News and Events

At GWA, we are always proud to support and engage with the vibrant communities across Berwick-upon-Tweed, North Northumberland, and the Scottish Borders. These past few months have been no exception, with our team actively involved in a wide range of local events and initiatives.

This year sees the departure of one of our long standing Partners, Douglas Gould. Douglas, who is based in our Haddington Office, retires on 31 March this year. We recently took some time to chat to him about his long career.

Each year we proudly support National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2026), celebrated in February. As part of this year’s activities, we…

We welcome new colleagues, congratulate long service and achievements, and wish good luck to a retiring colleague.

We are proud to share that Hannah Bass, from our Wealth Department, has been awarded The Certificate in Paraplanning Prize for her exceptional performance in the 2024 examination year.

We welcome new colleagues, congratulate long service and achievements, and wish good luck to a retiring colleague.

Friday, 20 June, saw us hold our annual GWA Golf Day at The Glen Golf Club, North Berwick. It was a glorious, sunny day, and the golf was of a very high standard, despite the blistering conditions.

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Bullen and Toby Douglas have recently completed their qualifications to become Independent Financial Advisers.

We are delighted to announce that Joseph Findlay and Matthew Taylor have been appointed as Partners with effect from 1 June 2025.

The meaning of the Italian word Arrivederci is ‘goodbye, until we meet again’. Since Greaves West & Ayre opened our doors in 1918 we have said goodbye to some long standing members of the team. We started 2025 by saying a fond farewell to two key members of GWA -
Derek Simpson and Brian Tait

Each year we support National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2025 that takes place in February. As part of this, we caught up with Richard Ayre and Roseanne Bennett, both Partners and training leads at Greaves West & Ayre.