Scottish football favourite Pat Nevin will be in the Borders next month for two special appearances at the Berwick Literary Festival. The much-loved winger, who lit up the game for Chelsea, Everton and Scotland, will join pioneering referee Janie Frampton OBE on Saturday 11 October to discuss football, resilience and breaking barriers.

The pair will appear in:

Berwick-upon-Tweed (Salvation Army Hall), 10–11am
Duns (Volunteer Hall), 2–3pm
Tickets are £9 and the Duns event is supported by the Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund.

Nevin, capped 28 times for Scotland and a veteran of the Euro 1992 squad, remains one of the country’s most admired footballing voices. Renowned for his dazzling wing play and intelligence on and off the pitch, he twice won Chelsea’s Player of the Year award before moving into writing, broadcasting and football administration. Today he is a familiar face and voice across the BBC, Radio 5 Live and beyond.

He will be in conversation with Janie Frampton, who made history as only the second woman referee in the men’s professional game in England and was awarded an OBE in 2024 for services to equality for women in sport. Together, they will reflect on their journeys in football and the ongoing fight for fairness and opportunity in the game.

With no Berwick Rangers fixture that day, organisers hope local fans will take the chance to hear two football greats in conversation.

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