An ambitious approach to cross border working
Our projects and programmes are located across the area, underpinning the growth and transformation of your Borderlands.
Borderlands projects and programmes
We have a number of projects already in delivery:
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Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery in Wooler
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Lillidorei at The Alnwick Garden
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Carlisle Station Gateway
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Development of the Borderlands Energy Masterplan
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Place Programme
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Citadels, Carlisle University Campus
Other projects are in the development stage and will move to delivery when their full business case is signed off and approved by the Partnership Board and our government partners.
Find out more about all of our projects and programmes below.
We also have a number of projects in development
Explore these projects in more detail below, and watch this space for more information as they move into delivery phase.
We also have a number of projects in development
Explore these projects in more detail below, and watch this space for more information as they move into delivery phase.
Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery
The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal supported the creation of this new, all weather visitor destination, catalysing the regeneration of the market town of Wooler and attracting around 50,000 visitors per year from 2025.
Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Distillery celebrates our unique heritage, putting north Northumberland on the map.
Carlisle Station Gateway
As part of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, £20million of funding has been allocated for the Carlisle Station Gateway project.
Strengthening Carlisle’s position in the national rail network, this investment will improve connectivity across the Borderlands region, whilst future-proofing the station for accommodating future HS2 services.
Place Programme
Our Place Programme will support the development and renewal of towns across the Borderlands region and is core to our Improving Places theme.
It brings up to £50m of funding, £20m from the Scottish Government and £30m from the UK Government, in a new approach focused on smaller places across the Borderlands.
Citadels, Carlisle University Campus
This project is transforming the Citadels buildings and adjacent site.
Based on the site of the historic Citadels buildings, the new campus will provide publicly accessible spaces that combine local amenities, cultural and commercial uses, as well as addressing inequalities by creating highly accessible opportunities for higher education and training.
Borderlands projects in development
Dairy Nexus Project
Project: Dairy Nexus
Location: Dumfries and Galloway
Theme: Supporting Business, Innovation & Skills
Project lead: Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)
Funded by: UK Govt & Scottish Govt
Status: In development
Stranraer Marina
Project: Stranraer Marina
Location: Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway
Theme: Improving places - Destination Borderlands
Project lead: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Funded by: Scottish Government and Dumfries and Galloway Council
Status: In development
Hadrian's Wall
Project: Hadrian's Wall
Location: Northumberland and Cumbria
Theme: Destination Borderlands
Project lead: Northumberland County Council
Funded by: UK Government
Status: In development
Destination Tweed
Project: Destination Tweed
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & Northumberland
Theme: Destination Borderlands
Project lead: Tweed Forum with Scottish Borders Council
Funded by: Scottish Government and UK Government
Status: In development
Chapelcross
Project: Chapelcross
Location: Dumfries and Galloway
Theme: Encouraging green growth
Project lead: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Funded by: Scottish Government, UK Government and Dumfries and Galloway Council
Status: In development
7Stanes Development
Project: 7Stanes Development
Location: Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders
Theme: Destination Borderlands
Project lead: Forestry and Land Scotland
Funded by: Scottish Government
Status: In development
Mountain Bike Innovation Centre
Project: Mountain Bike Innovation Centre
Location: Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Theme: Supporting Business, Innovation & Skills
Project lead: South of Scotland Enterprise
Funded by: UK Government
Status: In development
Berwick Theatre
Project: Berwick Theatre
Location: Berwick, Northumberland
Theme: Improving places
Project lead: The Maltings (Berwick) Trust
Funded by: UK Government and Northumberland County Council
Status: In development
See More Lake District Cycling
Project: See More Lake District Cycling
Location: Cumbria
Theme: Destination Borderlands
Project lead: Cumbria County Council
Funded by: UK Government
Status: In development
Natural Capital Programme - Scotland
Project: Natural Capital Programme - Scotland
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
Theme: Encouraging green growth
Project lead: Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council, with partners
Funded by: Scottish Government
Status: In development
Star of Caledonia
Project: Star of Caledonia
Location: Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway
Theme: Improving places
Project lead: Gretna Landmark Trust
Funded by: UK Government
Status: In development
Digital Borderlands
Project: Digital Borderlands
Location: Borderlands wide
Theme: Enabling infrastructure
Project lead: Cumbria County Council
Funded by: UK Government, Scottish Government
Status: In development
Borders Railway Extension Feasibility Study
Project: Borders Railway Extension Feasibility Study
Location: Borderlands wide
Theme: Enabling infrastructure
Project lead: Borderlands Partnership
Funded by: UK Government, Scottish Government
Status: In development
A further set of projects and programmes that are included in the Deal are at earlier stages of development. More information will be published as they progress.
These projects include:
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Energy Investment Programme: the Borderlands Energy Masterplan will form the basis of this investment programme
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Natural Capital Programme - England
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Business Infrastructure Programme – England
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South of Scotland Learning Network
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Forestry Innovation Centre