Glenfarg Community Centre needs your support!

The pandemic has highlighted the importance of our community being able to meet together and socialise.  We are all missing this aspect of village life and looking forward to when we can get together once again. 

It is good to know that the Hall is once again open for community groups to use - albeit in a limited way with social distancing etc.  We hope that our community groups will once again make use of the facilities that are available.

As you may know the Hall Committee has reorganised itself so that it is better able to bring on the exciting plans to create a Community Centre that will  bring together the existing Hall and the adjoining Schoolhouse as one building offering a variety of space for community use.  In addition to offering space, it is also planned to offer food during the day and to arrange groups for young people.

To do this we need your help.  The Board of Trustees is responsible for running the Hall but there is also much that needs to be done to make the Community Centre plans a reality.  If you have energy and enthusiasm to help your community – especially as it recovers from the Covid pandemic then please have a word with one of our Trustees.  There are many different ways in which you could help - and one of us can give you more information about what we do and how you might be able to help.  We need new ideas, enthusiasm and support so I hope you will step up and have a chat with one of us soon.   Our AGM is on December 2^nd (virtual) and more details are available here.  

Or phone me on 07768661160 any time…….

Cedric Wilkins

Fund Raise for the Glenfarg Community Centre!

Our target is to raise £12,500 from village activities. So far we have raised an amazing £8,500.  We still need that bit extra to buy what we will need for the Centre before it opens later this year. Mary McAinsh and Margaret Scott started the ball rolling with their Bingo Night which raised £240 for the Community Centre. Thanks Mary and Margaret! Our weekly Coffee Lounge also raises money for the Centre. Thanks to our volunteers who keep the Lounge going from week to week! The annual Kiltwalk saw five members of the community walking around Edinburgh and raising over £2500 for the Centre.  Thanks to all who took part in this event - and those generous people who sponsored them. The Kiltwalk is a low cost platform for us to raise funds. 140% of the money you raise will go directly to where it is needed most. This is because for every £1 you raise a further 40 pence is added by the Hunter Foundation. Visit www.thekiltwalk.co.uk and choose Glenfarg Community Centre as your charity.  We plan to do the walk again this year. A generous donation has been received from local buseiness, Earnside Coaches.  A big thank you to the Rutherford’s for this.  We have also received a kind donation from the Knitting Group.  Thank you for this. And finally, the wonderful Panto raised an amazing £2,000 for the Community Centre!  Well done to all involved.  This was a tremendous event which sold out over two nights.  Brilliant!

Glenfarg Village Hall/Arngask Hall

Annual General Meeting arrangements

December 2^nd 2020 19.30 (virtual by Zoom)

We have now received from our Independent Examiner the 2020 Annual Report and Accounts for the Hall, and are in a position to put these to our AGM for approval.    The Accounts are available here.

I would like to thank both our Treasurer, Ross Blakie, and our Independent Examiner, David Johnston for the preparation of these Accounts.

Because of the reorganisation of the Village Hall Association into a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (or SCIO) there are two sets of Accounts.  This means there will be two parts to the AGM – one following the other.

These will be on the same date of Wednesday December 2nd starting at 19.30 with the Village Hall Association AGM and followed by Arngask Hall (SCIO) AGM. In addition to the approval of the accounts, the Agenda will include a motion to wind up the Village Hall Association, This was approved in principle at the AGM held on November 26^th 2019. The motion is available to view on the Glenfarg Community Centre website and also appears below. There will also be elections to the Board of Trustees of the SCIO, Arngask Hall.

Remember that the Village Hall membership includes anyone living in the community, whereas the Arngask Hall membership includes only those who have signed up as members. If you wish to join Arngask Hall as a member the application form is available on the Community Centre website.  I would encourage you to do this in advance of the meeting – there is no cost involved.  However, if you are not a member of the SCIO you will only be able to vote on the matters relating to Glenfarg Village Hall Association.

Because of the current restrictions on meetings, the AGM will be held virtually by Zoom invitation.  The invitation will be sent to all Arngask Hall members who have provided an email address.  Anyone else wishing and eligible to attend, and not receiving an email invitation, should email me in advance of the meeting so that I can reply with an invitation. My address is below.  My email invitation will have a link highlighted in blue that you need to click on and open the meeting connection to be admitted to the meeting.

The Agenda for the AGM is below.  I hope you will be able to attend this meeting and if you have any questions please contact me.

Cedric Wilkins, Chairperson