Category: News

Sustaining Dunbar has appointed two new directors this year, Ettie Spencer and Elisabeth Wilson. Ettie Spencer lives in Stenton and her first…Continue readingNew directors appointed

PLEASE HELP:  East Lothian Aid For refugees has set an ambitious target to raise £4,000 to send 20 Frontier Stoves to refugee camps before…Continue readingEast Lothian Aid for Refugees – Frontier Stove Appeal

STRIVE invites you – Wednesday 26th August,  10am-12pm –  56 High Street Tranent Are you or the communities you support interested in your…Continue readingCommunity Empowerment Bill and Asset Transfer 

Zero Waste Dunbar and District are looking for 2 Project Officers to deliver the Zero Waste Dunbar programme. If you have the…Continue readingZero Waste Dunbar is Recruiting

Dunbar & District is famous for its beautiful beaches, fantastic local shops and of course being the sunniest and driest place in…Continue readingZero Waste Dunbar and District

We are now recruiting for a new project manager for the Zero Waste Dunbar Project. We’d like to thank Libi for doing…Continue readingThank you Libi!

Households signed up to take the Household Canny Challenge can access the free Energy Audits and Advice Service. We can help with…Continue readingKeep Me Warm

Sustaining Dunbar will be running drop-in travel advice sessions at East Linton Library every Tuesday, 2pm to 4pm, starting on 27th January.…Continue readingNew Travel Advice Sessions in East Linton

The 20 mph speed limit trial south of the railway line has been in place for a year now and most people…Continue readingProposal to Make the Trial 20mph Speed Limit Permanent in Dunbar

Fruit tree pruning workshop with Andrew Lear at Belhaven Community Garden Come learn how to prune and shape fruit trees at Belhaven Community Garden…Continue readingFruit Tree Pruning Workshop

Please come along for a ’50 Mile Pot Luck’ on Friday 16th January at Our Lady of the Waves Hall at 7…Continue readingVoices of Transition and 50 mile potluck

Plans for bringing the Saleground site in East Linton back to life as a focus for local trading and community involvement have…Continue readingEast Linton Saleground Update

Today Wingate TRA launch ‘Helping Hands’. Helping Hands is a project the Wingate Tenants and Residents Association has developed as part of…Continue readingWingate TRA launch Helping Hands

With Christmas just around the corner we’d like to invite you to join us to get ready for and celebrate this special…Continue readingZero Waste Christmas Event

Bee School – 30th November: 11.00a.m. Sunday@ Belhaven Community Garden. Whether you wish to become directly involved in Dunbar Community Beekeeping next…Continue readingBee School

Sustaining Dunbar aims to bring people together to plan and start creating a low-carbon, sustainable and resilient community. Its aspirations include community…Continue readingCommunity energy storage and supply: feasibility study, analysis and specification

In 2009 Sustaining Dunbar carried out a survey to gauge how easy it was for people living in the Dunbar District to:…Continue readingWhat has changed in the last 5 years?

Belhaven Community Garden Open Weekend, Saturday 27th Sept. 10am-12.30pm and Sunday 28th Sept. 12.30-3pm. Come and see what’s growing and pick your…Continue readingBelhaven Community Garden Open Weekend

Come to the East Linton Auction Mart open day on 31st August and be in from the start. The two-acre site includes…Continue readingEast Linton Sale Ground: Open Day