Bookings for our summer activity programme are now live! Join us for 4 weeks of outdoor fun and adventure on themed days taking advantage of all the activities we have to offer on site – try your hard at archery, high ropes challenges, team games, canoeing, raft building, hill climbing
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As a member of the Hospitality and Events Crew you may have a passion for cooking or serving amazing food, or be motivated by making our facilities better or our accommodation welcoming and clean. At Wiston Lodge we look to develop all your skills and hidden talents, encouraging you to
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As we step into spring 2022, we reflect on the past and look to the future. Our friends will recall bidding farewell to Jonny Sutherland last summer, as he relocated with his family including Wiston character Barney the dog; and as autumn turned into winter, we welcomed Fiona Hird as
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Bookings are now open for our childrens’ holiday programme! We’ll be running day activities from Monday to Thursday 4-7 and 11-14 April, 9.30am-3.30pm. We often get asked to give programmes a distinct creative flavour and this Easter we’ve decided to get things rolling with a day aimed at all things
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We’re pleased to release our latest annual report and accounts for financial year 2020-21. Like other businesses in March 2020, Wiston Lodge had no idea what would lie ahead for us during the pandemic. Work had just begun on the new-build Russell Hub facility, which promptly came to a halt.
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“With residentials off the table, pupils were missing out on a big opportunity to engage themselves in developmental learning. These experiences are known to have a profoundly positive impact for young people. Taking Wiston on the road seemed like the natural way to re-engage with those who were missing out.
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Our two new Community Jobs Scotland Programme grounds staff, Daniel and Struan, have spent the past month settling in. They are gaining new skills all the time, from using leaf blowers to learning how to work the biomass heating system. Grounds co-ordinator Colin Aitken and his son Shaw, who has
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Bookings are open for three days of fun for primary school aged children, Monday-Wednesday, October 11, 12 and 13, 9.30am-3.30pm. Price per child is £34. We are planning our usual range of instructor-led activities. Get ready to learn Survival in the Wild on Monday… take to the skies on the
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Our amazing chairperson has decided to step down, following our recent AGM. Isobel Lindsay has been a fantastic advocate for Wiston Lodge since the formation of the charity in 2007. In this time, she has overseen the growth of the charity to a successful enterprise, which is proud to have
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We’re pleased to present our Annual Report for the financial year 2019-2020. Take an in-depth look at key stories from the year including extensive refurbishments on the lodge, work on our now-complete education hub, successful fundraising efforts, and the fantastic feedback we received from many memorable groups.
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