The Ridge SCIO
After a prolonged hiatus we are thrilled to be working on Sunny’s kitchen once more. For those of you that don’t already know Sunny’s Kitchen is a place to meet and a place to eat. Using local ingredients and diverting food from landfill our cracking group get together to prepare a three course meal and…
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…
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,…
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…
Ridge Support team members are undertaking training from the CMA that will make them even more knowledgeable! Many members offer community continue to look for help with budgeting on low or little income and with that comes a great deal of stress and insecurity. Once trained our team will be in a position to help…
East Lothian Council have recently reconfirmed their continued support for the Ridge with a round of core funding for 2021-2022. We are delighted to be in receipt of this much needed money that goes some way to covering core running costs for our organisation. The Ridge and East Lothian Council have a strong working relationship…
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