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Families move into new energy efficient homes in Eyemouth

The keys to Berwickshire Housing Association’s latest modern affordable homes at Acredale in Eyemouth have been…

5th June 2019

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Get involved in volunteering with BHA BeFriend

This week is National Volunteers’ Week (June 1st – 7th), our opportunity to celebrate all the…

3rd June 2019

General, Our Community

We have received some great pictures from Reiver's Weeks gone by that we just had to share with you - Enjoy!

Although it's disappointing that this years festival couldn't take place the way everyone would have liked, we just know 2021 will be bigger and better.

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Fantastic effort - Well done to everyone that took part in this years Duns Summer Festival scarecrow competition.

We would love to know which scarecrow is your favourite?

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Eyemouth Food Bank need new drivers!

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New working partnership will benefit our tenants!

We are always looking at new ways to drive improvements in the services we provide to our tenants and are excited about our work with The Knowledge Partnership, it presents a new opportunity for us to gauge customer satisfaction with our services.

Knowledge Partnership will be looking to interview 80 tenants each month by telephone. Calls will be made to our tenants Monday – Friday (10am-8pm) and on Saturdays (11am to 5pm).

The surveys will run for a period of one year initially, and if you are contacted, we very much hope that you will be able take part.

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To end the Rural Housing Week our focus is on a development in the final stages of construction here in Duns.

Having purchased the site from Springfield PLC ,one of Scotland’s leading housebuilders. The development of 29 affordable homes includes a mix of house types comprising of four cottage flats, 16 two-bedroomed houses and nine three-bedroomed homes. It is planned for these to be completed by late summer 2020.

Working with Springfield Properties for the first time on this development they are well known for delivering high quality housing for registered social landlords and local authorities throughout Scotland and are committed to using Borders suppliers whenever possible.

This development will help meet the demand for affordable housing and addresses the housing needs of the area. The new homes will be of a modern and spacious design and will have high standards of insulation making them very energy efficient. This will also make a significant contribution towards helping tackle the issue of fuel poverty by keeping running costs low for tenants.

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Well done to the tenants and staff at our Independent Living Complex, Boston Court for their amazing entry in to this years scarecrow competition, as part of Duns Summer Festival. We think Dolly Lockdown looks fanatastic! ... See MoreSee Less

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Don't forget from tomorrow (Friday 10th July) you will be required by law to wear a face covering when you go into a shop. Face coverings are already mandatory on all public transport.

Some exemptions apply, which you can read about at bit.ly/FaceCoveringsGuidance

Why not watch the video below to find our how to make your very own face mask.

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As this week should have been Duns Summer Festival, we've been taking a look back through our photo archives and came across these throwback photos of the BHA 'Avatar' team taking part in 2010 Bed Race!

As always the teams looked fantastic and put in a great effort.

If you recognise any friends or family in these photos please feel free to share and tag them - we are sure they would love to see a #ThrowbackThursday photo.

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New Online Activity Groups!

Alzheimer Scotland - Borders have announced that they are now going to be offering online activity groups, which will take place on the first, second, third and last Thursday of the month at 11am.

At a time where people are finding it difficult to connect with others outside of their own household, these groups aim to bring together people living with dementia as well as their carers/family members in a safe and supportive environment.

See the What's Online guide below for details of the online activity groups that we will be running, as well as details of their online surgeries and online awareness training.

The first online group will be Quiz and a Blether on Thursday the 16th of July at 11am.

If you would like to book a place on one of the groups or would like more information, please contact Alzheimer Scotland Borders by phone on 01573 400324 or by email at borders@alzscot.org.

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During the week we have been showcasing our new developments for Rural Housing Week.

Reflecting the local demand, this 25 unit development at Glebe Place, Chirnside shows a good mix of housing types and flats suitable for individuals and families on what was previously a green field site on the southern edge of the village.

Hart Builders was particularly pleased to offer a local school pupil (and neighbour to the development) a placement on site to gain work experience and an overview of the career opportunities available to her in construction. #RuralCommunitiesTogether #UKHousing

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