Nestlé staff from the company’s Girvan site will zoom past Loch Doon, through Dumfries and across the border to Carlisle on Friday, July 1 as they ride the first leg of a 500 mile cycle relay for Alzheimer Scotland and Alzheimer’s Society.
The nine cyclists are one of eight teams to take on the Nestlé Site to Site Challenge, a tough fortnight-long cycle relay around Nestlé offices starting in Girvan, South Ayrshire and finishing in Croydon, Surrey.
The team from Nestlé’s site in Girvan will be split into two, with the first cyclists pedalling 66.5 miles to Dumfries. They will then pass the baton to the second Girvan team who will ride the remaining 33 miles to Carlisle.
The money raised from the 500 mile relay will go to Alzheimer Scotland and Alzheimer’s Society.
More than 60 Nestlé staff across the UK are taking part in the cycle challenge, with the final team crossing the finish line at Nestlé’s head office in Croydon on 14 July.
This week on The Late Show: Thursday 30th June 2011:
Stacey Dooley will be joining Michael Greaves Mackintosh on The Late Show.
Fashion conscious Stacey Dooley’s life took an unexpected turn when she travelled to India in 2007 for the BBC3 series Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts to live and work alongside the people in the Indian fashion industry making clothes for the UK High Street.
When she returned to the UK, Stacey began campaigning against child labour, organising events to raise money for charities and even appearing on BBC2′s Newsnight to raise awareness.
Stacey then embarked on two separate journeys to Nepal and the Ivory Coast – these took her into the heart of the modern day phenonenon of child labour. The BBC two part series Kids For Sale: Stacey Dooley Investigates aired in October 2009. Her recent investigations Kids with Guns and Child Sex Trafficking In Cambodia launched on BBC3 in autumn 2010 to rave reveiws.
Her latest documentary, Thailand: Tourism and the Truth – Stacey Dooley Investigates aired on BBC3 in Spring 2011
If you have a question for Stacey you can Text 07564364464 or email hello@aliveradio.net
Organisers of Youth Beatz today announced that Swedish superstar BASSHUNTER will perform at the event this year. Thousands of young people are expected to flock to Dock Park, Dumfries on August 13th to attend what could be Scotland’s largest free youth music event.
Best known for his massive hit singles “Now You’re Gone” and “All I Ever Wanted”, as well as appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, Basshunter will take to the main stage alongside Chipmunk, Emma’s Imagination, Twenty Twenty, Soundgirl and Wagner. Basshunter was quoted as saying: “I can’t wait to perform and I’m really looking forward to the show in Dumfries.”
Police say several dozen pigeons were found dead near Holywood station sometime before Tuesday 21 June. As yet no explanation has been found for this mysterious phenomenon.
The magnificent bones of the largest animals to have ever walked the Earth, can be found at Annan Museum this summer. The exhibition “The Age of the Dinosaur” opened on 25th June and school groups were the first to see it.
A new £2.5 million boiler scrappage scheme opens today.
Funds have been made available by the Scottish Government for over 6,000 households in Scotland to receive £400 towards the cost of a new boiler.
Households with poor performing boilers which convert less than 70 per cent of fuel into heat, will qualify for cashback on a new energy saving model.
Upgrading to a greener boiler will help reduce heating costs by about a quarter and save around £190 a year on fuel bills.
Households can apply over the phone 0800 512 012 or online through Home Energy Scotland, the Scottish Government’s one stop shop for home energy help.
It is the third time the Scottish Government has opened the scheme in the last year, with up to 14,000 households expected to benefit from a total scrappage fund of £6 million.
This years Fair now in its 10th year is at its new and permanent home Drumlanrig Castle north of Thornhill and the family seat of the Duke of Buccleuch. The fair offers an exciting day out for all the family with such events as aerobatic displays, fun fair, as well as the country pursuits of clay shooting, fly fishing, and gungog competitions and demonstrations . There will also be a wide variety of stalls and an extensive food hall , for all the details of the Fair go to www.gallowaycountryfair.co.uk
The competition question is : Whose home is Drumlanrig Castle ?
full competition rules and terms are available on this website
and the closing date is this Thursday 30th June at 5pm the winner will be announced on Sheila Notman’s Drivetime show.
A political turf war has broken out after a decision to give Maxwelltown High School a 3G pitch (an all weather synthetic facility for all sports including, football, basketball and hockey) was overturned by the council and was then given to Dumfries High school.
Dr Angela Roberts Chief Executive Alcohol and Drugs Support South West Scotland joins Wednesday’s breakfast show presenter Annette Richards this week.
Alcohol and Drugs Support South West Scotland [ADS] – offers range of community based services for people affected by alcohol and drugs problems. Counselling, befriending, housing support services. Work in partnership with NHS, Addaction and other organisations.
A new service - one-to-one service for people affected by problem gambling – also family members and others affected by gambling Information available from GAMCARE on 0845 6000 133. They pass referrals directly to our trained counsellors based in areas all over Dumfries and GALLOWAY. Problem gambling is on the increase, and ADS is delighted that they can now offer this service.
The film was shot on the Heathhall stage, at the spectacular water splash. A service area for the rally cars was set up on the old Heathhall Airfield. There was a good turnout of spectators to view this ever popular event which was enjoyed by everyone.
