Parton
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Loch Ken Marina
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Crossmichael Post Office
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The Community Safety Team will be out and about in local communities as part of our autumn engagement activities with the public, utilising our mobile display trailer.
Come for a cuppa, a chat and a local update.
It's a great way to get out onto the water! We paddle every week (weather permitting) from Galloway Activity Centre.
From farm to fork, we are big advocates for eating as locally as possible.
The Parton community has launched a campaign to purchase the former Parton Kirk and begin its transformation into a community and science centre celebrating the life, work and continuing relevance of James Clerk Maxwell.
Parton Kirk, the burial place of the world-famous physicist James Clerk Maxwell, is being sold by the Church of Scotland.
The community council have now called a public meeting on 28th August to gauge public support for development of Parton Kirk.
For Oscar and Maria Yerburgh, owners of Barwhillanty Estate, a long-held vision is finally set to open its doors.
Tracy Starks, of the Galloway Fisheries Trust (GFT), delivered a talk about the Trust's work in tackling Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) at Parton Village Hall on March 19th, as part of the Glenkens Community Spaces Network's 'Citizen Science' talks programme.
On 7th July, twenty guests got a guided tour of Glenlair House, the home of James Clerk Maxwell, and heard from volunteers that have been leading the ‘Building Biographies’ research project, investigating the history of stately homes across Galloway.