Scottish Borders Social Enterprise Chamber

17/09/2026

Congratulations to Deborah Crozier founder of A Positive Start CIC on the publication of her book. With years of experience working in this field as well as a deep understanding through her own lived experience, Deborah's important work will help many people.

The Lived Experience of Complex TraumaUnderstanding trauma is an important step towards creating safer, more compassionate and more effective support. In The Lived Experience of Complex Trauma, Deborah J Crozier draws on lived experience, professional practice, therapeutic understanding and research...

09/08/2026

💚 We’re Hiring! Charity Administrator 💚

Could you be our next Charity Administrator?

At Nurture the Borders, we believe every baby deserves the best possible start in life and every family deserves compassionate support when they need it most.

We’re looking for a highly organised, proactive and friendly Charity Administrator to join our team at The Village in Selkirk.

This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of our charity. You’ll often be the first person families, professionals and visitors speak to, helping create the warm and welcoming experience we’re known for. Working closely with our CEO and wider team, you’ll help keep our services organised and running smoothly, ensuring families receive the very best support.

If you love being organised, enjoy variety, take pride in doing a great job and get genuine satisfaction from helping others, we’d love to hear from you.

💚 We’re looking for someone who:

✔️ Loves creating order and keeping things running smoothly
✔️ Is calm, dependable and enjoys finding practical solutions
✔️ Delivers outstanding customer service with warmth and professionalism
✔️ Is trustworthy, discreet and able to maintain confidentiality
✔️ Enjoys supporting others and being part of a close-knit team
✔️ Takes pride in producing work to a consistently high standard
✔️ Wants to make a genuine difference to local families

📍 About the role

📍 Based: The Village, Selkirk
🕒 Hours: 14 hours per week (Monday & Wednesday)
💷 Salary: £14.00 per hour (£27,118 FTE)
📅 Contract: Fixed-term until 30 September 2028 (with the possibility of extension, subject to funding)

🌿 What we offer

✨ Seven weeks’ annual leave (pro rata), including public holidays
✨ Two-week Christmas office closure
✨ A supportive, friendly and collaborative team
✨ A varied role where no two days are the same
✨ The opportunity to play an important part in improving the lives of babies, parents and families across the Scottish Borders

📄 To find out more and download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application Form, visit:

https://www.nurturetheborders.com/join-our-team

⏰ Closing date: Thursday 21st August at 5.00pm

09/08/2026

Flash sale track pumps £5 each!

Open today from 12

08/08/2026

Social enterprise MamaBuci will be holding events at Costco stores around the Uk including Edinburgh, see details below if you would like to discover their delicious ranges of honey.

08/08/2026

Come and Join Us! 😍 Click the link in the comments for more details of how to participate or donate 👇

28/07/2026

Oh, this is gonna be fun!

28/07/2026

We are SUPER excited to launch our Balance Bike Library, thanks to support from Scottish Borders Council, Transport Scotland and SEStran People and Place Community Fund.

You can borrow a balance bike for your wee one along with a helmet for a 6 month period, free of charge.

Fill out the booking request form here https://forms.gle/vHPBP8zomNMD2JHc7 or you can use the QR on the poster

Transport Scotland

28/07/2026

The perfect outing during the school holidays! Birds and their little chickadees galore, lovely play areas for children, outdoor seating to snack at, accessible walkways around the beautiful bird gardens and a fantastic cafe and shop.

28/07/2026

On Sunday 13 September, our team is walking 21 miles from Holyrood Park to Murrayfield.

Here's who they are.

They're the people who show up at seven in the morning in February to break ice off water troughs. They're the volunteers who built this place — 90 of them, 2,435 hours, on a reclaimed landfill site. They're young people who arrived and where empowered to take action in their communities and who now know these horses better than anyone.

None of them get paid. All of them are walking anyway.

What they're walking for: 20 rescue horses, 24 acres, and a place that has rehabilitated 79 horses since 2017

Why the Kiltwalk: because 100% of what's raised comes straight to us, plus up to 25% on top in Gift Aid. So £20 lands as £25. There isn't a better way to give to a small Scottish charity.

We are not a big organisation. There is no reserve fund. What comes in is what the horses eat.

If you've ever wondered whether your twenty quid makes any difference — at our size, it genuinely does.

link in the comments

09/07/2026

Two lovely work opportunities with Peer 2 Peer Mindfulness

Peer 2 Peer Mindfulness has TWO paid work opportunities available.

Could these be for you?

Both roles are made possible by
The National Lottery Community Fund.

We are looking for a freelance:

Admin Assistant and Marketing Assistant

These roles will support our Bringing Mindfulness to Life (BMTL) project across the Scottish Borders.

The BMTL project supports peer-led mindfulness and wellbeing activity in local towns and villages.
See below for the details.

1. Admin Assistant

The activities within this role include:
• Booking venues for 90 BMTL sessions across the Scottish Borders
• Replying to enquiries received from members of the public
• Registering participants in BMTL sessions

The work is output-based and flexible over the year, rather than set hours.
See our website for more details about this Admin post

2. Marketing Assistant

The activities within this role include:
• Creating and managing social media platform content
• Creating and implementing promotional email campaigns
• Creating and distributing BMTL event promotional posters

The work is output-based and flexible over the year, rather than set hours.
See our website for more details about this Marketing post

For both above roles we are looking for people with:
• An experiential understanding of mindfulness.
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience supporting volunteers or peer-led activity
• An understanding of safeguarding in community settings
• Comfortable working independently

Role details
• Both roles are Freelance contracts for services provided
• Fees of £9,000 per year, invoiced quarterly
• One year fixed-term (2 years subject to grant funding)
• Home-based, with some travel across the Borders (expenses reimbursed)
• Freelance contractor responsible for tax, NI and professional indemnity insurance

Interested?
If this feels like something you’d enjoy and be well-suited to, please register your interest with the trustees, noting your experience and suitability for the role.

Email the trustees at: [email protected]

To see further details of the role - visit our website:
See comments below for web address

These positions are funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.