The minutes from the June meeting of Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were road signage, the proposed broadband mast and a defibrillator for Garvald.
Your local schools need you!
National Books Tokens are running a competition to win £5,000 of National Book Tokens for your chosen school – enough to buy hundreds of new books for their library.
Enter the competition at: www.nationalbooktokens.com competition.
Wine Tasting Cancelled
The wine tasting event planned for this Saturday (10th) in Garvald village hall is cancelled due to lack of numbers. A similar event will be arranged for some time in the Autumn.
Pop-Up Concert Raises over £1200!
Enormous thanks to everyone who supported the pop-up concert last Friday night. Together we raised an amazing £1202, which will be distributed to East Lothian Aid for Refugees and East Lothian Welcomes Refugees. People were very generous with their donations of wine and baking – so many people came along that the church was packed full! Thanks to Jane Burns who told us a little about the work of ‘East Lothian Welcomes Refugees’.
And to set the record straight – it was all Hazel’s idea in the first place, so well done to her!
The young musicians Danill, Martin, Hugo, Tai, Finlay, Gorka and Tianyou were brilliant, inspiring and enthralling. Many thanks to them for their fantastic performances. We wish them well in their musical careers and look forward to following their successes in the future.
Lammermuir Festival Concert in Garvald
The Lammermuir Festival is visiting Garvald this year to play Bach And Buxtehude on Sunday 17 Sept 3pm, at Garvald Village Hall, with Huw Daniel, Alison McGilvery and Jan Waterfield.
Book your tickets now!
Voice your support for Morham Village Hall refurbishment
We’ve had an amazing response to our call for Letters of Support and signatures on our petition – thank you so much to those of you who’ve already got involved.
If those few of you who haven’t yet been in touch could possibly find two minutes to drop us a quick email of support. Every name and every email counts, so do please help if you can.
For those of you attending Morham Hall next week to vote, we intend to have a petition available for signature in the porch. Do please look out for it and add your name.
Meanwhile we’re continuing our architect meetings and drawing closer to putting the work out to tender; updates to follow in due course!
Best wishes,
The Morham Village Hall Trustees
DRAFT EMAIL IN SUPPORT FOR GRANT FUNDING, to be sent to morhamvillagehall@gmail.com
I am writing to express my support for the Viridor Credits funding application on behalf of Morham Village Hall to carry out the repairs and upgrades as highlighted in the recent survey by Ogilvy Chalmers. The hall is a vital heart of Morham community life and immensely valued, and I would be grateful if you would consider the application favourably.
Yours sincerely,
FULL NAME and POSTAL ADDRESS
Yester Primary Summer Fair
We’ve got loads of things to keep everyone happy at this year’s Summer Fair!
Pop down to grab a bargain at the plant stall, tombolas and kids toys, clothes and books, then enjoy a tasty burger and treat yourself to a cake or ice-cream, before getting rid of all that sugary energy at the bouncy castle and outside games.
How can you help?
- Offer just half an hour of your time to help sell things on a stall
- Anytime Friday or Saturday morning, drop off potted plants, baking and bikes (to be sold on your behalf with a percentage going to the school)
- COME ALONG!!! Bring your family and friends on the day – everyone is welcome! It’s a great school and community atmosphere, and loads of fun for kids and adults.
Pop-Up Concert Friday 2nd
A reminder that Finlay Hay and friends from the Yehudi Menuhin School will be performing at Garvald Church on Friday, 7pm.
Contributions of bottles of red or white wine for after-concert refreshments would be most welcome! Please drop off at Lorraine’s (The Beehive), or to Anne at Honeysuckle Cottage.
Tickets are £5 on the door, or from Caroline McGregor. All proceeds will go to two charities doing wonderful work to support refugees in East Lothian: ‘East Lothian Aid for Refugees’, and ‘East Lothian Welcomes Refugees’.
Pop-up Concert Friday 2nd June
Join us for a summer night of wonderful music in the beautiful and historic setting of Garvald Church. Students from the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School, including Garvald’s very own Finlay Hay, will perform a variety of pieces.
Tickets will be priced at £5 on the door, or are available to purchase ahead of time from Caroline McGregor. All proceeds will go to two charities doing wonderful work to support refugees in East Lothian: ‘East Lothian Aid for Refugees’, and ‘East Lothian Welcomes Refugees’.
Refreshments will be served afterwards, including a tasty variety of home baking.
We hope to see you there!
April GMCC Minutes now available
The minutes for the most recent Garvald and Morham Community Council meeting are now available on the GMCC page. Among the topics discussed were a proposed archaeology dig at Morham, a new Community Fund and village signs.