Linton Kirk - between Linton and Morebattle in the Borders - dates back to the 12th Century.
Dawn Graham, from the Borders, says she is in agony during an extended wait for gallbladder surgery.
Locals take over the pub in the Borders village of Morebattle which has a little over 300 residents.
The Templehall Hotel in Morebattle in the Borders has been around for more than 250 years.
It will allow the community buyout of a large woodland area in the Scottish Borders.
Rita Purves was just 13 when she first took a seat at the organ in Morebattle in the Borders.
The two were camping in the Cheviot hills when the father took unwell and drifted in and out of consciousness.
The Templehall Hotel in the village of Morebattle near Kelso dates back more than 250 years.
