Hello Julie & David

I was so excited when I read your article on my local paper
(Forres Gazette) with regards to Aviemore. Well, I worked there
at the Freedom Inn for 2 years and what memories your web
site brought back to me, and I got in touch with my friends to
tell the about the site.

The two guys who played at the Illicit Still bar would
have been Bill Paul & Gillie I think they were "brill" and always
pulled the crowds in wherever they played in Aviemore.

The Tesco site that used to be Fine-Fare, and many a time a
"life saver" for a bad hangover, and I had a few of them in my
time there.

The ice-rink was great & also the swimming pool.  Do you
remember Crofters bar in the centre, next to the
picture house? I remember that we used to ski on the
Hilton hill when the Cairngorm was closed due to high
winds.  It was great and as we worked in the centre we could
get ski hire at a good price - how fab it was !

The great thing about then was we could go round all
the pubs in Aviemore for the Happy hour, and we always went to
the Red Mac last, as that's where the best entertainment
went on. It is so sad that it has gone now.  I was very
disappointed when I returned to Aviemore a few years
later to see all the changes.

I will try and look out some photos and get them to
you

Regards
Shona McLennan
(by email)