This bid is to help with the essential rebuild of our Indoor Riding School ensuring continuation of our services that benefit disadvantaged young people experiencing personal challenges, their families and their communities in the Scottish Borders.

The youth group leads this bid to support and equip the Community Garden Hub located in the grounds of the High School. We will be working with all ages to enhance our village, support outdoor learning activities to grow the gardeners of the future.

To have wider locations for our festive lights to use for years to come. We want this big event in our community calendar to attract local families and help them be part of our shared future.

Please help us transform our ground into a multi-sports facility for school pupils, local groups and the community to use. It would mean the world to obtain a space in our community for recreation as it is a 15 mile round trip to anything similar.

This bid is to part fund a drama project based at Langlee followed by a 4-show tour for the local community. We offer 2 weeks fun and active learning for children from diverse backgrounds with bursaries for those with social and health challenges. 

We hope to kick start the newly formed Selkirk Community Football Club, funding the completion of essential club house renovation works which are required in order to maintain and expand on current football activities.

Based in Galashiels, it aims to deliver an all age, employability skills, weekly drop in, to help with moving from unemployment to employment. The drop in, will be able to help with confidence, CVs, job search, applications and interview skills.

Our befriending groups will give 35 children and adults with learning disabilities a great chance to have fun, make friends and improve social skills & confidence. 35 local volunteers’ lives will be enriched and carers will have welcome respite.

Street Pastors are out at night time in Borders towns from 11pm – 3.30am to Listen, Care & Help those in need. Teams are in Galashiels every Saturday night and once a month in Hawick. 3 mobile phones will help our team leaders deliver the service.

The rehearsal hall, essential for players of all ages and abilities, is in need of sound proofing and the outside walls repointing. Then this celebrated Band can continue to perform and compete.