A ROYAL Marine Commando taking part in the 26 mile London Marathon will be raising money to help buy a much-needed replacement for Portlethen's community ambulance.
John Parr is a Registered Emergency Medical Technician and is a member of the same organisation – REMT- as local man Roy Wood.
Roy is heading the drive to raise the necessary £9,000 for the new vehicle , and approached John with a view to him hel
ping out by agreeing to be sponsored by not only Portlethen residents but people in the surrounding area also.
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A STONEHAVEN congregation got more that it bargained for when it embarked on the Church of Scotland's Christian Giving Plan. Introduced nationally by the Kirk to make people think afresh their commitment, the scheme is carried through by a personal visiting plan – and for the visitors of Dunnottar Church that means something like 680 to 700 homes!
Instead of the luke-warm response that might have been expected of such a scheme, church offerings actually went up by £4,000 compared with the same period the previous year and congregations increased, with former members beginning to attend once again.
50 YEARS AGO
Friday, 4 March 1960
WHEN the engagement of Princess Margaret to Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones was announced, Viscount Arbuthnott, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, sent this telegram to the Princess: "All good greetings from Kincardineshire, and wishing you every happiness."
He received the following reply: "I send you and all the people of Kincardineshire my warmest thanks for your very kind message, which I deeply appreciate – Margaret."
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THE GOURDON fishing fleet was caught at sea in bad weather on Monday and eight boats had to shelter at Stonehaven.
Other boats had difficulties with lines and where there were breaks it was impossible to locate flags. The result was that gear had to be left in the sea.
A strong wind sprung up by darkness and a heavy sea was breaking at Gourdon Harbour suggesting that some of the lines were lost for good.
100 YEARS AGO
Thursday, 3 March 1910
A MEETING took place in the Upper Town Hall on Monday and was attended by about thirty people representing the Harbour Commissioners, the fishermen, fisheuers, and salesmen. The Provost was called to the chair, and Mr Annandale made a statement, suggesting various ways in which he thought the harbour might be benefited.
Among others was the starting of a company to run a number of motor boats, which would also undertake the duties of fish salesman, &c. In the discussion which followed various issues were raised, some contending that the harbour would not benefit as it should if the boats went to Aberdeen with their fish as they frequently do at present.
After a long deliberation, the meeting came to a conclusion without any resolution being moved. It is a matter of regret that some definite steps were not taken to give the motor boat proposal a trial. As a harbour we have fallen back a good bit behind, and it is only by considerable enterprise that we may hope to make up lost grounds.
