For centuries, horses and riders have been a familiar sight along the River Tweed, crossing its waters and following routes that connect communities, traditions and generations. These memories were pinned on our giant river map creating a journey down the Tweed which explores stories of riding, pageantry and local pride, highlighting places where horses and […]

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 […]

Mary Johnstone and Peggy Ferguson share their memories of Peebles in the 1920s and 30s which were recorded in the early 2000s and are reproduced here by kind permission of The Tweeddale Society from their 2005 publication ‘Peebles Remembered’. Whitie’s Books and Crafts in Peebles have copies. Mary, We swam in the Tweed. It was […]

Among Britain’s many working dogs, few have a history as intriguing – and as short‑lived – as the Tweed Water Spaniel. This sturdy, tawny‑coated dog lived along the River Tweed and the nearby coastline, where salmon nets, cold surf, and rocky shores shaped it into a powerful and reliable water worker. One of the earliest […]

Extract from an interview with Maurice Kukk who volunteers three days a week at the River Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum in Kelso. As part of the Tweed Stories project, oral historian, Harry Henderson recorded Maurice at the museum. Maurice was born in Coldstream in the early 1950s and brought up on a farm just over […]

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 […]