Tweedsmuir Community action plan

Community Action Plan 2023 – 2028

Tweedsmuir has reviewed and updated their Community Action Plan (CAP). The initial plan developed in 2017 has been used to represent the interests of the community, inform and prioritise community activities and secure grant funding for community projects. The ambitious new plan will build on these successes. The CAP review Read more…

Merlindale Nature Festival 2023

Merlindale Nature Festival

Saturday 19th August is the date for the Merlindale Nature Festival, which will be taking place from 2 – 6 pm in Merlindale Meadow, Drumelzier ML12 6JD. Activities include: Herbal storytelling walksSeed packet printingGreen Wood Turning Apiarist & Open Hive ScythingHorse & Mower Food & Drink The meadow is a Read more…

Community council elections

Community Council Elections

Your Community Council needs you! Nominations are invited from members of the community whose names appear on the current Electoral Register for Tweedsmuir Community Council area. The Community Council consists of a maximum of 6 Members. In the event of there being more nominations than places on the Community Council, Read more…

Tweedsmuir winter warmer

Winter Warmer

All Tweedsmuir residents are welcome to come along to our Winter Warmers.  These will be held in Tweedsmuir Village Hall on the last Friday of January and February. A chance to catch up with neighbours over a warming bowl of soup, scones and bread, hot drinks . Tweedsmuir Village Hall – 27th January and 24th Read more…

Tweedsmuir Ecomuseum launch

Ecomuseum launch

The Tweedsmuir Ecomuseum will be formally launched on the 10th December – and there are now over 400 entries in the system, which have been entered by volunteers. You will be hearing the word “ecomuseum” a lot in future: ours is the first of a number in the works locally. It Read more…

monthly bus service in Tweedsmuir

Monthly bus service

For the first time in many years, we have a bus service, albeit very limited, in Tweedsmuir. The Annandale community bus will be running from Annan to Peebles on the last Thursday of the month. Here are the details of the route and timings:                                                       ROUTE                                    OUT  Read more…

evergreen forest

Oliver Field forestry proposal

You might like to read Councillor Heather Anderson’s Notes on a briefing meeting held with Douglas Howieson, Conservator of Forests for the South of Scotland. The notes explain the role and purpose of Scottish Forestry and the way in which the consultation process currently works. You can download the Briefing Read more…