Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Celebrate the Irish Sea at Port William Carnival Week. The Irish Sea separates the English, Irish, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Manx from each other but it also connects us all. A festival of nature is bringing everyone together in celebration of the Irish Sea. The first ever Irish Sea Day will have a joyous… Read more »
Have Your Say on New Offshore Windfarm on Cumbrian Coast – Project Collette. Green Finance Community Hub CIC is inviting you to take part in a survey on Project Collette. This aims to be a large, community-owned, offshore wind farm off the Cumbrian Coast – large enough to power about 1 million homes a year…. Read more »
Galloway proposed as the next National Park in Scotland! The news was broken by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands when she visited Galloway on Monday 22nd July. Speaking at Shambellie House, New Abbey, Mairi Gougeon MSP announced that the Scottish Government had selected our bid out of the five submitted… Read more »
The Solway Coast and Marine Project (SCAMP) Launches Community Collaborations in Stranraer, Annan and Wigtown People in Stranraer, Wigtown, Annan and their surrounding areas along the Solway coast are being invited to envision the future of their coastal and marine environment. SCAMP seeks to explore community-driven initiatives to enhance biodiversity both underwater and along the… Read more »
The Crannog Project Development Opportunity. Castle Douglas Development Forum (CDDF) seeks to commission an experienced professional from 1st September 2024 to 31st March 2025 to manage their Crannog Project. Location: Castle Douglas Fee: £20,000 (inclusive of VAT) The Crannog Project CDDF was granted a 25 year lease, by community asset transfer, for Carlingwark Outdoor Activity… Read more »
Taste Cumbria heads back to the seaside in Maryport on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August 2024. Maryport is welcoming back Taste Cumbria on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August 2024 for the Taste of the Sea festival. In the heart of the town centre and down on the harbourside, there will be loads going on… Read more »
Hoddom and Kinmount Guided Walks. See the poster below for details.
New Dumfries and Galloway Social Enterprise Grant Programme. The aim of this fund is to invest in social enterprises to grow the social economy in the region. There is a total of £50,000 available in the programme for projects with applications open up to a maximum of £5,000. This project is funded by the UK… Read more »
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is back for 2024! Save the Date 1st- 30th September 2024 in your diary and get ready to take part in The Great Global Nurdle Hunt and help call for an end to nurdle pollution globally! The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is the annual citizen science event, which asks organisations, communities and individuals to organise… Read more »
Join an Exciting New Archaeological Excavation in Cumbria! 22 July to 2 August 2024. Grampus Heritage and Training will be running an exciting new archaeological excavation. They are looking for volunteers to take part in the dig and look forward to working together to uncover the history of settlement and activity at Tarns. Background In… Read more »