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Not quite funny, but hopefully interesting. We have started a forum based web site called 'Project Hawick,' which intends to record and discuss all aspects of the town of Hawick and life in the Scottish Borders. Direct link here: http://projecthawick.forumatic.com Please feel free to view our work ...

Project Hawick turns 3 months old today, with 132 members and counting.

If you have an interest in local Borders history or Teri related subjects then please join up and share your memories and photos of the Auld Grey Toon: http://projecthawick.forumatic.com/index.php

I have started a community forum and digital archive for my hometown of Hawick. It has been covered in the Southern Reporter and Hawick News and we currently have nearly 100 members. People from HG are welcome to join if they so wish. Link to my thread: http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic....

A taster from our Quick Quiz #2: Question 1: After entering Hawick from Edinburgh, what was the original planned route of the A7 road on exiting the town? What number was this route assigned by the Ministry of Transport? When the Edinburgh centred Zone 7 roads were numbered in 1922 by the Ministry o...

The biggest losses of our city. St Enoch Hotel http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/images/l/710767/ The George Hotel. Mr Fox a Very nice man, i had the George Hotels newspaper order for many years. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/images/l/680463/ Buchanan Hotel Got quite smelly and delapidated in later years...

Photo is of the Auld Wilton Kirk and Graveyard located off Princes Street. The burial site dates back to 1606, whilst the church was erected in 1782. Although it was demolished in 1957 and the majority of the grave stones removed, some still remain in situ. Photo courtesy of Francis M Chrystal Colle...

A wee taster. An aerial R.A.F. commission from 1944 showing Hawick Station, the prefabs and Nissan huts at Silverbuthall (top of photo) and the now demolished Cattle Market in the foreground.

Nice find

Just a 'random distraction' for you fine folks over on Hidden Glasgow. We have started a wee forum for our hometown of Hawick and it has just been given a 'standardised' upgrade.

Why not have a wee look and register if you like it?

http://projecthawick.forumatic.com/index.php

BRAVO Doorstop! She'll need cold water applied to those burns

I was in the paper yesterday in the Scottish Borders...

http://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/li ... -1-2596516

gordon wrote:Is that Sideways?

Double eh?!

Not quite funny, but hopefully interesting. We have started a forum based web site called 'Project Hawick,' which intends to record and discuss all aspects of the town of Hawick and life in the Scottish Borders. Direct link here: http://projecthawick.forumatic.com Please feel free to view our work i...

Cracking set that, cheers for the link

You should have seen it internally this time last year. The long corridor that runs down parallel with West Regent Street was covered in white mould - carpets, walls, ceiling. It was absolutely vile. The basement plant area was shin deep in water with dead pigeons floating around in the brown oily ...