Issue 6 of The Crichton Magazine is now available to view online! Enjoy our quick preview video below and when you’ve got time and a cuppa, you can browse through our Autumn/Winter issue at your leisure by clicking here. Thank you to everyone who contributed to and supported this issue. More information about our tenants…
UP THE MIDDLE ROAD: CRICHTON STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY TO FEATURE IN SCOTLAND’S YEAR OF STORIES 2022 When it comes to stories, The Crichton has quite a tale to tell and thanks to a successful application to the Year of Stories 2022 Community Stories Fund, The Crichton Trust has recently been approved as…
Our festive opening hours will run throughout December 2021 and into January 2022. To help you plan ahead, here is a summary of the opening hours in our hospitality venues at The Crichton. Please note the pandemic may result in changes to these hours, but keep an eye on our social channels and blog for…
We aim to keep tenants, partners, colleagues, customers and stakeholders up to date with regular updates on The Crichton Blog and via our newsletter, magazine, What’s On Guide and social media channels. We invite all tenants to keep their entry up to date in The Crichton Directory – please submit your details or any updates…
Indigenous artwork Totem Latamat, carved by Totonac artist Jun Tiburcio, completed the 9,000km trip from Mexico to the UK for COP26 and is now resting at The Crichton in Dumfries. Stopping at iconic locations across England and Scotland before arriving at the Indigenous Elders’ camp in Glasgow, Totem Latamat has now been ceremonially returned to…
Quarterly Crichton Briefing: The next Crichton Briefing is due to take place on 7th December at 4pm on Teams. This meeting will be the last Briefing of the year and will be hosted by Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive of The Crichton Trust to provide an update to The Crichton Community. Tenants, colleagues, partners, supplier and…
SARAH-JANE SET TO INSPIRE CONNECTIONS AT THE CRICHTON The Crichton Trust is delighted to welcome Sarah-Jane Burns to the team at The Crichton in Dumfries. Sarah-Jane has recently joined the team as the Business Community Development Manager with a remit to ‘inspire connections’. In this new role, Sarah-Jane will have the honour of liaising with…
The Crichton Trust and partners hosted the first 5G to 5G Holographic 3D Video Chat at The Crichton last week. It is amazing what can be achieved when you work with partners who have access to the latest holographic technology, the latest Nokia kit and a live 5G testbed site in Dumfries and Glasgow. Thanks…
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE CRICHTON The Crichton Trust seeks a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead the organisation through a period of unprecedented growth and development. Our focus as we transition into the new world is simply on the wellbeing of our people, place, planet and partners. In our fast-changing connected world…
As a Trust, we are delighted to have been awarded a substantial grant from the UK Community Renewal Fund, which we hope will have long-term benefits for our local community. (Please see Funding Announcement from 3rd November 2021 here) The funding has been awarded to help carry out additional research, test the feasibility and hold…
THE CRICHTON TRUST IS TO RECEIVE A UK COMMUNITY RENEWAL FUND BOOST TO ACCELERATE PLANS FOR A HEALTHY AGEING, NET ZERO AND FUTURE-PROOFED CRICHTON QUARTER Funding from the UK Community Renewal Fund announced today will enable The Crichton Trust to build upon the substantial work carried out to date by the Dumfries and Galloway Care…
The Scotland 5G Centre officially launched its first live 5G private network at the S5GConnect hub at The Crichton in Dumfries on the 29 October. With the planned launch of live test beds opening across the regions, the S5GConnect programme will accelerate the adoption of 5G across the country with advanced digital connectivity supporting new…
We held our monthly Tenants’ Forum on Teams on 27 October. Thanks to all those who attended. MONTHLY UPDATE: Craig Renton, Chief Operating Officer of The Crichton Trust welcomed tenants and partners to the meeting. TENANT UPDATE: Craig informed those present that Joyce Harkness from SHAX was due to deliver the Tenants Update this month (rescheduled…
Experience an Indigenous Mexican response to Climate Change The Crichton is to be part of a 9,000km journey which brings TOTEM LATAMAT from Mexico to the UK where it will be hosted by iconic locations across the country. The totem will arrive in Glasgow for the COP26 Climate Summit in November before being ceremonially returned…
We aim to keep tenants, partners, colleagues, customers and stakeholders up to date with regular updates on The Crichton Blog and via our newsletter, magazine and social media channels. We also continue to host regular meetings and invite you to join us when you can. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS: TENANTS’ FORUM: 11am, last Wednesday of the month on…
We held our monthly Tenants’ Forum on Teams on 29 September. Thanks to all those who attended and to Helen Turner from The Holywood Trust for doing the Tenants Update. MONTHLY UPDATE: Gwilym Gibbons, Chief Executive of The Crichton Trust welcomed tenants and partners to the meeting. THE CRICHTON TRUST UPDATE: By Gwilym Gibbons, The Crichton…
We have created The Crichton Mindfulness Trail and we hope you will enjoy finding our Mindfulness Stops and taking a few minutes out of your day to try out our mindfulness activities. What is Mindfulness? Being mindful or ‘mindfulness’ is being aware of yourself and the world around you. Benefits of Mindfulness Practicing mindfulness regularly,…
Jingle all the way, oh what fun it’s going to be at The Crichton this Christmastime! We can’t wait to welcome you along to Easterbrook Hall for our 2021 Christmas Party Nights with Jingles Disco! Our popular Christmas Party Nights will take place on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th December in…
The Crichton Trust is an innovative social enterprise based in the South of Scotland. We are looking to recruit up to four new Trustees to join us in leading #TheCrichton through our next exciting phase. We are here to protect, preserve, manage and develop buildings, lands and sites of architectural, scenic or historic interest in…
The Crichton Defib Campaign is coming to an end, so we thought we would re-cap on what has been achieved to date and to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign.
The Crichton Defib Campaign is coming to an end, so we thought we would re-cap on what has been achieved to date and to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign.
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