Nov 27, 2015 | AB30, Laurencekirk
To celebrate UNICEF Universal Children’s Day, Mearns Academy held a range of activities to support the Rights of the Child on Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th November. All week cupcakes were sold, 300 in total, selling out every day going down a treat! There were...
Nov 24, 2015 | Laurencekirk
Come along to Laurencekirk Train Station on Monday 30th November at midday to help our gardening group plant rainbow colours in the whisky barrel planters! Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network gardening group for older people is looking for helpers for our winter...
Nov 19, 2015 | Laurencekirk
When Aberdeenshire Council’s Policy and Resources Committee met last week the issue of the old Academy site was on the agenda for discussion. When the new Academy was being planned it was suggested that the Council were to pay for the new site by selling the...
Nov 18, 2015 | Laurencekirk
Kincardine and Mearns Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) have launched a new outreach service in Laurencekirk. Essentially we are bringing CAB to you. It started on Wednesday 7th October 2015, and residents of Laurencekirk and the surrounding areas have been able to make...
Oct 21, 2015 | Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk’s newest coffee shop, Bizzie’s, will open its doors on 5th November. Bizzie’s (formerly Hugo’s) will be managed by Jane from the Clatterin Brig Restaurant. Jane says “I’m looking forward to serving the local community...
Oct 21, 2015 | AB30, Laurencekirk
In April, community groups Laurencekirk Development Trust and Laurencekirk Villages in Control, in co-operation with Mearns Community Council, presented a long-term “Vision Plan” for the development of Laurencekirk over the next thirty years. At the meeting were local...
Oct 13, 2015 | Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk Development Trust & Villages in Control Newsletter – October 2015 With the summer rapidly retreating, this seems a good time to summarise the activities of the group and to share with you both the opportunities and some of the threats we face as...
