NEWS STREAM
Tell us about your Priorities for the Dunbar area
The Dunbar and East Linton Area Partnership are reviewing their Local Area Plan. This is your chance to have a say about where our future funding and efforts should be focussed. the Area Partnership has a small amount of devolved funding from east Lothian Council,...
Alzheimer Scotland ‘Dementia Friends’ Workshop 19/9/19
A very enlightening and interesting evening for all who attended DDN’s first public event. Our thanks to Michael Huddleston, Dementia Advisor with Alzheimer Scotland for his informative and very enjoyable presentation. We all left with a greater understanding of the...
Reporting Road Defects to East Lothian Council
The preferred method for reporting road related defects within East Lothian Council is to use the reporting system on the Council’s website. The link to this is: https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210566/roads_and_transport You can also use this system to obtain an...
DCC Minutes August 2019
Here are the main points from the August meeting: The police report covered road safety issues and noted that speed checks had been carried out on Belhaven Road. 80 vehicles had been checked and 25 stopped and warned. There are still many town maintenance issues. A...
Autumn exhibition at the Castle Gallery Inverness
The Castle gallery in Inverness was one of the first galleries in Scotland to support my work, holding exhibitions of my glass. Denise and her team still do a great job showing local talent and artists further afield. I was therefore delighted to take part in this...
Community Engagement Report 2019
Summer is drawing to a close and we can look ahead to crisp autumn days and evenings. So why not pop the kettle on and sit down with a good read. The 2019 Community Engagement report is out....
Local Priority Grants Awarded and Pending This Year
Ministerial visits
We were delighted to play host to Aileen Campbell - Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government as she paid a visit to East Lothian. She spent just over an hour onsite, touring the gardens and the work being carried out at the historic Black Bull Close...
Stenton Flower Show Saturday 7th September at 2:30pm in Stenton Hall
Stenton Flower Show will be held in Stenton Village Hall on Saturday 7th September. Doors will be open at 2:30pm with the opening ceremony at 3pm. The show will close at 4:30pm. All entries are from the Stenton, Spott and Whittingehame parishes and from Biel Estate....
Formation of Second Dunbar Dementia Carers Support Group
A second Dunbar Dementia Carers Support Group is due to start up on Wednesday 2 October 2019, 11 30 - 12 30 in The Bleachingfield Centre. To join, please contact Lorna Bunney on 01620 870632.
EVENTS STREAM
Alzheimer Scotland ‘Dementia Friends’ Workshop 19/9/19
A very enlightening and interesting evening for all who attended DDN’s first public event. Our thanks to Michael Huddleston, Dementia Advisor with Alzheimer Scotland for his informative and very enjoyable presentation. We all left with a greater understanding of the...
Autumn exhibition at the Castle Gallery Inverness
The Castle gallery in Inverness was one of the first galleries in Scotland to support my work, holding exhibitions of my glass. Denise and her team still do a great job showing local talent and artists further afield. I was therefore delighted to take part in this...
Stenton Flower Show Saturday 7th September at 2:30pm in Stenton Hall
Stenton Flower Show will be held in Stenton Village Hall on Saturday 7th September. Doors will be open at 2:30pm with the opening ceremony at 3pm. The show will close at 4:30pm. All entries are from the Stenton, Spott and Whittingehame parishes and from Biel Estate....
John Muir in Canada: a talk by Robert Burcher
As mentioned in the ‘Stop Press: Robert Burcher’s Visit to Dunbar’ article in the Spring 2019 Newsletter, Robert – a Muir enthusiast from Meaford, Canada - has very kindly offered to give an illustrated talk about the “Canadian John Muir” when he visits Dunbar. This...
Dementia Awareness evening 19th September 2019
Learn a little of what it is like to live with dementia, so you can be supportive to people you know through your family, community or work. Presentation and discussion with Dementia Advisor Michael Huddleston, from Alzheimer Scotland. WHEN?-Thursday 19th September ...
The Climate Emergency and Me
The Climate Emergency and Me Sustaining Dunbar Annual Members Meeting (AGM) 7pm Tuesday 3rd September Belhaven Church Hall 6.30pm Doors Open 7pm Bread and soup and more 7.30pm Annual report and presentation 8pm The Climate Emergency and Me How can we face up to the...
Winter Talks Program – 2019 – 2020
Screening of The Unruly Mystic: John Muir
7pm, Sunday, August 18th Our Lady of the Waves R.C. Church Hall, Westgate, Dunbar Tickets*, £8 Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace is proud to host the Dunbar premiere of a new feature documentary on John Muir. Independent filmmaker Michael M. Conti will attend the...
Extraordinary General Meeting
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting Wednesday, 14thAugust at 6:45pm for 7:00pm John Muir’s Birthplace, 126 High Street, Dunbar Agenda (i) Welcome and Introduction (ii) Motion: Waiving of membership dues Current members will vote on the motion to waive membership...