Friday 14th March, 7-9.30pm, Dunbar Parish Church Hall FREE but please make a donation if you can. The ‘business as usual’ economic system that is running our societies has a very narrow focus: We must “grow the GDP”, i.e. make more money, no matter the cost and without asking what is growing and who is…
Author: philip
Board member with Sustaining Dunbar
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Community Heat Team
Our volunteer run Community Heat Team project has now launched. The team are available to carry out an evening infra-red heat survey inside your home to highlight where your home is losing heat – enabling you to take action to reduce heat loss. This could save you money, help you stay warmer and help reduce…
Sign up for a winter fruit tree pruning workshop run by Danny Wight and Naomi Barnes, experienced local fruit tree growers. Money raised will go to Tyninghame Community Farm and Belhaven Community Garden. Details in the sign up links below. Sunday 26th January, 1-3.30pm at Tyninghame Community Farm Tuesday 11th February, 10am-12pm at Belhaven Community…
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Number 95 update
This is a very belated update on what happened to our attempt to purchase the former Bank of Scotland branch and to set up a community-owned coworking and local enterprise hub. In brief, having failed to make use of the Community Right to Buy legislation, as outlined in our June update, we also failed to get…
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Vacancy – Project Development Manager
We require a Development Manager to take forward the second stage of the Insulate Innerwick project. Location and status: Innerwick, Dunbar, East Lothian. Working from home, 1 – 3 days a week, negotiable/flexible. £40 per hour on a self employed basis. Context: This is the second stage of a project managed by Sustaining Dunbar with…
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Free infra-red heat surveys
COMING SOON! We are just preparing to launch this project. We are currently recruiting extra volunteers to join our team. Volunteers will need to be able to commit an average of around two hours per week, carrying out surveys after dark through the winter months and compiling follow up reports to householders. Full training will…
Are you interested in trialling an electric cargo bike with your family, for free? The Tern GSD can carry two children and a load of shopping in large pannier bags. Sustaining Dunbar will be loaning the bike to community members for 4 week periods. Interested? For questions or more information, contact simon@sustainingdunbar.org Drop in taster…
Documentary Film, followed by discussion led by Angie Kinghorn, East Lothian development officer, Cycling UK. Friday 18th October, 7-9pm, Dunbar Town House Hosted by East Lothian Cycle Forum, Sustaining Dunbar and Dunbar and East Linton Area Partnership -followed by discussion led by Angie Kinghorn, East Lothian Development Officer, Cycling UK. Women Don’t Cycle -a film…
Tuesday 24th September, 7-9pm, Our Lady of the Waves Church Hall, Dunbar, EH42 1JL ALL members and non-members welcome7pm – Potluck meal (bring food to share, if you can)7.45pm – Presentations about current projects8.15pm – AGM and discussion Any member is eligible to stand for election to the Board. If you would like to discuss this,…
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‘East L Go’ DRT
East Lothian’s pilot ‘East L Go’ DRT (Demand Responsive Transport) 131 bus service between Dunbar and Oldhamstocks ended on Friday 19 July. In response to demand evidenced from the research conducted for developing the local place plan in East Lammermuir, East Lothian Council used short term funding from SEStran to pilot a ‘demand responsive’ bus…