No Laurencekirk fireworks this year

The Laurencekirk Bonfire Night event will not be taking place this year. Laurencekirk Business Club, who restarted the event in 2013, say: “It is with regret that Laurencekirk Business Club have to announce that they will not be able to run the Laurencekirk...

Mearns Mosaic Trail public art commission gets underway

Alan Potter’s workshops started on Saturday 12 September and continue until Sunday 20 September. With just two days underway the attendance has been good and more than eight folk have been involved in making a mosaic. Alan Potter is keen for folk to attend and...

Artist to create Mearns Mosaic Trail with our help

Scottish artist Alan Potter  has been commissioned to capture the heritage of The Howe o’ The Mearns in public art work. Alan plans to create a ‘Mearns Mosaic Trail’ with the help of the people in the catchment area of Mearns Academy which includes...

Bank Holiday weekend news for brides-to-be

At Exclusively Yours, Brookfield, Laurencekirk on Friday 29th August 2015,  ex photo-shoot wedding dresses half price. One day event only, 10am to 4pm. Contact Lorna for more details at 01561 378535.

Pipe Band charity fundraiser starts on Sunday

This Sunday, 9th August, Howe o’ the Mearns Pipe Band start several days of fundraising for the band and for Roxburghe House in Aberdeen. First off is a Soup and Sweet afternoon, 11am – 3pm at the Masonic Hall Laurencekirk, along with a tombola and raffle...

Mearns Gardeners keeping busy

The Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network gardening group for older people has been busy this gardening season at their edibles-based projects at Benholm Mill, Queen Elizabeth Court, Fettercairn, and also Laurencekirk train station planters. There has been a good...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club gets bar refurbishment

As part of the Club’s policy of making improvements wherever possible, the bar area has recently been refurbished. Local Laurencekirk business, CNG Design, very generously supplied new base units, worktops and a sink unit. Chris Graham, owner of CNG Design, believes...

Take the Ballad Bus to Mearns Castles

The Mearns Connections Ballad Bus will be touring castles of the Mearns on Saturday 8th August, leaving the Grassic Gibbon Centre in Arbuthnott at 10.30am. Jim Brown MBE will lead the event, with musicians providing music and song en route. This is a a very popular...
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