Projects | Gorebridge Community Cares

Our Projects

Our projects and groups are based at Gorebridge Cares Hive and are all free to attend for members of Gorebridge Community and include:

Sociable Seniors - Monday Seated Exercise and Friday Morning Health Walk
Craft Group - Wednesdays
CV Clinic, support and advice
REHIS formal training courses with qualified trainer in approved centre
Annual 'Santa Event' - free for the community
Annual 'Big Lunch/Volunteer Event' - free for the community
Summer Programme of free local events
Free summer seaside trip for local families
Working with Gorebridge PTA/Primary School cooking and other training services as part of the Cost of the School Day.
Class Acts Saturday Group
Wellbeing Wednesday Support Group for Parents/Carers

Gorebridge Community Cares is based at the Hive in the former Police Station in Gorebridge puchased via a Community Asset Transfer. We are delighted to have acquired the land and building through Grant Funding from the Scottish Land Fund.

Project Aim:

The aim of the project is to acquire the Gorebridge Police Station Building as a base for GCC to set up a centre for families and young people to promote emotional, physical and mental well-being, in a holistic and friendly environment that includes informal learning skills within our community of Gorebridge

Our volunteers Joan and Mary gardening with the nurture groups

Bug Hotel in the Hive garden - made by our nurture group

Mary and Elsie help children make their lanterns at the Santa Event as part of the Torch Light parade to switch on the Christmas Lights.

Our Development Manager and one of our seniors in character ready for story time with the nurture groups

The sociable senior and nurture groups enjoying storytime!

Intergenerational storytelling

Some of Our Class Acts students helping out at the Christams Fayre

Santa and his elf!

Craft group goodies available at our Christmas Fayre

Our talented and green fingered volunteers help to maintain the planters in the village

Our sociable seniors 'exercising' in the park!

Our Annual Big Lunch Event

Bouncy Castles at the Big Lunch/Volunteer Fair. Great fun.

Families on the bus on one of our annual summer trips

Entrance to the Auld Gala Park - opened 2016

Alistair, Borthwick and District Pipe Major plays for the first time in the Auld Gala park for many years.

We have started a Parent/Carer Support Group to help families with ADHD, Autism or behavioural issues, diagnosed or not

St David's Brass Band help at the Santa Event and also at the Christmas Light Switch on

Children and parents who took part in our Food from Around the World Workshops - they had a great time.

Gorebridge Police Station - our Community Asset Transfer project

Cooking in Gorebridge Primary School as part of the cost of the School Day money through the PTA. Pancakes and chocolate marshmallow sauce, what else today!