Category: Featured News

Exploring and Celebrating Our Marine Environment Workshop Invite – Allonby Bay on Thursday 24 October 2024. Marine non-licensable activities The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for assessing and managing impacts of marine non-licensable activities in HPMAs between 0 and 12 nautical miles (nm) in English waters. Marine non-licensable activities are those which do not… Read more »

Wild Goose Festival Starting Soon! Wild Goose Festival is back for another year with a fun-filled programme of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events across Dumfries & Galloway. The ten-day festival runs from 18th – 27th October 2024, weaving art, culture, and nature together through a series of activities from interactive storytelling, conversations to… Read more »

Nature Calls – Bin the Wipes. Scottish Water’s new campaign is asking people to ‘bin the wipes’. Many wipes contain plastic, meaning they don’t break down in the sewer and can cause blockages. Climate change brings heavier rainfall. As sewers become overwhelmed, household waste products – wipes, sanitary items, nappies – can escape into our… Read more »

Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) will hold it’s 20th AGM on Tuesday 12 November 2024 at WWT Caerlaverock, Dumfries. Come along and celebrate SFP’s 20th AGM, hear all about the work we’ve been involved in and enjoy a free lunch and guided walk / talk at WWT Caerlaverock. SFP is currently running the Solway Shore Action… Read more »

D&G Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund Round 4 Now Open. The total funding available in Dumfries and Galloway in this round is £440,157.76. The ambition of the fund is to support initiatives that promote mental health and wellbeing at a small scale, grass roots, community level to those aged 16 and over. Funded organisations… Read more »

Scottish Marine planning zone consultation. Plans to extend marine planning zones in Scotland have been put out to public consultation. Fish and shellfish farms require planning permission out to twelve nautical miles, however local authority responsibilities for planning controls currently only extend to three nautical miles. Under new proposals, the marine planning zones will be… Read more »

Scotland Meets Zimbabwe in Unique Online Event! Book now as places are limited.  Scan the QR code below or visit Eventbrite

BRAND NEW ImMerse Festival is coming up on Sunday 22 September! As well as having an environment hub at the harbour there is a great programme for walks, talks and community science activities running throughout the day and into the evening. And an opportunity to take part in the Great UK Water Blitz organised by… Read more »

Robin Rigg Community Fund Opens for Applications for 2025 Projects. Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) is once again running the Robin Rigg Community Fund for 2025 on both sides of the Solway Firth. The Robin Rigg Community Fund, provided by RWE’s Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, is available to community groups and organisations in the eligible… Read more »

Galloway Seaweed Search Produces New Film – Watch Now! If you’ve always wanted to know more about seaweed why not watch the short film by Lucy Hadley with Nic Coombey, Project Officer from Solway Firth Partnership, introducing some of our common seaweeds and how to recognise them. Watch the film at https://www.solwayfirthpartnership.co.uk/…/galloway…/