2015 Borders Book Festival
The nationally-recognised book festival just completed its twelfth year, and included a packed schedule featuring some of the UK's top writers.
The nationally-recognised book festival just completed its twelfth year, and included a packed schedule featuring some of the UK's top writers.
Famous writers, performers and plenty of books will be in the Scottish Borders this weekend, as the Borders Book Festival gets underway.
It's the festival's 12th year, and it begins today, and continues through Friday and over the weekend.
The festival's biggest ever programme includes talks from Peter Snow, Andrew Marr, Patricia Hodge, Jenny Colgan and Rory Bremner.
Political figures like Alex Salmond and Gordon Brown will also be there.
This year's the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, and Lewis Carroll's classic novel will be celebrated with treasure hunts, and costumed characters meeting children.
The festival is taking place at Harmony Gardens in Melrose.
Weak weather fronts try to push in over the next 36 hours, but high pressure remains in charge - warm & relatively settled weather continues
The target is to raise £110,000 for a statue in honour of Carlisle-born footballer Kevin Beattie who died last September.
He's taking to the skies to raise awareness of elderly residents who struggle to heat their homes during the winter months.