This project aimed to refurbish and repair a number of local amenities in our local area. Using funding from the Blackhill Community Windfarm to pay for the cost of materials the SBC unpaid work team carried out upgrades to 2 local bus shelters, railings, benches, cutting back shrubbery and renewal of the information signs at Hunters Bridge at Fogo.
This work is now complete and will benefit residents in Gavinton, Fogo & Polwarth, enhancing the local environment and ensuring that local amenities are well maintained and pleasant to use.
Works included – a new information board at the Hunters bridge at Fogo – the previous board had become rotten and fallen. Visitors can now view information on the area and local wildlife.
Wooden bus shelter on the Main Duns Road was cleared of ivy and shrubbery and the wood painted with a protective coating. The roof was found to be rotten and required to be replaced.
Wooden School Transport bus shelter on the Fogo Road, Gavinton. The shelter was cleared of vegetation and the wood was sanded and treated with a protective coat of paint. This is now a much cleaner and more pleasant shelter for the children of Gavinton.
Refurbished railings on the footpath to Langton Burn. Railings were sanded and treated or replaced where necessary.
Replacement bench on Gavinton Village Green- provided at no extra cost by the unpaid work scheme. The previous bench was found to be beyond repair.
Wooden benches on Main Street, Fogo Road and at the Graveyard in Gavinton were sanded and treated.
We thank the Blackhill Community Windfarm Fund for kindly supporting this project and our community.
Kind Regards
Amanda Stewart
