Community Bulletin – 4 November 2022

Dumfries and Galloway Council sent this bulletin at 04-11-2022 02:25 PM GMT

Friday 4 November 2022

Welcome to Community, your Dumfries and Galloway community bulletin.

As always, if you have any positive stories about things that are happening in your community and would like to see them featured in Community – please email us at communitybulletin@dumgal.gov.uk and one of our reporters will get back to you.

Stranraer is Creating a Place Plan

A Place Plan captures the hopes and dreams of local people for their town. It is made by, for and with local people to set priorities for change. With strong ideas and the support of local people, a great plan can unlock funding to invest in the town’s future.

Dumfries and Galloway Council and its partners are inviting members of the community to find out more about the Local Place Plan, and to give their views on what else the plan needs.

Drop-in sessions are running at the Millenium Centre, George Street, Stranraer, on Wednesday 9 November between 2.30–5pm and 5.30–7.30pm. Everyone is welcome, and there is no need to book.

Stranraer needs to change to thrive

One Waterfront: tidied up harbour, designed waterfront

George Hotel: creative hub, workspaces, bunkhouse

Watersports Centre: learn to kayak, canoe, swim, sail

Solway Coast and Marine Project

Skills and training for life and work

Cycle tracks, allotments, gardens for outdoor health and wellbeing

Partners: Stranraer Development Trust, Dumfries and Galloway Council, South of Scotland Enterprise, Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, Millennium Centre, Stranraer Community Council, Furniture Project

Supporting logos.

www.creatingstranraer.co.uk

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls.

16 Days of Action 2022

16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign that runs from 25 November (the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day) and encourages action and awareness against all forms of violence against women and girls.

The Bystander Moment

As part of the opening day of the 16 Days Event, Building Moral Rebels to Prevent Men's Violence Against Women and Girls aims to discuss the issues raised in the film 'The Bystander Moment' and discuss how we can build a society who stands up to prevent gender-based violence in all its forms. You can book your ticket now for the event, hosted on 25 November from 2–4.30pm at The Bridge, Glasgow Road, Dumfries.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A and discussion session.

Ticket link:

Building Moral Rebels to Prevent Men's Violence Against Women and Girls Tickets, Fri 25 Nov 2022 at 2pm | Eventbrite

More information on 16 Days of Action 2022

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Lifelong Learning Team has an exciting new class starting in Dumfries. The Adult Learning Drop-In class will allow attendees to get:

Help with reading, writing and number skills
Support to gain qualifications
Information learning opportunities and courses
Support to complete forms and pre-employment support

The new Adult Learning Drop-In takes place every Thursday at The Bridge, Glasgow Road, Dumfries from 10.30am–12.00.

There is no need to book, but if you’d like more information, please contact Jean Nelson on jean.nelson@dumgal.gov.uk or 07725 065419.

More information about Lifelong Learning

A range of events are planned to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.

A Festival of Remembrance will be held on Saturday 5 November at 7pm in the Crichton Church in Dumfries

The annual Festival of Remembrance is organised by the Royal British Legion Scotland (Maxwelltown and Dumfries), the Veterans Garden Dumfries, and is supported by Dumfries and Galloway Council. The Council’s Armed Forces Champion, Cllr Archie Dryburgh, will provide the welcome to open the event, and the Provost of Dumfries, Cllr Tracey Little, will give a reading. Throughout the festival, guests can expect to hear other readings, poems and speeches – as well as musical contributions from Dumfries Town Band and a piper.

Attendance is free, however this is a ticketed event. Tickets can be reserved at Andersons Kilts, Veterans Garden Dumfries, and Molly May’s Tea Room.

Armistice Day

A two-minute silence will be held on Friday 11 November at 11am to respect and remember those who have died at war.

Remembrance Sunday 13 November 2022 from 11am

The Stranraer Annual Service of Remembrance 2022 will start at 10.45am at the War
Memorial, and the public are invited to attend. Uniformed organisation, ex-service men and women wishing to participate in the parade should assemble at 10.25am in South Strand Street, Stranraer.

Remembrance Sunday services will be held at war memorials and in churches across Dumfries and Galloway in honour of those who lost their lives in two world wars and many conflicts since. Some of Dumfries and Galloway's Ukrainian guests will also lay wreaths in Stranraer, Castle Douglas, Dumfries, and Annan to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom.

Youth Work Week 2022

Running from Monday 7 to Sunday 13 November, Youth Work Week will demonstrate just how powerful a force youth work is when it comes to improving the life chances of young people facing numerous inequalities.

With a week showcasing the breadth of the opportunities open to young people in Dumfries and Galloway, the Council’s Youth Work Team will highlight a different area of youth work on the following themes:

Monday 7: Universal Youth Work
Tuesday 8: Equalities and Rights
Wednesday 9: Education, Skills and Outdoor Learning
Thursday 10: Health and Wellbeing
Friday 11: Youth Participation and Volunteering

Keep an eye on the Youth Work DG social media channels and follow the hashtag #ThisIsYouthWork

On Saturday 12 November, a regional Youth Work conference will bring together Youth Work practitioners from across Dumfries and Galloway. Working at the Coalface will take place in The Bridge, Dumfries, from 10am–5pm, and the programme will feature a wide variety of workshops and speakers for the day.

The programme for the Working At The Coalface conference includes workshops on peer education, mental health and wellbeing, and challenging behaviour. The event will also host keynote speakers including Mike Strang (CEO, Youth Scotland).

Active Communities Walks

Active Communities hosted their first Family Walk at the Crichton grounds in Dumfries on Sunday 30 October. The event had lots of families and members of the community taking part, and there was great participation and costumes on show! See some of the participants here https://www.facebook.com/activecommunitiesdg

Next up is the roll out of a FitMAD (Fit mums and daughters) group in Annan this weekend. Active Communities is working in partnership with local instructors and clubs to bring FITMAD to local communities.

Activities are one-off, come-and-try, special-physical-activity sessions for mothers and daughters. Keep an eye out for the programme as it expands to other parts of the region!

Not only for mothers and daughters though – this invite extends to ALL female members of the family to join and have some fun!

To book, email Active.Communities@dumgal.gov.uk

Please provide the names and ages of participants and a mobile contact number.

Rotary Club of Dumfries Devorgilla
Pop-up Shop

Rotary Club of Dumfries Devorgilla is holding a sale at the former Body Shop unit in the Loreburne Shopping Centre between 23–26 November. The proceeds of the sale will go to local charities and youth organisations to support their community work.

Donations are gratefully welcomed for the fundraising event. Whether you have something in your garage, shed or around the house that you think someone might buy, your donation can make a difference.

Some examples of the types of items that have been donated at previous events include: books, musical instruments, ornaments, small items of furniture, pictures and prints, vinyl records, DVDs plus unwanted and unused presents.

There will also be a tombola at the shop, so any bottles, chocolates or perfumes you can donate would also be welcome. If you have any items you can spare, contact Charles Milroy to arrange drop off or collection at j9lo.basraprt@gmail.com

The RBCFT
Film of the Week

The RBCFT Film of the Week is The Banshees of Inisherin from director Martin McDonagh who made In Bruges and the award-winning Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The film reunites McDonagh with In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Set on an idyllic island off the Irish west coast, the fictional Inisherin, where, in 1923, the locals are ignoring the civil war that’s raging on the mainland. It tells the story of a rift between friends and the ripple effect on the tiny island community they share. Farrell plays Pádraic who calls on his best friend Colm (Gleeson) at 2pm each day so they can walk to the local pub together. But as the film’s poster spells out, “Everything was fine yesterday.” Colm, an aspiring musician, announces early that he’s finished with the friendship, and that if Pádraic pursues it, he’ll cut off his own fingers, one by one, until his young companion desists. A stunned Pádraic, aided by his sister Siobhán and troubled young islander Dominic, endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. What follows is a bleakly funny yet often moving drama.

The film recalls Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot with Pádraic and Colm’s new love-hate relationship a delight. As might be expected, Farrell and Gleeson are superb and one of cinema’s great double acts. They’re ably supported by Kerry Condon as Siobhán, Pádraic’s book-smart sister, and Barry Keoghan as Dominic, the apparent village idiot who has his own harrowing story to tell. Oh, and Jenny the donkey. The cinematography is terrific, the windswept Irish islands looking beautiful and bleak, a metaphor for the film itself. The film is many more things, absurd but accessible, strange, funny, heartfelt, and unsettling. If you liked In Bruges and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, it's a must watch, truly one of the very best films of the year.

The Banshees of Inisherin is in cinemas now and coming to the RBCFT on Friday 11 November.

Book tickets to The Banshees of Inisherin and other RBCFT films



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