If you’re struggling to keep up with your five-a-day, then Border Links can help, by delivering fresh vegetable and fruit baskets every Thursday afternoon in Duns. Vegetable baskets cost £6, for potatoes,…
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Lord-Lieutenant for Berwickshire, Jeanna Swan (below), officially opened the community planting area and polytunnel at the Volunteer Hall in Duns on Saturday 14th October. The facilities, part of the community…
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Granny’s dementia diagnosis inspires personalised children’s book
The world’s first personalised children’s book about dementia is now available to buy online. It has been created by social enterprise The Ally Bally Bee Project and aims to ease…
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Councillor Robin Tatler, the Independent Councillor for Tweeddale East, is aiming to become the voice of the third sector within Scottish Borders Council (SBC). Robin, who has more than 20…
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A Jedburgh man is retaining part of Scotland’s industrial heritage by locating, recording and preserving as many examples of Scottish bricks as possible. Mark Cranston set up the Scotland-wide Scottish…
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Breaking down barriers…and some walls too!
Gavinton-based charity The Learning Space is all about working with children and young people to break down barriers to learning. And for the last few weeks, the focus has also…
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Interest Link Borders aims to improve the quality of life of people with learning disabilities and their carers through volunteer befriending. It offers one-to-one and group friendships for children (aged…
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Boccia is played on a flat, smooth surface, where players throw or roll coloured leather balls as close as possible to a white target ball, known as the “jack.” It’s…
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Are you involved with a community group, voluntary organisation, charity, sports club, village hall or social enterprise – either as a worker or a volunteer? Then you’re part of the…
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