It is that time of year again when our thoughts turn towards Glenkens Food Month! This year it will again be September.

The Glenkens Community Spaces Network (GCSN), which held its first meeting in January 2023, was created in order to bring the voluntary committees who run and maintain our community halls and centres across the Glenkens.

Galloway Food Hub is piloting a scheme to help people who are experiencing food inequalities in the Glenkens.

Following the Mental Health & Wellbeing survey, Dalry Community Council are pleased to have secured funding for a two day Scottish Mental Health First Aid training course.

A total of one million pounds paid to community projects in the Glenkens & District area since 2019.

The ‘Can You Dig It’ community archaeology project – part of the Galloway Glens Scheme – has worked with hundreds of volunteers over the last 4 years to inspire and understand the archaeology and history of the Ken/Dee valley in Galloway – showcasing archaeological processes and approaches.

Two useful reports into the energy efficiency of our Galloway buildings have been published by the Glenkens Community and Arts Trust (GCAT).

Letter from Reverend Pam, Glenkens Churches Locum.

The Glenkens & District Community Action Plan was published in 2020, and is owned and kept relevant by the CAP Steering Group, who felt it was timely to publish an Update Report on the progress of the Community Action Plan to date.

Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government's 'Community Led Vision' fund, administered by D&G Council, eleven community buildings in the Glenkens have received detailed assessments of their energy efficiency upgrade options.

The South of Scotland Tree Planting project has just announced a new round of funding, with £120,000 available over the next 12 months to enable community groups, farmers and landowners
to plant around 15,000 landscape trees across the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.

Are you looking for something do in water, on horseback, on foot or in a seated position this summer? The Galloway Glens Scheme has this week published the final summer programme of events.

The Scottish Childminding Association is leading a recruitment drive to train and support new childminders in Glenkens communities.

Glenkens & District Trust, working in partnership with Foundation Scotland, is delighted to announce a further seven awards in its spring round of funding, with a total sum of £158,966
awarded.

The Glenkens Food Hub are carrying out a survey to find out what the local community know about food hubs and whether they would use a food hub to purchase their food.

The ‘Can You Dig It’ community archaeology project – part of the Galloway Glens Scheme – has worked with hundreds of volunteers over the last 4 years to inspire and understand the archaeology and history of the Ken/Dee valley in Galloway – showcasing archaeological processes and approaches. From digs to field walks, from self-led covid friendly study work to the phenomenally popular series of online events, the project has been wide ranging.

In a world of consultations, feedback deadlines and community engagement, trees can sometimes be seen as a bewildering topic. The Fantastic Forest Festival is a chance to approach the question of tree cover from new perspectives.

If so, could 2023 be the year to make it happen?

There is currently an exciting opportunity for residents of the Glenkens looking to set up as childminders.