This year's Dumfries and Galloway Doors Open Days weekend
is back on track.
The popular event will go ahead on the 24th and 25th September
following a rescue plan created by The Glenkens Community &
Arts Trust (GCAT), with support from Dumfries and Galloway Council
and The Holywood Trust.
Doors Open Days is co-ordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic
Trust and is now in its 21st year. In Dumfries and Galloway,
Doors Open Days has taken place since 1993. The regional event,
successfully run for many years by the environmental agency Solway
Heritage, came under serious threat until GCAT and its partners
stepped in.
The Glenkens Community & Arts Trust was formed in 2001 with
the aim of developing an old derelict primary school into a local
community hub, now an established community resource, The
CatStrand. GCAT's long-term vision is to enhance and enrich
the lives of people in the Glenkens through a range of initiatives
and activities.
The team at GCAT is to be joined by Jean Atkin, who worked on
Doors Open Days between 2002 and 2007, and Glenkens freelance
Alison Caldwell. Anyone wishing to propose a venue for this
year's event should contact Jean by Monday 25th July at
jean@wordsparks.co.uk
"The theme for this year's Doors Open Days is 'The Key of
the Door', reflecting both the fact that in Scotland Doors Open
Days celebrates its 21st birthday this year and also GCAT's
aspiration to increase the involvement of young people across the
region." Alison