Author Archives: sarah

Watching the Edinburgh Marathon…with tea and scones!

Posted on May 8, 2013 by sarah

This year’s Edinburgh Marathon takes place on Sunday 26th May. Runners start in Edinburgh and run out along the East Lothian coast, as far as Longniddry, passing Prestongrange Museum twice. If you’re supporting someone running the marathon, why not come to Prestongrange … Continue reading →

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Night time Adventures!

Posted on May 7, 2013 by sarah

This year, we’re having a full weekend of activities for Museums at Night, which takes place from 16-18 May. I’m very excited about the different events! We’ve split it up into the Thursday night for adults, and Friday and Saturday … Continue reading →

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Oh the places we will go…

Posted on January 7, 2013 by sarah

Happy new year to all our lovely readers! So, this morning, to ease everyone back into work, I asked people in the Museums Office: Which was your favourite museum you visited in 2012, and where would you love to visit … Continue reading →

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Our 2012 – a review…

Posted on December 19, 2012 by sarah

It’s been quite a year in museums, opening 2 new museums, and running our other 3 alongside them for the first time. We’ve also undergone a service review, seen jobs change and new staff come on board. So all in … Continue reading →

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An Elf learns from Spiderman about responsibility…

Posted on November 28, 2012 by sarah

Can you believe it’s December this weekend? I most definitely can’t!  Although saying that, I did spend last Sunday dressed as an Elf for our Victorian Christmas event in Dunbar. We were making willow Christmas trees with artist Tanwen, which … Continue reading →

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Volunteering at Multi-Cultural Day

Posted on August 23, 2012 by sarah

Sorry for a bit of a formal post but thought I should just put our latest article up here for people to see… East Lothian’s Family Multi-Cultural Day is now in its fourth year. Each year it has grown in … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Festival of Museums weekend!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by sarah

You join us at a rather tense moment, those few hours before our programme of events kicks off across the weekend. I really hope this weather won’t put people off coming out to join us for Festival of Museums! Festival … Continue reading →

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And now we are FIVE!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by sarah

Well, as of this Friday we will have 5 venues open! How exciting!! As you can imagine this week has been absolutely manic trying to get everything ready for the opening of Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery and the John Gray … Continue reading →

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New Museums on the horizon

Posted on March 15, 2012 by sarah

15 days to go until the John Gray Centre fully opens! I’ve been working on the Centre since I first joined the Council 4 years ago, and at that point there were plans, lots of ideas and lots of work … Continue reading →

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Rhino Horns, Bronze Sculptures and Security Guards

Posted on February 24, 2012 by sarah

I know I usually write about what we’ve been up to here in East Lothian, but this week some stories from around the UK caught my attention and I thought you might be interested in to read about them! This … Continue reading →

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