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FSB has received a cheque for £169.50 from Thursday house group at St Andrews Church in West Linton. This donation is very much appreciated.

We are getting a lot of referrals for parents with children: we are looking for fun children’s bed linen, crockery, etc. to make their packs a bit more personalised.  Thanks.

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 22nd May at 7.00pm in Church House, Viewfield Terrace, Selkirk.  You are very welcome to join us.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this year’s Christmas Appeal. We raised over £300, ensuring that all starter packs over the Christmas period contained a toaster.

November: Freda and Anne gave a talk to Staff and Pupils at Stow Primary School. The school have invited Freda and Anne to their Christmas show, which is on the theme of a Home for Christmas. They are really looking forward to it. If you’d like us to come and speak to your school or … Read more

Following the success of last year’s ‘sponsor a clock radio appeal‘, this year we are appealing for £5 donations to ensure that each pack we prepare over the Christmas period contains a toaster. Visit our ‘contact us’ page if you’d like to donate to this appeal, or download the attached form. Christmas toaster appeal

It was only in May this year that our local MSP John Lamont helped us to prepare our 500th pack. Now, in November, we have already passed the 650 mark and the demand continues to rise. Our thanks go to everyone who has supported us with donations of goods and money, as well as their … Read more

The Eildon Housing Trust presented a very generous cheque for £2,300 on Wednesday 26th September. The money will enable Fresh Start to bulk-purchase the goods required to meet the increasing demand for our starter packs.

We are very short on saucepans to include in our packs. Either good quality second hand or new budget range ones from supermarkets would be very welcome.

Last week saw us making our 500th starter pack. Our local MSP John Lamont joined us to help with the packing. Thank you to all who have helped us by donating goods and money and of course to the hard working volunteers who make it happen. Please continue to help meet this on-going need.