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Soup Saturday, Mossdale
Join us for Soup Saturdays, 1-3pm in Mossdale Village Hall. Come along and enjoy fresh homemade soup, a dessert and a hot drink, all for £5. Not to mention a warm and a natter. Last Saturday of the month, throughout the year.
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Pot Luck Supper
Food, fun and laughter! The perfect recipe to celebrate Glenkens Food Month. Bring a contribution of a sweet or savoury dish.
![Beer Tasting with Five Kingdoms](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636a6806bf32a26d730a2188/f020b150-b01e-4477-a3d7-bfe8a1351fad/FiveKingdoms_17Aug23.jpg)
Beer Tasting with Five Kingdoms
Come and hear about brewing, taste the outcome and wash it all down with a pie!
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![LING Lunches](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/636a6806bf32a26d730a2188/1688459344117-ANLT6T42KSFJR99BIRGZ/LingLunches_NG.jpg)
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Harvest Service at St Margaret’s Church, New Galloway
All welcome to this family service to give thanks for the land and its harvest.
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Apple Pressing and Juice Making
Bring your apples to our annual apple pressing event - and bring bottle to take your juice away.
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Plant and Produce Swap - and Gardeners’ Get Together
Bring your plants, produce, seeds, surplus gardening tat and growers' chat to our Seed, Plant and Produce Swap event!
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George Egg - Set Menu
The comedian who cooks. Three plates of gourmet food prepared in the most unconventional of ways and with the opportunity to taste the results at the end!
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Glenkens Food Hub Opens
Your local online market place for delicious seasonal produce opens today at midday. Go to https://openfoodnetwork.org.uk/glenkens-food-hub/shop to order.
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Kate Young: Umbelliferæ
Kate’s international string quintet present a repertoire inspired by traditional uses of medicinal plants. A sonically entrancing live act, encompassing folk, world and classical elements.
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Rooted: Growing Local Food Ecosystems (films and discussion)
A screening of the new Propagate film series highlighting local and ecological food production, community food projects and shifting mindsets.
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Bottling It: A Buskers Production
A film and discussion with the prize-winning film maker and visual artist Sue Thomas and the Women Who Write collective, followed by a free writing workshop.
This film unstoppers, decants and spills out memory in image, poetry and prose, inviting introspection about what it is to cook, preserve, nurture and feed others in a rural landscape.
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Dance Steps | Food, Glorious Food |
Join Kathryn Cree at our monthly Dance Steps workshop where you'll be learning new dance routines from hit musicals such as Oliver 'Food Glorious Food' and Beauty and the Beast ‘Be our Guest’. No experience necessary, recommended age is 10 - 18 years.
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Carsphairn Community Market
10am -2pm in the Lagwyne Hall. Local crafts, produce, preserves, fresh vegetables, plants, home baking, tea/coffee, refreshments, Bairn Banter's play area and much more!
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Community Potluck - From the Garden
Bring along your finest food creations with seasonal ingredients from your - or someone else's - garden! Together we will create a local food feast spread that we can all be proud of. Let's celebrate together!
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Healthy Cooking on a Budget
Cooking healthily can be affordable and tasty. Learn to love your veg and pulses and get planning.
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Continuing the Food and Fun
Don't let the fun stop there - head over to the CatStrand for more free food samples, live music and a licensed bar.
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Family Food and Fun Day
Bring a picnic and some drinks for a celebration of food and community. Games and entertainment plus free food samples - always a great day out!
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Glenkens Producers' Market
Glenkens Producer’s Market - second Saturday monthly in Dalry Town Hall.
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Meet the Producer
Glenkens Food Hub are welcoming you to come and meet their producers, and taste some delicious food.
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Glenkens Food Hub Opens
The online market place for delicious, seasonal, local, climate and nature friendly food opens Friday 8th September for collection on Friday 15th September .
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Sausage Sizzle
Join us for supper on the banks of Loch Ken. With guidance from our Loch Ken Ranger build a fire, cook your tea and safely leave no trace.
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Tuesday Afternoon Tea
Balmaclellan Community Trust - It’s Tea Time
First Tuesday of every month, 2.30pm - 4pm. £6 per person.
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Snacking it up for Food Month
Kells and Dalry Primary pupils are being encouraged to bring snacks containing a seasonal or local product for Glenkens Food Month.