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As you will no doubt be all too aware, it’s looking like the COVID-19 virus is well and truly with us for the next weeks and months. On a national level it seems the aim is to try to keep Read More …
Part 1 The Grand Hotels During the twentieth century the town had developed into a considerable small holiday resort. The historic St George Hotel had been established since 1625 and by the end of the 19th Century two important hotels Read More …
The Covid-19 restrictions meant that there was no physical meeting and instead this meeting was held by Zoom conference call. the main points from the meeting were as follows: A number of town maintenance issues were recorded and reported to Read More …
The Burgh Council published another very useful document, a copy of which has surfaced alongside the final minute of its last meeting in 1975, which dates back we think to between 1959 and not later than 1965. It was a Read More …
Vale atque vale … ROYAL BURGH OF DUNBAR MINUTE OF THE LAST MEETING of the PROVOST, MAGISTRATES & COUNCILLORS held within the Council Chambers, Town House, Dunbar On THURSDAY, 15th May, 1575 at 8.30 pm. SEDERUNT The Meeting was attended Read More …
For the first time ever, Dunbar’s Victoria Harbour is completely empty, with the fishing fleet laid up in the Cromwell harbour.
We have just launched some new informational pages covering the scope of the tremendous local volunteer response and how to access assistance in your local area, in Dunbar and West Barns. The DUNBAR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE pages are accessible via the Read More …
Provost R H (Jimmy) James set up a committee to consider the question of the celebration of the 6th centenary anniversary of the Charter. He invited Peter MacIntyre a former dux boy of Dunbar School and history graduate of, and Read More …
Did you see this flag flying on the Town House on the 8th February 2020? Did you wonder what it was? Did you wonder why it was flying? It is the official coat of arms granted to the Royal Burgh Read More …
This year, 2020, will mark the 650th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter to Dunbar. Dunbar Community Council had plans to make a great celebration of this during June’s Civic Week but with the Coronavirus outbreak all our Read More …
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