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    Living History Days
    Sat 26 April 2008 - Sat 25 October 2008
    Living History Days As part of a celebration of 500 years of printing in Scotland, visitors can step back in time and meet employees of R. Smail and Sons from 1896. More>
    By applying to take up an apprenticeship here, visitors will be able to view 'the works' as it would have been.

    Dates:
    Saturday 26 April 2008 - Saturday 25 October 2008

    Times:
    The Living History Tours will run on the last Saturday of the month during our open season. 26 April, 31 May, 28 June, 26 July, 30 August, 27 September and 25 October within our normal opening hours of Noon-5pm

    Contact:
    0844 493 2259

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    Printrash! Smail's at the Newhailes Environment Fair
    Sun 18 May 2008
    Printrash! Smail's at the Newhailes Environment Fair Smail’s @ Newhailes bring you printrash More>
    Printing on, from and with the things others throw away with staff from the National Trust for Scotland’s own operational letterpress printers, Robert Smail’s Printing Works.

    Dates:
    Sunday 18 May 2008

    Times:
    11am-4pm

    Contact:

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    Smail's at the Borders Book Festival
    Fri 20 June 2008 - Sun 22 June 2008
    Smail's at the Borders Book Festival Drop-in events to make your own '2008: Year of the Printed Word' Bookplates. More>
    Also workshops to make a mini notebook.

    Dates:
    Friday 20 June 2008 - Sunday 22 June 2008

    Times:
    TBC

    Contact:

    Booking:
    For more information, call 0844 493 2259

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    News
    • - Printworks plays its part in Industrious Innerleithen event

      Robert Smail’s Printworks continues its celebration of 500 Years of Printing in Scotland on a special day to mark Innerleithen’s industrial heritage. The National Trust for Scotland property is holding Victorian themed and print related events on Saturday 26 April.  more>

    • - Living History days - we beg to inform you.......

      Robert Smail’s Printing Works, Innerleithen is celebrating the 500 years of printing in Scotland by staging Victorian living history tours. For the first time visitors to this unique National Trust for Scotland property can literally step back in time and meet employees of R. Smail & Sons from 1896. Customers to R. Smail’s would never go beyond placing their orders in the office, but by applying to take up an apprenticeship here, visitors will be able to view ‘the works’ as it would have been.  more>

    • - 2008: The Year of the Printed Word

      2008 has been designated the Year of the Printed Word by the Scottish Government and ties in with quincentenary of Printing in Scotland. more>

    • - Try something new this year with the National Trust for Scotland

      Land rover safaris, sea kayaking and podcast tours are just a few of the treats on offer at National Trust for Scotland properties this summer and beyond. more>

    • - Pupils go back in time to learn printing trade

      Primary pupils from St Ronan’s, Priorsford and Walkerburn were transported back in time last week at the National Trust for Scotland’s Robert Smail’s Printing Works, Innerleithen.  more>

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