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Get set for a whole ‘Month of Community’!

BHA BeFriend are teaming up with the Eden Project and Abundant Borders to celebrate summer 2021…

19th May 2021

Events, General, Our Community

Getting to know you and your home better

We are currently carrying out two important pieces of work around getting to know you and…

13th May 2021

General, Your Tenancy

BHA and Penumbra join forces on BeWell pilot project

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has joined forces with leading mental health charity, Penumbra, on a new…

5th May 2021

Funding, General, Our Community, Our Staff

Our Skip and Scrap scheme will be visiting Eyemouth for our customers in Hurkur Crescent, Glebe Crescent, St Clairs and Coldingham Road.On Monday 31st January 2022 we will be providing a skip between 8.30am and 2.30pm in the Hukur Crescent/ Coldingham Road area. This event is for our customers who live in Hurkur Crescent, Glebe Crescent, St Clairs and Coldingham Road in Eyemouth.The aim of the ‘Skip and Scrap’ scheme is to help keep our housing estates looking tidy and give those with no access to their local recycling centres the chance to have a clear out. You will be able to freely dispose of unwanted general household items/ garden waste and they will be taken away for you – free of charge.Please note we can NOT take fridges/freezers/fridge-freezers/car tyres.We will also be on hand to help on the day with larger items that you can not move yourself, just give our Duns Office a call on 01361 884000 and we can arrange this for you. Due to the current coronavirus restrictions, if you are attending the skip area to dispose of your items please ensure you are following social distancing guidelines.Keep your eyes peeled on our Facebook page for more Skip and Scrap events coming soon!See you there!#SupportingYouBHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton Community Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ... See MoreSee Less

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Did you know ParentSpace are working in partnership with Health in Mind to offer wellbeing workshops for parents?Why not join them for a two hour workshop where they will explore mental health and wellbeing and why being a parent can put a strain on it.For more information and to book a place click on the links below - Thursday 10 Feb 09:30-11:30 am Southfield Community Centre, DUNS Room 3: buytickets.at/thewellbeingcollege/638104Thursday 17 Feb, Early Years Centre, EYEMOUTH: buytickets.at/thewellbeingcollege/638747Thursday 24 Feb, Langlee Community Centre, GALASHIELS, Red Room: buytickets.at/thewellbeingcollege/638748Thursday 17 March, Burnfoot Community Centre, HAWICK, Function Room: buytickets.at/thewellbeingcollege/638749Thursday 24 March – PEEBLES Venue to be confirmedThursday 31 March – online –https://buytickets.at/thewellbeingcollege/638751#SupportingYou BHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton Community Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borderswww.facebook.com/Parent4Parents/posts/1843239229201366 ... See MoreSee Less

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You can view this weeks available homes by visiting either our website www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/find-a-home/homes-to-let/ or if you prefer you can go directly to the These Homes website www.thesehomes.com/To apply for any of our available homes you MUST be registered on These Homes. To register you will need to go to www.thesehomes.com and complete our online application form. If you have any queries or need support to complete the registration process you can email us at Lettings@berwickshirehousing.org.uk or call us on 01361 884000.For more information on These Homes please visit our website at: www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/find-a-home/these-homes-the-new-way-of-letting-our-homes/The closing date to apply is 11am on Tuesday 1st February 2022.#SupportingYouBHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton, Berwickshire Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ... See MoreSee Less

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Don't forget the Scottish Housing Regulator is recruiting Tenant Advisors. This is an exciting opportunity for tenants of social landlords to inform the Regulator’s work and bring a tenant perspective to its scrutiny of landlords’ services. For more information visit: berwickshirehousing.org.uk/news/the-scottish-housing-regulator-shr-is-recruiting-tenant-advisors/Tenants Information Service #SupportingYou BHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton Community Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ... See MoreSee Less

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Don't forget the closing date for this weeks properties is 11am tomorrow (Tuesday 25th January 2022).You can view this week’s available homes by visiting either our website www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/find-a-home/homes-to-let/ or if you prefer you can go directly to the These Homes website www.thesehomes.comTo apply for any of this weeks homes you MUST be registered on TheseHomes. To register go to www.thesehomes.com and complete our online application form.#SupportingYouBHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton, Berwickshire Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ... See MoreSee Less

3 days ago ·

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Scottish Borders Council have launched a survey to understand the priorities of Borderers and give local people the opportunity to influence the next budget and a range of other important service areas for the future.Have your say and help shape the future of the #ScottishBorders.For more information and to take part in the survey visit: ow.ly/X9V850HznRQBHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton Community Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ow.ly/Tjbb50HznRP ... See MoreSee Less

6 days ago ·

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Time is running out . . . This is your final chance to complete our Customer Survey and tell us about your experiences with BHA - our survey closes on Sunday 23rd January 2022.Your satisfaction with our services is really important to us. You should have received an email with the survey link, it is completely anonymous and should take no longer than 10 minutes - there’s also a chance to win one of 5 £100 Love2Shop vouchers. If you are one of the 200 customers that have started the survey but not submitted it yet, please don’t miss out on the chance to give us your views and be in with a chance to win a voucher, all you need to do now is simply click back on the link and hit submit.#SupportingYou BHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton Community Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ... See MoreSee Less

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Is your home ready for the new change in Scottish Law?From February 2022, every home in Scotland will be required by law to have interlinked fire alarms mounted on the ceiling. An interlinked fire and smoke alarm system is made up of devices that communicate to each other, which means if one alarm goes off, they all go off so no matter where you are in your home, you should hear the alarm.The new legislation which applies to all homeowners and landlords, states that every home must have: - ✔️Smoke alarms in every circulation space on each storey, such as hallways and landings✔️Smoke alarms installed in the room most frequently used for general daytime living purpose✔️Heat alarms installed in every kitchen✔️Smoke and heat alarms that are interlinked✔️Carbon monoxide alarms fitted where a fixed fuel burning appliance or a flue is locatedThis new legislation has been introduced to make sure all homes in Scotland have an effective system in place for detecting and warning you of smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide.To make sure all our homes are ready for this change, we are busy upgrading any fire and smoke alarm systems that do not currently meet the new fire detection standard.All households that are affected by this change will have received a letter explaining that their home will be part of this upgrade programme. The letter also gives information about the contractor who will be carrying out the work in each home. If you have not received a letter and feel your home does not meet the legislation, please contact our Technical Services Team by either: 📞Calling the team on 0800 652 8104📨Emailing the team at Technical.Services@berwickshirehousing.org.uk ✉️Sending a letter to BHA, 55 Newtown Street, Duns, TD11 3AU📢Sending us a message on Facebook For more information visit:www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/news/the-scottish-law-for-fire-and-smoke-alarms-is-changing-is-you...#SupportingYou ... See MoreSee Less

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Did you know home contents insurance is a lot more affordable than you may think?As we do not provide home contents insurance as part of your tenancy agreement, it’s a good idea to consider having your own contents cover in place, so your belongings are covered against fire, theft and other risks, such as accidental damage.There are many insurance companies, comparison sites, banks, supermarkets and building societies that can now provide Home Contents Insurance at competitive prices – and depending on the insurance company, the cost of your home contents insurance can be paid weekly, fortnightly or monthly by payment card/ direct debit or annually by cheque, postal order, credit or debit card.To make things easier for our customers, we have teamed up with the SFHA, Thistle Tenant Risks, and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc who provide the Diamond Insurance Scheme, a specialist Tenants Contents Insurance policy. The scheme offers affordable cover with special low minimum sums insured, to ensure that you only pay for the cover you need. For example,🔹 Standard cover for a BHA customer aged 60 and over with a £6,000 sum insured will cost as little as £1.15 fortnightly or £22.47 annually.🔹 Standard cover for a BHA customer under 60, with a £9,000 sum insured will pay £1.74 fortnightly or £33.71 annually. If you don’t have contents cover in place and the worst happens, it can cost a lot of money to replace your damaged items. Can you afford not to be covered?For more information visit: www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk/news/are-you-prepared-for-the-unexpected/#SupportingYou ... See MoreSee Less

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Eyemouth Drop In for anyone affected by substance use.Every Thursday 10am - 2pm at Eyemouth Parish Church.#SupportingYou BHABeFriend Eyemouth Duns Coldstream Chirnside Preston, Scottish Borders Reston, Scottish Borders Greenlaw Ayton Village Berwickshire Cockburnspath and Cove Gordon, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Allanton Birgham, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom Paxton Scottish Borders , Berwickshire Scotland Longformacus Berwick on Tweed Coldingham Hume, Scottish Borders Eccles, Scottish Borders Auchencrow Gavinton Community Foulden, Berwickshire Westruther Leitholm Polwarth, Scottish Borders ... See MoreSee Less

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