Heriot Community

Your community council members are:

• John Williams (Chair), email crookstonmill@btinternet.com
• Gavin Whittaker (Secretary)
• Frank Connelly (Treasurer)
• Sue Sharp
• Helen Brinkworth
• Helen White

Dates for Community Council Meetings

• 4^th February 2026
• 15^th April 2026
• 3^rd June 2026
• 15^th July 2026
• 23^th September 2026
• 18^th November 2026

Community Council Activity

HCC meets six times a year in meetings that are open to the public. Some of us also attend other meetings such as the Eildon Area forum, run by SBC to devolve powers to regional groupings of communities. The Scottish Government is committed to supporting communities to do things for themselves, and to make their voices heard in the planning and delivery of services. As a result, community councils are consulted on an increasing number of matters. This includes planning applications, local and regional plans and many other important matters relating to health, education, transport, policing etc. Things that are central to our way of life!

HCC also appoints two members to the Panel for the Carcant and Toddleburn Wind Farm Community Fund, and two members to the Dun Law Extension Trust. There is considerable workload on a small number of volunteers and leads to just a few of us wearing several hats.

There is a real need for fresh volunteers to come forward please!

Heriot relies on volunteers being prepared to give up some time to organise various activities and good causes, with the reward that you gain satisfaction and appropriate experience. Change in the community council needs to be gradual to ensure experience is passed on, but it certainly is needed to ensure the bodies remain relevant and in touch with local views.

Please download the pdf to read more about the work done by the HCC and ongoing projects.

HCC newsletter September 2021

Minutes of Community Council Meetings

2025 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for November 26^th 2025
• Download the minutes for September 24^th 2025
• Download the minutes for July 16^th 2025
• Download the minutes for June 4^th 2025
• Download the minutes for April 2^nd 2025
• Download the minutes for February 12^th 2025

2024 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for October 2^nd 2024
• Download the minutes for July 17^th 2024
• Download the minutes for May 22^nd 2024
• Download the minutes for April 10^th 2024
• Download the minutes for February 7^th 2024

Minutes of Community Council Meetings

2023 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for November 22^th 2023
• Download the minutes for September 20^th 2023
• Download the minutes for July 12^th 2023
• Download the minutes for May 24^th 2023
• Download the minutes for March 29^th 2023
• Download the minutes for February 15^th 2023

2022 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for November 30^th 2022
• Download the minutes for October 19^th 2022
• Download the minutes for August 24^th 2022
• Download the minutes for June 8^th 2022
• Download the minutes for April 13^th 2022
• Download the minutes for the online meeting January 26^th 2022

2021 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for online meeting December 15^th 2021
• Download the minutes for online meeting October 20^th 2021
• Download the minutes for online meeting September 15^th 2021
• Download the minutes for online meeting June 9^th 2021
• Download the minutes for online meeting April 21^st 2021
• Download the minutes for online meeting February 3^rd 2021

2020 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for online meeting December 2^nd 2020
• Download the minutes for online meeting October 14^th 2020
• Download the minutes for online meeting August 12^th 2020
• Download the minutes for informal meeting on July 2^nd 2020
• Download the minutes for Feburary 5^th 2020
• Scottish Borders local area police report for September 2020
• Scottish Borders local area police report for June 2020
• Scottish Borders local area police report for May 2020
• Scottish Borders local area police report for April 2020

2019 - pdf downloads

• Download the minutes for October 30^th 2019
• 14^th August 2019 Community Council Minutes
• 19^th June 2019 Community Council Minutes
• 1^st May 2019 Community Council Minutes, updated 2^nd June
• 3^rd April 2019 Community Council Minutes, updated to final version
• Police report for April 2019
• HCC Accounts for 2018-2019
• Minutes Concerning Legal Appeal March 2019
• 6^th Feburary 2019 Community Council Minutes
• Police report for Feburary 2019

2018 - pdf downloads

• 28^th November 2018
• Police report for November 2018
• 3^rd October 2018 Community Council Minutes
• 25^th July 2018 Community Council Minutes
• 23^rd May 2018 Community Council Minutes
• 24^th January 2018 Community Council Minutes

2017 - pdf downloads

• 29^th November 2017 Community Council Minutes
• 4^th October 2017 Community Council Minutes
• 22^nd March 2017 Community Council Minutes