JOIN US FOR OUR NEW COVID-19 CRICHTON BRIEFINGS First Tuesday of every month, 4pm, Zoom ID: 838 7652 3626 Click here to join the meeting 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…
From the 3 – 31 August 2020, anyone dining in Easterbrook Takeaway and Outdoor Bar on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday can receive 50% off their food and non-alcoholic drinks, thanks to the new Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. This is capped at a £10 discount per person per visit, including children, but there…
VENUES UPDATE: AS AT JULY 2020 As a result of Covid-19, our hospitality venues have been closed since March 2020. Due to the ongoing risk and the current restrictions in place to keep everyone safe and well, The Crichton Trust can confirm the current status of venues and services as follows: Easterbrook Takeaway and Outdoor…
We are excited to launch Issue 2 of The Crichton Magazine, for summer 2020 – link in bio. ⠀ Find out more about our plans for the future as we move towards a new way of living, working and studying at The Crichton, and read about some of the businesses on site and how they…
THE CRICHTON BRIEFING, 7 JULY UPDATE On Tuesday 7th July, Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive of The Crichton Trust hosted the third Crichton Briefing on Zoom. The meeting was attended by 17 participants. A brief summary of the meeting is noted below: While government advice continues to encourage everyone to work from home whenever possible, The…
JOIN US FOR OUR NEW COVID-19 CRICHTON BRIEFINGS First Tuesday of every month, 4pm, Zoom ID: 838 7652 3626 Click here to join the meeting 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…
It is Volunteers’ Week and so we thought we would turn our attention to the many wonderful volunteers in our midst at #TheCrichton. We know that volunteers play a crucial role in many organisations and communities all year round and it is important that we recognise the importance and value of volunteers, not just now,…
CRICHTON BRIEFING: 2 JUNE UPDATE Yesterday we held our second Crichton Briefing on Zoom with around 19 participants – thank you to all those who joined us again and to those who joined us for the first time. Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive of The Crichton Trust hosted the session, which is one of many new…
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…
We are pleased to launch the first edition of The Crichton Magazine. As you’ll read in the magazine, it’s not the first ever Crichton magazine, but it’s the first for many years and we hope you will enjoy reading it and perhaps you will also consider contributing to future editions. We have been working on…
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 1: The latest video blog published on the 25th April 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…
The Crichton Trust is continuing to monitor Government advice and to understand and manage the impact this has on our business, colleagues, tenants, partners, suppliers, customers, friends and family. Since the 24th March, we have all been living under strict new rules around social distancing, which for our team has meant working from home where…