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Community Focus

Dumfries and Galloway Communities to Benefit from New Funding Opportunities

Region’s communities given advance notice about the fund's next round The next round of the Community Led Local Development Fund in Dumfries and Galloway is...
MARK WALKS THE LENGTH OF UK TO HELP SAVE ASIAN BEARS

Mark Walks The Length Of UK To Help Save Asian Bears

Mark Neil, a local business man from Borgue in Dumfries and Galloway has spent the last year virtually walking the entre 874 miles lenghth...

Ellisland Farm Recreates World’s First Burns Supper at Sunny Burns Celebration

The world’s first ever Burns supper, which was held in summer, will be recreated next month at Ellisland Farm and Museum. The Sunny Burns...

Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site Celebrates Arrival of Paths and Trees

Saturday 15 th June was a milestone for the Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland Site, near Corsock. New paths have been cut enabling access around...
COUNCIL SIGNS OVER MORE ASSETS OVER TO COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP

Council Signs Over More Assets Over To Community Ownership

Elected members gave four community asset transfers (CATs) and the lease of land at Agnew Park, Stranraer, the go-ahead at the Tuesday 18 June...
Volunteers Tree Planters Needed For Upper Barr Community Woodland

Volunteers Tree Planters Needed For Upper Barr Community Woodland

Saturday 15th June is a milestone for the Upper Barr Community Woodland Site, near Corsock, which will receive its first trees! They will be...

Dumfries & Galloway Covid Victims To Be Remembered

Over the past two years, DG Unlimited and Dumfries and Galloway Council have been working in collaboration with greenspace Scotland and Commissioned Artists T...

From Festival Fun to Community Giving: Youth Beatz Donation Project Returns

Youth Beatz 2024 will once again continue expanding their Donation Project. Festival Attendees are invited to donate foodstuffs, toiletries, school uniform or pet care or...

Strawberry Tea Raises Over £600 for Kippford RNLI

A new fundraising event for 2024 saw around 60 people enjoy a delicious strawberry tea in Kippford village hall in aid of the RNLI.   The...
Local Community Fund kicks off rural education research in the Glenkens

Local Community Fund kicks off rural education research in the Glenkens

Glenkens and District Trust has appointed the community research organisation, CoDeL, to research and report on developments in rural education. As local and national debate...