A Heart for Duns to buy Volunteer Hall for the community
A Heart for Duns has received £206,000 from the Scottish Land Fund to buy the Volunteer Hall in Duns town centre on behalf of the community. This will empower local…
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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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Social Enterprise Nature Unlimited has received funding to run an employability project called ‘Natural Transitions’ for the next three years, aimed at 16-25 year olds. It will teach woodland management…
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Borders Talking Newspapers has been awarded £5300 from the Big Lottery to help expand its services. For the past 25 years, volunteers have been recording an audio version of all…
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Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club
A new Armed Forces & Veteran’s Breakfast club has started Duns. It meets each Saturday, at the White Swan in the Square, from 9am onwards. Armed Forces & Veterans…
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Robertson Trust awards £496,000 to Borders projects
The Robertson Trust recently awarded £2.6 million to 84 organisations across Scotland in its three funding strands; Care and Wellbeing, Strengthening Communities and Realising Potential. Six awards totalling £496,333 have come to the…
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The Beer & Food Festival returned to Duns Volunteer Hall at the end of August. This popular family event brings together live music throughout the day, beers and cider, street…
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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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Abundant Borders is about to launch a new project in Hawick, following its debut in Berwickshire. The charity will be working with the Salvation Army to create a community food…
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Thousands of people flocked to the annual Border Union Show, which offers a great day out for all ages, with lots of animals, foods, amusements, shopping and demonstrations. And this…
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Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund latest
The following projects were approved in the last round of funding from Blackhill Windfarm Community Fund. The individual amounts received by each group ranged from £250 to £2500. Duns Amateur…
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