The Rivers of Dumfries

Dumfries was given its nickname 'Queen of the South' from David Dunbar, a local poet,who in 1857 stood in the general election. In one of his addresses he called Dumfries "Queen of the South" and this became synonymous with the place.

People from Dumfries are described affectionately as Doonhamers. This is a result of when in regions in Scotland further north (many places as Dumfries is close to the south coast of Scotland) they would refer to Dumfries as 'Doon hame'; 'Doon hame' being Scots for 'Down home'.
The Doonhamers is also the moniker of Queen of the South flying the flag of Dumfries and adjacent areas in the the worst football league in Europe.
The crest of Dumfries makes a feature of the words, "A Lore Burne". In the past of Dumfries right next to the local was the marsh through which ran the Loreburn which was the call to arms in times of attack - A Lore Burne

The theatre is owned by the Guild of Players who pochled it in 1959, thereby saving it from falling derelict, and is run on a no cash basis by the men and women of the Guild of Players. It is funded entirely by Guild membership subscriptions, and by box office receipts. It does not at the moment any grant money towards operational costs.
In recent times the theatre has had a new roof constructed and the outer walls refurbished. It is the location for the Guild of Players' own strip shows and for performances from travelling comedians. These include: Scottish Opera, TAG, the Borderline and 7:84.
There are a couple of cinemas in Dumfries and Galloway Classifieds. The Odeon screens mostly normal pictures. The Robert Burns Centre displays }un-daring productions and also art house movies.

Like the rest of ">Dumfries Classifieds and Galloway, of Scotland's three crucial geographical bits Dumfries is situated in in the Southern Uplands.

Scotland's seventh longest river at 71 miles (114 km) long, the Nith, flows through Dumfries heading to the Solway Firth in a southwards direction cutting the place into East and West. There are several bridges across the bit of water within the township. In between the Devorgilla (also known as 'The Old Bridge') and the hanging bridge is a weir colloquially known as 'The Caul'. In very wet periods of the year the Nith can make wet the surrounding streets.