East Lothian Current 🌊 Friday 3rd January
Banish the January blues and start planning your Burns Night celebrations
Happy New Year! Are we still saying that on the 3rd? I hope you’re all feeling well-rested from the festive break, and ready to take on another year.
✨ Coming Up
🥾 Step into the New Year properly with this free Wellness Walk with Wild Tide Yoga on Saturday 4th. A lovely way to explore beautiful Tyninghame Beach and meet some new people.
📚 For a cosy night out, head to The Crown & Kitchen on Thursday 9th for a Night Owl event with bestselling author Hannah Kaner.
🕺🏼 Banish the January blues and get on your dancing shoes for A Celebration of Elton John at Haddington Corn Exchange on Friday 10th.
🏃🏼♀️ Want to move more in 2025? Join the parkrun at Whitekirk Hill every Saturday from 9:30am.
👶🏼 One for parents - the East Lothian Mums Walking Club is a new initiative based in Haddington - the first meetup is Thursday 16th.
🪴Carers of East Lothian have a whole calendar of supportive meetups and informational events lined up for January - well worth checking out.
🗓️ Book It Now
And here’s how the rest of January is shaping up - including a bumper batch of Burns Night celebrations.
Anything in here is likely to sell out, so don’t wait if you see something you’re excited about!
🦀 Seaweed pressing workshop on Friday 17th January at the Scottish Seabird Centre.
🐧 Coastal Birds for Beginners on Saturday 18th - it’s an indoor workshop with time for a beach walk if the weather allows.
🪩 This looks like a good’un - Burns & Boogie at The Harbour Chapel. £1 from every ticket sold will be donated to the The Dunbar Harbour Trust.
🚘 Burns Supper Drive Thru at Newhailes - book your meal in advance and collect at a pre-arranged time slot.
🕵🏻♀️ Fancy yourself a bit of a detective? Sign up to Whitekirk Hill’s Burns Night Murder Mystery Dinner.
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