Carsphairn Heritage Initiative, in conjunction with the Glenkens Story are delighted to announce the launch of a new project investigating the ancient sites of Stroanfreggan fort and the nearby Smittons Bridge kerbed cairn!

From island wind farms to grassroots energy ownership, The Power Shift is a bold new collaborative investigation into how communities across the country are navigating the promise, pitfalls, and politics of renewables.

To help organisations to recruit more volunteers and showcase your opportunities, Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway have just launched a new registration form for promoting volunteer opportunities on their platform.

Friday 23rd May saw 40 people join the formal ‘unveiling’ of three new benches at Glaisters Bridge Community Woodlands, near Corsock. The creator of the benches, Phil Daube, told the story about their inspirations and construction, and the unveiling ceremony included poetry from artist Helmut Lemke.

Dalry Community Council and Propagate present a new and exciting project – and we want you to be involved!

The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere (GSAB) Partnership has welcomed a new funding package from South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE).

The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust (GCAT) is proud to showcase the breadth and talent of young people living and working in the Glenkens through a new project, Our Glenkens.

Calling everyone in years S4, S5 and S6 for a summer holiday project which offers a prize of £250 for the winner!

As well as the forest drive, this closure also affects all 'Stay the Night' car parks on the drive.

Through the 2024/2025 planting season, a total of 73 small scale native tree planting projects have been supported across the region through the Dumfries & Galloway Tree Planting Grant Scheme.

The team who run the popular Producers Market Café in Dalry Town Hall are looking for bakers to help at the monthly cafés.

Carsphairn's Local Place Plan (LPP) is the result of community engagement over the last year and sets out the community's vision for the next 10 years.

President, Melissa Ade welcomed a good turn out to the SWI meeting on Thursday 17th April 2025 in Lagwyne Hall, Carsphairn.

Carsphairn Primary School has been mothballed since 2019. A group of Carsphairn residents and parents would like to formally close the school so that they can renovate the building and offer holiday clubs and sports activities for local families.

Year 2 report from Glenkens Community Spaces Network, now available to download.

Vattenfall’s Spring 2025 newsletter for South West Scotland is now available.

If you missed the chance to attend The Glenkens Story’s 10th Anniversary Celebrations on March 23rd (or would like to see them again) they now appear on the CatStrand’s You Tube platform.

Carsphairn SWI members were invited to share anything at all related to plants and growing at this fun, informative meeting in March 2025.

Come along to the Thistle Inn on Thursday 27th March 2025, anytime between 2.30-8.30pm to see the feedback from all your Local Place Plan form filling and our conversations! 

The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Partnership has announced that it will be running its popular Biosphere Guide Training Course again in 2025, following previous years’ success.