Dear Parent / Carer, we have created a web page detailing lots of activities over the Summer Holidays.

Most are not provided by East Lothian Council, but we wanted to try and bring as many opportunities and links together as possible.

You may be re-directed to a website not hosted by ELC, or advised to email an organisation directly.

Click on the local area you are interested in, or specific activity types, like Sports Activities, or check out the enjoyleisure website for their opportunities. Click HERE to be taken to the web page.

Enjoy the summer!

Mark Urwin
Acting Active Business Unit (ABU) Team Leader
East Lothian Council

Team United East Lothian run football camps aimed at children and young people who, for a range of reasons find mainstream activities like this difficult to access. This is most commonly due to a neurodiverse condition such as Autism or ADHD however, there is no diagnosis required to sign up to the program.

East Lothian Council Arts Service is delighted to announce the launch of its summer arts activity programme.

This year we have dance, drama, arts, crafts and music workshops spread throughout the summer holidays at various venues across East Lothian.

For full details and to book, please click here.

CAMEO (come and meet each other) is a new venture for Chalmers Memorial Church, a drop-in coffee time every Thursday afternoon between 2 and 4pm. We’ll be using the lower level meeting room which has comfy seating and a coffee bar where we are offering free teas, coffee and light refreshments. It’s open for all ages and might be of interest to parents and carers collecting their children from Cockenzie Primary School (a coffee before the children are collected or a coffee and juice once they have been collected!)… The entrance to the room is via the side door entrance to our Church Hall which is on Osborne Terrace – just a short distance from the school itself. We’d be delighted to see you there…

Brunton Summer School 2023

We are looking for talented individuals between the ages of 8 and 18 years old to star in this year’s Brunton Summer Production, in partnership with Tommie Travers & David Ross. We are extremely excited to announce this year we are bringing to the stage… Bugsy Malone!

Our 2 week intensive is overseen by a professional production team and will culminate in 6 fully staged performances. Throughout an intensive rehearsal period, participants will also take part in drama games, workshops, improvisation, vocal technique classes, choreography, dance technique and much, much more. Daily rehearsals will take place at Loretto Private School. Provisional schedule below.

Auditions will take place on Monday 22^nd May from 5.30pm – 7.30pm at Fisherrow Community Centre. Call backs for principle parts will be on Monday 29^th May.

Total lost for the full 2 week intensive £210. * We have a limited number of funded spaces available, if you require further information on this please contact – summerschool@eastlothian.gov.uk. Participants must commit to the full two week intensive, below is an idea of how the two week schedule may look:

Brunton Summer School – Week One
Monday 31^st July – Saturday 5^th August

9.30am drop off // 4.30pm pick up
*All venues are located within Loretto Private School Grounds, participants will be required to sign in each morning at the front entrance.

Week Two
Monday 7^th August – Saturday 12^th August.

9.30am drop off // 4.30pm pick up 

Wednesday 9^th August – Dress rehearsal for both groups
Time – TBC

Show Dates:

 Thursday 10^th August
Group A –  2.00pm performance on this date
Group B – 7.30pm performance on this date

Group A
Call time – 10am (TBC)
12noon – 1pm – Lunch (participants can leave during this time if they have permission)
2pm – 4.30pm – Show #1
4.45pm (TBC) – Participants to sign out from Group A

 Group B
Call time – 5.30pm (TBC)
7.30pm – 9.30pm – Show #2
9.45pm (TCB) – Participants from group B sign out

 Friday 11^th August
Group B –  2.00pm performance on this date
Group A – 7.30pm performance on this date

Group B
Call time – 11.30am (TBC)
2pm – 4.30pm – Show #1
4.45pm (TBC) – Participants to sign out from Group A

Group A
Call time – 5.30pm (TBC)
7.30pm – 9.30pm – Show #2
9.45pm (TCB) – Participants from group B sign out

Saturday 12^th August
Group A –  2.00pm performance on this date
Group B – 7.30pm performance on this date

Group A
Call time – 11.30am (TBC)
2pm – 4.30pm – Show #1
4.45pm (TBC) – Participants to sign out from Group A

Group B
Call time – 5.30pm (TBC)
7.30pm – 9.30pm – Show #2
9.45pm (TCB) – Participants from group B sign out

*Please note, casts will not be referred to as group A & B once we have assigned participants to each group. We will give each group a team name so that there is no appearance of having any superiority or preference between casts. I am purely using A & B to give you an idea of the schedule.

To register your interest please email – summerschool@eastlothian.gov.uk

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,
Amy Robinson
Development Officer Dance & Drama
The Brunton and East Lothian Council Arts Service

Please see leaflet here to Venturing Out summer programme