JOIN US FOR OUR NEW COVID-19 CRICHTON BRIEFINGS First Tuesday of every month starting on Tuesday 5 May, 4pm, Zoom ID: 838 7652 3626 If you are part of The Crichton Community, you may want to join us on Zoom for The Crichton Briefings; a new monthly meeting with Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive of The…
VIDEO BLOG 4: The latest video blog published on the 28th May can be seen below. Since the 23rd March, we have all been in lockdown and complying with the strict social distancing measures that have been put in place to control the spread of Covid-19. Earlier today, Thursday 28th May, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon,…
Pathway is the name given to the graduation exhibition this year displaying a collection of work from 12 HND Art and Design students from Dumfries and Galloway College. Given the current impact of Covid-19, the exhibition cannot go ahead at Gracefield Arts Centre, but we hope you will enjoy seeing their work in our online…
VIDEO BLOG 3: The latest video blog published on the 9th May can be seen below. Since the 23rd March, we have all been in lockdown and complying with the strict social distancing measures that have been put in place to control the spread of Covid-19. Over the past two weeks, the Chief Executive of…
CRICHTON BRIEFING: 5 MAY UPDATE It was fantastic to have 22 attendees at our first Crichton Briefing on Zoom yesterday. Thank you to everyone who attended. If you missed it, Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive of The Crichton Trust, thanked everyone for their support and understanding during the Covid-19 pandemic, which he described as a hugely…
Bereaved mum Lauren Brydson, has raised over £27,000 to fund a memorial Tree of Tranquillity to support bereaved families across Dumfries and Galloway. Lauren and her husband Chris, received a Memory Box from the baby loss charity, SiMBA in 2017 after they lost their daughter Taylor. Lauren said: “I’ve used fundraising to find a purpose…
The Doonhame Festival was due to return to the grounds of The Crichton in Dumfries for the second time on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July 2020, however due to the current Coronavirus pandemic and the government advice around social distancing and restrictions on large gatherings, the festival team has this week announced their decision…
VIDEO BLOG 2: The latest video blog published on the 1st May can be seen below. Since the 23rd March, we have all been in lockdown and complying with the strict social distancing measures that have been put in place to control the spread of Covid-19. Over the past two weeks, the Chief Executive of…