Thanks to Garvald and Morham Community Council, a subsidised trip to the theatre was run on Sunday – an annual Christmas treat! Over eighty people from Garvald and Morham travelled to Edinburgh and the show, Arabian Nights, was great fun.
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Garvald to Gifford Core Path Upgrade
The Core Path from Garvald up to the Donolly Reservoir, accessed by the road up to Garvald Mains, has been upgraded with new gates, a bridge over the burn and the whole path is fenced off from the rest of the cattle field. It’s a bit muddy in sections so wellies or walking boots are required at this time of year, but much of the path has been upgraded with fresh hard-core. The route to the reservoir and back makes an nice hour’s stroll for the whole family, or you can walk all the way to Gifford. More information about the route to Gifford can found in the updated Garvald to Gifford path leaflet.
October GMCC Meeting Minutes available
Minutes from the 2nd October 2017 Garvald and Morham Community Council meeting are now available on the GMCC page.
Christmas Theatre Trip
To all Garvald and Morham area residents,
Anna Derricourt is organising another Christmas Theatre Trip, subsidised by the Garvald and Morham Community Council.
There are two show options, both starting at 2pm. The Lyceum show is ‘Arabian Nights’ https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/the-arabian-nights and the Traverse has a brilliant show, ‘Cinderella’ https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event-detail/1266/cinderella.aspx
Cinderella is a shorter show so there would also be time to add in a visit to the Edinburgh Christmas attractions. Also, there are other events on nearby for under 5s, a Silent Disco (12pm) and Shark in the Park (4pm). The timings don’t work for the planned buses but these events may still be of interest to you.
If you would like to attend, please complete and return the attached form by 3rd November to enable Anna to make the bookings (your tickets are not confirmed until after that).
Order form – Morham and Garvald Christmas Theatre Trip 2017
GMCC meeting (7th August 2017) minutes now available
The minutes from the August meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were core footpaths, a proposed Cinema Club, the village marquee and various other funding issues.
June GMCC Meeting Minutes available
The minutes from the June meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were road signage, the proposed broadband mast and a defibrillator for Garvald.
Woodland Management
Yesterday on the steep bank of the Papana Burn adjacent to the park in Garvald, the young trees received some annual maintenance work. Approximately fifty individual trees required some attention including the straightening of leaning trees, cutting of some intrusive weeds (e.g. gorse / brambles), replacing dead saplings and repairing damaged tubes and stakes. Photos taken by Graham Barnes.
Energy Saving Trust Advice Sessions
Home Energy Scotland are a Scottish Government programme managed by the Energy Saving Trust. They have a network of local advice centres covering all of Scotland and offer free, impartial advice on energy saving, renewable energy, sustainable transport, waste prevention and more.
They are hosting two events in March called “Re-energise your old home” to bring together a range of industry experts to help people reduce heat loss in older homes and explain the benefits of renewable energy. At the event you can listen to short talks from the experts, ask questions and get tailored advice including the latest information on funding.
The events are taking place in Portobello on Tuesday 21 March (6.00-7.30pm) and North Berwick on Thursday 23 March (6.00-7.30pm). If you are interested in attending, you can obtain your free tickets using the links below:
Portobello: http://bit.ly/oldhomeportobello
North Berwick: http://bit.ly/oldhomeNB
New village signs
We have shiny new village signs at the entrances to the village. They have been paid for by the Haddington and Lammermuir Partnership and installed by the Roads Department. Similar signs have been provided for all villages in the area.
The Community Council were asked to publish the consultation for the signs on the website, which they posted on the website in November, but they have no responsibility for them. If you have any queries about the signs please contact the Council’s Roads Department. Thank you.
February 2017 GMCC meeting minutes available
The minutes from the February meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. New committee members were given a warm welcome and among the items discussed were the proposed Garvald broadband mast, an exciting proposal for an archaeology project in Morham, the Crystal Rig Fund and the development of future projects.