To celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s National Bard, we are delighted to share with you a blog post on the life of Robert Burns, written by Doonhamer, John Ivision. Now living in Canada, John writes for the National Post newspaper in Canada. He recently published The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns, a fictional account of the poet’s time in Edinburgh.

As part of our Crowdfunder campaign to raise money to go towards the purchase of 109, 111 and 121 High Street, we’ll be sharing Learning Resources online every week and to celebrate Burns’ Night, our first learning resource is all about Scotland’s National Poetry and what his life was like in Dumfries.

We are urging Midsteeple Quarter supporters, local businesses and fellow Doonhamers from wherever they are in the world to respond to an urgent appeal and come together as a town to support our Crowdfunder to raise money to purchase the three remaining empty buildings within the Midsteeple Quarter.

We wish to commission an artist/maker to create an innovative and changing artwork that demonstrates the support of local groups, businesses and individuals for the Midsteeple Quarter project.

Midsteeple Quarter have reached an exciting stage in their plans and are pleased to announce the launch of their Crowdfunder in January to help towards the purchase three more empty buildings within the Midsteeple Quarter – 109, 111 and 121 High Street

Midsteeple Quarter are pleased to announce we have recently been awarded a grant from the Scottish Land Fund (SLF). The grant will go towards the purchase of two buildings within the Midsteeple Quarter - 111 and 121 High Street.

Midsteeple Quarter are delighted to be working with D-LUX Festival of light this Decembe as they return to Dumfries High Street with an exciting new project called ‘Wrap the Toon’,

We were delighted to be joined by Georgetown Primary School on Tuesday 10th November for a visit to the High Street to find out more about Midsteeple Quarter Project and the buildings involved.

Midsteeple Quarter has recently acquired two prime location spaces in Dumfries. These are now available for our community to use on a temporary basis. We want to breath life into these new spaces in the heart of our hight street. Do you have a business idea you would like to try out in one of these spaces as a temporary use?

Midsteeple Quarter are looking to instruct an enthusiastic and creative freelance communications lead to support the project team and Board.