A new king, a new era!
The annual Gala Water History and Heritage Association exhibition is open today in Stow Town Hall. A fascinating display from 1901 charting the change from Victorian to Edwardian. Entrance is free and all welcome. Open from 1pm.
GROWING UP IN THE GALA VALLEY
GROWING UP IN THE GALA VALLEY The Gala Water History & Heritage Association (GWHHA) is proud to anounce the annual Friends’ event and free exhibition for 2022. Growing up in the Gala Valley looks at the memories and artefacts of childhood in the Gala Water valley. There is an exhibition preview and social event for […]
Archive Cafe Sessions return!
HISTORIC CAFE SESSIONS RETURN TO STOW! The Gala Water History & Heritage Association (GWHHA), often simply known as The Archives, are bringing back their hugely popular monthly cafe sessions in the Cloudhouse Cafe. From 10.30am, 7 June, these sessions will return on the first Tuesday of the month. Interested in the wonderful history of our […]
New tour reveals history of Stow
NEW HERITAGE TOUR OF STOW LAUNCHES. Gala Water History and Heritage Association have produced a new history tour of Stow looking at the village’s many legends and rich medieval history. Working with the Scottish Borders Walking Festival, the tour will launch on Friday 10 September and will take approximately 2.5 hours. Further information is […]
Stow Parish Archive Commemorative Poppy Display 2015
Stow Parish Archive, having been inspired by the recent Tower of London Great War poppy installation ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ and their own work on the Great War, wish to erect a commemorative poppy display in the village of Stow. The display would consist of a series of ceramic poppies displayed near […]
Stow Parish Archive
Lots of things are going on in Stow Parish Archive. We are collecting all kinds of records connected to the railway from local memories of the old Waverley Route to experiences with the modern construction and the opening of new railway. We are also working hard to get our catalogue online bringing Stow to the […]
Stow Parish Archive
Mary Craig, our Community Archivist, works in the archive in the Reading Room in the Town Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mary is focusing on outreach activities and just before Christmas we had a very successful session in Fountainhall. We have several interesting projects on the go, one of which involves recording the impact of […]
Stow Parish Archive welcomes Mary Craig
With the good fortune of a grant from the Windfarm Community Benefit Fund, Stow Parish Archive is entering a very exciting phase from which we hope the community at large will benefit and enjoy. Stow Parish has its very own Community Archivist which is probably a unique distinction for a place this size. Lucy Stock […]
Opening Out Stow Archive
Unveiled at our Annual General Meeting on May 1st were the facsimiles of Cuttings Books dating from 1850 stored on this beautiful lectern. This project was made possible with a grant from the Parish of Stow Windfarm Community Benefit Fund and the generosity and support of Scottish Borders Council Archive Service. The lectern was made […]
Stow Parish Archive AGM
Stow Parish Archive Group are holding their AGM and celebrating the completion of “Opening Out Stow Parish Archive Project” funded by the Windfarm Community Benefit Scheme. Witness the unveiling of 163 years of Stow’s History and come and see for yourself what is in the Archive. Everyone is most welcome! Light refreshments will be served. […]
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