:Donside Village
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| name = Donside Village
| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Scotland
| subdivision_type1 = Council area
| subdivision_name1 = City of Aberdeen
| subdivision_type2 = City
| subdivision_name2 = Aberdeen
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Donside Village is a neighbourhood of Tillydrone in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Location and overview
Donside Village is a suburb of Aberdeen within Electoral Ward 6 and sits between Old Aberdeen, Tillydrone, Seaton Park, and Bridge of Don.
History
Donside Village occupies the former site of the Donside Paper Mill, which closed in 2001 and was torn down around 2006.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/1460071.stm|title=Paper mill closure costs 250 jobs|date=27 July 2001|publisher=|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://donsidevillage.community/a-history-of-donside/|title=A History of Donside – Donside Village|publisher=}} Planning permission for a new development was obtained in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.e-architect.co.uk/aberdeen/donside-urban-village|title=Donside Urban Village: Aberdeen Housing, Devanha|first=Adrian|last=Welch|date=30 January 2010|website=e-architect}} It is the location of Scotland's first urban hydro energy scheme.{{cite news |last1=Calvert |first1=Jack |title=Aberdeen community to benefit from new urban hydro initiative |url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/community-to-benefit-from-new-urban-hydro-initiative/ |access-date=15 April 2021 |work=Evening Express |agency=DC Thomson Media |publisher=Aberdeen Journals Ltd |date=13 April 2016}}
Events
The local community of Donside Village is active{{cite web|url=http://donsidevillage.community/|title=Donside Village|publisher=}} and regularly hosts events, such as the community theatre production of The River in 2017, and the Summer Fayre held on the second weekend in August. Beehives were sited in 2018 with the honey being harvested and sold in the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.societyaberdeen.co.uk/top-stories/aberdeen-honey-pots-create-buzz-for-keepers/|title=Aberdeen honey pots create buzz for keepers|publisher=society}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/groups/donsidevillage/ Donside Village Community Facebook Group]
- [http://donsidevillage.community/ Donside Community website]
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