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Skirling Community Development Trust – UPDATE

Skirling Community Development Trust (SCDT)
The most recent meeting of the Skirling Community Development Trust saw updates on a number of
areas:

• The application for funding for a part-time Community Coordinator role has been submitted
to SSE Clyde Wind Farm Community Fund – and funding will hopefully be approved in June to
allow the 2 day/week post to be recruited – keep an eye out for more details on the role, and
please contact SCDT if you would be interested in applying.

• Membership of the Trust is now up to 55 members across the Skirling Community Council area
which is great, and it is important that all parts of the community are able to have their say in
the direction of the Trust – membership is free, there’s no cost and it just allows you to keep
involved and up to date with the plans for your community, and have your say as a member.

• SCDT are shortly meeting with the Community Council to discuss the different Skirling
Community Plan projects which the Trust will take forward and work with the different
volunteer groups – from improving pathways and signage around the village and to
neighbouring villages, to looking at the opportunities for a playpark and picnic area, and
improved recycling and community composting for the village – more on this in the next
update.

• Work has been progressing to look at the Trust taking on community and orphaned land for
the benefit of the community and considering what is involved and how this can best work for
the community.

• The Trust are hoping to have an open meeting over the summer for all members, and the wider
community, to set out the work plan and projects planned and underway for SCDT over
2025/2026 and to hear back from members of what they would like to see – date to be
announced once the Community Coordinator role is in place.

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Biggar Medical Practice Patient Group

We welcome views from patients about your experience of the practice and also other NHS and social care services used by you.  You can let us know what has worked well and what has not – and how it might be improved.  If you would like to give any feedback, please email biggarpatientgroup@outlook.com.  Sarah Sinclair is the Chair of the Patient Group, which has membership across the practice area.

If, however, you wish to make a complaint – the practice follows the NHS Complaints Procedure, which we cannot participate in.  More details on the complaints procedure can be found below with the practice website link.

The below minutes are also available on the practice website, where there is lots of health information:  https://www.biggarmedicalpractice.co.uk/.  Under the section About Us/Have Your Say you can find the minutes as well as the NHS Complaints Procedure.

PATIENT GROUP MINUTES:  July 2023 | October 2023

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Potholes and Road Repairs

To effectively register potholes and road repairs, use the FixMyStreet website or App, which allows you to locate the exact position of the problem and submit a photo.  This is then directly submitted to the correct council department and keeps track of when/if the problem is dealt with (including re-contacting the council if nothing is done).  A very effective tool.

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Citizens Advice Bureau / What Matters Hubs

Citizens Advice Bureau – 

Contact Peebles Citizens Advice Bureau for information on a range of issues including benefits, debt advice, cost of living support, consumer, employment and housing issues – for free confidential advice, call them on 01721 721722. 

The Citizens Advice Bureau, doctors, churches, social work and schools can also make referrals to Peebleshire Foodbank  for people in need of emergency food parcels.

SBC – What Matters Hubs – 

What Matters Hubs offer drop in sessions and appointments where you can meet people from community groups and voluntary organisations as well as social workers and occupational therapists.  For more information, click here.

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