A big thank you to everyone who came along to the first Caerlaverock Calendar Presentation evening last night, generously hosted at The Boathouse on Glencaple Quay. What a super turn out and a lovely evening! Rev David Logan [.....]
Thanks to our Ward Officer, Chris Woodness who shared this Sustrans blog with us. It is a very interesting read, raising some very valid points and bringing our awareness up to date as to what is happening nationally. [.....]
Here are a few of Tom's photos of the sunrise from Holland's Merse on the National Nature Reserve. Worth getting up early for! Thanks Tom! Do send us your photos - it's great to have other people's things to [.....]
Details of Caerlaverock Kirk's Burns Supper, held at the Nith Hotel.
Many thanks to Claire Clarke who has come across these old photos of Bankend - it's always fascinating to see old photos of the area! Claire is trying to find old images of their house, so if you [.....]
Thanks to Duncan Irving for forwarding this updated information about the wonderful WWT Wader Weekend!
A huge thank you to everyone who has helped to raise over £1000 through buying the Caerlaverock Charity Calendars (organised together with Revd David Logan)! David has chosen the four local causes to receive the money raised this [.....]
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February 2019 Special wader-focussed walks, talks, trails, workshops and interactive family activities. See waders close up form a hide in their thousands, wheeling on the high tide. Find out more: wwt.org.uk/caerlaverock
This Scottish Parliament survey invites everyone to respond on the speed limit for roads in built up areas - if you think it should be reduced from 30mph to 20mph. Clearly this is wholly relevant to our ongoing [.....]
Many thanks to Alison Boyes for permission to share her fantastic photograph of this kayaker taking advantage of the bore at Glencaple Quay on Christmas Eve (2018)!
Your long-awaited December Catch-ups are here! Look out for it on the Community Noticeboard at Glencaple Quay and for copies free to take at The Nith Hotel bar, the Boathouse snug, in the bus stops at Bankend and [.....]
Whilst bin collection days remain unaffected this year, there will be no bulky / white goods uplifts between 21 December 2018 and 6 January 2019. You can leave an additional 2 refuse bags with your normal weekly refuse [.....]
Saturday 1st to Sunday 23rd December – usual opening hours Monday 24th December – shop open 8am to 12pm Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th December – closed Thursday 27th December – usual opening hours to 4pm (please note no evening opening) Friday [.....]
Nith Hotel Festive Opening hours: Monday 24th December Bar - 12noon to 10pm Food served - 12 - 2pm Christmas Day Bar - 12 - 2.45pm No food served today Boxing Day Hotel Closed Hogmanay Bar - 12noon [.....]
As nobody had this weeks lucky numbers, the Nith Inshore Rescue Tote is another... This means that the draw on Christmas Eve will be worth the amount brought in this week, as well as the £97 from last [.....]
We had a truly delicious Christmas meal at The Boathouse on Glencaple Quay and had to rave about it here, so you can experience a very special Christmas lunch or evening meal out too! Little touches like the crackers, festive [.....]
Professor Michael Berry studies and lectures about tidal bores. He lives in Bristol, near the River Severn (with it's famous bore) and got in touch following his interest in tidal bores. He hadn't known about the Nith tidal [.....]
Minutes of Caerlaverock Community Association AGM and Meeting at The Nith Hotel, Glencaple on Wednesday 28th November 2018 Present: David Gilbert, Douglas Anderson, Malcolm Laurie, Chris Jackson, Rob Wells, Ian Brown, Cllr John Campbell, Cllr Malcolm Johnstone, Ward [.....]
As we snuggled deeper into our safe, warm, dry downies on Saturday night, Adam Murphy, Caerlaverock's own SNH Reserve Officer slept out overnight, with nothing but a sleeping bag and survival bag, in Glasgow to raise funds, and awareness [.....]
We were delighted to be invited to the Leonard Cheshire house on Norfolk Avenue in Glencaple this afternoon, to the grand opening of their garden shed! Joan McAlpine MSP was the guest of honour, and helped to cut [.....]
