Dumfries Veterans Garden and the Crichton Trust’s board are to work together towards establishing a partnership agreement and a business plan.
Both bodies met on Monday to iron out mounting issues between the two bodies and to seek a way forward.
The veterans want a permanent lease at the Crichton – which, they say, was promised four years ago when they moved there from Carnsalloch – rather than the new month-by-month deal which prevents them from applying for large grants.