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.

People with mental health issues are to host the first conference of its kind in Scotland.

We are thrilled to announce that Volunteer Centre East Lothian is now on Bluesky!

Residents across East Lothian and Midlothian are being asked to be alert to vulnerable adults in their communities who may be at risk of harm. Harm can take many forms, including financial, physical abuse, neglect, self-neglect, self-harm, emotional abuse, and gender-based violence. Risk of being harmed can be greater due to factors such as ill health, trauma and physical or mental health conditions.

Welcome to the latest Third Sector Update for East Lothian.

Our office will be closed from 19th December and will reopen on 6th January.

Festive provision guide gives you an overview of emergency food provision over the Christmas and New Year period