Ben wins Rotary Club Young Chef competition

The Rotary Club of Laurencekirk and District recently sponsored a Young Chef competition at Mearns Academy, and the winner was Ben Walker of S5. The standard of all the entrants was fantastic. Many thanks to Lynne Howe at Mearns Academy for organising. Below are a few...

Mearns Minibus campaign gathers pace

The campaign to provide a minibus in the Mearns moved forward in the last 2 weeks. A very successful coffee morning was held in the Masonic Hall, Laurencekirk, with £1,200.00 taken from the door and stall takings. In addition a further £1,000.00 was taken in donations...

New Community Minibus on the horizon

The Mearns area around Laurencekirk has been without a Community Minibus since December last year when the old Mercedes minibus decided it had had enough. It broke down and due to its age it proved very difficult to source replacement parts. When the parts were...

Laurencekirk Artists’ Society Annual Exhibition 2019

The annual exhibition of work by members of the Society takes place in The Venue, High Street, Laurencekirk over the weekend of Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October. 16 members of the Society are exhibiting a wide range of works in a variety of media. There is...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club Presentation Night 2019

On Saturday 5th October, President Margaret McNicoll and Match Secretary Steve McGillivary hosted the Club’s annual presentation of trophies. Prior to the presentations, members and partners enjoyed a two course dinner, and the evening was concluded with two quizzes....

Mental Health – a personal perspective and community cinema event

The topic of mental health has become more and more prevalent over the last few years. Up until fairly recently the mention of mental health or any associated problems meant to me that someone was seriously ill and needed either medication or extensive therapy to get...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club Junior Competition 2019

Junior club members participated in an end of season competition on Saturday 7th September at the Laurencekirk Bowling Club. All the junior members have improved greatly over the season. They are all very keen and enjoy sharing their knowledge and helping other...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club Charity 7 Ends Singles 2019

On Sunday 1st September, the Laurencekirk club held its annual charity 7 ends competition, sponsored by Ian Greig of Mearns Motors. The club’s charity of choice for this year is Parkinson’s Scotland. After some very competitive bowling, the semi-finalists to come...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club welcomes Past Times group

Laurencekirk Bowling Club recently hosted the Past Times support group from Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network, and gave them the opportunity to try their hands at bowls. The group are pictured below enjoying the afternoon both on and off the green. The club is...
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