Issue 68 August, September, October and November 2017 BULLETIN

We try our best to keep in touch with community groups in Buchan. This ‘digest’ brings you articles from the latest Bulletin.

Our bulletin reaches over 2,000 people 75% of whom are from our membership groups and community or- ganisations in Buchan. If your group is interested in our free membership email us at [email protected] and we will send you a simple form.

Inside this issue We have launched five Facebook pages and continue Volunteer Buchan to develop our website presence reaching 9,000 people Fetterangus Pop Up Library a week. Ramblers Sandy May Our Facebook pages are; Fairtrade Buchan Development Partnership Age Volunteer Buchan Royal Voluntary Service Buchan Heritage Society Seedy Sunday at Aden BDP Summer Forum Aden Caravan and Camping Production of the Buchan Bulletin is For community groups looking for a little extra help to kindly sponsored by get your project off the ground please contact us at the Shell UK Ltd office 01771 613584 and we will do our best to help.

Liz, Diane, and Alison Volunteer Buchan A Volunteer Buchan Day The day was also a great was held at Aden Park on opportunity for the Saturday 8th of July. A groups to connect and number of organisations plan ways of working and groups took part together in the future. It including AVA, Dial-a-Bus, was great to see so many Friends of Aden, Aged innovative projects Peterhead, Community represented which offer Councils, Buchan such an exciting range of D e v e l o p m e n t v o l u n t e e r i n g Partnership, Community opportunities. Learning, 1st Ugie Scout Group and Banff and To search for volunteering Buchan District Guides. opportunities or register as a group and advertise On the day the new an opportunity you can Volunteer Buchan go to the website at website was also www.volunteerbuchan.or launched. The website g.uk . Volunteer Buchan will allow organisations can also be found on and groups to register Facebook - @buchaneers online and post adverts for volunteering If you want further opportunities. Potential information on volunteer- volunteers will be able to ing contact BDP on 01771 go online, search these 613666/613584 opportunities and register their interest online.

It is hoped that the website will make volunteering easier for everyone in the Buchan Area, so more people can become volunteers. 2 Fetterangus Pop Up Library Mintlaw Ramblers

We meet every second Wednesday at 9.15am at .

All you need is a packed lunch, a small first-aid kit, £6.00 fee for the bus, some sturdy walking shoes or boots, and suitable clothing for our ever changing weather.

We have a varied selection of walks, from local to further Like many local villages, the phone box in Fetterangus is afield. The walks are being decommissioned and was offered for sale to the usually between 3 village. Various uses for it were discussed at a FCA meeting and 4 miles long and and one suggestion was to turn it into a Free Little Library. sometimes include visits to interesting As summer approached, although the purchase was going places. through, we still didn’t have ownership, then a local resident approached the Development Officer about setting up a We are always hap- “Pop-Up” Library in the hall over summer. py to see new faces to join us on our walks. If interested, The first “Pop-Up” took place on Thursday 13th July and in please contact addition to books, we had IT access, toys, games, jigsaws, Brenda Pennell on real coffee and a lollipop tree. 01771 622841/07765 802507 or email We had an excellent response and as a result we are con- bren.modhachaidh5 tinuing the “Pop-Up” each Thursday, throughout the sum- @btinternet.com mer holidays. CFine will be visiting Fetterangus