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  • Midlothian Volunteers’ Week 2023 Mascot Rhino Competition

    Please send us your suggested name for our mascot rhino. The winner will receive £100, their own cuddly toy rhino and a winner’s certificate. The deadline for applications is Thursday…

  • 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…

  • Midlothian Volunteer Awards 2022 – Winners

    Midlothian Volunteer Awards 2022 – Winners

    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…

  • Who contributes the most to volunteering in Scotland?

    Who contributes the most to volunteering in Scotland?

    We’ll be exploring ‘Who contributes the most to volunteering in Scotland?’ in a free seminar on 7 September 2021.  Matthew and Debbie, from Volunteer Scotland, will share findings from their research…

  • Never Mind the Football – the Midlothian Volunteer Awards are Coming Home!

    It’s been a month since the 2021 Midlothian Volunteer Awards ceremony took place online, and we are pleased to say that we have now managed to get the trophies and…