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Two PUBlic Philosophy Events at the Garvald Inn
Thursday 28 May, 8pm until 10pm: Who Owns the Clyde?
Discussion led by Louise Welsh (Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow), Jude Barber (Architect and Director at Collective Architecture) and Rowan Cruft (Professor in Philosophy at the University of Stirling).
Associated podcast here: https://www.empire-cafe.org/podcast
All welcome!
Thursday 11 June, 8pm until 10pm: What Good is War Play?
Discussion led by Ebba Theorell, flying in from the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Stockholm University. Her PhD thesis considers aesthetic, musical, and athletic dimensions of children’s war play.
More information here: https://newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/transformative-aesthetic-dimensions
All welcome!
Garvald Show 2026: Kids’ Tattie Competition
The seed potatoes will be removed on Friday 8th May. If you plan to enter, please select your tattie before then.
Garvald Show 2026
The schedule for the show will be circulated this week.
Lost and Found?
Have you lost a pair of sunglasses?
Polaoptics Sunglasses HD in black case found near Garvald.
Can be found in the Notice Board going up to the Village Hall, if they’re yours.
Carfrae Farm: Coffee and Cake or Fireside Treats – and Community Feedback!
Dear Friends and Neighbours,
We’ve loved welcoming this community via our farm shop over the last three years and are keen to keep providing you with the products and experience that will support you best going forward. We would love to hear directly from you on what this could look like.
If you are interested in taking part in a relaxed community conversation about Carfrae Farm and how we could develop our offering to further meet your needs, please email info@carfraefarm.com or contact Trudi on 07709752871 to let us know you are coming to one of our events (see details below). Irresistible farm shop refreshments will be provided!
There will be two sessions:
Coffee and Cake – Tuesday 26th May 2026, 10:30 – 11:30am – Carfrae Farm Snug
Fireside Treats – Thursday 28th May 2026, 7:30 – 8:30pm – Carfrae Farm Snug
If you are unable to make one of the meetings but would still like to offer your feedback, please do just get in touch via the same contact details.
Thank you! And looking forward to seeing you,
The Carfrae Farm Team
REMINDER: Garvald & Morham Community Ladies’ Supper – Friday 24th April at 7pm
The next Ladies’ Night will be this Friday, 24th April, at 7pm in the Garvald Stables.
Please bring some snacks / nibbles / light bites to share as well as your preferred drink.
This is instead of a meal-based event which we have had in the past. This keeps things simple and takes the pressure off planning a little!
See you there!
Garvald Show – Children’s Tattie Competition
Who can grow the biggest tattie?
Open to children between 5 and 12 years old.
To take part, collect your growing potato and instruction sheet from Garvald village hall noticeboard.
Judging takes place at the Garvald Show on Saturday 22nd August 2026
Garvald Plant Sale with Tea & Cake – 25th April 2026, 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm
There will be a plant sale with tea and cake available in the Village Hall on Saturday 25th April 2026.
Plants on sale include: hostas; snapdragons; tomatoes; geraniums; pelargoniums; phlomis, herbs; salvia; hellebores; sedum; alchemilla molis; stachys macrantha; eryngiums; fuschia and others.
Donations of plants, seedlings and cake for sale should be brought to the village hall on the day for 1.30 pm. Alternatively for plants and seedlings contact Malcolm and he can arrange for their collection or for drop-off earlier.
Garvald & Morham Community Ladies’ Supper – Friday 24th April at 7pm
The next Ladies’ Night will be on Friday 24th April at 7pm in the Garvald Stables.
Please bring some snacks / nibbles / light bites to share as well as your preferred drink.
This is instead of a meal-based event which we have had in the past. This keeps things simple and takes the pressure off planning a little!
See you there!