Saturday 21st of June saw the much-anticipated opening of our Heritage Centre. Guests from near and far afield attended the ceremony. They were serenaded by Matt Seattle on border pipes and chatted over tea and cakes in the Youth Hall. Speeches were given by David Hutchinson (History Society chairman) and Jan Rae (wife of Bill Rae, founder of our archive). After the ribbon was cut our visitors could see for themselves the results of all our hard work and were able to get a rare view of the bronze-age Thirlstane spearhead (part of the hoard found in the 19th century, including the famous 'Yetholm Shields'), which was loaned to us for the day by the SBC museum service. A minibus shuttled visitors to the kirk to see the companion display which has been created in the 'Upper Room' there. A selection of photos of the event can be seen below.
Since opening the new Heritage Centre has received a steady stream of visitors, who have left many enthusiastic comments.
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