About us
Our mission: Learning, working and growing together to develop a flourishing community and place.
Our aims and objectives
To advance community development through the shared ownership of Bridgend Farmhouse and providing opportunities for active citizenship and volunteering
To advance education and training in the community by utilising the farmhouse site for various learning activities, particularly those that support engagement in the outdoors, local woodlands, sustainability, and environmental and place-based education
To advance health, both physical and mental, and address health inequalities and social isolation to support people to live happy, healthy and enriched lives
To advance the arts, heritage and culture of the local area and on site
To promote equality and diversity by providing accessible facilities and a diversity of activities
To advance environmental protection, biodiversity and the enjoyment of the Craigmillar Castle park, and promote and enable sustainable development and living practices
Our values
Welcoming
Recognising and respecting that everyone has something to offer.
Enabling
To develop yourself, be challenged, realise your potential, and try out something new.
People Power
People should have the means, opportunities and power to collectively shape their lives and communities.
Creativity
Inspiring through innovation, and a bold approach to change and diversity.
Care and Justice
Nurture an ethic of care for people, place and planet and promote social and environmental justice.
Belonging
That we want to find common purpose and meaning with others, to address isolation, distress and division.
Our official documents
As a registered charity, Bridgend Farmhouse has several documents that outline what we do and how we are run. If you want to see these in detail, you can download and read them as PDF files:
Download our constitution to see the detailed rules for how Bridgend Farmhouse is run. It explains the group's purpose, how decisions are made, who can be a member, and the roles of trustees.
Download our annual accounts to find out how Bridgend Farmhouse managed its money from April 2023 to March 2024. It details income, spending, and how funds were used to support community projects.
Download our 5-year strategic plan to see what we would like to do during the period 2022-2027. It outlines the focus areas of our strategy and how we aim to achieve them.