Stonehave achieved a gold medal in the coastal resort section of the Beautiful Scotland awards, organised by the charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.
Judges arrived in the town in August 2009 to be greeted with the sight of numerous colourful baskets and troughs of flowers in bloom, thanks to the exceptional work of the volunteers of the Stonehaven Horizon group.
At the recent award ceremony at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen, John Summers OBE, chief executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful, paid tribute to the local people who have worked tirelessly in their free time for the benefit of others.
The Horizon Group are to be congratulated for their excellent efforts in enhancing the town of Stonehaven and they deserve their recognition.