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In this issue......

Clubs & Societies 3/4Pastoral letter 4Tide Times 5Church Details 5Property Review 7/8What’s On 10/11/13Chef’s Confidential 12Council News 16/17Useful Contacts 20School Dates 17Local Holidays 19Advertisers Index 19

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Box £53.00Big Box £101.00¼ Page £185.00½ Page £351.00Business Profile £597.00Full Page £664.00Enhanced Listings in What’s Onpages from £57.00All rates are per month plus VATand based on a Black & White12 month series.

Deadline for October issue is

Wednesday 8th September.

Call 01309 690063 for moredetails. SpotLight on Invernessis published by Winterburn Media Ltd, Com-raich, Woodside Farm, KinlossIV36 3UA

All material contained within theSpotLight magazines is subject toformal copyright restrictions andtherefore the reproduction of anylistings, editorial, advertiser artworkor any other content, without thepublishers prior consent, will beconsidered to be a breach of copy-right.

777 MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUBTel: 235231 or email: [email protected]

ACTIVE CHEER & DANCEOffering classes for allages and abilities. Theonly IASF (InternationalAll Star Federation)Levels 1-5 certifiedcoaches in the North ofScotland. Min Age 3years, contact KerriLove, Head Coach Mob: 07789 715553www.acdstars.com

BOLESKINE SHINTY CLUBTel: 791955 or email:[email protected]/shinty/

CHARLESTON YOUTHTHEATREFor ages 12-18,Charleston Academy,Inverness

CLACHNACUDDIN YOUTHDEVELOPMENT FCTel: 791458, [email protected] orwww.clach-youth.info

CROWN CHURCH MENSCLUBTel: 237768 or email:[email protected]

CULLODEN FENCING CLUBMeets at CullodenAcademy CommunityCentre on Tuesdays

from 7 to 9pm duringterm time. Contact re-ception for furtherdetails on 792794.

HIGHLAND HILLWALKINGCLUBTel: 791572, email: [email protected]/HighlandHillwalkingClub

HIGHLAND SCHOOLSGYMNASTICS ASSOCIATIONTo promote participationin the sport of gymnas-tics within schoolsacross Highland.

INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTSEncourage the mainte-nance of a healthylifestyle and to providesupport to those withcardiac disease, to-gether with their fami-lies. Open 6.30pmWednesdays, SportsHall 1, InvernessLeisure Centre tel: 704554

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If you would like detailsof your club or societyincluded in this section

please let us know.Not all clubs will belisted every issue.

SpotLight - Inverness and District September 2010 - page 3www.spotlighton.co.uk

Welcome to the first issue

of the new SpotLight on In-

verness Community Maga-

zine. SpotLight is delivered

free every month to all

47,000 homes in and around

Inverness and District.

SpotLight on Inverness is

following in the footsteps of

the already well-established

SpotLight magazines cover-

ing the communities of

Buckie, Keith, Elgin,

Lossiemouth, Forres and

Nairn.

For some time now we

have been asked when we

would produce one for In-

verness and so here we are!

SpotLight is primarily

aimed at providing (for

free!) useful information to

the community that is

sometimes difficult to locate

oneself. If you browse

through the magazine you

will find information on

Clubs & Societies,

Churches, Community

Council, Local What’s On,

Useful Numbers, School

Term Times, Tide Times

and regular Local Interest

Articles.

SpotLight does not

receive any public grants or

council assistance and sub-

sequently is dependent on

advertisers to help cover its

costs and therefore we are

keen to hear from busi-

nesses that would wish to

promote themselves to the

47,000 homes in and around

Inverness and district.

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I wonder whether you’ve seen therecent advertising campaign thatposes the question “The meaning oflife is ….”. Underneath runs the strapline “Fill in the blanks at alpha.org”.For the past two decades, ALPHAhas been the friendly, non-threaten-ing context through which manypeople have been introduced to theChristian faith and been helped tofind answers to many of their spiritualquestions. In our own area of Inver-ness as well as throughout thecountry, many new alpha courses willbe launched and you can find onenear to you by logging on towww.alpha.org

I was in my teens when I discoveredthe answer to the question “Themeaning of life is ….” I was just likemany teenagers who weren‘t in-volved in anything particularly bad ordestructive. But I already knew thatthere was something missing frommy life. I didn’t know who or what thatwas. Paul H. Johnston said “God hasshaped a peculiar vacuum inside us- a vacuum shaped like God. Nothingcan satisfy that vacuum except God

Himself. You can put money, homes,wealth, power, fame or anything youwant into the vacuum, but it doesn’tfit, Only God fills it, fits it and satisfiesit.” I was trying to fill the vacuum inmy life with things that brought mepleasure. The church and Jesusdidn’t have any place in my life butmeeting with committed Christians atschool and observing their livescreated a curiosity within me. Therewas something attractive about them.They had something I knew I didn’thave and I wanted to find out whatthat was. There were lots of ques-tions asked and we had many dis-cussions. It didn’t take me long todiscover that what was missing frommy life was a personal relationshipwith Jesus Christ.

I knew a little about Jesus as a his-torical person but I didn’t know Himpersonally in my life. The more I readthe Bible and spent time with com-mitted Christians, the more I discov-ered about myself, about God andabout Jesus. I really didn’t needanyone to tell me I was a sinner. Iknew that from my own experience.

But I did discover how much Godloved me and how Jesus dealt withmy sin so that I could become a newperson and have a new start in life.

Jesus said in John 10:10 “Mypurpose is to give life in all its full-ness.” Now I’m getting closer to re-tirement, I can tell you I’ve proved thetruth of this for myself over theseyears. There wasn’t any ALPHA whenI was a teenager but I’m thankful forpeople who took time to answer myquestions and discuss the things Ifound difficult to accept until I invitedJesus to take control of my life andbecome my Lord and Saviour.

If you are looking for answers to life’sgreat questions, I encourage you tofind an ALPHA course near to you orto visit a church where you are giventhe freedom to ask your questions.You’ll find a warm welcome and Ipray that you also may be able to dis-cover the answer to “The meaning oflife is …”

Bil l SlackCulduthel Christian CentreInverness

page 4 - September 2010 SpotLight - Inverness and Districttel: 01309 690063

INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSICSOCIETYA group of music lovers whopromote concerts of chambermusic by professional performersin the Town House, Inverness,September to April/May, ContactPaul Crowe, tel: 221535

INVERNESS HARRIERS AMATEURATHLETIC CLUBCross country, road and hillrunning and track and field

athletics from beginner to elitelevel, Queens Park AthleticStadium, Invernesstel: 791110www.invernessharriers.org.uk

INVERNESS ROWING CLUBSituated on the Caledonian Canalonly 5 mins drive from the centreof Inverness, Sundays 10:30amwww.invernessrowingclub.co.uk

SAYLIG INVERNESSA group that look at all aspects oflife for people with learning dis-ability and/or autism, SHIRLIEProject, Inverness, tel: 716179 oremail [email protected]

THE HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S TRUSTTel: 243872www.hctrust.co.uk

Clubs & Societies cont from previous page


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Cale House, C of SMillburn Road, Inverness tel: 718616Culduthel Christian CentreCulduthel Avenue, Inverness tel:222795 Pastor Reverend Bill Slackculduthelchristiancentre.orgCulloden, C of S45 Oakdene CourtCulloden, InvernessDingwall Baptist ChurchTulloch Street, Dingwallwww.dbc.org.ukDingwall Episcopal Church, St JamesThe GreatCastle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349862204www.stjames-stannes.org.ukDingwall Catholic Church, StLawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349863143Fortrose Episcopal Church, StAndrews 1 Deans Road, Fortrose

tel: 01381 620 255Free North ChurchBank Street, Inverness tel: 224332www.freenorthchurch.orgHilton, C of STomatin Road, Inverness tel: 233310www.hiltonchurch.org.ukInshes, C of SSir Walter Scott DrInverness tel: 226727www.insheschurch.orgInverness Baptist Church69 Castle Street, Inverness Rev TomUrquhart [email protected] tel: 223506Inverness Crown Church, C of S3 Midmills Road, Inverness tel: 230537Inverness Methodist ChurchHuntly Street, Inverness tel: 231170www.churchesinverness.comNorth Kessock, C of SMain Street, North Kessock tel: 731712

www.churchofscotland.org.ukOld High St Stephen's, C of S1. Old High Church, Church Street, In-verness tel: 2508022. Southside Road at Old EdinburghRoad, Inverness tel: 250802 www.oldhighststephens.comSt. Ninian's Catholic Church21 Culduthel RoadInverness tel: 236620www.saintninians.org.ukSt. Mary's Catholic Church30 Huntly Street, Inverness tel: 233519www.stmarysinverness.co.ukSalvation Army84 Firthview DriveInverness tel: 225276www.salvationarmy.org.ukSmithton Free ChurchMurray Road, Smithton, Inverness tel:790977www.freechurch.orgIf you are a member of a church notlisted here please email us with detailsand we may print this in future issues.

Walking on the beach should bepossible 2 hours either side ofthese times

AM PM1 W 9.53 22.352 TH 10.463 F 01.34 14.244 SA 03.12 15.395 SU 04.17 16.436 M 05.17 17.397 T 06.11 18.29

AM PM8 W 06.57 19.109 TH 07.40 19.5010 F 08.22 20.2811 SA 09.01 21.0612 SU 09.42 21.4513 M 10.22 22.2514 T 11.01 23.1315 W 11.4616 TH 00.37 13.4417 F 03.01 15.2718 SA 04.10 16.2819 SU 05.06 17.17

AM PM20 M 05.50 17.5321 T 06.26 18.1722 W 06.46 18.3223 TH 07.00 18.5924 F 07.25 19.3325 SA 07.56 20.0726 SU 08.28 20.3727 M 08.58 20.5428 T 08.40 20.5229 W 08.49 21.2330 TH 09.26 22.17

LOW TIDE TIMES FOR INVERNESS INSEPTEMBER


‘As safe as houses’ - a phrase that we often hear to reflect something that is beyond risk and a solid investment. In thelast few years the national media would have us believe that the property market is no longer ‘as safe as houses’. Buthow much of this is scaremongering to make a good story, and how much of it is actually based in truth.

Below is a table of house values across the whole of the UK including Scotland, which shows price movements overthe past 35 years, moving from an average house price (adjusted to take into account inflation) in 1975 of £75,188 tothe current level of £168,719. We can see from the graph that there has been a general movement upward with occa-sional periods of falling prices, most notably in the period 1990 to 1995, and then 2007 to the present time. But it canbe seen that these periods are generally temporary and in the past growth has returned relatively quickly.

So what has been happening in Scotland?In the graph to the right we see that averagehouse prices in Scotland overall have risenfrom approximately £75,000 at the begin-ning of 2000 to approximately £162,000 atthe end of June 2010.

More regionally still, in 2010 it now appearsthat Glasgow, Edinburgh and the CentralBelt have now begun moving into a morestable growth situation with the rest of Scot-land (including the North more generally andthe Moray Firth Coast in particular) hot ontheir heels (source Lloyds TSB Scotland).

Property professionals in the Moray Firthregion have reported increased levels ofsales activity generally, with prices startingto firm up.

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New house developments are ‘springing up’ all along the Moray Firth Coast and below are a number of the more promi-nent sites:

The next table shows average houseprices in each of the “SpotLightRegions” (apologies to residents inNairn where the volume of sales was notsufficient to draw accurate averagefigures).

So - is it the right time to buy? This is up to you but some of the relevant facts are laid out above to assist you in makingthis decision - happy house hunting!

Article edited by the SpotLight Property Consultant.

Aug 2010 Inverness Forres Elgin Buckie/Keith Detached £270,069 £259,200 £263,887 £191,285

Semi £149,565 £130,900 £145,065 £127,380Terraced £138,166 £116,692 £108,948 insufficient data

Flat £116,100 £101,378 £108,999 £120,500All £175,760 £157,312 £197,501 £149,163

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Robertson Homes Hamilton Gardens, Duffus Heights, Elgin 3,4,5 £160,000 9 0845 890 9448 www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Robertson Homes Darliston, Elgin 2 £118,000 3 0845 890 9448 www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Robertson Homes Westercraigs, Inverness 3 £175,000 6 0845 890 9448 www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Robertson Homes Westercrags, West Wing 1,2,3 £125,000 4 0845 890 9448 www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Kylauren Homes Meadow Lea, Nairn 2,3,4 £154,000 65 lots 01667 452508 www.kylaurenhomes.com

Springfield Glassgreen Gardens, Elgin 3 £179,500 2 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield Dunkinty, Elgin 4 £425,000 4 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield Knockomie Meadows, Forres 3, 4 £105,000 13 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield Letterfourie, Buckie 2, 3, 4 £89,500 21 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield Linkwood, Elgin 3, 4 £159,000 2 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield Moravia Apartments, Elgin 2, 3 £89,000 4 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield The Coach House, Elgin 3 £245,000 3 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield The Paddock, Alness 3, 4 £152,500 8 01343 552550 www.springfield.co.uk

Tulloch Homes Inverness Area 01463 772556 www.tulloch-homes.com

Tulloch Homes Kirkhill, Black Isle 4 £349,995 various 01463 229300 www.tulloch-homes.com

Scotia Homes Hamilton Gardens, Elgin 3, 4 £185,000 5 0800 0855 455 www.scotia-homes.co.uk

Scotia Homes Fairways, Muir of Ord 3, 4, 5 £155,000 6 0800 0855 455 www.scotia-homes.co.uk

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SEPTEMBER 2010

3 fridaythe band of her majesty’s royal marines scotland,7.30pm, elgin town hall, tickets £16 from elgin librarytel: 01343 562600the wall youth music festival - in aid of lossie highclimbing wall, 8pm-10pm, station park, lossiemouth,music from ‘soul casino’ (uk finalists in live & un-signed), ‘dead rabbit’ & ‘nny’, bbq & snack stall

3 friday - 12 sundayblas traditional music festival, 10 days with 80+events including school and community events, visitwww.blas-festival.com

4 saturdayinverness farmers market, 8.30am-4.30pm, localproduce and goods on sale, eastgate precinctcawdor primary school coffee morning, 10am, nairnbritish legion, £1.50the wall youth music festival family day- in aid oflossie high climbing wall, 1pm-5pm, station park,lossiemouth, music from ‘180 live’, ‘3dr’, ‘superfastjellyfish’ & others; stalls; car boot, bouncy castle &much morefashion show in aid of highland hospice, 7.30pm,nairn community & arts centre, tel: 01667 453476 orvisit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.ukcomann nam parant inbhir narainn celidh featuring“chompin’ at the bit”, 8pm til late, nairn britishlegion, adults £6/under 16’s £4, tickets 01667453082 or 453068carve carrbridge 2010, www.carvecarrbridge.comwalk ten, 6pm, join marie curie cancer care for a latesummer evening 10k walk ending at 10pm to cele-brate our nurses, beaufort castle, beauly, visitwww.mariecurie.org.uk/events/walking/ for details

6 monday‘the dinner party’ - cookery demonstration by johnmccruden of chapter one, 7.30pm, nairn community& arts centre, tel: 01667 453476 or visit www.nairn-communitycentre.co.uk

7 tuesdayblood donors, 2pm-4pm and 5pm-8pm, dingwallleisure centre

8 wednesdayorienteering at grant park, forres, 5.30pm-6.15pm,choice of 2 different courses to test your fitness andmap reading skills, suitable for all ages from begin-ner to expert, £3 adults/£2 juniors, visit www.mora-vianorienteering.org for details

9 thursdaythe theatre bus - ‘calendar girls’, 1.30pm at edencourt theatre, inverness, coach pick up points alonga96 from keith to nairn, ticket & coach £27 (approx.)tel. 01343 850282blood donors, 5pm-8pm, fortrose academy

11 saturdaynairn academy rsa coffee morning, 10am, nairnbritish legion, £1.50inverness high school community gala, 10am-4pm,in the school grounds, montague row, invernessthe theatre bus - ‘calendar girls’, 1.30pm at edencourt theatre, inverness, coach pick up points alonga96 from keith to nairn, ticket & coach £27 (approx.)tel. 01343 850282‘duncan meets cape breton’ - traditional musicconcert, 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre, visitwww.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk tel: 01667 453476

12 sunday - 15 wednesdayinverness book festival

13 mondaycinema nairn - a canterbury tale (u), 2pm, nairncommunity centre, king street, nairn, £4 aduts/£3under 18’s, visit www.cinemanairn.blogspot.com fordetails

17 fridayceilidh in aid of dr graham’s homes in kalimpong,india, 7.30pm-11pm, croy village hall, tickets avail-able at cawdor and croy village stores and thevillage green, cawdor, music from the inverness fid-dlers, stovies & trifle, byob

18 saturdaynairn syncro swimming coffee morning, 10am, nairnbritish legion, £1.50


HOW THE “WHAT’S ON” WORKSAll line listings are free

Send us details of any events coming up to [email protected]

Permissable events include any event open to the public(whether they have a ticket price or not, charitable or money-making) such as; pub music, entertainment, coffee mornings,

fetes, fairs, rallies, walks, runs, sports, theatre, drama, carboots, markets, crafts, equestrian, fundraising etc etc...

If you would like an enhanced listing (white box) this costsfrom £57 plus vat. Call 01309 690063 for details.

Deadline for October Issue is Wednesday 8th September.

Medicine & CompassionMonday 20th September 7.30pm £10Public talk by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche.Advice from a Tibetan Lama on how to expand ourability to be compassionate, on a daily basis evenwhen confronted with sickness, death, grief and bereavement.The Universal Hall, Findhorn.Organised by Gomde Trust, Scottish Charity SC040361Tel 0778 453 1420 or email [email protected]

Cinema ListingsSeptember 2010

Universal Hall, FindhornShowing films throughout the

year. Visit www.findhorn.org/uhall

or call 01309 691170 for details.

Vue Cinema, Inverness

From 3/9 Jonah Hex (15)

Dinner for Schmucks (15)

The Switch

From 10/9 Resident Evil: Afterlife (15)

The Runaways

From 17/9 The Other Guys (12a tbc)

Just Wright

From 24/9 Eat, Pray, Love (12a tbc)

Cyrus (15)

KidsAM - Every Saturday & Sunday at

10.15am - 95p per ticket

Senior Screenings - Every Tuesday at

12.30pm - £3 inc. refreshments

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Moray Playhouse, Elgin

New Screenings begin on Fridays

Call 01343 542680 or visit

www.morayplayhouse.co.uk

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

The Girl Who Played With Fire (15)

The Secret In Their Eyes (18)

Tamara Drewe (15)

The Illusionist (PG)

White Material (15)

The Rebound (15)

Jasper, Penguin Explorer (U)

The Fall of the House of Usher (15)

London River (12A)

Beautiful Kate (15)

Gainsbourg (15)

The Karate Kid (PG)

The Concert (15)

Splice (15)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty

Galore (U)

Skeletons (tbc)

Sexy Beast (18)

King of New York (18)

Dead Poets Society (PG)

Breathless (PG)

Cleo from 5 to 7 (PG)

My Night With Maud (PG)

plus many others

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or

call 01463 234234 for details

Cinema Nairn

13/9 A Canterbury Tale (U)

Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or

contact Nairn Community Centre

on 01667 453476 for details


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Thai Steamed Scottish Salmon

Over the summer months we have beenplaying with the fusion of some differentflavours from around the world. One of themost popular dishes we have created is ThaiSteamed Scottish Salmon, which is a very quick& easy dish to create, healthy and cost effec-tive. If you do not like salmon you can use troutor a good thick white fish such as cod.

Serves 2 peopleCooking time – 20 minutesPreparation time – 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 bunch of fresh corianderSome fresh mint leavesTeaspoon of ginger3 teaspoons of garlicPinch salt & pepper2 limes, juiced up1 large red chiili, deseeded and finelychopped (wash your hands thoroughly after handling the chilli!)1 large pudding spoon of fish sauce (if you don’t have fish sauce, use a fish stock cube with a splash of dry sherry)2 scottish salmon fillets

Method

In a food processor, throw in the coriander,mint, ginger, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, chill-ies, salt & pepper and blend until smooth.

Place the salmon fillets in a shallow dishand pour the sauce over, making sure thesalmon is well covered. Leave for 30 minutesin the fridge.

Set up your steamer and add a little limejuice to the water. Place the marinated salmonin the steamer, take a spoonful of the marinadeand pour over the top of the salmon. Steam forapprox. 20 minutes.

Once the fish has been steamed, servewith noodles or rice and some stir fried veg-etables.

Alan LittleHead ChefRiver House Restaurant, Inverness01463 222033

Beaver Travel, 78 High Street, Forresalso at: 2-6 South Street, Elgin

ELGIN01343 548844

FORRES01309 672203

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Beaver Travel in Forres is also a ticket agent forEden Court Theatre, Inverness - at Box Office Prices

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18 saturdayorienteering at aberlour, 10.15am-11am, speysidehigh school, another event in the moravian's satur-day series using a brand new map of an area neverused before for orienteering, £3 adults/£2 juniors,visit www.moravianorienteering.orglive music - bill alexander, 9pm, nairn british legion

19 sundaycawdor 10k, staging though cawdor castle, visitwww.cawdorcastle.com for details

20 mondaymedicine & compassion - a public talk by chokyinyima rinpoche, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn,advice on how to expand our ability to be compas-sionate, on a daily basis, tickets £10 (concessionsavailable), organised by gomde trust, scottishcharity sc040361, tel 0778 453 1420 or [email protected]

21 tuesdayblood donors, 5pm-8pm, hilton primary school

21 tuesday - 23 thursdaythe five powers - a 3 day seminar based on themeditation practices of a classic buddhist text, givenby chokyi nyima rinoche, organised at hardmuirwoodland by gomde trust, scottish charitysc040361, further details tel 0778 453 1420 or [email protected]

23 thursdayblood donors, 5.30pm-8.30pm, culloden academy

24 fridayworld’s biggest coffee morning, to register visitwww.coffee.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspxmusic nairn present ivan ilic piano, 8pm, nairn com-munity centre, playing bach, beethoven, liszt,chopin/godowsky & ravel, tickets £12/£10/£2, tel01667 404763

25 saturdaycrossroads coffee morning, 10am, nairn britishlegion, £1.50living food at cawdor castle, 10am-5pm, organicfood festival, visit www.cawdorcastle.com for detailswee burgie one day event, visit www.burgie.org oremail [email protected] connection charity family ceilidh,7pm-10pm, nairn community centre, featuring themonach isle ceilidh band, £3.50 at door, bar openfor refreshments

26 sundayunique beauty ‘celebration of life’ fair, 12pm-4pm,portree community centre, portree, isle of skye,come along & enjoy music, dance, hand madecrafts, jewellery, dresses, bags, fudge, chocolate &many other things to make you smile, have a minipampering session with local therapists, admission£2 (including a raffle ticket), profits to macmillancancer support & maggies highland

30 thursdayblood donors, 5.30pm-8pm, conon bridge primaryschool

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City Flood Defences - Update

the head of transport and infra-

structure provided a detailed pres-

entation to members regarding

development Phases i and ii of the

downstream sections of the south

West channel. the history of flood-

ing in inverness was outlined and

the types of flooding which affect the

city explained in further detail. it

was emphasised that in inverness

the important factor is the combina-

tion of tidal surges and weather-

related flooding. it was further

clarified that the dwarf wall design

for the flood defences would be at-

tractive and in keeping with the ex-

isting streetscape designs, so as to

not be detrimental to the riverscape.

• the new flood Plan must include a

regular maintenance schedule and

this would improve the management

of sites;

• a new flood team had been es-

tablished and would be consulted

during the planning process for new

developments. in future, greater em-

phasis would be placed on the pro-

vision of advice on new

developments and in particular

keeping developments away from

flood plains. the flood team would

also ensure suDs schemes and at-

tenuation Ponds are in place; all with

the help of 3-D planning

• new regulations are about to be

published, clarifying who is respon-

sible for the maintenance of attenu-

ation Ponds/suDs schemes and

these would be monitored

• it was noted that gullies needed to

be emptied of weeds and litter and

this was part of a tecs cyclical

maintenance programme. mr r

evans to be alerted to this.

Scotland’s Housing Expo

the following was highlighted:

• there would be 52 houses on 27

plots with a variety of styles, includ-

ing flats, semi detached and bunga-

lows. 20 of these would be

affordable and managed by albyn

housing

• each of the houses had a theme,

for example highland council’s plot

would demonstrate recycling in the

home environment

• 6 contractors had been employed

on site

• there would be workshops, semi-

nars, lectures and exhibitions

throughout the event

• the economic benefits to inver-

ness had been estimated at

between £550,000 and £680,000

with 30,000 visitors expected

extracts from the minutes of the meeting of 7th June 2010 of inverness city committee

Parliament Blog ”“"So, you are onholiday, then!"he asked, grin-ning broadly."No, in recess," Ireplied. "That'spolitician speak

for holiday" he claimed, beforeadding, in a nudge-nudge wink-wink kind of way: "more time to turnthe sprinkler on the duck pondhouse, eh?"... "No, actually the onlyducks I have are the collection ofyellow plastic ones my two year olddaughter plays with in the bath, to-gether with her mini motoriseddolphin which swims up and downits length.........

This was at the more sceptical endof the many exchanges I haveenjoyed, over the past month,spending recess time visiting localsmall businesses in Inverness and

Nairn. As a Government Minister Iam out of the constituency a lot so Iwas keen, as local MSP, to gain anup to date impression of what is ontheir mind. Whilst I am sure we willnot forsake M & S and the EastgateShopping Centre, the Old Town ofInverness and the narrow shoppingstreets of Nairn have a great deal tooffer. They are not only underratedbut also under visited. As someonewho has over the years, regularlyused many of the shops there, Iwould make this plea to Spotlightreaders: Give the old shops a try,or another chance, if you have gotout of the way of using them. Thereis a diverse array of goods and serv-ices, many specialised, and many ofthe items that you will simply notsee in the UK multiples, efficientthough they are. If we don’t usethem, we may lose them.

P a r l i a m e n t ’ssummer recess isupon us, but –this year espe-cially – the busi-ness ofG o v e r n m e n t

goes on.

While there will still need to be afew visits to London, it is a greatrelief after some of the most hecticmonths of my life to be able to spenda bit of time with the whole familyback in the Highlands.

Every year since I was first elected,I’ve used this period to hold advicesurgeries in many of the smallercommunities which I am fortunateto represent.

As well as being a chance to raisethe kinds of problems facing indi-

viduals that regularly come up at mysurgeries in Inverness, Nairn andall over the Strath, surgeries in eachvillage hopefully offer people thechance to come and speak to meabout more general concerns too –both locally and nationally.

Given the choice between theendless succession of meetings inWhitehall and an August afternoonspent working my way down LochNess-side from Dores to Foyers,Whitebridge and Gorthleck, I cer-tainly know which is preferable!

So please do look out for details inthe press and come along and seeme if you would like to.

Danny Alexander MP Fergus Ewing MSP


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FOR SALE

• a number of the construction agen-

cies had involved their apprentices

and there would be heavy involve-

ment with inverness college and

various schools

• the ticket price of £9 per adult was

currently under review through the

expo Board

• a total of 300 jobs had been safe-

guarded through the developments

• there would be an additional 45

plots developed in the future.

Community Council continued

mrs s torrance summarised that the

event would showcase modern, in-

novative, sustainable low-energy

designs and would be a unique op-

portunity for the city of inverness.

in response to questions raised, mr

g robson confirmed that the esti-

mated number of visitors to the

event (30,000) had been predicted

using visitor numbers from other

events. these figures also indicated

that approximately 75% of the visi-

tors would visit from within a one

hour travel time radius. mrs s tor-

rance added that they had chosen

august for the event as it would co-

incide with school holidays in both

scotland and england and encour-

age more families to attend. it was

also hoped this would be the best

month for good weather and as an

outdoor event it would be key to at-

tendance levels.

Inverness BID Report - Business

Plan and Common Good Fund

Grants

there had been circulated report

no. icc-21-10 dated 24 may 2010

by the inverness city manager pro-

viding background to the funding

provided by both the inverness

common good fund and the Plan-

ning and Development service in

support of the inverness BiD, to-

gether with background as to the de-

velopments that BiD has currently

undertaken in relation to revisiting its

priorities.

Inverness City Arts Programme

During discussion, concern was

raised regarding the continuing em-

ployment of a project officer in the

current economic climate. it was

suggested that projects could be

passed to inverness college. a

number of members believed that

iota had reached the end of its life-

cycle. in response, a number of

members believed iota could con-

tinue if given a fresh strategy, which

included plans to develop long-term

projects. iota would be in a strong

position to apply for grants outwith

the council that would help to

develop the arts going forward. ms

s christie clarified that iota used

temporary projects to inform and

shape longer term projects. the arts

council had given strong indications

to iota that they would support

further projects in the city but had

also urged them to gain support

from the council before doing so.

the team were currently working on

the Wall Project, victorian market

Doors and the ramada with other

ideas in the pipeline which would be

valuable to the city. mr D Kerr, sec-

onded by mr J crawford, moveD

that the inverness old town arts

programme comes to a natural end.

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for 2010/2011 (all dates inclusive)Autumn Term Ends Friday 8th October 2010

Regional Closure Monday 25th October 2010

Winter Term Starts Tuesday 26th October 2010

Winter Term Ends Thursday 23rd December 2010

Spring Term Starts Monday 10th January 2011

Holiday Closure Monday 14th February 2011

Holiday Closure Tuesday 15th February 2011

Regional Closure Wed. 16th February 2011

Regional Closure Thursday 17th February 2011

Regional Closure Friday 18th February 2011

Spring Term Ends Friday 8th April 2011

Good Friday Holiday Friday 22nd April 2011

Easter Monday Holiday Mon. 25th April 2011

Summer Term Starts Tuesday 26th April 2011

May Day Holiday Monday 2nd May 2011

Summer Term Ends Friday 1st July 2011

for 2011/2012 (all dates inclusive)Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 16th August 2011

Autumn Term Ends Friday 7th October 2011

Regional Closure Monday 24th October 2011

Winter Term Starts Tuesday 25th October 2011

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School Dates

Summer Bank Holiday Monday 2nd AugustInverness Holiday Monday 4th OctoberInverness Holiday Monday 1st NovemberSt Andrews Day Monday 30th November

Christmas Day * Monday 27th DecemberBoxing Day * Tuesday 28th December

* substitue day

Beaver Travel ......................................................................13Cawdor Castle ....................................................................14Gateaux Regal ......................................................................5Gold 375 ................................................Outside Back CoverGomde Trust ......................................................................10Kylauren Homes ..................................................................8Logie Steading ..................................................................18Moray Art Centre ................................................................15Moray Coast Veterinary Group............................Front CoverParkhead Lodge ................................................................17

Pitman Training ....................................................................2Re/Max Inverness ................................................................7River House Restaurant......................................................13Robertson Homes (North) Ltd..............................................9Scotengineering ................................................................19Stevenson & Foster Window Cleaner ................Front CoverThistle Roofing......................................................................5Unique Beauty ....................................................Front CoverVista Development & Construction ....................Front CoverWheelchair Care ..................................................................2

Would you like to see your photo here? We

publish local scenery pictures by amateur

photographers every month in SpotLight on

Inverness. All photos will be credited to the

photographer though there is no financial

payment given. If you are interested please call

us on 01309 690063 or email

[email protected]

Holiday Dates 2010

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Inverness September 2010