Selkirk – The Selkirk Business Improvement District work schedule, led by local businesses, is an ongoing multi-million pound, multi-agency flood protection scheme. It will shield important residential and industrial areas. Selkirk Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme seeks to improve the town centre.
Hawick – Wilton Lodge Park Regeneration Project is designed to enhance an important town asset and tourist attraction, including improvements to Hawick Museum. The Future Hawick community group and SBC are working together to boost the attractiveness and draw of the High Street. Heart of Hawick is an excellent example of a successful town centre regeneration project – producing one of the leading visitor attractions in the Scottish Borders.
Melrose – Melrose is a very significant magnet for tourism development. It is demonstrated by the success of events like the Melrose Sevens rugby series, held annually in April, and Borders Book Festival in June each year.
Kelso – Recent completion of the Townscape Heritage Initiative, which includes streetscape works, the erection of a new building on a gap site which has provided a business and transport hub and digital tourist information, signals a transformation. A new High School is also to be built.
Eyemouth – The development of the Eyemouth Seafood Technology Park will open up inward investment opportunities and give established local businesses expansion potential. There is scope for Eyemouth to diversify as a base for offshore wind supplies.
Galashiels – The Scottish Business Resilience Centre has recently awarded the Safe Shopper Award to the town. The award is based on a partnership approach enhancing the town high street and business areas making them safer and cleaner areas to work, visit and live.
In addition Galashiels has also completed the Safer Retailer Award which relates to age-restricted goods and has been an important project involving the businesses in the area and the local authority. For more information on The Scottish Business Resilience Centre please contact enquiry@sbrcentre.co.uk or 01786 447441 during office hours.
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