Community Assets
Bringing People Together
Upper Tweed has a number that assets that support and bring the community together.
These include:
Broughton Village Store - a community-owned enterprise
Broughton Village Hall (to hire: Rhonda Howitt 07885378904)
Drumelzier Village Hall (to hire: birchall@oldmanse.org.uk)
Upper Tweed Community Drivers (to book a driver Tel: 07707998044, Email: utcommunitydrivers@gmail.com)
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There are also a number of regular events and groups.
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The village store is a community-owned enterprise that was purchased in 2019 with help from the Scottish Land Fund and by raising funds through a community share offer. The shop was of great support to the village during periods of the Covid-19 pandemic and continues to run a number of community welfare initiatives for residents of Upper Tweed, including free kids lunch boxes and weekly top-ups.
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The 135 acres of woodland were planted in the late 1980s with a mixture of native hardwoods and commercial softwoods, with the intention of providing a woodland with commercial potential softened by amenity and the beauty of native species. Since 2001 Christopher Lambton and Julie Morrice have owned the woodland. with the encouragement of the owners. With the encouragement of the owners, Friends of Broughtonknowe Woodland was set up in 2021 to bring together like-minded people with the aim of improving the woodland amenity and increasing its biodiversity.
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We have two defibrillators for public use, one at Scott Motors
and another at Rachan Mill Hall.
If you come across a casualty who has stopped breathing FIRST DIAL 999 and inform the operator you are near a defibrillator. Proceed with regular chest compressions immediately (please note that mouth to mouth is currently NOT advised). Every second counts.
The defibrillators are simple to use and instruct you throughout. Don’t be afraid to access the machine – you can NOT do harm and you may save a life.
The UTCD is a voluntary service that provides subsidised transport for patients attending healthcare appointments. Patients are asked to make a voluntary donation. It is available to any resident of Upper Tweed. To book a driver please contact Ann Welsh (Tel: 07707998044, Email: utcommunitydrivers@gmail.com)
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Bus 101/102 Edinburgh-Penicuik-Biggar-Abington-Moffat-Dumfries
New timetable (both directions) can be viewed here.
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