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Heritage club winter season starts with history of Mearns schools

Oct 14, 2014 | AB30

The winter syllabus of the Howe o’ the Mearns Heritage Trust begins on Wednesday 15th October with an illustrated talk on the history of the schools of the Mearns. This will include the story of Mearns Academy and its evolution from a three roomed school in the...

Build a Guy for Laurencekirk Bonfire Night

Oct 13, 2014 | Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk Business club have once again invited local primary school pupils to take part in the Bonfire Night event, by building a Guy for the fire. The competition details were due to be sent out in homework packs at the end of last week, but the fire and...

Laurencekirk Primary closed after fire

Oct 6, 2014 | Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk primary school will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 7th October, as a result of smoke damage after a small fire. The fire, which happened around 4pm today, broke out in the kitchen. Staff and cleaners were evacuated from the school, and thankfully no-one was...

Formal Opening of Mearns Academy Community Campus

Oct 4, 2014 | AB30

On Friday afternoon, Councillor Isobel Davidson, chair of Aberdeenshire Education, Learning and Leisure committee welcomed Aberdeenshire’s Provost, Jill Webster and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Mike Russell to the Academy to perform the...

Bowling Club champions receive their trophies

Oct 2, 2014 | Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk Bowling Club held their Presentation Night on the 27th September, where trophies were handed to the Green Champions for the 2014 season. The Men’s Champion was Robert Smith and the Ladies Champion was Margaret McNicoll. Both are pictured below with...

Laurencekirk Business club – Bonfire plans and committee changes

Oct 2, 2014 | AB30

At Laurencekirk Business Club’s latest meeting, members continued the planning for this year’s Bonfire Night & Fireworks display. Following on from the success of last year’s event, the club are aiming to make this year even bigger and better!...

New group will promote Kincardine & Mearns community development and growth

Sep 29, 2014 | AB30

Just when you thought you lived in Aberdeenshire, a new organisation is being launched which covers the areas of the 12 community councils in the Kincardine and Mearns area of Aberdeenshire from Crathes, Drumoak and Durris in the north to Mearns and St Cyrus in the...

Do you have a photo of this old Laurencekirk school?

Sep 23, 2014 | AB30, Laurencekirk

The Howe o’ the Mearns Heritage Club would like to find a picture of the old Laurencekirk Junior Secondary School pre-1960 to show the original facade from Aberdeen Road. This consisted of the tennis courts to the north, the school house opposite...

Digital marketer required

Sep 23, 2014 | AB30

Web Integrations are seeking a full-time digital marketing specialist, to be based in their Stonehaven office. They are happy to consider people, including school leavers, who are not fully experienced in the field, but who have good communication skills and a...

Good news for renal dialysis unit fund

Sep 18, 2014 | AB30

We can now confirm that ENECO have donated £100,000 which means that the fund to build the new unit has passed its £500,000 target. The equipment is to be supplied and serviced by NHS Grampian. We look forward to seeing this project proceed very soon so that the local...