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Coldstream Community News - Spring 2018

SPRING 2018

COLDSTREAM

COMMUNITY NEWS

If you don’t use email, this is the address for any items for future editions of the CCN:

28 High Street Coldstream TD12 4AS

Tel. 01890 882791

In this edition:

Church events - Holy Week Coldstream Flower Show

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Community Café Opening Ladies Charity Dinner

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Macmillan Cancer Support Friday Handicrafts P.4

Coldstream SWI Adult Learning Group P.5

Hirsel Golf Club News P.6

Chair Exercise Classes Norham Church Events P.7

Coldstream Pipe Band Gateway Association

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Coldstream History Society Social & Literary Society

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News items - Coldstream Community Trust

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‘Walk It’ Dates Tillvas meeting dates

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Your 67 Bus Timetable Coffee Morning dates

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Cholera and Coldstream

I t’s over 160 years since the Borders was last caught up in a cholera

epidemic, the worst being in 1832 the result of inadequate water

supply and sanitation. A Coldstream resident however has just

returned from tackling cholera by spending several months as a

volunteer in the laboratory of St Francis Hospital Zambia. Luke

Faldon, a recent Biomedical Sciences graduate, has been part of a

response to a major cholera epidemic affecting nearly 4000 people and

killing over 80 in just a few short weeks. His father, Chris Faldon,

Nurse Consultant at the BGH, has been leading a 'Water For Life' project

bringing clean water to St Francis hospital by raising nearly £100,000 locally.

Don’t forget, you can access current and back copies of the CCN online any time at www.coldstream.co Deadline for items for the Summer Edition of CCN is Friday 11th May

Coldstream Open Gardens 2018 Volunteers are required please for Sunday 8th July 1:00pm - 5:00pm! Under the prestigious banner of Scotland’s Open Garden Scheme we are looking for 10 / 12 gardeners to open their gardens to the public with proceeds raised going to the Coldstream Gateway Association. We are looking for gardens of all sizes and in particular gardeners who are passionate about their garden and would enjoy showing it to others. You would not be required to provide any refreshments at your home as teas will be available at the Community Centre. If you would like to be involved, but don’t have a garden to show, we are looking for volunteers on the day to help on the door and with the teas & plant stall and act as town guides. For further information, please contact Christine McLennan on 01890 840700, 07585 899304 or [email protected] For the plant stall we would be grateful for all donations of plants so if you can take cuttings in the spring or have spare plants, please remember us! Thank you.

NHS Borders for many years has been twinned with the Zambian hospital. Staff

have been supporting various projects ever since Dr Sandy Logie from the

Borders General Hospital first went out there over 25 years ago. Tragically Dr

Logie became infected with HIV as a

result of a needlestick accident and

died with an AIDS illness in 2001. It

is good to know however that he has

left behind a lasting legacy. A new

charity called 'The Logie Legacy' to

support the twinning link is to be

launched next month with an event at

the BGH Chaplaincy Centre on 21st

March at 5:00pm. Come along! Follow

their work at www.logielegacy.com or

at www.facebook.com/thelogielegacy/

Luke Faldon

Chris Faldon

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.logielegacy.com

http://www.facebook.com/thelogielegacy/


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Coldstream Open Flower Show 2018 Spring seems to be springing into action ahead of time. Not only are snowdrops showing their delicate blooms, but we have also seen daffodils just ready to burst. If this keeps up we will have bumper crops and a fabulous display of flowers throughout the year. Our Flower Show date is set for Saturday 15th September 2018. Yes, time to start braving the weather to clear up our gardens and prepare the soil for the myriad of seeds we will be putting in. Potatoes are already being chitted and we know a few green fingered fellows who are already bringing on seeds indoors. Our schedules will be out by the time you read this and remember you can pick and choose what you want to enter as you have plenty of time to decide, but do join in as it is lots of fun. Whether nurturing plants and seedlings is your thing or maybe it is finding the ultimately tasty recipe from all the books on your shelf, perhaps you love creating new items from textiles or just love catching that perfect moment on film, there is something for everyone at every age. Our Coffee Morning is to be held on Saturday 2nd June from 10:30am in the British Legion and as always there will be a wonderful array on sale. Sadly, at our AGM, we bid farewell to our Chairwoman Ella Purves and we give her all our best wishes after doing such an excellent job of guiding us, finding great solutions to age old problems and helping us to be such a cohesive committee. Ella assures us that she will still be entering classes at the Flower Show this year. We were then very lucky to welcome Miss Susan Burnett into the Chair and we know that her great efficiency and sense of fair play bodes well for all of us in continuing the Flower Show. One of our Committee Members, Miss Claire Livingstone also stood down and her zest and vigour for so many different classes and sections will be missed. A great

advocate for the younger generations Claire always brought the element of youth and initial wonder to our Show and we hope that her forthcoming endeavours will bring her great joy. Our Chairwoman Miss Susan Burnett and I would like to thank all of our Committee Members and helpers for the tremendous work that they do throughout the year. If you, or someone you know, would like to join our Committee we would love to hear from you. With new hands and old we are a very balanced Committee and our workload is spread evenly so that everyone can enjoy the Flower Show. If you would like a schedule or for more information contact Susan on 01890 882562.

Mrs Annemarie McCall, Vice Chair

The following are amendments/additions to the list of Coldstream groups & organisations published in the Winter edition:

Club/Society/Organisation Contact Name Telephone Email

Angling Association Katrina Davie 01890 885948 [email protected]

Coldstream Junior Football Club Lynsey Young 07891 834496 [email protected]

Coldstream Premier Cru Cycling Group Rob Smith 01890 882805 [email protected]

Coldstream Ramblers Georgina Jahre 01890 885829 [email protected]

Girl Guides Elizabeth Reid 01890 882785 [email protected]

Over Sixties Club Janet Campbell 01890 882553 [email protected]

Rainbows Chloe McGregor 07502907107 [email protected]

Coldstream Churches Together - Holy Week Dates for

Coldstream Parish Church and St Mary’s & All Souls Episcopal Church

Sunday March 25th - Palm Sunday Service, Parish Church, 11:15am

Monday March 26th - Holy Week Meditation, Parish Church, 6:00 - 6:15pm (for both churches)

Tuesday March 27th - Compline, St Mary’s at 6:00pm (for both churches)

Wednesday March 28th - Holy Week Meditation, Parish Church, 6:00 - 6:15pm (for both churches)

Thursday March 29th - Maundy Thursday, Parish Church, including informal communion, 7:00pm

Thursday March 29th - Maundy Thursday, Said Eucharist , St Mary’s at 6:00pm

Friday March 30th - Good Friday Walk of Witness along Coldstream High Street. Begins at Henderson

Park at 10.00am. Ends at Parish Church Hall at 10.30am

for hot cross buns, tea & coffee

Friday March 30th - Liturgy of the Day, St Mary’s at 12:00noon

Friday March 30th - Good Friday Service, Parish Church 7:00pm including

contributions from the choir

Sunday April 1st - Easter Day Service, Coldstream Parish Church - 11.15am

Sunday April 1st - Easter Day, Said Eucharist, St Mary’s at 8.30am

Eucharist with Hymns, St Mary’s at 10.30am






Coldstream Premier Cru - Sunday morning cycling club The New Year has been and gone and all these resolutions should now be kicking in. Spring is just round the corner and before you know where you are it will be mid summer. Make a start on your fitness regime by joining Coldstream Premier Cru Cycling Club every Sunday for a pedal around our beautiful countryside. There is no joining fee and no membership to pay. Just come along on a roadworthy bike on Sunday mornings. We usually stop somewhere for coffee but still manage to cover a very easy fifty miles or so. We meet and leave every Sunday at 9:00am in the Court House Car Park. We then cycle to Kelso Square for 9.30am where we are joined by more like minded cyclists. From there we can and do go all directions in search of a good coffee and cake stop. We have lots of tried and tested stops which we use regularly. The pace is easy (approx 15mph average) but a reasonable level of fitness is required. No one will be left behind but if you don’t feel up to going the full distance you can drop out at any point. The whole world can be put to rights from a bicycle saddle and often is. The only thing we do insist on is the wearing of a Cycle Helmet…..no helmet...no ride! Under 16s should be accompanied by a responsible adult. Its a great way to keep fit and, after a few Sundays you will feel a huge improvement in your own cycling abilities! You know you want to give it a try so just turn up on Sunday morning. Everyone is welcome.

Community Café opening

on Tuesdays! Everyone is welcome at this friendly drop in café. As well as coming in for homemade scones and soup, last session over 20 older people came in to work on their digital skills – tips for mobile phones, getting the most from your tablet etc. Connect Berwickshire Youth Services is supporting young volunteers to learn catering and customer service skills, while café customers can also brush up on computer skills with support from tutors. The project is hosted by the Community Trust, which provides a perfect town centre location in the Community Centre, while Scottish Borders Council provides tutor support. Only £1.50 for coffee and a scone with all tips for computer/tablet/smartphone offered free!

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Exciting Event coming up! The Seabirds Ladies Charity Dinner

6.30pm in Coldstream Community Centre on 20th April 2018, in aid of the Extension to the Macmillan Centre at the BGH and Cancer Care Cars. £25 per ticket. You haven’t got yours yet? Then ring Linda Holmes on 01890 882542 or 07885 419142 to see if there are any still available.



Friday Handicrafts We continue to meet at 12:30pm on Friday afternoons in the Leet Room at the Community Centre.

The tapestry is coming along nicely and we have 8-10 regular attenders. However, we are always looking for new

people to join us to impart their knowledge to others or to learn new crafts

themselves. It only costs £2.00 a session and this includes tea and biscuits and lots

of laughs!

We are going to hold a Pop Up Shop in the Leet Room on Wednesday and

Thursday of Civic Week, 8th & 9th August. We will be selling crafts we have made

over the year. If any crafty person would like to sell their goods at this event, they

would be most welcome. Hire of hall will be divided between sellers. You can sell

for charity or for yourselves. Any enquiries, please contact Elspeth Bell on 01890

882211 or Ailsa Dickson on 01890 882872.

Macmillan Cancer Support The Annual Soup & Sweet will be held on 14th March in The Community Centre from 11.30am. Entry will be £5.00.

On Sunday 27th May there will be teas at Kimmerghame House Garden Opening.

Come and Try Bowling will take place on 16th July by kind permission of Coldstream Bowling Club - £10 per head which includes a scrumptious afternoon tea. Contact Elspeth Bell on 01890 882211 if you wish to take part.

A Golf Tournament will be held on 16th September at the Hirsel Golf Club. Format is a 4 Ball Better Ball Stableford, entry £30 per couple which includes Bacon Roll & Coffee before or after play. Contact Elspeth Bell or the Hirsel Golf Club on 01890 882678 or enter online at [email protected]



FOUR BORDER ABBEYS U3A March - Four Border Abbeys U3a will meet on Monday 12th March when Dr Margaret Collins will speak about “Archaeology around Melrose”.

April - Four Border Abbeys U3a will meet on Monday 9th April when Rosie Shields will speak about “The Border Ospreys” (Rosie's European Owl will be in attendance).

May - Four Border Abbeys U3a will meet on Monday 14th May when a panel of two kidney donors and a transplant co-ordinator will discuss “A Gift for Life”.

All meetings start at 2:00pm in Kelso Rugby Club. Tea and coffee always available. Members and visitors welcome. For further information contact Membership Secretary on 07561 827740. Website: www.u3asites.org.uk/fourborderabbeys

COLDSTREAM SWI At the time of writing, Coldstream SWI are busy preparing to celebrate their 90th anniversary in March. With so many institutes throughout the country closing due to lack of members or lack of interest in serving in office- bearer roles, it is quite an achievement for us to get to 90. The committee hope that they have put together an evening (with an Edwardian theme) that members and invited guests will enjoy. We got off to a rousing start with our first meeting of the year when Kirsty from local charity BARK came and spoke to us about the invaluable work they do housing unwanted/homeless animals and finding new homes for them. Our February meeting was a talk from one of the creators of Ooft! Sauce (available at your local butchers). Our penultimate meeting will be a talk by someone from the charity Knitted Knockers. At this stage all we know is that the charity knits prosthetic breasts for women who have undergone mastectomies. We shall find out more in April. We end the year with our AGM and then start preparing the schedule for the following year. If anyone has a particular skill/hobby that they would like to demonstrate or done something/been somewhere they think we might be interested in hearing about please do get in touch. We will be holding a coffee morning on 28 April when part of the proceeds will go towards the charities we have supported this year.

Coldstream Adult

Learning Group

For adults taking qualifications in English, Maths etc - preparing for college or a possible new career

Help with finding the right course Supporting your children’s learning Adults developing their own reading,

writing and number skills

Whatever your age, you can learn ! Second Chance Academy, our adult learning group, runs every Tuesday afternoon (term time) 1:00 – 2.45pm in the Annexe at Coldstream Primary School. Find out more from Catherine Hadshar on 07787 845406 [email protected]

http://www.u3asites.org.uk/fourborderabbeys




HIRSEL GOLF CLUB NEWS After our AGM in December where a new Management Committee was elected, The Hirsel is looking to develop and build relationships with the local community. We met with the Community Council in January and listened to what we could do better to integrate with the community. We will be taking our findings on board and hope to meet with the Community Council again and work with local businesses to mutual benefit.

News - Opening Hours (link to our website http://www.hirselgc.co.uk/)

Summer Months 1st April – 30th September Bar: Open daily from 9:00am (alcohol served from 11:00am) until 6:00pm, or until 9:00pm on Friday & Saturday nights Catering: Open daily from 9:00am with last orders at 5:00pm, or 7:00pm on Friday & Saturday nights.

Winter Months 1st October – 31st March Bar & Catering: Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday 11:00am – 3:00pm Bar & Catering: Closed Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

These timings indicate our core opening hours. We will be open outwith this for any pre-arranged functions, golf competitions or visiting parties. However, please note that bar & catering hours can vary at the clubs discretion dependent on business conditions such as adverse weather & customer demand, particularly during the winter months, so please contact us in advance if possible on 01890 882678 to double check.

What's on: Starting Friday 25 May we have a three day Festival of Golf - an event not just for golfers as we look to make the club welcome to families. More details will follow.

There is an Erskine Hospital fund raising event on 11 August, which will mark the centenary of the end of WW1 and the aim is to raise funds for the Erskine Hospital which needs our support to look after our service personnel who put their lives on the line for our security. We will be involving the local community and have invited the Coldstream Guards as we mark this event. There will be much more news and we intend to keep the community fully up-to-date on a regular basis. If you do have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the club and we will be happy to help or welcome you to the Club.

http://www.hirselgc.co.uk/



Events at St Cuthbert’s Church, Norham

A Concert For Spring in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society, Saturday 24th March 7:00pm A fundraising concert featuring Norham Choir with soloists, and Julian Bonia on the organ. The performance will include movements from Faure’s Requiem including Pie Jesu and Libera Me, folk song settings, and organ solos. All proceeds from the concert will go to the Alzheimer’s Society. There will also be refreshments and a raffle! Entry by donation.

Hymn to Love: Homage to Piaf, Thursday 26th April 7:00pm Tickets £8.00, U16s £4.00 (recommended for over 14s) - on the door. This is going to be an experience not to be missed! Olivier Award nominated actress Elizabeth Mansfield plays the legendary chanteuse, Edith Piaf in this tribute to the singer, touring with Highlights Rural Touring Scheme. An extraordinary musical homage to Piaf, Hymn to Love explores love, loss and longing and includes 13 of Piaf’s songs, each given fresh meaning in vibrant new English translations.

Fool’s Gold: Stories with Strings - Saturday 12th May 7:00pm, Tickets £7.00; U16s free - on the door. Fool’s Gold is Steve & Carol Robson, they perform all over the UK in Village Halls, Community spaces Churches and small theatres. Over the past few years they have played to over 50,000 people! Carol and Steve are multi instrumentalists and the live show features a wide range of instruments. As well as performing all the songs live, Fool’s Gold reveal the stories behind the songs, the histories and mysteries, tragedies and romances that gave rise to some original and some very well known songs. The songs are engaging, catchy and melodic —audience participation is unavoidable!

Chair Exercise

Classes

These are held on Tuesdays 12:00 -1:00pm in the large hall of the Community Centre and both women and men of all ages are welcome.



Coldstream Pipe Band The Pipe Band is putting on a concert on 6th May in the Community Centre ably supported by the Lynnella School of Dance and other enter-tainers. Tickets are £5.00 (concessions £3.00) and will be available from Clarks Newsagents. Bring your own refreshments. The Band con-tinues to meet on Monday nights in Coldstream School at 7:00pm for tuition and practice. New members are always extremely welcome. Please contact the Pipe Major (Duncan Bell) on 07890587578.

The Poppy Project 2014 - 2018 It's all go this year and some of us have managed to knit 300 poppies (or more) since Remembrance Sunday! Coldstream Primary School is joining the display teams this year and we have a range of poppies made in all different ways and styles. We hope to make it a real WOW as it is our last year for the WWI Centenary and we have opened things up nationally and internationally. So get in touch with family and friends abroad or in the UK and see if they can send us just one poppy before October, then we can incorporate them into the displays. We are looking for donations and a list will be going up on the town noticeboard of all the things we need, but the main thing at the moment is black cloth, lots of it as we have run out. Cotton, polycotton, polyester all of these are fine. We always have space for anyone who wants to join in and you don't need to be part of one of the display teams just get in touch [email protected] or 01890 883072 or 07943 872356. The rejuvenation of the War Memorial Gardens is on track to be completed by 11th November, so you will see more improvements as we get closer to our target date. We need volunteers for the Candlelight (11th November) and the Big Count (10th & 11th November). We would like the children to be the ones who do the Big Count with a few adults. Nothing strenuous just a few streets where you count how many poppies are on display in peoples gardens/windows/gates etc. If you want to join in please, please get in touch and let's make the final year of the Centenary one where everyone has taken part in some way, just like they did 100 years ago. Thank you all for your support.

COLDSTREAM GATEWAY ASSOCIATION We are pleased to report that Coldstream in Bloom has been successful in receiving a grant award of £1,500 from Hudson

Hirsel which will allow us to place a hanging basket on each of the lamp posts from the bottom of Guards Road up to Leet

Haugh Estate. The Council will be fitting the brackets for these shortly so they will be ready for the Summer flower planting.

Coldstream in Bloom has also been chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the latest round of Co-op Community Fund Awards

and we would ask for your support by voting for us. You can make Coldstream In Bloom your chosen cause by signing into

your online account at www.coop.co.uk/membership If you’re not already a Co-op member, go to the same web page and

click “Become a Member” - it’s only £1 to join! We hope to use the money raised here to replace the flower containers

outside the Community Centre which are beyond repair and to add some new containers around the town.

In conjunction with Scottish Borders Council we are using the vouchers which we won at last year’s Floral Gateway Competition for winning the “Large Village” Category and a “Quality of Life Award” to purchase a memorial seat to be placed in the garden behind the War Memorial. This seat should be in place before Summer. Any individual or business who might be interested in sponsoring the planting of any of our containers, please contact our Chairman Mr Will Murray on 01890 882661.

It’s that time of year again when we are thinking of planting our summer gardens. We will once again be holding a Coldstream in Bloom Garden Competition and this year the categories and prizes will be as follows:-

Best Business Display - Winner’s prize Best Floral Display - Winner and Runners-up prizes Best Patio Garden - Winner and Runners-up prizes Best Low Maintenance Garden - Winner and Runners-up prizes

Gardening trends have changed over the years with many people going for low maintenance gardens due to a shortage of space and time. There will be a short list of gardens chosen by the committee and the final judging will be take place during the week commencing 30th July again by judges from outside the community, thus making it fair and impartial. On a different note, but nevertheless part of the Gateway Association, the Christmas lights display was once again very successful and much admired. It is hoped to develop it even further for Christmas 2018.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

AT THE HIRSEL GOLF CLUB

Allan Scott - Traditional Rock & Blues at The Hirsel Clubhouse

In partnership with & in aid of our Captain’s Charity for 2018 - Meeting of Minds

Saturday 10th March 2018, 7:30pm - late Entry £2pp on the door. All welcome

Bring your own nibbles Auction & Raffle

Any prizes or donations gratefully received, for more information contact Melanie ....

01890 882678 [email protected]


https://www.coop.co.uk/membership?_ga=2.96268574.361641092.1494963648-182061088.1486560655




SOCIAL & LITERARY SOCIETY The Lit meets twice a month on Monday evenings at 7.00 pm in the Parish Church Hall. 2018 opened with the dreaded lurgy going round! Our first speaker, Janet O’Kane had to cancel so Peggy Helliwell stepped into the breach with one of her quizzes which was enjoyed by everyone! Our second speaker Euan McIver had to call off on doctor’s orders but luckily Janet was able to take over his slot and members enjoyed an excellent talk with a lively Q & A session. On February 5th Kenneth McLean gave a most interesting presentation on the War Memorials in Berwickshire. It was incredible the differences in style and presentation in one county ranging from the very ornate to the plain and simple but all honouring men who had given their lives for their country. On February 19th Stephen Whitehorne will be showing his photos of “The Hirsel in all Seasons”. Margaret Urwin should have been with us on March 5th but due to ill health has had to call off so watch out for posters advertising the speaker for this meeting. 19th March is our A.G.M. and the Social Evening is on April 9th. Our outing this year is on Monday 4th June and is to The Transport Museum in Glasgow so look out for posters for this too!

Coldstream and District Local History Society

Meetings are held monthly until May on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in the Eildon Centre.

The meeting on March 1st starts with the AGM at 6.45 followed at 7.30 by Mrs Margaret Jeary who will speak on the subject of Borders Life in the 1850s.

The speaker at the meeting on April 5th is Mr Norrie McLeish who will tell us about the Great Hawick Election Riot of 1857.

Our final meeting of the season is on May 4th when Mrs Martha Andrews will present Borders in Blood, a talk written by Mr Richard Moore.

Our summer field trip takes place on 7th June when we will visit the North Charlton Farm Household and Farming Museum at 7.00pm.

All meetings are open to all, members free, non-members £1. Our website contains details of projects, research etc. as well as our programme. The website address is www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk

Secretary: Lynne Burgess 01890 883947, 07766707330, [email protected]

DANCE AEROBICS Do you feel the need for some exercise? If so, this new class may be for you. Held on alternate Wednesday mornings (21st February, 7th and 21st March etc) at 9.30am, the class caters for different levels of fitness and ability. We meet in the Leet Room in the Community Centre with our teacher Mo.

Please come along and see if this is what you are looking for. The class costs £5.00 for the hour long session.

On the other Wednesdays, the DVD Zumba sessions will continue as at present. Cost £2.00.

For further information contact Lynne Burgess on 07766707330

Coldstream’s Heritage Ltd Our Community Interest Company has conditional

approval from the Community Council to erect a

visitor-information board at the Braeheads, on the

grassed area and near the lay-by. It’s a popular spot

for visitors to take in the views, take photos, snack

and relax. The information on the board would

include: facilities in the town e.g. toilets/parking;

local attractions, a brief history of the area and up-to

-date news on any significant events in the town e.g.

Civic Week. It would be partly funded by the Flodden

1513 Club and local businesses.

Helen Park

http://www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk



200 CLUB The Community Centre is growing in popularity but is expensive to run and the Trust board is looking for another 20-30 locals to join the 200 Club, which would make a difference to the finances. Application forms can be obtained from Pat Fulton (01890-882791), Mary Murray (01890-882661) or from Marley or Adrian at the Community Centre (01890-883332). Subscriptions are £5 per month and the prizes are very good, at £500 per month.

COMMUNITY WEBSITE Kay Slater, a board trustee, and Andrew Parsons have been instrumental in creating a new website which should prove very popular for residents and visitors. It will become available from mid-March and will include information for visitors, recreational and leisure facilities for locals, information on the facilities available in the community centre, local trades and businesses, how to save energy, the Hudson Hirsel Fund and a highlight of the main attractions in the area. In mid-March, look out for www.coldstreamcommunity.com Local businesses are being asked to pay £10:00pa for a feature on the website. These charges would need to be reviewed annually.

ENVIRONMENT Volunteers in the Coldstream Men’s Shed have been very busy creating seating for the tree trunks at the war memorial grassed area and these should be installed soon. The Gateway Association and Honour our Troops are arranging extra seating for that area. Through trust volunteers, a slippery path at Jacob’s Well woodland is being improved and the image across shows the latest position but by the time the reader views this Community News, the job should be complete. The litter mess at the lorry park/adjacent woodland has been cleared and will be reviewed regularly. The Council has installed two litter bins.

HEAVY LORRIES ON COLDSTREAM HIGH STREET A comprehensive report has been lodged with Coldstream Community Council and afterwards it will be issued to Scottish Borders Council and other interested bodies. Digital copies for members of the public will be available later. The HGV report was an agenda item at the Community Council meeting on 15th February but was not discussed. It is hoped that the report will be finalised shortly and issued to Scottish Borders Council, local MPs and MSPs as well as other appropriate bodies. In general terms, the volume of HGVs travelling through Coldstream on a daily basis continues to cause much concern. The survey which lead to our report found that:

Virtually 50% of all the HGVs passing through our town are the largest 6 axle 44 tonne articulated variety.

On average in our sample we found that 18.75 HGVs pass through Coldstream every hour Monday to Friday. This equates to 225 per day, 1125 per week and 58,500 per year (not counting 6:00pm to 6:00am and weekends). It also means that on average an HGV passes through the town every 3.2 minutes.

In terms of the largest 6 axle 44 tonne articulated vehicles, in our sample an average of 9.3 pass through Coldstream every hour Monday to Friday. This equates to 112 per day, 558 per week and 29,016 per year, again discounting 6:00pm to 6:00am and weekends. It also means that on average, a maximum size HGV passes through every 6.5 minutes.

Of all the 947 HGVs counted in our survey, 66.6% or two thirds were non local, i.e. not from the Scottish Borders or Northumberland). Only one third of the HGV traffic appears to be local companies and organisations.

These statistics highlight the concerns shared by many of you in our community and almost all the correspondence received by the CCN on this subject regards the volume of HGV traffic on our High Street as dangerous and undesirable.

KEITH HOUSE & AFFORDABLE HOUSING (2

apartments beside the Community Centre) It should be made clear to readers that this project will only proceed if 100% grant funding can be obtained from external grant funding bodies. Through grant-funded stages 1 and 1A, we are taking expert advice on the condition of the property, VAT, the structure, tenancy management and finances and the conversion into 2 apartments. A grant application for a conditional purchase has been lodged with the Scottish Land Fund with a decision due in March.

COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN (CAP) This is being finalised and will be available for public attention in late March. Thanks are extended to the community steering group and the consultant, Creetown Initiative Ltd.

COMMUNITY CENTRE – MAJOR EVENTS Saturday 16th June - Beer Festival 12 noon until 11pm with the usual 12 real ales, other drinks for non-beer drinkers and grub. Other events being planned are Poddlies and Andante concerts and the exact dates will be advertised in due course. In case anyone is wondering, the Poddlies are a small, very entertaining Eyemouth-based male voice choir.

http://www.coldstreamcommunity.com



What’s on at The Hirsel Golf Club…

Open to Members & the General Public alike

6 Nations Rugby on the Big Screen: Scotland V England Saturday 24th February 2018, 4:45pm kick-off, Hot Pies & Sausage Rolls served at half time

Mother’s Day Sunday 11th March 2018 - Food served from 12:30pm till 5pm. Two courses £14.95 or 3 courses £19.95

Complimentary chocolates for all Mums

Quiz Night in aid of Coldstream Riders Association Saturday 28th April 2018 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start, Teams of 4 for £10.00 Raffle

To book or for more information on any of the above events please contact Melanie on 01890 882678 or email [email protected]

Till Valley Archaeological Society

Northumberland & Eastern

Borderlands

Patron: Rt. Hon. Lord Joicey

Hon. President: Dr. Chris Burgess

Website: www.tillvas.com Twitter: @TillVAS

TillVAS is a not for profit organisation recognised as charitable by HMRC

Evening Meetings, usually Crookham Village Hall, 7.30pm

7th March – Talk by Dr. Chris Fowler – “Early Bronze Age Burial Practices in NE England & SE Scotland”

4th April – AGM followed by Dr Richard Carlton – “Mardon Dig 2017”

2nd May - Talk by Dr Kirstie McCarrison – “Bioarchaeology, the scientific study of human remains from archaeological sites”

6th June – Prof. Diana Whaley – “Place names in Northumberland”

Members free; Visitors £4

Interested in Walking? Join the

Coldstream Walk It Group!

Walk It aims to help people become

more physically active by attending low

level and friendly social walks. AND

IT’S FREE!! Why not

join us through 2018?

Every fortnight on Thursdays at 10:00am. Walks

last around an hour. Meet at the Community

Centre. Join us for free refreshment at the end if

you like.

March: 8th and 22nd April: 5th and 19th May : 3rd, 17th and 31st

Just turn up or phone Guy on: 07717 547861. In the event of a walk

being cancelled due to bad weather, call this mobile number where

a message will be left on its voicemail advising you of a

cancellation. Or Email: [email protected]

Honour Our Troops

We're all busy with The Poppy Project, but we still found time to host a Coffee Morning on the 27th January which raised just over £300 so thank you to everyone who attended, donated and gave a helping hand as we really do appreciate everyone's efforts. Our next Coffee Morning is on the 21st April so if you have any items for the tombola or raffle between now and then just pop them in to Ann Martinson at 16 Priory Bank, Coldstream or contact her on 01890 883941. We are still looking for Marshals, so if you are over 18 and fancy giving up a little bit of your time then get in touch. It is lots of fun, benefits the communities that we do it for and adds to your talents and skills. Thank you all for your support throughout the year.





24 Feb Parish Church Guild PCH 03 Mar Victoria Lodge BL 10 Mar Coldstream Bowling Club BL 17 Mar Coldstream Twinning Assoc. BL 24 Mar Coldstream Junior Football Club BL 31 Mar Lodge St John BL 07 Apr Presenting Coldstream BL 14 Apr Parish Church Guild PCH 21 Apr Honour Our Troops BL 28 Apr Coldstream SWI BL

05 May B.A.V.S. BL 12 May Gateway - Coldstream in Bloom BL 19 May Breast Cancer Now EC 26 May Coldstream Girl Guides BL

BL - British Legion, CC - Community Centre, EC - Eildon Centre, PCH - Parish Church Hall.

These dates are taken from the Town Diary. It is sometimes very difficult to decipher this diary! So please, in the diary, clearly state your ORGANISATION’S FULL TITLE & YOUR VENUE. This will help the CCN greatly.

COLDSTREAM COFFEE MORNINGS

PARISH CHURCH GUILD The Guild meets twice a month on Wednesday evenings at 7.00 pm in the Parish Church Hall. Our meetings are open to everyone, male or female, everyone is welcome! 2018 opened with the Guild welcoming David Taverner who gave a most interesting talk on the people and the Church that he attended when he went to London to work as a young man. He certainly came across some interesting and well known folk! As a departure from the norm on 24th January the Guild enjoyed a Burns Lunch at the Newcastle Arms Hotel instead of an evening meeting. This was voted a great success! On 14th February the Guild will welcome Phil McLean who will show his Wildlife Slides and on 28th February Louise Washington is giving a demonstration of Needle Felt Craft. On 14th March Hamish Reid, one of the Volunteer Guides, will be talking about the History of Abbotsford and showing his slides. March 28th is our A.G.M. Our Outing this year is on Saturday 7th July and is to Kellie Castle which is near Pittenweem in Fife. Look out for posters nearer the time! The Guild is holding 2 coffee mornings, one on Saturday February 24th and one on Saturday April 14th, in the Church Hall at 10.30 a.m. Any donations for the Cake Stall or Raffle will be gratefully received. Helen Park

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