Gorebridge
Gorebridge is a former mining town in Midlothian, Scotland. The town gets its name from the bridge throughout the River Gore, a tributary of the South Esk. It was the residence of Scotland's very first gunpowder mill, at the Gore Water, that started operating in 1794. Gorebridge has a yearly Gala Day which constantly happens on the third Saturday in June. This is just like a town fair, with flights and video games. The gala day has a practice of picking a Community King and Queen from the primary schools. Gorebridge has 4 primary schools, Gorebridge Primary, Stobhill Main, St Andrews RC Primary and Gore Glen Main. Greenhall Senior high school utilized to offer the town however shut down in 1994. Local kids currently attend nearby Newbattle Community Secondary school, Lasswade Senior High School or St David's RC High School. Gorebridge's neighborhood football group is juniors Arniston Rangers that play house video games at Newbyres Park. On 6 September 2015 Gorebridge saw the return of the Waverley Line with a brand-new station improved the site of the initial station. This offers rail accessibility to the Borders and also Edinburgh Waverley railway terminal. In the Gore Glen there is a shallow cavern, called "The King's Cave". According to tale a thief utilized to swipe cattle and conceal in this close-by cavern. It is not, as some believe, named after Robert the Bruce, that was stated to have actually concealed right here after loss at the hands of the English.
