The School and Nursery are now closed for the summer holiday.  See you on Wednesday 14th August.  Have a lovely summer holiday 😎

One of our family homework tasks was to create flags for the promenade.  I am delighted to share with you this post from the Community Council, as well as pictures of all the winning flags.

The Community Council had a lovely visit to Cockenzie Primary School Assembly this morning to present the 5 designs selected to become the flags flying from the flagpoles on the Promenade that stand between Port Seton Harbour and The Links.

Before we presented the flags to the Assembly, we were treated to the most fantastic singing of Alan Murray's Call it Alba, with a special last verse to celebrate our wonderful Cockenzie and Port Seton. It was rousing and we will be singing the song all day!

The Promenade Flags Project had so many wonderful designs submitted based on our land and sea environment and our history and heritage! We are grateful to Dr Andrew Crummy and his art students for taking on the difficult challenge of selecting the flag designs.

The flags will be raised on the morning of Saturday 25th May to mark the start of Gala Week and will fly until the end of the Summer.

Seven other designs will be selected and a fundraising calendar created to generate funds for community projects. Our thanks to all of the boys and girls in the community who took part in the project.

Active Schools Prestonpans Term 3

Active Schools is back for Term 3! Due to some changes in coach and volunteer availability, there are a few activities from last term that we’ve been unable to bring back this term. However, we’re delighted to be able to include some additional activities at Preston Lodge High School this term as part of our P7 transitions. These will provide an opportunity for P7’s to join in Secondary Active Schools activities, meet other local P7’s and potentially try something new.

Basketball, Cheerleading, and Gymnastics are all returning this term – please note the change of venues.

We are also continuing to work with Chris Ewing Karate and Tranent Swimming Club to offer opportunities for new participants to try out these clubs for free. Please note, the sessions with Tranent Swimming Club are not swimming lessons, they are an introduction to competitive club swimming and are not suitable for non-swimmers or beginners.

We appreciate there are limited opportunities currently for younger age groups, this is partly due to the nature of some of the available activities, and partly due to availability of coaches and volunteers. This is something we will continue to work towards and aim to keep building on the activity programme and create more opportunities in the future.

Online booking for FREE activities will open at 6pm on Monday 22nd April

Online booking for PAID activities will open at 6pm on Wednesday 1st May

• All activities can be booked online using our Active Schools Booking Page.

• Please note that spaces for each activity are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please see the Term 3 Activity Programme attached and click here for full details and online booking: https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/ActiveSchoolsPrestonpans

Free Access to Paid Activities

All Active Schools activities are free to all. Active East Lothian activities have a fee, however, are free to children who are care experienced, young carers, and/or registered for free school meals with East Lothian Council. All support is delivered confidentially.

To confirm you qualify and to receive your promo code for free access to paid activities, please email ssands@elcschool.org.uk. Your promo code should be used when booking East Lothian Active Schools activities online at checkout. If you have previously received a promo code, this is still valid and can be used for new bookings.

Free School Meals application forms are available to download at www.eastlothian.gov.uk/FreeSchoolMeals or contact East Lothian Council by email at educationenquiries@eastlothian.gov.uk or by phone at 01620 827 827.

Volunteering with Active Schools

Could you help us bring more sport and activity to Prestonpans, Longniddry, Cockenzie & Port Seton? The success of our activity programme depends on our volunteers and coaches.

We are always looking for volunteers to help us develop our Active Schools Activity Programme and provide more opportunities in the local community for children and young people to take part in sport and physical activity.

All levels of experience are welcome and we can offer training, support and resources as needed. If you have any questions or are interested in learning more about volunteering with Active Schools and the support we can offer, please get in touch at ssands@elcschool.org.uk.

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Stewart Sands

Active Schools Coordinator | Prestonpans Primary School Cluster, Gullane Primary & Aberlady Primary