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Royal Border Bridge – A Poem
Such a familiar journey but always special. Childhood fun and a good pun with history and mystery. Read the poem, Royal Border Bridge, here. The Royal Border Bridge is one of Berwick-upon-Tweed’s most iconic landmarks, carrying the East Coast Main Line high above the River Tweed. Designed by the renowned Victorian engineer Robert Stephenson and opened […]
Making the Most of The River Tweed Trail – Business Workshop
The River Tweed Trail is due to welcome walkers, cyclists and active travellers through the area from 2028. A free workshop for local businesses, community organisations and emerging enterprises along the River Tweed Trail will take place on Thursday 22 October 2026, from 1.30pm to 5pm, at Coldstream Community Centre. It will focus on how […]
Net and Coble – Fishing the Tweed
Ralph Holmes has a assembled a unique history of salmon net fishing on the Tweed. As part of the Tweed Stories project, oral historian, Harry Henderson interviewed Ralph about his family’s fish merchant business, Ralph Holmes & Sons, founded in Berwick the mid-1800s. Ralph explains the company’s relationship with the net fishermen on the River […]
Being a River – Lower Tweed
As part of Connecting Threads river-wide creative project Being a River, there is the opportunity to attend a series of five creative workshops exploring art, place, colour and connection in and around the riverside environment of Berwick-upon-Tweed. These free, welcoming workshops are designed to support wellbeing through creativity, nature and connection. No previous art experience […]
Tug of War on the Tweed
Our young family were on holiday just outside Cornhill in the summer of 1986. One evening we were able to go out for an evening drink (Granny to the rescue – she had come with us on holiday!). As we were driving towards Cornhill someone was hitching a lift. We stopped and he hopped on […]
Blessed are the Fishers, the Fish and the River
Vicar of St Cuthbert’s Church in Norham, Reverend Rob Kelsey explains the origins of the River Tweed blessing ceremony. As part of the Tweed Stories project, oral historian, Harry Henderson recorded Rob in the church. Click on the video for more from Rob. Years ago there was a lot of net fishing on the River […]