Scottish Borders

Welcome to the Scottish Borders Network

The next in-person meeting of the Scottish Borders Intergenerational Network will take place on
Tuesday 20th October 2026 10:00am – 12:00pm
Burnfoot Community Hub, 89 Burnfoot Road, Hawick, TD9 8EJ

Network meetings are hosted across various locations in the Scottish Borders, as the area is widespread geographically, the location varies each time to reach communities. We welcome the inexperienced and new to intergenerational practice and those who are more experienced too.

June 2026 Meeting
Our Scottish Borders network met on Tuesday 2 June in Peebles. Thank you to everyone who came along and shared updates on their current and future intergenerational projects. It was inspiring to hear about the positive impact these projects are having on both older and younger generations, creating meaningful connections within communities across the area. As it was Volunteers’ Week, it was also lovely to shine a spotlight on our own intergenerational community connector for the Scottish Borders, Lorraine Anderson, who attended the meeting.
For more information on the meeting see the notes below.

Visit to Jedburgh Grammar Campus
After the network meeting, Lorraine and I visited an intergenerational project at Jedburgh Grammar Campus. We had the pleasure of joining an inspiring intergenerational gardening session led by volunteers Audrey and Stephen, alongside a fantastic group of Primary 4 pupils.⁠ The focus was on wildflowers, and the session began with Audrey sharing why it is so important to protect them as an integral part of our ecosystem. The children then enjoyed a wildflower hunt around the school garden before making wildflower seed bombs, which they threw into a sparser area of the grounds to help create a lovely wildflower meadow. The final activity involved icing biscuits and decorating them with wildflowers, which were then a delicious treat for the pupils. The volunteers and pupils both spoke about how much they enjoyed these sessions, and it was wonderful to see the knowledge, skills, and friendships growing across generations. A huge thank you to Sara Lambard and Jedburgh Grammar for such a warm welcome – we loved visiting and hope to be back again soon.

Network Meeting Notes
2026
June 2026
2025
May 2025