Localities Bid Fund 1
Localities Bid Fund 1 (October 2017 – December 2017)
The Localities Bid Fund was created to support community projects and initiatives across the Scottish Borders and its aims were to help achieve local priorities and benefit communities. Communities were able to decide on how the £500k should be allocated. Ideas and projects were assessed by local Elected Members and officers and projects that met the assessment criteria were then put forward to a community vote to decide on which should receive funding.
The first round of funding was open for applications from October 2017 until December 2017 and approximately £180k was awarded to 17 groups. Please see further detail on successful grant awards below.
| Locality | Group Name | Grant Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | Connect Berwickshire Youth Project | £6,000.00 | Berwickshire Wheels and minibus lease |
| Berwickshire | Duns and District Men's Shed | £7,300.00 | Start-up costs |
| Berwickshire | Duns Amateur Swimming Club | £650.00 | Primary schools swimming gala |
| Berwickshire | Friends of Duns Primary School | £29,000.00 | Enhancement of primary school provision |
| Cheviot | Borders Search and Rescue Unit | £35,000.00 | Build mountain rescue base |
| Eildon | Rowlands Selkirk | £6,809.00 | Free meal service (Food For Thought) |
| Eildon | Rowlands Selkirk | £7,000.00 | Clothing recycling project (Swap Shop) |
| Eildon | Stow Community Learning Hub | £15,000.00 | Community learning space in school |
| Eildon | Stow Primary School Parent Council | £5,000.00 | Embankment slide at primary school |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Artbeat Studios | £3,500.00 | Out-of-hours community art hub |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Escape Youth Services | £8,000.00 | Installation of climbing walls in youth club |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Community Pump Track | £15,000.00 | Community pump track |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Men's Shed | £6,500.00 | Conversion to kitchen facilities |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Newcastleton Polysport | £5,000.00 | Ride-on mower |
| Tweeddale | Clovenfords Digital Ninjas | £25,000.00 | After-school technology club |
| Tweeddale | Julie's Kitchen Garden | £4,600.00 | Fruit and veg garden at Clovenfords Primary School |
| Tweeddale | Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue | £400.00 | DMM Talon Steep Ground Anchors |
| Total | £179,759.00 |