Things to Do

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!

Stonehaven Beavers and Cubs took on the task of cleaning up Stonehaven beach last weekend in very changeable weather conditions.

A beachfront area has been given a new lease of life thanks to a host of Stonehaven volunteers.

The latest production from Ma Simpsons in conjunction with Spotlight Theatre, took over Stonehaven Town Hall last week for a run of performances of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 the Musical.

Mearns Camera Club annual exhibition of photographic prints is on display at Stonehaven Library in Evan Street. It is on for the whole month of September. There is a wide range of subjects and styles so why not pop in and see what we have been up to.

Stonehaven Gymnastics Club received a cheque of £250 from Michael Hopkins of the Stonehaven Lions last week.

Team GB athlete Eilidh Doyle kicked off the Scottish SPCA’s first ever ‘Pound for Paws’ event by taking to the track against her four-legged competitor.