Meeting minutes for the April meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council have been published on the GMCC Meetings and Minutes page. These include community council funding news and updates from East Lothian Council on local budgets and the common school day.
Category Archives: Community Council
Crystal Rig Grants 2018-19
Your Community Council has had a busy year in 2018-2019 and we wanted to update you on what the Crystal Rig Fund has been used for.
Local young people Louisa Stoddart, Isabell Gold, Robin Bellamy and Finlay Hay were supported. Our funding aided them in their competitive sporting and musical achievements and a Raleigh Expedition. Also Heidi Ingram kindly helped the Community Council with GDPR and IT support throughout the year.
Larger projects helped were:
• De- Fibrillator for Garvald
• Woodland Project 2
• Knox Academy
• Yester Primary School
• Haddington Hockey
• Garvald Fun Day
• Seed Funding for Garvald Ceilidh
• Garvald Christmas Party
• Two picnic benches for the Village Hall
• Garvald & Morham Theatre Trip – over 80 people from both villages travelled to Edinburgh to see Wendy and Peter Pan and by all accounts the trip was a great success.
As you can see a large and varied amount of projects were given support. In total we approved the allocation of £22,742 last year.
We are currently arranging to purchase an External Defibrillator to be located at Morham Village Hall and provide some support to 1st Gifford Cub Scouts for a Cub camp.
We are looking for any ideas you may have for allocating 2019 funds. We should have a similar amount of money available and any projects that meet the strict criteria will be considered. Please read the information on our funding page. You can also download the application form from there, or contact Philip White for more information.
Johnscleugh road closure
It is the Council’s intention to undertake carriageway patching works on the Johnscleugh road commencing on Tuesday 7th May 2019 for approximately three days, weather permitting.
In order to comply with the current health and safety legislation, it will be necessary to close the road during working hours 08:00 to 17:00 hours daily. No vehicular access/egress or parking will be permitted on the closed road with the exception of emergency service and construction vehicles.
See map for diversion route: C103 Johnscleugh Road – Road Closure
New picnic benches for Garvald
We now have two refurbished picnic benches in the orchard in front of the Village Hall. The previous two had out lived their lifespan and were beyond repair. The Community Council has recovered the cost in full from East Lothian Council.
CC Minutes from February 2019 Meeting
Minutes from the February 2019 Community Council meeting are now available on the GMCC Meetings and Minutes page.
Local road closures
Local road closures coming up this weekend and next week:
On 16th March Gifford’s roads and car park will be affected – 088_Road Closure – Gifford 16th March. Race information – Gifford RR Circuit & Marshal Points
From 18-22nd March Deuchrie road will be closed for resurfacing work – Road Closure Deuchrie Road 18-22 March
Time changes to Councillor Akhtar’s surgeries for March 13th
Please note that Councillor Akhtar’s local surgeries on Wednesday 13 March will now be at the following times:
1.00pm-1.30pm – Gifford
1.40pm-2.10pm- Garvald
2.20pm-3.00pm – Morham
Safer Communities – Safer Scotland
There’s lots of useful information on keeping yourself safe in this ‘Safer communities, safer Scotland’ booklet, giving practical tips on how to keep you, your family and your community safe – from protecting your home and possessions, to helping your children enjoy the benefits of the internet in safety.
Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership meeting
The Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership Annual Meeting will be held on 16th March. All are welcome.
This group has an impact on our community; it funded our shelter in the park and is currently completing a study on rural transport for Yester Primary children. If you would like to hear more about the Partnership’s work, you are welcome to attend the meeting.
Haddington road closure
Notice from East Lothian Council:
It is the Council’s intention to undertake carriageway resurfacing work on B6368 Sidegate, Haddington, commencing Saturday 2nd March for approximately 2 days, weather permitting.
In order to comply with current Health and Safety Legislation, it will be necessary to close the road to through vehicular traffic from 8am to 5pm both days. Emergency vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. No parking will be permitted on the affected section (From A6093 Hardgate Junction to Maitlandfield Hotel). A suitable diversion route will be signed accordingly. Restricted local access will be retained where practicable, however the direction of access/egress will be determined by the contractors’ whereabouts.
