Welcome to the community website
You can use the menus at the top of the page to explore our website and read about:
[tap blue text throughout the website for links to more information]
- Gavinton, Fogo and Polwarth Community Council – our role, activities and maps
- The Village Hall – hub for community events and activities, including film shows and free broadband
- Our three main communities – brief histories, local amenities, places of interest, and outdoor activities
- News and upcoming events
- Our regular meetings – agendas, minutes, dates of future meetings, and planning matters
- Photographs of places and past events
- Sources of funding for community projects
- How to contact the community council
Upcoming events in the Village Hall (bookings)
Recent news
New tourism app to promote the Scottish Borders
Download the new app 'Scotland Starts Here' from the app store, and start discovering Screen shots and description here Read the news article here [click/tap heading for links]
B6355 CLOSED near Gifford 8-10 April
A 4km stretch of the B6355 at Mayshiel, south east of Gifford (map below), will be shut for three days from Monday to allow carriageway resurfacing to take place. This section of road will close between 8.30am and 4.30pm each day of the work Read the news report here...
Items of interest
The next Community Council Meeting will be on 8th June 2026 (AGM) at 7pm
This meeting will be held in Gavinton Village Hall
Residents from our area are welcome to attend the meeting
email: chair@gavinton.net
Dates of future meetings are found here