ABOUT US
Reston is a small village of about 200 houses situated in the Eastern Borders area of Scotland; ten miles north of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 47 miles south of Edinburgh it is only a few hundred yards from the main A1 Newcastle to Edinburgh trunk road. Duns the former county town of Berwickshire is some 11 miles west.
Auchencrow is a small village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, by the Lammermuir range of hills, and to the near by village of Reston. Auchencrow works together with Reston to create Reston & Auchencrow Community Council.
Auchencrow, a village in the Coldingham parish, Berwickshire, 2 miles WSW of Reston station, and 3 miles NNW of Chirnside.
Our website has the latest news and events for Reston, Auchencrow & neighboring Community Councils.
Check out the events page for posters and more information.
See the community benefit page
Reston and Auchencrow community council in partnership with Foundation Scotland and Greencoat UK Wind, R.E.S. and S.B.C.
Reston and Auchncrow Community Larder
The Reston and Auchencrow Community Larder is owned and operated by the Community Council Resilient Group.
The Larder opening times are-Mon, 11am until 1pm. Tues, 11am until 12pm. Wed, 11am until 1pm and Saturday, 11 am until 12 pm.
The 'Community Larder has been operating for OVER FIVE years now and has proven to be highly successful. Due to its success and both the present need and future aspirations for the communities we plan to keep it going for as long as it is supported.
We have signed up to get weekly donations through the 'Fareshare' scheme. We thank you for your generosity for such a worthwhile cause.
So please use it, it is for All.
NEWS & EVENTS
LATEST NEWS
last updated - 09/11/2026
News and Information site for Reston & Auchencrow
SEE THE LATEST NEWS ON THE EVENTS PAGE.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Reston and Auchencrow holds its monthly meetings in Reston Village Hall every third Monday of the month at 7:30 PM, except August and December. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Community council next meeting
Monday 16th November 2026.
Flag Flying dates
If you would like us to fly a flag of your choosing, we will consider upon you supplying the flag. -contact us-
From end of September there will be no flags flying due to winter weather.
We will fly the Saltire 31st-1st-2nd January for New Year and again for Burns Night 24th-25th-26th January.
March we only fly Welsh flag for St. David’s day 1st-2nd-3rd... Then on 16th-17th -18th we fly the Irish flag for St Patrick's Day. In November we will fly the Saltire for St Andrew's Day, 29th,30th and 1st December.
Apart from those days no other flag flies until End of March, that’s when we get back to Monthly National flags flying.
April will be the union flag then on 22nd-23rd-24th April we fly St Georges English flag. Normal Flying after that.