DIARY Monthly: 1st Wed Strength and Balance Group 10am Friendship Room Pensioners Club 2-4pm Friendship Room KEMNAY NEWSLETTER 2nd Tues Greener Kemnay 7.30pm Burnett Arms 3rd Thursday Scottish Women’s Institute 7.15pm Friendship Room. Issue 455 last Thursday Community Council meeting 7.30pm except July, Aug & Dec. Weekly : Sun Bingo, Kemnay Village Hall 6.30-8.30pm Mon Monday Club 2-4pm Friendship Room April 2018 Mon Dru Yoga 7.55pm Church centre Tues Children’s Dance Classes 3.30—6.45. Village Hall Tues Adult Dance Classes evenings. Village Hall Wed Knit & Natter Group 3-5pm Kemnay Library Fri Kemnay Bargain Box 9.30-1130. see page 6 Closed 6 &13/4 Health Walks 9.30am Meet outside Village Hall See page 16 Fri Community Coffee Morning 9.30-11.30 KVH (side entrance) see page 6 Happy Easter Closed 6th & 13th April Mar Fri 30 th Kemnay Movie Night KVH 7 for 7.30pm “Hunt for the Wilder People”. Sat 31 st Morning Family Film. KVH 31 st /1 st Apr Bespoke Furniture & Pyrography Exhibition 10am-5pm. Apr Wed 4 th Strength & Balance Group 10-11.30am Main Hall, KVH. See page 16 Tues 10 th Tuesday Centre 1-4pm a talk on Jewellery Making by Suzanne Brownrigg. Wed 11 th Strength & Balance Group 10-11.30am Main Hall, KVH. See page 16 Sat 14 th Birley Bush 10am - 2pm. See page 21. Wed 18 th Strength & Balance Group 10-11.30am Main Hall, KVH. See page 16 Sat 21 st Food & Film Night KVH. See page 33 Tues 24 th Tuesday Centre 1-4pm Musical entertainment by The Huntly Quines.frr Wed 25 th Strength & Balance Group 10-11.30am Main Hall, KVH. See page 16 Sat 28 th Cats Protection League Sale KVH 2-4pm. See page 11. Kintore Library 10.30-11.30am. “Conversations with Kammie”. See page 12. Colin & Ana Ladd’s Oceans Adventure KVH 7 for 7.30pm. See page 15. Sun 29 th Bowling Club 2018 Pro-Am See page 34. May “It’s All Happening in Kemnay” Sat 12 th Christian Aid Jogwalk Pleasure Park 10-11am. See page 20. (The Yellow Book) Scottish Variety Concert Monymusk Hall 7.30pm. See page 4. Sat 19 th Christian Aid Coffee Morning Church Centre. See page 20. For details of inclusion in the 2018 edition of this useful Monymusk International Boules Tournament . Monymusk Sq. See page 17. Pop-Up Movie Night. See page 32 booklet, turn to page 18. Jun The Newsletter is produced by Kemnay & District Community Association for and by the people of Fri 8 th “NEAT” presents “Dad’s Army” KVH. More details May edition. Kemnay. It is distributed each month to approximately 2250 homes in and around Kemnay. If you Sat 9 th Pop-Up Movie Night. See page 32 would like anything included please note that the closing date for both articles and advertisements Thurs 15 th KCC Nomination Deadline is 9am on the 23rd of the month. All inclusions to: Kemnay Newsletter, Kemnay Village Hall, 8 Aquithie Road, Kemnay AB51 5SS Note: All meetings held in the Friendship Room, Kemnay Village Hall unless otherwise stated. (The letterbox for the Village Hall is located half way down the right hand side of the Hall). To book the Village Hall email [email protected] or visit www.kemnayhall.co.uk. If email is not available Tel 01467 641120 (leave a message on answer phone) phone 01467 643320, office hours only, and leave a message. or email your inclusion to: [email protected] or [email protected] Once again we ask all organisers of events in Kemnay & District to give details for publication in the newsletter. If you have any queries about delivery, please ring 01467 642167 or email It is much better if events do not clash, for in a small community such as ours, these clashes can result in [email protected] divided loyalties and maybe a lower financial return for those who are raising funds for charity or their clubs expenditure. 1 A PUBLIC SERVANT The gravestone immediately next to that of John Milne records: In memory of ANNE URQUHART BROWN wife of Henry Durward McCombie born 27 th Jany 1847 - died 21 st May 1916, their eldest daughter MAY born 8 th Oct 1877 - died 23 rd Feby 1923, SHEENA MAY, infant daughter of Charles and Jean McCombie died 22 nd Mar 1923 and of HENRY DURWARD McCOMBIE born 2nd Sept 1849 - died 10 th Mar 1929 who gave sixty years devoted service to public affairs, and was for nine years convenor of the county of Aberdeen, their second daughter ANNIE EDITH born 1 st Feby 1881 - died 14 th Mar 1959, their third son GORDON STUART born 16 th July 1879 - died 15 th July 1960, their third daughter CHARLOTTE BOYD born 13 th May 1887 - died 2 nd June 1973. Henry Durward McCombie was a son of William McCombie, sometime editor of the Aberdeen Free Press newspaper, and took on the lease of the farm of Milton whilst quite a young man. He is recorded in the 1871 census at the age of 21, as being farmer of 200 acres employing 4 men and one woman. Living with him were his widowed mother Anne (63) brothers Charles (25), John (20) student of medicine, William (27) sub editor of the Free Press, his sister May (30), cousin Ann Robertson (12) and Isabella Mitchell (16), servant. The following tribute appeared in the Press and Journal of Monday 11 th March 1929. A POWER IN ABERDEENSHIRE. Mr H D M'Combie, whose passing we regret to announce today, was a figure of note in the life of Aberdeenshire. He gave to the public unwearied and ungrudging service. From the constitution of the County Council in 1890 until now he had been one of its most active members, a record unequalled by any of his colleagues. In his case can be seen a notable illustration of the spirit of service which distinguishes British local administration and makes it the admiration of the world. Happily, so far as Mr M'Combie was concerned, the ingratitude which so often is the public servant's only return was Come Along to Kemnay Church Centre absent. For ten years, by the vote of his associates, he held the honourable Every Tues. & Thurs. from 9.30 – 11.30 a.m. office of Convener of the County, and he filled it with efficiency and For Mums, Dads and Minders to get together dignity. He had, as was natural, critics as well as admirers. Forty or more for a coffee and a chat! years ago, when he emerged into the limelight, he was the ardent spokesman of the farming class in the land law agitation, and occasional Fun for Babies & Toddlers (Birth to 4 years) outbursts showed that the old controversial vigour still remained, but Snacks provided – Everyone is Welcome! years and experience had had their mellowing effect. Above all, he was a man of principle, rigid and unswerving; he would have gone to the stake, Each session costs £1.50p plus 50p for each child if necessary, for his faith. Sound democrat as Mr M'Combie was, his over 6 months (no extra charge for babies under 6 months). shrewd independence of mind and forceful character not infrequently We are open all year round except on advertised dates - which will be up- drove him to tell democracy where it erred. He did good work for dated on our Facebook pages. Aberdeenshire, particularly in the agricultural and educational spheres. Join us on Facebook: 1st Stop Parent & Toddlers Kemnay (this is a closed By his death the county has lost a man of a fine sincerity, ability and group-members only) and 1st Stop Toddlers Kemnay (open page to view devotion to duty. by all). 2 47 Catholic Church KEMNAY PARISH CHURCH Mass celebrations for Kemnay OF SCOTLAND A&G Collie Butchers Church of the Immaculate Conception, Fraser Place North St, Inverurie St Bryde’s Road Kemnay Vigil Mass: Saturdays 4.30pm SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday Mass 10.30am 10am Family Service 01467 642207 Mass is also celebrated at the Episcopal Church, Alford on Saturdays at 6pm and A warm invitation is extended to at St John’s, Fetternear on alternate all. Purveyors of locally reared beef, lamb, pork and Sundays at 6pm May to October CHURCH CENTRE free range chickens Please check details on the website: [email protected] Loaves and Fishes Coffee Shop Monday to Friday 6am - 5pm, Saturday 6am - 4pm Parish Priest Fr Patrick Rice SJ Tues – Friday 10am - 4pm Tel: 01467 268313 CONTACT email: [email protected] “Bennachie Bangers” You are very welcome! 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