Kelso Skatepark Light Project

19/08/2025

It’s back to school tomorrow! And some of our students are going to be collecting Dynamic Youth Awards for improving Kelso Skatepark Project and learning new scooter 🛴 techniques!

This award by Youth Scotland helps young people to set their own targets, learn new skills and change their communities.

30/07/2025

We've had a complaint about litter at the park.

Please can members contact Louise to organise a litterpick.

14/07/2025

📢Calling all users of Kelso Skatepark Project📢

If you want to see a crossing to the park entrance please let Kelso Community Council know.

‼️The views of all of you are really important‼️

See info in post below.

Scottish Borders Youth Voice

10/07/2025

Our new ‘community hanger’ is in place!

Built by students at Kelso High School with R-evolve it’s ideal for hanging kit.

Huge thank you to Ali W Hay and our team of young volunteers who installed it at our Clean-Up Day 👏🏾👏🏼👏

01/07/2025

Thank you to our young volunteers for collecting the litter at Kelso Skatepark Project yesterday.

There was a lot less litter which made our job a lot easier!

Thanks to all the park users for using the bins 👍🏻😃

Keep Scotland Beautiful

30/06/2025

REMINDER: Litter pick starting soon at 2pm!

This event if for young people who are members of Kelso Skatepark Project

And here's a reminder of the rules of the litter pick:

- Do not touch or remove any glass without adult supervision
- Do not touch or remove any dangerous items, let an adult know
- Do not touch or remove animal waste
- Stay in the skatepark area
- Put vapes and any batteries in the separate bag
- Wash your hands after, we will provide handgel
- Use the kit provided - gloves, litterpicks and bin liners

See you soon 😀

25/06/2025

😎Summer holiday litter pick
Mon 2pm at the skatepark 😎

19/06/2025

Meet the next generation of young leaders at Kelso Skatepark Project meeting today to plan summer at the park ☀️☀️☀️ Led by young people for young people.

17/06/2025

Cleaning, painting, gardening, cementing and scootering…all in a day’s (school) work at Kelso Skatepark Project 😄

Thanks to Ali W Hay for organising and all the parents for sorting out our young volunteers kit!

11/06/2025

Thank you to Charity Begins At Home Kelso 🥰

Taylor and Dale wrote the successful bid for a new rule board and a new bin!😁 Taylor collected the cheque on Sunday and said a few words about the changes they want to make to improve Kelso Skatepark Project

10/06/2025

It's Clean-Up Day at Kelso Skatepark Project and we have a team of young volunteers ready to go!!👷‍♀️👷👷‍♂️

05/06/2025

😀Our young leaders are looking forward to collecting the cheque on Sunday! 😀

😍Thank you to Charity Begins At Home Kelso 😍

The funding will be used for a new rule board for Kelso Skatepark Project with new rules made by park users and students at Broomlands Primary School, Edenside Primary School & Nursery and Kelso High School

A wee reminder that our awards ceremony takes place this coming Sunday from 2pm in Kelso Rugby Clubrooms (Downstairs).
[Note the change of venue].

Please make sure that someone attends to collect the award, if you don’t you forfeit the money.