Into Africa
For several years, Stow & Heriot Church have been linked with a partner church in Malawi, in a small village called Luwatala. Luwatala is in a rural area quite close to Lake Malawi (or Lake Nyasa). Last year, members of the church took the opportunity provided by Presbytery’s sending of a container, and sent out […]
Fresh Start Borders
We recently had a presentation from Fresh Start Borders who came to talk to us about homelessness in the Scottish Borders. Fresh Start is a local charity based in Selkirk which co-ordinates donations of household goods from the public and distributes these as packs to people who are moving into their first permanent home. Set […]
Snow School
During the recent fall of heavy snow we were able to keep Stow Primary open for the pupils. However there was one big difference, the teachers. Our school was staffed by teachers who lived in Stow! Other than that it was business as usual! The pupils all enjoyed learning from Grace Frew, Janet Cass , […]
New Stow Bike Repair Service
I’ll go over all the nuts, bolts, brakes and more to make sure your bike is ready for anything the harsh winter months may throw at it! See my page in the business section, stow bike repair service
Multi Court Revamp
The rejuvenation work being carried out to the Multi Court is well under way. The erection of new bounce walls has now been completed and the specialist firm of DOE Sport have started lifting and replacing the Astro Turf carpet. Weather permitting; the works will be completed by Friday 30th November.
Church Stewardship
The Parish Church had a very busy month in September as this was the month set aside for celebration of stewardship. The church in Stow hosted a community concert which showcased the stunning musical talent in the village. There was an exhibition of the history and heritage of the two churches and a beautifully illustrated […]
Notes on the wind
In the latest grant applications to the Stow & Fountainhall Windfarm Community Benefit Fund, the following have been awarded grants: Stow Sports Council – To provide new upgraded sand filled astro turf surface, blockwork end bounce walls and timber slatted side bounce walls on existing floodlit multi court.(£15,000) Stow Kids Club – To cover costs […]
Gala Water Singers’ new season set off in spate!
At our first year’s AGM in August Chairman John Wilkinson reflected on: three successful concerts; two locally and the third at the Borders General Hospital raising £176 for the Margaret Kerr Hospice Appeal; more singers joining the choir than originally forecast; growing awareness of the choir with increasing invitations to contribute to other events; the […]
Sound Out announce the date for the 2013 Stowed Out Festival.
Following the huge success of the first Stowed Out Festival Sound Out are pleased to announce that the date of the 2013 Stowed Out Festival will be 17/8/13. Watch this space for more details and information about other exciting events centred around this weekend.
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