Midlothian - Voluntary Organisations

Here are the web addresses for 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. Artlink Edinburgh (Edinburgh based but carry out work with individuals and groups in Midlothian)
10. Association of Scottish Talking Newspapers
11. Birkenside Community Partnership (Birkenside, Gorebridge)
12. Black Diamond Community Radio
13. Beeslack Penicuik Camera Club (Penicuik)
14. Bonnyrigg & Lasswade Local History Society
15. Bonnyrigg Rose Football Club
16. Boys’ Brigade - 51st Bonnyrigg Company
17. Bridges Project (Young People)
18. British Red Cross Society (East and Mid)
19. Broomhill Day Care Centre (Older People, Penicuik)
    
20. Capital Credit Union (financial exclusion)
21. CAPS (Consultation & Advocacy Promotion Service) (mental health advocacy)
22. Carr-Gomm Scotland (community care)
23. Castle Rock Edinvar (Places for People) (housing)
24. Changeworks – (environment/recycling – Edinburgh based, projects operating in Midlothian include:  East & Midlothian Energy Action Project)
25. Children 1st (including Midlothian Young Carers)
26. CISWO  (Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation) (UK  wide)
27. Communicado Productions Limited (theatre) (Uk and overseas)
28. Community Enterprise Ltd (CEL) (West Lothian base but work with Midlothian voluntary organisations) (help to social enterprises)
29. Cousland Over 60’s Club (“The Majority Club”)
30. Cousland Playgroup
31. Cousland Smiddy Trust (heritage)
32. Cousland Village Hall Association (village hall)
33. Cousland Village SWRI
34. Cousland Young Farmers
35. Cousland Youth Club
36. Cranstoun Community Develiopment Project
37. Crossroads Midlothian & East Lothian (carers)
38. Dale Bennett Memorial Fund
39. Dalkeith Business Renewal
40. Dalkeith Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) (web page on CAS website)
41. Dalkeith Miners' Club
42. Dalkeith Singers
43. Deaf Action
44. Douglas Hay Trust for Crippled Children
45. Dry Stone Walling Association SE Scotland Branch
46. EARS Advocacy Service for Older People (Midlothian)
47. East of Scotland IA (Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Support Group)
48. Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust (environmental) (environmental)
49. Edinburgh MG Club  (Edinburgh & District – the regular meetings take place in Midlothian)
50. EH24 Newsgroup (Rosewell)  Rosewell Lunch Club (info on Rosewell-Online – community)
51. ELCAP (Midlothian) (children and adults with a support need)
52. ELREC (Edinburgh & Lothians Racial Equality Council)  (Black and minority ethnic)
53. Enable Scotland – Edinburgh & The Lothians (learning disability)
54. Esk Valley Trust (environment and heritage)
55. Forward Mid (disability)
56. Garvald Glenesk (residential project for adults with complex needs)
57. Girlguiding Midlothian
58. Girls’ Brigade Midlothian Division
59. Glenesk Day Services (Columcille) (adults with learning difficulties)
60. Glencorse Pipe Band
61. GO (Gorebridge Opportunities)  (11-18 year olds)
62. Goodies Group (GCDT website – Community Groups)   (mothers Gorebridge)
63. Gorebridge & District Environmental Group (GADEG) (GCDT website – Community Groups)
64. Gorebridge & District Local History Society (GCDT website – community groups)
65. Gorebridge Community Development Trust
66. Gracehounds (dog rescue)
67. Green Banana (film production & new media training)
68. Handicabs (accessible transport)
69. Health in Mind (mental health)
70. Health in Mind – Orchard Centre (mental health)
71. Health in Mind – Men in Mind (mental health for black and minority ethnic men)
72. Home Link Family Support (children and families)
73. ISEA Scotland (special educational needs)
74. Kevock Choir
75. Ladywood Leisure - 01968 664065
76. Lasswade Athletics Club
77. Lasswade Civic Society
78. Lasswade Gymnastics Club
79. LinkLiving East and Midlothian Service
80. Loanhead After School Club (Loanhead ASC)
81. Loanhead Community Development Association
82. Loanhead Community Learning Centre
83. Loanhead Gala Day
84. Loanhead Miners AFC
85. Loanhead Miners' Welfare
86. Loanhead Miners' Youth Football Club
87. Loanhead Music Festival
88. Lothian Association of Youth Clubs (LAYC)
89. Lothian Autistic Society (Edinburgh based but serves Edinburgh & the Lothians e.g. holiday Playscheme in Midlothian)
90. Lothian Cat Rescue
91. Lothian Community Transport Service (LCTS)
92. Lothian Disability Sport (Lothian wide)
93. Lothians Family History Society
94. Lothian Wildlife Information Centre (Vogrie)  (biological record centre for the Lothians)
95. Lung Ha’s Theatre Company  (performing arts for people with learning disabilities) (Edinburgh based)
96. MacTaggart Scott (Loanhead) Band  (brass band)
97. Marchburn Playgroup
98. Mark Wright Project (ex servicemen/women and families)
99. Mavisbank Trust
100. Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT)
101. Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT) - Facebook
102. McSence (social enterprise)
103. Melville Housing Association (housing throughout Midlothian)
104. Middleton Village Hall
105. Midlothian Camera Club (Lasswade)
106. Midlothian Walkers and Hillwalkers Group (part of the Lothian & Borders Area of the Ramblers' Association)
107. Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People Project (MECOPP)
108. Midlothian Advice and Resource Centre (MARC) - tel: 0131 663 0400
109. Midlothian Association of Play (MAP)
110. Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce
111. Midlothian District Scouts
112. Midlothian Financial Inclusion Network (MFIN)  (financial inclusion)
113. Midlothian Playbase
114. Midlothian Sure Start (families with young children)
115. Midlothian Tenants Forum (MTF) (voice for council tenants)
116. Midlothian Text (SAMH) – (mental health, training)
117. Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA) (Council for Voluntary Service)
118. Midlothian Women’s Aid   (domestic abuse – women and children)
119. Midlothian Young Carers Project (part of Children 1st)
120. Moorflix (Community Cinema - Temple, North Middleton & Carrington)
121. Moorfoot Community Films (Temple)
122. National Childbirth Trust (Esk Valley)  (Dalkeith, Eskbank, Bonnyrigg, Newtongrange and Lasswade) (new parents and parents-to-be)
123. National Childbirth Trust (Pentland)  (Penicuik/Borders) (new parents and parents-to-be)
124. Newtongrange Gala Day
125. Newtongrange Silver Band
126. MYPAS  (young people)
127. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland
128. Partners in Advocacy   (Midlothian – support to adults with learning disabilities)
129. Pathhead & District Community Association
130. Pathhead Players (arts)
131. Pathhead Road Safety Action Group
132. Penicuik Community Arts Association (arts)
133. Penicuik Citizens Advice Bureau (web page on CAS website)
134. Penicuik Community Development Trust
135. Penicuik Community Education Association
136. Penicuik Community Theatre Group
137. Penicuik Cricket Club
138. Penicuik Curling Club
139. Penicuik Folk Club
140. Penicuik House Preservation Project
141. Penicuik YMCA/YWCA (children, families, young people, adults with learning disabilities)
142. Pentland Hills Chess Club (Loanhead)
143. People First (Scotland) (learning disability self advocacy) - there are Midlothian groups and a Midlothian support worker
144. Places for People (housing)
145. Play Scotland (Scottish-wide, based Roslin)
146. Pony Club, The – Dalkeith & District Branch – (young people)
147. Recording Angels (local history)
148. Rosewell Community Project (info on Rosewell-Online – community)
149. Rosewell Lunch Club (info on Rosewell-Online – community)
150. Roslin Heritage Society (heritage)
151. Rosslyn Chapel (heritage)
152. RUTS (young people)
153. St Clair Centre Association (older people)
154. St David's Brass Band
155. St David's Day Care Centre (housebound elderly)
156. St Joseph's Services (learning disability)
157. SACRO (rehabilitation of offenders etc)
158. SAMH (mental health)
159. Scottish Bluegrass Association (music)
160. Scottish Mining Museum (heritage)
161. Scottish Post Polio Network (Loanhead)
162. Scottish Society for Autism (premises in Dalkeith)
163. 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) ]
164. SEAM (Social Enterprise Alliance Midlothian) (social enterprises)
165. Service Users Midlothian (SUM) (advocacy group for people with experiences of using mental health services)
166. Society of St Vincent de Paul (Scotland) (branches in Midlothian) – various services 
167. Springer Rescue for Scotland (dogs) (Scotland wide – Midlothian area)
168. Temple Bowling Club
169. Temple Nursery & Playgroup
170. Temple Village Hall
171. Tenants Participation Advisory Service (TPAS Scotland) (Scotland-wide, supports Midlothian Tenants Forum etc)
172. Thornton Rose Ride-Ability Group
173. T in the Car Park (festival in Penicuik)
174. Trust Housing Association (formerly Kirk Care Housing Association) – (includes sheltered & very sheltered housing in Midlothian)
175. VETAID (overseas) - no longer has a website
176. Victim Support Mid & East Lothian
177. VOCAL (Carers)
178. VOCAL Midlothian (Carer Support Team)
179. Volunteer Centre Midlothian
180. Who Cares? Scotland (working with and for children & young people in care)
181. Women Onto Work (Edinburgh based
182. Woodburn Day Care Club (frail and housebound elderly)
183. Woodburn Playgroup and Nursery
184. 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 & District Community Council (see also 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 (see Midlothian Council  (Community) website)
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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05-Dec-2011