Walkerburn is a little village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 concerning 8 miles (13 km) from Peebles as well as 10 miles (16 kilometres) from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the Tweed mills possessed by the Ballantyne household. Walkerburn now has a population of around 660 (2019). The village also uncommonly houses a handful of science-based sectors and lots of successful tiny business. It is the home of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute. With help from the European Union, Scottish Enterprise and also Scottish Borders Council, citizens formed the WAVE Group bringing together all the town clubs, cultures as well as individuals to check out future regrowth. Burning Issues was founded as a monthly village newsletter and the Walkerburn and Innerleithen Partnership was created to maximize European regrowth financing. The Community Council was reinvigorated as well as a brand-new Community Development Trust took shape. The Pathway Group re-built Alexandra Park with new equipment in the swing park, a wildlife hedge, tree planting and also walkways. The Public Hall was refurbished and expanded in the nick of time to supply a home for a town Healthy Living effort which offers exercise and also dance courses and healthy and balanced food preparation courses for all ages. The Development Trust began to check out the expediency of more extending the walking, riding as well as cycling trails around the village, developing Walkerburn as a new prime focus for tourism in the Tweed Valley. Over 80 families in the village registered to a house composting scheme, town clean-ups and area occasions were once more well supported, residence rates started to increase and also brand-new houses were built on gap sites.