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image by Darrell Neuman, 2 October 2009
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image by Darrell Neuman, 2 October 2009
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At Carter Bar, on the border between England and Scotland, I
took this photo below of the Homecoming Scotland 2009 flag. On the Internet,
there is a short description about the raising of this flag:
http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/news/26041.html.
Raising the Flag
for Homecoming
Monday, May 11 2009
The traditional May Bank
Holiday raising of the Saltire and Northumberland flag at the Scotland - England
Border was extra special this year. Local band Scocha joined the event at the
A68 Carter Bar crossing and raised a Homecoming Scotland 2009 flag to mark
Scotland’s year of Homecoming. The new flag joined the traditionally raised
Saltire, raised by Scottish Borders Councillor Jim
Brown, and the Northumberland flag, raised by Colin
Blacklock from Gateshead. And as the flags were raised, Scocha treated tourists,
visitors and dignitaries to some of their hits.
The Homecoming Scotland
2009 flag will fly at the Carter Bar crossing alongside information towers
promoting the Scottish Borders Common Ridings & Festivals as part of Return to
the Ridings and Homecoming Scotland 2009. Return to the Ridings features
prominently on the towers, which will be seen by nearly 20,000 people per day at
the A1 and A68 Border crossings. They include dramatic images from the launch of
Return to the Ridings with the principles from the eleven Scottish Borders towns
participating in the Homecoming Scotland 2009 initiative.
Councillor Jim
Brown said: “The May Bank Holiday flag raising has become a tradition of
celebrating the links between the Scottish Borders and Northern England. This
year the Saltire and Northumberland flags were joined by the hoisting of the
Homecoming Scotland 2009 flag as we promote the Scottish Borders Homecoming
Scotland programme to those crossing the Border.” Kate Pearson, Homecoming co-ordinator,
added: “Homecoming Scotland 2009 is a huge opportunity for businesses and
companies within the Scottish Borders. The hoisting of the Homecoming Scotland
Flag at Carter Bar aims to raise the profile of the Scottish Borders Homecoming
Scotland events programme to potential visitors from Northern England.”
The three sides of the information towers each feature part of Homecoming Scotland in the Scottish Borders:
Notes
In 2009 Scotland will host its first
Homecoming year, designed to mark the 250th anniversary of Scotland's
national poet, the international cultural icon, Robert Burns. From the
weekend around Burns Night in January to St Andrew's Day in November a
countrywide programme of exciting and inspirational Homecoming events and
activities will celebrate some of Scotland's great contributions to the
world: Burns himself, Whisky, Golf, Great Scottish Minds and Innovations
and our rich ancestral culture and heritage which lives on at home and
through our global family. Homecoming Scotland 2009 is a Scottish
Government initiative managed by EventScotland in partnership with VisitScotland. Homecoming Scotland 2009 seeks to motivate people of
Scottish descent, as well as those who simply love Scotland, to come home
and join us in a national celebration of our culture, heritage and the
many great contributions Scotland has given the world:
homecomingscotland2009. The event is in line with the Scottish Borders
Tourism Action Plan and the Scottish Borders Council Events Strategy –
bringing internationally recognised events to the Scottish Borders.
Darrell Neuman, 2 October 2009
