Cycling without age Oldmeldrum
Meldrum Amenities Improvement Group's latest project to start up the "Meldrum Chapter Cycling Without Age" is now well on it's way with £5000 awarded by the Baillie Gifford Community Awards, administered by Foundation Scotland towards the project. Further match funding applications are in the pipeline and the Group is hopeful that full finance will be in place to establish the…
Aberdeenshire town centres digital marketing project
Aberdeenshire town centres digital marketing project An innovative new digital marketing project aimed at promoting Aberdeenshire town centres, supporting businesses and encouraging communities to love local has been launched. The initiative is being led by Aberdeenshire Council and funded through an £80,000 investment from the Scottish Government’s Scotland Loves Local Fund which is managed by Scotland’s Towns Partnership. Monies will…
COVID-19 Vaccination Grampian Website
NHS Grampian have launched a dedicated COVID-19 vaccination website. Please visit here for more information. The site will be regularly updated as we move through the vaccination programme so remember to check it regularly.
Youth Philanthropy Initiative
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Making A Difference #GenerationChange Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is the biggest independent initiative being delivered in Scottish education, with each participating school responsible for directing a grant of £3000 to a local charity championed by its students through teamwork, research and competition. If you’re interested in working with a group of pupils from Meldrum Academy and…
Scottish Parliamentary Election – Thursday, 6th May 2021
The Scottish Parliamentary Election will be held on Thursday, 6th May 2021 The election will be open to all electors aged 16 or over on 6th May 2021 who are resident and registered to vote in Scotland. If you have not already applied to have your name added to the electoral register, or have recently changed address and have not…
Who, Where, How to get in touch with someone who can help You
Who, Where & How to get in touch with someone who can help You Based on feedback from Community Impact Assessments a leaflet has been developed containing contact information for a wide range of support organisations. We have listed the main organisations active in the Formartine area for each issue. Alongside will be a telephone number and website address. Formartine…
Letter from Professor Jason Leitch
Please see the letter below from the Scottish Government National Clinical Director, Jason Leitch with information for parents/carers of children returning to ELC and P1-3 Click the link below to download.
Consultation on Scheme for The Establishment of Community Councils
The next phase (phase 2) of Aberdeenshire Council's Review of the Aberdeenshire Council Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils commenced on 17th February and will close on 14th April. This phase will consider issues with the current Scheme and suggest proposed changes. We would like to highlight the following issues and proposed amendments Redesignation of several Schedules as Guidance…
Funding News
The following information is provided by Emma and Kate at the Marr Area Partnership You can head over there and sign up for their really useful newsletter The Enabling Neighbourhoods and Communities Fund is a Scottish Government fund worth £500,000 administered by Corra Foundation. Its purpose is to provide small grants to community and voluntary groups across Scotland who are connecting and supporting…
Community Council Minutes – January 2021
Please click on the link below to download the minutes of the January 2021 meeting of the Meldrum, Bourtie and Daviot Community Council If you have problems downloading this file please MB-D-CC-MINUTES-January-2021Download