“Welcome the re-opening of the Parish web-site for the Church of our Lady & St Andrew’s, Galashiels;
For some time now it has been experiencing a make-over but we hope that the new site will have a professionalism and beauty of presentation which are worthy of this ancient Church, built by the family of Sir Walter Scott in 1853.
The inside of the building with its statues and paintings must rank as one of the most beautiful in Scotland and I hope you will find the reproduction attractive and dare I say, breathtaking.
Also included in the presentation will be the activities of the Christian Community; a church is not just bricks and mortar, but a living and loving organism, reaching out not only to one another, but also to the wider community both in the town of Galashiels and also in the wider Scottish Borders.
I hope that the new website will be a fund of information that will help you delve deeper into our past, share our present and perhaps walk with us in the years to come. I give the new website my blessing and strongest support and would be glad to receive any suggestions from the general public as to how it can be improved in the future.
We are a young site and have much to learn.
Father (Canon) John Creanor (Parish Priest)