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Volunteering

If you go down to Garden Lane today …

… you are in for a big surprise. Thanks to the generosity of both the Civic Pride Fund and Community Windpower we have said goodbye to the heras fencing and hello to a lovely trellis and stunning new gate. We are quite sure, here at The Ridge that no-one was sad to see the back…

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Volunteering

Volunteering for Health and Well-Being

You feel rubbish – right? You simply cannot see how volunteering can help you – I mean is there any point really? Well the simple fact of the matter is Volunteering is Good for YOU!  Let’s name a couple of reasons why? We focus less on our own troubles. We feel appreciated. We regain a…

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Food

Cafe Cookie Collective

The Ridge Cafe continues to go from strength to strength and we are grateful to all our lovely customers for making it possible. The Cafe continues to be hub of the community looking after many of the groups who use the centre – recently we catered for over 150 people at the 5th birthday of the…

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Black Bull Close Construction

Archaeological Report for the Black Bull Close

We have at last got the drawings and brief historical info from the archaeologists. Historic Environment Scotland (formerly RCAHMS) prepared drawings, in part using OUR survey, which were then used by Tom Addyman’s team. Their historical information does not go much beyond what we already knew but does give a professional/formal stamp to this base…

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Gardens

The Backlands Garden is open

The Backlands Garden is officially open for the summer. The garden is fully accessible to all. Members of the public are invited to pop in between the hours of 10-4 every Thursday and Friday to have a look and keep up to date with the latest goings on in the Garden.

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Gardens

Composting Food Waste Locally