St Ronans Wells Support Group

We plan to apply to Borders Council for an asset transfer of St Ronan's Wells into community ownership.

We will set up a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) to enable this. Once the asset transfer has taken place (and this will take 1-2 years) we will start the job of renovating the interior and exterior of the building.

The beautiful gardens will continue as before.

The building itself is already partitioned into living quarters and a medium sized hall. The former needs a complete make-over, but the hall is in good shape. It just needs a kitchen, and toilets need to be re-organised. The living area will be marketed as a short-term rental (e.g. Airbnb) and profits from this will fund the upkeep of the building and make the hall an affordable asset for the community. 

There is a real need for property like this in Innerleithen especially when the Mountain Biking Innovation Centre is completed.

It all sounds easy, but it isn't, and it will need major community support and a lot of fund raising to make it happen.

We will keep you informed of progress.

Chris