BHA

28/07/2025

🔸Open tmr, Tuesday, 10am to 12noon🔸
Duns Fair Share

27/07/2025

⭐️Useful Guide - Summer Activities⭐️

The summer holidays are here!
If you are looking for things to do with the kids, or ideas for a family day out, you can find lots of activities and places to visit in our Summer Activities section on our website: https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/summeractivities

25/07/2025

⭐️Useful reminder⭐️

We would remind residents across the Borders to follow our home and vehicle security advice:
Home Security
• Many thieves are opportunists who do not have to break in at all because a door or window has been left open or unlocked.
• Please remember to ensure that your doors and windows are locked at all times and are fitted with good quality locks.
• Try to make sure that no valuables are on display.
• The rear of the property is often targeted, so having high (1.8m) rear garden fencing and locked gates are recommended.
• Security Lighting and CCTV (including doorbell CCTV) can also be effective deterrents.
Vehicle Security
• Use a steering lock - a visible deterrent to thieves.
• If your vehicle has keyless entry use a Faraday pouch / metal tin to prevent relay theft.
• Do not leave keys close to windows / doors – this aids relay theft and physical theft of the keys.
• If you have a private driveway / parking space, consider fitting a parking bollard.
• Fit a lock to the vehicles On Board Diagnostic (OBD) port to prevent thieves easily re-programming a new key.
• Use a pedal box – these specially designed boxes fit over the drive pedals and lock in place when the vehicle is not in use.
• Physically check doors are locked before leaving your vehicle and don’t leave valuables within.
• Trackers can assist in the recovery of stolen vehicles – check if your vehicle has one and how to obtain information if it is required.

If you see any suspicious activity on or near your property, then please contact Police Scotland immediately using 999 if the incident is ongoing, otherwise call 101.
Always consider your personal safety and do not put yourself at risk by confronting suspicious persons.
For further detailed advice on how to keep yourself and property safe please visit the Police Scotland Website. Home Security - https://orlo.uk/YahrC

25/07/2025

🔸Useful info🔸

Education Maintenance Allowance is paid to young people aged 16-19 to help you continue learning. If you haven’t applied already, find out more at: www.scotborders.gov.uk/ema

24/07/2025

‼️🌸Last chance to join -
closes tmr, Friday, 25th July🌸‼️

Don't forget to share photos of of your garden with us - it may just be the winning entry for the BHA's Garden Competition 2025!

📸 Simply send in your garden photos and you could win National Garden Centre vouchers, thanks to our sponsor Nurture Landscapes!

Categories include:
🌸 Best Floral Display
🌱 Best Improved Garden (before & after pictures)
🪴 Best Basket, Container or Window Box
🥕 Best Food Grown in a Garden
🌍 Best Shared/Community Garden

How to enter - Choose any of these 3 ways to enter:
📎 Upload photos to this post
📧 Email: [email protected]
📮 Post to: BHA, 55 Newtown Street, Duns TD11 3AU

Need help submitting? 📞Call us at 0800 6528104

🗓️ Closing date: Friday 25th July 2025

Let’s celebrate the amazing gardens in our communities – get involved and let your garden shine! 🌟

24/07/2025

🔸Useful info🔸

📢Please help us spread the word about our Emergency Assistance Fund!

The Fund provides essential items like security alarms, urgent household goods, utilities and groceries for people who have nowhere else to turn and are in urgent financial need after experiencing crime.

People can apply directly, or other support organisations and charities can fill out the form on behalf of recipients.

To find out more and apply, visit our website ⬇️

https://victimsupport.scot/get-support/emergency-assistance-fund/

23/07/2025

⭐️Useful info - how to get help
during the holidays to feed your family⭐️

More info ➡️ parentclub.scot/articles/top-tips-saving-school-costs

If you get free school meals, you may also be able to get help during the school holidays to help feed your family. To qualify you need to receive one of the benefits in the eligibility section. Click here to find out more ➡www.mygov.scot/school-meals

You can apply as soon as you start to get one of these benefits. Even if this happens during school holidays. You do not need to wait until the school terms starts again to apply ✔

This applies to these holidays: Summer 2025, October mid-term 2025, Christmas 2025, February mid-term 2026, Easter 2026 📅

Contact your local council to find out how to apply, there is a drop down list on the link above that takes you direct to the relevant page for your local council area.

If you are worried about how to keep on top of costs this holiday, we have lots of money saving tips and ideas on our website, visit ➡parentclub.scot/articles/top-tips-saving-school-costs

23/07/2025

🔸Useful info🔸

The deadline for applications is August 4

22/07/2025

🔸For Info🔸

There will be a UK-wide test of the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm.

Your phone may sound and display a message. No action is needed.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/xchM50WqAIC

22/07/2025

We're looking for passenger assistants to support young people with additional needs on their journeys to and from school. Contracts are available in the Berwickshire and Galashiels areas for around 15 hours per week, Monday–Friday. These are flexible, part-time roles, ideal if you have free time in the mornings or afternoons and want to fit around other commitments. To find out more, visit: https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/scottish-borders-council/jobs/san-relief-passenger-transport-assistant-various-locations-369527

22/07/2025

📌 BHA Homes For Rent 📌
🏠13 Murrayfield, Gordon, Berwickshire, TD3 6LW
📍Semi Detached Bungalow
📍£95.22 per week

Situated in the rural village of Gordon this two bedroomed bungalow is suitable for up to 3 people.

The property is adapted for a wheelchair user and benefits from ramping to the entrance of the property, widened doors, a wet floor shower room and lowered kitchen. Heating is provided via an oil-fired system.

Externally there are attractive garden areas to the front and rear of the property, as well as a private parking space within the drive.

Whilst there is not a shop in the village, Gordon is on the main bus route from Galashiels to Berwick upon Tweed where there are all major supermarkets. The closest village is Greenlaw which has a grocery store, the closest town is Kelso and is an approximate 9 mile drive.

Gordon itself has a bar/restaurant/tearoom and a primary school.

https://www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/home/13-murrayfield-gordon/

22/07/2025

📌 BHA Homes For Rent 📌
🏠56 Springfield Avenue, Duns, Berwickshire, TD11 3BF
📍End Terraced House
📍£120.61 per week

Situated in the attractive new estate of Springfield Avenue, Duns, this end terraced home would be suitable for up to four people. Completed in 2020, the property benefits from two double bedrooms, a family bathroom comprising of bath with over-bath shower, a ground floor WC and an open plan living room/dining/kitchen area. French doors open from the kitchen out to an enclosed garden.

A small park is located opposite this property ideal for smaller children. Both primary and high schools are around a twenty minute walk from the property, a nursery is located within the school, as well as there being private nurseries within the town.

Duns town centre benefits from many amenities including a pharmacy, coop, post office, newsagents, a convenience store as well as various other retailers and many hot and cold food takeaways and restaurants. The health centre is a short walk from the town centre.

Duns is serviced by the Galashiels to Berwick upon Tweed bus service where there are larger supermarkets, as well as train stations in each town giving access to Edinburgh and Newcastle.

https://www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/home/56-springfield-avenue-duns/