by admin | Jul 2, 2011 | News
Alison Hall: Volunteer of the Year Award At a recent glittering awards ceremony our very own Alison Hall picked up the Volunteer of the Year Award. NHS Dumfries and Galloway held the Celebrating Excellence Awards at the Easterbrook Hall on 27th May to recognise...
by admin | Jun 27, 2011 | News
Scottish Network Day This year the Scottish Network Day was held in Aberdeen on Saturday 21st May. Alison Hall and Susan Dalgleish represented Dumfries and Galloway Sands and travelled up to Aberdeen on the Friday afternoon. The event was held in Pittodrie...
by admin | Jun 27, 2011 | fundraising-and-donations, News
Cairn’s Charity Barndance Shona Dalton and her daughter Chloe, along with friends and family, organised a phenomenally successful charity barndance in memory of her son, Chloe’s brother, Cairn. The weather could not dampen the spirits of the 300 ticket holders...
by admin | Jun 13, 2011 | News
Balloon Release & BBQ Sunday 3rd July 2011 Dumfries and Galloway Sands invite you and your family along to our balloon release and BBQ at Mabie Forest on Sunday 3rd July. We will meet at the car park at 11am and then head off on the mile walk. Towards the end of...
by admin | May 23, 2011 | News
Sands and Grazia join forces to launch major stillbirth campaign In the UK, 11 babies are stillborn every day. And shocking new research, published last month in The Lancet, found Britain is ranked second from bottom: 33 out of 35 countries in the developed world for...
by admin | May 14, 2011 | News
Cairn’s Barn Dance. Young Mum Shona Dalton and her friends have been very busy planning a barn dance in memory of her baby boy Cairn. Cairn was stillborn in 15th November 2010, leaving Shona and her daughter Chloe heartbroken. Shona contacted D&G Sands for...
by admin | May 10, 2011 | fundraising-and-donations, News
Since our funds are looking quite healthy at the moment the committee decided it would be a good idea to make a donation to the Scottish Network. We decided to donate £500. This money will be used to help new groups buy leaflets, attend training days etc. It is...
by admin | May 10, 2011 | News
This year the Scottish Network Day is being hosted by Aberdeen Sands. The Network day is a chance for the various groups in Scotland to meet up, share ideas and also hear some interesting talks and personal stories. Alison and Susan are heading to Aberdeen this year...
by admin | May 10, 2011 | News
June is Sands Awareness month and it is hoped to mark this with a family day at Mabie Forest. The day will comprise of a short walk ending with a balloon release and followed by a barbeque. It is hoped that group members will come along with their families to this...
by admin | May 10, 2011 | News
We are very proud to announce that Dumfries and Galloway Sands has been nominated to receive a local NHS award for Volunteer Group of the Year. Alison Hall, Chairperson, has been invited to represent the group and attend the Awards Ceremony at Easterbrook Hall on...
