PEEBLES Rotary Club have stepped in to help the town’s Scout Group fund their new hall by donating £500.

This week Rotary president Gordon Miller presented the cheque to Group Scout Leader James Adams at the building site.

The club has been a long-term supporter of the project, having been involved with the Scouts for around 15 years.

James said: “We are greatly appreciative of the support of the Peebles Rotary Club and others in our community for their enormous support in bringing this project to life.”

The Scout Group is making steady progress towards the completion of the new facility and are aiming to be using the new hall by the end of the year. 

And members are now looking to the area of grounds surrounding the hall and plan to create a space that will be suitable for use for outdoor activities, and that will also accommodate disabled parking and disabled access. 

To achieve this, the group has also made an appeal to the public to vote for them in the One Family Foundation Community Awards. 

If successful they could be awarded up to £25,000 to fund the external works.

To vote, visit: https://foundation.onefamily.com/projects/peebles-scout-replacement-hall-project/