Meeting Notes
Date Monday, 20 April 2026
Present: Sam, Becky, Lynn, Lisa, Jim, Paul, Carmina, Jonathan, Helen
• Apologies:
Patti and Risto
1. Matters Arising from Previous Meeting
- Painting Session and Improving the Coffee Seating Area: Dalry shop fund £600 for the coffee sitting area improvement – Paul to get paint and rollers/brushes and other bits we need – Set up will include a working area with printer, sewing machine and shelves for books and things – Call out for rugs, one cosy seat
- 100 club money
2. Financial Report
Current Balance: £8527.17
Recent Income: £485
- GCAT – £45.00 – Dark Skies Event
- Patti £65.00 – Art Classes
- Eithne £30 – Yoga
- Band £175
- Social event £170
- Recent Expenditure: £930 (£469)
- Air conditioner £461
- Paul S £226.39 (wine for Sheenas event) – see further plan below…
- Scottish water £50 & £23.93 (maybe look into a meter)
- Music licence £170
3. Hall Maintenance & Operations
Need a repair and paint afternoon to do the sitting area and clear gutters and put up the display board and lights etc – date 1st May Friday late afternoon onwards
4. Bookings & Events
May 8th – Wooden visitor evening -with wood themed music – pizzas – wine – bring a salad – cake etc we already have loads of wine and fizzy drinks so no expenditure for drinks – it will have to be the same again as we don’t have a license so voluntary payments – will be publicised next week once it goes official but basically its for us as a village
Ongoing bookings – Yoga – Tuesdays 6pm – Naturally Smart Permaculture every fortnight 27th next gathering – Band Thursday 6pm
5. SCIO Application Progress
Submitted March 18th nothing to report as yet
6. Correspondence
Request from Kells Community Council to host meeting on the 8th June @ 7pm – Paul is away so perhaps someone could meet and greet etc?
7. Applications for funding
Submitted
D&G Climate Hub
Climate Ready Communities Fund 2026–2027 £12,800
8. Any Other Business (AOB)
- National savings account check up found an old account want to see if its live
- Set up tent on 1st May – pizza oven – bag of pellets for pizza oven – pizza oven -green event – wear green things or a green costume – disposable cups and plates and knives and things Sam and Jonathan using Bookers Card for stuff
Next Meeting: May 11th
Date: May 11th Lynn’s birthday