Border Projects

The Border region goes from Berwick upon Tweed down to Kendal on the east side and covers Peebles, Stranraer, through Carlisle and down to Whitehaven in southern Cumbria.

Over the past five years of the People’s Millions competition we have seen some great projects in the region. Previous winners include a children’s playground, an adventure play and wildlife area, an outdoor gym and many more.

Tebay Community Primary School Outdoor Project

This project aims to extend the school's range of outdoor facilities and activity areas. It includes two adventure play areas, a wildlife area, a gardening area, two outdoor shelters, play panels and rabbit hutches. The facilities will be used for physical play, growing plants and vegetables, observing pond life and providing outdoor covered areas for quiet activities such as story time.

Greystoke Green Room

This project will redevelop a section of the existing playground to create a stimulating area to be used as an outdoor classroom incorporating a number of different stimuli for learning and play for both the school and local community. The school will work with a number of community groups to develop and sustain this area.

Playball!

This project will create an all-weather outdoor sports facility available to both school and community and located within a primary school playing field. This will both improve sports facilities for the school and offer a place to go for young people in t

Coldingham Public Hall Refurbishment Phase 3

The project is the third phase of developing a multi-use community space through the refurbishment of the village hall. The aim of the project is to provide a community space that will not only meet the needs of the residents of the village but also of the wider community and visitors. The Peoples Millions project is centred on the improvement of the theatre and arts function of the hall.

Coldstream Community Hall

This project will convert part of a former church building, purchased by the the Coldstream Community Trust in 1998, into a large multi-purpose community hall. Two thirds of the building has already been converted to a community centre owned and managed by the Trust and the conversion of the remaining third to create the hall will improve facilities for community groups and satisfy demand for whole community events including drama, civic and festival events. Hire for wedding receptions and other functions will generate income. The intention is that the conversion of the building will create a focus for the regeneration of the town providing a wide range of new activities and opportunities for the community and a new tourist attraction and source of income.