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 Welcome to the website for the Community of Cove and Altens in Aberdeen. Here you will find lots of information on all the goings on in this thriving community. The history of Cove Have a look at the history of the Community of Cove from the 18th century to the current day by Douglas W Gray. The bustling community is far removed from a sleepy fishing village in the 1790’s of less than 300 souls more... Community Council meetings All members of the Community are invited to the regular Community Council meetings which are held at Loirston Primary School. Meet your Cove and Altens Community Councillors here Come along to hear what's going on at 7:30pm on the following dates;
Minutes Meeting 21 January 2008  Meeting 25 February 2008 Meeting 28 April 2008 Doonies Farm Doonies Farm website - www.dooniesfarm.com Doonies Farm sits on the cliff tops between Aberdeen Lighthouse and the village of Cove. The farm is home to some of Britain’s rarest breeds of cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, goats and poultry. It is a working farm that is managed using mainly traditional farming methods to encourage local wildlife to flourish too. For generations of children, Doonies has been their first contact with the countryside. Cities twinned with Aberdeen Aberdeen is twinned with the following cities;
Does your group/organisation have interests you feel might benefit from making
connections with or visiting other similar groups in one of our twin cities? Local City Councillor Surgeries If you would like to meet one of your Local City Councillors to discuss any matter then you can attend one of their surgeries listed under Useful Numbers. Surgeries are available for Neil Cooney, Kate Dean or Callum McCaig. Community Centre Programmes The 2008-2009 programmes for Loirston Community Learning Centre
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Latest newsMore information required We are gradually building up information to place on our website. If you run a community group or club in Cove and Altens and would like to have your details added, please contact us. Cove Gala - Saturday 13th June This year’s theme is “SKOOL DAYS”. More information and dates of events. Chairman's Notes - April 2009 Andy Finlayson, Cove and Altens Chairman, provides an update on current matters affecting the residents of the Community of Cove and Altens.
more... Police News PC Jamie Wade 0538 and PC David Simpson 6866 are wholly based at the Cove Police Station at the Cove Library, Loirston Avenue and look forward to meeting and assisting the Cove community. Police newsletter RHSA Gardening Workshops  These Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen garden workshops are intended to help existing and new gardeners share their experiences by practical sessions where instructions are given and hands on experience of practical gardening takes place. Usually participants are able to take home cuttings, etc. from the workshops. Come and join Jim Henderson and friends on the second Wednesday of every month between 1.30pm and 3.30pm at Altens Community Centre (896798) and at Loirston Annexe between 7pm and 9pm (878482). Phone Jim on 894299 for more information. Pricking out seedlings, hardening off plants, planting gladioli, staking plants and lawn care are just some of the seasonal topics covered. Neighbourhood Awards The Community Council entered the Beautiful Scotland Neighbourhood Awards 2008, a non-competitive competition and was delighted to be awarded at the first attempt, a Certificate of Merit. Marks are given by the judges on various topics and their overall impression of effort made by the Neighbourhood community in the improvement of their local environment is taken into consideration.
Last autumn we enlisted the help of pupils from Loirston and Charleston Primary Schools to plant bulbs in our newly formed Community Garden and in pots and containers around their schools. The Scout movement has also been out planting bulbs in the Community. The daffodils and crocuses have given us a lovely show this spring. More members of the Community, like yourself, are needed to help us go forward with this initiative. Can you grow an extra tray of flowers or more? Can you plant up and bring on a hanging basket with materials provided? Do you have an hour or two to spare now and again? Do you have more ideas? Have you seen what other areas have achieved? A Design Workshop for the Sustainable Growth of Cove The Prince's Foundation returned in September with updated proposals following on from their initial information gathering exercise in April. It is regrettable that so few of you took the opportunity to attend the three evening sessions and put forward your views on their proposals. Apart from the housing developments on the land backing on to Whitehills Road and Station Fields below Cove Rangers' ground they came up with some radical ideas for improvements to Cove such as providing a High Street and additional roads. They are currently away refining their proposals in light of comments they received from you and will be returning in due course for further consultation. Make sure you take the opportunity on their next visit to attend and make your views known to ensure that that their proposals are in accordance with your vision for Cove. Please watch the press for the dates of their next visit. Further details can be found here 63rd Aberdeen (Cove Bay) Scout Group The Scout Group are looking for adult volunteers to help run their Beaver, Cub and Scout sections. more...
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