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
Windfarm Proposal Exhibition – June 15th/16th
If you missed the recent exhibitions because of the very short notice given by the proposed developer you can still find information on the Ecotricity website. INCH MOOR is the largest of the windfarm proposals near us, and located in Gordon & Westruther CC (19...
Blackrig Windfarm
If you missed the exhibition where the developer, RES (Renewable Energy Systems), showed its proposal for a windfarm with 10 turbines at a location within two miles of Polwarth, you can visit Duns Library before 22nd June; still see details on the developer's website....
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