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7th September Skirling Village Hall 10am to 2pm |
Skirling Craft Fair Our annual craft fair returns on Saturday 7th September in the village hall. As well as stalls offering everything from cards to ceramics, there will be a Tombola and teas, coffees, soups and cakes. Perhaps most importantly of all, there will be awards for the village sunflower growing competition! Click here for the poster. |
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11th September Skirling Village Hall From 7.15pm |
Skirling Village Rural SWI - Come and Make Skirling Rural invites you to the first of their interesting and friendly meetings in the 2019-20 season on Wednesday 11th September at Skirling Village Hall 7.15pm. The them is 'Come and Make' with Mandy Durkin of Red Button Arts with a competition of humorous flower arrangement / favourite brooch / flower of the month. You are very welcome to come along! |
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20th September Skirling Village Hall From 7pm |
Skirling Village Rural SWI - Antiques Roadshow Come and get your antique valued by antiques expert Danny McQuillan on Friday 20th September in the village hall. Doors open at 7pm to register your item for valuation, with valuations starting from 7.30pm. Tickets are £5, which includes refreshments (wine or soft drink). In aid of SmileTrain. Click here for the poster. |
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26th September Peebles Burgh Hall From 6pm |
Love Your Older Home - Free Changeworks Event A free event in Peebles for expert and impartial advice on how to keep warm in your home, reduce energy waste and cut your bills at the same time. Click here for the poster. |
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3rd October Skirling Village Hall 12.00pm to 1.15pm |
Skirling First Thursday Lunch Club Join your neighbours for the First Thursday Lunch Club on Thursday 3rd October from 12.00pm. Delicious soup, sandwich and traybake with coffee or tea all for just £2 per person (50p for under 12s). If you need home delivery because you are unable to get to the hall, then please telephone ahead on 860 274 to place your order. |
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6th October Private Residence 7.30pm |
Skirling Poetry Circle The Skirling Poetry Circle will be meeting next on Sunday 6th October, for the for the reading, writing and general enjoyment of poetry. Please come along and bring a favourite poem that you have written or read - all welcome! If you would like to come along, please contact Gavin Mitchell on 07964 667781 or Chris Burn on 07814 074453, or send an email to skirlingpoetry@gmail.com. |
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| News | Power Outages SP Energy Networks will be switching off electricity in the Skirling area for essential work on the following dates: 11th September (9am to 5pm) & 19th September (5pm to 6pm) Any queries before the interruption, please call 01506 657775 or, on the day of the interruption, 0800 0929290. |
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| News | Road Closures 3rd September x 2 weeks: B712 will be closed at Merlindale Bridge - click here for 91 bus arrangements 18 September x 3 days: West Linton to A701 (08:00-15:30 daily) 23 September x 3 days: Leadburn to La Mancha (08:00-15:30 daily) |
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News Youth Bursary Scheme |
Clyde Wind Farm - Borders Youth Bursary Scheme Skirling Community Council has been provided with a second year of funding for the Borders Youth Bursary Scheme. The money is to allow children in Skirling, 18 and under, to participate in sporting and artistic activities that they would otherwise not have access to, due to our rural location and/or lack of funding. For more details, please click here. To apply, please download the following: |
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News Borders Community Fund Next deadline: 27th October 2019 |
Clyde Wind Farm - Borders Community Fund (£25,000) Grants of up to £25,000 are available for community groups in Skirling to support projects which:
The final deadline for application in 2019 is: 27th October If you have an idea for our community and would like the support of a local group, please do not hesitate to get in touch via the Community Council or the Skirling Village Hall Committee. |
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