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Maths Activities

August 29, 2024 No Comments
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Maths Week Scotland

August 28, 2024 No Comments
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Internationally renowned authors launch new initiative to inspire Scotland’s future literary greats at national storytelling centre

March 11, 2024 No Comments

Acclaimed authors Sir Alexander McCall Smith, Julia Donaldson, Jackie Kay, Damian Barr and Alan Windram are today (Monday 11 March 2024) supporting the launch of

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The King and Queen keep Scotland’s stories alive on tenth anniversary visit to The Great Tapestry of Scotland

July 7, 2023 No Comments

The King and Queen keep Scotland’s stories alive on tenth anniversary visit to The Great Tapestry of Scotland The Great Tapestry of Scotland, where the

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New Great Tapestry of Scotland panel to be revealed at tenth anniversary visit by The King and Queen

July 4, 2023 No Comments

The King and Queen will visit the Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre in Galashiels, the Scottish Borders on Thursday 6 July 2023. Their Majesties’

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GREAT SCOT! National Visitor Attraction proves the future is in the past

June 27, 2023 No Comments

Pioneering educational initiative inspires over 1,000 Borders children to become the great historians, digital innovators, business leaders & tour guides of the future After just

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Summer Fun – Kids go free!

June 20, 2022 No Comments

Summer Fun at the TapestryKids under 14 go free from 1st July – 14th August Children must be accompanied by a paying adult This summer,

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Yarn Worth Spinning Exhibition Opens July 6th

June 2, 2022 No Comments

As part of VisitScotlands Year of Stories 2022 and in collaboration with Heriot Watt University, School of Textile and Design we are excited to begin

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Borders pupils to become pioneers of the global tourism metaverse with The Great Tapestry of Scotland and Inspire Learning

May 16, 2022 No Comments

The Great Tapestry of Scotland and the award-winning Inspire Learning team at Scottish Borders Council are set to put young people, local stories and technology

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Listen about the Tapestry on BBC Radio 4

April 22, 2022 No Comments

The Great Tapestry of Scotland was delighted to feature on BBC Radio 4’s The Museums that Make Us. In the final programme of the series

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