The first draft of the new Community Action Plan is now ready for feedback and the Steering Group have engaged Community Enterprise to host a number of drop-in sessions around our communities at the start of November.

This is a pivotal moment for the Glenkens. With Dumfries and Galloway Council Education Department proposing the closure of Dalry Secondary School, there is a lot of anxiety about what the future holds for our communities.

What began as an idea raised through community surveys has become a reality, as Carsphairn’s village shop opens its doors once again. With a new name, a new look and a renewed purpose, the shop is ready to take its place once more at the heart of the community.

Situated on higher land close to Lochinvar reservoir, Milnmark Farm has been owned by the Ramsay family for over 50 years. Working the land there, Glenkens resident Jim Ramsay makes a living from livestock farming.

From the Glenkens to the edge of Dumfries, pupils from Dalry, Kells, Hardgate, Springholm, Colvend and Kirkgunzeon are coming together for Dumfries and Galloway Carnival.

Over the past few months, we have seen a number of targeted and opportunistic acquisitive crimes across the Stewartry as a whole.

The Glenkens Skills and Jobs Fair is on Thursday 24th September 2026 in Dalry School Hall.

All funds raised will be donated to Marie Curie and potentially split with Alzheimer’s Research if enough is raised.

President, Irene McCreath welcomed everyone to the first meeting after the summer break on Thursday 17th September.

Dumfries and Galloway Citizens Advice Service is urging householders to apply as soon as possible for the grant as the scheme ends on 30th September 2026.

Do you have apples growing which will go to waste? Would you like to participate in the gathering and central pressing of apples, and receive bottles of lovely juice in return?

Tom Pow's Towa Mura, created in Dumfries and Galloway with The Galloway Agreement and Bird Theatre Japan, is about to premiere in Tottori this September.

Saturday 15th August 2026 saw Glenkens Agricultural Society hold their annual show at Newfield Farm in Dalry, by kind permission of the Wilson family. This good old fashioned livestock show continues to go from strength to strength and this year was no exception.

Describing himself as a traditional farmer living in modern times, Robin Jardine is a ‘well kent’ figure in the Glenkens farming community. Born at Upper Hardland Farm, on the road between Balmaclellan and Bogue, he has lived and worked here all his life.

The Parton community has launched a campaign to purchase the former Parton Kirk and begin its transformation into a community and science centre celebrating the life, work and continuing relevance of James Clerk Maxwell.

As the summer holidays draw to a close, families attending the Bairn Banter group take a moment to reflect and reminisce about the Saturday mornings spent with family and friends, and the fun experiences had here in Carsphairn this summer. 

Dumfries and Galloway Council have begun the Statutory Consultation process necessary to close Dalry Secondary School and are holding a meeting on Monday 7th September at 6pm in Dalry School to explain their closure proposal.

Parton Kirk, the burial place of the world-famous physicist James Clerk Maxwell, is being sold by the Church of Scotland.

The Glenkens Hub website is looking for photographers to help show off how great it is to live here.

Glaisters Bridge Community Woodland, near Corsock, is a result of an innovative partnership between the landowner, Foresight Group, and the community.