George’s fiddling on fire at Burns competition

Published on Friday 4 May 2012 Ellon Times

A TARVES student has reason to be proud, after being awarded a prestigious title on the basis of his skills with the fiddle.

15-year old George Davidson competed at the Scottish Young Burnsian 2012 competition last Saturday, taking the overall Young Burnsian 2012 prize for his talented fiddling.

The competition pitted him against more than a hundred thousand representatives from secondary schools all over Scotland, in an annual celebration of Scottish culture and heritage. George wowed judges with a selection of Scottish music performed on the fiddle.

The award isn’t the first for the Meldrum Academy student, however – he won the Junior Burnsian award in 2008, and has two cabinets full of silverware from other competitions he has taken part in.

“I started playing the fiddle when I was nine,” he told the Times. “Our teachers picked out some of us who showed an interest, I discovered that I was good at it, and took it from there. I also inherited an interest in Burns and his works from my late grandfather, Jonathan Davidson.

“The great thing about Burns in the modern day is how widely known and respected his works are, right across the world.”

Proud mum Carolyn told the Times that the victory was a fantastic reward for the hard work George puts into his music.

Methlick Garden Club – Spring Sale and competition May 26th

METHLICK GARDEN CLUB

SPRING SALE

Saturday MAY 26TH – 1-4PM

BEATON HALL – METHLICK

THIS YEAR WE ARE HAVING A QUEENS JUBILEE THEME. THERE WILL BE A:

FLORAL DISPLAY COMPETITION

To enter the floral competition, the theme will be a:

HAND HELD VICTORIAN POSY OF RED-WHITE & BLUE

For more information or to register, call Jessie on 851131

Haddo Country Park – New job opportunity

Haddo Country Park Regeneration Project

Visitor Services Officer (VSO)

Fixed term Contract: Until 31st December 2016 + Possible extension

£24,570.00 per annum

Hours annualised (based on average of 35 hours per week)

Haddo Country Park Forum Ltd is seeking to recruit a motivated, self starting individual who will co-ordinate major elements of this exciting project which has recently received Heritage Lottery “Parks for People” Grant funding. The VSO will provide the vital link between the partners, volunteers and park users and ensure that the proposals contained in the successful Stage 2 Development bid deliver the required and agreed outcomes, including maximising educational and recreational opportunities through an extended and widened events programme.

Working along with the Project Team to improve the quality of the overall visitor experience and contribute to the long term sustainability of the Park and through consulting and working with the local community, visitors and groups currently using the Park, the VSO will continue to review the activities and resources available in the Park at present and identify and initiate opportunities and training for future volunteer work, development of the Park and income generation.

. The post requires flexible working hours.

Closing date:- 20th May 2012. For further information and application form please e-mailKeith.Newton@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

( Job share options would be considered where appropriate for this post)

(Haddo Country Park Forum Ltd is a non-profit making partnership)

Formartin’e opens Mon 23rd April 2012

Opening MONDAY 23rd April

Formartine’s. the new retail venture from the Methlick Smokehouse and Haddo Estate is set to open, after a short delay on Monday 23rd April. a new website is up and running and preparations are under way.

The destination retail unit will replace the Haddo Estate shop in Haddo Country Park and bring play facilities, coffee shop along with the food experience created by John Cooper’s Smokehouse venture.

http://www.formartines.com

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