All intereted in supporting the First Responders, please come along.
Local people stepping up to make our community safe.
Please find the links below to the Election Notice and nomination papers and poster. You need to be a resident or work in Tarves and are nominated by a resident who is on the electoral register.
The Community Council is the first level of local representation. They enable people to make effective representations to Aberdeenshire Council and other bodies such as the police, Fire and Rescue and the health Service about local issues.
You can find out more about Community Councils do at :
http://www.communitycouncils.scot/
and
https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/communities-and-events/community-councils/
The community Council in Tarves is active in representing local interests and is a challenging and interesting public role.
2016 Tarves CC Election Notice AD.doc
Work is starting on the “Old Aberdeen road” that runs from the edge of the village southward towards Tolquhon Castle and Udny Green.
The owner of the new house being constructed near Boghouse which is next to the track is leveling the road with hardcore and lowering the verges.
It is to allow for easier access to his new home, but there will be benefits to those who walk along this popular route.
There will be some disruption and occasional closure for the next few days or so but the road will be available for walkers again shortly in a much improved state. The work is expected to last a week to 10 days and may involve Saturday working but will be weather dependent.
Tarves Community Council have been informed by Haddo Estate about the owners work and apologise for any temporary inconvenience.
Barthol Chapel resident, Kieran Booth, was selected by the charity, First Aid Africa, to join their international expedition team for 2016. From June 1st, Kieran Booth will be travelling to Kenya to teach life-saving First Aid to schools and communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
First Aid Africa works to provide and encourage access to sustainable first aid equipment and education, delivering emergency healthcare solutions to benefit the public.
Ahead of his expedition, Kieran is required to raise funds for the charity to cover the costs of the various resources and materials required throughout the trip:
‘The BIG North East Quiz Night’ will take place at the Melvin Hall in Tarves on Saturday 23rd April from 7pm – suitable for all ages!
Tickets are also now on sale for ‘The BIG North East Raffle’ which features an array of prizes from generous businesses across Aberdeenshire and beyond. See the poster below for the full prize list! (Raffle to be drawn at the Quiz Night)
For more information on either of these fundraisers or to order your tickets, don’t hesitate to get in touch with Kieran, at kieransfundraising@hotmail.com
Tolquhon Gallery
We are pleased to invite you to the opening of our new exhibition on Sunday 10 April from 2 pm to 5 pm. Please feel free to bring friends and family and enjoy a wonderful exhibition by two superb artists.
Madeleine Hand graduated from Glasgow School of Art, where she specialised in illustration. Her wonderfully lyrical figure paintings are defined by an immaculate sense of line and colour, coupled with an unerring eye for making the everyday moments of life beautiful. In huge demand, she exhibits widely and divides her time between painting, commissions and teaching
Gathering Grasses MADELEINE HAND watercolour 41 x 30.5 cm
Lucy Newton was raised on a farm; she was fascinated by wildlife and developed a deep love of nature from an early age. A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, she creates beautifully observed studies of native Scottish wildlife. Rather than exact realism, she aims to express the beauty and energy of her subjects. She is currently Wildlife Artist in Residence for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
Kittiwake LUCY NEWTON watercolour 28 x 41 cm
Images and full details of the exhibition will be added to the website shortly before the exhibition opens. The paintings have not yet arrived but we know it will be a very special show.
We hope to see you a week on Sunday,
Joan and Danny Ross
Do look out for our weekly blogs on the gallery website, published each Wednesday. They cover all sorts of topics; recent blogs include ‘In the spotlight: Alice McMurrough and Neil Macdonald’ and ‘Frogs and courgettes — a normal afternoon’. Lucy Newton is currently writing a blog which we’ll publish shortly and Madeleine Hand may also write one.
Sunday Service MADELEINE HAND watercolour 34 x 18 cm
Falllow Deer LUCY NEWTON watercolour 58 x 40 cm
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