Winter 2018 Newsletter
It has certainly been a busy year at SUP – with the number of employees rising to
15, and with our projects attracting lots of positive attention.
Galloway Glens Job Opportunity
Now Filled The Galloway Glens Biosphere Experience EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM COORDINATOR Job Description Post Title: Galloway Glens Biosphere Experience Coordinator Location: Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership Offices Castle Douglas or SUP Kirkgunzeon Offices Responsible to: SUP Project Manager and/or Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Coordinator Salary: Between £25k and £27k full time – 37 hrs a week. Starting date: August 1st […]
Borders Energy Agency – Hawick Presentations – May 2018
A Borders Energy Agency event in Hawick (May 2018) looked at the opportunities that the pending Hawick Flood Defence Project may offer to the town to enable it to generate more of its own energy.
Job Opportunity – PLACE Community Internship
You should have a proven interest and understanding in the natural and / or cultural heritage of south west Scotland and will be interested in finding creative ways of bringing it alive to people of all ages, backgrounds and interests.
SoSEP Event Booking Information 2018
South of Scotland Economic Partnership is hosting 28 consultation events (breakfast and evening meetings) across south Scotland.
Jobs: PLACE in the Biosphere
We are looking for two confident and outgoing PLACE Community Officers who have a good understanding of both the challenges that isolated rural communities face but also the attractions that living in such locations can provide.
December 2017 Newsletter
Year ends with launch of new exciting projects! As 2017 draws to a close, SUP is about to enter an exciting new phase. Ride Scotland’s Horse Country kicked off on 11 December when Gowan Miller started work as Project Coordinator. Gowan is originally from Fife and has a background in agriculture, economics and sports. The […]
Young People and Rural Transport
Scottish Rural Action is reaching out to young Scots to find out how the cost of travel affects them in their work, studies and personal lives. Travel affects young people very differently in rural areas where public transport is often irregular, unreliable and expensive, compared to urban areas where young people can often choose between […]
Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire

Aisling Gribbin has been working for the Where’s Wildlife in Ayrshire project for the past year, during which the project has developed an excellent network of volunteer recorders across the Ayrshires.
A Changing Landscape – Making the Most of our Natural Assets
Friday 26th January 2018 – Event starts 12.30 pm (light lunch available from 12 noon) Town Hall, St Johns Town of Dalry, DG7 3SW A key reason for reason for much of South West Scotland having been designated as the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere is its long history of agriculture and forestry which […]