Localities Bid Fund 2
Localities Bid Fund 2 (January 2019 – February 2019)
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 second round of funding was open for applications from January 2019 until February 2019 and approximately £320k was awarded to 40 groups. Please see further detail on successful grant awards below.
| Locality | Group Name | Grant Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | Connect Youth Berwickshire | £7,270.80 | Active opportunities during summer |
| Berwickshire | Duns Swimming Pool | £9,558.00 | Battery operated hoist |
| Berwickshire | Eat Sleep Ride | £3,090.00 | Horse riding equipment |
| Berwickshire | Friends of Ayton Primary School | £9,559.12 | Sound and projection system |
| Berwickshire | Health in Mind | £5,187.48 | Activities via 'Branching Out' project |
| Berwickshire | Sea the Change | £13,267.98 | Beach wheelchair scheme |
| Cheviot | Ancrum Fete Committee | £7,631.92 | Two marquees |
| Cheviot | Bright Start Borders | £9,006.28 | Workshops for young children |
| Cheviot | Jedburgh Community Council | £15,000.00 | Extension of festival lighting |
| Cheviot | Kelso Football Club | £3,330.00 | Additional pitch and car park extension |
| Cheviot | Kelso Wheelers | £12,000.00 | Off-road cycling trails |
| Cheviot | Nisbet Initiative Collective | £3,600.00 | Churchyard restoration |
| Eildon | Borders Street Pastors | £405.00 | Technological equipment |
| Eildon | Borders Youth Theatre | £4,096.00 | Youth drama production |
| Eildon | Energise Galashiels | £12,930.00 | Purchase of sound system |
| Eildon | Galashiels Community Council | £15,000.00 | Chrismas lights |
| Eildon | Glendinning Primary School PTA | £1,690.01 | Playground equipment |
| Eildon | Incorporation of Hammermen | £15,000.00 | Regeneration of Hammermen Hall |
| Eildon | Interest Link Eildon | £6,129.00 | Volunteer befriending groups |
| Eildon | Knowepark Primary School PTA | £3,231.00 | Coding club |
| Eildon | Royal Scottish Country Dance Society | £1,872.00 | Primary School dance event |
| Eildon | Selkirk Community Council | £1,644.30 | Fountain repair |
| Eildon | Selkirk Community Football | £13,500.00 | Development of community football |
| Eildon | Selkirk Regeneration Company | £15,000.00 | Shop renovation (5 Tower Street) |
| Eildon | Selkirk Silver Band | £7,774.99 | Band hall facilities upgrade |
| Eildon | Stable Life | £15,000.00 | Development of indoor riding school |
| Eildon | WorksPlus | £5,994.00 | Employability drop-in |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Escape Youth Services | £2,430.30 | Community lunch project |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Friends of Drumlanrig Primary School | £15,000.00 | "Fit For Fun" project |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Friends of Wilton Park | £7,650.00 | Trishaw project |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Town of a Thousand Trails | £15,000.00 | Website development (Hawick paths) |
| Tweeddale | Eastgate Theatre | £3,897.50 | Digital audio system for HI and VI patrons |
| Tweeddale | Food Foundation | £5,220.00 | Community café |
| Tweeddale | Innerleithen and District Community Council | £4,315.20 | Resources for "Pick Up The Poo" project |
| Tweeddale | Peebles and District Men's Shed | £10,821.00 | Expansion of Men's Shed activities |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Callants | £8,364.22 | Ramp access on pathway |
| Tweeddale | Peebles CAN | £2,669.00 | Composting toilet |
| Tweeddale | St. Ronan's Bowling Club | £4,577.20 | Clubhouse repairs |
| Tweeddale | St. Ronan's Youth and Community Centre | £8,442.08 | Edible garden project |
| Tweeddale | Walkerburn Public Hall | £13,500.00 | Roof repair |
| Total | £319,654.30 |