Sustaining Dunbar Coronavirus UPDATE

You won't be surprised to learn that the The Climate Crisis & Farming in East Lothian event scheduled for Monday 23rd March (organised by East Lothian Green Party) has been postponed. Hopefully it will be rescheduled as an online event very soon.
Also, the Saturday 28th March Earth Hour event organised by Dunbar Churches Together has had to be cancelled.
Likewise, the John Muir -Earth, Planet, Universe
Exhibition 2020 won't now open as planned on 1st April. However, it is being redesigned as an interactive online exhibition -more on that shortly.

BELHAVEN COMMUNITY GARDEN
remains open for your wellbeing (with suitable social distancing). Regular volunteer sessions on Saturday afternoons from 1pm. All ages and abilities are welcome. (And usually on Thursday mornings too, from 10.15am). To keep in the loop, subscribe to the BCG email list -send a blank email to: bcgvolunteers+subscribe@groups.io

We have suddenly found ourselves in strange times indeed. Coronavirus is cruelly exposing the vulnerability of our globalised economy whilst also showing how quickly ordinary people can rally round and respond positively to support others in their communities.
Here in Dunbar, the Community Council is coordinating local people to help support others, when and if needed. This Facebook page has been set up to coordinate efforts:

Dunbar & District Coronavirus Community Helpers Facebook Group
This resources page from the Communities Channel Scotland has a host of links to useful resources:
Community responses to COVID-19 - resources

East Lothian Council have set up this page with information on local services during this crisis:
Coronavirus/COVID-19

Voluntary Arts Scotland has launched #CreativeNetwork - a daily online get-together open to anyone involved in arts, culture and creativity who would welcome the opportunity to talk to others about dealing with the current situation, the challenges of working from home and what we can do together to make the most of difficult circumstances.

Clearly we are still very early in our experience of the unfolding coronavirus crisis but, even at this stage, can we start asking what learnings and opportunities it might create for new thinking on climate action? This article from The Conversation may be one place to start: Coronavirus response proves the world can act on climate change

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