Walkerburn
Walkerburn is a small town in the Scottish Borders location of Scotland, on the A72 concerning 8 miles (13 km) from Peebles and also 10 miles (16 kilometres) from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the Tweed mills had by the Ballantyne family. Walkerburn currently has a population of around 660 (2019). The town likewise abnormally houses a small number of science-based markets as well as numerous effective small business. It is the residence of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute. With help from the European Union, Scottish Enterprise and also Scottish Borders Council, villagers created the WAVE Group uniting all the town clubs, societies as well as individuals to take a look at future regrowth. Burning Issues was founded as a month-to-month village newsletter and the Walkerburn as well as Innerleithen Partnership was developed to take advantage of European regrowth funding. The Community Council was renewed and also a new Community Development Trust formed. The Pathway Group re-built Alexandra Park with new devices in the swing park, a wild animals bush, tree planting and walkways. The General Public Hall was refurbished and also extended in the nick of time to provide a house for a town Healthy Living initiative which provides exercise as well as dance courses and healthy and balanced cooking classes for any ages. The Development Trust began to take a look at the expediency of additional prolonging the walking, riding and also cycling routes around the town, establishing Walkerburn as a new centerpiece for tourist in the Tweed Valley. Over 80 houses in the town joined to a home composting scheme, village clean-ups and area occasions were again well supported, residence costs started to increase and new residences were built on void sites.
