To See Ourselves… Showing Saturday 27th April…

Northesk Parish Church is hosting the screening of an affectionate and amusing film on Saturday 27th April at 2pm.   Set in Musselburgh in 2014, ‘To See Ourselves’ follows Fraser McAllister, a Musselburgh Councillor, campaigning for independence.  Local people are also seen speaking their minds against a backdrop of the Honest Toon’s colourful summer traditions and Scotland’s historic … Continue reading To See Ourselves… Showing Saturday 27th April…

To See Ourselves-A film by Jane McAllister

Get your tickets here:- https://tinyurl.com/ToSeeOurselvesMusselburgh Date and time Saturday, April 27 · 2 - 4:30pm GMT+1 Location Northesk Parish Church, 16 Bridge Street Musselburgh EH21 From Matthew Wilson who is also in the film… “Jane McAllister has shot and edited a two hour film set during the independence referendum of 2014 (ten years of work) called 'To … Continue reading To See Ourselves-A film by Jane McAllister

A.G.M and Kathleen McDonald Memorial Talk

Our AGM will be on 25th March, at 7pm. After the AGM at 7:30pm we will have the Kathleen McDonald memorial talk by Simon Pia. Look out for a separate email next week. Lesley Riddoch's latest film 'Denmark: The State of Happiness'  now screening at the Fraser Centre, Tranent, Thurs. 2nd May 7-9pm. After a Q&A Lesley … Continue reading A.G.M and Kathleen McDonald Memorial Talk

LOCAL DEMOCRACY – THREE THREATS

A Yes Musselburgh’s response to the Scottish Government’sDemocracy matters phase 2 consultation - local governance reviewD R A F T1 POLITICALISATION OF LOCAL GOVERNANCELocal governance in Scotland is insufficiently local. Being too large and too weak itis less representative, less participatory, and so, less effective than is acceptable.This is largely the legacy of four consecutive … Continue reading LOCAL DEMOCRACY – THREE THREATS

A Convention for Scotland’s Future

The Independence Forum, a non-party political network of national & regional groups across Scotland has taken the first steps to establishing a National Convention for Scotland’s future.Many words have been uttered since November 2022 when the UK Supreme Court trampled over the sovereignty of the Scottish people and the right to self-determination for Scotland. This … Continue reading A Convention for Scotland’s Future

KNEE DEEP IN CLARET WITH BILLY KAY – A CELEBRATION OF WINE, FRANCE AND SCOTLAND

Yes Dunbar is delighted to invite you to a very special evening on Fri 15 March in the historic pre-1707 Council Chamber in Dunbar Town House. We are organising a talk plus wine tasting with bread and cheese with the amazing Scottish writer and broadcaster, Billy Kay. Bookings are now open at £30/head or £25 for … Continue reading KNEE DEEP IN CLARET WITH BILLY KAY – A CELEBRATION OF WINE, FRANCE AND SCOTLAND