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Step into the past at Traquair’s Medieval Fayre

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On Saturday, May 18, Berwick Arts Choir will be performing its summer concert in the atmospheric and historic surroundings of Berwick Parish Church.'The concert is unusual in that it features two beautiful requiems - a better-known one by Maurice Durufl� and a more modern work, Requiem Canticorum, by James Whitbourn.

choir’s spring concert concert

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on Friday, May 31, Stewart Francis is bringing his final ever stand-up tour, INTO THE PUNSET, to The Maltings, Berwick.

Final tour from Canadian comic one-line master

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The Circus Montini is coming to Gunsgreen Road, Eyemouth on the weekend ofJune 7-9.

Roll up, roll up the circus is coming to town with a great variety of sensational acts

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New book focuses on Ford, Etal, Branxton and Crookham

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TweedLove’s Transcend Festival is not just fun for cyclists but families too!

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A wartime family day out

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A grand night of music and banter from guest artistes

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Folk duo Hector Christie & Chris Edwards play music from their critically acclaimed debut CD Ghaists in the Air at Eyemouth Hippodrome on Friday, May 31.'The album features 12 songs that began their lives as poems by the poet Violet Jacob (1863-1947).'Some had had tunes put to them already by a folk scene that had increasingly begun to adopt Violet's writings, after Angus singer/songwriter Jim Reid had paved the way with his tune 'Norland Wind. Half the album focuses on pre-existing songs that various musicians had put tunes to(although these had been scattered through a number of albums) whilst the other half have been created by Chris and Hector.'Performance starts at 8pm. Tickets �10.50 from www.eyemouthhippodrome.org.

Poetry of Violet Jacob set to music by popular folk duo

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The winner of the inaugural Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction has been announced.''Cressida Downing impressed judges with her work, The Roll Bearer's Daughter, which is set on Holy Island at the turn of the 15th century. ''The Lindisfarne Prize for Debut Crime Fiction was launched at the beginning of this year by bestselling crime author LJ Ross in a bid to find and encourage new literary talent as well as celebrating the North East.

Cressida Downing wins inaugural Lindisfarne Prize

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Step into the past at Traquair’s Medieval Fayre

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The Circus Montini is coming to Gunsgreen Road, Eyemouth on the weekend ofJune 7-9.

Roll up, roll up the circus is coming to town with a great variety of sensational acts

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Family hobby...has turned into a passion for the Birks, with the boys competing in TweedLove events and Jamie and Sarah working for the organisers.

TweedLove’s Transcend Festival is not just fun for cyclists but families too!

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Louisa Calder (8) models a 1940s-style sweater at the National Museum of Flight, East Fortune, ahead of the attraction's Wartime Experience event on 12 May. The event at the former wartime airbase takes place 80 years after the start of the Second World War and features a special Home Front focus with a vintage Tea and Cake Marquee, Make Do and Mend talks, 1940s singing and dancing, reenactments, military vehicles, a heavy horse logging demonstration and a tribute to the animals of the First World War.

A wartime family day out

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Hay Farm Heavy Horse Centre is hosting a Springtime with Heavies event.

Heavy horses at work event at Hay Farm

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Scottish Ballet is celebrating its 50th year in 2019

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The countdown is on for the 25th Scottish Borders Walking Festival (September 7-14) in Selkirk and the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys.'Tickets go on sale at midnight on March 31, with this year's event being kicked off by Scotland's top outdoor writer and presenter of the BBC Adventure Show, Cameron McNeish, who will appear at the festival's opening night celebrations.

Hiking boots at the ready for 25th Borders Walking Festival

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As the series comes to a close, what was your favourite episode of Still Game? Pic: BBC

Still Game: Vote for your favourite ever episode

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Beach by Rowena Comrie, one of ten Scottish artists who have been selected for the John Muir Open, giving them an opportunity to develop their personal environmental practice in a joint exhibition.

Ten emerging environmental Scottish artists explore the John Muir philosopy

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