At the mouth of the Tweed, sat right bonny Berwick A Northumbrian beauty was she. With castle and bastle, keeping Reivers barbaric At bay, from the Bear and Wych tree.   An envious eye, noted her form and fare When Kings Malcolm and Owen, took a liking there. With military might, against Utred they battled […]

As part of Berwick’s Heritage Open Days, our Tweed Stories team is hosting a free drop-in activity session for families and friends of all ages at Berwick Town Hall. A giant map, objects to handle, prompts to spark a memory, and a chance to add your River Tweed stories and special places to a growing community […]

As part of Berwick’s Heritage Open Days, our Tweed Stories team have partnered with the Wilson’s Tales project to offer a free evening of river-inspired storytelling. Enjoy a refreshing dip in a river of stories. This evening event dives into Tweed Stories, a growing archive of community memories connected to the River Tweed, and splashes […]

Learn how to make a spectacular 3D concertina sketchbook at this creative workshop led by illustrator Jane Porter. You’ll use folded paper to create your own fantasy version of the river Tweed, then embellish with ink, collage, rubber stamps, curled paper and ribbon. The session is inspired by the Connecting Threads theme of ‘Under, over, round […]

What a Romantic River – canoeing in the ice at winter time with my husband-to-be. [Peebles and Neidpath] In the 1980s I paddled down the Tweed from Peebles to the sea. It took me two days. The Tweed Canoe Club, based in Galashiels, meets in a pond at Tweedbank to teach young people to canoe. […]

I first started creative writing about a year before COVID, enticed by a free Gateshead Council project called Art Diamonds that ran sessions in libraries throughout the borough for those over the age of 50. During COVID our tutor used to send us prompts and we met on Zoom. That particular day, I think I […]