Proposed South West Scotland Coastal Trail – Project Overview

The development of a coastal path along the North Solway Coast has long been mooted and is the missing link between coastal routes in Ayrshire and Cumbria.

Overview: The development of a coastal path along the North Solway Coast has long been mooted and is the missing link between coastal routes in Ayrshire and Cumbria. A route would offer residents and visitors alike the opportunity to experience in full the region’s spectacular and varied coastline, while at the same time potentially generating […]

Newsletter September 2021

Tweed Sunset

Welcome to the latest, bumper, edition of the SUP newsletter.

As summer passes for another year and the early signs of autumn begin to show, there seems to be an awful lot going on across the south of Scotland.

Newsletter June 2021

Tweed Sunset

Welcome to Darren Flint and Katy Ewing who recently joined SUP as Project Officers, based at Kirkgunzeon.

Creative Opportunity: Green Tease: River Portrait No1

Tweed Sunset

River Portrait No. 1 is a workshop exploring ways of seeing on the River Tweed. Sunday 27th June. 10:00 – 14:00 Bringing together artists, creative professionals and environmentalists, the event aims to create a space for unpicking and re-framing the multiple faces of the river through the act of creating a portrait. This event is […]

Annual Report 2019 / 2020

Tweed Sunset

As always, we thank the many people who support our work in cash or in kind. We are very fortunate to
have excellent project staff and a supportive and active Board.
We would like to thank our Patrons for the generous support they give and thanks too to those who make annual donations. Without such support we would not be able to function.
The fact that Southern Uplands Partnership is still working, and growing, 20 years after it was established suggests we have got something right.

Using Windfarm Funding to Benefit Everyone

Farm House

Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group (DECBG) was set up in July 2017 to help communities manage windfarm money from the Ewe Hill 6 and Ewe Hill 16 windfarms. It is possible in the future that other funds will be directed through this organisation also, providing a significant pot of money for investment in the area.

Autumn Newsletter November 2019

The 18th AGM of the Partnership took place in October and we welcomed three new members to the SUP Board. They introduce themselves below. The AGM also agreed some significant changes to the way the Partnership functions.