AGM: Wednesday 7 October 2026
Our AGM will take place on Wednesday 7th October in the Memorial Hall, 7pm. All relevant paperwork has been sent to all members electronically, or by post if we do not have…
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Every update from the Trust since 2017, newest first. 74 posts.
2026
Kenmuir Arms Hotel: closed for maintenance
The Kenmuir Arms will be closed for several weeks, due to maintenance works and securing a new tenant for the premises. Our previous tenant Chris Dougan has now ended his lease at…
Taxi Card Scheme 2026/27: renewals extended
The date for the taxi card renewals for year 2026/27 closed on Friday 22nd May. There are still several households who have no applied this year, therefore we will leave the…
Kenmuir Arms: tenancy opportunity, February 2026
For more information on this fantastic opportunity to lease/rent the Kenmuir Arms, follow link below: Properties | Graham & Sibbald
2025
Educational Grants Scheme launched
Our newly introduced Educational Grant Scheme are for residents within the boundary area, who wish to undertake educational or practical courses/training. From 1 August 2025…
AGM: Wednesday 13 August 2025
The Trust AGM will take place on Wednesday 13th August at 7pm, in the Memorial Hall. Links to Paperwork for the AGM are as below. All members are eligible to nominate fellow…
New Luce Consultancy Services
The Trust has set up a consultancy service to help other organisations and groups. Read about New Luce Consultancy Services, or download the flyer.
Parking in the village
As part of our community consultations and CAP, the community identified lack of parking spaces as a problem in the village. New Luce Community Trust have been working on trying…
Community Action Plan (CAP)
New Luce Community Trust launched their second CAP in late 2023, after various community consultations and events. Whilst this document has been created, this will be a “Live”…
Electric vehicle charging points
2 EV charging stations have been installed in the car park area at Memorial Hall in New Luce. These chargers are now fully operational, charges are 45p per KW/hour, per customer.…
2024
Young Person of the Year Award finalist
New Luce Community Trust are delighted to announce that we have a local young person been nominated and through to the final 4 of the Plunkett Foundations – ‘Young Person of the…
Broadband grants for satellite systems
Due to there still be some areas out with the village who cannot receive a good broadband signal, New Luce Community Trust have opened a grant scheme where eligible households can…
Winter Fuel Allowance 2025
Application forms have been sent out to all households within the Community Council catchment area of New Luce. Payments will be made in December 2024. If you have not received a…
AGM notice: 23 May 2024
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of New Luce Community Trust will be held on Thursday 23th May 2024 at 7:00pm in the Memorial Hall, to…
2023
Community consultation: a new Community Action Plan
We are in the process of creating a new Community Action Plan for the next 10 years going forward. We have had an event this month to allow people to come forward with suggestions…
Winter Fuel Project open for 2024
Application Forms have been sent out to all households within the catchment area for the funding for year 2024. Payments of £200 per household will be made in December 2023 to all…
Kenmuir Arms Hotel now open
The refurbishment works are now complete, leaving us with a wonderful community facility. New Luce Community Trust alongside a trusted team of professionals have transformed the…
2022
Curling Pond Project update, August 2022
A lot of work has now been completed at the Curling Pond, thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The pond has been excavated and cleaned and is looking amazing, with a…
Kenmuir Arms Hotel update, August 2022
The work is progressing well at the Kenmuir Arms, and then end is in sight! The building and grounds are going to look fantastic and we can’t wait to showcase to our Community and…
Kenmuir Arms: tenancy opportunity, August 2022
We are now at the stage of advertising for a tenant to run and manage the Kenmuir Arms Hotel in the village. The renovations will be completed by the end of October. We are using…
Business opportunity: run the Kenmuir Arms
Are you forward thinking & dynamic? Are you looking for a new business opportunity? New Luce Community Trust are seeking to find enthusiastic tenants to run and manage the Kenmuir…
Kenmuir Arms update, February 2022
We are now into month 9 of the refurbishment works, and it is all starting to take shape now. The upstairs rooms are all up, along with the Tenants flat all partitioned off.…
Curling Pond Project: work starts
Work has started on the Curling Pond Project over the last few weeks. The pond has been cleared and trees and bushes felled as approriate. The pathway and car park space has also…
2021
Annual General Meeting 2021
The Annual General Meeting for the Trust will be held on 08 December 2021, at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall in New Luce. All relevant paperwork has been sent out to the Trust…
Kilgallioch Windfarm Community Benefit Fund review report
An independent review has been carried out on the above which confirms the positive impact that the Kilgallioch Windfarm Community Benefit Fund is having. The link to the report…
Kenmuir Arms update, October 2021
We are now into month 6 of the renovation works on the Kenmuir Arms. We are now starting to see real progress within the building, with the upstairs flat starting to take shape…
Winter Fuel Allowance 2022
The Application forms for the 2022 Winter Fuel Allowance Project have been sent out to all eligible households. A payment will be made to all returned and accepted applications in…
Kenmuir Arms update, August 2021
We are into month 3 of the renovation works, which has thrown up several unexpected additional works to be carried out due to rotten timbers and ceiling joists and of course the…
History and heritage talk
New Luce Community Trust in Partnership with the PLACE project are hosting a ‘Heritage & History’ talk in the Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 22nd June. Guest Speakers are Nic…
Curling Pond development: £57,500 awarded
We are delighted to have been awarded a grant of £57,500 by The Heritage Lottery Fund to redevelop the former curling pond site into a wildlife and nature area. There will be a…
Taxi Card Scheme 2021/22
Applications for the taxi card scheme for year 2021/22 are now being taken. Forms have been sent out to all households, but if you not received one and are eligible to apply…
And so it begins…
We are delighted to announce the long awaited work on the Kenmuir Arms has started. The refurbishment and renovation works will take around 50 weeks to complete. Luce Bay Plant…
Mobile phone mast: EE now live
We are delighted to be able to advise that the mobile network provider EE is now operational and working from the mast at Mains Of Larg. The mast now has 2 mobile providers that…
2020
Winter Fuel Project reminder
The closing date for applications to the Winter Fuel Allowance Project for year 2021 is Friday 27th November. Payments for Year 4 (2021) will be made the 1st week of December 2020.
Annual General Meeting 2020 (online)
Due to the Scottish Government’s restrictions on public gatherings, the Company will not be able to hold a physical Annual General Meeting (AGM) this year. Therefore notice has…
Community grants reopen, October 2020
New Luce Community Grants have reopened from the 1st October to 18th November 2020. For an application pack, including eligibility criteria please go to our downloads section on…
4G mobile mast: the Connectivity Minister visits
At the end of August members of the Community Council and The Trust, along with invited guests welcomed The Scottish Government’s Connectivity Minister Paul Wheelhouse to New…
Kenmuir Arms update, October 2020
Full planning permission and building warrant permissions have now been approved by the Local Authority, meaning that once a contractor has been selected we can start on the…
Community Newsletter, September 2020
Our recent newsletter has been posted out to all households, and has information on our projects, grants and upcoming AGM. To view the newsletter click here…
Winter Fuel Project 2021: forms posted
Application forms for the Winter Fuel Payment for 2021, have now been posted out to all households. A copy of the form can be downloaded from here: Download the document
Kenmuir Arms update, August 2020
Phase 1 of the refurbishment of the Kenmuir Arms has taken place, and saw the building being stripped back to the structural walls. Phase 2 which is the main refurbishment works…
Community Newsletter, April 2020
Please click on link to access the latest Community Newsletter: Download the document
Community grants: two funding rounds a year
The Trust have set up a new grants process for local groups to apply to their community grants fund, which will now consist of 2 funding rounds per year with an allocated annual…
Kenmuir Arms update, May 2020
There has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes with this project. Planning permission has now been granted unconditionally for the required works and we hope to have the…
Taxi Card Scheme applications, 2020
The Application Process has now opened for eligible households to make an application for the taxi card project. Application forms have been posted out to every household and…
4G mobile mast goes live
The 4G mobile mast that was erected to allow a 4G mobile signal in the New Luce area has went LIVE today. At present the mast has a Vodafone connection, with EE joining later this…
Kenmuir Arms: plans lodged
The Trust have been working very hard over the last year to employ an architect and design team to allow plans to get drawn up to renovate and refurbish the hotel. The plans have…
2019
Annual General Meeting 2019
The Trust’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at 7:30pm in New Luce Memorial Hall, Main Street, New Luce to which all members are invited.
Curling Pond Project
The Trust have been looking at options to reinstate the curling pond and develop the area into a wildlife and nature area. Working closely with the PLACE project and the local…
Winter Fuel applications, 2019
The applications for the winter fuel allowance have been posted out to all households, for a payment for year 2020 being made in December of this year. A copy of the application…
Kenmuir Arms consultation: the report
New Luce Community Trust held a consultation event on 27th July, inviting all households to come along and view the Kenmuir Arms, followed by a consultation event in the Memorial…
Keep Scotland Beautiful Awards
The Trust would like to congratulate New Luce Gardening Club for their huge success in the Keep Scotland Beautiful Awards, held this month at the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries. The…
Kenmuir Arms community consultation, 27 July 2019
The Trust are holding a community consultation event on Saturday 27th July 2019 The event is to get everyone’s views/ideas for the way forward for the Kenmuir Arms in the village.…
Taxi Card Scheme: cards topped up, June 2019
As from today (7th June) everyone who has a taxi card will have a new annual allocation of £150.00 added to their existing card – You do not have to do anything we will…
Green spaces: work at the school woods
Work will start at the school woods ( wooded area as you come into the village from Glenluce side) next week ( Wk 10th June) Works will include tidying up the area, including…
Taxi Card Scheme continues
Year 1 of this pilot project ends on the 6th June 2019 – at this point any money left on your card will expire. We are delighted to announce that this project will continue, and…
Winter Fuel Project
The trust run and administer an annual winter fuel allowance of £150.00 to qualifying households. Payments for 2019 have been issued, with application forms for 2020 being issued…
Transport project
The trust run and administer a taxi card scheme where households are invited to apply for a pre-paid taxi card on an annual basis, with an allocation of £150 per qualifying…
Mobile phone mast for Mains of Larg
A mobile phone mast which will produce a 4G mobile signal is to be erected at Mains of Larg by WHP Telecoms. The schedule of works indicates that granted all permissions are given…
Kenmuir Arms: architect and plans
Over the past year the Trust have been working very hard to select an architect and get plans drawn up for the renovation works required for the building. A large renovation…
Greenspaces
This project is looking at the green spaces in and around the village, and how we can maximise these to benefit everyone in the community and beyond. Work has been carried out on…
Broadband
The Trust are actively engaging with Digital Scotland and Broadband providers to try and access better quality broadband services in and around the village.
Acquisition of the Kenmuir Arms
The Trust are delighted to officially announce that the purchase of the Kenmuir Arms has been concluded, and is now owned by New Luce Community Trust. Over the next few months we…
2018
Winter Fuel Allowance Scheme reopens, 2018
The Winter Fuel Allowance Scheme has re-opened for applications and the forms should be dropping through locals’ letterboxes over the next few days. Every household in the New…
Pilot Taxi Card Scheme
New Luce Community Trust (NLCT) has determined that transport can be an issue for many households within the village and surrounding area, and have decided to pilot a TaxiCard…
Survey on underused buildings
The Trust is currently looking at the potential of the underused buildings and assets in New Luce Village. It has already held a community consultation event earlier this month…
Community buildings consultation
New Luce Community Trust has commissioned Community Enterprise to carry out an exercise to look at how best we can use the Memorial Hall, the church, the shop and the pub to best…
Community transport survey
The New Luce Community Action Plan identified Community Transport as a potential project. First of all, we need to ascertain what you would like a community transport project to…
2017
Drop-in consultation, January 2018
NLCT Development Officer Sharon Cameron will be in New Luce Memorial Hall for a drop-in consultation event on Thursday, 11 January 2018 to engage with the community and give…
Winter Fuel Allowance launched
The first of the 6 key actions identified in the New Luce Community Action Plan to be addressed has seen the development of a project that will see all households in the New Luce…
Development Officer appointed
Sharon Cameron has taken up the post of Development Officer with the aim of supporting the successful delivery of the New Luce Community Action Plan. Sharon has a background in…
Our Community Action Plan
New Luce Community Trust (NLCT) supported by Community Enterprise, has developed a Community Action Plan to ensure New Luce remains a vibrant and sustainable community. The Plan…
Development Officer post (filled)
Position Filled… Machars Action is currently recruiting a Development Office to support New Luce Community Trust (NLCT) in the delivery of its Community Action Plan to ensure New…
Annual General Meeting 2017
The Trustees have convened an Annual General Meeting for Wednesday, 19 July 2017 to be held in New Luce Memorial Hall, starting at 7:30pm and all members are encouraged to attend.…