There will be a fund-raising coffee morning in Garvald Village Hall on Saturday 27th September from 10 am until 12 noon.
Tea, coffee, cakes and PRESS-YOUR-OWN apple juice! Bring apples, a bottle and any jam or chutneys for the Bring and Buy table.
Category: Garvald Village Hall
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Friends of Garvald Village Hall Scheme
Dear Garvald Resident,
As I am sure you are aware, Garvald residents are incredibly lucky to have a spectacular Village Hall at the centre of our community. The hall is much loved by us all and regularly used by many.
Sadly over the last few years the financial situation of the hall has become more perilous: heating costs have escalated, wedding bookings have become fewer and maintenance issues have increased. Despite best efforts of the current and previous committees, running the hall with the level of bookings we currently have is not financially viable over the longer term. As such we are working on a number of fund raising ideas to ensure the hall remains available to us all for many years to come.
Part of this current initiative is to ask each Garvald resident if they would like to become a long term ‘Friend of the Hall’ by setting up a monthly donation. The suggested amount is £5 per month; however, any amount would be greatly appreciated. There is absolutely no obligation to become a friend of the hall but it is hoped that many of the residents will be able to donate a little every month to allow the hall to have a regular income stream.
If you would like to join this initiative, please complete the contact form, below, to receive details of how to set up your payment.
Should anyone wish to discuss this further, please speak to either Gary McGregor (Chair) or Tom Edmonds (Treasurer). They can be contacted via the contact form, too.
Many thanks,
Garvald Village Hall Committee
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Coffee Morning – save the date ( and your apples)
A coffee morning to raise some funds for the Village Hall is being planned for Saturday 27th September. More information to follow.
Hold on to your apples if you can. We will have an apple-press in operation and you can leave with a bottle of freshly pressed apple juice, after a cuppa and a bit of cake.
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Garvald Village Hall Meeting Tuesday 19th August
The next meeting of the Village Hall committee will take place on Tuesday 19th August @ 7:30pm in the hall.
The agenda is as follows:
1. Welcome & apologies
2. Minutes of last meeting & matters arising
3. Finance update – Tom
4. Bookings update – Laura
5. Maintenance update – Lee
6. Works update – Shirley
7. Application to G & M CC
8. AOB
9. Date of next meeting & AGMEveryone is very welcome to attend and to raise any matters which they would like the committee to discuss.
Many thanks
Gary McGregor (Chair)
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Updated Garvald Village Hall Information
Please see the updated information pack, which includes a change to booking fees, on the Garvald Village Hall page, here: https://www.garvald.org.uk/garvald-village-hall/hall-hires/
You can also view the information pack, here: GVH 2025
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Garvald Hogmanay Event – Request for Feedback
Many thanks to all those who came to support the 2024 Garvald Hogmanay Hoolie and very special thanks to all the ‘silent’ helpers who magically appear when needed to assist with serving, clearing tables and then especially tidying the hall the next day – you all know who you are and are all wonderful!
We have noticed that Ceilidh numbers have dwindled slightly the last couple of years and so have compiled a wee survey to just check and see what the general feeling is regarding the Ceilidh and Hogmanay – please see the following link, it should only take 5 mins to complete and will really help inform the way forward.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSLGV3Y
In addition, Shirley and Sarah who have been organising the Ceilidh for the last number of years, are keen to step aside now and let others take the lead so are keen to hear from anyone interested in getting involved. Feedback gathered from the survey will hopefully help steer the event in the preferred direction going forward.
Please respond by 7th February so a band can be booked if required for the 2025 event.
Thank you!
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Hogmanay Hoolie
Snap up your tickets for the Hogmanay Hoolie to avoid disappointment! Details below:
Our ever popular Hogmanay Hoolie will return again this year to Garvald Village Hall and we are delighted to welcome back local Ceilidh band Clappy Doo.
BYOB & glass – A light supper will be provided and v/vg options (please advise)
7.30pm – Midnight
Adults: £15, Under 18’s: £8, Under 5’s free
Booking from Friday 22nd November. Contact Shirley Evatt for tickets: Tel: 01620 830270 or Email: GarvaldHogmanayHoolie@gmail.com
(payment in advance by cash or Paypal)
It’s sure to be another great fun night for all the family. We hope you can join us!
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Garvald Christmas Dinner 5th December
Thanks for all the RSVPs so far.
Still time for you to pop your money in an envelope, decide whether to make a salad or dessert and return your RSVP to Gary and Caroline at The Old Schoolhouse, Garvald.
You may have noticed that Santa’s sleigh-disguised-as-a-skip has gone! Off to Greenland! Christmas is getting closer.
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Garvald Hogmanay Hoolie 2024
Our ever popular Hogmanay Hoolie will return again this year to Garvald Village Hall and we are delighted to welcome back local Ceilidh band Clappy Doo.
BYOB & glass – A light supper will be provided and v/vg options (please advise)
7.30pm – Midnight
Adults: £15, Under 18’s: £8, Under 5’s free
Booking from Friday 22nd November. Contact Shirley Evatt for tickets: Tel: 01620 830270 or Email: GarvaldHogmanayHoolie@gmail.com
(payment in advance by cash or Paypal)
It’s sure to be another great fun night for all the family. We hope you can join us!
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2024 Christmas Dinner Save-the-Date
The Annual Garvald Christmas Dinner – that beloved highlight of the festive calendar – will take place on Thursday 5th December at 7 pm. Please put the date in your diaries now, and look out for the invitations coming through your letter-boxes within the next few weeks.
If there are any teenagers out there who are not studying for prelims that night, or busy with school dances or concerts, and who would like to earn a little bit of extra Christmas cash as they help with serving and washing-up, please could they contact one of Santa’s angels….
Caroline McGregor, Elaine McMillan, Trudi Cueto, Chiara Brand, Chiara Vaccaro, Gemma Gilmour, Becca Hamilton and Graeme Maxton
And since we fear there are not many teenagers who routinely check the website please could we ask the Mums and Dads to draw this message to their attention.
