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Borders Walking Festival
STOW AND GALASHIELS are jointly hosting this year’s Scottish Borders Walking Festival which is returning even bigger and better than ever! With walks ranging from moderate strolls to climbing the “Gala Alps” – there are walks to suit all ages and abilities. The hugely popular Stow Heritage Walk will be making a welcome return and […]
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Foodbank and cooking courses
The Galashiels Foodbank is here to help people who are having problems with affording food in Galashiels and District. Please feel free to contact us on galashielsfoodbank@gmail.com if you are at risk of running out of food. As well as food we are sometimes asked for toiletries. Donations of shampoo, shower gel, deodorants are welcome […]
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THE STRAWBOYS ARE COMING
THE STRAWBOYS ARE COMING TO FOUNTAINHALL SCHOOL PLAYGROUND – WEDNESDAY 10TH AUGUST, 11.30am. Come and enjoy a free 25-minute dance routine by this talented group who have previously performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. Rob Heaslip’s Strawboys is a vibrant and energetic outdoor pop-up performance, fusing traditional and contemporary dance and music. Featuring luminous straw dancers […]
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Green Woodworking Days at Wooplaw
GREEN WOODWORKING DAYS AT WOOPLAW. Come and have a try at green woodworking, open to everyone – we will be starting small with some spoon carving and leading up to bigger things in the future. Children welcome but must be accompanied by an Adult. Meet at Wooplaw Community Woodland, Axe Head car park at 1000 […]
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Family Cycle Rides
STOW CYCLE HUB family rides. Come along and cycle with our experienced volunteers & build your confidence riding with your wee ones. Meet at Stow Cycle Hub, Station House, from 10am on Thursday 28 July, 4 and 11 August. The ride is free, but adults / 14 + can hire an ebike from the Cycle […]
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Community social walks
Following the recent success of the Stow Cycle Hub’s popular community cycles, new social walks are being run over the next few months which everyone can join. Although these are informal walks and not led by volunteers, they are a perfect way to meet other walkers and discover some of the great walking routes around […]
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New 1940s Heritage Walk
The Gala Water History and Heritage Association invite you for a walk around Stow on Saturday 30 July, telling tales of life in the valley in the 1940s. A temporary exhibition in the Town Hall, with refreshments available, will be open to accompany the walk. Further details available from the GWWHA / Parish Archive.
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Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2022
Details of this year’s Scottish Borders Walking Festival, hosted jointly by Stow and Galashiels, are now available. The festival will run from 4 – 10 September and features a great selection of walks including a return of the popular Stow Heritage Walk. Early booking advised to avoid disappointment. For details of the walks and booking […]
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Rail Strikes in July and August
Industrial action has been annnounced by the RMT for 27 July, 18 and 20 August, which will mean that there is no rail service via Stow on each of those dates. Some limited services will be running from Edinburgh to Glasgow but all other routes will remain closed. Further information can be found on the […]
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SCOTRAIL HALF-HOURLY SERVICE RETURNS
SCOTRAIL HALF-HOURLY SERVICE RETURNS ScotRail has announced that the temporary “emergency” timetable that has been in place for some weeks will end on Wednesday 20 July. From that date, the new daytime Monday to Saturday half-hourly service from Stow to Tweedbank or Edinburgh will resume. The revised timetable is available on the ScotRail website.
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