Eildon Housing Association

Eildon Housing Association has continued to support emerging talent in the Scottish Borders through its sponsorship of the Bill Wilkie Award for Construction and Engineering students at Borders College. The accolade was established in 2023 in memory of former Eildon chairman, Bill Wilkie MBE.

Eildon Housing Association held its 53rd Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 9 September. Chairman Brian Frater set out the challenges facing the housing and social care sectors, and how Eildon is working hard to address these issues in the Scottish Borders.

Eildon Housing's Learning Disability Service has achieved Very Good (Grade 5) evaluations for both ‘How Well they Support People's Wellbeing’ and ‘How Good their Leadership Is’ following an unannounced Care Inspectorate inspection.

Borders Housing Network (BHN) has strengthened the way housing providers across the Scottish Borders respond to domestic abuse, helping identify abuse earlier, improve support for tenants and strengthen homelessness prevention through partnership working. Funded through the Scottish Government&rsquo

Seven housing associations are to share a further £43 million for a loan-based programme that will help deliver more homes. The Charitable Bonds scheme provides loans to Registered Social Landlords, with the interest on repayments being re-invested in affordable housing.

Plans have been submitted by Eildon Housing Association for a new housing development right in the centre of Galashiels at St Aidans, offering 19 general needs apartments with car parking.

Students at Kelso High School and Peebles High School have taken part in hands-on Built Environment Roadshows, delivered by Cruden in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce Borders (DYW Borders) and social housing provider Eildon Housing Association.

Scottish Borders Council is being asked to consider a report that provides an update on progress with its Care Village programme which covers developments in Tweedbank and Hawick.

A lifeline surplus food distribution service which operates across the Scottish Borders will continue for another year thanks to dedicated support from a vital funding programme. Eildon Housing Association’s project has secured a new £35,000 grant from the Scottish Procurement Alliance&r

Financial services firm Allia C&C has unveiled the recipients of its latest Social Impact Grant Programme. A total of £75,000 has been awarded to four outstanding Scottish social enterprises whose work supports the Scottish Government’s priority of Growing the Economy. The grants, ra

Eildon Housing’s extra care services at Poynder Apartments in Kelso have welcomed a positive inspection by the Care Inspectorate. Staff were noted for their positive interactions with tenants and were praised for consistently being warm and respectful, and creating a social environment which w

Tenants across the Scottish Borders could soon benefit from warmer homes and lower energy bills thanks to a new collaboration between Changeworks and three housing associations.

The Scottish Borders Antisocial Behaviour Partnership, comprising Scottish Borders Council, Police Scotland, NHS Borders, Scottish Borders Housing Association, Waverley Housing, Eildon Housing, Berwickshire Housing, and Link Group, has formally adopted the council’s Antisocial Behaviour Strate

Eildon Housing was proud to continue its support for emerging talent in the Scottish Borders by sponsoring the prestigious Borders College Construction and Engineering Student of the Year award for 2025. At the Borders College Graduation Ceremony held on Thursday, 23 October at the Borders Event Cen

Eildon Housing hosted a well-attended open day at its latest new ten-home development in the village of Westruther last week.