Celebrate John Muir Day on 21st April! 🌿 Discover how a boy from Dunbar became a pioneer in conservation. Visit the @JM_birthplace or walk along the @johnmuirway, which is 10 today! @johnmuirtrust #JohnMuirDay #ConservationHero #visiteastlothian 🌍 📷 Small Island Digital

Let's see your modernism, landscapes and still life for today's #OnlineArtExchange 🖼️

We're celebrating Royal Scottish Academy’s show William Gillies: Modernism and Nation

'Solway Landscape' by William Gillies (1898–1973) © Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. 📷 Royal Scottish Academy

This week’s #OnlineArtExchange with Art UK is all about Modernism in landscapes and still life for our new exhibition, William Gillies: Modernism and Nation!

This complex group portrait is full of meaning, and a key work in the show.

🖼️William Gillies RSA, Interior (1938)

Art UK’s #OnlineArtExchange is Modernism in landscapes and still life for Royal Scottish Academy's William Gillies: Modernism and Nation exhibition. We’re a proud touring partner currently hosting William Gillies: Modernism and Nation. Here is the lovely A Wooded Glen by Gillies.

❗️Opening hours update for Friday 1st December❗️

Due to unforeseen circumstances we will be open from 2pm to 5pm today instead of our usual 12.45pm to 5pm.

Stay safe and warm out there folks!

Every year we set a budget to determine how much is spent on services. Local residents are being asked to provide views on the services that matter to them & suggestions for how we might find further savings. To find out more & have your say click here: orlo.uk/uV6Dj

We've a vacancy for a Sustainability & Climate Change Officer to promote & raise awareness of sustainable development, climate change and related environmental issues within the council, its Community Planning partners & the wider community in East Lothian
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🎉Delighted to have East Lothian Libraries recent #BlackHistoryMonth event with Sir Geoff Palmer 🙌🏾 at John Gray Centre featured in this week’s East Lothian Courier 😊! Huge thanks to all who attended!✨
Check out: johngraycentre.org/transatlantic-…⛓️

November is here and that means it's almost time for the Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders Archaeology Conference! Come and join us on 18th November at our usual venue, Queen Margaret University. See the programme and book your place: eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210596/ar…

Happy Halloween!

Can you name the tree in this spooky picture?

During the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, traditional besom brooms made from this tree are used to brush away the spirits of the old year.

Any guesses?

Don't miss the deadline for #eastlothian #vacma funding on 24 October, 5pm. Emerging artists and new graduates can apply for £500, with £750 bursaries available for more established practitioners. Application info here eastlothian.gov.uk/arts-funding
Image: Neil Russell Purple Polka

We are seeking the views of local residents on our draft Customer Strategy. Our consultation, which runs until 15 October, can be accessed online. Alternatively paper copies are available in council libraries and area offices. Find out more: orlo.uk/QFO1M

💡 #LocalHistory Spotlight today for Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight is a short film📽️ - ‘Fabulous Families of #EastLothian ’: bit.ly/ELfamilies👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
ENJOY! ✨
#ArchaeologyFortnight #FamilyHistory
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Key information about office, library and community centre closures for the September weekend and public holidays on 15 and 18 September:

orlo.uk/3Pv6m

Please present bins/recycling as normal.

Lots happening on Saturday at The Ridge in Dunbar - come along to the open day, and workshops on writing, pinhole photography, and laser scanning buildings, and a talk by the architect transforming historic buildings.
See: tinyurl.com/yens8tzy
Part of #ArchaeologyFortnight

Dunbar became Scotland's first zero-waste town, diverting over 30 tonnes of landfill to what has become a hugely popular re-use hub in the town where you can find your own treasure from someone else's trash. Open daily📍EH42 1DX #zerowasteweek #reuserecycle #eastlothian