What Employers Want Session
2021-10-26 13:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Gorebridge Beacon
We are hosting a sector specific (support work) recruitment event on the 2nd November) 1.30 – 4.30 at the Beacon, drop in whenever you want.
Before the event
On the 26th October 1 – 3 at the Beacon we are offering an informal ‘what employers want’ learning session. For two hours you will be able to ask questions about the role of Support Worker and we will give you some great tips on how to prepare for the recruitment event afternoon including:

Knowing what to expect
Making the most of meeting employers
Building your confidence
The role and what is required
The application form

To read full details of the event and to sign up for the ‘what employers want’ session please click here.

Play Cafe 29th October
2021-10-29 09:30 - 11:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
Come along to the Beacon Play Cafe Friday 9.30 – 11.30.
The café will be open and there is a dedicated space for pre-schoolers to play, we have plenty buggy space and staff will be on hand for a blether. The café is a great place to meet with other parents/carers, and make new friends. We have highchairs available and plenty changing facilities.
We are always looking for donations of resources/play equipment so we can mix it up. If you have any quality toys for under 5”s, please get in touch.

BINGO Night at the Beacon
2021-10-29 19:00 - 22:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
Come and join us for a night of BINGO at the Beacon. It’s £12 for 10 games. Bring your dabber, lucky charms, BYOB, and we will have pizza and snacks available to purchase.
Please note: all attendees must complete track and trace in the Beacon. Please wear a mask unless seated/or exempt.
Tickets will go on sale Saturday 25th September.

Recruitment Event
2021-11-02 13:30 - 16:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
We are hosting a sector specific (support work) recruitment event on the 2nd November 1.30 – 4.30 at the Beacon, drop in whenever you want.
Full details of the event on Nov 2nd and the pre-session ‘What employers want’ can be found here.

Fighting Fit
2021-11-03 18:00 - 19:00
Boxercise with a little big of kickboxing Wednesday evenings at the Beacon (6 – 7pm).
Block starts 3rd of November and runs for 4 weeks. £20 for 4 weeks.
Break for holidays and back Fighting Fit in the New Year.

Play Cafe 5th November
2021-11-05 09:30 - 11:30

Grow Getters (November 6th 2021)
2021-11-06 11:00 - 13:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
GrowGetters is a children’s gardening club for those age 7 and under*. The session is free.
So if you know any children who love to get their hands dirty, want to learn and explore nature, the outdoors, plants this is for them. Please come along, you can book below.
November Session: all things Autumn, leaves, feeding birds, planting and harvesting.
*parents/carers to attend/stay with child(ren).

Play Cafe 12th November
2021-11-12 09:30 - 11:30 | Gorebridge Beacon

Memories of Gorebridge
2021-11-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Remembering Gorebridge.
Travel back in time with us at the Beacon on Sunday 14th November 12 – 4 PM**
We will have a free display of Gorebridge heritage/archive information. See what you can discover and learn. old places, stories and information about where you currently live.
** Sunday 14th November is Remembrance Sunday. We will be taking part in the Service of Remembrance in the Memorial Garden to the front of the Beacon. At 11:00 AM the 2 minute silence will be observed in and outside the Beacon.

Play Cafe 26th November
2021-11-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Gorebridge Beacon

Play Cafe 3rd Dec
2021-12-03 09:30 - 11:30 | Gorebridge Beacon

Frozen (3rd Dec)
2021-12-03 15:30 - 18:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Let it go!
Let it go!
Can’t hold us back anymore!
The cold never bothered you anyway!
Come and join us when we show Disney’s movie Frozen at our pop-up community cinema within the Beacon on the 3rd December at 3.30.
Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey, teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.
Tickets £4 (child, under 12) and £5 (adult) and can be purchased here on the website. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
COVID-19: if for any reason we feel this activity is ‘unsafe’ or Scottish Government Guidelines change between now and 3rd December to host, we will offer a full refund. Face coverings must be worn until seated. You will be seated in your household group, 1m apart from another household.

Wreath Making Workshop
2021-12-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Get creative and make your own fresh Christmas Wreath this year.
We will provide you with all the materials you need for your fresh wreath. Classes are led, this means that whether you are a wreath-making novice or seasoned expert, you can create a wreath to be proud of. This is a fundraising workshop with all proceeds going back into the running/activities of the Gorebridge Beacon.
We are running two workshops on the 4th December, both sessions last approximately 2 hours.
The first session is 10 – 12 PM and the second runs 1 – 3 PM both sessions include a cuppa and cake from the café.
Price:
£25 per person, payable at time of booking. Includes workshop, all materials and refreshments.
How to Book
Please choose the time of the workshop you would like to attend below. You will receive an email to confirm your booking.

Grow Getters (December 4th 2021)
2021-12-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
GrowGetters is a children’s gardening club for those age 7 and under*. The event is free. So if you know any children who love to get their hands dirty, want to learn and explore nature, the outdoors, plants this is for them. Please come along, you can book below.
December 4th is all about winter gardening, garden birds, and DIY Xmas pressies.
*parents/carers to attend/stay with child(ren).

White Christmas (4th Dec)
2021-12-04 16:30 - 19:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
This true Christmas classic is full of laughter, dance and of course the beloved holiday song, ‘White Christmas’. A romantic, dazzling musical starring Bing Crosby, it has delighted audiences for more than 60 years and never fails to entertain.
Come and join us on the 4th December as we show White Christmas. We will set the Beacon Halls up ‘cabaret style’ – tables of 4 or 6, BYOB, get together with friends and family, sing along, all welcome.
This classic film musical with score by Irving Berlin is essential pre-christmas viewing with a stellar cast and classic songs including White Christmas, Sisters, Snow and Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army.
Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what’s the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that’s sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
Rated: U (infrequent scenes of very mild threat)
Running Time: 119 minutes
Covid 19: we are keeping our eye on restrictions, should we deem this event unsafe or this event (eventually) becomes not possible (as per Scottish Government Guidelines) a full refund will be given.

Breakfast With Santa (5th Dec)
2021-12-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Christmas wouldn’t be the same without a visit to Santa. We tried to do this last year, but we all know what happened. So, this year, 2021, we are meeting the Big S, for brekkie. Unless anyone tells use we can’t. And, if they do, we will offer a full refund.
Please come and join us for Breakfast with Santa on either Sunday 5th or 19th of December. Adults are £8, children (under 12) £5.
Breakfast includes:
Pancakes with topping pots of banana, blueberries and chocolate sauce and a carton of apple or orange juice & a wee pressie from Santa.
For the grown-ups:
Option of pancakes with maple syrup or bacon roll with tea or coffee, sorry, no pressie from Santa! Sad we know, but hey?!
Under 3s:
Yogurt and fruit pot and a carton of apple or orange juice
Child tickets includes a pressie from Santa.
Any profit from this event will go back into the running of the Gorebridge Beacon.

Breakfast With Santa (19th Dec)
2021-12-19 10:30 - 12:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
Christmas wouldn’t be the same without a visit to Santa. We tried to do this last year, but we all know what happened. So, this year, 2021, we are meeting the Big S, for brekkie. Unless anyone tells use we can’t. And, if they do, we will offer a full refund.
Please come and join us for Breakfast with Santa on either Sunday 5th or 19th December. Adults are £8, children (under 12) £5 and under 3’s come free.
Breakfast includes:
Pancakes with topping pots of banana, blueberries and chocolate sauce and a carton of apple or orange juice & a wee pressie from Santa.
For the grown-ups:
Option of snowman pancakes or hot filled breakfast roll and tea or coffee, sorry, no pressie from Santa! Sad we know, but hey?!
Under 3s:
Yogurt and fruit pot and a carton of apple or orange juice
Child ticket includes a pressie from Santa.

Buzzy Bees
2022-01-10 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-01-13 12:00 - 14:00
Our Baby Bees classes give your little one a full sensory experience. All our classes focus around the singing voice, a lot of which is unaccompanied. Unaccompanied singing gives the child a focus with little other distraction, starting their journey listening to pitch.
We also play a range of percussion instruments to our babies in these classes – some are played by the teachers, giving them a sensory experience through sound and sight. Others are played together with carer and baby participation, working on fine motor skills with the baby eventually joining in and holding the instruments themselves.
Find out more on BuzzyBees website

Karate (Juniors)
2022-01-10 18:30 - 19:30
Class for P1 – P7
Heriot Wado-Kai Karate Club is a member of the Scottish Karate Federation (SKF) which is affiliated to the Scottish Karate Governing Body (SKGB). All classes are run by qualified instructors whose main aim is to teach Karate, one of the most popular martial arts, with emphasis on fitness and discipline while promoting self confidence in a safe and enjoyable environment.
For more information please contact Paul at Heriot Wado-Kai Karate Club on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/heriotwadokaikarate or call 07989 427390

Karate (Seniors)
2022-01-10 19:30 - 21:00
Senior Class: please contact the organiser, details below.
Heriot Wado-Kai Karate Club is a member of the Scottish Karate Federation (SKF) which is affiliated to the Scottish Karate Governing Body (SKGB). All classes are run by qualified instructors whose main aim is to teach Karate, one of the most popular martial arts, with emphasis on fitness and discipline while promoting self confidence in a safe and enjoyable environment.
For more information please contact Paul at Heriot Wado-Kai Karate Club https://www.facebook.com/heriotwadokaikarate or call 07989 427390

Mighty Mama
2022-01-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-01-14 10:00 - 11:00
Mighty Mama classes anyone?

MiGHTY MAMA aims is to build an army of strong confident women who are left feeling energised after our workout sessions leaving you ready to take on the biggest challenge of all – motherhood.

We would love to welcome you to our growing community of supportive like minded Mamas who are achieving their fitness potential one MiGHTY workout out at a time.

MiGHTY MAMA is YOU but BETTER!

Call Dana on 07815 961054

Let’s feel MiGHTY together Mamas.

GrowGetters 5th February
2022-02-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
GrowGetters is a children’s gardening club for those age 7 and under*. The event is free. So if you know any children who love to get their hands dirty, want to learn and explore nature, the outdoors, plants this is for them.

Please come along, you can book below.

*parents/carers to attend/stay with child(ren).

Your Views Matter – Gorebridge and District Community Action Plan
2022-02-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-02-20 10:00 - 16:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Gorebridge and Moorfoot communities are working together on a Community Action Plan 2022-2027.
What is a Community Action Plan you might ask?
This is a way of giving local people an opportunity to have a say on how our communities will develop in the future. We want to know what you would like to see included, how you feel about living here, the good, the bad what is missing and what can be improved.
How Can you help?
There will be a virtual engagement room which you can access by clicking on this link – through www.crtconnect.org.uk Look for the live link on the front page ‘Connect with the Gorebridge Consultation’ and it will take you into the virtual engagement room where there are a few videos from local people that you can watch before answering the questions. Please also share this email and the link to the survey and encourage friends, family, neighbours and anyone else you know living in Gorebridge or Moorfoot Districts who may want to give their views.
Face to Face event
For those people who would rather come and visit the “real” room, a two day event will be held at the Beacon from 10 am – 4 pm on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th February 2022, where you will have the opportunity to discuss and ask any questions with the organisers . More details will follow, but you can be sure that it will be a happy and memorable event and whisper it, fun!
What difference will it make?
This Community Action Plan will be an important document to take forward and will be used by Midlothian Council Planning and other Departments as a testament to what our community wants to achieve and look like five years from now. It will also help Local organisations applying for grant funding for their projects as they can mention this document in their applications and demonstrate how their project will help the community achieve what they said they wanted. It is a Place Standard approach to community involvement and sets out what is important to those living here.
Please get involved and complete the survey this is your community and your views matter.
Gorebridge & District Community Council
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Gorebridge Community Development Trust
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Moorfoot & District Community Council
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GrowGetters March 5th
2022-03-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Gorebridge Beacon

GrowGetters - April 2nd 2022
2022-04-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Gorebridge Beacon

Spring Fayre - Table Booking Interest
2022-04-30 | Gorebridge Beacon
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GrowGetters - 14th May 2022
2022-05-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
GrowGetters is a children’s gardening club for those age 7 and under*. The event is free. So if you know any children who love to get their hands dirty, want to learn and explore nature, the outdoors, plants this is for them. Please come along, you can book below. *parents/carers to attend/stay with child(ren). This experience/event is funding through Midlothian Council Small Grants.
Sorry this event has been cancelled.
