Take the Household Canny Challenge!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by sueguy

Neighbours Together is a great local project which helps you reduce your household energy and food bills and to make your streets safer for playing, walking and cycling.  We can provide support to up to 140 households in the Oldhamstocks, Spott, East Linton, Stenton and Dunbar area to take the Household Canny Challenge.

We already have several neighbourhood groups starting to initiate enterprising ideas, such as making their areas safer by displaying ‘20′s Plenty’ stickers on their wheelie bins, reducing fuel costs by buying curtain lining and insulation in bulk, holding swaps of jams and preserves and many more great ideas.
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Transition Companion -Some Ingredients of Transition

Posted on January 26, 2012 by philip


What are the ingredients that can help us to build resilience and to use the transition to a low carbon future as an opportunity for creative change?
Rob Hopkin’s ‘Transition Companion’ shares inspiration, ideas and experiences from across the world that demonstrate some of the ingredients we will need. Click on the widgit above for a preview of the book, including video and audio bits.
Then go and buy the book -or call in and borrow a copy from the BeGreen shop- or why not order it from the library?

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Local Work Available

Posted on January 24, 2012 by judy

Do you know your way around the Dunbar Area?

Sustaining Dunbar is looking for local people to assist in a travel survey about your area.

You will be paid a fee of up to £200, depending on the number of surveys you do. You will also be paid for attending a briefing session where you will receive information about the project.

Work will involve gathering information about the way people travel in and around Dunbar. No selling is involved, you will just be asking people to give their views about travel. All that is required is local knowledge, basic confidence, good communication skills and the motivation to give as many people in your area a chance to share their views and opinions.

The survey will begin on 2nd February and continue until 20th February. You can choose when you want to work between these dates, and for how long; it’s entirely flexible.

How to apply? Phone Judy Miller on 01368 862527 or 07931 200938 and leave a message, or e-mail judy.miller@sustainingdunbar.org and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

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The Economics of Happiness

Posted on January 19, 2012 by philip
February 3, 2012
7:00 pmto10:00 pm

We will be screening the film ‘The Economics of Happiness‘ on Friday 3rd February in ‘Our Lady of Waves’ Church Hall, Dunbar.

Film show at 8pm, bring food and drink to share for a ‘Pot Luck’ supper at 7pm. Come for both or just the film.

This film takes a timely look at how ’…climate change and peak oil give us little choice: we need to localize, to bring the economy home. The good news is that as we move in this direction we will begin not only to heal the earth but also to restore our own sense of well-being. ’

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