News on Spaces for People Dumfries and Galloway

The consultation is now closed, thanks to everyone who took part. In response to your feedback, video cameras will be placed at Dockhead Crossing in Dumfries and King Street in Castle Douglas this week to look at some of the issues which have been reported.

The final report for the Commonplace consultation will be posted next week, but in the meantime, here’s an infographic of the responses relating to Dumfries.

And here’s what people in Castle Douglas had to say:

We were glad to hear the latest news from Cycling Scotland, who report that despite easing of lockdown measures, the number of people cycling last month was still 44% higher than the previous July. They’ve also been delivering free cycle training to families across Scotland. Support worker Paula Wyllie from Annan attended a session in July with her three children.

Paula said: “We thoroughly enjoyed Cycling Scotland’s Essential Cycling Skills course. Our instructor, Josh, was friendly and made the session fun. He was informative, explained things clearly and answered all our questions. We now feel more confident when out cycling as a family.”

Families who would like to book a session of cycle training should register their interest here . Sessions booked before the end of August will be free of charge.