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Important Notification of Members Meeting of The Ridge SCIO
7.30 p.m. December 12th. 2019 Venue: Gibb Room 1, Bleachingfield Centre, Dunbar As you are no doubt aware, The Ridge SCIO is in the process of arranging a CAT (Community Asset Transfer) from East Lothian Council (ELC) for the Black Bull Close buildings. To support a...
Twenty Twenty is here
With the latest platform update, OurLocality is running WordPress 5.3, a bit slicker and more secure. With 5.3 comes a freshly pressed template called Twenty Twenty, which is Gutenberg ready. Gutenberg is the new page editor based on moveable blocks, which if you have...
Dunbar War Memorial Armistice Parade 2019
The Armistice Memorial Service held today at the Dunbar War Memorial was very well attended. Poppy wreaths were laid by Michael Williams the Lord Lieutenant, by the Royal British Legion, East Lothian Councillors and the Dunbar Community Council, and by many local...
Bus speeding – December Panel Agreed Priorities
PANEL AGREED PRIORITIES DATE: Monday 23rd September 2019 VENUE: Dunbar Police Station TIME: 19:30 HOURS DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 7.30pm, Wednesday 18th December Priority Actions to be Undertaken Person responsible. Youth visibility Contact schools, sports clubs, youth...
Soup and Sweet Lunch, Spott Village Hall, Sunday 10th November at 1pm
Please come along and join us for a Spott of lunch. Sunday 10th November at 1 pm Spott Village Hall £5 for adults, £3 for children Vegetarian, gluten and dairy free available
Alister Hadden “A little bit of Wallyford History” – Saturday 23rd November
Saturday 23rd November Alister Hadden "A little bit of Wallyford History" Alister will give an illustrated talk on Wallyford's history, industrial heritage in coal mining and brick manufacture. He is from Wallyford and present Chairman of Wallyford Community Council,...
Intergenerational Halloween Party – 31 October 2019
Both groups came along to the party, together with some exceptional young friends to celebrate Halloween this year. Pass the Parcel, Musical Statues, Dookin’ for Apples and Catching Doughnuts enjoyed by all! Great fun, with some fantastic costumes, tasty treats and...
DCC Minutes October 2019
Here are the main points from the October meeting: Members of the under 15 Dunbar Colts team gave a short presentation on their recent achievements and how they made use of a recent grant from the Local Priorities Fund. Craig Rapson was appointed as a new DCC member...
Christmas Exhibition 2019
This year, my pre-Christmas selling exhibition will be on Saturday and Sunday, 30th November and 1st December. My studio at 27 High Street, Dunbar will be open both days from 10am to 4pm. Along with a wide selection of stoneware and porcelain pots from my anagama...
Chairman’s Report and Annual Accounts
Thanks to those who came along to our AGM and for those of you who could not make it along you can read this year's Annual Accounts here. Kenn Amabilino, Chair of the Ridge SCIO has authored this year's report which can be read here.
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Dunbar War Memorial Armistice Parade 2019
The Armistice Memorial Service held today at the Dunbar War Memorial was very well attended. Poppy wreaths were laid by Michael Williams the Lord Lieutenant, by the Royal British Legion, East Lothian Councillors and the Dunbar Community Council, and by many local...
Bus speeding – December Panel Agreed Priorities
PANEL AGREED PRIORITIES DATE: Monday 23rd September 2019 VENUE: Dunbar Police Station TIME: 19:30 HOURS DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 7.30pm, Wednesday 18th December Priority Actions to be Undertaken Person responsible. Youth visibility Contact schools, sports clubs, youth...
Soup and Sweet Lunch, Spott Village Hall, Sunday 10th November at 1pm
Please come along and join us for a Spott of lunch. Sunday 10th November at 1 pm Spott Village Hall £5 for adults, £3 for children Vegetarian, gluten and dairy free available
Alister Hadden “A little bit of Wallyford History” – Saturday 23rd November
Saturday 23rd November Alister Hadden "A little bit of Wallyford History" Alister will give an illustrated talk on Wallyford's history, industrial heritage in coal mining and brick manufacture. He is from Wallyford and present Chairman of Wallyford Community Council,...
Intergenerational Halloween Party – 31 October 2019
Both groups came along to the party, together with some exceptional young friends to celebrate Halloween this year. Pass the Parcel, Musical Statues, Dookin’ for Apples and Catching Doughnuts enjoyed by all! Great fun, with some fantastic costumes, tasty treats and...
How can we talk about the Climate Emergency without upsetting our friends?
'Finding your Voice' Are your friends just back from another weekend break in New York? Do all your neighbours drive gas-guzzling SUVs? What exactly is it about the Climate Emergency that they don't get? Do they not care? Is it easier to just avoid talking about it?...
Dunbar War Memorial Dedication of Added Names
A ceremony was held today, 28th October 2019 for the dedication of additional names on the Dunbar War Memorial. Councillor John McMillan, Provost of East Lothian and Michael Williams Lord Lieutenant were present as well as a large contingent of pupils from the Dunbar...
Dunbar War Memorial: Dedication of Added Names, 28th October 1030
A Dedication Ceremony will take place on Monday 28th October to mark the completion of the War Memorial Restoration Project and the addition of missing names. The ceremony will commence at 1030 am, with the Lord Lieutenant and East Lothian Provost present as well as...
Take Part in a Big Climate Conversation Locally in East Linton or Innerwick
There are two chances to take part in a Big Climate Conversation locally: East Linton Community Hall, Monday 21 October 7.30 - 10.30pm If you'd like to share your ideas and views on Scotland's response to the climate emergency, and have them fed back directly to the...
Afternoon Tea at Winterfield Golf Club – 10/9/19
Winterfield Golf Club was our destination today, where Kevin, Julie & Doreen looked after us beautifully, once more. The best china was out and we had a brilliant afternoon, our Thursday group coming together with our new Wednesday group for the first time. New...
