TETBURY'S past was recently celebrated through an age old tradition.

Adults, children and even dogs turned up for the Beating of the Bounds on September 27.

The event is an Anglo-Saxon ceremony associated with harvest time and has taken place in the town for hundreds of years.

Originally boys were beaten at various points of the walk to make them remember the boundary of the town but much to the relief of youngsters that part of the tradition ceased a long time ago.

This year the Beating of the Bounds ended with a presentation at the Market House from Tetbury group, the Feoffees who organised the event.

Tony Walsh, who led the tour said: “It went really really well, 40 or 50 people turned up for the tour. Quite a few people came from out of town as well. We spent one and a half hours walking around the town.

“We had a very very positive response from people indeed.”

After the presentation there was a chance for people to view a display at the Market Hall, where many items were on show such as a branding iron that was used in the old Tetbury Wool markets.

The Beating of the Bounds can be traced back to AD 470 but earlier ceremonies were held by the Romans.