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Dumfries and Galloway Council is supporting Drowning Prevention Week 2026, urging residents and visitors to stay safe while enjoying the region’s rivers, lochs and coastline.

Friday 5 June will see the doors of the new school open to pupils for the first time.

A statement from Cllr Tracey Little, Chair of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Education, Skills and Community Wellbeing committee.

A local lip-reading group supporting people with hearing loss has received national recognition at the National Adult Learning Awards 2025, held at the Scottish Parliament on 29 January.

Dumfries and Galloway Council will mark Drowning Prevention Week 2025 from 14–20 June by promoting the importance of staying safe in and around water this summer.