Still a bit short of replies for the Nunraw Xmas Dinner. Surely the whole village isn’t double booked?! If you want to come, can you let us know please? Pop your forms etc into the letter box on the gate at The Rowans. Many many thanks …
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Red Cross Concert: Rehearsals
Rehearsal dates this weekend:
- On the afternoon of Friday November 22nd the Church will be open and heated for all children who wish to practice.
- A rehearsal will be held on Sunday 24th at 2pm at the Church. All participants should try to attend this if possible. Thank you.
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Councillor Tom Trotter: Surgery Dates for 2014
Councillor Tom Trotter hold his surgeries in Garvald Village Hall once a month on a Saturday, 10.30-11am. Dates for 2014 are listed on the GMCC page.
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Help Needed for Fund-Raising Concert
Annie Raitt is looking for someone with a video recorder to come along and film segments of the fund-raising concert on the 30th November.
If you can help please reply to this post or go and knock on her door at Honeysuckle Cottage.
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Post Office: Let’s use it, not lose it!
Chris Park, the new Postmaster of Garvald Post Office, would like to remind you that he offers a wide range of postal services in the Village Hall on Thursday mornings from 09:30 to 11:30. It’s a very useful facility to have on our doorsteps, so why not come along soon and make use of the Post Office to post all your Christmas parcels and buy your stamps.
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History of Garvald
Why not take a look at our History of Garvald page? We’ve had lots of interest and several comments from people researching their family trees and wanting information on village residents from the past. Also, if anyone has old photos of Garvald, we’d love to put them in our Gallery. If you can help with either of these requests, please get in touch using the Contact Us form.
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Getting Ready For Winter
Yes it is the time of year when, unfortunately, we must turn our attention to the fact that Winter is upon us and be ready for everything it has to throw at us! We all know that bad weather and difficult driving conditions are all part of living rurally but there are a few things we can do to make it a little easier for us all.
The Council website (http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/) has helpful information contained on the “Transport and Streets” section regarding winter maintenance on roads, gritting etc. Also have a look at the Scottish Government’s “Ready Scotland” website where you can find out how to get updates on road conditions via Facebook, email or SMS alerts! Also see our new Safety Information webpage.
Grit bins and shovels are available throughout the villages of Garvald and Morham for use of the local community – if you don’t know where to access them please let us know by posting a comment to this item.
The Community Council have been requested by the Council’s Roads Section to ask that residents please give some consideration when parking to allow access, not just for emergency vehicles, but also for the machines gritting and clearing snow. The wide blades of the snow clearers are particularly hard to manoeuvre and if the operators cannot get access or if the area looks too difficult to get into then they will simply be unable to grit or clear snow. They have pointed out a particular difficulty at Garvald Grange but it makes sense for everyone to be aware of this issue.
We are lucky to have a wonderful community spirit but sometimes people don’t always like to ask for help. If you have any elderly or infirm neighbours perhaps they would be grateful for an offer of help during bad weather such as clearing a path or picking up essential groceries etc.
If anyone wants to make any comments, volunteer to be part of a ‘shovelling squad’ to help those who need it, or feels that they may need any extra assistance in the event of severe weather, please contact us.
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New webpage for safety and winter readiness information
The website now has a page for useful community safety and winter readiness information, see Safety Information.
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GMCC October Meeting Minutes Now Available
Minutes from the October meeting of the Garvald and Morham Community Council are now available on the GMCC page. Among the items discussed were Crystal Rig funding, progress on the Garvald Woodland Project and Christmas plans for both villages.
