Monthly Archives: July 2012

Sand Sculpture Competition – East Beach

Posted on July 31, 2012 by alasdairswan

SATURDAY 11th August
2pm – 4pm
East Beach, Dunbar
access down pedestrian ramp opposite new play garden on Lamer Street

Castles…mermaids… sea creatures…
Come and join the fun!
Bring bucket and spade and your     imagination!
 
All ages welcome

 

Prizes
Special     prize for best John Muir themed sculpture!
 
Entry     £2 adult,
£1     child, £5 family
 
All     proceeds to Friends of     JMB 

 

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Minutes of Open Meeting – July 2012

Posted on July 10, 2012 by pippa

Dunbar Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group
Minutes of Public Meeting
12 June 2012
Methodist Church Hall   Dunbar

Attendees:

Mike Shaw
Pippa Swan
Alasdair Swan
Kevin Heffernan
Brian Cox
Ian Dane
Neil Adams
Robert Ramsay
Cathrine Ramsay
Sue Guy

Apologies:
Michaei Veitch
Paul McLennan
Callum Colquhoun
Gordon Nicolson

 
 

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Minutes of Meeting of 1 May 2012
 

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Action ItemsWith the exception of the undernoted, action items have been attended to:3.01     Update on Colvin St flats and East Links Rd flytipping [...]

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Great Architect at the Harbour!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by pippa

Sir Basil Spence, the world famous Scottish architect and designer of Coventry Cathedral, is the man behind the really stunning fishermen’s cottages on Victoria Street and at Victoria Harbour.

In the 1930s Dunbar Town Council decided to regenerate the town’s Victoria harbour front for the fishing industry by providing housing to accommodate fishermen and their families [...]

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Coastlife centre – What it might look like

Posted on July 6, 2012 by alasdairswan

A simple, elegant, environmentally sustainable structure, designed to accommodate the cinemax auditorium, would be sited in a fully landscaped coastal garden with teaching and seating spaces.

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Coastlife centre – one possible location

Posted on July 6, 2012 by alasdairswan

The Site and Building
The site that we have identified as offering the best potential for this project, is the old Amusement Arcade site at Lamer Street on the East Beach. This site is privately owned and is currently the subject of a planning application for seven houses.

The Dunbar Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group believes [...]

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Coastlife Centre by the East Beach

Posted on July 4, 2012 by alasdairswan

The Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group is behind an exciting concept to develop the currently derelict site adjacent to the Playgarden at Lamer Street.
We have it in mind that this site should be the focus for a small but special attraction which will hopefully appeal to both Dunbar residents and tourists to the town, alike.
Consequently, [...]

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Dunbar’s Seaside Award

Posted on July 4, 2012 by alasdairswan

Keep Scotland Beautiful has awarded Dunbar a Rural Seaside Award for 2012
The flag was raised at the beginning of June.
The Dunbar Shore and Harbour Neighbourhood Group worked with the East Lothian Council to secure this award. The Group is now active in the management of the beach, determined to keep it attractive for this year’s [...]

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