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  • New Waste and Recycling Services from April

    food waste caddies

    From April a new food waste collection using caddies and bags will be introduced. Also, green bins will be collected fortnightly instead of weekly. Leaflets will be arriving soon through your doors, but here’s copies of them to read online if you want to know more.

  • Spring Sale: 26th April

    Any more takers for the forthcoming table top sale? Let us know if you’re interested. Don’t forget to begin your message FAO Katy though …

    Would anybody be willing and able to help at the event? We thought it would be especially nice to offer some face painting. Anyone a dab hand with the sponge and/or the brush? Do drop us a line if you could spare an hour or so. Many thanks in advance!

     

  • A Little Bit Of Everything …

    Garvald Village Hall will play host to a Spring Sale on Sunday 26th April, between 12 and 2.30pm.

    So what’s on offer? Well it’s hoped a little bit of everything. But exactly what will depend on YOU!

    If you’ve got something to sell, and would be interested in hiring a table, please let us know. Fill in the hall hires contact form giving as much information about your offering as possible. And to make the admin easier, please begin your message “FAO Katy …”

    Tables will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The larger ones will cost £12, and the medium ones £8. If you have a preference, again let us know.

    With a bit of luck, all the available space will be snapped up sharpish – and by  local traders. Just in case though, Thursday 19th March will be the closing date. And in the meantime, please keep an eye out for updates here.

     

  • 100 Club …

    The February winners are as follows:

    • 62, Eleanor Cadzow; and
    • 2, Toni Bunch.

    Congratulations, cheques on their way!

  • Save The Date(s)

    The Village Hall will be hosting a couple of village events in the first half of the year. Firstly, a Plant/Table Top Sale on 26th April. And secondly, a Jumble Sale on 28th June. Please note the dates in your diaries, and keep an eye out for more details here.

  • Reminder: rural broadband survey

    If you’d like better broadband, please complete the online survey at https://eastlothianconsultations.co.uk/policy-partnerships/community-broadband (scroll down to the bottom of the page and click ‘Online Survey’).

    A message from Kaela Scott, Local Community Planning Officer, East Lothian Council:

    “Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership are ready to begin formally establishing evidence of demand and interest across rural and remote communities through this area-wide survey. The survey will remain open until the 20th February 2015.

    Garvald is included in the list of areas that are unlikely to benefit from existing plans to roll out Superfast Broadband, and the council needs your help to gather as many responses as possible in order to look at alternative ways of improving broadband in the rural areas affected.

    For more information, see the leaflet: Better broadband connectivity for rural and remote communities in East Lothian. Thank you for your help.”

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  • GMCC December 2014 Meeting Minutes now available

    The minutes from the December meeting of the Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were East Lothian Council’s new waste management plans, its Local Development Plans and the Local Area Partnership.

  • Survey: improving broadband in rural areas

    If you’d like better broadband, please complete this online survey at https://eastlothianconsultations.co.uk/policy-partnerships/community-broadband.


    A message from Kaela Scott, Local Community Planning Officer, East Lothian Council:

    “Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership are ready to begin formally establishing evidence of demand and interest across rural and remote communities through this area-wide survey. The survey will remain open until the 20th February 2015.

    Garvald is included in the list of areas that are unlikely to benefit from existing plans to roll out Superfast Broadband, and the council needs your help to gather as many responses as possible in order to look at alternative ways of improving broadband in the rural areas affected.

    For more information, see the leaflet: Better broadband connectivity for rural and remote communities in East Lothian. Thank you for your help.”

    Broadband_poster

  • New photos added to Gallery…

    Photographs from last year have now been uploaded for you to view. Recent additions include the tree clearing team in action as well as images from last year’s Flower Show and the 2014 Christmas Dinner. Village photos are stored on Google Plus and you can access them via the Gallery page.