Galashiels
Galashiels is a Scottish burgh in Selkirkshire on the Gala Water river. It serves as a key commercial hub for the Borders region. Although it has an oceanic climate, its elevated position and distance from the sea means that it has cooler winters and somewhat warmer summers than a large number of seaside areas, and snow in winter is more frequent. In accordance with the 2011 census, the town has a permanent population of around 14994. In 2015, the Scottish Borders Council declared Galashiels as the capital of the Scottish Borders. Its population increased dramatically as a result of the cloth trade with several mills. A connection with the town's mill history, the Mill Lade, continues to link the town from near the site of mills at Wheatlands Road, to Netherdale, through Wilderhaugh, Bank Street, the Fountain and next to the retail development street. The town is especially well-known for fabric making, and it is additionally 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 prominent landmark in Galashiels is the Glasite church, which is in possible 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 stadiums attached to each other at one end. The football club's main stand was built in 1963 to designs by Peter Womersley, based in adjacent Gattonside, with the cantilevered concrete structure, in the Brutalist style, being protected as a Category A listed building. For all your home upgrades, make sure to make use of trusted specialists in Galashiels to make certain of quality.
