Charity Ball 2011 Review

Charity Ball 2011Our Grand fundraising ball finally came to fruition on the 23rd September.  After 9 months in the making the evening went spectacularly well. The stunning setting of Easterbrook Hall provided the glamorous backdrop and 340 of the great and good of...

Balloon Release at Mabie Forest near Dumfries

Balloon Release at Mabie Forest near Dumfries   June was SANDS awareness month so around Britain families were taking part in activities to raise the profile of this worthwhile charity.  Families from Dumfries and Galloway SANDS visited Mabie Forest on Sunday 3rd...

Alison Hall: Volunteer of the Year Award

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...

Scottish Network Day

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...

Cairn’s Charity Barndance

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...

Balloon Release & BBQ Sunday 3rd July 2011

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...