Aird Community

The aim of the Pitch Project is to refurbish the waterlogged, rutted and unplayable Community Centre Pitch to make it usable again for everyone in the community. We have been fund-raising locally for the last couple of years with the 100+ Club (contact christinerebeg@hotmail.co.uk if you’d like to join) and some Community Quiz Nights. We’ve […]

Most elderly people want to live at home for as long as they possibly can. For many of us that should be perfectly feasible – with a little bit of support. We believe statutory services are important – particularly for addressing practical issues such as adaptations to your home or help with cleaning and cooking. […]

The weather treated us kindly on Saturday and we had a good turn out to help trim the willows. Many thanks to Rob Kinghorn, Tom Paterson, Mark Forbes and Lindsey Stout. By 2pm the 3 willow structures had all the new growth since the spring trim weaved into the structure and the top growth turned […]

On Saturday 27th October members supported the Kirkhill Village Market by running a car wash in the school playground. Several members took the opportunity to have their own cars cleaned as did those attending the market. Many thanks to Aileen and Ian who helped and to Calum Stout who helped, even though he is now […]

To mark the Viking Festival of Up Helly Aa, Kirkhill Beavers and Cubs put on their own version of the famous celebration held in Shetland at the end of January each year. A replica longship, built by the Cub leaders, David Hendry and Dave Knox, was carried into the playing field behind the Community Centre […]

People urged to ‘go greener together’ A new national campaign encouraging everyone across the country to play their part in making Scotland a cleaner, greener place to live has been launched. The new Greener Together campaign demonstrates that every greener effort – big or small – does make a difference. By showing we can all […]