Sustaining Dunbar

Dunbar Bike Fest this Sunday! June 13, 2008

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Sunday 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.

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East Beach Clean Up June 5, 2008

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Saturday 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.”

Training for Transition June 5, 2008

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28/29th June, Dundee

There are still two places on this Transition Training course, run by Naresh Giangrande and Sophy Banks. Cost £60/90/120. If you’re interested, please email Eva Schonveld.

They say: “Training for Transition is a 2-day “fundamentals” course for those wishing to know how to set up, run, and maintain a successful transition initiative. It is packed with imaginative and inspiring way to delve into both the theory and practice of Transition.”

Co-ordination Group Meeting June 5, 2008

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The first meeting of our new ‘Co-ordination Group’ is on Wednesday 11th June at 8pm at Hallhill Healthy Living Centre, all welcome.

Environment Forum Launch on 31 May May 13, 2008

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East 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.

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Climate Change Training in June May 13, 2008

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The Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN) are running two training sessions in Edinurgh this June.

Climate Change Condensed
Tuesday 10th June, 18:30-21:30
COIN has created a fantastic new 3-hour ‘all-you-need-to-know’ course which uses a carefully-concocted recipe of expert knowledge (we bring the experts to you on film), group discussion and pair work.

Speaker Training
Tuesday 1st July, 17:30-21:30
COIN’s intensive 4-hour training course gives participants the text, information, skills and confidence to prepare and deliver a persuasive half hour talk on climate change.
Tickets: £12 for individuals; £24 for charities and Local Authorities; £49 for business

Venue: Tepooka, 10 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DS

These conferences are for everybody who wants to gain confidence about communicating climate change at work, in their organisations, in the local community, and among friends and family.

To book, or if you need further info, please contact Mim at COIN by email mim at coinet.org.uk or on 01865 403330. See the poster here.

Food Group Meeting 13th May 7.30pm May 11, 2008

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The food group is meeting on Tue 13th at 7.30pm in the Shoestring Cafe by the station. All those interested please come along. This is a chance for new members to get to know faces and get a flavour of what we have been doing up til now. We also need to look at a presentation format for the civic week. Look forward to seeing folk then.

Another chance for the Introduction to Permaculture May 3, 2008

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There’s going to be another Introduction to Permaculture course in Edinburgh - the one in Portobello was fully booked and feedback from participants was very positive - so get booking!

Venue: Bridgend Farm, 41 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh
Time: 31st May 9.45 refreshments for 10 o’clock start, finish at 4pm
Cost: £40 (concessions available)
Booking: Ricarda Kuehn on 0131 258 4223