Using borders as a focus, we walked, cycled and scooted to support girls’ education in Malawi. See the participants here >>>>>
Links to blogs by Daphne, Sally, Carol and Fran.
Cycling the Scotland-England border, followed by some readings from The Book!
We are delighted to be one of the two beneficiaries of the royalties from this fascinating book about the Scotland-England border.
It’s great to see people getting really involved with borders, long and short.
Adventures as part of #Borders22
- Various groups cycled/walked some or all of the Scotland-England border
- Various people cycled/walked/scooted the Edinburgh-Leith boundary
- Fran cycled across 7 country borders
- Carol virtually walked Offa’s Dyke
- Jean walked the boundary of the Black Isle
- Daphne tri-cycled a star of East Lothian
- Ishbel cycled the Hebridean Way (Western Isles)
- Andrea and Ashley cycled the Prime Meridien through London
- Sam and Moira cycled around the Isle of Man
- Brian cycled borders in Scotland-England and in France
- Sally walked the Berlin Wall, virtually, around Edinburgh
You can donate here, or find someone’s page on that same link and support them!
Around the Tweed and the Border
A circular 20-mile ride around the border from Berwick on Tweed – 25th June 2022. Great fun was had by all!
Alasdair Allan read from Tweed rins tae the Ocean at Berwick library on Friday 24th June – 3.30 pm. Tweed rins tae the Ocean is still available at Grieve’s bookshop on Church Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Alasdair Allan read from Tweed rins tae the Ocean at Paxton House on Sat 25th June
Photo by: DarrenChapmanPhotography
Leith-Edinburgh Boundary
From 1833 to 1920 Leith was an independent burgh. It’s not possible to follow the old boundary exactly. However, it is possible to follow it quite closely.