Community Fund 2021/22
Community Fund 2021/22 (01 April 2021 – 31 March 2022)
The Community Fund provided support to voluntary and community groups that were active within their communities, and assisted communities or interest groups with the development of community based projects. The scheme was provided and divided up between each of the five Area Partnerships (Berwickshire, Cheviot, Eildon, Teviot and Liddesdale and Tweeddale).
The Community Fund was an application based funding scheme based on need and was created to mainly fund defined projects but was able to provide one-off support grants to help sustain groups themselves if necessary.
The 2021/22 Community Fund was open for applications from 01 April 2021 until 31 March 2022 and approximately £274k was awarded to 88 groups. Please see further detail on successful grant awards below.
| Locality | Group Name | Grant Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | A Heart For Duns | £5,000.00 | Volunteer hall community inclusion |
| Berwickshire | Abundant Borders | £2,448.00 | Community tree nursery |
| Berwickshire | Allanton Village Hall | £3,150.00 | Repair damaged tree |
| Berwickshire | Berwickshire Association for Voluntary Service | £4,122.00 | Community e-bikes |
| Berwickshire | Berwickshire Marine Reserve | £4,990.05 | Lobster hatchery and education centre |
| Berwickshire | Berwickshire Youth Piping and Drumming Foundation | £5,000.00 | School tuition and equipment |
| Berwickshire | Borders Talking Newspaper | £4,857.00 | Running costs |
| Berwickshire | Cockburnspath Allotment Association | £5,000.00 | Garden and allotment developer |
| Berwickshire | Connect Berwickshire Youth Project | £2,000.00 | Salary costs - youth service delivery |
| Berwickshire | Duns Players | £5,000.00 | Duns PlayFest 2022 |
| Berwickshire | Duns Tennis Club | £2,000.00 | Tennis court respraying |
| Berwickshire | Horse Time SCIO | £4,500.00 | Individual therapy |
| Berwickshire | Horse Time SCIO | £4,500.00 | Resilience regulation workshop |
| Berwickshire | Reston Concert Band | £2,072.74 | Hall hire, music equipment and printer |
| Cheviot | Borders Talking Newspaper | £893.25 | USB player kit |
| Cheviot | Broomlands Primary School Parent Council | £2,500.00 | Playground |
| Cheviot | Crailing, Eckford and Nisbet Community Council | £1,026.00 | Repainting of phone boxes |
| Cheviot | Jed Lunch Club | £500.00 | Lunch club |
| Cheviot | Jedburgh Community Trust | £1,798.20 | Capon tree preservation works |
| Cheviot | Kalewater Community Company | £2,030.00 | Legal fees for land acquisition |
| Cheviot | Kelso Orchard Tennis Club | £2,500.00 | Clubhouse rennovation project |
| Cheviot | Live Learn Earn | £2,340.00 | Workshops with young people |
| Cheviot | Makerstoun Village Hall | £220.00 | Replacement defibrillator pads |
| Cheviot | Morebattle Institute | £2,500.00 | Roof repairs |
| Cheviot | QME Care | £1,800.00 | Digital inclusion and activities project |
| Cheviot | Sprouston Community Council | £366.00 | Noticeboard |
| Cheviot | St. Boswells Parish Community Council | £1,928.00 | Village centre enhancements |
| Cheviot | St. Boswells SWI | £430.00 | Running costs |
| Cheviot | Tweed Valley Railway | £2,500.00 | Community engagement costs |
| Cheviot | Well Road Productions | £2,500.00 | Music publication |
| Cheviot | Yetholm History Society | £416.00 | Signage |
| Eildon | Beyond Earlston | £12,460.00 | "BE Active” staff costs |
| Eildon | Bird Gardens Scotland | £3,564.00 | 10 x picnic tables |
| Eildon | Borders Talking Newspaper | £4,000.00 | Running costs |
| Eildon | Brighter Blainslie | £4,598.12 | Greenspace in Blainslie |
| Eildon | Energise Galashiels | £1,450.00 | Electric Bike |
| Eildon | Friends of Yarrow (Yarrow School PTA) | £2,078.38 | Fencing-off path for Yarrow schoolkids |
| Eildon | Galashiels Academy Pupil Council | £4,458.54 | Videography equipment |
| Eildon | Lilliesleaf Community Development Ltd | £1,500.00 | Village green development |
| Eildon | Melrose and District Community Council | £1,500.00 | Christmas lights |
| Eildon | Melrose Football Club | £1,500.00 | Football kit upgrade |
| Eildon | Melrose RFC | £4,000.00 | Consultancy fees |
| Eildon | Newstead Village Community Trust | £900.00 | Land valuation of village green |
| Eildon | Oxton and Channelkirk Community Council | £1,400.00 | Tractor repair |
| Eildon | Oxton War Memorial Hall Committee | £30,000.00 | Build new village hub |
| Eildon | Scott's Selkirk | £2,500.00 | 5 x gazebos |
| Eildon | Selkirk Play Park | £571.25 | Seesaw replacement |
| Eildon | Selkirk Silver Band | £2,198.44 | Digitalisation of sheet music |
| Eildon | St. Mary's Loch Sailing Club | £15,000.00 | Boat and trailer |
| Eildon | St. Peter's Parent Council | £2,718.00 | Breakfast club salaries and materials |
| Eildon | The Lavender Touch | £1,579.79 | Shop/hub refurbishment |
| Eildon | Trustees of Bowden Common | £896.48 | New shed doors and football nets |
| Eildon | Tweedbank Guides | £600.00 | Local day event |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Copshaw Gardeners | £1,413.60 | Planters |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Denholm Community Council | £1,000.00 | Emergency boxes |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Escape | £4,990.36 | Hall repairs |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Community Council | £1,915.45 | 2 x gazebos |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Reivers Festival | £5,000.00 | Festival costs |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Rugby | £4,200.00 | Mini rugby |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Saxhorn Band | £420.00 | Musical instruments |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Youth Rugby | £936.00 | First aid equipment |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hornshole Greenway Development Group | £2,300.00 | Running costs/engineer study |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Newcastleton Community Development Trust | £1,000.00 | Sand bag and storage |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Southdean Hall | £2,159.52 | Media equipment |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Southdean Hall | £239.00 | Emergency items |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Survivors Unite | £5,000.00 | Running costs |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Town of a Thousand Trails | £1,434.83 | Website drop-ins |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Wilton Park and Tennis Club | £4,000.00 | Tennis sessions |
| Tweeddale | Innerleithen Lawn Tennis Club | £7,500.00 | Court construction and practice wall |
| Tweeddale | Leithen Rovers | £1,820.00 | Asbestos removal |
| Tweeddale | Oor Space Youthy | £5,500.00 | Salary costs, rent and admin costs |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Burgh Silver Band | £3,640.00 | Tuition fees and band clothing |
| Tweeddale | Peebles CAN | £2,500.00 | Staff salaries |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Citizens Advice Bureau | £4,000.00 | Installation of new phone system |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Community Centre | £5,000.00 | Crafting |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Community Trust | £3,000.00 | Salary costs, rent and admin costs |
| Tweeddale | Peebles High School | £4,000.00 | Participatory budgeting |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Old Parish Church | £4,320.00 | Creativity classes |
| Tweeddale | Peeblesshire Foodbank | £5,000.00 | Purchase of van |
| Tweeddale | Sustainable West Linton | £1,367.00 | Beekeeping |
| Tweeddale | Tweeddale Rideability Group | £6,300.00 | Purchase of horse |
| Tweeddale | Tweedsmuir Village Hall | £1,629.90 | Starlink satellite broadband |
| Tweeddale | West Linton Early Learners | £1,000.00 | Rent and staff salaries |
| Total | £274,360.04 |