Ironman Edinburgh triathlon returns to Garvald this year on Sunday 1st July.
Travel information can be found here: http://eu.ironman.com/triathlon/events/emea/ironman-70.3/edinburgh/road-access.aspx#axzz5GVY23hio
A leaflet was delivered to all local residents this week, to help you make alternative travel plans on the day, if necessary. Here’s a digital copy of the ironman route leaflet.
A reminder that there will be a defibrillator training session at the village hall on this Wednesday the 16th May, 7.00 – 9.00 pm.
Please do come along – it could help save someone’s life!
Date for your diaries… Saturday 16th June. Haddstock Music Festival.
Pencaitland Festival – all welcome!
Garvald will soon have it’s own Defibrillator fitted to the wall in the small car park in front of the village hall. The machine has been purchased using Wind Farm funding which the Community Council administers.
On Wednesday 16th (7.00-9.00 pm) in the village hall we are running an information session including a walk-through and a talk about what to do in the event that one of us would need to step in and use the machine. The training is being provided by a fully qualified person.
Please come along if you are free – you never know when it could be required.
Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the village hall on Wednesday the 16th between 7 and 9 pm.
Phillip White
Vice Chair Garvald & Morham Community Council
Catherine Wheels Theatre Company & National Theatre of Scotland
are coming to Haddington. Come along and support this special local performance.
Tickets £9.90/£7.70 Child
For the following discount, please contact The Brunton on 0131 665 2240:
£30 FAMILY OF 4
Book via HubTickets.
Meet the Slumber Sisters. An all-singing trio whose job it is to monitor our dreams and ensure that our night time wanderings remain healthy and safe. Armed with an infinite supply of remedies, they arrive to create dreams that will help us through difficult times.
Eddie soon catches their attention. She might be quiet and reserved by day but at night Eddie’s dreams are increasingly wild, chaotic and sometimes terrifying. It has been like this ever since her gran died. As Eddie’s grief comes out in force at night, the Slumber Sisters decide it is time to intervene. An interactive show that with warm-heart, songs and humour, explores grieving through the eyes of a child.
Recommended for ages 8+
“ World class work for children and young people” The Herald
As part of their annual Scottish Tour (1st-6th May), seven students from the Yehudi Menuhin School will perform a programme of music for piano, violin, guitar and cello. This year the group are marking the centenary of the death of Claude Debussy and the programme will include music by other composers written around that period.
Nearest concerts are in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Eyemouth and Edinburgh. The ensemble features local student Finlay Hay, on Guitar. Websites are listed below to book tickets for each venue.
Claire Wang – aged 10 – Chinese (piano)
Rebecca You – aged 11 – Chinese (piano)
Stefanja Nicolich – aged 14 – Bosnian (piano)
Duru Erdogan – aged 14 – Turkish (piano)
Mira Marton – aged 18 – Polish (violin)
Finlay Hay – aged 16 – Scottish (guitar)
Caterina Isaia – aged 15 – Italian (cello)
Berwick upon Tweed
Tuesday 1st May 7pm at The Maltings
www.maltingsberwick.co.uk
Eyemouth Coffee concert
Wednesday 2nd May 10.30am at The Hippodrome
www.eyemouthhippodrome.org
New Lanark
Thursday 3rd May 7.45pm at The Institute
www.musicinlanark.co.uk
Edinburgh
Friday 4th May 3pm at The Canongate Kirk
www.musicinblairatholl.co.uk
Blair Atholl
Saturday 5th May 7.30pm and Sunday 6th May at 3pm at Blair Castle
www.musicinblairatholl.co.uk
If I Were Provost… a competition for the Year of Young People
Young people in East Lothian are being asked to get creative and share their ideas on how to make the county a better place for young people, for a competition held as part of the Year of Young People.
The council has launched If I Were Provost – a competition that asks young people what would they do if they were ‘in charge’, how they would improve life for young people in the region, what new policies they might introduce and why.
You may wish to convey your ideas in:
There are two categories:
One winner from each category will be invited to act as a Young Provost alongside Provost John McMillan at a number of events throughout 2018. The winners will also receive a goody bag of gifts from East Lothian tourist attractions. The winning entries, plus a selection of entries received, will be on display at libraries throughout the county during the summer of 2018.
For more information, go to www.eastlothian.gov.uk/provostcompetition
The closing date for entries is Friday 11 May 2018.
Are you interested in doing an ‘Amsterdam King’s Day’ type event in Garvald, where everyone turns out to sell their second-hand wares on the streets, or from their gardens perhaps? Easier than taking it all to the hall and back again if not sold.
Please let Sylvia Wood know, or send a message via the contact form if you are interested. If you have already responded to this message in February, you do not need to respond again. Thank you.
Less than a week to go before Gary hits the stage in Stenton