Highlights: Committee physically pegged out and decided upon an amended land purchase area, based on concerns over possible land slippage from the steep slope at the back border. New border will be few metres lower down.
Meeting planned with CSY to make some adjustments to drawings that will be soon submitted for Planning Application with ELC.
Funds finally transferred from old OCA accounts to new OCA SCIO one, meaning that the first deposit into the interest bearing Community Benefit Fund can be made.
East Lothian Council have been in touch with the various community groups in the area, asking to pass on information on the launch of their Customer Survey.
Highlights: OCA SCIO, as a charity, has access to up to £80k of grant money from Local Energy Scotland for any measures that reduce the carbon footprint of our new hall. Should enable us to really maximise our use of renewable energy.
The new bank account for OCA SCIO has finally been opened! This means funds can start to be transferred from OCA, and we can then make our first substantial payment into the Community Benefit Fund.
Highlights: First proper committee meeting since the AGM, as such tasks for all members were formally defined. Dates for committee meetings for the whole year were decided. Letter to Savills regarding land purchase is on hold, awaiting further details, but this does not specifically hold up Planning application for the hall.
Our village hall architects, Camerons Strachan Yuill (CSY) joined us after the OCA and OCA SCIO AGMs today, to present an update on the design of our new hall. They spent a full hour taking us from the basic design that was selected by the community last year, through several points of detail that OCA and CSY have developed, based on community feedback, such and storage space and WC facilities.
Neil and Douglas finished the presentation by unveiling a 1:100 scale physical model of the hall!
If you did not make the meeting, (or if you did, but would like a closer look!) you can view the whole presentation slide set PDF at your own pace.
Highlights: Well attended AGMs including presentation from CSY architects, showing the up to date plans for the new village hall, including a scale model!
Followed by first meeting of the new committee. Members elected office bearers.
The AGMs for both OCA and OCA SCIO will be held in the village hall on Sunday 29th January, from 2 to 4pm. As usual, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! Please view the official AGM notice and agenda here.
OCA is in the process of transitioning to OCA SCIO, so both AGMs take place at the same event but are technically separate. Every year, both committees officially stand down and are elected for the coming year. Anyone in the community may stand to be elected, and anyone may vote, as long as…
You live within the official community area or are a historical friend of the community
You are aged 16 or over
To vote in OCA SCIO, there is one further requirement:
You must be registered with OCA SCIO as a voting member
Membership is per person, not per household. To register to vote, please fill in this membership form. This will sign you up until you request to remove your membership. Paper copies will be available at the AGMs. The form contains a link to our data protection policies.
You are welcome to attend even if you are not voting. If you would like to raise a point under Any Other Business, please email info@oldhamstocks.org.uk at least 7 days in advance.
Highlights: Largely prep for the upcoming AGMs. CSY to present a draft presentation to the committee beforehand. Selection of investments for the Community Benefit Fund has been done at a Balanced Risk level.
Highlights: The committee were joined by representatives of CSY who presented revised design ideas, based on both community and committee feedback. Various points of detail discussed. CSY will make present to the community at the AGMs, including a 3D model, and will take questions from the community afterwards. AGMs are decided to be held Sunday 29th January was confirmed, 2 – 4pm in Village Hall.
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