Community Fund 2020/21
Community Fund 2020/21 (01 September 2020 – 31 March 2021)
The Community Fund provided support to voluntary and community groups that were active within their communities, and assisted communities or interest groups withthe 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.
Applications to the 2020/21 Community Fund were only accepted from 01 September 2020 until 31 March 2021 due to the redeployment of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately £348k was awarded to 67 groups. Please see further detail on successful grant awards below.
| Locality | Group Name | Grant Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwickshire | Abundant Borders | £8,000.00 | Outdoor classroom |
| Berwickshire | Ayton Heritage | £2,538.00 | St. Diontsius Church preservation |
| Berwickshire | Berwickshire Marine Reserve | £12,511.00 | “Protect Coastal Waters” project |
| Berwickshire | Cockburnspath Community Shop | £10,000.00 | Community shop |
| Berwickshire | Coldstream Community News | £1,500.00 | Community news |
| Berwickshire | Coldstream Gateway Association | £1,800.00 | Floral display |
| Berwickshire | Duns Playfest | £4,000.00 | Play festival in 2021 |
| Berwickshire | Eat Sleep Ride | £11,974.15 | “Taking the Reins” project |
| Berwickshire | Reston and Auchencrow Community Council | £10,000.00 | Playpark |
| Berwickshire | Re-Tweed | £5,503.50 | Outreach training in rural areas |
| Berwickshire | Sea The Change | £4,000.00 | Beach access |
| Berwickshire | Swinton and Ladykirk Community Council | £795.35 | Noticeboard |
| Cheviot | Cheviot Youth | £438.12 | Hearing loop and ramp |
| Cheviot | Cheviot Youth | £19,993.00 | Mental health project |
| Cheviot | Edgerston Village Hall | £1,500.00 | Book of memories |
| Cheviot | Generations Working Together | £18,093.00 | Gardening project |
| Cheviot | Jedburgh Resilient Communities | £1,102.50 | To purchase handheld radios |
| Cheviot | Kalewater Community Company | £3,966.00 | Fees and excavator |
| Cheviot | Kelso Camera Club | £811.07 | Sound system |
| Cheviot | Lothian Hall Committee | £10,150.00 | Lothian Hall windows |
| Eildon | A Greener Melrose | £928.00 | Strimmer |
| Eildon | A Greener Melrose | £1,500.00 | E-bikes insurance |
| Eildon | Café Recharge | £14,404.00 | Staff costs |
| Eildon | Interest Link | £5,000.00 | Staff costs |
| Eildon | Lauderdale Cycling Club | £2,636.03 | Guided rides and bike maintenance |
| Eildon | Newtown and Eildon Community Council | £1,357.24 | Dog friendly project |
| Eildon | Newtown and Eildon Community Council | £3,068.97 | Gazebos |
| Eildon | Oxton and Channelkirk Community Council | £1,200.00 | Noticeboard |
| Eildon | Selkirk Community Council | £1,463.62 | Compost and plants |
| Eildon | Selkirk Community Council | £2,250.00 | Trishaw |
| Eildon | Stow Community Council | £5,000.00 | Walks and gates (walks around Stow) |
| Eildon | Stow Community Council | £11,000.00 | Community Development Worker salary |
| Eildon | TD1 Youth Hub | £11,803.00 | Weekly physical activities |
| Eildon | Tweedbank Thistle Junior Football Club | £1,350.00 | Football equipment |
| Eildon | Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland | £7,425.00 | Resilient group and wellbeing support |
| Eildon | Works Plus | £5,000.00 | Staff costs |
| Eildon | Youth Borders | £9,198.00 | Staff costs |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | The Borders Green Team | £1,082.05 | Fencing equipment |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Burnfoot Community Futures | £1,500.00 | Christmas items |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Future Hawick | £14,950.00 | Enhance visitors' experience |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Community Pump Track | £9,757.35 | Biking equipment |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Recreation Association | £6,637.00 | Heating for building |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hawick Rugby Memories | £1,467.00 | Rugby recordings |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Hobkirk Community Council | £3,064.34 | Shrubs |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Newcastleton and District Community Council | £4,878.00 | Railway film |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Newcastleton and District Community Council | £16,076.26 | CCTV installation |
| Teviot and Liddesdale | Saturday Polish School | £7,425.00 | Teaching and resource costs |
| Tweeddale | Bonnie Peebles Plus | £889.00 | Flower bed maintenance |
| Tweeddale | Broughton Tennis Club | £1,500.00 | Tennis court resurfacing |
| Tweeddale | Go Tweed Valley | £13,747.50 | Feasibility study (Innerleithen Lade Trail) |
| Tweeddale | Lamancha and District Community Association | £1,233.00 | Café garden |
| Tweeddale | Live Learn Earn | £5,000.00 | “R Evolve” project |
| Tweeddale | Music in Peebles | £1,233.00 | Website upgrade |
| Tweeddale | Newlands Community Development Trust | £1,500.00 | Virtual ceilidh |
| Tweeddale | Outside The Box | £12,903.00 | Community reintegration |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Biodiversity and Ecology Group | £1,500.00 | Wildflower planting |
| Tweeddale | Peebles Community Trust | £6,615.00 | Consultancy fees (Railway) |
| Tweeddale | Peeblesshire Foodbank | £989.10 | Purchase of computer |
| Tweeddale | Peeblesshire Youth Trust | £4,966.00 | 1-to-1 mentoring |
| Tweeddale | St. Ronan's Silver Band | £1,500.00 | Virtual performance and lessons |
| Tweeddale | Tweed Theatre | £2,950.00 | Virtual performances |
| Tweeddale | Tweed Togs | £5,754.60 | Relocation costs |
| Tweeddale | Tweed Valley Titans | £1,341.00 | Kids basketball club |
| Tweeddale | Tweeddale Access Panel | £1,350.00 | Communication project |
| Tweeddale | Tweeddale Youth Action | £1,071.00 | Online cooking sessions (Food Punks) |
| Tweeddale | Walkerburn Community Development Trust | £1,158.00 | Art work |
| Tweeddale | Walkerburn Newsgroup | £855.00 | Photocopier |
| Total | £348,412.75 |