The back road from Peebles to Walkerburn via Innerleithen (B7062) currently has a temporary 40mph speed limit. It is one of three routes in the Borders designated a 'quiet road' by SBC.

Philippa Gilhooley of SBC is now seeking our thoughts on the permanent introduction of the 40mph speed limit:

1. Are you aware of any increase in walking or cycling on the B7062 since the introduction of the Quiet Roads initiative?
2. Do you view the 40mph speed limit as beneficial, a waste of money, pointless or are you neutral on the subject?
3. Do you think that the 40mph speed limit is being adhered to?
4. Do you live along the route?
5. Generally, what are your thoughts and views on retaining the 40mph or reverting back to the national speed limit?

If you would like to submit your thoughts please email the Secretary at secretary@ccrbpeebles.co.uk or drop them in at the Eastgate Theatre marked for the attention of Peebles Community Council.

Responses by Fri 25 October please.

The Tweeddale Society have organised a talk on the Eastgate Story as a fund raiser for the Eastgate as part of the 20th anniversary.

It’s on Tues 3rd September at 7.30 with an introduction by Mary Daykan on the Under One Roof organisation followed by a talk by the award winning Architect, Richard Murphy, who designed the Theatre. The cost is £15 per seat.

Learn more and buy tickets

Peebles Community Council will hold hustings from 7pm until 9pm on Monday 24th June in the Burgh Hall, Chambers Institution, Peebles.

Candidates

There are seven candidates standing in our constituency of Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale and all of them have accepted our invitation to attend.

• Conservative and Unionist Party: David Mundell
• Labour Party: Daniel Coleman
• Liberal Democrats: Drummond Begg
• Reform UK: David Alexander Kirkwood
• Scottish Green Party: Dominic Ashmole
• Scottish Family Party: Gareth Kirk
• Scottish National Party: Kim Marshall

Hustings format

They will each have a few minutes to present their views and then they will answer questions from the public.

Questions in advance

Some questions will be submitted to the candidates in advance so they can prepare their answers.

If you would like to submit a question please email the Secretary at secretary@ccrbpeebles.co.uk or drop it in at the Eastgate Theatre marked for the attention of Peebles Community Council.

The closing date for submitting questions is 19th June. The three most popular questions will be passed to the candidates. There will also be a live question and answer session.

This is an opportunity to actively participate in the democratic process. We look forward to seeing you there.

Peebles Community Council needs your help with the Peebles in Bloom competition 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, so we'd hate to miss any!

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 2 aspects (contact details below)

1. 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.
2. We need to be told about any ‘Secret Gardens’ – as they cannot be seen from the pavement, such as the ones hiding behind stone walls, high hedges and fences.

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. There will be a trophy for the best Community Garden this year, as well as the usual certificate, thanks to the generosity of Garry Rennie of Peebles Auction House.

The prize giving will be in the Burgh Hall on 15th August and this year's event promises to be quite different.

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

There were a number of ways for community members to provide their thoughts and feedback in April and May including via an online survey, at local in-person workshops, drop-ins and pop-ups.

Find out more A Plan for Peebles