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Making memories beside the Tweed
Birgham. Lovely day on our wedding anniversary at Chain Bridge and Honey Farm. Stayed at Birgham. Moffat to Tweedswell. Summer solstice 2021, spectacular walk up from Moffat via the Devil’s Beeftub in search of the source. St Boswells. Lovely day spent with my daughter at the Donkey Sanctuary. These stories were shared anonymously as part […]
It’s all relative
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 […]
When the Banks Burst
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 […]
Salmon, snow and sandwiches
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 […]
Source of the Tweed
‘Oh, the well’s there yet right enough,’ said the shepherd in answer to my inquiry. ‘But it’s no’ just easy findin’ it. Yon signpost on the main road’s verra deceivin’. It’s doun in yon park. I’ll tak’ ye to’t.’ Down we went, leaving the moor for the damp green meadow at the bottom, below Tweedshaws, […]
On the map at Innerleithen
Tweed Stories invited people to explore a giant map of the River Tweed and share their memories and special places at our ‘Tales from the Riverbank’ event at Innerleithen Memorial Hall on Saturday 9th May 2026. Here’s what they told us: Beattock: Beattock Bash – family friendly music festival. Source of the Tweed: Fast cars […]