Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fund
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fund (05 January 2022 – 30 April 2022)
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fund was a one-off fund established to enable non-profit making community and voluntary groups, schools and churches within the Scottish Borders whose project or activity was for the benefit of the wider community, to apply for grant funding to take part in celebratory events/community and legacy projects to mark the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend.
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Fund was open for applications from 05 January 2022 until 30 April 2022 and approximately £164k was awarded to 114 groups. Please see further detail on successful grant awards below.
View successful grant awards case studies
| Locality | Group Name | Grant Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | A Heart For Duns | £2,500.00 | Town square celebration |
| Berwickshire | Abbey St. Bathans, Bonkyl and Preston Community Council | £1,295.85 | Jubilee strawberry tea |
| Berwickshire | Abundant Borders | £967.96 | Jubilee picnic |
| Berwickshire | Allotments 4 Chirnside | £1,200.00 | Allotment shed |
| Berwickshire | Ayton and District Bowling Club | £646.00 | Bowls competition |
| Berwickshire | BAVS | £2,500.00 | Volunteering high tea |
| Berwickshire | Berwickshire High School | £2,437.80 | Jubilee garden and wooden statue |
| Berwickshire | Birgham Community Development Trust | £800.00 | Village fete |
| Berwickshire | Burnmouth Community Council | £1,845.00 | Burnmouth street party |
| Berwickshire | Chirnside Common Good Association | £1,500.00 | Stone, plaque, tree and picnic |
| Berwickshire | Coldingham Society | £2,357.58 | Jubilee weekend celebration |
| Berwickshire | Duns Rotary | £1,268.00 | Town square celebration |
| Berwickshire | Duns Senior Citizens Club | £750.00 | Afternoon tea |
| Berwickshire | Duns Summer Festival | £1,900.00 | Jubilee celebration event |
| Berwickshire | Eyemouth and District Community Trust | £1,320.00 | High tea – The Splash Project |
| Berwickshire | Eyemouth and District Rotary Club | £600.00 | Tree planting |
| Berwickshire | Eyemouth Primary School | £2,116.72 | Community afternoon tea |
| Berwickshire | Foulden, Mordington and Lamberton Community Council | £1,450.00 | Community picnic and tree planting |
| Berwickshire | Interest Link Borders | £540.52 | Garden party/Gala day |
| Berwickshire | Outside the Box | £1,208.00 | Jubilee lunch |
| Berwickshire | Paxton Village Hall | £855.71 | Tree, plaque and celebration |
| Berwickshire | Reston and Auchencrow Community Council | £1,013.46 | Celebratory weekend |
| Berwickshire | Reston Village Hall | £1,280.00 | Tea party |
| Berwickshire | Royal British Legion (Coldstream) | £1,300.00 | Day of celebration |
| Berwickshire | St. Abbs Community Council | £2,040.00 | Stone village sign |
| Berwickshire | Swinton Village Events | £715.00 | Village party on the green |
| Cheviot | Ability Borders | £531.18 | Community wellness garden |
| Cheviot | Ancrum Fete Committee | £1,450.00 | Village fete |
| Cheviot | Ancrum Village Hall | £2,430.00 | Commemorative bench |
| Cheviot | Borders Ice Rink Club | £500.00 | Jubilee curling competition |
| Cheviot | Eckford Village Hall | £707.57 | Free community lunch |
| Cheviot | Ednam Together | £1,395.00 | Afternoon tea |
| Cheviot | Hownam Village Hall | £800.00 | Hog roast |
| Cheviot | Kalewater Community Council | £1,388.46 | Commemorative bench |
| Cheviot | Kelso Community Council | £2,500.00 | Kelso town square coronation |
| Cheviot | Kelso High School | £1,740.00 | Activities day and picnic |
| Cheviot | Kelso Laddies Association | £350.00 | Bunting – town square celebration |
| Cheviot | Kelso Scout Group | £1,135.00 | Kelso town square coronation |
| Cheviot | Kelso Writers Club | £549.00 | Writing competition |
| Cheviot | Live Learn Earn | £1,900.00 | Skate park sculpture and plaque |
| Cheviot | Maxton 21 | £120.00 | Hall bunting |
| Cheviot | Morebattle Primary School | £432.20 | Communal school garden |
| Cheviot | Oxnam Village Hall | £780.00 | Hog roast |
| Cheviot | QME Care | £1,930.00 | Car park party |
| Cheviot | Roxburgh Village Hall | £2,238.25 | Garden clearance and party |
| Cheviot | Sprouston Community Council | £2,170.00 | Community garden seated area |
| Cheviot | St. Boswells Village Hall | £2,500.00 | Commemorative light |
| Cheviot | St. Boswells Village Week Committee | £1,560.00 | Community jubilee picnic |
| Cheviot | St. John's Episcopal Church | £1,992.00 | Free farm event |
| Cheviot | Stichill Village Hall | £1,259.00 | Event, tree planting and bench |
| Cheviot | Visit Kelso | £2,500.00 | Kelso town square coronation |
| Cheviot | Yetholm Community Council Festival Committee | £2,491.92 | Jubilee tea party |
| Eildon | A Greener Melrose | £1,363.91 | Mini gardens, party and pond |
| Eildon | Ashkirk Village Hall | £1,803.52 | Jubilee village fete and concert |
| Eildon | Bird Gardens Scotland | £2,500.00 | Red grouse breeding facility |
| Eildon | Borders Carers | £1,597.00 | Afternoon tea |
| Eildon | Boston Memorial Hall | £434.78 | Community fun day and BBQ |
| Eildon | Brighter Blainslie | £2,500.00 | Events, bench and plaque |
| Eildon | Channelkirk Primary School Parent Council | £2,500.00 | School wall mosaic |
| Eildon | Cornerstone Community Care | £1,450.00 | Garden party |
| Eildon | Currie Memorial Hall | £2,196.00 | Community garden space |
| Eildon | Darnick Village Development Trust | £1,626.60 | Library and picnic |
| Eildon | Earlston Community Council | £1,718.07 | Commemorative sundial |
| Eildon | Earlston Paths Group | £2,500.00 | Commemorative bench |
| Eildon | Earlston Wednesday Club | £675.00 | Members afternoon tea |
| Eildon | Ettrick and Yarrow Community Council | £515.00 | Family picnic |
| Eildon | Fountainhall Village Hall Committee | £659.55 | Afternoon tea |
| Eildon | Gala Scouts Group | £1,520.00 | Storytelling event and history trail |
| Eildon | Galashiels Men's Shed | £2,500.00 | Trees and party |
| Eildon | Knowepark Primary School | £2,500.00 | Jubilee garden |
| Eildon | Langlee Community Association | £2,500.00 | Community garden and open day |
| Eildon | Langlee Primary School | £2,152.18 | Jubilee garden |
| Eildon | Lauderdale Path Network | £668.20 | Reflection area |
| Eildon | Melrose Scout Group | £1,452.03 | Scout camp for members |
| Eildon | Midlem Village Hall | £1,669.00 | Hog roast and table tennis table |
| Eildon | Newstead Village Community Trust | £1,207.27 | Picnic, gazebos and games |
| Eildon | Newtown Jubilee Volunteer Group | £679.71 | Coffee morning |
| Eildon | Oxton and Channelkirk Community Council | £800.00 | Street party |
| Eildon | Scott's Selkirk | £850.00 | Picnic boxes and rose bushes |
| Eildon | Selkirk Community Council | £1,450.00 | Selkirk jubilee garden |
| Eildon | Selkirk Cricket Club | £2,377.07 | Cricket match and benches |
| Eildon | Selkirk Guiding | £390.10 | Jubilee picnic |
| Eildon | South Garden Tenants Organisation | £250.00 | Garden party |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Burnfoot Community Council | £2,500.00 | Community party |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Burnfoot Community Futures | £1,645.00 | Community jubilee picnic |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Denholm and District Community Council | £2,500.00 | Picnic, tree planting and bench |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Girlguiding Scottish Borders | £2,500.00 | Beacon lighting event |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Belles | £958.49 | Cycling festival |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Community Council | £1,659.87 | Street party |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Ex-Service Association | £2,500.00 | Wilton park benches and trees |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Rainbows | £569.00 | Street party |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Rotary Club | £904.50 | Tree planting |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Senior Citizens Association | £375.00 | Community lunch |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Veterans Breakfast Club | £1,500.00 | Veterans breakfast |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hobkirk Community Council | £1,100.00 | Town square celebration |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | In2venture | £1,300.00 | Jubilee party and outdoor activities |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Newcastleton and District Community Council | £1,785.00 | Tree planting and paths work |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Roberton Forman Hall | £1,575.96 | Picnic benches |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Southdean Village Hall | £2,399.00 | Village garden party and hog roast |
| Tweeddale | Teviothead Hall | £500.00 | BBQ and bushes |
| Tweeddale | Trinity Primary School Parent Council | £500.00 | Ice cream van |
| Tweeddale | Caddonfoot Village Hall | £900.00 | Community ceilidh |
| Tweeddale | Carlops Village Group | £1,803.14 | Community garden |
| Tweeddale | Clovenfords Community Council | £638.00 | Stage and game hire and bunting |
| Tweeddale | Greener Peebles | £1,150.00 | Tree planting and celebration |
| Tweeddale | Innerleithen Community Trust | £610.00 | Badges |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Old Parish Church | £1,232.00 | Crafting class for older residents |
| Tweeddale | Skirling Community Council | £1,549.00 | Village party |
| Tweeddale | St. Ronan’s Bowling Club | £532.00 | Community open day |
| Tweeddale | St. Ronan's Silver Band | £2,500.00 | Garden party |
| Tweeddale | The Food Foundation | £525.00 | Afternoon tea |
| Tweeddale | Tweeddale Youth Action | £2,366.00 | Celebration for centre purchase |
| Tweeddale | Tweedsmuir Community Company | £1,045.61 | Community fruit orchard |
| Tweeddale | Upper Tweed Community Council | £1,706.98 | Village party on the green |
| Total | £164,091.72 |