Carsphairn Community Council and local children’s group Bairn Banter jointly hosted an excellent bake sale fundraising event on Saturday 20th September to help support the annual children’s Halloween Party taking place next month.

Many celebrations across Dumfries and Galloway have been taking place this month to celebrate the Scottish bard, Robert Burns, and Carsphairn was no exception, holding their 54th annual fundraising Burns Supper in Lagwyne Hall on Friday 17th January.

Carsphairn held their annual community market on Saturday 7th in Lagwyne Hall, as part of the Glenkens Food month, which runs throughout the month of September.

Crossmichael resident Jim McLelland will be spending the day in Carlingwark Park, Castle Douglas, on Sunday 28 July to raise funds for local NHS staff and services.

From the 4th of June the Glenkens Community Shop in Dalry will be opening on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm during the summer.

The Social Group has collated all the recipes into a booklet and they are on sale in the Carsphairn Tearooms and the Heritage Centre at a cost £5, the proceeds going to The Community Larder & Food Bank Charity at Stepping Stones in Castle Douglas.

The car park collection box in Mossdale village has been stolen, robbing the community of a valuable source of funds.

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.

For many years, St Margaret's church in New Galloway have dedicated their collections at Christmas to a charity chosen by the congregation.

Dalry Community Properties Trust aims to raise funds to enable the Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) in Dalry to be opened up again.

Carsphairn Community Council and Bairn Banter held an enjoyable community market in Lagwyne Hall on Saturday 16th September as part of Glens Food Month.

Organisers of an Alzheimer and Dementia Fundraiser on behalf of Alzheimer Scotland (SCO22315) are looking for donations of raffle prizes and volunteer drivers for the event.

The world premiere of Geoff Davidson’s The Passion was performed at Dalry church on Easter Saturday. A capacity audience of over 150 people enjoyed a dramatic performance of the new choral work from the Glenkens Parish Choir with church members taking the spoken roles of Pontius Pilate, the high priest Caiaphas and choir members reading Peter, Judas and ‘Doubting’ Thomas.