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April 2022

SBHA is closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 2nd May

SBHA is closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 2nd May. If you have an emergency repair, please call 0800 0193 222. Have a lovely weekend! Reminder: Homes available to bid for this week are live until Monday 2nd May at 10am on www.sbhahomechoice.org.uk. Homes from this list will be allocated from Tuesday 3rd May. […]

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Do you have household fuel debt?

Help for Housing Association Tenants – Do you have household fuel debt?  Your landlord could help. We have secured Scottish Government funding to help Tenants reduce fuel debts. For more information, please call our Financial Inclusion Team on 01750 724444 or email enquiries@sbha.org.uk. Borders Housing Network – Working together for a better Borders.  

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Our grounds maintenance service with idverde – 2022

With Spring well underway, our Grounds Maintenance contractors, idverde, are out and about in your area. Here’s what you can expect from the grounds maintenance service:   Here are the schedules for work taking place, weather permitting. Route 1 – (Hawick, Denholm and Newcastleton) Route 2 – (Galashiels, Blyth Bridge, Broughton, Eddleston, Gattonside, Horsbrugh Ford, […]

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The SBTO Gardening Competition is back…

We thought we’d plant the seed – The SBTO Gardening Competition is back… Gifted in gardening? Fancy growing your own food? You might like this. Yes, it’s time to get your gardening gloves on again for SBTO’s Annual Tenant Gardening Competition. There will be all of the usual categories: Best Container Garden; Best Window Box; […]

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The Great SBHA Virtual Easter Egg Hunt!

Last week we held The Great SBHA Virtual Easter Egg Hunt on our Facebook page. We ‘hid’ some eggs around the Scottish Borders and had some fantastic responses from our Facebook followers – thank you so much to everyone who got involved in a bit of Easter fun! Plus a huge congratulations to the lucky […]

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Post Office Local Branch at our Head Office will be closed this Monday!

Due to the Easter public holiday the Post Office Local Branch at our Head Office in Selkirk will be closed this Monday (18/04/2022). Our Head Office/Reception is open as normal.   All of us at SBHA would like to wish all of our customers a very Happy Easter!! 🐣

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Permissions to help and assist Ukrainian refugees

The war in Ukraine is leading to the biggest crisis seen in Europe since WWII. Housing Associations across the country are gearing up to help, and we know that many tenants are keen to offer up space in their homes to individuals and families who have fled the conflict. *Please remember you need your landlord’s […]

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Our Spring photo competition – the winners!

🌺 A huge thank-you to everyone who entered our Spring photo competition! 🌺 We had some absolutely fantastic entries celebrating the beauty and hope of Spring, and the judges had a tough time choosing between them. The winner in the over 25s category was Erika Kilic, with this sweet shot of a wee bluetit. In […]

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Help to get into work – the BEAM project

Are you or anyone in your household over 16 and currently unemployed? Would you like some support to get back into work? The BEAM project could help. We’ve partnered up with the Wise Group and the other housing associations in the Borders to offer a new service to our Tenants. The Borders Employment Advice and […]

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Langlee Living – working with the local community to create a Community Garden!

This week SBHA team members met with colleagues from the Parks & Environment team from Scottish Borders Council and community garden and food growing expert charity Abundant Borders, at the proposed site for an exciting new project. Tenants have told us that a community garden would be a welcome addition to the Langlee area. It’s […]

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