16 events to entertain you this weekend in Aberdeenshire
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It’s truly a bumper weekend of events in the north-east with everything from a Western Round Up to theatre, music and vintage tractors out on tour.
TURRIFF - Sunday, April 28, Bothy Ballad Competition at 1.30pm in the Pipe Band Hall, Cheyne’s Lane, Turriff. Listen to the top field of balladeers sing their hearts out for the coveted Haughs Cup. Entry at door £5. from 12.30pm (includes fly-cup, cheese and bread, with shortbread).Phone 01888 562931 to reserve your seat.
TRANQUILITY (Near Glen Dronach) - The Spring Round Up takes place on Sunday, 28 from 1.30pm at Tranquility Wild West township. Free admission, free nearby parking, free light refreshments and an afternoon of free Wild West entertainment!. Gunfights at 2.15pm and 3.15pm with western themed activities including archery and target shooting.
ELLON - Cinema at the Victoria Hall returns on Sunday 28 at 2pm with a showing of Kung Fu Panda 4. Tickets from www.victoriahallellon.co.uk/cinema.
HUNTLY - Wee Toots Huntly are hosting a Soup and Sweet from 11.30am at the OAP Hall Church Street Huntly until 2pm with two soups and two sweets available.
ABERCHIRDER - Aberchirder Bowling Club are hosting a coffee morning on April 27 from 10am to noon - all welcomed..
INVERURIE - The Garioch Fiddlers' Strathspey & Reel Society 39th Annual Fiddlers' Rally takes place on Saturday 27 at Inverurie Town Hall. Conductor: Susan Simpson With Guests Daniel Thorpe and Aberdeen Gaelic Choir. Doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start. Stalls £12 Balcony £14 Tickets available now From https://gariochfiddlers.com/concert-tickets/.
FETTERANGUS - The Charity Vintage Tractor Run will depart Fetterangus at 10am sharp on Sunday 28 through Old Deer, Stuartfield and Longside. Viewing from 9am at the hall - contact Eric Mallarkey on 07801 197504 for details.
MAUD - Maud Fire Station charity car wash takes place on Saturday 27 from 10am -2pm with proceeds to the defibrillator fund and the Fire Fighters charity.
NEWBURGH - Newburgh Church Hall will host an afternoon tea and blether on Saturday 27 from 2pm - 4pm with donations in aid of Dementia Research. All welcomed.
TURRIFF - Turriff Men's Shed Coffee Morning takes place on Saturday 27 at 10am - noon at the Turriff Royal British Legion. Buy goods made in your local shed raffles, cake table, etc. Adults £3 Children £1:
ROTHIENORMAN - Saturday 27 - Kintore AFC play Newmachar United AFC kicking off at 6.30pm for the semi-final of the Dickie Cup. Please note this will follow on from the home NRJFA Fixture against Ellon United JFC (KO at 2pm). The Greenview Centre (Bowling Club) will be open from noon until 10:30pm with a licensed bar.
NEW DEER - Tyred N Cranky will host an E-Bike trial session at New Deer Primary School playground on Sunday 28 fro 10am - 4pm. The Public Hall will be open to provide toilet facilities, but please note that the actual e-bike trials will be happening across the road in the school playground (with the kind permission of New Deer Primary School.).
INVERURIE - Inverurie Community Council is at Davidson Park, Inverurie.on Saturday 27 From 10am to 11.30am for a community litter pick. All are welcomed to come along and help with bags and pickers provided.
NEW DEER - Coppers and Gold! at New Deer Hall on Saturday 27 at 7.30 pm. A double bill of short comedies from veteran performers Kate Stafford and Nicholas Collett, based on the infamous Brinks-Mat robbery of 1983 when £26 million was stolen and never recovered. Coppers’ is set in a fictional Home Office, where the Minister and the Chief of Police grapple with the embarrassment of having rings run round them by a criminal gang. How to manage the press and huge public interest in the heist, and pressure from the Prime Minister who wants instant results? Political speeches go horribly wrong, press conferences descend into chaos and the secrets which they have been hiding for years threaten to reveal themselves with hilarious consequences. The second part of the evening is ‘Gold!’, a sharp new comedy with a big heart and loads of cracking pop hits from the 1980s. Julie and Dave are a normal suburban middle-aged couple living a quiet life but hiding a big secret: a huge stash of gold bars stolen from some very bad men four decades ago..
TURRIFF - Sale of books/cds/dvds in St. Andrew's Hall on Saturday 27 from 10am-4pm and after church on Sunday 28.
FORGLEN - Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterel in concert at the Forglen Hall on Sunday 28 at 7pm. Arthur Coates and Kerran Cotterell are carving out a name for themselves with their unique style, rooted in Quebecois traditional music fused with songs from around the British Isles and North America. Their creative choices and syncopated melodic rhythms are a testament to their talent and great synergy.
