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Would you like to do something practical to support a refugee family locally? Do you have enthusiasm and skills that could be used to help a refugee family adjust to life in Dunbar? East Lothian Horizons Community Refugee Sponsorship Group is gearing up to welcome an Afghan family to Dunbar. If you would be interested…
NHS Lothian have announced the closure of Belhaven Hospital and of their intention to dispose of the site, including Belhaven Community Garden, as ‘surplus’ to their requirements. Do you support taking the site of Belhaven Community Garden into community ownership so as to protect this asset for the benefit of our community in the long…
Wednesday 12th June 7.30-9pm at Dunbar Parish Church Dunbar Churches Eco-group with Sustaining Dunbar is holding a Hustings for the General Election on Wednesday 12th June 7.30-9pm at Dunbar Parish Church (date chosen as the one that most Prospective Parliamentary Candidates could make). All welcome! Hopefully you’ll be able to attend and to encourage others…
Thursday 20th June and every Third Thursday of the month, 8pm onwards at Station Yard Micropub What if … we imagined … a future full of possibility … where we focus on a positive vision … Come and join us for a drink and blether!
Very many thanks to everyone who has indicated their support for our proposed community buyout of the former Bank of Scotland branch at 95 High Street, Dunbar over recent weeks. The paper petition that was available in local shops and elsewhere was signed by around 250 supporters and our online survey seeking opinions and ideas…
Belhaven Community Garden at Belhaven Hospital, EH42 1TR Thursday 13th June at 6pm. Family friendly. FREE Gather at the polytunnel and enjoy an evening stroll with Sally Gouldstone to identify wildflowers. Saturday 15th June at 8.30am. Family Friendly. FREE Inspect our moth traps and identify our catch over a morning croissant, bring a coffee!
Film showing and discussion for Dunbar Civic Week, Tuesday 11th June, 7-9pm Dunbar Townhouse, EH42 1ER FREE (donations welcome) but booking recommended as space is limited Scotland ranks as one of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth, but what if a different future was possible? Across mainland Europe, nature is making a dramatic recovery –…
Second Wed of the month 12.30-14.00 Next Cafe: June 12th – St Anne’s Church An open, inclusive, café space for people to get together to talk and take Climate Action. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation and get involved. Simple lunch Soup & Bread from Dunbar Community Bakery Optional: Bring cake/ tray bake to share…
Since November 2022 representatives of the Dunbar Community Council, West Barns Community Council, Sustaining Dunbar, Dunbar and East Linton Area Partnership and Dunbar Trades’ Association have worked together to conduct surveys, hold consultation days and analyse findings to inform the development of a ‘Local Place Plan’ for Dunbar and West Barns. ‘Local Place Plans‘ were…
Sustaining Dunbar, Social Drinks. Every Third Thursday of the month, 8pm onwards at Station Yard Micropub Come along for an informal meet-up with other members of Sustaining Dunbar. What if … we imagined … a future full of possibility … where we focus on a positive vision … where we tell a new story of a…