03/04/2026
To assist the SPA can you SUBSCRIBEnto their You Tube Channel.
Just click the link below..
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To improve on our live streaming quality, and so the videos can be used as training aids etc we are looking at using YouTube to live stream. To do this we need to have a certain amount of subscribers. Please can you subscribe to our channel and share in your club WhatsApp chats, Facebook groups etc?
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20/03/2026
Join Us For Another Midlothian Falls Prevention Community Drop In! Back by popular demand…you are invited to come along to Midlothian’s second free, fun and informative Falls Prevention Community Drop In on Thursday 16 April, at the Lasswade Centre, Bonnyrigg, from 10am to 2pm.
14/03/2026
We welcomed Dunbar Community Petanque Club to Roslin Park on a lovely crisp morning for Round 1 of the Lothian & Borders League.
Some cracking matches and it finished 4-2 to the Rhino's.
Thanks to Alison Watson for the wonderful eats as usual and Ben Carstairs for opening the Pavilion for the match.
All the best to Dunbar for the rest of the Season and next game up is Sat 11th April and a trip to Dalkeith Petanque Club.
10/03/2026
This Saturday 14th March is the start of the Lothian & Borders Petanque League and we welcome Dunbar Community Petanque to Roslin at 10am for our first match.
Last year we finished runners up to Newtongrange Petanque Club with 6 Wins and 2 losses.
All support welcome...
Team Selection. Alison Watson Iain Halliday Peter Hoskins Mike Goldsmith Jim Hiddleston Len Newby
https://newtongrangepetanqueclub.org.uk/competitions/lothian-and-borders-petanque-league-2026/
14/02/2026
What a beautiful fresh morning for our Valentines Day friendly with our friends from Dalkeith Petanque Club.
We had a Melee and 3 games of 35 minutes and the overall winners were Bill Nicholson Iain Halliday Sandy Howden . Great to see Bill back in good form.
Thanks as ever to Alison Watson for the amazing eats and Ben Carstairs for looking after us in the hall.
Wellbeing Essentials
07/02/2026
Thanks to Signs & Styles for producing our new Guide to Petanque signs. We love them..
Wellbeing Essentials
04/02/2026
Pétanque, Pickleball & Multisports – a fun, friendly way to stay active, enjoy a few throws, and meet others.
Details on the poster below 👇
31/01/2026
Mike Goldsmith & Jim Hiddleston travelled to the impressive Oriam sports performance centre for 3 hours of an Intermediate Unicorn Pickleball points party. 8 games and picked up a good few points playing against an excellent standard of player. Probably next time though we will go for the Improvers party!.
Well done to the Unicorn guys for organising a fab day and now enjoying a restful evening watching the Jam Tarts...
29/01/2026
Busy morning for the Ageing Well Midlothian multi sports session in the Park & Pavilion with Petanque & Pickleball to the fore followed by Alison Watson lovely home baking.
All welcome to come and try Thursdays 10am- Noon.
Oh an delivery of an extension to our Picnic table by LL plastic ltd
22/01/2026
☔ Weather update for today
There’s over a 50% chance of rain, so if we can’t play petanque, we’ll switch to two 30-minute games of indoor curling, with a coffee break at 11 ☕.
Good news: Wellbeing Essentials have purchased a new pickleball net that can be set up in 2 minutes. After the coffee break, there will be walking pickleball (no running) for anyone who’d like to give it a try.
If you enjoy it and feel ready for the full game, you’re very welcome to join AW pickleball at 9:30am on Wednesday mornings.
See you later! 😊
Ageing Well Midlothian
*Update ...Walking Pickleball went down a storm and Mike with our new net which is so much easier and quicker to set up.