Former residents of the demolished high flats in Belville Street gathered to mark six years since they were torn down

Belville Community Gardens held the event to remember Selkirk, Peebles and Melrose courts.

Three were demolished in March 2013 changing the skyline of the town forever.

The buildings were three of seven high flats built in the 1960s, which were viewed at the time as the latest in modern living.

But their popularity waned and they became blighted by anti-social behaviour, crime and wear and tear.

The tower blocks were demolished in a spectacular controlled explosion in 2013.

The last, Hawick Court, came down two years later.

Laura Reilly, manager of Belville Community Gardens, said: "We had around 35 people come along and we had a community lunch.

"When the high flats were demolished it was such an ordeal for residents to watch.

"They were such a big part of the community for so many years."

At the get-together there were old photographs of the old Belville Street on display next to newspaper clippings advertising the 'new homes in the sky' plus shots during the construction period, when they were completed and the blowdown.

Laura said: "People looked back to a time when they brought up their families, where children played and attended youth clubs in the area - and also remembered the views they had which are now gone forever.

"We had old photos of the Belville area going back to 1843 and of the time during the World Wars.

Paul Bristow, of local heritage group Magic Torch, also attended event as part of the group's digital story-telling project.

He was on hand to record people's stories and reminiscences.