Walkerburn
Walkerburn is a tiny village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 regarding 8 miles (13 km) from Peebles and also 10 miles (16 kilometres) from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the employees for the Tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne household. Walkerburn now has a population of around 660 (2019). The town also uncommonly houses a handful of science-based sectors and lots of successful small business. It is the home of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute. With help from the European Union, Scottish Enterprise and also Scottish Borders Council, citizens developed the WAVE Group bringing together all the town clubs, cultures as well as individuals to consider future regrowth. Burning Issues was founded as a regular monthly village newsletter and also the Walkerburn and Innerleithen Partnership was formed to maximize European regrowth financing. The Area Council was reinvigorated and also a new Community Development Trust formed. The Pathway Group re-built Alexandra Park with brand-new tools in the swing park, a wild animals bush, tree growing and also walkways. The Public Hall was remodelled as well as extended just in time to supply a residence for a village Healthy Living campaign which provides exercise and also dancing courses and healthy and balanced cooking classes for all ages. The Development Trust began to consider the expediency of more expanding the strolling, riding and cycling trails around the town, creating Walkerburn as a brand-new prime focus for tourism in the Tweed Valley. Over 80 houses in the town joined to a home composting system, village clean-ups and area occasions were once more well sustained, residence prices started to increase and also new homes were built on void sites.
