Crowds out in force to watch Berwick's Riding of the Bounds
Published Date:
01 May 2008
Hundreds of Berwickers and visitors lined Marygate as 67 horses and riders took part in the age-old Riding of the Bounds on Thursday.
Chief Marshal, Steph Felton, led the group of riders, the largest since 2005, from The Parade to the Town Hall, where the singing of the Berwick Bounds song took place, and Steph asked Mayor of Berwick, Lance Robson for permission to ride the bounds.
The Mayor then presented the flag to Steph before she led the riders out of the town, to the cheers of the assembled throng.
Berwick's bounds date back to 1438 when representatives from England and Scotland agreed where one country would end and the other begin. Records show that as early as 1542 the Bounds of Berwick-upon-Tweed were patrolled to remind the English and the Scottish where they were.
In 1550 it was recommended that the Bounds be ridden once a year by the Marshal and soldiers for the garrison to check that the area was secure.
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01 May 2008 2:01 PM
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