Ian Douglas, 2019 Lanark Lord Cornet at this year's Edinburgh Riding of the Marches. He was the founding member of the Edinburgh March Riding Association (the volunteers that organises & puts on the annual Edinburgh Riding of the Marches)

📸 by Keith Phunkt Valentine
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Performance on The Royal Mile for Riding of The Marches. Great to be back 😎🥁🐴🎻🎸

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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in full-flight during the first gallop of this year's Edinburgh Riding of the Marches!

📸 by Keith Phunkt Valentine
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Yesterday Council Leader Cammy Day and LordProvostEdinburgh took part in the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches alongside Captain Jay Sturgeon, and Lass Abbie McDowell 🎠

This tradition dates back to 1579 and is now a major event in the city's cultural calendar: edinburghridingofthemarches.com

Fantastic to see the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches take place yesterday in the heart of the Capital.

Following the Edinburgh Captain and Lass were LordProvostEdinburgh the Lord Provost Consort and Council Leader Cammy Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎠

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On Sunday 10th September, Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile will see 280 horses ride up it to celebrate the annual re-enactment of the ancient custom of the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches. whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/event/124279-e…

We need volunteers to help us with a bucket collection at the Rangers Football Club Motherwell FC game at Ibrox next month - can you help us even by sharing this post?

If you can spare a couple of hours Sat 23rd September 1:30pm-3pm, we'd be very grateful ⚽

Our Patrons' Society plays a huge part in supporting the Common Riding each year, and we are very grateful indeed to all Patrons for their continued support.
It was fantastic to see so many badges proudly worn during Common Riding Week.

We’d love you to consider joining as well

It’s here!

Happy Common Riding Day to everyone!

We hope everybody has a fantastic day, safe oot, safe in to all the riders, and best wishes to Cornet Jake Mirley!

This week’s look back at the 2023 Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships is the Freestyle performance by Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band, which earned them 5th place! 🎶🎶

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Gig on the Rigg 🥳

We look forward to welcoming everyone to the public park tomorrow. Fun for all with Slaters Funfair, Darkhorse & Spectrum entertaining and Stow Brewery bar

The Beating of the Drum with Stow Pipe Band and The Cornet will be held at 5.30pm

Free entry for all!

Limited Edition Clatter is oot.
Available in Costcutter, Spar, The Butchers and all good book shops …and some rubbish ones too 😁

Funding is available from Foundation Scotland
for organisations working to benefit communities across Scotland.

If your youth music project is looking for funding, it may be worth browsing the available funds: foundationscotland.org.uk

It’s beginning to look a lot like Common Riding…

George Watson's College Pipe Band. The 280 horses are met by this award-winning pipe band at the Palace of Holyrood House and escorted as they pass the Scottish Parliament and start their climb up the Royal Mile.
Join us 10th September.
Photo by Phunkt
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With just over a week to go until some of Edinburgh's famous summer festivals launch into full swing. Are you ready for festival season? 🎉✨

Captains of the Past.
The 2017 Edinburgh Captain shoulder to shoulder with the 2018 Edinburgh Captain, about to embark on the journey up the Royal Mile at the 2018 Edinburgh Riding of the Marches.
Photo by Phunkt.
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The iconic St Giles' Cathedral on the Royal Mile, with the departing cavalcade of horses at the end of the 2019 Edinburgh Riding of the Marches.

Don't forget to put this year's event in your calendar - it's on Sunday 10th September.
See you there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
📸 by Phunkt
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Photo from 2018 Edinburgh Riding of the Marches, with distinctive red jacket of 2018 Annan Cornet, Blair!

Every Riding Town in Scotland has a uniform for Principal Riders (elected representatives/Standard-bearers), paired with a sash bearing the town’s coat of arms.
📸 Phunkt

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿GET YOUR TARTAN DANCING SHOES ON!

Join the BIGGEST & BEST ceilidh with The Jacobites 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 at the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches on Sunday 10th September 2023!

They’ll get you Highland Flinging on the Royal Mile!

📸 Phoenix Photography
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