| Date: | Monday 18th May 2026 |
| Time: | 7pm |
| Location: | Mossdale Village Hall, DG7 2NF |
| Chair: | Paul C |
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Apologies for Absence
Patti, Eithne, Sam and Becky, Jo, Annie
– Jim, Lisa, Risto, Jane, Dave, Peter, Carmina, Paul S, Sheena, PaulC
2. SCIO Application Update
- Progress on Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation status – still waiting for news…
- Action – Paul C to contact early June (4 months since application submitted)
3. Funding Update and Options
• Current financial position £8100
- Grant opportunities and applications
- Climate Fund bid was unsuccessful this time
- Dalry Fund – Discussion on possible things we could apply for including
- Community honesty shop housed in the hall
- Proposal for community food sharing facility
- Weigh and save – suma resources
- Location, design, and food safety considerations
- Health and safety needs arising from food stuffs which are perishable
- Operating model and volunteer management
- to be discussed further at next meeting
Action – PC to pursue and submit bid by June week 1
- Other possible bidding opportunities people encouraged to find third sector funds
- Look at resilience funding and get things for a resilience pack in the hall Blankets/ Torches/Batteries etc –
- Possible Woodburner for the hall to operate if the power goes out
4. Painting Plan and Hall Clean-Up
• Areas requiring painting/decoration
- 26 June Friday evening
- Complete the wall painting
- General maintenance and polishing floor
- Need an electrician to check the water heater switch – Jim – light switch and the lamp switch check and repair / buy a new one
5. Summer BBQ Planning
• Proposed date Friday 14 August
• Next meeting plan event
- Quiz night – check with Jo about a date in October
- Paul S to follow up and send in a date for October
- Disco night 20th November
- Jane to follow up and discuss at next meeting
10. Any Other Business (AOB)
Pop up cafe this weekend Saturday 23 May 10-2pm for Spring Fling visitors coffee and tea – Action: Carmina
Dave suggested possibility to set up a meshtastic system
11. Date of Next Meeting
Monday 22 June 7.00pm
Mossdale Village Hall • Registered Office: Kennels Cottage, Hensol, Mossdale, DG7 2NE

Might consider asking for contribution for kitchen flooring from Dalry fund?