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Turriff
Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation. Services and amenities There are four churches in Turriff: St Ninian's (Church of Scotland, 1794), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church, 1862), and a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School, and a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new build which replaced the old Markethill Primary School and opened to pupils on 22 August 2017. People from the surrounding areas, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward, attend the secondary school. Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester) have a branch in the town. This is the only remaining bank in the town. The main supermarket chains are Tesco ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turriff United F
Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation. Services and amenities There are four churches in Turriff: St Ninian's (Church of Scotland, 1794), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church, 1862), and a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School, and a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new build which replaced the old Markethill Primary School and opened to pupils on 22 August 2017. People from the surrounding areas, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward, attend the secondary school. Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester) have a branch in the town. This is the only remaining bank in the town. The main supermarket chains are Tesco (who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turriff RFC
Turriff RFC is a rugby union club based in Turriff, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in . History Original club The first Turriff rugby club was formed in 1905. It was formed by John Thomas Ralph McKay, a player that later played for Fraserburgh RFC, Aberdeenshire RFC and London Scottish F.C. The ''Banffshire Journal and General Advertiser'' of Tuesday 5 December 1905 reporting: A Rugby Football Club has been formed, under the name Turriff Rugby Football Club (colour, blue), and the under mentioned have consented to become patrons:- Patroness Miss Grant Duff Ainslie of Delgaty Castle; patrons. Sir G. W. Abercrombie Bart. of Forglen. and Mr J. A. Milne of Ardmiddle; president, ex-Baillie J. N. Ritchie. following are office bearers :—Captain, Mr J. T. R. McKay; vice captain, Mr Wm. Bremner; secretary and treasurer, J. F. Thompson. The members held a practice match on Saturday, and made good progress. At the start of 1906–07 season, McKay had already moved on, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turriff Cottage Hospital
Turriff Cottage Hospital is a community hospital in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Grampian. History The hospital was designed by James Duncan as a joint infectious diseases hospital to serve both the burgh and district. It opened as the Turriff Joint Hospital in 1895. It closed in 1932 but re-opened with a new nurses' home in 1936. The facility had some refurbishment in 1998 and it became the first site in NHS Grampian to become completely smoke-free in January 2014. Services The hospital has 19 beds and is attached to the local health centre. It has x-ray An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays. Roughly, X-rays have a wavelength ran ... facilities and a 24-hour minor injuries unit. References External links Friends of Turriff Hospital Hospital buildings completed in 1895 NHS Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turriff Advertiser
The ''Turriff Advertiser'' (nicknamed "The Squeak") is a paid-for weekly newspaper in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, founded in 1933 and published by W. Peters (Print & Design) Ltd. When it was first published, the paper was called the ''Turriff & District Advertiser''. It is published every Thursday, though it bears a Friday cover date. The paper covers the town itself and a wide rural area. It is noted for its extensive coverage of the local sports scene, particularly the fortunes of the town's Highland Football League club, Turriff United F.C. The ''Turriff Advertiser'' has two sister papers, the ''Inverurie Advertiser'', published in 1952, and ''Ellon Advertiser'', published in 1957. All of these papers are produced at W. Peters' premises in Turriff. News and sport are local to each, though some features such as the reports on local livestock markets, bulletins from the local MP and MSP (currently David Duguid and Gillian Martin, respectively), and the entertainment pages (which m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scottish Professional Football League. Founded in 1893, it is currently composed of 18 member clubs in a single division. Geographically, the league covers Scotland north of the Tay, including the Highland council region as well as Moray, Aberdeenshire, the cities of Aberdeen and Dundee, Angus and parts of northern Perthshire. Since 2014–15, it has featured in the senior pyramid system. The winners take part in an end-of-season promotion play-off with the Lowland Football League champions, with the winners then competing against the bottom club in Scottish League Two for a place in the SPFL. Promotion and relegation also exists between the three Highlands-based regional leagues at level 6 ( Midlands League, North Caledonian League, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeenshire Amateur Football Association
The Aberdeenshire Amateur Football Association (AAFA) is the governing body for amateur football in the City of Aberdeen and County of Aberdeenshire in North East Scotland. They run the Aberdeenshire Amateur Football League and associated cup competitions. The association was founded in 1947 and is affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association. Member clubs As of season 2023-24, the AAFA have sixty member clubs. Premier Division *Alford *Bervie Caledonian *Cove Thistle *Cowie Thistle *Echt *Insch *Kaimhill United *Kemnay Amateurs *Kincorth *Nicolls Amateurs *St Laurence *Tarves *Westdyke *Woodside Division One (North) *AC Mill Inn *Auchnagatt Barons *Banchory Amateurs *Beacon Rangers *BSFC *Burghmuir *Cammachmore *Kintore *Ellon Thistle *Great Western United *JS XI *Lads Club Amateurs *Newburgh Thistle *Postal ALC *University Division One (East) *Bon Accord City *Bridge of Don *Feughside *Fyvie *Glendale *Glentanar Reflex *Jesus House *Kemnay Youth *Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turriff Academy
Turriff Academy is a non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It serves a large catchment area lying between Inverurie in the south, Huntly to the west, Banff to the north and Fraserburgh and Ellon to the northeast or south-east. Colin Clark, former MP for Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Gordon Heuck ..., is an ex pupil of the school. References External links Turriff Academy Web site Secondary schools in Aberdeenshire Turriff {{Scotland-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeenshire (historic)
Aberdeenshire or the County of Aberdeen (, ) is a Shires of Scotland, historic county in Scotland. The county gives its name to the modern Aberdeenshire Council areas of Scotland, council area, which covers a larger area than the historic county. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975, but its boundaries are still used for certain functions, being a registration county. The area of the historic county excluding the Aberdeen City council area is also a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The area is generally hilly. The south-west of the county includes part of the Grampian Mountains. The historic county borders Kincardineshire, County of Angus, Angus and Perthshire to the south, Inverness-shire and Banffshire to the west, and the North Sea to the north and east. History Early history The area which would become Aberdeenshire was anciently occupied by the Picts, whom Claudius Ptolemy, Ptolemy, writing , called Taexali. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Women's Football League Second Division
The Scottish Women's Football League Second Division (SWFL 2) was a division in the Scottish women's football pyramid between 1999 and 2019. The third league tier from 1999 to 2015, it later became the fourth tier. Its top teams won promotion to the SWFL First Division. The Second Division began as a single national division, but became three regional divisions in 2008–09, the North, East and West. It was further enlarged in 2012 to four divisions. From 2016 to 2019, SWFL 2 had forty clubs in four regional divisions. The champions of each division were eligible to enter play-offs for promotion to the First Division. In 2020, Scottish Women's Football replaced the First Division with the SWF Championship, and the Second Division took the existing name of the Scottish Women's Football League. The SWFL is now a standalone 'Recreational' league with multiple regional divisions, resembling the former Second Division, but now with no regular promotion or relegation. History Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament Constituency)
Aberdeenshire East ( Gaelic: ''Siorrachd Obar Dheathain an Ear'') is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) covering part of the council area of Aberdeenshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. The seat was created for the 2011 election, and largely consists of areas that were in the former constituency of Gordon. It has been held by Gillian Martin of the Scottish National Party since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Electoral region The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon And Buchan (UK Parliament Constituency)
Gordon and Buchan is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It has been represented since 2024 by Conservative Harriet Cross; she defeated the SNP's Richard Thomson, who was MP for the predecessor constituency of Gordon from 2019 to 2024. The constituency name refers to the former Scottish districts of Gordon and Buchan. Boundaries The constituency comprises the following wards or part wards of Aberdeenshire Council: * In full: Turriff and District, Mid Fromartine, Ellon and District, Inverurie and District. * In part: Central Buchan (minority, comprising southwestern areas), West Garioch1 (majority - excluding Kemnay), East Garioch1 (majority - excluding Blackburn), Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford1 (majority - excluding Alford). 1 The boundary within these wards is equivalent to the boundary between the former Gordon consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuminestown
Cuminestown is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and sits at the centre of the parish of Monquhitter. It is approximately 6 miles from Turriff and New Deer, 10 miles from Macduff and Banff and 15 miles from Fraserburgh. Monquhitter is a small rural parish nestling in the heart of Aberdeenshire. It incorporates the small village of Garmond and many houses and farms in the surrounding areas including Greeness and Greens. The parish was split from Turriff in 1649 when what was then a rural church was built on land owned by the Cumine family. The village itself was founded in 1763 by Joseph Cumine, to a design by Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk, a friend of Cumine's. Grant's plan for the village followed closely the design used for firstly New Keith, and secondly Archiestown. The construction of the village was followed soon afterwards by the adjacent hamlet of Garmond. The postcode of Cuminestown is within the Turriff and District ward/electoral divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
