A wonderful pattern of enthusiasm and happiness was set by braw lad Bruce Dorward and his lass, Valerie Lyall, along with their attendants, all embracing their duties with a great amount of keenness.
They were given never-ending support by the four attendants, bearer of the sod Stuart Keddie, bearer of the red roses Mary Meehan, bearer of the stone Iain Rackham and bearer of the white roses Pat Barnes...here’s all the Southern’s old photos from that day.
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The Braw Lad and Lass and attendants Stuart Keddie, Mary Meehan, Patricia Barnes and Iain Rackham leave Abbotsford to rejoin their cavalcade. Photo: Contributed
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The Braw Lad returns the Burgh Flag to Provost William Pate unstained and unsullied. Photo: Contributed
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1870 Braw Lad Bruce Dorward gallops along Scott Street with the Burgh Flag proudly flying. Photo: Contributed
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With the rain steadily falling, the Braw Lad Bruce Dorward and Lass Valerie Lyall, and attendants Stuart Keddie, Mary Meehan, Patricia Barnes and Iain Rackham, prepare for the final ceremony of the morning at the War Memorial. Photo: Contributed