We would also wish to thank all who supported us in 2011, including Angus Community Health Partnership, advertisers, sponsors, and individuals. The assistance is very much appreciated.

On a personal note, I wish to express my gratitude to the members of Radio North Angus for their dedication throughout the past year.

Malcolm J B Finlayson
Managing Director

The Lord Lieutenant of Angus, is the British monarch’s personal representative in an area which was defined by the Lord-Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1996 consisting of the unitary Angus council area.

The lieutenancy area was previously defined by the Lord Lieutenants (Scotland) Order 1975 as consisting of the Angus district, which was one of three districts of the two-tier Tayside Region created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, which divided the region between the Angus, Dundee City, and Perth and Kinross council areas. Prior to the 1975 order the lieutenancy area was the county of Angus, which was officially the county of Forfar until 1928.

The office was founded in 1794, and has had the following titles:

• His or Her Majesty’s Lieutenant in the County of Forfar until 1928
• His or Her Majesty’s Lieutenant in the County of Angus 1928 to 1975
• Lord Lieutenant of Tayside Region, District of Angus 1975 to 1996
• Lord Lieutenant of Angus since 1996

List of Lord Lieutenants of Angus

• Archibald Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas 17 March 1794 – 26 December 1827
• David Ogilvy, 9th Earl of Airlie 5 February 1828 – 1849
• Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie 13 June 1849 – 6 July 1874
• Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 3 August 1874 – 16 February 1904
• Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne 28 July 1904 – 1936
• David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie 15 June 1936 – 1967
• Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie 12 June 1967 – 1989
• David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie 6 November 1989 – 2001
• Georgiana Osborne 24 July 2001 – present

The programmes are designed specifically for a teenage audience, whilst giving presenters the opportunity for personal development and to acquire media skills. The service is looked upon favourably by prospective employers and by University selection panels, and can be regarded as community service for the three levels of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

Certain members have proceeded to follow successful careers in broadcasting. School students are currently being recruited for vacancies that will occur when their sixth year colleagues will leave school in the summer of 2012. Broadcasts can be conducted live from the stations based at Arbroath, Montrose, and Stracathro.

Training in music radio production consists of seven 2 hourly sessions, which include control desk operation, microphone technique, an appreciation of voice production, and programming techniques. Thereafter there are practice sessions during which the first programme is composed, which will be pre-recorded. The presenters proceed to programming which can be live or pre-recorded, depending on availability, in order to gain experience prior to transferring to present a School’s Out programme whenever the opportunity arises.

The commitment throughout is to present a programme once a week and schools are agreeable to allowing students to leave classes slightly early in order to conduct programming.

Contact should be made with Malcolm J B Finlayson, Managing Director, Radio North Angus Ltd, Rosemount Road, Arbroath, Angus DD11 2AT, e-mail: info@radionorthangus.co.uk.

Over the past two years, we have reinstalled a transmitter at Stracathro, and extensively upgraded the studio and IT equipment from hospital radio to independent local radio requirements, the majority of the cost being borne by a grant from the Angus Council Community Grants Scheme. Separate telephone line and broadband facilities have recently been installed that  allow for live programming to be relayed from Stracathro to the main transmission system in Arbroath, and subsequently broadcast on FM, DAB, and the internet. We have recently appealed in the Brechin Advertiser for volunteers specifically for the Stracathro station, and new members are currently being trained.

However, it has come to light that this compromises a contractual arrangement between the Scottish Football League and IMG, to which Arbroath FC must abide, and, accordingly, commentaries have ceased from immediate effect.

We are grateful to the Directors of Arbroath FC for the facilities to broadcast the commentaries over a protracted period, and to the SFL for being very understanding over this matter.

We wish both organisations every success for the future.

A survey conducted recently indicated that almost half of the population of the transmission area listen to RNA which has one of the highest levels of localised live programming in the UK. The music
output includes a variety of genres from chart to nostalgia and classical.

Volunteers are required for general and specialist music programming at various time of the day, and involvement averages at three hours per week, at a time that is mutually agreeable. Whilst live programming is preferred, recording can take place at the radio station to suit individual requirements. Prospective presenters with no previous public performance experience should not be deterred from applying, as full training is given, with plenty of opportunity for practicing prior to programming.

Current presenters, who range in age from mid teens to mid 80s, and include professionals, housewives, retired, disabled, and unemployed persons, gain much enjoyment from music programme
presentation, and from being part of an organisation dedicated to assisting individuals and organisations across Angus.

It is considered that the vacancies may be of particular interest to those who have time on their hands during the day for an interesting pastime, or who wish to make broadcasting a profession. A number of previous presenters have gained career positions in the broadcasting industry.

Radio North Angus is also seeking volunteers to assist with fund-raising activities on the basis of three or four hours, two or three times a year. Such activities would involve assisting with events such as
collections or coffee mornings. There are also vacancies for assisting at the Stracathro station on a weekly basis.

Prospective volunteers are invited to contact the Managing Director.

The support and generosity of the Arbroath Tablers is appreciated.

This is the first venture of the newly-formed Montrose Events Committee, and it is hoped that the townsfolk will all be there to support and enjoy a well-organised event designed for all ages.

A warm welcome is extended to all!