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 […]

Join AOC Archaeology online for an Uncovering the Tweed Mapping Workshop where we’ll explore the fascinating world of historic maps together!

Having been born and brought up by the river Tweed at Broomhall, Mertoun Estate, over 70 years ago. We spent many happy hours on a Sunday afternoon playing by the waterside. Never daring to go far in as there was a deep whirlpool where cows had drowned trying to cross. In the summer we’d had […]

Our dog, Rosie, is an 8 year old black Labrador. She is a rescue dog. Usually she is very sensible and calm, despite being very people-centered. In 2025, after a night and a day of heavy rain, my partner took her for a walk along her favourite section of the Tweed, near Maxton. The river […]

Riverwoods, Destination Tweed’s Tweed Stories and Innerleithen Community Trust invite you to a drop-in creative storytelling and story-gathering event exploring the River Tweed and its river woodlands. Come along to share your own stories, listen to others, and join in on fun creative activities in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Flowing through landscape, history and imagination, the River Tweed […]