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Kelso is where my great uncle Kenneth McCracken and his wife Marjory lived. They were both doctors, though Marjory didn’t practise as she married (of course). Their house was filled with prints and paintings, like an art gallery. If you borrowed a book, you would receive a telegram after a week saying it was needed […]

Wonderful walk along and up the hills and walk around St Boswells. Uncle fished the Tweed at Peebles and near Traquair Castle – fishing excellent but very expensive to rent a beat. This story was shared anonymously as part of a Tweed Stories event at St Cuthbert’s Church, Elsdon in June 2026.

Very happy memories of lovely sunny weather in Summer 2002, walking the St Cuthbert’s Way. 23+ years later, I still have a picture of taking a well-earned rest on a bench outside Maxton Church on my wall at work. This story was shared anonymously as part of a Tweed Stories event at St Cuthbert’s Church, […]

Extracts from conversations recorded at Dovecot Court, Peebles, April 2026. Jessie, Maureen, Sheila, Margaret, Elizabeth, Fiona, Sonia and Geoffrey. As part of the Tweed Stories project, oral historian, Harry Henderson, conducted interviews with residents, relatives and staff, capturing memories of being caught in a flood when the banks burst. I worked there when I was […]

Extracts from conversations recorded at Dovecot Court, Peebles, April 2026. Jessie, Maureen, Sheila, Margaret, Elizabeth, Fiona, Sonia and Geoffrey. As part of the Tweed Stories project, oral historian, Harry Henderson, conducted interviews with residents, relatives and staff, capturing memories of the River Tweed and special moments by the water. I used to go and watch […]