Bran Lads Gathering Aka Braw Lads’ Gathering (1936)

Item title reads - Braw lads’ gathering, Galashiels, 1936. Borders, Scotland. M/S of two men on a balcony, they are wearing some kind of uniform and holding a flag comprising different shields. M/S of uniformed men in kilts marching along followed by others on horses. M/S as the mayoral coach drives by. M/S as horses ride into the water to Abbotsford House, former home of Walter Scott. M/S as they ride through water and enter the gate. M/S as a man and woman shake hands with the owner (?). The mayor joins them. M/S as the horses line up on the grass in front of the house and the riders raise their glasses. M/S of the couple who greeted him. M/S of the group on a platform, the woman is presented with flowers which she lays on the war memorial. L/S pan across the town, a man on a horse raises a flag with different shields on. The crowds wave. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CL