Category Archives: Announcements

Garvald & Morham Community Ladies’ Cheese and Wine Night – Friday 7th March

The next Ladies’ Supper will be a CHEESE AND WINE NIGHT on Friday 7th March at 7pm in the Garvald Stables. We would love to see some of our neighbours from the wider community come along, too!

What to bring along:

  • One or two cheeses to share
  • Something to accompany cheese such as crackers or chutney, etc.
  • Your chosen wine or other drink
  • A knife to cut the cheese
  • A plate
  • a glass

See you there!

A film to make you laugh for Valentine’s Day.

“The Holdovers” is a film about a curmudgeonly high school instructor who has to remain on campus over the holidays and forms an unlikely bond with a troubled teenager and the school cook. Doors open at 7.30 pm. Film starts at 8 pm.  Even better – you could start the evening off with supper in the Lanterne Rouge.

Thermal Imaging for Reducing Heat Loss

FREE THERMAL IMAGING SURVEY

Garvald and Morham Community Council have acquired a thermal imaging camera to allow local homes to be surveyed and advice given on measures that can be taken to reduce heat loss. The expected result is lowered energy use and bills and a reduction of our communal carbon footprint.

The survey can be done by a local volunteer or householders can beat the queue and borrow the camera and do the – fairly simple – survey themselves.

To arrange a date, contact either Andy Duncan (Garvald) or Andrew Watson (Morham). We’ll then either arrange a suitable time to carry out the survey on your behalf, or deliver the camera and a simple instruction sheet and collect the camera the following day. In both cases we will review the pictures taken and, where possible, give advice on measures that can be taken to reduce heat loss.

There is no charge for this service.

Please contact us, using the contact form below, if you’d like to take up this offer.

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    Dog Fouling in Garvald

    There have been a few incidences of dog fouling on the pavements of Garvald, recently.

    Not picking up after a dog is disgusting, anti-social, a health hazard and particularly difficult for young children or the partially sighted to avoid.  It is also extremely frustrating for responsible dog owners who may find themselves under suspicion.

    Not picking up after a dog also carries a fixed penalty of £80 to £100 and potentially up to a £500 fine if the owner is convicted of an offence.

    If you have a dog and find yourself (or your dog…!) caught short without a poo bag, there is now a roll of poo bags hanging in the entrance to the kids’ shelter in the park – help yourself.

    Please see the link, below, to East Lothian Council’s process for reporting dog fouling:

    Dog fouling | Litter and street cleaning | East Lothian Council

     

    Christmas Eve in Garvald

    The kirk might not be an official Church anymore, but the new owner is happy for the community to use it this Christmas Eve.
    After the traditional caroling on the green (around the Christmas tree at 6pm), please feel welcome to pop along to the kirk for a very casual half-hour or so of extra festive midwinter/solstice/Christmas Eve cheer. Bring a reading or a poem or a song to share (before the kids go bonkers and we all rush off to bed)?

    Calling all singers and music -makers!

    We will have the usual carol-singing round the Garvald Christmas Tree from 6 pm on Christmas Eve. Please bring bells, shakers, drums and any other instrument you can think of. Carol sheets will be provided.

    Future Yoga Classes in Garvald Village Hall

    If you have or think you might have any interest in taking part in a yoga class in the village hall, starting in the New Year 2025, please check out the poll on Facebook, at Yoga Dragon’s page: (1) Facebook 

    Or email kirsty@yoga-dragon.co.uk with suggested days and times with an indication of your level of experience.

    Current classes will continue in the New Year on current days and times, details of which can be found on www.yoga-dragon.co.uk  – although new 2025 dates not yet listed!

    The poll is to assess whether an additional yoga class might have demand if at a different time or on a different day, or both!

    No commitment required at this stage – just expressions of interest.