The Margaret Kerr Unit & Palliative Care Service in the Borders

09/06/2026

Please see update below.

02/06/2026

Here is the link to the Bereavement Playlist - still to be updated but has some songs on there.

Playlist · MKU · 35 items

01/06/2026

We are creating a Bereavement Playlist here at the Margaret Kerr Unit. If you would like to contribute something meaningful, please follow the link below. All contributions will remain anonymous while the playlist itself will be accessible via Spotify.

08/05/2026

We’re here at the foot of the main stairs in the BGH all day today for Demystifying Death Week.
Please come and say “Hello”, contribute to the conversation, pick up a leaflet or two, add a song to our bereavement playlist.

01/05/2026

Join us on May 5th in a relaxed, creative space where you can mark memories in your own way. Drop in for pebble painting, memory tile making and other activities.
You can also add a song to our bereavement playlist, enjoy hot drinks, and some calm.

On Friday May 8th, 10am-12pm we are having a Grief Ceilidh. A coming‑together — not a dance — but a space to share stories, music, songs and listening.
Come as you are. You’re welcome to bring an instrument, or simply sit and take part in whatever way feels right for you.

Also in May 8th we will have an information stand in the BGH. Drop by throughout the day to find out more about local support around death, dying and bereavement. Staff from Specialist Palliative Care, Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) and Scottish Grief Cafés will be there to chat, share information or simply say hello.

07/01/2025

For anyone that attended our Christmas workshop event, the wooden memory baubles are now available to collect from the Margaret Kerr unit reception if you would like to take yours home.

We have also found a pair of glasses over by the couch area if these belong to anyone?

04/12/2024

We are holding a Christmas event in the Margaret Kerr Unit on Tuesday 17th December 2024, 17:30pm until 19:30pm🎄✨

Join us for a night of Christmas carols, hot drinks, home baking, remembrance poems & memory baubles workshops. Please wrap up warm as this will be an inside/outside event☃️

Please contact our Secretary, Lindi Coltman on 01896 827914 to confirm attendance as spaces will be limited.

27/11/2024

We have noticed recently that people have been painting their own pebbles and adding these to the pebble patch outside the unit, these look amazing and thank you for contributing! - but if you would like to add to the patch please bring your pebble into the reception area and we can varnish them before being placed outside. This ensures that your lovely designs last longer!💜

Thank you, everyone🥰

27/11/2024

Thank you to everyone that came along to our ‘to absent friends festival 2024’ event! 💜

If you painted a pebble, these are now on display in the pebble patch just outside of the unit.

Keep an eye on this page for more information coming soon for our Christmas event👀