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April 2009

  • Landlord Accreditation Scheme Information Sessions
    Where: Council Headquarters, Newtown St Boswells
    When: Tuesday, April 28 2009 10:30 - 13:30
    15 minute appointments are available with LAS staff who will provide further information on the scheme and the benefits of becoming an accredited landlord.
  • Stewart Frame & Rab Brown: Double Vision
    Where: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick
    When: Sunday, April 26 2009 14:00 - Sunday, June 28 2009 17:00
    Stewart Frame seeks to express the way the seasons and changing atmospheric conditions affect the appearance of the landscape. Rab Brown’s wood carvings reflect a lifelong interest in nature.
  • Rose Hughes & Arthur Martin: New Approaches
    Where: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick
    When: Sunday, April 26 2009 14:00 - Sunday, June 21 2009 17:00
    New work by these Borders-based artists.
  • Peebles Sevens 2009
    Where: Peebles Rugby Football Club, Peebles
    When: Sunday, April 26 2009 13:30 - 24:00
    Part of the Border League 'Kings of the Sevens'
  • Walter Francis - The Collecting Duke
    Where: Bowhill, Selkirk
    When: Thursday, April 23 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    This afternoon will see a visit from Dr David Howarth, Head of History of Art at Edinburgh University, to talk about patronage of the arts and how the wonderful collection of art at Bowhill was put together by the great Victorian Duke, Walter Francis. 
  • The Thirty-Nine Steps
    Where: Kelso Library, Bowmont Street, Kelso
    When: Wednesday, April 22 2009 14:30 - 17:00
    In association with Friends of Kelso Library
  • Ranger Led Walk - Borders Abbeys Way Clintmains ( near Dryburgh) to Kelso
    Where: Transport to start of walk from Kelso,  
    When: Sunday, April 19 2009 10:00 - 16:30
    Walk this section of the Borders Abbeys Way, along riverside, through farmland and along country tracks for great views of the Borders countryside. A total distance of 12 miles/19 kms. Meet at 10am at the Knowes car park (behind the Abbey), KELSO, NT 729338. Under 13`s must be with an adult. Free transport provided from here to the start of the walk.
  • Hawick Sevens 2009
    Where: Hawick Rugby Football Club, Hawick
    When: Saturday, April 18 2009 14:00 - 24:00
    Part of the Border League 'Kings of the Sevens'
  • Recycled Racers Workshop
    Where: Exhibition Room, Duns Library, 49 Newtown St., Duns
    When: Saturday, April 18 2009 10:00 - 12:00
    Build a model car or make a model of a racing driver using recycled materials.
  • Motorsport Today In Berwickshire
    Where: Exhibition Room, Duns Library, 49 Newtown St., Duns
    When: Saturday, April 18 2009 09:30 - Tuesday, May 19 2009 19:30
    In the post-war years Berwickshire was widely regarded as the centre of Scottish motor racing. This exhibition explores the area's rich history of motorsport right up to the present day.
  • Spring Bling
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Friday, April 17 2009 14:00 - 15:30
    Make your own seasonal jewellery inspired by nature.
  • Fun with Willow
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Thursday, April 16 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    Make an Easter-themed willow sculpture.
  • Fun with Willow
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Wednesday, April 15 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    Make an Easter-themed willow sculpture.
  • Fun with Willow
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Tuesday, April 14 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    Make an Easter-themed willow sculpture.
  • Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Monday, April 13 2009 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Ale Valley Pipe Band
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Sunday, April 12 2009 14:30 - 15:30
    Enjoy traditional Scottish tunes in the courtyard with popular local pipe band.
  • Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Sunday, April 12 2009 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Saturday, April 11 2009 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Melrose 7s 2009
    Where: Melrose Rugby Club, Melrose
    When: Friday, April 10 2009 12:00 - Sunday, April 12 2009 13:00
    The 126th Melrose 7s
  • Decorate your Egg!
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Friday, April 10 2009 11:30 - 16:00
    Join our egg expert for a hard-boiled make-over.
  • Easter Treasure Hunt
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Friday, April 10 2009 10:00 - 16:00
    Buy a treasure map, join the hunt and collect a FairTrade prize!
  • Fun with Willow
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Thursday, April 9 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    Make an Easter-themed willow sculpture.
  • Fun with Willow
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Wednesday, April 8 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    Make an Easter-themed willow sculpture.
  • Fun with Willow
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Tuesday, April 7 2009 14:00 - 16:00
    Make an Easter-themed willow sculpture.
  • Lambs at Legerwood
    Where: Legerwood near Earlston,  
    When: Sunday, April 5 2009 14:00 - 17:00
    WALK - EASY The farm visit starts at 2pm prompt. An opportunity to come into close contact with some new-born lambs and to take a closer look at the day to day work on a Borders farm, courtesy of the farmer, Bill Scott Aiton. Meet at LEGERWOOD farm trail car park, signposted east off the A68, 3 miles/5 kms north of Earlston, NT 587433. Children under 13 must be with an adult.
  • overXposed
    Where: Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick
    When: Saturday, April 4 2009 14:00 - Sunday, May 24 2009 17:00
    Hawick High School 5th & 6th year Creative Fashion students and John Parris Photography create an exciting fashion show, of clothes made from recycled materials.
  • Easter at the Wynd and Bowhill
    Where: Bowhill and The Wynd, Selkirk and Melrose
    When: Saturday, April 4 2009 10:30 - Thursday, April 16 2009 16:00
    The Wynd centre in Melrose and Bowhill in Selkirk have lots of fun activities to keep you busy during the Easter break.
  • Soundwalking Harestanes
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Saturday, April 4 2009 10:00 - 13:00
    To accompany the current audio installation at Harestanes, environmental sound artist James Wyness leads a Soundwalk.
  • Environment : Sound : Representation
    Where: Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Ancrum, Jedburgh
    When: Wednesday, April 1 2009 10:00 - Sunday, June 7 2009 17:00
    Environmental sound artist James Wyness offers a series of soundscape studies exploring the representation of Harestanes as a natural environment.
  • U-Boat Alert
    Where: Auld Kirk, Market Place, Eyemouth
    When: Wednesday, April 1 2009 10:00 - Friday, June 19 2009 17:00
    An exhibition of objects recovered by local divers from the wrecks of The Boyne Castle and The Shakespeare, sunk by a German U-boat off the Berwickshire coast in 1917.
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