Aberlady Community Association

The Aberlady Community Association has two aims:

• To promote Aberlady and the well-being of its inhabitants and its environs and to foster community spirit.
• To provide and manage a community centre where activities can take place in support of the above.

Please see our Newsletter:

The Community Association meets monthly in the small room of the Community Hall, usually on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30. All adult residents of Aberlady are members and are welcome (indeed encouraged!) to attend. See the village diary for details of meetings.

The committee is elected annually [AGM held in June] and the present officers are:

Chair	Mike Richards	5 The Gardens	Tel: 870571	mike.richards@aberlady.org
Vice-Chair	Jackie Burman	Ellen Villa, Haddington Rd	Tel: 870291	jackie__burman@hotmail.com
Minute Secretary	June Thompson	Quill House	Tel: 870029	ianoms@aol.com
Treasurer	Ross Searle	Post Office	Tel: 870700	lsea123@aol.com
Booking Secretary	Ros Richardson	4 The Gardens	Tel: 870581	alan.richardson26@btinternet.com
Fabric Convenor	Alan Richardson	4 The Gardens	Tel: 870581
Member	Greta Anderson	16 The Pleasance	Tel: 870454	johnapiano@aol.com
Member	Kay Richards	5 The Gardens	Tel:870571

The Aberlady Community Association is a registered charity and also runs the Community Hall for the benefit of the village. The Community Hall was formerly the Drill Hall and was gifted to the Village by the Earl of Wemyss in 1951. Much of the committee's efforts go towards maintaining the hall and promoting its use.

The hall has four trustees:

Archie Baird	Greyfriars, Main St	Tel: 870277
Iain Macaskill	Ashrig, Cockle Square	Tel: 870371
John M Stevenson	Wheatfield, 8 Marine Rd, Gullane	Tel: 01620 844930
Andrew Smith	Shell Cottage, Main St	Tel: 870254

We run regular events [e.g. Table Sales] to raise funds to maintain the Hall.
The Hall is hired out to local organisations to run clubs and hold events and to private individuals for parties, weddings etc. There are a number of Clubs and organisations that meet regularly in the Hall:

Day	Time	Activity	Contact	Phone
Monday	10:00 - 12:00	Tai Chi Class	Bill Low	870932
Monday	6.30-9pm	In 2003 we hope to set up a Youth Club for 10 -16 year olds	Audra Butters / Jackie Burman	870559 / 870291
Tuesday	6:15 - 8:00 pm	Tai Chi Class	Bill Low	870932
Tuesday	8.30-10.30pm	Adult Badminton Club Informal, mixed & non-competitive	Alan Wood	870582
Wednesday
Wednesday	7-9.30pm	Commercial Dog Training Classes	Julie Stewart	0131-666-2481
Thursday	6-7pm	Rainbows	Anne Tait	870752
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

During Gala week in June the hall hosts a variety of Community events including a Senior Citizens' Social Night, Children's Party, Family Quiz and Gala Dance.

The hall is also available for private functions - including wedding receptions.

During summer holidays the Council organise a number of sports for local children to attend [fees are payable.] Programmes are distributed to children at school and are available at local libraries.

The Committee would like to extend a warm welcome to new villagers and invite them to come along and find out what goes on in your Community and maybe even participate in the running of the hall and events there.

Village Hall Kitchen	Badminton Club
Wedding reception in Community Hall	Wedding reception in Community Hall