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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Forthcoming events.
Saturday 29th October, 7-10.30pm, West Barns Village Hall A ceilidh and meal to celebrate ten years of Belhaven Community Garden. Ten years ago, in the autumn of 2012, we cut the first turf to start laying out the sensory garden. We had just reached an agreement with the NHS to establish a community garden in…
Sustaining Dunbar, Summer Social Drinks. Thursday 16th June, 8pm onwards at Station Yard Micropub. Come along to meet others with an interest in local action to address the climate and nature emergencies. How can we get together to support each other and ‘just do stuff’ to create a more sustainable and resilient community in which…
This year, despite the ongoing restrictions imposed by Covid, we are keen to find ways to enable our members to meet up with each other. We hope that Second Sunday Social Strolls will become a regular slot in your diary every month and look forward to seeing you for our first one this Sunday afternoon.Sunday 9th January. Meet at 2pm at…
In November this year, Glasgow will host the COP26 UN climate talks, bringing together world leaders to make crucial decisions about protecting our future on the planet. From 17th – 29th October, at least 100 people are undertaking a 70-mile Pilgrimage for COP26. This journey, organised to reflect on the climate and ecological crisis in anticipation of the…
The soil and soul of walking to COP26 A talk by Alastair McIntosh to launch the Pilgrimage from Dunbar to Glasgow COP26 A pilgrimage doesn’t usually come from nowhere. In most of us, it will have built up over a period of both conscious and unconscious preparation. This is because a pilgrimage is not just…
We’ve compiled this programme of local events (45 at last count) happening over the summer months. Everything from ‘Art in the Garden’ to stonestacking, Zumba and Gentle Yoga. Some are one-off, some recur weekly. Please note that this information is mostly provided by other groups and some events need to be pre-booked -please check with…
Drawing , printing and medicinal plants Come and enjoy a summer workshop with artist Anna Davis, getting closer to some of our wild medicinal plants with an immersive combination of drawing, and printing while drinking infused teas and looking at the plants medicinal properties. The workshops are free although donations to Belhaven community garden are welcome through…
Another event in our What If? series was organised in collaboration with the Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace on Wednesday 24th March 2021. Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace is a local charity that supports the ongoing work of the John Muir Birthplace Charitable Trust and the staff of John Muir’s Birthplace. During the event, five speakers shared their presentations and…
‘What if?’ Event Report Climate Action East Linton is an affiliated member of Sustaining Dunbar, and benefits from sharing ideas, resources and experience. We invited our colleagues from CAEL to showcase their inspiring work as part of an ongoing What If? event series which we have been running for the past few months. On Wednesday…