Councillor Ross Grant

27/08/2026

It was great to attend last nights Central Priority Neighbourhood Partnership (PNP), where members of the partnership began planning their meetings, events and activities for the coming year including thematics of those meetings.

The Partnership have set out their strategic priorities for 2026-2036 with a series of intervention ideas to respond to those priorities, including (among many) ideas to improve community safety, cohesion and inclusion; to improve opportunities for young people to get into employment; and making more use of existing community facilities.

If you want to get involved in this (don’t be intimidated by all the terminology!), give me a shout. The more that residents get involved from Tillydrone, Seaton, Woodside, Ashgrove and George Street, can add so much value to this work.

Tillydrone, Woodside, Seaton, Ashgrove, Stockethill and George Street Priority Neighbourhood Partnership Community Chair Person: Abeer Eladany

17/08/2026

I was absolutely delighted to meet with Maryna and Tomasz today to find out more about her amazing venture, “Maryna’s Bread”.

As residents of Tillydrone, I’m very proud that she produces the most beautiful artisan sourdough bread and another fine example of a local business start up from our patch through sheer hard work, talent and commitment.

I’m looking forward to supporting her as she takes the next steps in her journey to success.

If you want to order some delicious bread you can order from Maryna’s website here: www.marynasbread.com

Maryna Kurnicka and partner Tomasz Harasimiuk never expected their Tillydrone baking venture to grow so quickly. Now, as Maryna works towards her dream of opening an Aberdeen bakery, they hope a bigger oven can take the business to the next level. Read more: https://ebx.sh/AsxPmN

17/08/2026

Aww Bill, one of the good ones!

An effective local councillor who spoke his mind, cared for his community but worked well with others and he had a rare wicked sense of humour which is all too little in politics today. I’ll miss our capering.

Sending my deepest sympathies to Bill’s family, friends, party colleagues and constituents.

Mr Cormie helped local school children plant more than 100,000 bulbs in his Midstocket and Rosemount ward, as well as serving the community for more than two decades.

05/08/2026

Amazing! Our communities have so many individual recycling heroes and I’m delighted to see plenty of local folk being recognised for their individual and collective efforts!

15/07/2026

Sharing on behalf of Saint G’s Community Centre. Get in touch with them.

“We’re always looking for friendly faces to join in, lend a hand, or just enjoy a blether over a cuppa. Whether you’re great in the kitchen or simply want to do something positive in the community, there’s a place for you here. Pop by and say hello - everyone’s welcome! 🌿”

29/06/2026

Attended by loads of politicians and decision makers who tried so hard to s***f the Bucksburn Swimming Pool out of existence.

This success does not belong to Sport Aberdeen or, indeed, to Aberdeen City Council, but solely belongs to local residents and supporters of the Swimming Pool. Today’s amazing milestone is their achievement, their success.

08/05/2026

Polling day is always a privilege to go out and do, it’s when politicians and candidates are at their most keen to engage (for obvious reasons) but it gives their potential constituents maximum power to feedback and to raise their issues.

Just a selection of photos of the trek round parts of the patch and the load of local issues that matter to folk.

Lots of frustration, lots of local issues. Time for me to crack on with their work, on their behalf.

05/12/2025

Today is a historic milestone for the Tillydrone Community Development Trust after 16 years of tireless effort and quiet determination, they are able to now say that 'the Wallace Tower is OPEN'. I can't stress enough how pleased I am for the Trust to get to this moment. It took vision and a relentless and pragmatic effort to refine the vision in to a deliverable activation of the building.

The Tillydrone Community Development Trust was set up in 2010 with a mission to spearhead 'community led' regeneration and with that produce opportunities to generate local jobs with any profit generated from their enterprises reinvested back in to the work of the Trust and it's objectives. They have made great strides in achieving that ambition and they have done so with the utmost love, care and respect for the Wallace Tower (Benholms Lodge) which is looking absolutely resplendent.

Super well done to (among many others) Colin, Linda, Susan, Jane, Ramsay, Clive, David. Please do show your support, not just in the next couple of days but in the weeks, months and hopefully years ahead. Be proud and take a moment to soak up all of the plaudits that you richly deserve.

📢 Have you heard?! 📢 The Liberty Kitchen at The Wallace Tower opens tomorrow at 10am! We are so delighted to reopen this iconic building with them, and with all of you. Come on in!!! 🥪☕️🍰