FREE Warm Winter Clothes Events 2024 Do you need any warm winter clothes this winter? Throughout November, Dumfries and Galloway Council will be running events across the region where we are inviting families and individuals to come along and help themselves to some free warm winter clothes. We have a huge range of clothes in … Read more
The Borgue Coffee Mornings are starting up again and will run through the winter months until the end of March 2025. Please come along to the first session on Tuesday, 5th November for tea, coffee and tasty baking along with the usual chat and banter.
The first meeting of the new Borgue Community Council members will be on Tuesday, 12th November at 7 p.m. in the Borgue Public Hall. This will be an Annual General Meeting at which the roles of Chair, Secretary and Treasurer will be appointed. Click here for the agenda.
The feedback from previous Local Place Plan events and questionnaires has been compiled into a set of themes and potential actions. This information will be presented and there will be opportunity for further discussions in the Borgue Public Hall on Saturday, 26th October from 2 to 4 p.m.
In collaboration with Culraven Farm, South of Scotland Community Housing (SOSCH) is seeking your views on housing in Borgue and the surrounding area. Culraven Farm would like to restore the old steading on the farm. The results of this survey will help to establish how the steading is best developed in line with localised housing … Read more
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Spotlight on the Lived Experience of Unpaid Carers A conference for unpaid carers in Dumfries and Galloway will be held in Easterbrook Hall on 10 October. This will be the second year of the event, which aims to bring unpaid carers and support organisations together to understand the needs of unpaid carers and to showcase … Read more
Dumfries and Galloway Council and The Poverty and Inequalities Partnership are supporting Challenge Poverty Week 2024, which begins on Monday 7 October and concludes on Sunday 13 October. There will be a week-long programme of videos, downloadable information and events. There will be information and advice each day on where to get support across a … Read more
Garden Waste Collection Service Permit Applications Open Residents of Dumfries and Galloway can now apply for their new Garden Waste Collection Service permit. The permit, priced at £40 per bin, provides access to fortnightly garden waste collections from March to November 2025. This makes it easy to manage grass clippings, leaves, and other garden waste. … Read more
There was a good community turnout for the Borgue Community Council elections on Thursday, 3rd October. 132 members of the community came out to vote for the 13 candidates and the results were: Anne Bannatyne 86Steven Brown 69Michael Calton 49Ian Cruikshanks 57Scott Cruickshanks 59Philippa Dale-Sunley 47Susan Dale-Sunley 43Michael Dawson 56Ray Ducker 74Robert Maitland 45Angela Metcalfe … Read more
