A conference for unpaid carers in Dumfries and Galloway will be held in Easterbrook Hall on Thursday 10th 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 the wide range of organisations that can… Read more »
Update from Alan Webb, CEO for Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway “Colleagues, you will likely have seen recent coverage about the Scottish Government applying further restrictions on ‘avoidable spend’ to mean pausing all spending other than legally committed, emergency or important economic investment. “We are already seeing cuts to multi-year commitments, those already promised –… Read more »
The TSI Scotland Network has responded to an inquiry by the Social Justice and Social Security Committee at the Scottish Parliament into third sector funding. The Committee is considering third sector funding principles, and the Network’s response outlines the unprecedented challenges facing voluntary and community organisations. It also provides examples of good funding practice, and… Read more »
Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust have announced that the visitor centre in Dumfries is to close. In a statement from the trust, they said: “It is with a heavy heart that we, the Trustees, announce the imminent closure of the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust and Visitor Centre in Dumfries town centre. “We have reached… Read more »