Walkerburn
Walkerburn is a little village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 concerning 8 miles (13 kilometres) from Peebles and also 10 miles (16 km) from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the employees for the Tweed mills possessed by the Ballantyne family. Walkerburn now has a population of around 660 (2019). The town likewise uncommonly houses a handful of science-based markets as well as many successful small enterprises. It is the residence of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute. With assistance from the European Union, Scottish Enterprise and also Scottish Borders Council, villagers created the WAVE Group bringing together all the village clubs, cultures and people to check out future regeneration. Burning Issues was founded as a regular monthly village newsletter and also the Walkerburn and also Innerleithen Partnership was created to maximize European regrowth funding. The Neighborhood Council was renewed and a new Community Development Trust formed. The Pathway Group re-built Alexandra Park with new devices in the swing park, a wildlife hedge, tree planting as well as pathways. The Public Hall was refurbished and extended in the nick of time to supply a residence for a village Healthy Living campaign which supplies exercise as well as dancing courses and healthy food preparation courses for every ages. The Development Trust started to consider the feasibility of more expanding the walking, riding as well as biking tracks around the village, developing Walkerburn as a new focal point for tourist in the Tweed Valley. Over 80 households in the town signed up to a residence composting plan, village clean-ups and also neighborhood occasions were again well supported, home rates started to increase and also new homes were built on gap sites.
