Nith Inshore Rescue Annual Open Day (& extension opening!)
Saturday 27th May 2017 2pm - 6pm at Glencaple All welcome!
Caerlaverock place names olde and new – event
Nic Coombey, Coastwise coordinator of the Coastwise project has been in touch to ask us to publicise this unique event. It sounds like it's going to be really interesting, and a fantastic opportunity to tell the project as much local [.....]
Mystery photo!
We were completely foxed by Neale Lawson's recent submission to Caerlaverock Community Associaton! Did we know what this picture is of? Do you? Here, Neale explains: It is the site, as far as I can tell, of Kirkblane [.....]
Stunning bluebells in Caerlaverock!
Thank you Tom Brown for sharing these stunning photos of the Lanyard Wood just before Kenneth Bank. He says it's "Well worth a walk through before the Bluebells fade". Isn't nature absolutely beautiful! Do send us your photographs [.....]
Veteran Car Club Rally in movie and pictures!
A wee video montage of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain (Scottish Section) on the 7th May 2017 at Glencaple Quay End. See if you can spot the oldest known running Scottish Built car, a 1901 Albion [.....]
It’s a rollover! Nith Inshore Rescue tote
The beady-eyed amongst you will have noticed from our homepage that no-one had the winning pair of numbers 21 and 17 - so this week's £106.38 will be rolled over to next week! How exciting! You can buy [.....]
Coastguard in training over Glencaple
Kathryn Luna Vogel sent us these fab pictures at the weekend (we've been away for a few days, so apologies for the delay in posting!). The coastguard helicopter was hovering over their farm for a long time - [.....]
LEGO Brick animal trail at WWT Caerlaverock
The LEGO® Brick animal trail arrives at WWT Caerlaverock this weekend and will be here for 3 months! 6th May to 30th July 2017 At the launch weekend on 6th and 7th May, take part in an awesome [.....]
CPS – Red Nose Day review
Red Nose Day On the 2nd last Friday of the term we had a day in school raising money for Comic Relief. On red nose day we had to make a red nose out of newspaper and tissue [.....]
CPS Solway Firth Talk p1-3
On Thursday the 24th of March Nic Coombey came to talk to the P1-3 class about the Solway Firth Partnership. He brought in loads of cool items with him that he had found on the beach. These included [.....]
Veteran Car Club Rally
Veteran Car Club of Great Britain (Scottish Section) Rally 6th and 7th May Glencaple Quay 9.15am to 9.45am The oldest known running Scottish Built car, a 1901 Albion with solid tyres and tiller steering is expected to be [.....]
CPS Scoop Logo competition winners
The whole school were tasked with coming up with a design for the new CPS Logo/Slogan, and everyone did really well with their designs! The winning pupils were as follows, who have had a part of their design taken [.....]
CPS Cross Country Achievement and Netball fun
On the 22nd of March Katy, Georgie, Kaelyn, Rachael and Rhyanna took part in a cross country tournament. They were split into age groups, p6/7 (They had to run for 1200m) and p4/5(They had to run for 800m). [.....]
Flowers identified!
Thank you to Sheryl Thomson Landreth who identified these beautiful white flowers on the merse by Glencaple Quay via our Facebook Page! Scurvygrass (or Cochlearia officinalis to give it the botanical name) was known to cure scurvy until [.....]
Have you seen or heard the natterjack toads?
This is a shout out to anyone living in the Dumfries and Galloway area. ARC need your help! The ARC [Amphibian Reptile Conservation Trust] are appealing for information from anyone who has seen or heard Natterjack toads along [.....]
CPS Scoop – building challenges
On the 21st of March during our IDL [interdisciplinary learning] week we were given the task of researching and building different types of bridges that could withstand a specific weight (5kg). So we were put into groups and [.....]
CPS Scoop – British Heart Foundation Charity Day
We spent the last day of term raising money for The British Heart Foundation. We all got letters home asking for us to try and get some sponsors because we were doing unlimited dodgeball, skipping and a race [.....]
2 years ago today! First Tall Ship…
First Tall Ship on the Nith in over 100 years! For the first time in over one hundred years a tall ship sailed into the River Nith. On 18th April 2015, residents, visitors and well wishers lined the [.....]
Motorhomes at the Quay End
Just a few of the motorhomes enjoying the Easter weekend at the Quay End in Glencaple this evening! Have a great weekend everyone!
Unicorn Quest in Caerlaverock!
Join the Quest and Retreat guides on a Unicorn Quest exploring some of the South of Scotland's most beautiful and enchanted ancient woodlands. The Unicorn is a disappearing species but has the Unicorn disappeared? or has he just [.....]