KELSO CIVIC WEEK
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    • Saturday
      • Tennis Challenge
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      • Golf Gents Open
    • Sunday
      • 10K Run
      • Family Day
      • Baby Show
      • 5-a-side Football (Junior)
      • Laying of Wreath
      • Kirkin of Laddie
    • Monday
      • Art Exhibition
      • Pet Show
      • Ride to Heiton & Roxburgh
      • Whipman's & Sprouston Ride
      • Equestrian events
    • Tuesday
      • Ride to Stichill, Hume & Ednam
      • Darts Competition
      • Karaoke
    • Children's Sports
    • Installation of Kelso Laddie
    • Torchlight
    • Thursday
      • Children's Fancy Dress Photos
      • Ride to Floors Castle
      • Fun Cycle Run
      • Grand Civic Week Ball
    • Friday
      • Swimming Gala
      • Slater's Show Visit
    • Saturday
      • Ride to Yetholm
      • Entertainment in the Square
      • Fancy Dress Procession
      • Presentation of Cups
  • Songs & Poems
    • Kelsae Bonnie Kelsae
    • Ride on, Kelso Laddies, Ride on
    • Yetholm Day
    • Bonnie Kelsae Toon
    • Kelso Laddies
    • Dae Richt Fear Nocht
    • Gallant Chiels O' Kelsae
    • Bonnie Kelso
    • The Bonnet Blue
    • Kelso, Jewel Upon the Tweed
    • Charming Banks O Tweed
    • Footsteps of the Brave
    • Civic Week in Kelsae is Really Hard to Beat
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  • Home
  • 2022 Events
    • Morebattle Ride
    • 2022 at a Glance
    • 10k Run
    • 5 A Side Football (Snr)
    • Golf Club Gents Open
    • Tennis Challenge
    • Family Day
    • Baby Show
    • Wreath Laying & Kirkin'
    • Spot the odd object
    • Art Exhibition
    • Childrens Pet Show
    • Whipmans Ride
    • Stichill, Hume & Ednam ride
    • Open Darts Competition
    • Childrens Sports
    • Instalation Ceremony
    • Lifetime Achievement
    • Laser Light & Fireworks
    • Children's Fancy Dress Party
    • Floors Rideout
    • Grand Civic Week Ball
    • Swimming Gala
    • Yetholm Day Breakfast
    • YETHOLM RIDEOUT
    • Fancy Dress Parade
  • About Us
    • Patrons
  • 2022 Principals and Jubilee Laddies
  • Pool Competition
  • Gallery
    • 2019 Declaration
    • Morebattle Rideout
    • Saturday
      • Tennis Challenge
      • 5-a-side Football (Senior)
      • Golf Gents Open
    • Sunday
      • 10K Run
      • Family Day
      • Baby Show
      • 5-a-side Football (Junior)
      • Laying of Wreath
      • Kirkin of Laddie
    • Monday
      • Art Exhibition
      • Pet Show
      • Ride to Heiton & Roxburgh
      • Whipman's & Sprouston Ride
      • Equestrian events
    • Tuesday
      • Ride to Stichill, Hume & Ednam
      • Darts Competition
      • Karaoke
    • Children's Sports
    • Installation of Kelso Laddie
    • Torchlight
    • Thursday
      • Children's Fancy Dress Photos
      • Ride to Floors Castle
      • Fun Cycle Run
      • Grand Civic Week Ball
    • Friday
      • Swimming Gala
      • Slater's Show Visit
    • Saturday
      • Ride to Yetholm
      • Entertainment in the Square
      • Fancy Dress Procession
      • Presentation of Cups
  • Songs & Poems
    • Kelsae Bonnie Kelsae
    • Ride on, Kelso Laddies, Ride on
    • Yetholm Day
    • Bonnie Kelsae Toon
    • Kelso Laddies
    • Dae Richt Fear Nocht
    • Gallant Chiels O' Kelsae
    • Bonnie Kelso
    • The Bonnet Blue
    • Kelso, Jewel Upon the Tweed
    • Charming Banks O Tweed
    • Footsteps of the Brave
    • Civic Week in Kelsae is Really Hard to Beat
  • Merchandise
  • Ex Kelso Laddies Club
  • History
    • Ex Kelso Laddies list
    • Whipman's Ceremony
  • A look back.
  • 2022 Declaration
  • Hear from us?
  • Riders Code of Conduct

2022 principals
plus 50th & 25th Jubilee Laddies

The Principals for 2022 are

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Right Hand Man, Ex Kelso Laddie Mark Henderson
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Kelso Laddie Callum Davidson
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Left Hand Man, Ex Kelso Laddie Sean Hook
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Lady Bussers from Edenside Primary, Eden Hewit and Melissa Paxton
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Lady Bussers from Broomlands Primary, Scarlett Forsyth and Skylar Nicolson

Each year the Ex Kelso Laddies select a young man from the town to be the "Kelso Laddie" and head the celebrations of our
Kelso Civic Week during the 17th ~ 23rd July.   This year the honour fall on Callum Davidson.
Callum will also represent the town throughout the Borders at all the other town's festivals and will be supported by
his Right Hand Man, Ex Kelso Laddie Mark Henderson (KL 2019) and his Left Hand man, Ex Kelso Laddie Sean Hook (KL 2018)
Kelso Laddie Callum will be presented with the Burgh Standard on Wednesday the 20th July in the town Square and at that ceremony the four young Lady bussers will each tie a ribbon of blue or white to the flag with each ribbon bearing one word - Freedom, Honour, Wisdom and Valour.

You will find more details on all of our 2022 Principals and Lady Bussers in the 2022 Civic Week Programme
​which will be on sale at all the usual venues in the town from early July.

Golden and Silver Jubilee Laddies 2022

Golden Jubilee Laddie - Derek Hall
Celebrating 50 years since his declaration in the town square, Derek said he is looking forward to meeting up with other principals from 1972, as well as helping Jimmy Hinnigan and Denis Poloczek celebrate as their jubilee celebrations were thwarted by the dreaded Covid.

"My Lady bussers were FIONA MCLEOD, ANNE DARLING, CECILIA ROSIEJAK and CAROLE KERR.   I would say my highlights as KL were:
Representing my home town during Civic Week and attending the other Border Festivals to meet their principals. Kelso Yetholm ride on a very hot Thursday. Wash and brush up at Elizabeth hairdressers before attending the Ball. Spittal trip, loved by youngsters of the town. Fantastic atmosphere and support from the people of Kelso during Civic Week. Greeting Dinner, an emotional night to finish the week."
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Silver Jubilee Laddie - David Stewart
​We are sure David's R/H Man Chris Gillie and L/H Man Steven Scott will also want to join in on the celebrations
as Covid curtailed their respective jubilee years.
When David was asked what was his highlights of his year as Kelso Laddie, he found it difficult to condense it, but here's what he has to say.
"My highlights of that year are so difficult to pick out because the whole summer just passed in a blur as there was so much going on.
 The declaration night was a great night and also a relief, from being supremely nervous all day to finally being announced in The Square and the subsequent relief of being able to discuss being chosen as Kelso Laddie with everyone without trying to keep it a secret.
"
 
David continued - "Civic Week itself was an unbelievably busy week with the highlights being, coming back into the town from the Stichill, Hume and Ednam ride with the pipe band playing and the streets busy with people getting ready for the Rider's Social which was a huge night and then later on getting carried into the Rider's Social to an awesome atmosphere. 
The colour bussing on the Wednesday night was amazing and although very nervous, it was a privilege to be trusted with the Burgh Standard and to carry out the Bussing Ceremony in the beautiful surroundings of Kelso Square.
 
The rest of the week is a complete blur as it just passes you by so quickly but the Yetholm Ride was a great day, the sun came out that day for about the first time that week and the whole day just had a great atmosphere from the Square in the morning, to being at Yetholm, to returning home and then the parade at night, it was just a thoroughly enjoyable day. Then it was all over and you suddenly wondered where the week had gone.
"

Both Derek and David congratulate Callum on his election as Kelso Laddie 2022
and hope he enjoys his Civic Week and a summer of making memories and friendships that last a lifetime.
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  • Home
  • 2022 Events
    • Morebattle Ride
    • 2022 at a Glance
    • 10k Run
    • 5 A Side Football (Snr)
    • Golf Club Gents Open
    • Tennis Challenge
    • Family Day
    • Baby Show
    • Wreath Laying & Kirkin'
    • Spot the odd object
    • Art Exhibition
    • Childrens Pet Show
    • Whipmans Ride
    • Stichill, Hume & Ednam ride
    • Open Darts Competition
    • Childrens Sports
    • Instalation Ceremony
    • Lifetime Achievement
    • Laser Light & Fireworks
    • Children's Fancy Dress Party
    • Floors Rideout
    • Grand Civic Week Ball
    • Swimming Gala
    • Yetholm Day Breakfast
    • YETHOLM RIDEOUT
    • Fancy Dress Parade
  • About Us
    • Patrons
  • 2022 Principals and Jubilee Laddies
  • Pool Competition
  • Gallery
    • 2019 Declaration
    • Morebattle Rideout
    • Saturday
      • Tennis Challenge
      • 5-a-side Football (Senior)
      • Golf Gents Open
    • Sunday
      • 10K Run
      • Family Day
      • Baby Show
      • 5-a-side Football (Junior)
      • Laying of Wreath
      • Kirkin of Laddie
    • Monday
      • Art Exhibition
      • Pet Show
      • Ride to Heiton & Roxburgh
      • Whipman's & Sprouston Ride
      • Equestrian events
    • Tuesday
      • Ride to Stichill, Hume & Ednam
      • Darts Competition
      • Karaoke
    • Children's Sports
    • Installation of Kelso Laddie
    • Torchlight
    • Thursday
      • Children's Fancy Dress Photos
      • Ride to Floors Castle
      • Fun Cycle Run
      • Grand Civic Week Ball
    • Friday
      • Swimming Gala
      • Slater's Show Visit
    • Saturday
      • Ride to Yetholm
      • Entertainment in the Square
      • Fancy Dress Procession
      • Presentation of Cups
  • Songs & Poems
    • Kelsae Bonnie Kelsae
    • Ride on, Kelso Laddies, Ride on
    • Yetholm Day
    • Bonnie Kelsae Toon
    • Kelso Laddies
    • Dae Richt Fear Nocht
    • Gallant Chiels O' Kelsae
    • Bonnie Kelso
    • The Bonnet Blue
    • Kelso, Jewel Upon the Tweed
    • Charming Banks O Tweed
    • Footsteps of the Brave
    • Civic Week in Kelsae is Really Hard to Beat
  • Merchandise
  • Ex Kelso Laddies Club
  • History
    • Ex Kelso Laddies list
    • Whipman's Ceremony
  • A look back.
  • 2022 Declaration
  • Hear from us?
  • Riders Code of Conduct