1887
The Salvation Army commenced activities in the Temperance Hall, Croft Road. Although crowds attended the meetings, converts are few and they had to work hard to become established. At this time, Salvationists were misunderstood and even persecuted.
A few years later when the meetings were held in the Silver Street Hall, a very much respected member left his church to join The Army and as Corps Sergeant Major, Jimmy Richardson, with his wife, did much to forward the work and prestige of the local Corps.
Tommy Mullen was one of the early converts reclaimed from his prodigal ways.
The meetings were subsequently held in the Drumlanrig Square Hall and Thomlin's Mission in Tannage Close.

1922
In May, the Co-op, who owned the Mission, gave notice to quit. They needed the space for expansion. The Corps and HQ had to look for new premises. St Mary's Church Hall came on the market and was bought for £600. Door-to-door collections and special efforts by the Corps eventually raised £800.
It took about £150 for renovations and, by December, the Army had a new citadel at Millpath, which was to be our home for the next 40 years.
The Corps steadily progressed and became part of the life of the community, being both well supported and respected, and its religious services and social activities appreciated.

1962
On Saturday, March 26, on the stroke of 2pm, the local Salvation Army led by the band left Millpath and marched along the High Street to Croft Road returning to where they began 75 years earlier.
A crowd of several hundred had gathered and after a simple ceremony, Provost David Atkinson declared the premises open. The new Citadel had cost £70,000.
We had returned home to continue our ministry of Proclaiming the Gospel and serving the people.

1966
In October, the Army pop group The Joystrings visited and the town hall was sold out weeks before the visit. Indeed, demand for tickets saw a late extra show arranged for 10.30pm. This was a great success.

1979
In May, the Salvation Army celebrated 100 years in Scotland and to mark the occasion, a week of special events were held in Croft Road.

1987
In January, we were 100 years old and various events took place throughout the year. This was well covered by the local newspaper and reporter Hilary Mactaggart, who wrote a splendid article about the Army.

1993
We were blessed by a visit from St Petersburg Band and the Timbrelists. Unable to operate during the Communist regime, the Army returned to Russia in 1991 and the Corps at St Petersburg was the first to be formed.
The band was joined by 14 Timbrelists and made a big impact with the March of the Witness along the High Street.

2006
The year of the 50th anniversary of the Christmas Eve concert service in the town hall.

2007
At the end of June, we had to vacate the Croft Road citadel which was to undergo extensive refurbishment, including the installation of toilets for the disabled, rewiring and new seating.
In July, the Salvation Army Corps in Selkirk closed due to a lack of officers. However, this resulted in a boost to the local Hawick Corps, with 12 Souters joining Hawick.
In December, we returned to Croft Road, after our period of vacation during which we were able to worship in the chapel at Wilton Church halls.

2008
At the end of January, the local Salvation Army celebrated their 121st anniversary.
Major Liiane Westlake (Pollock), a former officer of the Corps, conducted the weekend meetings. Saturday night was a buffet meal and old-time music hall.
Sunday was a very thought-provoking day with much blessing, while on Monday Major Westlake gave an illustrated talk on her interesting work with the Salvation Army in Russia.