Saturday
16th Century Market
Saturday, 10.30am till 3pm, Hawick High Street, Town Hall Area
Including Reivers Trials, Live Entertainment, Reivers Games local traders stalls and family history stalls
Reivers Encampment:
Saturday, 10.30am till 3pm, Wee Haugh
Full programme of re-enactments including
displays of Musket Drills and hand to hand skirmishes and mock battles with static displays of life in the 16th Century Border Lands.
Featuring: Teviotdale Steel Bonnets, Living History Ireland, Best and Worst of Times, Les Amis d’Onno, Lothian Levy, Time Bandits and the Douglas Retinue
Reivers Procession
Saturday 24th March, 10.45 till 11am Hawick High Street
Opening event 11am Hawick Town Hall area featuring drumming demonstration by Burnfoot Primary School
Schools performances and events
11.30 onwards – Schools’ Games : Hawick High Street (Lesser Town Hall if weather inclement)
12noon – St Mary’s Church – Drumlanrig /St Cuthbert’s P7
Five Reivers
The Borders. The Reivers. The name evokes emotions and thoughts as soon as you hear it. Cross Border raids. Family versus family. The Scots and the 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 Carey, but also by the ordinary folk of the Reivers time, focusing on the characters and how their lives were affected by the time they lived in.
There’s the story of James Graham of Liddesdale. Killed for having his sheep stolen! Barnhill – a ruthless Reiver determined to rid himself of a troublesome warden. Archie Graham – A Reiver intent on marrying his sweetheart – despite the fact that she’s English. Robert Carey – famed for 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
12.45 St Mary’s Church – Stirches school
Details to follow
Heritage Hub
11.30am – Talk: “”Finding Your Border Ancestors Using Scottish and English Records” by Lorna Kinnaird and Wendy Tait
Researching your Border Reiver surname can seem like quite a challenge. Lorna and Wendy show you how to make a start on this fascinating journey, whichever side of the border it takes you. – No tickets required – donations at door
1pm – Archaeological Society Lecture – Turnbull Tales and Trails by Fiona Turnbull and Albert Turnbull – No tickets required – donations at door
Albert Turnbull and Fiona Turnbull will be presenting a history of the Turnbull families from earliest times to present. Albert has produced a detailed genealogy of the major lines which reflects their time in the 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 four corners of world.
2.15pm- 3.15pm – Drop in session : Ask the genealogist – bring your questions and family history problems to genealogists Lorna and Wendy.
Torchlight Procession & Fireworks
Torchlight Procession 6.45pm (Muster 6.30pm)From the Common Haugh
Fireworks Display 7.30pm Wilton Lodge Park
See programme and website for full details
Please note warm clothes and appropriate footwear advised. Wax Torches will not be sold to those under 16.