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The street design workshop on 11th of February was attended by 20 local residents, and others dropped in throughout the morning. You can read the notes from the workshop here. These notes have been passed to East Lothian Council who will revise their design in light of them.
Fairtrade Fortnight: Monday 27th February – Sunday 11th March 2012
Come and meet Divine Chocolate Farmers from Ghana
Wed 7th March 2012
11am – 12noon at The Crunchy Carrot, Dunbar
for
‘Chat and Chocolate’
Elias Mohammed will be visiting the UK during Fairtrade Fortnight
Divine Chocolate, the fair trade chocolate company owned by cocoa farmers, is once again putting together an exciting programme for Fairtrade Fortnight, which this year runs from Monday 27th February to Sunday 11th March 2012. Two cocoa farmers from Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative in Ghana will be joining Divine Chocolate on tour. Divine’s theme for this year’s tour is NNOBOA – the word Kuapa Kokoo farmers use meaning ‘working together’.
Elias Mohammed and Agnes Armah will be travelling to the UK to meet with consumers and coming to Dunbar’s Crunchy Carrot on 7th March. They will be sharing their views on Fairtrade and what it’s like to belong to a co-operative, as well as talking on life as a cocoa farmer and what owning a chocolate company actually means to them and their community. 43 year old Agnes is a cocoa farmer and owns a 10 acre farm in the Western region of Ghana. 55 year old Elias is also a cocoa farmer as well as a recorder and has been voted on to the National Executive Committee.
More details from: Jo Gibson: Crunchy Carrot: 01368 860 000
Rachel Farey (One World Shop) 0131 229 4541
Ten poets, ten minutes each, what’s not to like? Check full details on the TenRed Facebook page. 7pm, 7th March, Persevere Bar, Easter Road Edinburgh, £3
The StAnza International Poetry Festival takes place in St Andrews, from the 14th to the 18th of March. Full programme and box office at www.stanzapoetry.org
Poetry and Coffee
at Henderson’s Cafe
94 Hanover Street
Thursday 8th March
10.30 -11.30a.m.
PAULA JENNINGS
MARGARET CHRISTIE
JENNIE HOUSE
Will be reading selections from their poetry
Please drop in
Andrew Turner the local ‘Worm Man’ is running a workshop Saturday Feb 25th from 10:30 – 11:30 at Steve’s house 2 Bayswell Park EH42 1AE. All residents in the Baswell and Winterfield area are welcome. If you fancy a Worm Workshop in your area get in contact with andrew@sustainingdunbar.org and check out what it’s all about here:
Statement by the Management Committee of Dunbar Community Bakery
The Bakery in Dunbar has made a strong start to trading during its first four months of business. Weekly sales figures have been close to those targeted in the business plan. Our finances remain sound.
The community-owned business has also attracted strong public support. Since The Bakery opened on Dunbar High Street on October 6th 2011 we have signed up 150 new shareholders.
Dunbar Community Bakery now has more than 450 shareholders, most of whom are also regular customers. All are entitled to a 10% discount on goods purchased.
The Management Committee would like to pay tribute to all the hard-working staff of The Bakery who have made this business such an immediate success.
We are delighted to be fulfilling our social mandate of providing new jobs in the community.
The Bakery currently employs six people full-time, five of whom were previously unemployed. We also have six part-time staff. We hope to offer our first apprenticeships later this year.
Dunbar Community Bakery is proud to have enriched the retail offering on the High Street. We have created an attractive new shop selling high quality bread, savouries and cakes made freshly on the premises. We are helping to attract more customers to all retail outlets in this living heart of the community.
Like many new businesses, we have found it necessary to make some early adjustments in our products and pricing. There have also been a couple of changes in the team line-up.
These course corrections will help to ensure realism in our pricing, rigour in our financial management and consistency of quality in our product range.
They will enable us to meet market demand, promote healthy eating and remain financially sustainable.
The Bakery is currently being managed on a provisional basis by Janet Barnes, a member of the Management Committee. She is implementing a series of necessary adjustments. We shall conduct an open recruitment exercise for a permanent business manager in the near future.
The Management Committee
20th February 2012
Dunbar Community Woodland Group‘s Annual Spring Clean and Firewood Sale will take place on Sunday 26th February from 1pm. Meet at the stone on the corner of Middlemas Road and Kellie Road.
Please help spread the word by printing out the poster and display it somewhere it will be seen.
The Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group now has the funding in place for the 2012 Seaside Award.
Advertising consent has been applied for to accommodate the Keep Scotland Beautiful signage.
East Lothian Courier