Kelso Civic Week
The ride outs Kelso Civic Week is long standing event dating back to the early 1930′s. Kelso Civic Week was formally named in 1937 after a series of events created the need for a figure-head to carry the flag round the town, at the front of the parade. This figure head position was named [...]
Kelso through the decades in pictures
Look what we found! Like many during the Spring and Summer months, we have undertaken the task to have a little tidy up and clear out. After all, with all that rain we have been having, it is not like there has been much sunshine to venture out in and enjoy. So, whilst [...]
Long Weekend in the Scottish Borders Part II
A Hume Guide to the Scottish Borders # 3 Saturday Afternoon. In Part I we left you enjoying a gourmet picnic from Pharlanne on the banks of the tweed, in a scene so perfect it seems a shame to disturb it, and truly, we wouldn’t drag you away unless we had something really special [...]
Border Union Show
199th BUS – 27 and 28 July 2012 As soon as the calendar flips from June to July there is an air of anticipation amongst the Borders farming community – by comparison we may be townies, but we notice these things. This year there will be over 250 trade stands packed into [...]
Bladen – Exclusively for A Hume
Choosing Tweed at the Reid & Taylor Mill We’ve been working with the internationally renowned weavers Reid and Taylor since we began trading in 1929. At their traditional mill in the nearby Border town of Langholm they produce some of the world’s finest cloth, exquisite tweed woven from Cheviot wool, washed in the [...]
An Invitation to Dine
Being of a sociable persuasion there is nothing we relish more than an invitation for dinner. There’s so much to look forward to: getting togged up, good food, good wine, great chat and perhaps the opportunity to meet new people. However, we’re aware that for some people an invitation to dine is greeted with [...]
