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Private Function – Battery closed to the public

The Dunbar Battery will be shut to the public for a private celebration for a few hours. The Dunbar Harbour Trust are delighted to host special occasions at the Battery now and again, and apologises for any inconvenience this may cause, but would welcome you back at any time. The Dunbar Battery remains an open […]

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The Three Craws return…

The Three Craws drop in to the Dunbar Battery to perform one of their plays about Dunbar and the environs in the Battery. Join them for some fun, storytelling and music!

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The Vibrating Ecstatic Now: Passionate Ones

The last of their three shows; Friday at Scottish Arts Club, Saturday at Dr. Bell’s and Sunday in Dunbar.… The Vibrating Ecstatic Now: Passionate Ones at Edinburgh Fringe – An elegantly decadent fusion of poetry and song from a charismatic Japan-based professor of British poetry, a laser-witted New Yorker polymath who created the Antifolk movement, […]

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Earth Hour 2019

The Dunbar Battery joins other public buildings, such as Sydney Opera House and Edinburgh Castle, in switching off its lights for an hour on Saturday 30th March at 8.30pm. Find out more; https://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour/what-is-earth-hour?pc=GLC009001&utm_source=Adopter+%26+Member+updates&utm_medium=email&utm_content=ScottishEarthHour&utm_campaign=GLC009001_Memb%26Adopt_FY19_ENewsMarch&_ccCt=IRiH8s~IkBvyeG5IoDWQND5gZbAxKSCQOpw8ZcbXFHEpuhyiXdnyamrvZlcNWqqu

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RNLI Lifeboat Day

A great day supporting our local RNLI Lifeboat station – the whole town turns out and its always sunny! Details of events happening in the Dunbar Battery to follow…

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Bands at the Battery 3 – ft. The Ronains

Line ups confirmed for the Bands at the Battery event including Barnstorm, Waiting for Pedro, Macfunkel, East Coast Beats and Black Dog Tails, and introducing the DGS S3 Band, First Offence, Yellow Helen and Never Now. Promises to be quite a day of live music at the Dunbar Battery.Also confirmed for pizza and beer is […]

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The Bass Rock looms large

Littoral Art Project – in Victoria Harbour

Artist Julia Barton. Ocean plastic. 7 Offenders, 7 Locations. Artist Julia Barton’s latest sculptures #LitterCUBES show the scale and nature of ocean plastic whilst highlighting the waste of finite resources of marine plastic. 7 Offenders. 7 Locations. Volunteers will help Julia collect 7 offenders of plastic litter. Plastic bottles, fishing nets, fishing line, prawn boxes, […]

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Battery Theatre Company – “Mary, It began with a lass…”

Battery Theatre are pleased to announce that our production this summer will be “Mary, It began with a lass…” by Suzanne Lofthus. “Mary, It began with a lass…” is a fast paced journey through the life and loves of Mary, Queen of Scots, arguably Scotland’s most famous Queen and tells the story of her love for […]

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Battery Theatre Company – “Mary, It began with a lass…”

Battery Theatre are pleased to announce that our production this summer will be “Mary, It began with a lass…” by Suzanne Lofthus. “Mary, It began with a lass…” is a fast paced journey through the life and loves of Mary, Queen of Scots, arguably Scotland’s most famous Queen and tells the story of her love for […]

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Pirates of the East Coast

A sponsored walk from North Berwick Harbour to Dunbar Battery along the John Muir Way. To be held on Sun 26th May 2019, starting 10am at North Berwick and will end at Dunbar Battery with goodies around 3-4pm! Raising funds for equipment for the Sparkling Dunbar Music & Craft Festival. All welcome to join the […]

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