Village Christmas Dinner

Many thanks to all those who attended last night’s village Christmas Dinner. Moreover, thank you to all those who helped in some way. There has never been so much food on the buffet, especially sweet treats. Garvaldians are both generous and greedy – the latter in a good way of course!

The event was staffed by DoE volunteers and their tips jar yielded £190 at the end of the night, thank you. They were very grateful for the monies and the warm welcome they received.

As always, any thoughts or feedback on the event would be very gratefully received by the organisers. Drop Katy Mowat at email or pop a snail mail note in the letter box at The Rowans.

Children’s Christmas Party – let us know if you are coming

The Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Friday 21st of December from 4-6pm in Garvald village hall. All children from Garvald and Morham are welcome.

Entertainment will be provided by Starz Entertainment this year. And there will be a visit from Santa! A small buffet will be provided.

As in previous years, could parents please bring along a present for their child, wrapped and named!

IMPORTANT! Please contact Laura or Roz via the contact form if you are coming, so they can organise the catering:

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    Snow forecast this weekend

    Update from the Met Office:

    Yellow warning for for snow and ice from 12:00 noon on Sat 15 December To 10:00am on Sun 16 December.

    Heavy snow and blizzards may develop across Scotland and northern England with a risk of freezing rain in places.

    • Possible travel delays on roads stranding some vehicles and passengers
    • Possible delays or cancellations to rail and air travel
    • Some rural communities could become cut off
    • Power cuts may occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected
    • A chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces
    • Bus and train services may be delayed or cancelled, with some road closures and longer journey times possible
    • Untreated pavements and cycle paths might be impassable because of black ice

    Please be prepared, take care, allow extra journey time and assist vulnerable neighbours if they need any help. Thank you.

    Garvald and Morham Community Council News

    Penny Short has decided that now is the time to stand down from the Community Council and the Chairperson’s role. Penny has served on the council since 2012 and as Chairperson from October that year. She has been a great asset to Garvald & Morham district.

    We would all like to thank Penny for her dedication and excellent work over the last few years.

    At our last meeting in December, with Penny resigning, the position of Chair was accepted by Phillip White from Garvald who has been the Vice Chair since 2012. The position of Vice Chair was accepted by Anna Derricourt from Morham.

    In due course we will be looking for an additional person to join the Council and this will be advertised on the Garvald website soon.

    Phillip R White

    Chair, Garvald & Morham Community Council

    Gifford Film Club

    A message from Yester Community Movie Association:

    Last screening for 2018!
    Find out about membership, film nights and download our new 2019 film programme on our website.

    Friday 14th Dec – Paddington 2
    2017 – 103 mins – (PG)
    Film starts at 8pm, doors open 7.30pm

    With a star studded cast including Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins (seen most recently in our November screening of ‘Maudie’), Brenda Gleeson, Julie Walters and of course, arch villain Hugh Grant, Paddington 2 is our Members’ Choice film to close the 2018 season. Paddington falls foul of the law when a valuable antique book is stolen. Locked up in jail, it’s up to Paddington to unmask the thief….

    We’ll be back on the 11th January with ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’. More news coming soon on our website and on facebook @giffordfilmclub

    In the meantime, wishing all our members a wonderful festive season!

    Public Consultation on Council Budget

    East Lothian Council have launched a public budget consultation.

    A message from Angela Leitch, Chief Executive of ELC :

    The consultation is an opportunity for local residents and council employees to have a say on how the council spends money to support local services. As highlighted recently by the Accounts Commission, the council performs well and has a good record of delivering services within budget.

    ELC have embraced new ways of working and become increasingly efficient and effective. ELC couldn’t have achieved any of this without the good work and commitment of council employees. Like all councils, we continue to face financial challenges. East Lothian is Scotland’s fastest growing council area and our external funding – 72% of our income – has fallen in real terms. While ELC are still awaiting news of next year’s funding, it’s expected that significant savings will be required in the coming years. This means it’s increasingly important for ELC to look at innovative new ways of delivering services.

    Elected Members will meet in February to agree the council’s 2019/20 budget. In the meantime, council services have been thinking about further options for reducing costs or increasing income.

    The public budget consultation sets out some possible options from officers which could help us to address the challenges faced. While it’s important to stress that absolutely no decisions have been made, the council must look ahead and continue to plan for the future..

    Please have your say on the consultation.

    Angela Leitch, Chief Executive

    Children’s Christmas Party

    The Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Friday 21st of December from 4-6pm in Garvald village hall. All children from Garvald and Morham are welcome.

    Entertainment will be provided by Starz Entertainment this year. And of course there will be a visit from Santa!

    A small buffet will be provided.

    As in previous years, could parents please bring along a present for their child, wrapped and named!

    To get an idea of numbers please would you get in touch with Laura or Roz via the contact form:

      Your Name (required)

      Your Email (required)

      Your Message

      Please complete the form then click the 'Send' button.

      Missing cat

      Elizabeth Haggarty’s cat has gone missing from Castle Moffat and may be on a quest to his previous abode in Papple. If anyone spots him in Garvald or the surrounding area, please get in touch. He’s a two year old black cat, with thinning eye brows and tiny flecks of white under both front legs. Thank you.