Thank you to Bonnie our wonderful Civic Queen who was outstanding and rose to every occasion from awarding prizes to Quiz Winners and Pets, to dancing the night away with toddlers!  Bonnie you were amazing, we hope we made your week as special as you did ours!

To Billy our wonderful compere who certainly gave us a many a giggle on the Saturday and ran around the park so much we struggled to find him to keep in cups of tea!

To RHELM who performed with the confidence of a band much older and were brilliant, you are all destined for great things!  Also to Not Guilty who rocked the night away and certainly ended the week on a high before the fireworks.  We don’t think Dalbeattie has ever partied so hard!

A massive THANK YOU again to ALL of the BUSINESSES and INDIVIDUALS who donated again this year, especially when we know that times can be hard.  We very much appreciate every single donation!

A thank you to the Balletbox School of Dance who gave an amazing impromptu performance in memory of Miss Katie who sadly passed at the beginning of Civic Week!  Miss Katie was a huge supporter of Civic Daze and loved performing with her dancers and joining in with the parade. We will miss her joy and sparkle and send love to her dance family at this time.  We also send love to Susan Murdoch (The 3 R’s Horse Rescue) and positive wishes as she recovers from an accident.  Susan set up the Dalbeattie Ride Out a few years ago and it is now a wonderful addition to our Civic Week programme.

Lastly we’d like to thank YOU!  Dalbeattie you are amazing!  We are a small committee but you come out in your own ways to help us! Whether it be donning a costume to join in The Parade, or lining the street to support those taking part!  Baking a cake to support the tea tent or buying a cup of tea or a lucky square or a pint from the bar!  To those early risers who helped with Sunday morning litter picking and tents on both days you have no idea how grateful we are for that!  Thank you Dalbeattie for helping us to keep Dalbeattie Civic Day Great – without your enthusiasm and support we could not do what we do!

Finally – PLEASE come and show your support for our last summer event this year.  The Flower and Produce Show in Dalbeattie and Kirkgunzeon Parish Church on the 25th of August.