MP Alistair Jack has lent his support to Newton Stewart Initiative and has congratulated the Initiative on our projects so far and ongoing in Newton Stewart. He has recognised the need for redevelopment within the town and regeneration You can read his letter of support below
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Whether you are an individual, a family, a community group or an organisation you can apply for a grant of up to £500 from the Newton Stewart Initiative Community Shop. Every year we take 20% of profits from the shop and distribute them back into the community. You can pick up an application form from
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Newton Stewart Initiative are currently completing a Stage 2 Asset Transfer request to take over the Town Clock building.If successful, we will use the ground floor offices as our administration base. We intend to provide various services such as a local jobs board, tourist information point, community groups support desk, management office for Vibe 75,
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Newton Stewart Initiative have been in conversation with the owner of the Grapes Hotel since he bought it in 2022. The Local Place Plan consultations that were held beginning in February 2023 allowed residents to share their views on what they wanted to see in Newton Stewart. Many residents called it an eyesore and wanted
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Hi everybody… It’s that time again… when we start to plan the Green Fayre! We are holding our annual Green Fayre in a new venue – Vibe75 on Victoria Street, Newton Stewart. This puts the Green Fayre right in the middle of Newton Stewart with a very strong street front presence and large windows just asking to be
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Newton Stewart Initiative will be running a weekly food market every Saturday throughout February thanks to the Regional Food Fund which is delivered by the Scotland Food and Drink Partnership with funding from Scottish Government. Every Saturday from 11-3 at Vibe 75, Newton Stewart we will have a selection of stallholders and local food producers.
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Newton Stewart 2033- Listening and Visioning Event Newton Stewart is a beautiful town nestled in the Galloway Hills, known as the Gateway to the Galloway Hills.It is a town where community matters and people are the strength of the town. When we work together as people, communities and organisations we have shown that we can
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We would like to say a very big thank you to the Galloway Association of Glasgow for their donation of £2439. This will allow us to buy new tables and chairs for Vibe 75, to allow us to continue the weekly pop up markets and also have these available to be included in the hiring
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Local Place Plan Update 25/10/2023 The Local Place Plan has been an ongoing project for Newton Stewart and Minnigaff since December 2022 when NSI put in an expression of interest to D&G Council to create a Local Place Plan for our area. We are nearing the final hurdles! The steering group has been made up
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We are nearing the end of our Local Place Plan surveys and consultation so thank you to everyone who has taken their time so far to share their comments and views. From the 14 initial themes we have identified the top six themes and we would like to hear how important these themes are to
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