Tuesday December 16th 2025
Hawick Reivers Festival
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Paul Kelly
A ‘time-travelling’ festival which brings huge economic and social benefits to Hawick has been granted a £3,000 boost.
The Hawick Reivers Festival is an annual event celebrating, but not glorifying, the history of the Border Reivers – fierce clans raiding the borderlands between England and Scotland in the 16th century.
It features re-enactments, parades, markets, music, lectures, and torchlight processions to educate visitors about this turbulent era.
It aims to bring the past to life with family-friendly activities, extending the tourist season and fostering local heritage.
The festival, which costs more than £25,000 to stage, will take place from March 27 to 29 next year.
When members of Hawick Common Good Fund met on Monday, December 15, they unanimously agreed to contribute £3,000 towards the festival’s running costs.
Councilllor Watson McAteer, Independent for Hawick & Hermitage, said: “Twenty-three years of myself being on the council has seen this local event grow and grow and grow, mainly self-funded it brings huge economic and social benefits for the entire community.
“Accepting that we as a Common Good are in extremely difficult times we did set aside some funding to be able to help out truly just causes and if ever there was a just cause to receive support, it’s the Reivers Festival and I’m 100 per cent behind seeing them continuing.”
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