WELCOME
This is the website of the Colvend and Southwick Community Council. On this page, you will find upcoming events within the community area. If you wish to add an event to this page, just send the details to enquiry@colvendcommunity.co.uk.
We try and feature items relevant to the local area. Any feedback on the site is welcome. Email enquiry@colvendcommunity.co.uk.
POTHOLES
If you are concerned about potholes you encounter on local roads, it is very easy to report them. Just ring Dumfries & Galloway Council on 030 33 33 3000. You simply need to provide the location of the pothole. If you prefer, you can go to the specific council website page where you can enter the details. The council will email you with the progress.
The Community Council operates four WhatsApp groups:
- Colvend Connect for residents in the area from Colvend to Southwick
- Rockcliffe Connect for residents of Rockcliffe
- Portling Connect for residents of Portling and Port o’Warren
- Kippford Connect for residents of Kippford
If you wish to join these groups, require assistance, or want to volunteer, please email colvendconnect@gmail.com.
The Council also has a Facebook page.
Visitors
If you are a visitor to the area, you might care to look at the VisitScotland website for things to do and see both locally and elsewhere in Dumfries & Galloway.
LOCAL EVENTS
Galloway National Park
The Community Council is awaiting date confirmation from Nature Scotland for a meeting to be held in January 2025. Details will be announced here and on the local WhatsApp groups when the arrangements are made.
NEXT Community Council Meeting
7pm Thursday 6 February 2025 Colvend Public Hall.
All Welcome
OUR COMMUNITIES
Barnbarroch
Where the road from Kippford joins the A710 lies the hamlet of Barnbarroch. Barnbarroch just consists of a few houses but here you will find Barnbarroch Pottery…
Caulkerbush (Southwick)
Southwick is the name of the parish and where the B793 from Dalbeattie meets the A710 is the hamlet of Caulkerbush thus the road sign…
COLVEND
Colvend is the centre of the Community area. It has a Church, a shop, a cafe, a school and a Public Hall, Parish Hall and a tourist information centre.
KIPPFORD
Kippford is attractively positioned on the eastern bank of the River Urr, near where it runs into the Solway Firth, and has extensive views across the river towards the…
MAINSRIDDLE
Mainsriddle is five and a half miles east of Colvend on the main road to Dumfries. It is little more than an attractive row of houses but once had two churches and a police…
PORTLING
The hamlet of Portling overlooks the Solway and incorporates a stony beach at Port O’ Warren. The local coastguard base is in Portling.
ROCKCLIFFE
The village is at the head of a sheltered bay on the shores of The Solway Firth. The village has an attractive sandy beach, interspersed by rocky outcrops and is a popular…
SANDYHILLS
Sandyhills has a large sandy beach which gently slopes so the water is always shallow. It is a great favourite with families. The Sandyhills Bay Caravan park has a shop open…