THE efforts of volunteers who stepped up to help people throughout Dunbar during the first coronavirus lockdown have been recognised. More than 200 volunteers came forward to help vulnerable members of the community last March when lockdown restrictions were first put in place. Now, Dunbar Community Council has shown that those efforts did not go unrecognised with a special award. Stephen Bunyan, former chairman of the group, highlighted the hard work of the volunteers in presenting the Stephen Bunyan Award. He said: “This year, the Stephen Bunyan Trophy goes to the whole Dunbar and district community in recognition of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic.