THE news that Borders common ridings and festivals are to have their council grants frozen appears a bit strange in what is being billed by the Scottish Government as the year of Scotland's Homecoming.
A total of 31 towns and villages receive annual grants from Scottish Borders Council to help defray ever riding costs but they have now been told that the cash they receive will remain the same as that awarded in 2005.
Surely in the year of the much-vaunted Homecoming, when towns are encouraged to attract people back to their roots with special events, a modest increase in grant could have been given.
This is a special year and special grants should have been approved.
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