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200 years ago today in Tarves

MARGARET SHEPHERD, TARVES ESCAPE FROM JUSTICE. WHEREAS MARGARET SHEPHERD, late in Mill of Keithfield, parish of Tarves, and county of Aberdeen, who is accused of CHILD MURDER, has escaped from Justice: – a Reward of FIVE GUINEAS is hereby offered…

Haddo Country Park -Community Consultation Sunday 8th May

Community Consultation Sunday 8th May 1100 – 1600 The advisers to the Haddo Country Park regeneration project (LUC) will be hosting an informal and interactive Community Consultation which will be a great opportunity to come along and find out about…

Aberdeenshire Councillors decision on a housing site at Tarves may mean lost job opportunities.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine Area Committee has, despite a local plea, granted an application for 18 houses at the former Bain of Tarves factory site on the edge of Tarves village. Local Councillor Paul Johnston had expressed Community concerns that the…

Tarves volunteers clear the way for path project

Drove road to become walking route thanks to heritage cash Tarves residents of all ages have pitched in to help restore an ancient road from the village and create a route for local walkers for generations to come. Young and…

Memories of Tarves

I spent most of my childhood in Tarves, my father was James Argo the bank manager. I remember cycling all around the grounds at Haddo House, attending Evensong at the private chapel on a Sunday night. I remember Duthie Webster…

Haddo Concert Hall gets a spruce-up

New coat of paint complements timber building’s B-listed status By Gillian Bell Press and Journal, Published: 27/05/2010 AN ABERDEENSHIRE concert hall has had a lick of paint after being granted B-listed status. The late 19th-century hall, which is next to…

Haddo Estate Joins call to Protect Rare Birds

LANDOWNERS CALL FOR ACTION TO END POISONING OF BIRDS OF PREY Big estates join battle to protect rare birds Press and Journal By Neil MacPhail, Published: 21/05/2010 Prominent Scottish landowners have united to condemn any person who illegally poisons birds…