Turriff
Turriff is a community and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about 166 feet (51 m) over water level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is typically described by its Scots name, Turra, which is originated 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), as well as a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School as well as a senior high 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. People from the bordering areas, including the towns of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward go to the senior high school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank as well as TSB have branches in the community. The main grocery store chains are Tesco (whose properties have formerly been occupied by Presto, Gateway as well as Somerfield) and Co-op Food and also there are numerous expert stores including two giving drug stores. The community has a library, a sports centre as well as swimming pool. It is served by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council approved a permit to occupy the Municipal Building (formerly used as council offices) to a volunteer group for usage as a basic community centre, while they finished their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The team renamed the structure Turriff Town hall. The main handover was anticipated to be finished in 2016, yet in June 2016 the team introduced that they had not succeeded in their Phase 2 Neighborhood Possession Transfer. The group kept the licence to inhabit till 28 October 2016, when the structure was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were granted a Community Asset Transfer of the structure and also renamed it Turriff Heritage Centre.