Nov 23, 2018 | AB30, Laurencekirk
Mearns & Coastal Healthy Living Network (MCHLN) have been working in partnership with Laurencekirk Scouts to help them with their community badge. The Scouts have been helping with weeding and tidying Laurencekirk Primary School gardens, to enable MCHLN...
Nov 17, 2018 | Laurencekirk
The Men’s Shed story started in Australia after it was noted that on retirement, many men found it difficult to adjust. Their main role as family bread-winner diminished, along with their self-confidence. A social worker suggested that the community should create a...
Nov 12, 2018 | Laurencekirk
How important is it for us to live in a strong community? When we hear or read the news there is seldom a mention of Laurencekirk – perhaps an item on the road reports or a lucky lottery winner? The town has seen significant changes in recent decades: the closing of...
Nov 9, 2018 | AB30, Laurencekirk
If you attended the old school before it was elevated to an academy you may be interested in a ledger which has been occupying a corner of the current head teacher’s office. It contains records of all the pupils attending the school from 1957 to 1974. In addition, it...
Oct 16, 2018 | Laurencekirk
The Laurencekirk Development Trust was launched in 2013 after the introduction of a Westminster “Austerity Budget” in the wake of the economic crash. At the time local authorities were warned that their budget would not return to 2007 levels for at least...
Oct 10, 2018 | AB30, Laurencekirk
This summer has been a busy one at the Mearns Community Cinema. First, we assisted the Mearns Community Library with some free showings over the holidays, then we put on our very first film festival and to top it all off we have had some comings and goings on the...
