Duns: The English Are Still Coming

The English burnt Duns to the ground three times within 20 years in the 16th Century and Huttonian wonders if like in Ireland (where Cromwell is still not forgotten or forgiven) some Dingers also resent any lingering indication of the English Connection. I wondered, in this context, about the availabilty of English editions of such papers as the Daily Mail in the two newsagents in Duns. (We alternate with our neighbour in Hutton on a newspaper run and his day is entirely ruined if his Mail is not of the English variety)

Today I did some research in one of the two Newsagents. They take 8 English editions of the Mail-and, to my delight, 15 of the Grudian. The latter I am told is seen as an 'English'paper-Dave the Paper who used to do a delivery service around here used to claim that there were only two Gerdiun readers in the Paxton/Hutton/Fishwick Triangle. Assuming that the other newsagent is similarly stocked that would indicate quite an English community lurking in Greater Duns.

It might also explain the availiblity of the 'Full English Breakfast' in a nearby bakery. Today it was packed with two large and voluble English blokes of the commercial travelling fraternity -from darkest Yorkshire. One spent some time talking on his mobile to a 'Scottish mate' exiled to Huddersfield. He then ordered a dozen 'Scotch Pies' (mince meat, basically) lots of scones,wheaten bread and was told that the Haggisses (?) Haggii(?) were available from the butcher up the street. 'Oh Yes' he added, after another telephonic consultation, ' A loaf of White bread'..'Sliced'added his colleague. 'Can't leave Scotland without the White Bread'

'Must be sliced' his friend warned him again.

As seen from Huddersfield Scotland is The Place for White Bread.

Now there is a tag for the Welcome to Duns Sign. 'Twinned with Zagan' is fine as far as it goes.

But ' 'The Town for White Bread (Sliced) ' Thats Cool for you

And as you enter Scotand:

Welcome to the Borders. Yorkshire's Favourite Short Bread Destination'

Labels: Dingers, White Bread

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