The AGM for Garvald Village Hall Trust will be held in the Hall on Wednesday 27th October at 7.30 pm. Everyone is invited and you are all very welcome to attend.
GMCC Election Results
The results and the Report of Voting for the recent Garvald and Morham Community Council Elections can be viewed here: 2021 Result – Garvald and Morham CC
GMCC Agenda – Monday 11th October 2021
The agenda for Monday’s meeting can be viewed here:
Community Council Elections – Close of Poll: 7th October at 12 noon
Just a few days left for people to return their postal votes, with community council elections being held in three areas – Pencaitland; Haddington & District (Ward 1); Garvald & Morham. The close of poll is 12 noon on 7 October. More info: https://orlo.uk/i3yud
Police Scotland Introduce Lone Officer Verification Checks
| Lone police officers to offer verification check to members of the public
The following message has recently been circulated by Police Scotland Police Scotland is immediately introducing a simple officer verification process to provide reassurance to any member of the public who may be concerned about whether or not they are being spoken to by a genuine police officer working alone. The move follows the understandable public concern surrounding the horrendous murder of Sarah Everard On duty officers operating on their own will now proactively offer to carry out a verification check for anyone they come across who appears to be concerned for their safety. A member of the public can also request that a verification check be done. Although police officers normally work in pairs in Scotland and it is very rare for a lone police officer to approach a member of the public, there are occasions when this could happen. The new process, introduced on Saturday, 2 October, will allow for the officer’s personal radio to be put on loudspeaker and for an officer or member of police staff in a Police Scotland Control Room to confirm that the officer is who they say they are, that they are on duty and the reason the officer is speaking to the member of the public. The Control Room will then create an incident number which can be displayed on the officer’s mobile phone or radio to confirm the broadcast message details. In the even rarer situation where a lone off-duty officer has to become involved in an incident, the officer will call 999 and allow the member of the public to speak to the control room on the phone. Uniformed colleagues will also be dispatched as quickly as possible. The full message can be viewed here |
| Message Sent By Willie Clark (NHWN, National Co – ordinator, Neighbourhood Watch Scotland) |
Memorial Bench for Leigh Thomson
After consultation with East Lothian Council, permission has been granted for a bench to be placed in Garvald Park in memory of Leigh Thomson. Leigh’s friends and family have clubbed together for this bench and hope it will be a lovely addition to the park.
The bench should be mounted soon on the base that has recently been laid and ELC’s Landscape & Countryside Section have already approved its position.
Garvald Ladies’ Supper REMINDER
If you wish to attend the above event on Tuesday 12th October at 7pm in Garvald Village Hall, please reply to the email from Freda, the organiser, by Tuesday 5th October: this is to allow for taking into account the numbers attending for the the setting up of the hall with COVID in mind.
Village Show AGM – Tuesday 5th 7.30 zoom
The Village Show AGM will take place this Tuesday – 7.30pm. Do come along if you are interested in helping out with the Show, which is scheduled for Saturday 27th August next year. We are beginning to run short of hands! If you’d like to join the meeting please get in touch with Jo via the contact form below or call 685 and I’ll send the link.
Pop-Up Police
POP UP Police events this Sunday 3rd October 2021:
Garvald: outside village hall 1000 -1030
Gifford: outside village hall 1100 -1130
Bolton: outside village hall 1145 -1215
Athelstaneford: outside village school 1330 -1400
Gifford Cubs Supported by GMCC
Gifford Cubs, who comprise children from the wider Yester catchment, recently benefited from some funding from the GMCC to access watersports trips to the Whiteadder Watersports Centre. Gifford Cubs Leaders have recently expressed their thanks for the support and sent these photos.
As well as having fun, an ongoing relationship has now been established between Gifford Cubs and Whiteadder Watersports Centre and some Cubs parents have also gone on to use the centre for their own activities.
