Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

North-east hotel to raise £10,000 to help safeguard River Dee

Maryculter House MD, Peter Walker and Dr Lorraine Hawkins, River Director
Maryculter House MD, Peter Walker and Dr Lorraine Hawkins, River Director

A north-east hotel will donate £1 from every diner's bill to help raise more than £10,000 for the River Dee Trust.

Maryculter House, which is nestled on the banks of the Dee, will donate the cash to the organisation to help it continue to manage and improve the river.

The hotel welcomed more than 40 guests to a Ghillies’ Lunch on Sunday to launch the campaign.

Peter Walker, managing director of the hotel, said: "Maryculter House sits on the banks of the River Dee and as such is a big part of the hotel's history and future. Through every season we see its ever-changing meander and we want to help those who care for it throughout the year.

"I have always felt strongly about supporting our local businesses and charities, and contributing to this well-deserved cause, by adding £1 and then donating from every bill paid in our restaurants, is absolutely in line with our ethos.

"Over the course of the year we have set the target of about £10,000, which will have a huge impact on what the trust can do to ensure our beautiful river is maintained and fishing stocks are protected.

"And, what better way to celebrate our fantastic river than by hosting a lunch for those men and women who work on it throughout the year.”

Dr Lorraine Hawkins, river director for the trust, said: "We are delighted that Maryculter House has chosen to support the River Dee with this innovative fundraising idea.

"As a local charity, we recognise our place in the Aberdeenshire community in both managing and restoring the habitat of one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world and helping those living in the area to learn more about the river and the wildlife that depend on it.

"We are very grateful to Peter and his team for recognising the importance of financially supporting our work, which will help us maintain our wonderful river as a thriving natural environment.”