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Rising hockey star Emily Newlands hopes a Rowan Boland Memorial Trust grant will put her on the road to Vienna. The Austrian capital will host the European Under 21 Championships this July, and funding of £750 from the Trust will assist 17-year-old Emily cover her...

Downhill mountainbiker Corey Watson is on the slope to success after being awarded a £250 grant by the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust. The 14-year-old Hawick High School pupil picked up the cheque at the January meeting of the Trust. The grant will assist Corey attend a...

Finlay Lindores is making waves in the sport of disability swimming – and he now has the backing of the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust. The 11-year-old from Galashiels received a £300 cheque from the Trust in January to contribute towards the youngster's travel expenses...

The grant has helped Tara pay for travel costs and squad training, while the money awarded to younger sibling Robyn has allowed her to attend a series of national tennis competitions and regional training sessions.With no indoor facility in the Borders, Tara...

The weather was finally kind enough to allow the second Rowan Boland Memorial Trust Star Walk to get to the start line. Torrential rain forced the 10.4 mile night-time fundraiser, kicking off at Tweedbank's new running track, to be cancelled in September, and further...

Grand National winning jockey Ryan Mania is the latest sporting star to become an honorary patron of the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust. The 23-year-old from Galashiels has been thrown into the limelight since his victory on board Aurora's Encore at Aintree in April....

It all started from an informal New Year chat. But nine months on, Richard Minnikin and 16 other swimmers handed over a cheque for £2,000 to the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust after taking on the Borders' largest loch. The team took on the five kilometre length of St...

The choir performed at a sportsman's dinner in aid of the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust last Thursday in Galashiels, which saw Finlay Calder and Jim Leishman speak. And an auction saw two Scotland rugby jerseys worn by Jedburgh's Greig Laidlaw raise £1,700. After a trip...

A group of Galashiels swimmers is taking on St Mary's Loch in aid of the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust. Over 12 people are taking part in the challenge on Sunday, August 18 and Saturday, August 24 and have been training hard at Galashiels Swimming Pool in the first ever...

Settle Cricket Club handed over a cheque for £235 to the Rowan Boland Memorial Trust on Sunday. The north Yorkshire side were scheduled to play Gala at Meigle Park in the side's annual Davidson-Paterson Memorial match. However, the weather once again put paid to the...