We nipped down to Douglas Park to meet representatives from the The Holywood Trust who have been extremely supportive of us for a number of years. We thought it would make sense to meet them at the park so they could see for themselves how amazing the park is looking now! The recent funding we […]
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We (NSI) have been awarded some funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council to develop a Local Place Plan for Newton Stewart. A Local Place Plan allows for residents in the community to have their say on how they would like to see Newton Stewart in the future. Doing a Local Place Plan will involve a
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Newton Stewart Initiative distributed over 50 application forms for their Community Shop Awards between September 2022 and October 2022 and 26 applications were returned. The purpose of the Newton Stewart Initiative Community Shop Awards is to give back to the local community by way of grants, including groups and individuals who may need some financial
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Our Winter Fayre was a great success. Thank you so much to all of our fabulous stallholders who brought their amazing crafts and gifts. Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped out with the refreshments and ensured everyone had teas, coffees and delicious cakes. Thank you to the trustees and employees of NSI
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Over 50 application forms were handed out between August 2022 and October 2022. 26 applications were handed back in, one unfortunately missed the deadline. The purpose of the Community Shop Award grants is to give back to the local community, including groups and individuals who may need some financial support to grow their groups. The
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It was great to see the Galloway Hillbillies making use of the BMX track this weekend at Douglas Park. Thankfully it wasn’t too wet to stop them having a great time. Newton Stewart Initiative supported them with the loan of bikes and earlier in the year helped redevelop the track. You can find out more
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Our autumn newsletter is out now. We send out newsletters to our members to update them on what we have been doing here at Newton Stewart Initiative and the work we are doing in the local community. If you would like to become a member you can grab a copy from our office or community
Our winter fayre is back on Saturday 19th November 10-4pm. All of our stalls are now filled for our winter fayre. We are super excited to be back again this year. We have some amazing stalls for you including homemade candles, handmade crafts, ceramics, sweets, mead, soaps and much more. We will also have Santa
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The benches have arrived! We are pleased to announce that the much asked for benches and picnic benches have arrived and been installed at Douglas Park! Many thanks to Solway Recycling Ltd for providing and storing the benches for us, Any Slavin and Fam for putting in the concrete bases and to Dumfries and Galloway
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