The next village event will be the Plant Sale on Sunday 19th May, so please start thinking about what you can donate when you are planting seeds and sub-dividing plants in the next couple of weeks. Thank you!
In the meantime, if you are keen to meet up with local friends or meet some new ones, how about a visit to the pub! There will be a Cocktail Night at the Garvald Inn this Saturday (27th April). For more information on this and future events, you can check out their Facebook page.
Time Running Out….Apply by 31st May!Just a reminder about the Crystal Rig Windfarm fund. As you probably know, this is a community benefit fund that is available to enable the community of Garvald and Morham to carry out improvements to their local area in any sphere including the environment, local amenity or tourism.
Each year, the wind farm allocates an amount of money to the community council, who then administer its disbursement to the community.
Application forms are available to download on the GMCC webpage and should be returned by 31st May. For more information, please see the Application Form.
Due to the unfavourable growing conditions, it has been decided to delay the annual plant sale by a couple of weeks. As such, it will now take place on Sunday 19th May. More details to follow. But please, update your diaries. And apologies for any inconvenience caused.
The latest lucky winners are …
… congratulations – cheques winging their way!
Sad to report that the GMCC has rejected the idea of community snow plough(s). In its place its best and only offer is an attempt to set up a core of reliable volunteers to dig out citizens who can’t easily (or at all) help themselves. As that solution is much cheaper I hope it works. However, should it prove not to be the solution then money should not be an issue as Crystal Rigg grants are only for activities that local authorities do not provide, which is exactly the target this proposal aims at.
In the meantime I will try to find out how other small communities manage to deal successfully with problems such as insurance, public safety, maintenance, priorities and operators.
Thanks to all those who volunteered themselves or provided support.
Tim Flinn.
Here is the Agenda for the Garvald and Morham Community Council’s meeting tonight, (7pm, Monday the 8th April) at Morham Village Hall. All are welcome to attend.
A slight change of plan … The wine tasting evening will now take place on Saturday 8th June … More details will follow, but please save the new date just now!
Hazel sent in this photo yesterday showing two of the four deer seen recently in Garvald. Previously they had been spotted in the woods alongside Papana Water at the West end of the village but yesterday they ventured into the park during the snowfall at lunchtime.
Lots of wee lambs in the pastures at Nunraw. And some young calves too. The daffs up there are very nearly out … so it must be Spring, whatever the weather!
Unfortunately, there will be no more Zumba classes in the Hall. Falling attendance has made it more and more difficult for tutor, Amanda, and she has had to call it a day. Many thanks to her for giving Garvald a try.