Excitement is building – keep a look out for your invitation to the Garvald Christmas Dinner arriving through your letterbox NOW
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Thursday 16th November 7.30 pm
Garvald Village Hall Trust AGM
The GVHT AGM will be held in the hall on Thursday 16th November at 7:30pm. All residents are encouraged to attend for an update on this important part of our community.As the AGM is not expected to last too long we have taken the opportunity of following it with a presentation from Haddington Camera Club which I’m sure will be interesting and informative.Wine and cheese will also be on offer, making this a community occasion not to be missed. Hopefully this will attract a good turn out. Do please come along.
Vacancy -Garvald Village Hall Bookings Secretary
The existing village hall bookings secretary is standing down after a number of years. The committee is keen to recruit someone to take her place.Whilst this is an important role it is not too onerous nor consuming.The role involves the following:
- Respond to any queries regarding hall hire generated via Garvald.org website or from village residents
- Show potential hirers around the hall
- Invoice regular users and bank any cash
- Keep the hall treasurer informed of monies due in the hall account
- Liaise with regular users regarding any conflict of dates
- Liaise with cleaner re cleaning schedules
- Keep calendar updated
- Open up and close for single use hires
- Complete health & safety check with new hires
- Inform committee of any maintenance issues and provide booking updates
- Liaise with ELC to ensure grass cut for weddings / village events
- Organise annual fire safety check
If you are interested in the role please contact the committee chair, Gary McGregor, at garvaldgary@hotmail.com
Save-the-Date for the Garvald Christmas Dinner
Thursday 7th December is the date for your diary.
And it’s a very special year – this will be the 50th Christmas Dinner! The first one was back in 1973.
More details to follow soon.
This Friday 13th October. we have a double bill at the Film Club:
“The Hermit of Treig” and “Peter and Ben”
Doors Open at 7.30 pm,
Update on Church Plans
The Church of Scotland Parishes of Garvald and Morham
As many will be aware, the Church of Scotland are going through a period of significant change throughout the whole of Scotland. The existing restructuring plans, in as far as they affect church property within the parish of Garvald and Morham, are as follows.
Morham Church
This building is being prepared for disposal and will soon be placed on the market for sale.
Garvald Church
The decision to sell Garvald Church will be finalised shortly. It is expected that the building will cease to be used for regular services at the end of 2023.
Garvald Church Stables
The Church of Scotland has decided not to sell Garvald Stables.
Garvald and Baro Glebe Fields
The Church of Scotland has decided not to sell Baro or Garvald Glebe fields. They will continue under their existing agricultural tenancies .
Fiona Sheldon
Session Clerk
Rag’n’Bone – Bric’n’Brac – Odds’n’Ends – Stall
at the Table-Top Sale on Sunday 8th October there will be a magical stall willing to take all your Bits’n’Bobs and sell them on in aid of Village Hall Funds. You can drop them off at the Hall on Sunday from 12 noon onwards. Just ask for Gary!
The film this Friday 8th September is “The Quiet Girl” – an Irish drama nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Oscars.
Door open 7.30 pm as usual
Church service
There will be a Communion Service in Garvald Church on Sunday 3rd September at 9.30 am to which everyone is welcome.
There will be a short meeting in the church after the service, for members and adherents to discuss the proposed sale of the church.
And then coffee and tea for everyone in the Stables