Midlothian - Voluntary Organisations

This is a list of some of the voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises, and charities based in, working in, and/or providing a service for residents of Midlothian.

There are well over 400 voluntary sector organisations, community groups, charities and social enterprises based in and/or working in Midlothian, most of whom do not have websites. In addition, we do not have details of all the Midlothian websites that do exist. We apologise if we have left your website out - if you would like information about your website added (or want a link changed or removed), please contact our Information Officer, tel: 0131 663 9471, or send us a message here. Please also contact our Information Officer if any of the links no longer work (they did work when added!)

In addition, if you would like your organisation listed here, but do not have a website, please let us have a contact telephone number (not an email address as that may invite spam). Further information resources are listed at the foot of this page.

Please note that while we believe that all the groups listed are part of the voluntary sector it is possible that some are not (in particular, it is possible that some Sports Clubs are private) - please let us know if this is the case of any of the groups below.

Disclaimer: these links were checked when they were put on this page. However, web pages change, and websites close down. Please advise us if the links are not working or if the web address is no longer used by the group named.

CONTENTS:

Community Groups and Voluntary Organisations etc
Community Councils
Further Information

Community Groups and Voluntary Organisations etc

1. 51st Bonnyrigg Company of the Boys’ Brigade
2. Abbeyfield (older people, Dalkeith)
3. Action Group, The  (people with support needs and learning disabilities and their carers)
4. Air Cadet Organisation (young people)
5. Alzheimer Scotland (people with dementia, their carers and families - Dalkeith)
6. ARC Scotland (supports non-statutory providers of services for people with a learning disability in Scotland)
7. Ark Community Networks (mainly Learning Disabilities) 
8. Arniston Miners Welfare Homing Society (pigeons)  
9. Association of Scottish Talking Newspapers
10. Birkenside Community Partnership (Birkenside, Gorebridge)
11. Black Diamond Community Radio
12. Beeslack Penicuik Camera Club (Penicuik)
13. Bonnyrigg & Lasswade Local History Society
14. Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club
15. Boys’ Brigade - 51st Bonnyrigg Company
16. Bridges Project (Young People)
17. British Red Cross Society (East and Mid)
18. Broomhill Day Care Centre (Older People, Penicuik)
    
19. Capital Credit Union (financial exclusion)
20. CAPS (Consultation & Advocacy Promotion Service) (mental health advocacy)
21. Carr-Gomm Scotland (community care)
22. Castle Rock Edinvar (housing)
23. Changeworks – (environment/recycling – Edinburgh based, projects operating in Midlothian include:  East & Midlothian Energy Action Project)
24. Children 1st (including Midlothian Young Carers)
25. CISWO  (Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation) (UK  wide)
26. Communicado Productions Limited (theatre) (Uk and overseas)
27. Community Enterprise Ltd (CEL) (West Lothian base but work with Midlothian voluntary organisations) (help to social enterprises)
28. Cousland Over 60’s Club (“The Majority Club”)
29. Cousland Playgroup
30. Cousland Smiddy Trust (heritage)
31. Cousland Village Hall Association (village hall)
32. Cousland Village SWRI
33. Cousland Young Farmers
34. Cousland Youth Club
35. Crossroads Midlothian & East Lothian (carers) –
36. Dalkeith Business Renewal
37. Dalkeith Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) (web page on CAS website)
38. Dalkeith Miners' Club
39. Dalkeith Singers
40. Deaf Action
41. Douglas Hay Trust for Crippled Children
42. Dry Stone Walling Association SE Scotland Branch
44. EARS Advocacy Service for Older People (Midlothian)
45. East of Scotland IA (Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group)
47. Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust (environmental) (environmental)
48. Edinburgh MG Club  (Edinburgh & District – the regular meetings take place in Midlothian)
49. EH24 Newsgroup (Rosewell)  Rosewell Lunch Club (info on Rosewell-Online – community)
50. ELCAP (Midlothian) (children and adults with a support need)
51. ELREC (Edinburgh & Lothians Racial Equality Council)  (Black and minority ethnic)
52. Enable Scotland – Edinburgh & The Lothians (learning disability)
53. Esk Valley Trust (environment and heritage)
54. Forward Mid (disability)
55. Girlguiding Midlothian
56. Girls’ Brigade Midlothian Division
57. Glenesk Day Services (Columcille) (adults with learning difficulties)
58. GO (Gorebridge Opportunities)  (11-18 year olds)
59. Goodies Group (GCDT website – Community Groups)   (mothers Gorebridge)
60. Gorebridge & District Environmental Group (GADEG) (GCDT website – Community Groups)
61. Gorebridge & District Local History Society (GCDT website – community groups)
62. Gorebridge Community Development Trust
63. Gracehounds (dog rescue)
64. Handicabs (accessible transport)
65. Health in Mind (mental health)
66. Health in Mind – Orchard Centre (mental health)
67. Health in Mind – Men in Mind (mental health for black and minority ethnic men)
68. Home Link Family Support (children and families)
69. ISEA Scotland (special educational needs)
70. Kevock Choir
71. Ladywood Leisure - 01968 664065
72. Lasswade Archery Club
73. Lasswade Athletics Club
74. Lasswade Civic Society
75. Lasswade Gymnastics Club
76. LinkLiving East and Midlothian Service
77. Loanhead After School Club (Loanhead ASC)
78. Loanhead Community Development Association
79. Loanhead Community Learning Centre
80. Loanhead Gala Day
81. Loanhead Miners' Welfare
82. Loanhead Miners' Youth Football Club
83. Loanhead Music Festival
84. Logy (gymnastics & trampolining)
85. Lothian Association of Youth Clubs (LAYC)
86. Lothian Autistic Society (Edinburgh based but serves Edinburgh & the Lothians e.g. holiday Playscheme in Midlothian)
87. Lothian Cat Rescue
88. Lothian Community Transport Service (LCTS)
89. Lothian Disability Sport (Lothian wide)
90. Lothians Family History Society
91. Lothian Wildlife Information Centre (Vogrie)  (biological record centre for the Lothians)
92. Lung Ha’s Theatre Company  (performing arts for people with learning disabilities) (Edinburgh based)
93. MacTaggart Scott (Loanhead) Band  (brass band)
94. Marchburn Playgroup
95. Margaret Blackwood Housing Association
96. Mavisbank Trust
97. Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (Maedt)
98. McSence (social enterprise)
99. MELD (Mid & East Lothian Drugs)   (substance misuse)
100. Melville Housing Association (housing throughout Midlothian)
101. Middleton Village Hall
102. Midlothian Camera Club (Lasswade)
103. Midlothian Walkers and Hillwalkers Group (part of the Lothian & Borders Area of the Ramblers' Association)
104. Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People Project (MECOPP)
105. Midlothian Advice and Resource Centre (MARC)
106. Midlothian Association of Play (MAP) – no website – tel:  01875 823846
107. Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce
108. Midlothian District Scouts
109. Midlothian Financial Inclusion Network (MFIN)  (financial inclusion)
110. Midlothian Playbase
111. Midlothian Sure Start (families with young children)
112. Midlothian Tenants Forum (MTF) (voice for council tenants)
113. Midlothian Text (SAMH) – (mental health, training)
114. Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA) (Council for Voluntary Service)
115. Midlothian Women’s Aid   (domestic abuse – women and children)
116. Midlothian Young Carers Project (part of Children 1st)
117. National Childbirth Trust (Esk Valley)  (Dalkeith, Eskbank, Bonnyrigg, Newtongrange and Lasswade) (new parents and parents-to-be)
118. National Childbirth Trust (Pentland)  (Penicuik/Borders) (new parents and parents-to-be)
119. Newtongrange Gala Day
120. Newtongrange Pipe Band
121. Newtongrange Silver Band
122. MYPAS  (young people)
123. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland
124. Partners in Advocacy   (Midlothian – support to adults with learning disabilities)
125. Penicuik Community Arts Association (arts)
126. Penicuik Citizens Advice Bureau (web page on CAS website)
127. Penicuik Community Development Trust
128. Penicuik Community Education Association
129. Penicuik Community Theatre Group
130. Penicuik Cricket Club
131. Penicuik Curling Club
132. Penicuik Folk Club
133. Penicuik House Preservation Project
134. Penicuik YMCA/YWCA (children, families, young people, adults with learning disabilities)
135. Pentland Hills Chess Club (Loanhead)
136. Places for People (housing)
137. Play Scotland (Scottish-wide, based Roslin)
138. Pony Club, The – Dalkeith & District Branch – (young people)
139. Recording Angels (local history)
140. Rosewell Community Project (info on Rosewell-Online – community)
141. Rosewell Lunch Club (info on Rosewell-Online – community)
142. Roslin Heritage Society (heritage)
143. Roslin Neighbourhood Watch
144. Rosslyn Chapel (heritage)
145. RUTS (young people) - no website at present
146. St Clair Centre Association (older people)
147. St David's Brass Band
148. St David's Day Care Centre (housebound elderly)
149. SACRO (rehabilitation of offenders etc)
150. SAMH (mental health)
151. Scottish Bluegrass Association (music)
152. Scottish Mining Museum (heritage)
153. Scottish Post Polio Network (Loanhead)
154. Scottish Society for Autism (premises in Dalkeith)
155. Scottish Womens’ Royal Institute (SWRI) – [local branches: Bonnyrigg, Borthwick (Middleton Village Hall), Cousland, Cranstoun, Dalkeith, Loanhead, Mayfield, Newton, Pathead, Pentlands (Penicuik), Polton , Rosewell, Roslin, Sherwood (Bonnyrigg), Toxside (Temple) ]
156. SEAM (Social Enterprise Alliance Midlothian) (social enterprises)
157. Service Users Midlothian (SUM) (advocacy group for people with experiences of using mental health services)
158. Shelter Housing Aid Centre (SHAC) (based Edinburgh)
159. Society of St Vincent de Paul (Scotland) (branches in Midlothian) – various services 
160. Springer Rescue for Scotland (dogs) (Scotland wide – Midlothian area)
161. Temple Bowling Club
162. Temple Nursery & Playgroup
163. Temple Village Hall
164. Tenants Participation Advisory Service (TPAS Scotland) (Scotland-wide, supports Midlothian Tenants Forum etc)
165. Thornton Rose Ride-Ability Group
166. T in the Car Park (festival in Penicuik)
167. Trust Housing Association (formerly Kirk Care Housing Association) – (includes sheltered & very sheltered housing in Midlothian)
168. VETAID (overseas)
169. Victim Support Mid & East Lothian
170. VOCAL (Carers)
171. VOCAL Midlothian (Carer Support Team)
172. Volunteer Centre Midlothian
173. Who Cares? Scotland (working with and for children & young people in care)
174. Women Onto Work (Edinburgh based
175. Woodburn Day Care Club (frail and housebound elderly)
176. Y2K (Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project) - www.youth2000project.com

Community Councils

Community Councils   - for contact details go to the Midlothian Council website – www.midlothian.gov.uk (“Community” then “Community Councils”)   For further information on Community councils go the website of the Association of Scottish Community Councils – www.ascc.org.uk

1. Bonnyrigg & Lasswade Community Council
2. Dalkeith and District Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website
3. Damhead & District Community Council
4. Danderhall & District Community Council  (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website
5. Eskbank & Newbattle Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website
6. Federation of Community Councils (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website
7. Gorebridge Community Council
8. Howgate Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website
9. Loanhead Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website)
10. Mayfield & Easthouses Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website)
11. Moorfoot Community Council
12. Newtongrange Community Council  (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website)
13. Penicuik & District Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website)
14. Poltonhall & District Community Council Penicuik & District Community Council (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website)
15. Rosewell & District Community Council
16. Roslin and Bilston Community Council
17. Tynewater Community Council  (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website

 

Please note that this list is currently under construction but is never likely to be comprehensive. If you would like information about your website added, please contact our Information Officer, tel: 0131 663 9471. There are many groups (particularly small ones) that do not have a website and who will not want contact details displayed on a website such as this.

 

Further information

MVA Resource Guide - http://resguide.mvacvs.org.uk/

Scottish Charity Register - www.oscr.org.uk - you can search for all charities that list their operating area and/or address as Midlothian (however, this excludes national, regional, and some other charities who work in Midlothian but do not have a Midlothian postal address and who work in more than one council area). Note: that a number of charities who are neither based in, or working in, Midlothian show up in any search because they have included Midlothian in their postal address, for example, some charities in Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Kirkliston, Balerno.

SEAM Directory of Social Enterprises in Midlothian - www.seamidlothian.co.uk

 

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28-Aug-2009