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During the period March to July 2020 during the first lockdown, the Dunbar Resilience plan was activated with teams of volunteers across the ward who could respond to requests for help from vulnerable individuals who were self isolating. These Resilience Read More …
Windfarm funding of £50,000 per annum has arrived in Dunbar, thanks to Aikengall II Community Windpower Ltd. Details of the Community Benefit Fund grant application process can be found on the Community Council’s website. For a simpler small grant support Read More …
Here are the main points from the January meeting: Ian Hamilton has left the Community Council. the Chair, Pippa Swan thanked him for his service to the community. Ben Thomas was elected to fill a casual vacancy. There is one Read More …
The Brunton Theatre are having an On-Line Panto which you can watch at home on the evenings of 15 to 18 December. There is no charge although they are hoping for voluntary donations. You can book via this link. Rapunzel Read More …
The main points from the November meeting are as follows: A PowerPoint presentation re the Sustaining Dunbar “What If” Initiative was given The police report highlighted a number of anti-social behaviour issues and road traffic offences Two local councillors gave Read More …
I came to Dunbar Grammar School as Principal Teacher of History in October 1966. During my time at Hawick High School and at Galashiels Academy, both as a pupil and teacher, I had been involved with drama, which I considered Read More …
The main points from the October meeting are as follows: This was the AGM, and the DCC Chair Pippa Swan submitted a full report on DCC business throughout a year which had been dominated by Covid 19. Two DCC members Read More …
Here are the main points from the September meeting: The Dunbar Community Police Officer PC Gavin Ross is moving to a new appointment at the National Wildlife Crime Unit. PC Jenni Stewart has also moved on. PC Chris Hutchison is Read More …
Unfortunately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the government restrictions introduced to combat the spread of the virus, the 2020 celebrations planned to mark the 650th anniversary of Dunbar being granted the status of a “free burgh” have been severely Read More …
I started this project as a follow up to the start of the spread of the Corona virus to tell a new generation in Dunbar about the importance of the Royal Charter which created the burgh of Dunbar on 8th Read More …
Dunbar in Lockdown– a personal perspective reflecting on the effect of Covid-19 on Dunbar. To find a precedent for the current lockdown, one should go back to the winter of 1337/8 when Dunbar was besieged by the Earls of Salisbury and Arundel and defended by Agnes Countess Read More …
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