• 
  Free Webspace and Free Support (since 2010)
  by admini
  March 19, 2020
• 
  Mixed Use Development at Spott Road
  by georgerobertson
  February 27, 2020

Advertise yourself, a hobby, or a hobby horse, create a community board, promote a community project, promote a cause. You can start for free.

• 
  MINUTES DSHNG OPEN MEETING TUESDAY 2 MARCH 2021
  by Sue Guy
  April 5, 2021
  DSHNG Minutes 20210302 final
• 
  What Next for Friends of John Muir Birthplace? – Post-Event Blog
  by philip
  April 5, 2021
  Another event in our What If? series was organised in collaboration with the Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace on Wednesday 24th March 2021. Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace is a local charity that supports the ongoing work of the John Muir Birthplace Charitable Trust and the staff of John Muir’s Birthplace. During the event,…
• 
  TYNINGHAME VILLAGE HALL COMMUNITY AGM
  by tyninghame
  April 2, 2021
  We have a date for your diary! Our AGM will be hosted via Zoom on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 7:30pm.  Further details on how to register to join the meeting are here. In the meantime please read this important April 2021 Update statement from the Chair, David Clark.…
• 
  Refurbishment update
  by tyninghame
  April 2, 2021
  Despite the hall being closed due to Covid-19 restrictions, we are keeping busy. The Tyninghame Village Hall Committee has made a commitment to make improvements to the village hall. For further information on the refurbishments please see here. We hope to be able to open up the hall again…
• 
  Mobile Covid-19 Asymptomatic Testing Units To Be Deployed in Dunbar During April
  by janette
  March 31, 2021
  For more information click the links below: asymptomatic_community_testing_in_east_lothian mobile_test_units_to_continue_operating_in_east_lothian    
• 
  Climate Action East Linton -event report
  by philip
  March 31, 2021
  ‘What if?’ Event Report Climate Action East Linton is an affiliated member of Sustaining Dunbar, and benefits from sharing ideas, resources and experience. We invited our colleagues from CAEL to showcase their inspiring work as part of an ongoing What If? event series which we have been running for…
• 
  Wheat Project
  by philip
  March 24, 2021
  Do you have a sunny square metre or more of garden that you could use to grow a patch of heritage wheat this season? I’m seeking twenty or so ‘patchwork wheat farmers’ across Dunbar and District to join me in this participatory research project. The eventual aim is to…
• 
  Bat Survey
  by tyninghame
  March 20, 2021
  In February 2021 we insulated the central roof structure. Prior to this work, we commissioned a Bat Survey to find out if and where we had bats roosting in the Hall and what measures would be needed to protect them. You can read the full report here. 
• 
  Community Outreach Gardener
  by philip
  March 19, 2021
  Sustaining Dunbar is the community development trust for the Dunbar and East Linton ward in East Lothian. We work closely with community groups and stakeholders to help the area to be home to thriving people, where nature flourishes on the land and in the sea, where we live, work…
• 
  Hustings
  by philip
  March 17, 2021
  Scottish Parliament Hustings Events 7.30pm Tuesday 13 April 2021 – Constituency Vote 7.30pm Thursday 15 April 2021 – Regional List Vote Online events by Zoom – Advanced booking essential Organised jointly by: Sustaining Dunbar and Dunbar Churches Together in the lead up to the Scottish Parliament elections on 6 May 2021,…
• 
  DCC Minutes March 2021
  by georgerobertson
  March 17, 2021
  Here are the main points from the March meeting: A new format for the agenda and minutes is being trialled to help make the minutes simpler and more accessible. Our ELC Elected Members were questioned on station access and car parking, coastal car parking and anti-social behaviour. A Local…
• 
  Kirsty McLuckie interview
  by philip
  March 15, 2021
  Sustaining Dunbar’s Local Good Food Alliance talks to Kirsty McLuckie, Pupil Support Worker at Dunbar Grammar School, about the John Muir Award, foraging and the importance of growing and preparing your own food. Interview by Rosie Harrison in November 2020.
• 
  The SOE at Belhaven Hill – on Zoom 8th April 2021
  by georgerobertson
  March 12, 2021
  Early in WW2, the school was evacuated from Belhaven Hill, and the building was requisitioned by the War Department. It became a special training school for the Special Operations executive (SOE). The SOE was established by Winston Churchill soon after Dunkirk, with the instruction to “Set Europe Ablaze”. Trained…
• 
  Belhaven Community Garden Cook-Outs
  by philip
  March 10, 2021
  This series of cook-outs is a great example of local partnership working: they’re held at Belhaven Community Garden, which is run by Sustaining Dunbar. The Local Good Food Alliance was successful in applying for funding to Dunbar & East Linton Area Partnership, and they are also part-funded and hosted…
• 
  What Next for the Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace?
  by philip
  March 10, 2021
  Wed, 24 Mar 2021, 7pm A ‘What If?’ event organised by the Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace in conjunction with Sustaining Dunbar. Join us to discuss: What role does John Muir’s Birthplace play in the life of the town and the High Street? What can we learn from John Muir’s life and legacy…
• 
  Dunbar Cycling Group
  by philip
  March 10, 2021
  Dunbar Cycling Group’s primary aim is to encourage more people in Dunbar to take up or renew their interest in cycling. The club actively promotes cycling as a healthy, sociable pastime suitable for all age groups and abilities. Our friends from Dunbar cycling Group have shared their newsletter with…
• 
  OOBE Proposed Project
  by tanya
  March 7, 2021
  OOBE East Beach Concept 2017
• 
  Regeneration Project
  by tanya
  March 7, 2021
  Rock armour at interceptor pipe 2 new breakwaters to make a ‘harbour’ New biowall to replace original groyne Before Regeneration
• 
  YOUNG MINDS – Help for Children or Parents affected by Mental Health issues
  by janette
  March 3, 2021
  If you know any children or young people who might be struggling to manage their mental health, the Young Minds website is an excellent resource. Information of all kinds for the young people or their parents, including the impacts of Coronavirus. https://youngminds.org.uk Are you a young person in crisis?…
• 
  Climate Action East Linton ‘What If?’ Event
  by philip
  March 2, 2021
  7-8pm March 17th 2021 Join us for an evening of conversation, information and local encounters with people passionate about their community and the planet. Register HERE. Climate Action East Linton (CAEL) consists of a friendly, informal group of people living in the East Linton area who care deeply about the…

A Sustaining Dunbar Project

Hosting locally grown website projects since 1910 2010

Get started