Programme of Events 2010...
Friday 26th March 2010
Scocha Concert
Hawick Town Hall - 8pm Doors open 7.15pm
Hosted by Hawick Callants Club
Main Hall – Cabaret Style seating £12. Bar serving beer, wine and soft drinks
Balcony £10 – drinks available at the interval
Tickets available from Bannerman Burke, High St. Hawick
Or on line at www.borderevents.com/boxoffice
Fireworks Prize Draw
The winning ticket will be drawn at the interval
The holder of the winning ticket will have the privilege of starting off the Reivers Festival Fireworks Display
Saturday 27th March 2010
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 Textile Tower House
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 See some well known local “characters” face rough justice and punishment in the stocks
Schools Drama in St Mary’s Church
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 “The Reiver’s Tale” – Written and performed by Trinity Primary School
Music from Riddell Fiddle – 2.10pm till 3pm in Lovel Court
Quilting Exhibition
10am to 4pmVenue: Congregational Church and Hall, Bourtree place ( near Morrisons roundabout). £2 entry charge includes tea/coffee and tray bake. The exhibition will display the work of the “New Road
Quilters” and includes several sampler quilts as well as cushions, bags etc. There will also be a raffle and sales tables
Tracing Your Border Connections
Family History Surgery at the Heritage Hub 10am to 1pm & 2-4:45pm
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.
If you would like to see behind the scenes at the Heritage Hub phone 01450 360 699 to book a tour.
Medieval Market – Continental Style
Venue: Civic Space – All day Saturday and Sunday
'The Wizard Lady of Buccleuch' - a talk by Judy Steel
The story of Janet Beaton, wife of Walter Scott of Buccleuch and lover of the Earl of Bothwell.
Hosted by Hawick Archaeological Society
Venue: TowerMill Theatre 12.30pm Admission £2 payable at door.
'The Rutherfords of Knowsouth: a talk by Rachel Hosker
Mysteries and scandal in one Border family from 15th to 19th centuries'
Hosted by Hawick Archaeological Society
Venue: Tower Mill Theatre 2pm Admission £2 payable at door
Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award – Reivers Project
Textile Tower House 11am till 4pm
 Exhibition of a work in progress by S2 pupils from Hawick High School. Led by Scottish author, Allan Burnett, a group of S2 pupils from Hawick High School have been researching, writing and illustrating for a book on the Border Reivers to be published later this year. This project is part of the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award, and funded by the Scottish Book Trust  and Scottish Borders Council.
St Mary’s Church 'Doors Open Day
10.30am till 3pm
Visit the beautiful old St Mary’s Church which lies at the centre of so much of Hawick’s history
Ceramic Workshop
Venue – Art Department, Hawick High School
From 9.30-11.00 or 11.15 to 12.45pm
Make a Border Reiver Plaque from stoneware clay. This will be fired in a kiln and can be 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 £4. 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 £2 - children must be accompanied by an adult
For details contact Irene Beston, Artbeat Studios 01450 379547
Reivers Festival Banner Making Workshop
Venue: Textile Tower House
1pm to 3pm
Judith Murray and Lesley Turnbull will be working with pupils of St. Margaret’s School in the run up to the festival to prepare the initial stages of the banner. It will then be completed at a workshop for members of the public. Places will be limited however and advanced booking is necessary. For more details contact JEMurray@scotborders.gov.uk or phone Borders Textile Towerhouse 01450 377615
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
Venue: Volunteer Park Sports Ground 7.30pm
 Traditional Music Concert – featuring the Matt Seattle Band and young local Traditional Musicians
Venue: Tower Mill – 8.15pm Doors open 7.45pm
Tickets £10 (Concessions £8 available to those aged 16 and under)
Tickets Available from Bannerman Burke, High St Hawick
Or on-line at www.borderevents.com/boxoffice
Sunday 28th March 2010
Guided Walk through Reivers Country followed by Lunch and Concert in St Mary’s and Old Parish Church Hall
Walkers please meet at Common Haugh at 8.45am. Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing. NO DOGS ALLOWED
The walk will follow a route through Wilton Lodge Park via Martins Bridge to Goldielands where Ian Landles will give a short talk. Walkers will then proceed to Haysike, Whitchesters Farm and on to Whitchesters Hill where there will be a further stop. The route then crosses the river and moves on to Allan Haugh Tower where Mr Landles will give the third of his talks before crossing back over the river and proceeding to Branxholme Bridge via Whitchesters and Haysike. The walk will conclude by passing Borthaugh Farm, Martin’s Bridge and back to Wilton Lodge Park where there will be time to see some of the activities taking place there before moving on to St Mary’s and Old Parish Church Hall for lunch of Soup and Stovies at 1pm. Lunch will be followed by a concert featuring local artists hosted by David Chapman.
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.
Tickets for lunch and concert are also available to those not wishing to take part in the walk
Tickets priced £8 from Bannerman Burke, High St Hawick
Reivers Encampment – Wilton Lodge Park - 11am till 4pm
This event promises to be one of the showpieces of the festival
We will be joined by living history groups “the Knights of Monymusk” and “Best of times, worst of times”, Ettrick Forrest Archers, local falconry experts
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 Talk and High Tea
"Moonlight again - how the reivers came ti ride yince mair" - Ian Landles and Alan Brydon.
Hosted by Hawick Rotary Club
Mansfield Rugby Club - 4.30pm
This should prove to be a fascinating talk by two very well known local men who are both highly accomplished speakers.
Advanced booking essential.
Tickets £12.50 from Bannerman Burke, High St. Hawick
Or phone 01450 375263 or on line at www.borderevents.com/boxoffice
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE PROGRAMME MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT SHORT NOTICE AND THE ORGANISERS CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ALTERATIONS TO THE PROGRAMME THAT ARE DEEMED NECESSARY.
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