Berwickshire Civic Society appoints new Honorary President and Vice President to secure its long term role The BCS Committee are delighted to announce that two key figures in Berwickshire life have agreed to take on Honorary Roles. In the strong tradition of the leadership provided by the late Lady Read more…
A Tribute It is with profound sadness that we say goodbye to Brigid, Lady McEwen, our friend and President of Berwickshire Civic Society. Brigid was all that epitomises the word ambassador: she worked hard to protect and promote the great qualities of Berwickshire, yet her style made it seem effortless. Read more…
Fancy a mug with the Berwickshire flag on it? Or a pen? A sticker? Want to add it to your website or Facebook page? Your email signature? Your products? The flag design is an open source asset for all to use, whether you are an individual, a local community group Read more…
We are grateful to Howden Scotland Limited Insurance Brokers – our new principal sponsor! Howden is one of the largest insurance groups in the world. With more than 200 offices across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland it can provide clients with truly local access. Alexandra Richards, Development Executive, Private Clients Read more…
The new county flag for Berwickshire was raised today at Berwickshire High School in Duns by Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire, Jeanna Swan. Our Chairman, Adrian Smith welcomed everyone to the ceremony. The Society’s William Ramsay and Philip Tibbetts, March Pursuivant Extraordinary, gave a brief history of Berwickshire and the new flag. Read more…
The new county flag for Berwickshire will be officially raised for the first time on Friday 26 April. Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire, Jeanna Swan, will perform the honours in a community event organised by Berwickshire Civic Society – organisers of the competition to design the flag – and Berwickshire High School. Read more…
A design by a Duns Primary School pupil was among the five shortlisted entries in the recent Flag for Berwickshire competition. Organised by Berwickshire Civic Society, the competition invited designs for a new, official county flag. The creator of one of the shortlisted entries was Jack Dixon, who lives in Read more…
The first meeting of 2024 of the Berwickshire Civic Society Committee will take place on Thursday 25 January. The matters to be discussed include: Our plans for 2024 The official flag raising event for the new official flag for Berwickshire Notifications of Monuments at Risk.
We held our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 15 November. As part of the normal rotation of office-bearers, Brian Payne stood down as Chair, and Joy Dobie stood down as Secretary. Adrian Smith has taken on the position of Chair and Jill McColl is now the Secretary, sharing the workload Read more…
This is the new county flag for Berwickshire, following our competition to design the flag. We had nearly 1,000 votes and this one received more than half of all of the votes! We will let you know about our plans to raise the flag for the first time! In the Read more…
