The Village Christmas Dinner takes places on Thursday week. So that the catering team can shop accordingly, can all acceptance slips and monies be returned by close of play on Friday? Just pop them in the locked letterbox on the gates at the The Rowans. Many thanks in advance.

The film Gravity (certificate 12A) is showing at Gifford Village Hall tonight (Friday 14th), doors open at 7.30pm. All welcome. For more information, see the Yester Community Movie Assocation.

A reminder about the quiz night, which is happening in the Garvald Inn this Saturday from 8.30pm. It’s £5 per team of four people, with proceeds going to the local playgroup.

There has already been a very positive response to this year’s village Christmas Dinner. Many thanks to all of you who’ve RSVP-ed already … Here’s a wee reminder for those that haven’t. It’s in the hall at 7pm on Thursday 4th December. All adult residents are invited, at a charge of £5 per head. If you could contribute to the buffet, it would be most appreciated – either a salad to accompany the turkey or a cold desert as Christmas pudding is never enough … To download the flier, click here.

Hope you’ve got the date in your diaries, even if you haven’t RSVP-ed yet!

A message from Dave Ramsey, Braefoot:
I will be setting off some fireworks on Friday 7th November. If you’d like to come and watch, it will be at the usual place. Come at 6.30pm with your sparklers for a 7pm start.

Hallowe’en guising and games will be on Friday 31st, from 6.00 until around 7.30pm. Our annual stomp round the village will take place this Friday, meeting at the hall at 6pm, followed by games and spooky tunes at the village hall. We are also looking for volunteers to help in the hall that evening, sharing out sweets and tidying up afterwards. Thanks.

Invitations to the village Christmas Dinner should be with you all by now, or they will be very shortly … In case it’s gets accidentally thrown out  recycled, along with that solar panel leaflet and Aldi in store bargains flier, click here to download.

A reminder to all Garvald’s budding Disco Diva/o-s – it’s the 70s Night in the Hall on Saturday. Here’s the poster again to remind you of the details …