Station House Pop-ups!

We had an exciting range of sell-out pop-ups in 2022 at The Station House! Thank you to Lou’s Catering for several successful lunches and dinner events; Stow Brewery bar and bierfest events; a Greek mezze night courtesy of PlatterCo; and even a Nepalese music and food night – what a great year of events! We Read more about Station House Pop-ups![…]

Photograph showing group of people walking towards the Lugate Bridge

Shaping Our Future – Next Stages

COMMUNITY QUESTIONNAIRE – NEXT STAGES We have been overwhelmed by the number of folk and the time you have taken to complete the Community Questionnaire. This has given us a huge amount of information and ideas for our Community Action Plan. The next stage is to share the outputs with you and get your thoughts Read more about Shaping Our Future – Next Stages[…]

Photograph showing group of walkers near Stow

Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2022

Sunday 4th September – Saturday 10th September 2022 Stow Community Trust is delighted to be working with the Festival to host a number of walks in the Stow area. You can download the Festival Brochure here! Events near Stow: Lauder Common – Monday 5th September An undulating circular loop around Lauder Common, the upland grazing land Read more about Scottish Borders Walking Festival 2022[…]

Old Bridge, Stow

Shaping Our Future

Thanks to those who attended the public meeting in Stow on Thursday night when we launched the Community Questionnaire. It was great to see how the questionnaire sparked enthusiastic conversations about the kind of activities and projects we could do to improve our community. Now it’s over to you if you live in the Parish of Read more about Shaping Our Future[…]

Picket Fencing Complete

We’re delighted that our contractors – James Swinton & Co Ltd of Hawick – have completed the picket fencing that now flanks The Station House. The fence extends from both ends of the building as it faces Platform 2, and also encloses an outdoor seating area that is directly accessed from the eatery. We think Read more about Picket Fencing Complete[…]

Community Questionnaire Event

Come and Join In to Plan Our Future! Dates For Your Diary: Fountainhall Village Hall – Wednesday 8th June @ 7pm The Station House, Stow – Thursday 9th June @ 7pm The Parish of Stow Community Council and Stow Community Trust are working together to develop a Community Action Plan, and we need your help! Read more about Community Questionnaire Event[…]

Tenant Recruitment Underway!

As of May 2022 our recruitment process for a tenant for our fully refurbished Station House has been launched, and we are excited to be working with Sandra Reid of Fare Consulting. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a business in this vibrant, popular village with the enthusiastic support of the community, ideally placed Read more about Tenant Recruitment Underway![…]

Stow Station House

Scottish Borders Council Design Award Winners!

Back in February 2022, our Station House project architect, Ben Glennon of Aitken Turnbull Architects and our then chair Helen Corcoran attended the SBC Design Awards held at the Borders Distillery in Hawick. The  Station House project won the Works to an Existing Building category, so well done all the team! Thank you to our talented Read more about Scottish Borders Council Design Award Winners![…]

Jo Noble of Network Rail unveiling Network Rail Community Award plaque

Network Rail Community Award Unveiling

On Thursday 10 March we hosted an event at the Station House with a number of guests from all across Scotland and the UK. The purpose of the event was to formally unveil our plaque for the Network Rail Community Award which we won at the National Railway Heritage Awards. The formal part of the Read more about Network Rail Community Award Unveiling[…]