by admin | Dec 2, 2013 | fundraising-and-donations, News
Mark Creighton Raises Funds For DG Sands Mark Creighton who has been diagnosed with Autism and associated Learning Difficulties recently completed a twenty five mile walk around Dumfries using the local Cycle paths. Mark is supported by Turning Point Scotland and with...
by admin | Nov 7, 2013 | fundraising-and-donations, News
Dumfries and Galloway Sands Christmas Service Our Christmas Service will be on Thursday 19th December and will once again be held in the beautiful Crichton Royal Church. There will be two services this year, the first will be a family service starting at...
by admin | Nov 7, 2013 | News
Pedal Scotland – Team DG Sands Update We did it! We all completed the 47 mile cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh for Pedal Scotland. I think if you had asked the majority of us a year ago if we thought we could do it you would have had a lot of negative responses....
by admin | Nov 7, 2013 | fundraising-and-donations, News
3 Peaks Challenge Midwives, Fiona Dodds and Jenny Walker set themselves the challenge of climbing 3 peaks in one day. On Saturday 7th September they set off. The weather couldn’t have been worse. It rained continuously but that didn’t stop Fiona and Jenny...
by admin | Nov 3, 2013 | fundraising-and-donations, News
Mr and Mrs Fundraiser The kind hearted Auldgirth fundraising committee held a Mr and Mrs quiz at the Auldgirth Inn on Sunday 29 September. The event involving 5 local couples raised the amazing total of £1700.40. Thanks to Grace Little and her team for thinking about...
by admin | Nov 2, 2013 | News
Sands Ball Our 2nd Grand Ball was held in September at Easterbrook Hall. There was a lot to live up to after the phenomenal success of our 1st ball in 2011. We managed to sell 300 tickets through word of mouth with the help of our many friends, family and Sands...
by admin | Aug 19, 2013 | fundraising-and-donations, News
Daredevil Hannah Scott from Carlisle took part in a tandem skydive at Grange over Sands on 25th May this year to raise money for Dumfries and Galloway Sands. Hannah had never done anything like it before but decided she would like to give something back to the Charity...
by admin | Aug 12, 2013 | fundraising-and-donations, News
D&G Standard We are delighted that the Dumfries & Galloway Standard has chosen us as their charity of the year. Four members of staff are running the Dumfries Half Marathon to raise cash for us, Stephen Temlett, Trish Lewis, Laura Semple and Charis Hannay are...
by admin | Jul 1, 2013 | News
Pedal Scotland in aid of Dumfries and Galloway Sands Kind hearted Stan Dacre and Sylvie Little approached us a few weeks ago to say that they were both, along with some friends, going to be cycling from Glasgow to Edinburgh in aid of Dumfries and Galloway Sands with...
by admin | Jun 27, 2013 | News
Sands Scottish Network Day Easterbrook Hall- 8th June 2013 We were delighted to play host to the annual Sands Scottish Network day on the 8th June at Easterbrook Hall. The Network day is a day where Sands members, groups and health care professionals from all over...
