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Community Council

of the Royal Burgh of Peebles & District

PCC Logo

Community Council

of the Royal Burgh of Peebles & District

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Who we are

Peebles and District Community Council (PCC) is governed by the Scottish Borders Council (SBC) Scheme for Community Councils (see boundary maps). Read our constitution and standing orders.

We are local people with an interest in our community. Our 18 members may serve for up to 3 years before standing for re-election. We regularly co-opt members for their skills and to fill vacancies.

The six elected Scottish Borders Councillors from East and West Tweeddale are `ex-officio' (non-voting) members who provide a valuable link to and from SBC.

What we do

Our main role is to:

SBC has a responsibility to

  • Consult with PCC about how local services are delivered
  • Inform us of changes to services & issues that may affect our area

When & where we meet

Ordinary Meetings of the Council are held on the Second Thursday of each month in the Burgh Hall, Peebles. These meetings normally start at 7:00pm and continue until approximately 9:00 pm.

Our meetings are publicised in the Peeblesshire News the week before the meeting with any changes to time and venue advertised.

Minutes and reports

Minutes and reports from the chair, planning convenor and police are available in Documents.

There is also a copy of the minutes and agenda displayed on the Community Council Noticeboard each month. The board is situated on the right of the archway leading to the Chambers Institution and Quadrangle. A further copy is located in the library. Please ask the librarian for the Community Council folder.

Next ordinary meeting

7pm Thursday 12th September 2024 – Agenda

Come along

All meetings are open to the public.

Each meeting allows 10 minutes for a Question and Answer session for members of the public to ask a question on any subject of relevance to the community council.

Citizen Space – Consultations

Contribute your views on open consultations and find out what changed in response to previous consultations for SBC Citizen Space and Scottish Government consultations. On each site you can scroll down to "see all open consultations".

Peebles and District Community Council are pleased to announce that the Peebles in Bloom competition will take place again this summer. There are many beautiful gardens in Peebles, and we feel it is important to recognise all the hard work which goes into making this town such an attractive place to live in and to visit.

In July Community Councillors will walk all around the town looking at front gardens and business premises in order to produce a list of gardens and displays that they feel are worthy of consideration (so don’t worry if you see someone studying your garden and making notes on a clipboard, it’s probably just one of us!) Then there is a review to create a short list followed by a tour by independent judges who make the final decisions.

We need the public’s help with two aspects (see our contact details below). Firstly, if you know of a front garden which is really special then please tell us. That way we can be sure we won’t miss any. Secondly, let us know about any ‘secret gardens’ which cannot be seen from the pavement.

The Secret Gardens category is just one of ten categories. The others are Very Small Garden, Small Garden, Medium Garden, Large Garden, All Year Round Garden, Business Premises, Courtyard Garden, Best Street and Community Garden.

The prize giving will be in the Burgh Hall on 21st August.

We will be in touch shortly with last year’s winners in order to collect in the trophies.

Community Council contact details
Email: Anne Snoddy (Secretary) secretary@ccrbpeebles.co.uk
Phone: 07980 587139
Address: c/o Eastgate Theatre, Eastgate, Peebles EH45 8AD

SBC announces bus network changes and investment in real-time passenger information

"We have today unveiled significant changes to our local bus network in the Tweeddale and Galashiels areas, set to come into effect on Monday, 12th May 2025.

We are also investing in enhanced real-time information for passengers, with the introduction of 29 new display screens at key bus stops across the region.

The changes will see the introduction of new SBC-operated services in Tweeddale, including the Service 90 Peebles Town Service, the Service 91 Peebles to Biggar, and the Service 93 Peebles to West Linton.

We will continue its collaborative partnership with Borders Buses to ensure a smooth transition for passengers.

From 12 May, all tickets can be purchased on our bus services. Tickets previously acquired through the Borders Buses mobile app, as well as on-bus tickets, will be accepted on services 75, 90, 91 and 93.

Full details of the service changes and new timetables are available on our website."

Read SBC's full article

Consultation event 2–7 pm Thu 6 Mar 2025

We would like to invite you to an information session to learn more about proposed active travel routes through Peebles alongside the River Tweed. The proposed route will form part of the River Tweed Trail, a new long distance source to sea path from Moffat to Berwick-upon-Tweed. More information here.

The aim of the session will be to gain feedback on proposed designs and options between Fotheringham and Priorsford footbridges. We will also have information on proposals for path links through Haylodge Park.

When: Thursday 6th March 2025 2.00pm - 7.00pm.
Where: Go Tweed Valley Information Centre, Peebles High Street, Peebles, EH45 8AG
Who: You will be able to speak to project staff from Scottish Borders Council & Tweed Forum.

Public Consultation Event

Online survey 6–23 Mar 2025

Please fill in the online citizen space survey, available from Thursday 6th March to Sunday 23rd March.

Results and way forward

Results from the survey have been collated. Destination Tweed's project team meets Mon 12 May to review results and confirm the way forward. We anticipate consultation results and feedback will be published soon after.

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