David Cochrane was born in 1932. He was born in the area, lived and was educated in Duns. David worked in the offices at Cumledge Mill as a young man until setting up in business for himself. He was involved with several projects in the town including the demolition of the Town Hall. In this recording he remembers being a school child in Duns when the bear was brought into town on a lorry for the school children to see. Wotjek was a Syrian brown bear known as 'the soldier bear' for his service in the Polish Army during WW2.

Lady Brigid McEwen married in 1954 and later moved with her husband to the family home at Marchmont House outside Duns. Lady McEwen was very active in activities in the town. In this piece she talks about how her interest in the Polish army and her contact with Polish military officers resulted in Duns' connection with Zagan and ultimately in the 'twining' of Duns with the much larger Polish town of Zagan.