From Aberdeenshire Council Communications Team – Consultation on future library services continues with series of public engagement events A SERIES of open public engagement events will be held in libraries throughout Aberdeenshire from this Saturday and into next week. The session in Stonehaven Library on Thursday 27th February, 11.30am – 6.30pm, will give people the […]
By Allison McIntyre – RHYTHM Nation Dance & Fitness had a great success at Maximum street dance competition in Caird Hall, Dundee on Sunday, with its competitive dance crews from Stonehaven and the Mearns. Our two new crews had their first competition. The results from the day were: Under 8s Diva Nation 3rd place Under […]
From Aberdeenshire Council – Creative visual merchandising event for businesses in Stonehaven Businesses in Stonehaven can hear expert advice on creative visual merchandising next week. The one-to-one retail consultancy sessions have been funded by a LEADER grant through the South Aberdeenshire Local Action Group (SALAG). Local businesses signed up to the scheme following its launch […]
FOR those of you who are curious or concerned about the works being undertaken at the River Carron, Sheila Tolmie of McLaughlin & Harvey is offering monthly guided walks. These have been underway since last November and have had a good uptake – over one hundred people have joined in. Please see the details below […]
Match report by James Sadio Mackie U16 v Peebles U16 National Cup semi final at Oriam on February 2 THIS was Mackie’s first visit to the Heriot Watt sports facility nestled neatly in the university campus, and what a first visit it turned out to be. Despite the bus being ‘Baltic’ the heat on the […]
By Alistair Beeley Stonehaven Mountaineering & Hillwalking Club’s January meet comprised their annual pilgrimage to Rucksacks Bunkhouse in Braemar for their Burns Supper. A large contingent met in Braemar at nine am before heading out to Allanaquoich. They crossed the new bridge over the Water of Quoich, which replaced the previous bridge destroyed by Storm […]
WHILE listed building consent has been granted for 19 flats at Ury House, it appears the nearby pipeline may yet prove a stumbling block for the developers who require full planning permission to go ahead. In a report relating to the application, planners point out that listed building consent considers only the proposed physical works […]
Happy New Year to all Bellman readers! Here’s a lovely video from Youtube by ‘F1alan’
From Stonehaven Rotary Club – ON Wednesday 18th December, the club held its annual Christmas partners evening which, as always, was a very sociable and most enjoyable event in the Club calendar. There was an extra item at the Partners Evening when Rotarians Billy Hunter, Douglas Knox and Jennifer Macdonald were presented with the prestigious […]
Match report by Ian Gray – WHEN spectating any sporting encounter, I can only really enjoy the occasion if I am supporting one of the combatants. This Captain’s XV v President’s XV annual Boxing Day extravaganza left me in a quandary. With offspring on both sides, who should I want to win? You may argue […]