East Lothian Current 🌊 Friday 31st January
Founders net-walking, pre-loved fashion and candle painting
Congratulations, you made it to the end of January! Truly the longest month of all, but February holds the promise of snowdrops, lighter evenings and a veritable smorgasbord of local events and opportunities to get stuck into.
Hang on in there, brighter days are coming ☀️
☀️ What’s On
🦁 Cinema trip tonight? You can catch Gladiator II and Moana II on The Brunton’s Film Fridays schedule tonight (Haddington Corn Exchange).
🧵 Very few tickets left for this! Stitched: Scotland’s Embroidered Art at Newhailes House on Saturday 1st February.
👗 Lower Impact Living are giving you the chance to find some pre-loved treasures at their February Fashion Swish next Thursday (6th Feb).
👩🏻💻 Looking to to connect with fellow business owners and grow your local network? Head to the first Founders Net-walking event in North Berwick next Friday (7th Feb).
🎤 Live music coming up on Saturday 8th February: The Midnight Jam at Station Yard, Dunbar.
💗 Likely to sell out - this Paint & Sip Galentines event at The Leddie, hosted by Drift Candle Company (Wednesday 12th Feb).
💕 Alternatively, you can head into Edinburgh on the 13th and support local business Tyninghame Candles. You can sign up here.
🖇️ Community Noticeboard
🪡 Fixing for a Future are running free sewing workshops at Haddington and Tranent Libraries - find out more on Facebook or book your place here.
🎨 You have until 4th Feb to apply for the East Lothian Visual Artists and Craft Makers Awards - bursaries of up to £1000 are up for grabs.
🚗 A reminder that North Berwick High Street will be closed to traffic on weekdays for the next 8 weeks.
📚 Everyone’s favourite bookshop, Night Owl Books, will be closed for stock-taking 1st-8th Feb (reopening on the 9th).
🚌 This was popular last week so I’m sharing it again - Petition for a coastal bus route between Edinburgh, Leith, Portobello and Musselburgh.
👰🏼♀️ This isn’t East-Lothian related, but so many of you responded to my question about pre-loved wedding dresses that I had to include it - St Columba’s Hospice sell bridal wear and are always looking for donations.
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