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WL&DHA holds talks and is the custodian of the village archive of photographs and other relevant information. All talks are open to all interested parties.

The Association also holds occasional exhibitions on areas of local interest.

16/10/2026

Come along to the Historicals meeting on Monday 19th October if you would like to hear John Bartholomew talking about mapping the Pentland Hills. We meet in the New Church Hall at 7.30pm and visitors are welcome to join us.

04/10/2026

Please come along if you are interested in finding out a bit more about the graveyard and the people buried in it.

The walk is suitable for all but please bear in mind that the ground in the graveyard can be a bit uneven, so please wear suitable footwear. It is likely to take around 60 - 75 minutes and we will be walking between graves and then stopping to hear some information.

The walk will go ahead unless we are in monsoon conditions, so please dress accordingly!

09/09/2026

Our first meeting of the 26/27 winter season will take place on Monday 21 September in the New Church Hall, starting at 7.30pm.

We will be taking membership payments on the first evening for anyone wanting to join on the night, or you can come along as a visitor and just pay for the evening.

17/04/2026

Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 20 April at 7.30pm in the New Church Hall.

There will also be a short Extraordinary General Meeting to consider proposed updates to the constitution.

After the AGM, we’re delighted to host a talk on the digitisation of the Association’s archive and John White will be giving an update on what has been going on with this project over the last year.

Everyone is very welcome to come along, but please note that only members can vote in the EGM and take part in the AGM.

We hope to see you there.

10/03/2026

Join us for a fascinating evening of local archaeology!

West Linton & District Historical Association is delighted to welcome Jim Ness from the Biggar Archaeology Group for an illustrated talk on the group’s latest discoveries. From Lamington village to Glengonnar’s medieval sites, Wooden Hill, and even our own graveyards in West Linton and Kirkurd, there’s plenty to uncover.

🗓 Monday 16 March 2026
🕢 7:30pm
📍 New Church Hall, Lower Green

Members attend free. Visitors £3.

Everyone welcome — come along and explore the stories beneath our feet!

07/02/2026

The next meeting of the Historical Association is on Monday 16th February in the New Church hall where there will be a look at some of the postcards of West Linton and the surrounding area, showing the village in the early to mid 1900s. Please come along if you are interested in the history of the area - visitors very welcome.

18/01/2026

Our next meeting will be on Monday, 19th January (tomorrow) in the New Church Hall at 1930 when Tommy Davidson will talk to us about the Whitemoss Peatworks. These operated from the Whitemoss Peatbog near Bogsbank producing horticultural peat and peat for burning. Tommy worked there part-time as a teenager during the 1970s and he will describe the how the peat was cut and processed and his experiences of working there.

16/11/2025

Our next meeting is on 17 November (tomorrow) in the New Church Hall at 7.30pm when Stephen Scott will talk to us about the Mills of Tweeddale Project. This project is a community driven initiative which seeks to record and conserve the industrial heritage of the Tweeddale Textile industry which became a world centre of textile manufacturing.

Stephen grew up in Innerleithen with his father working at Ballantynes as did many of his ancestors and is leads the Mills of Tweeddale Project.

Please come along to learn about the industry that shaped the Border towns and what is being done to preserve the memories of the people who worked in it.

03/09/2025

Our first meeting of the 25/26 winter season will take place on Monday 15 September. In a change from our normal style of meeting, we've decided to hold a walk up the Main Street, talking about the buildings, what they were used for and giving some general information about the village.

The walk will start at 7pm at the Old Toll Teahouse and go up the Main Street to the Deanfoot Road and will be led by a member of the Historical Association. It should be an interesting walk for anyone who wants to find out a bit more about the village, and complements a similar talk we had in 2021, if you are a longstanding member of the Association.

To round off the evening there will be a small exhibition of photos of the Main Street in the New Church Hall which you can view after the walk.

We will be taking membership fees for the year at the hall (cost £15.50) or you can attend the walk as a one off for £3.10 per person. We can accept cash or card and a discount will be given for cash.

Some admin - the walk will go ahead unless the rain is torrential or it is very windy and will take around an hour. If you'd like to attend please dress appropriately. It is suitable for anyone, but please note that we will be walking and standing the whole time, and that the lack of pavements in some parts of the village means that we will need to take care in the traffic. We will be starting at 7pm sharp to maximise the daylight we have.

31/05/2025

We are raising funds to allow us to progress with the digitisation of the West Linton and District Archive. If you'd like to help, please consider joining our Shelfies Scheme.

We'll be at the Whipman Market if you'd like to join the scheme and pay us in cash, or if you'd like to join and pay by bank transfer just let us know and we will give you our bank details.

This is a really simple way to offer support to the local Historical Association and you will even get a certificate to pin on the wall to show that you are a supporter!

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