January 2020

the
magazine
Peebles Old
Parish Church of
Scotland
with
Eddleston Parish
Church of Scotland
January 2020

Daily
Worship
in Peebles Old Parish,10am
Daily Worship Leaders Jan/Feb.
Mon 6th Marjorie Renton Mt 12:14-21 January
Tues. 7th Frances Carrol John 6:30-33,48-51
Wed. 8th Wilma Barrett John 7:37-52
Thur. 9th Tom Fairbairn John 8:12-19
Fri. 10th Alistair Robertson John 10:7-17
Sat. 11th Pauline Copeland John 14:6-14
Mon.13th Geoff Goldstraw John 2:23-3:15
Tues. 14th Isabelle Coghill John 3:16-21
Wed. 15th Mary Wight John 22-36
Thur 16th Janette Cameron John 4:1-15
Fri. 17th Charles Aitchison John 4:16-26
Sat. 18th Elizabeth Parker John 4:27-42
Mon. 20th Lily Swinney John 4:43-54
Tues. 21st Haisley Moore John 5:1-18
Wed. 22nd Marjorie Renton John 5:19-29
Thur.23rd Frances Carrol John 6:30-47
Fri. 24th David Donaldson John 6:1-15
Sat. 25th Rachael Forsyth John 6:16-27
Mon. 27th Alistair Robertson John 6:27-40
Tues. 28th Mary Wight John 6:41-51
Wed. 29th Wilma Barrett John 6:52-59
Thur. 30th Tom Fairbairn John 6:60-71
Fri. 31st Charles Aitchison John 7:1-13
Sat . 1st Pauline Copeland John 7:14-36 February
Mon. 3rd Geoff Goldstraw Luke 2:22-40
Tues. 4th Isabelle Coghill John 7:38-8. 11
Wed. 5th Janette Cameron John 8:12-20
Thur. 6th Lily Swinney John 8:21-32
Fri. 7th David Donaldson John 8:33-47
Sat. 8th Elizabeth Parker John 8:47-59
From early in its history, the church has developed forms of daily worship. At the
Reformation, the people were encouraged to join in daily worship in their parish
churches, and the 1564 book of Common Order made provision for daily services.

Pastoral letter
January 2020
At its meeting on Tuesday 3 December the Presbytery of Melrose and
Peebles approved its new Presbytery Plan. This process is a response to
a triple whammy facing the Church, namely, too many buildings, too
few ministers and a declining membership. One day, we trust, the tide
will turn but meantime difficult decisions are required the better to
resource the Church for mission and service. Readers of Life and Work
will have noted that a similar rationalisation is underway in the central
administration. Plans are also being developed radically to reduce the
number of presbyteries from the present 49. With regard to this last
mentioned exercise I find it hard to resist a wry smile. Twenty years ago
I acted as clerk to a working group developing just such a scheme. As I
recall 12 presbyteries was the number then arrived at, but the plan got
short shrift and sank without trace – until now. Truly, the mills of God
grind slowly!
The Melrose and Peebles Presbytery Plan sees the congregation of Stobo
and Drumelzier added to the current linking of Eddleston and Peebles
Old, with permission to call a minister on the basis of a seven year
reviewable tenure. Indeed, the Presbytery has taken the view that all
current and future vacancies should be thus filled as it allows for greater
flexibility where opportunities for readjustment arise. At the same time,
when a review point arrives an extension of the minister’s tenure is one
of options for consideration.
The good news, therefore, is that come the turn of the year we should
be able to make a start to the process of formalising the link with Stobo
and Drumelzier and then move on to the business of calling a minister. I
am certainly keen that this should not be overly prolonged.
Not so good news, of course, has been the shocking fire at Peebles High
School. Credit is due to the school authorities that premises were safely
evacuated but, inevitably, the aftermath has become a real headache
for the Council in terms of finding temporary accommodation for over a
thousand pupils. Along with other local churches we were approached by
officials and readily agreed to enter into an arrangement which allows
eighty S1 and S2 pupils to be taught in the MacFarlane Hall. Inevitably
this has caused disruption to regular users of the Hall but, as could have
been anticipated, there has been an impressive show of solidarity in
terms of doing what we can to minimise disruption to the education of
our young people. At time of writing it looks as if the Hall will be needed
until the end of January at least.

Still on the subject of the High School I was very pleased to welcome
staff and pupils to their Christmas service on 19th December. It was a
most imaginative and lively affair led largely by senior pupils who gave
an imaginative hi-tech video presentation of the Christmas story,
interspersed with enthusiastic carol singing. Despite the School’s current
woes it was good to be part of such an energetic and enthusiastic
company. The spirit of Christmas was certainly alive and well!
Grace and Peace be with you all,
Finlay
News from
Peebles & Eddleston
What we’re up to.
A Bite and a Blether
A Bite and a Blether resumes on Wednesday 8th January from 11.30am
- 1.00pm in Eddleston Village Hall. For a minimum donation of £3.00
come along and enjoy a bacon roll or vegetarian alternative, home
baking, tea or coffee and some great camaraderie. The Primary 7s from
Eddleston Primary School will continue to come down once a month to
help out. A carry out service is available too. A warm welcome awaits
all age groups.
Christian Aid Week 10 – 16 May 2020
Peebles and District Christian Aid Committee will be holding a planning meeting for
Christian Aid Week 2020 on Thursday 23 January in the Leckie Memorial Church
Hall at 7.30 pm. Anyone who has an interest in Christian Aid, or who might like to
help us this year, or who has any ideas for fund raising will be made very welcome
at this meeting.
Nancy Hutchinson (nancy.hutchinson@btinternet.com)
Craft Group at Eddleston
The Craft Group will meet at 1.30pm on Thursday 9th & 23rd January respectively
at the home of Christine Donnelly. For further information contact Jo Oliver 01721
730696.
Dovecot Court
Outreach work continues to be popular with residents and Friends at Dovecot
Court. Christine Donnelly and Cate MacLean regularly guide everyone through the
complexities of crocheting and armchair exercises respectively. Sincere thanks are
extended to Christine and Cate for giving of their time to share their skills.

Mindfulness Group
The Mindfulness group will meet at 7.00pm on Tuesday 14th & 28th January
respectively at the home of Rosemary Fowler, 2 The Glebe. Eddleston. For further
information contact Christine Donnelly 01721 730764.
An Hour with Fiona Sinclair and Friends
The third concert in our series 'An Hour with...…….' is on Sunday 26th January at
2.00pm in Eddleston Parish Church. It will feature Fiona Sinclair on accordion along
with Shona Sinclair - piano, Lily Jones – flute, Jamie Webster - accordion, Jessie
Anderson - clarsach, Emily Anderson - fiddle and members of Eddleston Voices.
The concert will celebrate the music and poetry of Robert Burns. Entry is by
donation and all proceeds go to Eddleston Parish Church.
Christmas Fair Thanks
Many thanks to all who supported the
Christmas Fair on Saturday 7 December.
The sum of £903.84 was raised for Church
funds.
Chat in the Hat
The informal discussion group will resume on Wednesday 5th February
at 7.30pm in the church. Bring along a topic, put it into the hat, and
enjoy the enfolding discussion. Nibbles are invited but BYOB. A small
donation is invited.
Creative Generations Bite Sized Entertainment at Eddleston
The Project, run in conjunction with the Eastgate
Theatre, was a great success. Sheila Sapkota and
her son, Keira, treated a full Village Hall to a feast
of Scottish and Irish music alongside a selection
of very amusing stories about some of her musical
experiences. The photograph shows Sheila with
Clemetine Greaves from the Junior Choir who was
invited to play.
Eddleston Voices and Junior Choir
Both choirs have been busy during December. They have entertained at Dovecot
Court, taken part in 'An Hour with Eddleston Voices, Junior Choir and Friends, sung
in Tesco and in church. £200 and £63.65 was raised from 'An Hour with …. & Tesco
for church funds. Both choirs resume on Thursday 9th January at 4.30pm and
7.30pm respectively.
Thanks to the Barony Castle Hotel
The Kirk Session is very grateful to Barony Castle Hotel for organising a Car Boot
Sale and Craft Fair recently to help church funds. £240 was raised. A sincere thank
you is extended to all involved.

Kirk Session Report
20th November 2019
The Session was updated on the progress of one of our number – Geoff Goldstraw
who is undergoing treatment. The best wishes of the Session are sent to Geoff
and his family.
TOPCOP Finance Report – Statement of Financial Activities for Quarter to 30
September
The amount of gift aid due to be recovered for the quarter was £3,166 and this
had now been received.
Taking that into account, the income for the 9 months was £84,123, which was
very close to the budget, but was about £2,500 below the total income for the
same period last year. This year a legacy of £2,000 was included, so the reduction
on normal income was £4,500 which must be a concern.
On the expenditure side, the actual costs were close to budget overall, but Fabric
and Maintenance costs were already ahead of the full year’s budget and allowing
for further accounts which will be paid before the year end, the total for the year
would be about £12,600, compared to the annual budget of £7,000.
Income £2,536 was lower and expenditure was £4,557 higher, a total of £7,093
worse than the previous year for the same period.
A reduction of £3,000 in the Ministries contribution had been agreed by
Presbytery, but the higher Fabric and Maintenance costs would more than offset
that saving. As far as the final outcome for the whole year was concerned, the
final deficit is likely to be somewhat higher than the original projection of just
over £11,000, possibly as much as £13,000. This was substantially higher than
last year’s actual which was £1,430.
As a consequence action would have to be taken early next year to improve
income, while controlling costs. It was agreed that the Interim Treasurer would
write an article for the Magazine, setting out the present position and the need for
improvement.
Consolidated Fabric Fund - The amount standing to our credit at the Consolidated
Fabric Fund Revenue Account held by the Church of Scotland General Trustees
was £4,785. This would be transferred to the current account at the Bank of
Scotland shortly.
Presentation to Calum Macdougall - The amount collected was £3,855 and a
cheque for that amount had been passed to Calum. Those figures are not included
in the Statement as the receipts are cancelled out by the final payment.
Bank Balances - The credit balance as at 20 November on the Treasurer’s Account
was £15,063.11. That compared to £19,759 at the same time last year. The
balance on the Outreach Account was £9,141.10
Gas and Electricity supply contracts - The Trustees have negotiated new contracts
with Scottish Hydro for gas and Opus for electricity.

There were 2 issues to be discussed regarding the fabric of the building – the
replacement sign for the disabled access ramp – this was carried forward to next
year. Also the possibility of naming the disabled access after Calum.
Breakfast Church will be held on 19th January 2020 when the Girl Guides will be
making a presentation, and then 19th April when our new Eco Co-ordinator, Neil
Cummings, would be talking to us.
Kirk Session Meeting dates were confirmed: 19th Feb, 10th June, 16th Sept, 18th
Oct & 16th Dec.
Mr Tom Fairbairn updated the Session on the plan going forward to Presbytery
and advised that thoughts were that a 5 year renewable tenure would be too
short – 7 years was suggested to be more appropriate. Presbytery will discuss the
plan in December and a decision should be made by the end of the month.
Peebles Churches Together –
Praying Together – St Peter’s will be holding a ‘Blue Christmas’ service for anyone
for whom Christmas may be a hard time of year. 18th Dec @ 7pm in St Peter’s
and everyone is welcome.
Carol singing will take place outside the Tontine on 21st Dec at 4.30pm –
everyone will be welcome.
Service to mark week of Christian Unity will be on 19th January at 5pm in St
Joseph’s.
World Day of Prayer will be on 6th March in St Andrew’s Leckie.
Palm Sunday procession may be returning in 2020 following the service at the
Cross Kirk.
It was agreed by the Session that the collection from the Nine Lessons and Carols
will go to the Foodbank.
The next meeting will be 19th Feb 2020.
High Days and Holy Days Days
…we note in January
1 January - The naming of Jesus It is Matthew and Luke who tell the story of
how the angel instructed that Mary’s baby was to be named Jesus - a common
name meaning ‘saviour’. The Church recalls the naming of Jesus on 1 January -
eight days after 25 December (by the Jewish way of reckoning days). For in
Jewish tradition, the male babies were circumcised and named on their eighth day
of life.
For early Christians, the name of Jesus held a special significance. In Jewish
tradition, names expressed aspects of personality. Jesus’ name permeated His
ministry, and it does so today: we are baptised in the name of Jesus (Acts 2:38),
we are justified through the name of Jesus (1 Cor 6:11); and God the Father has
given Jesus a name above all others (Phil 2:9). All Christian prayer is through
‘Jesus Christ our Lord’, and it is ‘at the name of Jesus’ that one day every knee
shall bow.

1 January - Have you ever wondered where the name ‘Jesus’ comes
from?
The name Jesus is a transliteration of a name that occurs in several languages. It
is of Hebrew origin, ‘Yehosua’, or Joshua. Or there is the Hebrew-Aramaic form,
‘Yesua’. In Greek, it became ‘ Ἰησοῦς’ (Iēsoûs), and in Latin it became ‘Iesus’.
The meaning of the name is ‘Yahweh delivers’ or ‘Yahweh rescues’, or ‘Yahweh is
salvation’. No wonder the angel Gabriel in Luke 1:26-33 told Mary to name her
baby Jesus: “because He will save His people from their sins”.
6 January – Epiphany On 6 th January we celebrate Epiphany – the visit of the
Wise Men to the baby Jesus. But who were these Wise Men? No one knows for
sure. Matthew calls them ‘Magi’, and that was the name of an ancient caste of a
priestly kind from Persia. It wasn’t until the third century that they were called
kings – by a church father, Tertullian.
Another church father, Origin, assumed there were three – to correspond with the
gifts given. Later Christian interpretation came to understand gold as a symbol of
wisdom and wealth, incense as a symbol of worship and sacrifice, and myrrh as a
symbol of healing – and even embalming. Certainly, Jesus challenged and set
aright the way in which the world handled all three of these things. Since the 8th
century, the Magi have had the names Balthasar, Caspar and Melchior.
6 January – Where did the Wise Men come from? Magi from the East – it
isn’t a lot to go on. The Magi had originally been a religious caste among the
Persians. Their devotion to astrology, divination and the interpretation of dreams
led to an extension in the meaning of the word, and by the first century the Magi
in Matthew’s gospel could have been astrologers from outside of Persia. Some
scholars believe they might have come from what was then Arabia Felix, or as we
would say today, southern Arabia.
It is true that in the first century astrology was practised there, and it was the
region where the Queen of Sheba had lived. She of course had visited Solomon
and would have heard the prophecies about how one day a Messiah would be
born to the Israelites and become their king.
Matthew’s gospel (chapter 2) is clear that the Magi asked Herod: ‘Where is the
One who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have
come to worship Him.’ So it is possible that in southern Arabia the Queen of
Sheba’s story of how a Messiah would one day be sent to the Israelites had
survived. Certainly, there are a number of other early legends that connect
southern Arabia with Solomon’s Israel.
To many people this makes sense: that the ancient stories of a Messiah, linked to
later astrological study, prompted these alert and god-fearing men to the
realisation that something very stupendous was happening in Israel. They
realised that after all these centuries, the King of the Jews, the Messiah, was
about to be born.
One more interesting thing that gives weight to the theory that the Magi came
from southern Arabia is this: if you study any map of Palestine as it was during
biblical times, you will find that the old Arabian caravan routes all entered
Palestine ‘from the East’.
25 January – The Conversion of St Paul January is a month of the beginning
of great things! As well as the naming of the Son of God, we celebrate the

conversion of the greatest ever apostle of the Christian faith. Many books have
been written on Paul, and here is the briefest of introductions.
He was a Jew, born as ‘Saul’ at Tarsus, and brought up by the rabbi Gamaliel as a
Pharisee. A devout, fanatical Jew, Saul persecuted the Christians, and watched
with satisfaction the first Christian martyrdom, the stoning of Stephen. Then on
his way to Damascus Saul had a vision of Christ that stopped him, literally, in his
tracks. He realised that this Jesus whom he was persecuting was in fact the
Messiah for whom he had longed.
Saul changed overnight. He took a new name, Paul, and became an evangelist
for the cause of Christ. He became a leader in the early Church, and his special
calling was as an apostle to the Gentiles. He wrote many epistles to the young
churches he founded – and thus, inadvertently, wrote a great part of the New
Testament.
Life as the greatest apostle was hardly full of perks: he was stoned, beaten,
mobbed, homeless, hated, imprisoned, and finally martyred. Tradition has it that
he was beheaded in Rome during the persecution of Nero in AD 64, and buried
where the basilica of St Paul ‘outside the walls’ now stands. His mighty faith in
Christ has kindled similar belief in many hundreds of millions of people down the
centuries.
Gill Hawken’s U3A Easy
Walking Group
David Baird
This Photo by Unknown Author is
On 11 th September, the group assembled at Cardrona and walked past
the MacDonald Hotel to enter fields parallel to the A72 to reach
Horsbrugh Castle on a hilltop in a sheep field. This ruin was one of a
chain of Peel Towers along the Tweed Valley. From this viewpoint,
Neidpath Castle was and is visible to the West, and Nether Horsburgh
Tower and Cardrona Tower were visible to the East.
The likely date of the original construction is the early 1200’s at the
time of Simon de Horsbroc, (probably a Norman). In 1479 Alexander
Horsbrugh of that Ilk is recorded as owner of Horsbrugh Castle.
My interest is in the spelling of the place name, and with the help of
the members of the walking group, it was “deduced” that Hors is
Norman French, meaning “out of” and Brugh probably means Burgh.
So we thought that the Castle (and the family) was named “Out of
Town”.
The name is perpetuated as Horsbrugh Street in Innerleithen. A
prominent politician was Baroness Horsburgh who held office in
government during WW2, and who is commemorated on a plaque
attached to the ruin of the Castle.

Words of Wisdom
Getting Through Your Night-Time Experiences
‘Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.’ Psalm
30:5 NKJV
God is with us during our ‘night-time experiences’. Think about it;
you’ve been knocked down, but by God’s grace you’ve gotten back up.
No matter how dark the night, you’ve lived to see the morning. Times
change and relationships change, but God is always the same, He’s the
one who brought you through every difficulty in the past, and He
promises to be with you every day of the future. Note the words ‘joy
comes’. That means you will rise again and rejoice again.
Your drive to survive comes
from a well that’s already within
you, and the Lord is the One
who fills that well. Let it flow!
You don’t have to make it flow,
just let it flow. Sixteenth-century
English clergyman and historian
Dr Thomas Fuller said, ‘if it were
not for hope, the heart would
break.’- and it always comes. No
matter what you’re going
through right now, don’t give up
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
until you see the morning. It’s at
the end of every dark night and every broken promise – and it always
comes. After every setback, betrayal, and denial – morning will surely
break. Let nothing keep you from believing that! God will dry your tears
and you’ll awake with a new song.
One of the greatest promises in Scripture is this: ‘His compassions fail
not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is
my portion…therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them
that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him’ (Lamentations 3:22-25
KJV). Yesterday ended last night. It’s a new day, so make up your mind
to enjoy it!
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READERS
CHURCH ORDERS (PEEBLES)
January 5 Ronald Ireland
12 Margaret Ireland
19 Frances Carrol
26 Isabelle Coghill
February 2 Wilma Smith Readers will receive the readings
9 Pauline Copeland directly from Jim Cutler.
DUTIES
January
February
16 Alistair Robertson
23 Marjorie Renton
Frances Carrol
Douglas Cunningham
Elizabeth Fairless
Fiona Fleming
Please note: Elders unable to undertake any of the above duties are asked to
arrange for a substitute and let the Session Clerk or Ruth Kerr know. Duty
elders should be in place by 9.30am.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
January 26 Elizabeth Parker Ronald Ireland
THE BELL RINGERS
January 5 Anne Derrick
12 Jeanette Mackison
19 Margaret Anderson
26 Mary Hudson

FORTHCOMING SERVICES EDDLESTON
January
Sunday 5th 11.45am Second Sunday after Christmas. Rev Jim Cutler.
In EDDLESTON VILLAGE HALL. Coffee Served
from 11.15am
Sunday 12th 11.45am First Sunday after Epiphany. Rev Jim Cutler.
Sunday 19th 11.45am Second Sunday after Epiphany. Rev Jim Cutler.
Sunday 26th 10.00am Third Sunday after Epiphany.
Rev Pamela Strachan.
February
Sunday 2nd 11.45am Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Worship4All
Rev Jim Cutler. Coffee Served from 11.15am
FORTHCOMING SERVICES PEEBLES
January
Sunday 5th
Sunday 12th
Sunday 19th
Sunday 26th
February
Sunday 2nd
10.00am Second Sunday after Christmas.
Very Revd Dr Finlay Macdonald
10.00am First Sunday after Epiphany. Rev Jim Cutler.
10.00am Breakfast Church. Breakfast from 9.30am with the
Service at 10am. Kate Rowell, Leader of the
Second Peebles Girl Guides.
Second Sunday after Epiphany.
10.00am Third Sunday after Epiphany
with Sacrament of Holy Communion
Rev Jim Cutler.
10.00am Fourth Sunday after Epiphany.
Rev Jim Cutler.
OFFERINGS
Eddleston
Total Offerings for December 2019 £979.71
Total Offerings for December 2018 £1,016.84
Total offerings for the 12 months of 2019 £9,247.91
Total offerings for the 12 months of 2018 £8,673.87
Increase in offerings over 2018 £574.04
CONGREGATIONAL REGISTERS
Peebles
Death 1 st December Mary Elsie Brunton, Gladstone Place, Peebles.

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Flower Calendar
Convenor: Rachael Forsyth 01721 724693
rachael50forsyth@gmail.com
5 Donor Christmas Flowers
12 Donors
Arranger
Mrs Margaret Ireland & Mrs Shirley Richards
Stephanie Porter
19 Donors
Arranger
Mrs Doreen Thomson & Mr Lawrence Forrest
Fiona Hamilton
26 Donors
Arranger
Mrs Anne Goodburn & Mrs Betty Peat
Rachael Forsyth
2 Donors
Arranger
9 Donors
Arranger
16 Donor
Arranger
23 Donor
Arranger
Mr & Mrs Williamson
Gill Arnott
The MacFarlane Family
Ruth Forsyth
Miss Patricia Lamont
Stephanie Porter
Mrs Rachael Forsyth
Fiona Hamilton
Distributors required
If you can help distribute flowers, please let one of the flower
committee know or phone Rachael Forsyth on 724693

A very warm welcome to
Our Organisations
You’ll receive a warm welcome at any of our groups, whose details are given
below. For further information about each organisation, please see our website
www.topcop.org.uk
Group Where and when we meet Contact
Choir
SHARE
Flower
Committee
Bellringers’
Group
Guild of
Friendship
Traidcraft
Green Team
Toddlers’ Group
Bacon Rolls
Song School
Thursdays 7.30-9.00pm (not July and
August)
We meet in the MacFarlane Hall, once
a month at 2pm on a Sunday
afternoon. Dates will be announced.
Meets once a year as a whole group,
Members take their turn at arranging
the flowers in church each week and
at major religious festivals.
Members take their turn on the
Sunday Bell ringing rota and ring on
other community occasions if they
wish.
Members meet together twice a year.
The Guild visits housebound members
of the congregation. The number of
homes and frequency of visits is
flexible and can easily be arranged to
suit the availability of the Visitor
Members take turns at the purposebuilt
cupboard selling Fairtrade goods
after morning worship each Sunday
Help to provide ideas for each of us to
better care for God’s creation.
MacFarlane Hall
Tuesdays in school terms. 9.30-
11.00am
Friday mornings. Join a team taking
your turn preparing and serving
Bacon Rolls. Each team is ‘on’ once
every 6 weeks. Great fun!
Sarah Brown
(Director of Music)
07597 394059
Cathy Davidson
01896 830419
Rachael Forsyth
01721 724693
Anne Derrick
01721 721075
Elizabeth Fairless
01721 720344
Janette Cameron
01721 722528
Neil Cummings
01896 831771
Please speak to the
Minister or Session
Clerk
Janette Cameron
01721 722528

Who’s Who at Peebles & Eddleston
Interim Moderator:
Very Rev Dr Finlay A J Macdonald
8 St Ronan’s Way
Innerleithen
EH44 6RG
01896 831631 07770 587501
Locum : Rev Jim Cutler
12 Kittlegairy Place
EH45 9LW
01721 723950
07540 497577
revjimc@outlook.com
Session Clerk:
Vivien Aitchison
sessionclerk@topcop.org.uk
Ordained Local Minister:
Rev. Pamela Strachan
Glenhighton, Broughton
ML12 6JF
01899 830423
PStrachan@churchofscotland.org.uk
Organist & Choir Leader:
Sarah Brown
41 March Street, Peebles
07597 394059
music@topcop.org.uk
Church Administrator:
Ruth Kerr
07845 122356
Office: 01721 723986
admin@topcop.org.uk
Roll Keeper/Data Officer:
Alison Duncan
House: 721033
Mobile: 07707 001795
alisonduncan291@gmail.com
Eddleston Treasurer:
Archie Smellie
Hattonknowe, Eddleston.
01721 730282
Bellringers’ Team
Leader:
Anne Derrick
Edderston Road, Peebles
01721 721075
Beadle:
Edward Knowles
56 Eliot’s Park, Peebles.
01721 722860
Eco Church Co-ordinator
Peebles:
Neil Cummings
01896 831 771
carcatnel@yahoo.co.uk
Eddleston Session Clerk,
Organist & Choir
Director: Lorraine
Mulholland
Millbank, Eddleston.
01721 730332
Lorajazz@aol.com
Registered charities (Peebles) SC013316 (Eddleston) SC010081