Community Council Blog

Tree Pruning Update
Posted on : 30th March 2012

Planning permission has now been granted for this.  Buccleuch Estates, who are organising, and funding, this operation, have inspected the trees and advise that they are now out of dormancy and due to bud.  It is a condition of the …

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Community Council Digest March 2012
Posted on : 27th March 2012

Full Minutes of Community Council Meetings are posted on the Community Council Page once they have been approved and can then be viewed or downloaded. In the meantime, a summary of main points or decisions taken in recent meetings follow: …

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Day of the Region 2012: Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 October, 2012
Posted on : 2nd March 2012

You may have been aware of last year’s Day of the Region, staged largely in the Kirckudbrightshire area last October, and which enabled communities in small towns and more rural areas to showcase what they had to offer. Although it …

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Community Council Digest February 2012
Posted on : 2nd March 2012

Full Minutes of Community Council Meetings are posted on the Community Council Page once they have been approved and can then be viewed or downloaded.  In the meantime, a summary of main points or decisions taken in recent meetings follow: …

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NHS Commisioning Event
Posted on : 20th February 2012

D&G NHS is currently conducting a consultation over the proposed New Infirmary, and it’s LOCATION. Five sites have been shortlisted. The location of the new Infirmary will have an important bearing on how easily we all access its services. It …

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News for the Hard of Hearing
Posted on : 17th February 2012

Dumfries & Galloway Hard of Hearing Group was established 5 years ago as a self-help organisation for people suffering from hearing loss. From very limited beginnings it has developed into a regional organisation offering a comprehensive list services. For more …

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MapWhere we are

Thornhill is at the heart of Dumfries & Galloway in south west Scotland in the beautiful rolling countryside of Nithsdale, steeped in history both natural & physical.

1.5 Hours from Edinburgh by Car.
1.5 Hours from Glasgow by Car.
2 Hours from Newcastle by Car.