Live Project

Home Basics has been supporting and encouraging reuse for over 20 years. We have outlets in Walkerburn and Hawick.

Borders Wheels is a charity based in the Scottish Borders, We provide Community Transport across the Borders and have four locality bases: Berwickshire, Galashiels, Teviot and Tweed.  Borders Wheels is the unification of 4 Community Transport organisations in the Borders, Teviot, Gala and Tweed came together first and we brought in Berwickshire Wheels in April 2024.

The Larder is now in its “forever home” at the Community Annexe in the grounds of the primary school where we have fridges and freezers to stock perishable items that we collect from the following supermarkets- Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsburys, Asda, Lidl and Marks and Spencers. Please come and help us reduce food waste that would otherwise go to landfill. You can have up to 10 items, as many items from the “rumble box”as you want and we even have pet food. All are welcome.

A local voluntary group raising awareness of climate change, and taking action in the  Berwick area to improve the environment. Monthly Repair Cafe - last Saturday every month.  Lots of opportunities to volunteer.

An infrared Heat Survey can show you where your house is losing heat - enabling you to take action to reduce heat loss. This could save you money, help you stay warmer and help reduce CO2 emissions.

Sustainable Selkirk's Community Energy Advice Centre provides free and impartial advice regarding ways to lower your carbon footprint by decarbonising your home and encouraging sustainable travel.  It is also a collection point for hard-to-recycle items.  Visit the centre on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to book your free home energy visit, long-term loan of an electric bike, drop off your recycling or just pop in for some general advice!