Heritage club see castle renovations

Howe o’ the Mearns Heritage Club enjoyed their final trip of the summer to Hallgreen Castle in Inverbervie. Mr and Mrs Rob Ferguson welcomed them to the castle and guided them through their home which they rescued from its abandoned state fifteen years ago....

Volunteer community reporters wanted!

Volunteer news reporters from communities around the Mearns are required to promote our community and its organisations. Volunteers are asked to contact admin@laurencekirkab30.co.uk. Tuition is available for first time members of the Mearns Press...

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...

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...

Marie Curie event success

The Marie Curie Coffee Morning held in the Dickson Hall, Laurencekirk on 29th June was well attended and a great success for the organising committee. Our photo shows some of the attendees enjoying the stalls and refreshments. Click to enlarge.

Howe o’ the Mearns Heritage Club visit Allardice Castle

This week saw Club members visit one of the hidden gems of the Mearns. Saved from ruin forty years ago by Bill Cowie and his family, the Castle has been their home and a work in progress ever since. Members were full of admiration for their dedication and efforts to...
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