Banchory River Festival Times13th, 14th & 15th June 2014

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The River Dee

Local Festival

Makes a Splash

Second Annual Event

Banchory River Festival is a Banchory and District Initiative Event, organised and managed by volunteers. Scottish registered charity: SC041630

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The River Festival aims to celebrate the arts, culture,

heritage of our area and the local community, with a

central focus on the River Dee which runs through the

town and our lives - our very own Festival, now in its

second year!

There are quite a few new events this year, including

a Duck Race, two days of Steam Train rides, a pop-up

Jazz Supper Club and an interactive, activity packed

Community Village featuring Banchory Pipe Band &

Chainsaw Carving.

The Cra! Village is expanding, you may have seen the

results of some guerrilla knitting about the town al-

ready! Anyone who would like to help us decorate the

town with knitted and crocheted bunting - please

pop into Meg's Attic for a pattern or find them online

at www.banchoryriverfestival.com

For those who love the outdoors, there are guided

historical walks, an accompanied run courtesy of

Banchory Running Club and if your children have al-

ways wanted to learn to fish, there is an introductory

session at Raemoir Trout Fishery.

We are thinking more about the river itself this year,

the good and the bad - so we are starting off the

weekend with a volunteer clean-up of the riverbank,

led by the River Dee Trust's outreach officer Joanna

Dick.

This will be followed by our opening event The Big

Fat Electric Ceilidh at the Woodend Barn on Friday

night. This is ceilidh dancing, but not as you know it -

energetic and electronic, yet familiar and easy to join

in!

You won't even have to wait until 13 - 15 June, there

is a car treasure hunt, a photography competition

and a writing competition sponsored by Banchory

Rotary to get you having fun right now.

Most of the events this weekend are suitable for all

the family and many are free, please see our website

www.banchoryriverfestival.co.uk for more informa-

tion. We hope you'll keep this newspaper or pass it on

as a handy guide to the Festival Weekend's events.

Last year we took advantage of a fantastic opportuni-

ty to decorate the protective covering on the bridge

parapet, led by local artist Mel Shand who designed

the River Festival logo. This year car window stickers

proclaiming "Nithin iver happens in Bunk'ry" have

been spotted as far afield as Dubai and have been

mentioned by local legends Cabrach Radio.

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The River Dee

The Big Fat Electric Ceilidh

World War One

Memorabilia Artefacts

...in the lead-up to the Festival.

Bronze ExhibitionCar Treasure Hunt

Writing Competition

Big Fat Electric Ceilidh

what's on, where & when

Friday 13th JuneClean up the Riverbank

10am - 4pm East Church, Banchory

100 Years on from the start of World War One, come &

see some interesting and evocative items from the

past, including displays of military, clothes, pictures

and musical accompaniment. Tea & Coffee will be

served by Christian Aid for donations.

FREE ADMISSION

A fresh, new and intense ceilidh experience, mixing

up traditional and club culture – imagine dancing the

Dashing White Sergeant to live, original electronic

dance music mixed with live pipes, fiddle and guitar.

8pm Family Event - £12 adults, £10 conc., £5 U16

www.woodendbarn.co.uk Box Office 01330 825431

The Rotary Club of Banchory-Ternan are holding an

open writing competition in conjunction with Yead-

ons bookshop. The theme is the River, and the com-

petition is open to all ages with a top prize of £100.

Entries can be in prose, poetry or drama script and

should be sent to riverwriting@banchory-ternan-ro-

tary.com by the deadline of Friday 23 May. More info

on www.banchory-ternan-rotary.com

The Milton Art Gallery is holding an exhibition to pro-

mote and celebrate the enduring appeal of bronze as

a sculptural medium during June & July 2014. Call

01330 844664, or visit www.miltonart.com for more

information.

A superb family day out covering over 40 miles visit-

ing historic sites, sampling local food & drink (if you

feel the need) and enjoying some of the most beauti-

ful scenery in Scotland. The treasure hunt can be

done at any time, on any day up to the end of June

2014.

To take part visit www.banchoryriverfestival.co.uk/

treasure-hunt/

FREE ENTRY

Join our very own 'Wombles' for a walk along the riv-

er & have a wee clean up as you go. Meet at the Scout

Hut at 6pm. Please wear sturdy shoes & bring thick

gloves. Bags & Pickers will be provided. Refreshments

also provided. 013398 80411 Joanna or email

info@riverdee.org to join in FREE

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Banchory Pipe Band © Logan Sangster

Learning to fish

Cindy Douglas - Eat to the Beat (Alicia Bruce)

World War One

Memorabilia at the East

Church

The Muckle Spate

Come & Try Fishing Jazz Supper Club

Saturday 14th June

Community Village

Scottish Chamber

Orchestra

Antique, Vintage &

Collectables Fair

West Church & Banchory

Singers

The Family Day Out !

Bellfield Park, Banchory.

Featuring a huge display of stands from local chari-

ties & groups. Interactive stalls with activities for all

the family including treasure hunts, face painting, Po-

lice Scotland Wildlife Unit & much, much more.

Special attractions include the Banchory Pipe Band,

& Chainsaw Sculpture by Carol Adams.

10am - 4pm FREE ADMISSION

In association with Orvis (Banchory)

10am to 1pm at Raemoir Trout Fishery

Try your hand at fishing with experts, and learn more

about the habitat, under 16s must be accompanied

by an adult. Booking essential FREE

Joanna Dick 013398 80411 or info@riverdee.org to

book

Museum & Library , Scott Skinner Square

Find out about the Muckle Spate, the great flood of

1829, which devastated much of Strathspey, with the

River Dee at Banchory rising to 27 feet !

10am - 2pm FREE ADMISSION

Guide Hut, Bellfield

Described as one the UK’s brightest emerging jazz

singing talents. Cindy has captured audiences’ imagi-

nations across her native Scotland and on her Lon-

don appearances. Following the trend in larger town

and cities for pop-up cafes and restaurants, Cindy has

created Eat to the Beat, a pop up jazz supper club. On

the menu, great food from acclaimed chef Carol Ea-

gles, fine wines from Deeside Drinks Emporium and

sublime jazz from Cindy and her trio. This is going to

be a special night not to be missed. Bring your

friends, wear your dancing shoes and come join the

party. Doors open 7pm, dinner served 7.30pm.

Tickets £25 include a 2 course dinner - available

from Deeside Drinks Emporium on Dee St. and eat-

tothebeatbanchory.brownpapertickets.com ,

www.cindydouglas.com

Burnett Arms Hotel, Banchory 10am - 4.30pm

In association with ChicRetro Events Banchory

50p Admission , Children Free

7.30pm Relax & enjoy some world class music at

Woodend Barn, Banchory.

£12 adults, £10 conc., £5 U16 in advance. Box office

01330 825431 www.woodendbarn.co.uk

The West Church would like to invite you for a good

look round and some tea, coffee and homebakes on

Saturday 14th June from 10am - 4pm. Banchory

Singers will be entertaining in the main Church at

11am. 10am - 4pm East Church, Banchory

100 Years on from the start of World War One, come &

see some interesting and evocative items from the

past. Tea & Coffee will be served.

FREE ADMISSION

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Our First Duck Race

One of last year's contestants.

The FOAM POOL!

Guerilla knitting

DeeSong Children’s

Workshop

Ferret Race

Scottish Fire & Rescue

Open Day

It's A Ducking

Sunday 15th June

Duck Race

Kiss The Water Film

Screening

Cra! Village

Sponsored by pdf PRODUCTIONS.

Back by popular demand, this 'It's A Knockout' style

challenge attracts young teams to compete in a bat-

tle of wits, skill and sheer ability to have fun, from all

over Deeside. Teams of eight people between 10 and

25 may apply - RayCaldwell@marineintegrity.com for

more information. 12 noon FREE VIEWING in Bell-

field Park.

Finzean Hall, Finzean. 6pm

Kiss the Water is a sensual, hypnotic and haunting

movie, weaving seamlessly between cinematic docu-

mentary and hand-painted animation. 10 years in the

making, Eric Steel spins Megan Boyd's seemingly sim-

ple life into a fairy-tale. Filmed on location in Scot-

land.

TICKET ONLY. 6pm including canapes and a drink

£10 (£7 conc.)Tel Mel on 01330 850674 or

melshand.artist@gmail.com for tickets

Sponsored by Banchory Round Table at Milton of

Crathes, Banchory. Pick your duck & cheer it on as it

meanders down the stream. Fun for all the family.

Ducks on sale at McCalls, WH Smith and Continental

Creams from early June, and Tesco Banchory on

Saturday 14th June. Event starts at 11.30 am.

gregor.scott@btinternet.com for more information

Fire Station, Glebe Park, Banchory

11am - 4pm

A rare opportunity to see all the latest kit that Scot-

tish Fire & Rescue have to offer, and try some of their

activities for yourself. BBQ & Refreshments.

FREE ADMISSION

Bellfield Park, Banchory.

Another very popular event, with ferrets from all over

the North East.

1pm FREE VIEWING

Finzean Hall, Finzean 3 - 5pm

Use the River Dee as inspiration to learn songwriting

skills and to learn more about the river that flows

through Deeside. Primary 4 and above, booking es-

sential.

Tel: 013398 80411 Joanna or info@riverdee.org to

book FREE

St Ternan's Park ( just along from Morrisons, between

the graveyard and the river), Banchory

A superb gathering of local cra!ers with demonstra-

tions & plenty of cra!s to try for yourself, plus stalls

with ready-made gi!s and ideas.

Walk the Labyrinth from 1pm and take some time

out for yourself.

Watch well-known local artist Howard Butterworth

paint beside the River Dee.

10am to 4pm FREE ADMISSION

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Historical Banchory

Banchory baby red squirrel © James Cobb

Portrait of the River Dee exhibition

Steam train at Crathes

Saturday & Sunday

Book Launch & Signing

by Mel Shand

Historical Walk

Banchory Running Club

Open Run

Steam Train RidesExhibitions

During the months of May and June, you may start to

see strange unexplained knitted or crocheted items

appearing throughout Banchory, sometimes in the

strangest of places. We don't know who they are, but

we think they only come out at night-time - the inva-

sion of the guerrilla knitters!

2pm - King George V Park, meet outside the Guide

Lodge. Choose between a 7km or a 2km run, you will

be accompanied by a Club runner. Suitable for all

ages, children must be with an adult at all times.

FREE ENTRY

Meet Aidan Bell at the River Festival info point in Bell-

field Park at 11am and 2pm on Saturday and 11am

on Sunday for an interesting and informative walk

around places of historical interest in Banchory.

Leisurely walking pace - approx. 1.5 hours. FREE

A Portrait of the Dee by Mel Shand will be launched at

the Banchory River Festival. Come along to the Guide

Hut 11am - 3pm, meet the author and get a signed

copy. To celebrate 150 years of the Dee District

Salmon Fishery Board, Mel spent a year interviewing

and photographing the people who live and work

along the river (including 51 ghillies whose portraits

are on show), culminating in a beautiful book about

our very own river. melshand.artist@gmail.com

Steam train rides all weekend. Enjoy a trip from the

past on the aptly named 'Salmon' locomotive.

Tickets available from Ticket Office at Milton of

Crathes Station or www.deeside-railway.co.uk

An exhibition of portraits of the ghillies along the Riv-

er Dee by Mel Shand, plus a display of artwork by P5

pupils inspired by the River will be shown inside the

Guide Lodge all weekend. FREE ENTRY

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A previous winner at Banchory Show © Jan

Leatham

Community News

West Church Open Day

King George V

Community Project

Banchory Show Forget Me Not Club

Banchory West Church opened its new glass doors on

Easter Sunday to a full-house of all ages. Extensively

renovated, with new heating, lighting and audio visu-

als. Downstairs pews have been replaced by

movable seats enabling flexible use of the space. A

new kitchen, disabled li!s and upstairs meeting

rooms allow hospitality, access and comfort for ev-

eryone. Everyone is delighted with the development.

We’d like to invite you for a good look round and

some tea, coffee and homebakes on Saturday 14th

June from 10am - 4pm. Banchory Singers will be en-

tertaining in the main Church at 11am.

A new facility for people affected by dementia & their

carers has opened its doors in Banchory. Bennett

House will provide a meeting place for our groups,

training centre for our carers & staff as well as a drop-

in facility for people on Deeside who have concerns

about the illness & need advice & support.

The project was made possible by a generous dona-

tion from the charity's Honorary President, Mrs Sheila

Ferres MBE whose late sister Ailsa was affected by de-

mentia. Local support for the project has been out-

standing and we are very grateful to everyone who

has contributed. We currently provide around 440

free hours of care per week, supported by our won-

derful volunteers, some of whom have been with us

since the charity was formed in 1999.

Our work covers from Culter to Braemar including

Tarland, Lumphanan & Torphins. We are very grateful

to Aberdeenshire Council for their continuing support

& to all our regular donors, without which the Re-

source Centre could not operate. We run a varied &

interesting programme for our members ranging

from Bingo to Bowling and Reminiscence to Rug-

making , our aim being to provide people with mean-

ingful activity that improves the quality of their lives.

The Resource Centre has a secure garden with a

beautiful donated log cabin & gazebo, both of which

were gi!ed, providing a safe environment to enjoy

the outdoors. We also have an audiovisual system

which enables us to show films, listen to music, play

on the Wii, view photographs etc - this was purchased

with money won by pupils of Aboyne Academy. A de-

mentia friendly computer is being built for our use &

this will enable clients & carers to access email & in-

ternet, with support, to keep them in touch with fami-

ly who do not live locally.

This Centre of Excellence will provide a safe haven for

many people in the years to come and is proud to be

a local charity, run by local people to serve local peo-

ple. We welcome visitors but please contact us to

make an appointment 01330 822655. Visit our web-

site - www.forgetmenotclub.co.uk. Donations can be

made via www.justgiving/forget me not club.

They say nothing ever happens in Banchory, then we

get not one but four new sports facilities in less than

a year. The town centre is the heart of outdoor sports

and activities but has lacked good changing rooms

and quality pitches for years. In the coming months

the King George V Playing Field will have a new tem-

porary changing facility for the many sports clubs

that use the park. Nick Atkins kindly gave the

portable units to the Banchory Boys Club for them to

manage.

A new grass pitch will be constructed to the east of

the King George Park later this year. The pitch has

been donated to the community by Neil Gray and his

family. The King George V Community Projects group

will manage the facility. The KGVCP group will contin-

ue to campaign for a new community hub for the

park area which will include new changing rooms and

a community run café. The café will be open during

the evenings for younger people and will include

space for events such as music nights and a cinema.

Along with the tennis courts, bowling club, boot

camps and plenty of room to roam, Banchory Town

Centre is the place to be for all your outdoor pursuits.

Come along and enjoy the fun of the 193rd Banchory

Show. Organised by the Deeside Agricultural Associa-

tion, the Show always pulls in the crowds and boasts

a fun-filled programme of activities for all the family.

The weekend starts on the Friday evening with a 5-a-

side football tournament for P5-7 age children, the in-

dustrial hall is open for viewing of the prize winning

baking, preserves, floral art and cra!s and there is

also an “Uprising” by Logan Muir in the marquee.

On the Saturday the day starts at 9am with the judg-

ing of the cattle, sheep and horses. There are lots of

tradestands and a cra! tent to visit. The a!ernoon

programme kicks off with the final of the football

tournament being decided and Dons mascot “Angus

the Bull” presenting the winners with the cup. The

grand parade of animals is a sight not to be missed

and this year Monster Trucks “Big Pete and the Grim

Reaper” will put on a spectacular display. During the

day events include a Companion Dog Show, Scolty

Hill Race, Children’s races for various age groups,

Highland Dancing, Pet Parade, Children’s Fancy

Dress, Mobile pageant and of course the ever famous

Tug o’war.

The weekend is then rounded off with a live band

“The Big Show” playing in the marquee on the Satur-

day night. For more details visit our website

www.banchoryshow.co.uk

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Community News

Banchory Sports VillageWoodend Barn Produce Market Moving

Banchory Farmers and Produce Market- Buy local,

Eat local, Meet local

We are now in the twel!h year of the Banchory Mar-

ket and as one of the founding markets in Aberdeen-

shire we have been trading from Scott Skinners

Square on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am –

1pm. This summer we are relocating to Bellfield Car

Park to allow the development of Scott Skinners

Square, which heralds exciting times ahead as we re-

launch the Market to involve a wider range of produc-

ers, community and tourist events.

The market allows farmers, growers and producers

throughout Aberdeenshire to sell their produce direct

to the public. There is always a splendid family atmo-

sphere and it is well supported by the locals. There

are between 15-20 stalls selling a variety of quality lo-

cal and Scottish produce throughout the year, and

the emphasis is on freshness, quality and value for

money.

If you haven’t been to the Market you might be sur-

prised at what’s on offer from local fish & shellfish, to

locally-reared meat and game, and including a wide

range of freshly baked artisan breads , homemade

pies and baking. This beside local cheeses, eggs, pre-

serves, oils and seasonal fruit & veg - there is some-

thing for everyone. The producers are approachable

and informative, and we are planning to invite guest

stallholders and hold some events to increase value

for Market customers.

To organise a stall or to promote a community event

please email David Ritchie on info@banchory.org.

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to include in their

Capital Plan a fantastic Sports Facility for Banchory

which will be built at the Hill of Banchory with a com-

pletion date of 2017. The development will include a

six lane swimming pool, a learner pool, a four court

sports hall, a coffee shop and other associated facili-

ties.

To ensure that the project, which will cost approx £8

million, proceeds as planned, a contribution of

£700,000 is required from the community. On com-

pletion many groups and clubs will then be able to

use the Sports Village, which will provide a facility not

currently available in Banchory.

The Trustees of “Bandswim” are confident that the

funding can be raised. The funds from " Bandswim"

will go towards the project and we are pleased to

confirm cash pledges amounting to £200,000 have

been received . This challenge is one that can be de-

livered if everyone comes on board and make this the

Banchory No 1 Fundraising Effort in 2014/15. Jim

Knowles ( james.knowles@parkerknowles.com)

Woodend Barn has grown with the support of the lo-

cal community over 20 years, to become the leading

arts venue in Aberdeenshire and provides access to

the arts across the whole of rural Deeside.

Bringing the likes of Scottish Opera, National Theatre

of Scotland, Joan Armatrading and Scottish Dance

Theatre to Banchory means residents can see top

performances without having to travel into cities.

Woodend Barn also works to develop new work with

Smallpetitklein, Company of Wolves and Alasdair

Roberts and Ross Whyte.

This year Woodend Barn launched it’s first Jazz Festi-

val – Kind of Blue – and a year of food, exploring our

relationship with the food we eat and produce. It also

works closely with sound, Scotland’s festival of new

music, to shine a spotlight on the north-east every

autumn.

Becoming a Friend of Woodend Barn is a valuable

way of supporting this unique venue, plus you get

several benefits including advance notice of events,

priority booking, special offers on events and dis-

counts in Buchanans Bistro. To find out more about

Woodend Barn and our offers for Friends visit

www.woodendbarn.co.uk or phone 01330 825431.

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Edited by Jerry Cobb & Jan Leatham. Map by Mel Shand. May 2014