Tuesday 4th August, 7.30-9pm, Station Yard, Dunbar, EH42 1JX This is a roughly bi-monthly meet-up and discussion evening inspired by a particular topic. This time we will be focussing the discussion around the stories in ‘No More Fairy Tales‘ -a collection of inspiring, funny, dark, mysterious, tragic, romantic, dramatic, upbeat and fantastical tales. These 24…
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Board member with Sustaining Dunbar
Friday 31st July, 7-9pm, Dunbar Town House, EH42 1ER People’s Emergency Briefing -film screening followed by a facilitated discussion The UK faces a growing climate and nature emergency. Yet most people have never been fully briefed on what it means for our lives, our economy and our future.This new (50 min.) film from the National Emergency Briefing…
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Rivers Project Update June ’26
Our Rivers project is a partnership between Sustaining Dunbar and Forth Rivers Trust. The first, year-long phase, funded by a grant from the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Restoration fund with match funding from the East Lammermuir Community Benefit Fund is just finishing and the second phase is just beginning. In this second phase we are aiming to create…
The East Lammermuir Warmer Homes Project has now been launched to follow on from the early work and Feasibility Study produced by the Insulate Innerwick Project, the Energy Efficiency workshop run by East Lammermuir Community Council (ELCC) in October 2025 and the thermal imaging carried out by the Community Heat Team over the winter of…
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Mosslings Workshop
Sunday 12th July, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Come and create “Mosslings” – small sculptural forms made from materials foraged from the local landscape. Inspired by Scottish folk traditions, you’ll transform plants, fibres, and found natural materials into tactile creations that will join a communal exhibition in July. If…
Sunday 5th July, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Learn to capture the textures and patterns of the natural world using plaster and clay in this hands-on casting workshop. Explore the landscape around Spott Village Hall to forage materials, before transforming your finds into beautiful botanical casts. Discover how to…
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Plant Photography Workshop
Sunday 21st June, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Discover the hidden magic where botany meets photography in this hands-on creative workshop. Explore alternative photography techniques using plants as photographic emulsions and developers. Try your hand at Lumen printing – a sun-powered photographic process from the 1830s -combined with Phytograms,…
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Mud Balls and Earth Pigments
Sunday 7th June, 2pm – 4pm Spott Village Hall, Dunbar Discover the Japanese art of creating ‘mud balls’ while exploring the rich pigments hidden in Dunbar’s unique landscape. Learn the slow, satisfying process of transforming clay and sand into beautifully polished spheres. You’ll also get an introduction to creating natural earth pigments from Dunbar’s distinctive…
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Folk, Fauna and Flora Lore
Sunday 7th June, 10am – 12.00 Meet at Spott Village Hall for a walk and explore along the Spott Burn Join Henry Mathias – Thrive Outdoors Associate, to explore the glen from a new angle. The stories about plants and animals and the traditions connected with them will stimulate your curiosity and imagination. If you’re…
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FLOW -programme
FLOW is a series of creative activities running on Sundays from 7th June through to Sunday 12th July 2026 as part of our wider Rivers Project. Based at Spott Village Hall, we will explore the Spott Burn and its surroundings through a series of walks and creative workshops with Katie Fowlie (artist/educator/forager). All activities are…