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Frustration for north-east mum as future of oil-hit Gartly school remains unknown

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Parents have been left in limbo over their children’s education as the future of a school closed following an oil leak more than two years ago still remains unknown. All of the 23 pupils and nursery children at the time were moved to Rhynie’s school instead, about four miles away, due to the extensive soil contamination. Since then, the future of the rural school has been a heavy topic of discussion with the options for it to be reinstated or permanently closed being debated by councillors.

All options to be considered for oil leak Gartly school s future

BBC News Published All options are to be considered for the future of an Aberdeenshire school shut for more than two years amid work to deal with an oil leak. Pupils from Gartly School were moved to another school after the incident in December 2018. Some children were said to have been left feeling ill after the leak and resulting strong smell. Aberdeenshire Council s education and children s services committee agreed on a full options appraisal. Reinstating the building would cost another £850,000, on top of £450,000 already spent, or it could close. It is hoped a report could be available by June.

Calls to bring Rhynie Man back to village it was discovered to be discussed

© Aberdeenshire Archaeological Service Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeenshire Council is in discussions with members of the Rhynie community over proposals to return a vital piece of Pictish history that was removed from the village in 1978. Rhynie Man, a 6ft-high carving of a fearsome fellow carrying an axe, was ploughed up from Barflat Farm and dates back to the 6th or 7th centuries. It currently resides at Aberdeenshire Council’s headquarters at Woodhill House, but the authority is considering returning it to Rhynie.

Iconic Pictish stone could return home to north-east village

Iconic Pictish stone could return home to north-east village by Jamie Hall and Danny McKay 25/01/2021, 11:10 am © Supplied by Aberdeen University The Rhynie Man. A historic Pictish stone could be set to return to the north-east village it was discovered in more than four decades ago. The Rhynie Man is a six-foot-high Pictish standing stone with a stunning axe-wielding figure carved into it. The archeological find was discovered at Barflat farm in Rhynie in 1978, but now sits in Aberdeenshire Council’s Woodhill House headquarters. Fergus Mutch, the SNP’s MSP candidate in Aberdeenshire West, has written to Aberdeenshire Council calling for the stone to be returned home to the village.

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