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THE GALASHIELS LODGE No 262 | ||
| 2nd Monday September to April | 8 Gala Park, Galashiels, TD1 1EU | 7.30PM |
| Summer Meeting - June 07 | 8 Gala Park, Galashiels, TD1 1EU | |
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| Galashiels is a busy Borders town on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh. It lies in the bottom of the steep-sided valley of the Gala Water - tributary of famous the River Tweed. Galashiels' history has been closely tied to the fluctuating fortunes of the textile industry in the Scottish Borders. | ||
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The population of Galashiels declined in the late 1890s following problems with trade to traditional markets in the USA, and stood at 13,600 in 1901. The slow growth over the following decade followed improvements to Galashiels' environment, and the construction of a secondary school and a technical college, which given its focus on textiles was perhaps inevitably known locally as the "Woolly Tech". | |
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Today's Galashiels has successfully diversified away from its old dependence on textiles. Elsewhere in the town, companies have set up engaged in fields as varied as medical research; software development; the production of leather clothing; and fish processing. | |
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The best known of the local mills was Waverley Mill, sadly now demolished, the former home to Lochcarron. All operations are now moved to Selkirk which with 140 workers is Scotland's largest producer of tartan clothing. | |
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