Documentary film about the remarkable story of Dr Vandana Shiva. When you control seed. You control life on earth. Tuesday, 13th June 2023 7-9pm, Dunbar Town House How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become the world’s most powerful opponent of Monsanto? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva, a feature-length documentary, presents the remarkable…
Sustaining Dunbar, Summer Social Drinks. Friday 2nd June, 8pm onwards at Station Yard Micropub. Come along to meet others with an interest in local action. How can we get together to support each other and ‘just do stuff’ to create a more sustainable and resilient community in which everyone is able to thrive in a…
during Hedgehog Awareness Week Dunbar Pledgehog Project is asking everyone to make their gardens or outdoor spaces a haven for hedgehogs this week. National Hedgehog Awareness week runs from Sunday 30th April to Saturday 6th May and has been organised by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to highlight the problems that hedgehogs face and how we can…
Second Wed of the month 12.30-14.00 June 14th, July 12th – St Anne’s Church An open, inclusive, café space for people to get together to talk and take Climate Action. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation and get involved. Simple lunch Soup & Bread from Dunbar Community Bakery Optional: Bring cake/ tray bake to share…
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Carey’s Spring Blog
Carey Douglas, our Volunteer Coordinator, gives us her Spring 2023 update on the three garden outreach projects she’s running: The Belhaven Green Team; Belhaven Buddies and Beehive Buddies. Belhaven Green Team We are hoping to get back to Belhaven Gardens soon. We are waiting for the water and toilets in the grounds to be fixed…
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Scotland Loves Local Project Update
Background The Local Good Food Alliance, Sustaining Dunbar. The Local Good Food Alliance (LGFA) was set up in December 2020 to create a network and forum for people in Dunbar and surrounding areas who are interested in food and local growing. Consultation with this group proved a valuable way to identify the obstacles people face…
Dunbar Townhouse, Monday 20th Feb. 7-9pm How can Dunbar and District be a home to thriving people, in a thriving place, whilst respecting the wellbeing of all people, and the health of the whole planet? The Flensburg students are hosting a workshop to generate a holistic vision portrait by adopting the Doughnut Economics Action Lab methodology. Please come and…
Belhaven Church Hall Saturday February 18th 6.30pm to 10pm A group of around sixteen ‘International Class‘ students and staff from Flensburg University in the north of Germany are staying in Dunbar until the end February. All from the Global South, the young professionals are visiting at the invitation of Sustaining Dunbar as part of their…
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Wellbeing Economy Event
Last Tuesday, 31st January, we had a great turnout with over 100 people packing into Dunbar Parish Church Hall to welcome our guests from the International Class at Flensburg University and to hear presentations from Dr. Katherine Trebeck and Prof. Iain Black who shared their ideas for how we can take more control of our…
New project launched on National Hedgehog Day The ‘Dunbar Pledge-hog Project’ has become active even before our hedgehogs come out of hibernation, to launch National Hedgehog Day on Thursday 2nd February. The local East Lothian project will be run by Sustaining Dunbar throughout 2023 and aims to connect both hedgehogs and people thanks to funding…