If the water problem could be solved it would be possible to produce abundant coal. Some small pits and mines have been sunk by families working under licence granted by the National Coal Board. These groups work at odd corners of coal left by the big companies of other days. The profit made is good because of the current price of and demand for this coal. Very many people travel from the villages to Falkirk or Grangemouth and, 'to a slight extent, to Bathgate to work.
Some miners travel as far afield as Bo'ness and whitburn.
The thriving industries in the Falkirk and Grangemouth areas are still expanding and can provide work for all available labour. The railway which so impressed the Reverend Alexander Davidson in 1841 has gone. All that remains of this once busy line with its network of sidings and branch lines are the old cuttings. Of the station buildings only the foundations now remain. The parish is well served with shops and tradesmen.