Join Connecting Threads for a flying fish flag puppet-making workshop, procession & optional community swim in celebration of the River Tweed. Following the April 24th screening of documentary Rave On for the Avon, we’re delighted to be joined by river bride Meg Avon and artists Grace Morton and Elvey Anna Stedman for a workshop, procession, and swim celebrating the River Tweed! […]

I swim in the River Tweed all year round, she has become a playful companion in my life and I often have wildlife encounters particularly when I’m alone in the water. When you are just a bobbing head you no longer present such a threat to the wildlife, particularly birds. I have crept up to […]

Summer, what summer. There hasn’t been one The rain, the wind, the chill and the cloud When will it ever end All summer long we wait, more in hope now than expectation Scottish kids go back to school, no sun; robbed of their regular summer glow And yet… and yet…..these last few days… The grandkids […]

From the shadows of history, a forgotten story rises in fire and breath. Dragonfly Theatre Productions presents a haunting new drama inspired by the Peebles Witch Trials of 1629. Honouring the 27 “good folk” condemned as witches, this powerful community production explores stigma, shame and compassion. Performed by over 30 volunteer performers, this 60-minute show […]

From the shadows of history, a forgotten story rises in fire and breath. Dragonfly Theatre Productions presents a haunting new drama inspired by the Peebles Witch Trials of 1629. Honouring the 27 “good folk” condemned as witches, this powerful community production explores stigma, shame and compassion. Performed by over 30 volunteer performers, this 60-minute show […]

I used to come to the old Crook with my parents and grandparents in the 1940’s and 50’s. The old Crook used to have dances at the weekend which I then enjoyed with my husband. I came from Biggar and my husband from Stobo. I then brought my children and felt ‘lost’ when it closed […]