REMINDER: Garvald & Morham Community Ladies’ Supper – Friday 6th September at 7pm

The next Ladies’ Supper will be on Friday 6th September at 7pm in the Garvald Stables. We would love to see some of our neighbours from the wider community come along, too!

Just a wee reminder of what to bring along:

  • A dish to share
  • Cutlery
  • Plate
  • Bowl for pudding
  • Glass
  • Whatever you like to drink
  • Something to serve your dish with

See you there!

Support as we head towards winter

Have you turned your heating on yet?
As we head towards the colder months, two new support projects are now live:

Rural support for All

All households in the ward are offered a small payment of £100 to be claimed against fuel bills or rural broadband costs. This payment is administrated by Garvald and Morham Community Council with Crystal Rig Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund.

We are also working with Home Energy Scotland to get advice and support with fuel bills to those who need it. Home Energy Scotland are a free and impartial advice service funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust. They can advise on, energy saving, keeping warm at home, renewable energy, cutting water waste and more. You can contact Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282 or visit Home Energy Scotland.

To apply, please complete this form. You will need to attach a photo of the address panel of your 2024-5 Council Tax letter, clearly showing your address.

If you are struggling with your energy bills, you may be eligible for additional payment. Please tick the relevant box on the form.

Please see notes below

Support now available toward energy efficient measures in our rural community

Grants and interest-free loans funded by Scottish Government are available for a range of home insulation, efficiency  measures or renewable technologies, with extra help for rural communities, and now, GMCC with Crystal Rig Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, are offering additional financial support to homeowners within the Garvald and Morham Ward. 

First, go to homeenergyscotland.org/funding/grants-loans to look through the process and find what might be right for your home. You can also call Home Energy Scotland for free advice on 0808 808 2282. 

If you decide to go ahead with any of the supported measures, a copy of your Offer Letter for a Home Energy Scotland grant and/or loan (dated 01/01/24 onwards) will allow you to claim your Garvald and Morham Low Carbon Community Allowance of 15% of the total on your Offer Letter,  to maximum of £1000 per household, granted on a first-come-first-served basis, to an overall initial total of £20,000.  

Please note that larger government grants are available for those over 75 yrs with no heating, or heating over 10 years old, through Warmer Homes Scotland. Call the Home Energy Scotland number above to find out more. 

To apply, please complete this form. You will need to attach a copy of your Home Energy Scotland Offer letter, clearly showing your address and offer amount. Letters must have a 2024 issue date.

Please see notes below

 
Please note that both are available to homes in Garvald and Morham Ward only and applications will be checked against the Ward address list provided to us by East Lothian Council.

You should be aware that your data will be held as per Garvald and Morham Community Council Data Protection Policy in order to process your application and to report to funders on this project. Installations will be reported but unattached to any personal details.Please contact us at secgmcc@gmail.com with any queries.Volunteers are needed to help deliver paper copies of this offer to those who may not access through the website and social media. Please email us if you are able to help.

 

VILLAGE SHOW THANKS & LOST PROPERTY

Thanks to everyone who entered, judged, organised, donated to and came along to enjoy the Village Show yesterday.

It was wonderful to see lots of new folks braving the cut and thrust of the Show! Here are a couple of pics along with ‘left behind property’ – please collect from 1 Tanderlane Cottages.

We’ll put the full list of results on the website (GHS page) in the next day or so.

If you’d like to help out next year please let any member of the committee (listed in the Schedule) know! We always need many hands on the day!

Jo, Malcolm and Garvald Horticultural Society cttee

 

Left behind..

VILLAGE SHOW THIS SATURDAY

Forget the Festival – its nearly Showtime!

Staging: 7-9pm on Friday, 8-10am (sharp) on Saturday. Doors open 2pm.

As ever we are grateful for donations of baking and tombola prizes – please bring to the hall on Friday evening or Saturday morning.

Entry: £2 to enter items into the Show, or by donation (cash only!)

REMINDER TO SIGN UP: East Lothian Garden Waste Permits

Residents will be given an additional opportunity this year to register for a permit to receive collections of garden waste from East Lothian Council. The second registration period of 2024 will be open from 26 August to 6 September.

This follows the first registration period which saw around 19,600 properties being registered to receive a fortnightly garden waste service from July.

The Council is in the process of finalising the routing and schedule for those who have already signed up. Residents who have registered during this period will shortly receive their permit sticker and collection calendars.

Garden waste permits cost £35 per property.

Residents wishing to sign up for the service between 26 August and 6 September will be able to do so online until 3:30pm on Friday 6 September.

Those who sign up during this window will have their collections run from 21 October 2024 to 1 September 2025.

Find out more about garden waste: Brown bin – monthly garden waste collections | Waste and recycling services for households | East Lothian Council

Further updates and reminders will be issued.

YOGA DRAGON CLASSES – starting 27th August

Yoga Dragon Classes – Garvald Village Hall

A reminder that Vinyasa yoga classes are scheduled to start on Tuesday 27th August at 6.30p.m.  These are “flow” based classes, designed for people with some experience of yoga, but can be adapted to meet any individual’s level.  Why not come along and give it a try?

Dates, details and booking at www.yoga-dragon.co.uk

For administrative reasons please book before Saturday 24th August.

The beginners’ class and chair yoga classes have started, but there is no difficulty if you would like to book for any of those now and going forward.  For dates times and bookings see www.yoga-dragon.co.uk

Thermal Imaging Camera

Garvald and Morham have acquired a high-end thermal imaging  camera to produce reports to any interested local householders on simple energy-saving insulation measures.

Volunteers are needed to help with this exercise which can only be done on suitable days over the winter months. Training on the use of cameras would be provided.

If you’re interested in volunteering or need any more information please use the contact form, below:

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    Thank you for Garvald Fun Day!

    A huge thanks to all the volunteers who made Garvald Fun Day such a success and to everyone who managed to make it along to support the event.

    Too many to thank individually but a special mention for Chiara Brand’s organising and ceaseless energy throughout!

    Tom