
Community & Charity
McSence Supports other Community Organisations & Events Either by Direct Funding or Providing other Resources & assistance.
Community & Charity
“McSence is itself a registered charity and Group profits are exclusively used for community benefit or to re-invest in the business and thereby strengthen community owned assets. Twice a year we have a small grants awards programme where we support organisations or individuals within the community who are in need…” Robert Hogg, Chairman of the McSence Group.
McSence supports other community organisations and events either by direct funding or providing other resources and assistance including:
- Mayfield & Easthouses Youth Project (Y2K)
- Mayfield & Easthouses Gala Day first Saturday in June
- Mayfield & Easthouses Annual Fire Works Display on 5th November
- Mayfield & Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT)
McSence Limited Group of Companies, Registered Office: McSence Business Park, 32 Sycamore Road, Mayfield, Dalkeith,EH22 5TA. Company Registered No. SC129794, Scottish Charity No. SC016874 is regulated by The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
- McSence Grants Association (MEGA)
McSence Grants Association exists to distribute McSence profits back to the community in the form of grants to groups and individuals. Twice yearly McSence makes many small donations around the community for those individuals and groups who need our support. Groups that have benefitted from grants include nurseries, youth groups, senior citizens groups, schools and sports clubs.
Community Groups and Individuals are encouraged to apply for funding by downloading and submitting the form below:
- Mayfield and Easthouses Youth Project (Y2K)
In 2000 McSence purchased the disused Church of Scotland manse in Mayfield and undertook a £300,000 project to convert this to a youth centre – known as Y2K.
Y2K’s mission is to support and encourage young people in Mayfield & Easthouses to be healthy and happy individuals through our delivery of holistic youth-led services to “Broadening Horizons, Realising Potential”
Y2K’s vision is for young people in Mayfield & Easthouses to be healthy and happy, feeling safe and secure to become confident, fulfilled individuals.
Contact details are as follows:
Address: 2B Bogwood Road, Mayfield, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 5DY
Phone: 0131 454 9805
- Mayfield and Easthouses Gala Day
McSence sponsors this event every year on the first Saturday in June when crowds line the streets and watch the many acts on the main stage in the local park. Children voted as “Best Boy and Girl” from each primary school lead the parade in decorated cars and are awarded gifts on the main stage.
Entertainment and competitions, such as football tournaments, gymnastics competitions, pony riding, and quad biking are held throughout the day. Many community groups set up stalls to raise funds. Gala day is a real community event, with entertainment throughout the day and the celebrations continue into the night in the clubs and lounges.
- Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT)
McSence support’s the the local Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT) which was set up in 2007 following extensive community consultation with the local community.
MAEDT is a Development Trust which operates in Mayfield and Easthouses, focusing on the alleviation of poverty and the physical, social and economic regeneration of the local area. They do this by:
- Providing a hub for the local community
- Responding to economic, social, environmental and cultural needs
- Responding to opportunities that become available to the community
- Working in partnership with the community and other agencies for the benefit of Mayfield and Easthouses including McSence
- Continually consulting local resident’s and giving our community a voice
Contact details are as follows:
Address: 14-15 Bogwood Road, Mayfield, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 5DG
Phone: 0131 663 5317
Email: info@maedt.org.uk
- Mayfield and Easthouses Fireworks Display
This is an annual event held on 5th November in Mayfield Public Park. Gates open at 6.00pm and entertainment for younger children is held in a marquee before the main fireworks display.
The display lasts 40 minutes and is a spectacular event enjoyed by many locals and people from further afield.