Turriff
Turriff is a community and also civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It rests on the River Deveron, concerning 166 feet (51 m) over sea level, and also has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is commonly described by its Scots name, Turra, which is originated from the Scottish Gaelic enunciation. There are 4 churches in Turriff: St Ninian's (Church of Scotland), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church), and a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School as well as a secondary school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new construct which changed the old Markethill Primary School as well as available to students on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the bordering areas, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward participate in the senior high school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (previously Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank as well as TSB have branches in the community. The major grocery store chains are Tesco (whose premises have actually previously been occupied by Presto, Gateway and Somerfield) as well as Co-op Food as well as there are numerous expert stores consisting of 2 dispensing pharmacies. The town has a library, a sporting activities centre and swimming pool. It is served by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council accepted a licence to occupy the Court (formerly made use of as council offices) to a volunteer group for use as a general area centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the structure. The team renamed the building Turriff Town hall. The main handover was expected to be completed in 2016, but in June 2016 the group announced that they had actually not succeeded in their Phase 2 Community Possession Transfer. The group maintained the licence to occupy until 28 October 2016, when the building was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were given a Community Asset Transfer of the building as well as relabelled it Turriff Heritage Centre.
