NEWS LETTER SPRING Community Hall 2018 s Spring is sprung, and the We also want to be able to engage daffodils blossom across more directly with the large the Ross, we welcome number of tourists who travel Aall our friends, new and old, to a through our area to and new year of events at Pennyghael beyond. Community Hall. We have some of the best wildlife Many of you will already know viewing opportunities on Mull - that we have a new and updated with Eagle Watch in Forest website www.pennyghael.org as just one example, plus some supported by Martin Hardwidge. of the most widely recognised This will help you keep up to geological educational sites in the speed with current and future UK. Increasing numbers of tourists events, and act as a way to help want to walk ‘our Munro’ Ben promote our wonderful area, More, the famous , and the amazing asset of our and many more paths. Community Hall. The social and archaeological The Hall provides space and history of the area is attracting facilities for community services more interest recently as recorded and activities, such as our very by the popular local Pennyghael popular themed food nights, quiz and Historical Centres. nights, ‘Pop Up Cafes’ and ‘Big Such increased year round Breakfast’ events held throughout visitor activity should provide the year. These events make Pennyghael and surrounding an enormous difference to the community with more local wellbeing of the local business opportunities in communities and wider. providing accommodation, In the future we want to be able to services such wildlife tours, possibly provide facilities such as photography courses, arts & crafts public toilets, including disabled exhibitions, cafe in the Community facilities, internet facilities, Hall, supply of fresh produce at meeting rooms - to support such producers market. groups as Mull Musical Minds, In order to maintain the services Carers groups, activities promoting and facilities that many local healthy living, such as keep- fit, people rely upon, this community sports and yoga, healthy minds- hub needs to have a long and helping reduce the impact term future, and the Trustees of loneliness in this isolated area, need to find ways to fund the provide educational meetings such modernisation and maintenance as U3A, setting up a Film Club, of the property to comply with a venue for local democracy, for changes in regulations such as example using it for Community disability access and health and Council meetings and as a polling safety. station. Once we have been able to of our local community, as well modernise the kitchen and toilet, as increasing community pride, including disabled facilities as well focus and confidence. as bringing it up to the necessary electrical safety standards, we We are delighted to have finally plan to generate sufficient funds achieved SCIO Status – this is a to maintain the up-keep of the hall ‘Scottish Charitable Incorporated and cover all running costs. Organisation’ which is a legal structure which has been purpose Improving physical access to the built for the charity sector hall means older people and young in , and is generally Our current local families with children as well regarded by funding bodies fundraising target as disabled individuals will be and public agencies as a more is to raise £5,000 accommodated more easily. Better ‘stable’ structure than a voluntary towards the facilities, particularly kitchens and association. development of the toilets, will lead to more people Community Hall Finally to let you know, the using the facilities for private facilities. At the time and income-generating functions. current committee consists of Joy Roberts as Chair, Steve Ohlsen of writing we have so Having more meeting rooms will far raised £585. allow the hall to be used more as Treasurer and Emma Morgan flexibly and to accommodate as Secretary. Helen Wilson, Sue If you would like to smaller groups sensibly. Morgan, Rebecca Hallam and help us meet this Erica Morgan are also all trustees. target please come We will use our website www. to our events and/ pennyghael.org, Facebook, Round If there is anybody out there that or make a donation and About Mull, fliers and posters would also like to come and join - if you pay income to advertise the hall’s facilities. our happy team, we would very much welcome you! tax you can Gift Aid We are hoping to seek future your donation which funding through a range of Ultimately we cannot do this means we can get an without your help and support! different sources including larger extra 25p for every £1 organisations, to the many tourists donated. who come through the hall doors, finally from yourselves, you can Wishing you all a lovely, good Our Treasurer - Steve help too, by funding a gift aided summer! Ohlsen would be glad brick - see how this fund is growing to hear from you. on the wall in the Hall. If you live in Using Pennyghael Village Hall as Pennyghael Community Pennyghael then an extended ‘Community Hub’ please think about should enable us to support the Hall Committee becoming a voting economic and social regeneration Member - it costs £10 a year - you can also be an Associate member. You can download a form from our website To keep up to date visit our facebook page or our website.

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