Last year Halliburton’s Fifth Ward Community Centre in Galashiels, affectionately known as the Mission Hall, received grant funding totaling £14,000 which enabled the hall to be refurbished. New windows, new toilets, a new kitchen and a new heating system were all installed. However the monies didn’t stretch far enough to allow for the decoration of… Read more »
How do you use online services? As part of its Digital Transformation programme to deliver more efficient, effective and responsive services Scottish Borders Council is asking people about the type of services that they access using the internet. A survey is being used to find out what people use the internet for, whether they use… Read more »
Estate Walkabouts Our Housing Officers organise walkabouts on our estates, which all tenants and residents who live on that estate are invited to join in. The walkabouts – also known as estate inspections – involve walking around the estates where our homes are located and identifying concerns that need to be addressed. This could include… Read more »
A small tenants and residents group from the Fisher Avenue area of Hawick have been vey busy of late! The small group, which was formed in 2012, have a number of ideas for ways in which to enhance the area they live in and to help bring the community together. Currently they are working at establishing… Read more »
From time to time property owners may find themselves in financial difficulties and may be under threat of losing their homes. The Scottish Government has set up a scheme called Mortgage to Rent through their Home Owners’ Support Fund. Under the Mortgage to Rent part of the fund, your home will be bought by a… Read more »
Waverley Housing is a registered social landlord providing homes and services to people living in the central Scottish Borders. Waverley aims to provide high quality and affordable housing whilst contributing to the broader generation of sustainable communities. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people to help us meet the challenges ahead and complement the… Read more »
Freeview TV signals in the Scottish Borders are being updated on Wednesday, 1st March 2017. You may need to retune your TV equipment after 9.30am to restore any missing channels. Other terrestrial services that offer Freeview channels such as You View, BT TV and TalkTalk will also be affected. Satellite TV is not affected. The… Read more »
We like to offer our employees as much support with training and development as we possibly can. We want our employees to excel in their jobs and progress with their personal development so that they we can ensure that we continue to provide the best possible service. It is with pleasure therefore that we congratulate… Read more »
We are committed to providing good quality homes and services and we want to hear our tenants’ views on how we perform. We recently issued all of our tenants with an Annual Satisfaction survey form to complete. The information gathered from this survey helps us to determine how well our tenants feel we are performing… Read more »
In connection with Selkirk Flood Prevention Scheme and their ongoing commitment to the Bannerfield community, R J McLeod co-ordinated a Garden Challenge in partnership with local organisations to tidy up the gardens of those in need, who were struggling with gardens that were overgrown or… Read more »
