Aboyne Fountain 20 - Spring 2020

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Issue 20 Spring 2020

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Stationery

Paints

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Contents Cover Story Mad March Notice Board Citizens Advice To The Movies We LOVE Aboyne?

Men’s Shed Update In Lady V’s Shoes Councillors’ Contacts Club Directory Advertisers’ Index Ad Rates/Copy Dates

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Welcome to Issue 20 of The Fountain And welcome to a new decade. What will it bring to the Deeside area?

Certainly there is much to celebrate, with projects such as the Men’s Shed moving forward (p23) and local ac�on is also encouraged to help resurrect the Huntly Arms Hotel (see p28).

In the a�ermath of Valen�ne’s Day, we ask who LOVES Aboyne? Take a look at our middle pages and see if you can guess who said what...

Lady V a�empts a spring-clean Marie Condo-style on p27 and there’s a new Fun Corner for the kids on p37, thanks to PopUp So� Play.

Interest in all three magazines in the Myriad Pro stable has swelled again in the new year, with all the spring edi�ons topping 40 pages. Thank you to all our adver�sers. Interested in adver�sing your business? You can find details and ad prices inside the back page.

I am grateful too to anyone who contributed copy about their group, organisa�on or event.

Remember that community informa�on is FREE to include, so if you have any news, tell me about it.

Cat Houston – Design/Editor

get in touch via email to catrionahouston@yahoo.co.uk

or call Cat on 013397 55243/07805 731401 www.myriadpro.co.uk find us on facebook

Do you have something to share?

Group or individual, let The Fountain know what you are up to, using the contacts on p3 and 38.

Cover Story: Ar�st’s plans cast a wide net Aboyne ar�st Stephanie Vandem has a number of projects planned which will see various artworks generated both on our doorsteps and from beyond.

Her latest work, FISHING, a series of pain�ngs inspired by today’s fishing industry in the north and north-east of Scotland, is already well under way.

Series 1 is due to be displayed at St Thomas Church, Aboyne, from April 6th, with a public opening that evening to which all are invited.

Series 2 will be produced a�er the summer as Stephanie undertakes the N500 road trip in a motorhome with her 9-yearold son Thomas to gather more research around fishing harbours/communi�es and also the drama�c Sco�sh landscape.

Steph will be hos�ng a garage gallery at her Minarloch Co�age home on March 28/29th to raise funds to cover the trip, by selling art from her previous work, FAMILY ALBUM. Any art patrons who may wish to sponsor are welcome to get in touch.

She also has plans for an Art on the Green Mini Painted Doors Community Arts project from spring into early summer.

Echoing a previous arts project run

by Stephanie, Scene on the Green, she is hoping to relight the flame of community engagement and art produc�on in the village: “Painted doors are a worldwide movement aimed at beau�fying the streets and engage locals with the arts.

It’s been adopted by Aberdeen over the past few years and we are bringing the movement to Aboyne.”

People of all ages (children under seven must be accompanied) are invited to a�end five art sessions at the Deeside

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Community Centre, from Saturdays 25th April to 23rd May, to create fantas�c drawings on mini doors. These will then be displayed at Aboyne’s Playpark for all to see and enjoy.

All materials and expert guidance will be provided. For details and to book, contact info@stephanievandem.com

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- Family festivals – - Renewables open houses – - Computer hackathon – - Climate change talk – Find out more here

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Highlights of the Cromar Future Group’s Mad March Science Fes�val include: – Two open family Science Fes�vals featuring the popular MadLabs: 7th March at Towie Hall in Donside and 8th March at Tarland’s MacRobert Hall.

– See renewables in ac�on by visi�ng local homes on Sunday 15th March.

– The Science of Flight with Deeside Gliding Club on 21st March.

– A Coding Hackathon on 29th March in Tarland for ambi�ous young coders.

– Visits by CFG to 14 local primary schools providing hands-on science ac�vity to pupils throughout March.

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Good News for Breas�eeding Group Lo�ery Cash secures near future of peer-supported sessions

Aboyne Breas�eeding Group is delighted to announce it has been successful in its applica�on for a grant from the Na�onal Lo�ery Awards for All. Peer Supporter Vikki McPherson said: “We are absolutely delighted as it means we can con�nue to run our weekly sessions in Deeside Community Centre every Monday 10am un�l 11.30am and provide monthly classes, talks, demos, welcome packs, ou�ngs and more throughout 2020.”

Aboyne Breas�eeding group is open to all mothers who are currently breas�eeding, and those who support them. Whether you are expec�ng your first or fi�h baby and have not breas�ed previously, coming along to the group is a good way to find out more about

breas�eeding in a relaxed environment.

They are a friendly group, there are always refreshments and the peer supporters are happy to talk about any and all aspects of breas�eeding.

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Unfortunately, there will be no Aboyne Summer Charity Ball this year. Next year’s date will be confirmed soon.

BUT! The group that organises the ball needs some more helpers.

They say it’s really not much work at all and doesn’t require a�endance at lots of mee�ngs.

Find them on Facebook if you would like to help.

Art Aboyne

Art Aboyne’s Annual Exhibi�on at the Victory Hall Aboyne will run from Saturday 25th July un�l Saturday 15th August.

The group can now be found on Instagram too!

The Deeside Group WI Coffee Morning will be held in the MacRobert Hall, Tarland on March 21st from 10am-12noon

There’s a new fitness classes for young@heart Deeside star�ng Tuesday 17th March in the Auld Kirk Hall, Aboyne 12.45 -1.45pm Block of 6 classes for £30

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Lumphanan Gala takes place on 20th June. This year’s theme is “Ac�on Heroes” There will be a dog agility demonstra�on among many other a�rac�ons.

You can contact the organising commi�ee through Facebook

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Aboyne Library

Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action (AVA) has been hos�ng regular Drop-In Surgeries for organisa�ons and groups in your area.

Development Officer Aileen Longino, can give advice and support on funding, recruiting and retaining volunteers, governance, se�ng up a new group, business planning and marketing amongst other things.

The events are free and you can turn up or email aileen.longino@ avashire.org.uk.

The dates for Aileen’s next Drop-in Surgeries are in Aboyne Library on:Wednesday 4th March 12.30-2.30pm Wednesday 1st April 12.30-2.30pm Wednesday 6th May 12.30-2.30pm

MDCC has changed its mee�ngs �mings to 7-9pm on the fourth Thursday of the month (exc July/Dec).

They will also take place in the rather nicer surroundings of the new learning plaza in the library at the Deeside Community Centre. All welcome.

The new no�ceboard is now ready for ac�on and local groups, clubs and chari�es are invited to hand in informa�on and/or events (no larger than A4) to The Corner House.

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March: We have a new writers group mee�ng in the library on Monday 16th March between 6-7pm. It’s going to be a very informal, cha�y, low-key group and all types of writers are welcome.

Climate Week: 26th March 2-4pm we have an adult cra� ac�vity on which you can drop into. On Saturday 28th March – a family story and cra� session 26th and 27th at 1.20pm we will have Spring concerts being performed by S3 pupils from the Academy.

April: We’re trying something new in the Easter holidays. Crea�ve Cromar have kindly agreed to test out a picture lending library. Artwork will be on display from 4th-11th April. Library members will be able to borrow an item of artwork to take home for around 6 months. Items are returned to the library, or there will be a chance to purchase the artwork if you fall in love!

May: 18-24th – Aberdeenshire Wellbeing Week. Bookbug on Tuesday 19th May 10.30am will be focused on introducing children to simple mindfulness techniques; on Friday 22nd May 2-4pm we are hos�ng a reminiscence session with Young@ HeartDeeside; and on Saturday 23rd May we are working with our colleagues in leisure to host a “Spotlight on Aboyne Community” morning.

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Go to the Movies... a round-up of the area’s flicks

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Cinema at Aboyne has started 2020 strongly and even thrown in a few free film screenings for the public, which have naturally proved popular!

March’s offerings include Dolittle, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Sonic The Hedgehog and Emma.

Cinema at Aboyne provides the opportunity for mainstream films to be viewed as close to release date and special live event screenings in a local se�ng.

See www.showsataboyne.co.uk for future features and to find out how to buy �ckets.

Lumphanan Moving Pictures has also upped its game lately, introducing adver�sing, a wider choice of genres and tapping funding streams.

Over the next few months they will bring you Toy Story 4, Jumanji and Pulp Fiction... You can find the volunteer-run community group on Facebook or email lump.m.p@gmail.com

Ballater Films

Ballater Films is also run by volunteers and aims to show as wide a programme as �me in the year allows!

Many are entry by dona�on while others act as fundraisers for local groups.

The Oscar-winning Green Book features on Saturday March 28th in aid of Crathie School Parent Council funds. for See www.ballaterfilms.co.uk details of upcoming features and any �cket informa�on.

Tarland Tarland Film Group runs every first Thursday of the month un�l June 2020.

Films are screened in the Upper MacRobert Hall at 8pm, with free refreshments available from 7.30pm.

Annual membership is £12 and guests for single film evenings are very welcome at a suggested dona�on of £3.

Members choose the films. To join email tarlandfilmgroup@hotmail. co.uk or just turn up to a film event.

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20 things we

Love about Aboyne... (or thereabouts!)

“I love the great places to eat in Aboyne – all different and all good; I love the village green which gives the village a centre and yet a feeling of calm space; I love the scenery around Aboyne – gateway to the Cairngorms Na�onal Park but most of all I love the people who make Aboyne such a friendly place”

“Since moving here I have met so many interes�ng people with such passion about what they do. Ar�sts, musicians, entrepreneurs, complimentary therapists, farmers passionate about local produce, personal trainers, local markets, volunteers and friends for life”

“We love living here as a family – the access to outdoors (canoeing/ biking/walking etc) is a huge bonus to us as an ac�ve outdoor family.

However, what really makes it is the people. We have such a fantas�c group of friends and if you don’t have people to share things with and make memories then what do you have?!”

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“The many walks available in the glorious countryside”

“Aboyne and surrounding area is a playground for all, if you wish to make it so! With a wee light refreshment at the Boat if alcohol is preferred or there is a nice coffee and cake to be had at our lovely wee coffee shops”

The first issue of The Fountain of the new decade 2020 is also, coincidentally, No. 20! So, to celebrate this, we turned to Facebook to ask for 20 things you love about Aboyne. OK, so we didn’t get 20 responses, but most people came up with more than one! What do you think? Count em!

“I like the playpark and the cafes and the community centre. It’s friendly and welcoming. I like going to the movies and the inflatable pool sessions” “The farmers market The outdoor life The cafés to go to a�er your walk The community centre The village Xmas party To name a few...”

“It’s a community that’s not in your face but does mobilise when needs be”

“I have lots of clients of all ages that always speak very highly of the films that are shown at the community centre and it takes people into Aboyne”

“I like how there are lots of people in a small village.

It means you can bump into your friends all the �me” (Sage, age 11)

“I love the sense of community and being able to walk into any shop and see a friendly face. Working and living in my community is an absolute pleasure”

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Men’s Shed fans met at Aboyne Bowling club to hear the latest and greatest about the construc�on progress of the Aboyne and Mid Deeside Community Shed and how it will be operated. About 40 people a�ended and, a�er enjoying a bacon roll and refreshments, were updated on the design, which incorporates low opera�ng cost by employing renewable energy sources combined with high levels of insula�on.

The plan is for a broad range of user groups, with a representa�on Management Commi�ee in place.

The Men’s Shed itself will be a major user. Significant interest was shown and the Commi�ee were apprecia�ve of the ques�ons asked and the feedback and sugges�ons given.

Early spring should see the building completed to a wind and water�ght standard followed by fi�ng out and comple�ng the interior, with job done by the end of the year.

An exci�ng year ahead for the community!

Men’s Shed Progress

“Job done by end of the year” says Dave Marshall

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Rotary News Hardworking club takes pride in engaging the village’s young people, writes Ruth Powell Our big news so far in 2020 is that Aboyne Primary School has become our second Corporate Rotary Club Member!

Head Teacher, Amanda Whi�ield, pictured on the right, has also facilitated the forma�on of a “RotaKids Club” in her school.

RotaKids is a fun and exci�ng way for children aged 7-12 to get involved with important ac�vi�es in the community while having a great �me in the process.

Mee�ngs are held regularly in school hours and are conducted by the President, Vice-President and Secretary, who were elected by the members. Their plans are impressive!

Around Easter, they will be taking part in a Backpack Appeal which is organised by “Mary’s Meals”, a charity working mainly in Malawi. Later on in the year, the young members have plans to devise a ques�onnaire in order to find out what residents wish to see in the community.

They are very enthusias�c and eager to get busy to make a difference and make their ideas turn into reality. Great Rotarians in the making!

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Our work with Aboyne Academy con�nues with our Youth Compe��ons on track for the year so far.

Raising funds takes up a lot of our �me and we are very grateful to the community who support us at all our events including the Christmas and New Year bag packing in the local Co-ops which broke our previous records for the amount raised. Many, many thanks to all who popped their hardearned cash in our buckets!

Since November, we have donated to ShelterBox Interna�onal Disaster Relief, Li�le Angels Dormitory Project in Southern Uganda, Aboyne Junior Football Club, Aboyne Paths and Tracks Group (for leaflet and map prin�ng), Braemar Castle Restora�on Project, Cromar Futures Group (Youth), Logie Coldstone Curling Club and The Aboyne and District Community Shed.

Not bad in three months!

We are really keen to work with local groups who wish to raise funds. We can help arrange events, provide manpower, or even just make cups of tea! We are also pre�y good at running a bar or a race night at your event.

We are always on the lookout for new members or Friends of Rotary. If you would like to know more about what we do, contact mikepowell.obe@gmail.com and Mike will answer your ques�ons or arrange to meet and discuss what we can do for YOU!

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Spring is a �me for freshness and new beginnings. Springcleaning the house for example - the cathar�c act of breathing new life and fresh air back into the home. Marie Kondo took the world by storm last year with her clu�er free and joy inducing organisa�onal skills. If it did not spark joy or serve a purpose, it was gone.

I feel the need for this movement in my home. Over the years I have amassed a huge amount of ‘stuff ’. I cannot count the number of items that, at one point, must have been of some sen�mental value to me. Now they just seem to take up room. It is �me for a house cleanse.

Marie Kondo advises to start not by room, but by category. I think for me this will have to be clothes. My wardrobe is rammed with everything from ka�ans to riding boots. I should point out that I have no summer holidays planned and also that I have not been on a horse since before I was pregnant with my son – that was nearly eight years ago.

I also have a good sma�ering of clothing items that will never fit me again in my wardrobe arsenal.

That denim mini teases me every morning. I really don’t know why I let it do it to me.

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So, this Spring I shall embrace the Marie Kondo way. Gone will be the neon fingerless gloves, the oversized novelty hair bands and faded tourist T-shirts. Instead I will have a streamlined and joyful wardrobe, ready for fresh beginnings. Then maybe, just maybe, I will be ready to take on the rest of the house…

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This is your MP and MSP The Huntly Arms in Aboyne is on the market and is no longer trading as a hotel, with just the bar open for business.

The Community Council has recently brought together a group of individuals with the interest and exper�se to see what might be done to bring the hotel back to life. The group is being supported

by Aberdeenshire Council, and is s�ll at an early stage in finding a viable way forward for this iconic building, which has had a coaching inn at the site since the 1400s and was once regularly used by Queen Victoria en route to Balmoral.

There has been widespread community concern about the possibility of the business completely closing, poten�ally leaving Aboyne with a dilapidated building at its heart. Get in touch if you can help.

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History Group

Cromar History Group talks are open to all and are held in the MacRobert Hall, Tarland, beginning at 7.30pm. Entry is £4.

Coffee, tea and biscuits available from 7pm.

The MacRobert Hall now has an Induc�on Loop System for hearing aid users.

12th March 2020: “Lonach” and the wider history of Sco�sh Highland Games Graham Thomson will give us a brief summary of the history and objec�ves of the Lonach Highland and Friendly Society and the Lonach Highland Games, which date back to the 1820s. He will look at the prominent people in the founda�on of the Society and the wider history of Highland Games in Scotland, with a few light-hearted stories and poems along the way.

9th April 2020: Something Corny Elaine Lindsay keeps alive the old rural cra� skill of fashioning decora�ons from straw. Her talk and demonstration will cover tradi�onal straw work and the stories behind it, including corn dollies, the straw hat industry and straw marquetry. She will also show how straw work is con�nuing into the future. www.cromarhistorygroup.org.uk

All aspects of landscaping Mini digger and small tipper hire Firewood also available James Anderson Bridgefoot, Glenmuick, Ballater 013397 55997 / 07821 746756 weejim03@live.co.uk www.weejim.com

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Pain in the neck?

Did you know the average human head weighs between 8-10lbs? That’s the same as a bowling ball! The reason that we mostly don’t no�ce this is because our neck is set up with its own shock absorbing system called your cervical lordosis. This refers to the gentle curve in your neck that helps with the normal weight balance of your head.

However, in a modern lifestyle we are all spending far too much �me in a slouched posi�on with a Forward Head Carriage (FHC).

Prolonged periods of �me si�ng at a desk, driving, stress and being a�ached to phones and tablets is causing nothing short of a postural epidemic!

Studies have shown that for every inch your head moves forward, another 10lbs of force is put through the joints and muscles in your neck! This effect is similar to carrying something close to your body versus carrying it at arm’s length.

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The real problem here is the length of �me we spend in this FHC posi�on. Imagine how many hours today you have spent looking at a screen of some kind, driving or slouched on the sofa. When you think about it that way, it’s hardly a surprise that so many people suffer with neck pain and headaches.

Here at Banchory Spinal Health we are a team of highly trained team of Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Massage therapists; experts at helping our pa�ents understand the underlying course of their pain and providing specialist treatment without the use of medica�on. Curious about what we do? Give us a call on 01330 824040 or email info@banchoryspinalhealth.co.uk – or why not a�end our Open Day on 28th March where we are offering FREE spinal health checks. Booking is essen�al for this event so get in touch to avoid disappointment. Can’t wait un�l the 28th March? Bring this page for 50% off a Full New Pa�ent Consulta�on with us – this offer expires 30th April!

Club Directory

This directory is compiled using Aberdeenshire Council’s club information.

If you know or discover any of the details to be incorrect, or if you wish to add your club’s details to it, please get in touch.

1st Aboyne Brownies Anne Silcock, District Commissioner 013398 86332 2ndaboynebrownies@gmail.com 1st Aboyne Cubs Bernie Cassie, 013398 85390 bmkh67@yahoo.co.uk 1st Aboyne Scouts Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm (term �me) 1staboynescouts@gmail.com Badminton Club Richard Seeber, 013398 89307 rseeber861@gmail.com www.aboynebadminton.org.uk Canoe Club Chris Redmond, 013398 86241 aboynecanoeclub@gmail.com aboynecanoeclub.co.uk/ Cra� Club Ruth Housden, 013398 81613 Drop-In Games (young au�s�c adults) Jenny 07899 977033 jennydurward@yahoo.com Garden Club Jim Campbell, 013398 85511 campbej9@yahoo.co.uk Golf Club Fraser Dunlop, 013398 86328 (Op�on 1) pro@fraserdunlopgolf.co.uk www.aboynegolfclub.co.uk Judo Club James McBeath, 013398 86049 mjmcbeath@b�nternet.com Library Book Group Fiona Robertson, 013398 86004 aboyne.library@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

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Probus Club Eddy Horton aboyne_probus_sec@b�nternet.com Rotary Club of Aboyne & U-Deeside John Halke�, 07815 676314 Sco�sh Country Dancing Ruth Housden, 013398 81613 thousden@gotadsl.co.uk Sub Aqua Club Gary Shire, 07443 439453 gary_shire@yahoo.co.uk Sooyang Do Mar�al Art Colleen McIver, 07889850229 colleen_mciver@msn.com Also in Torphins Tennis Club aboynetennis@gmail.com Twinning Associa�on Maureen Forsyth, 013398 86704 moforsyth@gmail.com Deeside Camera Club David Packer, 01330 822666 davidpacker00@gmail.com www.deesidecameraclub.org/ Deeside Gliding Club Glen Douglas, 013398 85339 office@deesideglidingclub.co.uk www.deesideglidingclub.co.uk Deeside Heritage Society Dr Douglas Riach, 013398 85488 douglas.riach@b�nternet.com Aboyne Highland Games Morag McBeath, 013398 86049 morag.mcbeath@b�nternet.com Cromar & District Hor�cultural Society Mrs Jess Gibb, 013398 81277 Cromar Future Group Lesley Ellis, 01339 880062 info@futuregroup.org.uk futuregroup.org.uk/ Cromar History Group Lesley Ellis, 01339 880062 info@cromarhistorygroup.org.uk www.cromarhistorygroup.org.uk Finzean SWI Louise Counsell, 01330 850323 louisecounsell@ymail.com Lumphanan Golf Club Joyce Wilson, 013398 83480 secretary@lumphanangolfclub.co.uk www.lumphanangolfclub.co.uk

sports

culture

Lumphanan Whist Club Irene Thomson, 013398 83365 Tarland Curling Club Lesley Farquharson, 013398 81534 Tarland Golf Club Carole Foreman, 013398 81000 secretary@tarlandgolfclub.co.uk www.tarlandgolfclub.co.uk Tarland Playgroup 013398 81193 tarland.playgroup@gmail.com Upper Deeside Art Society R Mitchell, udasmemsec@b�nternet.com Tuesday Stravaigers (Walks) Anne Heath, 013398 81558 abheath@hotmail.com Boulers o’ Birse Petanque Club Info.boulersobirse@gmail.com Saturdays 1012, Birse & Feughside Church, Finzean. Tues evenings from 18:30 in summer.

Tai Chi Classes in Aboyne, Ballater and Banchory www.taichiaberdeenshire.co.uk

fun stuff

Swimming Upper Deeside Amateur Swimming Club Richard Smout 07494 455196, richard. smout58@gmail.com; Alan MacLeod udasc. treasurer@icloud.com Stroke Group Monday mornings in the Auld Kirk Hall Eric Sinclair, 07442 502574 Breas�eeding Group Community Room in Deeside Community Centre, Aboyne, Mon 10am-11.30am.

Art Club (7+) Saturdays 10.30-11.30am Community Centre info@stephanievandem.com 07714422321 AVA Aileen Longino, Development Officer 07824 096531 aileen.longino@avashire.org.uk Small Bore Rifle Club Neil Smillie aboynesbrc@gmail.com 07814 132332

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