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Preparations getting under way for Riding of the Marches 2026
Dumfries and Galloway Standard
|January 20, 2026
Preparations are well under way for this year's Sanquhar Riding of the Marches with the principals, Gala Queen and her attendants chosen.
Cornet-elect is Kai Bell, with Billie Haddow chosen as Cornet's Lass-elect and the Ensign will be Roger Murray. Georgi Grierson will be thi
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