Tag Archives: Dunbar

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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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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My Work Experience!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Guest

Hello, My name is Lauren and I’m a 4th year on work experience. Work experience is when you go out of school and into the working world for one week, you get to see all the different jobs that are … Continue reading →

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It’s been a busy summer…that’s my excuse

Posted on September 2, 2011 by sarah

I know I haven’t written alot on the blog recently. As it says above, my excuse is that it’s been a really busy summer! Kevin has been keeping you up to date on a few of our big events at … Continue reading →

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Voluntarily Waylaid

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Kevin

 Hello, this is Kevin and I am both a volunteer within the Museum Service and a casual museum assistant at John Muir’s Birthplace. I’m here to tell you about what I do as a volunteer. I volunteer once a week, … Continue reading →

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Gandhi Comes to East Lothian!

Posted on September 28, 2009 by sarah

 And it’s not even a trick title! Arun Manilal Gandhi is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi. As part of Black History Month 2009, Arun Gandhi is visiting the Brunton on 12th October and delivering a talk on his views … Continue reading →

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European Visitors Enjoy Scones Shocker!

Posted on April 6, 2009 by sarah

   On Monday and Tuesday (30th-31st March), I had 6 Italians and 3&1/2 Hungarians visiting Dunbar as part of a EU funded project on collecting family photographs. The 1/2 refers to the son of Viki, one of the main organisers, who … Continue reading →

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