A Bright Sunshiny Day..🔅..Galashiels Scottish Borders 2018 (includes bad language)

[@leslieann814]

This is where my grandfather was born. Never seen Galashiels so thanks for sharing your videos :)

[@XhristinaMacey]

Galashiels is a beautiful borders town you can escape into the countryside full of history and blissful peace and quiet, thank you so much for reaching out with your thoughts connecting with people makes making the vids far more pleasurable. Best wishes from me and my dogs.

[@andrewpollok2174]

Enjoyed your video. I was born and grew up in Gala and left in 1982. Lived in the US since then. I miss the place as it was then. It's just not the same anymore.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Hi Andrew x I’m glad you enjoyed the vid x thanks for sharing your thoughts

[@davidkitchens5009]

great film thank you nice tour

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thanks for watching David 👍

[@Urbexy]

Nice shots and flying :-) Can't believe that church building has been condemned. When history like that is lost it's tragic.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Original First World War memorials are still inside Urbexy is awful I made a vid there made the papers which forced the authorities to secure the place I’m proud of I brought this to the attention of the town and I’m saddened that the council have condemned this building when they should have took legal action to bring a compulsory purchase order and saved the building. There spending over 6 million for a new build in the town to house a Scottish cloth, it’s all about big fat envelopes with these interconnected big business serving councils Urbexy. Have a great weekend and thank you for the kind words man

[@scotnick59]

My mum grew up in Galashiels. She fondly remembered her teacher Miss McKay taking the class on a field trip to Glendearg Tower. A box lunch was provided by the cafeteria to ensure a nice picnic among brambles, heather and bracken. Teacher explained that "Glendearg" was Scots Gaelic for "Red Valley"

[@XhristinaMacey]

Im glad you enjoyed the video, and it brought back some happy memories.

[@bruh-ch3hb]

beautiful city with beautiful nature

[@XhristinaMacey]

Aw thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts here ❤️💚💙💛🤍

[@ExplorewithmeMarloC]

Wow. That church is history!! Very sad to demolish it.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Agreed it’s cheaper to knock them down than to convert them into something useful, trouble is we don’t build the same and these places are sacrilegious, thank you Marlo

[@Dr.SalvatoreVinciguerra]

Great video! I like the scenery as you are walking your dogs. The church looks very sad, but beautiful. Thanks for sharing your vlog.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thank you Sal great to see you from Michaels show

[@sunshine6891]

Wow..amazing buildings! I love watching your travels! Big like...Have a Beautiful Day my friend! :)

[@XhristinaMacey]

I love to read your lovely comments Sunshine ☀️ MUCH APPRECIATED :d

[@sunshine6891]

@@XhristinaMacey All from my heart..speaking truth! Thank you! :)

[@lozh2958]

Good spot with the peregrine falcon. It was practically in the same spot this afternoon. Thanks for posting another great video.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thanks Loz must be a great vantage point up there for them amazing birds

[@marshallwelsh4115]

I'd love to visit. My great grandfather George Welsh immigrated to America via Nova Scotia from Galashiels.

[@XhristinaMacey]

plase do x the borders is a beautiful place x

[@TheRealSlimSteve]

Great video. But don't worry about the burnt trees. The internal hard lignum is dead, and if burned out does not kill the tree - most of the tree water and nutrients flow up the few outer rings. But that "Mark" thing would have done serious damage. Just saying.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thanks Steve x

[@margaretmacey3473]

Another great informative video ! Really good

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thank you Mom

[@wxpm]

A nice wander , interesting info too

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thanks Graham 👍

[@Guildarama]

Are you sure the tree thing is humans and not lightening?

[@XhristinaMacey]

I never thought about that x makes sense

[@resident_spirit]

Really sorry to see the trees vandalised. It happens a lot here in Edinburgh, too. Trees are so benevolent and innocent and majestic. I agree that it's evil. 😓😤😡 Lovely town tho! Thanks for sharing.

[@XhristinaMacey]

My pleasure like David Bellamy said c02 is plant food x

[@ellaapaul6246]

Nice Views of Scotland 👏👍

[@XhristinaMacey]

Ella A Paul thank you Galashiels is such a beautiful place to be and live

[@colindodds7322]

Great Video Mate

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thank you Colin

[@colindodds7322]

@@XhristinaMacey I grew up in Galashiels but moved away some years ago, your videos fill me with both nostalgia also some sadness with what is being lost. KEEP THEM COMING

[@asiantiger04te64]

Lived there for four years 2009 to 2013 lovely town and even better people. Could you please film the black path if it still exist I heard they have done some changes to make space for the railways.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thanks for watching, will do next time im over there

[@jonnykrause7972]

Thanks for the film - I lived in Gala' between 2016 and 2020 - I wasn't surprised that SBC sanctioned the demolition of the church - they seem to be determined to transform the town into a ramshackle collection of poorly designed and poorly built structures to replace the centuries old, majestic architecture - very sad SBC!

[@XhristinaMacey]

All I can figure out is it must be some collusion down the local business lodge with the councillors and the developers😳 thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts 💭👍

[@TWOWHEELFIX]

Thanks for the tour Ian! I don't think the bike repair tool would last long up in Glasgow to be honest lol. Loved the drone footage and Forrest walk. Cheers. Btw marks a prick! Lol 👍🍻

[@XhristinaMacey]

Not been to Glasgow yet I recently brought a bottle of Buckfast thinking it would be like Linderfarne mead as it said “tonic wine”, a picture of a church and made by benedictine monks man how wrong was I fortified with ethanol as much caffeine as 8 cans of coke and a chemical sugary taste that warms the stomach like vodka after researching I see it’s manly sold in Glasgow and is not sold in England where the poison crap is made! Thanks Two Wheels all the best man

[@TWOWHEELFIX]

@@XhristinaMacey haha what a learning curve with the Buckie mate lol. At least you never got the jail 😂😂👍

[@XhristinaMacey]

No I took a week to drink the bottle lol I can imagine what 2 or 3 bottles does to you, can’t believe it’s legal they like to kill us and keep us sick 🤢 lol

[@ImStokze]

Hi bro I found that place just wanted to say a BIG THANKS it was well worth the mission! I was going to give you a shout out but I didn't know if that was a wise thing but thanks again bro! Hope your well

[@XhristinaMacey]

It’s a great explore amazing how it was made, cheers Stokz

[@ImStokze]

Hi brother great video as always dude I've sent you a email bro! That church is amazing why have they condemned it??

[@XhristinaMacey]

Not received it man what’s yours and I’ll post it over

[@XhristinaMacey]

It’s wrecked inside the rot has gotten inside they’ve left it to long maybe this was the plan so they could buy a modern development there, greed is the biggest lost of our heritage Stokz

[@03rooney]

cracking drone footage mate

[@XhristinaMacey]

The sky’s totally overexposed but was a fantastic afternoon for a flight love watching the drone zooming around at 400f not done a night flight in a while, cheers Sam keep up the great work you are doing on your channel man

[@03rooney]

Cheers dude Iv not attempted night yet will do soon. Just got some cheap filters for drone but need to read up on them

[@03rooney]

I Macey seeing how many daily vlogs I can do in a row 🤣

[@XhristinaMacey]

Sam Anderson it’s fantastic at night the LEDs are so bright it’s like a UFO darting around, you should consider joining Drone Seekers over on Facebook great group of flyers always ready to help people out

[@XhristinaMacey]

Daily’s are hard to keep up Adam the woo did 5 years without missing a day, I can’t daily upload

[@paulmclaughlin1123]

That was the same year I arrived back in Galay. My Grandfather was born in the town. Lucky to have found the right house in this wonderful place.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Absolutely you are lucky 🍀 there is so much beauty to see everyday

[@paulmclaughlin1123]

@@XhristinaMacey We even see some deer in the field behind the house. We get visits from woodpeckers and nuthatches, to name only a few.

[@doyoumind9356]

Must visit in 2021 .. looks amazing

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts 💭 indeed Gala is an amazing place x

[@bobbob9364]

Hi is Galashiels good for cycling

[@XhristinaMacey]

Incredibly good I like to road cycle but there’s some great trails around Gala

[@CassieAStone]

Wow! If trees could talk! 💞💞💞

[@XhristinaMacey]

Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts 💭❤️

[@rachelcharris]

I heard that twizell castle is interesting 🤔

[@XhristinaMacey]

Love that name Twizell x

[@davidkitchens5009]

I believe they built fires in the trees to dissipate the smoke so as to not be noticed that would be my guess

[@XhristinaMacey]

shame as it seems to really damage the trees, thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts x

[@rachelcharris]

My dad was alive then living here at end of Wood Street 😊

[@XhristinaMacey]

I used to live in thistle street, happy memories with is and deez

[@stephaniedocherty2079]

Hello, looking to speak to you about an STV project. Could you please let me know the best way to contact you? Thanks very much, Steph.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Hiya Steph, sounds very interesting drop me an email at [e-mail] best regards

[@thejudderman2786]

Sad to see how Galashiels looks nowadays, rundown shit hole, empty shops, junkies, bank street gardens used to flourish, the refurbished square is already starting to show signs of wear. Struggling businesses, the elephant nobody wanted (tapestry) a town that used to thrive and have a strong community is nothing but a formal shadow of its self.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Agree I knew the tapestry was a failed operation filtering money into pockets of greedy developers down the business lodge lol they should be ashamed of themselves, if you think Gala is bad is nothing compared with Hawick

[@thejudderman2786]

@@XhristinaMacey i remember what Galashiels used to look like, well before Asda and Tesco killed the town, walking down channel street was like walking down princes St Edinburgh, the place used to be booming! Sad that era has gone for good now.

[@glenjones6980]

Eildon Housing might make a start on the flats that will replace the church sometime in the next decade but where Eildon are concerned you just never know, they aren't the sharpest tools in the box when it comes to planning and execution.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Such a shame it wasn’t saved was heartbreaking watching them pull it down, what a waste x

[@paulwalton1222]

I live in the eildon flats opposite where the church was and nothing has been done yet

[@jennifermillardX]

Such a shame they demolish all those lovely old buildings. Why would anyone want to burn the Heart out of a tree! Awful. Great drone footage and trees X The gargoyles and the Falcon where amazing X Fantastic music from you to accompany the film as well X Thanks for the video X

[@XhristinaMacey]

I know it’s pure evil taking pleasure doing something like that to a magnificent grandfather tree of nature, reminds me of a clip from the 70s film rollerball which the occult satanists are burning trees for fun so many parallels in that film with society today, I enjoyed making the tune has a catchy piano hook. You kind words humble me Jenny best of wishes to you xXx

[@jennifermillardX]

@@XhristinaMacey Really do love the Music seems to have got better I'm loving the upbeatness (If that's a word) of it X

[@fifilalaosei3476]

As a Scottish Londoner, I am shocked at the general quality of life here. And Ive lived in some rough places. What I see here? Beautiful area and scenery. COMPLETELY UNAPPRECIATED. But what with all the interbreeding? Children growing up thinking this place is normal. I made it quite well from NOTHING. Real poverty. These people choose poverty.

[@XhristinaMacey]

its not good is it.

[@DesmondsDonders]

I think the church authorities should be made to repurpose old churches to accommodation for homeless folk. No idea why some idiots do what they do to trees.

[@XhristinaMacey]

Cheers Des yes the power of money they make out of thin air enslaves us and corrupts the soul, have a great week

[@tacosforsale871]

Bound tae get shanked their.

[@XhristinaMacey]

lol nar its a nice place