RECOVERING drug and alcohol addicts are to be given the chance to run their own forest in the Borders.
The initiative has been organised by conservation charity the John Muir Trust and rehabilitation charity Phoenix Futures in Glenlude.
The Scottish Phoenix Forest will open tomorrow and will effectively be run by volunteers who have beaten, or are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
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