Notice

Dog fouling in the village

The Community Council has had complaints about dog fouling. It is an offence carrying an £80 fine, and a cause of toxocariasis in children. Report it to the Community Safety Team on 03033 333000. Free bags are available at Castle Douglas and Kirkcudbright libraries.

See everything being reported, and where

Hire a hall

The Murray Hall is available to hire by anyone — you do not need an account, and you do not need to be from the village. Tell us what you would like and when, and a councillor will be in touch.

Sending the form is an enquiry, not a confirmed booking. If you are not logged in we will email you a link to confirm your address — the time is not held until you open it.

When is it free?

The Murray Hall — when it is free in December 2026

Availability for December 2026. Each day says whether it is free.
MTWTFSS
1Free — book Tuesday 1 December2Free — book Wednesday 2 December3Free — book Thursday 3 December4Partly bookedThe Art Group14:00–16:00 — book Friday 4 December5Free — book Saturday 5 December6Free — book Sunday 6 December
7Partly bookedAuchencairn Initiative meeting19:00–21:00 — book Monday 7 December8Free — book Tuesday 8 December9Partly bookedCommunity Council meeting19:00–21:00 — book Wednesday 9 December10Partly bookedHistory Society archive open11:00–13:00 — book Thursday 10 December11Partly bookedThe Art Group14:00–16:00 — book Friday 11 December12Free — book Saturday 12 December13Free — book Sunday 13 December
14Partly bookedCraft Club19:00–21:00 — book Monday 14 December15Free — book Tuesday 15 December16Free — book Wednesday 16 December17Free — book Thursday 17 December18Partly bookedSoup and Sweet12:00–13:30The Art Group14:00–16:00 — book Friday 18 December19Free — book Saturday 19 December20Free — book Sunday 20 December
21Free — book Monday 21 December22Free — book Tuesday 22 December23Free — book Wednesday 23 December24Partly bookedHistory Society archive open11:00–13:00 — book Thursday 24 December25Partly bookedThe Art Group14:00–16:00 — book Friday 25 December26Free — book Saturday 26 December27Free — book Sunday 27 December
28Free — book Monday 28 December29Free — book Tuesday 29 December30Free — book Wednesday 30 December31Free — book Thursday 31 December

Choose a day to start a booking. A day marked partly booked still has time free — the times already taken are shown on it, including the regular groups that meet here. Only confirmed and requested bookings count; nothing is held while somebody is still filling in a form.

Already on this month

What it costs

What you are hiringPer hourPer day
Main Hall£10.00£60.00
Annexe£5.00£40.00
Whole hall£15.00£80.00
KitchenIncludedIncluded

The hall is hired for at least 1 hour at a time. You are charged whichever works out cheaper, the hourly rate or the day rate — you never pay more for a long booking than a day would cost.

Children’s events are free; a donation towards running costs is appreciated but never required.

Ask for a booking

Please read the conditions of hire before you send this. Sending it means accepting them.

What you would like
Anything else?

The kitchen is charged separately.

When

If it runs past midnight, just give the time it finishes — one in the morning is 01:00.

About you

We will send you a link to confirm it. Nothing is held until you open that link.

Optional, but it is usually the quickest way to sort out a question.

A line is plenty — a birthday, a meeting, a class.

Read the conditions of hire

Sending this is an enquiry, not a confirmed booking. The council will be in touch.

What happens next

  • You send the request above.
  • If you are not logged in we email you a link to confirm your address. Until you open it, the time is not held.
  • Once confirmed, the time is held while the council looks at your request.
  • A councillor confirms the booking, and only then is it booked.

If you would rather talk to somebody

Not everything fits in a form — a funeral tea at short notice, a regular weekly slot, a question about whether the kitchen is big enough. Get in touch and we will sort it out.

The Church Hall

The Church Hall is not taking bookings through this website yet. Get in touch and we will put you on to whoever looks after it.