Things to Do

Deeside Local Food Festival returns for its fifth year this Sunday (September 15).

If you volunteer with or are part of a community group in Scotland, then you are eligible to apply for a unique camp in Cornwall.

It is 30 years since Doors Open Days were first held in Scotland as part of the European City of Culture celebrations.

The 2019 Aboyne and Deeside Festival opens with the return of Scottish Opera’s pop-up opera in Aboyne. 

Families and young people from across Scotland could enjoy a free weekend away – courtesy of Hostelling Scotland and the Scottish Civic Trust.

The 23rd Crathes Vintage Car and Motorcycle Rally is set to be a record-breaker this weekend.

This month will mark 250 years since the patent for James Watt’s separate steam condenser was issued.

A breakfast club at Lairhillock Primary School has achieved national recognition after being named the best breakfast club in Scotland in the Kellogs Breakfast Club Awards.

People in Aberdeenshire who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes are finding hope thanks to a successful Salvation Army initiative.

A cheque for £4,000 raised at this year’s Stonehaven Harbour Festival was handed over to the Friends of the Stonehaven Open Air Pool at their coffee morning in St Bridget’s Hall, Stonehaven recently.

Community group Brighter Bervie was joined by representatives from the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) for a visit to Bervie School recently.

Children from the Simpsons Playhouse nursery made a special delivery to staff and users of The Bungalow in Stonehaven recently.

A new craze is sweeping families in Stonehaven.

The Scottish SPCA is looking for volunteers to join its new Aberdeen Supporter Group to help raise funds for Scotland’s abused, abandoned and injured animals.

A public meeting held last week to discuss future plans for Stonehaven’s boardwalk has been described as “positive” by organisers, after more than 50 people turned out to take part in the discussion.

In 2017 three Highland Dancers from Brechin and Fettercairn took part in a number of Highland Dance competitions. The three girls are taught by Sara Beattie at The Beattie School of Dance. They have achieved fantastic success in the six highland dance competitions they entered at the start of this year. Over a short six- month period in the Novice section, Kenadie Sivewright (9) Ellie Dalgetty (10) and Emily Scott (11) among them won a total haul of 22 Overall Trophies and 289 medals. 126 of these were Gold, 105 silver and 58 Bronze!