Major capital expenditure was incurred in draining a wet piece of land and laying a tarmac road on one part of the caravan site.
The committee is now anxiously awaiting the decision of the Scottish Sports Council on January 20 about its application for grant aid towards the provision of a four-rink synthetic surface bowling green at the park.
Kincardine and Deeside District Council has already indicated readiness to contribute a grant of some £3750 towards the project, providing the Sports Council cash is forthcoming.

50 Years Ago

Friday, January 10, 1958

Stonehaven's caravan site came in for criticism at Monday's meeting of Aberdeen Town Council when a member described it as a "field that occasionally gets flooded".
The same member was critical of the Ballater site and rather scathing about the one at Arbroath.
He considered Hazelehead in Aberdeen as the best site.
Naturally, such criticism was not long left unanswered and on Tuesday, Bailie J.H. Stewart led Stonehaven's protest and considered the remarks totally uncalled for, describing them as: "unwarranted and a blatant example of cheap publicity unworthy of a city of the size and reputation of Aberdeen"
Provost Tom Christie said: "I reckon we have got one of the best caravan sites in Scotland.
"He's got a blooming cheek. I bet he just wishes he had one like it in Aberdeen."
Said Mr W. A. Will, burgh surveyor: "The Stonehaven site is exceptionally dry.
"Normal rainfall has no effect on it and it dries out very rapidly.
"Anybody who says it is a wet site is talking though his hat.
"Admittedly, last year, there were pools of water on it, but that was after an awful weekend of rain and there was serious flooding in other parts of the country."
Naturally, too, neither Arbroath nor Ballater are taking the remarks lying down and Captain D.E.J. Cooper, publicity officer at the former resort, has also rallied in support of Stonehaven, which he has described as one he could certainly recommend from personal experience.

100 Years Ago

Thursday, January 9, 1908

THE football league champions, the Falkirk team, are at present staying at the Bay Hotel, where they arrived on Saturday evening from the south.
Falkirk is at present top of the league table, but there is not much to spare between them and Celtic, and one of these teams is likely to prove the leader at the final.
Falkirk play Aberdeen on Saturday and till then are rusticating in Stonehaven.
It is hoped they don't share the fate of the Celtic last summer, who after a week's rest at the Bay went in to play Aberdeen and suffered a defeat.

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The New Year festivities passed over very quietly, the principal event being an operetta in the Town Hall by the juvenile members of the Good Templar Order.