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Smail’s centre of local history week
01/03/2010
The National Trust for Scotland’s Robert Smail’s Printing Works will be at the heart of Innerleithen’s local history week this March, helping to commemorate the past and present of one of the Borders’ most historic towns.
The National Trust for Scotland’s Robert Smail’s Printing Works will be at the heart of Innerleithen’s local history week this March, helping to commemorate the past and present of one of the Borders’ most historic towns.
The Victorian print works, which is cared for by the conservation charity, will lend its support to several events throughout the week beginning Monday 8 March.
Property Manager Gen Harrison said:
“The Scottish Borders Libraries Local History Weeks are a fantastic way of allowing communities to share their memories while reflecting on how they have been shaped and changed up to the present day. I’m excited that Smail’s will be working in partnership with the Library, School and Community Trust and contributing so much to the events in Innerleithen, given the significant role it held in the past and continues to hold today.”
Visitors to Innerleithen library will be able to see an A to Z of everything the town has to offer drawn by the local primary twos and threes and with tiles and covers printed and bound at the works, as well as the books produced by the Higher Art students of Peebles High School at the site tracing their walk along the river Leithen.
Old photos and memorabilia from the community will also be exhibited in the property’s window alongside a similar display in the library as part of the “Gan the Messages” theme of local history week celebrating the shops and shopping experiences of days gone by.
Members of the Innerleithen Community Trust will give an illustrated talk on the theme on Wednesday 10 March, taking in the shops and characters that populated the high street in days gone by. The talk starts at 19:30 at Innerleithen Church Hall. Tickets are £4 on the door.
The property will also run “Tales from Smail’s”, an illustrated talk delving into its extensive archives and the fascinating stories behind the objects it contains. The talk starts at 19:30 at Innerleithen Church Hall on Saturday 13 March. Tickets are £4 on the door.
The Victorian print works, which is cared for by the conservation charity, will lend its support to several events throughout the week beginning Monday 8 March.
Property Manager Gen Harrison said:
“The Scottish Borders Libraries Local History Weeks are a fantastic way of allowing communities to share their memories while reflecting on how they have been shaped and changed up to the present day. I’m excited that Smail’s will be working in partnership with the Library, School and Community Trust and contributing so much to the events in Innerleithen, given the significant role it held in the past and continues to hold today.”
Visitors to Innerleithen library will be able to see an A to Z of everything the town has to offer drawn by the local primary twos and threes and with tiles and covers printed and bound at the works, as well as the books produced by the Higher Art students of Peebles High School at the site tracing their walk along the river Leithen.
Old photos and memorabilia from the community will also be exhibited in the property’s window alongside a similar display in the library as part of the “Gan the Messages” theme of local history week celebrating the shops and shopping experiences of days gone by.
Members of the Innerleithen Community Trust will give an illustrated talk on the theme on Wednesday 10 March, taking in the shops and characters that populated the high street in days gone by. The talk starts at 19:30 at Innerleithen Church Hall. Tickets are £4 on the door.
The property will also run “Tales from Smail’s”, an illustrated talk delving into its extensive archives and the fascinating stories behind the objects it contains. The talk starts at 19:30 at Innerleithen Church Hall on Saturday 13 March. Tickets are £4 on the door.
