Common Riding Selkirk Issue Title - Gather Round! (1943)

Selkirk Scotland. L/S town of Selkirk. M/S statue of the Standard bearer of Flodden. M/S of current Standard bearer with the flag, about to take part in the annual ceremony of Common Riding. M/S of him with Provost and other dignitaries. L/S as crowds wave at the camera as they go to take part in the ceremony. Various shots of the Standard bearer with his cavalcade on their horses as they ’ride the marshes’. M/S as he drinks a glass of milk which is also part of the ceremony. Various shots as the ride continues to the boundaries. Various shots as they ride back to the market place, the last part is done at a gallop. M/S as the bearer sweeps the Colours back and forth over the memorial to the fallen. M/S as the Provost joins him. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé