01/08/2024
The ‘Our Teviot’ summer festival has drawn together hundreds of residents for a day of celebration and fun.
The annual festival, with roots that originally go back to the 1970s, is one of a string of events we have arranged in partnership with our development partners The Hill Group, in consultation with Teviot residents.
Resident input has been central to the regeneration of Teviot, helping to design the masterplan which will include:
- Around 1900 new homes, 35% affordable
- Green and play spaces
- Shops
- Community and faith facilities
- Improved infrastructure
- The work has shown how resident-focused placemaking can level up the physical environment while also furthering a sense of community and connection.
Nowhere is this more apparent than at the Our Teviot festival, held earlier this month. Over seven hundred residents joined together to take part in a host of activities including:
- Bouncy castle
- Face-painting
- Balloon modelling
- Fete games
- Art workshops
- Mocktail making
- Sustainability activities
- Arts and crafts
- Karate demonstrations
- Musical bingo
- Delicious food and drink offers
Talented musicians added to the festivities, with three young performers and two DJs from Spotlight taking to the stage during the event.
Hill’s mascots Jack and Billy the Bear were another hit, particularly with the very youngest attendees.
The event was made possible by support from Leaders in Community and Spotlight.
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