Past Times

GALLERY: Hats off to Aberdeen Technical College throughout the years

1989- Yvonne Willox, Colin Cameron and Sonia-Jane Scaife won the Scottish regional final of a catering competition.

By Kirstin Brown

October 30 2022, 6:00 am

October 30 2022, 6:00 am

Aberdeen Technical College was the place to go for practical education.

From baking to bricklayering, Aberdeen Technical College had it all and shaped the lives of many young people throughout the years.

To celebrate the impact the college had on the student who attended it, we have searched through our archives for photographs of the college and its pupils.

Did you attend Aberdeen Technical College as part of North East of Scotland College? Do you recognise any of the people in these photos? Let us know in the comment section.

Two young men building a brick wall — 1986 – Students Derek Watt and Angus Ewen at the annual bricklayers competition.

Primary 4 children gather in Aberdeen Technical College — 1985 – Primary 4 pupils at Bucksburn’s Cloverfield School get a basic grounding in astronomy.

Three students smiling at the camera with a cake they baked and decorated — 1991 – Students Roderick Wright, Heather Black and Elaine Strath admire their cake for Clark Autocentre.

Students at Aberdeen Technical College in a welding class — 1981- Robert Trail, senior lecturer on welding, discusses the course with first-year students.

A class standing on the roof of Aberdeen Technical College — 1986- Electrical studies staff and students look over the roof dish aerial at Aberdeen Technical College.

A group of five boys building a banana boat — 1982 – Marcus O’Donnell, Derek Tierney, Jonathan Hall, Gary Allenby and Michael Taggart work on a banana boat.

Seven girls posing together holding up certificates — 1988 – Kay Taylor, Aileen Lamb, Carla Esslemont, Kerry Hylands, Deborah Smith, Elaine Wainwright and Marion Watson.

A large group of nurses dressed up for charity — 1986 – Nursery nurses set up a race to raise money for the Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Baking students in action during a competition at Aberdeen Technical College — 1982- Bakery students William Mearns, Ian Smith, David McFarlane and Andrew Beattie have triumphed in the final heat of a national baking contest.

Hairdressing students cutting a woman's hair — 1985- First-year hairdressing students Helen Burnett, Angela Haddle and Angela Mowat.

Five men gathered around equipment at Aberdeen Technical College — 1988 – Members of the London-based Nautical Institute visit Aberdeen Technical College.

Four people ready to cut the ribbon to the Aberdeen Technical College 25th anniversary celebration — 1989- Nursery nurse student Lisa Walker gets unexpectedly caught up in the college’s 25th anniversary celebrations with special guests, Scotland The What? stars Steve Robertson, left, and Buff Hardie.

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