borderevents March April 2020 magazine

March Events
ONGOING
EXHIBITION
Dawyck Botanic Garden, Stobo, EH45 9JU; 10am.
Until 12th April - free. Catching Shadows and
garden images. Janet Bone is inspired by shadows
& cuts stencils from both plant & origami shadows
01721 760254
GUIDED MILL TOURS
Johnstons of Elgin, Hawick TD9 8AA; Every hour
Monday-Thursday 10.30am-1.30pm; Friday 10am.
01450 360549
LBS & OZS - LOSE 20 INCHES IN 20 WEEKS
Down to Earth Health, 39 Tower Street, Selkirk TD7
4LR Thursdays: 12.30pm-1.15pm. Discover how
veggie colours affect you. Choose smart, eat well,
lose inches. Tel: 01750 778 704 or 07773 634 884
QIGONG CLASS WITH JANE MILLER
Smailholm Village Hall, Smailholm, TD5 7PJ;
Thursdays: 10am - 11:15am. £8.00. General
qigong moves and we are presently learning Taiji
qigong shibashi and Yi Jin Jing. Beginners and
experienced.
BEIRHOPE ALPACAS
Hownam, Nr Kelso. Enjoy a trek in the Cheviot Hills
with one of our friendly alpacas. Booking essential
call: 01573 440 631 www.beirhope.co.uk
POTTERY SESSIONS IN HAWICK
One-off pottery sessions for holiday visitors and
local families. Make something original in a fully
equipped studio. It will be fired and glazed and sent
on to your home.
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 6.45pm-9pm
Saturdays: 9.45am-11.30am (kids) & 3.15pm-
4.30pm (families). £25 for one adult; £30 for two
adults. Additional children £5 each.
Call 01450 590 996 to book.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
ANNUAL POTATO DAY AND GREEN FAIR
Borders Events Centre, Kelso, TD5 8LS; 11am -
3pm. £1.50 Adults, Children free. Annual Potato
Day and Green Fair with over 100 varieties of seed
potatoes. Stalls, Onion sets, Cafe and more
ICE SKATING FOR EVERYONE
Border Ice Rink, Kelso, TD5 7SL; 2:45pm - 5:15pm.
Public skating on Sundays. (Figure Skating
12.15pm-2.15pm) 01573 224 774
25 th
Anniversary Year
ANNUAL POTATO DAY
& GREEN FAIR
Sunday 1 st March 11am - 3pm
Borders Event Centre,
Springwood Park, Kelso TD5 8LS
MUSIC: RICHARD JOBSON & MARTIN
METCALFE
Mac Arts Centre, Galashiels, TD1 1SP; 7:30pm
- 10pm. £12. Skids front man Richard Jobson is
performing with the help of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie
frontman, Martin Metcalfe 01896 756852
MELROSE MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT
Melrose Parish Church Hall, Melrose, TD6 9LJ;
7:30pm. Tickets £15 at the door. Accompanied
school children free. Jonathan Radford (saxophone)
& Eleanor Kornas (piano). ‘Across the Pyrenees:
French & Spanish Music for the Saxophone’
100 varieties of seed potato including old
favourites, heritage & blight resistant varieties,
plus a selection of Scottish grown organic tubers.
Seed tubers 20p each.
Shallots and red and white Onion sets.
Craft, food and environmental charity stalls
Caroline’s Café
Adults £1.50, children free, free parking
www.bordersorganicgardeners.org
MONDAY, MARCH 2
EXHIBITION: ‘OVER THE BORDER’
The Flat Cat Gallery, 2 Market Place, Lauder TD2
6RS. 9am - 5pm. (Until 30th April) Art from the North
East of England, Ceramics, paintings, jewellery,
textiles, glass and more. 01578 722808
GAOS PRESENTS ANYTHING GOES
Volunteer Hall, Galashiels, TD1 3JX; 7:30pm.
£15/£12. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Tickets
from volunteer Hall: Mon-Fri 10am-2pm; Sat 10am-
12noon 0775 458 8688
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