YouthBorders are administering a micro and small grants scheme, in partnership with Scottish Borders Council, as part of the national ‘Get Into Summer’ initiative. These two funds will provide funding for play equipment and summer experiences and activities which will benefit children and young people of all ages across the Scottish Borders. Grants of between…

Borders Third Sector Interface, in partnership with Borders Care Voice and Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, would like to invite you to save the date for an upcoming forum on health and social care, taking place on Thursday 22nd July.  This event is scheduled to take place at 2pm and is for individuals and…

Scottish Borders Council’s Build Back a Better Borders (BBBB) Recovery Fund has now opened for applications. This one-off £500k fund has been established as part of the response and recovery efforts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is available for one-off new initiatives and projects and has been divided between the five localities of Berwickshire, Cheviot,…

A film that celebrates the Berwickshire community’s response to Covid-19 has recently premiered online.  Berwickshire in Lockdown is about hope and resilience. It documents the efforts of community groups, charities and social enterprises to respond quickly, and often creatively, to the emerging challenges facing the region.  Borders Third Sector Interface partners Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Services (Bavs) commissioned the virtual…

Citizens Rights Project will be hosting a free event in Eyemouth in June offering advice to EU nationals looking to apply for Settled Statues in the United Kingdom. This event will take place at the Hippodrome on 9th June. See here for more information or visit Eventbrite to book a place at the event.

The Fallago Environment Fund, which shares the benefits of the Fallago Rig Wind Farm in the Lammermuir Hills with projects across the Scottish Borders, has launched a special £30,000 Covid-19 recovery fund to help restore community paths in the Scottish Borders that have fallen into disrepair due to increased use during the pandemic. Rural community…