Pencaitland Community Council exists to represent the views of local residents about local issues that matter to them. This involves close liaison with other groups in the community and helps to develop a more coherent and dynamic village environment.
East Lothian Community Police has recently published it’s second newsletter, looking at winter road safety, home security this Christmas and providing information on local initiatives.
Our Community Beat Officers Constable Mark McCluskey, Constable Gary Brown and Constable Scott Robertson can be contacted at Tranent Police Station on 01875 610333
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Each month East Lothian Council publishes Signpost to Funding, a useful guide to various grants available to local groups and organisations.
Click here to see the most recent guide.
We will post the guide each month to help you and your organisation identify funds you may apply for to help get your projects off the ground.
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Pencaitland Youth Football Club rounded off the end of season with a big kick about back at Haddington’s astroturf playing field. Here are some pictures from the day…
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The Christmas Fair Team was delighted at the support shown by the community for the Annual Christmas Fair, which this year raised funds for the Church’s Wind and Watertight Appeal.
It was great to see so many people coming along and create the lovely atmosphere throughout the day. We also raised £1,952 in total. A big thank you to our helpers, those who donated and baked, and those who came along to make our Fair a success.
Christmas Cards are still available from 17 Beech Terrace, 341 836.
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A quick reminder that this Saturday between 11am and 3pm the Christmas Fair takes place at the Carriage House in Pencaitland. Proceeds go towards repairs to the Church to make it wind and watertight.
There will be plenty on including a teddy tombola, face painting, brass band, carol singing, arts/crafts, Santa Claus grotto, home baking, mulled wine and lots more to suit all ages. Look out for a visit from Santa between 1pm and 2pm.
There is no entry fee or tickets for this event, so please come along with money to spend at the various stalls.
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You may have already read in Pencaet News that your Community Council has a supply of snow shovels should snowy weather return this winter.
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In the event that snow does return, you can now borrow a shovel supplied by East Lothian Council to the community by calling 340 641 or 340 115. You do not need to leave a deposit — just your name and a means of contact.
But we do ask that any borrowed equipment is returned once any snow has finally melted, so it can then be stored for community use in future winters.
And just in case anyone fails to recall what the weather was like last year, here’s a small reminder of not just how long the cold spell lasted but the volume of snow that fell, lasting from the end of November 2010 well into January 2011.
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Last weekend saw Pencaitland Youth Football Club playing in a mini tournament on the new astro turf pitch in Haddington. Some pictures from the day are captured below.
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Efforts to raise the much needed target figure of £70,000 to make the local church wind and water-tight received a boost with the news that the jam-packed Silent Auction, recently held at Pencaitland Bowling Club, raised the impressive sum of £3,368.83.
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That figure may well rise further as some contributions were still coming in after the event.
It seems this sets the fund-raising effort well on their way towards hitting the target amount that will ensure the church can be adequately protected from the elements.
Don’t forget the further events still to come. these include the Christmas Fayre on the 26th of November in the Carriage House and a Quiz Night on the 3rd December in the Winton Arms. More details can be found here.
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The local media recently picked up on some of the preliminary statistics coming out of the Broadband Working Group’s efforts to find out how people feel about current local provision of broadband service.
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The Broadband Working Group has been exploring practical solutions for bringing high-speed wireless broadband service to this part of East Lothian, in conjunction with the existing development of a working system by Lothian Broadband — a co-operative company set up to introduce a wireless 20Mbps service to a large geographical area roughly south of Haddington.
Extending this service to Pencaitland would deliver a similar speed of service, eventually with the potential to rise to 50Mbps, whether uploading or downloading from the internet.
If you haven’t had a chance to take the short survey please do so now. Your views will help inform any final decision your Community Council takes on an independent solution to rural broadband provision.
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According to Pencaitland Primary’s Parent Teacher Association, 2011’s fund raising enjoyed unprecedented success with over 2,000 people attending the fireworks display held last weekend.
The PTA attributes its success to good organisation and planning from the team headed up by Ian Archer and the record turnout which was helped by a clear evening.
PTA Chair Charlotte Taylor gave a big thank you, “to all the parents and teachers who helped run the event – we couldn’t have done it without you.” The PTA estimates that ticket sales have raised the unprecedented sum of £5981.50 which will contribute towards much needed resources and equipment at the school.
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