A new Duns and District U3A group, which has already attracted interest from more than 70 local people, will be launched in October. More than 10 groups have been established…
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One of Scotland’s top cycling events, which raised almost £50,000 for Scotland’s leading Armed Forces charity in 2017, returns for a fifth year – and is even bigger and better.…
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New Borders railway discount
A new trial scheme has been launched, which offers a 50 per cent discount to a companion of a visually impaired person travelling on the Borders Railway. The concession is…
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Award nominations open for inspiring young Borderers
Nominations are open for the Scottish Borders Year of Young People Inspire Awards 2018, held annually to celebrate the hard work and achievements of young people in the Scottish Borders…
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Diversity Week
Scottish Borders Diversity Week is taking place for a second year running from 17th-23rd September 2018. The project is bringing together partners from the private, public and third sectors to co-ordinate…
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Borders Transgender Conference
After the success of last year’s first Transgender Conference in the Borders, this year brings a full day conference aimed at building on current knowledge and developing understanding on how…
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It is often said that the simple ideas are the best. And by turning an everyday activity like cooking into volunteering, Meal Makers provides a flexible, close to home and…
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A new choir for people with learning disabilities in the Scottish Borders will be launched in Galashiels next month. The ‘Keys to Life Choir’ is named after Scotland’s main vision…
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The Preston and Abbey Community Trust (PACT) Annual General Meeting will be held in Preston Village Hall on Sunday, 26th August. PACT will host a Community Lunch between noon and…
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Berwickshire residents are being encouraged to be part of a new age kurling club in Duns. It’s being formed with support from the Health and Social Care Partnership’s Community Capacity…
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Social enterprise Nurture the Borders CIC has been awarded £9,960 from National Lottery Awards for All Scotland. The Melrose-based group will use the funding employ an experienced perinatal support worker…
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Teviot and Liddesdale residents are being encouraged to get involved in a new community project that could see the increasingly popular Trishaw initiative available in Wilton Lodge Park. Pioneered in…
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Oxton celebrated the opening of its new play park with a community picnic recently. Oxton and Channelkirk Community Council and Scottish Borders Council organised the park’s opening ceremony, carried out by…
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If you live with Bipolar Disorder and you’d like to share information, advice and experience with other people in a similar situation, please go along to the Borders Bipolar Group.…