Exhibition in Dunbar Library June 15, 2008
Posted by Philip in : Events and activities , add a commentDon’t miss the Sustaining Dunbar Exhibition which will be in Dunbar Library during Civic Week and then continuing until Saturday 28th June.
With background information about Sustaining Dunbar and the plans and current activities of our sub-groups plus a rolling selection of films, a chance to calculate your carbon footprint and the opportunity to enter our prize draw quiz.
Dunbar Bike Fest this Sunday! June 13, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities, Transport Group News , add a commentSunday 22nd June 2-5pm at Hallhill Centre
Family Bike Parade along High Street 3.30pm
Fun Races, Folding Bike race, Obstacle Course
Pedal Powered Scalextric
Fancy Dress Bike - bring your bike in “Disguise”
Trials riding in Lochend Woods
Treasure Hunt round the woods
“DR BIKE” Free Bike Check Puncture Repair Workshop
Beat the Bobby with PC Kevin Hughes
Information Stall
Unusual Bikes, electric assist and trailers.
East Beach Clean Up June 5, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , 1 comment so farSaturday 8th June, 1-4pm
Jo MacNamara is organising a beach clean party at the East Beach on Saturday afternoon from 1 till 4. She says: “We have a team of environmental volunteers coming to do some beach art and plaster casting with us and if the sun shines we’ll have a bit of a bar b que.”
Environment Forum Launch on 31 May May 13, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentEast Lothian Council are hosting an Environment Forum event on Saturday 31 May in Musselburgh, which will be “an opportunity for communities and organisations to identify the environmental challenges that face East Lothian, shape our collective response”.
Guest speakers include Alan Blackie, Chief Executive of East Lothian Council, Eurig Scandrett from Queen Margaret University and Philip Revell from Sustaining Dunbar. Registration starts at 9.15am and will end with a buffet lunch at 1pm.
There will be a Market Place and two workshops looking at:
• The key environmental sustainability challenges facing East Lothian and how these affect local residents;
• An East Lothian Environment Forum: how should it be structured and what could a forum achieve.”
If you would like to come along to this free event please book a place by emailing jleslie@eastlothian.gov.uk or call 01620 827829.
Free crèche facilities are available.
See the poster here
Sustaining Dunbar Launches Tomorrow! April 29, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentJust a reminder of the official launch of Sustaining Dunbar takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 30 April at 7.30pm in ‘Our Lady of the Waves’ church hall, which is the blue wooden building in Westgate, almost opposite the side road down to the leisure pool.
The programme for the evening is :
- Introduction
- Film - The Power of Community
- Explanation about how Sustaining Dunbar will be structured
- Information about the sub-groups, their existing activities and plans
- AGM (to set up the ‘co-ordination group’)
Community Council Waste Disposal Meeting March 6, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentDunbar Community Council is holding a public meeting in Dunbar Grammar School on Tues 11th March at 7 pm to assess public opinion on the subject of waste disposal in the Dunbar area
Fife Diet Event in Edinburgh 16th March March 6, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentThe Fife Diet asks people to sign-up to eating food from Fife, for a year, monitor their progress and share their experience. This is a celebration of local goodness not an exercise in self-denial. Find out more on on Sunday 16th March 7-9pm at the Friends Meeting House on Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh.
Powerpod Comes to Dunbar March 4, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentThe Powerpod trailer is an interactive and fun introduction to renewable energies and the climate change challenge. It is fitted with solar panels, thermal solar panels and a wind turbine, while inside there is lots of stuff about why renewable forms of energy are good for the planet etc. There are demonstrators to help people access the info and help with the activities for kids.
The Edinburgh powerpod is owned by the Woodcraft Folk. They bought it with lottery money and they take it on their camps so that they don’t have to entirely turn their backs on modern living. It will visit Dunbar Grammar School on Thursday (6th March) and then will be open to the public at the John Muir Birthplace all day on Friday (7th March) - come along and see it!
MSP Eileen Campbell visits Dunbar March 2, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentEileen Campbell MSP, who has connections to Carbon Neutral Biggar, is coming to Dunbar on Monday 3 March. She has been invited to speak by members of Dunbar SNP, at their AGM.
After a short private session, the meeting in the Bayswell Hotel will open (at 8pm) to anyone interested in hearing what Eileen has to say about the Biggar experience, and indeed if there are any issues and concerns about transition town matters you would wish to bring to the attention of the Scottish Parliament and government, then Eileen, as a back-bencher, would be happy to raise this with cabinet members.
Potato Day - Sun 2nd March February 28, 2008
Posted by Morag Haddow in : Events and activities , add a commentBorders Organic Gardeners, Potato Day, Sunday 2nd March, nr. Kelso.
If you haven’t bought your seed potatoes yet then you will have 117 varieties to choose from. Even if you have, this looks like an interesting day out. See
Borders Organic Gardeners for more information.
