Turriff
Turriff is a community as well as 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 day-to-day speech it is often 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 and also a high school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new build which replaced the old Markethill Primary School and also available to students on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the surrounding areas, including the towns of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward attend the secondary school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (previously Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank and also TSB have branches in the community. The main supermarket chains are Tesco (whose properties have previously been occupied by Presto, Gateway and Somerfield) as well as Co-op Food as well as there are numerous expert 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 approved a permit to inhabit the Court (previously made use of as council offices) to a volunteer group for use as a general neighborhood centre, while they finished their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The team relabelled 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 been successful in their Stage 2 Community Possession Transfer. The group preserved the permit to inhabit up until 28 October 2016, when the building was returned to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were approved a Community Asset Transfer of the building as well as relabelled it Turriff Heritage Centre.
