Dufftown and District Community Association

10/09/2026

🚲 What difference can borrowing an e-bike make? Read how one local resident rediscovered her love of cycling, built her confidence and opened up new possibilities! 💜

For one local resident, borrowing an e-bike from Dufftown & District Community Association (DDCA) has opened up a world of possibilities, helping her rediscover a love of cycling…

09/09/2026

COULD YOU LEND A HELPING HAND? 💜

Can you spare a little time one Wednesday afternoon each month to help us with our Community Social Afternoons?

We’re looking for a few friendly faces to help with:
☕ Tea & coffee
🎟️ The raffle
😊 Making everyone feel welcome

📅 1 Wednesday afternoon a month
⏰ 1.30pm – 3.00pm
📍 Mortlach Memorial Hall

Our first event is Wednesday 16th September.

If you could help, we’d love to hear from you! 💜

09/09/2026

💜 ONE WEEK TO GO! 💜

Our very first Community Social Afternoon is happening next Wednesday, 16th September, and we would love for you to join us! 🥳

Come along for a lovely afternoon with:

🎶 Entertainment from Eddie and Mike
🎟️ A raffle
☕ Tea, coffee and goodies
💬 A chance to have a chat and tell us what you would like to see at the group going forward

Whether you come along for the entertainment, the company, the cake… or all three! 🍰 We’d love to see you.

📅 Wednesday 16th September
⏰ 1.30-3.30
📍 Mortlach Memorial Hall, Small Hall

Please share this post with anyone who might enjoy coming along, especially friends, family or neighbours who aren’t on social media.

And a big thank you to The Robertson Trust for fully funding these events and helping us bring the community together. 💜

See you next Wednesday! 👋.

08/09/2026

We had a lovely trip up to Glenrinnes to see the new path that has recently been completed, as part of the fantastic work being carried out by the Dorenell Paths Group.

The new section is accessible from the Ben Rinnes car park and is approximately 1,000m long, giving walkers another beautiful route to explore and enjoy. 🌄

And there’s more to come! Plans for the next section are already underway, which will head over towards Glenfiddich, eventually linking up with paths already in the area and creating even more opportunities to explore our amazing local landscape.

🌱 Amazing progress, beautiful scenery, and a very welcome excuse to step away from the computer for a few hours!

08/09/2026

Ever wondered who the other Community Development Officers are in the local area! Meet Claire Howie and Claire Filer.
Claire Howie is the Community Liason Officer for Glenrinnes and Claire Filer is the Glenlivet and Inveravon Development Officer.
Being a CDO is definitely a team sport and it’s alway great to catch up with this pair!

07/09/2026

Massive thank you to Darryl Jones from The.Highland.Feed for create some content for us!
👀Come inside the Clock Tower with us! 🕰️💜
What do you think? As you expected? Been inside before?

06/09/2026

Don’t forget - 1st session back tomorrow! All the information is in the post 🥳

🧵✨ MAKE DO & MEND IS BACK! ✨🧵

Good news for all you crafters, stitchers, tinkerers and “I’ve had this project sitting in a cupboard for three years” people... 😂

Our Make Do & Mend sessions start back this Monday! 🎉

Check out the flyer below for the full list of dates and come along to:

🪡 Bring a project you’re already working on
✂️ Start something completely new
💡 Get inspired by the wonderful Jill
🧵 Have a go with one of our sewing machines, or bring your own
☕ Enjoy a cuppa and, most importantly... the biscuit supply will be fully stocked! 🍪

And the best bit? You don't need to bring anything except yourself. Whether you're a sewing superstar or haven't picked up a needle since school, everyone is welcome.

Come along, have a chat, learn something new and maybe finally rescue that project from the back of the cupboard! 😆

📅 First session: Monday 10-12, Mortlach Memorial Hall Dufftown (Small Hall)

See you there! 🧵💜☕🍪

04/09/2026

🌿 HOW MANY WILLOWS DID WE STRIP?!

Have a read of this month’s newsletter to find out, along with all the latest news, projects and goings-on from DDCA.

👉 August’s newsletter is out now! 💜

Well, the answer is four ceilidhs and quite a lot of willow! We were delighted with the success of our four summer ceilidhs. They brought people together for some great nights of music, dancing and fun, and we hope to build on this next year and make the ceilidhs a regular fixture in the Dufftown ev...

03/09/2026

🧵✨ MAKE DO & MEND IS BACK! ✨🧵

Good news for all you crafters, stitchers, tinkerers and “I’ve had this project sitting in a cupboard for three years” people... 😂

Our Make Do & Mend sessions start back this Monday! 🎉

Check out the flyer below for the full list of dates and come along to:

🪡 Bring a project you’re already working on
✂️ Start something completely new
💡 Get inspired by the wonderful Jill
🧵 Have a go with one of our sewing machines, or bring your own
☕ Enjoy a cuppa and, most importantly... the biscuit supply will be fully stocked! 🍪

And the best bit? You don't need to bring anything except yourself. Whether you're a sewing superstar or haven't picked up a needle since school, everyone is welcome.

Come along, have a chat, learn something new and maybe finally rescue that project from the back of the cupboard! 😆

📅 First session: Monday 10-12, Mortlach Memorial Hall Dufftown (Small Hall)

See you there! 🧵💜☕🍪