10.30 at the hall. Are you free to come and help?
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mini work party
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bunting…….
need 2 people to put the bunting up round low town/ harbour – can provide a ladder and the bunting! Please get in touch if you can help.
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Mill of Leask Bridge update
The Community Council, along with Leask residents, have responded to Aberdeenshire Council’s proposal consultation that the bridge be closed permanently. The proposal has been unanimously rejected and assurances sought that the bridge will be replaced by the original timescale of August 2014
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Community Council minutes from May
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Lost…. road gala signs
Lost…….
we are looking for last years gala road signs (the ones that sit at the crossroads etc). Do you know where they are or who removed them and put them away safe? Any info gratefully received.
Cheers
Sarah
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Coastal Cafe 2013!
The Coastal Cafe is ready to open its doors on Saturday 29th June at 12noon, running every Saturday and Sunday till the 18th August. Come along to Collieston Village Hall for a tea/ coffee and a bite to eat!
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Community Council minutes from May and June
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Picture a Puir Pier
Thanks to all who submitted photographs to the “Tae Save a Puir Pier” exhibition. Everyone has had at least one photograph accepted. We’ll be posting details of the exhibition very shortly.
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Picture this…
Efforts are continuing to raise funds to pay for major repairs to the pier. Even relatively minor, but essential repairs each year cost at least £10,000 or £20,000. This has all to be raised by the village since the pier is owned by us and is not eligible for local authority support. Your purchases from the Dolphin Gallery during the Gala will go some to helping
Looking further ahead and as part of the ongoing fundraising, plans are in hand for a Xmas Craft Fair in the Community Centre on Sunday 10th November. The “Tae Save a Puir Pier”, based on your top twelve pictures from the exhibition will be launched at the Fair. More details nearer the time.
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Forvie Plan consultation
Forvie NNR management plan consultation leaflet 2013
Comments are invited on the management of Forvie National Nature Reserve for the next 10 years! From education, to dogs to management of the protected species and habitats I would welcome your suggestions. Please complete the leaflet, email nnr@snh.gov.uk or write to the Forvie Centre, Little Collieston, AB41 8RU. Thank you!
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Community Council minutes from 1st May
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lets get the tents down…….
The sun is shining after all that rain yesterday! Let get the tents etc down tonight (Monday). The bunting also needs to come down (part came down yesterday in the rain) and the electrics run to the tent need dismantling. Everything needs putting away too. Jobs for all ages and abilities.
6pm ish in the marquee field – many hands make quick work! Hope to see you there.
Sarah
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Community Council Election
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Next events at Forvie
Friday 9th August 8pm - National Moth Night at Forvie. Wine, treacle, sugar and brown ale, but not for people! Return of our popular moth night, loads of fun after dark!!
Saturday 10th August – Forvie walk. Rach Cartwright is leading a ramble around the dune trail and will highlight the flowers, bird and insects that are encountered. Put a name to the nature you see regularly!
telephone 751330 to book or for more information
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COLLIESTON HOTHOUSE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT
As Aberdeenshire sweltered in the glorious heat and sunshine, Collieston Gala showcased a trio of food enterprises based in the picturesque seaside village. The Smugglers Cone opened for business on Thursday in the shelter beside the beach; the Coastal Café, an award-winning teenage community social enterprise is open every weekend over the summer; and Loaf Face Cookery Co-operative resumed the sale of their award-winning artisan ‘loafies’, through a collaboration with Murdoch Allan of Hatton.
The Smugglers Cone offers ice creams, sweets, snacks, drinks and toys. It has great support within the village as it provides a much valued service to visitors and locals alike. Villagers especially have been feeling the lack of a general store, since Collieston Post Office closed its doors several years ago. With the wonderful weather of late, let’s hope that Nicole Bell and Katy Smith develop a thriving new retail outlet providing a very welcome cool down opportunity with Rizza’s ice cream. Gala day saw a never-ending queue of eager ice cream purchasers which was a delight to Nicole and Katy, “we are over-whelmed by the amazing support of this wonderful community we call home; we have been rushed off our feet each day we’ve been open; it really is fabulous!”.
This has been a superb year for Collieston Coastal Café so far. In April, the teenage café staff visited the Scottish Parliament to be presented with Saltire Awards for volunteering, presented by our First Minister Alex Salmond. In May, Collieston Action for Teens won the Best of Formartine Award from Aberdeenshire Council, one for the Coastal Café, one for Rainbow Recycling; two teenage projects in the village. Both projects illustrate the strong community ethos which is being nurtured in Collieston’s young people, alongside the development of valuable skills in customer service, food hygiene and business skills required to run a successful enterprise; skills which should assist our teenagers on their life journeys beyond Collieston’s shores. Sally Sheehan said: “our young people are an asset to our village; we on the Community Council are delighted to support them and give them a good grounding in the benefits of living in a fun-loving, socially-minded community”.
Gala Day saw the return of Loaf Face to the pier to sell their award-winning loafies. The Cookery Co-operative launched their artisan bakery on Collieston Pier in 2007 and went on to win various awards, including the Formartine Forum’s Dragon’s Den Competition in 2007 and two gold medals for innovation in their produce in 2009. Since 2011, Loaf Face has been running bread bakery courses with The Friendly Food Company near Oldmeldrum. This year, they have entered a collaborative partnership with the Murdoch Allan Bakery near Hatton to resume baking and to jointly distribute the Loaf Face produce alongside Murdoch Allan’s bakery produce. Loaf Face were delighted with the welcome comments they received from former customers who had been missing their hearty, wholesome, tasty and quirky produce. One happy customer, Sarah MacPherson said: “Loving my toasted loaf this morning, very glad you came to gala. Yum Yum!!!”.
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Community Council minutes from May
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Picture This at The Smugglers Cone
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Coastal Cafe say Thank You to everyone!
Thank You to all our customers and the many who provided home bakes. It’s been a great success once more and all the teenagers enjoyed it.
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Collieston & Slains WRI Winter Programme
Our winter programme begins on Monday evening (9th September) at 7.30 p.m. with a talk on ‘Hearing Dogs for the Deaf’. We have an interesting and varied programme arranged for this session which we hope will entice new members to join.
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School Term Dates
Session 2013/14
October Holiday
Friday 11 October 2013 – occasional day
Monday 14 October to Friday 25 October 2013
Monday 11 November 2013 – inservice
Tuesday 12 November 2013 – inservice
Christmas Holiday
Monday 23 December 2013 to Friday 3 January 2014
Friday 14 February 2014 – occasional day
Monday 17 February 2014 – mid term
Tuesday 18 February 2014 – inservice
Wednesday 19 February 2014 – inservice
Easter Holiday
Monday 7 April to Friday 18 April 2014
Monday 5 May 2014 – May Day
Monday 2 June 2014 – occasional day
Summer holidays start on Monday 7 July 2014
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