West Tweeddale Parishes

Forthcoming Events:

Baby Brunch (02/05/2025 - Fri)

Baby brunch is resuming in West Linton on Friday 26th August in the Old Church Hall on the Lower Green during school term time. This is for parents, grandparents, carers or childminders with babies and/or young toddlers.

Baby brunch provides a warm and welcoming place to come to meet and chat with others and to get to know more people in the village. It also provides the opportunity for children to play and socialise.

Community CoSY Coffee Afternoon (02/05/2025 - Fri)

Our hours are 2pm to 4pm on Fridays, at the Old Church Hall in West Linton. Come along for a chat, cuppa, company and cake! Everyone very welcome, although under 16s need to be accompanied by an adult. Free of charge although donations welcome but not expected. More information from Kate Whalley.

Open Gate Counselling Service (02/05/2025 - Fri)

The Open Gate

The Open Gate counselling service started up in 2019 with financial help from the Church of Scotland’s Go For It Fund, and had been available on Friday afternoons in Newlands Centre, Romanno Bridge for appointments, proving useful for helping a range of problems. As you know, since the onset of Covid, it has continued only as a telephone appointment service which was available throughout the week.

Following discussion at our latest Kirk Session meeting, it was agreed that The Open Gate should continue again back in Newlands Centre on Friday afternoons for face-to-face appointments for a trial period of a few months, and this will start up on a weekly basis from 1st September. Early appointments will be arranged by phoning or texting 07535 898 244

Please make the most of this opportunity!

Use it for yourself or suggest it to friends. Everyone has some sort of problem in their life that could be helped in a relaxed and pleasant way. Sessions remain free and confidential and the client decides when their problem has been helped – often after only 1 session. Some problems can’t be changed eg death of a loved one, physical impairment etc, but folk can be helped to cope more happily with these issues.

Gaelic Psalm Singing (06/05/2025 - Tue)

Are you interested in learning to sing Psalms in Gaelic? Rob MacNeacail leads a session in Carlops Church on a Tuesday evening from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. No prior knowledge of Gaelic is needed as the lyrics are learned phonetically. You can email Rob at or just drop by one of the sessions.

Lent Study - Forgiveness (Broughton) (06/05/2025 - Tue)

Lent Study - Forgiveness (Zoom) (07/05/2025 - Wed)

For Lent we will be discussing Marjorie J. Thompson’s book “Forgiveness, a Lenten Study” in which she takes a close look at our understanding of forgiveness.

There will be two identical programmes lasting six weeks. One will be online using Zoom and the other in person in the Laurelbank Cafe in Broughton. The Zoom sessions will be led by Steven Whalley and Kevin Scott every Wednesday at 7pm starting on 5th March. The Broughton sessions will be led by Isobel Hunter every Tuesday at 10.00am starting on 4th March.

The Zoom link is available from the church office ()

Broughton Bite 'n' Blether (07/05/2025 - Wed)

Organised by Upper Tweeddale Community Council, this is held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 10 o’clock till midday. Come along to Broughton Village Hall for a hot roll, home baking and tea/coffee. Suggested £3 donation. All welcome

Lamancha Community Cafe (07/05/2025 - Wed)

The community cafe run by Lamancha Community Hub is open every Wednesday from 10 am till 2pm and if it's nice weather you can sit outside.

Gathering at Whim Care Centre (07/05/2025 - Wed)

A short, informal little service to be held in the Whim Care Centre on the 1st Wednesday of the month. St Mungos folk have been doing this on the 2nd and 4th weeks. Interested Whim residents are drawn together in the lounge area and have been enjoying this time together.

Margaret Habeshaw will likely be taking her keyboard for some cheerful hymns, but we are in need of folk to lead the singing and we are hoping that we can be joined by one or two from our churches to help with this. Entrance is by the door down the slope at the side of the building. We will be starting at 2 pm, for a service perhaps lasting 30 minutes and we will likely be offered a cup of tea later.”

Wanderings (08/05/2025 - Thu)

Wanderings is a relatively new project being run in partnership with the Church of Scotland parish of Upper Tweeddale. We meet twice a month, once on a Saturday afternoon and once on Thursday or Wednesday mornings followed by an option to join in a community cuppa. If you would like to join a Wander just turn up at Broughtonknowe woods main carpark with warm, waterproof clothing and stout boots with good grip.

The wandering for Thursday 8th May starts at 10.30am and is followed by lunch in Skirling Village Hall.

Skirling Lunch Club (08/05/2025 - Thu)

For one day each month the Skirling Community hosts lunch in the Skirling Village Hall. Anyone is welcome to come along. This is held on the second Thursday of every month at 12:30.

Carlops Café (08/05/2025 - Thu)

Every Thursday afternoon, Carlops Church from 2.30pm until 4.30pm houses an informal tea and chat session. No need to book; come at any time; stay as long as you like; enjoy the company of friends and neighbours.

Our Village Talks in Carlops - The Philosophy of Rudolf Steiner (09/05/2025 - Fri)

Monthly talks and a chance to chat hosted by Carlops Church. Talks will take place at 7.30pm on the second Friday of each month. Suggested donation of £5 to attend a talk.

Friday 9th May, 7.30 pm Running a Village Pharmacy
Martin O'Dwyer from West Linton Pharmacy will talk about his experience of running a village pharmacy.

Carlops Soup Lunch (14/05/2025 - Wed)

This is held in Carlops Church on the second Wednesday of every month throughput the Winter (except December) until further notice. Times are 12.30 to 2.00pm.

There is no charge, but charitable donations are invited. There is no need to book; just turn up; take a cup or choose your soup; drink, eat and chat. As regulars know, places are limited and it can get busy; an early appearance may be the wise strategy

Prayers for the Church in Broughton (19/05/2025 - Mon)

Your Will Be Done

Come and pray with us for and about the future of Broughton Kirk. We meet from 9.45 a.m. to 10.45 a.m. on the the third Monday of each month at Broughton Village Hall.

Coffee Club at the Old Church Hall (20/05/2025 - Tue)

All are welcome to the Coffee Club from 10 to 12am on the third Tuesday of every month in the Old Church Hall, West Linton. Free hot drinks and cakes! This is run by the Citizens Advice Bureau and funded by Scottish Ministers in conjunction with Scottish Borders Council as the Lead Partner for the Local Action Group.

Carlops Drop-In Coffee (31/05/2025 - Sat)

There is a coffee drop-in meeting in Carlops Church on the last Saturday of every month, from 10.30am to 12 noon. Everyone is invited: come and drink coffee, eat scones and cake, chat, enjoy good company. There is no charge, but donations are invited, for pandemic depleted Church funds initially.

The organisers welcome any help you can offer: moving chairs and tables before and after the event; providing scones, cake, biscuits;serving tables. If you can help from time to time, contact Mary Levison or Mary McElroy. Contact details can be found at the bottom of the July 2022 Carlops Church newsletter.

Open Air Service in Newlands (29/06/2025 - Sun)

There will be a picnic followed by an open air service for the whole West Tweeddale linkage at the site of the old Newlands church on Sunday 29th June at 3pm. Parking will be in the car park opposite the current Newlands Church. In the event of the weather not co-operating then we will take refuge for the picnic and service in the current church. Everyone is welcome.

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