A PEEBLES community group providing support, skills and social sessions for young people has received a major boost.

Since its establishment in 1999, Tweeddale Youth Action, which operates across both Peebles and Innerleithen, has offered young people aged 10–25 with a safe space to hang out and meet new friends.

The club aims to open up opportunities and experiences for youngsters in the region with drop-in sessions and youth-led projects.

And it has been backed by a £1,000 donation from Tesco, which has helped to provide members with memorable days out this summer as part of the group’s ‘Going Places’ scheme.

David Hodson, locality manager at Tweeddale Youth Action, said: “With this Tesco funding, we have been able to provide some fantastic life experiences that our members will never forget.

“It is thanks to grants such as the Tesco community grant and the generosity shown to us by Tesco and its customers that we are able to continue our work so we are hugely grateful.

“We’d love to particularly thank Pauline, the community champion at Tesco in Peebles, who has been nothing but hugely supportive of everything Tweeddale Youth Action does.”

Since Tesco launched its community grants programme in 2016, more than £100 million has been given to around 50,000 local schools and community groups.