The Galloway Glens Scheme was an initiative of Dumfries & Galloway Council’s Environment Team, seeking to ‘connect people to the heritage’ of the Ken/Dee river valley, while boosting the local economy and supporting sustainable communities. Running between 2018 and 2023, and primarily funded by a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, it oversaw more than £6million in activity. This report gives a mere taste of the work undertaken...
The project was led by Balmacellan Community Council and carried out by Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture Conservation Company, with funding from Blackcraig Wind Farm Community Fund, administered by Foundation Scotland / Glenkens & District Trust (60%) and Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership’s National Lottery Heritage Fund (40%).
