Celebrating Carers Week in the Scottish Borders
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges that carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. …
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Pound for Purpose scheme targets young people
Young people are being encouraged to try out ideas that make a difference in the world around them by applying to Pounds for Purpose, a new programme by social enterprise…
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Lifelong learning group launch in Duns
A new University of the Third Age (U3A) group will be launched on Wednesday 13th June in the Volunteer Hall in Duns. It’s the result of interest from local people…
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Drone Hill fund open for applications
The Greencoat Drone Hill Community Fund benefits those living within the areas covered by Reston & Auchencrow, Grantshouse, Coldingham, and Cockburnspath & Cove Community Councils in Berwickshire. Groups and organisations…
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‘What Matters’ Hubs roll into Berwickshire
The Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership is encouraging Berwickshire residents to go along to the What Matters Hubs that will soon be running every fortnight in Duns and…
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Dementia Awareness Week June 4th-10th
An estimated 90,000 people in Scotland are living with dementia. A diagnosis of dementia changes the lives of not only a person with dementia, but also their family and friends.…
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Funding available for mental health projects
Mental health projects across Scotland are being offered vital financial support this year, with the launch of a new Mental Health Fund from Bank of Scotland Foundation. A total of £320,000 of…
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Closure of Dyslexia Scotland Borders
The Dyslexia Scotland Borders branch is to close. The following statement has been released by the volunteers who run the local committee: “With reluctance, the branch committee volunteers recently came…
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Locality plans published
Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership has published the locality plans for the Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot & Liddesdale and Tweeddale areas. The plans set out the way in…
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Volunteers’ Week
Volunteers’ Week – the national celebration of volunteering – takes place from 1st-7th June. It’s a chance to say ‘thank you’ for the fantastic contribution that millions of volunteers make…
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Independent living events
Ability Borders, the information and signposting organisation for people with a physical disability, is organising a series of roadshows across the Borders. The independent living events are open to anyone…
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Human rights focus group in Galashiels
The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee is holding an inquiry to explore what more the Scottish Parliament can do to promote and protect human rights. And it wants to hear the…
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New film by BAFTA winner to premiere in Duns
Duns Film Club will host the Scottish premiere of BAFTA award winning director Samir Mehanovic’s new documentary “Through our Eyes” on Sunday 29th April at 4pm in the Volunteer Hall,…
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Let’s bring Lottery funding to the Borders!
A Scottish Borders organisation has made it to the final stretch of The People’s Projects, and is hoping to get more than £30,000 of funding. But it needs YOUR help!…