| Horse riding stables in Birgham (0.5 miles) | http://www.saintfoinridingstables.co.uk/ |
| Fishing on the river Tweed | http://www.fishtweed.co.uk/ |
| Sustrans - National Cycle Route information | http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1090515197515 |
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| Mrs Veitch, Old School House bed and breakfast | Eccles Road, Birgham, Coldstream
Berwickshire, TD12 4NF
Tel: +44 (1890) 830612
Tel: +44 (7791) 642173
Fax: +44 (1890) 830612
E-Mail: lynneandarchy@oldschoolhouse1.wanadoo.co.uk |
| Mrs Ford, Saint Foin bed and breakfast (0.5 miles) | Saint Foin, Birgham, Coldstream
Berwickshire, TD12 4ZH
Tel: +44 (1890) 830209
Mobile: +44 (7854) 615369
Fax: +44 (1890) 830209
E-Mail: janford@hotmail.com |
| Mrs Mills, Fernyrig Farm bed and breakfast (1.5 miles) | http://tinymce.moxiecode.cp/mce_temp_url |
| Lochton self catering cottages (1 mile) | http://www.lochton.net/index.htm |
| Edenmouth holiday cottages (2.5 miles) | http://www.edenmouth.co.uk |
| Hendersyde self catering farm cottages (5 miles) | http://www.hendersyde.co.uk |
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| Local bus services | http://www.munrosofjedburgh.co.uk/pdf/67kel%20apr07.pdf |
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| Kelso Medical Centre (6 miles) | http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/view_item.aspx?item_id=16327 |
| Coldstream Medical Centre (3 miles) | http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/view_item.aspx?item_id=16156 |
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| Kelso High School (6 miles) | http://www.kelso.scotborders.sch.uk/ |
| Berwickshire High School (Duns - 12 miles) | http://www.berwickshirehighschool.org.uk/ |
| Eccles Primary School (3 miles) | Primary School, Eccles, KELSO, TD5 7QS. Tel: 01890 840224 |
| Coldstream Primary School (3 miles) | http://www.axcis.co.uk/22296.html |
| Edenside Primary School (Kelso - 6 miles) | http://www.axcis.co.uk/24494.html |
| Broomlands Primary School (Kelso - 6 miles) | http://www.axcis.co.uk/20186.html |
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| Scottish Borders Council (for local services) | http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/ |
| Online Borders (Host for this web site) | http://www.onlineborders.co.uk/site/home/page |
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| Local Royal Mail Delivery Office (Coldstream - 3 miles) | Guards Road, Coldstream, TD12 4EQ. Tel: 01890 882 408
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Newspapers are available from Doris Brydon, 1 Treaty Park from 7 am every day. |
Milk, eggs and other produce can be delivered by Pete Johnston, again in Treaty Park, tel. 01890 830314. |
| Waldie Family Butcher’s van visits the west end on Fridays around 13:45. |
| An Eyemouth fish van also comes to Birgham on Thursdays 11:00-12:00. |
| The primary school bus for Coldstream picks up at the bus stop at the west end of village at 8.05 am and also at the east end of the village shortly afterwards. |
| The bus for Berwickshire High School picks up at the same places from 8.10 am. (See above links for other bus services). |
| The refuse collection and kerbside recycling is on Wednesday mornings. |
| The nearest skips for dumping rubbish are at the Council yard in Duns (a bi-weekly service is also available in the Knowes car park in Kelso). Further details from www.scotborders.gov.uk/recycling |
| The mobile library visits every 3 weeks on a Monday afternoon – 13:00-14:00. |
| The Post box is located on the north side of the main street beside the 'phone box - collections at 5:30pm (not Sunday). |
| Nearest Post Office counters are in Eccles (3 miles), Coldstream (3 miles) and Kelso (6 miles). |
| Community Council - The views of Birgham and consultation with the Scottish Borders Council are communicated through the Leitholm, Eccles and Birgham Community Council. Monthly meetings are held in the villages in turn. Birgham is represented by: Wendy Ratter, Barbara Lowdon and Colin Hewat. Further details from: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/life/communitycouncil/index.html |
| Political - Birgham is in the Mid Berwickshire ward and is represented by Trevor Jones (Cons), Donald Moffat (SNP) and Frances Renton (Lib Dem) on the Scottish Borders Council. Tel: 01835 826 505/826 565. Further details from http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/ |
MSP - John Lamont is the Scottish Conservative & Unionist member of the Scottish Parliament for Roxburgh and Berwickshire. Tel:01835 823 267. E-mail address: john.lamont@scottishconservatives.com |
| MP - The MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is Michael Moore, Liberal Democrat. Contact details and further information at http://www.michaelmoore.org.uk/ |
| MEPs - Scotland is represented at the European Parliament by: David Martin, Ian Hudghton, Struan Stevenson, Catherine Stihler, Elspeth Atwool, Alyn Smith and John Purvis CBE. Further details at http://www.europarl.org.uk/ |
