Walkerburn
Walkerburn is a small town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the A72 about 8 miles (13 kilometres) from Peebles and 10 miles (16 km) from Galashiels. It was founded in 1854 to house the workers for the Tweed mills possessed by the Ballantyne family members. Walkerburn currently has a population of around 660 (2019). The town likewise unusually houses a handful of science-based industries as well as lots of successful small ventures. It is the residence of the Ballantyne Memorial Institute. With help from the European Union, Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Borders Council, citizens created the WAVE Group bringing together all the town clubs, societies as well as individuals to consider future regrowth. Burning Issues was founded as a month-to-month village e-newsletter and the Walkerburn as well as Innerleithen Partnership was developed to maximize European regeneration financing. The Neighborhood Council was renewed and also a brand-new Community Development Trust formed. The Pathway Group re-built Alexandra Park with new equipment in the swing park, a wildlife bush, tree growing as well as pathways. The General Public Hall was restored as well as prolonged in the nick of time to offer a house for a village Healthy Living initiative which gives workout and dance courses and also healthy food preparation courses for all ages. The Development Trust started to take a look at the feasibility of further prolonging the walking, riding and biking trails around the town, creating Walkerburn as a new prime focus for tourism in the Tweed Valley. Over 80 households in the village registered to a house composting plan, village clean-ups and also neighborhood occasions were once again well sustained, home rates began to increase as well as brand-new residences were improved space sites.
