2024 Awards Results
Representatives from towns and villages right across the Borders came together in September of 2024 to celebrate the winners of the Greener Gateway Community Awards.
Celebrating successful community groups, projects and schools
The celebration saw community groups and projects commended for their contribution to civic pride across a range of categories, acknowledging their efforts to make their community, vibrant, sustainable and environmentally friendly.
In the settlement categories, Kelso were crowned the winner of the Town Award, Earlston claimed the Large Village Award, Greenlaw ran out winners in the Small Village category and Birgham were winners of the Wee Village Award.
In the other award categories, Leitholm, Eccles & Birgham Community Council were winners of this year’s Borders Biodiversity Award, Burnfoot Community Futures claimed the Cultivating Communities Award and Coldstream Larder were recognised with the Sustainability Award.
This year also marked the introduction of a new Schools Award helping to showcase the projects carried out by students to promote and address issues such as sustainability, biodiversity and food growing.
Out of the thirteen schools that entered, Lilliesleaf Primary School and Jedburgh Grammar Campus were selected as ‘Best in Category’, both receiving a £250 voucher to spend on relevant equipment or materials to help with the continuation of their project.
The Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the civic pride, volunteering efforts and skills that help keep the towns and villages of the region looking so cared for.
Award winners - full list
Town (population over 2,500)
- Kelso – Silver
- Jedburgh – Silver
Large Village (population between 1,001 and 2,500)
- Earlston – Silver
- Chirnside – Bronze
Small Village (population between 301 and 1,000)
- Greenlaw – Bronze
Wee Village (maximum population of 300)
- Birgham – Silver
- Leitholm – Silver
Schools Award
- Lilliesleaf Primary School – Gold
- Jedburgh Grammar Campus – Gold
Border Biodiversity Award
- Leitholm, Eccles & Birgham Community Council – Gold
- Morebattle Community Shop – Silver
Cultivating Communities Award
- Burnfoot Community Futures – Gold
- Greener Peebles – Gold
Sustainability Award
- Coldstream Larder – Gold
Schools Award
- Lilliesleaf Primary School – Gold
- Jedburgh Grammar Campus – Gold
- Burgh Primary School – Gold
- St Peter's Primary School – Gold
- Westruther Primary School – Gold
- Selkirk High School - Outdoor Learning – Gold
- Selkirk High School - Welcome to the Wild World – Silver
- Yetholm Primary School – Silver
- Ayton Primary School – Bronze
- Broomlands Primary School – Bronze
- Leader Valley School – Bronze
- Morebattle Primary School – Bronze
- Newtown St Boswells Primary School – Bronze
- Hawick High School - Eco Committee – Bronze
- Hawick High School - John Muir Award - Bronze