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Daily Record
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
What's on in Dumfries and Galloway this spring bank holiday weekend
The dry weather may be ending, but that won't dampen the spirits with lots going on. It's the bank holiday weekend, which means it's set to be a packed couple of days across Dumfries and Galloway. The dry weather may be ending, but that won't dampen the spirits with lots going on. Friday night will see the first of the Guid Nychburris rideouts in Dumfries as preparations ramp up for the big day on June 22. Tonight's Woodlands ride-out will leave Huntingdon Market at 6.30pm and riders are asked to be there 15 minutes in advance. The procession will go along Huntingdon Road, St Mary's Street, Shakespeare Street, Nith Place, Dockhead, St Michael's Bridge, Troqueer Road, Moat Road, Stark Crescent, Holm Avenue, Rosefield Road, Ryedale Road, Solway Drive, Pleasance Avenue, Church Street, Howgate Street, Terregles Road, Hardthorn Road and Woodlands. After a stop at Mr Clark's field, it continues along Irongray Road, Newton Road, Glasgow Road, Jocks Loaning, College Road, Priory Road, Priory Avenue, Glasgow Road, Glasgow Street, Buccleuch Street, Lovers' Walk, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon Road and back to Huntingdon Market. Excitement is also building for Lockerbie Gala and Riding of the Marches with a free fun day behind Lockerbie Ice Rink on Saturday from 12noon. It will include inflatables, a climbing wall and tractor rides. The first ride-out will be on Sunday, leaving the market at 2pm. It will go along Sydney Place, Bridge Street, High Street, Mains Street, Carlisle Road, Service Road, the underpass, Gibson's Bridge, Haregills and then Burnswalk for a hospitality stop. The return is via Tundergarth Mains, Five Ways, Murrayfield Woods, Bridge Street and back to the market. This weekend also sees the popular Spring Fling celebration, with more than 80 studios opening their doors to the public. To make things easier, there are six routes visitors can use to guide them around the region. Full details are available on the Spring Fling website. Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival continues this weekend. Sonic Lab will be performing an evening of cosmic soundscapes at the Dark Place Planetarium in Kirkcudbright from 7pm tonight. Circus cabaret act Cirqulation are coming to the region. They'll be in Lochside Park in Castle Douglas from 1.30pm on Saturday and at Crawick Multiverse near Sanquhar from 1pm on Sunday. Already under way is Knockengorroch – Dumfries and Galloway's longest running music festival. Acts set to appear in the hills above Carsphairn include Rokia Koné from Mali, African Head Charge and Formidable Vegetable from Australia. Also appearing will be Mungo's Hi-Fi, Omega Nebula, Kinnaris Quintet, General Levy, The Fontanas, Moxie, Euphonique and Serial Killaz. Dumfries Male Voice Choir will be holding their 72nd annual concert in Dumfries Baptist Church at 7.30pm tonight. Tickets, costing £10, can be bought on the door. Absolute Classics are organising a celebration of classical music with the Dabton House Festival. Starting today and running until Sunday, it features a number of outstanding performers including Scottish violinist Iona McDonald, cellist Hugo Eadle and classical singer Lewis Menzies. Tickets are available from the Absolute Classics website. Sanquhar Arts Festival will celebrate the River Nith with a series of free events. There will be several films by and with artists, poets with writing and displays on local walks and wildflowers. In particular, the festival celebrates Scots, with metaphor and allegory sustained and inspired by local poets since the 18th Century. The Kirkpatrick Macmillan Rally will offer a variety of cycling routes and activities in Upper Nithsdale to celebrate the inventor of the first pedal cycle. Rides will be led by qualified leaders, with something on offer for everyone. For more information, see the KPT Development Trust website. The popular Kirkcudbright Half Marathon and Buckland Burn-up take place on Saturday. Runners and walkers will tackle a picturesque in and around the Artists' Town. The walkers will leave Hope Dunbar Park at 10am with the main race an hour later. Children's rides and food stalls can be enjoyed by those who just want to watch. Sunday will see Corsock House garden open its doors for charity under Scotland's Gardens Scheme. This is an Arcadian garden with pools and temples and has been described by Ken Cox of Glendoick as 'perhaps my favourite of Scotland's many woodland gardens'. The gardens are open from 2pm to 5pm. Admission is £5, children free. Moffat's annual duck race will take place in Station Park on Sunday. There will be fun from 12noon to 4pm, with the race itself at 3pm. Sunday also sees Dumfries and Galloway Vintage Machinery Club hold their 46th annual rally at Park Farm in Dumfries from 10am. And if you fancy some exercise while supporting a good cause, Lockerbie and District Rotary are holding Walk the Walk round Castle Loch in Lochmaben from 10am to 1pm on Sunday. Elsewhere the same day, Dumfries and Galloway Canine Rescue Centre is holding its annual fun day dog show from 12noon to 3pm. There will be plenty of stalls, activities and a rally.
Daily Record
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Bid for financial compensation for those affected by Kirkcudbright Bridge closure
Around 120 people attended a meeting of the new Kirkcudbright Bridge Action Group on Monday night. A bid is being made to secure financial compensation for those affected by the closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge. Around 120 people attended a meeting of the new Kirkcudbright Bridge Action Group on Monday night. And one of the items up for discussion was help for those who have been hit in the pocket since the council closed the bridge in March due to safety concerns. Nick Morris from Station House Cookery School said: 'We're looking at getting financial compensation for both residents and businesses. 'Residents who live on the other side of the bridge, their milage has greatly increased. It's about a 10 mile detour – that's about £3 or £4 each way. 'That's £8 a day, which is quite a bit of money over the months. 'Footfall is down for businesses so we're looking at financial support as there are precedents around the country.' Mr Morris, Gerry Hassan from Kirkcudbright Fringe and Chris Walker from The Selkirk Arms were among those who organised Monday's meeting in the Johnston. A new Kirkcudbright Action Group Facebook page has now been launched, attracting more than 200 members within 12 hours. Mr Morris added: 'We brought the group together to support local residents, tradespeople and businesses in Kirkcudbright on both sides of the bridge. 'We are looking at issues such as improving the signage on the A75. We're looking at getting nice, big signs saying Kirkcudbright is open for business – the bridge may be shut but Kirkcudbright isn't. 'We're also looking at how to keep things in the media because we don't want this issue to just die away. 'We've a great amount of events going on over the summer. We have Spring Fling next week, which Kirkcudbright is a central part of. We have all of the Summer Festivities activities, we have the arts and crafts trail and we have Kirkcudbright Fringe. 'We really want the message out these events are on, please do come and support. 'We've had really good support from MSPs Emma Harper and Finlay Cousin and our councillors, Dougie Campbell, John Denerley and Andy McFarlane have all been really supportive Andy was at the meeting and taking questions. 'We were collecting ideas from everyone who attended – what they think could help and what we could do to facilitate that.' 'The majority of people were really positive and the feedback we've had is really positive.' A new email address – kbtbridge@ – has been set-up for anyone who would like to make suggestions or receive updates. Mr Morris can also be contacted at Station House Cookery School on 07493 242792.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Note to Marketers: Not All Moms Are Happy on Mother's Day
In my final week of pregnancy, on the brink of becoming a first-time mom, I was already getting a big dose of motherly reality. I'll be "celebrating" my first Mother's Day with a one-week-old baby, dealing with the lingering agonies of childbirth while wondering if I'll ever sleep again. The hard truth I've been scared to say out loud is that I don't think I'm going to want to celebrate this Mother's Day-I'll just want to nap. This got me thinking about the fact that there's a Mother's Day marketing norm in our industry, and we rarely veer from this script. Most marketers treat Mother's Day as a one-dimensional holiday that translates to trite: brunch specials, Tiffany boxes, Spring Fling bouquets, and chocolate. According to National Retail Federation, Mother's Day marketing in the U.S. is currently dominated by jewelry, flowers, and housewares brands. But does this strategy reflect the reality of all moms? Definitely not. Motherhood isn't all rainbows and butterflies-it's one of the most emotionally complex experiences a woman can face. It can be as stressful as it is wonderful, as punishing as it is rewarding. And since being a mom is so multifaceted, then marketing to mothers on their special day should be just as nuanced. Here are three Mother's Day marketing strategies that can help marketers effectively pivot their approach. Our industry has flattened Mother's Day into a uni-emotional "happiness" holiday. But the truth is, motherhood lends itself to many emotional schisms, and not all moms are happy-especially on Mother's Day. Whether it's because they once lost a pregnancy or feel trapped home alone with a screaming toddler, the holiday can feel more like a curse than a blessing to moms at every age and stage. A 2023 Pew Research Center report found that moms are more likely than dads to feel parenting is stressful, to feel judged, and to worry about the challenges their kids might face. If you're looking to break through with this audience, start by questioning the traditional ways our industry has marketed to them, and don't assume every mom wants flowers and brunch. Since all emotions a mother may have-including regret, rage, or remorse-count, move away from one-note messaging. Try giving her options to self-select a content path that aligns with what she feels in the moment; while one path can lean into joyful celebration, another route can point her toward customized care and emotional validation. Check out Calm's ultra-tailored "Not Calm Moms Club," which offers up a Mom Moods Menu to help mothers target the type of support they need. The menu idea encourages moms to "savor it" when they're feeling good and to return to the menu of choices that includes guilty, enraged, and unsure whenever they need a boost. To avoid oversentimentality, take a page from Calm's playbook and inject emotional realism into creative: Reimagine Mother's Day content to include this wider emotional range. When in doubt, try shifting the tone of voice from sentimental to radically honest, and it might actually land. This repositioning may feel risky, but there's been a gradual shift in our industry acknowledging certain holidays can summon a broad range of emotions. Occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine's Day make people feel both delighted and depressed, loved and lonely. Brands like Etsy and Tesco PLC approach emotionally charged holidays including Mother's Day with more distinctiveness and depth, giving people agency over their experience; their mute or opt-out features during seasonal marketing pushes is a subtle way to show empathy to those who may be struggling or simply not in the mood. Mother's Day marketing has always been overly focused on positive feelings. But if a mother is dealing with more problems than pleasures, then a schlocky Hallmark ad with unrealistic images of perfect, smiling maternal models isn't going to make her feel seen-and will likely do the opposite. I'm not suggesting we do a full 180 and turn Mother's Day into a trauma dump, but let's make room for moms' troubles and tears, too. There's no doubt some moms will feel amazing and will want and deserve to celebrate when they do. But it's reductionist of marketers to focus only on what's right when many moms need support for what's wrong. Rethink your product pairings. Replace default gift sets with options that acknowledge that some moms crave recovery from real-life exhaustion. Calm's Mother Day offerings-which include the opportunity to release stress in a free "rage room" and send free "real-talk" Mother's Day cards via Moonpig-do "honest" particularly well. Marketers don't have to choose between champagne toasts and free Talkspace trials-Mother's Day can hold both possibilities. The key, though, is to create space for beleaguered moms not just to be merry, but to also be supported. A celebratory brunch with a group of 10 may cause mom more stress than relief, when what she might actually crave is her own pepperoni pie she can eat on the couch and not have to share with her kids. A targeting like Uber Eats for a solo Mother's Day meal might be more welcome to some moms than a family luncheon. Let's shift our focus to incorporate not just symbolic gifts, but practical offerings that reflect what moms actually need. DoorDash's "DoorDad" campaign for Mother's Day nails this by not only acknowledging how overburdened moms are, but also presenting them with multiple options for a tangible break. It might feel strange leaning into the messy, complicated emotions that marketing usually avoids on Mother's Day. But I have a hunch being a brave marketer is a lot like being a mom-equal parts scary and rewarding. That's why recognizing and appreciating the mess-especially when mom feels like a hot mess-is exactly what our industry needs to do. By this time next year, with luck and hard work, I'll have survived the first 12 months of motherhood's round-the-clock diaper changes and 4 a.m. feedings, and I'll be looking down at an adorable, sleep-trained baby girl. Then, I'll probably smile at the ad saying the light of motherhood deserves a locket that shines just as bright. But this year, if you want to reach me and many of my mom peers, just sell us the rage room, please.
Hamilton Spectator
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Spring Fling art exhibition at Classic Theatre
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT - The Temiskaming Palette and Brush Club has its Spring Fling exhibition now on display at the Mezzanine Gallery at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt. Show coordinator Brenda Henderson and club workshop coordinator Bonnie Hallay explained the theme of the show is 'anything to do with spring.' Visitors are encouraged to drop by the gallery on the afternoons of Thursday or Friday until June 26 between the hours of 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The club will also be hosting a reception on Sunday, May 25, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and are welcoming everyone to join them to view the 44 pieces of art and to choose their favourite in a Visitors' Choice ballot. Visitors are also encouraged to sign the guest book. The exhibition is also being juried by well-known area artist Linda Mustard of the Englehart Area Artists. First, second and third place prizes are being awarded, along with two honourable mentions, and the Visitors' Choice. Flowers, the outdoors, a hike to Devil's Rock, fishing, birdwatching and even a completely different look at the theme of Spring Fling serve as spring-inspired subjects. There will be cash prizes. Sponsors include the Rotary Club of Temiskaming Shores and Area, SMC Canada Ltd., the family of the late Nora Visser who was a long-time member of the club, and the late David Brydges who, prior to his passing had provided some money for prizes from the Vivian Hylands memorial fund of the Temiskaming Foundation.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
RocMaidan hosts The Spring Fling to raise money for medical needs of Ukraine
WEBSTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A local volunteer organization is holding an event to raise money for Ukraine on Saturday evening. RocMaiden is a volunteer organization in Rochester that provides Ukraine with medical and humanitarian aid. The organization and members of the Greater Rochester community have been able to support by donating and shipping medical beds, crutches, walkers, medical backpacks, and wheelchairs. Proceeds from Saturday's event, 'The Spring Fling' will go towards an ambulance. The Spring Fling will be held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center of Rochester at 1040 Jackson Road in Webster, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Strike Out ALS raises money to support individuals with ALS The event focuses on including children with hands-on activities led by Roc Maidan volunteers to create bracelets, pendants, teach bans dance lessons, and host a Bubble Show. As the children enjoy the fun, adults are encouraged to participate in a silent auction. Light snacks will also be provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
