Kelso Community Garden Consultation We had a great afternoon yesterday in Kelso at the Orchard Park community garden consultation event. On behalf of the partners involved, a big THANK YOU to everyone who came along to share your thoughts and opinions on the future use of the space. We now have some excellent ideas and […]

Are you an SBHA Tenant, struggling to pay off a debt on your home energy bill? Worried about how you’re going to manage? We can help. So far we have helped 414 Tenants to clear their fuel debt through funding from the Scottish Government’s Fuel Debt Fund. We could help you too – and we […]

SBHA is pleased to be making available a limited range of high-quality Mid-Market Rent homes in various locations in the Borders. Designed for those on a low to moderate income, with priority given to social care and health workers, mid-market rent is an affordable option for working households with a local connection. Criteria will apply. […]

Would you like to be part of this exciting project for 2024? Scottish Borders Council and local housing associations are proposing to develop a new community garden in Orchard Park. We are seeking your views on proposed plans for a community garden space to be developed at the decommissioned playpark site at Orchard Park in […]

Christmas Charity Donations 2023 Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) along with partners, is pleased to be supporting three local charities this Christmas through community benefits commitments – the Harris Trust, Children 1st (Borders) and the Borders Additional Needs Group (BANG) with Branching Out Youth Group – donating a total of £2,400. Merry Christmas and best […]

SBHA is delighted to have welcomed Tenants into their new homes in time for Christmas, following completion of 6 new cottage flats at Glensax Place in Peebles. The two-bed flats have been built to a high specification and are very energy efficient, with solar panels to generate electricity, helping Tenants to keep energy costs down. […]

We are now putting the finishing touches to our 2024 calendar, which will be with you before Christmas along with your Winter newsletter. Our SBTO judging panel has had a tough time coming up with our final photo selection – we’ll share some sneak peaks with you on our socials over the next few days! […]

Christmas Jumper Day 2023 It was Christmas Jumper Day yesterday in aid of Save the Children UK. Lots of us at SBHA got involved, donning our festive sweaters in the office and at home, and donating to this excellent cause. Here are just a few members of the team… Find out more about Christmas Jumper […]

SBHA Programme Manager Scott Tomlinson helped to inspire the next generation of young construction professionals recently, delivering a talk at Selkirk High School to young people with an interest in the sector. A former pupil of Selkirk High himself, Scott talked students through his own route, which involved an apprenticeship in joinery and running his […]

We were delighted to welcome Jane Macdonell and Kirstin Johnston from the Harris Trust to our office yesterday, to give a talk on the fascinating and complex topic of neurodiversity. This year SBHA has been supporting the Harris Trust through a range of money-raising activities, and we were pleased to be able to present a […]