Carers of East Lothian are a Respitality Delivery Partner. Respitality is a simple, yet powerful, initiative which offers unpaid carers in Scotland a much-needed break, through partnerships with local hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses who are willing to donate a break free of charge. Respitality is a Scottish Government supported project delivered locally by Carers of East Lothian and coordinated nationally by Shared Care Scotland.
Breaks can be varied – everything from an overnight stay in a hotel, tickets to see a show, an afternoon tea, a massage or tickets to a sporting event. Carers of East Lothian rely on the generosity of local businesses and organisations to donate breaks for carers and then match these breaks to unpaid carers.
We have recently received some very generous offers from some East Lothian businesses.
- A huge thank you to Aimee from Wild Tide Yoga who has donated 4 x single class passes for Seasonal Yoga at on Thursday evenings from 6pm-7pm at the Abbey Church, North Berwick between 16th Jan and 3rd April. Carers can claim one session each. 2 of these passes are remaining.
- Musselburgh Racecourse have very kindly donated 2 tickets to their Sky Bet Sunday Series Raceday on 13th April 2025. THESE TICKETS HAVE NOW BEEN CLAIMED.
In addition to these local breaks, we also have access to a few breaks in other areas of Scotland. These include an Edinburgh City Centre break at 18 Grindlay Street (AirBnB) for up to 4 people from 3pm check in 7th Feb to 11 am check out on 10th Feb 2025. The property is ideally located for visiting all that central Edinburgh has to offer, especially theaters, museums and suchlike. There is a wide range of cafes, restaurants and bars on nearby Lothian Road. THIS BREAK HAS NOW BEEN CLAIMED.
Please contact us on 01316650135 or centre@coel.org.uk if you are an unpaid carer who would be interested in claiming one of these generous offers. These breaks are generally allocated on a first come first served basis but where there is a high level of interest Carers of East Lothian reserves the right to decide who will receive the break.
We would also like to remind carers that Wild Cairns Outdoor Activity Centre based at Whitekirk Hill have very kindly offered a 20% discount for unpaid carers who are registered with Carers of East Lothian when booking onto their activities.
Activities include an all ability assault course, gun range and axe throwing! Most of the activities are suitable for age 8+ and are very popular with adults too.
If you would like to take advantage of this discount, you will need to produce a letter to verify that you are registered with Carers of East Lothian. Please contact us on 01316650135 or centre@coel.org.uk if you’d like to request a letter.