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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…

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Workshop

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…

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Cultural Evening and Potluck Supper

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…

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Pledge-hog Plea!

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…

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Family Friendly Ceilidh

Saturday 4th February, West Barns Village Hall 6.30-10pm A family friendly Ceilidh -with Lewis Williamson and his band Includes simple meal -a hearty bowl of veggie stew and community bakery bread. BYOB. Come and join us in celebrating the visit of international students from University of Flensburg -supporting Sustaining Dunbar energy projects. Hall capacity is…

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Creating a Wellbeing Economy

Talk and Workshop, 7.30-9pm, Tuesday 31st January, Dunbar Parish Church Hall. We are delighted to welcome renowned, political economist  Dr Katherine Trebeck, for what should be an inspiring talk and workshop about how communities can and are transforming the world. How can we reimagine our economy to put people and planet first, creating places in…

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Flensburg University International Class to visit Dunbar

A group of around sixteen international students and staff from Flensburg University in the north of Germany will be staying in Dunbar for five weeks from the end of January.  All from the Global South, the young professionals are visiting at the invitation of Sustaining Dunbar as part of their Masters course in Energy and…

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Belhaven Community Garden blog

by Naomi Barnes, December ’22 Garden Outreach Funding Hopefully, you will have seen Carey’s blog about the fantastic outreach work she is doing with the Belhaven Green Team, the Beehive Garden Buddies and soon, the Belhaven hospital Buddies. We also employ Una who manages the Brewery’s Secret Garden. All this work could not take place without funding…