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If you have a photo and/or a story about the Banff and Macduff area (generally), from when 'you were a Kid' or earlier, that you would like to share with us, send it to us by Messenger and we can quickly get it up on the page for you. This is your page if you're from Portsoy, Sandend, Whitehills, Foggie, Bracoden, Crudie, Longmanhill, Alvah, Gamrie, Gardenstown, Crovie, Boyndie, Inverboyndie, Forglen, King Edward, Glenbarry, Cornhill... and all points in between. Your great contributions are always welcome! So if you've never posted or replied to anything here - give it a go and join in. Please recommend "B & M" to all your facebook friends! Cheers! Martin Ingram and Alan Ingram

The original Bridgend Garage around 1978
10/10/2026

The original Bridgend Garage around 1978

The texture on the vanilla ice cream, seen here on top of the tub I had last weekend, reminded me a lot of the Carlton C...
09/10/2026

The texture on the vanilla ice cream, seen here on top of the tub I had last weekend, reminded me a lot of the Carlton Cafe ice cream of my childhood. It was really nice, but I still don't think I've found vanilla ice cream that can top what the Carlton' used to do.
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Banff Academy Outdoor Club on an expedition are seen in this picture on this excellent Alan Souter photo from 1970
09/10/2026

Banff Academy Outdoor Club on an expedition are seen in this picture on this excellent Alan Souter photo from 1970

May 1975 saw a rising star at the Banff Springs. Over the years, much has been made of audience reaction to the Billy Co...
09/10/2026

May 1975 saw a rising star at the Banff Springs. Over the years, much has been made of audience reaction to the Billy Connolly show in Banff, but I think the report in the Banffshire Journal possibly puts a good sense of perspective on what most likely actually happened. It's not uncommon, or certainly wasn't, 50 years ago, for sound quality at a gig, to be less than perfect and how many in that audience were expecting to see a comedian of the big bow tie with frills 'Wheeltappers and Shunters' school of comedy? Connolly certainly was setting a whole new style of comedy and is most likely the greatest comedian we have known. Strangely, having read two of his biographies, I'm left with the impression that as a person, I'm not a fan. Perhaps those same qualities were picked up by some of those present at the'Springs all those years ago?

"Many Fans Were Disillusioned

ON Friday night 300 people turned up at the Banff Springs Hotel to see Scotland's crown prince of comedy Billy Connolly in action.

After the show, however, many fans left sorely disillusioned with the feeling that what they had been presented with was hardly worth the £4-14.50 they had forked out.

Many complained of the poor sound amplification and some thought Connolly's jokes were "too dirty", in fact 40 of the audience walked out before his performance had finished.

At the weekend the Banff Springs management announced in a statement that those who attended the Friday show would have their money refunded.

They say that the facilities and services provided by the hotel were "100%" and that great care and effort had been taken by the hotel and its staff to ensure the success of the evening.

The statement goes on: "It is therefore most distressing both the management and staff of the Banff Springs that customers went away unhappy from the hotel because of a situation over which the hotel exercises little control".

Hotel manager Alex Stephenson stated that on Friday morning the hotel was advised that the band and supporting acts would be arriving during the afternoon to set up equipment, rehearse, etc, and that Connolly would be arriving between 5 and 6 p.m.

The band Hunters Key with singer Don Drake arrived on time and prepared themselves for the show.

Connolly, however, failed to arrive until after the show started, and consequently there was no opportunity for him to set up the sound equipment to ensure that the audience cauld hear properly.

There were no complaints from the audience about the audibility of the acts, says Mr Stephenson"

Great to hear from our Foggie correspondent, Bob Munro and thanks for sharing these photos. "L A Anderson, Building Cont...
08/10/2026

Great to hear from our Foggie correspondent, Bob Munro and thanks for sharing these photos.

"L A Anderson, Building Contractor, Aberchirder & Banff

A couple of the attached photographs have featured on your site previously. I’m sure some of the ex LAA employees out there in facebook-land will recognise the Mason worthies, all of whom are sadly no longer with us."

Two local footballing legends from different generations, on the occasion of the Banff Academy team's 'C**k of the North...
05/10/2026

Two local footballing legends from different generations, on the occasion of the Banff Academy team's 'C**k of the North Cup' success in 1970. A window display in Banff museum celebrated both the Banff Academy success and Deveronvale's 'Qualifying Cup' win a few years earlier.

Good luck to Deveronvale FC this afternoon as they take on Troon FC at PRP in the first round of this season's Scottish ...
03/10/2026

Good luck to Deveronvale FC this afternoon as they take on Troon FC at PRP in the first round of this season's Scottish Cup. Here's a reminder of the Vale's first ever Scottish Cup adventure, which took place appropriately enough, at Hampden Park way back in 1948.

On the subject of our dances of old, I saw this on the Angus Archive page. Portsoy band, The Jacobeats playing at the 'L...
03/10/2026

On the subject of our dances of old, I saw this on the Angus Archive page. Portsoy band, The Jacobeats playing at the 'Locarno' (possibly Arbroath?) in 1965. The bill at the back of them shows they were playing in support of the 'Applejacks' (of Tell Me When' fame) there, if not that night, then at a future date.

From Irene...."Following on from your post about Macduff dances, I tried to remember some of the groups that played ther...
01/10/2026

From Irene....
"Following on from your post about Macduff dances, I tried to remember some of the groups that played there. My diary from 1970 did help!

The Facells, The Royal Teens, Onyx, Jinx, The Billy Steele Combo, Beautiful Park, Lewis Kane, Tangerine Machine, So Lonely, Sweet and Tender Motion, Raspberry, Twilight Zone, Ham Sandwich, Mr Fantasy, Chris McLure (already mentioned in your post), Molly Shand at marquees.
I liked BMG’s and Legionnaires at Kelder Bar too."

Can any of you remember any of the bands Irene mentions?........

Thanks to Keith for this one....
29/09/2026

Thanks to Keith for this one....

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