Find out more about the Community Benefits Gateway.

This relaxed get-together is for everyone who works with the voluntary and community sector, including colleagues from East Lothian Council, Health & Social Care Partnership and our Local Councillors.

Our office will be closed from 18th December and will reopen on 5th January.

Women’s Aid East & Midlothian will be holding their annual general meeting on the 5th of December 2025. Join them for a review of their work over the past year, and the unveiling of their Strategic Plan for 2026-2030

We’re pleased to confirm that your lottery website is now back up and running.

Over the weekend, our lottery website experienced an unexpected period of downtime due to a power outage at a third-party server provider

A high point for the Scotland Demands Better campaign.

Be part of East Lothian’s biggest third sector gathering at the 2025 Annual Conference – Facing the Future Together. Enjoy a day of inspiration, networking, and showcasing your organisation at The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club.

Be part of East Lothian’s biggest third sector gathering at the 2025 Annual Conference – Facing the Future Together. Enjoy a day of inspiration, networking, and showcasing your organisation at The Royal Musselburgh Golf Club.

Applications now open for the Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund (Year 5–6)!
Grants up to £50,000 available for community-led mental health projects in East Lothian.

Changing the narrative on suicide.

Welcome to the latest Third Sector Update for East Lothian.

What is this training?

This training offers an opportunity to hear from a person with lived experience and for practitioners to reflect

on how the guidance is helpful as a framework

A new community hub for young adults with additional needs is opening this September.

We proudly support the Scotland Demands Better Campaign. Change for the better happens when we stand together.

Save the date! The East Lothian Third Sector Conference is coming this November!

Join Our Community Kitchen on Sunday, 8th June 2025, from 12pm to 5pm at Maitlandfield Hotel, Haddington, for a delightful day filled with Indian culture, food, and entertainment.

The 2018 Local Transport Strategy for East Lothian Council introduced the Parking Management Strategy. The focus of this strategy is to provide balanced and appropriate parking facilities that support the economic, environmental and accessibility requirements of towns in East Lothian. The Strategy also aims to maximise the efficient use of parking provision.

Issued on behalf of Suicide Prevention Scotland

NEW SUICIDE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN & WEBSITE FOR SCOTLAND

On Wednesday 16 April 2025, Scotland's new national suicide prevention public awareness campaign will go live.

On the same day, Suicide Prevention Scotland's new website, SuicidePrevention.scot will also be launched. 

Gants up to £5,000 for East Lothian projects aimed at preventing or alleviating poverty. Eligible applicants are registered Scottish charities with a minimum of 2 years in operation.