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Events in Borders

Common Riding

An event in June in Borders
various locations
Hawick
Event begins: 30th November -0001
Common Riding ends on 30th November -0001
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A week long celebration of both the capture of an English Flag in 1514 by the youth of Hawick at Hornshole Bridge and the ancient custom of riding the boundaries of the common land.

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Brit Quote:
Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are! - Charles Dickens
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On this day:
Great Storm Kills 10,000 - 1703, HMS Bulwark Explodes in Medway - 1914, Brinks Mat Robbery - 1983
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