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Last Updated: 14/11/2024 11:14:37
Monday, 08 April 2024 12:34
A new exhibition opens in Gallery 1 on Saturday 13 April at Gracefield Arts Centre, featuring an eclectic mix featuring works from the Gracefield permanent art collection. The U3A Art Appreciation group spent time in the stores and online selecting and...
Thursday, 04 April 2024 13:07
The Dumfries and Galloway Community Planning Partnership recently approved a new Local Outcomes Improvement Plan for Dumfries and Galloway with a refreshed vision and new supporting outcomes that unite partners and our communities in helping to help...
Thursday, 04 April 2024 12:54
Youth Beatz Festival is once again delighted to invite young people to Park Farm Showfield in Dumfries to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Residential. The residential is aimed at young people aged 16+ who are currently going through...
Tuesday, 02 April 2024 16:25
Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced £270,000 of funding for more than 35 festivals and events across Dumfries and Galloway.
Dumfries and Galloway has become a renowned events destination and the council is committed to supporting events...
Thursday, 28 March 2024 13:19
Dumfries and Galloway councillors agreed today (Thursday 28 March) to establish two new net zero targets – one for the council and one for the Dumfries and Galloway region.
Councillors agreed the recommendations in a report discussed at Full...
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 14:50
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Lockerbie on Monday 25 March to mark the 35th Anniversary of the Lockerbie Air Disaster and to visit the recently refurbished Dryfesdale Lodge Visitor Centre.
Those receiving The Princess Royal at Dryfesdale...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 16:55
On Thursday 29 February, 10 young people from Annandale and Eskdale presented their experience and cultural learnings to peers, family, educators and funders from a previous exchange trip to Taiwan and Hong Kong October 2023.
The group was formed early...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 16:12
Gracefield Gallery 2, hosts a new exhibition – Eduardo Paolozzi: General Dynamic F.U.N.– from 23 March to 11 May.
This touring exhibition from the Hayward, with added Gracefield Art Collection pieces, showcases the talents of the...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 14:32
There will be opportunities to step inside the Robert Burns mausoleum throughout the summer in a new initiative by Dumfries and Galloway Council museums. From April to September, museum attendants from Burns House in Dumfries will be at the mausoleum in...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 14:25
Annan Museum is re-opening for the summer season from 23 March, with a special new display running until 17 August. The exhibition, ‘Medieval Annandale,’ explores some of the stories of people who lived at this southern edge of Scotland from...
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