A variety of social and fundraising events are planned for the remainder of this year and into the beginning of next! These are :

Social Events

11th October 2025—Soup & Sweet with music by Charlie Esson & Bill Aiken

25th October 2025—Double Piano and Organ Recital

22nd November 2025—Christmas Afternoon Tea & Craft Fair

28th March 2026—Spring Concert with professional musicians Roddy Matthews & Garry Alexander.

6th June 2026—Soup & Sweet with music by Graeme Mitchell & Neil Dawson.

Fundraising Events

12th September 2025—Quiz Night & Raffle

2nd October 2025—Autumn/Hallowe’en Door Wreath Workshop

25th October 2025—Piano & Organ Recital with Brian Smith & Adrian Dean

January 2026—Garioch Fiddlers’ Concert (date to be confirmed).

Other Events

4th October 2025—Inverurie Orchestra Concert

6th December 2025—Inverurie BIG Sing

7th December 2025—Inverurie Orchestra Christmas Concert

14th February 2026—Inverurie Music Concert

21st March 2026—Inverurie Orchestra Concert

11th April 2026—Inverurie Music Concert featuring Brass Tracks

13th June 2026—Inverurie Orchestra Concert

Further details to follow in future Saltires.

This is an update to everybody on how the Cuppa And Chat at St Andrew’s Church is doing. Since we started the Cuppa and Chat Drop-In at St Andrew’s Church on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month we have been delighted by the response of the people who come along for a Cuppa and a Chat.

The visitors and friends attending every other Friday have commented on the relaxed social aspect of the Drop-In and of course the Cuppa and Biscuits are free. We are extremely fortunate to have a team of volunteers who give of their time to provide this amazing venture at St Andrew’s church and to each of them I am incredibly grateful.

Due to the holiday season coming up it was agreed to take the month of July off and start again on 1st August 2025 and continue on each 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. May I thank you all who have come along for a Cuppa And A Chat in the last year and I look forward to meeting more of you in the next coming months.

Charles Clark

Social Successes!

This Autumn the Social Committee, led by their wonderful convenor, Molly, has

organised two very happy events. The Soup & Sweet on Saturday 11th October

attracted over 150 folk, who sang along to the glorious music provided by

Charlie Esson and Bill Aiken, as well as listening to the well loved songs sung by

Peter Taggart and Jim Stuart. As usual the delicious home made soups and sweets

were greatly appreciated. Our thanks to the hard working Committee and

volunteers. £1,770.00 was raised.

On Saturday 22nd November Molly and her team held a splendid Christmas After-

noon Tea, attended by some 130 people (despite the snowy and icy weather), who

were treated to mouth wateringly good sandwiches, sausage rolls and wonderful

homebakes. Beautiful Christmas decorations and lovely flowers bedecked the Old

Hall and the Old Chapel, giving everyone the exciting feeling that Christmas is just

round the corner. Added to all this was a terrific Craft Fair held in Polly’s Room

and the front hall of the church. Our guests who came to the Afternoon Tea

thoroughly appreciated the effort and inspiration that went into making this event

such a success. Again, thanks to the dedicated Committee and volunteers.

£1,360.00 was raised.

Finally, just to remind you that raffle tickets for Molly’s Cracking Christmas Ham-

pers are still available. Please contact either Molly (01467 620612) or Linsey at

the Church Office (01467 628740) for tickets. The draw will take place on Sunday

14th December during coffee after the service.

I have thanked the Social Committee and the other volunteers, not forgetting the

gentlemen who cleared away the tables at the end of the afternoon, for their out-

standing hard work but I must make a very special mention of Molly. She is the

driving force behind all the events. St Andrew’s thanks you Molly, for everything

you do—the community spirit you create, the coming together of folk from over

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, and the all important fun and fellowship that is

engendered by your events. You are a STAR!

Kit