Mearns 50+ Walkers at Brechin

On Tuesday we met up at Brechin Castle Garden Centre for walks led by Allan and Stewart. The longer walk set off first, following the Brechin Path Network to the north of Brechin along the old Forfar railway line.  The catkins were flowering in profusion along the...

Mearns 50+ walk Montrose to Scurdie Ness

Some 7 members of the Mearns 50+ Walking group set off on a very blustery morning from the Beach Splash Park on the seafront at Traill Drive Montrose. Group leader was Gladys Johnson. A shorter walk was led by Denis Bell and Ian Davidson. Their walk initially took...

Mearns 50+ walking group – Arbroath to Auchmithie

The recent walk from Arbroath to Auchmithie Harbour and back was well attended by some 18 members on a bracing January day. The “long walkers”, consisting of 7 members were led by “Red Lichtie”, Gladys Johnston. Credit for much of the historical and geographical facts...

Inner Wheel Club Sightbox talk

The Inner Wheel Club of Laurencekirk held their January meeting once again, via Zoom. What would we have done without Zoom over the past couple of years. One of the advantages of a virtual meeting is that we can invite speakers from far and near. Our speaker for the...

Mearns Ladies Probus Group meet again

On Tuesday 19th October the Mearns Ladies Probus Group met for the first time since February 2020. There was a large turn out at the meeting, and pictured below is retiring President Frances Officer passing on the badge of office to the new President Anne Matthews. A...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club hold presentation evening

The end of season presentation evening was held in the Clubhouse on Friday 1st October. Catering was supplied by the Alma Indian restaurant, and a good time was had by all. The respective match secretaries, Steve McGillivary and Kathleen Henderson presented the...

A sunny charitable BBQ for Rotary Club

The Laurencekirk Rotary Club held a BBQ the weekend before last, the first time it has been able to get together since lockdown. With mostly sunny weather it was a great success with over 70 people attending and over a £1000 raised for local charities. Thanks to...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club inaugural trophy final played

The inaugural final of the Bob Blyth Memorial Trophy was played on Friday 27th August, before a good number of spectators, between Si Jamieson and John Simpson. It turned out to be a closely contested game, although for the first half it looked like Si was going to...
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