Monthly Archives: October 2013
Collieston Offshore Rowing Club (CORC)
Welcome to Collieston Offshore Rowing Club! At the moment the club meet every Wednesday, at 8pm, in John and Rachel Hitchcock’s garage, building the boat. The club has also just started sessions on Saturdays, at Peterhead, to learn to row these skiffs! For more information call John on 751323.
Below are pictures which were taken on the September trip to Portsoy to see how the boats are made and to have a go!!!
How the skiff is built!
Taking the skiff to the harbour…
Starting off…
Out for a row
“We’ll be back for dinner”
School Term Dates
Session 2013/14 – these dates apply to Playgroup
Term Starts 28 October 2013
Monday 11 November 2013 – inservice
Tuesday 12 November 2013 – inservice
last day of term 20 December 2013
Christmas Holiday
Monday 23 December 2013 to Friday 3 January 2014
First day of term: 6 January 2014
Friday 14 February 2014 – occasional day
Monday 17 February 2014 – mid term
Tuesday 18 February 2014 – inservice
Wednesday 19 February 2014 – inservice
Easter Holiday
Monday 7 April to Friday 18 April 2014
Monday 5 May 2014 – May Day
Monday 2 June 2014 – occasional day
Summer holidays start on Monday 7 July 2014
Schoolhouse Week Three
The work continues inside and out in the old Schoolhouse.
Scaffolding at the front of the house
Preparing the gable end
Preparations for roof repairs and new Velux windows.
The old kitchen and scullery will become a store for equipment.
Slains School Approved Minutes
Community Council Minutes for September
The approved minutes from September’s meeting can be viewed here:-
Schoolhouse – Week Two
Work continues to take down the old lath and plaster from the walls in preparation for the refurbishment. A productive meeting today between Community Council representatives, KW Contractors and Abdeenshire Council officers discussed the next steps for the project.
We have learned that the break through from the Hall into the house will require three steps as the house is lower than the hall. The steps will be on the house side. We have asked for the opened up area to be as wide as possible to make the maximum use of floor space. We have also asked for concertina type doors between the two areas, both for safety – particularly for playgroup use – and to allow for seperate meetings or activites to run concurrently. The break through will be one of the last tasks in the project, allowing for activites to continue in the hall for as long as possible.
A few things have to be clarified, including whether the granite shed at the back is to be repaired and insulated, whether new flooring for the hall is to be included and also if a toilet and washbasin will be installed in the old bathroom area.
Scaffolding will be erected sometime next week, meaning the garden will be out of use for the time being. The whole project is expected to be completed by Christmas.
This is where the breakthrough up into the hall will be
The upstairs rooms will provide storage space for user group equipment
The front door of the house will have a slabbed path leading up to it.
The old sitting room will become a meeting room.
Work begins on the old Schoolhouse!
Work party last Sunday with volunteers emptying the house ready for the contractors to start on the refurbishment work. Thanks to everyone who took part, and to those who have given a temporary home to marquees etc.
Welcome break between work
Workmen have begun to remove all the old plaster, starting with the upstairs rooms
Stripping off the old wall
- The original stonework exposed.
