Postie Pam’s Retiral Gift
The Village amassed over £350 for Postie Pam. Anne Raitt presented cash and a lovely bunch of flowers to Pam who has since been in touch to say a huge thank you to everyone in the village and to tell us she was completely overwhelmed by everyone’s kind wishes!
REMINDER: Garvald and Morham Children’s Hallowe’en Party 2024
Calling all witches, wizards, ghosts and other fiendish folk!
Rural Support Payments
We will soon be starting our leaflet drop to all households who have not yet applied for the £100 rural support payment.
Save us paper and stepcount by sending in your application now. We would also be grateful if you would share with in your local WhatsApp, email groups or networks. Or maybe you have a neighbour who is not online? We can send you a prntable version to hand to them.
The rural suport fund is available for ALL households in the ward in recognition of extra costs of living rurally. A third of the households in our community have already received their payment.
Rural support for all (£100) – application form here
The leaflet will also include information regarding the contribution for renewables / energy effciency installations.
Low Carbon Community contributions for households – application form here
If you have any trouble with the forms, or would prefer a printable version, please email me at secgmcc@gmail.com for alternative methods.
Both funds are managed by GMCC by application to Crystal Rig Community Windfarm Community Benefit Fund.
We are also looking for volunteers to take some of the leaflets round. Please let me know if you can help.
Anna, on behalf of GMCC
Pop-up coffee morning on 18th October
11 am in the Stables
Everyone welcome
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.
Garvald Village Hall Trust AGM
The Village Hall Committee
Pop-up Coffee-mornings
The next pop-up Coffee Morning will take place on Friday 18th October and there is a proposal to hold them once a month in the Stables, on the third Friday of the month. Everybody is most welcome from 11 am onwards.
Any small donations as payment for coffee and cake will be collected for charity.
Gifford Film Club – Friday 11th October
The film this month is “Past Lives” Two deeply connected childhood friends are wrest apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week. What will happen?
Prepare yourself for the emotional journey by booking in for the pre-film supper at the Lanterne Rouge. Sweet potato, spinach and chickpea curry for £15 – book at the cafe. Film starts at 8 pm
GMCC Minutes Available to View
The Minutes from the Garvald & Morham Community Council meeting on 19th August are now available to view on the GMCC page: