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Cancer Research UK

Dumfries Trio Have A Close Shave & Raise £950 For Charity

On the 21st of April 2019, Tanya Simpson, Alex Pritchard and Gerald Thomson from Dumfries held a hair raising charity event in aid of...
Learning Disability services

Charter sets out future for Learning Disability services

A COMMITMENT has been made to join Adults with a Learning Disability in jointly developing approaches to support and services. Dumfries and Galloway Health and...
Wigtown Festival Company Online Charity Auction 

Lots And Lots on Offer at The Wigtown Festival Company Online Charity Auction 

The biennial Wigtown Festival Company Dinner and Charity Auction took place on 5 April with gallant bidding on 20 live auction and 16 silent...
Family Friendly Museum Award

The Devil’s Porridge has been nominated for the Family Friendly Museum Award!

Nominations are now open for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award 2019 and the Devil’s Porridge Museum at Eastriggs in Dumfries and...
Green Flag Award Langholm

Playcare Team Earn Coveted Green Flag Award

MEMBERS of an Eskdale childcare group have received national recognition for efforts to protect the environment.   Langholm Playcare, based at the town's community centre, are...
Walk Parkinson’s UK

Dougray says get up to Glasgow or Hamilton and walk for Parkinson’s UK

After so much fun in Kirkcudbright to mark World Parkinson’s Day the next opportunities to support Parkinson’s UK are just up the M74 at...
Young Parkinson’s café Dumfries

New Young Parkinson’s café in Dumfries

Parkinson’s cafes are a new way for people with Parkinson’s and their families to get together to share experiences, find out more about the...
Baby Loss Awareness Memorial Tree

Group Of Parents try to raise funds for Baby Loss Awareness Memorial Tree

A group of local women have joined together and launched a Facebook page to help to try and raise enough funds to build a...

Charity Fundraising Efforts Aiming To Speed Up Skin Cancer Diagnosis In Dumfries & Galloway

Staff and people being supported by Turning Point Scotland have been fundraising hard for 18 months to bring specialist equipment to the region, to...
Civic Pride Duo Dumfries Bench

Civic Pride Duo Take A Well Deserved Seat

Last year the founders of Civic Pride, Dorothy and Cyril Wise retired from the group and were presented with a memento for their dedication,...