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  • About Our Area
    • About Innerleithen
    • About Traquair
    • About The Glen
    • What's On?
    • Essential Amenities
    • Paths, Trails and Maps
  • Facilities
    • Sports and Leisure
    • Culture and Heritage
    • Parks and Woodland
    • Churches and Memorials
  • Businesses
    • Accommodation
    • Food and Drink
    • Arts and Crafts
    • Gifts and Retail
    • Health and Beauty
    • Services
  • Visiting Us
    • Getting Here
  • Living Here
    • Need Help?
    • Community Council
    • Community Trust
    • Current Issues
    • Connect With Others
    • Venues
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Connect With Others

In addition to the Community Council and the Community Trust, there are plenty of other local organisations that offer opportunities for volunteering and community service.

Musical Performances

  • St. Ronan's Silver Band
    Map | Website | Facebook
    ​More than two hundred years old and still going strong with performances and tuition.
  • Innerleithen/Tweedvale Pipe Band
    ​Map | Website | Facebook
    They do marches, medleys, jigs and much more, all on Scotland's national instrument.

Community Improvement and Events

  • Innerleithen Civic Association
    Organises regular community events, including the spectacular Christmas lights.
  • St. Ronan's Border Games Committee
    Organises all aspects of the St. Ronan's Games, including fundraisers, public outreach and games activities, as well as the sports events and the Cleikum Ceremonies.
  • Innerleithen, Traquair and Walkerburn Rotary Club
    ​Organises community improvement projects such as the installation of public benches and the maintenance of flower beds throughout town.
  • Innerleithen PROBUS Club
    Meeting regularly at the Union Club, PROBUS organises talks and presentations on a range of topics for retirees in Innerleithen and the surrounding area.

Emergency Rescue Services

  • Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue Team
    Occasionally seeks volunteers to join a team of trained mountaineers to rescue people who become lost or stranded in the mountains around the Tweed Valley.

Clean-Up and Maintenance Services

  • Tweed Valley Trails Association (TVTA) Volunteers
    The TVTA is responsible for maintaining the mountain biking trails around Innerleithen. Volunteers are needed to help clean up the trails and conduct occasional repairs.
  • The Great Borders River Clean
    An annual event that appeals for volunteers to remove rubbish from the River Tweed.

Gardening and Wildlife Activities

  • The Edible Garden
    A project to grow fruit and vegetables on the grounds of St. Ronan's Primary School. Outside term time, volunteers are needed to take care of the site and help members of the public to pick their own produce.
  • St. Ronan's Wells Gardens
    The gardens at St. Ronan's Wells require love and care. Volunteers are needed throughout the open season to help with upkeep and beautification of the site.
  • Tweeddale Red Squirrel Network
    Although we are lucky enough to have resident red squirrels in St. Ronan's Wood and the surrounding forests, they are an endangered species in the UK. Volunteers are needed to monitor red squirrel populations and maintain feeding facilities.

Innerleithen.org.uk

Website maintained by Innerleithen and District Community Council.