IT’S staff have all been moved to Viewmount and its doors remain firmly locked – and our community councillors are resolved to fight any proposed closure of a centre that opened in 1995 to give our older residents a social hub. In 1999, the first ‘Invercarron News and Views’ newsletter proudly described the Resource Centre […]
From Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership – As you know the Kincardine & Mearns Vaccination Clinic has been located at the Stonehaven Leisure Centre since January of this year. With the support of Live Life Aberdeenshire this clinic has been running like clockwork in a great location, however due to work which is currently […]
From Paddy Coffield of Stonehaven and District Community Council – Stonehaven Library and South Day Services have launched a new service called ‘Books on Legs’ with the aim of delivering library books to people who are stuck at home and unable to get to the library themselves. More information can be provided by calling the […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – The second phase of a survey looking at the impact of Covid-19 on Aberdeenshire communities is now underway. Views are being sought on the effects of the pandemic over the past six months – a period that saw the country move into a second lockdown and more recently the […]
From Mearns Writers – Creativity is not cancelled – that has been the battle cry of an Aberdeenshire writing group during the pandemic. Mearns Writers have emerged from lockdown with a brand new anthology of members’ poetry and prose. Grey Granite Red Earth takes inspiration from the majestic Mearns landscape, the captivating coastline, and the […]
From the Northern Alliance – The Northern Alliance Regional Improvement Collaborative has designed a programme of Collaborative Online Curriculum Opportunities (COCO) for senior phase pupils during the 2021/22 school session. These will enable young people to undertake Higher, Advanced Higher and Foundation Apprenticeship courses remotely with teachers and pupils from across eight local authorities. Pupils […]
From Live Life Aberdeenshire – Live Life Aberdeenshire, the sports and cultural service of Aberdeenshire Council, has launched a new app which makes it easier to book and pay for activities in its venues. Customers can view timetables, book and pay for their session in just a few clicks. The app is now available […]
Stonehaven & District Community Council are holding their AGM on Tuesday 8th June 2021 at 6.45pm on Skype. The agenda is as follows: Chairperson’s Welcome Roll-call, recording? (AL) 3 Community Council’s Annual Report: Chairperson Bill Watson 4 Consideration and approval of the independently verified Statement of Accounts & proposed budget for the forthcoming year: Treasurer […]
From Kincardine & Mearns CAB – This is National Volunteer Week and Citizens Advice Bureaux in Aberdeenshire are calling for more local people to join their teams of volunteer advisers. The CAB in Stonehaven is part of an Aberdeenshire-wide network of local outreach services, and has been physically closed since the initial lockdown last spring, […]