Volunteer Week 2025 – 2nd – 8th June

 

On Thursday, 29 May 2025, we had the pleasure of joining volunteers from across Midlothian at Newbattle Abbey College for Midlothian Community Action’s annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony.

We were representing Capital City Partnership, which sponsored the Volunteer Leader Award and Kay Hamilton from Rosewell Development Trust was the winner. This celebration was part of Volunteer Week, a national initiative in which we appreciate people’s kindness across Scotland.

One of our main objectives is to engage with communities throughout Edinburgh and South East Scotland. This means we get to see the difference these volunteers make to their communities daily. They improve the physical and mental well-being and environment in the places where they live.

The City Regional Deal's core principle is that communities receive additional positive outcomes through community benefits. We have curated a list below to present how your organisation can directly support volunteers.

 

Opportunities to support volunteers

Fa’Side Community Kitchen in East Lothian provides hot meals, home baking, company and a place to be for the Fa'side community. You could paint a ceiling to help improve facilities or provide tea and coffee for them!

www.esescommunities.org/requests/can-you-paint-a-ceiling-for-a-community-kitchen.html

www.esescommunities.org/requests/tea-coffee-and-company.html

Changes Community Health Project couldn’t run without volunteers. Could you buy some gifts to help thank them for their service?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/volunteers.html

Could you provide a book or coffee voucher for hard-working volunteers who help improve literacy in schools, or donate an iPad, laptop or phone to help them do their work?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/book-or-coffee-vouchers-to-thank-volunteers.html

www.esescommunities.org/requests/donation-of-mobileslaptops.html

Could you print some mentoring packs or donate board games to help volunteer mentor sessions in schools?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/help-to-supply-mentoring-packs.html

Cyrenians is a charity that supports individuals, young people & families facing homelessness, poverty, and social exclusion. Could you donate a TV or soft furnishings so they can train their volunteers?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/large-tv-screen-soft-furnishings.html

Could you help a community football club kit out their new premises?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/tables-and-chairs-for-community-club.html

Can you build a fence for a pétanque club?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/border-fence-for-dalkeith-ptanque-club.html

Have you got some items you can give to a community garden that helps young volunteers move on to a positive future?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/transform-community-garden-project.html

Can you value a property for some Scouts?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/property-valuation.html

Can you fund some toilets for a volunteer event for a charity that rescues animals?

www.esescommunities.org/requests/can-you-help-borders-pet-rescue.html

Once a match has been delivered, we creat a case study, you can read some here. Prepare to be inspired!