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…
Now it’s Summer, hedgehogs are now well and truly out and about in Dunbar with sighting coming in from all over the town. This year so far, I have been excited to capture two hedgehogs together for the first time with the night-time camera in Dunbar Primary School’s Nursery sneaking in under the railings into…
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Volunteers Needed
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…
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!
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Community Buyout Update
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…
An East Lothian project that aims to help the hedgehog population in Dunbar has been awarded new funding of around £4,000 to continue throughout 2024. Sustaining Dunbar’s ‘Pledgehog Project’ will now be supported by local waste recycling company Viridor and tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland. The project encourages Dunbar residents to think about hedgehogs…
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 –…
The Beehive Garden, Dunbar Nursery School The children have been very busy planting salad and veggies in the Beehive Garden and poly tunnel and harvesting our leeks to make leek and tattie soup! So far this year we have beans and corn, beetroot and potatoes, leeks, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, salad leaves and strawberries. We have…