Broadband ISP GoFibre Opens Up GoFurther Fund to Scottish Borders
Edinburgh-based UK alternative network GoFibre, which is building a gigabit broadband (FTTP) network across remote rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has allocated a further pot of £12,000 to their GoFurther community fund for projects and organisations in the Scottish Borders area.
The GoFurther Fund currently offers grants of up to £3,000 to help local charity projects and community organisations in the Scottish Borders and other areas. The latest funding pot is open to applicants whose projects meet one or more of four criteria: Environmental Benefit, Community Wellbeing, Education and Skills, or Internet Safety and Digital Inclusion. Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 31st January 2026.
The operator currently expects to deploy their new full fibre based broadband network to reach a footprint of 250,000 premises “in the next 3 years“ (i.e. around mid-2028) and they’re home to a total of 10,597 customers.
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Neil Conaghan, CEO of GoFibre, said:
“Bringing the GoFurther Fund back to the Borders feels like continuing our story right where it began, as we expand our network in the region. This area has always been at the heart of everything we do, and we’re proud to be a Borders-born business that’s not only building the broadband network, but also investing in the people who make these communities special.”
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