The minutes from the June meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were the Community Council’s AGM, Crystal Rig funding and the latest Police report update.
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Crystal Rig Grant funding 2015/16
New Waste and Recycling Services from April
From April a new food waste collection using caddies and bags will be introduced. Also, green bins will be collected fortnightly instead of weekly. Leaflets will be arriving soon through your doors, but here’s copies of them to read online if you want to know more.
Reminder: rural broadband survey
If you’d like better broadband, please complete the online survey at https://eastlothianconsultations.co.uk/policy-partnerships/community-broadband (scroll down to the bottom of the page and click ‘Online Survey’).
A message from Kaela Scott, Local Community Planning Officer, East Lothian Council:
“Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership are ready to begin formally establishing evidence of demand and interest across rural and remote communities through this area-wide survey. The survey will remain open until the 20th February 2015.
Garvald is included in the list of areas that are unlikely to benefit from existing plans to roll out Superfast Broadband, and the council needs your help to gather as many responses as possible in order to look at alternative ways of improving broadband in the rural areas affected.
For more information, see the leaflet: Better broadband connectivity for rural and remote communities in East Lothian. Thank you for your help.”
GMCC December 2014 Meeting Minutes now available
The minutes from the December meeting of the Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were East Lothian Council’s new waste management plans, its Local Development Plans and the Local Area Partnership.
Coping with severe winter weather conditions – general information
Penny Short has collated some useful information regarding coping with severe weather, from various resources including Scottish Power and East Lothian Council’s Emergency Planning and Risk Manager:
Power Cuts
Scottish Power advises that vulnerable members of our Community are encouraged to register on the Scottish Power priority service register. Their SP Energy Networks leaflet states:
‘If electricity is crucial to your health ask to be included on our priority service register. You can do this via our website www.spenergynetworks.co.uk or by calling 0845 273 4444.’
Further information can be gained from Scottish Power about emergency action plans via: https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/support-centre/emergency-information/
Telephones
If the phone in your home needs to be plugged in to an electrical socket to work, it may be worth considering purchasing an old-fashioned “corded” analogue telephone, which would work even if there was an electricity power cut. They can be bought for around £5.00 from various outlets such as Amazon, Argos etc.
Severe Weather
The following Ready Scotland link contains a huge amount of information for dealing with severe weather including what should be in Emergency Kits: http://www.readyscotland.org/
Packing a small emergency kit and keeping it in a safe place at home would be handy in a wide range of emergency situations. Your kit should be kept in a waterproof bag and could include:
- A household emergency plan, including emergency contact numbers
- A battery operated torch and spare batteries (or a wind up torch)
- A battery operated radio and spare batteries (or a wind up radio)
- Essential medication, some toiletries and a first aid kit
- Three days’ supply of bottled water and ready-to-eat food (that won’t go off)
- Copies of important documents like insurance policies and birth certificates, in case you need to locate these quickly or prove your identity
- Pencil, paper, a penknife and a whistle
- Spare keys to your home and car
- Spare glasses or contact lenses
- Blankets and warm clothing
Other items which may be important for you and your family to cope during an emergency could include pet supplies, food supplies, formula milk/baby food, a mobile phone and in-car charger.
Met Office Weather Warnings
Information on weather warnings from the Met Office can be found on: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map
Road Clearing
The “gritting” lorries will be out in force to keep roads clear and will do their best to keep grit bins filled but resources may be stretched. Rock salt can be bought if needed from DIY stores and prices start from £2.99 per 25kg bag. The lorries who spread the grit and clear snow away need to work on fairly clear roads to be effective, so sensible parking to allow access is always appreciated.
East Lothian Council’s Local Development Plan
East Lothian Council has published their Local Development Plan: Main Issues Report and started its consultation period. A section on development in Garvald starts on page 75. To give your views, you can complete the survey available on East Lothian Council’s Consultation Hub for the Report.
Next GMCC Meeting is on Monday 1st December, 7pm
All are welcome to attend the next GMCC meeting which will be held at Morham Village Hall on Monday 1st December, 7pm.
Agenda
1. Attendance and Apologies
2. Minutes of Last Meeting and Matters Arising
3. Talk from Tom Reid about refuse collection
4. Council’s Main Issue Report
5. Councillors’ Report
6. Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership
7. Update from Kirstie Shearer, Council Liaison Rep
8. Update from Ian Smith, Broadband Rep
9. Update from Phillip White, Funding Rep
10. Update from Ian Middlemass, Treasurer
11. Local Planning Applications
12. Garvald Neighbourhood Watch
13. Garvald and Morham Updates
14. A.O.C.B.
15. Date of next meeting
GMCC meeting minutes for October 2014 now available
The minutes from the October meeting of the Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were the Neighbourhood Watch, the Local Area Partnership and progress on mobile phone masts for the area.
Haddington and Lammermuir Partnership Meeting
The next Haddington & Lammermuir Area Partnership Meeting is tonight (12th November). Penny Short will be there to represent the GMCC. If you have any comments about issues affecting opportunities for our children/young people and what can be done to address them, please let her know today using the contact form below. Thank you.
Contact Penny here: