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Free Church Place, High Street, MELROSE, TD6 9RZ

The Tweed Valley MRT is based in the former fire station - compare with Walter Baxter's photograph Image

The banner "save your local fire station" on this building in High Street, Melrose is in protest against the Lothians and Borders Fire and Rescue Service plan to close the station as part of a five year service improvement plan. However, despite a spirited local campaign to prevent the closure, the station will shut down in June 2007. Fire officials believe that the personnel at the nearby wholetime fire station at Galashiels can mobilise much faster than the retained personnel at Melrose station. (Source: some information from the local newspaper "Border Telegraph")

Bought by Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team as their new base.

This attractive small building is located in the northwest corner of Gibson Park next to the police station in High Street, Melrose, and is fairly close to the modern fire station that is due to close in June 2007. The building would appear to be late 19th century (there is a photograph dated circa 1890 in a local book) and the first fire engine was a horse drawn appliance. The siren on the roof looks to be world war two vintage and nowadays the building is used for storage.

A new clubhouse at the Gibson Park called The Engine Room was opened on 23/2/12 by Mark Hateley the former Rangers, A.C. Milan and England player. The old fire station building that had been used for storage by the Melrose Festival committee was extended to form two changing rooms, a kitchen and toilet facilities. The club was formed in 1995 and now has 14 teams for boys and girls in the primary 1 to under 15 age groups. The building behind the clubhouse is Melrose Police Station. For a view of the old fire station building from High Street, see Image

The old fire station at the northwest end of the Gibson Park that had been used as storage by the Melrose Festival committee was extended to form a new clubhouse called The Engine Room. Mark Hateley the former Rangers, A.C. Milan and England player opened the new facility on 23/21/12. The club was formed in 1995 and now has 14 teams for boys and girls in the primary 1 to under 15 age groups. For a view of the new clubroom, see Image

Probably built in 1926 the old fire station at the northwest end of the Gibson Park that had been used as storage by the Melrose Festival committee and was extended to form a new Football clubhouse called The Engine Room, opened on 23/2/12 by Mark Hateley the former Rangers, A.C. Milan and England player.

This can be found on the wall of a school building in Melrose. For more detail see : http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm21169

Category C Listed early 19th century cottage.

The sign is for the upcoming 2024 sevens tournament. The Greenyards is the home of Melrose Rugby Football Club where the game of rugby sevens was invented in 1883 by Ned Haig.