Minutes of Meeting - 22 August 2017

The minute of the Braeside and Mannofield Community Council meeting on Tuesday 22 August 2017 can now be found by clicking here or by accessing through the Document Archive on the right.


The next meeting of the Community Council will be held in the Gordon Room at Mannofield Church at 7pm on Tuesday 26 September.  All Welcome 

We can still be contacted with queries or comment by sending and email to the Secretary - bandmcommcouncil@gmail.com

Road Closed

Aberdeen City Council has advised that, from 5.30am on 14 August, 2017, until 4.00pm on 21 August, Northcote Avenue, Aberdeen, between its junction with Craigton Road and the cul-de-sac entrance at number 57 Northcote Avenue will be closed to traffic.

Access to properties will be maintained, but no through traffic will be possible. 

There will also be a prohibition of waiting on Northcote Avenue, Aberdeen, between its junction with Craigton Road and the cul-de-sac entrance at number 57 Northcote Avenue, between 8am and 5pm daily. 

The measures are necessary to protect public safety during resurfacing works. 


An alternative route is available via Craigton Road, Springfield Road, North Deeside Road, and Northcote Road. 

Bike Security

FREE Bike Security Marking with VELOEYE

Between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 26th August 2017 Veloeye and Police Scotland will be offering a free bicycle security marking service at Halfords, Balnagask Road, Torry, Aberdeen between 10am-4pm

Why not go along with your bikes and get them security marked for free.

VELOEYE is a simple and inexpensive high visibility tracking system for bike owners.

1. Apply one of the Veloeye tamper-proof stickers
2. Download their free app
3. Scan the sticker on your bike by waving your smartphone camera over the code
4. The sticker and bike are registered with the Veloeye central system
5. That's it!

For more information on VELOEYE visit http://www.veloeye.com/

Community Council Meeting - 22 August 2017

The next meeting of the Community Council will be held on Tuesday 22 August 2017.  

The meeting begins at 7pm prompt and will be held in the Gordon Room at Mannofield Parish Church, Great Western Road.  Access to the Church will be by the Countesswells Road entrance.

The Agenda can be viewed by clicking here.

ALL WELCOME

Great Aberdeen Run

The Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run will take place in Aberdeen on Sunday 27th August.

This brand new running event includes a half-marathon, 10k and a family mile ensuring there is something for all ages and abilities.

Starting and finishing on Union Street, thousands of runners are expected to walk, jog, or run past Aberdeen's famous landmarks while spectators line the streets to cheer them on.

The 10k run will take runners from Market Street,east, past Aberdeen Town House and towards the famous Castle Gate before turning right down Marischal Street towards Aberdeen Harbour. At the 3k point near the Beach Ballroom, runners will then head west and will join the half marathon route later as the course loops round Pittodrie Football Stadium. The second-half of the course, runners will follow Park Road and cross West North Street before finishing back on Union Street.

Also starting and finishing on Union Street the half marathon course follows the same 10k route for the first few miles before branching north at the Beach Ballroom along the Esplanade towards the River Don.

Having crossed the Bridge of Don, runners will follow a short out-and-back section on Ellon Road, before crossing the Brig o Balgownie and head towards Old Aberdeen.

After a loop of Pittodrie Stadium runners will then pass by Marischal College and the new Marischal Square development at the top of Littlejohn Street before the Kirk of St Nicholas, His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Robert Gordons College and Rosemount Viaduct.

They turn back onto Albyn Place and Union Street to the finish line.

The event is expected to bring approximately 20,000 people into the city on the day. Current registration figures show 20% are attending from out-with Aberdeen (1,560 runners/3,600 people in total), and 6% are attending from out-with Scotland (500 runners / 1,150 people in total).

To keep up to date with all the information about the Great Aberdeen Run, please visit the Aberdeen City Council website: http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/great-aberdeen-run/  or the Great Aberdeen Run website: http://www.greatrun.org/great-aberdeen-run

Highland Military Tattoo

The Highland Military Tattoo will be held at Fort George, Inverness, from 8 – 10 September, over 3 nights and with a Saturday matinee.

There are discounts for group bookings (10% off for parties of 10 – 19 persons and 15% discount for parties of 20 or more). 

Shuttle buses will be run, making getting there a little bit easier.  It is hoped that some local hotels will offer accommodation deals  for those who would like to stay over.

For more information visit the Tattoo facebook page or their website at www.highlandmilitarytattoo.com

Bus Disruption

The Community Council was disappointed that First Bus failed to make residents aware of the diversion of the 15 bus service  due to the closure of Airyhall Avenue between Monday 31 July and Friday 4 August.

On the 31st a number of residents were left standing at bus stops in Craigton and Springfield Roads unaware that the bus would not be calling there.  A call to one of our local councillors, Ian Yuill, saw first bus eventually place notices on the affected bus stops advising their customers that the stop was out of service and where the nearest bus stop was.

Once it has called at the Pinefield terminus, the bus continues back onto Seafield Road via Countesswells Road.  The affected bus stops are: both the stops in Airyhall Avenue, the stop in Craigton Road and the two stops in Springfield Road.

The Community Council would like to thank Councillor Ian Yuill for his assistance.

Police Report - July 2017

Sergeant David Cowie of the West End team says, 
"There continues to be a spread of Theft by housebreaking incidents across the area and people are
again asked to make sure doors are locked and keys stored securely. One male has been
reported on warrant for two of the reported incidents this month.

Overall acquisitive crime remains low.

There were five incidents involving drugs in the Mannofield area. As a result of these five
separate calls, one male was arrested for being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs and
one male was charged with possession of a controlled drug.

The seven anti-social behaviour calls in the Mannofield area predominantly refer to youth annoyance.

Of the two vandalisms in the Mannofield area; one refers to mindless damage to a vehicle while the other refers to accidental damage to property.

There have been no significant road traffic accidents in the area over the month of June 2017".

Forthcoming Operations:
There is a planned Traffic operation for Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 August 2017. Anyone driving in an anti-social manner and / or speeding will be dealt with appropriately by local Officers.

The local policing team are based at Whinhill and request that if any suspicious activity is seen they are contacted, either as an emergency on 999 or on the Police Scotland Service Centre at 101.

Follow the Local Policing Team on Twitter @NorthEPolice   #WestEndCPT

Also available are the three following contact email addresses for the West End:
AiryhallBroomhillGarthdeeCPT@Scotland.pnn.police.uk

HazleheadAshleyQueensCrossCPT@Scotland.pnn.police.uk

TorryFerryhillCPT@scotland.pnn.police.uk