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Gardens

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…

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Support

Staff Training

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…

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Funding Support

Local Authority Support

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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Funding Support

Funding News

We are delighted to be able to announce that we have been successful recently in gaining three years core funding from The Robertson Trust. The Ridge has had a long association with The Robertson Trust as it campaigns and works for a fairer Scotland. The recent funding application process had at its heart a focus…

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News

Annual Accounts and Chairman’s Report

Many thanks to those of you who attended out on-line AGM this year. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology we were able to conduct our AGM as required but we sincerely hope that next year we get to see you all in reality. You can read our Annual Accounts and Charirman’s report here. Please…

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2019-2020 Social Impact Report

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.