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Garvald and Morham Christmas Theatre Trip

The Snow Queen at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre on
Sunday 3rd December at 1pm
Coach available with pick up and return – Garvald and Morham Loanhead

40 tickets are currently available at £7.50 per person on first come first served basis and you must be a resident of Garvald and Morham ward. Please complete the contact form below, including number of adult and child tickets requred, to receive the booking link.

Booking closes on Thursday 16th November or when full.

The theatre recommends that this show is suitable for 5+ years. It is approx 2 hours including interval.

Pick up in Garvald and Morham will be from 11:30am, returning at approximately 4pm.

Ths trip is subsidised by Crystalrigg Community Windfarm and organised by your Community Council.

More show information https://lyceum.org.uk/events/the-snow-queen-23-24


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    Would you like to see the return of the Christmas Theatre Trip?

    For many years we had a Garvald and Morham annual trip to the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh for the Christmas show. Your Community Council would like to know if you would enjoy the return of this trip.


    This year’s offering at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh is
    The Snow Queen

    Aince upon a time, in a world lang forgotten, strange creatures roamed the land…
    When the beautiful and fearsome Snow Queen steals young Kei away to her frozen kingdom, she leaves behind the brave and brilliant Gerda, an Edinburgh lass who will stop at nothing to rescue her best friend.
    But the Snow Queen has lodged shards of her magical ice into Kei’s heart, turning him cold and mean. Can Gerda, with the help of friends she meets along the way, track her pal through the magical, wintery world of the Snow Queen and melt his frozen heart before it’s too late?
    Join us for a beautiful, festive and musical adventure as we follow young Gerda on her quest to save Kei, and the world, from an eternal winter. Snow, songs, ice palaces, and a dazzling pink unicorn awaits!

    Tickets are £35- £29 each plus approx £10 each for bus hire, but with Community Council subsidy, each ticket, including return bus travel would be offered at £7.50 per person. You must be a resident of the Garvald and Morham ward and the show is suitable for children over 5 and their families.
    This would hopefully be a Sunday matinee in early December, depending on ticket availability.

    Please note your interest on this form. Deadline is 21st October.
    https://forms.gle/3ANGhkRhgkVogPDA9

    More show information https://lyceum.org.uk/events/the-snow-queen-23-24

     

    Christmas Theatre Trip

    Update on bookings

    Morham bus – fully booked
    Garvald bus – 4 spaces remaining

    We also have 5 tickets that are for people who wish to make their own way to the theatre.

    It may be possible to upgrade to a larger bus for Garvald and Morham Loanhead (Not Morham Mainshill due to the narrow bridge). Please message me on the form below if you are unable to book the tickets you need). DEADLINE 12th November.

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    SUNDAY 12th December 2021

    CHRISTMAS DINNER at Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, 1:30pm (buses leave at noon)

    BOOKING DEADLINE 12th November 1pm.

    Due to funding from the Crystal Rig Community Windfarm, Garvald and Morham Community Council are able to organise this trip once again.

    Including return coaches – one from each of Garvald and Morham – (noon – approx. 4pm)

    Tickets £6 per person
    Book here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/garvald-and-morham-christmas-theatre-trip-tickets-192232621947

    Please contact us, using the contact form at the bottom of this post, for the password.

    All families must be Garvald and Morham Ward residents. Map here.

    About the show – https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/christmas-dinner 


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      Christmas Theatre goes online

      In the absence of the usual Family Christmas Theatre trip we’re posting information about some of the alternatives available to watch at home this year:

      We usually go to the Lyceum Edinburgh, they are offering Lyceum Christmas Tales

      On 1 Dec, a free 15 minute Christmas story will appear on The Lyceum Website for families to share at bedtime. Then, a brand new story will appear every other day until the 16th of December – 8 free stories in all. You can visit us here to watch them on the website as they appear or sign up to receive them by email. The final 4 Christmas Tales will be performed together in a special live show with musical interludes on a transformed Lyceum stage between 16-20 December, £10.

      Other options:
      All available free to stream at home but please do consider donating if you can.

      National Theatre of Scotland – Rapunzel

      Brunton Theatre – Rapunzel

      Scottish Ballet – The Secret Theatre Christmas Special

       

      Important Announcement from your Community Council

      Covid-19 Community Support Fund

      In the current lockdown situation some Garvald or Morham residents may be suffering an impact to their regular income. The Community Council (via the Crystal Rig fund)  have a modest sum that could possibly be utilised to provide some financial assistance to any residents impacted in this way.

      If you are interested in exploring the issue of potential assistance please contact Phillip White for an application form  on 830316 or philliprwhite@btinternet.com  Any enquiries will be dealt with in  the strictest confidence.

      East Lothian VE Day Celebration, Friday 8th May

      On Friday 8th May the Nation will mark the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe which marks and remembers the end of the Second world War in Europe

      Given the current global pandemic crisis we face due to Covid-19 many of the planned celebrations and acts of remembrance planned across East Lothian for the weekend of 8th – 10th May have been cancelled or changed to reflect the need to keep the nation safe.

      However, commemorating this historic event from home or the work place is still encouraged as best as we can. It can be a time for everyone in East Lothian to remember the immeasurable sacrifices that were made at home and abroad and to celebrate 75 years of victory and peace in Europe

      Open Air Schedule for those who would like to participate, full information here
      11:00am  – Two minutes silence
      2:55pm – The Last Post
      3:00pm – The Nations Toast
      3:00pm – The Thousand Plus Pipers – Note: Rory Gammell, Robbie Clark and Harry Lee will pipe from their gardens in Morham.
      6:55pm – Crying out for Peace
      9:00pm – HM The Queen Broadcast

      Update from Morham – May 2020

      With the continuing lockdown, this is just a brief reminder of support and services available to Morham area residents.

      Firstly, a reminder that day-to-day updates are available on the ‘Morham – We Live Here’ private Facebook group. Members must be area residents to join this group and it is a great place for everyone to share information, support and resources.

      Any confidential requests for practical assistance can be sent in the contact form below or by the email / phone numbers on the leaflet put through all doors by the Morham Resilience Volunteers. This can be from mowing of lawns or dog walking, to shopping and picking up prescriptions. There’s a fantastic group of very willing locals who have volunteered to help out as necessary, so don’t hesitate!

      We also have volunteers who are able to offer either time on the phone or online to those simply missing a bit of social contact. If you or anyone you know would benefit from a chat, do please get in touch and we’ll happily forward the details of local volunteers who have kindly offered a bit of pressure-free social contact.

      We have organised a couple of food shopping opportunities, set up in the car park behind Mainshill Steading on Tuesdays: Johnson’s Fruit and Veg Van at noon and Ross Dougal Fish van at 1:45pm. Both are cash/cheque only.
      Please respect all current Scottish Government Guidance. Locals who need to drive to Mainshill, please park beside bin store at entrance to car park.
      There are a number of local businesses including Morham on their delivery routes including The Mart East Linton, Yester Dairies, George Anderson’s, Bostock Bakery and more. These are updated by residents on the Facebook Group.


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        Update on Morham Resilience

        Firstly, a big thank you to all those who have offered support. We have a great, supportive, community and things are moving quickly so the main thing is that we are connected.  So, to update on where and how to access information and assistance.

        General Morham-specific information:
        The main information channel for Morham residents will be ‘Morham – We Live Here‘  Facebook group. This is only for residents and will be used for Morham-specific information.
        We will not be replacing national advice channels so please continue to refer to Scottish Government, NHS and East Lothian Council for updated information (see below for links).
        If you are not happy to be on Facebook, please contact us through the contact form below to make us aware that you are not able to access this loop.

        Requests / Offers for specific Assistance:
        The assist/risk register is our central record of residents who have opted in to help out or would like us to know they may need extra support. This list is protected and confidential within the Resilience Group, and all data held according to the Data Privacy Policy of Morham Village Hall. We will use this register to create links in response to requests for assistance.

        We have contacted a volunteer from this register in many of our housing clusters to ask them to be a point of contact in case our movements are made more limited. Please let us know if you are able to help with this, we are not yet 100% coverage.

        Examples of Morham Specific Services you will see on the Facebook group:
        – The owner of Lanterne Rouge is a resident and is offering delivery of evening meal from the cafe to those stuck at home as he heads home.

        – Johnson’s Fruit and Veg van will visit the car park behind Mainshill Steading on Tuesday at 11am. If you are not currently leaving the house, please let us know as they can make up boxes for doorstep drops.

        Obviously things are changing rapidly so please join the group for most up to date information.

        Useful sources of information 

        https://www.readyscotland.org/coronavirus/

        https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

        https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public


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