Hello all – the Show AGM will take place next Tuesday at 7.30 in the hall. If you’d like to help out on Show day, have suggestions for categories or would simply like to hear more, please come along.

Thanks, Malcolm & Jo

Thanks to everyone who entered, judged, organised, donated to and came along to enjoy the Village Show yesterday.

It was wonderful to see lots of new folks braving the cut and thrust of the Show! Here are a couple of pics along with ‘left behind property’ – please collect from 1 Tanderlane Cottages.

We’ll put the full list of results on the website (GHS page) in the next day or so.

If you’d like to help out next year please let any member of the committee (listed in the Schedule) know! We always need many hands on the day!

Jo, Malcolm and Garvald Horticultural Society cttee

Left behind..

Forget the Festival – its nearly Showtime!

Staging: 7-9pm on Friday, 8-10am (sharp) on Saturday. Doors open 2pm.

As ever we are grateful for donations of baking and tombola prizes – please bring to the hall on Friday evening or Saturday morning.

Entry: £2 to enter items into the Show, or by donation (cash only!)

GARVALD VILLAGE SHOW – SATURDAY 24TH AUGUST

The Show is coming up in 3 weeks’ time. For under 5’s cress head seeds are now ready to collect from the village hall noticeboard – allow two weeks to grow!

There are a couple of tweaks to the schedule: A22 – loaf of your choice and C9 – northern lights (hoping for lots of entries here!)

As ever we are very grateful for donations of baking and tombola prizes – please bring to the hall on the Friday evening or Saturday morning. Also for volunteers to help with the teas.

Thanks in advance – Jo, Malcolm, GHS cttee

Any children (over 5’s) plus teens wanting to plant dwarf sunflowers to enter into the Village Show – I’ve popped the seeds (variety ‘Baby Face’) in the Hall noticeboard. Please help yourself. They need to be planted April/early May. I’ll put cress seeds (for Under 5’s – cress heads) there as well, but they don’t need planted until much nearer the Show.

PLANT SALE – a reminder that this will take place Saturday 18th May, 2pm outside the Hall.

Thanks, Jo

Seed Exchange – Saturday 6^th April, 3-4pm

Plant Sale – Saturday 18^th May, 2pm

If you have spare seeds (in date!), or even seedlings, come and swap them over a cuppa in the hall. I’ll also have the seeds for the Kids categories in the Show.

Further ahead, we’ll be having another Plant Sale with proceeds once again going to the hall.

Jo & Malcolm GHS (committee)

POST-SHOW LOST PROPERTY – There were a few things left over after the Show – see photo. We’ll hang on to them for a couple of weeks and then they will be transferred down to Cancer Research shop in Haddington.

TEA TOWEL ANMESTY – the village hall kitchen is like the Bermuda Triangle when it comes to tea towels. Please please if you have any that you have taken home for washing, do return to the hall (or Elaine at Whitelaws or Jo at 1 Tanderlane Cotts). Thanks!

Thanks everyone for a lovely afternoon yesterday and to all of you for participating in the Show.

The usual controversies and debates were had (don’t mention buttercream) – all carefully negotiated by the judges in the spirit of friendly competition. Some shifts and changes in hotly contested categories (tablet! beetroot!). Garvald dogs were joined by a sheep, tortoise and cat in the pet show. I was also very happy to win back for a second year some tinned peas I had put into the tombola.

It wouldn’t happen without the judges, stewards, tea helpers, washer-uppers, tombola masters, chair and table shifters, cakes and prize donators. I totted up and realised there are about 30 people directly involved in putting this event on! We especially appreciated the help with clear up.

Here are a few pictures and I’ll put more on the Show page of the website soon, along with results list. Also watch out for our photos in the Courier.

Jo, Malcolm and GHS Show Committee.

We’re looking forward to the Village Show next Saturday.

To enter – bring your entries to the hall either Friday 7-9pm or Saturday 8-10am (sharp!) £2 to enter, free for under 18s. The Show opens at 2pm with teas and tombola. Please bring change!

The Schedule can be viewed online on the village website.

As ever, we are very grateful for donations of cake for the teas and items for the tombola. Please bring along to the hall on the morning of the Show.

Cupholders – please bring your cup to the hall on the morning of the show or pass to Malcolm (Whitelaws) or Jo (1 Tanderlane Cotts) this week.

Set up – we’ll be setting up the hall on Thursday 6pm and are grateful for any help with moving tables.

We look forward to seeing you there! Malcolm, Jo and GHS committee

The village show is just three weeks away. A chance to display your best home-grown vegetables & flowers, flower arrangements, photography, handicrafts, baking & preserves – and possibly win a cup! Cups of tea/coffee and cakes guaranteed.

To enter – bring your entries to the hall either Friday 7-9pm or Saturday 8-10am (sharp!) £2 to enter, free for under 18s.

The Schedule can be viewed online on the village website.

Under 5s cress heads: cress seeds available in the hall noticeboard very shortly for planting!

As ever, we are very grateful for donations of cake for the teas and items for the tombola. Please bring along to the hall on the morning of the Show.

We look forward to seeing you there! Malcolm, Jo and GHS committee