Mearns Gardeners keeping busy

The Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network gardening group for older people has been busy this gardening season at their edibles-based projects at Benholm Mill, Queen Elizabeth Court, Fettercairn, and also Laurencekirk train station planters. There has been a good...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club gets bar refurbishment

As part of the Club’s policy of making improvements wherever possible, the bar area has recently been refurbished. Local Laurencekirk business, CNG Design, very generously supplied new base units, worktops and a sink unit. Chris Graham, owner of CNG Design, believes...

Take the Ballad Bus to Mearns Castles

The Mearns Connections Ballad Bus will be touring castles of the Mearns on Saturday 8th August, leaving the Grassic Gibbon Centre in Arbuthnott at 10.30am. Jim Brown MBE will lead the event, with musicians providing music and song en route. This is a a very popular...

Laurencekirk library hours to increase

From Monday 3rd August, Mearns Community Campus Library opening hours will be increasing to 40 per week. The new opening times are as follows: Monday 10am to 8pm Tuesday 10am to 4pm Wednesday 10am to 8pm Thursday 10am to 4pm Friday 10am to 4pm Saturday 10am to...

Laurencekirk Bowling Club Open Pairs

On Sunday 5th July, twenty four teams from Laurencekirk, Portlethen, Stonehaven, Drumlithie, Montrose, Marykirk, Fettercairn, Brechin and Banchory took part in the Club’s annual seven end Open Pairs sponsored by local business CNG Design. The day was blessed with fine...

A huge Thank You from the Rotary Club

Huge Thank You On 21st June, The Rotary Club of Laurencekirk & District took part in the Ride Rotary 2015 Cycle event. This was a national initiative to raise funds for Prostate Scotland and to raise awareness of the high incidence of the disease in Scotland. Each...

Laurencekirk teen to don kilt for charity walk

By David Donaldson, Mearns Youth Forum The Kilted Wanderers A group of my friends and I are walking the infamous West Highland Way this summer with a twist, we will be dressed as Scottish Highlanders – Kilt and all! We are doing it in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, an...
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