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Garvald Village Hall Trust AGM

Garvald Village Hall Trust AGM
Are you interested in hearing about the planned works for the village hall?
Do you want to find out what the Community Council have been doing?
Would you like an update on the Papple Steading development?
Then come along to the GVHT AGM in the hall on 6th November @ 7:30pm, where representatives from all three will be happy to share details and answer any questions or listen to any comments.
It’s your community, so don’t miss this ideal opportunity to be fully informed.
Oh and there’s going to be cheese & wine available, so who could resist?
In order to allow us to cater for anticipated numbers, if you plan to attend please respond on the link below.

The Village Hall Committee

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    Plant Sale & Coffee Afternoon Success

    Thank you to all who came along today and bought and/or contributed to the plant sale.  So far £116 has been raised for the Village Hall.  There are still some plants available to purchase which have been left outside the hall.   If you would like to buy any of these, please just pop your money through the letterbox at Whitelaws.

    Thanks also to those who donated and/or purchased cakes and treats and teas/coffees.  A total of £76 was raised for the Village Hall and it was lovely to see everyone enjoying their refreshments in the sunshine.  A successful day!

       

    Plant sale & coffee afternoon – Sat 18th May

    A reminder that the Plant Sale will be this coming Saturday, 18th May at 2-3.30pm, outside the village hall.  Please drop off any donations on the day after 1pm, or in advance to Malcolm at Whitelaws.  Last year the sale was well supported and made £230 for the hall!

    Isla Evatt and team will be in the hall at the same time selling teas, coffees and cakes to raise funds for the hall.  Any donations of baking would be appreciated and can also be dropped off at the hall on the day after 1pm or in advance to Isla at Burnbrae.

    Thanks

     

    Garvald Village Hall Update

    The Garvald Village Hall Committee want to provide an update for the village on the hall and upcoming events and actions.

    The committee are currently working with a range of building specialists to obtain surveys and quotations for remedial work required to ensure the longevity of the building for use by the village for many years to come. The works will be scheduled around regular bookings as far as possible and plenty of notice will be given.

    There are five weddings happening in the hall this year which is wonderful as it is super to see the hall being used for such happy occasions; the weddings also provide essential funding.

    The committee would also like to remind villagers that they are available to facilitate and support with any events individuals or small groups wish to arrange. Some examples that have happened in the past and some current suggestions are as follows:

    Fancy dress party
    Formal ball
    Burns supper
    Table Jumble sale
    Village Monthly Sunday lunch

    If anyone is interested in taking on arranging a Village Event, please do contact the GVHT committee. You can use the contact form, below:

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      Garvald Village Hall Trust AGM

      The GVHT AGM will be held in the hall on Thursday 16th November at 7:30pm. All residents are encouraged to attend for an update on this important part of our community.As the AGM is not expected to last too long we have taken the opportunity of following it with a presentation from Haddington Camera Club which I’m sure will be interesting and informative.Wine and cheese will also be on offer, making this a community occasion not to be missed. Hopefully this will attract a good turn out. Do please come along.

      A Successful Sale & Coffee Afternoon

      A very big thank you to all who took part in organising and attending the Village Hall Table Sale and Coffee Afternoon on Sunday afternoon.  It was great to see the hall so busy with many people turning up to browse the great variety of items for sale and sample the tasty bakes.

      The event was a big success and raised just under £380 for the hall!  We’re sure there will be more of these events to come in the future.

       

      Raising funds for Garvald Village Hall through Amazon Smile

      As shared previously, we have been looking for innovative ways to raise funds for the Village Hall during these challenging times, whilst complying with the latest Government regulations.

      Thanks to Amazon, we have the perfect opportunity to enable us all to raise money for the Hall from the comfort of our own homes by investing only 5 minutes of time.

      As a registered charity, the Garvald Village Hall Trust can take advantage of the Amazon Smile scheme whereby a small percentage of every purchase you make from Amazon will be donated to the Hall. Amazon has donated £4.6million to charities across the UK through Smile since it was launched. Specifically:

      • Amazon donates 0.5% of every purchase to the hall, paid on a quarterly basis. Collectively, across the village, this could raise a decent amount.
      • This does not impact the pricing of things you buy on Amazon
      • No details of an individual’s purchases or names are shared in the reporting to the Hall: its simply the number of registered users, number of items contributing to the donation and the monetary value.
      • The income will be reported at the Hall Committee meetings and in the Annual Accounts, open to all to view.

      To participate takes no more than 5 minutes:

      • Register at: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/SC011718
      • For a web browser on a computer, always use https://smile.amazon.co.uk when buying from Amazon
      • On the mobile app:
        • For Android, go to settings and tap the button for Turn On AmazonSmile
        • For Apple, the app cant be used at the moment, but there is an alternative you can set up a shortcut to the Amazon Smile website which gives a near identical experience to the app. It’s very quick and easy to do:
          • If you have the Amazon App installed, please remove it. To do this, tap and hold the app icon until it starts to jiggle. Tap the cross at the top left of the icon and confirm that you want to delete it. Don’t worry, this will not delete your Amazon account or any of your settings.
          • Now load Safari (the Apple internet browser) and go to smile.amazon.co.uk.
          • Tap the ‘share’ button on the bottom of the screen.
          • Tap the ‘Add to Home Screen’ icon. You may need to swipe to the left to see this.
          • You will now have an Amazon Smile icon on your home screen which you can use in exactly the same way you used the Amazon App.