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 »
