On Sunday, April 30, Duns Community Nursery held a “Duns Dooks” at Whiteadder Watersports Centre. The Dook was organised to raise funds for the new not-for-profit community-led nursery that opened on Monday, April 3, as well as to draw attention to the national childcare crisis where too many nurseries are closing their doors due to insufficient funds. The staff, directors, parents and friends of Duns Community Nursery gathered on Sunday dressed in bright pink, with a few flamingos thrown in...

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