We stopped to chat with a lovely couple from Cornwall who have come to Caerlaverock in their camper van for the first time. They found Glencaple Quay in the Britstops camping book (see photo). They had been visiting [.....]
Photo credit: Mostly Ghostly Investigations To the North of Bankend, and easily visible from the road, sits Isle Tower. Just a couple of miles south of Caerlaverock Castle, it has also been known as Greenhill Tower, [.....]
What a fantastic sunny day for the Nith Inshore Rescue Open Day! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make it such a success! Here are just a few pictures we took - do you have photos of the [.....]
For those who don’t know, Keith Brown is a talented local artist living in Glencaple. A civil engineer by trade, Keith started painting around 30 years ago. He is strongly influenced by the beauty, light and natural abundance [.....]
Caerlaverock Primary School are extending a warm welcome to the community to come and see the new outdoor area they have been working so hard on, and to sample their barbeque, prior to their annual sports day. Sounds [.....]
Have a look at the successful Glencaple Veteran Car Club rally! Photos taken by Gillian Morrison and Elizabeth Lawson. Many thanks for sharing! Please send us your photos of events, or simply of the area so we can share them too! [.....]
Adam Murphy, our Caerlaverock NNR Reserve Officer, has been in touch with a request - please circulate on the grapevine: We have a SRUC (Scotland’s Rural University College) student placement staring with us, hopefully in mid June. Her [.....]
This is a photo of the Nith Inshore Rescue crew being filmed by ITV Countrywise programme as they stride out to the boat! The programme should be shown sometime between Setember and Christmas. We'll let you know the date [.....]
The Nith Inshore Rescue Tote – registered under the Lottery (Scotland) Act – is a weekly draw in aid of the local Independent Lifeboat based in Glencaple. 60% of the week’s ticket sales go to the winner(s), [.....]
Can anyone tell us a little bit about this beautiful place we often pass on our travels around Caerlaverock? We were drawn by the lovely display of different daffodils... though on closer inspection, there appeared to be some [.....]
Here's a link to the poster pdf file for printing, sharing and promoting: Nith Inshore Rescue Open Day Poster
Wild Garlic Pesto Collect a bag of wild garlic. Wash. Fry some onions in olive oil. Add garlic till it reduces. Add walnuts and grated cheese (Parmesan preferably but cheddar will do). Whizzle in a food processor with [.....]
The Nith Inshore Rescue Open Day relies on the generosity of good folks like us to contribute in different ways... If you are a business/ excellent persuader/ kind hearted individual, can you rustle up a raffle prize for the [.....]
Lots of recent news from the Nith Inshore Rescue team: Crew have been working hard with swift water safety and rescue training in the River Nith, all three of our boats have been put through their paces with [.....]
Here is the article in today's Dumfries and Galloway Standard, 4.5.2016, featuring our very own Doug Anderson and Rob Wells, explaining Caerlaverock Communities' decision to form an unincorporated Association following the Council's decision to dissolve the CCC for [.....]
The two species highlighted to look out for, and record, this month by the Dumfries and Galloway Environmental Resource Centre (DGERC) are... the large red damsel fly and the water vole! The large red damsel fly is easy [.....]
Ian Hamilton, long time resident of Glencaple died recently and his family donated £300 from the funeral collection to the Community Council. It was decided that this be spent on a nice wooden bench in his memory. Local builder [.....]
We thought you might be interested to read how the recently dissolved Community Council money was spent: It was decided to build a temporary bus shelter for Kelton. It will be 8ft x 4 ft timber sectioned and [.....]
It was with mixed feelings that the Caerlaverock Community Council met for the last time last night following the recent decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council to dissolve it, along with 37 other community councils. See this link for news [.....]
This fabulous fundraising cookbook was created about 16 years ago (possibly the year 2000) by the Caerlaverock and Glencaple Church Kirk Session (for the Organ Fund). It is full of tried and tested recipes handed down through generations [.....]
