Ella Ross, 6, from Hawick used her spare time to raise £1,548 for Borders Women's Aid by running a marathon over 26 days.Ella Ross, 6, from Hawick used her spare time to raise £1,548 for Borders Women's Aid by running a marathon over 26 days.
Ella Ross, 6, from Hawick used her spare time to raise £1,548 for Borders Women's Aid by running a marathon over 26 days.

IN PICTURES: Photos taken throughout lockdown celebrate the Borders’ community spirit

Our communities have never been as important to us than they have been in the past 12 weeks. We’ve been inundated with messages asking us to tell your stories of how special Borderers have gone the extra mile for their neighbours and the NHS.
By Kathryn Wylie
Published 19th Jun 2020, 13:37 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2020, 13:55 BST

As lockdown eases a little, we thought it a good time to look back at all the charity walkers, runners and business owners, visor-making volunteers, hand sanitiser producers and resilience volunteers who our readers have enjoyed hearing about.

Owner of Kelso's DH Designs, Dave Howieson, raised £2,500 for BGH charity The Difference through sales of his rainbow stickers.

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Owner of Kelso's DH Designs, Dave Howieson, raised £2,500 for BGH charity The Difference through sales of his rainbow stickers.

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Jedburgh mum Carly Raeburn ran 13.1 miles round her garden to raise £1,075 for Friends of the BGH.

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Jedburgh mum Carly Raeburn ran 13.1 miles round her garden to raise £1,075 for Friends of the BGH.

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Kelso's Scotmas workers Mary Speed, Ellis Dixson and Jack McAulay swapped their usual workload to make hand sanitiser for health care workers.

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Kelso's Scotmas workers Mary Speed, Ellis Dixson and Jack McAulay swapped their usual workload to make hand sanitiser for health care workers.

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