St Ronan’s Wells Support Group

01/11/2026

Watch This Space!

We haven't posted anything lately, but that doesn't mean that nothing is happening - just the opposite. We are waiting, more or less patiently, for the announcement from the Scottish Land Fund of the results of the latest funding round. Remember we had initially asked the SLF for £50K to buy The Wells, but that was changed when SBC offered us the property for £1. Now our application is for £6001: conveyancing fees for both us and the council, a council survey and guess what the £1 is!

We're hopeful - to get involved in community asset transfers you have to live in a permanent state of hope! We will get the official results on 11th November. In the meantime we are assuming the best and forward planning for what comes next. Acquiring the building is the easy bit, and remember, we will need over £1M. We have a group meeting this week with a lot to discuss.
Meanwhile the garden is looking very beautiful in its Autumnal phase and we have acquired the services of a wonderful volunteer photographer to help us chart the progress of the building as new life is breathed back into it

17/10/2026

The annual wall calendar for 2027 St Ronan’s Wells Garden is ready now. The pictures are gorgeous thanks to our volunteer Alison Lomax.
We will have some up at the Wells garden on Thursdays or message Jan for home pick up. They will also soon be on sale in and around the town for £5

07/10/2026

Huge thanks to Callum Kerr MSP for taking the time to visit the Wells on Monday and take the opportunity to learn about our vision for the future of it as a valuable Community Asset

03/10/2026

Latest News in the Peebleshire

01/10/2026

29/09/2026

MORE FANTASTIC NEWS!!

We can have The Wells for £1!💫💥🥳

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the St Ronan's Wells Support Group, and it proved to be quite a day.

The Wells was initially valued at £210K. However, it now appears that it needs £1.3M to renovate and repair and SBC decided to re-visit the valuation. It's now valued at £1.

Yesterday Erin Coltman (Participation Officer, Communities and Partnerships Team, SBC) contacted the group to say that the Council were happy to offer it us for that price. We have accepted.

The Wells will now move towards community ownership. The first hurdle is overcome.

A big 'thank you' to everyone involved.
ALL YOUR SUPPORT HAS HELPED MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

28/09/2026

Wonderful news 👏
A gold award and best in category
Congratulations to one and all involved in the tremendous work and effort at the Gardens

28/09/2026

The award winning Gardens in Autumn 🍂
The Garden Cure written by our very own Jan Cameron is now on its second print run too ...you can buy it on Amazon books, or Saraband or order from most book shops and even get your copy signed by Jan !
Volunteering on Thursdays and Saturday mornings

22/09/2026

Supportive article in the Peebleshire

15/09/2026

Grant Application Success !
A grant of £5,000.00 has been awarded to St Ronan's Wells Support Group SCIO by Foundation Scotland from the RWE Bowbeat Windfarm Community Fund. This will be used to contribute towards the costs of publicity and community engagement materials, and for help in raising awareness of our plans to take St Ronan's Wells into community ownership and how we intend to use the building for the benefit of Innerleithen.
This grant will be invaluable. There are several grant awarding bodies that help with the purchase and renovation of historic buildings like The Wells, but it’s important to engage the community with our plans and, although this is not especially expensive, it can be difficult to get funding for it.
We’ll use the grant for at least one public meeting, for poster boards, displays, and leaflets plus some essential funding to run our charity – The St Ronan’s Wells Support Group SCIO.