Details : Our Summer Outing will be a visit to Traquair House in Inverleithen, Peeblesshire.  In addition to the house, there is a Maze; 1745 cottage restaurant; gift shop; brewery shop and museum; independent craft workshops; woodland walks and extensive grounds; and children's adventure playground.  Please advise the Secretary of the Association if you plan to attend; and whether you require transport.

Venue : Traquair House, near Inverleithen.

Details : Prior to the AGM, there will be a short presentation entitled "Burns Tale", which will illustrate the assistance provided by the Association.

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : The first Winter Meeting of the new year is on Saturday 6th February 2010 at 7.30pm when one of our Members, Sandy Rankin, will give an illustrated presentation about Dr. Leandar Starr Jameson, who lived in Stranraer where his father was the Editor of the Wigtownshire Free Press.    Despite his involvement with the infamous "Jameson Raid" in the Transvaal, Jameson had a successful political life following the invasion, receiving many honours in later life.

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : Roberta Young will give a talk on the work of the RNLI, where dedicated people risk their lives to save others, at the drop of a hat.  She has titled her talk "The RNLI boats an' crews frae the tip o' Lands End tae the tap o' Orkney".

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : Our 218th Annual Dinner will be held in the Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet on Saturday 3rd October 2009 at 6pm for 6.30pm.  Please advise the Honorary Secretary, Hugh Harper, of the names of those attending, as well as making payment - Dinner is £25, and Hotel Rooms are £40.

Venue : Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 2HY

Details : Our Summer Outing will be a visit to Dumfries House, near Cumnock. Dumfries House was opened in 2008 by Prince Charles, and was described as "one of Britain's most beautiful stately homes and best kept secrets".  The rendezvous time for the guided tour will be approximately 2pm.  Please advise the Secretary of the Association if you plan to attend; and whether you require transport.

Venue : Dumfries House, near Cumnock.

Details : Joe Campbell will give a presentation on the subject of the Kirkcudbright Art Gallery Project, following the acquisition of the Johnston School in Kirkcudbright for their permanent exhibition.  AGM thereafter.

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : Sandy Rankin will present details of the loss of the Clyde-built SS Rowan off Corsewall Point on 9th October 1921.  The fatalities included members of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra, who were booked to play at the Scala in Dublin after a successful run at the Lyric Theatre in Glasgow.  Sandy’s family were closely involved in the tragedy – his grandfather was a crew member of the Portpatrick Lifeboat which launched to assist, and his wife’s great grandfather was Captain Brown of the Rowan.  

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : Our speaker is Brian Hall of the Stranraer campus of Dumfries and Galloway College.  He will describe the recent visit by a group of Stranraer College students to the mystical mountain country of Nepal.  The Association provided a generous donation towards this Nepal expedition for the students, to learn about Nepal and its people.

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : Our 217th Annual Dinner will be held in the Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet on Saturday 4th October 2008 at 6pm for 6.30pm.  Please confirm your attendance with the Secretary as soon as possible, especially if you require accomodation in the Hotel.

The speakers include Alex Fergusson, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament; Professor Ted Cowan, Director of Dumfries Campus; and Dame Barbara Kelly, chairwoman of the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival.

Alex Fergusson wrote in his article in the Free Press newspaper : "The whole evening was a delight; and I felt honoured to be asked to speak to this most worthy of organisations".

Venue : Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 2HY

Details : Our Summer Outing will be a visit to Drumlanrig Castle, the ancient Douglas stronghold and Dumfriesshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry.  We plan to meet at Drumlanrig at 2pm for a conducted tour, with high tea at 5pm.  Please advise the Secretary of the Association if you plan to attend; and whether you require transport.

Venue : Drumlanrig Castle, near Thornhill.

Details : Tommy Henderson will give us a talk about  the establishment of the local museum in the town of Dalbeattie.  The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held after this presentation - please send nominations for the committee to the Secretary by 1st February 2008.

Venue : Netherlee Church, Ormonde Avenue, Glasgow G44 3SL

Details : The first meeting of the 2007/2008 winter session will feature a talk on "The Planned Villages of Dumfries and Galloway", by Dr. Lorna Philip of Aberdeen University.  Further details can be found in the following publications:-

Philip LJ (2006) ‘Planned villages in Dumfriesshire and Galloway:  Location, Form and Function’ Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Vol 80.  

Philip LJ (2005) ‘Planned villages in South-west Scotland, 1730 – 1855:  Analysing functional characteristics’ Landscapes 6(1) 83-103.

Philip LJ (2003) ‘Planned villages in Dumfries and Galloway 1730 – 1850’ Scottish Geographical Journal 119 (2) 77-98.

Details : Our Annual Dinner will be held in the Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet on Saturday 6th October 2007 at 6pm for 6.30pm.  On the following day, ie Sunday 7th October at 2pm, we have been invited to visit the newly refurbished school in New Galloway, which has received funds from the Association. 

Please confirm your attendance with the Secretary as soon as possible, especially if you require accomodation in the Hotel.  

Venue : Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 2HY

Details : Our Spring Meeting will be a visit to Threave Gardens, the famous National Trust for Scotland garden near Castle Douglas, to view the gardens, the house and surrounding countryside.  We plan to meet at Threave at 2.30pm.  Please advise the Secretary of the Association if you plan to attend; and whether you require transport.

Venue :  Threave Gardens, the National Trust for Scotland garden near Castle Douglas.

Details : Speaker from the Wigtown Book Town, which the Association has supported since its inception, and has grown from strength to strength over the years.  The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held after this presentation - please send nominations for the committee to the Secretary by 10th February 2007.

Details : Our re-scheduled meeting will take place on Saturday 3rd February, when our speaker will be Douglas Miller, who will be speaking on the making of and showing films of the local areas around Galloway.  RoseBank Productions has produced two Galloway Videos/DVDs, "The Stewartry" and "The Cree Valley and Wigtownshire", that can be obtained from Douglas or Galloway bookshops.

Cancelled - Details : Our first speaker at our November meeting on Saturday 4th will be our own Douglas Miller, who will be speaking on the making of and showing films of the local areas around Galloway.

Details : Our Annual Dinner will be held in the Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet on Saturday 7th October 2006 at 6.00pm for 6.30pm.  Please send details of your party/reservation to the Secretary of the Association before 30th September 2006.

Venue : Murray Arms Hotel, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 2HY

Details : the annual Summer Outing will be a sail on Loch Katrine on board the SS Sir Walter Scott.  Details are available from the Secretary of the Association.

Venue : Trossachs Pier.  Access is by road via the A821 from Aberfoyle for Trossachs Pier

Details : Sandy Rankin, author of the book The Rhinns' Forgotten Aircraft Disaster, will present his research into the story of the disaster and the people involved.  Sandy was brought up in Portpatrick before moving to Central Scotland as a youth.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held after this presentation.  The Agenda will be mailed separately to each Member.

Details : Our speaker at our February meeting on Saturday 4th will be Angus Rex.  This illustrated presentation, entitled “Old Scene, New Scene”, is based on the theme of change on the Scottish railway network over the last 40 years, based on his archive of railway slides and photographs.  The talk consists of three main railway topics viz Galloway, Scotland and railway preservation in Scotland.

Details : Our first speaker will be Ian Quinn who will speak to us of "Ships of the Clyde".

Venue : RAFA club, 27 Ashley Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow G3 6DR

Details : Our Spring Meeting this year will be a visit to the home of Cathie Agnew, at Glenlee Park, New Galloway on Saturday 21st May 2005 at 1.00pm.  this estate is situated on the road between Earlston Power Station and New Galloway.  Cathie has kindly invited us for a light lunch.  please send party/reservation details to the Secretary of the Association.  Photographs!

Venue : the home of Cathie Agnew at Glenlee Park, New Galloway.

Details : Mrs. Cathie Agnew of Glenkens will address the Association on the development of the Glenkens area and refurbishment of the school in New Galloway as a cultural centre.

Venue : RAFA club, 27 Ashley Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow G3 6DR

Details : The speaker will be Angus Rex who will present an illustrated talk on the “Forgotten Railways of Galloway”, including visits to Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Newton Stewart, Stranraer, Portpatrick and Cairnryan.

Venue : RAFA club, 27 Ashley Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow, Strathclyde, G3 6DR