Useful Links
Below is a list of the links to Gorebridge Community Development Trust affiliated websites.
Community Groups and Support
- Gorebridge Opportunities — Voluntary organisation in Gorebridge that works with young people
- MVA — Midlothian Voluntary Action
- Citizens Advice Bureaux — The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information.
- Awards for All — Grants for Community Groups & Activities
- Volunteer Centre Midlothian — Volunteer Centre Midlothian is a charitable organisation which recruits and places volunteers with voluntary/community groups and statutory organisations in Midlothian. VCM acts as a 'job centre' for voluntary work, matching the skills, experience and enthusiasm of local people seeking voluntary work to groups and organisations needing their help.
- Black Diamond Fm — Community Radio for Midlothian: 107.8FM
- Birchwood Estate — Website providing information on the estate and local events.
- Gorebridge Parish Church's website — Gorebridge Parish Church seeks to be a community where everyone is encouraged to live in the reality of Jesus love. They serve an area that includes Gorebridge and Temple and are part of the wider Church of Scotland.
- Borthwick & District Pipe Band — A local Pipe Band that has been established since 1924.
- Planning Aid for Scotland — Planning Aid for Scotland runs a free planning advice helpline; and delivers a range of training workshops.
Conservation / Environment
- Forestry Commission — Forestry Commission Official Website
- WREN — Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN) website
- Scotways — Scottish charity protecting and developing the countryside for all
- Photos of Gorebridge Circular Walk — Photos taken around the GCW, thanks to Bob Smith.
Government & Statutory Agencies
- Scottish Executive — Scottish executive website
- Scottish Parliament — The Scottish Parliament Website
- Department for Work and Pensions — Department for Work and Pensions
- Direct Gov — The place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public service information.
- Office for National Statistics — Offical UK Statistics
Health & Safety
- Health and Safety Executive — Health and Safety Website
- National Blood Service — National Blood Service Website
- NHS Direct — Health information website
- Samaritans — Confidential emotional support 24 hours a day
Leisure and Tourism
- Visit Scotland — Scottish Tourist Board
- Edinburgh Tourist Board — Edinburgh Tourist Board
- Midlothian Tourist Information — Tourist activities and places to stay in Midlothian
Local Government & Agencies
- Midlothian Council — Midlothian Council Website
Local Information
- Up My Street — Local information on your area.
- Temple Village Website — Website on Temple
Local Transport
- Lothian Buses — Lothian-wide bus company
- First Buses — Lothian-wide bus company
- Travel Line — National website for impartial information on planning your journey, by bus, coach or train.
- National Rail — National Railway Website
- Sustrans — Sustainable transport charity
- Waverly Railway Project — Website with information on the Waverly railway, which will have a station at Gorebridge.