Turriff
Turriff is a town as well as civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It rests on the River Deveron, concerning 166 feet (51 m) over water level, and also has a population of 5,708. In daily speech it is usually referred to 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 as well as a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a brand-new build which replaced the old Markethill Primary School as well as open up to students on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the surrounding locations, consisting of the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward participate in the secondary school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (formerly Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank and TSB have branches in the community. The primary supermarket chains are Tesco (whose properties have actually formerly been inhabited by Presto, Gateway as well as Somerfield) and Co-op Food and also there are numerous professional shops consisting of two giving pharmacies. The community has a collection, a sports centre and swimming pool. It is served by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council accepted a permit to occupy the Court (formerly used as council offices) to a volunteer team for use as a general area centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The group renamed the building Turriff Town hall. The official handover was expected to be completed in 2016, yet in June 2016 the team announced that they had actually not been successful in their Stage 2 Area Property Transfer. The group retained the permit to occupy until 28 October 2016, when the structure was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were provided a Community Asset Transfer of the building and also renamed it Turriff Heritage Centre.
