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Festival Week 2009

Festival Week 2009

It’s that time again when the village gears up for the annual Festival Week.  The first event on the calendar took place on Sunday the 19th July when the new Games Queen was sashed at Morebattle Church.  The 2008 Queen Jennifer Cessford who must be thanked for attending the various events during the year handed over the sash to this years Queen Silvie Henderson ready for the first event on Saturday the 1st August.


A full list of event can be found either on the Festival Week section of this website or posters in the village shop and other notice boards around the village and on local radio at times during the week, so come along and take part or support others who do.

The events are also listed in detail in the Southern Reporter..

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Kelso Laddie and Jethart Callant

This year’s annual meeting of the Kelso Laddie & Jethart Callant at the Trysting Tree in Morebattle took place on Sunday 21st June at 14:30.

There was a large turnout of both riders and spectators.  The MC for the day was the Rev Robin McHaffie and the address was given by Councillor Alec Nichol.  The 2009 Kelso Laddie is Robert Hogarth and the Jethart Callant Murray Yourston.  Also on the platform were the Provosts of Kelso and Jedburgh and partners and the Laddies mother who presented the best turned out Kelso rider to Lea Cassie.  The music for the ceremony was provided by the Jedburgh Silver Band

After the singing of Jethart's Here and Kelsae Bonnie Kelsae the Laddie and Callant jointly laid a wreath at the War Memorial followed by the playing of the Last Post and a minutes silence then Reveille and God Save The Queen.

The final part of the ceremony was the dancing of an Eightsome Reel with four Morebattle School pupils.

Refreshments were then provided in the Institute by the Community Council and the cavalcades left the village at 16:00.



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