Hello! Is it you we are looking for. Are you super-organised, focussed and able to work under your own steam? Do you want to make a difference? Do you enjoy a challenge? If you can answer yes to the above and are currently looking for work, then it could be YOU and we would love…
Category: Gardens
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We are enjoying a bumper season across our two garden sites at the Backlands and Empire Close. Both gardens are supplying produce to the Community Carrot and Empire close continues to supply local florists, Pixie Rose and Seapink Studios with wonderful local blooms. We are thrilled to see our produce, having been lovingly cared for…
Looking good!
Look at our garden and volunteers looking super smart in their new Ridge jackets. We successfully applied to Foundation Scotland’s Recovery and Resilience Fund for money that would allow us to continue to support our volunteers and service users when restrictions meant that activities had to be outdoors. We bought a supply of cosy jackets,…
Beautiful Blooms
At our Empire Close site on Dunbar’s High Street, spring has most definitely sprung and what a joy it is to see the first touches of pinks, yellows and purples start to decorate the garden. Our garden team and wonderful volunteers have been bus through the dark cold months caring for and nurturing the seeds…
Pop the kettle on and settle down for a good read. Click here. Our first ever Social Impact Report illustrates our work over 2019-2020. It was great fun to put together, to look at our various projects and to recognise what can be achieved. We are already looking forward to doing next years.
Ministerial visits
We were delighted to play host to Aileen Campbell – Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government as she paid a visit to East Lothian. She spent just over an hour onsite, touring the gardens and the work being carried out at the historic Black Bull Close buildings and chatting to our staff and volunteers.…