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Your guide to Shining A Light On
Celebrate Aberdeen
Aberdeen’s Third Sector
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August 2019
Celebrating Aberdeen 2019!
Welcome to Celebrate Aberdeen 2019, a weekend
of activities which celebrate and recognise the
enormous contribution which the Third Sector
makes to all our lives.
The first Celebrate Aberdeen parade place. Included in this group are
took place in 2011, bringing together Aberdeen Lions and The Church Of
more than 3,500 people supporting Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints who
and representing 130 organisations. help us with our stewarding.
Celebrate Aberdeen continues to
grow and flourish and the parade is Along the length of the parade you’ll
now the flagship event of a weekend see our volunteers shaking their
of activities which take place across collection buckets – please give
the city centre. generously to show your support for
our Third Sector.
Kicking off this year’s event once
again are the highly popular Union The full amount of what is collected
Street Mile races which will see during the parade goes directly to
100+ runners from primary 6 boys one of our parading organisations to
and girls right through to senior support a very worthwhile project.
and veteran runners enjoy the rare
When the parade ends, the rest of
opportunity of a mile-long race
the entertainment begins with a
along a city centre street.
variety of events taking place in five
The parade itself begins at venues in the city centre.
11am with the walkers coming
from Albyn Place onto Union Please show your support for the
Street to a finishing point on organisations taking part in this
Queen Street. event which recognises our unsung
heroes. Enjoy the parade and all
Escorting the parade along its route the events which are taking place
Image courtesy of Haston Creative
will be our own team of volunteers throughout the weekend. If you’d
who come together each year for like to find out how you can take part
the event and without whom none next year, please contact us via
of this weekend’s event could take celebrateaberdeen.org
Where it all started...
Celebrate Aberdeen started, like so many while 2014 saw an altered Celebrate Aberdeen
other good things, as an idea and a desire to format which turned the focus on performers
do something. and community groups taking to stages
across the city centre to provide a weekend
During a family holiday to the US in 2010,
of entertainment.
Morven Mackenzie, the driving force behind
Celebrate Aberdeen, saw a parade which The parade returned in 2015 and has been
was all about recognising the contribution a key part of the weekend ever since. Last
which local charities made to the wider year, a new event was added to the Celebrate
community. Returning home, fired with
Aberdeen calendar when the Celebrate
enthusiasm she wondered why Aberdeen
Aberdeen Awards were launched. One of the
couldn’t do something similar.
first events to be held at the new P&J Live, the
The next year it did. awards will recognise and celebrate individuals
and charitable organisations who have made
From that gem of an idea, Morven gathered an outstanding contribution to life in Aberdeen.
together a team of volunteers who worked
together to make it happen. The parade in What’s next for Celebrate Aberdeen?
2011 was followed by parades in 2012, 2013 Watch this space.
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Businesses –
your Third Sector
needs you!
We say it every year because
every year it’s true – Celebrate
Aberdeen couldn’t happen
without the support of the North
East’s business community.
A message from
As a non-profit organisation, planned and run entirely
by a small team of volunteers, Celebrate Aberdeen is
completely reliant on the external financial support it
receives from the business community. Without that,
the lord provost
the parade and other weekend activities on August
24th/25th and the Celebrate Aberdeen Awards on
September 14th could not take place.
Sponsors (along with volunteers!) are the lifeblood
of Celebrate Aberdeen and we, along with all the
Third Sector organisations, voluntary groups, social
Aberdeen City Council is a proud supporter of Celebrate enterprises, sports groups and musicians, Union Street
Mile runners involved in this, would like to say
Aberdeen. As Lord Provost I am delighted that this thank you.
popular fun-packed event, which promotes volunteering,
You’ll find the full list of our sponsors and supporters
community spirit and civic pride is a firm fixture in the listed in this programme. They range from our platinum
city’s events calendar. sponsor CNOOC International and our gold sponsors,
CNR International, Wood and Chrysaor through to
our awards night sponsors and our parade sponsors.
The weekend includes Union Street mile organisations involved the chance to Each and every one of them has made an invaluable
running races, a huge parade and live promote their services. contribution to the Celebrate Aberdeen activities.
entertainment at locations throughout The crucial importance of collaboration
the city centre. It’s amazing to think that Celebrate
Aberdeen – an award-winning event – is between business and the Third Sector cannot be
organised and run entirely by volunteers, overestimated. The relationships are a lifeline for
Every year Celebrate Aberdeen gains in
supported by the City Council’s events charities and help businesses work towards their
size and popularity and with more than CSR activities.
130 charitable and voluntary organisations team since the first parade back in 2011.
due to take part in the parade it provides They can also lay the foundations for long-term
For anyone who hasn’t been involved with
a great opportunity for us to go along and partnerships. Many of the businesses which have
Celebrate Aberdeen before, I would urge
show our support, and to salute all that aligned with a particular volunteer organisation or social
you to come along and watch the parade
they do for people in the city. enterprise have continued that relationship over the
and enjoy some of the performances over years. That’s not only provided much-needed support
the two days. for the organisation or enterprise, but it has provided
We are very fortunate in Aberdeen
because we have a marvellous Third businesses with staff development opportunities
The Great Aberdeen Run will be held on
Sector, which continues to receive great through volunteering and other support options.
Sunday 25 August which will add to the
support from residents, businesses and carnival atmosphere as we celebrate all If you would like to be involved in the Celebrate
partners across the city. the wonderful people and talent in our Aberdeen story, promote your support to a wider
great city this weekend. audience and reap the benefits, please get in touch.
Celebrate Aberdeen is not just an
opportunity for us to thank local charities Barney Crockett, If you’d like to find out how you can take part next year,
for all they do, but it also provides the Lord Provost of Aberdeen please contact us via celebrateaberdeen.org
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What’s on in the city
The conclusion of the Celebrate Aberdeen parade down Union Street heralds the start of
a weekend of live entertainment across the city centre. There are five main venues –
Broad Street, Bon Accord Roof Garden, Union Square and Trinity Centre.
ReCHarge Café
Participant Offer!
Pop in to ReCHarge Café in Bon Accord
to claim your free Celebrate Aberdeen
participant cupcake and coffee/drink.
Snap a pic of yourself during the parade
and show it to a member of staff to
claim this offer*
* available to the first fifty Celebrate Aberdeen participants only
Let us entertain you!
The weekend entertainment programme has become Adelines, one of the top women’s barbershop choruses
a big part of the Celebrate Aberdeen’s weekend of in the UK, give us a very different style of music when
activities. Introduced for the first time in 2014, the live they start the Union Square programme also at 1.15pm.
entertainment programme keeps the celebrations going If you’re looking for something completely different, The
throughout Saturday afternoon and again on Sunday
Academy of Expressive Arts will begin their performance
afternoon.
at the Bon Accord Centre at the same time and
If you’ve come along to enjoy the Union Street Mile races Aberdeen Ukes, ukulele players, kick off the Trinity Centre
and the parade itself, there’s plenty to keep you in the city programme at 1.30pm.
centre – and to bring you back next day.
That signals the start of an eclectic mix of weekend
The first band takes to the main stage on Broad Street at entertainment, where music takes in everything from
noon on Saturday, soon after the last participants have rock and pop, to country and blues with a diverse range
brought the 2019 Celebrate Aberdeen parade to a close. of dance styles and demonstrations including roller
Opening this year’s entertainment programme is Scottish
derby completing the programme.
blues band, Otis Green & The Blues Machine whose set
begins at noon. All the entertainers taking part have a local connection,
Live music on the Bon Accord Roof Garden begins so please come along and support them. If you’d like to
at 1.15pm with The Shackles, an Indie band from find out how you can take part next year, please contact
Stonehaven, while the Aberdeen Chorus of the Sweet us via celebrateaberdeen.org
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Saturday 24th August
Parade starts at 11am from Holburn Junction to Queen Street.
1 2 3 4 5
Broad Street Bon Accord Bon Accord Centre Union Square Trinity Centre
Roof Garden
12pm
Otis Green &
12.15
The Blues Machine
12.30
12.45
1pm
1.15 Rock Choir
Academy of Aberdeen Chorus Of
1.30 The Shackles
Expressive Arts Sweet Adelines
1.45 Aberdeen Ukes
2pm
2.15 TOD – Mathieson School
The Ghost Tape One Voice
Shay & Chris – of Dance
2.30
“The Script Buskers”
2.45 El Dueto
3pm The Vapour Trails Granite City Brawlers Rebecca Dunn
3.15 Crowe Country UK
3.30
3.45 PAGES JD Sings Monza Express Accoustified
4pm Connor Clark & the
Matador Kings
4.15
4.30 Haan
4.45 Finn HP
5pm
Sunday 25th August
Special service at St Mark’s Church, starting at 11am
1 2 3 4 5
Broad Street Bon Accord Bon Accord Centre Union Square Trinity Centre
Roof Garden
12pm
12.15
12.30
12.45 Full Fat
1pm
1.15
Natalie Tough
1.30 Broken Rivers Flaxman Pam Dignan Dancers
School of Dance
1.45 Amanda Penny
2pm
2.15 Bliss Vansleep Step Up Dance Studio Create Aberdeen
2.30
2.45 David Angus
3pm Winston Smith The Ruptured Ducklings Adam (Angry Man Carpark) The Valkyries
3.15
3.30
3.45 Tess Moir Band Gypsy Roots Aly Macpherson Cameron Brown Mojo
4pm
4.15
4.30 Silver City Soul Revue Sunriders
4.45
5pm
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Our Paraders!
Saturday 24th August
Parade starts at 11am
from Holburn Junction
to Queen Street.
Aberdeen Academy of Dance BECS Future Choices
Aberdeen and District Battalion Befriend a Child Gathimba Edwards Foundation
The Boys’ Brigade Girlguiding Aberdeen
Belmont Filmhouse
Aberdeen Baseball Club Grampian Cardiac Rehabilitation
British Heart Foundation Scotland
Aberdeen Bhangra Crew Association
Cancer Research UK
Aberdeen Chorus Of Sweet Adelines Grampian Haemophilia group
Canine Concern Scotland Trust - Therapet
Aberdeen City Youth Council Grampian Hospital Radio
Charlie House
Aberdeen Cyrenians Granite City Brawlers
CHAS
Aberdeen Division The Girls’ Brigade Granite City Roller Derby
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Aberdeen FC Community Trust Granite Guardian Gals
CLAN Cancer Support
Aberdeen In Recovery Guide Dogs
Class * Act Drama
Aberdeen Lynx ice hockey club Hamish Dear’s Warm Hugs
Confucius Institute of the University HANDSS Group
Aberdeen Play Forum
of Aberdeen
Aberdeen Riding for the Disabled HCPT Group 118
Cornerstone
Aberdeen Sands Home-Start Aberdeen
Create Aberdeen
Aberdeen Seafarers Centre Inspire PTL
DANCE United
Aberdeen Taexali Rugby Club Interfaith Aberdeen
Dates N Mates
Aberdeen YMCA LA Dance and Cheer
Deeside Bandits Dodgeball
Abernecessities Lala Lights with Scott School of Dancing!
Denis Law Legacy Trust Logan’s Fund
Academy of Expressive Arts
Dezibel Street Drummers Love Rara Ltd
ACVO TSI
DISSC Macmillan
All Shapes and Sizes
Archway Downs syndrome scotland Maggie’s Aberdeen
Asthma and Allergy Foundation Filipino Community Of Aberdeen Make-a-Wish UK
Autism and Other Conditions Aberdeen Four Pillars Marie Curie
AV Cheer & Dance Friends Of Anchor Me Too!
Bangladesh Association North Friends of the Neo Natal Unit Mental Health Aberdeen
East Scotland Friends of the Neuro Ward MISS
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Momentum Scotland Scouts Aberdeen
Mrs Murray’s Cat and Dog Home Sensational
Natalie Tough School of Dance Shazam Theatre Company SCIO
Nepalese Himalayan Association Scotland Shelter Scotland
NESDVA Somebody Cares
Newtonhill Pipeband Spikin Autism and More
North East Rider Volunteers Scotland St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Aberdeen
(NERVS) Street Friends helping the homeless IMAGE
Northsound Cash for Kids Sue Ryder
LaLa Lights Sunnybank Community Centre
Northstar United 2009 Team Jak
NSPCC, Childline Thai Buddharam Temple & Cultural Centre
Oxfam Chapel Steet, Aberdeen The ARCHIE Foundation
Pam Dignan Dancers The Church of Jesus Christ of
Police Scotland Youth Volunteers Aberdeen Latter - Day Saints
Polish Association Aberdeen The Granite City Guerrillas Dodgeball Club
Polska Szkola im sw S. Kostki The Living Well Cafe
Maggies Aberdeen The Salvation Army
Poppyscotland Theatre of Dreams dance school
Powis Community Centre Association Turning Point Scotland
Pulse Health Improvement Victim Support Aberdeen
Rape Crisis Grampian VSA
Red Rox Events & Fundraising Walker Road Dancers
Royal Voluntary Service WEA
SACRO Women Against State Pension Injustice
Scott School of Dancing (WASPI)
Scottish Association for Mental Health WrestleZone
(SAMH) Rock Choir
How you support local projects
We’re often asked what happens to the money which is raised
from the collecting buckets which you’ll see some of our
volunteers carrying as they parade down Union Street.
In the years since the parade started, we “It was fantastic to be chosen as the
have raised thousands of pounds from recipient of last year’s charity donation,”
the generosity of members of the public said Barbara McGregor, Chairperson of
and one hundred percent of that has been Shopmobility Aberdeen. “Wheelchairs
used to support projects run by parading have to be replaced regularly as they are
organisations which benefit the people in high demand and are well used so this
of Aberdeen.
time last year we were starting to run out
Last year, the money we raised was of chairs. The donation of two wheelchairs
used to buy two new wheelchairs for from Celebrate Aberdeen meant so much
Shopmobility Aberdeen. The organisation to us. Not only can they be used to help
has been involved with Celebrate Aberdeen people take part in the parade, but they
from the outset. They not only parade have helped service the mobility needs of
under their own banner, but each year they people from Aberdeen throughout
support other participating charities by the year.”
providing equipment for anyone else who
needs mobility assistance to enable them Shopmobility, which is based in Union
to take part in the parade. Square helps anyone with a mobility
difficultly whether that be temporary or
In any one year they provide up to 20
permanent. This year, they have introduced
individual pieces of mobility equipment,
primarily self-propelled wheelchairs and a new mobile unit, Abledeen, which will
mobility scooters for other charities and take mobility equipment out to local
for Veterans taking part in the parade. communities in Aberdeen giving people
Their staff and supporters, along with with mobility problems the chance to visit
Celebrate Aberdeen volunteers, also assist their local shops and parks and attend
with pushing the chairs if required. medical appointments.
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Shining A Light On Aberdeen’s Third Sector
P&J Live, Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Large Charity Of The Year Volunteer Of The Year Campaign Of The Year
CHAS George Berstran, NSPCC Asthma And Allergy
Scotland - Childline Aberdeen Foundation, My Breathe Is Life
Sport Aberdeen
Northsound Cash For Kids,
Heather Dalgarno, Friends Mission Christmas
The Archie Foundation
Of ANCHOR
Sue Ryder, Dee View Appeal
Kirsten Farquhar, Friends Of
Small Charity Of The Year
The Neuro Ward Team Of The Year
Charlie House Charlie House
Shazam Theatre Company Fundraiser Of The Year Inspire
Sunrise Partnership SensationALL
Ahphun Allan Rossiter, Me Too!
Evan Christie, The ARCHIE
Corporate Partnership
Young Supporter Of The Year Foundation Of The Year
Ryan Bannerman Alana Stott, PAH Scotland Baird Family Hospital &
Aberdeen SANDS
Emily Findlay
Equinor & TechFest
Thorfinn Raeburn Event of the Year
Sport Aberdeen & Me Too!
Cancer Research UK, Relay
For Life Turriff Heart Of The Community
Staff Member of the Year
Friends Of ANCHOR, Courage Marion Douglas
Katrina Michie, Shopmobility
On The Catwalk Michelle Herd
Frances Rae, PAH Scotland
Inspire, Happily Never After Bryan Mackenzie
Suz Strachan, SensationALL Pantomime Norma Thomson
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The North East of Scotland
Athletes would
Athletics Partnership was
formed more than 20
years ago to bring together
run a mile to take
clubs in the North East of
Scotland. part in this
The purpose is to share ideas, promote local
events, help fund coaches and club officials and the
purchase of equipment, such as electronic timing. The Celebrate Aberdeen Union Street Mile Races are
The partnership has brought East District Cross as popular with runners as the parade itself is with
Country Championships to Aberdeen on a couple participating charities.
of occasions and also supports the Winter Cross
Country Series and the Union St Mile.
Members include all of the North East’s running They give runners, from primary 6 pupils “It’s an iconic race,” said Peter Jennings,
clubs, Aberdeen University, Scottish Athletics, right up to senior and veteran runners, co-race director of the Union Street
Disability Scotland and ASV. the rare opportunity to run a full mile, Mile. “The opportunity to run down
unhampered by traffic, down the length of Union Street without any traffic is very
a city centre street. appealing to runners and we have had
some Scottish national class runners
Capped at a total of 250 participants, take part just for opportunity to do that.
race entries are open to three groups
– primary 6 & 7 pupils; secondary 1-4 “The kids taking part get really excited.
pupils; and secondary 5 up to senior and There’s a real buzz in the street in
veteran runners. The target time to beat anticipation of the parade which is
for male and female seniors is 4 minutes fantastic, and the kids love it. The adults
11 seconds set by Robert Russell in 2011 just really want to do the race. This
and 5 minutes 01 seconds set in 2016 by would not be possible were it not for
Naomi Lang. Celebrate Aberdeen. The logistics of
shutting down the street for this without
But if Aberdeen’s historic Granite Mile, their support would be impossible
which runs from the Mercat Cross at for us.
Castlegate to Holburn Junction is, as
“It’s a brilliant partnership and we are
popularly believed, a mile long, why do the
really proud and delighted to launch
runners start their race at the Music Hall?
the Celebrate Aberdeen weekend in
It’s because running, and distances in this way.”
particular, is a pretty exact science. The At the awards ceremony at the finish
route which the runners will follow from line, awards are presented to 1st, 2nd
the Music Hall, to Holburn Junction then and 3rd male and female finishers and
down the length of Union Street to the to the 1st finishers in age categories
finish line at Brewdog has been accurately Junior U18; O40, O50 and O60. Awards
measured out by Jones Counter and also go to the 1st boy and 1st girl in
is ratified by Scottish Athletics. The each of P6 and P7 and S1, 2, 3 and 4. All
measurement takes into account that at runners from P6 to S4 will also receive
0.8 miles, sadly Union Street isn’t quite a participation medals.
mile long and that the finish line is before
the Mercat Cross. Money raised by entry fees for the
race goes directly to the North East of
That aside, it’s still a unique opportunity Scotland Athletics Partnership to help
to do a city centre one-mile dash rather support athletics clubs in the North
than a 10K or half or full marathon. East, particularly with coaching costs.
Race schedule, Saturday August 24th, from the Music Hall
• 10:30am - Start of P6 & P7 race
• 10:40am - Start of S1-4 race
• 10:50am – Start of S5 and upwards, senior and veteran race.
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volunteers
It might surprise many people to know that all
of the Celebrate Aberdeen activities are organised and
run entirely by volunteers.
Without their hard work and dedication, Along the way, they get additional day. The parading organisations start
the August weekend of activities and support and help from other volunteers lining up at 10am when Albyn Place is
the Celebrate Aberdeen Awards in who offer their services to help bring closed to traffic from Holburn right up
September simply would not happen. everything together. During the August the Queen’s Cross roundabout and the
weekend, their ranks more than treble, excitement starts building.
Headed up by Celebrate Aberdeen
when they are joined by many other
founder Morven Mackenzie, the “It’s fantastic to see the mile runners
volunteers who give up their time to
volunteers are responsible for racing down Union Street ahead of the
help coordinate the parade marchers,
everything related to organising the parade and then, after eight months of
distribute banners and marshal the event
events themselves and all that entails. planning we set off. The atmosphere on
as it makes its way down Union Street.
Union Street itself is just brilliant.
Planning for the relatively small group You’ll then find them, distinguished by the
of volunteers begins in January and bright pink high-viz jackets helping out at “Celebrate Aberdeen is all about saying
it’s all go after that. Between them, the the entertainment points across the city. thank you and recognising the thousands
volunteers source the crucial sponsorship of volunteers who give their time to
and funding support without which Vicki McLeod, Volunteer Coordinator, organisations of all shapes and sizes and
there would be no Celebrate Aberdeen; said: “Given the scale of the events, I to the hard-working, dedicated staff who
they deliver PR campaigns, run social think people would be surprised just have chosen this as their vocation. It’s
media channels, develop the website, how few people make up the core great to be part of the move to showcase
write and design the promotional team of volunteers. Several have been what they do.
material, liaise with the participating involved with Celebrate Aberdeen since
shopping centres, contact and register it first started in 2011 and many of the “A couple of weeks after the August
parading organisations, administer volunteers who come along to help with weekend, we have the Awards ceremony
the award application process, source the parade and weekend activities have and it’s very rewarding to be involved in
entertainment and one hundred and one also been part of the wider team since that and to hear the great stories of all
other things. the beginning. the finalists. So, yes it’s hard work and can
eat up a lot of your personal time but we
Everything they do is done after their day “It can be hard work but its also very all love working on Celebrate Aberdeen
jobs have ended and often continues rewarding – and there’s nothing better and we’re very proud of what has been
long into the night. than seeing it all come together on the achieved under its banner.”
Thank you to our main sponsors, our kind supporters
and our wonderful volunteers!
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