While life was easier for many of us before COVID-19, below the surface “normal” was far from perfect. Often out of sight and out of mind, “normal” was a time of inequality with food banks getting ever busier across the country, of rising mental ill health, of loneliness, of social and political divisions, and of environmental…
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Another World is Possible…
Can we grasp this moment? We might look back longingly to the time before the pandemic and the restrictions it’s brought. But while life was easier for many of us, below the surface, often out of sight and out of mind, “normal” was a mess. “Normal” meant rising inequalities, with food banks getting ever busier…
The incredible response from the community of Dunbar and East Linton to the crisis caused by the global pandemic should be held up as a gold standard. Dunbar and East Linton is and has always been a community-minded place with a fiercely responsible get-it-done attitude to solving problems for local folk, by local folk. This…
To build a greener, fairer and more inclusive society in Scotland, we need to change the way the economy works. It’s important that government action to address the economic impact of COVID-19 also help build a more robust, more resilient Scottish economy. The Scottish Government has appointed an Advisory Group on Economic Recovery to recommend…
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‘Need or Want: What Matters Post-Covid-19?’
Join one or all of a series of 3 Facilitated Conversations on what matters to us, post-Covid-19. The ‘Fixing for a Future’ project, a collaboration between East Linton Melting Pot and Sustaining Dunbar, has officially started.
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What if we followed nature’s lead?
‘You only get so many Mays in your life.’ Inspired by studying Rob Hopkin’s book ‘From What is to What if?’ together over the winter, a group of us were very excited by the idea of heading off to the woods with bikes and children and picnic breakfasts to celebrate Dawn Chorus Day on the…
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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…
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…