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The proposed Local Development Plan for Aberdeenshire is now online and will be discussed at the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee and Infrastructure Services Committee meetings on March 9th and 10th. See the Community Council web site for more information.

Just in case anyone wants to report a badly potholed road...

To report Road Defects or Street Lighting faults, contact Aberdeenshire Council's Roads Team by Phone, Email or Text Message.

• Email: roads@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
• Phone: 08456 08 12 05
• Text: 07624 82 07 22

Entries are now open for the 2010 Catterline Cartie Challenge . 13 places have already been snapped up by last year's competitors, who took advantage of the option to register early, but - for the time being at least - there are still plenty of places left.

The Cartie Challenge is, along with Border Bogies and Cairngorm Soapbox Extreme, forming part of the inaugural Scottish Cartie Association Championships, so as well as competing for the honour and the glory of lifting the Connons Shield, teams can also collect championship points.

Another innovation for this year is the inclusion of the SCA's new Gravity Sidecar class, which will provide a new challenge for competitors and an exciting spectacle for spectators.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a strictly first com first served basis, so don't delay. See the Cartie Challenge page for further details about the rules and how to enter.

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The first meeting of the provisionally entitled "Catterline Rowing Club" was held at the Creel Inn last Sunday, and the from the seven people attending, plus offers of support from several others who could not be there on the night, it was clear that there is enough interest to make the project viable. Consequently, it was agreed to go ahead and build a boat!

There is currently nowhere to build the boat - a St Ayles Skiff - but Rob Plummer is planning to demolish and rebuild his barn at Gallaton. In the absence of any other location becoming available before then, the plan is to start building the boat there in Autumn, which would hopefully mean that it could be launched in spring 2011.

In the mean time there is still a lot of preparation to be done and you can follow the progress on the in our Coastal Rowing section. If you are interested in getting involved in this exciting new community project, please get in touch with rob or email rowingskiff@catterline.org.

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Are you interested in getting your food hygiene certificate?

This is a very useful qualification for anyone involved in local community events, and the course offers training on the safe handling of food.

If interested, Val Mowat would be keen to hear from you as soon as possible, on the Catterline School Tel No:  750307.

A course is currently planned to be held in the Stonehaven area in the next few weeks but a few more participants are needed in order to make the course viable.

Dance away those winter blues at the Catterline School Ceilidh at Mackie Academy on Friday 12th March 7.30pm. 

Music from the Gordonaires. 

Join us for a great evening – and help to raise money for those little (or big!) extras for the village school. 

Tickets £12.50 (including stovies) available from The Creel or Michaela 750799. 

Are you interested in bulk buys of tinned tomatoes, flour, rice, lentils, toilet paper, fruit juice and much more? Or sharing part of an order.

The Catterline Food Coop meet on a monthly basis and order from Greencity. The orders are delivered to Catterline for you to collect. Check out the Greencity web site to see what can be ordered.

Interested then contact Mo Howard on : 01569 750906

Beautiful hamster for sale (free to a good home). He answers to the name of Smirnoff Ice, Bluey, Hammy and Smurf! He comes with his own cage, motor car and food for a year (longer if necessary). Please phone me if you have the perfect pad for him, as we are fairly desperate.

Phone Anne Marie Rennie 326

Seats will be available for Adults £7 and Concessions £5. The performance is not suitable for young children.

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The village gala team is in urgent need of 3 or more creative, hard working and fun loving people to join them in the Creel Inn over the winter to plan the 2010 Catterline Village Gala.

If you are over 18, have the ability to come up with daft ideas and thrash them into shape with the team over a couple of drinks during the winter..... then coupled with a wee bit of hard work in spring time you could be just the person for us !

Please join us ... contact the gala team now using the email or phone numbers on the gala contacts page .....

It can't happen without YOU  !

.....Honestly ...It Can't......

The teams that took part in last year's Catterline Cartie Challenge have been invited to enter the 2010 event, and entries from new teams accepted from the 7th February. 

If you took part last year and have not yet received your entry form, please get in touch and we'll email it out to you.

There will be a few new features this year, including a radar speed gun to get everyone's top speed as they cross the finish line, and a brand new class for those wanting to try something a little different - Gravity Sidecar!

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There is an initiative to revive rowing amongst Scottish coastal communities.  In days gone by, there were regular races between communities.  This initiative is encouraging local groups to build their own boat.  How good would it be, to see a Catterline boat racing against other North East communities, with races for youth, elite, ladies and veterans.

There is a small group in Catterline who share the aspiration to build a boat for the community.  The boat would then be available for any group who want to row, whether simply for exercise or to take part in competitions.

A kit boat has been developed for 4 rowers and a helmsman, which would take approximately 6 months to build.  There is lots more information at The Scottish Coastal Rowing Project web site.

At the moment, we would like to hear from anybody who would like to be involved in this project either as a rower / boat builder / supporter.  We will also be looking to encourage neighbouring communities to do the same, so there is someone to race against. 

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These figures were made in Bethlehem and were gifted to Catterline Community Church by Marjorie Gourlay whom is being sponsored by the church to work in Palestine as part of the Palestinian/Jewish reconciliation project.

In the days leading up to Christmas, the figures will be travelling around Catterline in a journey called Las Posadas (The Inns). This is a Mexican custom where the Nativity figurines are passed from home to home within a community to remember the journey that Mary and Joseph made to get to Bethlehem where Jesus was born. Each receiving family welcomes the giving family into their home, offers them some hospitality and places the figurines into their Nativity scene for the night. The following evening, the figurines are passed on to another family in the village.

If you would like to learn more about this and host Mary and Joseph for a day, please contact Chris or Steph on 750297.

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Jane Birrell, Cath Roberts and invited Artists, warmly invite you to a Christmas Exhibition of paintings and sculpture at:

The Old Rectory Studio,

Catterline,

Stonehaven,

AB39 2UN

Preview 5-8pm Fri Dec 11th

Open - Sat+Sun 11am-7pm

Preview evening - Mulled wine and mince pies by the log fire!

RSVP jayjane1@googlemail.com or cathrob@tiscali.co.uk

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You are cordially invited to  the Catterline Residents Christmas Party

• When is it?             Friday 11th December

• What time?              9.00pm till 1.00am

• What shall I wear??     Black Tie & Best Frocks!!

Our web hosts will be moving us to a new server some time between  between 18:00 on 26 November 2009 and 06:00 on 27 November 2009, and we will be offline for about an hour at some point during that period. This will also affect any @catterline.org email addresses, and there will be no mail delivered during this period.

Normal service will be resumed after the move is complete. Apologies for any inconvenience.

"We have 4 baby buns (2 light, 2 dark) that will shortly need homes. If any one wishes to view these lovely cuddly vermin sweet bunnies give us a call on 750273."

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An email has flooded in;

"This unfortunate fellow landed on my drive a week ago. No idea where from (passing Heron or Seagull possibly?) Someone thought it may be a Wrasse, but it does not seem to fit the description. Any ideas out there?"