About us 

Here at Ladywood Leisure centre, we are a charitable community centre located in Penicuik, run by Penicuik Community Sports and Leisure Foundation who are a volunteer board of 10 trustees, a CEO/facility manager, 5 further members of staff and around 30 volunteers.

What do we do?

We prioritise supporting our community, whether it be families, children, teens, adults or elderly. We run a strong number of clubs and groups in order to provide much needed support to our local community. 

Why do we run these groups?

Peer support groups offer a safe space for like-minded individuals to communicate and interact. This helps combat social and emotional isolation, we offer groups suitable for all demographics in our community. These include:

  • Community lunch
  • Parent and child groups
  • Youth clubs
  • Social bingo
  • Ageing well program

How do we provide this?

We do this by providing facility hire for local sports teams. We also have Slots on weekends for birthday parties and provide venues for possible planned events and groups. We aim to offer more availability for counselling; the centre is used by Emotional support and counselling services several times a week and we look into expanding these types of services through possible funding allowed to us.

Ladywood Leisure Centre is a community managed facility in Penicuik. It is run as a social enterprise by the Penicuik Community Sport and Leisure Foundation.

Our mission is to be a resource for the people in and around Penicuik, offering recreational, educational and training opportunities with a view to healthy living and responsible citizenship.

  1. Ladywood is a community sport and leisure centre.
  2. It is governed by a voluntary board of directors.
  3. We offer sport, social clubs and activities.
  4. We are a registered charity.
  5. We have meeting space.
  6. We have 5 staff and around 20 volunteers which keep the centre operating.
  7. We offer children’s birthday parties.
  8. We hold special events including wrestling and dog shows.

Operating Principles and Values

  • We are inclusive, we turn no-one away and endeavour to support those of our fellow citizens and organisations who request our help or whose needs can be identified.
  • We aim to provide a friendly and helpful service to Penicuik people which is in tune with our mission statement: “Run by the community for the community”
  • We pay our way. We strive to balance expenditure and earned income.