Eloner Crawford represented Greener Duns at the Volunteer Hall on Scottish Borders Open Day Sunday 3rd September. Newsletters and information on our latest initiatives were available.

Greener Duns were in Duns market square today June 15th 2023 talking to residents about switching off engines and clean air initiatives. Greener Duns went into Duns Primary School to ask the children to help design some banners to tackle the problem of car idling within the town. The children were amazed that a car idling for two minutes used enough fuel to cover a mile. They had to guess how long it would take to fill five balloons with exhaust fumes, (two seconds!) , and were horrified that that amounted to 150 balloons per minute. They were keen to improve on Greener Duns signs by working together to make big,…

It was an excellent well supported day on May 10th. Thanks to all the stall holders who inspired us with their ideas and creativity. Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service, Sea the Change, Borders Eco Flowers, ReTweed, End of Terrace Trading, Blythe & Bonnie Stitches, Ginger & Teal, Keeping Duns Blooming Marvellous, Berwickshire High School, Abundant Borders, Berwickshire Swap, Leaves of Auchencraw, The Duns Restitchery.

Save the date…………..Wednesday 10th May 7:00-9:00pm.Come along and see demonstrations of how to save money by reusing and recycling your items you think might be past their best.More importantly, cake and refreshments will be available to purchase.

As part of the “Big Berwickshire Cleanup”, Greener Duns in collaboration with “Sea The Change,” organised a litter cleanup of Duns on 25th April 2023. In total the community spirited people of Duns collected a whopping 156 kg of litter! The Rotary Club of Duns collected a huge amount on the Preston & Coldstream roads in two teams with vehicles. Keeping Duns Blooming Marvellous were also involved. Thank you also to Alice Fisher at Sea The Change for providing the refreshments.