Following the successful local history night last summer, organised by the John Grey Centre Archives Department, local resident Tim Flinn suggested that Irene Anderson‘s book ‘Garvald, the history of an East Lothian Parish‘ could be digitised for archiving purposes and perhaps reformatted to make it easier to read. Heidi Ingram agreed this was a great idea, as there are few surviving copies of the printed book and the text may be of interest to village residents who haven’t seen it before. Due to the tiny print in the original book not being great for word scanning software, she dictated the work into digital format and scanned in Irene’s illustrations. She used these to produce a revised and updated second edition, including recent local projects and information from the 2011 Census. This edition has been published in her memory, knowing that she would have been delighted that her extensive and important research lives on and has been archived for posterity. Her sister has been sent information about the project. It is formatted primarily for online reading (but has been set to A5 page size so that it could be printed with two pages per A4 sheet). It can be found on the History of Garvald page.
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Haddington Table Tennis Club funding
I live in Garvald and my daughter goes to Haddington Table Tennis Club. They have a chance to get some funding from The People’s Projects and the funding goes to who gets the most votes. There’s more details below, but please help by voting for them via the website link given.
Thank you,
Ian Anderson
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Please help!
We need your vote now (before 3rd April) to win £50,000 for table tennis equipment and coaching in schools and community venues all over East Lothian. Please click the link below and follow the voting instructions. You can also see our short film about the project.
https://www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/table-tennis-east-lothian
We need as many votes as possible. Anyone with an email address can vote so please click now and pass on this message to as many friends and family as you can. Link to our project on
Twitter: @tt_eastlothian
Facebook: @tabletenniseastlothian
More information and ‘Behind the Scenes’ videos can be found on the tabletenniseastlothian.co.uk website.
Thanks very much for your support.
Martin Hayman, Haddington Table Tennis Club
Mondays – 5.30-6.30pm for beginners, 6.30-8.30pm for all ages
Thursdays – 2.30-4pm Over 50s, 4-5pm Beginners, 5-6.30pm Juniors, 6.30-8.30pm Seniors
After School Clubs – Dunbar (Mon), Musselburgh (Tue) and Tranent (Wed)
Canteen – a new street food market in East Lothian
A new street food market, Canteen, is coming to Archerfield Walled Garden, organised by Rogue Village – a community interest company based at The Mart in East Linton and delivering cultural and inspiring events across East Lothian.
Come along on Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 12-6pm and enjoy foods from around the world.
Energy Saving Trust Advice Sessions
Home Energy Scotland are a Scottish Government programme managed by the Energy Saving Trust. They have a network of local advice centres covering all of Scotland and offer free, impartial advice on energy saving, renewable energy, sustainable transport, waste prevention and more.
They are hosting two events in March called “Re-energise your old home” to bring together a range of industry experts to help people reduce heat loss in older homes and explain the benefits of renewable energy. At the event you can listen to short talks from the experts, ask questions and get tailored advice including the latest information on funding.
The events are taking place in Portobello on Tuesday 21 March (6.00-7.30pm) and North Berwick on Thursday 23 March (6.00-7.30pm). If you are interested in attending, you can obtain your free tickets using the links below:
Portobello: http://bit.ly/oldhomeportobello
North Berwick: http://bit.ly/oldhomeNB
Website updates by email
For those of you who are new to the website…
We provide a service where you can sign up and get the latest news from the Garvald and Morham village website, direct to your email inbox. Just click on the ‘Subscribe to our mailing list’ link on the right hand side of the website’s ‘Home‘ page and enter your email address to sign up.
New village signs
We have shiny new village signs at the entrances to the village. They have been paid for by the Haddington and Lammermuir Partnership and installed by the Roads Department. Similar signs have been provided for all villages in the area.
The Community Council were asked to publish the consultation for the signs on the website, which they posted on the website in November, but they have no responsibility for them. If you have any queries about the signs please contact the Council’s Roads Department. Thank you.
February 2017 GMCC meeting minutes available
The minutes from the February meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. New committee members were given a warm welcome and among the items discussed were the proposed Garvald broadband mast, an exciting proposal for an archaeology project in Morham, the Crystal Rig Fund and the development of future projects.
Quiz Night at the Garvald Inn
Friday 3rd March – TONIGHT, 9pm!!!
2017 Village Show Schedule now available
2017 Show Schedule
Garvald Village 2017 Show Schedule is now available on the Garvald Horticultural Society webpage. New categories for 2017 include honey; yoghurt; the photography category ‘winter scene’; a ‘harvest’ themed floral art category; and castle building, butterfly art and treehouse design in the children’s classes. Also there is a chance for novice growers in a new novelty section; ‘perfectly imperfect vegetable’!
Garvald Shelter
Message from Penny Short,
Champion for Children & Young People, Haddington & Lammermuir Area Partnership:
Following consultation and the overwhelmingly positive response from villagers regarding installing a shelter in the park, I submitted an application to the Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership for funding and this was recently approved. I am delighted to let you know that the shelter will be installed very soon.
As you will be aware, the shelter will be installed, maintained and looked after by the Council’s Amenity Services and its location and design was largely dictated by Amenity Services to fit in best with the play park and surrounding area. Ideally I would have liked a door on it and perhaps comfier seating but health and safety regulations meant that this was not possible – however it will still be an excellent shelter/haven for those in need. It will have a motion sensor light (as we know it can get very dark in the park in winter) which will only go on if someone is using the shelter and I am still in discussions to organise wi-fi which will be very useful.
As initially proposed it will be built principally to be used by our young people as a social space and to recognise that they are a very valuable part of our community and it is important that their needs are met and their voices are heard. But of course it is hoped that the shelter will be used by all villagers, young and not so young, and I know that everyone will, as always, use it responsibly and considerately bearing in mind the close proximity of houses to the public park. I hope this will be a great asset to the village and that everyone will enjoy using it.