About Port Seton Centre Management Committee
Our Mission
Port Seton Centre Management Committee is a registered charity SCIO charity SC041476. It is run by volunteers who have an interest in improving the life for the people of Cockenzie and Port Seton and Port Seton Community Centre.
We do this through the provision of educational and recreational facilities and programmes with the objective along with promoting active citizenship and community development through volunteering and participation in the community. We support East Lothian Council with the development of Port Seton Centre’s programme with objectives of reducing inequality, social isolation, improving community infrastructure and resilience.
This is done in various way including providing a community gym, soft play room, community groups and activities.
Other than essential running costs any money we make goes to improving Port Seton Centre and the local community.
Our History
In 2010 Port Seton Center Advisory Committee was created and ran until 2014 when it was decided to become a Management Committee and register with OSCR to become a SCIO. This gave Port Seton Centre Management Committee more capacity to benefit Port Seton Centre and the local community including taking on the lease of areas of Port Seton Centre.
Over the years we have supported many groups, projects and organisations through giving out small grants, donations, equipment and volunteer time.
What We Have Supported
Port Seton Centre Management Committee prides itself in listening to the local community.
Over the years we have supported many community groups, projects and events including:
- Grants and donations towards Cockenzie and Port Seton Children's Gala
- Cockenzie and Port Seton In Bloom including funds towards vandalism repairs
- Funds towards the Box Meeting (a regular local community heritage event)
- Funds towards Heavy Sound CIC music bus repairs
- Cockenzie Nursery School with replacing outdoor play equipment
- Supporting Cockenzie and Port Seton Community Council projects
- Donations to the local day centre, John Bellany Day Centre
- Funding towards local individuals to compete in sports at world championship level
- Support the festive provisions ran through the community resilience group
We have also supported many improvements and projects which are of benefit to the community within Port Seton Centre, including:
- Development of a Sensory room
- Refurbishing the Soft Play room
- Purchasing a bean to cup coffee machine for the cafe
- Replacing tables and chairs for the cafe area
- Developing a community Gym
- Funding youth work within Port Seton Centre
- Redecorating of rooms and halls at Port Seton Centre
- Purchased goods for the resource centre based at Port Seton Centre
- Purchased goods for Port Seton Library
- Purchasing a replacement oven for the cafe kitchen
- Running a Youth Gym
- Running community art group
- Facilitating accessible and affordable classes such as pilates and dance based exercise
- Set up and run an additional needs youth group for school aged children.
- Support inter-generational events
- Support the weekly Over 60’s lunch club
- Support the food pantry based at the community centre.
- Support both Port Seton Mens and Ladies Walking Football groups