Programme of Events 2009...

27th - 29th March 2009
Full weekend of activities Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including...

Friday 27th March 2009

Scocha Concert
Hawick Town Hall - 8pm Doors open 7.15pm
Hosted by Hawick Callants Club
Main Hall – Cabaret Style seating £11. Bar serving beer, wine and soft drinks
Balcony £9 – drinks available at the interval
Tickets available from Bannerman Burke Associates High St. Hawick
Or on line at www.borderevents.com/boxoffice

Saturday 28th March

Reivers Procession 10.45am
Venue: Hawick High Street to Lovel Court
Lead by Hawick Mosstroopers and Fifes and Drums Band

16th Century Market and Encampment – 10.30 till 4pm
Venue: Lovel Court and Drumlanrig Tower
Step back in time with the help of our visiting re-enactment groups, crafts people, musicians and traders.
Rough Justice will again be dispensed to some well-known figures and local school children will do their best to bring to life our Reiver History.

“Trials”
Will be held at 11.15am, noon, 12.45pm and 1.45pm

Schools Drama in Lovel Court
(Weather permitting or St Mary’s Church as alternative)
11.30am “Reiving Characters” – Prepared and presented by Drumlanrig/St Cuthbert’s Primary School
12.15pm “A Reiver’s Romance” – Performed by Stirches Primary School
1pm “A Reiver’s Tale” – Written and performed by Trinity Primary School

Fireworks Prize Draw
2pm – The holder of the winning ticket will have the privilege of starting off the Reivers Festival Fireworks Display

Live Music from Riddell Fiddle
2.10pm till 3pm in Lovel Court

Tracing Your Border Connections
Family History Surgery at the Heritage Hub 10:30am – 4pm
Come and ask our expert staff on how to get started or advance your family and local history research. Staff from the Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Service and the Borders Family History Society will be on hand to advise, discuss resources that can be used and challenge you to find your family’s story.

Medieval Market – Continental Style
Venue: Civic Space

The Three Hundred Years War, England v Scotland 1296 - 1603.
by John Sadler
Hosted by Hawick Archaeological Society
Venue: TowerMill Theatre 12 noon till 1pm Admission £2 payable at door.

Readings from “Tale Tellers” followed by book signing
Presented by Scottish Borders Writing Group
Venue: Tower Mill 1.30pm till 2.30pm Donations at door

St Mary’s Church “Doors Open Day
11am till 4pm
Visit the beautiful old St Mary’s Church which lies at the centre of so much of Hawick’s history

Medieval Gargoyle Ceramic Workshop
Venue – Art Department, Hawick High School
From 9.30-10.45 or 11.00 to 12.15pm
Make a medieval gargoyle from stoneware clay. This will be fired in a kiln and can bo collected (or posted to you) later.
The sessions will be run by Andy Norman, art teacher at Hawick High School.
No art skills required! Come and have a go!
Price £3. No booking necessary

Children’s Art Workshops
Venue: Artbeat Studios, 17 Commercial Road
11am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4pm
Drop-in art workshops for children aged 5 to 12 years lead by local artists. Help create an artwork illustrating the Reivers stories using paint, drawing and collage.
Admission free – children must be accompanied by an adult
For details contact Irene Beston, Artbeat Studios 01450 379547

Torchlight Procession – The Hot Trod
Lead by Hawick Scout Fellowship Pipe Band
Assemble in Common Haugh Car Park from 6.30pm
Procession starts 6.45pm

Fireworks Display and Bonfire
(supported by a generous donation from Hawick Pantomime Group)
Venue: Volunteer Park Sports Ground 7.30pm

Catriona Macdonald and Flash Company in Concert
Venue: Hawick Rugby Club – 8.30pm Doors open 8.00pm
Tickets £10 (Concessions £8 available to those in full-time education)
Tickets Available from Bannerman Burke Associates, High St Hawick
Or on-line at www.borderevents.com/boxoffice

Sunday 29th March 2009

Guided Walk through Reivers Country followed by Lunch and Concert in Denholm Village Hall
Walkers please meet at Hawick Leisure Centre Car Park at 9.30am. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing. The walk will follow a route close to the river and will not be too demanding. NO DOGS ALLOWED
Those wishing to attend the lunch and concert must purchase a ticket in advance. There will be no admission to the hall without a ticket.
Lunch will be followed by a concert featuring local artists
Transport will be provided back to Hawick after the concert is completed.
Tickets for lunch and concert are also available to those not wishing to take part in the walk
Tickets priced £8 will be available on Sat 7th Feb 10am till 12.30pm at Beanscene, Hawick
And thereafter from Bannerman Burke Associates, High St Hawick

Reivers Encampment – Wilton Lodge Park - 11am till 4pm
This event promises to be one of the showpieces of the festival and will feature many new faces to our event.
We will be joined by living history groups “the Knights of Monymusk” and “Best of times, worst of times”, The Southern Upland Roving Archers, local falconry experts and we will have a very special equestrian demonstration from “Les amis d’Onno” who despite their name are now based nearby at Lanton.
This will be an excellent day out for all the family with lots of opportunities to get involved with the re-enactors, archers and crafts people

Literary Event: “Bothwell” presented by Guest Speaker Liz Taylor
Includes High Tea.
Hosted by Hawick Rotary Club
Mansfield House Hotel 4.30pm
Advanced booking essential.
Tickets available from Bannerman Burke Associates High St. Hawick
Or on line at www.borderevents.com/boxoffice

Events at Wilton Lodge Park

11.15 Knights of Monymusk - Re-enactment
11.30 Children’s Battle
12.00 Les Amis d’Onno Equestrian Demonstration
13.00 Best of Times/ Worst of Times Re-enactment
13.30 Archery talk and demonstration Ettrick Forrest Archers
14.00 Knights of Monymusk – Re-enactment
14.30 Les Amis d’Onno Equestrian Demonstration
15.00 Children’s Battle
15.20 Best of Times Worst of Times Re-enactment

Archers will be demonstrating throughout the day and there will also be a 16th century Blacksmith demonstrating his crafts and local Falconers with their birds of prey offering a continuous static display.

Other events promoted by Hawick Reiver's Festival

18th to 31st March

‘Border Troubles’
An exhibition on life during ‘Reiving’ times.
Heritage Hub, Exhibition Space

Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd April

Monday 7th – Thursday 10th September 2009

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