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21/10/2026

🌀Relax, Drink, Chat and Create!🌀

heART Night returns this Friday at Heart of Hawick. In each session artist Tina will lead you in discovering new techniques and materials to get your creative juices flowing. Each ticket also includes a drink from our cafe so you can sip while you create.

Event: heART Nights
Date: Monthly / Friday 25th September - Let's Get Abstract
Time: 19.30-21.00
Tickets: tinyurl.com/hoh-heart-nights

20/10/2026

Move your way with a Live Borders One Club Membership!

Whether it's lifting weights, swimming lengths, joining fitness classes, or mixing it up across multiple venues, One Club gives you the freedom to stay active your way.

✅ Gym access
✅ Swimming pools
✅ Fitness classes
✅ Multiple locations across the Scottish Borders*

One membership. Endless ways to move.

Discover just how easy it is to make health and wellbeing part of your everyday routine, join today ➡️ https://loom.ly/aQ_iW80

*Excludes TriFitness.

19/10/2026

Something spooky is happening at Jedburgh Castle Jail! 🎃👻

Looking for a fun Halloween activity to keep the kids entertained?

Witches, mummies, ghosts and ghouls have taken over! Explore creepy cells and haunted hallways, solve spooky puzzles and see if you’re brave enough to complete our Halloween Trail. There’s even a little prize waiting at the end! 🧙‍♀

📅 Until 30 October
🎟️ Just £3 per trail
👻 No booking required - simply drop in!

Perfect for a spooky family day out this October!🦇

Find out more: www.liveborders.org.uk/book/whats-on/halloween-trail-at-jedburgh-castle-

16/10/2026

We're delighted to help spread the word about this year's Tweed River Festival, taking place in Melrose on 30 & 31 October. 🌊

Bringing together artists, communities and organisations from across the Tweed catchment, the festival celebrates the river's stories, culture and connections through an exciting programme of events, discussions and creative activity.

To help make the festival accessible to as many people as possible, Connecting Threads is also offering bursaries to support attendance, including help with travel, childcare, accommodation, interpreters, support workers and costs for freelance creatives.

Take a look at the full programme and find out what's on below 👇

📌 We've added a link to information about the available bursaries

📢 Our full programme for Tweed River Festival 2026 is now LIVE! 🤩

🧶 Welcome to the second edition of the Tweed River Festival, an annual creative celebration of the River Tweed! From 30-31 October 2026, join us in Melrose in the Scottish Borders for two days of river-focused creative activities: from collective net-making to riverside listening; costume-making to screen-printing; circus performances to photography workshops; films, food, wild swimming, a parade, and more!

🎨 We are delighted that Connecting Threads’ 2026 artists in residence, Rebecca Beinart and Savinder Bual, will be sharing their work and research from their residencies at the festival.

💧 Other creative practitioners guiding us through an array of river-centred activities will include: Zoe Atherfold, Emily Beaney, Ingrid Campbell, Dyffryn Dyfodol, Lara Greene, Kate Liston, Louise McLachlan, Eve Mosher, Sita Pieraccini, Rowan Environmental Arts, Keira Tucker (ASCUS), Jamie Wardrop, and Webb-Ellis.

🪢 FRIDAY PROGRAMME: ENTANGLEMENT 🌱

We gather for a SPRINGBOARD local assembly in special partnership with Culture for Climate Scotland. The theme of the day is entanglement. Guided through collective net-making, photography, creative microscopy, and discussion, we begin the festival by practising collaboration.

🎊 SATURDAY PROGRAMME: A SEASONAL CELEBRATION ✨

On day two, we listen to, taste, and feel the river. We ask: what if paying attention to ourselves, our communities and our rivers – under, over, round and through – is a gift that we can offer?

➡️ Full programme announcement is now live on our website!
https://www.tweedriverculture.org/journal/trf-2026-full-programme-live

🖌️ Many thanks to Rachael Hood prints for our Tweed River Festival 2026 visual identity!

The Southern Uplands Partnership Destination Tweed UK CCScotland Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Dyffryn Dyfodol Lara Greene Artist Rea -Rowan Environmental Arts ASCUS Art & Science

14/10/2026

Get crafty with the kids at The Great Tapestry of Scotland tomorrow for FREE! See the post for more details ⬇

13/10/2026

Make the most of the October holidays! 🎃🍂

Keep the kids active, creative and entertained this week with our fantastic range of October Holiday Activities. From inflatable fun to swimming, roller discos, crafts and more, there’s something for everyone, with activities taking place across the Scottish Borders.

Explore the full programme and book your activities today 👉 www.liveborders.org.uk/october-holiday-activities/

12/10/2026

We’d love to hear from you!

Whether you visit Live Borders every week, every now and then, or haven’t been for a while, your experience matters to us.

Our new Customer Survey is now live, and we want to know what you think. What are we doing well? Where could we improve? And what matters most to you?

Your feedback will help us understand what our customers need and shape our services for the future.

Have your say: www.liveborders.org.uk/about-us/customer-survey-2026/

12/10/2026

Last week, the award-winning team from Unique Cottages put their teamwork and problem-solving skills to the test at UNSOLVED: Escape Room and explored the hidden history of UNLOCKED: The Hidden Cell Tour at Jedburgh Castle Jail & Museum.

From tackling challenges together to discovering fascinating local history, it's an unforgettable experience that's perfect for team building, corporate outings and workplace get-togethers.

Thanks for visiting and bringing plenty of competitive spirit along with you! 👏😁

Looking for a memorable experience for your team? Put them behind bars and see how they get on... Get in touch to start planning your visit.

09/10/2026

October Digital Book of the Month! 📚

Listen or read now for FREE at Borrowbox.

All you need is your library membership number and password.

Browse our digital shelves for this and more - we have a huge selection of digital and audio books for all ages.

09/10/2026

Could you escape from a Victorian prison?

Step inside Jedburgh Castle Jail and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test in the Scottish Borders’ first escape room.

Set in 1835, you’ll follow the fictional story of Malcolm Munro, a man convicted of murder whose fate appears to be sealed. Uncover the clues, piece together the truth and see if you can escape before it’s too late...

Think you’ve got what it takes?

We’ve added extra availability throughout the October break, giving even more of you the chance to take on the challenge! Gather your team and book your escape now - https://liveborders.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/79084?branches.branchID=3390