HAWICK REIVERS FESTIVAL - FRIDAY 22ND - SUNDAY 24TH MARCH 2019 BORDERS KITH & KIN
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HAWICK
REIVERS
FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 22ND - SUNDAY 24TH MARCH 2019
BORDERS KITH & KIN
Welcome
Welcome to the 2019 Hawick Reivers Festival
We hope you are all ready to enjoy and participate in this year’s
festival which is jam packed with fun events for all the family
We are delighted to welcome re-enactors from far and wide to the
Reivers Encampment - particularly welcoming back our guests from
Northern Ireland to swell the local ranks and there will also be the
return of some “rough justice” dispensed at our Reivers Trials as
part of the 16th Century Market
Full details of all events are contained in the following pages and
we hope you will take the time to read through and give your support.
For over 300 years, whilst Scotland and England fought battle after battle,
those living on both sides of the border made a living by “reiving” or raiding
their neighbours’ property. They had their own system of laws and justice,
and introduced new words into the English language, such as “bereaved” and
“blackmail”.
Their first allegiance was to their own family and their surname. Kith and Kin
meant everything to them. Their enemies were not the English or the Scots,
Chartered Accountants but any surnames at feud with them, no matter which side of the border they
occupied.
We’ll do the counting Do you have a Border Reiver surname? In 2019 Hawick Reivers Festival welcomes
you to explore your family’s past with us here in the heart of reiving country.
See how they lived and fought. Find their homelands and their strongholds.
Choosing the right accountant is an important decision, that’s why we’d like to Perhaps even meet some of your own kith and kin.
introduce ourselves to you as a firm that is more than qualified to handle all of So lets go Reiving again!
your accountancy needs. We are indebted to Event Scotland Clan Fund, SBC Community Grant
Scheme, Hawick Common Good Fund and all of our local sponsors. Without
As one of the largest accountancy firms in the Borders, we have been advising
their help, the festival would not be possible.
private individuals and businesses alike for many, many years. With a full range
of specialist services, we combine city standards with a genuine understanding
of a rural area.
Accountancy services GALASHIELS T 01896 753374
Audit HAWICK T 01450 372267
Taxation specialists LANGHOLM T 013873 80730 The
HAWICK wilton lodge park
Compliance
Business start ups
PEEBLES
EDINBURGH
T 01721 720947
T 0131 322 1860
PAPER
OWNED AND
EDITED LOCALLY the outdoor heart of hawick
www.thehawickpaper.co.uk
Payroll
Business planning www.hawickreivers.com
E enquiries@jrwca.com Please note that this programme is published in advance and may be subject to change at short notice.
Growing business together www.jrwca.com The organisers cannot be held responsible for any alterations to the programme of events that are deemed necessary.
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Meet the Ghosts
of Liddesdale
& Teviotdale
Ghost Walks
Friday 22nd March - 6.45pm & 8.00pm
Start from Vennel by Textile Tower House
Come and meet the Ghosts of Hawick past and
hear the grizzly and gory stories of our ancestors!
The Ghost walks have proved very popular in previous years
and tickets are likely to sell out fast.
The tours will last approximately 50min and will involve a
short walk. Please dress warmly and bring along a small torch!
Tickets: £4 each or £10 for family of 4 (2 adults and 2 primary age children)
Tickets available from borderevents.com, ILF Imaging and Dorwards, Hawick
Rum Heaven
Rum Tasting (Over 18s Only)
Friday 22nd March - 8.00pm (Doors open 7.30pm)
Good luck & best wishes to The Auld Baths, Bath Street, Hawick
The tasting will include six rums, sourced from Scotland & the Border regions,
all involved in this year’s and advice on the “perfect serve” for each plus cocktail demonstrations.
Tickets: £20 (MUST be booked in advance)
Hawick Reivers Festival Tickets available from borderevents.com, ILF Imaging and Dorwards, Hawick
(Over 18s Only)
RUM HEAVEN
an evening with some of the best rums
created in Scotland & the Borders
www.scottcharters.com 22 March 2019, 7.30pm for 8.00pm
BAR
Raffle
in Hawick Auld Baths, Bath Street
Tickets: £20 (MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE)
available from borderevents.com, ILF Imaging and Dorwards, Hawick
tasting & Cocktail demonstrations
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B DYWISE
BEAUTY AND HOLISTIC THERAPY
Independent NYR CONSULTANT
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16th Century
Let the experts take care of you… because every ‘BODY’ deserves it Market
Calgel Nails - Colour Overlays Advanced LaStone Therapy Saturday 23rd March, 10.30am till 3pm,
Facial Therapy Specialists Indian Head Massage
Hawick High Street, Town Hall Area
Remedial Massage
Manicure/Pedicure/Waxing
Aromatherapy Including Reivers Trials, Live Entertainment, Reivers Games, Local
Fake Bake Spray Tanning
Reiki
Eye Treats & Make Up Trader’s Stalls and Family History Stalls.
Reflexology
Dermalift Facial Lift & Tone Hopi Ear Candles
Eurowave Body Lift & Tone Lava Shell Massage
Reivers
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SAFE, ORGANIC, PARABEN FREE PRODUCTS BY NEAL’S YARD REMEDIES Encampment
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Saturday 23rd March, 10.30am till 3pm, Wee Haugh
Full programme of re-enactments including displays of Musket Drills;
hand to hand skirmishes and mock battles with static displays of life in the
16th Century Border Lands.
COMING APRIL 15 - 20 TH TH
2019 Featuring: Teviotdale Steel Bonnets, Living History Ireland, Best and Worst of
Times, Les Amis d’Onno, Lothian Levy, Time Bandits and the Douglas Retinue
Act 1 Youth Community Theatre present
Reivers Clan &
Family Village
Saturday 23rd March, 10.00am till 3pm, High Street
Meet the Border Clans and Families and learn about their history and also
current activities.
Reivers Procession
Saturday 23rd March, 10.45am till 11am, Hawick High Street
ACT 1 You
ABOUT COMMUNITY THEATRE
th
Opening event 11am Hawick Town Hall area featuring drumming
demonstration by Burnfoot Primary School.
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Re-Enactment
Groups
TEVIOTDALE STEEL BONNETS
This local based living history club, formed in 2009, is going from
strength to strength. The club had its first event in England last
year at Chesters Roman Fort – an event for English Heritage where
the club attended a Border Truce Day re-enactment, complete
with real sheep. The Hawick Reivers Festival is always a favourite
and special event for the club, which kicks off
their 2019 campaign. The group is always eager
to share our passion; to bring alive the 16th
century with our well researched kit (often hand-
made) and tented displays. Come along and ask
a question or two, even try on a steel bonnet.
And if feeling under the weather – enquire for
help and a possible prescribed leech, with the
club’s ever popular barber surgeon, Dr Mort.
LIVING HISTORY IRELAND
We welcome back one of Northern Ireland’s largest re-enactment, living
Come and visit our distillery, the first in the Scottish Borders since 1837. history group covering from Viking to WW2 and all in between attending
See our carefully renovated building and experience its events from March every weekend to November. Taking a keen interest in
industrial heritage as you learn about our distilling process. all periods of Ulster Scots history, they provide tented village dressed camps
for most centuries that show all aspects of life
We are open Monday - Saturday. and have a large collection of hand weapons,
Tours run every hour and cost £12 which includes a 40 minute cannons, musket right up to modern. The camps
have all sorts of industry on show to enhance
tour of the distillery and a dram at the end. the public’s experience such as Black Smith, wool
Online & mobile booking available. spinners, medics with the primitive tools, wood
First tour: 10:00 | Last tour: 16:00 craft, kitchen display how food was prepared
grinding corn and wheat and many more
displays.
Commercial Road BEST OF TIMES WORST OF TIMES
Come to meet the re-enactment group ‘The Best of Times, The Worst of
High Street
Times’. Talk to Sir William Selby and his household. Hear of the jobs and
appointments Sir William held in Berwick during Elizabethan Times. What
raids and troubles did he and his family suffer?
How did his good wife and family cope with the
Parking is available on-site for blue badge holders only. hardships of the times. Sir William also keeps the
For more travel information, see our website. company of one Gerald Charlton, a man known
as ‘Topping’. A man held many times in Hexham’s
Old Gaol and called a rogue on both sides of the
T: 01450 374 330 E: info@thebordersdistillery.com www.thebordersdistillery.com Border, but a man always found NOT guilty! Let
Commercial Road, Hawick, TD9 7AQ them tell you of The Best of Times and The Worst
of Times as they know them to be.
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LES AMIS D’ONNO
Les Amis Stunt team is Scotland’s première equestrian stunt
troupe based right here in the Scottish Borders!
Les Amis perform their live action arena shows all over the UK and
Ireland with their beautiful Friesian & Andalusian horses.
Equestrian Theatre specialists, the Les Amis team have just
recently finished building Scotland’s first equestrian theatre at
their farm near Hawick.
Their busy summer schedule sees them performing entertainment
shows from all eras - Roman to WWI - including their very popular
Knights of the North Stunt Jousting show which recently won
the repeat contract to provide jousting for Historic Environment
Scotland events.
Alongside their live shows Les Amis stunt team riders ride in a wide variety
of film and TV productions including Outlaw King, Mary Queen of Scot’s and
Game of Thrones.
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LOTHIAN LEVY
The Lothian Levy is a re-enactment society portraying soldiers in the war-
torn decades of the mid-1500s, when Scotland and England were locked in
conflict. Our events are usually set during the
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EARL OF LOUDOUN’S
REGIMENT OF FOOTE
Earl of Loudoun’s Regiment of Foote (As part of the English Civil
War Society) have members mainly based from in and around
Scotland but there are some from further afield. Loudoun’s was
formed from Leslie’s Dragoons in 1980 and have been operating
around the UK ever since. As part of the English Civil War Society
A breath of fresh air the Earl of Loudoun’s Regiment of Foote, participates in the
accurate re-enactment of 17th century life and warfare, we meet at
“musters” which can vary in size from small “living histories” and
small drill displays up to full blown “majors” or battles. All arms of military
We all know that buying or selling a house life are employed in the society; regiments of infantry armed with pike and
musket, squadrons of horse (cavalry) and batteries of ordnance (cannon).
can be one of the most stressful situations there is. We as a regiment have approximately 72 members (as of the end of 2018),
but we can pull support from our parent society which numbers around a
That’s why at Bannerman Burke Properties we are 1000 participants.
fully committed to make the process as smooth We concentrate on 17th Century re-enactment in general, 1640’s in particular
– our primary aim is to educate and inform on a little known but fascinating
as possible and with our outstanding levels of as well as important part of Scottish History,
personal service you can trust us to give you the a time when Scotland was a military force
to be reckoned with and a key player in the
best advice that’s right for you. inappropriately named English Civil War.
Our mottoes are I Byde My Tyme (Historical)
Hawick
Love History? Live history (21st Century)
DOUGLAS RETINUE
01450 375567
The Douglas Retinue aims to bring to the public a vibrant, interactive and
exciting interpretation of medieval military and civilian life during the latter
half of the fifteenth century. We are able to put on a wide range of Living
History events in Scottish history, through to the French one Hundred years
War and subsequently the English Wars of the Roses. We portray members of
the Douglas family Retinue who fight as a spear
block this includes common foot soldiers, men at
arm and low status Knights.
Our aim is to give our audiences a historically
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Schools Games
Saturday 23rd March, 11.30am onwards,
Hawick High Street (Lesser Town Hall if weather inclement)
Extensive discounts on Ladies
and Mens Cashmere, Lambswool School
and Merino knitwear, Woven
Collections and Soft Accessories
Performances
in our Brand Outlet at 2 Victoria ‘Fine Reivers’ by Drumlanrig St Cuthbert’s
Road, Hawick, TD9 7AH. 12 noon, St Mary’s Church
The Borders. The Reivers. The name evokes emotions and thoughts as soon
You can also find us at as you hear it. Cross Border raids. Family versus family. The Scots and the
pringlescotland.com English. Divided loyalties. Thieving. Treachery. Death. Lawlessness. Just like
today there were ‘celebrities’ – the big names with great stories to tell –
though not everyone lived that way. We will bring you a variety of role-plays
highlighting the lives lead, not just by big names like Kinmont Will or Robert
FAMILY FUN FAIR - HAWICK COMMON HAUGH Carey, but also by the ordinary folk of the Reivers time, focusing on the
THURS 21st - SUN 24th MARCH characters and how their lives were affected by the time they lived in.
& THURS 28th MARCH - SAT 30th MARCH There’s the story of James Graham of Liddesdale. Killed for having his
WEEKDAYS 6.30pm & SATURDAYS 1.00pm sheep stolen! Barnhill – a ruthless Reiver determined to rid himself of a
troublesome warden. Archie Graham – A Reiver intent on marrying his
SUNDAY 2.00pm - 4.30pm
sweetheart – despite the fact that she’s English. Robert Carey – famed for
All the fun of the fun fair!!!
standing up to the Reivers. And Kinmont Will – possibly the most famous
Reiver of the lot. Escaped from Carlisle Castle with a little help from his
friends
‘The Reiver’s Rat’ by Stirches Primary School
12.45pm, St Mary’s Church
P5/6 from Stirches Primary School will be performing ‘The Reiver’s Rat’ which
is Julia Donaldson and Axel Schleffer’s ‘The Highway Rat’ translated into
Scots. Find out what happens to the swashbuckling Reiver Rat who steals
everyone’s food at the point of the sword.
15Finding your
Clan Ancestors
Armstrong Saturday 23rd March, 11.30am, Heritage Hub
Centre “Finding Your Border Ancestors Using Scottish and
English Records”
Celebrated Home of the by Lorna Kinnaird and Wendy Tait.
Esk Valley Clan Armstrong Family (No tickets required - donations at door)
Researching your Border Reiver surname can seem like quite
a challenge. Lorna and Wendy show you how to make a start on this
Hawick Reivers Festival wishes Gilnockie Tower fascinating journey, whichever side of the border it takes you.
well with their 500th birthday celebrations
on the 21st July 2019
Hawick
The Gilnockie Tower at Canonbie
has been, over the last three years Archaeological
undergoing a thorough repair and
refurnishing process, and is now open to Society Lecture
the public all year round.
Saturday 23rd March, 1.00pm, Heritage Hub
See our Website for more “Turnbull Tales and Trails”
information and our
by Fiona Turnbull and Albert Turnbull
opening times. (No tickets required - donations at door)
To find us follow the brown ‘Clan Albert Turnbull and Fiona Turnbull will be presenting a history of the
Armstrong Centre’ signs on the A7 Turnbull families from earliest times to present. Albert has produced
a detailed genealogy of the major lines which reflects their time in the
Canonbie By-pass. Borders. Drawing on an incredible collection of family letters from the early
19th century, Fiona will show how one family from Kelso dispersed to the
Check out our website or visit our stall at the Clans and Families village! four corners of world.
Gilnockie Tower Visitor Centre
Hollows, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, DG14 0XD Drop in Session
Tel: 013873 71373 gilnockietower@gmail.com Saturday 23rd March, 2.15pm - 3.15pm, Heritage Hub
Reached a brick wall with your family history research? Wondering where to
www.gilnockietower.com look next? Bring your family history questions and problems to genealogists
Registered Charity Company No. SC104156 (Scotland) Lorna and Wendy. Please bring copies of your family tree and any other
relevant material.
17Torchlight
Procession
and Fireworks
Saturday 23rd March, 6.45pm (Fireworks at 7.30pm),
Proud Suppliers to Wilton Lodge Park
Hawick Reivers Festival
The Torchlight Procession will muster at 6.30pm and leave the
Common Haugh car park at 6.45pm (see map on page 27). Prior to
this there will be torches and glow sticks on sale from 6pm. Please
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note that torches will only be sold to those 16 years and over
and parents are advised that lit torches should not be carried by
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young children.
The procession will be led by the Hawick Scout Pipe Band from the
Common Haugh and make its way, via the avenue and past the
Deborah Brown Catering
Museum and Hizzy Memorial, to the viewing area. (See map inside
back page)
Please note that the main access to the fireworks viewing area is
at Hawick Rugby Football Club from the museum and that the other entrances to the fireworks
display area will be closed off to access for safety reasons.
Functions & Weddings
Full Catering Options Please obey the stewards at all times they are there to ensure
Chair Covers & Bows your safety.
Event Dressing
There is lighting on the paths near the cafe (which will be open)
Civil Wedding Licence
Table Decorations and at the museum but it would be advisable to bring along a
Evening Buffets torch to aid in your safe exit from the area.
Catering For All Occasions There will be a silver collection after the display finishes.
Outside Catering Please give generously!
Telephone: 01450 378266 Wrap up and enjoy! Warm clothes and appropriate footwear advised.
Mobile: 07825 587132 Please note there may be changes to this route depending on the weather.
Email: deborahcatering@icloud.com If changes should occur please listen to the stewards and
any announcements before or after the display.
19CHRYSTIES Reivers Banquet
FURNISHING CENTRE
FURNITURE • FLOORING • HOME ACCESSORIES
Join the Baron of Hawick and his Lady for an
evening of good food and entertainment.
Saturday 23rd March, 8.15pm
in the “Banqueting Hall” at The Auld Baths
Chrysties is an independent family run furniture store
that has been serving The Borders for over 25 years.
Make over your home today with Chrysties where you will Border Broth
find all your Furnishing and Flooring needs in one place.
VICTORIA ROAD • HAWICK • TD9 7AH
Roast Beef or Reivers Chicken
WWW.CHRYSTIES.NET • 01450 372248 with roast vegetables, bread sauce and gravy
Clootie Dumpling with Custard or Cream
Fine Fare served by Lindsay Grieve
*Vegetarian option available
Tickets £15 each
Tickets available from borderevents.com,
ILF Imaging and Dorwards, Hawick
(Menu choice must be stipulated when tickets purchased)
All forms of dress welcome but why not take the chance to get
into the spirit of the Reivers and dress for the part! Nothing
elaborate required! (or just bring along your sword or helmet to
defend your lands!)
Costume ideas
Ladies – long skirts and shawl
Photos by Rab Taylor Men – Breeches, (or binding round lower leg) simple tabards or loose shirts etc
21Borders
Kith & Kin
Sunday 24th March, Heritage Hub
Tickets £2 per talk available from
ILF, Dorwards or borderevents.com
(tickets may also be available on the door)
10.00am - The Rise and Fall of the Black Douglases
by Derek Stewart
11.15am - Lost on the Map - Trows Tower & Routledge
Fortifications by Tom Routledge
12.30pm The Reiving Kers: Explore the history of one of the
most renowned Scottish Middle March families
by Wendy Tait
Walk with the
Reivers
Sunday 24th March, 10.00am, Hawick to Branxholme Castle
Tickets: £3 each available from ILF, Dorwards
or borderevents.com
Join Ian Lowes as he leads a walk from Hawick to Branxholme Castle
following in the footsteps of our Reiving Ancestors . On reaching
Branxholme Castle a light lunch will be served in the Castle Hall and there
will be a short talk on the history of the Castle itself
The walk will start in the Civic Space at 10am - places are limited and by
ticket only.
Walkers are requested to wear stout footwear and no dogs are allowed.
Walkers must make their own arrangements for their return journey to
Hawick.
23Our Speakers Wendy Tait
Born in England and living in Hawick, Wendy
is a professional genealogist who specialises in
Albert Turnbull
researching cross border families, particularly
A retired College lecturer, Albert became the first commoner to trace Border Reiver surnames. She teaches Family History
his ancestry back through 55 generations, a feat acknowledged by part time at the Borders College and is currently
Her Majesty’s archivist and English heritage. As a direct descendant researching for her next book “Tales of the Taits”
of King Harold, he was invited to the opening of the new visitor
exploring the exploits of this Scottish Middle March surname.
centre at Battle to be king for the day. http://www.thejournal.co.uk/
news/north-east-news/meet-king-albert-4537410
Albert is the author of Grandads Story which is a diary of life during the War
years up until the present day. His recently published second book, The Turnbull
Lorna Kinnaird
Pedigree, shows his ancestry back to the original William Turnebull, the Barons of
Minto, Turnbull genealogies from USA. Australia and Germany as well as Scotland Lorna Kinnaird, ASGRA, PGDip, FSA Scot: Lorna was born and
and England. Both books are available through amazon.co.uk still lives in Edinburgh. Lorna is a professional genealogist
specialising in all Scottish and Irish research. She is currently
building a One Place Study of Aberlady (East Lothian) and
Fiona Turnbull transcribing the Caledonian Asylum Petition records (date
Active in the Turnbull Clan Association during her time in America, from 1815) as well as Jacobite Soldiers of 1715 (from any trial
Fiona is a librarian and genealogist currently working for the NHS papers) and building a database of all the Apprenticeship Indenture records
in Scotland. A keen Scottish historian with a passion for the ‘movement of
in Oban. Born in Hertfordshire but raised in both America and the
people’ and finding primary source documentation.
UK, she studied history and library science before embarking on a
career in librarianship. Fiona returned to her homeland in 2012 and is
currently studying towards a post-graduate certificate in Genealogical Studies from
the University of Strathclyde. She hosted the Turnbull Clan tent at 2018 Reivers Tom Routledge
Festival and will return again in 2019. Born in Sunderland, England and brought up visiting every
Roman Ruin and Castle in the North of England as a child
a passion for history was ignited at an early age. In 2005 I
Derek Stewart began researching my family tree after hearing tales of sheep
and cattle stealers in the family. Unable to go further back
Born a “Teri” (from Hawick), Derek initially trained as an engineer,
than 1580 I began researching the history of my surname and
and following a series of odd jobs – bee keeper’s assistant / tree gathering any information I could find. Through my research, I inadvertently
planter / film extra (“Outlander”) – found his passion in history. He discovered strong Scottish connections but an even stronger one to
has a Degree in History through the Open University and worked Hawick and the surrounding area. In 2012, along with 15 other likeminded
enthusiastic Routledges, we founded the Routledge Clan Society with an
at Hawick Museum for 10 years, and recently as a guide at Bowhill
aim to promote our history and be recognised as a Scottish name. The
House and researcher at Abbotsford House. He now works as a support worker with Society now boast nearly 100 members across England, Scotland, Ireland,
Cornerstone, and writes historical articles & books in his spare time. Australia, Canada and America. We see an exciting future for our society
as our historical research has opened further avenues to Scotland, Ireland,
An avid traveler, Derek has walked Hadrian’s Wall, the John Muir Trail and John Muir
The French Royal Court, The Declaration of Independence, the American
Way, climbed Mont Blanc and ventured to Everest base camp, and has completed Constitution and even Napoleon and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Currently I am
pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela and Whithorn. Derek is the secretary of serving as an Avionics Engineer in the RAF at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire
the Living History club the “Teviotdale Steel Bonnets,” who recreate the 16th & having previously been in the East Midlands and Morayshire during my 14
year career so far.
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history resources found on ScotlandsPeople, plus and fireworks
other valuable genealogical resources, all with Wilton Lodge Park
the help of experienced registration & archive staff Start from
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the outdoor heart of hawick instructionsAt a Glance
FRIDAY 22ND MARCH
Ghost Walks 6.45pm & 8.00pm Vennel, Textile Tower House Pg 5
Rum Heaven - Rum Tasting 8.00pm (Doors 7.30pm) Auld Baths, Bath Street Pg 5
SATURDAY 23RD MARCH
16th Century Market 10.30am - 3.00pm Hawick High Street Pg 7
Reivers Encampment 10.30am - 3.00pm Wee Haugh Pg 7
Reivers Clan & Family Village 10.00am - 3.00pm Hawick High Street Pg 7
Reivers Procession & Hawick High Street
10.45am - 11.00am Pg 7
Opening Ceremony (Horse to Town Hall)
Primary School Reivers Games 11.30am Hawick High Street Pg 15
School Reiver Plays 12 noon & 12.45pm St Mary’s Church Pg 15
Finding your Ancestors Talk 11.30am Heritage Hub Pg 17
Hawick Archaeological Society Talk 1.00pm Heritage Hub Pg 17
Ask the Genealogist Drop In Session 2.15pm - 3.15pm Heritage Hub Pg 17
6.45pm
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Torchlight Procession From the Common Haugh Pg 19
(Muster 6.30pm)
Fireworks Display 7.30pm Wilton Lodge Park Pg 19
Reivers Banquet 8.15pm Auld Baths, Bath Street Pg 21
SUNDAY 24TH MARCH
The Rise and Fall of the Black
10.00am Heritage Hub Pg 23
Douglases by Derek Stewart
Trows Tower and the Routledge
11.15am Heritage Hub Pg 23
family by Tom Routledge
The Reiving Kers: Explore the
history of one of the most
12.30pm Heritage Hub Pg 23
renowned Scottish Middle March
families by Wendy Tait
Reivers Walk - Hawick to
10.00am Civic Space Pg 23
Branxholme Castle
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