CPS Scoop – Feis Ross
A lady comes in from Feis Ross once a week and teaches us ukulele. We sing a song to warm up before we start to play the ukulele. We do chords and songs. One song is called Mary [.....]
Caerlaverock Church Easter Service at Wardlaw
Thank you to Maybeth Jamieson for sharing this lovely photo of the congregation at the Caerlaverock Church Easter service, at Wardlaw, with us today. It was great to hear that the service was led by Caerlaverock minister David [.....]
Thank you Ann and Jim
Thank you so much to Ann and Jim McLatchie who have served the community for no fewer than 18 years! The Caerlaverock Community Association bought a pizza oven with ingredients and utensils for Ann and Jim who expressed [.....]
Note from a Motorhomer
A welcome message from a motorhomer this Easter weekend. Thank you!
Welcome back Tall Ship La Malouine!
Welcome back to Glencaple Quay and Caerlaverock, Tall Ship La Malouine! It's 3 years since La Malouine first sailed down the Nith (on 18th April 2015, read about it here). We're delighted to welcome her and Captain Roy [.....]
Caerlaverock Primary School World Book Day
Last week we had a special day at school to celebrate World Book Day. We all dressed up and I came as Alice out of Alice in Wonderland. We had activities to do throughout the day like a [.....]
First Dumfriesshire recording of moth – in Caerlaverock!
Agonopterix yeatiana (Alison's photo above) found by Alison Robertson near Castle Corner. Alison told us that she went out at dusk on Monday and caught this small moth by the side of the road between Castle Corner and [.....]
Caerlaverock History – with photos of the Cowans
Main image showing James Cowan (Paul's Grandad), John Cowan, Agnes Monteith and Elizabeth Dougan (New Abbey and Mouswald). We met up with the lovely Paul and Barbara Mahoney and Paul's recently found cousin (equally lovely!) Barbara, and had [.....]
Caerlaverock – Shop Notice
Notice from The Boathouse about arrangements for the shop: "We are excited that The Boathouse is so near to completion, and we will be offering a 'sneak peek tour' to Caerlaverock residents very soon! However, due to the [.....]
Shore Clean Up at Castle Corner
If you stay closer to the Castle Corner end of Caerlaverock, you may wish to join in with Adam Murphy and the Scotland's National Nature Reserves team for the Shore Clean Up (in partnership with the Nith Inshore [.....]
The Nith Hotel are Hiring!
We are looking for a chef and bar/waiting staff to join our team in a busy family run hotel offering high quality service and food. For more information or to apply please contact the hotel on: 01387 770 [.....]
Wednesday 28th March – come to a coffee and chat!
Paul Mahoney (his dad was Robert Cowan) is coming to Caerlaverock soon tomorrow! He told us that he will arrange to be at the WWT Café on Wednesday 28th March between 10.30am and 12 noon-ish If you would [.....]
Easter Sunday Service at Wardlaw
Caerlaverock Church Please join us for a short Service at the Wardlaw at 9am on 1st April and celebrate Easter Sunday at one of the most beautiful spots in Dumfries and Galloway. Parking is available in the field [.....]
Porpoise in the Nith – video – from Glencaple!
Many thanks to Richard Earle who sent us this fab video of the porpoise he spotted swimming in the River Nith from Glencaple at high water on Tuesday 20th March! The South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre (used [.....]
Dog Owners – please read
Following on from the upsetting Estate Statement this morning, and our previous police report about sheep worrying, here is some advice for dog owners from the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Lets inform and educate everyone so that this [.....]
Estate Statement – Sheep Worrying
It is with great sadness that we report that over the weekend a dog attack tragically left one of the Estate farmers with six dead lambs and two severely wounded heavily pregnant pedigree ewes. Due to the implications of this loss, the Police have been involved. Such attacks have a [.....]
Come for coffee and a chat about Caerlaverock history
Paul Mahoney (his dad was Robert Cowan) is coming to Caerlaverock soon! He told us that he will arrange to be at the WWT Café on Wednesday 28th March between 10.30am and 12 noon-ish if any locals would [.....]
Defibrillator Trained Users
Now that defibrillator training sessions in Caerlaverock are complete, if you’d like to add your name to the trained AED users list (one in Bankend, the other at Glencaple Quay), please let us know asap so we can [.....]