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Bucksburn
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Bucksburn is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. The stream is called Bucks Burn. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. The area is bordered by countryside, in particular Kirkhill Forest and the land surrounding Brimmond Hill.

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The burn that flows through the town

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Bucksburn was one of the first established villages in Aberdeen, in the time of the Harrying of Buchan in 1308, when Robert the Bruce was present in Aberdeen.[citation needed]

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History

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The old station and goods yard in 1961

Bucksburn railway station served the area from 1854 to 1956. The line it was on still exists as the Aberdeen–Inverness line.

Bucksburn & District Pipe Band, formed in 1947, has represented Aberdeen internationally and were Champion of Champions in 1998 and 1999 at their grade.[2] The youth section won the Scottish, British, and World Champions titles in 2008.[3]

When WWI started many soldiers from Bucksburn went. There is a memorial in memory of those who were lost in the war located on Kepplehills Road.

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The memorial in 2005

The area is home to P&J Live, which opened in late 2019. P&J Live (also known as TECA) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the suburb of Bucksburn, Aberdeen. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000. Replacing the former Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), the 10,000-seat arena is used for concerts and other events. It is the largest indoor arena in Scotland, and the fifth largest arena in the United Kingdom.

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The TECA at night

There are five parks in Bucksburn: Cloverfield, Inverurie Road, Stoneyton park, Cruikshank park and Brimmond.[4]

Today, "Brighter Bucksburn" works as a sub-group of Bucksburn and Newhills Community Council, to maintain plots and planters throughout the area, and help develop and maintain Cloverfield Park, formerly a waste ground which now has seating, planters and rose-beds. A planned wildflower area to be planted by school pupils was delayed owing to the pandemic.[5]

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Historical Landmarks

  • Bucksburn War memorial
  • March Stones 44-48 ABD
  • Newhills Parish Church
  • Old Parish Church
  • Workers Memorial
  • Newhills Ave dirt road

Education

The area has one secondary school, Bucksburn Academy (which opened in 2009, along with the Beacon Centre). It also has a primary school, Brimmond School, which was built in late 2015 after the merger of the previous schools: Bucksburn Primary and Newhills.[6]

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The old Bucksburn nursery
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The old Bucksburn primary school
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Bucksburn Academy

Sports

Bucksburn Swimming Pool operated from 1989 to 2023.

Football

Bucksburn is host to a few football teams which include Bucksburn Utd,[7] Bucksburn Thistle,[8] Bucksburn Boys[9] and Bucksburn Academy. There are two Astro turfs which belong to Brimmond School and Bucksburn Academy.

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