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Memories from the Inverurie Advertiser in 1979


By Kirsty Brown

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As the Inverurie Advertiser moves to a fully online publication, we flicked back through the newspaper archives to see what we could find.

Do you remember any of these moments from 1979?

  • Winners of the Donside Bridge League division one picking up the Advertiser Cup.
Winners of the Advertiser Cup for winning Division 1 of Donside Bridge League were H Watson, F Chalmers, G Patterson and N McEwan. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
Winners of the Advertiser Cup for winning Division 1 of Donside Bridge League were H Watson, F Chalmers, G Patterson and N McEwan. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
  • An audio-visual aids course at Garioch Community Centre
An audio visual aids course run in Garioch Community Centre (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
An audio visual aids course run in Garioch Community Centre (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
  • The Garioch-atrics
The Garioch-atrics joined a charity fancy dress football match. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
The Garioch-atrics joined a charity fancy dress football match. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
  • Kellands School FC vs Inverurie Boys' Brigade FC, where the Kellands team won 7-5.
Kellands School and Inverurie Boys' Brigade football teams went head to head (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
Kellands School and Inverurie Boys' Brigade football teams went head to head (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
  • Competition winners got a tour of Garioch with Loganair.
Competition winners went on a Loganair Trip round the Garioch. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
Competition winners went on a Loganair Trip round the Garioch. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
  • The Wombles visited to announce the winners of the Garioch Arcade.
Uncle Bulgaria and Cousin Botany announce the winners at Garioch Arcade. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)
Uncle Bulgaria and Cousin Botany announce the winners at Garioch Arcade. (Inverurie Advertiser 1979)

...and a bonus from 1988! Were you part of Inverurie Ladies Circle when they won the area song contest?

Inverurie Ladies Circle won the area song contest in Inverness. (Turriff Advertiser 1988)
Inverurie Ladies Circle won the area song contest in Inverness. (Turriff Advertiser 1988)

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