New Galloway
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Glenkens Medical Practice
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New Galloway Town Hall
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New Galloway Golf Club
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LING Lunches
📍 New Galloway Town Hall
🗓️ Tuesdays, 12.30pm - 2pm
☕ Come along to LING Lunches for soup, pudding, tea and coffee and a chat. Cost: £6.
Hubbub at the Town Hub
📍 New Galloway Town Hall
🗓️ Thursdays, 11am- 2pm
☕ Come along and enjoy good food, chat and a warm place. Sessions include making soup, making memories and sharing your skills.
✉️ For more information on both of these, contact Jackie Wells - jackie.communityinclusion.ling@gmail.com.
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New Galloway Community Cupboard
Free food and staples in the car park between the CatStrand and the Smithy Tearoom.
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☎️ 07741 656 601
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New Galloway Post Office
📍 High Street, New Galloway, Castle Douglas, DG7 3RL.
🌐 https://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder/1548182/new-galloway
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🔋 Carsons Knowe Car Park New Galloway
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♻️ Carson’s Knowe / Mill Burn Car Park
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Join local citizen scientists for an introductory talk at the Catstrand, a walk along the banks of Mill Burn and the Ken, and a water testing demonstration.
An imaginative, hands-on workshop exploring ecology and place through The Six Bowls, a participatory artwork creating ideas and actions for a more just and resilient future.
Burn is an environmental video art project by artist John Wallace and soil scientist Professor Pete Smith.
In poetry and music – from Japan to Glenkens – Tom Pow and Jo Miller present a conversation around ‘Hallowed ground’.
A panel discussion on demographic change, culture and belonging.
Come and hear local writers read their prose and poetry inspired by the landscape and wildlife of Galloway.
Celebrate Land Notes Festival 2026 with a Banner Parade from CatStrand down to the banks of the river Ken by Loch Ken Bridge.
An exciting youth leadership group where young people help shape CatStrand's creative programme.
Join Local Initiative New Galloway on 28th August for a relaxed evening of cheese, wine, crackers, and good company.
Diplomat, Scholar, Gentleman, Photographer and Chronicler of folk life in Dumfries and Galloway, Judith Hewitt from D & G Museums tells us Kissling's story.
Deiseil: Dancing in Time is a powerful exploration of how stepdance, Scotland’s percussive dance, was lost… and how its revival became woven into a lifelong friendship.
Following Wednesday's performance of Deiseil: Dancing in Time, director Gerry Mulgrew and performers Alison Carlyle and Amy Geddes will host a discussion about the themes of the show.
The Song Cannot Be Silenced, by local author Larry Winger, writing under the nom de plume Aldon Law, is a general fiction novel of challenges, as its main characters face issues of voicelessness, loss of identity, and life choices that become intractable.
A poignant and uplifting celebration of the power of melancholy music.
Les Liaisons Dangereouses by Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Blending Indian and Scottish traditional music, Naad-Hara presents an innovative programme of traditional melodies, original compositions, and improvisation.
Modern jazz quartet with influences from European Jazz, Scottish Folk and Impressionist Classical music.
Fresh from winning BBC Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year, drummer and composer Roan Anderson brings his band Tao to CatStrand.
Step into a world of weightless melodies and high‑altitude calm. Richard Davies brings High Notes From In The Sky to life in a rare solo performance for soprano sax - a drifting, dreamlike journey through jazz, ambient textures, and sky‑level improvisation.
One of the most innovative groups in the new wave of UK jazz, Nimbus Sextet are bringing their electrifying blend of jazz, world and dance music to top venues and festivals across the UK & Europe.
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An exciting youth leadership group where young people help shape CatStrand's creative programme.
Fred MaCaulay is preparing to hit the road in 2026 with the 2025 show repackaged and updated and simply called “GOOD EVENING!”.
Coming to CatStrand as a duo, Blue Rose Code simply has to be seen live.
An evening of music, song and recitations in celebration of the poetry of the late Tommy Edgar MBE and the rich history of music in the Glenkens led by Brian Edgar with special guest Jo Miller.
Prolific Glasgow-based singer, songwriter, interpreter of traditional songs and guitarist Alasdair Roberts gives a rare solo performance at CatStrand.
Hexameter are a spoken word collective of six poets all closely connected with Dumfries & Galloway and key figures in Southwest Scotland’s flourishing literary scene.
For the 6 weeks (starting Tuesday 25th August) New Galloway Town Hall will host Alzheimer Scotland's Nibbles and Natters sessions.
Come along and try something new for 2026, meet people, have fun and a blether with a cup of tea and try your hand at Art All Art materials are supplied.
A place where history buffs – budding or otherwise – can come and exchange memories of New Galloway and pore over archival material as it relates to our little burgh.
Sessions for those interested in exploring the wellbeing effects of dance and creative movement.
This is a gentle form of exercise that can improve strength, flexibility, balance, and reduce stress.
A place for men to get together with the aim of improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and combatting isolation
A volunteer-run café serving delicious, homecooked meals and a different menu consisting of three courses every week.
The Glenkens Ukulele Group are looking for new (and old) members to come and play along with us on Wednesday evenings.
The community larder is a new initiative in New Galloway Town Hall where everyone can come to access surplus food - for free!
The Ken Bridge, a 10 bedroom Georgian hotel, has a spectacular river bank location close by Loch Ken.
Following a year of consultation and writing led by New Galloway and Kells Community Council, our draft Local Place Plan is now ready for its final consultation, which will run until Tuesday 24th February 2026.
The Chief Executive of the Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, Helen Keron, has decided to step down from her role as after three and a half years in post, following nine years as a Board member.
The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust (GCAT) is delighted to confirm that Creative Scotland has awarded them full funding for their CatStrand Arts programme in the national announcements today, Thursday 30th January 2025.
New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway — The CatStrand Arts Centre, a hub for creativity and community in New Galloway, has reached a major sustainability milestone, transitioning its heating system entirely to renewable energy sources.
In New Galloway and Kells Parish, we have started work on our Local Place Plan, the opportunity for everyone in the parish to have their say on what they would like to see happen here.
Audiences in the Stewartry are in for a treat as SongWave Community Choir brings their Winter concert series, Wassail! Songs for the Turning of the Year to the region.
The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust is delighted to announce the nomination of the CatStrand for Venue of the Year at the prestigious Scots Trad Music Awards.
The latest feature-length documentary from ‘Scotland: The Big Picture’ has been touring the country in recent months and is coming to the CatStrand on 6th June at 7.30pm.
Tricky Hat Productions is welcoming people aged over 50 to join their performance company The Flames, to create a show that challenges preconceived ideas about how older people think and what their aspirations are.
UK Government Minister for Scotland John Lamont has visited New Galloway to tour the refurbished Town Hall and meet representatives from community groups.
New Galloway has launched a fundraising appeal with a book and baking extravaganza in its historic Town Hall, raising more than £600 for the purchase of a community freezer that will help to reduce local food waste and make nourishing food available to the community at the same time.
The St Margaret’s Church Guild presented a cheque for £400 to Castle Douglas Hospital League of Friends.
The Ken Bridge Hotel changed ownership in September from that of long-time proprietors who we wish well in their retirement. New owners are Alistair and Tatiana Elder who will be helped by their two sons, Leo and Owen
What’s all the Hubbub? Have you heard? There is a lot going on at New Galloway Town Hall lately.
When we pop into New Galloway Community Shop, we know that we will be greeted with a friendly smile from the hard-working shop team.
This year the World Day of Prayer service will be hosted by St Margaret's New Galloway, on Friday 1 March at 2pm. Those taking part will be drawn from all the churches in the Glenkens and the service is open to everyone.
There is much to discover about the history of music-making in the Glenkens which is being explored in an afternoon of expert talks, presented by The Glenkens Story History Group.
Experts increasingly admire the population of native crab apple trees in Galloway. But why are they here, and why does this matter?
Saturday 16th September is a special day for anyone interested in the local heritage and history of Galloway, with five heritage offerings in the Ken/Dee valley coming together to celebrate a community-led approach to local history and records.
After a period of 30 years as an unlicensed premises you can now enjoy a glass of wine or beer at The Smithy New Galloway.
The developer of Scotland’s largest onshore wind farm currently under construction will be in New Galloway on Thursday 1st June to connect with more local businesses.
Local photographer, Duncan McNaught, has landed another prestigious national award, taking first place in the Botanical category in the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2022.
Kenmure Castle, the most famous of the Glenkens castles, stands just south of New Galloway and has been touched by much of Scottish history. It was a Balliol stronghold in the wars of independence and was a refuge for Mary Queen of Scots on her flight from Scotland and was sacked by her enemies. It was sacked again by Cromwell for supporting the Royal cause and after the Jacobite uprising the 6th Viscount Kenmure was beheaded in the Tower of London for backing the rebels. Robert Burns predictably was a guest on his way to Kirkcudbright.