So far we have had 37 responses to out broadband survey, and the total average download speed had dropped to 3.8 Mb/s, but results are widely scattered as you can see in the graph below. You can see the full results here and take the survey here.

Scottish Borders Council has announced that on 14th May 2012 between the hours of 08:30 and 16:30 the B710 from Clovenfords northwards to the A7 will be closed for carriageway patching.

Click here to see a map of closure.

Nominations are sought from residents interested in serving on the Community Council.

The Community Council:-

• represents the local community’s interests;
• provides a direct line of communication between the local community, the local authority, the Scottish Government and others; and
• is consulted on a broad range of local issues.

Our local authority councillors attend the meetings.

Successful nominees must:-

• be over 18yrs old;
• be registered voters and resident in Clovenfords and District; and
• sign a Community Council code of conduct.

Some preparation will be neccessary in advance of meetings. Decisions require to be taken objectively. Meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at 7pm in the village school.

Nomination forms can be obtained from the village shop, Stuart Bell or Richard Howard.

For further information contact:

The closing date for nominations is 25th May 2012

The next Community Council meeting is on Monday the 14th May at 7pm in the village school. Meetings are open to the public so come and see what we do.

Richard Howard, Chairperson – Clovenfords and District Community Council

As many of you will know, Clovenfords Primary School was opened this morning. You can read more in the following news articles:

• The Southern Reporter
• ITV News
• Scottish Borders Council
• BBC News
• The Southern Reporter 2
• Online Borders
• Border Telegraph

If you have any words or pictures you’d like to share, feel free to get in touch.

We hope to include a feature on the first months of business at the school in the next issue of Clovenfords Magazine, to come out in June.

The UK’s average broadband speed is around 7.6 Mbit/s and growing (at Nov 2011). However, as many local residents have noticed problems with the speed of their internet connection, we’re measuring the average broadband speed in the Clovenfords area.

Could you please take a couple of minutes to test your internet speed? It’s really easy:

UPDATE

As of 31 March we have recieved 27 responses. There is a large variation in download speeds as you can see in the graph below, with an average speed of 4 Mb/s.

In order to get a better sample, please encourage others to take the survey.

Local resident John Speed was lucky enough to enjoy the first pint of San Miguel, poured from the new pump by Gary (pictured): “lovely stuff”.

The third issue of Clovenfords Magazine is now being printed and will be delivered shortly.
In the meantime an online copy is available here, and please remember to make a donation if possible at the village shop or hotel.
In other news, I’ve noticed a new notice board outside the shop:

Inspired by the success of Clovenfords.net, the Scotts have created a website for Thornielee. Have a look at www.thornielee.org.uk.

The Scottish Government appointed reporter today rejected GreenPower’s appeal against the decision of Scottish Borders Council to refuse planning permission for a wind farm comprising 8 turbines.