A “LIFE-CHANGING” cash boost will help improve the digital skills of hundreds of young people at the Bridges Project in Musselburgh. The funding – totalling £24,600 – from Musselburgh Area Partnership will go towards building an IT and education suite at the charity’s Bogpark Road premises. The new facility is part of a digital inclusion initiative launched by the project, which works with young people in East Lothian and Midlothian to help them manage the transition from adolescence to young adulthood and life beyond school. Emma Scarcliffe, CEO at the Bridges Project, said: “This money is life-changing for us as an organisation but, more importantly, will be life-changing for hundreds of marginalised, vulnerable and isolated young people who will access the IT and education suite for years to come.
A SOUP kitchen van is now serving Musselburgh, helping people who are finding times tough during the Covid-19 pandemic. Run by hospitality food service provider BaxterStorey’s Chef Shack, and based outside Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre on Haddington Road, it provides free hot soup to individuals and families from the Musselburgh area. The soup kitchen is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am to 2pm. Meanwhile, Musselburgh Area Partnership is funding initiatives to support people in the community, working with East Lothian Council’s Connected Communities service. Pamela Martin, community development worker, said: “With lockdown in the county, we aim to provide additional support to individuals and families.”