Gorebridge Community Development Trust

Monday Coffee Mornings at the Beacon
2025-09-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-06 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Every Monday 10 – 12 the Midlothian Council’s Young Community Access Team (YCATS) run a Coffee Morning at the Gorebridge Beacon. Six young adults with are developing new skills, becoming more independent and enjoying feeling part of the community thanks to the Coffee Morning, it also allows the Beacon to be open for great coffee and cake for those who can’t wait until we are full service Tuesday to Saturday.
For the remainder of 2025 the YCATS will run 4 fundraising coffee mornings. Please follow us on Facebook for more information.

Judo Heriot Wado-Kai
2025-09-22 17:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-25 17:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-29 17:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-02 17:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-06 17:30 - 21:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Judo at the Beacon Monday and Thursday evenings.
Juniors 5 – 8 years 5:30 – 6:30pm
Juniors 9 – 12 years 6:30 – 7:30pm
Adults 7:30 – 9:00pm
For more information please contact Paul Conner at heriotwadokai(at)gmail.com or call 07989 427390

Mat Pilates with Lynne
2025-09-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-23 19:15 - 20:15, 2025-09-24 19:15 - 20:15, 2025-09-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-30 19:15 - 20:15, 2025-10-01 19:15 - 20:15, 2025-10-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-07 19:15 - 20:15
Improve flexibility. Increase your range of movement. Improve posture. Ease still joints and lower back pain. Feel great.
Lynne offers Pilates classes on a Tuesday morning at the Beacon. For more information/booking please go to here Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MatpilateswithLynne/

Gorebridge Community Gardeners Drop In Session
2025-09-23 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-30 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-07 18:00 - 20:30
Volunteers WANTED!
Join our weekly community gardening sessions. Cultivate friendships, learn new skills and be part of our sustainable community! All levels of experience welcome and no seed to sign up, just pop in and get gardening!
Drop-ins every Tuesday 6 – 8:30pm
Hot drinks available.
*Important – drop-in sessions may be cancelled if the weather is rotten. Please contact the Beacon if you would like to confirm if a session is taking place or not. Times change during Winter months.

Volunteer Information Evening
2025-09-24 18:00 - 20:00
GCDT is a community development trust dedicated to creating opportunities and improving outcomes for the local community of Gorebridge. GCDT runs a wide range of different projects (including the Gorebridge Beacon) that share one key thing in common: the creation of long-term solutions for local people. But we cannot do it alone.
Our VIP’s (volunteers) come from all walks of life, have unique stories, skills and experience. They help everywhere: in the community pantry, community cafe, community garden, with events, maintenance, social media, act as Trustees.
What would you like to bring/offer? For a informal chat call Dawn on 01875 816320 or why not attend one of our open evenings at the Gorebridge Beacon? They are drop in, anytime between 6PM and 8PM. They are held on the last Wednesday of the month.
The remaining dates for 2025 are:

Wednesday 29th October
Wednesday 26th November

Let us know to expect you by completing the form below:

FUSE Networking
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-30 10:00 - 12:00
Are you a local business woman? Yes? A warm invite is for you from Kirsty and Catherine of FUSE Networking.

Held on the last Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening of every month in the lovely Beacon in Gorebridge.

They provide the perfect environment to have a good networking natter and to spread the word about your business.

PM us for more info. For more information please visit their Facebook Page here.

Skills Development Scotland Careers Outreach
2025-09-25 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-02 09:00 - 16:00 | Gorebridge Beacon
Skills Development Scotland’s careers advisers are available to speak in the Gorebridge Beacon, every Thursday. To book an appointment please call the national helpline on 0800 917 8000.

Baby Massage (Claire Houston)
2025-09-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-10-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Gorebridge Beacon
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Claire Houston runs Baby Massage classes at the Beacon on a Thursday morning. Please contact her via her Facebook page to book/check dates https://www.facebook.com/clairehoustonmassageandyoga/

Judo
2025-09-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 09:00 - 12:00
Sportif Judo aim is to create a friendly, positive environment for people to learn judo and ultimately to create confident, respectful and skillful judo players and athletes. Sportif Judo’s club moto is “Judo builds people” and the entire ethos and development of Sportif is built around this simple philosophy. Children’s classes run at the Beacon on a Saturday morning. For more information please contact Hanna on Mbl: 07907 308876

Breather Cafe (for Unpaid Carers)
2025-09-27 12:30 - 14:00, 2025-10-04 12:30 - 14:00
Are you an unpaid carer?
An unpaid carer is someone who supports a family member, partner, relative or friend, of any age who needs help to manage a long-term condition, disability, physical or mental health condition, ‘if you spend time caring for someone who relies on your help, you’re an unpaid carer.’
The Breather Cafe is not a service, we wanted to create a space where you can come along, out from your caring role, chat and once a month (to be arranged/decided) maybe take part in an activity. You don’t need to attend every week, it’s there for you, should you want it.
Free.
