Stonehaven & District Community Council
Welcome!
Stonehaven & District Community Council is a voluntary body that represents the interests of Stonehaven’s residents, working to improve the town and ensure that local voices are heard in decision-making processes, such as major planning applications. Community councils were established in Scotland to bridge the gap between local authorities and the people they serve. SDCC plays a vital role in this by acting as a direct link between the community and Aberdeenshire Council, as well as other public bodies.
Following a meeting with K&M Area Officers, the Community Council is not yet in official supported status and can carry on as usual activities. Supported Status requires a process, and it is probable that unless action is taken this process will formally commence after the next business meeting.
Please direct any questions to secretary@stonehavencc.org.uk
Next Meeting
Our meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of every month, with our next meeting of the community council scheduled for Tuesday 11 August 2026 at 7:00pm. You can find the Agendas and Minutes of previous meetings on our documents page.
Meetings are usually held in a hybrid format, both face-to-face in the Sheriff Court Building and online via Zoom.
***Please note the hybrid option may not be available due to capacity/technical issues.**
We aim to engage with our community in a number of ways:
- holding monthly meetings, open to all residents
- conducting consultations both face-to-face and online
- providing regular updates on Facebook and via The Bellman
- responding to enquiries through the Contact Us form on our website
Have your say on our consultations! Community Projects
Hannah Dyson & Community Awards
Two annual awards to honour incredible people in our community
The Hannah Dyson Award and the Community Award, celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements made by members of our community. This year saw the first team trophy awarded.
At this year's awards we recognised:
• Oscar Lawson - winner of the Hannah Dyson Award
• Nola de Garis
• Maria Coll
• Paul Dunlop
• Stonehaven Land Train team
Our sincere thanks go to Number 44 Hotel & Bar for hosting the event, Andrea Brymer for presenting the awards, Brickfield Motors for sponsoring the awards, and Steve McQueen of Stonehaven Business Association for his support.
We are grateful to Stonehaven Town Partnership who will manage the awards in future years.
Twinning with Achères
Bonjour!
Would your group or club be interested in connecting with similar groups in Achères?
Achères is located on the banks of the River Seine, approximately 15km from the centre of Paris, and has been twinned with Stonehaven since 2018. Last autumn Stonehaven Art Club welcomed a visiting artist from Achères to our town.
For a closer look at what Achères offers visit:
For more information on how your group or club can make connections, with a view to making an exchange visit, please email: secretary@stonehavencc.org.uk
Twinning with Achères Stonehaven Resilience Project
❄️Winter Resilience
📍You can report areas that require snow ploughing/JCB on Aberdeenshire Council's website: fix.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/
🚸 You can find out about school closures and transport changes here (updated from 4pm): online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/school-closures
Aberdeenshire Council have introduced the Volunteer Snow Warden Scheme to actively support members of the local community who wish to offer their spare time to manually clear snow from publicly-adopted footways and footpaths.
The scheme runs from approximately 1st November to 31st March. It requires groups of volunteers to nominate a snow warden leader who is responsible for carrying out duties assigned to them by the scheme. Groups will be able to access grit, PPE including hats, gloves and YakTrax ice grippers, and snow-clearing equipment including snow shovels, snow pushers and salt spreaders.
🔦Are you prepared should the power go out this winter?
⚡Call SSEN on 105 or use the Power Track map to view, report, and stay notified about power cuts in our area.
Households have the responsibility to have personal resilience to cope for 24-48 hours should we get a power cut, or have an emergency situation.
It's a good idea to have an emergency kit within easy reach. Consider items like torches, battery operated/wind up radio, spare batteries, portable usb phone charger, hot water bottles, extra blankets, a camping stove, thermos flasks, bottled water as well as tinned and long-life foods in the store cupboard.
Be ready for electronic communications to be unavailable. Have a battery or wind-up radio to use. Have an analogue plug-in landline phone as a back-up. Having some cash on hand is useful if ATMs and payment systems are down.
Look out for vulnerable neighbours and check that they are coping okay.
✏️Sign up with SSEN’s Priority Service Register for FREE.
Listen to local radio, check social media, SDCC website and community notice boards for information of what help may become available, and where you can go to get warm and get further support.
| 📻 LOCAL RADIO | ☎️ CONTACTS |
| Mearns FM: 105.7 FM | All Emergency Services: 999 |
| Northsound 1: 96.9 FM | Non-Emergency Police: 101 |
| Original 106: 106.3 - 106.8 MHz | SSEN (to report a power outage): 105 |
| BBC Radio Scotland: 92-95 FM / 810 MW | NHS 24: 111 |
| SEPA Flood Line: 0845 988 1188 | |
| Scottish Water: 0845 601 8855 | |
| British Gas Emergency: 0800 0778 778 |