Smith & Valentine

21/09/2026

**Bank Holiday Notice**
Please note our Girvan office is closed today Monday 21st September for the Ayr Gold Cup Bank Holiday. Normal business hours resume tomorrow.

11/09/2026

It’s that time of year again! 🦪 The Oyster Festival is an amazing local event and one which we are very proud to support.

29/07/2026

We now take this opportunity to introduce Trainee Solicitor Nabihah Akram who joined our team on the 20th July. We were delighted to welcome Nabihah to the firm and look forward to watching her career progress. 🎓

07/07/2026

We are proud to introduce the newest member of our team, Sidrah Ali, who has just graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) with First Class Honours. We very much look forward to watching Sidrah’s career flourish and we will be delighted to support her every step of the way.

05/12/2025

** Christmas and New Year Opening times**

Friday 19th Dec - closed from 12.30pm

CLOSED 22nd Dec - 2nd Jan 🎄🎅🏻

Monday 5th Jan onwards - usual business hours

On behalf of the Smith & Valentine Team we wish all our clients and colleagues a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year.

30/09/2025

We are once again delighted to support this local charity and participate in the Make a Will Fortnight. Please call our office or send an email for more information.

By leaving a gift in your will to the Ayrshire Hospice your legacy could be helping to ensure the provision of palliative care to future generations within Ayrshire and Arran.

09/09/2025

We have always been delighted to support this fantastic community event, every year the Oyster Festival just gets bigger and better! 🦪

25/07/2025

10/07/2025

Massive congratulations to our Daniel McGiffen for becoming a fully qualified solicitor. We were delighted to support Daniel as a trainee and could not be prouder to have him as a permanent member of our team.

04/07/2025

Another fantastic local event which we were delighted to support.

‼️ Programme Now Online ‼️

The full SkiffieWorlds programme has just gone live on our website, featuring seven days of entertainment.

Highlights include the spectacular all-boat row-in on Sunday 6th July to open the event, live music every evening, Daft Duck Day on Tuesday 8th, and family-friendly activities like circus skills, storytelling, and craft workshops throughout the week.

We are particularly excited about the Wellness Hub, which acknowledges that coastal rowing is as much about mental health and community connection as it is about physical fitness. The activities available there include yoga, sound baths, meditation sessions, creative workshops and even a full moon ceremony.

The on-shore festival programme reflects everything that makes this sport special, from the international friendships forged through shared love of the water to the wellbeing benefits that keep people coming back to rowing.

With just over a week to go, we are so very much looking forward to welcoming everyone to Stranraer.

Find the programme here: https://stranraerwatersports.com/skiffieworlds2025/daily-programme

Find the schedule of racing here: https://stranraerwatersports.com/skiffieworlds2025/race-schedule

Thanks to the members of Stranraer Coastal Rowing Club and Portpatrick Coastal Rowing who took part in our launch photos!
Photographer: Colin Hattersley