Monymusk Village Hall

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Thrift Shop Report March 6/7

February Prize Draw

Monymusk Senior Citizens hold a monthly prize draw to raise funds for a summer bus trip and Christmas lunch for senior citizens. The first prize is £100 and the second prize is £25. The Draw must be made with non-committee members present to make sure everything is done properly so it will be made on the second Wednesday of each month in the Hall where non-committee members will be present to oversee proceedings.

There are some draw numbers available. You can get a form to join the draw, which costs £26 per year or £13 for six months (equivalent to only 50p per week), by sending an email to Elsie Aiken (bandeaiken@btinternet.com) or phoning Louise Craigmyle (01467-651359). The names of winners will be posted here each month.

The winners for February were:
£100 Doris MacKenzie
£25 Mr & Mrs J. Taylor

The winners for January were:
£100 Karen Thomson
£25 Mr J Middleton Jnr

The Senior Citizens Committee needs folk to come forward and help to organise the Summer Bus Drive and the Christmas Lunch. The number of folk on the Committee is falling each year while the number of Senior Citizens who benefit is rising. If you know of anyone (including yourself of course!) who could make a contribution to helping the Senior Citizens please contact Louise (651359) or Elsie (651459). Thank you.

Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch 2013

The Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch was held in the Village Hall on Saturday 7th December.

Click here to see some photographs from the Christmas Lunch

Senior Citizens Summer Bus Drive 2013

The Senior Citizens summer bus drive visited Cruden Bay, the Scottish Lighthouses Museum in Fraserburgh and Banff on 29th June.

Click here to see some photographs from the bus drive

Boules Tournament Report

A French-themed boules tournament took place in Monymusk village square on Saturday 8th June.

The event, which was attended by 140 participants in 30 teams raised money for local charities and good causes, and was organised by the Cluny Players – widely known across Aberdeenshire for their charity murder mystery plays. Other key people behind the organisation were John & Eric Sim, Farmers at Rorandle, Monymusk, Alford and District Rotary Club and Mark Paterson Builders, also from Monymusk.

Sir Archibald and Lady Grant of Monymusk Estate performed the opening ceremony. Tracsis plc were the main sponsors. The 12 pistes were sponsored by mainly local firms.

Event director, Neil McArthur said:

"It was a wonderful day of fun and the square came alive with the sound of music, laughter and friendly competition. A total of £6,060 was raised."

There was a real French festival feel to it, with home bakes, amuse-bouche, French wine tasting, local stalls, raffle and a bar. Live music from Athol Smith and Dave Martin kept the party going during the tournament. Fancy dress was encouraged and Team Boulestic, from LFH Engineering in Ellon won the prize for the best dressed team.

The competition intensified in the afternoon knockout session, and the overall winners were the Creoles from Collieston. Runners up were the Boule Dozers from Monymusk, while the Boule Fighters, from Nottingham & York were overall third.

Beneficiaries include Monymusk & Cluny Churches, the local Senior Citizen’s Christmas Party, The Village Play Park Appeal Fund, Alford & District Rotary Club the Bennachie Pony Club, the Monymusk Christmas Lights Appeal and Monymusk School PTA.

It is more than likely that the event will be repeated next year.

All photographs taken by Colin Johnston.