12 Days of Edgemas
Welcome to our first-ever “12 Days of Edgemas” — a festive countdown celebrating everything our young adults, staff team, and community have achieved throughout 2025.
Over twelve days, we’re opening one door at a time to reflect on real progress, the big laughs, the behind-the-scenes graft, and the plans already taking shape for an ambitious 2026 — our tenth birthday year.
Click each numbered door to jump to that day’s story. New doors will be unlocked throughout December.
🎄 Door 1 — Edgemas Begins!
2025 has been one of our busiest, boldest and most transformative years yet.
Think new partnerships, new skills, new faces, new outdoor spaces, and momentum that hasn’t slowed for a second.
This has been a year of growth you can measure — confidence levels rising, new skills taking shape, and young adults pushing themselves in ways that would’ve felt impossible this time last year.
It’s also been a year of growth you can’t always see — the resilience, the communication wins, the quieter moments of independence, the small but powerful milestones that add up to life-changing progress.
And with all of that behind us, Edgemas begins. Here’s to celebrating the work, the people and the spirit that make Edge what it is — and to laying the groundwork for an unforgettable 2026 as we head towards our tenth birthday.
🎄 Door 2 — The Team Who Make It Happen!
Nothing at Edge exists without the people behind it.
Our staff team is the driving force — planning, adapting, supporting, thinking on the fly, and bringing out the best in every young adult, every single day.
From outdoor instructors to support practitioners, from admin legends to planners, organisers and quiet fixers — this is a team that shows up with purpose.
In 2025 they’ve:
Supported hundreds of individual goals
Adapted to last-minute curveballs (there were a few…)
Led new confidence-building adventures across East Lothian, Edinburgh and beyond
Brought energy and problem-solving into every corner of the year
Helped shape what our future programmes will look like
Find out more about the awesome humans that give us the “edge”
Head over to our Meet the Team page to find out more about Team Edge.
A festive side note: if you spot a hoodie, tee or apron you like, yes — our Edge merch is available for Christmas gifting via our online shop.
Order by 16 December to get your bits in time.
🎄 Door 3 — Skills That Stick
Real learning isn’t something you leave behind at the end of a session — it carries forward. And this year, those skills have shown up absolutely everywhere.
Throughout the year, our young adults built skills in:
Cooking (planning ingredients, safe prep, timing, seasoning, batch cooking)
Travel training (routes, tickets, independence, confidence in busy environments)
Communication (self-advocacy, group discussions, social interactions)
Volunteering (teamwork, reliability, responsibility)
Outdoor activities (skiing, bouldering, surfing, paddleboarding — the lot)
Everyday life skills (planning, cleaning, budgeting, organising)
Community participation (working with partners and being part of something bigger)
These skills stick. They build independence. They shape future choices. They’re the building blocks of confident adulthood
And if you’re looking for something meaningful to pop under the tree this year, our Edge merchandise is available — last orders for Christmas delivery are on 16 December.