CUMBERLAND Building Society celebrated its 175th anniversary last week with cake and a special birthday card.
The building society, which has branches in Dumfries, Annan and Lockerbie, is one of the oldest still in existence, and has served local communities since it was formed on April 16 1850.
Provost Maureen Johnstone was among the first to join the celebration at the High Street branch in Dumfries, and to sign a card wishing The Cumberland a happy 175th birthday.
She said: “It is wonderful to still have a business on our high street celebrating 175 years. You can see how much having the branch means to customers and it feels more like a family than a business.”
Front left to right. Gill Houston, Innes Reid, Ryan McCubbin. Photograph by Jonathan Becker.
Customers also added their signatures throughout the day – and enjoyed birthday cake laid on for the occasion.
Cluster manager Ryan McCubbin was delighted with the messages customers had written in the branch’s birthday cards, adding: “The response we have had has been lovely. The messages from customers are testament to the connection we have with customers- we remember people and what goes on in their lives and for some people this branch means a lot more to them than just the banking services we provide.”
