Carnoustie
Carnoustie - is town of about 16,000 inhabitants, is situated in the County of Angus on the east coast of Scotland. The town has been described as a dormitory town with many of the residents working in Dundee and in the oil related industry based in Aberdeen which is 65 miles to the north.
It does hold a certain international reputation due to the Championship golf course which has hosted the British Open golf championship on a number of occasions, most recently in 2007 and again this year in 2018. This is a links course which has taxed many of the big names when the wind blows off the North Sea. Following recent efforts of Angus Council there is now a link between Carnoustie Golf Links and Tiger Beach in Shandong Province in China to have Carnoustie recognised in Asia as a golfing destination to rival St Andrews.
There is however much more to Carnoustie which boasts a wide range of community organisations and other sporting pursuits apart from golf. These include a successful football club and a very active - not to mention popular - musical society. The town centre has a good range of shops, cafés and restaurants and there are many parks and open areas for recreation. There are also a number of successful businesses in Carnoustie including a light engineering factory - which serves the international market - to the Carnoustie Golf Hotel which dominates the sea-front and golf courses and which is the site of one of the worlds largest Rolex Clocks.
The town is growing all the time, particularly since the upgrading of the A92 - one the main east coast routes. The current boom in house building and the opening of two new schools since the summer of 2007 to replace older smaller ones is testiment to this. Carnoustie is developing all the time with a thriving community spirit.
Apart from the town itself Carnoustie is surrounded by the rolling Angus countryside and in easy reach of the Angus Glens where visitors can get a taste of the Scottish hills at their best. The Panmure Estate which initially formed the historic link with Maule is a short distance to the north near the small village of Monikie. Agriculture is also an important part of the surrounding economy.
It does hold a certain international reputation due to the Championship golf course which has hosted the British Open golf championship on a number of occasions, most recently in 2007 and again this year in 2018. This is a links course which has taxed many of the big names when the wind blows off the North Sea. Following recent efforts of Angus Council there is now a link between Carnoustie Golf Links and Tiger Beach in Shandong Province in China to have Carnoustie recognised in Asia as a golfing destination to rival St Andrews.
There is however much more to Carnoustie which boasts a wide range of community organisations and other sporting pursuits apart from golf. These include a successful football club and a very active - not to mention popular - musical society. The town centre has a good range of shops, cafés and restaurants and there are many parks and open areas for recreation. There are also a number of successful businesses in Carnoustie including a light engineering factory - which serves the international market - to the Carnoustie Golf Hotel which dominates the sea-front and golf courses and which is the site of one of the worlds largest Rolex Clocks.
The town is growing all the time, particularly since the upgrading of the A92 - one the main east coast routes. The current boom in house building and the opening of two new schools since the summer of 2007 to replace older smaller ones is testiment to this. Carnoustie is developing all the time with a thriving community spirit.
Apart from the town itself Carnoustie is surrounded by the rolling Angus countryside and in easy reach of the Angus Glens where visitors can get a taste of the Scottish hills at their best. The Panmure Estate which initially formed the historic link with Maule is a short distance to the north near the small village of Monikie. Agriculture is also an important part of the surrounding economy.
Although the Maule Twinning was originally formed with Carnoustie, exchange visits have increasingly involved people from Barry, Monikie and Newbigging smaller villages near to Carnoustie and during the visit to France in July 2002 a party of highland dancers from Monikie travelled to Maule and performed during the Highland Games held to celebrate the 10th Anniversary. This was repeated in 2007 when the Highland Games were once again held in Maule to celebrate the 15th Anniversary. The 20th Anniversary was celebrated in 2012 in both areas and in 2017 we celebrated our 25th Anniversary and this was marked with events in in Carnoustie, Maule and Aulnay-sur-Mauldre. The links between Carnoustie, Maule and Aulney remain as strong as ever.
