Kids Clothes Swap, Heriot, Sun 23 June.
Kids’ Clothes Swap at the Macfie Hall, Heriot. Sunday June 23rd, 10am-2pm.Come and find some new-to-you kids clothes and have a cake, coffee and more at the Macfie Cafe. See Facebook for further details.
Karaoke Night in Heriot, Saturday 27 April!
Sing your heart out at the Macfie Hall, or enjoy a pie and a pint as a spectator! Kids can bang out a few numbers between 6 and 8pm, with adults showing their talent between 8 and 12pm. Draft beer from Stow Brewery and the tastiest of pies on sale! Free entry, bar opens at […]
Church services this Easter
Church services continue to be shared between St Mary of Wedale – Stow Parish Church, Heriot Church and Caddonfoot Church, with services in Heriot on the first and third Sundays of the month and in Stow on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Special services for Easter will be as follows. Maundy Thursday, […]
Galashiels awards – voting underway!
Following the hugely successful inaugural awards last year, the organisers of Galashiels – Heartland of the Borders are again asking voters in the TD1 postcode area to vote for their favourite local businesses and organisations, including those in our valley! Vote for: best food and drink; best beauty, hair and care; best community group or […]
Green Stow Passivhaus event
Green Stow is offering an opportunity to visit a local passivhaus in Heriot on September 3rd. A Passivhaus is a highly energy-efficient design of building with lower carbon emissions. E-mail lovegreenstow@gmail.com to book a place.
Constituency MSP surgeries
Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, has announced a series of summer surgeries travelling throughout the towns and villages of the area – in addition to her regular surgery meetings. These whistle-stop tours are active across the constituency in August. Christine will be holding these drop-in sessions in the Gala Water valley […]
Heriot Duck Race 2023!
Pop down to Macfie Hall next Saturday for the annual Heriot Duck Race! Buy your ducks on the day to be in with a chance to win cash prizes! Plus … hot pork rolls, sausage sizzle, bottle bar, cake, some awesome raffle prizes, the now-annual SKIP AUCTION and of course … water fights! All proceeds […]
Gala Water Singers Summer Concert
The Gala Water Singers’ Summer concert is on SATURDAY 10 June at MACFIE HALL, HERIOT at 7pm. £8 per ticket, buffet included. Children free. Tickets available at Stow Post Office.
Goodbye Midlothian South?
Plans by the Scottish Boundaries Commission have been revealed which will change the Scottish Parliamentary constituency for the Gala Valley, based on constituency population changes across the country. Proposals can be viewed online here and the public are invited to comment. Under the new plans, which affect the majority of Holyrood seats in Scotland, the […]
Mobile Library visits
The mobile library is back again this month. The Live Borders schedule is currently for the mobile library unit to visit the valley on: 2, 16, 30 Mar; 13, 27 Apr; 11, 25 May; 8, 22 June and 6, 20 July and will be found in Heriot, Fountainhall and Stow at the following times. Heriot […]
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