Common Riding
‘This is the day the Lord has made’
THE Flute Band provided the customary reveille for the townspeople on the Common Riding morning and promptly at five o’clock they paraded through the principal streets of the town, and then followed the long trek up Copshaw Road to the Hound Trail.
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A bus strike and rain but a great view
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Restore heather parades
M W Cuthbertson said he would like to see the reintroduction of a custom in connection with the heather besom parades, which had been discontinued for a number of years.
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Blowing away the cobwebs
THE morning dawned fair, giving every promise of a beautiful day. At 5 a.m. the notes of the Flute Band and its echoing drums soon had the inhabitants of the town awake and away for the hound trail.
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£4 prize for fell runner
IN 1927 a fell race was introduced, with a winner’s prize of £4.
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Interesting ceremony of handing over colours
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A new way of counting the votes
BAILLIE Easton adopted a new line of action regarding the counting of the votes at the Common Riding meeting.
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Bookmakers arrested; what colour rosettes
AN INCIDENT in the early morning part of the day’s proceedings was the arrest of four bookmakers belonging to Carlisle who were plying their trade in connection with the hound trail.
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Names sought by committee
AS will be observed from our advertising columns, the annual Common Riding meeting will be held on Thursday night.
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Crown Hotel’s final year for flag
DAVID Irving was the last Cornet to have the flag presented from the Crown Hotel and a cavalcade of 54 supported him.
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Flags all over the town on the most important day of the year
THE Common Riding Committee have endorsed the very excellent suggestion that those who have flags in their possession from the Diamond Jubilee celebrations should use them for the decoration of the town on this the most important day of the Langholm year.
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Champions on the course
WE may record an incident which is worthy of record viz., that there were on the race course the champion boxer of England (Tom Sayers), the champion runner of England (Mr Levett), and the champion wrestler of England (Richard Wright).
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First Englishman of English stock to be elected as Cornet
BREAKING with tradition, the people of Langholm overwhelmingly elected an Englishman as Cornet in 1997. Simon P Wood, 31, had lived in Langholm for only nine years.
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Jeweller wins contract to supply the chain of office
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An evening of dancing on the Castleholm
ANOTHER traditional part of the proceedings is the evening dance on the Castleholm. This once very popular auld style dance on the green dates back to 1877.
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Gold-lettered wrestling belt
AN unusual belt with gold lettering was handed in by J Underwood of Jenkinstown near Longtown to the Common Riding committee.
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First Cornet
IT was in 1817 that it was decided to select a leader, or Cornet, as he is now called, who would lead the horsemen round the boundaries and act as Master of Ceremonies on the Common Riding Day.
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Andrew leads 111 mounted followers on a thrilling ride
IT WAS an overcast but far from a dull day at the Castle Craigs ride-out as Cornet Andrew Johnstone set off from the Kilngreen with his right and left-hand men Kevan Grieve and James Ritchie, along with 111 mounted followers.
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Henwell and Peden’s View
IT was a fine evening for the ride-out to Henwell last Tuesday when Cornet Andrew Johnstone and his right and left-hand men Kevan Grieve and James Ritchie had 55 mounted followers.
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Meeting ends on a sweet note
LANGHOLM flute band held its annual social and general meeting in the Buck Hotel last Thursday and members also took the chance to play a few tunes.
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