Turriff
Turriff is a community as well as civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It rests on the River Deveron, about 166 feet (51 m) over sea level, as well as has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is usually described by its Scots name, Turra, which is derived from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation. There are four churches in Turriff: St Ninian's (Church of Scotland), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church), and also a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School and a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new develop which replaced the old Markethill Primary School and also opened to pupils on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the surrounding locations, consisting of the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward go to the high school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (previously Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank and also TSB have branches in the town. The major grocery store chains are Tesco (whose facilities have actually formerly been inhabited by Presto, Gateway and Somerfield) and Co-op Food and also there are numerous expert stores including two giving pharmacies. The town has a library, a sporting activities centre and also swimming pool. It is served by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council approved a licence to inhabit the Municipal Building (previously made use of as council offices) to a volunteer group for use as a basic neighborhood centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The team relabelled the structure Turriff Town House. The main handover was expected to be finished in 2016, yet in June 2016 the team revealed that they had actually not been successful in their Phase 2 Area Property Transfer. The team maintained the permit to occupy until 28 October 2016, when the building was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were provided a Community Asset Transfer of the structure and also renamed it Turriff Heritage Centre.
