Sustaining DunbarWho? My name is Duncan Smeed and I am a retired University Lecturer and resident of Dunbar (1963 – 1973; 1992 – present). When? I have been involved in SD since its early days as a result of the mutual support between the Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace (FoJMB) and SD. I became a formal member of SD…
Who? My name is Mark James I am an Englishman who has been living in Scotland since late 1987. Brought here to be nearer the mountains and lured by a community programme job. I have lived in Belhaven since Dec 2000. When? Involved in SD since its inception. I worked with the Climate Challenge funded…
Who? My name is Tim Greene, I am a retired statistician who moved to Dunbar in 2017. When? I have been a member of SD for 6 years, and a board member for 4 years, and am currently treasurer of SD. Why? I want to be able to express my concern for the environment by…
Who? I’m Philip Revell. I’ve lived in Dunbar since 1990. I work part-time as a wood-fire potter having recently stepped back from helping to develop and run the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network and from the boards of Community Energy Scotland and the Scottish Community Alliance. When? I helped to set up Sustaining Dunbar back in 2007 and managed some…
Who? I am Jacquie Bell. I am a retired social worker. I am married to Simon who is a Professor of Landscape Architecture between Edinburgh university and University of Life Sciences in Tartu, Estonia. I have one son who lives with his wife in Yorkshire. We have lived in Dunbar since 1989. We also have a house in…
Normally on the Second Wed of the month 12.30-14.00 – St Anne’s Church Next café, Wednesday 12th November An open, inclusive, café space for people to get together to talk, share concerns and plan Climate Action. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation and get involved. Simple lunch Soup (plant based) & Bread – wholemeal…
Friday 24th October, 7pm, Dunbar Town House Filmshow Discover the untold stories of the forest in a spectacular new wildlife adventure! This poetic and beautiful documentary follows a year in the life of a majestic, 210-year-old oak tree and its many inhabitants, exploring the immensely rich universe thriving beneath its branches. Featuring a unique cast…
A message from the Chair Dunbar Community Bakery is leaking! Every town needs a High Street and every High Street needs a bakery. So when Dunbar’s last family run bakery closed in 2010. a group of Sustaining Dunbar’s members set out to discover if the community could run a bakery. The answer was a resounding…
Community arts workshops mapping our local burns Saturday 25th October, 11am-2pm, Spott Village Hall –book Saturday 8th November, 10am-1pm, Stenton Village Hall –book Over the coming months we are planning a series of community arts and other workshops in connection with the Rivers Project, an initiative seeking to kick-start landscape scale action across all five of…
A fantastic way to encourage prickly visitors into your garden is by embracing the wild! Give a section of your garden back to nature and it can provide natural insect food and nesting materials for hedgehogs. 1. Choose your wild patch It could be a corner at the back or a strip along the side…