In September 2025, Newstead Village Community Trust delivered the inaugural Newstead Sundials Festival. With a grant from Destination Tweed’s Community Grants Scheme, NVCT was able to plan a varied programme of storytelling, activities, music, guided walks, workshops and traditional crafts which led festival-goers on a journey through the story of Newstead, its connection to the […]

Since 2022, a team of volunteers has worked together to coordinate Innerleithen Open Studios, a community-led celebration of local art and artists in Innerleithen and the surrounding area. Building on the success of the past three years, Open Studios 2025 expanded to include Traquair and Walkerburn as well as Innerleithen.

The Peeblesshire Paths Group (PPG) is a group of local volunteers who assist in the maintenance of a number of paths in the Peeblesshire area including part of the Tweed Valley Railway path (Peebles to Cardrona). Thanks to a grant from Destination Tweed’s Community Grants Scheme, PPG has been able to purchase a petrol-driven weed […]

Create Wellbeing CIC delivered four free qi gong courses, providing nature connection and wellbeing benefits for participants

St Boswells Primary School Parents and Friends Partnership led on this exciting project to support the school’s volunteer-led gardening programme 

Instinctively Wild CIC aims to connect people with nature through Forest Schools, Outdoor Learning, Eco-Therapy and Nature journaling. With a grant from Destination Tweed’s Community Grants Scheme, they were able deliver an eight-week nature journaling course, supporting participants in observing, recording, and painting the rich biodiversity and seasonal beauty of the Tweed’s landscapes at Tweedsmuir, […]