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 Selkirk Colonial Society Standard Bearer for 2023 is announced as Neil Heatlie from Germany

 

 

At the Society AGM held on 8th March, Neil Heatlie from Munich, Germany was appointed The Selkirk Colonial Society Standard Bearer 2023.

His grandfather, Alan W A Heatlie, was the Hammerman Standard Bearer in 1969, his father, Alan J Heatlie, was Hammerman Standard Bearer in 1980, his great uncle, Tommy Combe, was Hammerman Standard Bearer in 2001 and his brother, Colin A Heatlie, was Fleshers Standard Bearer in 2007 so he is continuing a long family tradition and becomes the second third-generation Standard Bearer in the family.

Born and raised in Selkirk, 26 year old Neil, finished local education at Knowepark Primary and the High School in 2014. After leaving Selkirk, he moved to Glasgow to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Glasgow and graduated in 2018. He lived for a year in Lund, Sweden studying Swedish and has lived in Munich, Germany since 2019, where he is training to become a European Patent Attorney.

He played in the Selkirk Silver Band for 10 years and therefore well-acquainted with the ceremonies and traditions that make the Common Riding the special event that it is. Neil says that to be elected Colonial Standard Bearer and chosen to carry and cast the Colonial Society flag and continue the family tradition would be a great honour.

Neil has asked his mother Catriona to buss his flag at the Society Bussin’ Concert on the Wednesday night, 14th June, before the big day on Friday 16th June.

Interestingly this will be the first Standard Bearer from Germany to represent the Colonial Society.

 

  2023 CSB Pic srop
 
 Neil Heatlie
 

SELKIRK COLONIAL SOCIETY - RETURNING EXILES AND OVERSEAS VISITORS 2023:


The Society is delighted to report that once again there will be a large turnout of exiles and visitors from overseas at this year’s Common Riding. Details of those who are known to the Society are listed below. As usual our visitors will be introduced to the audience at the Annual Colour Bussin’ in the Victoria Hall on Wednesday 14th June which will then be followed by an Overseas Visitors Reception hosted by the Colonial Society. The Society would be delighted to learn of other exiles and overseas visitors who are planning to make the trip this year.   If we'vec missed you out please let us know at :  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 John Graham Canada

Lisa Roulston (Croft)

Australia

Isla Fitridge (Croft) plus Mia & Benjamin

Australia

Jane Graham

Canada

Amanda & Allan Hogg plus Mathias & Jedda

Canada

Raymond & Rosemary Smith 

Barbados

Althea Smith

USA

Trevor Walters

Australia

Colin Douglas

Australia

Daryl & Eleanor (McDougall) Yardley

NZ

Chris Yardley

NZ

Colin Heatlie

Germany

Neil Heatlie

Germany

Dorothy Bjorklund (Hyde) & Madeleine Fletcher  

Sweden 

Brian Leiper

Australia

Kirsty Sinclair (Bradshaw)

Canada


We wish all our returning exiles and overseas visitors a memorable Common Riding and that Colonial Standard Bearer Neil Heatlie has a large following ‘’doon the Green’’ before returning to the Market Place to cast his flag in the time-honoured fashion – Safe Oot, Safe In.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
We have created a "VIDEO ARCHIVE" tab on the home page. Here you will find links to many videos of interest to Souters everywhere.
 
 

 

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Home Page Images courtesy of  David Nichol  and Grant Kinghorn 

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