Sunday
Borders Kith and Kin
Heritage Hub : Tickets £2 per talk available from ILF, Dorwards or borderevents.com (tickets may also be available on the door)
10am – 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. – Wendy Tait
10.00 am Walk with the Reivers – Hawick to Branxholme Castle –
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. Walkkers must make their own arrangements for their return journey to Hawick
Tickets priced £3 are available from ILF, Dorwards or borderevents.com