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Highways & hedgehog houses

Sustaining Dunbar’s Pledgehog Project is now being supported by local housingdevelopers, Taylor Wimpey and the Dunbar Shed, in their work to help thehedgehogs of Dunbar. Taylor Wimpey can reveal that they have incorporated ‘Hedgehog Highways’ into the site plans at Dunbar’s new ‘Belhaven Way’ housing development. These highways will be small 13cm square gaps in…

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Carey’s Summer Blog

Catch up with Sustaining Dunbar’s garden outreach projects, run by Carey Douglas.  Belhaven Green Team Michael and Gordon have been enjoying some outreach to help them with their own garden at home.  We  added a splash of colour to their borders with some pretty flowers donated by Dunbar in Bloom, thanks Bloomers!   Michael and…

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Green Drinks

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…

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Make your prickly pledge!

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…

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Climate Café

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…

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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…