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Prentice, Duns
Duns still has a real town centre, with a choice of butchers,bakers and other shops since squeezed out of bigger towns.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 22 Dec 2006
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Trotters
One of the Duns bakers. Folk from larger towns may remember these. Often squeezed out by supermarkets and chains elsewhere, independent food retailers survive here.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 22 Dec 2006
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Private Wojtek: The Soldier Bear
The statue of Wojtek, unveiled earlier in the afternoon, at Golden Square, Duns.
Image: © James T M Towill
Taken: 24 Apr 2016
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Wojtek the Soldier Bear, Duns
A statue of the bear adopted by the Polish army, many of whom were quartered here in WW2. This was given to Duns by the people of Zagan, Duns' twin town in Poland, in April 2016.
Another statue of Wojtek is located in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh - see
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Image: © Jim Barton
Taken: 6 Mar 2017
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Rider in Duns
A horse rider passing from Market Square to North Street.
Image: © Jim Barton
Taken: 2 May 2023
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Duns from Duns Law view spot
The town of Duns in Berwickshire taken from the viewing place on Duns Law.
Image: © Brian Turner
Taken: 24 Dec 2015
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The Square, Duns.
Image: © Colin Pyle
Taken: 11 Aug 2009
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The Square, Duns
Image: © M J Richardson
Taken: 27 Jun 2008
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Private Wojtek 'The Soldier Bear'
The statue of the soldier bear was erected in Duns in April 2016.
Wojtek was discovered as a three month old, orphan cub in Iran by Polish soldiers who had been based near Duns in Berwickshire. They adopted the tiny animal, fed him and nurtured him and brought him to maturity, a maturity which became more human than bear. Wojtek lived with the troops, ate with them and drank...ale with them, he even enjoyed a cigarette. When the division took to battle at Monte Cassino in Italy, Wojtek's job was to carry shells to the gunners and load them in to the artillery. On returning to Duns after the war, Wojtek, naturally, returned with them.
In 1947, he was gifted to Edinburgh Zoo where he, surprisingly, settled well even though he was more used to human ways. He lived the rest of his life at Edinburgh and died in 1963 aged 21.
Monuments to him have been erected in Edinburgh, two in London, Krakow in Poland, Grimsby and Ottowa in Canada and now in Duns.
After a service by a Polish priest, the beautiful monument was unveiled in the square at South Street in Duns by the Mayor of Zagan, Poland, a town which is twinned with and has close ties with Duns.
There is also a beautiful War Memorial in Duns Public Park, in memory of the Polish soldiers who died during World War II after being billeted in Berwickshire. Those brave men would be so proud of one of their favourite 'sons' Private Wojtek - "The Soldier Bear'.
Image: © James Denham
Taken: 29 Apr 2016
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Duns, it's a cracker
Collecting "tin" in the centre of Duns. Collecting for the Christmas lights. The square is the site of the now demolished Town Hall.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 25 Nov 2008
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