Aberdeenshire Town Centres

Options appraisal for Aboyne Bridge to be presented to community in January 📅 Jan 14: Aboyne Community Centre 📅 Jan 21: Birse Hall ⏰ 10am–4pm Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eyDjrp5M #AboyneBridge #CommunityEngagement

ℹ️ Local Networking Meeting Tourism and Hospitality businesses are invited to a local networking meeting in Turriff hosted by VisitAberdeenshire for the chance to hear about past activity & future plans. 🟡 https://lnkd.in/dp3SqjGa 🗓️ 10.30am - 1pm Tue 4 February 📍Venue to be confirmed.

My Place Awards The Scottish Civic Trust will launch their My Place Awards 2025 with two categories at an online event with case studies of community led placemaking projects in Scotland. The categories are: Community Led Projects Community Champions Register for the online launch event at https://lnkd.in/eczVaKzU 🗓️ 11am-12 noon Wed 22 January 2025.

First Local Place Plans submitted to Aberdeenshire Council Stonehaven & District community council has created a localised plan for consideration into the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan process following lengthy community engagement. The ‘live’ documents describe the needs, hopes and aspirations for the communities living within the various settlement boundaries. Local Place Plans give communities an opportunity to work up proposals for the development and use of land in the place where they live and offer the opportunity for a community-led, but collaborative approach to local place-making, setting out proposals for the development and use of land. Forming a key part of the Scottish Government’s new planning reform, the scheme has been introduced to increase community involvement in the planning and spatial design process. https://lnkd.in/eDR4Y-WF #LocalPlacePlan #Aberdeenshire

Fraserburgh Beach Vision & Masterplan gets national commendation Fraserburgh Beach Vision & Masterplan has been Commended in the UK-wide RTPI Planning for Excellence Awards 2024 hosted in London on November, 26. The judges’ comments: "Judges commended The Fraserburgh Beach Vision & Masterplan for its fairly unique plan in comparison to other entries given the scale and nature of the land-use. This project demonstrates excellent evidence of community engagement embracing a co-production approach and ensures timely execution despite the challenging timetable." Although not specifically a town centre project, the benefits of this masterplan will benefit the whole of Fraserburgh including the town centre. See page 8 at https://lnkd.in/ejT7AryY

My Place Awards The Scottish Civic Trust will launch their My Place Awards 2025 with two categories at an online event with case studies of community led placemaking projects in Scotland. The categories are: Community Led Projects Community Champions Register for the online launch event at https://lnkd.in/eczVaKzU 🗓️ 11am-12 noon Wed 22 January 2025.

Nominations open for heroes changing lives: Inspiring Aberdeenshire Awards 2025 People are being urged to nominate ordinary folks making an extraordinary impact in their communities for the 2025 Inspiring Aberdeenshire Awards. https://lnkd.in/eFYFgf6q

Despite temporary road closures, businesses in Oldmeldrum are open, trading, and ready to welcome you! 🛍️ Check out this video from Enterprising Aberdeenshire showcasing the fantastic range of local shops. 🎥➡️ https://lnkd.in/eW5pEdqH #SupportLocal #Oldmeldrum #Aberdeenshire #ScotlandLovesLocal

Have your say about the future delivery of Aberdeenshire library services at events across Aberdeenshire Libraries. During the events, Live Life Aberdeenshire will outline options that are currently being explored and invite customers and residents to share additional ideas for consideration: December’s events will take place as follows: Cairnbulg Library: Wed, Dec 11, from 12.30pm-1.30pm. Kintore Library: Thu, Dec 12, from 1pm-2pm Newmachar Library: Thu, Dec 12, from 3pm-4.30pm Insch Library: Fri, Dec 13, from 2pm-3.30pm Boddam Library: Tue, Dec 17, from 10am-11.30am Rosehearty Library: Tue, Dec 17, from 12.30pm-2pm Macduff Library: Tue, Dec 17, from 2.45pm-4.15pm January’s events will take place as follows: New Pitsligo Library: Mon, Jan 6, from 10am-11.30am Inverbervie Library: Mon, Jan 6, from 1.30pm-3pm Newtonhill Library: Wed, Jan 8, from 3.30pm-5pm Strichen Library: Fri, Jan 10, from 10am-11.30am Cruden Bay Library: Fri, Jan 10, from 12.15pm-1.45pm Balmedie Library: Fri, Jan 10, from 3.30pm-4.30pm More details: https://lnkd.in/enPGmWdN

Honour for Aberdeenshire Council team championing ‘choose local’ call The business-boosting success of an Aberdeenshire Council team in championing the drive for residents to choose local has been celebrated on the national stage. Suzanne Rhind and her colleagues in the authority’s regeneration and town centres team have been presented with a judges’ special Scotland Loves Local Award. The prize is in recognition of the dedication and impact with which the team has promoted the Scotland Loves Local Aberdeenshire Gift Card, which has locked in excess of £1.2m into the region’s economy. It was presented at the Scotland’s Towns Conference in Perth on Wednesday (November 28th). The event was organised by Scotland's Towns Partnership (STP), which is also the organisation which spearheads Scotland Loves Local. Full story >> https://lnkd.in/e_T_TngW #ScotlandLovesLocal #TownCentres #Aberdeenshire Suzanne Rhind Emma Stanford Tim Dring Assoc CIPD David McCubbin