TWO Borders pals and neighbours are celebrating after a big lottery win.

Susan MacRae, 59, and Brenda Ferguson, 74, whooped with joy after they landed £30,000 each in the People’s Postcode Lottery.

The pair – who live in the same block of flats in Hawick – laughed as they told how they’d celebrate with lager and a Chinese takeaway while planning their spending. 

Susan said: “It’s great to experience this with Brenda. I couldn’t have won it with a better person.” 

Grandmother Brenda added: “We’ve been friends and neighbours for years. This is just brilliant.” 

The ladies’ postcode was announced as the winner of the Street Prize on Sunday (March 17). Each ticket in Silverbuthall Road was worth £30,000, with a total of £210,000 being won.   

Now Susan plans to upgrade her six-berth caravan at Coldingham. The site is close to the beach where her parents’ ashes are scattered. 

The knitwear factory worker – who will have her landmark 60th birthday in May – said: “When I first heard, I was jigging around Brenda’s living room. She said she wished she had a video. This is so exciting and unexpected. 

“I’ve got a caravan on the east coast which I might upgrade to a newer one. 

“My dad was the village bobby in Coldingham and I was brought up there for part of the time. My mum and dad’s ashes are scattered there on the beach. The ocean’s in my soul.” 

She added: “A wee can of Tennent’s is my favourite tipple, so I might have that tonight to celebrate.”  

Mum-of-three Brenda said her first purchases will be a £45 winter coat for her rescue Greyhound Nikita – and a new mattress for herself. 

She said: “I’ll get the dog a special coat. And I’ve been thinking about a new mattress. 

“But I’d mostly like to help my family. At my age, I’ve got what I need. I’d definitely like to take them out for a meal.”  

Brenda said she still had a bottle of Asti in the fridge to finish but added: “I’ll be celebrating with a good night’s sleep. I haven’t slept since Friday when I got the call to say I’d won.” 

Along the street, grandad Neil Richardson, 69, told how he only signed up for Postcode Lottery three months ago. 

The retired hosiery mechanic said: “I saw it on the TV and thought I would join up. Now I’ve got £30,000 just three months later. I feel brilliant, it’s really good. I thought it would only be £1,000.” 

Dad-of-one Neil said he and wife Elaine, 67, already have holidays booked for Benalmadena in Spain and Portugal’s Algarve. 

He added: “I don’t know what I’ll do with the money. I’ll probably put a new roof on the house. And I might get a new car…trade the old one in.” 

Retired Morrisons supermarket worker Linda March said she and husband Mick will help out their two daughters – as well as some home renovation.  

Linda, 64, said: “I just felt that anything we got would be a bonus. We’re not greedy people. I’m buzzing. This doesn’t happen to people like us. 

“We’ll put it in the bank account at the moment while we think about it. We’ve been redecorating and will be roughcasting the outside of the house.  

“We’ll definitely be helping the family out and going out for tea. And we’ll try and get a holiday out of it. I don’t like it too hot, so that’s tricky.” 

She added: “I’ve been playing for three years and the charity element was a big factor in signing up. The Postcode Lottery covers such a lot of different charities.”