your town centre issue 4 - october 2012

October 2012 / Issue 04 www.YourTownCentre.co.uk

IN THIS ISSUE:• A CIVIC SOCIETY FOR PETERHEAD

• THE ULTIMATE SHORTBREAD RECIPE

• WIN A COPY OF THE PIRATES! PLUS YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON

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In this issue:4 Groups & Clubs6 Cycle Challenge8 Your local MPs9 Peterhead Cinema 10 What’s On

12 Shortbread recipe14 Restaurant review16 Camera club17 Competition18 A civic society19 Useful Numbers

Hello and welcome to Issue 4!We hope you like our cover page image; autumn for some is a favourite season as the colours change, the sun is lower and there is a fresh crispness in the air. We challenge you to get out your cameras, take some pictures of the falling leaves and the colours and send them in to us.

This month’s issue saw us take a lunch date out to Buchan Braes Hotel and into our own kitchen to make some shortbread! The clubs and groups pages have been updated and now that the Olympics and Paralympics have come to a close, you can get up off the couch and take part in the Peterhead Cycle Challenge.

Peterhead may also see the formation of a Civic Society. This is in the planning stages at the moment, but you can read a little more about this on page 18.

Remember to check out October’s events on our What’s On pages and keep checking our website, Facebook and Twitter feeds for updates and any new events as they come in. We are already working on Issue 5 – November 2102, if you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see in that issue get in touch with us!

Enjoy, and we will see you in November!

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1st Peterhead Beaver Scout ColonyBeaver Scouts for ages 6-8Thursday 6pm Middleton Scout Hut

1st Peterhead Cub Scout PackCub Scouts for ages 8 to 10+Monday 6:30pmMiddleton Scout Hut

1st Peterhead Scout GroupFrom the ages of 10 yearsFriday 7pmMiddleton Scout Hut

Anne Buchan School of DanceFrom Ages 2+Contact Anne on 07787 840778

Bloo Toon RamblersAges 50years and upwardsEvery 2nd Wednesday at 9amCommunity Centre

Buchanness Radio Yacht ClubAges 18years +Saturday 10amForehill Reservoir

Peterhead Camera ClubUnder 16’s with an adultTuesday at 7:30pm & Thursday at 7pm10 Farmers Lane, PeterheadContact Peter Lewis on [email protected]

Doric Bowmen – Archery ClubAll AgesFriday 6:30pm - 9:30pm & Sunday 1pm - 4pmContact Tracy McGarry on [email protected]

Peterhead & District Round TableMonday 7:30pm2nd & 4th Mondays of the Month, September to JuneThe Albert Hotel

Peterhead & District Floral Art Club16 Years and UpwardsEvery 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30pmSeptember to June excluding JanuaryPalace Hotel

Peterhead Bowling ClubMonday to Saturday 1:45pm & 6pmDaily fee for visitorsSt Marys Bowling Green, St Mary Street

Your Town Centre try to make sure the information listed above is up to date. If you find corrections are required, please contact [email protected]

Clubs & GroupsFrom dance to archery, and photography to flowers, here’s all you need to know to get involved


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Peterhead Sailing Club & Sailing SchoolBetween April and November each yearAt the LidoVisit www.peterheadsailingclub.com for more information

Peterhead Choral Society16 years and upwardsTuesday at 7.30 (Sept to May)Music Department Peterhead AcademyContact Gordon on 01779 821206 for further information

Slessor School of DanceFor ages 3 years and upwards. Classes in Highland, Freestyle DiscoVarious days and timesContact 01779 478129 for more information

Peterhead Sea CadetsMondays & Fridays 7pm - 9pmSeagate, RoanheadsVisit www.sea-cadets.org/Peterhead for information

Mums 4 MumsMeet up with other mums for a coffee and chatMaternity Hospital, PeterheadMonday 10am - 11:30amPlease note there is a short waiting list for the grouP but this changes as children leave to go to Pre-school/school

Peterhead & District Pipe BandMonday nights 7pm - 9pmBuchanhaven Primary School£2 to help cover costs. Tuition is free.Contact 07717 640549 for more information

Zumba PeterheadZumba classes in Peterhead on a Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday & ThursdayVarious locations.Also Kettlercise on Monday, Tuesday and FridaysCall 07912689938 for more details

Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and RangersVarious days and timesContact Elizabeth Milne on 01779 490138 for details

4th Peterhead Boys BrigadePeterhead Methodist ChurchThursdays 5pm – 6pm for P1-P46.30pm – 8pm for P5-P7

1st Peterhead Girls BrigadeOld Parish ChurchMondays at 6pmAll girls from P1 to S6 are welcomeContact 01779 812527, 478338 or 478155 for more details

Do you organise a club or group in Peterhead? Would you like to get it listed here? Please drop us an email to [email protected] with Clubs and Groups in the subject line.

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The Peterhead Cycle ChallengeNow that the Olympics, Paralympics and a fantastic summer of sport have come to a close, why not get out on your bike? The Peterhead Cycle Challenge has been launched recently and runs until the 31st of October.

Cycling is fun; you can get out with your friends and see more of where you live. What’s more, regular exercise such as cycling can help to combat stress!

All you need to do is go to visit www.bikeboost.org.uk/aberdeenshire and sign up as part of a participating organisation or as an individual. Log your journeys on your bike and it will calculate the calories burned. Once at the site you will also be able to download the cycle map for Peterhead and also visit the Aberdeenshire Council’s Cycling pages.

Challenge yourself, your family, friends and colleagues as a fun way to make a diff erence. Remember you can sign up at any point during the challenge... so go on sign up, get out and see what you can achieve.

Remember and be safe and be seen when you are out on your bike!

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Can I Help You?Eilidh Whiteford, Member of the Westminster Parliament for Banff

& Buchan Constituency is here to help you. If you are resident in

Banff & Buchan you can contact Eilidh in a number of ways:

By E-mail: [email protected]

By Internet Form: www.eilidhwhiteford.info

In Person: Eilidh holds regular surgeries across Banff & Buchan –

check local press and Your Town Centre for details.

Eilidh Whiteford MP can be contacted via her Constituency Offi ce in

the following ways:

By Post: Unit 7 Burnside Business Centre, Burnside Road,

Peterhead, AB42 3AW

By telephone: 01779 822022

By fax: 01779 822025

Working for YouEILIDH WHITEFORDMP for Banff & Buchan Constituency


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Can I Help You?Stewart Stevenson, Member of the Scottish Parliament for

Banff shire & Buchan Coast Constituency is here to help you. If you

are resident in Banff shire & Buchan Coast you can contact Stewart in

a number of ways:

By E-mail: [email protected]

By Internet Form: www.stewartstevenson.net

In Person: Stewart holds regular surgeries across Banff shire & Buchan

Coast – check local press and Your Town Centre for details.

Stewart Stevenson MSP can be contacted via his Constituency Offi ce

in the following ways:

By Post: Unit 7 Burnside Business Centre, Burnside Road,

Peterhead, AB42 3AW

By telephone: 01779 470444

By fax: 01779 822025

Working for YouSTEWART STEVENSON

MSP for Banff shire & Buchan Coast Constituency

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13th October Car Boot Sale, St Peter Street

8am - 1pm

Charity Craft Fair, Rescue Hall

11am - 3pm

27th October Car Boot Sale, St Peter Street

8am - 1pm

30th October BookBug Rhymetime,

Peterhead Library

10am

20th OctoberCar Boot Sale, St Peter Street

8am - 1pm

5th OctoberVariety Concert in aid of Light Up

Peterhead, Community Centre Theatre

7.30pm

What’s On in Peterhead

6th October Peterhead Community Market,

Drummers Corner

10am - 3.30pm

Car Boot Sale, St Peter Street

8am - 1pm

Arts, Crafts & Performing Arts,

Buchanhaven Community Centre

10am - 4pm

Community Centre Open Day,

Community Centre

West End Nights, Broad Way Lights,

Community Centre Theatre

7.30pm

9th October Peterhead Camera Club Charity

Slide Show, Score, Wellbank

7.30pm

Tickets £5 for adults, £3 for under 12’s.

Contact Peter Lewis 07974 855198

27th October Connies Christmas Fair, Palace Hotel

11am - 5pm on Saturday.

12pm - 4pm on Sunday.

events are correct at time of printing and subject to change or cancellation.

4th October - 10th November Open Art Exhibition,

Arbuthnot Museum


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18th October Under The Sea Workshops –

Fireworks in a Bottle,

Lighthouse Museum, Fraserburgh

10am - 12pm

6th - 7th October Maud Railway Museum Open Weekend,

Maud

12pm - 4pm

13th October La Traviata, Haddo House, Tarves

7.30pm

www.ScottishOpera.org.uk

19th October IndianRedLopez,

Snafu, Aberdeen

19th - 21st October Unsolved Crime and Mystery Festival,

Haddo House, Tarves

Visit www.nts.org.uk/unsolved

23rd October Rangers Guided Childrens Event,

Crathes Castle

10.30am - 12pm

Autumn Crafts for ages 5 – 12 years.

Tickets £3.

Call 0844 4932167 for more info.

28th October Halloween at Crathes Castle,

Crathes Castle

12pm - 4pm

Halloween fun! Adult £5/Child £3/

Family £15/Concession £3.

Book online at www.nts.org.uk/Events/

Ticket-Date/1549/.

27th October Halloween at Aden Park,

Aden Country Park, Mintlaw

6.30pm

Call 01771 613584 for more information

26th October IndianRedLopez,

Tunnels, Aberdeen

What’s On Out & About

11th October Under The Sea Workshops –

Ghosties & Skeletons,

Lighthouse Museum, Fraserburgh

10am - 12pm

Cost £2 per child

if you’re running an event you’d like included in our listings, please email details to [email protected]


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ShortbreadYour Town Centre decided to get in to the kitchen recently and try our hand at some homebaking. This month we show off our attempt at making some shortbread!

Ingredients:175g of Plain Flour

55g of Caster Sugar

115g of Salted Butter

Pinch of Salt

Preparation:Grab a baking sheet, greased ready to use

Cut your butter into small pieces

Preheat your oven to 150degC, 300degF or Gas Mark 2

Remember and wash your hands!

Get mixing:In a bowl mix together the fl our, caster sugar 1 and the salt.

Now take your small pieces of butter and 2 work into the dry ingredients until you end

up with a soft dough.

Roll the dough out on a lightly fl oured board 3 and use your cookie cutters. Place your

shapes on to your greased baking tray

Prick the dough with a fork all over. 4 Place in to the preheated oven for around 50 5 minutes.

Once coloured and fi rm, remove from 6 the oven and allow to cool on the baking

tray. Sprinkle some caster sugar over the

shortbread

After cooling, remove from the baking sheet 7 and place on a wire rack to cool further.

We used round cookie cutters but why not try

and get some diff erent shaped cookie cutters for

Halloween or Christmas!

If you tried this recipe or have a different recipe to make shortbread, get in touch.

Send in your comments and pictures to [email protected]

Enjoy!


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It is the most hygienic professional way to apply make-up today and gives a fl awless fi nish. Airbrushed make-up is ideal for brides and bridal parties, proms, Christmas nights out and covering tattoos. Book your Christmas appointments now to avoid disappointment and help get you that perfect party look!

Also don’t delay on your Christmas appointments for our IPL Permanent Hair Removal. It’s quick, eff ective and pain free!

Call us today on 07773 087495

Crafternoon dates for your diary...Friday 5th October, 4-5pm

Teddy Bears Picnic

Saturday 13th October, 3-4pmFly Me to The Moon

Saturday 20th October, 1-2pmWizard of Oz Crafternoon Session

Wednesday 31st October, 4-5pmBoo! To you!

For more details call 07900 247937

BlissBeauty SalonBliss Beauty Salon has a new top of the range make-up


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Lunch for two?We recently took a trip out for a spot of lunch to the Buchan Braes Hotel in the Buchan Braes complex at Boddam. Th is was somewhere where we had not dined at before, for lunch or dinner. We had heard some good things about the food, so decided to give it a try.

Th e interior is very tastefully decorated with a luxurious feel and dining can be in the lounge or in the open kitchen grill room. We opted to be seated in the more informal lounge and tried the 2 courses for £12. Th e menu we were told changes weekly and available Monday to Saturdays 12pm till 2pm. I did think that perhaps the two courses might have been a choice between starters or dessert, but it was starters and main course. It would have been nice to have had an option of either.

Th ere was plenty of choice for both starters and main courses and our waitress duly informed us of the specials for the day without us asking or looking for the specials board. I settled on the Sweet Chilli Beef Garlic Croute and my companion went for the Prawn Marie Rose with a

boiled egg. We didn’t have to wait too long before getting the starters. Th e beef was steaming when it arrived and was nice and tender. Th e chilli sauce was not too spicy but gave a nice little aft er kick. Th e prawns were done nicely with a sauce that was neither too much or overpowering.

Our choice of mains was breaded lemon sole fi llets and a gammon and pineapple salad. Portion sizes were substantial for a lunch time. Th e two lemon sole fi llets for me were just right, although I must say that I have had better chips - they were just not to my liking, too crispy and crunchy. Th e salad was a salad; nothing more, nothing less. Well apart from some more chips! It couldn’t be faulted though as it came with plenty of gammon, fresh pineapple and a good selection of salad vegetables.

If you are looking for a quiet relaxed lunch in nice surroundings, why not try the Buchan Braes Hotel? Will we be back? Yes. Perhaps even for dinner. But as the menu changes every week, we just may make it a lunch date again.

Buchan Braes Hotel, Boddam, PeterheadTel: 01779 871471


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Peterhead LibrarySt Peter Street

Arbuthnot HouseBroad Street

Symposium Coffee HouseQueen Street

West End ButcherWest Road

Community CentreBalmoor Terrace

Something SpecialMarischal Street

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In conjunction with the launch of our newsletter, Your Town Centre is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a DVD copy of The Pirates In an Adventure with Scientists!

Ideal for the October holidays as the kids (and the adults!) can watch Pirate Captain setting off on an adventure to win Pirate of the Year Award!

To be in with a chance to win a copy of the DVD, all you need to do is simply sign up for our new newsletter on our website www.YourTownCentre.co.uk before 5pm on the 12th of October.

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When was the last time you stopped to look around and

admire the fantastic buildings that Peterhead has? Buildings

which go back many, many years and some of which have

been photographed as part of the Peterhead Today project.

Wouldn’t it be good to know a bit more about how some of

the buildings were built the way they were, who built them

and why? This would and could give a bigger story to the

buildings of Peterhead for future generations to explore.

Of course architecture is not just about old buildings; it

applies to new ones as well. With this in mind, Kevin O’Brien

who is an architect in Peterhead with McAdam Design has

sounded out various groups and individuals about the

formation of a Civic Society in Peterhead. You might ask

“What would a Civic Society bring to Peterhead?”

A Peterhead Civic Society would be engaged in

campaigning, commenting on and encouraging

improvements to buildings, historic areas, new

developments and the general fabric of the town and

surrounding area. When up and running, the group could

help generate interest, investment and even tourism to

Peterhead and is something that Your Town Centre fully

support.

We took a look around Scotland and did you know there is

a free annual event during September called Doors Open

Days? We at Your Town Centre believe that this is something

that Peterhead should be getting involved with. The event

opens up interesting buildings and landmarks, even fi shing

boats, to the public that may not otherwise have access.

One that really caught our eye was the chance to visit the

Irn Bru factory. Who wouldn’t want to go and visit that?

Now we may not have an Irn Bru factory here in Peterhead,

but we do have buildings and landmarks of interest that can

lend itself to be part of the event in future.

If you are interested in the Civic Society, keep watching

for more details as they develop and if you have any

comments or suggestions, please do get in touch with

us here at Your Town Centre or you can contact Kevin on

[email protected]

More details of Doors Open Days can be found at

www.DoorsOpenDays.org.uk and the Peterhead Today

project can be found at www.PeterheadToday.com

A Civic Society for Peterhead?


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Your Town Centre tries to make sure that the information above is correct. If you have any corrections, please contact us. Your Town Centre are not responsible for the content of the websites listed above other than for their own website.

Useful InformationPhone numbersSchoolsAnna Ritchie School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 473293

Buchanhaven Primary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472543

Burnhaven School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472351

Clerkhill School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472473

Dales Park School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 477133

Meethill School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 474920

Peterhead Central School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472211

Peterhead Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472231

Doctors / HospitalsPeterhead Community Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 478234

Ugie Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472011

Peterhead Health Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 474841

NHS 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .08454 242424

Repeat Prescriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 482539

PharmaciesBoots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 478100

Buchanhaven Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 473525

Stauros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 473837

Websters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 473449

DentistsQueen Street Dental Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 473222

Stevensons Dental Surgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 473478

G-Dents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .08454 242424

Sports & LeisurePeterhead Leisure & Community Centre . . . . . .01779 477277

Peterhead Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 472554

Arbuthnot Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01779 477778

Term datesSchool breaks up for the October holidays on Friday 12th of

October and go back on Monday 29th of October.

Academy returns on Tuesday 30th of October

Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 13th of November 2012

are In Service Days

School breaks up for Christmas on Friday 21st December

and returns after the New Year on Monday the 7th of

January 2013.

Useful Websiteswww.YourTownCentre.co.uk

www.Aberdeenshire.gov.uk

www.nhs24.com

www.Grampian.Police.uk

www.PeterheadProjects.co.uk

www.AberdeenshireArts.org.uk


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