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Fun in Focus - Walker Road Fun Day

RAIN didn’t spoil the fun at an Aberdeen primary school’s open day.

Most entertainment was held inside at Torry’s newly-refurbished Walker Road School.

Teachers were on hand to give visitors a tour of the school.

Current and ex-pupils piled in for a slice of the action during Saturday’s wet weather.

Proud kids took their parents and grandparents round the building.

And the crowd enjoyed tasty treats from cake stalls and a BBQ held outside.

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Duthie Park Anniversary

A FUN-PACKED afternoon saw crowds celebrate the 125th anniversary of Aberdeen’s Duthie Park.

The event featured entertainment including displays from school pupils, a model boat regatta, a Victorian Model Railway and cooking displays.

The park was donated by Miss Elizabeth Duthie to the council in 1881.

And the celebration started with her great-great niece, Jackie Leith, arriving by horse and carriage dressed as her great-great aunt.

Lord and Lady Provost Peter and Sandra Stephen dressed in Victorian attire.

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FARM animals were the stars of the day as hundreds of people flooded into Craigieford Park for New Deer annual show.And a host of attractions kept the crowds coming at the two-day event which included pony judging, sheep shearing, tractor pulling, horse and cattle parades and fancy dress shows.

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Fun in Focus - Sports Council Fun Day

ABERDEEN’S Duthie Park was full of families for an event organised to raise money for sportsmen and sportswomen.Teams of adults took part in a It’s a Knockout competition alongside stalls set up by charities and the public.

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Fun in Focus - Stonehaven Highland Games

Along with the traditional heavy events and the tug o’ war, the crowds enjoyed the thrill of highland dancing and piping competitions.

Despite the blustery winds and showers, thousands turned out for the event.

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Fun in Focus - Teddy Bears' Picnic

TEDDY-LOVING youngsters had a fun day at historic Drum Castle. The grounds, woodlands and gardens were packed with families taking part in the Teddy Bears’ picnic. Tasty treats were laid out for the feast and teddy bears of all shapes and sizes were on show from their proud owners.

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Fun in Focus - Festival in the City

ABERDEEN was alive with entertainment as performers from around the world showcased their talents.
Street performers wowed the crowds at various city locations.
The free event included home-grown artists as well as talent from across the globe, including Russia, Canada and China.

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Lourin Fair

THE annual Lourin Fair promised to be bigger and better than years before – and didn't disappoint.

There was a range of events to appeal to all ages at the Market Cross in Old Rayne on Saturday and the fine weather saw the day go without a hitch.

It’s a Knockout, the coconut shy and fun football games were all part of the attraction.

Local farmer George Skinner, also chairman of Old Rayne Community Association, said: “We try to strike a good balance between old and new and put on a range of events that appeal to all ages and offers value for money.”

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Muchalls Gala

YOUNG and old alike turned out in force for a fun-filled afternoon at Muchalls Gala on Saturday.

Sunny skies and fun kids games kept the crowds happy.

The village hall was surrounded by stalls for parents to browse, while competitions and refreshments kept the kids smiling.

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Fun in Focus - Aboyne Highland Games

More than 7,000 people headed to Deeside for a spectacular show at Aboyne Highland Games. Young and old alike turned out to take in traditional festivities and eat ice cream as the sun beat down.

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Fun in Focus - Stonehaven Harbour Hi-Jinks

Hundreds of folk had fun in the sun at a pirate-themed harbour gala at Stonehaven. The highlight of the Hi-Jinks, organised by Stonehaven and District Round Table, was the annual raft race.

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Fun in Focus - Turriff Show

THOUSANDS of people headed to Turriff to enjoy one of its busiest shows. There was a huge turn out to see the horses and ponies competing from all over the country. And the dog show also proved a crowd-puller.

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Your party pictures 08/08/08

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Fun in Focus - Keith Show

THOUSANDS of people descended on a North-east country show for its 136th event.
The Keith Country Show was being held today and yesterday on a show field in the outskirts of the town.
Activities included a guest appearance from Chris Chittal – Emmerdale’s Eric Pollard – who delighted crowds by taking part in the Oor Willie cartie races.

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Fun in Focus - Tarland Show

WET weather failed to dampen spirits of visitors to the Tarland Show.
Thousands of people flocked to the event now in its 131st year.
Attractions included cattle, sheep and horse judging, pipe bands, the Kingswells dog agility group, tug o’ war competitions, highland dancing, vintage tractors, balloon races, kid races and trade stands.

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Fun in Focus - Danestone Gala

FAMILIES enjoyed a fun-filled day out in Aberdeen.
Danestone Gala was held at the Danestone community area on Fairview Street.
Visitors joined in the fun-day activities at the Bridge of Don.

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Dons v Man Utd: Fergie and friends

SIR Alex Ferguson brought his all-conquering Manchester United side to Aberdeen to mark the 25th anniversary of the Gothenburg Greats' triumph in the Cup Winners' Cup. The former Dons manager admitted to being emotional as he stepped out at Pittodrie.

The legend brought a strong team to the North-east including veteran Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney. As ever, Evening Express snappers were there to capture all the action.

Fun in Focus - Tartan Day

CROWDS lined Aberdeen’s Union Street to watch the launch of Aberdeen’s annual Tartan Day. Young and old alike turned out to wave and cheer as a parade marched through the heart of the Granite City.
The mass march was made up of 10 stirring bands from the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.

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Tillydrone inquiry

Police launch a murder inquiry in Tillydrone, Aberdeen, after the blood-spattered body of a man was found in a tenement stairwell.

Your party pictures! 01.08.08

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Dons v Man Utd: Crowd

PITTODRIE was filled to capacity for the glamour tie against Alex Ferguson's Manchester United. Dons fans filled the ground with colour and provided a red-hot atmosphere for the match against Rooney, Giggs and co. Have a look through our pictures of the crowd and see if you can spot yourself.

Dons v Man Utd: Match

THE game itself was played in good spirits and both sides offered some entertaining football. Manchester United were always a class above their hosts but required the softest of penalties to take the lead through Michael Carrick just before half time.

Wayne Rooney wrapped things up with a clever header from the edge of the six yard box although this game was never about the result.

Johnshaven Fish Fair

JOHNSHAVEN Annual Fish Festival netted a huge catch of visitors at the harbour area of the village on Saturday.

People come from miles around for the event, which this year featured a wide variety of attractions including a visit by the RNLI lifeboat Moonbeam and the annual raft race.

Live music was provided by Fisher Folk, The Residents, Radar, Standby and the Travelling Raspberries.

Fresh and cooked fish were on offer all day and arts and crafts stalls and kids games provided fun for all the family.

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Fun in Focus: Banchory Show

BANCHORY’S annual agricultural show was a huge success.

The event in King George V Park featured everything from livestock judging to monster truck shows with Rubislaw Pipe Band providing musical entertainment.

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Wizard Festival

THOUSANDS of music fans packed out the Wizard Festival to a backdrop of turquoise blue skies and sunshine.
The festival goers crammed into the tents at the New Deer Showground on Saturday for day two of the Evening Express-backed fest.

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Wizard Festival 2

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Wizard Festival 3

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Fun in Focus - Great Inverurie Bike Ride

HUNDREDS of cyclists took part in the 22nd Great Inverurie Bike Ride.
The annual event saw cyclists tackle a scenic 25-mile route through the heart of Garioch, passing through Chapel of Garioch, Bennachie, Pitfichie and Monymusk, before returning to the start via Fetternear and Burnhervie.

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Fun in Focus - Feugh Fest

FEUGH Fest returned to Deeside with thousands of music fans turning out for the major music event.
Some of Britain’s top acts – including headliner Sandi Thom – performed at the one-day music festival in Banchory’s King George V Park.
The main stage featured acts including Brand New Heavies, Bad Manners, Attic Lights and The Little Kicks.

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Fun in Focus - Braemar Highland Games

ABOUT 15,000 people joined the Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles at the Braemar Gathering on Saturday.
The crowd cheered as the Queen arrived to take her seat in the Royal Pavilion.

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Fun in Focus - Junior Highland Games

MORE than 60 youngsters took part in the Junior Highland Games at Crathes Castle.
Children from schools throughout the North-east relished the chance to take part in haggis hurling and caber tossing.

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Fun in Focus - Fintray Sheltie Stakes

SPECTATORS had a day at the races when they attended the Fintry Sheltie Stakes.
The annual event, which sees competitors take part in six separate Shetland Pony races was popular, even though it was raining for parts of the day.

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Fun in Focus: Granite City Dog Show

TAILS were wagging at Aberdeen's Hazlehead Park as a group of happy hounds took part in an agility show. The event, organised by the Granite City Dog Agility Club, was a great success as more than 400 pooches showed off their skills on assault courses.

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Fun in Focus - CLAN Family Fun Day

SCORES of people went to a family fun day held by a cancer charity.

Aberdeen stars Jamie Langfield, Lee Mair and Scott Severin met excited youngsters and were kept busy signing autographs.

Despite the rain, dozens of families turned up to enjoy balloon artists, face painting, arts and crafts and hand massages at the Cancer Link Aberdeen and North (CLAN) fun day.

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Fun in Focus - Kincorth Gala

A HOT and sunny gala day was held in Kincorth.

Scores of locals came out to enjoy a day of activities including face painting, bouncy castle, and displays by karate groups and cheerleaders.

Organiser Lee Brown said: “The day was to raise money for the Kincorth Roller and Skate Park.

“The highlight for me was the football match between the kids and the police. The police won. There was also a police dog agility test. It was busy all day.”

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Fun in Focus - Kevin's Day

AROUND 2,000 people enjoyed a sunshine-filled fun day in memory of a Stonehaven teenager.

Carol Humphreys, who organised Kevin’s Day in memory of her son who died of leukaemia when he was 15, described the event at Mackie Academy as “fantastic”.

She said: “We had 300 runners taking part in the three races, 15 teams for the It’s a Knockout competition and the zip slide was really popular.

“The weather was great and the rain only came on after 5pm.

“Everyone had a lovely time and it was busy all day.”

The day, which would have been Kevin’s 21st birthday, raised cash for cancer charity Clic Sargent and Carol hopes to hold another event in 2009.

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Waldorf School

FAMILIES enjoyed bursts of sunshine at the Cults school as they ate strawberries and cream.

Kids were given a real taste of summer as they rode around on donkeys and jugglers were on hand to spin plates for enthusiastic onlookers.

Marie Joaquim, from the school’s PR department, said: “When the sun came out it was a really brilliant day and there were lots of people milling around. Everybody seemed to be in really good spirits”

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Cove Gala

RAIN showers did not dampen spirits at Cove.
The parade to Loirston playing fields was hit by the worst of the downpours but saw the worst of the rain as the procession made its way to Loirstone School playing fields. But the sun shone for fun events like football tournaments, pipe band and cheerleading displays.

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Echt Show

HUNDREDS of people turned out to the 143rd Echt Show – despite the rain.

Big draws of the day were the cattle and sheep shows, horse racing and highland dancing.

Families were happy to trudge over muddy fields at the Pleasure Park in Echt to get to the various attractions.

The wet weather did not deter people from rolling up their sleeves and getting stuck into a game of tug o’ war in front of cheering spectators.

Kids were kept entertained by taking part in various races and a pipe band provided some traditional Scottish melodies for the visitors.

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Fun in Focus - Seaton School Fair

SEATON Primary School held its first fair for more than 10 years as part of its 70th anniversary celebrations.

And not even several downpours of rain throughout the event could dampen the spirits of all those who attended.

There was something for everyone at the fair with a bouncy castle, bungee run, face painting, sumo suits, a fire engine, a magician and even a belly dancer.

The crowd of more than 400 included pupils from the school, parents, teachers, ex-pupils, pensioners, local councillors, and people from the nearby church.

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Highland Games

THE Aberdeen Highland Games were a rip-roaring success.

More than 10,000 people passed through the gates of Hazlehead Park.

The weather stayed dry for revellers which made their time even more enjoyable.

Organiser Audrey Walker said: “This has just been a brilliant weekend, we’ve all really enjoyed it and I’m absolutely delighted at the turnout we’ve had.”

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Mini Highland Games

A MINI Highland Games has been held for nearly 400 children.

About 180 children took part at the event at Archaeolink, at Oyne, near Insch.

Games included scaled-down versions of tossing the caber, overhead heave and putting the stone as well as standing long jump, cross-country run and tug o’ war.

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Fun in Focus - Balmedie Gala

A FUN-FILLED day for the whole family attracted nearly 1,000 visitors.

Attractions for kids at Balmedie Gala included a bouncy castle, martial arts demonstrations, games, face painting, a story-telling area and safety talks from Grampian Police.

Adults enjoyed a Fair Trade bar that offered a variety of refreshments, a barbecue, a tent where they could relax with head massage or reflexology and many different craft stalls.

Entertainment throughout the day and evening included music from local bands.

Event organiser Becka Gauld said: “It turned out to be a great day.

“There was something there for the entire family."

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Fun in Focus - Big Bike Ride

BIG-HEARTED cyclists got in their saddles to help raise money for charity.
More than 40 volunteers got on their bikes at the Childline Scotland Big Bike Ride in Aberdeen’s Duthie Park.
The target was for volunteers to cycle a 1km route through the park in order to raise funds for the charity.
In a glorious day of sunshine, parents cycled with kids on chairs on the back of their bikes, some people did up to 16 laps – a 10-mile cycle – and one man did seven laps riding a rickshaw.
Organisers said they were delighted with the turn-out.

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Fun in Focus - Meldrum Sports

THE 78th annual Oldmeldrum Sports and Games weekend provided plenty of entertainment for fans.

Competitors faced off against each in other in events to the delight of huge crowds.

The weekend was officially opened on Saturday afternoon by Steven Robertson and Buff Hardie of comedy act Scotland the What?

And visitors were treated to events such as the hammer, caber tossing and the long jump.

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Fun in Focus - Race for Life

THOUSANDS braved pouring rain to take part in Aberdeen’s race for life, raising cash for Cancer Research UK.

The runners put their best foot forward to complete the 5km road race.

More than 6,000 people took part and joined in with a mass warm up at Aberdeen beach.

Two races took place, with one in the morning and another in the afternoon.

And despite the torrential rain, the event was a massive success.

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Fun in Focus - Fettercairn Gala

VISITORS came in their thousands for the 174th Fettercairn Gala.

The event, at East Bridgend Park in Fettercairn, included a livestock event where horses, ponies, sheep and cattle were sold.

Other attractions included a pipe band, chainsaw carvings, demonstrations of barrel making and different craft stalls.

Youngsters enjoyed the bouncy castles, bungee running, sumo wresting, pillow fights and the children’s races.

Lennox Hair, secretary of the event, said: “It was a great day out for the whole family.”

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