Join us on your next Estate Walkabout – keep an eye on our Facebook page for more details. Estate walkabouts are a great opportunity for you to share your ideas for your area. Yesterday Neighbourhhood Housing Officer Fiona and Property Officer Greig were out in the Gala Park area, discussing issues surrounding bins and recycling, […]

You Can Cook – cooking in the community – Langlee sessions this February SBHA is working in partnership with local company, You Can Cook to deliver the Scottish Borders Rural Food Club. Empowering people to make informed food choices, the Rural Food Club offers sessions to local communities of all ages to come together to […]

At the SBTO AGM last October, Dominic Brookes gave a short speech before stepping down as Chair, which highlighted SBTO’s achievements over the previous year, including campaigns and work to support, involve and improve services for all SBHA Tenants. The meeting was held in hybrid format, allowing people to participate from home if they preferred […]

This Blue Monday, we’re catching up with SBHA Plasterer Doug Cox, who is also Lead Facilitator at the Galashiels branch of Andy’s Man Club, a free peer-to-peer group providing a place for men to come together in a safe and open environment to talk about the issues they have faced or are currently facing. Dougie […]

We know that this is a very difficult time for many of us. If you’re struggling with paying your rent or other bills, we would always encourage you to get in touch with us as soon as possible, as there are lots of ways in which we may be able to help. SBHA’s Financial Inclusion […]

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) along with partners, are hoping to spread a bit of cheer this Christmas, with a donation to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal. Supporting the Mission Christmas appeal to ensure that no local children wake up without a gift this Christmas, SBHA, alongside partners Jewson Partnership Solutions (East Scotland) […]

We’d like to thank everyone once again for their patience over the last few days. Teams have been working throughout the weekend to support Tenants affected by burst pipes due to adverse weather conditions, finding alternative accommodation where needed. We’re still receiving a high volume of calls, and call times may be longer than normal. […]

Important information 18/12/22 Scottish Water has reported a huge rise in burst water pipes across Scotland, due to the recent freezing weather and rapid thaw afterwards. At SBHA we are continuing to experience an unusually high number of calls to our out-of-hours service due to the current conditions. Extra team members have been on hand […]

Important information 17/12/22: We are currently experiencing a high volume of out-of-hours calls for emergencies due to the current weather conditions. Our teams have worked hard during the night and continue to do so to help those most affected. Please be aware that call waiting times may be longer than normal. We thank you for […]

The Winter Tenant newsletter is available online now! Many thanks to the members of the Editorial Panel for their support in putting this edition together. The newsletter will be posted out to all Tenants later this week, along with the 2023 Tenant calendar. We hope you enjoy this edition – click on the link to […]