News

Our AGM will be held at Church House 23 Viewfield Park on Monday 7th May at 7 pm. All welcome.

Thanks to all who responded to our call for duvet covers – crisis over, but we still need regular supplies so please keep them coming! Latest shortages are Cereal Bowls, Dustpans and Brush, Washing-up Liquid and Light Bulbs. Thanks.

We are desperately short of double duvet covers. If you can help, please contact us.

Donations for buying clock radios came to £252! (before gift aid), plus an associated donation of £200.  Wonderful, many thanks to all those who donated.

The hand made doll’s birthday competition was won by Claire from near Selkirk and raised £127 for funding our packs. This wonderful hand made doll whose birthday was 7th October, was donated by Irene McFadzen of Cottage Dolls Ettrick Valley, who is also a committee member. Check out our Facebook page for a photo of … Read more

Happy Christmas! Our appeal for people to donate the cost of a clock radio to include in packs to single homeless people for their new home is gaining momentum. We now have nearly £200 so far and still 14 days to Christmas! Click on the Facebook link to get a copy of a form.

A united service will be held in the Victoria Hall, Selkirk on Sunday 20th November at 10.30am The collection during the service will support the work of two charities – Fresh Start Borders and an overseas charity in Ghana. Fresh Start Borders volunteers will be there and will be pleased to receive goods prior to … Read more

Friday October 28th 2011 11am – 2pm Eildon Housing are holding a Housing Support Open Day along with the other housing providers and Scottish Borders Council to raise awareness of the help available to people in the Scottish Borders and to provide information about the Housing Support Participation panel. Come along to the Focus Centre, … Read more

We have applied for a grant from RBS to help our work with the homeless in the Borders but we need YOUR VOTE to get the grant. Please vote for us at http://communityforce.rbs.co.uk/ You need to register first, then click on VOTING. Enter Fresh Start Borders or the Post Code TD7 5AD. You might find … Read more

25th and 26th June – An exhibition in St John’s Church Selkirk interpreting the calendar year through floral and visual displays. Entry is by donation in aid of Fresh Start Borders