News and Events

The Mills of Tweeddale Presentation  -  Tuesday 18th March 2025

This month, it was two years since the launch of the Mills of Tweeddale Project. The Peebles Civic Society celebrated the anniversary, at its third public meeting of the 2025/25 season, with a round-up of what the Project has achieved during the last two years.  Stephen Scott, Anthony Newton and Steve Dube gave presentations on behalf of the Society while Ross McGinn of the Innerleithen Community Trust talked about their exciting new plans to create an Innerleithen Mill Lade Trail.
The event was a sell-out with all 268 tickets reserved and over 240 people in attendance on the night. The Eastgate was filled to the rafters, once again proving that there is still a great deal of interest in the history of the Mills of Tweeddale and our local textile heritage.
Image of ‘Ballantyne Darners’ courtesy of Mr. Eric Stevenson, Peebles.
The Mills of Tweeddale Project is jointly funded by the Peebles Civic Society and the Scottish Borders Council Neighbourhood Support Fund.

New Book Release

Members may be interested to note that local historian and writer, Mrs. Sandra Whitnell, has released a new book titled, " Not Just a Modest Country House: the social history of Kingsmeadows House, Peebles 1795 - 2011". Sandra has been a long-time supporter of the Peebles Civic Society and made a significant contribution to our heritage project that celebrated Peebles High Street in 2013/2014. The book is available from Whities Books & Crafts (Peebles) or from Amazon. The cost is £5 and all proceeds from the sale will pass to the Peeblesshire Food Bank - highly recommended.

Committee Meetings

The committee will be holding its next meeting on Tuesday the 17th of June at 7.30pm. If you have any concerns, or would like to contact the committee, please contact us.