Scottish Borders Council

Featured event

Artist Rooms: Robert Mapplethorpe

Date: 11th May 13 - 11th Aug 13

Location: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels

Cost:Free

A comprehensive selection of his most famous photographs.

Works of art by controversial New York Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

The exhibition will range over his entire oeuvre including:

  • nudes
  • portraits
  • self-portraits
  • floral still life.

Mapplethorpe's choices were both innovative and bold. His cutting-edge use of natural light and his challenging themes have become embedded in our culture, with pervasive echoes not only in the work of other artists but in mainstream advertising and rock music imagery.

Details of the exhibition

Here you will find the famous and the infamous, including some of his best known portraits. There are 25 black and white portraits of well know stars such as:

  • Andy Warhol
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Patti Smith
  • Famous self portraits of Robert Mapplethorpe. 

Further information

The exhibition is in the Christopher Boyd Gallery.

  • For more information on workshops or to request activity packs for schools phone 01750 20096.
  • Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Old Gala House pages.

Happening Today, 22nd May 2013

A History of Peeblesshire

Date: 7th Jan 13 - 21st Dec 13

Location: Tweeddale Museum and Gallery, Chambers Terrace, Peebles, EH45 8AJ

Cost: Free

The story of the area is told through objects from the collection which will vary throughout the year.

A Jacobite sword, a hoard of Romans coins and the Beltane Queen's throne; all surrounded by the extraordinary plasterwork frieze installed in 1859.

In the Chambers Room.  Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery pages.

A Summer of Glory

Date: 27th Apr 13 - 1st Jun 13

Location: The Jim Clark Room, 44 Newtown Street, Duns

Cost: Free

A must for all fans of motor racing.

Using archive photographs to tell the story of 1963 when Jim Clark swept to his first Formula 1 World Championship and launched himself to stardom in America by coming second in the Indianapolis 500.

Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on The Jim Clark Room pages.

Adult Learners' Week 2013

Date: 20th May 13 - 24th May 13

Location: Across the Scottish Borders

Cost: Free

Thinking of taking up learning? Want to find out how to begin? Come to an Adult Learners' Week event near you.

Every year in May adult learning is promoted and celebrated in Scotland and across the globe. Free events are held across the Borders and this is your ideal time to find out more about what adult learning can do for you.

Events

If you are thinking of taking up learning and want to find out how to begin come along to one of the Adult Learners Week events near you:

  • Tuesday 21 May: find out how to work your iPad, iPhone or iPod. Galashiels Focus Community Centre, 10am-4pm. Drop in any time call 01896 752636 for more details. 
  • Wednesday 22 May: open afternoon for parents to find out about learning opportunities. Philiphaugh Community School, Selkirk, 1.30-3pm. Call 01750 20684 for more details.
  • Wednesday 22 May: open day to find out what's going on in your library and your community. Galashiels Library  10am - 5pm. Call 01750 726400 for more details.
  • Thursday 22 May: social drop in "old fashioned" games and refreshments.  Peebles Community Centre 2-4pm. Call 01721 720975 for more details.

Adult Learners Week Event

Date: 22nd May 13

Location: Galashiels Library, Lawyers Brae, Galashiels, TD1 3JQ

Time: 09:30 - 17:00

Cost: Free

As part of Adult Learners week Galashiels Library is holding an open day. Packed with events and activities.

Come along to the library and:

  • Check out the Adult Learning resources
  • Chat to Becca Childs, Adult Learning worker
  • Explore family history - find out how to trace your ancestors using Ancestry.com
  • Get tips on recycling
  • Attend a 'My World of Work' taster session
  • Bring your child to a Bookbug Session (rhymes, songs and stories for babies and toddlers)

and lots more...

For more information, including event timings, please contact Galashiels Library.

Art out of Hawick

Date: 1st Apr 13 - 31st Mar 14

Location: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick

Cost: Free

Paintings of the town and portraits of local people with many works by native Hawick artists.

A rotating display of paintings from Hawick Museum's collection.

On the Balcony, 1st floor. Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Hawick Museum pages.

Artist Rooms: Robert Mapplethorpe

Date: 11th May 13 - 11th Aug 13

Location: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels

Cost: Free

A comprehensive selection of his most famous photographs.

Works of art by controversial New York Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

The exhibition will range over his entire oeuvre including:

  • nudes
  • portraits
  • self-portraits
  • floral still life.

Mapplethorpe's choices were both innovative and bold. His cutting-edge use of natural light and his challenging themes have become embedded in our culture, with pervasive echoes not only in the work of other artists but in mainstream advertising and rock music imagery.

Details of the exhibition

Here you will find the famous and the infamous, including some of his best known portraits. There are 25 black and white portraits of well know stars such as:

  • Andy Warhol
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • Patti Smith
  • Famous self portraits of Robert Mapplethorpe. 

Further information

The exhibition is in the Christopher Boyd Gallery.

  • For more information on workshops or to request activity packs for schools phone 01750 20096.
  • Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Old Gala House pages.

Birgham Haugh - ranger led walk

Date: 22nd May 13

Location: Birgham Haugh, Birgham Village TD12 4NE

Time: 19:00 - 21:00

Cost: Adults-£3/concessions-£2/children free

Ranger lead walk by the tweed in Birgham.

  • An easy/moderate circular 2mile/3km walk along the Tweed looking at the variety of birdlife and other wildlife inhabiting this haugh. Birds to look out for include osprey, yellow wagtail and ringed plover.
  • Under 13s must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Meet at the car park towards the eastern end of Birgham Village.

Ranger Service contact details


Bookbug Week Event

Date: 22nd May 13

Location: Kelso Library Contact Centre, Bowmont Street, Kelso, TD5 7JH

Time: 10:00 - 10:30

Cost: Free

Bookbug – fun for 0-4 years and their adults.

Bookbug

Working with NHS Borders and Early Years our Libraries help encourage a lifelong love of books and reading through Bookbug, the Early Years Literacy Programme.   

Come along to Kelso Library Contact Centre and celebrate Bookbug Week 2013, Bookbug's Big Adventure.

A free, fun, and friendly event for babies and toddlers with adventure-themed songs and rhymes.

Please contact Kelso Library Contact Centre for more information.

Bookbug Week Event

Date: 22nd May 13

Location: Duns Parish Church Castle Street, Duns, Scottish Borders, TD11 3DD

Time: 13:30 - 14:00

Cost: Free

Bookbug – fun for 0-4 years and their adults.

Bookbug

Working with NHS Borders and Early Years our Libraries help encourage a lifelong love of books and reading through Bookbug, the Early Years Literacy Programme.   

Come along to Duns Parish Church and celebrate Bookbug Week 2013, Bookbug's Big Adventure.

A free, fun, and friendly event for babies and toddlers with adventure-themed songs and rhymes.

Please call 01361 883772 for more information.

Border Melodies

Date: 6th Apr 13 - 26th May 13

Location: Borders Textile Towerhouse, 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick, TD9 9BZ

Cost: Free

Wallhangings by Eta Ingham Lawrie.

Freestyle wallhangings woven with hand-dyed wools and fleece.  Seasonally inspired by the landscapes of Snowdonia and the Scottish Borders.

On the ground floor further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Borders Textile Towerhouse pages.

Creative Fashion

Date: 20th Apr 13 - 29th Sep 13

Location: Borders Textile Towerhouse, 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick, TD9 9BZ

Cost: Free

A selection of the best outfits from high school pupils.

A seletion of the best outfits created by this year's pupils from Hawick High School's award-winning Creative Fashion Course.

In the Futures Gallery.  Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Borders Textile Towerhouse pages.

Don't be Afraid of Pink

Date: 30th Mar 13 - 22nd May 13

Location: Tweeddale Museum and Gallery, Chambers Terrace, Peebles, EH45 8AJ

Cost: Free

A vibrant selection of paintings from the studio of a former lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art.

As a student in the 1960's, his tutor suggested he should work with the colour he most disliked. His idea was that he should rid himself of any prejudice or preconceptions and learn to appreciate the potential of every colour. The colour he disliked most was 'pink'. This show amply demonstrates that he took his tutor's advice to great effect.

Further information

In the Museum Room.  Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery pages.

Fit for a Queen

Date: 11th May 13 - 14th Jul 13

Location: Coldstream Museum, 12 Market Square, Coldstream

Cost: Free

On a visit to the Borders in 1867 Queen Victoria was presented with a copy of Sir Walter's Scott's Marmion bound with Mauchline Ware made with wood from Flodden.

This book and other Mauchine Ware souvenirs recalling the battle and other Border themes will be on display in the museum.

Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Coldstream Museum pages.

Harestanes Butterfly Survey

Date: 22nd May 13

Location: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, JEDBURGH, TD8 6UQ

Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Cost: FREE.

Take part in a national survey for Butterfly Conservation.

A short surbey over a 1 mile route. No experience necessary.

Under-16s must be with an adult. No dogs. 

Max. of 10 participants. Booking: Advised.

Part of Scottish Borders, Naturally. 18 May-16 June. 

Download the Harestanes 2013 events brochure for full details of the visitor centre's 21st anniversary programme. Details of opening times can be found on the Harestanes page.

Highland, Lowland

Date: 12th May 13 - 28th Jul 13

Location: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick

Cost: Free

New paintings, mainly in pastel and watercolour.

Landscapes of the Borders alongside those of Easter Ross, with the dramatic seascapes of the Black Isle and Cromarty Firth. Depicting the contrasting colurs and moods of these two vibrant areas of Scotland and retaining the spirit of place of each.

In the Waterfall Gallery, 1st floor.  Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Hawick Museum pages.

Made in Hawick

Date: 6th Apr 13 - 29th Sep 13

Location: Borders Textile Towerhouse, 1 Tower Knowe, Hawick, TD9 9BZ

Cost: Free

Showcasing some of the best items manufactured in the town.

Discover handcrafts, woodwork and more.

Fashion items on display include Karl Lagerfeld for CHANEL as well as the Autumn/Winter 2013 preview garments and company histories from local producers:

  • Barrie Knitwear
  • Hawick Cashmere
  • Hawick Knitwear
  • House of Cheviot
  • Johnstons of Elgin
  • Lovat
  • Scott & Charters
  • William Lockie

Further information

The exhibition is on the catwalk on 2nd floor. Contact details and opening times can be found on the Borders Textile Towerhouse pages.

Mary Lost Her Heid

Date: 25th Mar 13 - 26th May 13

Location: Mary, Queen of Scots' Visitor Centre, Queen Street, Jedburgh

Cost: Free

Howdenburn Primary School classes P4 and P5 look at the life of Mary from her early days in Scotland through to her turbulent time as queen.

Pupils trace her connections to Jedburgh and the events that led up to her dramatic death.

Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Mary, Queen of Scots' Visitor Centre pages.

Murder in the Name of Science

Date: 25th Mar 13 - 26th May 13

Location: Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum, Castlegate, Jedburgh

Cost: Free

Robert Knox buys bodies from Burke and Hare.

Howdenburn Primary School children have created a gruesome display that reflects on early human dissection by focusing on Robert Knox (1826-1840) and his diminishing supply of fresh bodies - Scottish prisons favouring reform over execution caused a shortage in the legal supply.

In the Bob Mason Room. Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum pages.

Old Gala Club transports you back in time

Date: 23rd Mar 13 - 9th Jun 13

Location: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels

Cost: Free

Not quite time travel - how travel has changed through time.

The Old Gala Club take us from four legs to two wheels to four wheels; through horse-drawn to steam-powered and motorised.

A vivid history of transport in and around Galashiels, evoked through period photographs and memorabilia.

In the Museum Room. Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Old Gala House pages.

Older People’s Joint Commissioning Strategy consultation drop-ins

Date: 22nd May 13 - 12th Jun 13

Every week

Location: Across the Borders

Cost: Free

We want your views on the Older People’s Joint Commissioning Strategy - A Plan for the Future 2013 - 2023.

We would like to know your opinions on whether you think we have understood what services are important to older people and what services you would like to see, or use, in the future.

Central event

 22 May from 10am - 12pm presentation and discussions at Langlee Complex, Galashiels.

Booking is essential for the central event please call 01835 825080.

Drop-in Sessions

Drop-in Sessions will then be held across the Borders and are open to all who would like to ask more questions:

  • 27 May - 2pm - 4pm WRVS Tea Room - Hawick Community Hospital
  • 28 May - 1.30pm - 3.30pm WRVS Tea Room - Kelso Community Hospital
  • 29 May - 2pm - 4pm WRVS Tea Room - Haylodge, Peebles
  • 7 June - 10am - 12pm Room 1, Eyemouth Community Centre
  • 12 June - 10am - 12pm The Health Education Room, Knoll Hosptal, Duns.

Reading Between the Lines

Date: 4th May 13 - 9th Jun 13

Location: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels

Cost: Free

A collection of work by artist Janie Nicoll.

As the first Artist in Residence at Borders Book Festival in 2012, Glasgow-based visual artist Janie Nicoll gets 'right to the heart' of this vibrant festival.

This new body of work, based on her week spent at Harmony House, Melrose, uses text obtained from visitors and authors as a starting point.

Work created through a Visual Artist Residency in partnership with the Borders Book Festival and CABN (Creative Arts Business NetworK) and funded by Creative Scotland and LEADER.

Further information

In the Pringle Room. Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Old Gala House pages.

Robert Mapplethorpe photographic exhibition

Date: 11th May 13 - 11th Aug 13

Location: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels

Cost: Free

An exhibition of original photographs taken by the late Robert Mapplethorpe.

Old Gala House will host an exhibition of original photographs taken by the late Robert Mapplethorpe. The exhibition will include a selection of previously unseen self-portraits.

Robert Mapplethorpe was an American artist known for pushing the boundaries of photography both in his subject choice and technique.  He is almost exclusively remembered for his controversial and often explicit images taken throughout the 20th century.

Take a Piece of Thread

Date: 4th May 13 - 21st Jun 13

Location: Tweeddale Museum and Gallery, Chambers Terrace, Peebles, EH45 8AJ

Cost: Free

Established in 1999, the Peebles branch of the Embroiderers' Guild is exhibiting a wide variety of work showing differing techniques and some 'work in progress'.

Members of the group will hold informal gallery tours at times - contact the gallery for more details.

In the Museum Room.  Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Tweeddale Museum and Gallery pages.

These Shoes Are Made For Walking

Date: 29th Mar 13 - 1st Jun 13

Location: St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre, Wells Brae, Innerleithen

Cost: Free

What do your shoes say about you?

For many centuries shoes have been designed to meet the range of human activities. They may be worn for work, sporting activities and special occasions or simply made as decorative art.

Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the St Ronan's Wells Visitor Centre pages.

What's Bugging You

Date: 18th May 13 - 25th Aug 13

Location: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick, TD9 7JL

Cost: Free

Discover the world of bees, snails, caterpillars,moths and other creepy-crawlies.

Fun, colourful and informative. Watch out for school and holiday activities to bring you close to the wonderful world of minibeasts.

On the ground floor. Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the Hawick Museum pages.

Wild Ettrick

Date: 11th May 13 - 23rd Jun 13

Location: Halliwell's House Museum, Market Place, Selkirk

Cost: Free

Living on the edge of the Ettrick Forrest has provided this former art teacher with a wealth of inspiration.

Painting mainly in watercolour, with some pastels, she beautifully illustrates the natural world around her - from the stunning effects of light streaming through tress, to the colours of the foliage and mosses on the ground. Also on show are her highly collectable ceramic hens and owls.

In the Robson Gallery.  Further information including contact details and opening times can be found on the the Halliwell's House Museum pages.

With the Grain: The Life and Work of Tim Stead

Date: 23rd Mar 13 - 27th May 13

Location: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, JEDBURGH, TD8 6UQ

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free.

Includes furniture and sculpture to purchase.

Tim Stead (1952-2000) spent his early working years at Harestanes, on his way to becoming a respected and talented artist craftsman using native hardwoods.

The exhibition

  • This is the final opportunity to see much of Tim Stead's wonderful work which includes furniture and sculpture available to purchase.
  • Spanning two prolific decades, the exhibition includes keynote pieces highlighting Tim Stead's trademark use of burr elm.
  • It includes the Papal Throne commissioned for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium in 1982, kindly loaned for the exhibition.
  • To accompany the exhibition, Maggy Stead Lenert presents an illustrated talk 'Tim Stead: His Life and Work' on Sunday 21st April. Entry is £3 and booking is advised. To book either Contact Harestanes online or call 01835 830306.

Further information and booking

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