Doon Toon Army Takes It To The Street!
The Doon Toon Army headed out onto the High Street for the first time on Sunday to clean, scrub, paint and change areas of the town centre. The event marked the beginning for the army to tackle key areas around the High Street, as well as an opportunity to meet new people and share skills
Doon Toon Army Meet ‘n’ Clean
You are invited to come along to the Stove café, 100 High Street, Dumfries on Sunday 13th May at 12pm to take part in the first meet and clean up for the ‘DOON TOON ARMY’.
An Invitation to Join the Board of Midsteeple Quarter
Our whole project is based on a proud heritage of people living and loving our High Street. The Midsteeple Quarter (MSQ) project is an ambitious one and we’re delighted to have reached a point in our project where we can bring members of our community on board to work with us.
High Street Hoose Awards!
The Bakers Oven in Queensbury Square has been lit up since January as part of the D-Lux Festival of Light. The building has been turned into a video jukebox, which shows specially made 30-second films which have been made by the community of Dumfries who want to imagine a new future for the High Street
National Coverage for Midsteeple Quarter
The Sunday Herald (15.04.18) featured Midsteeple Quarter with a great write up from journalist Karin Goodwin. Read the full article online here.
Provost of Dumfries shows support for Midsteeple Quarter
Speech by Tracey Little, Provost of Dumfries and Nithsdale – delivered at the Midsteeple Quarter Launch on Saturday 7th April 2018: Fellow Doonhamers – I am extremely honoured to undertake the role of Provost and so proud to be an ambassador for my home town of Dumfries.
Successful Day for Launch of the Midsteeple Quarter!
Saturday 7th April saw the public launch of the Community Benefit Society for the Midsteeple Quarter and the first outing for the Doon Toon Army in a day of fun, music and solidarity in support of a new beginning for Dumfries Town Centre!
Running Order for Official Launch!
Saturday 7th of April 2018 sees the official launch of our Midsteeple Quarter Community Benefit Society! And we have got some amazing things in store for everyone in the community.
Midsteeple Quarter Learning Forum
On Monday 15th January 2018 an amazingly experienced group of people from diverse walks of life assembled at The Stove in Dumfries to get an update on Midsteeple Quarter and bring together their knowledge, advice and offers of help to further the aims of the project.
Launch Of Website
The project website is now live. We will be updating the site regularly with events, project updates, links and articles.