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Gorebridge is a former mining village in Midlothian, Scotland. The village obtains its name from the bridge across the River Gore, a tributary of the South Esk. It was the house of Scotland’s initial gunpowder mill, at the Gore Water, that started operating in 1794. Gorebridge has an annual Gala Day which always takes place on the third Saturday in June. This is just like a town fair, with flights and also video games. The gala day has a custom of picking a Town King as well as Queen from the primary schools. Gorebridge has 4 primary schools, Gorebridge Primary, Stobhill Primary, St Andrews RC Primary and also Gore Glen Key. Greenhall Secondary school made use of to offer the community yet folded in 1994. Regional children currently participate in neighboring Newbattle Community High School, Lasswade Secondary School or St David’s RC High School. Gorebridge’s neighborhood football group is juniors Arniston Rangers that play house games at Newbyres Park. On 6 September 2015 Gorebridge saw the return of the Waverley Line with a new station improved the site of the initial terminal. This provides rail accessibility to the Borders and Edinburgh Waverley train station. In the Gore Glen there is a superficial cave, called “The King’s Cave”. According to legend a burglar utilized to swipe livestock and also conceal in this nearby cavern. It is not, as some think, called after Robert the Bruce, that was said to have actually concealed here after defeat at the hands of the English.