A SPECIAL sub-committee set up by Kincardine and Deeside district council, to determine how best the £500,000 earmarked for leisure / recreation facilities in Stonehaven should be spent, has been "sounding out" the town's recreation ground trustees on their reaction to the possible building of an indoor bowling rink in the vicinity of their existing complex.
A six-lane rink is envisaged, it is believed, and if the project goes ahead, it would be with a view to the Trustees eventually becoming responsible for day-to-day administration.
Having mulled the matter over at a recent meeting, the Trustees unan
imously decided to accept the "overture".
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STONEHAVEN'S Market Square will present a bustling and colourful scene tomorrow (Saturday), when folk from a' the airts converge on the county town to savour and enjoy the very special atmosphere of the annual Auld Feein' Market.
50 YEARS AGO
Friday, June 6, 1958
STONEHAVEN is on the international sporting map. Tweny-one year old James Leiper, 55 Fetteresso Terrace, Stonehaven, has been chosen as a member of the Scottish swimming team for the Empire Games at Cardiff from July 18 to 26.
This honour follows his excellent performances in the trials at Ayr last Saturday.
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INVERBERVIE is without a cinema for the first time in 40 years. The picture house – a converted garage which first opened in 1914 – closed its doors for the last time on Saturday night.
The 200 seat cinema was still charging 9d-1/- for admission. Its two-man staff have been there almost since its inception.
Said proprietrix Mrs Jane Lyon, who has been in charge since her husband's death nine years ago: "I decided I could do with a little more time to myself."
The nearest cinema will now be ten miles away is Stonehaven.
100 YEARS AGO
Friday, June 5, 1908
THE town council are still in search of an underground lavatory, and it is understood plans for four different sites have been prepared.
The sites are underground Margaret Street, the pend beside the Town Hall, underground beside the Weighbridge, and underground beside the fountain.
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Messrs Bostock and Wombwell's No. 1 Aggregation, the largest travelling zoo in the country, will take up its stand on the Market Square today (Friday). The aggregation comprises some of the greatest novelties on earth, including the great Tasmanian devil, the only one of its kind in captivity, three of the world's famous lion tamers will appear in exciting performances with various groups of wild beasts and all kinds of creatures.
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