Yvonne Duncan was born in 1936 and came to Duns in the 1940s. She went to work in the Duns Telephone Exchange at 16 or 17 years old. At this time, to make a telephone call a private caller would lift the telephone handset in their home and a telephonist at the exchange would answer 'number please?'. The telephonist would then connect the call and record, in writing, the two numbers that she had connected and the caller would eventually be billed for the call. In the case of long distance calls the length of time a call lasted would also be recorded by the telephonist. In this piece Yvonne remembers what her job involved.

Helen Lamb born in 1931 and Eleanor Stewart born in 1932 remember manufacturing underwear in the factory above the Town Hall.

Peter and Sheena Gallagher, were born in 1943 were both educated at Duns High School. Peter went on to teach at Duns High School himself. Here he talks about using the 'Tawse' himself - or threatening to use it!

Jimmy Foreman grew up at Cumledge Mill and attended the village school in Preston. In this recording he remembers the Mill workers and the blankets which were made .

Derek Bates born and brought up in Duns talks here about the gardens at Wellnage House in Station Road when he worked there as a gardener in the 19?s

Helen Lamb and Eleanor Stewart reminisce about their youthful employment in the 'Factory' above the Town Hall in the Centre of the Square. They were employed from school at 14 years of age and worked there for 12 years making garments firstly with knitting machines then with sewing machines.