Welcome to Torphins.
This booklet has been compiled to provide useful information about the village, the businesses and services available and a wide variety of other useful information.
The booklet is currently only available online, if you feel that a printed copy would be desirable, please click on the voting buttons below.
There will be a series of public drop-in engagement sessions concerning the Community Hospital Review as shown below. This is of vital importance to the communities affected. Please note you can submit comments online if you are unable to attend in person.
There will be a Hill of Fare Wind Farm Public Meeting at Mid Deeside Church Torphins Thursday 19th June 2025 at 7 pm based around the flyer shown below:
Torphins Local Place Plan drop in session 16th June 2025.
See the documents below for full details of the current draft plan.
Proposed Development Site, Beltie Road.
Torphins Community Council is developing a Local Place Plan for our community and this proposal has been put forward as part of the process. TCC has not taken a position on the merits or otherwise of the proposal and will not do so until the view of the Torphins community is clear.
Your views are important.
If you wish to comment on the proposal, please do so below. We would ask you add your postcode to help us identify the geographical spread of responses:
Thank you for your comments.
Avoiding Frauds and Scams – Presentation Thursday 1st May 2025 at 7:00 pm in the newly refurbished Learney Hall:
You are invited to attend a presentation by PC Mark Irvine of North East Division Crime Reduction Team to provide advice regarding the latest frauds and scams.
The presentation includes:
Real examples of fraud victims in the North East.
How to avoid frauds.
The latest frauds and how criminals are using new technologies.
Passwords.
WiFi safety.
Banking safely online.
Shopping online safely.
Sextortion, Romance, investment frauds etc. etc.
And of course, the opportunity for plenty questions & answers at the end.
Here are some useful documents provided during the presentation:
The presentation will be followed by the regular TCC monthly meeting which community members are always welcome to attend. The Aberdeenshire Council proposed 20 mph speed limit in built up areas will be on the agenda.
Aberdeenshire Council Bus Forum:
The next meeting of the Aberdeenshire Council Bus Forum is taking place on Wednesday, 30th April 2025 from 7.15 pm to 9.30 pm. This will be held at Room F04/05, Inverurie Community Campus, Victoria Street, Inverurie, AB51 3QZ.
This can also be attended online or by telephone. You can find details on how to access virtual attendance and further details of the forum, including the agenda via this link:
Bus Forum – Aberdeenshire Council
Local Place Plan (LPP) – Your Local Community Consultation! – Have your say now!
Torphins Community Council believes it is important for our area to prepare a LPP for Torphins. We have put our ideas together in a draft LPP and would very much welcome your comments, feedback and response. Please read the two attachments via links below then submit your comments to: admin@torphins.net including your name and postcode, or via the contacts page:
https://www.torphins.net/contact
The consultation is open and closes at 5pm on 31 March 2025.
Learney Hall Refurbishment – Work starts 24 February 2025
Work starts 24 February 2025
The refurbishment of Learney Hall will start on 24 February to be complete by 31 March 2025. During this time the hall will be closed to the public. Improvements are:
Main Hall Floor sanded and resealed.
Lesser Hall Floor sanded and resealed. Room decoration. New LED lighting.
Kitchen Replacement kitchen with new fridge and cooker. New vinyl wood effect flooring. New windows. Room decoration.
Ladies Toilets Space reconfigured to provide two separate ladies toilets accessible from stairs. New sanitaryware and Room decoration. New vinyl flooring.
Gents Toilets New sanitaryware. Room decoration. New vinyl flooring. New windows.
Accessible Toilet New sanitaryware and fixtures. Room decoration. New vinyl flooring. New windows.
Entrance hall Room decoration; New wood effect vinyl Flooring.
Electrical upgrade There will be an Electric upgrade in the kitchen, lesser hall, gents toilets and accessible toilet.
Former Flat Storage shelving installed.
Digital connectivity and broadband services across the TCC area – Aberdeenshire Council Presentation – May 2024.
Torphins Welcome Pack.
Hill of Fare Wind Farm Application.
The planning application for the HoF windfarm has been transferred from the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit to the Division of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA). A Reporter will be appointed who will decide next steps and how the public inquiry will be conducted.
More information can be found at the Hill of Fare Wind Farm Information Group (HOFWIG) website:
Hill of Fare Windfarm Information Group
Emergencies.
TORphins Community Help (TORCH) was formed as a resilience sub-group of Torphins Community Council in December 2021 in the wake of Storm Arwen.
This group of community volunteers manage the Torphins Community Resilience Plan and support the community within the TCC Area in times of emergency
The TORCH Guide is your guide on how to prepare for an emergency and what to do if it happens.
The TORCH Emergency Response Plan explains the details of the community response process
