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Fittie Community Development Trust

28 October 2023 * 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

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Banner reds Fittie through Time

A harbour is depicted on a still, sunny day. Grey buildings by the seaside.

When the Community of Fittie acquired a disused Gospel Hall through asset transfer with a grant from the Scottish Land Fund, it also acquired the plot in which it sits. This is an important year for us as the renovation of the Hall has been completed, a new floor was laid in May with the assistance from the Aberdeen Common Good Fund. The narrow margin around the Hall which was concreted over is now a community garden.

The event ‘Fittie through time’ will show finds made when the concrete was broken up by residents to create the garden, giving glimpses into the lives of those who lived and worked round and about, before 1951 when the hall was built.

Dr Orsolya Czere will talk about what archaeology can tell us about life and diet in Aberdeen in past times. There will be a walking tour from Pocra Quay to St Clements Church and back, one in the morning session and one in the afternoon session. A volunteer from Aberdeen’s Family History Society and Fittie resident will be on hand to discover how to explore your family tree.  There will also be a map of ‘lost Fittie’, where those with memories of the area, can post notes of what existed between the Hall and St Clements where there were hundreds of residents and now there are just yards, warehouses, and business premises.  Plus, there will of course be refreshments and plenty of chance to chat and share stories.

Sessions will run from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

 

This event is part of Community Land Week, the festival of community ownership in Scotland. In 2023, nearly 50 communities from across Scotland will celebrate, with events ranging from guided walks across community-owned land and mushroom cultivation workshops, to pumpkin festivals and ceilidhs.

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Date:
28 October 2023
Time:
10:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Organiser

Fittie Community Development Trust
Email
fittietrust@gmail.com

Venue

Fittie Community Hall
New Pier Road, Footdee
Aberdeen, AB11 5DR United Kingdom