Auld Earlston Show Proves a Popular Draw

Auld Earlston's  exhibition and slide show at the Church Hall has been a voted a great success. 

The exhibition theme of "The Changing Face of Earlston: 150 years of Shops & Businesses” drew a large audience throughout the two days. 

Visitors took a visual tour of the village, looking at information panels,   displaying vintage photographs of street scenes and shops, advertisements, and memories gathered from older residents.

 

 Large scale maps from 1857, 1897 and 1967 highlighted the location of shops in the different time periods.   

Drawing particular attention was the display  of the Earlston Gingham Girls Banner, carried in last year’s procession in Edinburgh to mark women gaining the vote in 1918.  

The browsing table of photographic albums again proved popular and visitors were also  asked to post on a panel, their own memories of the village. 

Throughout the event, four slide shows attracted capacity audiences who enjoyed a “Look at Earlston Then and Now”, with the slides sparking a lively discussion, continued later over tea and coffee. 

 Chairman David Lothian said "We are delighted by the many positive comments we have received and would like to thank everyone involved, who contributed material and came along on the two days to help our group keep Earlston's past alive for future generations". 

 

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Just a  week to go until our Exhibition and Slide Show 

See opening times on the poster below. 

The event's  theme this year is:

"The Changing Face of Earlston - 150 Years of Local  Shops & Businesses" 

  and features new material not previously on  display with :

• Three large scale maps of Earlston dating from  1857, 1897 and 1967,  showing the location of shops.
  
   
• An hour-long slide show with lively commentary on "Earlston "Then and Now - with new images. 
  

• A visual tour of the village  with photographs of people and places, old advertisements, shop receipts and press cuttings.

Lizzie Burrell who ran the sweet shop on the Green

• Memories and anecdotes gathered from older residents on shops and shopping in the village.
  
• The first public display in the village of the Earlston Gingham Girls' Banner, remembering Earlston's Whale sisters, the mid 19th century  gingham manufacturers.  Created by two members of Earlston SWI, the banner was carried on last year's Edinburgh  march to mark the granting of the vote to women in 1918.
  
  
  DO COME ALONG - WATCH THE SLIDE SHOW - BROWSE THE EXHIBITION - 
  CHAT TO FRIENDS  - AND ENJOY  A CUP OF TEA OR COFFEE.
  

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• AULD  EARLSTON
  Valuing the History of our Village for Future Generations
  
  
  EXHIBITION
   “THE CHANGING FACE OF EARLSTON”
  150 years of local shops & businesses.
  Photographs, Memories and Maps
  
  
  SLIDE SHOW
  “EARLSTON  - THEN AND NOW”
  
  
  Saturday June 22^nd:  10.00am-4.00pm
  Sunday June 23^rd:12.00noon-4.00pm
  in the Church Hall.
  
  
  Slide Shows:
  Saturday:  1100am & 2.00pm
  Sunday: 1.00pm &  2.30pm
  
  
  Admission £3, Children Free - incl. Tea/Coffee
  ALL WELCOME
  
  
  Tel. 01896 848240.  E-Mail: auldearlston@aol.com 
  
  
  
  
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