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Berwick’s Carboniferous Past – Rock Stars Leaflet

An exciting new leaflet is available across Berwick, shining a light on local rock stars (the geological kind!). Produced by local volunteers, and featuring artwork by Daniel J. Weatheritt, this eye-catching new leaflet shares stories of some of the most significant fossil discoveries in the area, and gives tips on where to go to see […]

Test Pits at Paxton, 10-13 November

After the success of our lithics workshops and test pit excavations at Paxton earlier this year, we are offering several more excavation days between Monday 10th-Thursday 13th November.  As part of our ongoing investigation of the prehistory of Paxton we will be undertaking test pitting along the field margins to see if we can identify […]

Birgham Cemetery Survey, 10-11 October

Join AOC Archaeology Group for this free 2-day practical survey course at Birgham, near Coldstream, focussed on exploring, investigating and recording the historic Birgham Cemetery. The survey will focus primarily on recording the historic gravestones and grave slabs that survive within this historic cemetery, some of which date back to the 17th century, using the […]

Springboard Local Assembly

Join Culture for Climate Scotland, SBCAN and Connecting Threads to think about the role of rivers in the climate crisis, as climate regulators and indicators of change, and find out what you can do to support healthy hydrology, both upstream and down, for a better world. This event is a SPRINGBOARD local assembly for creative […]

Craig Aitchison: Tweed Conversations

Join Connecting Threads at the Cobby, Kelso for a session of poetry reading, riverside conversation and printmaking in celebration of Tweed, a new full-length poem in Scots by Borders-based poet Craig Aitchison. From the “steepin grund” and “moor gress” at the source of the Tweed near Tweedsmuir, through fickle rapids and history’s “constant rub”, the […]

Craig Aitchinson: Tweed Conversations

Join Connecting Threads at Little Art Hub, Galashiels, for a session of poetry reading, riverside conversation and printmaking in celebration of Tweed, a new full-length poem in Scots by Borders-based poet Craig Aitchison. From the “steepin grund” and “moor gress” at the source of the Tweed near Tweedsmuir, through fickle rapids and history’s “constant rub”, […]