So said Dr David Pattison, chief executive of the Scottish Tourist Board, when he spoke at the inaugural meeting of Royal Deeside and Kincardine Tourist Board in Stonehaven Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

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Montrose Town Hall is to be one of the venues for the Kincardine and North Angus District of the Scottish Community Drama Association Festival.
Ten teams will compete in the Town Hall on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 24 to 26, among which is a team from Glaxo Drama Club.
Kincardine and District secretary Miss Susan MacRae said it would be the biggest district festival in Scotland this year, with a record entry of 16 teams coming forward.

50 Years Ago
Friday, January 17, 1958

ON Tuesday evening Stonehaven Town Council approved a motion, tabled the previous month by Hon, Treasurer W.D Gall, to the effect that "arrangements for the letting of the Pavilion at the Beach be made on the same basis as those for the Town Hall".
He advocated that the letting of the pavilion be put on a similar, but less elaborate basis, to that of the Town Hall.
Nothing in that would prohibit anyone from booking the pavilion for, say, every Friday night, but booking would be within stipulated hours.
Councillor J.M.C. Mackie moved then that the Property Committee be empowered to appoint someone to look after the pavilion should circumstances make it necessary, and Treasurer Gall seconded.

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In answer to a request by the Council that the 6.10pm train from Aberdeen stop at Stonehaven, the British Transport Commission replied that it could not be done.
They had made enquiries and had found that to stop the train at Stonehaven would interfere with their time-tables and other long distance services, affecting far more passengers than were concerned with the 6.10 at Stonehaven.

100 Years Ago
Thursday January 16, 1908

THE Burgh Prosecutor for Laurencekirk draws attention to a new evil popping up in their midst in the shape of imbibing from "cutters" on the streets after the public-houses are closed.
The report indicates that the practice is more indulged in by men from the surrounding districts than those in the town.
This is an evil that may lead to most serious consequences some night unless it is checked.

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THE new Stonehaven orchestral society may solve the Town Band problem, for by the summer time they are likely to be in a position to perform one night at least in the week at the promenade or some other part, and it may be the pierrots will be asked to stop one night each week in order that the crowd may enjoy an instrumental treat.