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Can Do is an exceptional charity (SC049885) offering fun, friendship and adventures for young people with disabilities living in East Lothian.

Running playschemes & youth clubs the charity aims to promote an ethos where our children Can Do ANYTHING! Can Do is an exceptional charity offering fun, friendship and adventures for young people with disabilities living in East Lothian. As a unique, long-running, parent-led Scottish success story, Can Do has been providing fantastic activity programmes for youngsters with additional support needs since 1982. The charity officially changed it’s name from East Lothian Special Needs Playscheme (SC017097) to Can-Do (SC049885) on 13th February 2020, maintaining the same great local charity, operating under a modern new look. With an annual activity calendar which includes school holiday playschemes, term time weekly youth clubs, residential weekends and family fun days, there’s so much to do with Can Do, and so much fun to be had. Activities range from arts and crafts, hula-hooping and marshmallow-toasting to trampolining, swimming, encounters with animals and even kayaking. There’s no such phrase as can’t do at Can Do. Right from our very first playscheme in 1982, Can Do has been committed to setting the bar high when it comes to diverse, high quality activities for children with special needs, and we’re proud to have maintained those high standards ever since. However, there’s much more to Can Do than action and adventures. Ours is a truly parent-led charity, a place where disabilities don’t matter, but where special needs are met and expectations exceeded. We’re all about making good things happen, even if those things challenge the norm – we’ve got a real “can do” ethos.

06/11/2026

We have a vacancy to join our core staff team as a Service Co-ordinator. You will work alongside an experienced team to deliver high quality Care Inspectorate registered services.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive individual who will be responsible for co-ordinating and delivering services supporting disabled children, young people and their families.

ℹ️ Service Co-ordinator
ℹ️ 28 hours per week plus fortnightly Youth Club Sessions

📆 Closing Date: 30th November at 9am
📆 Interviews: 8th December 2026

Join us to help create opportunities for fun, friendship and adventure for disabled children and young people across East Lothian.

Find out more here ⬇️

https://www.can-do.scot/get-involved/work-with-us/

29/10/2026

We had a great October break at our North Berwick base pumpkin decorating, baking, arts and crafts. Everyone enjoyed making memories and having fun with their friends. Big thanks to Cool Creatures, Make Mess Matter - Messy Play Parties & Events, Magic Gareth, Bubble Play and Sensory Yoga and everyone who made it all possible including our wonderful staff and volunteers. This brings our 2026 Holiday Playschemes to a close until 2027. Our weekly Youth Clubs will however continue until the end of the year.

19/10/2026

We are excited to announce that Can Do is part of the Local Community Fund! We're encouraging all our families and supporters, if they haven't already done so, to download the Co-op App, become a member and choose our cause, so we can receive a share of £3.5m. https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/101061. We'd love it too if you could share this post! Thank you 😀

If you aren’t already a member, you can join here... https://www.coop.co.uk/membership

18/09/2026

Gaggle is a joyful, immersive theatre experience, blending physical comedy, circus and live music, made for audiences of young people (aged 5 plus) with complex additional support needs (ASN) and their families.

GAGGLE
At Corn Exchange, Haddington
Tuesday 13 October at 2.30pm & 4pm
£20 family of 4, £7 per extra person

Share 3 days and 3 nights with 3 lighthouse keepers. During the day, they work, watch and wait, whatever the weather.
At night, the beacon is lit, and that's when things can get weird, wonderful and a wee bit wild!

This performance has a relaxed approach, allowing audiences to move around, make noise and engage in ways that suit them.
Tickets for this show must be booked directly with the box office on 0131 653 5245 (Mon to Fri, 11am to 3pm) or email [email protected].

Enjoy family friendly show Gaggle, a joyful, immersive theatre experience, blending physical comedy, circus and live music, made for audiences of young people (aged 5 plus) with complex additional support needs (ASN). Tenterhooks invite you to join them with The Brunton at Corn Exchange Haddington.

16/09/2026

11/09/2026

Good luck to everyone taking part in this weekend's Edinburgh Kiltwalk! Special thanks to Kyle who will be striding out for Can Do!

If you would like to support Kyle, please go to: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kylecalder-1781703155704

09/09/2026

Huge congratulations and an even bigger thank you to Angela and her colleagues who completed a sponsored walk this weekend walking from Haddington to Longniddry. They raised over £1600 for Can Do in the process - an incredible achievement! We are extremely grateful.

If you're inspired and would like to fundraise for Can Do then we'd love to hear from you at [email protected].

27/08/2026

Thank you for the generous donation of £1605.00 to our Youth Clubs. We are excited to put this towards planning our 2027 Residential for our members.

07/08/2026

It's a wrap! After 6 fun filled weeks our Summer Holiday Playschemes are over for another year. From swimming, trampolining and theatre trips to sailing, baking and bowling, we've had THE best time! The photos speak for themselves! Menagerie Edinburgh 😎☀🛶🎳

05/08/2026

Can Do is looking for participants to take in this year's Edinburgh Kiltwalk on September 13th! It promises to be a fun day with the event being led by Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Tom Hunter.

With a choice of distances (21 miles, 11 miles or 4.5 miles), sign up today at 👉 https://www.thekiltwalk.co.uk/events/edinburgh

Address

8 Law Road
North Berwick
EH394PN

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441620893823

Website

http://www.can-do.scot/

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