In
the Public Hall every Monday. Mums and toddlers, come along for play chat
and a cuppa.
Come along from 6 to 8pm and pick up a Christmas present.
If you are interested in having a stall the cost is £10
FoodHUGS lunch on Tuesdays in HB Club
FoodHUGS is offering a fortnightly
lunch club in the
HB Club from 12.30 to 2 pm on
Tuesdays.. The next lunch is on 7th October.
The lunch will be followed by a crafts session
at about 2.00pm. You may attend both
lunch and craft session or just one or the other.
For those who do not want to come to the lunch, FoodHUGS will
continue to offer lunch either as a take away service or, for those who
cannot get to the hall and would wish for a delivery delivery contact
denise_hanks@yahoo.co.uk
for more information (01896 870200)
Probus Club meetings in Innerleithen
Probus Club meetings recommenced at the Vale Club in
Innerleithen on 7th October (9.45am for a 1030 start) Talks are
fortnightly. Any retired person is welcome to
attend.
Tree, shrub and wildflower planting along the Tweed
BUGLIFE are looking for volunteers to help with planting wildflowers
and shrubs in Tweeddale. Please contact
Rachel.richards@buglife.org.uk for more information if you think you
can help.
Click here for more information
Crafts4U activities
Tuesdays 1 - 4 pm Knitting
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 - 9 pm All handicrafts
Citizens Advice offers help with fuel and money
worries
In addition to the information provide below, anyone is very welcome to
contact Peebles & District Citizens Advice Bureau on 01721 721722 for free,
impartial and confidential advice. They can also call Home Energy
Scotland on 0808 808 2282 for help with home energy
this winter.
Data from across the Citizens Advice network suggests 1 in 10 people
seeking help with an energy issue also require food insecurity advice.
We want people who are worried about their energy bills to seek
wraparound advice that could see their incomes boosted through
additional grants or social security payments.Last year Peebles & District Citizens Advice Bureau unlocked £753,549 in
our area alone. Our aim with the campaign is to drive people towards www.cas.org.uk/besw.
From there people can get help in a variety of ways and select an option
that suits them best.
The Money
Map tool directs users to online help finding ways to make
the most of your money, decrease bills and help meet the costs of daily
living.People can access free
support online from the public advice site, including
information about grants
and benefits to help you pay energy bills.
CAB has a Money Talk Team helps people maximise their income, look at
options to reduce costs and offers specialist debt advice. Visit their
website here.
The Citizens Advice Scotland Council
Tax tool tells people quickly if they are
entitled to a discount, reduction or exemption.
For those thinking of claiming Universal Credit for the first time, Help
to Claim advisers are available by webchat or telephone
(0800 023 2581, Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm) and can guide people through
the process, whether they’re looking for answers to quick questions or
step-by-step support to make their claim.
Galawheels needs volunteer drivers
In Walkerburn we sit between 2 community transport services, both
operated by Borders Community Action. One based in Peebles (Tweed Wheels) and
one in Galashiels (Gala Wheels) Both rely on volunteer drivers to
offer a service to anyone needing transport for what ever reason who
cannot use other public transport for whatever reason.
Click here
to find out more about what is needed This can be very
rewarding and you can do as little or as much driving as you want.
See the short piece below from Tweedwheels to get an idea of what the
service does.
Do you know about Tweedwheels Community Car?
Tweedwheels is a community
transport service operated by The Bridge.
It provides accessible and affordable transport in the Tweeddale
area. It is supported by
local people raising funds through the Tweeddale Thrift Shop in
Innerleithen, public donations, a grant from SBC, Transport Scotland and
Awards for All Scotland.
The Community Car is based in
Peebles and it is a specially adapted vehicle with a passenger lift.
It can accommodate (along with the driver) 3 seated passengers or
up to 2 passengers travelling in their wheelchairs (depending on the
sizer of the wheelchairs.)
Who is it for?
The Community Car can be used by anyone living in Tweeddale who
has difficulty using public transport because of a disability, ill
health or age.
What can it be used for?
Shopping trips Visits to family and
friends Outings Getting to meetings
Transport to day
Centres and respite care
Appointments and hospital visits A link to other transport
In fact, anything you like
Please contact emme.mclennan@the bridge.scot
for more information
Walk It Walkerburn takes place each
Monday
The leader of Walk It Walkerburn walks, Alice
Pringle, can be contacted on 07974 782016.
Walks
start at 10.00 a.m. each Monday from Alexandra
Park beside the children’s playpark.
First Monday each month is a 'Walk away' somewhere out of
Walkerburn - contact for details
These will be gentle walks - all you need to bring is yourself with outdoor
clothing to suit the weather and sensible footwear for walking.
If you wish to discuss this, book in, or have
any questions, please get in touch.
Church Services
Innerleithen, Traquair and Walkerburn Church of Scotland has a
service at 10.30am each Sunday in Innerleithen Church. All are
welcome to attend.
Services are also livestreamed every week on the church website
at http://itwcos.org/category/online-worship/ or you can call
01896 404505 to listen to the service at any time in the week.
St Andrew’s Church Innerleithen has Sunday services each week at
9.30 am. The services are as follows –
‘Service of the Word’ on 1st Sunday
in each month, ‘Communion
Service’ on 2nd Sunday,
'Teaching Service on 3rd Sunday and 'Communion from reserved
sacrament' on 4th Sunday, Fifth Sundays have a joint
service with St Peter's Peebles.
See these great videos of Walkerburn and
surrounding area
This 5 minute video made in November shows
just how beautiful the area is! Click on this notice.
And another one! Winter scenes
above the village click on this line to view.
Innerleithen and Walkerburn First Responders need volunteers
We need more volunteers to join us to become active responders. The more
of us there are, the more coverage we can supply, more incidents we can
attend and more lives we can help save. If you are interested, or want
to find out more, then please get in touch and we can answer all your
questions.
Facebook.com/iwcfr
07808 767 299
heartstart@iwcfr.org
This
10 minute video was taken by Air Cam Pro on 6th December 2015 and
shows the extent of the flooding around the village. Click on the headline to see the video.
You may find it interesting to compare this with some of the images from
1926 in the Old Walkerburn section of the photo gallery.