YPI WINNERS!! 🥳🎉🙌
You may remember we posted a few weeks ago about Jade, Elizabeth and Sonia, a group of school pupils from St David’s RC High School in Dalkeith, who chose LVC as their nominated charity for YPI Scotland. Well, they’ve only gone and won £3000 for our charity! We are SO proud of them and all […]
Female Veterans Networking Event and Afternoon Tea, The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh, Saturday 28th February 2026
On Saturday 28th February 2026, LVC’s female staff and dedicated volunteers had the absolute pleasure of hosting a group of awe inspiring female veterans, and many empowering women from our partner organisations that support them, at our THIRD Networking Event and Afternoon Tea in the beautiful Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh. These events get bigger […]
2 SCOTS Breakfast Morning
Two of the team joined 2 SCOTS for their monthly Veterans breakfast morning held at Scots Corner. We were treated to copious amounts of tea and coffee to wash down the selection of filled rolls which included bacon, fried eggs, black pudding etc. Thanks to the guys at 2 SCOTS for having us. The Veterans […]
2026 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Lothians Veterans Centre will be held on Thursday 29th January at 18:30hrs at LVC, 11 Eskdaill Court, Dalkeith, EH22 1AG. In line with the continued tradition of LVC having open AGMs, the Board of Trustees are content if any veterans or family members wish to attend, but please notify us […]
MacTaggart Scott Donation – Thank You
Each year, MacTaggart Scott generously supports LVC with a donation, and we are always extremely grateful. This year, we plan to use part of the £1,700 contribution to help fund our Christmas food hampers. While we provide hampers throughout the year, the Christmas hampers are especially important for those facing the pressures of the ongoing […]
‘For the Fallen’
They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the […]
Project Juliet – Op Cairngorms 2025
What a weekend! Following on from the immense success and enjoyment of our families’ weekend in July, we took 10 female veterans for our first ‘Wild Women’s Retreat’ at Op Cairngorms between 19th September and 21st September and it was outstanding! There was something for everyone and a chance to have a go at lots […]
Army Benevolent Fund Visit – Major General (Retd) Tim Hyams CB OBE
Today we had the privilege of hosting Major General (Retd) Tim Hyams CB OBE, the Chief Executive of the Army Benevolent Fund. He came to visit along with Jenny Redman, Director of Communications and Marketing at the ABF and Lt Col (Retd) John ‘Dickie’ Donovan MBE MA FCMI, Regional Director, ABF Scotland. The team dropped-in […]
VJ Day 15th August
Join us at the Royal British Legion Scotland, Dalkeith for VJ Day Celebrations on Friday 15th August.
Family Fun Day and BBQ
On Friday 1st August LVC hosted a family fun day and BBQ at Linburn Walled Garden. The weather was fantastic and we had around 80 veterans and family members attend along with support from our partner organisations; Stand Easy, Community Veterans Support, Forces Childrens Scotland, VetsUK, Sight Scotland Veterans and David Hood gave up his […]