SUP Newsletter 2015
Hello January has almost passed and the days are already longer! Where did that Christmas break go? 2015 looks like being another challenging year. We are delighted that SNH have agreed to fund certain areas of our work over the coming months. Further development of Wild Seasons and its’ extension into the Scottish Borders will […]
The Southern Uplands Partnership Membership
As I’m sure many of you are aware the current austerity measures are having a major impact on charitable organisations like the Southern Uplands Partnership. Core funding has completely dried up and to cover the costs of our core staff we now have to depend on donations and fees raised by managing projects. Without the […]
SUP Annual General Meeting
Monday 23rd June 2014 – The Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Moffat at 2pm AGM Agenda 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the last General Meeting (July 4th 2013 see below) and matters arising 3. Directors Report 4. Approval of accounts 5. Election of Directors Mr Charles Strang standing as an individual member and John Thomson standing for re-election for a […]
Welcome to the May 2014 SUP Newsletter.
Welcome to another round of news and events from SUP and partners across the South of Scotland. The big news for Pip is that following several months of burning the candle at both ends the Land Reform Review Group submitted its recommendations to the Scottish Government earlier this month. It was great recognition of the […]
Welcome to the Spring 2014 SUP Newsletter.
Welcome to the Spring edition of the SUP Newsletter, I’m sure that after the wet winter we’ve all endured you like ourselves will be hoping for a drier spring. To coincide with that drier weather we seem to have plenty going on in SUP… Membership We’ve gone high tech in SUP and you are now […]
Happy New Year
The Southern Upland Partnership would like to wish all its supporters a very happy New Year and prosperous and fulfilling 2014. As ever with the squeeze on funding we are looking for new sources of revenue. If you are able to renew your membership, make a donation or become a patron then please go to […]
The Southern Uplands Partnership Newsletter – October 2013
Welcome to another edition of the The Southern Uplands Partnership Newsletter. There has been a lot going on of late not least with the Wild Seasons Project which is designed to highlight the fantastic opportunities to experience nature based tourism in Dumfries and Galloway. We’ve been working with businesses to run workshops and familiarisation trips […]
A National Park in the Borders?
In March this year, a report entitled “Unfinished Business” was published by The Scottish Campaign for National Parks (SCNP) and the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland (APRS). On the back of this report the Southern Uplands Partnership brought together a number of speakers to address a public meeting in Yetholm to discuss the […]
Nature Based Tourism in the Borders
The Southern Uplands Partnership has been working to promote the concept of nature-based tourism for several years. Some progress has been made, especially in Dumfries & Galloway where we have worked with Destination D&G and others to develop Wild Seasons – which has combined marketing of local wildlife-watching events with on-line promotion and some training for businesses and […]
A National Park in the Borders? July 2013
In March this year, a report entitled “Unfinished Business” was published by The Scottish Campaign for National Parks (SCNP) and the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland (APRS). The report makes a strong case for the establishment of additional National Parks in Scotland and suggests that one of these should be the Cheviot Hills […]