Community News
All the latest updates from the area! It takes little contributions from lots of people to create a great community – if you have some news or any interesting contribution, please email us at info@caerlaverock.org.uk
September 2022
Roadworks and Closure Info
With many thanks to Ward Officer Chris Woodness for sending this in for your information: Surface Dressing - Secure Chip Monday 26th September 2022 B725 Glencaple towards Caerlaverock from 30s B725 Glencaple Road - Castledykes [.....]
‘DPD’ Scam Text
We nearly fell for this DPD 'phishing' scam this morning ourselves - and with (Malc) supposedly being an IT professional it does get a bit worrying for people that aren't. Similar to a Royal Mail [.....]
Ben Rogers surfing the Nith Tidal Bore 12th Sept 22 – video
With many thanks to Fiona Clappendale for sharing her videos of Ben Rogers surfing the Nith Tidal Bore on the 12th of Sept 2022 - the day after this video of him surfing the bore!. [.....]
With thanks to Joan Greenslade for sharing this on the Caerlaverock Neighbours group. Fyi - the Caerlaverock bin collection calendar! More information can be found on the council website here: https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/21418/Kerbside-Waste-and-Recycling-Service Check out our "Useful [.....]
BARBOUR HALL AGM & MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Thank you to Gerry Donnelly for this information, come along the AGM and support your local hall by applying for "ordinary membership". THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting takes place on Tuesday 27th [.....]
Caerlaverock Film Club at the Barbour Hall is BACK!
The Caerlaverock Film Club at the Barbour Hall is back in business! The first two films have been set - see the attached poster... Sunday 16th October - SING 2 (U) Sunday 23rd October - [.....]
WWT and Castle Closed on 19th Sept 22
To advise that, as a mark of respect, WWT Caerlaverock and Caerlaverock Castle will be closed on the day of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Monday 19th September 2022.
Trad Session at The Barbour Hall – Sunday 2nd Oct From 2 to 5pm
What’s on at the Barbour Hall Sunday 2nd October From 14:00-17:00 The eagerly anticipated monthly Trad music session, organised by John & Rona Carson, and Lynda Anderson. All musicians and singers are very welcome and [.....]
Ben Rogers Surfs the Nith Tidal Bore 11th Sept 2022 – video
Ben Rogers from Leaf Surfboards in Bristol got in touch again having come up and surfed a wee bore on the River Nith back in April... He was 'blown away' by the bore yesterday [.....]
LATEST SCAM ALERTS!
Three scams for the price of one today... 1 First up - be on the lookout for Facebook Cloning. This isn't a hack as such, as it just requires the spammers to copy a facbook [.....]
CCA Meeting 31 August 2022 – Minutes
Minutes of Caerlaverock Community Association held on 31 August 2022, 1930, Barbour Hall Glencaple Present: David Gilbert (DG, Chair), Chris Jackson (Treasurer), Ian Brown (Committee Member), Helen Clark (Committee Member), Ronnie Clark (Committee Member), Ian [.....]
Update from Gerry Donnelly, Chair of The Barbour Hall
If you have 8 minutes and 58 seconds spare, it would be very nice to spend it listening to our good friend Gerry from Barbour Memorial Hall updating us about the plans that have been [.....]
CCA Meeting – Police Report and Playpark Update
The minutes from the recent CCA meeting will be available soon, but in the meantime there are two items to publish. The first is an update from David Gilbert about the Glencaple Playpark: "D&G are [.....]
Nith Inshore Rescue Annual Halloween Dance and Auction is back!
Peter from Nith Inshore Rescue has been in touch: IMPORTANT SAVE THE DATE Saturday 29th October at 7pm - at the Barbour Hall. After a hiatus due to the pandemic the annual dance and auction [.....]
Road Closure Notification – B726 Kingholm Road
With many thanks to Ward Officer Chris Woodness for keeping us posted with things that might matter to the Caerlaverock community - here a road closure notification (between 5th and 8th Sept 22) via the [.....]
August 2022
Trad Music Session at the Barbour Hall, Glencaple
SUNDAY 4th September FROM 14:00-17:00 Thanks to Lynda Anderson for the reminder! "Join us for our monthly Trad music session, organised by John & Rona Carson, and Lynda Anderson. All musicians and singers are very [.....]
Glencaple SWI Meeting Info
Thanks to Elaine McGuffie for the following info and date for your diary: "Glencaple SWI will be holding their first meeting of the season on Thursday 1 September 2022 at the Barbour Hall starting at [.....]
Guess the creature!
Dinosaur? Reptile? Prehistoric leaf?! Alison Robertson found his caterpillar of the Sallow Kitten moth she found on a willow tree near Castle Corner! "References all say the moth is so called because it is furry [.....]
*UPDATE* Allotment Stall open again – Sunday 21st August
UPDATE! We've decided to continue the Caerlaverock Communty Allotment stall for yet another week - so it is open once again on Sunday 28th August - from 1pm. Come and get the freshest organic produce [.....]
CCA Meeting – AGENDA – 31 August 2022, 7.30, Barbour Hall
Everyone is welcome to the next Caerlaverock Community Association meeting, come along if you want to keep up to speed with what is happening in Caerlaverock, and if you have any ideas or concerns this [.....]
*UPDATED WITH PHOTOS* Steven Jackson’s Charity Walk
UPDATE 2! Steven, (and Mark and Mark!) have completed their walk - one of the days in extreme winds, well done for not blowing off the edge! Steven has sent the following message, and some [.....]
Calling all Film Fans (The Return of the Barbour Hall Community Cinema!)
A very welcome message from Lynda at The Barbour Hall: "Way back, pre-Covid, you may remember that we presented some film screenings at the Barbour Hall. This idea was spearheaded by the late Rev David [.....]
HMRC Scam Text Message
George and Irene McKirdle have sent us a message about scam messages coming through on their mobile, supposedly from HMRC. However, they realised that this message was a scam, as the link attached was not [.....]
Crichton Ladyfield Project – Official Website and Drop-in Sessions
Jim O'Neill has been in touch to ask us to share information about the Crichton Ladyfield Project. We have included some links to the "Love Ladyfield" website below, and Jim's message to the community under [.....]
*UPDATE* Ladyfield Consultations Kingholm Quay Residents meeting
Cath has been in touch again with an update: "We are delighted to announce that we are hosting a meeting for residents to come along and have their say with us about the Ladyfield development. [.....]