This issue’s winner is Susan Currie from Dalry with this beautiful snap of a fly agaric mushroom.

CatStrand hosts the exciting launch of Swallows, the Hare and the Moon, the latest album from local singer-songwriter, Blue.

In 'From the Bookroom' Glenkens-based author of the novel The Road From Damascus and co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War, Robin Yassin-Kassab, takes readers through some of his favourite books. In this edition Robin speaks about author Khaled Khalifa, friendship and the festive season.

I’m now in my third year at CatStrand and it’s been quite the ride!

Did you know that traditional ballads were being sung in Galloway until at least the mid 20th century?

When I first started going to the Writers' Cafe at the CatStrand, I had no idea I would be entering a world of such creativity and imagination.

Lost People, the latest novel by Glenkens-based writer Margaret Elphinstone, is set in a fractured dystopic world but amid trauma and desolation, hope is there to be discovered.

Kells had a busy festive period, Christmas concert, singing carols for LING lunches as well as doing Christmas crafts, learning about the story of Christmas and writing poetry around the subject!

They always say Ritual Purposes when they haven’t a clue. Anyway we know that right through the Modern Period they kept symbols of time worship on all their major edifices. The reconstruction - look, here it is - suggests it was a tower with four Time Circles, one facing each cardinal point.. Plus the cast-iron bells. And that time capsule thing - bit like burying your ancestors under the hearthstone I suppose.

The results of the survey carried out from 11th December - 8th January have been published ahead of the meeting due to take place on Monday 29th January.

President, Dorothy Faulds welcomed everyone to the first Carsphairn SWI meeting of 2024 on 25th January. There was a lot to share and discuss throughout the evening.

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

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

The D&G Climate Hub has two exciting training and mentorship positions available, working with local film-maker and artist John Wallace.

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?

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.

Local schools affect all our communities in a myriad of ways, from providing a focus for community cohesion, to engendering the feeling that our communities are thriving and have a bright future. This survey is not just for parents, but for everyone in the Glenkens!

Carsphairn SWI members and friends met on 7th December to celebrate the Season and Isobel Cuthbertson with a certificate for loyal service.