About Us

Sustaining Dunbar’s aim is to bring people together to build a future for our locality which is not reliant on fossil fuels. Our work is focussed on local projects which further this aim, from helping people to save money on their fuel bills, to creating opportunities for local employment and leisure activities which reduce the need to travel further afield.

Sustaining Dunbar is a Development Trust and a Charity:

Sustaining Dunbar has a membership open to anyone living in the Dunbar and East Linton Ward and it is free. However, households and local groups do not need to be members in order to get our practical support.

Sustaining Dunbar has various active projects on the go locally some of which have funding from the Scottish Government and some of which are not funded e.g. our trading subsidiaries.

Funded Projects: Based upon our previous work we have recently been awarded three years funding from the Scottish Government to pay for part-time members of staff to deliver one main project called - The Household Canny Challenge which gives practical support to households and schools throughout the Dunbar and East Linton Ward to reduce their use of fossil fuels. We have 4 practical support teams: Energy Advice Team, Connecting Dunbar Team (local sustainable transport), Incredibly Edible Dunbar and District Team (local food growing) and Worms Work (food waste composting) all working with households and schools to reduce carbon emissions, and to measure and record how we have done this, so that what we learn can be shared around the country.

We are grateful to the large number of volunteers (not least our hard-working board members) who help us keep the show on the road.

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Dunbar Community Kitchen

Dunbar Community Kitchen Ltd is progressing plans to open a training kitchen and cafe in the new Bleachingfield Centre.

The steering group would really appreciate your input to this brief survey to assess the demand for different services: Dunbar Community Kitchen Survey

If you think you might use this cafe, book catering for an event, have an interest in training or employment opportunities, in supplying produce or whatever, please do complete the survey. Many thanks.

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Need a patch to grow on?

Dunbar Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group are working together with the owners of the land along the Church Street Vennel and the local community to clear up the rubbish, overgrown tress and plants and to make use of this space as a garden.

The owners have been very positive about the idea of turning this site over to a Community Garden and are currently looking at the cost of repairing the wall and replacing the missing gate.

We are now looking for people who may be interested in using and caring for the garden once it is cleared.

Please let us know if you, or anyone you know are interested by calling Sue on 01368 866 920 or by email sue@sustainingdunbar.org.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Dunbar Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group please have a look at the website: http://ourlocality.org/dunbarshoreandharbour

Thank you for your interest.

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New Woodland Walks Leaflet

Spring is here and what better time to take a walk in the woods? Sustaining Dunbar and Dunbar Community Woodland Group have produced this free map of Lochend Woods to help you explore.

Available from John Muir Birthplace, Dunbar Town House, and Sustaining Dunbar offices. Or download and print your own.

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