Culter C o u r i e r PUBLISHED BY THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AUG 2007
T h e trees are native species, both deciduous and coniferous, spread along the top of the banks and the sides of the burn. Benches have been provided for weary walkers to rest and enjoy the view. Also under consideration by Aberdeen City Council is leaving some o f the grassland uncut to become meadow, with additional grass paths mown through it, and provision for sledging and for play equipment in the future. CC'C is grateful for prime funding from Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen City Project. and for welcome contributions from the Balmoral Group and from Culter residents themselves via the Gala Fund.
NEW PATHS AT CORONATION PARK
Further improvement to the park's amenity has been the planting of numerous trees by Culter in Bloom volunteers and Aberdeen Countryside
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N 2000. Culter Community Council suggested to Aberdeen City Council that building paths in Coronation Park would improve its amenity and provide a useful link between Coronation Road and School Crescent. This proposal was welcomed by visitors to the CuIter Planning for Real consultation esercise in 2005, s o it was developed in collaboration between CCC's Culter in Bloom group, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Countryside Project.
The first fruit was a new footbridge across the bum, followed by two new paths. One crosses the bridge to link with Coronation Road, and the second goes from the bridge to the school playing field. Attention has been paid to surfacing and drainage by contractor Mike Runcie of Westhill, to ensure that the paths will be all-weather. Some sections are rather steep, which is inevitable on the high banks, but this will haveaerobic benefits which should be welcomed at the Health Centre.
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S YOU will have noticed, there is no report from our Chair in this issue. Mrs Lavina Massie is almost at the end of her holiday in USA \\ith her son and his family and should be back in Culter by the time you are reading this.
Sames Farquhar and Ann Wakefield are joint Vice-chairs a n d h a v e d o n e a n excellent job in keeping the work of CCC running smoothly. Susan Chappell-Smith undertook the duties of Planning Officer and she was very pleased (as we all were!) that nothing contentious arose in the past two inonths. There is a report on the Gala in this issue but I wish to pass on the thanks of CCC to all who helped to make this a very successful event. Wasn't it lucky that we had the Gala early in the 'summer' season for so inany galas and shows had to be cancelled recently because of the underfoot conditions.
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Although all of the committee members are to be commended on their efforts, I wish to e x p r e s s special thanks to San Murphy. Nicola Hector a n d Claire Strachan. Jan, as co-ordinator, had many decisions to m a k e ; N i c o l a was kept especially busy with her duties as treasurer; Claire undertook the duties as secretary. San and Claire have announced they are demoting office - their families and work mean there are not enough hours in the day but w e thank them for the years they have served the Culter Gala. I also must mention Ann Wakefield who, for many y e a r s , has been h e r e , t h e r e a n d everywhere utilising her organisational skills to the full. Thanks to the members of the Culter in Bloom group who are doing such an excellent job in making Culter more colourful -and to lnany residents who are tending the arrangements. During July, there has not been the necessity to do much watering!
Anyone who has given a vote o f thanks will know that there is always someone we should have thanked but failed to d o so. I apologise in advance and await the telephone calls pointing out my mistakes and omissions.
Marjory J Skinner
ROADS A N D PATHS NEWS A RECENT friendly encounter with traffic wardens in Culter produced some useful information. It may surprise readers to learn that they are in the village e v e r y w e e k d a y to e n f o r c e t h e " n o waiting'' restrictions, w h i c h m a y encourage some revision of parking beha\ iour to avoid a ÂŁ30 fine.
What the wardens do not enforce, however, are the 45 m i n u t e waiting restrictions. You may not have noticed them because they a r e o n l y evident from sinall signs on both sides o f the North Deeside Road at the laybyes. To enable enforcement both the signs and the road n i a r k ~ n g swould h a v e to be renewed, so Culter Community Council (CCC) has asbed Aberdeen City Council ( A C C ) to d o s o t o h e l p s h o p s a n d shoppers. Completion should b e in September. At this time of year. hedges may have expanded to narrow pavements and force pedestrians towards traffic. We would remind owners of hedges that it is their responsibility to trim them back to their boundaries. The Deeside Way has been improved at Pittengullies Brae by ACC to make access easier. CCC asked them to consider extending the bitmac surfacing of the new ramps towards Culter, to cure the problem of inud and puddles, and they have done so as far as their budget would allow about half way to St Peter's. C C C is asking Aberdeen City Council t o complete surfacing as soon as possible, because the Deeside WayILovers' Walk circuit is so popular. The only adverse reaction to the surfacing is that some pedestrians are unhappy about mixing with bikes. This cannot be avoided, but cyclists should reduce speed when passing walkers, and warn them of
their approach. Bike bells may not be trendy. but would help greatly. Last y e a r CC'C d i s c u s s e d p a t h s on Newmillhill ( t h e plantation west o f Borsalino) with the Forestry Commission. We are hopeful that this year they will clear a new path from the North Deeside Road southwards to the phone mast, which gives fine views of the village. E x t e n s i o n o f t h e path to Belskavie Tower is also proposed. There was s o m e excitement near the Health C e n t r e e a r l y in July, w h e n the grass-cutting tractor collapsed the old plank bridge over the burn in Coronation Park. Because this created a public hazard. a pipe culvert was in place next day. We are asking ACC why, if they can respond s o quickly in an emergency. w e are having to wait several years for the footbridge which they propose over a ditch at Milltimber to complete the Dee bank path from Culter to Aberdeen. Apparently a new layer of legislation will delay this tiny bridge for yet another year. We are therefore suggesting to Aberdeen City Council that a culvert would d o the same job quicker, stronger, cheaper and with better floocl resistance. This issue of the Courier includes a copy o f the new leaflet C u l t e r Explorer. produced by CCC. We hope that it helps you to discover and enjoy new walks around Culter. Doug Stewart
LOCAL COLTNCILLORS CLLR MARIE BOUIATON THE only Independent C o ~ ~ n c i l l oonr Aberdeen City Council, I would like to thank all of you who helped put me there. either by voting for me and or leaflet dropping. canvassing o r hosting one of my posters. As a first time Councillor, it will take me a little time to find my way round the dos and don'ts of Council life but hopefully my enthusiasm will make up for my initial lack of experience and before long and with the support of ~ n fellow y councillors, 1 will be making a \aluable contribut~on to both my ward and the city ofAberdeen.
Having lived in the area most of rny life, 1 am passionate about preserving the
quality of life afforded to us as well as the village-sire c o m ~ n u n i t i e swe all enjoy. Change is inevitable but it can be beneficial if managed correctly. I have discussed surgeries with Alan Milne from the Conservative Party: h e will be holding evening surgeries and I will be holding day time surgeries, which will hopefully ensure that we cater for all age groups. More details of the time and place of surgeries will be published in the local press and local newsletters. 1 would like to finish by saying that whilst I live in Peterculter, I hope that people all across my ward will feel comfortable in approaching me. If you need to contact me, you can either send me an email at mboulton@aberdeencity.gov.uk or via Members Support on.01224-522000.
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CCLR AILEEN MALONE IT'S A great honour to have been reelected to represent the local people in Lower Deeside. I will continue to work hard for our area on issues that matter most to local people. New pavements and roadways, for safer streets. better local parks, better parking facilities and in support of the police and local schools. P a r k i n g is a l w a y s a p r o b l e m in Peterculter and with this in mind I h a ~ e instructed a feasihility study to be conducted into further provision at the St Peter's Terrace area. This could mean that the re-cycling facilities might have to be relocated. Consultation will take place with residents having their say I will keep you informed ofprogress. In the meantime if you need to gel in touch with me regarding any issues you Inay have please contact me at.. . Cllr Aileen Malone 'Kinnoull' 45 Hillview Road Cults Aberdeen AB 15 9HA Telephone: Home 862 189 Town House (direct I ~ n e ) 522356 Email: amalone @ aberdeencity.gov.~lk
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FIRST of all, thank you for supporting me in the Aberdeen City Council elections. I look forward to helping with local issues. 1 received a warm welcome on your behalf at the June meeting of Culter Community Council. Already T have had some interesting problems put to me on lighting, parking and roads issues some of which have been solved but may take months to be put in place; others are under investigation. The new committee structure ofAberdeen City Council is now in place as follows: 1. Area Committee: we are in South area where 1 can address local issues. 2. Policy and Strategy: where city-wide policies are debated. 3. Resource Management: where the finance for policies is decided. 4. Performance and Standards: where monitoring of progress is made. In addition. there are the smaller committees - but neLertheless very important - such as planning, licensing and appeals. My main interests are in Performance Lk Standards and in Planning. T will be holding surgeries at 7pm
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I can be contacted at 8678 16 (home) or 522 178 (Town House)
PETERCULTER MEDICAL PRACTICE
spent several years already in Scotland. initially Glasgow priorto her move to the north-east. She has completed the hospital phase of her postgraduate training and will be with us for 1 year. The practice is starting a drive to update patients' contact details - particularly telephone and mobile phone numbers; this is especially important when trying to contact people with results or information following hospital appointments. Please remember to inform us ifyou change your land-line or mobile number so we can update our records - the staff will be taking the opportunity to ask abbut contact details where possible when patients are at the surgery. Finally a massive thank you for the generous sponsorship of Drs McMain & Harris for their participation in the Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10K run at the end of May - we raised a very impressive E520, which goes to the Prostate Cancer Charity. The charity funds research into prostate cancer and also support and information services for patients and their carerslfamilies. This includes a website and a helpline manned by specialist nurses. We thought this was a most worthy cause. T h e race itself was challenging especially due to the rain and strong northerly winds along the beach esplanade. but very enjoyable running with such a big crowd. Best wishes,
Dr Douglas Harris
POLICE REPORT Hello
CONGRATULATIONS g o t o our outgoing GP trainee Dr Janice Chin, who has successtully passed her final exam for her general practice qualification; she is moving on to work with a city practice for a while, where she will continue to develop her particular interest in minor surgery. We welcome our new trainee for 200712008 Dr Antje Haut (pronunciation of her surname rhymes with 'out') she originally trained in Germany and has -
Just a quick introduction; I am PC Andy Jack and I have not long started as the Community Beat Officer for Culter. I h a ~ been e in the Police for 7 years and it is the tirst time I have worked here, although I have worked in all the surrounding beats including Portlethen, Banchory and in Aberdeen. I am looking forward to getting around and meeting some new faces.
As well as being a Co~nmunityBeat Officer, 1 am a member of Grampian Police Mountain Rescue Team, and we are on call 2417 to aid and assist anyone in trouble in the Mountainous areas of the Grampian region. This provides quite a bit ofdiversity to my duties and the Police Office door is always open for advice should anyone require it. (Although if we're out at a call or off duty, just stick a note through the door and I'll get back to you!) I'm sure most Culter residents will be familiar with PC Alasdair MacHardy - he will still be working from Culter Police Office having responsibility for the Bieldside, Milltimber and Cults areas. Although you will generally see us working together. Alasdair has thrown me into the deep end as has got me typing my first article for the Culter Courier. Why me you ask? It's so that he can prepare for his holidays which he keeps reminding me about. (My holidays have come and gone! !) The Culter area is not just covered by Alasdair and me. Our colleagues from Aberdeen Response Division \rill also attend and deal with calls in our area. I would like to remind you that you can contact Grampian Police on OX45 600 5 700 for non-emergency calls and of course 999 for emergency calls only. Grampian Police has also joined the 2 1 st Century and you can reach us by Ernail se~icccentre@grampian.pnn.police.uk or for the deaf or hearing impaired, call the SMS TEXTPHONE on 07739 934444 or finally, you can provide anonymous information via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 I hope you all have a great summer and enjoy your holidays.
Andy Jack
Relationship and Anti-Semitism October 4th: Jelvish and Christian Traditions, Worship and Values
PETERCUITER PARISH CHURCH A SERIES of adult Christian Education meetings will be held over the next few months. These meetings are NOT just for church members, but for anyone who is interested in finding out more about religion, those wit11 questions about the faith and those simply intrigued by religious belieftoday. Each evcning begins at 7.30pm with a presentation in the church. followed by discussion time in the small hall. The evening will end at 9pm. No prior knowledge of the topics is required. The first two courses are as follows: JllDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY A11 exploration of the relationship between the two faiths. which w'ill explore Jewish history and traditions, as well as the blight of anti-Semitism.
September 13th: Christ the Jew September 20th: Thc Early Church Middle Ages September 27th: Recent Je\vish /Christian
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Wednesday October 3rd: The Bible historical ramblings or Word of God? Thursday October 25th: The Church social club, home for hypocrites or powerful religious movement? Thursday November 1st : Peterculter Parish Church - the who, what, why and when. Dates may change and you can confirm these dates and seek any further information by phoning the church office on 735845, or e-mail minister@culterkirk.co.uk Friday 3rd August: The National Youth Choir of Scotland (Edinburgh Branch) will be performing in Peterculter Parish Church as part of A b e r d e e n International Youth Festival at 7.30pm. Tickets priced £6, concession £4, are available from the church office, phone 735845. Saturday September 8th: Saturday coffees begin again when we will have tea, coffee and home baking available every week. Thursday coffees continue as well, with a short act of worship taking place at 11.30am. Friday September 14th: The Alexander Brothers will be performing in the church at 7.30pm Tickets, priced £7 are now available from the church office. Sunday 16th September at 7p1n: We will be showing the film 'Amazing Grace' in the church. The film tells the story of the 18th century politician William Wilberforce and his mission to end slavery. On Sunday 4th November. we will be showing the film 'Black Gold' which focuses on the global coffee trade and how poor farmers in developing nations are being exploited by the multinationals. On Friday 28th September, we will be holding a MacMillan Coffee Morning from loam-l2noon in the small church hall. This is a very worthwhile event and I hope many people will be able to support it.
On Friday 5th October, there will be a Silent Auction and Cheese and Wine evening from 7.30pm. If you have any goods to donate, please contact Richard Little on 73 3 166. Finally, worship continues every Sunday at 10.30am and all are welcome to join US. John Ferguson
THANK YOU! Dr DAVID MILLAR wishes to thank all those that contributed so generously to his retirement fund. He wishes it to be known that he has felt it a privilege to be involved in providing medical services t o the people of Culter and district and wishes all a healthy and happy future. He is confident that Peterculter Medical Practice will continue to provide a friendly, caring and efficient professional service to all its patients.
CULTER 50+ WALKING GROUP AGAIN all our walks took place as planned. Denside of Durris at the end of April was followed by o n e o f o u r favourite annual walks round the Seven Bridges at Ballater when the rain just held off for us and picnic lunch was enjoyed at the White Bridge as usual. On 24th May we were without our minibus and started the day with a kind invitation from two of our members, Margaret and Colin Chapman. We relaxed in their garden with coffee and much appreciated home baking. Reluctant to move from this sunny spot, we did get going and Colin lead us on a very interesting walk around the area north of Culter. Our next walk was further afield, namely to Duff House and this included an optional tour round the house. Then it was back to Deeside where we thoroughly enjoyed the way-marked walk round Loch Kinnord, this time with an optional walk at lunchtime into the Burn o' Vat. The weather was kind
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At the beginning of July we enjoyed another new walk for us - starting from Duthie Park, through Tony and along the cliff path to Covc, returning to our minibus by public transport.
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Culter Village Hall, 9.30am-11.30am. (Tcrm-time) Monday Ro Peeps 1-3 yrs (toys, songs, crafts & snack) Tuesday & Friday Toddlers 0-3 yrs (toys, songs & snack) New term starts Tuesday 21 st August First Session FREE Pop in for fun, coffee & chat!
CONTACTS DIRECTORY THE November 2006 issue ofthc Culter Courier also contained a new booklet entitlted 'Culter Community Contacts' compiled by the Rotary Club ofAberdeen Deeside and published by Aberdeen City Council with the support of the Culter Community Council. It is hoped to produce an updated version with the next issue ofthe Culter Courier. So if you would like your local club1 organisationlbusinessivenue or facility included in or excluded from the next booklet, please contact Anne Russell (733384) or Annerussel@aol.com.
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CULTER Community Council is looking to brightcn up the village of Peterculter over the 2007 festive period by incrcasing the number of Christmas Light Features from our excellent 2006 Display. I am aware that Christmas is far from everyone's thoughts at present but we need to start preparations now. With this being the second year of our Christmas Lights Project, it is our intention to have additional Lighting Features installed on the village street lampposts to fill the gap between last year's display. In 2006 we had 5 features located at the east end of the Village and I0 features located from the Richtnond Arms to the Barber's Pole. Fundraising is already underway and we currently have raised enough money for several new Features. We have set our sights on an additional Target of 10 for the second year which will be difficult to achieve unless we receive your help. To undertake the Christmas Lights Project, Culter Community Council is looking for donations or sponsors (for individual features) through the
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marked this by locating three plaques to recognise them one for Aberdeen Countryside Project on the new bridge and one each on the two new benches to thank Balmoral Group and Culter Gala Project. Our photo shows Councillor Marie Boulton with Alister Clunas ofACP back in June at the new bridge. Culter Boys Club did a great job of litter clearance that wet Saturday. Take a stroll around the area and enjoy your new green space! -
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OPENING HOURS Monday - Saturday: 4.00pm - 10.30pm Sunday: 4.00pm - 9.00pm generosity of local residents and businesses. The sponsorship of the existing features purchased last year is to cover the installation and reinoval costs. We are looking at a sponsorship figure of be 70 - Or Inore - per feature and we looking for donations in order that we can increase t h e display
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CZJLTER IN BLOOM www.culterinb1oom.org.uk THE heavy rain has taken its toll on our t il l d i spl a t i year b t we h a managed to create a few bright splashes amidst all the grey weather with our red and ve]low marieolds. Our enthusiastic member Dick Gage1 has succeeded in increasing the number of public-spirited residents who have agreed to adopt wall baskets and you may also have noticed a few new "whisky barrel" containers which we have dotted around the village this summer. L
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If you think our police station is also looking a little more colourful this year it's because Jean and Sandy Cook have made the difference by planting out some bedding plants kindly donated by Easter Anguston - we also needed a couple of trailer loads of new soil which Jim Donald arranged for US.
James Farquhar, Culter Community Council. 46 North Deeside Road. Peterculter. Telephone 01 224 733742. e-mail: james.farquhar46@btinternet.com Cheques made payable t o "Culter Cl?ristmas Lights "
Coronation Park However. the big news is the completion of the path network off Coronation Road. Aberdeen City Council managed the works but the project could not have been undertaken without support from our sponsors, arid we have
Saturday 24th November 2007. Last year's event, with David Carry undertaking the "Switch On", proved to be a tremendous success.
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Thanks to the generosity of Dr Stuart Duncan of Kennerty Farm, it has been refurbished and is now ready for use. However we will only be trialling it this year - our intention is to save it till next year when we hope to increase the number of baskets on the lamp posts arid care for them ourselves. We are hoping to find some volunteers who could take a turn with the towing. We don't plan to change the current arrangements for watering the pavement containers. These continue to be looked after efticiently and conscientiously by residents - this year with a little extra help froin Mother Nature - many thanks to all! Our next meeting is in the Pop-in at 7.30pm on September 4th- if you would like to join us please come along or give our secretary Catherine Lacy a ring on 733710. Erik Stien
CUIITER MILLS BOWLlNG CILU B WE are well through the season now having experienced a very mixed bag of weather. Still we manage to thoroughly enjoy our friendly g a m e s and o u r competitive matches. We are very proud that lan Alexander will be representing C'ulter and Aberdeenshire at the Scottish Finals at Ayr. Well done Ian and good luck! We would be delighted if any of you reading this would like to take up bowling at Culter. We provide informal tuition, usually on a Sunday morning. Comc along and try it! To find out more phone me on 739754.
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Summer Time WITH many ofour members either being on holiday, or preparing to go. things tend to quieten down a bit during the summer months. so u e take this opportunity to wish them all bon voyage, a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday and no hangovers! Vve shall see you all when you return.
A well-attendedAnnua1 General Meeting vfthe Club was held on Sunday 24th June. As well as the usual items of business, new members of the Committee were elected. Vice-chairman Bob Lawrence decided not to seek re-election. He will be missed. The Club Officials are now: Chairman Raymond Gordon Vice-Chairman Ian McLaren Secretary Margaret Gordon Treasurer Laura Robertson
Details of the A. G. M. are available on the Club notice board.
Cabarets T h e C l u b cabarets continue to be successbl. The special tribute hand Faith, which appeared in June was well attended and everyone who was there had a great time dancing and listening t o their excellent music. It is hoped to have them return Ibr a Valentine's Dance next year. Our nest Cabaret will be CHRISTIAN. The return of this very well known act, on Friday 17th August 2007, is by popular demand after appearing in the Club last year. Tickets(only ÂŁ6) are available for meinbers and their guests at the club along with further details. A Scottish theme night is planned for Saint Andrew's Night o n Friday 30th No\~ember.
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Club Conversion The plans for the Club Conversion are now well in advance and plans will soon be available in the Club for members to peruse. lnternet The Club has tinally been launched into the net. We eventually hope to have our own website for members and guests to learn more about thc Club and what's on. We shall however continue to be found on Culter N e t , the Petercultcr and District website and of course in the Courier. The C l u b s email a d d r e s s is : cultenniIlsclu\)(L~btcon~~ect.~oin Members The Club provides a variety of social and sporting activities and new m e m b e r s are a l w a y s welcome.
April's Monday walk was the Water of Saughs in Glen Isla. This provided the group with views of Mount Blair and the Mount Keen areas. On 6 May a Carn Liath circular was undertaken in all weathers -rain. hail and sun, with walkers blown along by very high winds. Some visitors from America, on holiday in Scotland, had found out about the club and brought a transatlantic flavour to this walk. The Corbett Ben Vuirich (903 m ) was tackled at the beginning o f June. We followed a good path passing below the imposing, but mist-shrouded Beinn A G h l o m a s s i f . Technicalities such as fording a bum had to be negotiated, however, we were able to make our way across the water as the bum had kindly obliged us by not being in spate! This was a long. but very enjoyable day which finished up with a very welcome food and drinks stop in Blair Atholl.
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Bowling Despite the weather the Bowling Section has been very busy this season. Congratulations must be given to Albert (Abbie) Ritchie who won the Aberdeen Senior Singles Toumalnent (tile Norlnan Reekie Cup) on Saturday 21 st July. Raymond Cordon Chairmczti
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HILLWALKING CLUB T H E Club's spring conquest was The Buck 011 1 April. In fine weather the group had excellent views from the summit, the perfect spot for viewing distant mountain ranges still capped with some snow. On the descent we stopped at a well-equipped hut with outdoor picnic bench. all very civilised. Also on the descent the group encountered some compacted snow, which had contined itself to the track down the Green Brow.
Heavy rain fell during the descent but the mist amazingly cleared at the summit temporarily giving the group sotne fantastic views. The sun made a welcome appearance during the early evening walk out. Skill and bravery were required during the return journey as the bum was in spate. All eventually crossed safely and without getting too wet. In August, we will be heading further afield to Ullapool and in September to Torridon.
If you would like to join a walkithe club, please contact Elsa on 735210 or email info@culterhilIwalking.org.uk Andrew Moat
CULTER YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB IT should be noted that due to the continual growth of Girls football, this year saw a changc to the name of Culter Boys Club. The o ~ e r a l lclub will be knojvn as Culter Youth Football Club. It is within this club that Culter Boys Club and Culter Girls Club sit. Therefore Culter Boys Club has not disdppeared.
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We will be p r o d u c i n g o u r a n n ~ l a i prograrnmc o f c o u r s e s a n d l e i s u r e activities during tlie summer holidays and copies will be available from your local library, Sports C'entrc, C'ulter Primary School, or tlie community centre in C'~1l1s. We can post out copies to save you a journey if you are not local.
~OLICI~ Swimming at ('ults Acaderiiy pool is a ~ a i l a b l ea1 a no~nitialcharge to for~nal voutli grsllps on Friday evenings (1.3Op1n8. I (lpni durili: te1.r~)time. A lifeguard is ~rovicieciand they can assisl with h a d ~ e a~vardsetc. if rccluired. ll'you \vould like to be i n c l ~ ~ d cind the nckt accldcmic )ear progralnmc (existing c r o u p s cc)\ c r e d ) . then please get in touch.
There arc opportunitit.5 for Aci~~l t Learning Programme cither voluntary or part-lirne paid \\ ork, and but11 are backed up \\.it11 appropriate tri~inirigand support so this Wc are I'ortuuatc to liave recently c o ~ ~ lbe c l an oppcti-tunit) 1bl-you to make aj~pointcd;In adult learning co-ordinator a p o s i ~ i \ econtribu~ionto your village. 4 as ;I successor to 1,lora;: _!'arrnichael. Lasl (I-ainingprogramme lor those \vho :ire term. Moray was invol\cd i l l setting up a or might he intcrestcd is currentlq being pilot conlputer:i~?tcrnettaster course fix planned. 11' ~ O L I;ire thinking 01' gaining o\ er 50s in C'ul ter School, ~ , l i i c hpro\-ed sonic ckpcriencc of\\-orhing with young to be \,cl.! successfi~l. Wc \\ere \-cry people. then this L\ i l l he your opport~~nity. ple:lsed thr 11icsLil>port\ \ c recci\ ed liom It'thcrc arc young people who ~11.c11ot the school and tlie acIiie\cmcnts of the i n \ , o l \ e d in any particular group o r participan~s. \Ye Iiopc. to offer similar acti\it>. but l i m e idcas of things they courses post suinincr. I t ' you llave any
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DEECIDERS WALKING GROKTP IT \VAS St S\vithin's Day just 3 few weeks ago. Its origins can be traced right baclk to tlie IOth celitury, a t i ~ n c\\hen ~nytlisand superstitions were abound. .'St S\vitliin's OLIV,if tliou dost rain, tbr 40 days it will remain. St Swithiri's Dxy, if thou he fair. for 40 days 'twill rain nae lnuir." We repeat that old superslitions e\cry year. and do \ve ever reniember ir i t tiidi didn't rain on that auspicious day? All \ve seem to remember is that lately we
have had rain, rain and more rain and our sulnlner came and \vent at Easter-time but that didn't stop us from our fortnightly walks. On some occasions, w e donncd hats, gloves, cagoules and gaiters. Who said our summers should s1aI-t in June or even July? One of O L I better ~ days (although it does seem a long while ago) was to one of our favourite areas - Clais Fhearnaig. Now 1 have written about this gorgeous Lochan before but, just recently, 1 receivcd information that dispelled all my romantic notions of kilted Jacobites and Red-coats lighting near the Hraes of Mar beyond. Seemingly this Lochan was called "Roger's Loch" --maybe still is today by people up that airt
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~ Because the Courier comes O L I regularly, w e are beginning to get requests fyonl groups to put out leaflets. Although we njould wish to help every group. it is not always possible. We d o try t o a c c o ~ n ~ n o d agroups te but at the end ofthe day it is the 40 deliverers w e have to consider. They carry the extra weight and take longer with the extra. This brings me back to the original point:
Thank you to all deliverers. Thank you Sor coming to our doors 3 times a year. and tlie emergency extra deliveries you have helped Culter Community Council with in the past. Thank y o i ~for your continuing support. A N D PLEASE
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HERITAGE TRUST T H E Heritage Centre has had an increased numbers of visitors since the internal refurbishment earlier in the year - comments fro111 visitors arc all extremely positive and amazed at what is on view. As has been said before, the Heritage Centre is unique in Aberdeen and it is encouraging that people are continuing to dotlate articles of interest which reflect the history of our community. We still reckon that there are many people in Culter who have still not seen the inside of the Heritage Centre - come down and visit and you will be made most welcome. Currently on display is a most interesting collection o f old Church records belonging to the former St. Peter's Church which have attracted much interest. These rccords, in due course. will be remoked to the Church of Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh.
The Heritage Hall celebrates its 100th birthday this autumn and a special concert is being held on Friday 5th October. More details of tickets etc will appear nearer the timt: but it will bc a good and memorable evening.
THE Culter Flower Show will be held this Saturday 181h August at the Village Hall and will be opened at 2pm by 1 s o b e l and Jim Campbell. lsobel ran the ' Show for many, many years, and we are looking forward to hearing her tales of past glories. The Culter Garden Competition prizes will be announced, as will the winners of'the annual Culter in Bloom awards given for those in the village making the most of their containers and hanging baskets. The competitors' entries will be exhibited in the Main Hall: there will be * flowers, * flower arrangements, * vegetables, * pot plants, * hanging baskets, * cakes. * scones.
Hall Teas are cont~nuingto be well supported on Saturday * Jam, and Sunday afternoons - we are * knitting, * sewing, encouraged by the many kisitors, and * crafts and regulars. who do enjoy some good home * photographs to admire. baking and a cup of tea. More volunteers are needed to help w ~ t hteas andor bak~ng * Homemade teas will be served in the and if you can help please contact Sheila Supper Room, and afterwards we auction off the flowers and vegetables at Grant ( 732653) or Violet Smith ( knockdown prices. 7333 17). '
During the summer months, there has been a display ot'palnt~ngsin the Hall by local artist Nettie Gagel, which are for sale. Other local artists may also be
For Inore information, call Catherine Lacy (733710) or Alison Skinner (734371), or Just come along on Saturday.
CULTER GALA 2007 FIRSTLY I would like to say thank you to everyone who was involved in this year's Culter Gala, in some way or other; the event could not take place without the help and support shown from individuals and businesses in Culter. I hope you agree that Gala Day was a good family day out and despite a heavy shower near the end we were very lucky with the weather, considering the last few weeks of June. Although our profit is down from last year, we hope to have around ÂŁ3,000 to distribute to local community groups which are in need of a donation. Please look out for details of how to apply for a donation elsewhere in this Courier. Hopehlly the community groups who ran stalls at the Gala managed to swell their funds with the proceeds they made on the day. We made a big effort to have no colnrnercial lets this year and only invited local businesses, cominunity groups and charities to come to the Gala. This means all the money spent during Gala Day goes directly back into our local community.
We were able to provide three inflatable activities this year due to the sponsorship by three companies who paid for the hire; * Culter Car Centre * Sparrows and * Framco It galls me that most of the takings on these go to pay the Entertainment's Licence required by ACC, but I believe the Gala was a better day for having these popular facilities for the children. The first Gala event, at end of April, was the popular kids' football competition, organised by coaches and parents at Culter Boys Club. This was run over two days and was a roaring success. Thanks go to Jim Buchan and his U10 parents, Geoff Weston and Gavin Fisher for their efforts over the weekend. It was good to see the event taking place after last year's absence. The Race Night was a fun evening and although tickets sales were down this year, it is still the Gala's biggest profit-making
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event. All the Gala week events were reasonably well attended and it was pleasing to see a new event organised by the Parish Church - a walking treasure hunt. There were various events for all ages, and despite the Quiz Night being moved to the Monday after Gala Day, it was strongly supported. It is clear to me that new committee members, as well as a Gala Co-ordinator and Secretary are desperately needed. Our current secretary, Claire, is resigning due to work colnmitments and I am also stepping down completely after the AGM. I have served 4 years on the Gala committee and have very much enjoyed helping to organise this event and although I will continue to support it in some way, I feel it is time for a change. "New blood" is needed 10 move the Gala on a stage and so this leads me on to my last Gala task the forthcoming Gala AGM taking place on Tuesday 25th September at 7.30pm, at the Pop-In, North Deeside Road. I urge all community groups to send a representative, as well as individuals interested in joining the Gala Committee, to come along. Culter is extremely lucky to still have a Gala week full of various activities and a popular Gala Day. Many other community galas have folded and it would be a great shame to see this happen to the
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Lastly, I personally would like to thank all the present Gala Committee who. as in previous years, worked extremely hard in the months leading up to the Gala. They have been a great team of people to work with and it has been a pleasure to get to know them over the years.
PGC is a friendly club with good bar and restaurant facilities. We have a very limited number of memberships available Here's to a successful 2008 Culter Gala so if you are new to the area or new to golf then you should consider joining and many more! PCC. We also offer social memberships for people who are not golfers but would Jan hlurphy like to take advantage of our catering and CO-orrr'irzutor social facilities. For more information 2007 Committee were: Anti W~rkc,field, about the club, you can visit the website. Jitn Farqrtl7ur; Nicolti Hector: C10lr.c www.petercultergolfclub.co.uk or go up Strtrchrrt~,iltziie Reld, .il/trn Pcnnlc, to the club and see for yourself. Ctrllurn Stziar.t, Eleanor Kct~nerr'v,J L ~ & Susan Chappell-Smith Dhck. Peter Fra\er: Beri Stc~ctzrt
PETERCULTER GOLF CLILIB Culter Village Hall Or why not come and learn Reiki for yourself to work on family and friends, courses available now. All forms of bodywork done over clothing; great for relaxation, wellbeing, stress busting and various ailments - j u s t what's needed after FREE OF CHARGE WITH NO Discounts available for Block Bookings. 0.A.P.s or those on Benefits Call for Appointment or Details
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ofthe best in the region attracting visitors from far and wide. We have received many complimentary comments about the condition of the course and most of these can be attributed to the hard work put in by our head Greenkeeper, Paul Sharpe, and his team of hardworking greens staff.
SADLY this summer, the weather has been atrocious witli continual rain and wind. Nevertheless, Peterculter Golf Club (PGC) has been busy with outings, opens and lots of funlconipetition golf for the members. By the time you read this. P G C will have hosted Aberdeen Petroleum Club's Charity Pro-Am golf tournament for the fourth time. On Saturday l l th August over 45 teams o f four players (including one PGA Professional from the Scottish Tartan Tour) will be playing alongside local sponsored teams as well as several celebrity guest players. Every year so far, the event has been a huge success and helped raise an enormous amount of money for local charity. The Northsound "Cash For Kids" golf day was another huge success and this year we hosted the IADC golf outing for the first time. We have had very positive feedback from the organisers of these events. They were extremely lucky in that the weather behaved itselfon those days, and the course was looking at its best thanks to hard work by all greens staff.
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CULTER VILLAGE HALL NEWS CULTER Village hall has been closed over the summer holidays. during which time the supper room, toilet for the disabled and office have been painted. We have also re-vamped the kitchen witli some new worktops and a fresh coat of paint. N e w light fittings have been installed in the anti-room and the office. We would like to thank our ex local councillor, Mrs P a ~ nMacDonald for the very generous donation of f 5.000 from the ward support budget which enabled us to go ahead with these refurbishments. New hanging baskets have been put up on the outside walls which tie in with Culter in Bloom's desire to present a colourfi~land attractive floral display in the village. The hall has been given a good clean and all rooms are now ready t o face the coming year's activities and we look forward to welcoming back all user groups. The hall reopens t'or all regular activities on Tuesday 21st August. We still have some free times available tbr daytime or early evening activities s o if you wish to book the hall for your group, a party, a
bouncy castle party or simply enquire about activities in the village, please call the hall administrator, Alison Skinner on 734371. Office hours are 8.30am 12.30pm weekdays and 2pm - 4pm Monday - Thursday. The hall office is closed during the weekends.
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ROTARY CLUB OF ABERDEEN DEESIDE PLANNED EVENTS:
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or I Okm courses (or anything in between) based on the old railway track between Cults and Milltimber Brae. You can register at the control point by the former Cults Railway Station at any time between 09.00am and 11 .OOam to walk or jog or run at your own pace. The event is very informal, to the extent that we have had a 3-legged team and some fancy dress participants in previous years: whatever it takes to generate some funds for a good cause and to have fun at the same time.
THE sixth annual Deeside WALKorRUN organised by the Rotary Club ofAberdeen Deeside in aid of charity will take place on the morning of Sunday 26th August. The main beneficiary chosen for the 2007 Further details, including an entry l event will be the Grampian Osteoporosis sponsorship form and a poster, are Trust (m~~.osteoporosisgrampian.org.uk). available on the Rotary Club's website ( www.aberdeendeesiderotary.org.uk ) and The WALKorRlJN is a fun event for forms will also be available from several walkers, joggers and runners of all ages local retailers, by email from and abilities, including family groups with mike@craiglane.co.uk or by calling Mike children in pushchairs or on trikes or Craig on 01224-323732. bikes. There is a choice of stewarded 2km
MBC Festival During the MBC Festival, the Rotary Club ofAberdeen Deeside will once again be providing games @the Cults Outreach Centre on the morning of Saturday 25th August 2007 (10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.tn.). This year the games will include. Bouncy Castle, Higher or Lower, Pick-a-Nail, Hoopla (for the very young) and the Wheel of Fortune. We are hoping for some good weather and a good turnout when everyone can enjoy the games, going to and from the other activities being organised at the Centre.
Sunrnzer Prize Draw in aid of VSA The Rotary Club of Aberdeen Deeside is proud to be organising a Summer Prize Draw in aid of VSA. The list of prizes
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Unfortunately, we didn't have enough warning of Mrs Downie's retirement to arrange a fitting farewell tribute to this wonderful lady but we are planning something early in the autumn term. With this in mind. if anyone has any photographs they could lend or memories they would like to write down about their time, or their children's time with Mrs Downie at the nursery, we would be very grateful to receive them (photographs will be copied and returned). Any donation that you would like to make to Mrs D o w n i e ' s retirement present should be dropped off at the school office with a personal cardlnote with your own message, between 22nd August and 13th September; all donations should be placed in an envelope clearly marked "Mi-s Downie b Retirement" please.
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includes a day's fishing for up to 4 rods on the River South Esk on Wednesday 19th September, vouchers for various hair and beauty treatments at local venues, a voucher for use at Kippie Lodge and a bottle of champagne. Tickets are available from members of the Rotary Club of Aberdeen Deeside, from the VSA shops, and from Aristacut. Tickets & i l l be on sale until Monday 27th August and the draw will take place on 3 1st August.
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Open from Sunday 16th - 23rd September l l arn - 5pm every day. Exhibition featuring artists * Alison Davidson, * Fran Marquis-Faulke * Debbie Neill, * Pauline Newman, * Marga Schnell, * Lorraine Taylor and * Sandie Youngson
AN END OF AN ERA IT IS with mixed emotions that I write this article. 1 am very happy to announce that Mrs Kathleen Downie ,the backbone of Culter School Nursery is taking her well deserved retirement after more than 30years of dedicated service to the children of our community. Mrs Downie has nurtured many generations of the same families with a firm but always carlng hand and I am sure I can say with confidence, that we will all miss her but wish her every pleasure and happiness in her retirement.
This will be the fourth year that the North East Open Studios will take place featuring many talented new participants and fresh work from those who have been involved before. Each year t h e open studios and exhibitions have gained momentum and have attracted a huge amount of visitors and interest in the many artists participating throughout the Northeast of Scotland . Alison Davidson
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Lena and friends from Alford Scottish Accordion October 3 Club Annual Sale of Work at 6 Culter Mills Social Club (All the uszlal ,stull.s and Big Kajjle. E11jo.yllorne baking wit11 your clfternoon f ecr/co#ee) November 7 Banchory Strathspey & Reel Coffee Morning in December 1 Supper Room, Village Hall loam to 12 noon " 5 Theatre Club " " 19 Christmas Party at the Mill Club
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CULT E R 'OoTBALL C'UB Champions Culter: Culter clinched the Super League Championship for a remarkable, indeed unique, 4th consecutive season with a l - 0 win against Formartine United at Pitmedden on Tuesday X May C." 2007. Radical Revamp: It was announced last October that the biggest ever revamp of the Scottish Cup would see the winners of the North Region Super League gain automatic entry. The change was ratified at the SFA Annual General Meeting on 1 June 2007 and that evening, Culter FC was featured on Scottish Television's North Tonight programme with Honorary Vice President D o ~ l gMilne being interviewed at Crolnbie park. The new road to Hampden will consist of 35 clubs in round one - Highland League, Qualifying South and threeJuniorClubs9 namely the winners of the North!West/ East Super Leagues and Scottish Junior Cup (Linlithgow Rose won both the CUP and their League hence only three instead of four Junior Clubs qualified). This is a major bonus for Culter FC for next season.
2007 and was ably escorted by Steve Davidson. It was a very enjoyable experience.
Playing Pool: Popular player Dave Calder has moved on to join lnverurie Locos. the Highland League runners-up last season, whilst Paul Morrison has announced his retirement from our , . squad. We thank both players for their past services and our best wishes go to them for the future.
Committee Composition: After a gap of many years we have reintroduced the position of Players' Representative on our Committee. We are pleased to welcome senior player Murray Rattray to fill this position. After the disappointing departure o f l e e O'Brien, Assistant Team Manager, this post was filled by the promotionofCoach Gary Thow andGary was replaced as Coach by newcomer Andy Gibson. Captains Connection: I was informed of an interesting fact by Fred Wright, a former Team Captain of Culter FC. Fred's son Gary not only has a father who held this post but his father-in-law is Dave Strath, is another former Club Captain!
AGM Appointments: Two former Culter FC members have joined our select list of Honorary Vice Presidents - ~ o u Grant g and Alex Irvine. joined us in 19x7 and was @ S Past Picture - 20 Years formerly our c l u b Vice Ago: Culter FC line-up President, Teanl Secretary and before our first ever match in ? 8 SJFA/NRJFA Correspondent the Junior league on and his knowledge in the Saturday 8 August 1987. minefield of players' paperwork kept us Junior newcomers Culter got otY to a to the fore in this field. Alex joined us in dream start in our new grade with a tine 4 1970 as a player and became Team -2 win over Inverurie Juniors at Crombie Captain, Team Manager, Trainer Coach Park. The result was a personal triumph and had a number of different duties on for our striker Colin Marnoch who hit a the Committee. They are still both hat-trick. regular supporters. Albert J Moir l!'
Annual Awards: The Dick Brown Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the member who has done most for the Club over the past season, was won by the General Secretary /Treasurer myself. It was an unexpected pleasant surprise for me. It was my 8th time. having first won the original trophy when it as donated in 1971172. The last time I won it was in 1993194. The Player of'the Year- Larry Barclay Trophy was won by resolute defender Andy Campbell. Andy, in his first season with Culter, was obviously taken aback "at this stage of my career" he modestly said. He was outstanding in defence throughout out our successful season. Andy was picked as a member of the Junior Team of the Year. Gala Guest: 1 had another surprise this year - I was invited to be Special Guest to perform the Official Celebrity Opening of Culter's Gala Day on Saturday 26 May
Back ROW:Gary Foote, Paul Thomson. Colin Marnoch, Mark Craigmile, Alan Walker, Stuart Davidson, John Mclntosh. Front Row: Billy Bain, Kevin Kennedy. Ian Smith. Colin C'heyne, Cius Johnstone, Peter Cieorge, Andrew Milne.
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PLAYGROUP NEWS BY the time you read this, the long stretch of the summer break will be coming to an end, and for those of you (parents) not already coni~nittedto an Institution for the Hopelessly Insane, i t will spell t h e b e g i n n i n g o f a new. term a n d n e w beginnings. For Playgroup, the last term saw our sponsored walk emerge a great success. Enjoying a mercifully dry day, hazards such as large dogs, ditches. high-speed cyclists and a worrying absence of toilets w e r e triumphantly negotiated. T h e c h i l d r e n c a n feel j u s t l y p r o u d o f themselkes for raising an ania7ing total of around f 700.
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Our end o f term outing to the Soft Bear Play Centre proved to be good fun. For the most par?, parents were happy to leave t h e i r o f f s p r i n g d a n g l i n g froin t h e apparatus under the Playleaders' watchful eyes, and retire to the more civilized a t m o s p h e r e o f places like Raetnoir
Garden Centre for coffee. The tern1 also saw the arrival of t w o potential future members of Playgroup. Arny M a c l e a n is now big s i s t e r to Cameron: and Lewis Milne has little brother Alfie. Congratulations to both families. Oker summer w e a r e not c o m p l e t e 1y bereft, as Playgroup c o n t i n u e s to ~ u one n sanitysavlng session per ueek. The new term begins on Tuesday 2 1 st A ~ ~ g u s t .
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Some of the children will move on after summer. Inany to Culter School Nursery, although some of these will return to the Rising Fives Tuesday afternoon sessions. Despitetheexcite~nentofthecllange,and being that bit Inore grown up, it will be sad to leave Playgroup behind. We wish them the best o f luck. On behalf of all the children and their grown ups, a huge thank-you goes to our wonderful Playleaders - Sheila. Sane and Sheena, for, as always, providing such a fun, safe and sti~nulatingenvironment. They will be waiting to welco~nereturners and new kids alike at the end of August. In the meantime, let's hope the remaining holidays are relaxing and happy. A bit of sunshine wouldn't go amiss.. . .
Clare Stewart Culter Pltggroup
available to book Monday - 09.3011.30hrs and Wednesday - 18.002 1 .Ol::Ilirs Our aerobics prograrnrne offers a wide and varied selection ofclasses suitable for any ability. There are step, spin, toning, boxercise. circuits and aerobic classes available. We also have a Fitness Yoga class, which runs from 8pm Monday and Wednesday, and will improve flexibility, posture and core strength. Come along and give it a try. It's open to anyone l6yrs or over although booking a place is advised. Our creche is available to book for all customers, so. whether you are working out in the fitness studio or aerobics class, or even playing badminton you will be able to put your child in the creche at no extra cost.
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We have just revised our opening times and our fitness studio is now open from 7a1nMonday-Friday. Why not pop in for a workout before work'? Our titness studio has *jogging machines, * cross trainers, * evocycles * a concept rower as well as * resistance weights machines and a * selection of dumbbells. If you've never been to the gym or you've not been for a while, it's not too late to start now. The fitness studio offers a relaxed and friendly environment to enjoy a workout and get you looking and feeling better. We also have Richard Larhin, our new fitness instructor who can help you use the inachincs properly and give you a programme to work to. Richard is
We offer excel lent membership packages which start at ÂŁ1 9.60 per month. This will entitle users to use all fitness studios, centre classes, swimming pools and health suites in Aberdeen City Council as well as the climbing wall and skating rink at the Beach Leisure Centre and Linx Ice Arena. If you don't want to commit to a membership then we have otfpeaklpeak prices as well as countdown cards that offer discounted rates. For information on our aerobics programme or fitness studio opening times please pop into the centre or email us at cultersports(uiaberdeencity.gov.uk. You can also see us at www.aberdeencity.gov1sports.
GLASS SLIPPERS ARE THE NEW 'MUST HAVE'! -Well. they will be in Culter the first week in December!! Culter Theatre Club is holding auditions this month for the production of Cinderella, which will be directed by Susan Chappell-Smith, a traditional pantomime performed on Wednesday 5th - Saturday 8th 2007 at Culter Village Hall.
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Telephone 0 1224 863344 We are hoping t o recruit neLvcomers, nhether it is on stage, or behind the scenes (painting, sewing, sound, lights ) all are very important for any production. U'e want to hear from you and see you at our auditions; you never know you may become a valued m e m b e r of C u l t e r Theatre Club!! Make new friends and join a great social scene. For our Summer Show in June this year w e produced o u r first major musical production, 'Thoroughly Modem Millie' produced and directed by Bryan McCaffrey, which was \ ery well received and got excellent reviews and comments.
important part in any show. Audition 'pieces' are available at Culter Hall. North Deeside Road, Peterculter from Monday, 13th August - (phone: 0 1224 734371 ). Auditions themselves, are being held at Culter Village Hall, North Deeside Road, Peterculter on:ADULTS: Tuesday 2 1st August at 7.30p1n SUlVIORS: Thursday 23rd August at 7.30pm C'an you sing. dance, paint or sew Do YOU think you can give it a go'?!! PLEASE DON'T MISS O U T FUN IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!!
So, you see, there is a first success fhr e ~ e r y t h ~ n-gw h y not make Cinderella with Culter T h e a t r e C l u b y o u r f ~ r s t See yoci there!.' involvement M I ~ I I a pantomime Karen Stone production? You are guaranteed to have great fun, be ~ton the stage or not - there Press Officer are plenty of 'parts' to choose from, small Culter Theatre Club or big ,or the chorus, which is a \ e r )
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