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Last Updated: 31/10/2024 12:41:39
Friday, 04 August 2023 13:23
Dumfries and Galloway Council had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Kesera Senanayake, the esteemed Mayor of Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, 2 August. As part of his holiday in Scotland with his family, Mayor Senanayake made a stopover in Dumfries, accepting...
Tuesday, 01 August 2023 16:03
Cycling endurance World Record holder Josh Quigley has opened Dumfries Museum’s new ‘First Bike’ exhibition.
Last year Josh broke the record for cycling the furthest distance in a single week, when he completed 2,179 miles in seven...
Monday, 31 July 2023 13:49
Gracefield Arts Centre presents exhibitions by two well-know local artist this month. The first show opening in Gallery 2 on Friday 4 August is Immerse, a new body of landscape work by Lochmaben-based Minette Bell Macdonald. Minette is inspired by the...
Monday, 31 July 2023 11:58
The Galloway Hillbillies Bike Club has secured funding to lead an innovative new initiative to get more young people into cycling.
The Club has been selected by Scottish Cycling to lead the ‘Rock Up & Ride’ project in Dumfries &...
Tuesday, 25 July 2023 10:52
Joan Eardley’s (1921-1963) portrayal of the streets and children of Glasgow first brought her work to public attention in the early 1950s, but it was her love affair with the tiny fishing village of Catterline and its surrounding landscape near...
Monday, 17 July 2023 14:43
Last month, Kirkcudbright Galleries celebrated the fifth anniversary of opening to the public in June 2018 with decorations and lots of free cake. Now they are celebrating the anniversary of the official opening of the galleries by The Princess Royal in...
Wednesday, 12 July 2023 15:32
The RSAC Scottish Rally will blast back into action on Saturday 22 July, as the event relocates to its new home at Dalbeattie.
Relocating to the `Granite Town` of south-west Scotland, new stages have been introduced that have not been seen on the...
Wednesday, 12 July 2023 15:30
The RSAC Scottish Rally will blast back into action this month [Saturday 22 July] as the event relocates to its new home at Dalbeattie.
With the event relocating to the `Granite Town` of South West Scotland, the opportunity has been taken to introduce...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 16:05
Libraries and Customer Service Centres across Dumfries and Galloway are getting ready for children to explore some sport and games as part of Ready Set Read, through the Summer Reading Challenge Scotland 2023. The Reading Agency and libraries are excited...
Tuesday, 11 July 2023 15:52
This summer, Dumfries Museum is hosting a new exhibition celebrating the history of the bicycle and all that it has meant for people in terms of freedom, fitness, leisure and work. None of these developments would have been possible without the first...
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