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Constructing Futures 2025

7th January 2025 COMING SOON Following the success for our Constructing Futures programmes in 2023 and 2024, we are delighted to announce we will be launching our 2025 Constructing Futures pre-apprenticeship programme, designed by The Ridge. The purpose is to help participants develop an understanding of apprenticeship opportunities, which are available in the construction trades.…

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Social Impact Report 2024

📈 Measuring Impact, Inspiring Progress Every year, we embark on a mission to assess our contributions to our local community and evaluate our achievements. Our Social Impact Report isn’t just a collection of numbers; it’s a reflection of the stories, challenges, and triumphs that define our shared vision. 💡 Innovation for Good Discover how our…

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Hot off the press..

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…

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People of The Ridge

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…

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10 YEARS 10 STORIES

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…

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Traditional Skills Training

Following on from the success of the first roll out of our National Transition Training Fund Traditional Skills Training, we are delighted to be recruiting for the next phase. This is another fabulous opportunity to develop new skills, try something new and boost your confidence. The course takes place over six weeks course and all…