Graham Galloway and Dawn Irvine from Meeting Centres Scotland came to Haddington to start a conversation about a Meeting Centre in the Haddington and Lammermuirs area. Graham spoke at a recent workshop run by members from the Musselburgh Meeting Centre, explaining the benefits and experience of the Musselburgh Meeting Centre – from the inside. […]
Hello! we’re delighted to let you about 2 new jobs. Both are for 1 year and will run til the end of our grant in March 2026. Our new team members will play key role in enabling our work to support the East Lothian Dementia Strategy Development and Communications Facilitator – is an essential […]
This year’s Gathering was a day for optimism and hope, for coming together to talk about brains and how to help them stay happy and healthy at all ages and stages. We had a lovely and lively mix of people who joined us once again at the Fisherrow Centre in Musselburgh, including: People with experience […]
Welcome to the Musselburgh Meeting Centre Workshop, designed and led by Members of the Musselburgh Meeting Centre. Members wanted to share a taste of what the Musselburgh Meeting Centre is like. Members worked with the Meeting Centre team – Fiona, Domenika, Jennifer, April, Faye, Norman and Sandiann, to create something really special. Definitely worthy […]
For the past few months we’ve been delighted to welcome pupils from Musselburgh Grammar School to the Musselburgh Meeting Centre. Pupils and Members have spent time together celebrating Christmas, singing together and playing New Age Kurling amongst lots of laughter and chat. The school has kindly we agreed we can share Ms Hannan’s Headteacher’s Newsletter […]
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY EAST LOTHIAN CO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP LEARNING BY DOING We met on 24th April 2024 to work together to develop a plan for a new session for the Musselburgh Meeting Centre. The Centre opened just over a year ago and is already working well and making a difference. The new East Lothian Dementia Strategy […]
In September 2023, we held our first DFEL Gathering since covid. We returned to the Maitlandfield House Hotel, the place of so many get togethers since 2016. It was a day to celebrate being back together with friends old and new. A time to catch up on news and celebrate what we have all achieved […]
When we opened the Meeting Centre at St Andrews High Church on 3 April 2023, we had a small group of members (4) and we had a place to meet. This place to meet has become our warm and welcoming home and very much valued by members, families, staff, and volunteers. We have been so […]