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Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service delivers independent one to one and collective advocacy across the region.

Thank you for your interest in our Business Development workshops. Our new programme for 2023 will be announced in due course. For more third sector events available for you, go to our Events section.

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Free training events, open to third sector organisations across Dumfries and Galloway.

Thank you for your interest in our Governance events. Our programme for this year is now finished but we are preparing a new programme for 2023. For more third sector events available for you, go to our Events section.

The draft strategy could soon be made available for public consultation ahead of being finalised later this year.

A special electronic certificate was created by the local resilience partnership to be presented to Covid volunteers.

Crawick Multiverse, a spectacular 55-acre land art installation, near Sanquhar, was the vision of artist Charles Jencks.

SHAX is an award winning re-use furniture social enterprise and charity helping people in new and low-income households to start and sustain a home.

South of Scotland Enterprise will develop its own offering through new services, support and funding.

Galloway Mountain Rescue Team was one of 230 diverse charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to be awarded the honour last year.

Mrs McIntyre has has been involved with charity fundraising projects in Wigtownshire for more than 50 years.

The Usual Place led the way with almost £250,000 to continue to run its skills and personal development programme.

The £2.65m project will see the creation of a 16-bed bunkhouse which will be predominantly for walkers travelling on the 143-mile Whithorn Way.

Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes has a tradition of naming its new vehicles and chose Nurse of the Year Jenny for its latest addition.

£50,000 funding is going to ten organisations across Dumfries and Galloway from the Regional Arts Fund 2021/22.

The investment has been provided through community benefit funds linked to onshore windfarms in the region.

Ken Scott is a retired police officer now living in Kirkcudbright, and a frequent user of the Loch.

Spring Fling is a visual art and contemporary craft open studios event in Dumfries and Galloway.

Up to 10,000 new landscape trees over could be planted over the next 12 months.

The programme has been learning about activities to alleviate mental health and wellbeing.

The website is full of free resources, ideas and insights to encourage people to work together.

The specially commissioned wood sculpture and accompanying bench will be sited on the green field.

Young people can now access the website and chat online.

Stepping Stones helps people in crisis in the Stewartry via its food banks.