Quick pit stop at Pearson’s the Coal (as I still call it) mid belting around the constituency talking to local farmers, Berwickshire Marine Reserve, fabulous residents at local coffee mornings, posties, cabbies, dog walkers and anyone that I see. Really
Vote for Ellie Merton, Independent, for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk in the Scottish Borders on Thursday 04 July, 7am-10pm #EM4BRS #RestoreNatureNow #CreativityForLife #RevatiliseUK&EU #SavePalestine #SaveNHS #EndPoverty #DoubleBlockGrant
Many positive memories have been popping up on Facebook for this time of year from over the decades, but today’s reminder of the weekend immediately after the EU Referendum is pretty miserable, but apposite. Below is my FB post from
I am so grateful to Scottish Borders Chamber of Commerce for hosting such an intesting and brilliantly testing hustings, that really made all us candidates think and work out exactly how to help the many and varied types of business
The third and final hustings of the election is near my home in the fabulous fishing village of Eyemouth: 7pm, Tuesday 02 July at the EU Church, Albert Road, Eyemouth, TD14 5DB. Email questions BEFOREHAND to eucongregational@gmail.com for Rev Ruaridh
Had some fabulous Eyemouth fishing village conversations this morning, but this afternoon had yet another longstanding orchestral playing commitment, this time in Edinburgh. I am SO lucky to be able to play the most stonking repertoire with some of the
I had intended to get across to Ettrick, but only got as far as a gorgeous village, not far from Kelso, where I door-knocked the whole lane and learnt an inordinate amount of useful, enlightening, fascinating, troubling and important information
Much as I’d love to, I don’t have the funds to visit every restaurant and cafe in the region to nosh on fabulous local produce, beautifully prepared. Believe you me, if I had the cash, I’d be out there enjoying
Terrific day chatting to constituents in the east of the constituency, purposefully mainly farmers to hear directly from them what they’re up against. My manifesto ideas seem workable for them, so I’m on the right track there. But, my god,
Happy Summer Solstice! At last I feel well enough tomorrow to get back out there and canvass like it’s 199..7 again, or something. I have spent the last four days trying to get my health back on track at home,