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We have a new webinar series!

7 – 8pm, Monday 27th April Gardener’s Question Time Struggling with your seedlings, toiling with your tatties? Puzzling over how to turn that wee bit of grass into your new veg patch? Join Dunbar’s gardening experts Naomi and Graham for the first Sustaining Dunbar ‘Gardener’s Questions Time’! With sowing season underway, the gardeners from Belhaven…

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£88,000 to help local groups support the community in the pandemic

Dunbar and district has a strong tradition of local groups working together to look after people in need of help and support. This has enabled groups to respond quickly to the coronavirus situation by extending and adapting their services, and to ensure people get the help they need. Using our experience and role as a…

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Fixing for a Future

The Fixing for a Future project has been developed by East Linton Melting Pot, supported by Sustaining Dunbar. The project has recently secured two year’s of funding from the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and a part-time project officer, Rosie Harrison, has now been appointed.

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Fixing for a Future -Project Officer

‘Fixing for a Future’, Freelance Project Officer, 1.5 days per week, 2-year contract, East Linton, East Lothian The East Linton Melting Pot, working with Sustaining Dunbar, require a Project Officer to establish a monthly Repair Cafe at The Mart in East Linton, to set up and oversee the running of practical Skills Workshops and to recruit…

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General Election Hustings -Tuesday 10th December

Tuesday 10th December 2019 7.30pm Belhaven Church Hall Belhaven Rd, Dunbar EH42 1NH – Doors open from 7pm Organised jointly by: DUNBAR CHURCHES TOGETHER and SUSTAINING DUNBAR FREE EVENT – ALL WELCOME Come and hear the candidates standing to become the new MP for East Lothian in the General Election on 12th December 2019. Candidates…

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How can we talk about the Climate Emergency without upsetting our friends?

‘Finding your Voice’ Are your friends just back from another weekend break in New York?  Do all your neighbours drive gas-guzzling SUVs? What exactly is it about the Climate Emergency that they don’t get? Do they not care?  Is it easier to just avoid talking about it? Tuesday 12th November 7-9pm Bring and share pot-luck…

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Carbon Conversations -Do you want to be part of it? Register your interest now.

“I have sleepless nights if I think about it…” “I’m afraid I can’t make a difference…” “I know it’s a problem but I need a holiday in the sun…” The moment we start talking about the Climate Crisis, feelings, fears and dilemmas come tumbling out. We know that there is a problem but it’s hard…