Hawick, UK. 8th Jun, 2018. Riders enjoy a "Rum & Milk" to set them up for the day ahead of the days activities The Hawick Common Riding is the first of the Border Common Ridings and celebrates both the capture of an English Flag, by the youth of Hawick at the military skirmish of Hornshole in 1514 and the ancient custom of riding the marches or boundaries of the common land. (Photo: Rob Gray) Credit: Rob Gray/Alamy Live News

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