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Chamber and committees

Langholm Wool, Woven and Wild Festival

  • Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2026
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-20624

That the Parliament welcomes the launch of the Wool, Woven and Wild festival in Langholm, celebrating the town’s rich wool heritage, textile creativity and natural landscape; notes that the festival will bring together makers, farmers, artists and the local community for a programme of stalls, talks, workshops and guided visits to local farms and businesses; recognises the festival as an opportunity to showcase the connections between craft, agriculture and landscape in the Langholm area; commends the organisers for promoting conversations around sustainability, heritage and creative practice; acknowledges the support of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Regional Cultural Fund in enabling the festival to take place, and wishes everyone involved success in establishing Wool, Woven and Wild as a new cultural event that celebrates the unique character of Langholm and the wider Dumfriesshire region.


Supported by: Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Emma Harper, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle