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March 2008

  • The Man Who Planted Trees - Puppet State Theatre Company
    Where: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
    When: Monday, March 31 2008 12:30 - 16:25
    Scottish Borders Council’s Arts Service select companies from Scotland’s National Puppetry Festival, now in its 24th year, to both entertain and delight children in the Borders during the Easter holidays.
  • The man who planted trees - Puppet State Theatre Company
    Where: Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Hawick
    When: Sunday, March 30 2008 15:00 - 16:00
    A magical, comical and multi-sensory adaptation of Jean Gion's well-loved story.
  • Eildon Hills Ranger led walk
    Where: Melrose, Melrose
    When: Sunday, March 30 2008 13:30 - 17:00
    A moderate to strenuous hill climb
  • The Lonely Giant - Babbling Vagabonds Storytelling Theatre
    Where: Bowhill Theatre, Selkirk
    When: Saturday, March 29 2008 15:00 - 16:00
    Scottish Borders Council’s Arts Service select companies from Scotland’s National Puppetry Festival, now in its 24th year, to both entertain and delight children in the Borders during the Easter holidays.
  • Robin Hood - Major Mustard's Travelling Show
    Where: Wynd Theatre, Melrose
    When: Monday, March 24 2008 15:00 - 16:00
    Scottish Borders Council’s Arts Service select companies from Scotland’s National Puppetry Festival, now in its 24th year, to both entertain and delight children in the Borders during the Easter holidays.
  • Journey of a turtle - Lempen Puppet Theatre Company
    Where: Tower Mill, Heart of Hawick, Hawick
    When: Monday, March 24 2008 15:00 - 16:00
    Turtles are old, millions of years old, as old as dinosaurs, as old as some hills. Go to Turtle Hill and experience an imaginative journey through the evolution and learning of this most fascinating and ancient creature.
  • Harestanes Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Monday, March 24 2008 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Recent Acquisitions
    Where: Auld Kirk, Market Place, Eyemouth
    When: Monday, March 24 2008 24:00 - Friday, May 30 2008 24:00
    An exhibition of old and new artefacts in the museum collection.
  • Harestanes Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Sunday, March 23 2008 10:00 - Friday, March 21 2008 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Dogs Allowed
    Where: Thirlestane Castle, near Lauder
    When: Sunday, March 23 2008 10:00 - Monday, March 24 2008 16:00
    Dogs Allowed is a new event for dog owners and enthusiasts. Come along and enter the competitions, learn more about dog grooming or join the sponsored dog walk.
  • River and woods Hirsel Ranger led walk
    Where: Coldstream, Coldstream
    When: Sunday, March 23 2008 24:00 - 24:00
    A moderate hike suitable for people of average fitness
  • The Legend of Lola Montez
    Where: Wynd Theatre, Melrose
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 20:00 - 22:00
    This highly physical, fast-paced play steeped in the hedonistic atmosphere of the mid-nineteenth century, follows the astonishing true story of one of the most ambitious and wayward women of her time. High-spirited, hormonal and hysterically funny…
  • Land Escapes
    Where: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 14:00 - Sunday, May 25 2008 17:00
    A new body of work from Ancrum-based artist Siobhan O’Hehir.
  • The Eggs Factor
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitors Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 11:30 - 16:00
    Give your Easter egg a hard-boiled make-over!
  • The Power of the Press
    Where: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - Saturday, May 24 2008 16:00
    A history of the printed word in Scotland and the Borders.
  • Personal Perspectives
    Where: Halliwell's House Museum, Market Place, Selkirk
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - Monday, May 5 2008 17:00
    Semi-abstract landscapes inviting a personal perspective by Alan Richmond, an increasingly popular Hawick based artist.
  • Harestanes Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Colour, Movement & Light
    Where: Tweeddale Museum, High Street, Peebles
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - Saturday, May 10 2008 16:00
    Vivien Alexander, Sam Wade & Phoebe Dingwall are three artists in the same family. They each explore, in paint and metal, the many colourful and creative ways of expressing the beauty of the natural world.
  • Selkirkshire Antiquarian Society - As They Were
    Where: Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom, Market Square, Selkirk
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - Sunday, June 29 2008 14:00
    An exhibition looking back at the early days of the Society to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
  • Landscape, Place & Memory
    Where: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - Saturday, April 26 2008 16:00
    Drawing inspiration from landscape, text and cartography, Catriona Taylor's exhibition focuses on place, loss and memory.
  • The Old Gala Club Goes on Holiday
    Where: Old Gala House, Scott Crescent, Galashiels
    When: Saturday, March 22 2008 10:00 - Sunday, June 29 2008 16:00
    Pull up a deck chair, roll up your trousers and feel the sand between your toes. This fascinating ‘snapshot’ of bygone holidays has been put together from the extensive archives of the Old Gala Club.
  • The Eggs Factor
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitors Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 11:30 - 16:00
    Give your Easter egg a hard-boiled make-over!
  • Sandy Milligan, Paintings
    Where: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 10:00 - Sunday, June 8 2008 17:00
    The Spring exhibition by this popular local artist includes scenes and landscapes from the area around Hawick.
  • St. Cuthbert’s Way: a Photographic Journey
    Where: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 10:00 - Sunday, May 18 2008 17:00
    This sumptuous exhibition by award-winning photographer David Taylor celebrates the beauty of the landscape along the St. Cuthbert’s Way long-distance walking route.
  • Harestanes Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Ecce Romani – The Romans in the Borders
    Where: Coldstream Museum, 12 Market Square, Coldstream
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 10:00 - Sunday, June 8 2008 16:00
    Discover the influence of the Romans in the Scottish Borders.
  • Hawick Reivers Festival 2008
    Where: Town Centre, Hawick
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 10:00 - Sunday, March 23 2008 22:00
    Come along to this annual festival of fire and steel
  • Up the Street, Doun the Street
    Where: Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum, Castlegate, Jedburgh
    When: Friday, March 21 2008 10:00 - Friday, October 31 2008 16:30
    A nostalgic look back at the High Streets of Jedburgh and other Border towns as they were, with photographs, documents and objects.
  • Landscape and History - Photography by Keith Robeson
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Thursday, March 20 2008 10:00 - Monday, May 26 2008 17:00
    Keith Robeson captures the wild essence of the Scottish Borders through the seasons.
  • Swan Lake
    Where: Victoria Hall, Selkirk
    When: Saturday, March 8 2008 19:30 - 22:00
    Since its performance in St.Petersburg on the 8 February 1895 with music by Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake has been established as one of the classical masterpieces. This evening of world class ballet is a terrific opportunity for residents in the Borders - not to be missed
  • Swan Lake - Moscow Ballet La Classique
    Where: Tait Hall, Kelso
    When: Friday, March 7 2008 19:30 - 22:00
    Since its performance in St.Petersburg on the 8 February 1895 with music by Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake has been established as one of the classical masterpieces. This evening of world class ballet is a terrific opportunity for residents in the Borders - not to be missed!
  • Free Tenancy Law Training
    Where: Newtown St Boswells, Peebles
    When: Monday, March 3 2008 13:00 - Tuesday, March 11 2008 13:00
    Scottish Borders Private Landlords Forum are offering two free training sessions on Tenancy Law on the following dates:
  • Mighty Deerstalker 2008
    Where: Traquair House, near Innerleithen
    When: Saturday, March 1 2008 14:00 - 22:00
    Come and take part in a 5km or 10km adventure run! It all starts at the event village in the grounds of Traquair House.
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