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By Sheila Scott

This interesting choice of greater than one hundred eighty photos strains a few of the some ways within which Galashiels has replaced and built over the past century. it really is uncertain that the looks of a city has replaced up to Galashiels has within the final ten years. as soon as a city on the centre of the Scottish Tweed and Woollen undefined, only a few reminders of that age can now be visible. Gala is now a city which concentrates normally on retail and repair industries. even though, Galaleans remain very happy with their historical past and roots with many returning each year to town to have a good time the Braw Lads Day. With the previous Scottish collage of Textiles now a school campus a brand new new release of scholars around the world come to Galashiels, carrying on with to be trained within the cloth and garments undefined. the pictures within the booklet hint the alterations that experience taken position in Galashiels over a few years and may with a bit of luck evoke stories for plenty of. it's also a list of what's occurring now inside of this Scottish Borders town.

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