tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42700459501393792822009-07-03T15:34:29.040+01:00News from the Tweed Valley area of the Scottish Borders, covering Glentress, Peebles, West Linton, Eddleston, Walkerburn, Innerleithen and St. Mary's Loch.Steve Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420369424701691452noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270045950139379282.post-87825024828873988872009-06-24T11:15:00.003+01:002009-06-24T11:26:33.770+01:00

Thanks to Tweed Valley Tourism Consortium, St Ronan’s Primary School in Innerleithen enjoyed a biking extravaganza on Friday the 19th June. The Tweed Valley Tourism Consortium, a marketing consortia made up of 67 businesses involved in tourism in the Tweed Valley has recently been part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Community Scottish Borders LEADER 2007-2013 programme with

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Thursday 25th June 7.30pm Music Elvis Rocks! Quite simply the most concise musical theatre production to encompass Elvis' incredible musical journey from his humble beginnings at the Sun Studio's Memphis Tennessee, to the iconic world of Las Vegas. Attention to detail is second to none and every song has been meticulously scored and performed to sound as good as it was when originally recorded.

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Thursday 11th June 7.30pm Music Giveway With repertoire spanning traditional tunes, folk-jazz, rock jigs and reels, GiveWay are making a big impact on the music scene, not only in Scotland but across Europe and America. Since forming in 1998, they have won awards at the acclaimed Scottish music festival Celtic Connections and the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. Friday 12th June 7.30pm Music Zu2 -

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We’ve got some late availability in June and if you or your friends are looking for a last-minute getaway that definitely won’t break the bank, please get in touch with your preferred dates to receive information on some superb June offers at Innerhaven!

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Friday 5th June 7.30pm Music Voyage de Nuit This exciting five piece band, formed eighteen months ago in New York, visits Scotland for a one-off tour. Combining the rhythm of flamenco with the harmony of jazz and the roots of Celtic music, and featuring guitar, fiddle, bass, accordion, percussion and vocals, this ‘night music’ will dazzle the mind and seduce the senses. First meeting at the

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Thursday 28th May 7.30pm Music Li'l Jimmy Reed One of America’s top blues artists, Li’l Jimmy Reed has performed at festivals, concerts, clubs and parties all over the USA and in Europe. In 1995 he received the Alabama Blue Treasure Award. Joining him on stage are Scottish band Wolftrain. Born Leon Atkins, Li’l Jimmy Reed got his big break when he stood in for the late Jimmy Reed, one of the

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Congratulations to award-winning member's the Horseshoe Inn at Eddleston. Head chef, Patrick Bardoulet, has now been named Rural Chef of the Year 2009 at the Scottish Chef Awards in Glasgow on 10th May.

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Sunday 17th May Film Pink Panther 2 (PG) 2.30pm Inspector Jacques Clouseau is up against a globe-trotting thief who specialises in stealing historical artefacts. Milk (15) 7.30pm Oscar winner Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk – the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the USA. Tuesday 19th May 7.30pm Music Stairwell Sisters The Stairwell Sisters are knocking ‘em dead from the

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Thursday 7th May 1pm Drama Ploughman's Platters and Plays Rowan Tree Theatre Company unveil the results of their 21st birthday playwriting competition, at this lunch-hour event. Michael Mackenzie and other Rowan Tree actors will read excerpts from selected scripts before the winner is announced. Sponsored by Playwrights Studio Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association, Scottish Borders

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Innerleithen MTB Racing and I-Cycles, along with some help from the TVTC bring you the British National XC Mountainbike Champs 2009. This year it is a combined event, with Descent Gear/MSC Bikes providing the Downhill Champs. Double the fun! I-cycles are on Traquair Road. Don't forget to call in for any bike or nutrition supplies or last minute repairs, you will drive past on your way to the

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Thursday 30th April 7.30pm Music Rumba Caliente Rumba Caliente is one of the UK's most exciting salsa-soul groups, combining musicians from the heartlands of salsa (Venezuela, Cuba and New York) with some of Scotland's most exciting jazz and world music players. The group effortlessly moves from salsa to soul, latin-jazz to funk, raga to rumba and back to salsa again. The group have built a

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The Tweed Valley Tourist Consortium will be exhibiting at the Mountain Bike World Cup at Fort William on the 6th & 7th June 2009. Thanks to Ian at MB7 and The Clan we will have a presence at the biggest and best mountain biking event in the world. Whether your coming to see the 4x, DH, XC, Trials or just for a wander around the biking village call in and see what the Tweed Valley has to offer

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Phew, just back from promoting Visittweedvalley at The Outdoors Show at the NEC in Birmingham where Scotland’s mountain bike display team, ‘The Clan’ who, along with the help of some of the TVTC members built a mini Glentress with a brilliant ‘have-a-go area’ and a fantastic trials show. The Outdoors Show covers everything from walking, canoeing, golf and fishing to biking and climbing.

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New for 2009 - larger live screens, new species on camera including nesting Herons, new wildlife displays and the School Holiday Nature Club for children on Wednesdays afternoons 1-4pm, which offers crafts, games and hands-on fun. Free for Kids – no Booking required. 2009 dates: Open Monday 6th April, closes 31st August. Open 10am- 5pm daily. Cost £1 per adult, children free but MUST be

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23-24 & 26 April, Thursday & Friday 7.30pm, Sunday 2.30pm & 7.30pm Drama 'Allo'Allo Tweed Theatre is proud to present 'Allo, 'Allo based on the famous TV series and written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. This hilarious play features René Artois, a café owner in Nazi-occupied France, whose efforts to appease a range of opposing factions, without being killed, provides great entertainment. Good

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Thursday 16th April 7.30pm Music Cabaret Baby An international group of outstanding musicians drawn from classical, improvised, electronic, and rock backgrounds enter new territory with Cabaret Baby. They mix an ultra-resourceful nine-piece instrumental line up with live electronics and DJ sets. 'An irreverent stronk that sounds somewhere between the Happy End, The Threepenny Opera and Guys and

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Friday 10th April 7.30pm Family The Top 50 Greatest Scots Of All Time Ever Both a celebration and deconstruction of the truly great iconic figures of our history and culture. This comic show satirises that cultural nihilism, while at the same time celebrating some of the truly great achievements of a small, northern European colony. Vladimir McTavish's most ambitious work to date incorporating

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If you are looking to purchase a new bike and not sure what you want, or have your eye on a particular model and would like to test it in the comfort of the best trail centre in the UK then you need to come along to MBUK/Bikeradar.com Demo Day at Glentress. The event is totally FREE and will give you an opportunity to test and compare some of the latest and best bikes on the market. There'll be

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30 March - 4 April 5 & Kicking! It's 5th Birthday Week At The Eastgate and In keeping with its strong community ties, the Eastgate invites you to celebrate its 5th birthday. During this week of fun and celebrations, come and take a look at what you can do. Each day you can take part in creative workshops and theatre tours. Come and quiz the project architect about the building's distinctive

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Congratulations to Bowhill House who are the latest member of the Tweed Valley Consortia to get a Green Tourism Award, theirs is the gold award.

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At the sixth annual Scottish Hotel Awards, Innerleithen Guest House Caddon View was named as ‘Guest House of the Year 2009’. The Awards ceremony took place at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Glasgow on the evening of Sunday 1st March and was attended by several hundred of Scotland’s leading hoteliers. Owners of Caddon View, Lisa and Steve Davies, were delighted to receive the accolade at their first

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Saturday 14th March 7.30pm Family Quiz Night Brush up on trivia, make up a team (four to eight competitors), enjoy a complementary drink at the bar, and battle for prizes! Have fun at this Eastgate fundraiser, organised by Friends of the Eastgate. Sunday 15th March 7.30pm Music A Voyage In Music And Words Pianists Beryl Seal and Maureen Taylor present a selection of music from Polish mazurkas to

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Friday 27th February 7.30pm Music Tom McConville Band Primarily known as the Newcastle fiddler, this virtuoso musician and fantastic singer delivers a performance that combines a rollercoaster of musical delights with fast, rhythmic dance tunes through beautiful slow airs and of course, great singing-all presented with his inimitable sense of humour and style. Whilst he has shared stages

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There's a Tourism Exchange Day organised by the Scottish Borders Tourism Partnership at the Springwood Hall, Border Union Showground Kelso on March 3rd 2009. 10.30 - Hall opens, coffee and arrival 10.55 - Welcome 11.00 - Investing in the Borders - Manor Kingdom and De Vere Hotels 11.15 - Applying for Investment - Abbotsford 11.30 - Investment and Support Now! Homecoming 2009 12.00 - Questions

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The latest member to join the Visit Teed Valley website is the Scottish Borders home of the Duke of Buccleuch - Bowhill House - which displays an outstanding art collection with works by Canaletto, Claude, Raeburn, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Ruysdael. Its fine rooms display tapestries, superb French furniture, Sevres and Meissen china and silver. There are a variety of peaceful walks on offer

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