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Funded projects will need to be up and running by Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend on the June 5 2022.

The social enterprise operates the Community Reuse Shop, The Re:Loved Shop, Fed Up Community Café and Rhins Active.

The project helps those with Long Term Conditions, illnesses and disabilities identify and claim the benefits they are entitled to.

Independent review shows strong levels of positivity surrounding programme as directors announce new small grants scheme to support string of communities.

The Galloway Glens Scheme is an initiative of Dumfries an Galloway Council’s Environment team.

The £150 million Community Ownership Fund will run over a total of four years with the start of round two coming soon.

The £220 million UK Community Renewal Fund will provide funding to help places across the UK prepare for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The Partnership works with people on both sides of the Solway Firth and further afield on a wide range of projects.

The UK Government’s Together for Our Planet initiative has been created to engage people with COP26 and inspire positive climate action.

The fund aims to support adult community-based initiatives to help address the impact of distress and mental ill health caused by social isolation and loneliness.

Dumfries and Galloway Youth Awards are making a comeback in 2021 to once again celebrate the hard work, dedication, and amazing achievements of young people across our region. The event will take place in December, but nominations are open now until midnight on Sunday November 7. You can nominate young people who you feel deserve… Read more »

The app has been developed as part of a wider concerted effort to make SOSE more accessible to businesses, community groups and individuals in the South of Scotland.

Help to create the vision for the ASN Learning Network, an exciting pilot to increase employment opportunities in South of Scotland.

The Poverty and Inequalities Partnership was formed following evaluation of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s first Anti-Poverty Strategy.

£5000 of funding has been allocated in each of the 12 ward areas of Dumfries and Galloway for projects that address priorities identified by young people including mental health, bullying, poverty and youth opportunities.

Charity grateful for council support as it acquires former local authority building in Dumfries to realise founder’s dream of creating centre for older people.

The skilled fundraiser secured well over £10million for local and client projects Scotland-wide.

Sue Hughes has many years’ experience managing museum and heritage sites, along with developing and delivering art, craft and local history workshops.

The new service aims to enable people with sight and/or hearing impairment to adapt to life with sensory loss and maintain and build independence.

There were 75 trainees in total over five days from all walks of life and all ages.

The Guild, producers of the popular monthly Dumfries Market Festival have used some of this award to purchase Busking Kits.

The fund includes more than £28 million for frontline services which provide direct support to women and girls..

In the first six months of 2021 there was a total of 25 suspected drug-related deaths.

Volunteers have undertaken various training to ensure a range of walks are on offer to people of all abilities.

Crawick Multiverse, near Sanquhar, is a 55-acre visitor destination featuring standing stones, great sculpted mounds and other breath-taking features.

The aim of the free app is to provide information on food and physical activity for expectant parents and families with children under five.

The six-month pilot project is aiming to raise practitioners skills and knowledge around gambling education.

Modern Apprenticeships are focussed on the workplace and students receive remote support from College tutors using digital technology techniques.

Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) is acting as an approved Kickstart Gateway to help organisations in Dumfries and Galloway to access funding through the Kickstart Scheme. The scheme encourages employers to create job placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit. Funding covers wage and NI contributions for 25 hours per week for six… Read more »

Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service delivers independent one to one and collective advocacy across the region.

The draft strategy could soon be made available for public consultation ahead of being finalised later this year.

A special electronic certificate was created by the local resilience partnership to be presented to Covid volunteers.

Crawick Multiverse, a spectacular 55-acre land art installation, near Sanquhar, was the vision of artist Charles Jencks.

SHAX is an award winning re-use furniture social enterprise and charity helping people in new and low-income households to start and sustain a home.