Marching on Together!
Around 300 walkers made the most of the late summer sunshine to step out for the annual Border
The event was switched to the autumn for the first time this year and organisers have declared themselves pleased with the result.
The number of participants was undoubtedly affected by the late cancellation of the marathon 26 mile walk because a section of the route at Norham had been hit by last month's severe flooding.
Shona said: "It definitely affected numbers, although three blokes who do the long route every year turned up and did it, even though we told them we couldn't accept responsibility for them - and they received a medal afterwards!"
However, a 13-mile walk along the
There was also a family stroll around some of Berwick's most historic sites, with some stopping off for picnics at the
"We were lucky with the weather considering the summer we've had," said Shona. "One of the reasons it was moved to later in the year was to try and stretch the summer season and encourage more visitors into the area.
"We will review it ahead of next year but as Berwick Borough Council won't be here a lot will depend on the successor new unitary authority."
She has high hopes the event can regain the level of popularity it had in the late 1990s when more than 1000 walkers regularly took part.
"We think it's possible to get it back to what it was a few years ago. It would be absolutely fantastic if that happened," she said.
