The Collieston & Slains (September 2013) FACT SHEET www.colliestononline.com or Facebook (Collieston & Slains Blether)

Among other things the Community Council, has the task “to maintain, protect and preserve the character of the village”. Volunteers help with the paths, flower tubs, grass, etc. and with the Gala (the main fundraising event of the year!). Times of the work pares are put on the noceboards. One board is located near the bus shelter, one at the church and another in Hightown, by Forvie Court. These also maybe used to promote other events/informaon. The Blether is a newsleer delivered to each household, four mes a year, any items to Sally Sheehan. Contacts: Roger Berl - (Community Council Chair) 01358 751795, Sally Sheenan - (Community Council Secretary) 01358 751244

Worship Community GETTING THERE Slains Church, Collieston (Church of Scot- Groups 63: - Monday to land). Services are held at 11.15am, every Saturday (bus-stop at Crossroads). 1st/3rd Sunday of the month. Contact BOULES 264: Collieston - Ellon Thursdays only. thekirk@bnternet.com 01358 725690 Members play on Tuesdays and Fridays 7pm, 495: - - Ellon - Colllieston www.ellonparishchurch.co.uk during the summer months on the Bouledrome. Tuesday and Saturdays only Contact: Mike Wallace: hp://www..gov.uk/ Saint Mary's and Saint James' are Scosh publictransport/metables/index.asp Episcopal churches. The Rector is the Revd Swimming Club Canon Peter Mander, tel: 01358 720366 SANDS OF TIME Currently closed for the summer season. Please [email protected] The Forvie Nature Reserve, to the south of the keep an eye on the village website for updates. www.stmarystjames.org.uk village, has its Informaon Centre at Lile Times of services: Sundays - Collieston. The warden is Annabel Drysdale, Collieston & Slains SWRI tel: 751330. 8.30am Eucharist - St James, Meet in the Collieston Community Centre, on 9.30am, Said Eucharist - St Mary the 2nd Monday of the month. SHEENA TAKES CARE Contact: May Irvine 711235 The Community Centre may be used for Our Lady and Saint John the Bapst, Ellon village acvies. (Roman Catholic). Father Raymond Coyle Walkers!!! Caretaker is Sheena Junor, tel: 751737. (721485). Ellon Mass Times - Monday noon, The Walking Group meets beside the red phone Sheena also has the keys to the church! Tues to Fri 10.30am, Vigil Mass Saturday box, Thursdays, 7.30 pm during the summer. RUBBISH! 6.00pm. Sunday 10.30am and 7.30 pm. Contact: Lesley Stewart 751296 Refuse Collecon takes place from 8am every www.ourladyandstjohnthebapst.com other Tuesday. Paper bins are emped the last Life’s a Beach!! Traditional Sewing Bee Friday of the month. The Pier and the Beaches are Meets weekly over winter. hp:// www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/waste/ maintained by the Collieston Contact: Lesley Stewart 751296 collecons/Default.aspx Harbour Group. SERVICE ON WHEELS Contact Andrew Couper, tel: 751722. Yoga Classes The mobile LIBRARY is in the village on Collieston is serviced by the Coastguards at Thursday mornings. Held in Community Centre on Tuesdays 8pm. . Dial 999 to report an incident. Melville, FISH and VEGETABLES visit on Contact: Bria 07527 801575 Post Office Tuesday aernoons at various locaons from 9:30-11:30, Tuesdays, approx. 2.30pm. Community Centre. Craft Group COAL can be delivered by Connon Bros, Meets every Thurs. Contact Sarah MacPherson tel 720320. THE BEST YEARS... 01779 813397 Collieston and District Under 5’s . All pre- Doctors: school children are very welcome to aend. Tai Chi Ellon Health Centre, tel: 0845 337 1150. For details of sessions/mes contact Thurs, Slains Primary School,7.30 Densts: [email protected] Ythan Bridge Dental Centre, tel: 724494. Martial Arts Slains Primary School lies 1.5 miles from the Ellon Community Dental Clinic, tel: 723469. village. A bus transports pupils from the Thurs, Collieston Community Hall, 7.30 Schoolhill Dental Pracce, tel: 723354 village and Slains. The Head Teacher is: Mrs Contact James 07730 049674 Hilda Thompson, tel: 751202. Entertainment Ellon Academy is 6 miles away. A bus trans- Bank on it Poacher’s Rest, Auchmacoy. Tel 722114 ports the pupils to and from the Academy. There is a Recycling point for cardboard, boles, Udny Arms, Newburgh Tel: 789444 Contact Office, tel: 720715. cans and paper at Cransdale. Briggies, Newburgh. Tel: 789257 DOGS Ellon Police If your dog fouls in a public place– 'bag it and bin it'. There are several dog bins around the village. Can be contacted on: Keep dogs away from livestock. 101