Co-op spending helps to restore Cally walls
Up and down the country spending by Co-op members has raised over £19 million to be spent on over 4000 Local Community Fund projects. Thanks to spending by local Co-op members over £1800 is being made available to help restore the Cally boundary walls.
Restoration work completed
The scaffolding surrounding the Rutherford monument has been taken down, the security fencing removed and the last of the pointing at the foot of the monument finished. The monument is now restored to its former glory.To celebrate the restoration of the monument there will be a talk in the Mill on the Fleet on 26th October by Professor John Coffey of Leicester University. In the meantime the Gatehouse Development Initiative will be preparing an information board on Samuel Rutherford and the monument which will be placed in the Mill on the Fleet and we will also be producing a trail leaflet.
New Cooking for Old at the Drop-In
During the autumn of last year, the Drop-In’s kitchen area was refurbished with a new cooker and a much-expanded working area. The old kitchen was tiny and very limiting in what could be cooked in it. Now the space feels like a café cum deli!
Around 20-25 young people use the Drop-In facilities during an evening session and take part in various activities - pool, darts, quizzes, camera club, maths club, gym evenings, and DJaying are very popular. There is great enthusiasm to participate in the kitchen and the young people, assisted by our volunteers, have had great fun baking and cooking.
Gatehouse parish church choir sing the Anwoth hymn
Anne Ross Cousin's hymn "The sands of Time are Sinking" is known as the Anwoth hymn because it recalls the life and writings of Samuel Rutherford and his time at Anwoth. The Rev Val Ott and the choir have researched the hymn. Against the background of scenes of the old kirk at Anwoth and other views of Anwoth the choir sings this lovely hymn accompanied by David Mackay on the organ.
Riverbank Play Park Campaign
The residents of Riverbank in Gatehouse are currently fundraising for a new play park for the young people as the current installation is over 25 years old and no longer fit for purpose. The Dumfries and Galloway Council are no longer able to provide new play parks and it is up to the residents to fundraise, to design, and to procure their own playpark. So far the intitial research has been carried out into what is needed, possible suppliers contacted and tenders received from the preferred suppliers. A supplier has now been chosen and a range of equipment selected which the children would like to see in their new park.
Monument memories
Strapping round the Rutherford monument is keeping it safe as strong winds, heavy rain and, more recently frost and snow test the structure. Here are a few recent images of the monument in winter. We would like to show more images of the monument. If you have have images or memories, whether old or more recent which you would like to share, please send them to GDI@gatehouse-of-fleet.co.uk
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