Services and Amenities
There are four Churches in Turriff, St Ninian's (Church of Scotland), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church), and a Baptist church.
Turriff has a primary school (Markethill Primary School) and a secondary school (Turriff Academy). People from the surrounding areas, including the villages of Cuminestown, Fyvie and King Edward attend the secondary school.
Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Alliance & Leicester, Clydesdale Bank and Lloyds TSB have branches in the town. The main supermarket chains are Tesco (which moved into the former Somerfield store in Autumn 2009) and Co-op and there are numerous specialist shops including two dispensing pharmacies. The town has a library, a sports centre and a recently renovated swimming pool.
Turriff has a football team called Turriff United F.C. who now play in the Highland League, having been voted into membership on 26 February 2009. The club made its Scottish Cup debut in the 2012-13 season, advancing to the fourth round to become the last surviving non-SFL side in the competition.
An annual two-day agricultural show is held in Turriff called the "Turriff Show", which is Scotland's largest two day agricultural show.
The town has its own weekly newspaper, the Turriff Advertiser, established in 1933 and commonly nicknamed The Squeak.
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