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  • Mobile Covid Testing Arrangements Dunbar from 18th to 26th June
    by janette
    Almost 1 in 3 people with the virus don’t realise they have it and could be passing it on, especially to younger people who have not yet had the vaccine. With cases of the virus continuing to rise in East Lothian, a number of testing options continue to be…
  • Search East Lothian’s Local History
    by eastlothianantiquarians
    We’ve created a new local history search tool, including natural history. It is focused on the major history websites in East Lothian – featuring naturally John Gray Centre, East Lothian Antiquarians and the East Lothian 4th Statistical Account, alongside some of the other local history societies that publish actively.
  • The Journey of the LGFA Coordinator
    by philip
    Naomi Barnes shares her journey as Coordinator of the Local Good Food Alliance -June 2021 Context My role as the Local Good Food Alliance Coordinator started in mid December 2020, after Ola Wojtkiewicz set up the group in response to community engagement as part of Sustaining Dunbar’s ‘What If?’…
  • War Memorial Centenary Re-dedication
    by georgerobertson
    A ceremony to mark 100 years from the dedication of the Dunbar and Parish War Memorial is being held on Saturday 3rd July at 11am. The ceremony will be led by Councillor John McMillan, Provost of East Lothian. Roderick Urquhart, Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian, is attending on behalf…
  • Bric-à-brac table sale
    by tyninghame
    Save the date for our community bric-a-brac table sale on Saturday 21 August 2021. The event will be held in the Hall from 11am – 4pm. More information about table hire and attending the event will follow soon. Meanwhile gather up all those knick knacks and nice but unwanted…
  • Treasure Hunt Stones – Silent Auction
    by georgerobertson
    We hope you’re enjoying the Civic Week Treasure hunt (closing date, midnight on Saturday 19th, for entry into a free prize draw). The beautiful stones capture the Spirit of Dunbar. Local artist @MikeTill has included much loved famous Dunbar buildings and places, the activities that make the town special,…
  • Best Dressed Competition Entries
    by georgerobertson
    Happy Civic Week! A massive thank you to everyone that entered the Best Dressed competition – your wonderful creations have helped brighten up our lovely town! 👏 We’re delighted to show the entries. The street names are on each entry so you can visit them around the town. The…
  • A1 Trunk Road at Thorntonloch Resurfacing works – 5th to 13th July
    by janette
    BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, are planning to carry out essential resurfacing works on the A1 Trunk Road at Thorntonloch. The works are programmed to be carried out under a full road closure between 7:30pm – 6am from Monday 5th July to Tuesday 13th July, with no…
  • Belhaven Garden Summer Workshops
    by philip
    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…
  • East Lothian Council Public Library Survey
    by janette
    Please click on the link to East Lothian Council Public Library survey which has gone live on the Consultation Hub: Library Survey 2021 – East Lothian Council – Citizen Space ELCC encourage the community to complete the survey to give your views on the future of the Library service.…
  • Treasure Hunt Poster
    by georgerobertson
  • New Our Locality Search Tool
    by OurLocality
    Actually an old search tool, that has just been dusted down and re-instated. Search Our Locality does just that, searches all the sites on ourlocality that are public. Uses google to search, but you can restrict it as you see fit. site:dunbarcommunitycouncil.org.uk minutes will hopefully track down the last…
  • What is a 20-minute neighbourhood?
    by recyclingideas
    Neighbourhoods are defined by the communities who live there and each will have unique expectations of the services and facilities they need. This will also vary depending on the wider area, including topography and landscape, population density, economic status and location within the UK.
  • The end of the feed
    by OurLocality
    Some time ago in the stone age of the internet, we gave the feedburner service a whirl. This allowed users to register an account at feedburner and get an email feed of https://news.ourlocality.org when it was updated by any of our bloggers and news editors. The service has run…
  • Mobile Testing Units for week commencing 31st May 2021
    by janette
    Mobile Testing Unit Haddington In recent months, mobile COVID-19 testing units have been deployed to various locations around East Lothian. For the first time, a unit will be based and operating out of part of the John Muir House car park from Monday, 31 May. Demand for car parking…
  • “Spirit of Dunbar” Treasure Hunt
    by georgerobertson
    This year we are asking families to dress up their house, their window or a scarecrow to celebrate the Spirit of Dunbar. There are prizes for each of these three categories. Families should get started now …. Information has been sent out in school bags and is available on…
  • Dunbar Youth Choir
    by yvonnew
    We welcome Dunbar Youth Choir to the Battery. A beautiful location for a private practise session!  
  • What Next? – Planning Our Future
    by philip
    Back in the early summer of 2020 Sustaining Dunbar spoke with lots of local groups, many working at the sharp end of helping people to cope with the pandemic. We asked if it would be useful to work together and plan for the future. Most said ‘yes’ and the  What…
  • Rejuvenating the Secret Brewery Garden
    by philip
    Belhaven Brewery has partnered with Sustaining Dunbar to build a relationship that will see the special brewery gardens revitalised by a new Community Outreach Gardener. For years the brewery gardens have been hidden behind the brew house, but this partnership will see the secret gardens shared with people throughout…
  • DCC Minutes April 2021
    by georgerobertson
    Here are the main points from the April meeting: There was a presentation from Gary Donlin (SSE Renewables) about the proposed Berwick Bank and Marr Bank offshore windfarms. ELC Councillors reported on a number of issues, including access to the Southern platform at Dunbar Station, the wider paths network…
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