Kintore Konnect Connecting Issue 37 September 2019 the Community Railway on Track for Opening

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Kintore Konnect Connecting Issue 37 September 2019 The Community railway on track for opening

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Highlights Kintore Parish Church Bicentenary Page 2 Councillor Martin Ford’s Report Page 10 Schools Competition Church News Page 12 Drawing Competition - win Panto tickets Page 4 KDCC Page 14 What’s Happening at Kintore Library Page 6 Crafty Cafe Page 18 Rotary Club Page 8 What’s Happening at Kemnay Page 21

Published in association with Kintore Community Council and Kintore Parish Church and Printed by Wellheads Crescent, Dyce Back copies of Kintore Konnect are available from: www.kintore.org.uk or www.kintorekirk.org Kintore Parish Church Bicentenary Schools Competition

The building at Kintore Parish Church was built in 1819. creative entries were received. Well done to everyone who As part of our Bicentenary celebrations we held an took part, you seem to have had a lot of fun creating your Art competition for P1’s – P4’s, and a Creative Writing artwork and essays. Book vouchers were awarded for competition for P5’s – P7’s. Class groups from our two each year group, and we are happy to publish some of the local schools, Kintore Primary and Midmill Primary visited winning entries here: the church for inspiration and hundreds of extremely Kintore Parish Church – Bicentenary Art Competition The Parish Church building at Kintore is a beautiful granite structure built in 1819 by the famous Aberdeenshire architect, Archibald Simpson. It has many beautiful pieces of art including stained-glass windows and iron artwork. You are invited to draw, paint or form a collage picture of the church building or any of the artwork you can see at the church. Kintore Parish Church – Bicentenary Creative Writing Competition Inside the main gate at Kintore Parish Church stands an ancient Pictish Stone adorned with strange mystical symbols. One day as you pass by you step through the gate and stand gazing at the stone. Suddenly your head begins to spin. You fall. When you awake, you have been transported 200 years back in time to the year 1819. Nearby some men are working hard to build the walls of the new church building. When they discover that you are from the year 2019 they are eager to hear what life will be like in their town so far into the future. In 300 words or less, describe life in Kintore in 2019 to the group of 1819 church-builders.

Art Competition - 1st Places

Left: P1 - Sophie Kinsella

Right: P2 - Euan Walker

Right: P3 - Caiddie Reid

See page 24 for 2nd and 3rd places for the Art Competition

Left: P4 - Calum Ledford

Page 2 Page 3 Writing Competition - 1st Places

P5 Winning Essay | Church Story | By Chloe Campbell, P5, Kintore Primary School Let me tell you all about life in Kintore in 2019: electricity to work. Tractors are often used by farmers for These days people have radiators for heating, they’re like their farming. We use lots of cables and we plug them these machines that produce heat. People also have cars into sockets, that’s where we manage to get electricity for transport, cars are a type of vehicle on four wheels, for things like straighteners, girls use them on their hair it has a roof and a wheel to steer. There are also these to make it straight, they produce heat and that’s how things called mobile phones, they are a rectangle shaped they straighten. If something needs charged, we use and can be used to play games, text other people and sockets to charge them as well. We can use calculators make calls. Kintore Town House is still up, so is this church for helping us with maths questions, they are little devices you are building. There are flushing toilets, there is just that you can type up the question and it will give you the a handle to flush. There is a running fountain just by the answer. Lorries, vans and trucks are just like cars but Town House. We use lampposts to light up the streets at bigger. night, they are poles with lights on top to lighten up the So that is what Kintore is like in 2019. You would be place. There are computers that people use to do work on, proud how the church has lasted all of these years. they have a keyboard for typing, a screen and they need

P6 Winning Essay | Church Story – A Travel Back in Time | By Khara-Marie Fermin, P6, Kintore School Every now and then I passed the church but never took “So, this is the year 1819!” I said in panic. much interest in it. I’d been there on school trips but, “What do you think it is, 2019?” said Robert, laughing. suddenly, something happened that had never happened “Yes, it was 2019 a second ago!” I said. before; I felt attracted to the iron gates! I had just got out “If you’re from 2019, tell me about Kintore in the future.” of school and had nothing to do, so I crossed the road and “Fine, Kintore has grown 10x bigger in people and size!” I opened the gate. I felt as if my eyes were jerked towards exclaimed. what I thought was a Pictish stone, with the most beautiful “WOW!” he said with his mouth open. carvings I had ever seen. But, I started to feel dizzy and “And now we have two schools to work in instead of hot! I thought it was the sun, as it was a nice day, but I working in the church,” I declared. suddenly collapsed on the floor… “So, the future’s exciting, huh?” he asked. “Wait… what? Where am I?” I thought to myself, as I raised “Not everything’s good, we started cutting down trees and my head off the cold, stone floor. I heard a sort of ‘clip- taking animals out of their natural habitats,” I explained. clapping’ noise which startled me. I got up onto my feet I told him what habitats were and about endangered and realised I was not alone. I met a not-so-nice builder species, but he wasn’t really listening. He was more who had a sweaty, red face, green eyes, ginger, short hair interested in who the minister of the church was now. and really big ears. He said, “Oi! Fit ya doing here kid? On I told Robert that someone in the church actually told a worksite? And, wait, why are you wearing all those weird me about the builders. I also mentioned that Hallforest clothes?” Castle’s ruins are still standing. “That’s ruuuuude! My clothes are so on trend,” I told the I was about to tell him about all our technological builder. advances but, then, a bright light flashed in my face and “Trend! What’s a trend? Stop wasting my time, can’t you I woke up to my mum shaking me, saying that I slept in see I’m trying to build a church here?” cried Robert. (I and would be late for school! asked him his name.)

P7 Winning Essay | Life in Kintore | By John Fraser, P7, Midmill School Hello! My name is John, I’m not sure what happened but The Italian take-away is great, the pizzas are like the I’ve ended up in 1819. world’s best pizzas. Barber shops have been added also, I’m from 2019 in the future, if you don’t believe me look at and the one I go to is quite good and cheap. Nowadays this, it’s called a phone, in around 57 years a phone will be barber shops are not like hospitals anymore, they are for invented. Since I’m from 2019 and you live in 1819, why cutting head hair or facial hair. don’t I tell you a bit about the future in Kintore? There are two new schools that have been added. One is Can you see that fountain over there? It stopped working, called Midmill School, it is the one I go to, it is the newest but in 2019 the council fixed it and it looks great! The only one, it looks really good and you get a good education. thing that doesn’t look good is the price, it cost the council Kintore Primary School is the older school and it is also £30 000 to rebuild it and get it to work. good. There have been a lot of new shops, both Sainsburys and There is a car garage in Kintore. A car is like a horse and the Co-op are shops for food, drinks and groceries. There cart without the horse, it has something called an engine are a lot of food take-aways, like Jasmine the Chinese and and it runs on petrol or diesel. A car garage fixes the the Kintore Fish Bar. There was an ice cream shop, but it engine if it breaks. Also, a radio station has been added shut down after a while. There is a very good butcher in that gives you music in a car or on a radio. Kintore, he has won awards for his great sausages.

Page 2 Page 3 WIN 2x TICKETS TO PANTO All children up to 10 years of age can enter this competition. Please hand in your entries to your local butcher, J&G Dossett or to Kintore Library by 1st November 2019. Well done to everyone who submitted entries for Issue 36. It was a very difficult decision but congratulations to the winner Katie Butchert. Aged 7. PRIZE: 2x tickets to Inverurie Christmas Panto, Peter Pan! Thank you to Inverurie Panto who have kindly donated two tickets. NAME:

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Think You Know Quiz by Cllr. Glen Reid

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Page 4 Page 5 What’s Happening at Kintore Library

We are open at these times all year round, including school holidays. Kintore Library Castle Walk Mon 2.30 - 7.00 Kintore Tues 10.00 - 12.00 / 2.30 - 4.30 Tel: 01467 532605 Wed 10.00 - 12.00 Email: [email protected] Thurs 2.30 - 7.00 Fri 10.00 - 12.00 / 2.30 - 4.30 Sat 10.00 - 12.00

For those who have not been to visit the library before, Playlist for life Whether it’s music from a first dance, the entrance is shared with Kintore Primary School. But, lullabies from childhood or a theme tune from a favourite please don’t think that we are just here for the school TV show, music has the ability to take us back in time and children - the Library is open to people of all ages, and we remind us of our past. The response to music is one thing have something for everyone. that dementia cannot destroy. Playlist for life harnesses this powerful effect and uses it as a tool to help anyone As Part of Across the Grain 2019 Festival the library will who is affected by dementia. See www.playlistforlife.org.uk be hosting an Historic Scotland talk with Neil Fraser on for more details and to view some video clips. Friday 25th October 2.30 – 4.00pm. A journey through the archives of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Come Kintore Library staff have received training by Playlist for and discover fantastic archive images, sound and video Life and have materials at the Library that you can tap into of the people and places of the North East. The material and some that you can take away. You do not have to be a is accessible freely from your local library and from home. library member – just come in and ask. Join us to explore services such as SCRAN and Canmore Shredding, scanning, laminating, A4 colour & B&W for your research and enjoyment. Aimed at Adults, printing and photocopying we have all these facilities booking is essential as spaces are limited. To book go to available. There is a small charge for some of these livelifeaberdeenshire.org.uk or telephone Kintore library on facilities, others are free. If you wish to use the PCs we will 01467 532605. This is a free event with donations towards need to be able to identify you, a photo driving licence is a refreshments. good way, but it is easier to be a library member when we Doric Call My Bluff We are seeking Doric speakers to only need to do this the first time. Joining takes seconds. form teams for local Doric Call My Bluff quizzes taking part We also have free wi-fi should you wish to use your own in a number of libraries in September. Winners from the devices (wi-fi printing is not available). A3 copying is local heats will go through to the final on Thursday 10th available in Inverurie Library, and there is a Fax machine at October at Aden Theatre, Aden Country Park. If you would Westhill Library. like to form a team please contact the library as soon as We have a Bra Bank and can take your new and gently possible. worn bras, and new adults and children`s pants. Green dog walker scheme We now have a stock of Jigsaws We hold a good stock of adult jigsaws, now poo bags free to everyone who has joined this scheme. If that winter is approaching please feel free to come in and you would like to join the scheme too you simply need to borrow one, you don`t even have to be a Library member complete a very simple form at the library. Your dog will (though we would love it if you joined). also receive a free joining gift. What else is at the Library? In addition to dog poo bags Hearing aid batteries the library now has a stock of and hearing aid batteries we hold a stock of food caddy NHS hearing aid batteries for NHS patients. To get your bags, battery bags, bin clips, ragbag bags, credit card batteries all you need do is bring along your NHS hearing protection wallets and Emergency services information car aid leaflet to the library as evidence you are entitled to this tax disc replacements. service. Or of course you could just come in and borrow a book Library Direct if you, or someone you know, is unable to or an audio book, free of charge, or a CD or DVD for a get to the library because they are housebound (even for a small fee, have a cuppa, read a magazine, use the PCs or short length of time) we may be able to help by delivering the wifi, have a chat, ask the librarian a question, let your books, CDs and DVDs to them. There are no hire charges children play with the toys …….. for these items. Please contact us for further information. Bookbug Rhymetimes for pre-schoolers, these are generally held in the Library on the second Friday and fourth Tuesday of the month at 2pm, no particular singing skills are required just a willingness to muck in, and folk often stay for a chat afterwards.

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• Aboyne: Station Square Car Park, 12 noon - 3pm • Kintore: School Car Park, Castle Walk, 1 - 4pm • Ballater: Roads Depot, South Deeside Road, • Mintlaw: Council Depot, South Street, 8am - 11am 8am - 12 noon and 12.30 pm - 3pm • Balmedie: Library Car Park, Eigie Road, 1 - 4pm • Newmachar: Layby on the A947, North of • Blackburn: School Car Park, Fintray Road, 8 - 11am Newmachar, 8am - 11am • Inverbervie: Beach Front Car Park, off Kirkburn, • Newtonhill: Bettridge Centre Car Park, 12 noon - 3pm 8am - 11.40am • Kemnay: Birley Bush Council Depot, • Oldmeldrum: Academy Bus Car Park, Colpy Road, 8am - 11am 1 - 4pm • St Cyrus: Ecclesgreig Road Car Park, 8am - 11am

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Page 7 Rotary Club of Kintore, Kemnay & District (KKD)

Ian McWilliam is our President for this Rotary year Saturday 14th September will see us at Birley Bush July 2019- July 2020. Ian’s message to us is that in Kemnay – it is to be a Bumble Bee Trail and we will the theme for this year is Rotary connects the world be there with a games and information stall. Come but the first step in this journey is first and foremost along and see all the other stalls between locally. By connecting and uniting to create lasting 11am - 2 pm. change we can influence things across the globe. We are having a Bingo Night at the Ashvale on We can connect the world with fun, fellowship and Thursday 14th November and tickets £15 can be service. purchased. (includes an Ashvale supper!) Well we started well as our local lass and member Keep Saturday 16th November free for coming Rachel Lewis has been to Kenya on her 4th trip to to our Race Night in Kintore Hall. It will be a great visit schools and nurseries and generally support evening with food, a licenced bar, a tote where you children who need “a helping hand”. Rachel has can place your bets on hobby horses governed by the many helping hands handing out fun things like throws of the dice, and a steeplechase race requiring balloons, football strips, jotters, pencils and jigsaws. a “6” to be able to jump the hurdle! Come along and Amazingly, teachers and children had never seen a join in the fun by riding the hobby horses or throwing jigsaw! Toto love is the charity which gives Rachel the dice as well of course as winning or losing your most pleasure as the children are HiV positive or bets! Keep the date and look for our facebook page have AIDS. We were all most interested in her and notices. exploits especially as she visited Embu Rotary Club As usual if you want to volunteer or even become a as well as Rotaractors and Interactors and at St member please get in touch with Kenny Thomson Michaels she was able to see the tables with the who is our Membership Secretary this year. His Rotary Emblem which Embu Rotary members had number is 07407 603175 donated to the special needs classroom. There are four Scottish ladies who are part of the team and give Ray Walker presentations about Scotland as well as delivering donations. The members are hoping we could help more and hope you all might like to do so as well. Watch this space! KINTORE LUNCH CLUB THANK YOU

Kintore Lunch Club is totally self funding and runs every Thursday during school term time. The function of our club is to provide a meal, promote recreational leisure time to anyone who is lonely or has a need for company and provide social interaction for our elderly members. This year we applied for funding from Kintore, Kemnay & District Rotary Funds4U and also Acorn Centre, Inverurie. Photo above: President of the Rotary Ian McWilliam with Rachel Lewis We were delighted to have received a grant from both and our sincere thanks go to Rotary Club and Acorn Centre for their generosity.

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Page 8 Page 9 Councillor Martin Ford’s Report

Like many others, I will be delighted when the level greenhouse gas emissions. One step Aberdeenshire crossing at Boat of Kintore is re-opened, expected to Council has taken to reduce its own emissions is to set be on 19 August. It has been a huge inconvenience an annual ‘carbon budget’. This is set on the same day in having it closed. The re-opening of the road means the February as the ‘money budgets’ (ie. revenue, capital and work on upgrading the railway to double track has been housing), but instead of setting out spending intentions for finished, which also brings to an end a period of noise and the year ahead, it details how the Council plans to reduce disturbance for residents living close to the works. The new its carbon emissions. The Council has duties under the station is not now due to be finished until early next year, Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, but Aberdeenshire but construction is well underway with the platforms visible. has gone beyond these with its own targets for reducing In addition to the two benches from the previous Kintore carbon emissions generated by Council activities such station intended for use on the new station, a resident has as running schools, street lights and collecting household come forward with two signs recovered from demolition waste. The carbon budget is a valuable tool for ensuring materials when the old station was being taken down. The the Council keeps track of the emissions it is responsible signs read ‘KINTORE’ in cast metal letters screwed to for and knows how it is going to achieve the reduction wooden boards and are about a metre long. It is thought it needs during the next year so as to meet targets. As they were the name boards from the signal box. I have well as this year’s record written to Network Rail requesting that one of these signs high temperatures, there also be displayed on the new station, as a further link to How to get in is clearly considerable touch with the previous station serving Kintore. reason to be concerned Councillor by the latest scientific Martin Ford On 25 June, the Garioch Area Committee considered a reports on the need to report on options for developing a commuter and leisure reduce emissions in a much Contact details for Cllr Ford: cycle route between Kintore and Blackburn. The Area shorter timescale than Committee had previously chosen a route based on the present commitments will Tel: 01224 790052 old turnpike road as its preferred option. In the report deliver. The Council should, considered on 25 June, the results of a detailed study I believe, revisit its own E-mail: [email protected] of this route were presented. On the basis of the study’s targets (as others will have findings, officers suggested the Committee’s choice of to) with a view to reducing Letter: Cairnie, route, though suitable for recreational cycling, would its emissions more quickly Fintray, not meet the standards aimed at for a commuter route. than previously planned. Aberdeen Officers sought authority to undertake a detailed study of AB21 0JE an alternative route alongside the A96 for construction of a Cllr. Martin Ford commuter cycle path. The Committee agreed to this study 01224 790052 being undertaken and to work starting on developing the [email protected] previously chosen route for leisure cycling. However, the Committee held off taking a view on the best choice for the commuter cycle route. I certainly felt it was premature to reject the old turnpike road option until we have the detailed study showing the advantages and disadvantages of the alternative route alongside the A96. It could be that, after full appraisal of the A96 option, the turnpike road might still be the better choice for a commuter route. I also want to see the Council undertake consultation with Knit ‘n’ Stitch potential and current cycle commuters before making its final choice. Every Tuesday From 10 am – 12 noon Thanks are again due to the volunteers responsible for this In the summer’s impressive floral display around the town centre Kintore Public Library and main roads.

Unfortunately, the fountain in The Square has been Come and join us. temporarily turned off because of a maintenance issue. It is It will be good to see you. intended to get working again as soon as practicable. If you need help with a project or would like to As I write this, we have again had exceptionally high learn we are happy to help. temperatures across much of Europe and in parts of the UK. Whilst it is not possible to definitely ascribe a Need more information contact particular extreme weather event to climate change, it is alarming that the UK’s ten hottest years on record (since Carole Horne 01467 643922 1884) have all been since 2002. The observed change Or is in line with climate change predictions and must be Alison Dempster 01467 634644 treated as a warning of the need for urgent action to cut

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Page 10 Page 11 KINTORE CHURCH CELEBRATES BICENTENNIAL

Message from Rev Neil Meyer The Next 200 Years “Be confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6

Dear friends,

Before the summer we ran a Primary Schools essay As the church, we dare to hope further ahead than that: competition in which we invited children to imagine Peace and reconciliation between individuals, groups and explaining life in 2019 to the builders of our church nations; justice for the poor; solace for broken hearts; building in 1819. The entries were wonderfully creative community for the lonely; confrontation with the evil that and insightful – the winners are published elsewhere in besets our hearts, our communities and our institutions; this edition. It made me wonder what stories children 200 and above all, a reawakening of awe before the living God years hence (in 2219!) would have to tell us if they could. and reconciliation with the same, loving God. When we began planning our bicentenary celebrations this The next 200 years will challenge humanity to find new year we were determined that it would be an opportunity solutions to the growing inequalities and injustices between to look forward and not merely to dwell on the glory of the the richest and the poorest. We will be challenged to past. Our Bicentennial Celebration in Words and Music in move beyond a narrow secular humanism which prioritises June was a wonderful retrospective look at worship and the survival and wellbeing of humans above the rest of music over the past 200 years. We will hold a second creation towards a more Biblical humanism, which gives more forward-looking concert at the end of September at humanity priority only insofar as our custodial responsibility which the young people of Kintore will entertain us with towards the rest of creation is concerned. music and song. There is much to do and much to hope for as we look But how far into the future should we look? On the one forward to the next 200 years of bearing witness to the hand, Jesus encouraged his followers not to worry about Christ who comes to make all things new. tomorrow but to honour each day as it arrives (Matthew Rev Neil Meyer 6), yet on the other hand the church is one of the few institutions in modern society that takes the long view on things – worshipping in a building that has stood for 200 years, following a movement (the Way of Jesus) that has been around for 2000 years in a faith tradition (Judaism) that spans 3500 years and serving a God who is from everlasting to everlasting. So, without worry or fear, we look forward in hope to the next 200 years and beyond. How different that is to the planning horizons we most often encounter in the democratic West. A Rabbi once said that Tradition is the finest form of democracy because it extends the vote to previous generations. Greta Thunberg’s School Strike for Climate movement (www. schoolstrike4climate.com/) challenges the world to allow future generations into the democratic process. But the reality is that the election cycle requires that none of our political leaders need to plan seriously beyond about 5 years into the future, and the mass media news cycle – which seems to drive most of our politics today – has an even shorter planning horizon than that. At a personal level, we don’t fare much better. Fewer than 60% of UK workers have prepared adequately for their retirement, and almost nobody nowadays lays any plans beyond their own funeral arrangements.

Page 12 Page 13 KINTORE CHURCH CELEBRATES BICENTENNIAL

Message from Rev Neil Meyer Kintore Church Regular Monthly Programme

Each Sunday 10am Morning Service and Junior Church. Refreshments served after the service Last Sunday 10am Holy Communion. Refreshments served after the service Second Sunday 3pm Provost Lawrence Court Service 4pm Airlie House Service Third Sunday 3.30pm Messy Church Each Monday 5pm-7pm Girls Brigade Groups in Church Hall. (During school term) Last Tuesday 2.30pm Service at Overdon Nursing Home Second Tuesday 2.30pm Friendship Group in Church Hall Each Wednesday 2pm Senior Citizens Club in Church Hall. (From October to March) Last Wednesday 7.30pm Women’s Group in Church Hall Each Thursday 12 noon Lunch Club in Church Hall Each Thursday 7pm Choir Practice in Church Session Room (Stops during school holidays) Each Friday 7.15pm-8.45pm Boys Brigade Company Section and Seniors (During school term) Each Sunday 11.15am Music Group Practice in Church Hall Please check our website www.kintorekirk.org for special events and up-to-date details

Page 13 Kintore & District Community Council

Traditionally Kintore and District Community Council It is great to hear that there will be some reminders has had its annual general meeting in September. of the original Kintore station, with Aberdeenshire But, to tie in with changes across Aberdeenshire’s Council having acquired an original Kintore station community council network, this year’s AGM took bench and moves afoot to get one of the original place in June. Kintore station signs. Fiona Cooper re-elected as community Community council representation on A96 council chair dualling Fiona Cooper who is well known for her work in Kintore and District Community Council has submitted the Kintore community and more widely across the a response to the A96 Dualling consultation. Garioch area. Her re-election came immediately Our response highlighted concerns about the two after Fiona was announced as ‘Citizen of the Year’ options put forward by Transport Scotland. The by the Rotary Club of Kintore, Kemnay and District, violet option would take the 60-metre wide A96 dual receiving her award from Rachel Lewis, last year’s carriageway to the north of Inverurie with a wide Citizen of the Year. sweep round Keithhall and down through Balbithan to I know everyone will join with me in wishing Fiona Tavelty in Kintore. a speedy return to the usual vigour, dynamism and One of the big sources of concern is that this option enthusiasm that she brings to the community council would require a 500 to 600-metre bridge built on the and her other community work. River Don flood plain, in an area where flooding is Leaving office with the community council this year is so prevalent that there are permanent “flood” signs Joan Thomson, who has had to resign as Treasurer, on the B977 road. With memories of the 2016 floods for health reasons, after many years overseeing the still vivid in many minds, the idea of construction council’s finances. We are sorry to lose Joan on the work taking place on the flood plain raises very real council, but thank her for many years of sterling work concerns. in that role. We’re delighted that Kenny Thomson, This violet option would also change the setting of Joan’s husband and former community council Kintore quite dramatically. Instead of simply having chairman, will be keeping the treasurer’s books in the a busy dual carriageway to the west of our town, we family by assuming the Treasurer role. would have a busy road on two sides – west and The other key posts remain unchanged with myself, north. Ken McEwen, re-elected as vice-chairman and Drew With the orange route, there are concerns about the Cullinane elected as secretary. impact of a huge cutting through Shaw Hill and the Get ready for rail station implications of the new road for Thainstone and the Most people will be aware of the huge amount of local road network. work being carried out in and around Kintore to re- You can see the full community council representation establish a dual track railway into Aberdeen and to on the ‘News’ section of www.kintore.org.uk. re-establish a rail station in our town. Defibrillators save lives Those of us who “live on the wrong side of the track” have had to put up with 11 weeks where Kintore was It is now several years since the community council no longer on our doorstep, but a 15-mile round trip. had a defibrillator installed in The Square. Hopefully by the time you read this our long drives Some years ago I was involved with the Evening into Kintore will be history and the golf course will be Express ‘Heart Start’ campaign and, since then, I busier once more! have been a firm believer in automated defibrillators Unfortunately a project of this complexity and scale being as widely available as possible – not just inside inevitably means disruption and noise. Hopefully, buildings, but outside and instantly accessible, like though, the end is in sight. The twin tracks are mostly the one in The Square. in place, the new railway crossing is looking near to In event of a cardiac arrest you only have minutes completion and progress on the station is impressive. to restart the victim’s heart. So, having a working That said, it remains a disappointment that the defibrillator readily to hand, really can save a life. station may not open this year and – along with our Being automatic, they can be operated by anyone councillors – we are disappointed that the opening following the instructions. date from Transport Scotland is May next year. At our last community council meeting it was pointed However, it is exciting to think that we will have out that there is just the one defibrillator that is a direct link to the rail network and also a regular publicly available 24 hours a day. We should be service from Kintore station direct into Aberdeen. working with the local community to get publicly- We’re sure that will be much appreciated by accessible defibrillators around our town. They are commuters, shoppers and those wanting to enjoy the proven life-savers and – with prices between £750 leisure facilities in the city. and £1,300 – they are not hugely expensive.

Page 14 Page 15 Get involved Similarly there’s Kintore’s community charity Action Anyone who has been involved in community Kintore and The Bothie. They are always looking for matters, knows how difficult it can be to get people people to get involved in their excellent work. Take a involved. look at The Bothie Facebook Page and get in touch. We all have lots of demands on our time. So it is easy Finally, for the moment, there is the community to sit on our hands and not volunteer for community council itself. We need more people to come initiatives. But, it was so refreshing that – when we along and give their views and their ideas for our were told by the council that we needed volunteers to community. Why not put Tuesday, September 17 in maintain the newly-refurbished fountain in good fettle your diary and come along to Kintore Primary School (by checking it and feeding it chlorine tablets), an at 7pm (just ask for directions to the community appeal on the Kintore Facebook page yielded such a council meeting at the door) and find out what goes positive response. on and how you could help. If only we could get a similarly positive response for Ken McEwen other matters! Vice Chairman Kintore Summer Festival is looking for people to get involved to ensure that the event continues in 2020. Why not find out more about this opportunity? Check out the Kintore Summer Festival Facebook page, or email [email protected]. You don’t have to commit to anything. Just keep an open mind!

KINTORE HISTORY

350 years ago Health Walk in Kintore The church was built in 1819, on the site of the previous church. Many of the gravestones are a lot older than the church! One of the earliest legible gravestones is that of Isabel Beaverley, who died in in 1742, aged 73. She was born 350 years ago, in 1669. 150 years ago In October 1869 Kintore was hit by what was described as a “hurricane” which caused the Don to burst its banks and damage the crops in the fields next to the river.

These are short low level walks around Kintore and 150 years ago designed for all abilities. Anyone can come along and join In November 1869 a domestic servant, Alice Fuller, us, the walks are free you just need a comfy pair of shoes was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for stealing two feather pillows and a quantity of butter from her We meet in the Square at 10.00 a.m. employers at Boghead, Kintore. ON WEDNESDAY 100 years ago Kintore suffered a severe cold snap, with one 4th, 11th, 18th , 25th SEPTEMBER thermometer showing -33 C on 14 November 1919. 50 years ago Come along or for more information contact In December 1969 the name “Allandale Gardens” was chosen for a newly built street at Gowanlea, Forest Road. Meg on 01467 632455 or Sheila on 01467 632594

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Aberdeenshire North Foodbank has been very busy these past 7 months helping to feed 2329 adults and children across the area. We would not be able to do this without the generosity of the public so we would just like to take this opportunity and say a huge thank you to everyone. We have our annual 3 day Tesco food collection coming up on the 21-23rd of November. If you would like to get involved by handing out our shopping lists and speaking to customers, then please email [email protected] We still have collection points at the Co-op & Sainsbury’s in Kintore and the Kintore Church is kindly still running a drop in/ drop off café on a Friday morning. If you would like to donate food, here are some suggestions: UHT Milk / powdered milk, tinned meat (spam, ham, corned beef, beef stew), tinned vegetables, sponge puddings, tinned fruit, razors / shaving foam, kitchen roll, toilet roll and cleaning products.

Beverley Simpson Assistant Manager [email protected] Think You Know Quiz Chalmers MacKay Host by Cllr. Glen Reid Erasmus Students Chalmers Mackay will be delighted to play host to two Answers young Erasmus Students from the Conservatoire de Seville at the end of August. The Konnect Konundrum Estrella and Juan will be coming to the North East False. to undergo a traineeship for their Masters Degree in Music under the mentorship of Ruby Mackay. The Scotland young students are skilled pianists so we can expect - Skara Brae. to see and hear them at some point in our Area, - The Aberdeen Harbour Board. performing at Fetes / Recitals / Festivals. Kintore - Sir Alexander Fleming. music students who study at Forest Road annexe General Knowledge will have the opportunity of working with Estrella and - Lady Gaga. Juan. It is great that they will bring a bit of Spanish Culture here for us to experience and to the same - Barcelona 1992. token we will give them plenty of North East Scotland - The Office. experiences for them to take back to Spain. True or False? The Spanish students have a Recital in Inverurie on Edinburgh has always been the capital of Sunday 29th September in the Heritage Centre at 12 Scotland. TIL 1:30pm as part of the InTune Music Festival being False. staged that weekend. Please come along and give them your support. They will be joined by local young Edinburgh had the first organised municipal performers on the day. fire brigade in the world. True.

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Page 16 Page 17 The Crafty Café

The Crafty Café is a new and exciting concept for station and pick from; painting ceramics, glass and Kintore, which will initially be open from canvasses and having fun with our craft packs. 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Saturday We will offer a wide range of classes, which can be booked in the café or online, such as; jewellery When the premises became available, local making, crochet, knitting, decalage/tile painting, business owners Carole Allan (Post Office) and Glen canvass painting, lamp making, waste paper basket Reid (Think You Know calendars) thought it was decorating, flower arranging, sushi making, sugar the perfect opportunity to return the building to a crafts and so much more. community hub and help reinvigorate the town centre. We will be offering children’s craft and princess It’s a hub for crafters and the community, with parties, as well as adult parties. classes/sessions for children and adults and additional support needs sessions, and a retail Our concept is to be as environmentally friendly as showcase for crafters and food producers from all possible, stocking Scottish produce and crafts, with over Scotland. local crafters taking our classes and food made on the premises or by local bakers. Why not drop the older kids at school and pop down and sample our fine freshly ground coffee and You can also come in to relax, have a coffee, a fine specialist teas, treat yourself to our delicious tray piece and, if you want, craft with your friends. If you’re bakes and fancy pieces or come in for a fine lunch. catching the bus into Aberdeen, remember to catch our great takeaway offers. Come and relax whilst the children sit at our crafting

Page 18 Page 19 KINTORE SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB

OLD AND NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Bored / lonely or just in need of some company? Well why not come along to our club for an Youth Program 2019 afternoon of musical entertainment with a cup of

tea and biscuit.

We meet every Wednesday Afternoon

from 2pm - 4pm in the Church Hall.

Our 2019 / 20 Programme commences on WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER 2019 and runs until WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2020

THE ANNUAL FEE IS £10 Allandale Gardens (yes £10 that is all you pay for the year) AB51 0UT All groups are FREE and ran term We are looking to welcome old and new members time by our fully trained staff and volunteers. For more information, so if you are interested please come along. We contact our Youth and Bothie would be more than happy to welcome you into Development worker, Rachel Lewis our friendly club on [email protected] or 07842265814 Should you require further information Or check out our Facebook and please contact Instagram page – Bothie Kintore MEG MACKAY on 01467 632455 or 07565503384

Kintore Angling Club Wednesdays 3.15 pm – 5.30 pm Hut 304 New Season News Kemnay Academy We have now leased the Balbithan, Torryburn Limited transport home can be provided for folk who live outwith the village & Kinellar beats between Kintore and Fintray.

Salmon & Sea Trout Fishing on left bank for 3.8

miles to Mill Burn -13 pools. Right bank from Tuach Burn to Kinaldie 2.1 miles - 7 pools. Brown Trout From top of Balbithan Island to Mill Burn on Left Bank and Kinaldie on right bank, 4.9 miles both banks total 21 pools. For some of the best fishing on the Don, on your doorstep, get your season tickets now. Adult Season Ticket £135 Adult 65+, or disabled £85 Junior Season Ticket (15 & under) £20 Accompanied Children under 15 fish free The Kemnay Youth Forum gives young people aged 12 to 25 the chance to express their ideas, opinions and needs on matters that affect young people in the community. Opportunities include Youth Day tickets from Post Office & Sloans, Inverurie. Leadership & Participation, Accreditation, Team Building, Training, Life Skills, Peer Education and Community Projects. See Facebook or website kintoreanglingclub.org.uk For more information, please contact Karen Hudson CLD worker or telephone 07710 409629 or 07702 181416 on 07786683493 or visit Hut 303 for a blether

Page 19 Kintore Konnect ADVERTISING IN KINTORE KONNECT For all enquiries, please contact 01467 634772, Opportunity to advertise in Colour or email [email protected]. We are now in a position to offer colour advertising. Please see the rates below. Discounts apply for 4 issues. DEADLINE For further information please contact 01467 634772 or for the December 2019 issue is email [email protected] 1st November 2019 Please submit your articles, club news, event information, Rates Commercial Community advertisements, letters or anything else of interest to the team by email to [email protected] or contact 01467 634772 Page Size Per Issue Per Issue for mailing instructions. THANK YOU (Based on A4) B & W Colour B & W Colour We are very grateful for those who submit articles for the magazine; to the advertisers without whom the magazine would Half £80 £160 £40 £80 not survive and finally to those who help with the deliveries. More volunteers are needed to help with the magazine and deliveries. Quarter If you enjoy walking, please feel free to pick up a bundle at Moar £40 £80 £20 £40 House Furnishers, Forest Road, Kintore, or if you can help in any other way, please contact 01467 634772. Eighth £20 £40 £10 £20 CONTRIBUTIONS Sixteenth £10 N/A £5 N/A If you have a story to tell that you think would interest the community, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please either email us at [email protected] or give us a call Discounts available for multiple issues on 01467 634772. EVENTS FACEBOOK @ kintorekonnect Let us know about your event. Please give us a like on our new Facebook page! The next issue will be covering the period from December 2019 Keep up to date with deadlines, share with us any posts, pictures, to March 2020. Please call or email us with details of any events info or events you would like to include in the next issue. during that period that you would like included.

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Page 20 What’s Happening at Kemnay

though they are never explicit or distasteful and exist only PRODUCTIONS to provide clues to the players. There is no inappropriate AT KEMNAY HALL language. DONE TO DEATH, BY JOVE! Can You Catch The Killer Saturday 12th October, Hall Sat 7th September From the company that bought you “Bond, an unauthorised Friendship Parody” - The Great British Detecive tradition! Holmes and Watson meet Poirot and Miss Marple in a spoof homage - who murdered Lady Fanshawe!? Why is Matron Maudesly Done to Death, By Jove! so friendly with one of the guests at the Clinic of Hopes Sat 12th October and Cures!? Hall Made all the more tricky to tell, as theatrical knights, Sir Gavin of Robertson and Sir Nicholas of Collett attempt George Egg: DIY Chef this 6-actor show, with only the two of them to play all the Sat 30th November assigned roles! Hall GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEF Saturday 30th November, Hall Productions at Kemnay Hall In ‘GEORGE EGG: DIY CHEF’ a health scare sees George banned from the family kitchen, but relocated to the garden CAN YOU CATCH THE KILLER? shed his imagination and resourcefulness lead him to build Saturday 7th September 2019, Hall an improvised kitchen there instead. During an inspiring The interactive murder mystery game where it’s up to and inventive evening of stand-up, live cooking and YOU to prove your worth as a detective by solving a comedy lecture, George prepares a breakfast, a lunch and heinous killing – brings you… a dinner using the most unconventional of methods. It’s funny, inspiring and absurd in equal measure. Expect STRICTLY COME KILLING power tools, gardening equipment and office supplies to be It’s the opening round of this years Strictly Ballroom re-purposed and abused. Expect lots of laughs. Expect to Dancing, the annual reality TV extravaganza that sees all learn something new. And you get to taste the food at manner of people strut their stuff on the dance floor for the the end. approval of four famous judges. But tonight the most famous of those four judges is missing… and if the shifty looks on the other three judges KEMNAY MOVIE NIGHTS is anything to go by she’s not just running late! Looks like the Strictly Curse has struck in a new and unexpected way at Kemnay Village Hall this year… Watch events unfold then have your chance to interrogate each subject in turn to see if YOU can get to the bottom of Fridays at 7.30 pm the murder mystery! Bring a team or come on your own! Entry £4 per person, ice creams and Fun, funny, mysterious and a good night for all! Can YOU refreshments will be sold catch the killer? 25th October Strictly Come Killing will be set up cafe style in the 29th November Friendship Room. You are invited to bring your own three course meal, the mystery will unfold during the courses. 27th December Please contact Janet - [email protected], if you Saturdays at 7.30 pm would like a table for a group of friends, single people and couples will have seats allocated on the night. Please do Entry is free, Bring your own refreshments dress up if you wish. 14th September Our shows are always suitable for all, and we ensure that 19th October we have something in there for every age group. After all 16th November - enjoying a good night out is universal! We’ve performed for audience members ranging from children of 4 to one 14th December memorable birthday party for a 94 year old lady! For maximum enjoyment of the mystery children typically ought Saturday Family Film at 10.30 am to be about 10. Younger children are welcome but may find Entry is free, refreshments will be sold the performance difficult due to the problem solving aspect 26th October involved. There is nothing in the script unsuitable for children save for possibly dialogue about murder, alcohol 30th November and smoking though none of this is seen, just mentioned. 28th December Our events are likely to include descriptions of murders

Page 21 Diary of Events

DATE EVENT WHERE TIME 1st Tues Kintore SWI Kintore Public Hall 19.30 3rd Tues Community Council Meeting (Ex Aug & Dec) Kintore School 19.00 Last Wed Women’s Group Church Hall 20.00 3rd Sun Messy Church Kintore Church 15.30 - 17.30 with meal Weekly Meetings Mon Junior Group - P5, P6 + P7 The Bothie 15.30-17.00 Mon Girls Brigade Groups Church Hall 16.00-19.00 Mon 3rd Kintore Brownies Kintore Public Hall 16.00-17.15 Mon 3rd Kintore Rainbows Kintore Public Hall 16.15-17.30 Mon 2nd Kintore Brownies Kintore Public Hall 18.15-19.30 Mon 2nd Kintore Rainbows Kintore Public Hall 18.15-19.15 Mon Kintore Scouts - Cubs (8-10 years) Kintore Scout Hut 18.30-20.15 Tues & Thurs Kintore Scouts - Beavers (6-8 years) Kintore Scout Hut 18.00-19.15 Tues & Thurs Kintore Scouts - Scouts (10-15 years) Kintore Scout Hut 19.30-21.00 Tue Kintore Knit & Stitch Group Kintore Library 10.00-12.00 Tue Bothie Girls (BGee’s) Group (Girls in S1+) The Bothie 17.00-18.30 Tue Young & Free to Speak (YAFTS) (All kids S1+) The Bothie 19.00-21.00 Wed Kintore Senior Citizens (Contact: 01467 632455) Church Hall 14.00-16.00 Wed 1st Kintore Brownies Kintore Public Hall 18.15-19.30 Wed 1st Kintore Rainbows Kintore Public Hall 18.15-19.15 Thurs 4th Kintore Rainbows Kintore Church Hall 15.45-16.45 Thurs 1st Kintore Guides Kintore Public Hall 18.30-20.30 Thurs 1st Kintore Guides Senior Section Kintore Public Hall 18.30-20.30 Thurs YOUR Group (All kids P7-S3) The Bothie 18.00-20.30 Thurs Kintore Rotary Club Thainstone House Hotel 19.00 for 19.30 Fri Boys Brigade Company Church Hall 19.15-20.45 Sun Kintore Community Church Kintore Village Hall 15.00

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Page 22 Page 23 Art Competition - 2nd Places

Above: P2 - Hope Hedley

Above: P1 - Alexis Shepperson Above: P3 - Sophia Boot

Left: P4 - Lois Morrice

Art Competition - 3rd Places

Left: P3 - Zara Smith

Right: P4 Above: P1 - Theo - Callan Watt

Above: P2 - Ethan Hebenton

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