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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
ROAD CLOSURE, FERNIEHURST FARM
The back road from Stow to Ferniehurst farm will be closed to all traffic for three weeks in August. All vehicles will be required to travel through Stow on to the A7 instead. The existing masonry structure carrying the C11 road over the Crumside Burn is in poor condition and has reached the end of […]
Parish Partnership with Luwatala, Malawi
Rev. Thomas Nyang’amah – representing our Parish Partnership Church in Malawi – will be visiting Stow, Heriot and Fountainhall the weekend of 25th / 26th June. Everyone is invited to meet him, either at one of our informal events or on Sunday at Heriot Church: Heritage Walk from Station House 10.30am Sat 25th June Sustainable […]
Lauder Common public meeting
LAUDER COMMON, PLANTATION CONCERNS: PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY 23 JUNE – Lauder Leisure Centre, 7.00pm. An open public meeting has been arranged to discuss concerns about the impact on wildlife and the environment on the Lauder Common which may be caused by a propsed large commercial Sitka Spruce plantation at Whitlaw. All welcome. See FB for […]
Stow Sports Week starts on Sunday!
STOW SPORTS WEEK STARTS ON SUNDAY! Family Football Day, Stow Park from noon, begins the week-long festivities on Sunday 19th June. With activities throughout the week, including the Hillheid Race, until the annual Sports Day on Saturday 25th June, there’s fun for all! Everybody is welcome! The legendary Stow Sports Week Dance is back in […]
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