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Last Updated: 20/05/2024 14:20:07
Monday, 19 June 2023 12:32
Youth Beatz Festival 2023 is delighted to welcome a full compliment of daytime activities to Park Farm Showfield on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July.
New to Youth Beatz this year is The Realm. A massive inflatable obstacle course, The Realm is over 180m...
Monday, 19 June 2023 10:23
On Tuesday, 13 June, the cohort of 2022/23 interns graduated from the DFN Project SEARCH programme. The graduation was planned and run by the interns themselves to celebrate their successes over the past academic year, further enhancing their workplace...
Monday, 19 June 2023 09:58
Dumfries and Galloway Council is celebrating Armed Forces Day on Saturday 24 June. Events are being held as part of the annual Armed Forces Day national campaign to provide everyone with the opportunity to show their support for the men and women of the...
Friday, 16 June 2023 16:58
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Community Assets and Ward Working teams are holding a series of community conversation events across the region this month to consult on a new burial strategy for Dumfries and Galloway.
Community conversations are an...
Friday, 16 June 2023 11:29
Dumfries and Galloway Council will receive a report on the findings of a recent consultation carried out with 10,828 young people aged 10 to 25 years, at a meeting of Full Council on Tuesday 27 June.
Facilitated and published by the Council’s Youth...
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 13:57
Event organisers are delighted to share details for this years Second Stage, Third Stage and Kids Tent for Youth Beatz 2023.
This year’s Second Stage will be brought to you in partnership with local organisation Dumfries Music Collective. DMC have...
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 16:45
Dumfries and Galloway Council has researched and launched Scotland’s first Greener Events Toolkit, to support the work of festivals and events organisers across the region. The Toolkit has been produced in collaboration with the Southern Uplands...
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 11:45
Drowning prevention week 2023 will take place from 17 to 24 of June. With our beaches, lochs and rivers being so inviting it is not surprising that so many residents and visitors are keen to get on the water to cool off, have fun and explore. Whilst this...
Monday, 12 June 2023 12:00
The Toon Experience is a hard-hitting interactive drama that is delivered by young people, giving other young people information and advice when dealing with issues that commonly affect their lives, such as: knife crime, sectarianism, poverty and...
Monday, 12 June 2023 11:15
As many will have noticed, the much anticipated 140 year-old fountain has now been returned to Dumfries town centre, fully restored. Following historic photos and descriptions from the time, the fountain is now in its original colour-scheme a looks as it...
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