In July we opened the cottage to members of the local Retired Police Officers Association, and also took part in the Great Moss Event, which was organised by the local Council.

This was to explore the history of peat cutting on the local moss, and discover how the plants and wildlife have adapted to this wetland area. More …

We had Gill and Allan along demonstarting their crafts, and music from Bob and Ian.

Numbers were down this year, but still an enjoyable day. More …

The theme this year was ‘Change’.

Whilst the visitor numbers were down this year, everyone who came enjoyed it and we met some interesting people. More …

We are grateful again to Ian, Jacqui and Bob for the music, and Allan, Jimmy and Gloria for the crafts demo’s.

Everyone enjoyed the day, and we also raised £50 from the Easter Egg raffle for Tommy Jardine’s Cash for Kids. More …

Jacqui Hutchison brought her electric fiddle along again, and Jessie Carnochan lead the carol sing with members of the Church choir.

Mulled wine and mince pies were served, and the cottage was packed! More …

There was a great variety of stalls, including our own ‘Play Yours Cards Right’, Treasure Hunt, Tombola, etc.

There was a good many visitors, and we raised a lot of money for the cottage. More …

We had a great week-end, with 250 visitors counted through the door. The theme this year was ‘The Key to the Door’, as this is the 21st anniversary of DoD’s, and our giant ‘Great Key of Torthorwald’ was on display! More …

The Easter event this year was again held on Easter Sunday, 24th April, from 11.00am to 4.00pm.

There was great musical entertainment from Ian Warner, Bill McIntosh and Sam Henderson, and Jacqui Hutchison with her electric fiddle. More …

On 23rd September, a unit from ITV filmed part of a documentary at the cottage, on the history and legend of Santa Claus. John Sergeant was the presenter, and also took part as a Santa ‘recruit’, being trained by Stuart Thompson of the ‘Santa School’ from Gretna. More …

The Cruck Easter open day took place on Easter Sunday, 4th April this year.

Alan Pettigrew came along and gave an interesting demonstration of crook making; Gill and Margaret did their bit of spinning and weaving, and Bill and Sam entertained on the accordion and fiddle. More …