I’m surprised (pleasantly) about how quickly this Newtonhill project is moving forward.

It was on 18 December that it was announced that the Bettridge Centre had won its bid to get the solar panels and batteries for the centre from the Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund. More than £40,000.

And here we are, just a couple of weeks later … work begins.

It is going to start on Monday 13 January. There are no booked events to be held on stage so the scaffolding is up and ready for the contractors.