Month: October 2021

Join the Solway Coast AONB Volunteers for a Workparty plug planting along the Crosscanonby to Maryport Cycleway Verge on Monday 1 November. The group will be starting, and meeting, where the Crosscanonby Road joins the B5300. The highest priority job is plug planting as part of the Get Cumbria Buzzing Project. Any queries about the… Read more »

EcoArt’s environmental signalling flag/ tall ship project at Palnackie on 30 October. Join the celebratory flag raising parade and ceremony followed by live music, food and art at Palnackie on 30 October. Environmental signalling flags have been made by the coastal communities around Dalbeattie, Auchencairn and Palnackie and these will be raised on the tallship… Read more »

Notice to Mariners of cable work in the Irish Sea, west of Portpatrick. Global Marine will be conducting the installation of the Scot-NI 3 and Scot-NI 4 Telecommunications cables in Scottish and Northern Irish waters on behalf of British Telecommunications plc during the period 01/11/2021 to 20/12/2021. The chart below shows the proposed cable routes… Read more »

Marine Scotland have a number of new vacancies now being advertised. These vacancies (among others) include: Senior Policy Officer – National Marine Planning Senior Policy Officer – Sectoral Marine Planning Policy Officer – Sectoral Marine Planning Marine Licensing & Consenting Casework Manager Renewables Advice Officer

Dumfries and Galloway Council have now published individual Action Plan docs and Preferred Policy Statements for each section of the coast in the DG Shoreline Management Plan. You can visit the virtual room to have a look at the documents and provide your feedback. Click here to visit the virtual room

Solway Firth Partnership will be holding their AGM at 5.30pm on Thursday 18 November 2021. We will hold the Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) AGM live online at 5.30pm on Thursday 18 November. This will be followed by an opportunity to ask the staff any questions about SFP work over the past year. A pre-recorded staff… Read more »

Wild Goose Festival is back for its second year with a fantastic collection of inspiring family-friendly activities and events. The week-long festival runs from 16th – 23rd October, uniting art, literature, culture, community, and nature through a series of activities from interactive storytelling, nature walks, conversations, and creative events. The festival is supported by Dumfries… Read more »