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25/12/2022

Happy Holidays!

It's been a very busy year here, and no doubt it has been for you as well. Now it's time for a little bit of rest.

Have an amazing holiday, and see you all soon in 2023

28/02/2022

🇺🇦 We stand with the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦

Slava Ukraini! (Glory to Ukraine!)



Building lit on behalf of Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities & Kirkcudbright Development Trust

02/01/2022

A slightly late, but very Happy New Year to everyone! 🎊

I have been very busy over the past few months, and unfortunately haven't had the time to get many photos for social media, so apologies for the radio silence. That's one of my New Year's Resolutions!

Now, with a month or two of downtime, I will be busy getting things sorted for the year to come.

To everyone, all the best in the new year, and let's keep our fingers crossed for a much better year than the previous two 🤞

18/11/2021

Another night with the Johnston School. This time, it was lit purple on World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day.

This year, the operators of the centre, Kirkcudbright Development Trust, wanted the school lit for a reason close to their hearts, as earlier in the year they sadly lost a friend, and a person who was a great help in making the project a reality, to pancreatic cancer.
Each year, this day hits home too, as I also lost my papa to pancreatic cancer.

There is currently no standard screening test or early detection method for pancreatic cancer, though research is being conducted in these areas.
 Despite having shockingly low survival rates, it is possible to beat pancreatic cancer. Research shows that patients diagnosed in time for surgery are more likely to live five years and beyond but that 73 per cent of Scots could not name one symptom of the condition, which is why Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland is pushing for more awareness about the signs of the disease!



Find out more about the symptoms of pancreatic cancer at http://pancreaticcanceraction.org/about.../symptoms/. You can help out today by donating here: pancreaticcanceraction.org/take-action/donate/

Pancreatic Cancer Action




12/11/2021

Yesterday I was busy lighting up The Johnston Centre in Kirkcudbright, it is lit red for Remembrance, last night was the first night on Remembrance Day, and it will be lit for 4 nights with the last being the night of Remembrance Sunday. 🌹

12/10/2021

And a little video too 🙂

12/10/2021

Didn’t get many photos, as is the usual 😄, but here is what I have been doing for the past week and a half. Kirkcudbright Festival of Light.

Bit wet at points, and it definitely looks ten times better in person. Lots of other places lit up around Kirkcudbright too.

Thank you GLX Productions for the lights, and Hire and Supplies Ltd for the generator.

01/09/2021

Last night - Purple light up at Annan Old Parish Church and Castle Douglas Parish Church in aid of International Overdose Awareness Day, for the ADP Dumfries and Galloway. I unfortunately never got any pictures of Castle Douglas.

Thank you Kirkcudbright Farmers and Producers Market for the extra crew!

01/08/2021

Kirkcudbright Artandcraftstrail Saturday and Sunday of live music complete. The first proper live music event I have done in over 17 months!

There was plenty of great music over the weekend from Kissing The Flint, TORRS, Ukefrolics & the Wave Blues Band

More events like this are already in the calendar, and it is a good sight to see 😁

10/06/2021

A brilliant write-up from Dumfries & Galloway Life explaining why D&G is simply the best place to live, and all the amazing things it has to offer.

Also, an amazing photo by Keith Kirk Photographer of Kirkcudbright Soaperie Gardens and Church from when they were lit up for World Parkinson's Day, thanks for the mention!

How about doing something in D&G that you’ve never done before this summer?

While we wait for the July issue of Dumfries & Galloway Life to arrive back from the printers tomorrow, here's a look back at how editor Andrea welcomed June (June issue 163, on sale from May 13) and why she says 'there's no place like home'.
'The great thing about living in Dumfries & Galloway is that you don’t need to leave the region to have the holiday of a lifetime. It’s a destination of outstanding natural beauty, with rich history and culture, a vibrant arts and crafts scene, awe-inspiring landscapes, from dramatic coastlines to hills and forests, charming small towns and villages with a great mix of independent shops and people passionate about where they live.
'There’s an amazing natural larder, award-winning food and drink producers and chefs, and
sporting opportunities aplenty, from golf, (with more than 20 courses to choose from), to cycling (450-miles of routes and trails), to horseriding, walking and watersports.
'You can go camping or glamping, watch stunning sunrises in Sandhead, sunsets in Kirkcudbright, and stars in the Galloway Forest Dark Skies Park. You can enjoy arts, crafts and meeting the makers, enjoy theatre shows, performing arts, live music and festivals, climb Criffel, go fishing, or laze by a loch. You can visit Scotland’s highest village (Wanlockhead) and the most southerly point in Scotland (Mull of Galloway) all without leaving D&G...
'So, dear readers, before we think about dashing off, maybe we need to pause and think about ‘dashing in’, and discovering, or re-discovering the delights of destinations on our doorstep. How about doing something in D&G that you’ve never done before this summer? After all, even when the world is your oyster, there’s no place like home'

Visit South West Scotland South of Scotland Destination Alliance VisitScotland

31/05/2021

Apologies for the lack of posts in the last month, there have been a few events and lots of background work getting done. I have been so busy that I never got time to take any photos. Here are some photos of the Visit Kirkcudbright Leaflet which I have been producing for Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities, along with some other random photos that I had time to take. Graphic design isn’t something that I do on the regular, but it has been good to pass the time until events get started back up (hopefully sometime soon🤞🏼)

11/04/2021

Tonight I lit the Soaperie Gardens in Kirkcudbright in support of . There was also stories being played from people who have to deal with Parkinson’s on a daily basis.

Over the last year, people with Parkinsons and those closest to them have faced isolation when they most needed support. is about reaching out and connecting people. There’s a whole world of support out there. Find out more at www.parkinsons.org.uk

Thank you, Fraser, for the help!

10/04/2021

Tomorrow Soaperie Gardens will be lit in blue in support of ! Along with that, there will also be stories played from people who live with, or have to deal with Parkinson's, that you can listen to as you walk through the gardens.
If you are out and about Sunday night in Kirkcudbright come and have a look and listen, while practising social distancing of course 😃

Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities Parkinson's UK in Scotland Parkinson's UK

04/04/2021

Happy Easter!! 🐣

Apologies for the silence for the past while! I have been super busy on various projects and their Covid backup plans for the coming year, along with that some graphic design, web design and video production to fill the time. Events will hopefully return to the calendar soon 🤞🏼

18/02/2021

A survey conducted this year found that 93% of individuals and businesses in the live event supply chain have seen their income fall dramatically as a result of the pandemic – 65% have seen a fall of over 50%, and 30% a fall of over 90%.
As a result, 50% of individuals have had to take work outside of live events to supplement their income. A third have been forced to leave – or are considering leaving – the sector. On top of that, 43% of live event supply chain businesses say they don’t have the resources to last until the summer.
This makes us one of the most heavily impacted sectors from the pandemic, but despite this we have received practically no targeted Government support. Put simply, the Government clearly can’t see the desperate human and economic impact the pandemic has had on the live event supply chain.

16/12/2020

Just home, here’s a few photos from a Drive-In Concert tonight. After some very late minute changes of plans today due to very sudden bad weather, we managed to pull it all together using equipment that had been packed into a very different setup that originally planned.

19/11/2020

Kirkcudbright Johnston Centre lit Purple to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day!



This one is very close to home with the loss of my papa to pancreatic cancer earlier in the year.

There is currently no standard screening test or early detection method for pancreatic cancer, though research is being conducted in these areas.
 Despite having shockingly low survival rates, it is possible to beat pancreatic cancer. Research shows that patients diagnosed in time for surgery are more likely to live five years and beyond but that 73 per cent of Scots could not name one symptom of the condition which is why the charity is pushing for more awareness about the signs of the disease!



Find out more about the symptoms of pancreatic cancer at pancreaticcanceraction.org/about-pancreatic-cancer/symptoms/. You can help out today by donating here: pancreaticcanceraction.org/take-action/donate/

Thanks to Tom Pitcairn for his hard work fundraising and liaising with Pancreatic Cancer Action/Pancreatic Cancer Scotland.

Illuminations and photos by Dreamland Event Tech, for Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities

Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland Pancreatic Cancer Action





12/11/2020

It's quite a strange, but really cool feeling when you randomly find your name in the newspaper when you had no idea it was going to be there 😊. Especially on the biggest picture on the front page of a multipage article!

Thank you Kirkcudbright Development Trust for the mention!

Keiron

The Galloway News

10/11/2020

Some more amazing photographs of the Johnston Centre

08/11/2020

Today would have normally consisted of setting up, running and packing up a PA system for a Remembrance Sunday service, but with Covid, the public services were cancelled to protect people’s health. Instead this evening, videos reminding people why we remember, and tales of many veterans who allowed us to be where we are today were show in front of the red Johnston School, to commemorate the many who lost their lives in conflict.

We will remember them, Lest we forget!


Kirkcudbright Development Trust

05/11/2020

Remembrance honours those who served to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life. We unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember the service and sacrifice.

We will remember them.

We remember the sacrifice of the Armed Forces from Britain and the Commonwealth.

We pay tribute to the special contribution of families and of the emergency services.

We acknowledge innocent civilians who have lost their lives in conflict and acts of terrorism.

We must never forget the sacrifices made by our Armed Forces, their families and the bravery of our veterans. Our security must never be taken for granted. Support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal at https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/ways-to-give/donate

Lest We Forget.

🌺

Kirkcudbright Development Trust

27/10/2020

Amazing weekend at Kirkcudbright Food Festival!

05/10/2020

Stand As One, 30th Sept' 2020

🎥 MW Visuals

01/10/2020

Another video from last nights event. It was amazing to see so many people stop and watch the video and give words of support ❤️🚨

30/09/2020

Finally home from . Not many photos tonight, a lot more coming tomorrow however from the amazing MW Visuals, major thanks for the brilliant drone and camera work and the extra pair of hands. Also a major thank you to SW Audio for the beam fixtures. Be sure to check out the highlights on my Instagram page for more videos and images. Sleep time 😴💤