A candid view of two of the south of Scotland's strong men taking a break between heavy events. On left is Stan Pike from Lockerbie, who went on to finish third overall and on his right Mark MacDonald from DUMFRIES who was today's overall winner.

Hawick Pipe Band

A candid shot of Rory Bannerman, a local lawyer who is one of the leading lights in organising the games.

Oh wad some power the giftie gie us,
tae sei oorsels as ithers sei us.
Scanned from the Hawick News.

A kilt don't.
Dinnae wear a purple anorak an a Gold Brothers PVC kilt tae yer local heilan games.
The heavy rain which had been forecast for the afternoon, and which caused me to leave all my best kilts hanging up at home, did not arrive until after the games had finished. Here these smartly dressed pipers from Hawick Pipe Band show how one should dress for these events.

Tug o' War final - the team from Hawick Rugby Club who were eventual winners.

Their opponents were a team from Hawick Leisure Centre.

Grand finale, the massed pipe band comprising Coldstream, Jedburgh, Melrose and Selkirk pipe bands, wi baith o the local bands.
Goodnight folks.