Musselburgh Area Partnership

An important milestone in Musselburgh's history 🌟

The King replied to a letter from pupils...

Join us on Monday 29 June at Musselburgh Sports Centre for our first Play it Forward activity day!

As a charity, we're committed to keeping activities affordable for our local communities. On the day there will be free sports clothing and equipment available to take home, as well as activities delivered by local sports clubs.

For this, we're taking donations of clean, reusable sports clothing and equipment. Donations can be made at Kit Stop stations located at:

➡️Musselburgh Grammar School
➡️Musselburgh Sports Centre
➡️Meadowmill Sports Centre
➡️Preston Lodge High School
➡️Ross High School
➡️Loch Centre

We want all the young people in our community to enjoy their summer while staying safe and respecting our towns and people ☀️

🌊 🏊‍♂️ Great news for the young people in our community who enjoy a swim at the local pool. A fantastic way to keep fit and healthy, learn a life-saving skill and have fun with family and friends 🏊‍♀️🌊

Children and young adults can enjoy free swimming at pools across East Lothian as part of the Scottish Government’s Summer of Sport 2026 scheme.
The free sessions will be available for all swimmers aged 26 and under from Monday, 29 June until Friday, 7 August.
Free family swimming sessions will also allow up to two parents or carers to accompany children and young people in the water.
We're providing this free access along with Enjoy Leisure from 11am each day during normal public swimming times at five pools in the county - Aubigny Sports Centre in Haddington, Mercat Gait Centre in Prestonpans, Dunbar Leisure Pool, Musselburgh Sports Centre and North Berwick Sports Centre.
We're using a £243,000 award from the £20 million Summer of Sport national initiative - which is funded by the Scottish Government and facilitated by sportscotland - to cover the costs.
The free swims are aimed at reducing barriers to participation in sport so more young people have the chance to stay healthy and active.
More info: https://www.activeeastlothian.co.uk/get-active/summer-of-sport-investment-104

Very proud to see our former Musselburgh Area Partnership chairperson, Iain Clark on the King's birthday honours list.

A very well deserved recognition for all the work Iain has done in our community.
Congratulations!!! 🌟 🤩

https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/26195205.east-lothian-residents-recognised-kings-birthday-honours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook =1781710463

🚴🌍 World Bicycle Day 2026 🌍🚴

Whether you’re cycling to work, heading to school or simply enjoying a ride for fun, swapping the car for two wheels is a great way to stay active, reduce pollution and take in more of our beautiful local area.

With fantastic cycle paths and scenic routes right across East Lothian, there’s never been a better time to get pedalling! 💚

Did you know? The Musselburgh Area Partnership has an Active Travel subgroup to help improve ways for us to walk, scoot and cycle in our local area 💚

🌊☀️ Sharing this brilliant opportunity from Venturing Out — a fantastic programme of outdoor adventures for young people across East Lothian during Summer 2026!☀️🌊

A reminder that you can register now for our 2026/2027 garden waste collection service.
Permit applications can be made using a myeastlothian account on our website until the sign-up window closes at 4pm on Monday, 6 July.
You can benefit from fortnightly collections between 31 August 2026 and 27 August 2027 with a permit costing £40.
Permit stickers will be delivered in August to every household which signs up showing the address and permit number for the registered property. Our collection crews will only empty brown bins with a valid sticker clearly displayed and they will check the sticker details match the address. There is a strict limit of one brown bin per household.
To sign into myeastlothian or register for an account please visit https://orlo.uk/DJDAB

Marine Fest 2026 starts tomorrow, offering a wide range of marine themed fun for all ages.

Visit the Scottish Seabird Centre website for more details and to book tickets: www.seabird.org/events

🏘️ A new policy has been approved by East Lothian Council to help empower local organisations and community groups to take on the management of council-owned land and buildings for the benefit of residents.

The new Community Benefit Subsidised Lease Policy will support groups delivering real community value by offering discounted leases where positive local outcomes can be demonstrated.

This is about giving communities more opportunities to shape and improve local places while ensuring strong governance and long-term sustainability.

Read more and view the full policy document here 👇

New policy approved to empower local organisations | East Lothian Council New policy approved to empower local organisations - A policy designed to support community organisations in taking on the management of council-owned land and buildings and helping to deliver positive outcomes for residents has been approved.