Connecting Threads Harvest Programme
Connecting Threads Harvest Programme Connecting Threads will be marking the harvest this year through a programme of events exploring the uses and value of plants, culturally and ecologically. For full details, sign up to the Connecting Threads newsletter by emailing the words ‘Newsletter Opt In’ to emily@sup.org.uk Merlindale Nature Festival – Saturday 10th September, 2pm – 6pm, […]
Ever pondered about how to build a bridge?
Here’s a video aimed at inspiring Secondary pupils to wonder and explore careers in this vast field of options. SUP Services Ltd was successful in a bid for Community Renewal Funding, which is allowing the Scottish Borders Construction Forum (SBCF) to explore some of the issues affecting Borders trades people, local businesses and trade suppliers. […]
Quest for Net Zero and Brave Heroes!
Here’s a video aimed at inspiring Primary pupils to wonder and explore careers in this vast field of options. This is the second of the videos from #FlatpackCreative, commissioned by the SUP Services delivered Scottish Borders Construction Forum (SBCF). As part of their Community Renewal Fund project, SBCF commissioned sample films to engage young people […]
Read all about courses and accreditation schemes for the Scottish Borders building trade
The SUP Services led Scottish Borders Construction Forum (SBCF) have produced a couple of really useful leaflets for the Scottish Borders Trades People, Local Businesses and Trade Suppliers. If you know anyone in the building trade, please do share. Local, Regional and National Energy Efficiency Courses for Trades, Professionals and New Entrants: This leaflet sets […]
SUP Annual Report 2021-2022
The latest annual report is now available. Read all about the projects and activities in this busy year for the charity, including… SUP Core Team Update – Project Highlights, South of Scotland Golden Eagle project, Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group, South West Scotland Coastal Way, Connecting Threads, South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre, and the […]
Help us name a golden eagle
The South Of Scotland Golden Eagle Projecthave kindly asked us to name one of the new golden eagles. We’ve asked around the team and come up with 5 suggestions and its now over to you to help us make the final choice. Click here and pop your choice in the comments. https://www.facebook.com/southernuplandspartnership/photos/a.875729669273706/2104604133052914/ 1. Criffel – that […]
Newsletter June 2022
Welcome to the latest Southern Uplands Partnership projects updates. As we move out of Spring and into Summer, we hope better weather allows you to get out and about to experience some of the amazing things there are to do in South Scotland. Please enjoy the latest SUP news below, including among other things: progress […]
Join us… we are recruiting Freelance Community Consultants [Position Filled]
Ever fancied working for the Southern Uplands Partnership? Along with our core projects, the Southern Uplands Partnership also regular undertakes short term pieces of community/environmental/rural regeneration work. This might be adhoc research, community consultations, environmental feasibility studies, running stakeholder engagement events etc and to enable us to deliver these we require a bank of experienced […]
Scottish Borders Construction Forum 1st newsletter
SUP Services Ltd are delivering the Scottish Borders Construction Forum Project, which has been set up to discover how best to help and assist Borders Trades People, Local Businesses and Trade Suppliers (as individuals or collectively) to make more of the opportunities that the transition into energy efficiency and net zero will offer. Its first […]
Talla-Hartfell Wild Land Area
The Talla-Hartfell project covers an area of 47,215ha in the central Southern Uplands. The project area boundary is roughly demarcated by the communities of Moffat, Tweedsmuir, the upper Yarrow (at the Gordon Arms Hotel) and Ettrick.