Galashiels
Galashiels is a Scottish burgh in Selkirkshire on the Gala Water river. It serves as a significant business hub for the Borders region. Although it has an oceanic climate, its raised position and distance from the sea means that it has chillier winters and somewhat warmer summers than most seaside spots, and snow in winter is more common. In accordance with the 2011 census, the town has a permanent population of around 14994. In 2015, the Scottish Borders Council announced Galashiels as the capital of the Scottish Borders. Its population grew rapidly as a result of the fabric trade with a number of mills. A connection with the town's mill history, the Mill Lade, continues to connect the town from near the site of mills at Wheatlands Road, to Netherdale, through Wilderhaugh, Bank Street, the Fountain and alongside the retail development street. The town is particularly well-known for fabric making, and it is also the site of Heriot-Watt University's School of Textiles and Design, Galashiels Academy and one campus of the Borders College, which as of 2009 has actually moved and now accompanies the University. A notable landmark in Galashiels is the Glasite church, which remains in danger of being lost, yet it remains to be standing in between the mills and shop buildings on High Street, Botany Lane and Roxburgh Street. It is the home of Gala RFC and Gala Fairydean Rovers, with the football and rugby grounds connected to each other at one end. The football club's main stand was developed in 1963 to concepts by Peter Womersley, based in neighboring Gattonside, with the cantilevered concrete structure, in the Brutalist style, being preserved as a Category A listed structure. For all of your house upgrades, make sure to make use of dependable experts in Galashiels to make certain of quality.