With Burns Night just past, once again Alec Ross gave one of his lively talks on Rabert Burns,  Scottish poet and lyricist who is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland

A talk by Stewart Anderson, who has been a volunteer for the Stroke Association for over ten years, about his role in helping to spread the FAST message far and wide.

A talk by Brian McBride about Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), which is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator.

A talk by Norval Dampney about Incredible Edible in Stranraer, a group of volunteers interested in developing opportunities for growing food for the community as well as meeting new people.

A talk by Kirsty Robertson of Newton Stewart Museum who brought some artefacts with her.

A talk by Jan Hogarth about SCAMP, a 10-15 year, £20 million coastal habitat restoration project in Dumfries & Galloway.

A talk by Simon Ramwell about his father, Bert, who was taken prisoner along with 80,000 other military and civilian personnel at the fall of Singapore on 8th February 1942 to the Japanese imperial army.

A talk by Stephen Liddle on the ever-changing theories of how the human body and mind interacts with the spiritual forces around it.

A talk by Anne Connick about this local group taking small positive steps to help our pollinators and other wildlife in DG8 and further afield.