| RING ONE |
EVENT |
| 10.30 – 11.30 am |
Buccleuch Gun Dogs – Demonstration of field skills by expert David Lisett |
| 11.30 – 11.45 am |
Quadrille – The “Red Arrows” of the equestrian world |
| 11.45 – 12.45 pm |
Dog Agility – “Crufts” in the Borders |
| 1 – 1.15 pm |
Buccleuch Hounds – Traditional Borders hound display |
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| RING TWO |
| 11 – 11.30 am |
Falconry Display |
| 2 – 3 pm |
Carterhaugh Ba’ Game – 75 a-side re- enactment |
| 3 – 3.45 pm |
Tug o’War |
| 4 – 4.45 pm |
Clan Parade |
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| MUSIC TENT |
| 11- 11.30 am |
Riddle Fiddles |
| 11.25 – 11.55 am |
Bogie’s Close Stompers |
| 12 – 12.15 pm |
Highland Dancers |
| 12.20 – 12.40 pm |
Silver Band |
| 12.45 - 1 pm |
Riddle Fiddles |
| 1.05 – 1.30 pm |
Pipe Bands |
| 1.35 – 1.50 pm |
Highland Dancers |
| 2 – 3 pm |
Break for Carterhaugh Ba’ Game |
| 3 – 3.20 pm |
Flute Band |
| 3.30 – 3.45 pm |
Pipe Band |
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| LITERARY FESTIVAL |
| 12 pm |
Playwright John Nichol plays Scott in the Shirrah’s Selkirk courtroom drama |
| 12.30 pm |
Historian Alistair Moffat tells the story of the reiving Border families, and interviews novelist Allan Massie about Scott’s life, books and impact |
| 1.30 – 2 pm |
Writer Tom Murray journeys through contemporary Border prose and poetry, marking 10 years of Borders writing group, The Eildon Tree. |
| 3 pm |
Walter Elliot explores Borders verse since Scott, reading from his New Minstrelsy of the Scottish Borders |
| 4 pm |
BBC historian Dr Anna Groundwater imparts her expertise on the Border Marches. |
| 4.45 pm |
Announcing the winners of the Borders writing and iconic image competitions |