Maud Pleasure Park Committee

11/06/2026

Another old school, rather than AI effort...

Come and join us at the Bowling Club, July 5th, 10am to 3ish, for teas/coffees, homebakes and fresh butteries. Have a go at putting and other activities. Everyone is welcome.

07/06/2026

🌼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 🌼

To help keep the park in good condition, the football committee will be spraying areas of grass to treat broadleaf weeds and dandelions.

🐕 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 : Please keep dogs off the treated areas until the grass is completely dry. The recommendation is to 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝟮𝟰–𝟰𝟴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴, although this will depend on weather conditions.

Warning signs will be placed at park entrances.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥.

05/06/2026

Our next old school, rather than AI effort...

Come and join us at the Bowling Club, July 5th, 10am to 3ish, for teas/coffees, homebakes and fresh butteries. Have a go at putting and other activities. Everyone is welcome.

31/05/2026

We thought about using AI for a poster but decided to go old school...

Come and join us at the Bowling Club, July 5th, 10am to 3ish, for teas/coffees, homebakes and fresh butteries. Have a go at putting and other activities. Everyone is welcome.

29/04/2026

Where's Our Rake???

Maud Pleasure Park Committee were disappointed last week when one of our volunteers went to lock up the toilets and put equipment away after the Maud School pupils had practiced their athletics at the park, to find that the rake used to smooth out the sand at the long jump area had disappeared.

Many of you will remember a few years ago when a campaign was started by Lauren & Dave at Platform 5 Cafe to get an area of rough land turned in to an athletics practice area. The school children come to the park twice a week to use the area in the run up to the Mintlaw area athletics competition (held in 2 weeks time) because the school playground is unsuitable for practicing athletics. But now they have no rake, because someone decided that they could help themselves to it!

It was taken last Thursday the 23rd April between the children leaving at 12pm and our volunteer going to put it away at 1pm. If you know the whereabouts of our rake, or who is responsible, then we'd love to have a friendly chat with them!

25/04/2026

Despite many posts and reminders, some dog owners are still not picking up after their dogs - not only in the park but also around in the village. It's not only unpleasant to see but it poses a real health risk for the children and adults.

If you see anyone not picking up their dogs mess, please report it to the council, via this link.
https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/environment/animal-health/dog-fouling/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARZliRjbGNrBFmWG2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHhQ9zBMoHPvt-jz6ufKhmPTZ33TQw_LPqtuTmD7lQfK5bNnwNSc9N2NLGv6X_aem_BOfQ983I7fk4hZfNPBcRMQ

Certain local authority officers are authorised under The Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 to issue fixed penalty notices to any person in charge of a dog who after it has fouled in a public place fails to immediately remove the excrement and dispose of it in a suitable receptacle (dog bin, public li...

05/04/2026

We knew George was amazing when he jumped in to help with our fun day, on day one of his job here - sad to see him go, but Maud gave him a farewell to remember ❤️

29/03/2026

What an amazing achievement! Well done to all involved 👏

What a finish. What a journey. What a community.

Today, this incredible group didn’t just complete a run…
they completed their full 5KM 💥

10 weeks ago, this was Couch to 5K. For many, it was a first step, a challenge, maybe even something they never thought possible.
Since then, they’ve faced everything rain, wind, snow, sleet, hailstones… and plenty of mud… and still, they showed up.

No excuses. No quitting. Just consistency, support, and belief.

Week after week they pushed limits, built confidence, and today they crossed that 5KM finish line together and it was something special.

A massive thank you to the community members who came out to support at the end, clapping them home for their final 5K. That moment… that energy… that support… is exactly what community is all about 🙌

And on a personal note, thank you to this amazing group for the most thoughtful gift. It truly means a lot, and I’m incredibly grateful.

Being part of this journey has been an absolute privilege.

“Proud” doesn’t even begin to cover it.
You are living proof that no matter where you start, if you commit and keep going, you can achieve anything.

This isn’t the end it’s just the beginning.

Feel free to share and celebrate this with the wider Maud community.

What a finish. What a group. What a community.

21/03/2026

🎉Lucky Squares Winners🎉

Thank you for buying lucky squares, we drew the lucky winners last night and they are:

1st (adult)- 205- Margaret Lawson
2nd (adult)- 62- Georgie Curno

1st (kids)- 167- Helen Feeney
2nd (kids)- 185- Jimmy Cartmel

Well done to our winners, and thank you all again for your continued support 😊

22/02/2026

Family Quiz Night - Friday 20th March 2026, 6.30 for 7pm start at Maud Social Club.

Questions are being created by one of our wonderful committee - specifically with families in mind, so we are really hoping for a good turnout.

Come along and work those brain cells... 😁