Aberchirder & Marnoch
Community Council

The main task of the Community Council is to act as a link between local people and Aberdeenshire Council together with other bodies and agencies such as the Health Service, Police etc..  It can pass on questions and comments from members of the public to the Local Authority, either directly or via the locally elected District Councillor.

The Community Council also organises projects to improve the quality of life for local people, although most projects are run by the Community Association -  a group it helped set up in 1996.  One key annual project run by the Community Council involves providing and maintaining flower tubs and hanging baskets around the town.
 

Both the Community Council and the Community Association are committed to working together for the benefit of everyone in the Marnoch area and this is helped by having an overlapping membership.

In 1998 the Community Council obtained a coat-of-arms for Aberchirder and Marnoch.  This acts as an insignia to be used to advertise our area and is used (with Community Council permission only) on stationery, flags, signs and other notifications.
 

Members (up to nine) are elected to the Community Council every three years.

The latest election was held in November 2005 and the following were appointed
for the period 2005-2008
 

Bob Peden (Chairman)
Stephen Forrest (Vice-Chairman)
Margaret McKay (Secretary)
John Fittall (Treasurer)

Jonny Barton
Davie Chalmers
Leslie Chalmers
Susan Shand
Sandra Spackman

Meetings are held in Marnoch Church Hall, Main Street,  on the third Wednesday of nearly every month and are open to the public.

Like all community bodies everywhere, the Community Council can only succeed with support from local residents.  If you are interested in taking part, please contact the secretary on 780208.

If you have any local issues you would like followed up, please contact any member.

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