Welcome to the Peeblean Midweek.
⛅ According to the Met Office today will be overcast and 15°-16° with rain moving in in the afternoon. Thursday stays overcast but should stay mostly dry with sunny intervals later in the day. Friday will be warmer (18°) with sunny intervals.
🏫 The Scottish Government has approved the closure of Eddleston Primary School following the council’s decision. This is the final, formal stage of the closure plan as required by the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010. The school is currently housing the museum and library service during the closure of the Chambers Institution in Peebles. Eddleston Community Council is engaging with groups as it develops a long term plan for the building. The Scottish Government letter instructs SBC to “continue to work with local community groups to consider community asset transfer.”
🛻 New road marking and road layout changes are to be trialled around the Lothianburn junction of the city bypass. These changes will require a full road closure overnight on Sunday 9 to Monday 10 August (from 8pm - 6am) from Fairmilehead junction to Bush Loan Road, including slip roads off the bypass. The changes being installed are:
On the roundabout north of the A720, traffic cones and new road markings to encourage lane discipline for vehicles to the A720 eastbound on-slip, and closure of the circulatory carriageway to prevent ‘sling shot’ manoeuvres (360 degree turns to beat the southbound queue).
On the roundabout south of the A720, a section after the A702 southbound exit will be closed off with traffic cones to prevent improve lane discipline and ‘cutting in’.
New box junction markings will be installed at the entrance to Hillend snowsports centre.
🚵🏻♂️ Peebles mountain-biker Guy Rorke is profiled in this week’s Southern Reporter.
🥕 Earlston market garden, The Plot Thickens, will have a veg and herb plant stall outside the Eastgate Theatre this Friday 7 August from 12 noon to 3pm.
🚴🏻 The Tour O The Borders last date for postal entries is Sunday 9 August but you can register online up to 30 August. The event takes place on Sunday 6 September.
The Tour of Britain also comes through the Borders on Sunday 6 September - Earlston will host the start and finish of the final stage. All the details are on the SBC website.
The email address for the Old Parish Church afternoon tea on 22 August has been updated - it is now peeblesafternoontea1@gmail.com
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Wednesday 5 August
The Coffee Clubs drop-in at the Union Club, Innerleithen, 10am - 12 noon
Film: Minions & Monsters, Eastgate Theatre, 1pm and 6pm
Innerleithen Heritage Walk, 6pm, leaving from the Memorial Hall. Free, donation suggested.
Chat in the Hat discussion group, Eddleston Church, 7.30pm-9pm
Thursday 6 August
Dances of Universal Peace festival (running to Sunday 9 August)
Film: The Princess Bride, Eastgate Theatre, 7.30pm
Friday 7 August
The Shackleton Trio, Eastgate Theatre, 7.30pm
Chants of Universal Peace, Peebles Old Parish Church, 7.30pm
Saturday 8 August
Voyage: The ABBA tribute, Eastgate Theatre, 2pm and 7.30pm
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD - Use our Get in Touch form to send us details of your forthcoming events.
The Tweed Foundation’s next Riverfly Monitoring training session is at Drygrange on Tuesday 11 August. The session is free to attend and will enable participants to take part in the Guardians of the Tweed monthly surveys. Register here.
Peebles Makers Market has opened applications for the October 31 and December 5 markets in the Drill Hall.
Nomad Beat is running another day of free music taster lessons on Saturday 5 September. Free lessons can be booked on guitar, piano, singing, drum kit, ukelele, accordion, banjo, mandolin and bass guitar. Lessons must be booked in advance.
Innerleithen’s Union Club is hosting an afternoon tea for Breast Cancer Now on Saturday 22 August, from 2-5pm. Tickets are £7.50.
The Preloved Network is hosting an Autumn Kids’ Clothes Swap at the Drill Hall on Sunday 13 September.
Kingsland Swap and Share Shed is opening on Tuesday 11 August from 11-3pm to make school uniform available.
We have been compiling details of the local horti shows in Tweeddale - can you fill in any gaps?
JOB VACANCIES
Newly-added: community engagement officer with the Red Squirrel Recovery Network
Thanks for reading! If there’s anything we’ve missed please pop it into the comments.
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