Marcia is the founder of Borders Buzz social group for adults with learning disabilities and recipient of a lifetime Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) fellowship.

Marcia was one of six people to win a competition which granted the first RSA fellowships to people with learning disabilities. She won with an idea to get people with learning disabilities across the Scottish Borders connected using social media and organising events through what came to be Borders Buzz.

Borders Buzz has organised a host of events for people with learning disabilities in the Borders including Valentine’s and Christmas discos, trips to Edinburgh to Dynamic Earth, bowling, and barbeques – all of which bring people together to enjoy themselves and make lasting friendships.

Marcia shared her own personal experiences as a young woman with learning disabilities with the Daily Record to raise awareness for Learning Disability Week. She has also appeared on Borders TV to talk about Borders Buzz, spoken at a workshop at The Gathering at the SEC in Glasgow, taken part in a Q&A session for International Women’s Day, and been a judge for the first Scottish Learning Disability Awards.