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McArthur’s Store will be participating in Doors Open Day on Saturday 23rd September which is part of European Heritage Days, where building owners across Europe open their doors and give free public access
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The Dutch street symphony orchestra Ricciotti Ensemble entertained an audience in the new outdoor amphitheatre in Dunbar Battery
The venue was full and the performance was a huge success.The most energetic orchestra in the world have been on their Scotch Fling Tour between July 28th and August 4th and have played more than 30 performances in 8 days. The Ricciotti aims to play symphonic music in places it isn't normally played. Common Ricciotti venues are hospitals,parks, museums,and even on the streets.Founded in 1970, the Ricciotti Ensemble has audience participation and broad programming in its DNA and its performances are a true celebration of music and life in itself. With the average musician’s age at 22 years old, the organisation aims to provide high-quality community performance experiences for its emerging artists at the outset of their professional careers.
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The fishing fleet in Dunbar is participating in the successful project to tackle marine litter at sea. The project aims to reduce marine litter by engaging one of the key stakeholders, the fishing industry. It has the benefit of raising awareness of Marine litter within the fishing industry, local communities and with school children.
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On Saturday 8th July , the town gathered for the annual Lifeboat Day, the group’s biggest fundraiser of the year.Warm sunshine and a host of star attractions helped to make the event a huge success, including a performance by the dancers from the hugely successful ‘Strictly for the Lifeboats
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Members arriving back in Dunbar after rowing the John Muir way across Scotland from Helensburgh through the Forth and Clyde canal to Dunbar. A great achievement and a first for the rowing club and perhaps the first boat to row the John Muir way.
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The bird was found hanging from a cliff in the Harbour & freed by members of the public & the Scottish SPCA. It is thought the bird became tangled while trying to eat the Kittiwake eggs or chicks on the cliffs. Animal Rescue Officer Sarah Auldsmith said: "I wasn't sure how I was going to get it down until three very helpful members of the public, Joel, Neil and Finlay McIntosh, came to the rescue. They managed to get ladders & made an instrument to cut the seagull down whilst I waited at the bottom to catch the bird. It was untangled from the fishing line around its legs and wings and then taken to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre before being released back into the wild."
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Live music, stalls with local handmade produce, pizza and icecream and more in a spectacular location at the newly refurbished battery.
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Dunbar’s lifeboat crew joined the rescue response after five people were cut off by the tide at Pease Bay on Wednesday. The alarm was raised just after 6pm when two adults and three children were spotted in trouble on rocks to the north east of the holiday park. Dunbar’s all weather lifeboat (ALB) was launched and on scene at 6.30pm. By then one of the adults and the three children had made their own way to safety up the rocks. One man however was still stranded in rising sea water. The Coastguard Search and Rescue helicopter arrived at 7pm and quickly winched the man to safety.
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Clearance work is now under way to re-establish access to the castle vaults on the south side of the harbour. At the same time progress is being made by Dunbar’s Fishermen’s Association to introduce a Cold Store and Chiller beside their working area.
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Dunbar Battery was the setting for many sunny, if windy, events during a busy Civic Week. A variety of performers put on one play and many concerts during the week and Civic Queen Connie presided over the closing service which brought Civic Week to an end in a packed amphitheatre.