Sustaining DunbarForthcoming events.
Spott Burn Upper Reaches Sunday 22nd February 10am-1pm An exploratory walk with Renatus Derbridge The second of three ‘Wild River Walks’ (every last Sunday of Jan, Feb and Mar) exploring the Spott Burn from the river’s point of view. This month we will explore some of the upper reaches, starting up the Brock Burn and…
Normally on the Second Wed of the month 12.30-14.00 – St Anne’s Church Next café, Wednesday 11th February, 2026 An open, inclusive, café space for people to get together to talk, share concerns and ideas and plan Community Action in the context of the climate and nature emergencies. Everyone is welcome to join the conversation…
Wild River Walk One -Brox Burn Lower Reaches Sunday 25th January 10am-1pm An exploratory walk with Renatus Derbridge NOTE: Because of the recent wet weather and flooding in the lower reaches, this Sunday’s walk will now explore the middle reaches near Spott village. Meet at Spott Village Hall at 10am The first of three ‘Wild…
Saturday 10th January 2026, 2-4pm, Belhaven Community Garden Wassailing is an ancient winter tradition originating from the Anglo-Saxon toast “Waes Hael” (be well), involving singing, drinking spiced ale or cider, and making a noise in orchards on or around Twelfth Night to bless the apple trees for a good harvest in the coming year, to…
Community arts workshops mapping our local burns Saturday 8th November, 10am-1pm, Stenton Village Hall –book Over the coming months we are planning a series of community arts and other workshops in connection with the Rivers Project, an initiative seeking to kick-start landscape scale action across all five of the short river catchments in East Lammermuir. We…
A networking drop-in for Sustaining Dunbar members, old and new. Saturday 15th November, 10am-midday, Ramshackle Café, Bleachingfield Centre, Dunbar Meet other members, find out what Sustaining Dunbar is doing just now and share your thoughts and ideas. We know that there is a great wealth of knowledge, skills and experience across our now, nearly 600 members…
Friday 24th October, 7pm, Dunbar Town House Filmshow Discover the untold stories of the forest in a spectacular new wildlife adventure! This poetic and beautiful documentary follows a year in the life of a majestic, 210-year-old oak tree and its many inhabitants, exploring the immensely rich universe thriving beneath its branches. Featuring a unique cast…
Autumn Community Gatherings bringing together neighbours and friends to explore our village and its amazing wildlife:
Exhibition, John Muir Birthplace, August 6th to September 28th. Wednesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm David Attenborough introduces his latest film with the simple statement that ‘The Oceans are the most important place on Earth.’ For its first billion years our planet was an inhospitable place. Then around 3.5 billion years ago elements and energies…
This year we’re making Coastal Connections – an invitation to explore our coastline and your creativity. This is our latest project supporting a process of reconnecting with, respecting and restoring our environments. David Attenborough introduces his latest film with the simple statement that ‘The Oceans are the most important place on Earth.’ The Oceans are…