Nithsdale

BBQ on the beach! Come along for some yummy food and fun on the beach. Music, games, laughter and make new friendships.

Pottery and Picnic in the park! Meet us at Dock the park for a summer picnic. Let your imagination run wild and get creative painting your own pottery that you can take home.

Supported games session for neurodivergent young people. In the morning, after a warm welcome and a tour of the facilities, including our quiet room and beautiful outdoor space, in small groups we will play This or That, an active getting to know you game then Giant Jenga, Throw Throw Burrito and Colour Brain. After lunch, which will be provided, we will play an interactive game of Deal or No Deal as a whole group. All our games will encourage social skills, confidence, reasoning, listening and decision making as well as being lots of fun and accessible to all.

Supported creative session for neurodivergent young people of all abilities. In the morning, after a warm welcome and a tour of the facilities, including our quiet room and beautiful outdoor space, we will be painting positivity rocks to either take away or leave somewhere for people to find! An opportunity to express yourself and be creative! After lunch, which will be provided, we will be creating dreamcatchers using a variety of different materials. You can add whatever you like from a variety of objects whether artistic or natural materials to make it personalised and unique.

This series of six free dog-themed films is being run at the Robert Burns Centre to Film Theatre to complement Gracefield Arts Centre’s summer show, A Dog’s Life, which runs from 27 June. This family friendly exhibition shows the work of international artists, designers, illustrators and photographers who use dogs as their subject matter and inspiration. Well behaved, dry dogs will be allowed in the Gallery for the first time! If you find you can’t make any of the dates please let us know so we can offer the tickets to another family.

Bush crafts at Drumlanrig Castle! Come along and learn essential outdoor survival skills including fire lighting, shelter building and team building exercises. Have fun and meet new people.

We will deliver a residential development camp for swimmers aged 11–16, providing a high quality sport and physical activity experience that goes beyond our weekly programme. The camp will offer a structured schedule of pool training, race skills development, land based conditioning, and team building activities. The purpose is to give young people the opportunity to experience time away from home where they can train intensively, build confidence, and develop essential life skills. The residential environment encourages swimmers to take responsibility for their routines, equipment, organise their time, and support one another as a team. This helps build independence, resilience, and positive wellbeing.

This is a residential 5 programme on board an ocean- going yacht, complete with all food and facilities including relevant safety wear and clothing. Participants will assist in all sailing tasks plus cooking ,cleaning and maintaining the boat. The Yacht is managed and crewed by Ocean Trust They will be sailing in western Scottish waters and live on the craft as it sails around the islands .

Join Dumfries Table Tennis Club this summer for free fun table tennis sessions for kids, young people and families! Whether you’ve never played before or just enjoy playing on holiday, come along and have a go in our friendly full-time table tennis centre. Play table tennis, meet new people and enjoy our pool table, foosball, darts and Xbox area too. No experience needed and all equipment is provided. Scan the QR code in our flyer to book online for priority spaces or simply drop in and play! See Facebook: DumfriesTableTennis or mail activities@dumfriesttc.co.uk for more details.

KKDT is running free MUGA and Swimming sessions throughout the Summer Holidays. Snacks will be provided for all sessions and free transport is available for travel to Sanquhar Fun Pool. No need to book the MUGA, just attend the times for your designated age group and sign in. To book your place for the Family Swimming Sessions, email: info@kkdt.org.uk