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Primary Pupils Speak their way to Success!

Kemnay — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:08:44 +0100

10,000 Congratulations

Primary School Pupils win National Speaking Event:

Kemnay Primary School pupils have won £10,000 for their school by debating the problem of youth crime at a national public speaking competition.

Chess Success

Kemnay — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:21:36 +0100

Kemnay Primary School entered, and won, the longest running chess event for juniors in the North East, the Primary Schools team tournament. This competition has been held annually for 33 years and this time the event was run jointly by Aberdeen Chess Academy and the North-East Junior Chess Association at Northfield Academy on May 10^th. Nine of the top teams from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire joined battle in a 5-round Swiss event, where winners play winners and losers play losers.

The 4-player teams from Smithfield and Kemnay Primary set the early pace with victories in the first two rounds but when they met in round 3 the Aberdeenshire side emerged victorious in a titanic struggle. In the next round they were given a real scare, however, by Muirfield who won on the top boards to ensure a drawn match. Going into the last round any of 3 teams could still take the trophy and with 7 sides in contention for second and third spot. Kemnay held their nerve to defeat Tullos and move into an unassailable 9 match points and 15 game points (boards won). St Joseph's overcame Smithfield to move into second spot with 6 match points but they could be passed by Quarryhill if they could gain a clean sweep against Kinellar, but in the end they could only win 3-1 and so had to settle for the third prize.

unKemnay

deschain — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:14:17 +0100

The "un" definition of Kemnay, some light-hearted fun, did you know that Kemnay was founded by Lawrence of Kemnay, but that it wasn't named after him! :)

Kemnay was founded by Lawrence of Kemnay, who arrived from the Sahara with his train of camels. Having travelled for thousands of miles on the back of a camel, Lawrence realised that the future was in horseless carriages, and chose the area to set up the first automobile sales and service centre in the North East of Scotland. The town quickly sprung up around Lawrences premises, as people came from far and wide to goggle at the amazing new vehicles. This was in 1978; there was very little else to do.

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Garioch commit to Schools for 4th term - Scottish Rugby

Kemnay — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:28:09 +0100

Garioch commit to Schools for 4th term - Scottish Rugby - Garioch RFC based in Inverurie Aberdeenshire has just decided to commit to continue giving free rugby coaching to local primary and secondary schools in its catchment area. This ...

Open letter to the Swing Flick Champions!

deschain — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:28:09 +0100

It's cool isn't it? on a Saturday/Sunday night when you've nothing else to do you might decide to show off your latest talent!

That'll be the one that means you know just the right flick of the wrist to get the swing to tip over the bar? So you do it not once but 5 or 6 times to show you can.. rendering the swing, for it's intended purpose, useless.

Well it's really really cool.. honestly it is! I've always been impressed by anyone who can do it, I can't and I did try - and I was particularly impressed by the person who managed to get the "baby swing" over, cos it's heavy!

SPA seeks Volunteer

Jim Piggins — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:11:00 +0100

Last month's Kemnay Newsletter did not appear in time for the Swimming Pool Association's February meeting. No doubt that was why the appeal for a volunteer to act as treasurer went unanswered! The Association is still looking for someone to look after its accounts and prepare its annual return to the Charities Regulator. These duties are not as onerous as they may sound, as the number of financial transactions annually is small. If any reader would like to volunteer, please contact Jim Piggins on 643859.

The committee of the Kemnay and District Swimming Pool Association met on Thursday 7th February. Discussion points included potential sources of funding, and the increasing demand for sports facilities, particularly given the recent planning approval for 102 new houses at Bogbeth Road. Mr David Fyffe gave an update on the progress of plans for recreational facilities at Fetternear. He hopes to have a questionnaire about demand for swimming issued through all local schools; if you receive one, please make every effort to complete and return it.

Pupils set to take part in 'brain training' trial

Kemnay — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:11:00 +0000

Computer games pilot will be tried out in primaries

Alehousewells Primary, at Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, will be getting consoles on Monday. Acting head teacher Irene Duncan said: “It is very exciting because this is another way of supporting children with mental math strategies to help raise attainment. I am all for that.”

[Press and Journal]

Garden Help Wanted

lappinsm — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:01:00 +0000

Do you have time on your hands and a love of gardening?

If so I need you for a few hours a week to help me cope with my large landscaped garden.

Would suit someone who has some knowledge of garden plants, shrubs and trees. Pruning, Planting, weeding and light digging. Good rates for the right person.

Public 'may hold key' to killing (BBC News)

Kemnay — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:11:18 +0000

Public 'may hold key' to killing (BBC News) - Police investigating a 29-year-old murder in Dundee believe Aberdeenshire locals have vital clues.

"Detectives have received information from Aberdeenshire in the last two weeks which have allowed them to open up a particular line of inquiry."

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Growing Up in Wartime Kemnay

Claire — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:01:41 +0000

To the post war generation the last war will appear as distant as the 1st World War does to those of my generation. To those of us who were around at that time however it appears very close and as the war years coincided with my teenage years in Kemnay, growing up in Kemnay and the war are closely linked. In retrospect I find it surprising how I accepted the war and the changes it entailed in everyday life. To a schoolboy this was something new and I suppose I regarded it as something of an adventure, not being aware of the full implications at that age.

Certainly being in the country we were shielded from many of the unpleasant aspects of the conflict and there were many advantages to living in a country village. Food rationing for example was never felt by country dwellers to the extent it was by those in the city. I can' t honestly remember being adversely affected by rationing and if one was on good terms with the local grocer, as mother appeared to be, additional items could always be obtained "under the counter" as the saying went.

First smoke ban trial man cleared

Kemnay — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:01:41 +0000

First smoke ban trial man cleared - A man believed to be the first in Scotland to be taken to court accused of smoking in a public place is cleared.
[BBC Kemnay News]

John Wraith, 67, denied committing the offence at the Burnett Arms Hotel in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire.

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Skinner, Beattie & Walkers from Kemnay

Cheryl — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:08:00 +0000

My Grandparents were James and Mary Walker (Skinner). They left Kemnay and came to the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area in 1921 when my mother was 9 years of age. Mary was the eldest of, I believe, 12 or 13 children of William Skinner and his wife Elizabeth (Beattie).

I remember my Grandmother speaking of her brother Bob and a sister Lizzie. Her youngest brother, Daniel Breslin Skinner, also immigrated to the Boston area. Thanks to the wonderful records that are now available online, I've been able to track 4 generations back but I have many missing names. If there are any Skinners, Beatties or Walkers with Or without a knowledge of our genealogy, I would sincerely appreciate hearing from you.

Antifreeze Can Kill

johnels79 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:11:24 +0000

Our 2 year old cat Barrie, he has become ill from suspectedly drinking Anti-freeze that someone might have spilled while topping up their car in the Kintore AreaHe is fighting for his life inhospital and we are not sure if he will make it.Please read the extract below and take extreme care when using any dangerous substance that can be spilled.If you spill it please wash it up straight away. Rennie was not so lucky and he died last Saturday from a very large dose of antifreeze.

A Child who lost her connections

Patricia Nelles — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:46:53 +0100

On February 1, 1901, a little girl was born to Phillip and Barbara Mackie. They named her Alexandrina, and she had a big brother James, a sister Jean, and later two sisters, Barbara and Willamina (sp?).

But before she could grow up in this family, her father died, and so did her smallest sister, Willamina, the last tragically at the home of her grandfather, who was a woodsman.

With no husband and five children to raise, Barbara must have been distraught, so she accepted the offer of her sister Helen, and her brother-in-law John Jaffray, to take Allie, as she was called, to Canada with them.