AUTHOR EVENT: DODDIE WEIR

Blog · Posted December 10, 2019

We are delighte to announce a surprise ‘end of year’ author event. Local legend, Doddie Weir, will be at Mainstreet 1-2pm on Wed 18th Dec. Signed copies of his new book, The World According to Doddie, plus his bestselling autobiography, will be available to buy. There’s no need to book, just come along and form an orderly queue. Disabled Access information: We operate …

We are delighte to announce a surprise ‘end of year’ author event. Local legend, Doddie Weir, will be at Mainstreet 1-2pm on Wed 18th Dec. Signed copies of his new book, The World According to Doddie, plus his bestselling autobiography, will be available to buy. There’s no need to book, just come along and form an orderly queue. Disabled Access information: We operate …

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HRH Prince Charles visits The Mainstreet Trading Company

Blog · Posted November 19, 2019

Friday 1st Nov, 2019, saw a very special visitor arrive in our little village of St Boswells. 

Friday 1st Nov, 2019, saw a very special visitor arrive in our little village of St Boswells. 

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Edinburgh Revisited

Blog · Posted November 14, 2019

Please join us at Mainstreet on Thurs 5th Dec, to celebrate publication of Edinburgh Revisited with an illustrated talk by photographer, Gordon Hunter. The fruits of a partnership between two Borderers, Gordon Hunter and Don Ledingham, Edinburgh Revisited includes 44 picture-poems of Edinburgh and a selection of work from their previous project, Borders Inheritance.  Gordon and Don have been life-long friends and grew up together …

Please join us at Mainstreet on Thurs 5th Dec, to celebrate publication of Edinburgh Revisited with an illustrated talk by photographer, Gordon Hunter. The fruits of a partnership between two Borderers, Gordon Hunter and Don Ledingham, Edinburgh Revisited includes 44 picture-poems of Edinburgh and a selection of work from their previous project, Borders Inheritance.  Gordon and Don have been life-long friends and grew up together …

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AUTHOR EVENT: EDINBURGH REVISITED

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Please join us at Mainstreet on Thurs 5th Dec, to celebrate publication of Edinburgh Revisited with an illustrated talk by photographer, Gordon Hunter. The fruits of a partnership between two Borderers, Gordon Hunter and Don Ledingham, Edinburgh Revisited includes 44 picture-poems of Edinburgh and a selection of work from their previous project, Borders Inheritance.  Gordon and Don have been life-long friends and grew up together …

Please join us at Mainstreet on Thurs 5th Dec, to celebrate publication of Edinburgh Revisited with an illustrated talk by photographer, Gordon Hunter. The fruits of a partnership between two Borderers, Gordon Hunter and Don Ledingham, Edinburgh Revisited includes 44 picture-poems of Edinburgh and a selection of work from their previous project, Borders Inheritance.  Gordon and Don have been life-long friends and grew up together …

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AUTHOR EVENT: GAVIN PRETOR-PINNEY

Blog · Posted November 5, 2019

Have you ever found yourself gazing up at an extraordinary sky, wanting to know a bit more about why it looks like that? Help is at hand. We are delighted to announce that Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of A Cloud A Day, will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 27th November to talk us through a beginners guide to cloudspotting. In this enlightening and …

Have you ever found yourself gazing up at an extraordinary sky, wanting to know a bit more about why it looks like that? Help is at hand. We are delighted to announce that Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of A Cloud A Day, will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 27th November to talk us through a beginners guide to cloudspotting. In this enlightening and …

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Gavin Pretor-Pinney

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Have you ever found yourself gazing up at an extraordinary sky, wanting to know a bit more about why it looks like that? Help is at hand. We are delighted to announce that Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of A Cloud A Day, will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 27th November to talk us through a beginners guide to cloudspotting. In this enlightening and …

Have you ever found yourself gazing up at an extraordinary sky, wanting to know a bit more about why it looks like that? Help is at hand. We are delighted to announce that Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of A Cloud A Day, will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 27th November to talk us through a beginners guide to cloudspotting. In this enlightening and …

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Flora Shedden

Blog · Posted October 22, 2019

As the nights draw in, please join us for a delicious evening of baking with Flora Shedden (of Bake Off fame) on Thurs 14th Nov. Time and rhythm is at the core of Aran bakery, and for owner Flora Shedden, baking is very much about capturing this time and savouring little moments to yourself. Whether it’s slathering hot butter over freshly baked croissants to …

As the nights draw in, please join us for a delicious evening of baking with Flora Shedden (of Bake Off fame) on Thurs 14th Nov. Time and rhythm is at the core of Aran bakery, and for owner Flora Shedden, baking is very much about capturing this time and savouring little moments to yourself. Whether it’s slathering hot butter over freshly baked croissants to …

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AUTHOR EVENT: FLORA SHEDDEN

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As the nights draw in, please join us for a delicious evening of baking with Flora Shedden (of Bake Off fame) on Thurs 14th November. Time and rhythm is at the core of Aran bakery, and for owner Flora Shedden, baking is very much about capturing this time and savouring little moments to yourself. Whether it’s slathering hot butter over freshly baked croissants to …

As the nights draw in, please join us for a delicious evening of baking with Flora Shedden (of Bake Off fame) on Thurs 14th November. Time and rhythm is at the core of Aran bakery, and for owner Flora Shedden, baking is very much about capturing this time and savouring little moments to yourself. Whether it’s slathering hot butter over freshly baked croissants to …

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Emily Chappell

Blog · Posted October 17, 2019

A London courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race – The Transcontinental – in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortest time possible. On her second attempt, she won the women’s event, covering nearly 4,000 miles in 13 days and ten hours, sleeping in short bursts wherever …

A London courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race – The Transcontinental – in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortest time possible. On her second attempt, she won the women’s event, covering nearly 4,000 miles in 13 days and ten hours, sleeping in short bursts wherever …

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AUTHOR EVENT: EMILY CHAPPELL

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A London courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race – The Transcontinental – in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortest time possible. On her second attempt, she won the women’s event, covering nearly 4,000 miles in 13 days and ten hours, sleeping in short bursts wherever …

A London courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race – The Transcontinental – in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortest time possible. On her second attempt, she won the women’s event, covering nearly 4,000 miles in 13 days and ten hours, sleeping in short bursts wherever …

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