Community groups across the UK, including community councils, are being invited to apply for funding for local projects that matter to them.
The Tesco Community Grant scheme will award grants to charities and community organisations to fund local good causes whose focus is on supporting children and families.
Visit https://www.communitycouncils.scot/news/2021/tesco-community-grants to vind out more.
Humbie Dean and Longwood gardens near Humbie are opening to the public with the Scotland’s Garden Scheme. The gardens will be open from 10am to 4pm.
Admission is £5 per adult with children free.
All money raised goes to the charities Mamie Martin Fund or Médicins Sans Frontières and Scotland’s Gardens Scheme’s Beneficiaries.
Please check Humbie Dean and Longwood websites for any last minute changes and as well as for directions to the gardens.
Lockdown Lending of books and jigsaws at Humbie Village Hall continues after lockdown ends.
For a trial period it will run every Wednesday from 12 noon until 1.30pm from Wednesday 5th May through May and June.
Donations of books and jigsaws welcome! Please bring to the Village Hall.
Contact Lynne Lowrie on 01875 833634
East Lothian Council have been publicising the risks associated with dead or sick wild birds.
Wild birds can carry several diseases that are infectious to people, so do not touch or pick up any dead or visibly sick birds that you find.
If you find a single dead bird of prey, gull or wildfowl species (particularly wild geese, wild ducks, swans), or find five or more birds of any other species in the same location and at the same time, please report these incidents to Defra’s national telephone helpline (03459 33 55 77 – please select option 7).
Further information is available from the Scottish Government regarding bird flu, including latest reports, one of which was at North Berwick.
The Scottish Government have also produced an information sheet for owners of birds to help protect their birds from the risk of bird flu.
After the winter weather many of the roads around the district are in need of some repair. Small cracks in the road and areas of damage can quickly increase in size leading to large potholes which can easily cause punctures and damage to vehicles. Potholes are also a distraction for drivers, potentially leading to accidents with other vehicles. These risks are much increased at night time on dark country lanes.
You can notify East Lothian Council of new potholes through their Report a Pothole map. Just navigate to the appropriate location on the map and click. You can add additional information in a text box and then record your own details. It is complete in just a few minutes.
Help us keep our roads safe by reporting a pothole today.
