PPG Founding chairperson retires

Laurencekirk Medical Practice’s Patient Participation Group: Founding chairperson, Carol Rogers, has retired from the group after eight years of stalwart work to establish the organisation. A presentation was made at a recent meeting of the group by Dr Neil...

Participants enjoy Mearns Connections festival

This, the fifth annual festival, started on Friday evening with the now well known “Oatmeal Dinner”. Jack Webster, an aficionado of Grassic Gibbon, gave a typically heartfelt address on “The Land”. On Saturday the Ballad Bus took the road to...

Grassic Gibbon Centre celebrates 21 years

On Sunday 11th August, chairman Jim Brown welcomed directors and Friends to celebrate the Centre’s 21st Birthday. He praised the efforts of Isabella Williamson, its manager, for her work in developing the centre and for establishing its reputation as the...

The Bangers are bought but the Rockets are not!

Laurencekirk Business club have thanked a number of local businesses who have contributed to the Bonfire night fundraising by sponsoring a firework. The businesses so far putting their names to fireworks are: EnviroSurveying Ltd, Charles Michies, Clarence Murray,...

Health & Fitness Event coming soon

Laurencekirk Patient Participation Group are to hold a health and fitness event, with many local and regional groups taking part, on 31st August. The event is designed to let people see the wide variety of ways to stay fit and healthy. Local doctors will be in...

Youth Big Band concert success

Laurencekirk and District Rotary Club, in cooperation with the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, organised a concert in Mearns Academy Hall on Thursday evening to a very appreciative audience. This year we were once again able to hear a group of young players...

Luthermuir in Bloom competition results

The next event taking place in Luthermuir Village Hall is the annual Flower Show on Sunday 25th August. Leading up to the Show, judging took place recently for the Luthermuir in Bloom competition. With 15 entries for Best Kept Garden and 16 for Best Container Display,...

Do you have 1940s mementos?

Organisers are looking for memories and mementos from the 1940’s to help set the scene for a 1940’s tea dance, to be held at Auchenblae Village Hall on 18th August, 4pm. Auchenblae Community & District Association are looking for props, on loan or...

Laurencekirk: Days Gone By book

Have you ever wondered about the history of Laurencekirk? Arthur Bruce, a third generation cobbler in the village, shares his reminiscences and research on Laurencekirk in the book “Laurencekirk: Days gone by”. Laurencekirk Parish Church celebrated the bicentenary of...

International Youth Festival at Laurencekirk

The Laurencekirk Rotary Club is delighted to host one of the leading Bands from the Aberdeen International Youth Festival, and appeal to the public to support the Event. On Thursday 1st of August the Blackburn and Darwen Big Band with 18 musicians will perform in...
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