Walkerburn
Walkerburn is a small town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about 8 miles (13 km) from Peebles and 10 miles (16 km) from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the Tweed mills owned by the Ballantyne household. Walkerburn now has a population of around 660 (2019). The village also uncommonly houses a handful of science-based markets as well as numerous successful small business. It is the home of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute. With help from the European Union, Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Borders Council, citizens developed the WAVE Group bringing together all the village clubs, cultures and individuals to look at future regrowth. Burning Issues was founded as a month-to-month village e-newsletter as well as the Walkerburn and also Innerleithen Partnership was formed to take advantage of European regrowth financing. The Area Council was rejuvenated and also a brand-new Community Development Trust took shape. The Pathway Group re-built Alexandra Park with new devices in the swing park, a wildlife bush, tree planting and walkways. The General Public Hall was refurbished and also extended just in time to offer a residence for a village Healthy Living initiative which provides exercise and also dancing classes as well as healthy cooking classes for all ages. The Development Trust began to check out the feasibility of further prolonging the strolling, riding and biking tracks around the town, establishing Walkerburn as a new prime focus for tourist in the Tweed Valley. Over 80 homes in the village signed up to a residence composting scheme, village clean-ups and also neighborhood events were again well sustained, house prices started to rise and also new residences were improved gap sites.
