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It’s Your AGM!!!

Come along to the Gibb Room at The Bleachingfield Centre in Dunbar – 25th October – 730pm – 930pm to hear about all things Ridge. This is your chance to learn more about what we do and what our plans are for the future. A great opportunity to meet other members of perhaps even join…

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Archaeology News

Community Engagement Report 2019

Summer is drawing to a close and we can look ahead to crisp autumn days and evenings. So why not pop the kettle on and sit down with a good read. The 2019 Community Engagement report is out….

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Black Bull Close Gardens

Ministerial visits

We were delighted to play host to Aileen Campbell – Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government as she paid a visit to East Lothian. She spent just over an hour onsite, touring the gardens and the work being carried out at the historic Black Bull Close buildings and chatting to our staff and volunteers.…

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Funding News

Thanks To You

Heritage Lottery Funding is crucial to our work here at the Black Bull Close but let’s not forget the funding would not be available if it wasn’t for the YOU, the #NationaLottery players!! #ThanksToYou our work continues connecting the past, present and future of our wonderful built heritage in the heart of Dunbar. #ThanksToYou people…

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We built our site in Minecraft!!

There has been SO much going on at the Backlands and Black Bull Close site that we hardly know where to start but we thought we would start with that for a headline. Together with Archeaology Scotland, DigIt Scotland and Immersive Minds we put on a wonderful day that allowed a very lucky group of…

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Edinburgh Fringe Show comes to Dunbar

A Practical Guide to Attacking Castles We are super-excited to be putting on an Edinburgh Fringe show at the Black Bull Close. From the age of sieges and chivalry comes a show about medieval love, adrenaline junkies and an insane quest for glory. Join comedian and archaeologist Paul Duncan McGarrity as he explains how life…