HAWICK has been revealed as the host of the 24th annual Borders Walking Festival next year.
The event will take place from Sunday, September 2 to Saturday, September 9, 2018, with organiser French Wight arranging the three main routes across the area, all with varied distances and gradings.
The town previously played host to the week-long festival in 2011.
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