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18 June 2013
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Come and celebrate the completion of the recently restored and improved Duthie Park on Sunday 30 June at 12noon-4pm. Bring along your picnic blanket to take in some music at the bandstand, take a tour round the park in a traditional horse and cart or let the kids burn off some energy on the bungee jump trampoline or in the new play park. A great day out for all the family! Re-Opening of Duthie Park
Join us to pay tribute to our veterans and serving armed forces on Saturday 29 June. Members of the Armed Forces, past and present, come together in a parade to highlight the diversity and uniqueness of our service personnel and veterans. Massed pipes and drums, over 40 veteran associations, serving personnel from the Army, The Royal Air Force and The Royal Navy, Sea, Army and Air Cadets and military vehicles will feature in a parade down Union Street at 11am. Armed Forces Day.
The 2013 Summer in the City Guide is now available! There are many great events happening in Aberdeen this summer for you to get involved in with family and friends.
Exclusive to Accord Card holders, there are 100 free tickets to be won for a wide variety of shows and performances at this year’s Aberdeen International Youth Festival. Accord Card holders can also enjoy 15% off ticket prices on many of the shows. Click here for details.
New for 2013… buy your earlybird tickets online in advance! Not only will you save money, you’ll save time queuing too. This popular annual event takes place on Father’s Day with an exciting mix of traditional competitions, piping and dancing as well as family entertainment including a zip slide, laser tag, paintball, bike adventure course, climbing wall plus much more! Find out more here..
Do you have a project or an idea for Aberdeen's year long celebration of culture and the arts in 2017? Come along to one of our programming sessions on 15th, 20th, 26th June and 1st and 6th July. Click here for more info.
Aberdeen is bidding to be UK City of Culture - take part in one of our programming sessions to tell us what you want to see in Aberdeen in 2017.

An informal evening of book-related banter and networking for Aberdeen city and shire's literary community.

5 COMEDIANS WILL TAKE TO THE STAGE AND TALK ABOUT STAR WARS, SPECIAL GUEST RICK CARRANZA AND ELSIE FROM A-Z IMPROVERS
Library services in Aberdeen can be accessed in more ways than ever before, 24 hours a day.
Major repairs to the lift at Aberdeen Central Library got under way yesterday [Monday 17 June].
Green-fingered pupils from three Aberdeen primary schools have helped their award-winning flower bed designs take root.
Learn about Aberdeen's freedom caskets at a free talk at Aberdeen Maritime Museum, tomorrow [Wednesday 19 June].
An Aberdeen primary school could help to slash the city's carbon emissions.
Aberdeen City Council has welcomed news that bmi is to launch a new air service between Aberdeen and Norwegian oil services hub Kristiansund this summer.
The list allows you to view all current planning applications and those that are currently undetermined.
Road closures may be required for local gala events or public gatherings. Alternative traffic routes are identified for temporary road closures were possible.
Links to the Tell Me Scotland website - a portal for accessing public information notices issued by local authorities across Scotland.
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