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planting, signs for
Lover’s Walk, endless litter clearance
and of course our
new village entrance
feature. Planting will
be going on around it,
to provide a striking
welcome to visitors
entering
Aberdeen
and of course Culter. Particular thanks
Gala Opens in Style
to Erik Stien, whose
Special Guest Kathleen Walker arrives at the Gala in a
tireless work raises
beautiful MG with Harry & Allan Chalmers
standards year on
year. What next?!
CCC have reCulter Community
sponded to a Review of Aberdeen
Council News
Wood Plan, requested by Forestry Comlorious Gala! Another mission Scotland and are in support of
sunny Saturday made sure Maryculter’s purchase of woodland (see
that the 2013 Pipes and Drums later article).
CCC are also hoping to co-ordinate
Gala was a resounding success.
the upgrade of play park facilities at
The whole of Culter was out
Crown Terrace on School Road, to raise
in force, getting together with money and install equipment, following
family and friends to enjoy the the removal of the roundabout for safety
day. Our grateful thanks to Gala reasons. Many thanks to local residents
Chair Allan McKenzie, who has and Councillor Malone for their efforts
with this.
G
thanked everyone in the Gala
article, except himself.
CCC also had a tent at the Gala this
year. This was to highlight the work being done to provide the Council with
a Planning Framework for the village,
and to publicise the development of
the Culter Emergency Resilience Plan.
Along with some great photos of the
village, there was a complete map of the
AWPR route laid out in detail, across a
series of tables. This helped people to
understand the exact route and the potential problems!
Culter in Bloom have been working
incredibly hard to prepare for entry into
the “Beautiful Scotland” Competition.
Judging will have taken place by the
time you read this, so keep your secateurs crossed! Competition or not, we
are lucky to have such a dedicated team
who care about keeping Culter looking
its best. They don’t just provide all the
flowers along the Deeside Road - they
do so much more ... tree planting and a
new path in Coronation Park, wildflower
CCC Meetings
Culter Community Council, whose
members are volunteers, meet once a
month at the Pop-In on North Deeside
Road. They are joined by our three City
Councillors, as well as representatives
from the Police and City Wardens. The
meetings are open to the public and start
at 7 pm. The next meetings are on 20
August, 18 September and 24 October.
Copies of the minutes are held at Culter
Library.
Philippa Matthew
Culter Community
Resilience Plan
Update
I
n the last issue, we let
you know that a group of
residents along with some
members of Culter Community
Council were working together
to develop a plan for helping
ISSUE No: 132
August 2013
in a local emergency. The
government refer to this as
“Community Resilience”.
The Police, Fire and Ambulance
Services, and Aberdeen City Council are always responsible for providing first line support in an emergency.
These services can sometimes become
overstretched and need additional support from the threatened community
itself. Community Resilience is an initiative supported by the local, Scottish,
and UK governments. The principle is
that communities develop a plan so that
they can help during an emergency in
a way that complements, but in no way
replaces, the response of the emergency
services. Some examples of emergencies that could affect Culter are prolonged freezing conditions, heavy rain
and flooding, power cuts, and even accidents involving the endless lorries that
stream through the village.
The Culter Resilience Plan group
are making good progress in developing
a plan, and wish to thank the organisations and the people of Culter who have
helped them achieve this, and thank
everyone who has already volunteered
to help if there was an emergency.
GRANTS
FROM GALA FUNDS
Local groups are invited to
apply for a grant from the
Culter Gala Fund
The closing date is
Saturday 14 September 2013
Applications in writing should be
sent to
The Secretary
Culter Gala Committee
255 North Deeside Road
Peterculter
AB14 0UL
Or email [email protected]
To enable the Committee to
make a decision please state
how your group plan to use
any donation it may receive.
T he
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Community Resilience depends on
volunteers and more are needed. There
are leaflets in the library about the Culter Resilience Plan and these include a
form for those who would like to volunteer. Completed forms can be left with
the library staff.
In the November Courier, we intend including the Scottish Government
form “Household Emergency Plan”, to
help you create your own plan in time
for winter.
In the meantime, please let us know
if you would like to be part of our team
of volunteers. Hopefully, we will never need you! More information about
Community Resilience can be found on
the Scottish Government website: www.
readyscotland.org. For more information about the Culter Resilience Plan
and about volunteering, please contact:
Judy Dack 01224 734569
Culter Gala 2013
Thank You!
C
ulter Gala 2013 was
yet another successful
event with sunshine abound
once again for Gala Day. Our
theme this year was “Pipe and
Drums”, celebrating the 75th
anniversary of Culter Pipe
Bands.
Our guest of honour, Kathleen
Walker, a relation of the original founder of the first Culter Pipe Band opened
the ceremony after also taking part
in the procession along with the Gala
Queen and Princesses. A special thanks
to Kathleen for making the trip from
Banchory and for being our judge for
the day.
Once again I have a few more thank
you’s to hand out. May I add my sincere
apologies now if I have missed anyone;
and add my sincere thanks to those who
have donated and helped but wish to
remain anonymous. Everyone involved
with the Gala does an absolutely tremendous job and without the hard work
and dedication of these special people,
our annual Gala event would not be
possible.
My first priority is to thank everyone involved in the Gala Committee.
for all their help once again this year.
Judith Kyle, Nicola Hector, Jackie
Brawley, Tracy Nicholson representing the Culter Pipe Band, Allan Pennie,
Brian Black, John Rugg, David Keay
Fancy Dress winners
(L to R) Winners
2nd Georgia Hector
1stRebecca Jones
3rd Dylan Clayton
Allan Pennie with some of the
Culter Champions (L to R)
Amy Sinclair, Sarah Wiseman
& Jazmyn Jeffries
Guest of Honour
Kathleen Walker with
Gala Chair
Allan McKenzie
Kathleen with Beaver Float
Competition winners (L to R)
Charlie Hector, Willis Mair,
Harris Clubb &
Colin McPherson (below)
Hotel, Deans Of Huntly,
Furain Guest House,
Hair & Beauty Box, Hair
Society, Hilda Selbie, Ho
Lok Chinese, Judy Kyle,
Jumbo Fish & Chips,
Kelly Of Cults, Kippie
Lodge, Lloyds TSB, Mark
& Lorraine Mathieson,
Massala Garden Indian,
Meka, Michael Wood
Chemist, Neil Selbie, Old
Mill Inn, Petals Florist,
Peterculter Golf Club,
Peterculter Sports Centre,
Poldino’s Restaurant,
Scissors Palace, Scott
Gilmour, Optometrists,
Spar, Storybook Glen,
Temple Aesthetics,
The Old Bank Bar,
The Ploughman and
The Studio.
For the winners list
and more info on the
Culter Gala, please visit
www.culter.net
Gala Queen &
Princesses (L to R)
Chloe Russo,
Amy Sinclair &
Olivia Farquhar
representing the 58th Aberdeen (Culter)
Scouts, Nigel Kendrick, Karen Bird
and a big thank you to Callum Stewart
who also did yet another great job of
all the posters and brochures and compèring our Gala Day event. I also wish
to thank our extra helpers on the day for
helping out with the bouncy castles, setting up the field, collecting money and
anything asked of them: Robbie Gauld,
Calum MacKinnon, Peter Brawley and
Julia Lewandowska.
Thanks also go to the following
people and groups for all their support
and help. Balmoral Group, Kenny
Luke and Amie Robinson, Culter
Mills Club, Pam Dignan and her
Highland Dancers, Harry Arnold, The
Rotary Club of Aberdeen Deeside,
Hilary and Mick Gordon, Davy Ross
and his Gun Dogs, Ian Geary of
Deeside Caravans, everyone who took
part in the procession, Natalie Grimmer and the Police Scotland Team,
Culter Primary School, Allan Pennie,
Heritage Hall, Culter
Community Council, Ann Wakefield,
Aileen Craigmile, Alison Skinner,
Betty Cruickshank, Christina Taylor,
John Troup, Margaret Gordon,
Katrina Grant, Judith Riddoch and
her young dancers, Louise Argo and
her Jazzercise team, Lorraine Smith
of Thistle Catering, Jane Bredin of
Premiere Catering, Red Cross, Dianne
Clark, Elizabeth Scott and finally
Aberdeen City Council.
I’d also like to thank all our
sponsors:
A. Will, Aberdeen Riding Club, Ann
Wakefield, Aristacut, Barbers Pole,
Blacks Bar, Borsalino, BP Filling
Station, Brian Smith Funeral Directors,
Café Bombay Indian Restaurant,
Card & Gift Co, Carriages Vintage
Car Hire, Chelsea House Clinic,
Chicabelle Visage, Culter Curry House,
Culter Fish Shop, Gordon Thomson
and Culter Football Club, Culter Gala
Committee, Culter Mill Club, Cults
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Organising the Gala event
each year takes considerable time, effort and resources; I’d like to take
this opportunity to appeal
for anyone who would be
interested in helping out in
any way they can to contact
myself on 07802 502949 or
by email. Thank you.
Allan McKenzie
Culter Gala Chair, on behalf of the
Culter Gala Committee
[email protected]
Planning
PitTengullies Brae
In the May Courier, it was reported
that Bancon have now applied to start
their housing development in the field
next to Pittengullies Brae and that one
of CCC’s objections related to drainage issues. When David Wakefield was
investigating how CCC could deal with
the effects of flooding at the bottom of
the Brae and the path down to the river,
he happened to meet both the owner of
the field and a director of Bancon, who
were looking at CCC’s concerns, highlighted in their letter of objection. They
said that they would see how they could
help to make improvements when developing the site. We will look forward
to this happening.
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or
01339 882429
124 North Deeside road
The Old Police Station
Planning Permission has been retrospectively granted to allow the developers to have their Sales cabin in place
and also to display advertising. The letter of explanation stated that the Roads
Dept. Officers and the Planning Officer
had made a careful study of the junction
of School Road and the main road at
commuting times and when school was
going in and out. They found that the
applications fulfilled all the rules and
regulations on visibility and vehicular
and pedestrian safety, and so found that
application acceptable.
All CCC can do is ask people to be
extra careful now and later, when there
will be a resident’s car park at this very
busy junction (and no doubt roadside
parking as well).
New applications
As usual, there have been several applications for extensions, garages etc
which did not involve CCC. One application objection was withdrawn after
the plans were changed.
Culter Cars Site
279 - 281 North Deeside Rd
CCC considered this application to be
controversial. The site received Planning in Principle in June 2010 for a
maximum of sixteen flats on the site,
with Conditions attached. The owners
are now seeking detailed planning permission as required in Condition 1 (access, siting, design, external appearance
and landscaping all to be approved by
the Planning Authority).
The application is of course for sixteen flats, all two bedroom, two bathroom luxury flats, built over four storeys. Three storeys will be at street level
and one at basement level looking onto
the car park at the rear. The basement
floor will have a light well between the
building and the pavement (ideal for
collecting all the rubbish and leaves
blown about?)
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If permitted, the building will completely overpower its adjacent neighbours and those immediately across the
street, which are all just 1½ storeys high,
except the converted hotel, which is set
right back from the road and is softened
by the presence of some very tall trees
around it. The access will be steep and
fairly narrow and also somewhat blind
to vehicles turning in and out from the
main road. Service vans and delivery
vans will also have to use this access,
as the two residents’ entrances will be at
the rear, from the car park.
The amount of parking will be seriously insufficient for the likely number
of car-driving adult residents, even including the four spaces proposed in
front of the building on the North Deeside Road. Pedestrian access is by stairs
only, both outside and inside the building, yet two disabled parking spaces are
provided!
The members of CCC also made the
point that the majority of you keep telling us that we need family housing of
a reasonable price and not more small
flats, so our community can remain sustainable and viable, and not become a
domitory for Aberdeen.
Lavina Massie
Planning Liaison Officer
Culter Community Council
News from
Councillors
Boulton and Malik
S
ummer is well underway
and at the time of writing
this we were forecast for a
scorching July!
City of Culture
We received the news that we hadn’t
been shortlisted for the City of Culture
2017 in June. The four shortlisted cities
were Dundee, Leicester, Hull and Swansea. However, it seems that the City of
Culture bid process has proven to be
something of a catalyst for Aberdeen
and has spawned some interesting cultural evolution. Music, arts and drama
through to sport, food and science organisations have started a conversation
on how to work more actively together.
This will raise their undisputed talent
from a sometimes underground movement where lots happened but often
went unseen by many, to a very visible
cultural offering, engaging with a wider
audience.
The City of Culture 2017 winner will
be announced in November. Aberdeen
will continue to progress its programme
of cultural activities in the meantime
but will refrain from confirming its own
‘Year of Culture’, until we hear who has
won, to make sure we don’t clash with
Dundee, if they are successful in their
bid to become the selected UK city. We
have embraced the opportunity to harness the energy and enthusiasm that the
bid process has created and turned the
situation of not being shortlisted, into a
chance to widen the scope of inclusion,
which we couldn’t have done if we had
still been in the competition. Aberdeen
will have its own Year of Culture, with
many exciting events leading up to it.
Watch this space for further updates.
have to await the outcome of the study.
I (Cllr Boulton) will continue to lead on
this project, with the first meeting of the
Working Group taking place at the end
of July.
St Nicholas House
Dog Fouling
The redevelopment of the site of the old
Council offices on Broad Street has recently been announced, but at this stage,
the design has not been decided. It has
been confirmed that the preferred bidder
will work in partnership with the Council to develop the site. The current concept is for a 4/5 star hotel, office accommodation, coffee shop, restaurant and
the existing Provost Skene House, all
set in a civic square-type environment.
Traffic modelling will be undertaken to
ascertain if the section of Broad Street
in front the square could be closed off to
cars, or if a full closure, which included
buses was practical. Clearly we will
Union Terrace Gardens
A plan for Union Terrace Gardens is
still being worked on and we are hopeful we will be in a position to bring a report forward to full Council by the end
of this year.
The Pop-In, Culter
This room with facilities is used by a
variety of residents and groups but still
has capacity to be used more. The Council who owns the Pop-In is currently reviewing its use, ensuring that all options
for its future are explored. We have an
opportunity to look at the possibility of
perhaps a Youth Café, one or two evenings a week. I (Councillor Boulton)
would welcome people’s views and
importantly offers of help to make this
happen. Young people don’t really have
a place to meet locally and this could
offer a central, safe location where they
can socialise. Other suggestions for uses
of The Pop-In along with comments on
the Youth Café idea would be welcome
and can be made via email
[email protected]
We have again had several complaints
about owners failing to collect their
pets’ deposits, in Johnston Gardens,
Dalmaik, on the railway line and down
along the river. These complaints were
from parents whose children had stood
in it and from other dog walkers who
were clearing up after their pets.
Play area
The redevelopment of the play area at
Johnston Gardens East has been recognised as a priority for some time and we
are now able to move forward with this
project. The current play equipment is
now nearing the end of its useful life
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and plans are progressing for its removal. Proposals for how the site could
look are being produced and will be
available for viewing and discussion
with the local community by the end of
August. Once the preferred design has
been agreed the order will be placed
and depending on the weather we would
aim to complete the project by the end
of the year.
Trimming hedges & trees
The final plea is with the wet and warm
weather, shrubs and trees are sprouting
vigorously onto pavements, sometimes
making it difficult for pedestrians to
pass by. We would just ask that owners
trim back as appropriate.
Marie Boulton
Independent
Councillor
Lower Deeside
Tauqeer Malik
Labour
Councillor
Lower Deeside
From Councillor Boulton
Finally I think it is appropriate for me
to explain my thinking with regard to
Road Infrastructure, given the press reporting over the last few months.
The Council has three major road
projects approved at various stages,
the AWPR, the Haudagain and the
3rd Don Crossing. The AWPR in my
view, which has been informed from
studying
Transport
Scotland’s
documents, doesn’t provide the relief
to congestion that we need and in fact
in some locations, will create more
Haudagain type issues. The main
concerns I have with the schemes are:
• The slip road from the North
Deeside Road up to the junction at the
back of Milltimber is too short and
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will cause tailbacks from the proposed
traffic lights at Milltimber Brae and
block traffic heading into Aberdeen.
• The trumpet junction on the A90
heading up to the Altens Industrial
Estate which is the most successful
junction in Aberdeen is to be replaced
with a diamond graded separated
junction with traffic lights.
• The roundabout at Dyce will be four
lanes wide with seven sets of traffic
lights.
• The increase of traffic flow on the
North Deeside Road coming from
Culter is predicted to be over 4500
vehicles per day, an increase of around
47%.
• The traffic on the Westhill Road
between Westhills and the AWPR
junction at Kingswells is predicted to
increase by 43%.
• There will be no improvement in
congestion at the Bridge of Dee, initially
they had hoped for a reduction of 5 cars
in a 100 but with the approved planning
applications, the situation is predicted
to get worse than currently exists.
• The predicted improvements at the
Haudagain with all the schemes in place
is half a car in a hundred.
I would finish by saying I fully
support road improvements and can
understand why the public are
frustrated and want to see something
happen. I believe it is my duty to
highlight the short comings of these
projects because once they are built
they can’t be undone and there will
be no money to do anything else.
There is no money allocated to make
improvements on the roads network
to improve the access to these new
pieces of infrastructure. Aberdeen City
Council requires £200m to bring our
existing road network up to an
acceptable standard, £30m to bring our
pavements up to an acceptable standard,
£15m for the 3rd Don Crossing, £5m for
the link road from the AWPR junction
at Dyce to the Airport and anything
up to £150m to resolve the Bridge of
Dee challenges and of course £75m for
our contribution towards the AWPR.
Tunnels and flyovers are viable on
several of the schemes and this has been
confirmed by experts, I haven’t just
dropped in these suggestions without
talking to the experts.
Councillor Marie Boulton
News from
Councillor Malone
Stepped Down as Liberal
Democrat Group Leader
F
ollowing
some
recent
press coverage about a
change in my role I received
several ‘enjoy my retirement’
acknowledgements. However, I
have not retired. I have simply
stepped down as the Council’s
Liberal
Democrat
Group
Leader.
My reasons are as stated in the
press. I wanted a little more time to myself. Don’t worry, I am still here to work
for our area and to cover my still many
(though now less) commitments for the
Council. My commitments and committees can be found on the web page of
the council under Councillor.
Tree for Every Citizen :
Commended
I am delighted that the ‘Tree for Every
Citizen’ project on Tullos Hill, which
started during my term as Convenor
for Environment, has received a Highly Commended Award as Scotland’s
Finest Wood awards. The trees were
planted as part of the Woodland Trust’s
Jubilee Woods. I am also pleased - but
confused - that the then Labour opposition group, who at the time were totally
against the project, have had a change
of mind. You may remember the public outcry regarding the requirement for
deer control to be carried out in the area
and yet is still being carried out!
On receiving the award the now
Labour Vice Convenor stated that:
“Tullos Hill Wood has once more been
recognised on the national stage, which
is testament to the hard work that went
into creating this fantastic area. This
ambitious project - part of the Council’s
award-winning Tree for Every Citizen
scheme-has gone a long way to achieving that and it is fantastic to see the
hard work of everyone involved is continually being recognised.”
Wonderful how politicians’ opinions change post election!
Deeside Way
I wrote in the last issue that I was delighted with the improvements to The
Deeside Way. I still am, but these improvements have created some unexpected issues. While the majority of users are respectful of others who use this
wonderful walk, I have received many
complaints, particularly from walkers
that some cyclists and horse riders are
not being as considerate as they should.
Can I ask ALL users of the Deeside line
to be careful and considerate to others.
This is a valuable asset on our doorstep
that should be a joy to all. I would like
to see ongoing improvements so that
everyone can continue to benefit from
this important green route in the area.
Moving House
By the time you read this I will have
moved house. I am not moving far, just
round the corner. Please note my change
of home telephone number below for
contact purposes. Thank you.
Getting things done
I am always keen to help to get things
done for the benefit of our local community. Please contact me if you have
any comments, suggestions or questions and I will do my best to protect
and improve our local quality of life. I
will always do my best to help.
Councillor
Aileen Malone
Town House,
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 IFY
Direct Dial:
01224 522356
Home:
01224 868690
[email protected]
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Culter in Bloom
mentioned in the last Courier
that we had decided to enter
Peterculter for an award from
Beautiful Scotland, this year.
As I write, we are preparing
for the assessment visit by the
judges on Tuesday 30th July.
By the time you read this, you may
know what we have achieved – but
whatever the result, thanks are due to
many people for the effort involved
in making the village look superb on
“Judgement Day”. CIB members, volunteers, businesses and residents alike
all played their part. A special “thank
you” is due to Aberdeen City Council
staff who helped enormously with litter clearance, street cleaning, weeding,
watering our hanging baskets and the
administration of the tour.
The judges assess us on three
main criteria: Horticultural Achievement, Environmental Responsibility
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and Community Support, and it’s no
surprise to me that we usually score our
highest marks in the last of these categories. A week before the visit, we were
very concerned about under-watering of
some containers on North Deeside Road
during the long warm dry spell in July,
as we depend on businesses and householders to attend to them, but a kindly
reminder to a few people, followed by
a lucky thunderstorm helped us out on
the last lap!
Judging apart, no-one could fail to
notice the glorious splashes of colour on
our streets as they walk or drive through
the village this summer. Each year, Culter in Bloom members and volunteers
plant up 26 large containers, 48 whisky
barrels, 78 hanging baskets, the large
raised bed at the eastern entrance and
the “wee train”, along with other planters, troughs and railing boxes.
Unfortunately we were not able to
show the judges this year’s main project,
the new feature at the western entrance,
designed by local garden designer and
lecturer Ian Anderson, but it should be at
least partially complete by end August.
The centrepiece is a stylized head of St
Peter, as our community was first given
its name when a church dedicated to the
saint was built here in the 13th century.
It’s made from overlapping steel plates,
cut and treated using modern techniques
common in today’s offshore oil and gas
industry. It will be surrounded by Scottish native and ornamental plants, and
the slopes around it will in due course
be filled with bulbs in spring and wildflowers in summer. However, we may
leave at least some of the planting until
September when ground conditions will
be more favourable. Watch this space!
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CULTER VILLAGE HALL
A
s I write, the children have
just enjoyed their first
week of the summer holidays
and the sun is continuing to
shine. I hope that by the time
you read this article, it wasn’t a
one-off and we’ve all enjoyed a
sunny summer!
First Aid Training
Before the summer break,
staff and members of the
Hall Committee and Culter Theatre Club met for a
one day intensive First Aid course run
by St Andrew’s First Aid. By the end of
the day, those involved had gained an
HSC approved “First Aid in the Workplace” certificate. The hope is that,
whatever group or event is being held in
the Hall, there will always be a qualified
First Aider nearby.
Ladies Night
This was held on Friday 28 June. There
had been a good response from ladies
keen to sell their unwanted clothes and
accessories, and with a variety of pampering treatments on offer, this should
have been a great evening.
However, there was a disappointing turnout on the day. This was very
disheartening to the organisers, as a lot
of hard work had gone into organising
the evening. However, we will try again
with something similar in the future.
The 200 Club
This is a really good way of showing
your support for the Hall, whether you
are a regular user of the hall, or an occasional one. Disappointingly, when
the renewal date came round in June,
we fell short of the 200 members we
had hoped for. If you join now, membership is just £9. This entitles you to
be included in the monthly draws from
September until May 2014. If you already have a number, maybe you could
consider buying a second one? Let’s get
the remaining numbers sold so the next
winner receives a cheque for £100!
Culter Resilience Plan
There are details elsewhere in the Courier about this new organisation. The
Village Hall is supporting the initiative
and will help in any way it can.
Upcoming events
The next Children’s Nearly New Sale
will be held on Saturday 5 October from
10 - 12. We also hope to have a Cabaret
Night in the autumn. Funds raised from
this will go towards the long overdue
repainting of the main hall. We would
love to spruce it up before Panto time!
Look out for posters around the village
and check our Facebook page for details
of these and other events.
We need you!
The Village Hall can’t, and won’t, exist without your support. It receives
no money from the Council. We are
therefore keen to receive offers of help,
particularly from tradesmen, to keep
Residents of Culter :
Your chance to help your
Village Hall Survive
Join our 200 Club Now!
Each month your allocated number will be entered into the draw. The winning number
wins a cash prize of £100 (sum is based on 200 members in the Club)
I wish to Join the 200 Club from September 2013 until May 2014.
I enclose £9 per number required.
NAME: ...........................................................................................TEL: ......................................
ADDRESS: ...................................................................................................................................
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Amount enclosed £ ................ Signed: ........................................................................
An email address is preferable for us to keep in touch; however, a list of winners will be
displayed in the Village Hall.
Return to: Alison Skinner, Culter Village Hall, 178 North Deeside Road, Peterculter,
AB14 0UD. Tel. Office: 01224 734371 Call for more details.
Cheques payable to CDCA.
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Theatre Club
Panto 2013 Auditions
Open Auditions for the
Wizard of Oz Panto
on
Thursday 22nd August
Tuesday 27th August
Age 10 (Primary 6) to 16
at 7 - 8.30 pm
Adults 8.30 - 10 pm
Culter Village Hall
See www.cultertheatreclub.co.uk
for more information
our maintenance costs down. We’d
also welcome any suggestions for what
you’d like to see happening in the Hall.
It’s your hall, so let us know what we
can do for you!
Enquiries and bookings can be
made via email. We have very competitive rates! You can also find us on
Facebook.
[email protected]
Culter theatre club
I
t may be summer and the
sun has been shining but it’s
time to start preparations for
this year’s panto! December
2013 will see us bring you The
Wizard of Oz, The Panto.
fundraising this year. Our first fundraiser will be when we take over the Teas
at the Heritage Centre on Saturday 7
and Sunday 8 September 2 pm till 4 pm.
There will not only be delicious home
baking for your afternoon tea, but also
some entertainment and games for the
kids too. So please come down and support us.
We are also hoping to have a joint
fundraiser with Culter Village Hall
in late September / early October, by
bringing back our wonderful Cabaret
Evening. Keep an eye out for details on
the hall notice board or join our mailing
list on our website
www.cultertheatreclub.co.uk
CULTER COMMUNITY
PLAYGROUP
As always, we are keen for new
members and will be holding Open
ummer term was very
Auditions on Thursday 22 and
busy at playgroup. We
Thursday 27 August 7 pm
Culter
went to visit our friends at
till 8.30 pm for ten to sixTheatre
St Devenick’s playgroup
teen year olds and from
Club
host
at Bieldside. We all did
8.30 pm till 10 pm for
Teas at the
over sixteen years, on
some junior Jazzercize
both evenings.
Heritage Hall
then enjoyed a snack out
th
Parents should be
in the garden. We had a
Sat 7 Sept &
aware that if your child
th
science lesson from one of
Sun
8
Sept
is in the Panto, we will
the Mummies about wind
2 - 4 pm
be requiring parental
Entertainment and air, and went outside
involvement!
and blew giant bubbles
and Games
The Panto will run
and little ones too!
from the 4 to the 7 Decemfor kids
ber 2013. Rehearsals will
We ended term with our sumbe on Tuesday and Thursday
mer picnic at Anguston Farm and then
evenings (term time only), with
had our Graduation on the last day. The
a couple of Sundays nearer the show. children all got a medal they had made
Please be sure you will be available before auditioning.
Tickets will be on sale after the October holidays.
Not interested in taking to the stage
but would still like to get involved? No
problem! There are loads of important
off-stage roles too. No need to audition!
We are looking for adults who would
like to help with set design, set building,
set painting, making props, costume design, costume making, Stage crewing
and front of house.
This year we are also undertaking
to update our sound and lighting systems. We have raised half the money
needed to do this, but unfortunately we
were unsuccessful in our application
for lottery funding for the other half.
So that means we will need to do some
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themselves and their learning journals
to take home; it’s amazing how much
they come on in a year!
We had a good year fundraising and
would like to thank everyone who has
supported playgroup. We hope you will
continue to do so. It will be the Christmas Fayre time before we know it!
The Playgroup, with the help of
the Aberdeen City Council Woodland
Ranger Service and the Community
Service team, has been developing the
wild area of the Ross Watt Community
Garden to create an outdoor learning
space. The idea it to keep it wild but
have areas for building dens, climbing
and balancing, making mud pies and
messy play as well as sand pits and an
outdoor story corner. Most of the work
has been done but there are a few jobs
that need doing in order to allow the
area to be used by the community as
well as during playgroup hours. In order to do this we need to barrow a lot
of topsoil round to the garden, and this
is where we are hoping YOU can help!
We are looking for volunteers to come
along with wheel barrows and a shovel
on SATURDAY 24 AUGUST AT 10 am
to help move the topsoil. If you are able
to help please contact Jane on 732120
or Sheila on 733476. (See our advert on
the back page of the Courier).
We look forward to welcoming the
new intake of children to playgroup and
rising fives after the summer holiday.
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Culter Scouts
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W
hile the Culter Scouts
greatly
appreciate
the use of the Peterculter
Church Hall, the summer
term provided us with the
opportunity to concentrate
on outdoor activities. Culter
Scouts are very fortunate to
have Templars’ Park close by.
Templars’ Park is a fabulous
resource where the kids can run
wild in a safe environment.
Of course, Scouting is synonymous
with camping. Aberdeen District Scouts
held a training camp at the end of April.
At these events new leaders learn the
ropes before they are permitted to run
their own events. You may have seen
in the news that HRH The Duchess of
Cambridge attended a similar training
event in Cumbia.
At the end of June, Culter Scouts
held its biggest camp in many years at
the Scout owned Daviot campsite near
Inverurie. The site itself is set in nine
acres of rough woodland within a short
drive of Bennachie. Culter Scouts took
over the entire campsite for a weekend
with 72 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Leaders
and Parent Helpers attending over the
course of the camp. The Scouts were
kept very busy working on skills that
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build towards the Scout Outdoor Badge,
including shelter building, camp cooking and survival skills. There was also
time for crate climbing, archery and
rope bridge building.
Fundraising is another essential aspect of Scouting. After a fairly quiet
year, we managed to cram in several
activities in May and June.
Many
thanks to everyone who supported us
at the Duck Race, our burger stall at
the Gala and during our bag-pack at
Sainsbury’s.
While Culter Beavers are very
proud of winning the Gala Best Float
once again we feel the event needs to
be re-invigorated. We would therefore
like to challenge the other youth groups
in Culter to have a go and try and beat
us next year. If they think they are up
to it !
Finally, Culter Scouts are always
on the look-out for additional help. If
you are interested in finding out what is
involved in becoming a Scout Leader
please do not hesitate to contact me.
More leaders means more Scouts – we
currently have a waiting list for Beavers
and Cubs.
Dave Keay
Group Executive Chair
58th Aberdeen (Culter) Scouts
PETERCULTER PARISH
CHURCH
Y
oung Church begins again
from 25th August and all
children from three years of
age upwards are welcome to
come along and take part in the
activities. We also run a crèche
for children under three.
Saturday Coffees begin again on
7th September, when we will have tea,
coffee and home baking available every
week. Thursday Coffees resume on 5th
September, with a short Act of Worship
taking place at 11.30 am.
There will be a special Coffee
Morning in aid of our partner church
St Paul’s in Malawi on Saturday 14th
September.
We will be holding a MacMillan
Coffee Morning on Friday 27th September from
10.00 am – 12 noon in
the Large Church Hall. This is a very
worthwhile event and I hope many people will be able to support it.
Our Monthly Lunches begin again
on Wednesday 4th September at 12.30
pm in the large hall. A two course lunch
is on offer at the very good price of just
£3.50. Again, this is open to everyone
in the village – no church connection is
required.
Table Top Sales begin again on Saturday 7th September and will continue
on the first Saturday of each month.
Set up is from 9 – 10 am with items
on sale from 10 am – 12 noon. If you
would like to book a table contact the
church office on 735845 or Jean Cook
on 734233 or email
[email protected]
The Friendship Club begins again
on Tuesday 3rd September. The Club
meets every second Tuesday and is
keen to attract new members. You do
not have to be a church member to come
along.
The Wednesday Club resumes on
Wednesday 18th September at 2.00 pm.
This is a club open to EVERYONE in
the village and their friends. It aims to
build friendships among local people by
organising a programme of stimulating
talks and activities to suit the broadest
range of interests. It meets fortnightly
in the Church Hall, North Deeside Road
on Wednesday afternoons from 2 - 3.30
pm.
Worship continues every Thursday
at 11.30 am and Sunday at 10.30 am and
all are welcome to join us.
More details of all our events are
on our web site at www.culterkirk.
co.uk and also on Facebook and Twitter. These will also include full details
of Adult Christian Education activities
for the autumn.
John Ferguson
Minister
Culter Kirk
F
Culter Kirk
Friendship Club
or the first time the
Friendship Club will open
its new Session in September.
The Club is held on Tuesdays,
starting at 7.30 pm, usually in
the Small Hall.
Tuesday 3rd September:
Mr Colin Moffat will talk on “The Red
Cross”.
Tuesday 17th September:
Miss Julia Lewandowska is our guest
speaker
Tuesday 1st October:
Mr Murray Duncan talks about “The
Deeside Railway Line”.
Tuesday 15th October:
Mr Ross Grant speaks about “The Bethany Trust”.
Tuesday 29th October:
yet to be confirmed.
Everyone is welcome to attend these
meetings. Only £1.50 per night to cover the cost of a cup of tea/coffee and a
biscuit.
The Wednesday Club
T
he
Wednesday
Club
resumes on Wednesday
18 September 2013 in Culter
Parish Church with interesting
fortnightly talks. Meetings
start at 2.00 pm, except for
the meeting on Wednesday 2
October which will start at 2.30
pm.
The annual membership fee is £10
plus a payment of £1 per meeting. Those
wishing to take out Club Membership,
please complete the form below and
send to The Treasurer along with your
remittance of £10. Membership is not
compulsory: we extend a warm welcome to visitors on a frequent/infrequent
basis – visitors pay £2 per meeting.
We will be entertained by musical
quintet “Sounds Familiar” on our first
meeting, followed by Barbara Hookey –
“Mary’s Meals” on 2 October (2.30 pm
start); Alice Brooks – “Over 50’s Activities” on 16 October and Neil Cooney
– “The Fifties” on 30 October. Posters
giving details of forthcoming speakers
will be on display in the village.
We look forward to your company.
Tea/coffee and biscuits are served in the
Small Hall after each meeting.
47th Aberdeen
(Culter) Co.
The Boys Brigade
O
nce again we finished
off the session with our
Annual Open Night on the 16th
of May. Family and friends
of the boys got to see them
participating in some of the
activities that they take part
in on a Thursday night, before
the presentation of Promotion
Certificates and major Trophies
for all three sections.
After the session finished, our focus
was on our Annual Summer Camp. This
went ahead a week later than usual, due
to the school holidays starting a week
later than in previous years. We had
a good squad of old boys and officers,
nineteen in total, for the Advance weekend, which enabled us to get the canvas up in record time. There were a few
hiccups on the Friday night when they
attempted to put up our brand new marquee for the first time, but were successful on the 3rd attempt. It didn’t help that
the main guy ropes were missing and
one of the old ones they used snapped
when they pulled it up! The marquee
was only delivered they day before we
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went up to camp and we didn’t check it
out beforehand.
The weather this year was the best
that anyone can remember and allowed
us to do all the planned activities and
more! This year we had eight Seniors
(15+) up for their own time, which allowed all their tasks to assist in setting
camp up to be finished quickly and give
them time to do other things. They
climbed Lochnagar on the Thursday
night hoping to be able to see the sunrise
on Friday morning but unfortunately it
was cloudy.
The rest of the younger boys came
up on the Friday and on the Saturday
they all had a day of activities organised
by three 47th Old Boys - Mark Milne,
Kenny Martin and Sean Malone. Mark
took up his off-road buggy and they created a course round the field to test the
boys on control and skill round and over
various obstacles. They also built an assault course through the woods which
further tested the boys (and Officers!).
Many thanks to Mark, Kenny and Sean
for their time and efforts in organising
the day.
The other main activity was Gorge
Walking at Linn of Dee on the Tuesday
where we saw the only rain during the 2
weeks of the camp. We also managed to
climb the hill over the Dee for the camp
for the first time in a few years and a
dook in the Dee! A great time was had
by all – hopefully we’ll get this weather
more often.
The new session of the Boys Brigade will start on the 29th of August.
Details are as follows:
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Boys in P4 to P6 at 6:30 to 8:00 pm in
Culter School gymnasium.
Company Section
Boys in P7 and above at 7:30 – 9:30 pm
in Culter School canteen and then the
gym.
New members are welcome for all
sections, although we may have to cap
numbers in Anchor boys due to demand.
There is a waiting list in operation so to
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1st Culter Guides
Y
ou may remember from
the last copy of the Culter
Courier, that we had a group
of ten Guides that went to
Hampden Park Stadium in
Glasgow, to help Alzheimer’s
Scotland
complete
the
“Hampden Quilt Challenge”.
The sun was shining for us and
there were over 500 handmade quilts
from all over Scotland and the world.
Former Aberdeen & Scotland Manager
Craig Brown was there . He came over
for a photograph when he heard we had
travelled all the way down from Aberdeen. All the girls (and Leaders) had a
brilliant day, something we will never
forget.
The Baden Powell Challenge is the
highest award you can gain as a Guide.
We have had eight Guides working on
Craig Brown (former Aberdeen and
Scotland Manager) wanted a photo with
Culter Guides at Hampden Park!
this for just over a year. To gain this
award, the girls have ten clauses to complete, this can be anything from starting
a new hobby to taking part in a show
or concert. The girls also went away
to Inverness for a weekend with other
Guides from all over the Grampian area
to complete their challenge. It was a lot
of hard work but all girls passed with
flying colours.
To finish our term for the summer,
we headed to Templars for a cookout.
During the campfire the girls were presented with their Baden Powell Challenge badges and certificates. To see
these girls doing so well was an extremely proud moment for the Guiders. Well done to Jane Buchan, Chloe
Falconer, Ceitidh Robertson, Bethany
Bruce, Anna Scott, Catherine Christie,
Lindsey Brown and Mhairi McKay.
Also during the night at Templars,
we had six girls taking their promise
to become Guides. I also handed out
fifty two badges to the guides. A very
impressive 33 out of 34 girls had completed at least one badge this term. Well
done girls! See you in the new term.
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suffered amenity damage during logging operations. CCC will engage with
Forestry Commission Scotland towards
better preservation of amenity value
during woodland commercial operations including pathway reinstatement
after thinning and extraction. If you
have views to contribute on local woodland management please let CCC know
about these.
We are at a period of maximum
growth and keeping paths open and
safe at such times can be problematic.
Narrowing by overgrowth is a common
hazard without regular cutting. Users
take care, particularly on river bank areas which have been undermined and
are awaiting maintenance.
I end with a request that cyclists using our paths do so with care especially
for our elderly, those with special needs
and animals. Cyclists often cannot be
heard and approach quickly. Special
needs must be anticipated on shared facilities, use of which is a privilege and
not a right.
DJW
OUT & ABOUT
Big Step Forward in
Attempt to Acquire
Community Woodland
W
alking in Maryculter
Woods last month I
came across notices advising
that a local woodland trust
was seeking support to buy a
tract of woodland and preserve
its trails and amenity features
for community use. With
outstanding wild beauty, good
walks and views, a healthy
burn, varied natural flora and
fauna, riding trails and the
like, the initiative is worthy of
support. (See next article.)
Further stimulation arrived a few
days afterwards with a request from
Forestry Commission Scotland for review of the Aberdeen Wood Plan. Input
from local communities is requested
particularly in the areas of creative
measures for health and well being,
coherent landscape design and environmental and ecological improvement of
land management.
Woods in the plan in our area include Maryculter, Newmill Hill, Leuchar Moss, Drum, Collonach, Baads
and Wester Ord most of which have
Dog Walking & Pet Sitting Service
If your Pet is a V.I.P to you They are a V.I.P. to me too!
Tel. Loraine: 01224 734139 or
078 75 542 284
Lady Friday
Services that can be provided
by calling
07762 816750
01224 730180
Curtains & Pelmets
Made to Measure or Alterations
Corsages or Buttonholes
Ironing with
Delivery & Collection Service
Maryculter Woods
T
he residents of Maryculter
have voted overwhelmingly
in favour of attempting to
acquire 67 hectares of woodland
in Maryculter from Forestry
Commission Scotland (FCS).
In total, 491 residents (70% of
the community) voted in the
community ballot held in May
and 98% of the votes cast were
in favour of the acquisition.
The woodland is adjacent to the
Kirkton of Maryculter and is well-used
by locals, including the Redwing Riding
School, the Maryculter Scouts and Cub
Scouts and Driving for the Disabled.
Acquisition by the community will ensure that we can manage the wood for
the benefit of the local community, the
wider public and wildlife. The organisation created by the community (The
Maryculter Woodlands Trust), has now
submitted a formal application to FCS
under the National Forest Land Scheme
(built on Community Right to Buy legislation). The application can be viewed
at: www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.
nsf/byunique/INFD-99AKKV. We hope
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Adult
Classes
Spanish & French
Conversational Spanish at all
levels and Advanced French
Offered by experienced teacher
in small groups
Airyhall Community Centre
Contact John on 01224 582491
email: [email protected]
Grace
Cranna
formerly of
Aristacut,
Stil ar & Riah, is at Meka
Hair Design in Peterculter
Free consultations
for all new clients
01224 732192
0787 9605053
Kirkton of Maryculter Woods: View of
the valley of the Crynoch Burn, with
Milltimber in the far distance.
to hear in late autumn if our application has been approved. The MWT will
then start the hard work of raising the
funds needed to purchase and manage
the wood.
We would like to thank everyone
for their support so far, notably the local
residents, the North Kincardine Rural
Community Council, Culter Community Council, our MP, MSPs, Councillors, Culter Primary School, Lairhillock
School, Maryculter Scout Group, Driving for the Disabled, Storybook Glen
and the River Dee Trust. If you would
like to be kept informed or get involved
in any way you can find more information on our website
www.maryculterwoods.com
or call 734224.
Ed Thorogood
Chairman
Maryculter Woodlands Trust
(Charitable status pending)
Congratulations are also due to
eight of our youngsters who successfully completed their Access 2 and 3
qualifications - now possible because
Camphill School has become an SQA
(Scottish Qualifications Authority)
Centre - and to the one youngster who
sat his Standard Grade exams in English and Maths. Congratulations also to
those who have gained medals at the
National Swimming Gala. However,
these formally recognised successes
must be seen within the context of all
the many small successes and miracles
that occur on a daily basis in an almost
unnoticeable way by the ‘unsung’ children and young people of the School.
Our congratulations go to them too.
In between the above, the Eco Committee arranged another litter picking
day along the Deeside old railway line,
collecting 10.5 kg of rubbish along the
Camphill School
way, and we enjoyed a Summer Fayre
his has been the term of the which coincided with the opening of the
recycled plastic bottle ‘greenhouse’ on a
Duke of Edinburgh Award glorious summer’s day.
scheme with eight youngsters
While in congratulating mode,
gaining their Silver Award
congratulations to the six coand seventeen embarking Camphill workers who earlier this week
graduated with a BA in Social
on the Bronze.
School
To achieve their Silver Open Day Pedagogy from Aberdeen
University.
Award, the youngsters needed
This term, we have reto walk 16 miles over three days
Saturday
ceived
two very different
and two nights, carrying their
st
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kinds
of
donations: £29,000
full and heavy rucksacks through
September
from
the
Wooden Spoon
the Scottish Highlands around
Charity
towards
the cost of
Glen Tanar. This is an excep2 - 5 pm
the
new
changing
room
for the
tional achievement by a group
swimming
pool
and
£3,000
of youngsters with ‘additional
Camphill
from a group of three school
support needs’. Fuelled by this,
Estate
girls from Meldrum Academy
their young peers took to the
who won their section of the
Milltimber
hills a few weeks later and they
Young Philanthropist Initiaall completed their Bronze overtive.
Their
prize money will go towards
night walk; they still have more to do to
supporting
the Nature Nurture work,
complete their award, nonetheless many
the
horse
riding
school and the sensory
congratulations to them all.
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garden on Camphill Estate. Our sincere
thanks go to them.
Finally please be invited to the
Camphill Annual Open Day: Saturday
21st September: 2 - 5pm, Camphill Estate, Milltimber.
Laurence Alfred
CULTER MILLS SOCIAL
CLUB
Redevelopment Update
A
Launch Party for the new
look Club is being held
in September. It would be
great to see as many members,
family and friends on the day/
evening. We are currently
planning the entertainment
and more details, and a firm
date, will be provided in our
new Facebook page which you
will find at www.facebook.com/
cultermillclub.
We will post events and photos on a
regular basis so make sure you ‘like’ our
page. It would be great if you could use
our page to tell us of any bands/events
you would like the Club to host. Details
of the Launch Party and other events
will also be listed on the club web site.
Now is a good time to join, as we
are offering up to 15 months membership for the cost of 12, for new member applications received during the last
quarter of the year.
Our attractive facilities are the ideal
venue for that Special Occasion, Birthday Celebration, Weddings, Anniversaries, Ceilidhs etc, or as a meeting place
for your group, so come and see for
yourselves, all enquiries welcome.
Entertainment in the Hall
• 8 pm (Entry £2.50 at the door)
• 9 August : Music with Sandy Davidson & Eddie Corbet
• 13 September: Music with Travelin Band
• 5 October : Music with Helen & Hughie
• 9 November : Music with Phil Sinclair Disco
• 7 December: Music with Moonshine
WEEKLY Sunday Bingo
• 23 August : Prize Bingo at 7.30 pm
• 6 December : Prize Bingo at 7.30 pm
Tea Dances
Fortnightly Thursdays from 1.30 to 4 pm
• 8 August : Recorded music
• 22 August : Music by Charlie Esson
• 5 September : Recorded music,
• 19 September : Recorded music
• 3 October : Music by Charlie Esson
• 17 October : Recorded music
• 31 October : Recorded music
• 14 November : Recorded music
• 28 November : Recorded music.
Saturday Night Dances
8 to 11.30 pm. Entry charge includes
tea/coffee and biscuits.
• 31 August : Music by Johnny Duncan
• 21 Sept : Music by George Rennie
• 19 October : Music by George Rennie
• 30 Nov : Music by Johnny Duncan.
“Busy Fingers” Craft Club
The Club meets every second Thursday
1 to 4 pm in the Lounge.
Dates are from 1 August onwards.
Projects worked on include knitting,
tapestry, jewellery, crochet, cardmaking and water colour painting.
If you would enjoy an afternoon of
friendship and laughter please come
and join us with your craft work.
Scott Gilmour
OptOmetrists
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telephone 01224 863344
www.scottgilmouroptometrists.co.uk
St. Peter’s Heritage
Trust
T
he Trust Committee do
hope that you have visited
the Heritage Centre and viewed
this year’s exhibition. There
have been many favourable
comments from those who have
visited and the many visitors are
always amazed at the quality
of our exhibits - all put in place
by volunteers. Occasionally,
people will come looking for
information on Culter and it is
always satisfying to be able to
help.
The Centre is open each Sunday,
Wednesday and Saturday from 2 – 4
pm; the Centre closes for the season on
27 October, so try and come down and
see the Centre before then!
The Afternoon Teas on Saturdays
and Sundays in the Heritage Hall have
been well supported over the last few
months and our thanks to the volunteers who provide and serve the great
home baking. If you would like to help,
please contact Sheila Grant on 732653.
The Heritage Garden is giving much
pleasure to many people, particularly
during the warm summer months.
The Social Committee are holding
two events. The first one is on Friday
27 September at 2.00 pm, when Bill
Over six hundred frames in stock with one of the largest
collections of Designer Frames in the North-east, including:
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•huGoBoss•oakLey•aDiDas•ChaneL•ray-Ban•
eye examinations - paid by NHs for all
Contact Lenses - all types
Glaucoma screening
Digital retinal photography
Home Visits
5 the Courtyard, North Deeside road
Cults, Aberdeen AB14 9sD
To check out dates and the activities
available for members and guests please
see the Club Web Site
www.culterclub.co.uk
or Facebook page
www.facebook.com/cultermillclub
New Members Welcome
Bespoke eyewear: frames tailor-made to your facial
measurements from tOm DAVies
Designer sunglasses from:
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prescription sunglasses from £109 complete with single vision
lenses from: •nautiCa•CaLvinkLein•miChaeLkors•
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Grampian Decorative and Fine Arts Society
2013 - 2014 Programme
The new GDFAS season, starting on September 11, offers a cornucopia of enthralling and
varied lectures. We warmly welcome back all existing members and would be delighted to
see visitors who, having come once, won’t be able to resist coming back for more. Please join
us for a glass of wine or a soft drink at 6.45, prior to the lecture, which begins at 7.30. Visitors
are requested to make a £5 donation.
2013
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 4
2014
January 8
February 12
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
Joaquin Sorolla : Painter of Sunlight
Portrait of a Nation : Re-inventing the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
AGM followed by:
The Genius of Antonio Stradivari
Deck the Hall : Yultide Customs and Traditions
Tales of a Mysterious Land : Landscapes, Legends and Archaeology of Ethiopia
Here be Dragons : Medieval Monsters
Music and Instruments of the 16th – 18th centuries
Out of the Blue : The Story of Blue in Art
Fund Raiser followed by:
On the China Trail – The Precious Journey
A Child of Six could do it! Cartoonists on Modern Art
The venue is Robert Gordon’s University, The Faculty of Health & Social Care, Garthdee Road.
From the Bridge of Dee, take the first left out of the roundabout along Garthdee Road. At the
second set of lights after Sainsbury’s turn left on to the RGU campus. For more information
please ring Alison on 01224 869639 or Thyra on 01224 481278 or check the GDFAS website.
The Oven Valet
Oven Cleaners
Hollie Porter Podiatry
A friendly service with excellence,
care and compassion
Doing the jobs you hate
Bringing the Sparkle back to your
oven
Routine Care
Biomechanics
Orthotics
Members of
The Association of
Approved Oven Cleaners
Hollie Porter BSc (Hons) MChS
Mobile Podiatrist/Chiropodist
01330 823079
07920483233
www.theovenvalet.com
HPC and SCP Registered
M: 07772 149813
E: [email protected]
319 North Deeside Road
Peterculter AB14 0UL
Tel: 01224 733773
Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday 4.00 pm - 10.30 pm
Sunday 4.00 pm - 9.00 pm
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Burnett will speak on “Education - My
part in its downfall!” This is a most entertaining talk. Then, on Friday 18 October at 1.30 pm there is a Prize Bingo
Session.
The Heritage Hall is available for let
and there are a number of daytime and
evening slots currently free. The Hall is
also available for children’s and private
parties. If you need more information,
contact John Troup on 732701.
Finally, if you have anything that
you could consider would be of interest to the Heritage Centre, please make
contact with us. The Heritage Centre is
all about Culter: past, present and future
and the Committee do value your support in maintaining and developing our
Heritage Centre.
Visit www.culter.net
CULTER HILLWALKING
CLUB
H
eat! It has been some years
since we have walked
in such unrelenting heat, and,
of course, we are doing our
best to enjoy the sensation
of wearing less, carrying less
and smothering ourselves in
suncream...
The northeast ridge of Lochnagar
was very hot indeed, although the corrie
with the invitingly blue waters of Loch
Nagar itself was deliciously cool. The
Cairngorm plateau walks, where we
took on Derry Cairngorm, Ben Mheadhoin, Ben Macdui, Cairngorm and Braeriach, were tackled in extreme heat, with
the Ranger Service begging walkers to
carry lots of liquid and drink from any
stream outside the ski area.
However, all good things come to
an end, and we will brace ourselves for
a return to more usual Scottish conditions any time soon, cool and damp and
windy: wonderful!
In September, we look forward to a
pleasant stroll up Ben Earb, Glenshee, a
trip to Glen Esk for lesser-known summit West Knock, and a weekend away
to Invermoriston.
We walk on the first Sunday of the
month and the middle Monday of the
month. More information is on our
website
www.culterhillwalking.org.uk
or contact Secretary Della Russell on
01330 820376.
Peterculter Medical
Practice
Online Appointment
Booking
W
e are continuing our
work to further develop
our Practice website at
www.petercultermedicalpractice.co.uk
Please go online and have a look at it,
there is plenty of useful information
on such topics as the Practice Services
and Staff, how to make best use of our
various services, and useful sections on
health-related topics such as immunisations and self care.
One of our newest developments
is the trying out of online appointment
booking. This will be for Doctor appointments only at present. If you may
be interested in this, then you must
submit an application form to the Practice (along with ID) and we will assess
your request – the application forms are
available on the website (and need to be
printed) or from Reception. Please note
the ‘Conditions of Use’ section detailed
on the website if you are intending to
apply for this. Any feedback about our
website would be much appreciated
as we strive to make this as useful as
possible.
Immunisations
There are some changes afoot to national immunisation schedules this year
and you will be hearing more about this
through media and Public Health channels. New issues include a Rotavirus
vaccine for infants (protecting against
a common unpleasant gastroenteritis
bug), emphasis on enhancing measles
protection with a MMR catch-up campaign and an anti-shingles vaccine for
the elderly.
Finally, the practice welcomes Mrs Rebecca Stocks, who is new to the Reception team.
Best wishes
Dr Douglas Harris
Don’t forget to
tell advertisers
you saw their
advert in the
Culter Courier!
Culter Bo-peeps &
Toddlers
W
e have had another
super year. BoPeeps &
Toddlers is on every Monday,
Tuesday & Friday from 9.30
- 11.30 am in Culter Village
Hall.
Monday’s session at £3.70 includes
more structured activities such as craft,
painting, playdough & puzzles whilst
Friday’s session at £2.60 is a time for
the wee ones to have more free play.
Snack for the kids & hot drink & biscuit for their adult are available at all
sessions.
Bo-Peeps
The Peep Group during the Tuesday session has been running since April. Peep
stands for “Parents as Early Education
Partners” and is a group that recognises
that parents & carers are children’s first
and most important educators. It aims
to support adults to give their children
a flying start to life. The Peep project
is funded by Aberdeen City Council
and is delivered by trained practitioners with a session lasting about an hour
with the remaining time for little ones
to run wild! The group is running well,
although we’ve all taken a wee while to
get used to the new format and decide
on the best way to deliver the sessions
to everyone.
I attended PEEP training back in
April, which gave me lots of new ideas
and was also good to swap ideas and
stories with other child-care workers
from all over the city. It would be great
to see more coming along and the group
starts back again on Tues 20 August
2013 at 9.30 am.
Kid’s Nearly New Sale
Our next Kid’s Nearly New Sale is
on Sat 5 October 10 am -12 pm in Culter Village Hall. Numbers will be allocated from the 20 August. For a Sellers
number, please contact me at the details
at the end of the article.
We are on Facebook under Culter
BoPeep & Toddlers, (spelt as written).
Look us up and see pictures of what
goes on there. If anyone would like information on anything mentioned in the
article please e-mail
[email protected]
or Tel: 07775 955250.
Fiona Jones (Play Worker)
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CULTER YOUTH
FOOTBALL CLUB
Presentation Night
To a packed evening, the club recognised all players for the efforts this
past season along with celebrating each
team’s Player of the year. Furthermore
long service awards were given out to
17 players & coaches who have been
with the club for over 10 years. This
evening is very much the climax of all
the teams hard work over the year with
U16s Boys, U16’s Colts & U13’s Colts
deserving special recognition for winning silverware- U16’s Boys (3 cups)
& U16’s Colts (1 cup) ensuring a clean
sweep of Cup competitions at their age
group. U13’s Colts went undefeated in
winning the B League and progressed
the furthest in the Scottish Cup of any
club in the ADJFA.
New Teams
2013 has brought two new teams at
2001 age group and 2003 and we wish
both teams success.
New Coaches Required
We are always looking to expand our
coaching staff and would appeal to all
those interested who may be keen to get
further involved – all the teams have
coaches in place but sharing the load
& new idea’s/approach are always welcomed. Please get in touch if who want
to help out more…
Football Development
Officers
Football Development Officers are a big
part of the progression of the club and
these roles are overseeing a range of
age groups to give guidance and share
expertise – with these roles the club
would be keen to invite currently qualified coaches who perhaps have been
through the SYFA coaching process but
have ‘hung up their boots’. Please get
in touch if you want to discuss this role
further….
New Players
The club has a healthy interest from new
players wanting to join the club and all
teams would welcome new players so
please contact us to find out what we
can offer…
Fundraising
DOG WALKER
& Pet Sitting Services
Proper Woodland Walks
Young and Old
On or Off the Lead
All needs met
Milltimber based
Dog and small caged animal
boarding and home visits
Dog and Cat sitting
Transport to Vet
Contact Jane
01224 734404
07739 313084
PilateS ClaSSeS
PeterCulter SPortS Centre
Monday & Tuesday afternoons
Tuesday & Thursday evenings
The club is seeking to set up a new
fund raising committee to be led by
parents not directly involved in running
of teams and would like to use this opportunity to appeal to parents who have
experience or the energy to help run this
part of the club…..The club want to develop a more family feel to the club and
see this as a way of fund raising idea’s
that would appeal to a broader range of
the parents whose child is part of the
club. Our fund raising dinner will be
communicated out shortly but would be
keen to have new volunteers involved
now to help shape this type of event in
the future.
Club Contact Details:
Paul Stein on 07860378219
[email protected]
L
library
ibrary services in Aberdeen
can be accessed, more ways
than ever before, 24 hours a
day.
Wednesday evenings
Library members can check the
catalogue, make reservations and renew
items using the online catalogue at
CultS ChurCh
www.capitadiscovery.co.uk/aberdeencity/
Friday mornings
Make and share wishlists and rate
the books you love or dislike. Or, if you
don’t have a computer to hand, try the
new 24/7 Telephone Line: dial 08456
080937 or 01506 420526. From here,
you can find opening hours, check your
account and renew items.
And, you can do all this and more
by downloading the library app on to
your smartphone or tablet from your
app store and search for Aberdeen City
Libraries.
The app can be used to access the
Digital Library to download an ebook
or look something up in one of the other
online resources available.
Keep in touch by ‘liking’ Aberdeen
City Libraries Facebook page, tweeting @AberdeenCC or by emailing
[email protected]
The website still has all the information on it at
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/Library/
and local libraries can be telephoned
during usual opening hours.
Library users will need their
library card number and a PIN to make
CamPhill SChool milltimber
Solveig Dahle Smith
Certified Pilates Instructor MAPPI
Retired physiotherapist MCSP
Contact details
[email protected]
www.pilatesaberdeen.com
01224 861421
Culter
curry house
“Best Indian Takeaway
in N.E. Scotland”
27 School Road
Peterculter
Telephone
01224 735431
01224 735439
Open Six Days
Tuesday to Sunday
5pm to 11pm
Home Delivery Service Available
(minimum charge)
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the most of the 24/7 services. Joining is
easy – you can complete a joining form
or request a PIN online, or go along to
any Aberdeen City Library and ask a
member of staff for help. Remember to
take some ID on your first visit to the
library.
Aberdeen City Council’s Convener of Education, Culture and Sport
Committee, Councillor Jenny Laing said:
“We want to encourage people to utilise the library service and with so
many people leading such busy lives
this app and 24 hour telephone line
mean people can access the City’s
Library service at a time that is
convenient for them. Whether it is to reserve a book, check opening times or renew an item the service is only a phone
call or click away.”
Culter 50+ Walking
Group
O
ur walks in recent
months have taken us to
some scenic and historically
interesting places in both the
local area and a little further
afield. Fortunately the weather
was kind to us and it was really
good to have 15-20 members on
each walk.
We have enjoyed several walks that
were new to us, including The Finzean
Estate, Balmoral Cairns , The McRobert
family estate at Tarland and a woodland
walk at Garlogie.
A different club member led each of
these walks and it was a real pleasure to
learn about the history of the area. The
group would like to thank these walk
leaders for researching the walks and
passing on so much information to us.
Following the walk at Garlogie
we all had an excellent summer lunch
at Garlogie Inn. Every one enjoyed the
meal and spending time chatting to each
other especially some old members of
the group who joined us for this special
event in our calendar.
On our next walk we shall return to
an old favourite at Loch Kinnord near
Aboyne. The scenery here is magnificent and we always enjoy visiting this
part of Deeside.
Sheila Jones
City Warden Report
T
he City Wardens hope
everyone has enjoyed the
hot spell during the summer
period this year.
CULTER AND DISTRICT
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
CULTER
FLOWER
SHOW
We would like to remind everyone
that the children will be returning to the
Primary School at the end of August
this year. With this in mind we would
like to remind motorists to watch their
speed throughout the village but especially around the school. City Wardens
will be at the school as often as possible
to ensure the safety of pupils arriving/
leaving the school and to ensure that vehicles are not being parked on the yellow Zig-Zags as this can obstruct other
motorists views of children trying to
cross further down the street.
You can get in touch with the Senior City Warden Mark Wilson to discuss
any community concerns, by telephone
01224 871953 or email
[email protected]
Saturday 17th August 2013
2 pm to 4 pm
Culter Village Hall
Doors Open 1.45 pm
Presentation of Prizes 2 pm
Sale of Produce 3.45 pm
Tea/Coffee and Homebaking
included in entry fee
EVERYONE WELCOME
where possible home chemotherapy and
invaluable support to all the family. The
Archie Foundation, a charity based at
the Aberdeen Children’s hospital, who
amongst other things provide all the
“boredom busters” who make long
Sarah’ s Bright Ride
stays in hospital much easier to tolerarah Wiseman is a Primary ate. The Little Princess Trust provide
6 pupil at Culter School.
makeovers for girls who have
cancer and leukaemia. Just four days before
It was an inspiring event
Christmas in 2012,
and it also gave us the opportuwhen
Sarah
was
nity to thank all our friends for
ten years old, she
all the support they have given
was diagnosed with
us over these past few difficult
Acute Lymphoblastic
months.
Leukaemia.
A picnic in the spring sunshine at the Glebe rounded off
Christmas Day was
the day. spent in hospital and just after she opened her presents
To date we have raised
she started on a seven month
over £12,520. Keep you eyes
course of intensive chemopeeled, Sarah has plenty more
therapy. Treatment will last
“bright ideas” to come.
for two years in total and Sarah on her Bright
Isla Wiseman despite a rigorous regime of Ride in April
01224 646 353
treatment, Sarah maintains a
S
great sense of humour and zest for life
and a love of brightly coloured clothes,
hence the name Bright Ride! On Sunday 28th April, Sarah and
her sister Kirsty and fifty of their friends
from school, Brownies, Young Church
and Kippie Lodge, embarked upon a
Sponsored Bike Ride from The Heritage Hall to Allan Park in Cults and
back, to raise money for three of the
Charities that have helped Sarah the
most throughout this journey through
leukaemia so far. They are Clic Sargent
who provide home blood testing and
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WATCH
A
bsafe, which sends out the
Weekly Police Bulletin for
Aberdeen North, South, and
Central now has its own Alerts
system. Co-ordinators and Watch members
should go to www.absafe.org.uk to
join. By registering you will receive
relevant crime prevention messages as
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they come in. To join or start a watch
contact Ross at the details below. You
can also be a Volunteer at Absafe, helping with the admin or starting new
Watches.
Absafe Neighbourhood Watch
serves the whole of Grampian, encouraging all kinds of Watch schemes - for
Farms, Rural, Business, Harbour and
others.
Come and join us !
[email protected]
C
Culter
Football Club
ulter FC had an excellent
season,
winning
two
Trophies and once again were
the leading Junior Football
team in the North of Scotland.
We won the PMAC North Super
League Championship for the 6th time
in ten years (this time by a record 10
points). Culter FC also won the McLeman Trophy at Pittodrie Stadium on the
9th May by beating FC Stoneywood 3-1.
Jamie McAllister (2) and Adam Wilson
(1) scored the goals to win the Trophy.
I would like to thank the Culter FC supporters for turning up in large numbers
and giving the team excellent vocal support! It was a long and hard season and
the players and management team did
the club proud with their commitment
throughout the season.
At the end of the season, at the Club
Awards/Casino Night, Jamie McAllister
was awarded the “Larry Barclay Player of the Year” and Supporters Player
of the Year. Jamie was also awarded
the “North Regional Junior Player of
the Year” as he scored an amazing 75
goals last season, which is a new club
record. Mario DiMaio was awarded the
“Dick Brown Memorial Trophy” for his
services to Culter FC throughout the
season.
www.culterfc.co.uk
for further details. The Hospitality Suite/
Committee Room at Crombie Park is
operational for pre-match sponsors and
supporters. The Culter FC website also
keeps the supporters updated about all
matters regarding Culter FC.
We welcome everyone to visit
Crombie Park to watch and support
Culter FC in season 2013-2014.
Gordon Thomson
Culter FC President
Players Pool
Our long serving players, Colin Craik
and Hugh “Shuggy” Robertson, have
decided to retire. John Farquhar and
Ross McWilliam have also decided that
they are unavailable for next season.
Martin Crisp (ex Lewis Utd) has been
signed, the football management team
are continuing to look for other potential players for next season.
Season 2013-2014
The first game of the season is against
Hermes on Tuesday 6th August at Crombie Park. As the club won the North Super League last year, we have qualified
for the Scottish Cup. This tie will be
played on the 14th September. The draw
for the 1st Round Scottish Cup will be
done in a couple of weeks.
Celebrity Dinner
The Culter FC Celebrity Dinner
XXV111 will be held at Menzies Hotel, Dyce on the 8th November. More
detailed info will be distributed in the
next few weeks.
Sponsorship Package
There are numerous sponsorship packages available, ie: Season Tickets,
Match Sponsors and Pitch Advertising boards. Please check the Culter FC
website:
Cocoa Ooze News
H
ere is the initial press
release that went out in
June, about Culter’s very own
chocolate shop, run by Jamie
Hutcheon, who has recently
won the title of Emerging
Entreprenuer of the Year at the
Grampian Business Awards for
Business Excellence:
“CHOCOLATIER INVESTS
MORE THAN £50,000 IN CITY
CENTRE PREMISES
Aberdeen-based chocolatier, Cocoa
Ooze, is to invest more than £50,000 in
new premises as it launches its second
shop dedicated to all things chocolate.
Jamie Hutcheon, Managing Director and owner of the firm, received the
keys to the Belmont Street property today, just off the city’s Union Street. The
building will be refurbished and kitted
out with a cafe, chocolate shop, chocolate-making workshop space, a production area and back offices.
Jamie said he was excited to be
opening his second outlet following the
success of his Peterculter store. The
22-year-old said: “I am delighted to be
opening a second store as we continue
to build on the popularity the produce
has seen in and around Aberdeen, and
beyond.
“The new store will become our
new headquarters which will mean the
recruitment of eight new members of
staff. We have also invested in a new
chocolate tempering machine worth
£25,000, to increase work capacity.”
The new store, which will be on
three levels, will open mid-July and the
cheeky chocolatier has a few treats up
his sleeve for the opening day.
Jamie added: “We have a few surprises for the day of the launch including
competitions and bespoke chocolates
but all will be revealed on the day.”
Jamie established Cocoa Ooze in
2008 at the tender age of 17, making
him one of the youngest entrepreneurs
in Scotland at the time. Initially working from his house, Jamie then opened
his Peterculter shop in 2011, offering
chocolate gifts for the local consumer,
wedding and corporate markets.
His portfolio of products has grown
significantly and is now available
throughout Scotland – ranging from
chocolate bars and truffles of different
varieties .including ginger, chilli and
honeycomb.
To find out more about the Cocoa
Ooze corporate workshops, and other
product and service offerings, as well
as to shop online, visit
www.cocoa-ooze.co.uk
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107 (Aberdeen)
Squadron Air Cadets
T
he Squadron has been
extremely busy in recent
months and some of the
activities the cadets took part
in are listed below:
• The Fire Service gave a presentation
and let cadets try out various pieces of
equipment.
• Cadets have been selected for
gliding experience flights in our Vigilant gliders.
• Weapons training and target shooting
sessions have been run.
• We had monthly sports evenings.
• We won several medals in the inter
squadron Athletics Competition.
• Both Practice and Qualifying
expeditions for the Duke of Edinburgh
Award took place.
• Cadets have attended Adventure
Training and RAF station camps.
• We had a combined Annual Awards
evening and summer BBQ.
• We took part in the Wing Field
Day inter-squadron Drill and Aircraft
Recognition Competitions.
• Sixteen cadets marched down Union
Street in the Armed Forces Day Parade.
• There have been several Radio
training sessions and events where we
have been communicating with cadets
from other parts of the UK.
• Cadets have been sitting their
Classification exams in subjects such
as Principles of Flight and Basic
Navigation
• Two radio controlled “Rampaging
Chariots” were constructed.
• Fourteen cadets completed the Youth
First Aid course.
• A fellow cadet from 75 (Arawa)
Squadron in New Zealand visited us.
• Cadets are progressing towards their
Saltire (volunteering) and John Muir
Trust (environmental) awards.
107 (Aberdeen) Squadron is looking for 13 to 14 year olds who have
an interest in Aviation, Sports and Adventure or just making new friends and
learning the valuable life skills sought
by employers. We are based at the
Prince Charles Cadet Centre, Off Albury Road, Ferryhill.
For more information, please visit
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Alfie’s Trust
n April this year Alfie’s Trust
took part in Run Balmoral.
An amazing 213 people rose
to the challenge taking part in
various races throughout the
day, including 52 children - all
pledging to raise money for the
Charity. It was a fantastic day, with the atmosphere lending emotion to the sight of
so many Alfie’s Trust T-shirts. We are
hugely grateful to all the runners, their
supporters, Apex Tubulars and Run
Balmoral for working together to raise
awareness and funds for Alfie’s Trust.
Three months on, and we finally have
a total which has more than exceeded
what we set out to achieve - £28,000
was raised. This money will make a
huge difference to research and patient
support.
Team Golf Event
On the 21 September 2013, at the
Paul Lawrie Golf Centre on South
Deeside Road, we will hold our first
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Annual Tea and Coffee
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The Rotary Club of
Aberdeen Deeside
W
e welcomed President
Mike in July, with the
theme for this year remaining as
Fun, Fellowship, Fundraising,
Foundation. Membership is
increasing and this vibrant
Club
is
committed
to
supporting a variety of groups
and organisations in the local
and international community.
May saw members turn out in force
to help ‘shopkeeper’ Robert Bell from
Culter. The club had been collecting unwanted, unloved goods for six months,
so there was plenty stock for their annual ‘Love Me Again’ pop up shop in
George Street. This raised over £2,700
for local causes. The verdict: hard work,
great fun, much merriment and many
bargains to be had!
The Club hosted a fabulous 10th
Art Evening in The Marcliffe with
very special guest, Toby Veale of Cults
Academy representing Leukaemia &
Lymphoma Research, Scotland. Over
300 guests were treated to an evening
of art and entertainment with local artist
Michael Samson
www.michaelsamson.co.uk
Michael created two original works
which were auctioned at the end of the
evening by Tom Epps, who kindly donated his time and considerable talent.
Due to the extraordinary efforts of these
gents, the evening raised over £8,000
for Scottish charities.
This summer, Rotarians assisted
at Culter Gala and Culter in Bloom
and have been building goat mounds
at Easter Anguston Farm for the very
popular goats. The Club aims to continue building links with Easter Anguston
and providing hands-on help in the local
community during the year.
A visit to Fasque House, near Fettercairn, was entertaining and informative. Members and their guests enjoyed
wonderful hospitality and this was a
memorable end to an excellent Rotary
year.
Dates for your Diary
Autumn Quiz @ The Cults Hotel on
Friday 4 October, 7 pm. Details are on
the website and an open invitation is
extended to anyone who would like to
bring themselves or a team (up to 4 people) and pit their wits against our quiz
masters extraordinaire. Join us for an
evening of banter, supper and surprises
and help raise funds for local charities.
If you are interested in finding
out more or visiting the Club, please
contact:
Quentin 07764 939752
[email protected]
Mike - 07771 576012
[email protected]
or visit the website
www.aberdeendeesiderotary.org.uk
Cults Cricket Club
T
he 2013 Season is rapidly
coming to a close and by
the time you read this article
most of the League and Cup
competitions will have been
decided.
Our Grade 1 Side has reached the Aberdeenshire Cup Final and the Turriff Cup
Finals Day and are sitting in a creditable third place in the League. Some iffy
league form has not helped this year, but
playing well in Cup Competitions.
The Grade 2 Side are propping up
their League and have not enjoyed any
great fortune this year. With League reorganisation at the end of the season,
and three teams due to be relegated to
Grade 3, it does not look good. It is not
down to lack of effort or enthusiasm,
just that results have just not gone their
way.
08454 242424
Tracey Wilson
Practice Manager
Allan Park
The Club has been instrumental in the
setting up of the Friends of the Allan
Park. This group will try and help address the sad decline and neglect of the
Allan Park. Successive Councils have
cut back the Parks budget to such a
degree that maintenance is almost non
existent.
If you wish to help the Club or the
Friends in any way please contact
Ian Sutherland on:
01224 742833
07815637407
[email protected]
Cults Medical Group
W
ith the pollen count being
so high this summer,
many of you will be suffering
from hayfever. NHS24 (08454
242424) or our local pharmacies
can offer excellent advice
and provide over the counter
remedies.
Maggie Milton and President Jim @
The Grand Opening of the ‘Love Me
Again’ pop-up shop in May.
such chargeable. The charges can vary
and depend on the amount of time taken
to complete the form.
It is now possible to self refer yourself for physiotherapy without seeing
your GP. Please ask at reception if you
require a form.
Finally, the surgery will be closed
in the afternoon on both Wednesday 18
September and Wednesday 13 November for Protected Learning Time and all
day on Monday 23 September for the
Public Holiday. In case of a medical
emergency please contact NHS24 on
Some of you will be off on holiday soon
so please remember to order your repeat
prescription in plenty of time. This is a
48 hour service for which we have a
dedicated prescription line .
Some patients are surprised to
hear that there are charges for filling
out holiday and insurance claim forms.
These are in effect private contracts that
are not part of NHS services and are as
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Traditional Music Group
T
he highlight of our year so
far has been the concert we
held on 30 June for Anne Ward,
one of our members who died
in March after a long illness.
Having had Natalie Brown, a fiddler from Iowa, as our leader for the
last few weeks, we were able to include
American Bluegrass tunes in our more
usual Scottish and Irish repertoire. This,
together with the solo spots, which
included Anne’s husband and elder
daughter on guitar, clarsach and vocals,
an air on the flute composed especially
for Anne, together with Natalie and one
of our own singers, plus John’s inimitable jokes, we had a most successful and
fun evening.
We gave it as a charity concert and
were surprised and absolutely delighted
to be able to send nearly £850 to the
three charities Anne’s family suggested.
Everything about the concert went marvellously and we should like to thank all
those people who came to support us,
remember Anne and her family and donated so generously. We shall very much miss the discipline and fresh approach which Natalie
brought to our sessions. We expect to be providing a slot at
an informal charity day for ‘Create’
in the Cowdray Hall in September,
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followed by our next ‘public engagement’ for a Tai Chi St Andrew’s Night.
We shall, of course, also be making our
annual appearance at the St Peter’s Heritage Hall’s Carols and Mince Pies afternoon for Christmas.
Meantime we continue to enjoy
playing together at our informal weekly
sessions, our raison d’être, so if you,
too, play traditional music - on any
instrument at intermediate level - and
would like to join us, you’ll find us on
a Sunday evening, 7 - 9 pm, in St Peter’s Heritage Hall, below the Old Culter Station. Contact:
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Culter Danscentre
News
D
anscentre have once
again fought off fierce
competition and been selected
from hundreds of entries to
perform at the UK Dance
Proms in London.
Two groups from the school will be performing at the iconic Royal Albert Hall
on 3 November as part of a national
showcase of excellence in choreography
and dance technique. ‘My Space’ (ages
9 - 11) and ‘Hide and Seek’ (ages 15 21) will be the only Scottish groups at
the Proms, alongside twenty five other
British and International entries.
Preparations are beginning already
and Danscentre will use Culter Village
Hall to rehearse, as there are very few
spaces in Aberdeen big enough to recreate the space at the Albert Hall!
Danscentre is delighted and privileged to take part in this prestigious
event for the second time since it began
in 2011 and are looking forward to what
will be the experience of a lifetime for
the young dancers and their families.
www.danscentre.com
Bridal Boutique wins
Enterprise award
C
ulter’s Bridal Boutique,
owned and run by
Stephanie Bain, won first place
in the Young Scot Enterprise
Award 2013, in April of this
year.
In the middle of a recession,
Stephanie, then aged just twenty three,
opened a wedding dress shop, which is
now so busy that an appointment was
needed to pop in and speak to her about
her ongoing success!
The Bridal Boutique offers a very
personal approach to searching for
the perfect outfit for the big day, with
Stephanie working with customers
through booked appointments, to ensure special attention. The shop carries dresses from designers that are not
available elsewhere in the north-east,
or even Scotland, in some cases. Customers travel from all over Grampian
to find an exclusive outfit in Peterculter! A glass of fizz welcomes you on arrival and Stephanie uses an iPad to help
showcase dresses and catwalk shows, as
well as having dresses to try on in the
traditional way.
Stephanie had originally intended to
open a clothes shop, but wisely realised
that there was always someone getting
married and not much choice of dresses
in the area. The shop is her baby, and
she works very hard to make sure that
everyone gets VIP treatment. She also
offers a Wedding Day Dressing Service
for brides and bridesmaids, as well as
Down the Aisle in Style Bridal Coaching to handle the day with finesse.
The Bridal Boutique is a good example of a small business which brings
people into Culter from elsewhere, to
help encourage a more vibrant focus to
the village. Along with the neighbouring
Lava Jewellery shop, which specialises
in bespoke wedding jewellery, perhaps
a hat shop should be next?
VSA
Linn Moor School
“Miss Moneypenny”, survived
the Monte Carlo or Bust Rally
while raising almost £10,000
for social care charity VSA’s
Linn Moor Residential School
in Culter.
The rally challenge took place in
July and the gents set off from Aberdeen
to Monte Carlo driving their ‘banger’,
Miss Moneypenny. To qualify and participate in the rally, ‘bangers’ had to
simply have four wheels and not exceed
a value of £250. Miss Moneypenny, resurrected from the scrap heap, safely set
off with her drivers David and Gordon
and their fundraising road trip adventure
will support children with additional
support needs and autism have the most
fun and fulfilling lives possible.
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Cults Learning
Centre
fter a period of absence
we are pleased to say that
staff are now based in the
Community Office at Cults
Learning Centre within Cults
Academy. They are looking
forward to working with
Lower Deeside Management
Committee and the various
other services and agencies for
this area.
Due to the Council re-structuring,
there are now “Communities” staff
Driving fun into
based in sixteen Learning Centres
fundraising!
across Aberdeen.
avid Gillanders, a former
The new staff consist of Learning
British rally champion, Centre Supervisors, who cover various
local businessman Gordon Centres and are responsible for programming the facilities and working
Hutcheon and their faithful with the Management Committees and
various other partners to meet
the learning needs of the areas.
There are also Clerical Receptionists, whose role will be to
provide support to the Management Committees in the
Centre they are based within
and additional support to the
wider Communities Team.
Christine Reid is the
Learning Centre Supervisor
for six venues, Cults being one
of these. She works from various bases throughout the week
and can be contacted by e-mail
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[email protected]
or 07901 616566.
Lorna Paul is the Clerical Receptionist for Cults
Learning Centre and will be based in the Community Office two mornings a week, Tuesdays 9 am – 1 pm and
Fridays 9 am – 12 noon.
The contact details for Cults Learning Centre are by
post at Cults Learning Centre, Community Wing, Cults
Academy, Quarry Road, Aberdeen AB15 9TP, or by
e-mail
[email protected]
01224 866286.
Please contact Christine Reid if you wish to book the
Community Rooms or discuss further learning opportunities at the centre.
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Letters to the
Editor
irs - it is with sadness that I note the
demise of yet another business in
Culter. The opening of a new Fish Shop
was truly a matter for celebration ... or
so I thought. Several visits soon put paid
to that idea. Poor selection and high
prices in the middle of a recession did
not ensure sufficient customers.
Rather like the Deli, which formerly
occupied this site, I sensed a certain
rigidity of approach. Both shops were
owned by people with enthusiasm and
determination, so what went wrong ?
The first shop’s owner replied to my
comments about his £16 price for a bottle of olive oil with the comment. ‘I only
want to sell the absolute best’ . When I
asked why he did not have some tables
for customers to drink his excellent Illy
coffee, he said ‘I don’t want to encourage mothers with small children as it
will put off my other customers’. Culter
suffers the handicap of absent parking,
which is enough of a disadvantage to
put off all but those prepared to risk the
fine of a warden. If small businesses are
to succeed, they need our support, but
they need to use initiative and respond
to local conditions. Culter would have
been enriched by a decent Deli and a
good Fish Shop. Regrettably neither
was forthcoming. Let’s hope its third
time lucky!
Ian Macilwain, Malcolm Road,
Peterculter
irs - I would like to draw attention
to the wanton vandalism to public
safety equipment - a life belt - that occurred over the weekend of 6-7 July,
at the rear of numbers 44-50 Millside
Terrace. The life belt stand had been
broken off at the base and the life belt
hung on a fence. That someone could
wilfully destroy or damage life-saving
equipment shows such ignorance and
stupidity.
I hope you will share my concern at the
recklessness of this action. Not least,
because the majority of residents in the
area are striving to improve our environs with our Councillors’ support.
C Mike Rollinson, Millside Terrace
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323 North Deeside Road, Peterculter
Tel: 01224 733983
Breakfasts & Lunches now being served
10 am - 3 pm : Monday - Thursday
10 am - 6 pm : Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Regular Live Bands
Discos and Quiz Nights
Sky Sports and 3D Football
Forthcoming Live Bands at The Richmond Arms:
Sat 24 Aug : Bash Street Kids
Sat 31 Aug : Taxi for Bongo
Sat 22 Sept : Jems
Sat 5 Oct :
Fubar
Sat 26 Oct : May Contain Nuts
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Culter Community Council
Philippa Matthew
David Wakefield
Catherine Lacy
Ian Langtry
Lavina Massie
Ann Wakefield
Judith Dack
Brian Yule
Culter Courier
739181 Chair 733273 Vice Chair 733710 Secretary 734910 Treasurer 732084 Planning / VICE CHAIR
733273Anne Russell
733384
734569Allan McKenzie
734455
733307 Ivan Krapivin
739041
Editor : Philippa Matthew
01224 739181
email: [email protected]
Culter Community Council Meetings 2013:
Held at the Pop-In on North Deeside Rd at 7 pm on:
Tues 20 Aug, Weds 18 Sept, Thurs 24 Oct. The AGM is on Mon
18 November. Minutes are held at Culter Library.
Opinions expressed in the “Courier” are not necessarily shared
by the Editor. The Editor is not responsible for the contents of any
advertisment placed in this newsletter nor the reliability or quality of
any goods or services offered therein. Inclusion in this newsletter should
not be taken as an endorsement of the advertiser by the Editor.
We are still looking for
volunteers to deliver
the Courier.
One hour,
four times a year
- it’s not much!
Your time equals
money raised
to fund Culter projects.
Call Ann Wakefield
733273
And thank you to all our
existing loyal deliverers
Can you
help?
Saturday 24 August 10 am
at
The Ross Watt Community
Garden
Advertising : Anne Russell
01224 733384
101 North Deeside Rd
Peterculter AB14 0RR
email: [email protected]
C ourier
De a d line
Articles and adverts
to be submitted
by Weds 23 Oct.
Out on: 15 Nov
Culter Classifieds
NEW
Slimming World Classes
Peterculter Heritage Hall:
Thursdays @ 9:30 am
Banchory Royal British Legion:
Tuesdays 5:30 and 7:30 pm
Call Rachael on 07878 973766
LOcal Building Contractors
Rae Brown & Co LTD. Est.1975
Kitchens, Doors, Windows, Roof Repairs,
Plastering, Extensions, Loft Conversions.
www.raebrown.co.uk 01224 723420
Hotel with a difference
Lovat Lodge Hotel, Nairn
Specially adapted for disabled guests.
Local excursions and in-house entertainment
Call 01667 453298
www.lovatlodgehotel.co.uk
Ashtanga Yoga Classes
Invigorate! Local yoga classes
Coran Gladstone-Noble BSYA
www.yogabycoran.com
01224 917288
Doddzy’s Cleaning Services
Commercial or residential cleaning
Fully insured. Call for more information
07938 667109
Culter Village Hall
Culter Community Playgroup
together with
Culter and District Community
Association are developing an
outdoor learning area within the
Ross Watt Community Garden.
Volunteers are needed to help
barrow soil.
Please bring your own barrow
and shovel if you can, and
plenty of enthusiasm and
energy!
Contact Jane 732120 or
Sheila 733476
or email
[email protected]
Forthcoming Events for 2013
Sunday Lunches now being served every Sunday
Wine Tasting Evening : Friday 4th October
Inhouse Wedding Exhibition : Sunday 13th October
Murder Mystery Evening : Friday 25th October
Christmas Party Night : Saturday 21st December
Christmas Day : Bookings now being taken
Hogmanay Ball : Bookings now being taken
Call now to make your reservations
01224 732124
Email [email protected]
www.maryculterhousehotel.com
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