A local bloggee has alerted Huttonian to an interesting development re the Jim Clarke Rally which for the first time, is to stage through Hutton. This stage will take the cars through our hamlet at Zimmer rattling speed, then hurtling past the new cemetry, around Hutton Castle , down the steep hill to the Whiteadder valley,and then over the Blue Stane ford heading towards Chirnside. (Twice, actually)For years (since a tragic accident at a similar ford on the Tyne) local people have been urging the Borders Council to erect flood measuring poles on either side of the Ford to show motorists how deep the water is and whether it is safe to make the crossing-a doddle in a tractor but can be problematical for a saloon car. Suddenly, aware that the ford might prove a good spectator and press vantage point, the Council has pulled out the appropriate digit and put up two measuring rods on both the south and north banks-with the desired for result I will leave you to judge. Careful scrutiny of the following images will help.
