Abbotsford House will host the 2021 edition of the Borders Book Festival, organisers have announced. Photo: Helen Barrington THE Borders Book Festival will move from its traditional venue this year, organisers have announced. The 2021 edition of the Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival had been due to take place at Harmony Garden, Melrose, in September. But organisers have now announced that the festival will be moved to Abbotsford, with it set to take place between November 2-7. It is hoped “that Abbotsford will be able to welcome audiences”, say organisers.
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Annie Drummond, of Peebles, raised a glass of bubbly to mark the special occasion in Dovecot Court. The youngest child of Jessie and Arthur Smith, Annie was born in Peebles Northgate and had four siblings – her brothers Jackie and Arthur, and sisters Jessie and Jeanie. Tragedy soon followed Annie’s arrival when a week after she was born, her father drowned in the River Tweed. This wasn’t the only heartache the family suffered, as her brother Arthur died of whooping cough as a young boy. Annie served in the Second World War in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and carried out sentry duty at night, keeping watch for enemy planes flying over.