The Ridge SCIO
Our 2021-2022 Social Impact Report has landed and we are delighted to share it with you. This reflection on our year highlights stories across our four teams; gardens, training, support and the Foundations. It gives real insight into the amazing work carried out with our community and demonstrates the art of the possible. To quote…
Why did you start the Ridge? I had worked as a secondary school teacher, and been Chair of the School Board at Dunbar Grammar School. I had 3 children growing up here. I could see that there were big issues around some youngsters leaving school with few options to access training or work. I was…
A community defined by what it dreams of. Our beautiful ‘bird’ gate at the Backlands Garden on Garden Lane really is a beauty. Designed and built by Robin Wood of Wild Child Designs, it has attracted much attention over the years; everyone wants to reach out and touch it. The bird in the gate is…
DERELICT SPACE TO TRAINING SPACE With a vision, a lot of had work and a great team, dreams really do come true. Just look at the transformation from dereliction to a workshop of joinery excellence, training young people and adults from all over East Lothian. Dunbar you should be so very proud!! Stone Work to…
We are very excited and thrilled to say thank you to East Lammermuir Community Council for their recent piece of 2 year grant funding. This money will enable us to provide further focussed crisis funding within the community and to examine the services already in place, identify gaps and duplications. We want to create a…
Pop the kettle on and settle down for a good read. Click here 2020 was a year of challenge and a year of change. COVID 19 was a challenge for us all but this made our work and our commitment to it more important than ever. When the pandemic first broke and the country was…
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