Welcome to the Heriot Community Website
Heriot
This is the community website for the village of Heriot. Heriot is a rural community of approximately 160 properties located in the Eildon area of the Scottish Borders.
Community Council Meetings
The next meeting of HCC will be held on Wednesday 26th November at 7:00pm at Macfie Hall
Download the unratified minutes for September 24th 2025
Email List
Heriot Community Council occasionally sends out emails regarding council business such as agendas and minutes of meetings. Should you wish to receive these, please send an email request to the secretary at secretary@heriot.info with your email address and name. Also, please inform the secretary of any changes to your email, if you wish to stop receiving emails or if you do not receive expected emails. We try to keep the list current and remove emails that fail. The data collected is only used to send out emails from HCC.
Heriot Plan
The community council has produced a draft version for a Heriot plan, containing background information about the Heriot community and location, with suggestions for how Heriot would like to develop in the future. This is for submitting into the next Eildon Area plan of the Scottish Borders Council.
Comments and suggestions for changes or additions to the plan are welcome.
Local News and Events
Regular news items, including road closures, and local events are posted to the Heriot Community Council facebook page.
First Aid Training
HCC has booked a first aid course to be run at Macfie Hall on Saturday 15th November. The course is for 12 people and will be free for Heriot residents. The course is Emergency First Aid at Work and will be a whole day course over 6 hours long. You will need to bring a lunch.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn valuable skills that can save a life in your family or local community. It is a friendly and very informative experience. It provides you with skills that are particularly relevant to working in a rural or isolated location.
The course includes;
- Awarding certification on completion.
- All necessary training resources.
- One CPR manikin per person (no sharing)
- A first aid manual for all attendees
More information about the course is available at the website: North Pennines Training - Emergency First Aid at Work
Please respond to secretary@heriot.info to reserve a place. Or talk to one of your HCC members. We will attempt to allocate places on a first come basis. If there is a lack of demand then places will be opened up to people outside of Heriot. If there is excess demand we will create a waiting list and we may be able to provide another opportunity to attend a first aid course next spring.
Trial speed limit of 50mph on the A7
Scottish Borders Council are trialling a 50mph speed limit on the A7 between Galashiels and the Midlothian Border. Download the Community Council Briefing Paper for Trial 50mph speed limit.
HCC has created an email address of 50mph@heriot.info. This is for anyone to communicate HCC with concerns or comments about the 50mph speed limit. HCC will collate all feedback and provide this to SBC at the end of the trial period.