Calendar Competition for Brighter Selkirk

Added by Community Council at 15:19 on 21 August 2025

[Image just for illustration] 2026 Selkirk Calendar Photo Competition CALLING ALL LOCAL PHOTGRAPHERS! Brighter Selkirk are creating a special 'A Year in Selkirk 'calendar to help raise funds for Brighter Selkirk - and want YOUR photos to be featured! 12 winning photos will be chosen (one for each mo...

BEAR Scotland announces proposed A7 Selkirk crossings

Added by Community Council at 18:02 on 15 July 2025

BEAR Scotland, the trunk road authority have announced new traffic / pedestrian management proposals, basd on feedback gathered some months ago from Selkirk residents. BEAR Scotlands statement reads: Proposed solution includes new pedestrian crossings and one-way-systemTrunk roads authorities have i...

New Selkirk Cash Provision at NISA

Added by Community Council at 10:36 on 07 July 2025

SBC Councillor Caroline Cochrane’s Initiative to ensure more cash outlets in Selkirk has paid off, with the Post Office having just announced that NISA in the High Street will host a new Post office counter from 1st September at 1:00pm. The new location address is: Nisa, 16 Market Place, Selki...

Caroline Cochrane's Suggestions for Selkirk Live Borders venues

Added by Community Council at 18:09 on 29 June 2025

An independent report on proposed savings on the annual Live Borders budget has provoked concern in Selkirk, because of the report’s suggestion to close Live Borders assets in Selkirk including the Leisure Centre and Sir Walter Scott's Courtroom. Although Scottish Borders Councillors have stre...

SBC Celebrates 50 Years of Community Councils

Added at 15:44 on 25 May 2025

2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the estbalishment of Community Councils in Scotland by the Scottish Government, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. There are currently over 1,200 active Community Councils across Scotland, 67 of whic are in the Scottich Borders. They engage in a wide r...

More High Street Closes & Gates Painted

Added by Community Council at 12:58 on 22 May 2025

The 'BIDS' (Business Improvement District) scheme of recent years enabled the improvement of Selkirk's High Street, including funds for repainting some of the shopfronts. Part of that scheme was a plan to repaint many of the High Street Closes, as well as some of the historic gates. Painting started...

Market Place Bus Shelters Painted - finally

Added by Community Council at 09:38 on 21 May 2025

Selkirk & District Community Council have been lobbying for a while for the renovation and painting of the bus shelters on the Market Place, whose rusty condtion was a poor advertisement for the town. They have now been freshly painted, so many thanks to the elected SBC Councillors for enabling ...

SBC Announces Twice Monthly Dropin Service Centre

Added by Community Council at 15:27 on 18 May 2025

Scottish Borders Council has annonced a new series of Customer Services Drop in sessions at Philiphaugh Community Centre, Selkirk on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month. Sessions will last for 2 hours,from 10am to 12noon, and start on Thursday 22 May 2025. Council representatives will assist wit...

Silver Band Launches '50/50' Monthly Draw Club

Added by Community Council at 11:09 on 29 March 2025

The Selkirk Silver Band have launched an innovative way to raise finds, while allowting regular contributors to be entered into a monthly cash prize draw. Starting in April 2025, this new initiative gives an opportunity to win a prize, while supporting the band with much needed funding. The draw wil...

Daily Telegraph Highlights Selkirk Community Spirit

Added by Community Council at 09:33 on 05 February 2024

The Daily Telegraph has recently published an aricle highlighting Selkirk's community spirit. Its writer Robin McKelvie visited the town and enjoyed various experiences, both retail and residential, from The General Store to Aikwood Tower. You can read the content of the article in the link bel...