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Upper Tweed Community Drivers

Subsidised transport for patients attending healthcare appointments, provided by volunteer drivers. Using the UTCD Service Available to any resident of Upper Tweed – Broughton, Tweedsmuir, Skirling or Stobo. The person using the service will be asked to make a donation, which varies depending on the length of the journey. Volunteer Read more

R100 Broadband scheme

The Reaching 100% (R100) programme is a commitment to provide access to superfast broadband of 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) to every home and business in Scotland. In Tweedsmuir, based on the current engineering schedule, the superfast connection will be made in 2024. You can check your address on this Read more

Tweedsmuir stories How to save them

Tweedsmuir Talks

Tweedsmuir stories and how we can save them Friday 26th March 7.30pm Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88577568854 Meeting ID: 885 7756 8854 Some Stories Lesley Mason, our Community Development Officer, will share some of the weird and wonderful stories that have their roots in Tweedsmuir. She will tell you about the tragic story of Bonnie Read more

update on fast broadband project

Update on broadband

Community Fibre Broadband Update You will be aware that for several years the Community Council has been working to improve broadband provision across Tweedsmuir. 18 months ago the Community Council secured funding from a combination of grants from the local windfarms alongside funding under the government gigabit vouchers scheme to Read more

#eastgateathome

#eastgateathome

Live theatre is one of the things we are really missing during this pandemic. With no firm dates yet for reopening, you can at least keep in touch with local venues through YouTube. The Eastgate Theatre in Peebles has a project, #eastgateathome, which shares a new curated playlist every week, Read more