Galashiels is a Scottish burgh in Selkirkshire on the Gala Water river. It represents a notable business hub for the Borders region. Although it has an oceanic climate, its high position and distance from the sea means that it has cooler winters and slightly warmer summers than many seaside places, and snow in winter months is more common. According to 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 fabric trade with numerous 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 especially popular for cloth 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 joins with the University. A prominent landmark in Galashiels is the Glasite church, which remains in danger of being lost, but 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 linked to each other at one end. The football club's main stand was built in 1963 to concepts by Peter Womersley, based in close-by Gattonside, with the cantilevered concrete structure, in the Brutalist style, being preserved as a Category A listed building. For all your home upgrades, make sure to make use of reputable professionals in Galashiels to make certain of quality.