Crocketford Village

Crocketford or Nine Mile Bar as the village is also known, as it is mid way between Dumfries and Castle Douglas, boasts a first class hotel, The Galloway Arms, a shop/post office, an antiques and upholstery business, Brass Tacks, a plumbing and heating business, W. Johnstone and Sons, as well as the village hall.

The history of the village goes back many years but it did not really exist as a village before the arrival of the strange sect known as the Buchanites in 1787. It was simply a meeting of drove roads some coming down from Ayr and Girvan and some from Portpatrick and beyond. In these early days the only roads were tracks created and used by cattle, pigs and sheep being driven to market, or by the occasional rider on horse back and sometimes smugglers looking for a quick and easy way to their hideouts in the hills safe from the excise men such as Robbie Burns. More pictures

Spring Fayre

We can now bring you the final amount raised at the Fayre, held on 31st May. A record amount (again) was achieved, just over £2000 ! Thanks to everyone who donated items to sell, to those who manned the stalls and a very special thank you to Bob Riddick and Jimmy Gemmell for the magnificent array of plants they nurtured and which again brought in the bulk of the proceeds.

Coffee Mornings.

These are once again in full swing on Sunday mornings until the end of August. Come and join us for coffee, home baking and a good gossip and admire the new roof which your donations have helped to make possible.

Latest news

The Crichton Sunday 29 June

Sunday 29th June saw the Dumfries Race for Life event taking place at the Crichton Dumfries. Four of our committee members took part and raised around £500.00, well done Ann, Joan, Christine and Kathy. Joan said they plan to do it again next year and anyone wishing to join in will be more than welcome, they are thinking about a group theme for next year so suggestions would be welcome bearing in mind they are all past the first flush of youth....(Joans words not mine)..well done girls!!! (Richard)

King George V Playing Field

King George V died on 20th January, 1936, and a National Memorial Fund Committee set about raising funds to assist in the purchase of playing fields in Memory of the late King.

It was on 3rd November, 1936, that King George's Fields Foundation was constituted by Trust Deed: 'To promote and to assist in the establishment throughout the United Kingdom of playing fields for the use and enjoyment of the people every such playing field to be styled 'King George's Field and to be distinguished by heraldic panels or other appropriate tablet medallion or inscription commemorative of His Late majesty and of a design approved by the Administrative Council'..........Pictures