Events

Do you have an interest in Mountain Rescue and the work they do? If so then why not check out the Moffat Mountain Rescue Team Open Day at their base on Sunday 25th August 11am – 3pm (this Sunday). They will have mobile climbing, equipment displays and demonstrations, as well as the opportunity to find […]

Gracefield Arts Centre to host Craft Scotland ‘Meet your Maker’ weekend 7 – 8 September. Craft enthusiasts will be given a fantastic opportunity to see makers in action as the popular ‘Meet Your Maker’ weekend comes to Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries. Local makers Andrew Adair, who works in ceramics and The Hestan Isle Press […]

This Saturday, 24th August, sees some of the staff from King’s Coffee and Books producing their own acoustic night. Called Kings Own Blend, with contributions from Davi Santos (from Brazil), Bethany Smith, Joanna Tolentino and Samuel Ocansey, demonstrating that barista can not only make great coffee, but also produce some great music. With a variety […]

This year marks the 200th Anniversary of St. Andrew’s RC Church at it’s current site. As part of the celebrations they’re holding a fiddle concert led by The Border Strathspey & Reel Society on Friday 20th September at 7PM. Admission is £5 for adults, and £1 for under-16s. Go along for a great night of […]

The Tour of Britain kicks off its 2013 schedule in Scotland and will put Dumfries and Galloway firmly in the international sporting spotlight. On Sunday 15 September, Day One of the 2013 Tour (the annual Scottish Stage) takes place between Peebles and Drumlanrig Castle. The route will take in the magnificent Borders scenery and conclude […]

Pioneering the use of tripwires and camera traps, Frederick Walter Champion produced some amazing photographs of Indian wildlife in the 1920s and 30s. These are the centre piece of a new exhibition called “Tiger, Tiger” opening at Dumfries Museum on Saturday 24 August. Born in Surrey in 1893 Champion married Julia Stewart from Carruchan, Dumfries in […]

Whithorn Primary School are having their annual summer fete on August 31st this year. It promises to be an afternoon packed full of fun and games for all the family, inlcuding Galloway Activity Centre will be doing archery and laserquest. As well as which they will also have a bouncy castle, face painting and lots […]

A regeneration exhibition at Lockerbie library starts this Thursday. The display shows how the town centre will look when the current work to revitalise it is finished. The exhibition also highlights the design for the new sheep sculptures which are destined to sit outside the town hall. A full size representation of the sheep sculptures will […]

A new exhibition by Scottish artist Charmian Pollok opens at the end of August at Gracefield Gallery 2. All Charmian Pollok’s work derives from the experience of a place, some moments in time, as the artist walks a particular landscape. Since early childhood she has walked – it is part of her daily existence, a […]

Dumfries and Galloway Library Service is celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who with a fantastic competition. How well do you know your time lords?  Do you know if Tom Baker was before or after Colin Baker? Then time travel to your local library and enter a free Doctor Who competition. All you have to do […]