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Dumfries woman raising funds for local lost dog group

Dumfries Woman Raising Funds For Local Lost Dog Group

A Dumfries woman is raising funds for a local lost dog group to help buy a thermal drone. Mum Julie Bowman has set herself a...
New Mural Unveiled at The Willows - Children Young People & Family Centre in Dumfries

New Mural Unveiled at The Willows – Children Young People & Family Centre in Dumfries

New Mural Unveiled at The Willows - Children Young People & Family Centre in Dumfries   A new mural has been unveiled at The Willows Children Young People &...

Award Celebrates The Value of Volunteers at Food Train

Older people’s charity secures Investing in Volunteers status Food Train has secured top marks for the way in which the charity supports its volunteers to...

EcoArt Repair Café Launches to Tackle Waste and Build Community in Kirkcudbright

The EcoArt Repair Café launched with a bang in March, the first edition of a monthly café that will be hosted at EcoArt Studios...

Volunteers Gather For Tree Planting on Kingholm Quay Path

On 11th March, a group of local residents and green-fingered volunteers planted 20 new trees along the Kingholm Quay Cycle Path in Dumfries. The...

Holywood Trust Support Horses4Help

Every year Holywood Trust award funds to amazing organisations. Recently, Director Karen Ward Boyd visited Horses4Help CIC Therapeutic Horsemanship Centre to award funding for...

Kirk Helps Connect Communities in Dumfries & Galloway

Cyclists and walkers are a step closer to being able to safely travel between two villages thanks to the Church of Scotland. The General Trustees...

Help Is At Hand For Dementia Carers

PEOPLE caring for a relative, friend or neighbour with dementia will be supported with free one-day training programme as part of Dumfries and Galloway’s...
Portpatrick RNLI lifeboat station celebrates volunteer service.

Portpatrick RNLI Lifeboat Station Celebrates Volunteer Service

On Monday 4 March 2024 the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrated 200 years of saving lives at sea – thanks to volunteers, like...
HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT CASTLE DOUGLAS LOCAL PLACE PLAN

Have Your Say About Castle Douglas Local Place Plan

On Tuesday the 19th of March, the Castle Douglas local place plan steering group is holding a drop-in community consultation at the Castle Douglas...