From Sheila Tolmie of McLaughlin & Harvey – THE Low Wood road closure remains in place tomorrow as work continues to install the green bridge. Health and safety is vital during the lifts therefore the followingmeasures are being taken: ~ we require to temporarily close the green bridge during the actuallift on Thursday. It will […]
The British Rally Championship will head to Kincardineshire for the first time since the 1980’s next year, as the Grampian Forest Rally becomes a qualifying round of the series, adding to the traditional visit from the KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship. Scheduled to run on 14th August 2021, the all-gravel forest rally will once again be […]
Welcome to the final KDP Bulletin of 2020…. Firstly, and most importantly the Trustees and staff of KDP wish you a happy Christmas, and we look forward to the New Year bringing opportunities to meet with you all in person once again. In the meantime, please remember that KDP is here to support you, so please get […]
Through the Lens by Andy Hall – Stonehaven Harbour provides regularly-changing opportunities for photography. A casual walk around the inner harbour will reveal a multitude of subjects in the form of ropes, nets, creels, flags and chains. My main aim here was to make an ordered composition out of a chaotic collection. Robert Capa, co-founder […]
Callum Fraser concludes his memories of his early work experience – I had the summer to fill before I went to University in 1965. Luckily I managed to join up with a team of three other lads for a full time job in a fish processing plant in Torry, by the River Dee in Aberdeen. […]
From Ali Elder, Site Pastor, Stonehaven Catalyst Vineyard Church – Catalyst Vineyard’s Church which has eight locations across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire has seen a huge rise in demand on its Storehouse foodbank project since the pandemic started. Last year between April and September, Storehouse distributed 5.2 tonnes of emergency food. In the same period this […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – A £100 direct payment before Christmas is now available as part of a multi-million-pound winter fund to help those struggling financially during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government has announced. Those eligible for income-based Free School Meals will receive the £100 payment per eligible child direct to their bank […]
Flood protection update from Sheila Tolmie – The monthly updates are designed to provide relevant information based on a combination of both current project activity, most common queries and feedback from the community. Despite the many challenges that 2020 has brought, we are delighted with the progress this year and we hope you can appreciate […]
Well, sort of … from the Ury Players – When it became apparent that, due to the current pandemic, doing a traditional pantomime was unlikely to go ahead for the first time in twenty years, local drama group Ury Players began wracking their brains about what they could do in its place. If, like the cast and crew, you are missing […]
DINING with dolphins could be part of a new visitor attraction for Stonehaven as the Seafood Bothy makes a successful funding bid for an on-board eating and wildlife experience. And Aberdeen & Stonehaven Yacht Club can look forward to engine upgrades to their essential safety boats. Ten projects have benefitted from Aberdeenshire Council’s 2020-21 Coastal […]