Belhaven Surf Centre

KOSAYOGA in Dunbar offer dedicated Iyengar Yoga classes at the Belhaven Surf Centre. If you're keen to try yoga and would like to learn more about the Iyengar method come and join me on Saturday 15th August for a special taster session. An opportunity to find out what makes this approach to yoga so unique and truly a practice for life. Regular classes resume this week with our Friday morning class and next week with our Tuesday evening class. You can also join Diane for a FREE Community Beach Yoga session as part of the Heart of Dunbar Festival (meet at Belhaven Surf Centre for 9.25am - we'll be heading over to beach at 9.30am). Just head to
[https://bookwhen.com/kosayogadunbar](https://bookwhen.com/kosayogadunbar) for full details and booking. Thanks for sharing

Wilder have a few remaining spaces on their Coastal adventure camps for 9-14 year olds on the 20-23rd July. We'll be exploring Belhaven Bay, it's range of micro-habitats and wildlife over the week. These are a great opportunity for young people to enjoy the beach through hands on learning, games and coastal bushcraft skills. Our coastal camps are led by experienced outdoor educators (forest school leader/teachers) with Marine Biology expertise (BSc Marine biology). Our coastal adventurers meet at the Belhaven Surf Centre. Our afternoon start time also allows you to squeeze in some water time with Coast to Coast Surf School who are running junior surf camps over the summer.
Head to www.wilderoutdooreducation.co.uk for more info and booking.

Diane is offering some pop up Outdoor yoga classes in Dunbar through the summer months. Just add yourself to the whatsapp group (use QR code or link below) for notifications on upcoming classes. You can also join Diane's indoor yoga classes which will be running every Friday 9-10am in the surf centre over the summer. Normal class schedule will resume in late August. You can also join the Whatsapp group using this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IMrTEYX9cBV6pgqe2PpJZg?s=cl&p=i&mlu=1&ilr=0

🌊 RUN & RESCUE BOARD PADDLE FUNDRAISER 2026 🚨

We're back for our third annual Run & Rescue Board Paddle Fundraiser which coincides with National Drowning Prevention Week.

📅 Sunday 21st June
⏰ 2pm – 4pm
📍 Belhaven Surf Centre

Last year our amazing participants completed 379 laps and raised over £1,300 for Dunbar Surf Life Saving Club. This year we're aiming even higher!

Funds raised will help us:
🛟 Purchase new Red Rescue Nipper Boards
🏄 Support the training of volunteer coaches and safety team members
🌊 Create more opportunities for our growing membership
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Continue delivering vital water safety and lifesaving skills in our community

🎩 Don't forget your fun hat! Rich will no doubt be wearing his Viking hat, and we'd love everyone taking part to join in.

☕ There'll also be coffee, home baking and plenty of cheering from the sidelines, so come along and support a great local cause.

At Dunbar Surf Life Saving Club we're passionate about: ✅ Water safety and confidence ✅ Rescue skills ✅ Building confidence ✅ Teamwork and friendships

We'd love to see you there! 💙

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/runandboardpaddlefundraiser2026

A huge thank you to Belhaven Surf Centre for allowing us to use their fantastic facility for this event and for supporting our club throughout the year. We're incredibly grateful to have such a great local venue that helps us bring our community together.

🌊 What a weekend at Belhaven Surf Centre! 🌊

During the last weekend in May Dunbar Surf Lifesaving Club were delighted to host the SLSGB Scottish Lifesaving Roadshow in Dunbar, welcoming George Haynes and Nigel Bowden from the Surf Lifesaving GB HQ team.

The roadshow brought together clubs from across Scotland and the North of England, including Aberdeen SLSC, North Sea Volunteer Lifeguards and Blue Coast Surf Club, all with the shared goal of developing surf lifesaving skills and promoting water safety.

Friday kicked off with an ocean training session, including micro-teaching on board racing techniques and fast water entries. Saturday focused on further coaching development, with candidates completing practical assessments for Level 1 and Level 2 Coaching Awards, as well as Trainer Assessor qualifications.

A huge thank you to George and Nigel for sharing their expertise. George has represented Great Britain in lifesaving 11 times, captained the GB Lifesaving Team, and holds both European and Australian titles. Nigel, SLSGB’s National Events Manager, plays a key role in delivering pool and surf national events across the country.

Great training, great conditions, and great people coming together to strengthen surf lifesaving in Scotland. 🤙

🌊🏄‍♂️🚩

𑁍"YOGA TEACHES US TO CURE WHAT NEED NOT BE ENDURED AND TO ENDURE WHAT CANNOT BE CURED"𑁍
BKS Iyengar
🧘🏼 Are you struggling with stiffness, pain, or recovery from a recent / old injury? I offer small, supportive Iyengar yoga classes at the Belhaven Surf Centre to help you move safely and effectively on and off the mat! My classes offer a calm, structured approach to building strength and flexibility; leaving you feeling calmer and more relaxed.
🌿 A typical class includes:
* A gentle seated start to ground the body and tune into your breath
* A mixture of standing, seated and lying poses.
* Clear, detailed instruction and hands on adjustments
* Use of props
* Relaxation to help balance and restore your energy ☺️

How does Iyengar yoga helps:
✔ Precise, guided alignment
Learn to position your body correctly for safer joint positioning, balanced weight distribution and proper muscle engagement
✔ Intelligent use of props
Blocks, belts, and blankets support your body—so you can work safely at your own level.
✔ Build strength & stability
Gentle, sustained poses help rebuild strength without forcing or overloading joints.
✔ Develop better body awareness
Better understand your movement patterns and habits to avoid re-injury.
✔ Small classes (max of 8 people)
Receive personal guidance on pose modifications so that your progress is guided safely
For convenience all classes are available as a block booking (with built in discount) or as a drop in. Please feel free to call/email if you'd like to discuss any concerns you may have about starting yoga. Link in bio.

I’ll be presenting about the weekly water quality sampling at Belhaven and Portobello at this event at Edinburgh College, Milton Road next Wednesday where have invited various MSPs and candidates to discuss wider environmental topics.

All the info is below and you can use the QR code too.

Thanks,

B x

Save the date - Wednesday 22nd April!

Water quality and Plastic pollution are of concern for communities around Edinburgh and the Lothians as we head into the May Elections at Holyrood.

are hosting an event on Wednesday 22nd April at the Food Court in Edinburgh College, Milton Road Site at 6.30pm as they discuss with candidates what they and their parties will do to tackle water quality, single-use plastic and the circular economy.

The latest of February’s weekly water quality testing results are back from the lab and showing another month of “excellent” water quality at Belhaven.

40 out of 49 (81.63%) of the tests taken since April 2025 have shown “good” or “excellent” water quality and 39 out of 49 (79.59%) have shown “excellent”.

That’s good news for Belhaven but may not be representative of the hundreds of places where people swim, paddle or surf across Scotland. Water quality is only tested at 89 officially designated bathing waters and those are only tested by SEPA between 1st June and 15th September. When SEPA pick new places to test, only swimmers are counted as water users, meaning that surfing, kayaking and stand-op paddle boarding sports go untested. Testing also covers just two pollutants - E.coli and intestinal enterococci- ignoring emerging threats from PFAS, antibiotics-resistant bacteria and microplastics.

are calling for policies that protect water users wherever, whenever and however they use the water.

B x