Issue 69 BUCHAN December 2017, January, February & BULLETIN March 2018 The staff and volunteers at BDP have had a particularly busy summer/autumn. We would like to thank our out going chairman, Norman Burnett for all the support and time he has given us. We are delighted that Norman has decided to stay on as one of our Directors. Our new chairman is Charlie Scott. Many of you will know Charlie from his work in the Caravan Park and Friends of Aden. We look forward to working with both of them. BDP relies heavily on volunteers and partners. One of the Inside this issue most successful volunteer partners is the Friends of Aden. The Dial A Community Bus Friends are putting together their music programme for Aden Buchan Fairies Country Park for 2018. They have already ear marked the Buchan In Bloom 2017 following dates 4th March, 8th April, 6th May and 3rd June. Snowi Piglet Café More information will be posted on the Music in Aden Driving Ambition Website. Aden Caravan & Camping Seedy Sunday We are delighted the Aden Fairy Project is now established Social Enterprise Support Fund in Aden and look forward to more exciting things from them DAB Plus next year. Buchan Heritage Society BDP AGM/Autumn Forum We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to working with you again in 2018. Production of the Buchan Bulletin is Cheers! kindly sponsored by Shell UK Ltd Liz, Diane and Ali Buchan Fairies Dial A Community Bus This enthusiastic want to develop. community group started As DACB has out in woodlands in They plan to add continued to grow Cruden Bay. They educational value to the over the years, so wanted to encourage project by incorporating has our need for children to use their the seasons and the support of our imaginations and to promoting the use of volunteers. At the enjoy the outdoor recycled materials. They same time, woodlands and want to run workshops volunteering as a environment. However, and are currently seeking concept and in the organisers did not funding for the tools and practise has realise that the land they materials. They are also evolved and is no had used was actually looking to add in a longer simply about privately owned, and seating area and route ‘doing good’. were asked to leave. signs. DACB have a Since they ‘flitted’ the number of roles Fairies have had lots of requiring the visitors and look forward support of to many more. volunteers, all of which bring their They have a Facebook own challenges page just search for Aden and rewards; it Country Park Fairy depends on you as Two venues stepped into Woods. the volunteer – you help - another woodland decide. in Cruden Bay and Aden Country Park. Both walks Give us a call on are accessible and free 01771 619191 to to all users. see what we can offer you or call in Starting out with the past the office in concept of the Tooth Maud for a chat. Fairy, the group now has a clear vision of how they 2 Buchan In Bloom 2017 Snowi Piglet Café Judging for this years village competition took The Community place towards the end of Friendship Club August. known as ‘The Denburners’, located The Shield's and prize at St John’s Centre, money were awarded at New Pitsligo, has the BDP AGM on 27 recently been renamed as the September 2017. Cllr Cruden Bay ‘Snowi Piglet Cafe’. Norman Smith made the awards. (see picture Their opening hours below) are every Friday between 9.30am - Third place was awarded 11.30am. to Cruden Bay Horticultural Society. E v e r y o n e i s guaranteed a warm Second place and Most welcome, regardless Improved Village was of where you live, awarded to Hatton In your age or gender. Bloom. Hatton For an added bonus CFINE Fruit and First place went to a Vegetables are community that available each week continues to impress the to purchase. judges - Stuartfield. Before we finish, Congratulations to all the were you wondering villages to took part. how the name ‘Snowi Piglet’ came about? Well, if you re arrange the letters of New Pitsligo, you will find out! Stuartfield 3 Aden Caravan and Camping DAB Plus Driving Ambition The end of another season Thousands of public in the Caravan Park and it nominations were received Aimed at 6th year has been a really busy one, across 17 categories. Over students as they start despite the rain. 25,000 votes were received or are about to start in support of favourites their driving careers, Who knew that this time last across the country to Driving Ambition year when we started our create a shortlist of 115 c o v e r s v a r i o u s Go Glamping at Aden finalists. aspect of driving, project that the three from legal issues like Glamping Pods would Aden Caravan and drink and drug prove to be so popular! It Camping, a Community driving and speed- took us all by surprise and Business based in Aden ing, to emergency we hope this will continue Country Park Mintlaw, first aid and how to to be the case in 2018. managed by community deal with peer volunteers from Buchan pressure before it hits Bookings for Caravans, Development Initiative won in a car. We deliver Camping, the Pods and our the runner up prize of Best this in partnership Static Van will be available Campsite. with other groups from approximately mid and local businesses, December via our website - A spokesperson for the especially Police www.adencaravanandca project said ‘It is wonderful Scotland, local mping.co.uk news that reflects the hard driving instructors work of the volunteers and and Heartstart We would like to thank all staff. It was great to see the Grampian. our customers this year and project has made such a hope you will be back next positive contribution to the Now in the 3rd year year. tourism industry in Buchan. of our delivery, we They were delighted to be have been able to Scottish Outdoor and nominated and to receive secure funding and Leisure Awards. votes from our customers to at time of writing get to the finals. We were h a v e b o o k e d The Scottish Outdoor and surprised and very pleased Peterhead, Mintlaw, Leisure Awards were to receive the runner up Fraserburgh, Banff created to showcase and prize of Scotland's Best a n d I n v e r u r i e reward outstanding Campsite.’ A c a d e m i e s t o contributions to Scotland’s receive the input. outdoor and leisure industry. 4 5 Aberdeenshire Council Social Enterprise Support Fund The fund has been social enterprise or for an launched to assist the existing one to carry out development and creation studies into a new income of social enterprises across stream. Aberdeenshire. Establishment Grants - Councillors are supporting Up to £10,000 available to the £200,000 fund which is assist in the establishment of open for applications till a new social enterprise March 2019. There are some criteria that The fund includes the must be meet in order to following grants - apply: Salary Subsidy Grants - The business must be a true positions must be for new social enterprise with an employees and last a asset lock. minimum of two years. Up to £2,000 available. The project must be viable. Expert Help Grants - The awarding of the grant for specialist, professional, must not be harmful to expert help for start-up and Aberdeenshire businesses. expansion of social enter- prises. Maximum available To apply for a grant or for is £5,000. more information on the fund please email - T r a i n i n g G r a n t s - econdev@aberdeenshre. Maximum of £1,000 per per- gov.uk son. Examples of courses include procurement or phone - Service training and training for Manager, Business and m e m b e r s o f s o c i a l Communities on 01467 enterprise boards. 536167 or Feasibility Grants - Community Economic Up to £10,000 available to Development Co-ordinator carry out studies on a new on 01467 533193. 6 DAB Plus Due to increasing business employed DAB Plus to we have had to increase deliver this theme for them, our training department as they strive to ensure the staff to meet demand. In vulnerable young drivers in August 2017 we welcomed their workforce stay safe on Ewan Innes on board. the road, reflecting Ewan, a former Police positively on both Officer like our Training themselves and SCORE. Manager, Alan, brings a wealth of experience, We are also extremely lucky knowledge and expertise to to have Alan and Ewan DAB Plus. supported in a voluntary capacity, by a gentleman, He has already trained as a who has given his own time MiDAS (Minibus Driver to our sister charity DACB for Awareness Scheme) Driver many years. Recently he Assessor and delivered undertook his MiDAS Driver several of these courses. Assessor training to enable him to help out occasionally with the classroom delivery of courses. Utilising skills brought from former employment, he is proving valuable support for us, showing that volunteering doesn’t necessarily have to involve fundraising or driving…there are many Being Thrown in at the deep ways to support community end, Ewan recently organisations. prepared a bespoke presentation for a returning If you are interested in client, SCORE (Europe) at helping out in either DAB Peterhead, delivering this Plus or DACB, give the successfully to around 100 office a call on 01771 of Score’s young 619191.