100 Tweed stories collected

A STORYTELLING project is celebrating a major milestone as more than 100 tales have now been collected from communities, including Moffat about their personal connections to the River Tweed.
The Tweed Stories project is part of the wider Destination Tweed initiative, focussing on collating river-based tales and oral histories for an archive that celebrates the Tweed and its surroundings.
Among the stories in the archive is the unveiling of the Moffat Ram, created unintentionally without ears by William Brodie and of a rooftop statue of Robert the Bruce in the same town.
As well as tales of the natural world up and down the river are represented through contributions about wildlife including mute swans, golden eagles, herons and kingfishers.
Jo Scott the team behind the project is particularly keen for young adults, people who work on the land and community groups to add their voices to Tweed Stories.
Sophie Gartshore, Destination Tweed’s communications and digital content manager, said: “Reaching 100 stories is a fantastic milestone and shows just how deeply people care about the history and heritage of the Tweed.
“We know there are many more stories to tell and are keen to hear different perspectives from those who live and work along the river, from children and young people and from those with links to the Tweed over many generations.
“We’re greatly looking forward to discovering more tales of the river and making these available for others to read and be inspired by.”
People can still contribute stories, pictures and video via the Destination Tweed website or via the dedicated Tweed Stories post boxes at Moffat Museum,.
Further information on story-gathering events, and stories collected to date can be viewed on the Destination Tweed website.