Recently added articles from Kincardineshire Observer (Montorse, Scotland):

Senior Citizen outing.

Jul 18, 2008 ... Fettercairn senior citizens are pictured on their bus on Saturday, before they set off on their annual outing. The outing was organised as always by the Entertainments Committee. The trip this year was to Mid Mar ...

Take the people seriously.

Jul 18, 2008 ... WITH Mearns Community Council poised to hold a special meeting to discuss a variety of planning-related issues, the council's planning officer, Norman Banski says it is time for Aberdeenshire Council to take the views of the people seriously. "We need to take a look at various ...

A dream will be realised.

Jul 18, 2008 ... THE man who has been at the forefront of the campaign to reopen Laurencekirk railway station to passenger services, now says he is ready to believe that his dream is going to be realised. Norman Banski, secretary of the Villages in Control Committee and a campaigner for the ...

Fun at the Kids' Club.

Jul 18, 2008 ... The Laurencekirk Gala Kids' Club has been running all this week. There was a craft day on Tuesday, a games day and a visit from Zoolab on Wednesday and a treasure hunt and quiz on Thursday. On Friday ...

Ladies defend their triples title.

Jul 18, 2008 ... The ladies of Laurencekirk Bowling Club have successfully defended their Air BP Triples League title. They received their trophy at the conclusion of the round robin competition played on the Laurencekirk green on Sunday. Pictured ...

Young Musician 2008.

Jul 11, 2008 ... Mearns Academy's Young Musician of the Year 2008 is Jamie McAndrew. Jamie, whose specialist instrument is the bagpipes won the senior section. He also plays bass guitar and sat his Advanced Higher Music this year. Jamie is a member of the City of Brechin ...

Redmyre head retires.

Jul 11, 2008 ... Stan Forbes, head teacher of Redmyre Primary for the past 27 years, has retired. On the final day before the holidays, Mr Forbes received a variety of gifts, including a t-shirt bearing the names of all the ...

Auchenblae School farewells.

Jul 11, 2008 ... Auchenblae School said a fond farewell to two teachers on the final day of term before the holidays. Mrs Shona Barclay has retired after 17 years as a nursery teacher in the area and Mrs Sheila Sutherland after 19 years as a primary teacher at Auchenblae. Mrs Barclay ...

Message in a Bottle.

Jul 11, 2008 ... LAURENCEKIRK and District Rotary Club is reviving the Message in a Bottle Scheme, which they first got involved with four years ago. The bottles are available free to anyone who is elderly, who has a medical condition, or who feels vulnerable while living at home. The ...

Oasis help marchers.

Jul 11, 2008 ... LESLEY Young and Amanda Mitchell leave on Monday for Holland to take part in the Nijmegen March in aid of Breast Cancer Research. During the famous march, they will walk 25 miles a day for four successive days. The two have been training since December, following a ...

Mearns Academy prizewinners.

Jul 11, 2008 ... DUX of Mearns Academy this year is Emily Morrison. Emily won the computing studies and mathematics prizes. Runner-up to the dux was Alisha Mann, joint winner of the Graphic Communication prize. Both Emily and Alisha have returned to school for sixth year. At the ...

School at heart of community.

Jul 11, 2008 ... COMMUNITY was the theme at the Mearns Academy prizegiving. It was referred to by Rector Ian Parkin in his address and in the address by guest speaker David Nelson, chairman of Mearns Community Council. The prizegiving was being held in the wake of the recent publication of the ...

Standard high in SWRI show.

Jul 10, 2008 ... THE standard was as high as always in the SWRI competitions at the Fettercairn Show on Saturday. Two institutes, Laurencekirk and Catterline found themselves vying for most of the silverware and in the end it was honours event between the two. The Syme Cup for most points ...

Dancing winners at show.

Jul 10, 2008 ... DANCING results from the Fettercairn Show are as follows: Beginners 7/8 years: Cira Roger (Kirriemuir). 9 years and over: Stephanie Barnett (Catterline). Novice 9 years and under: Kirsty Richardson (Forfar). 10 and over: Charlotte Hair (Monikie). Intermediate: ...

Thousands attend Fettercairn Show.

Jul 10, 2008 ... THOUSANDS turned out at the weekend as the Fettercairn Show took place for the first time in two years. Last year's show had to be cancelled for health and safety reasons as heavy rain made the venue too wet. But rain stayed away for the event this year, leaving ...

Luthermuir's super season.

Jul 10, 2008 ... Luthermuir Primary School football team are pictured with their season's haul of trophies. They were Kincardineshire Small Schools League Champions and also won the Armstrong Memorial Tournament, the 50s Tournament; the Hughes Christensen Tournament the ...

Academy sports champions.

Jul 10, 2008 ... THE Mearns Academy sports champions received their awards at prizegiving. Back from left James Sadio, John Sinclair Memorial Trophy and senior champions Zoe Slesser, Ian Mulcahy and Greg Walker. ...

Luthermuir flower displays.

Jul 04, 2008 ... The gardening group at Luthermuir School has been responsible for creating a number of flower displays around the school, with the plants supplied by Mr Albert Stiles of Landscape Services. Every child in the school ...

Helping the global community.

Jul 04, 2008 ... As part of their Adventure Service Challenge, the pupils of P4-7 at Fettercairn School have been doing something to help the global community. They designed eco-friendly canvas bags and sold sixty of them at an open afternoon back in April. A total of [pounds ...

Marykirk garden opened.

Jul 04, 2008 ... Marykirk School's new garden was officially opened by Provost Bill Howatson at a garden party last week. The creation of the garden has been a real community effort. It includes an eco-friendly greenhouse, a traditional greenhouse, ...