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From Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA), Volunteer Midlothian and Social Enterprise Alliance Midlothian (SEAM).


  • Community Climate Action Project

    Midlothian Council has set a target of reaching Net Zero by 2030. We are living in a Climate Emergency and it’s imperative that we all take a role, big or…

  • Midlothian Volunteer Awards 2023

    The Midlothian Volunteer Awards are all about celebrating the amazing efforts of volunteers in Midlothian. The awards take place every year during Volunteers’ Week (from the 1-7th June) and are…

  • Midlothian Third Sector faces devastating cuts

    Midlothian council are facing a projected budget gap for 2023/24 is £14.481 million rising to a projected £26.575 million by 2027/28. The current proposal of budget cuts includes; the removal…

  • Pop into our 2023 Volunteer Recruitment Fair

    Pop into our 2023 Volunteer Recruitment Fair

    Volunteer Midlothian is hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Thursday 9th February from 10.30 -16.30 in St John’s and Kings Park Church in Dalkeith (opposite the Morrison’s retail store). Local…

  • Launching into 2023 with two new projects

    Volunteer Midlothian are excited to launch into 2023 with the delivery of two eight-week projects thanks to funding from Tyne & Esk Rural Communities Development Fund. Both short projects will…

  • Anam Cara – Empowering and Supporting Women

    Anam Cara is a charity run by women, for women, in East and Midlothian. They offer a programme of workshops aimed at empowering and supporting women to improve their wellbeing…

  • MAEDT Really Makes It

    MAEDT is a community development trust dedicated to creating opportunities and improving outcomes for the local community of Mayfield and Easthouses. A key value of the Trust is to work…

  • Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club: Championing Football and Mental Health

    Bonnyrigg Rose Community FC (CFC) is a football club that is gaining recognition for its work championing mental health and wellbeing in Midlothian. As such, it was one of four…

  • Midlothian Third Sector Interface Communications Internship

    £9.50 per hour in line with the national living wage.21 hours / 3 days per week. Hours can be worked flexibly provided two days are spent in the Dalkeith office…

  • Resist potential cuts to third sector budgets

    We are once again concerned that there will be cuts to third sector budgets by statutory funders. We wish to strongly resist this, and we are keen to make sure…

  • Midlothian Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund goes live this Monday

    We’re pleased to announce that the Midlothian Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund will re-open for Year 2 applications at midday on Monday 17th October. Our local guidance documents will be released…

  • TSI Statement on the Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

    We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the afternoon of Thursday 8th September 2022. The Queen dedicated her life to serving…