SpotLight on Forres & District - May 2011

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Clubs & Societies 4

Pastoral Letter 6

Church Details 6

Council News 8

Election Candidates 9

Useful Contacts 10

Tide Times 10

Local Holidays 10

Chef’s Confidential 14

What’s On 17-21

Cinema Listings 19

Lifestyle Section 23

Cleaning Tips 24

Huntly Raptors 25

Dreaming Of... 26

Women in Business 27

The Elgin Marbles 28

School Term Dates 30

Advertisers Index 32

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MORAY BUSINESS WOMENAn informal club for womenwithin the Moray area who havean interest in business, network-ing, sharing information andgeneral socialising. Meetings areheld on the first Thursday ofevery month. For more informa-tion, tel: Michelle on 07887730708 or e-mail us [email protected]

MORAY FLYING CLUBContact Angela Dry, RAF Kinloss617361

MORAY GAELIC GROUPWe have conversation classes ingaelic led by three volunteernative gaelic speakers. Held inMoray College on Mondayevenings 7.30pm-9pm. £1 pernight, £5 year membership.Contact [email protected] or visit www.moray-gaelicgroup.ning.com

MORAY GROUP OF THERIDING FOR THE DISABLEDVolunteers needed to help at ourriding sessions by leading theponies or acting as side-helpersfor our riders. Monday after-noons and/or Wednesdays. Weare based at Cranloch RidingCentre near Elgin. No experi-ence? No worries - trainingprovided. For more info contactDenise 01343 850310 or Liz01343 556167

MORAY MOUNTAINEERINGCLUBGuests are welcome to attendClub meets, monthly Bus picksup at Bank of Scotland, Forres,7.30am (3rd Sunday eachmonth) visit our website at

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NHS RETIREMENTFELLOWSHIPMeets every second Wednesdayeach month from September -May. Elgin Town Hall SupperRoom 2pm-4pm. Contact MaryNelson 675371

NATIONAL CHILDBIRTHTRUSTAntenatal classes and breast-feeding support. Regularmeetings and outings in Forresand Elgin area. For informationemail [email protected]

NAIRNSHIRE CEILIDH DANCEGROUPMeets every Tuesday in theSeaforth Club, Gordon Street,Nairn, 7.30pm-10pm. Anyone in-terested in learning & enjoyingsocial, sequence and ceilidhdancing in a friendly andinformal group. Contact Doreen01667 451430 or Alistair 01309674499

‘NO STRINGS ATTACHED’CONFIDENTIAL HELPLINEIf you are caring for someonewho is affected by drugs, alcoholor mental health issues and youfeel that it is having an impact onyou and the rest of your familycall 01343 555031 for help andadvice. Anonymity if required

PEEK-A-BOO CRECHE(KINLOSS)Drop-in creche for all Moraychildren. Places can be bookedin advance. Contact SusanWhittaker-Smith 691442

PHOENIX MARTIAL ARTSContact Miles Hatch 674427

QUARRIERS CARERSUPPORT SERVICE MORAYProviding practical andemotional support to the unpaidCarers of Moray. If you look aftera family member, friend orneighbour and could use somehelp or just want to find out moreabout what we do, call us on01343 556031

QUASAR HOCKEY CLUBContact Peter Bavage 691178

RAFFORD TODDLER GROUPMeets Tuesdays 9.30am to11.30am at Rafford Hall. ContactPauline 671592

RSCDS (FORRES BRANCH)Scottish Country Dance classesSeptember - March: Adults -Monday 8pm-10pm, Town Hall,Forres; Juniors (age 5-15 years)- Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.30pm,Applegrove Primary School.Contact Miss M. Ross, ‘Morven’,Castle St., 673325

REBOOT (MORAY COMPUTERRECYCLING)Computers at affordable cost, toCommunity/Voluntary groupsand disadvantaged individuals.Contact 671681, 9 GreshopRoad, Forres

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED(FORRES, NAIRN & DISTRICT)Provides opportunities to rideand give therapeutic benefit todisabled children in the Forresand Nairn area. Contact Mrs CNegus 0845 241 5301

THE HANDYPERSON SERVICE(MORAY)Supports vulnerable, elderly,disabled and disadvantagedmembers of our community tomaintain their independence anda better quality of life in their ownhomes, by providing a small(free of charge) repair/assistanceservice to those with no localfamily or friends available.Contact 01343 559739

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION(MORAY)Forres meetings: Beavers -Tuesdays, Cubs - Mondays,Scouts - Fridays. Email [email protected](or @..... or scouts@..... etc)

TOO MANY KOOKSWomens acappella singinggroup, some performing, worldmusic, scottish, gospel etc.Meets Wednesday evenings.Contact Kate O’Connell 01343850266

VARIS PLAYERSAmateur dramatics societybased in Forres. Contact YvonnePointon 01343 850311

WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATIONWe hold 9 meetings per year (onSaturday afternoons) in ElginLibrary open to anyone with aninterest in the First World War.Contact Derek Bird on 01343870562 or email [email protected]

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Lighthouse Church meets every Sunday at Clovenside Chapel.Service starts at 10am, refreshments served afterwards.Tel: 676434 or email [email protected] Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday Worship12noon. Contact Mrs A. Young (Session Clerk) tel: 611271St. Leonards Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am forFamily Service and 6.30pm for Evening Worship, tel: 641239 oremail:[email protected](For services at Rafford and St Michael’s Dallas please contactSt Leonards)St. Margaret’s Catholic Church mass on Tuesday, Thursdayand Sunday at 10am. Contact Father Barnett tel: 01667 453323Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Meeting every Sunday at6.30pm. For more details tel: 674375email: [email protected]. Laurence Church meets every Sunday at 10am for FamilyService, tel: 672260email: [email protected] Church meets every Sunday at 9.30am for FamilyService, our praise is from CH3 and Mission Praise. After theservice we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit.Contact Anne Garrow (Session Clerk) tel: 672930

St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church meetsevery Sunday at 8am for Communion and 10am for FamilyCommunion Service, tel: 672856, email [email protected] or visit www.stjohnsforres.wordpress.comKinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of ScotlandAlternating weekly, Kinloss and Findhorn, at 10am, and Alves 1stSunday of each month 11.30 am. Contact 690931 or 690349Moray Grace FellowshipMeets Sunday mornings 10.30am in Alves Village Hall.Contact Vic Cameron for more details tel: 850142 email [email protected] www.moraygrace.wordpress.com

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In the summer of 1979, Sony Japanunveiled a new music player calledWalkman cassette player; it was the firstlow-cost, portable music player. Revo-lutionary - and it kicked the old 8 track-cartridge music player into touch. It soldover 200 million units.

October 2010 Sony announced that itwould halt production of the Walkmanin Japan. The emergence of the CD hadcertainly weakened demand for thecassette Walkman in Western Europeand in the Americas, however, whatreally made the use of walkmananachronistic was the emergence ofMP3 files and devices such as the iPod.Suddenly a new age generation is bornand a new culture of distributing infor-mation and entertainment took over thereins of our lives.

As we engage and grapple with lifeduring a period of more governmentcuts in budget and public services, andby coincidence, a period of Lent, itseem to me that we are entering a

different era not only within the bodypolitic of the nation, but also in ourpersonal spiritual lives. The new iPodage, the emergence of new frontier ofdistributing information and entertain-ment, the Twitter followers, texting andsurfing whiz kids all bring and introducenew dictions into the repertoire of ourknowledge and language. It may just betime for some of us to learn a newlanguage, a new way of life andacquaint ourselves with what the futurebrings.

Talking about the future then, in thebiblical gospel book of Matthew, Jesusteaches about worry and he challengeshis listeners to trust in God, theirheavenly Father, who in His benevo-lence fed the birds of the air - as theydon’t gather into barns, and clothed thelilies of the field who don’t toil or spin,yet God provided for these more thanKing Solomon in his splendour.Thelesson for us as we face the future, theemergence of new ways of distributinginformation brings to us new ways of

engaging in mission and propagation ofthe gospel to a new generation. Also,planning for tomorrow is time wellspent; worrying about tomorrow is timewasted.

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the differ-ence, however, careful planning isthinking about goals, steps, andschedules and trusting in God’sguidance. When done properly,planning and praying about God’sguidance can help alleviate worry.

The worrier, by contrast, is consumedby fear and finds it difficult to trustothers, talk less of God. Worry stopsyou from acting and it fills the individualwith different thoughts and pushes onetowards different directions. We may notknow what that future holds but what weknow is that we are here today and wecan certainly trust in God who is able. LET GO and LET GOD.

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Dyke landward Community Council

meets third Wednesday of each month (excluding

august and december) 7pm at dyke Village hall.

Contact: Karen hamilton (secretary) tel: 641236

Findhorn & Kinloss Community Council

meets last thursday of every month (excluding July

and december) 7.30pm at alternate venues.

Contact: mr tim negus (secretary) tel: 691823

OThER COMMuNiTy COuNCil CONTACTS

Public Session

• Police sergeant Pamela gordon told us of

ongoing investigations into a series of van-

dalisms and a break-in to premises in the

greshop industrial estate which were being

followed up. foot patrols are being carried

out in the high street following incidences

of illegal parking and road traffic patrols are

checking vehicles as part of a drive to

reduce Road Casualties.

• Community Cllr J mackenzie briefed the

meeting on steps he had taken to draw the

attention of the secretary of state for

scotland, by a letter to him, to the concern

of the Community Council and residents of

forres into the risk of flooding of the River

findhorn and the recent announcement that

the funding of the flood relief scheme, due

to a mix up, would not be available. he

questioned the lack of support given by

sePa to the suggestion that dredging the

river would reduce the risk in favour of pre-

serving the habitat for bugs and the local

authority for accepting that objection.

• he also raised the subject of booking

places in the town hall and the fact that on

the first day of the year a queue formed to

fully book the premises for the full year. this

failed to allow the smaller clubs the oppor-

tunity to avail themselves of the facilities.

moray Cllr ogilvie said that the system of

lets in the town hall was being investigated

and local groups would each get one

booking initially.

• Cllr mackenzie drew attention to the

Cairngorm national Park and its bound-

aries and asked if more of moray could be

included. he said that at present the Park

stopped on the dava moor which meant

that there was no mention of forres in the

Park literature. this did not encourage

visitors to extend or expand their range of

exploration.

• Cllr s ferris addressed the meeting on the

topic of Community generation, as a means

of raising funding for special projects

pertinent to the town. he suggested that the

town could erect Community turbines on

Common good land and use them to raise,

by way of the subsidies available, funds for

the Common good fund & therefore the

town. he sought the approval of the

Community Council to approach the energy

saving trust and Community Power & light

companies to investigate further the feasi-

bility of the grants available and the scope

of the project using the Community Council

as a valid organisation to oversee the

project. Cllr hellyer pointed out that solar

panels could be fitted to the roofs of all

local authority buildings and this would go

a long way to reducing energy costs for the

rate payers. a member of the Public pointed

out that the turbines would require to be

connected to the grid, and that also

windmills were proven engineering but

required a steady source of wind. Cllr ferris

said that from his experience flying in the

area 15 knots east or west was common.

the Community Council agreed that Cllr

ferris could initiate assessment of the

project.

Secretary’s Report

• letters were received from moray Council,

nhs grampian, the asCC and a moP.

• Community services consulted us on the

proposed sale of ground adjacent to 3

mannachie Road. the Chair said that he

was convinced that the area at fleurs had

been Common good & while the area was

small any proceeds should be credited to

the fund.

• the secretary said that he and Cllr hellyer

had attended 2 meetings called by nhs

grampian, in the Community Centre, to

discuss a future sustainable health service

for the forres area. at those meetings we

had been told that it cost £1.2m to run

leanchoil per year for the benefit of 170

patients. Cllr hellyer felt this was disingen-

uous as it appeared to take no account of

the many and varied clinics using the

building. While mCh&sCP were consulting

us they were still not being open and un-

ambiguous.

• a member of the Public contacted the

Community Council asking if the

Community Council would call a Public

meeting on the concerns of leanchoil

hospital and its possible closure. members

felt that this was the only way that the public

would be able to input their feelings and in-

structed the secretary to book the town hall

and publicize the meeting.

External Groups Report

• youth Rep Ross Kennedy told the meeting

that forres academy Pupils forum were

discussing using the Community Centre for

a drop in Centre on Wednesday nights.

• Cllr duncan said that 2 students had been

chosen for mount dora.

• Cllr mackenzie told the meeting that a start

had been made in transferring archives

from the tolbooth to the greshop.

• Cllr maclean told moray Cllr ogilvie that it

had come to his attention that the moray

Council Planning department did not submit

plans to sport scotland for consideration

because they knew that refusal would be

automatic on sites which were used for

sporting activities. this affected both the

proposed health Centre site at thornhill

and the Redco milne site at Bogton.

Treasurer’s Report

• the treasurer informed the meeting that

our account stood at £1041.61, with £15.00

to be deducted for the asCC subscription.

A.O.C.B.

• Cllr Kennedy said he was concerned at the

Bill passing through the english Parliament

changing the hours of daylight to suit

southern england without consideration for

the north of scotland. Cllr ferris said that

vehicles & street lighting were better now.

the Bill, it was believed is for a trial period.

Both moray Cllr ogilvie & Cllr mackenzie

said that rural communities would be

against it.

Next Meeting

the next meeting will be held on thursday

19th may 2011.

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SCHOOLSAndersons Primary School..........................(01309) 672887Applegrove Primary School ........................(01309) 672367Dyke Primary School ..................................(01309) 641275Kinloss Primary School ..............................(01309) 690376Logie Primary School ..................................(01309) 611258Moray Steiner School ..................................(01309) 676300Pilmuir Primary School ................................(01309) 673034Rose Abbey School ....................................(01309) 691872Forres Academy ..........................................(01309) 672271DOCTORSForres Health Centre ....................................0845 337 1120Leanchoil Hospital ......................................(01309) 672284Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin................................0845 456 6000DENTISTSOrchard Road ..............................................(01309) 675544Leys ............................................................(01309) 673553

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VETSMoray Coast Veterinary Group....................(01309) 672243PHARMACIESlloyds Pharmacy ........................................(01309) 672614

Rowlands Pharmacy ..................................(01309) 672784

Boots ..........................................................(01309) 673370

OTHERSPolice Station ................................................0845 600 5700Bus Station, Elgin .......................................(01343) 544222Citizens Advice Bureau ...............................(01343) 550088Dalcross Airport ...........................................(01667) 464000Dallas Village Hall .......................................(01343) 890243James Milne Institute (Findhorn) ................(01309) 692365Rafford District Hall ......................................(01309) 674583Forres Town Hall ..........................................(01309) 675140Moray Council (Forres).................................(01309) 694000Moray Council (Elgin) .................................(01343) 543451National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950Forres Library ..............................................(01309) 672834Forres House Com Education Centre ........(01309) 672838

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Herb and Parmesan Crusted Salmon with

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With the fishing season well and truly here andSalmon being caught in the rivers of Speyside, whatbetter dish to signal the start of what we hope willbe a warm Summer. At Knockomie we have revi-talised our lunch menus and this Herb Crusted Salmonis proving a real favourite.

Throughout May we are offering a 2 course lunchmenu for just £7.95 per person. What are you waitingfor!

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Salsa Verde

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Mix the parmesan, chopped parsley and bread-crumbs together. Season with the salt and pepper.

Place the mixture on a large plate or tray. Coatthe salmon fillets entirely in the mixture and place ona lightly oiled baking tray. Place in the oven and cookat 180̊ C for 20minutes.

Whilst the salmon is cooking make the SalsaVerde. Place the capers, gherkins, parsley, basil andmint in to a food processor and whiz until all finelychopped.

Add the mustard and vinegar and whiz again.

Whilst the mixer is running gradually drizzle theolive oil in to the mixture until all added.

Add the salt and pepper to taste and you'redone! The great thing about Salsa Verde is that youcan store in an sealed jar in the fridge and it willkeep for a couple of weeks. It's great with chickenand white fish too!

Once the salmon is cooked remove from the ovenand serve with crushed new potatoes and a crispsalad.

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APRIL now until october 31 mondaypictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, duringnormal opening hours, an opportunity to see thisrecreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made inover 1000 years, by master craftsman adrianmccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stonecarvings, on loan from the national museum ofscotland, included in tour of the castle, contactbrodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

25 monday to may 13 fridayRIAS travelling exhibition of the andrew doolan ‘bestbuilding in scotland award 2010’, elgin museum, tel:543675 or email [email protected]

28 thursday to may 2 mondayspirit of speyside whisky festival 2011, 5 days ofwhisky, food, music and fun throughout speyside,for more details and a full programme of events visitwww.spiritofspeyside.com

29 fridaymoray rock garden club - carole and ian bainbridge‘patagonia’, 7.30pm, new elgin hall annexe, for moredetails contact colinne souter tel: 01340 871504 ornetta milne tel: 01343 881558

30 saturdayspring clean scotland litter pick, meet at 11am,roseisle forest / beach car park, gloves, bags andlitter pickers provided, tidy the beach and forestareas, dogs welcome

BOOKING DEADLINE - highland salsa weekend - cubandance workshops with noel hernandez (UKAPTD)british open professional salsa champion 2010 inconjunction with lorraine mason and les murray ofmancuban salsa (manchester and chester), edencourt theatre, inverness including a salsa cruisedown loch ness, numerous one hour classes andcuban dance styles to choose from, only £6 perclass, for full details go to www.almacubana.co.uk,or cruise tickets contact [email protected] claire on 07795 166433 [email protected] rock garden club - annual spring flowershow, plant sale & coffee morning, 10.30am, nairncommunity & arts centre, tel: 01309 641405vladimir mctavish, the loft venue, by kinloss,£10/£12.50, tel: 01343 850111 or visitwww.loftgigs.co.uk

MAY throughout mayraf kinloss - an exhibition to commemorate the longassociation of the raf with forres and kinloss,falconer museum, forres, tel: 01309 673701 for info

now until october 31 mondaypictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, duringnormal opening hours, an opportunity to see thisrecreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made inover 1000 years, by master craftsman adrianmccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stonecarvings, on loan from the national museum ofscotland, included in tour of the castle, contactbrodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

1 sundaymundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliateddressage, closing date 22nd april, contact 07901602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.comorienteering in forres, 10.15am at forres academycar park, an ‘urban’ variation of this exciting running-navigation sport, £7 adults/£3 juniorswww.moravianorienteering.org for more detailspaul anderson - scots fiddle champion - plays musicin a marquee at brodie castle, 1.30pm-4pm, arenowned scots fiddle player and composer, paulplays a selection of his favourite music, homebaking including whisky cake, this event is part ofthe spirit of speyside whisky festival, free entry, teascharged as taken, contact tel: 0844 493 2156

Line Listings are FREE

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Deadline for June issue is

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1 sundaymichael buble tribute, doors open 8pm, the mossettavern, tickets £8 or £23.95 for a 2 course carverymeal and show, tel: 672981

3 monday to 28 saturdayelgin museum art exhibition ‘as i see it’ by maryblack – the coastline of north east scotland, tel:543675 or email [email protected]

5 thursdaythe wilders, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn,£13/£11/£9, tel: 691170 for details

6 fridayelgin museum agm, 7pm, followed by a free publiclecture at 8pm by andrew wright ‘rediscoveringhistoric elgin’, tel: 543675 or email [email protected] fresh start quiz night, 7.30pm, church hall ofholy trinity episcopal church, elgin, with a stoviesupper and raffle, £5 per person, byob, pleasecontact catherine tel: 01343 552794too many kooks, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn,inspiring local womens’ acappella harmony group inconcert - pop, gospel, african, traditional, £9/£7/£5u-16, tel: 691170 for details or visitwww.toomanykooks.org.uk

7 saturdaynairn sailing club junior training regatta, whiteness,near nairn, open to all juniors sailing the rya pathwayclasses : fevas, toppers and optimists (both racingoptimists and training (plastic) optimists arewelcome), register online at www.scottish-optimists.org.uk

culbin singers concert featuring music by pergolesi,vivaldi and haydn, 7.30pm, st laurence church,forres, tickets £12 adult/£10 concession/£5 childfrom choir members or [email protected] community centre spring dance in aid ofbreast cancer care, 8pm-1am, tickets £12 (to includebuffet supper) available from cawdor village shop,village green coffee shop or tel: 01667 493361

7 saturday and 8 sundaymundole spring show, new classes include a qualify-ing class for blair for ridden clydesdales and 4 brightstars classes - lead rein; first pony; hunter pony andhunter classes - ponies and riders do not need to bemembers of BSPS to compete, closing date 22ndapril, catering from fiona’s snacks on the day,anyone interested in stewarding/helping on eitherday please contact secretary tel: 07901 602042

8 sundaycar boot sale in aid of children 1st, 9am-12:30pm,spynie hall, for more details contact veronicamaclean tel: 01343 547308edinkillie hall spring teas, 2pm-4pm, 8 miles south offorres on the a940 grantown roadfree walk and talk for speakers of other languageswith angela innes, 2pm, la caverna, clifton road,lossiemouth, come for a walk along the beach, meetnew people and practise speaking english, allwelcome, visit www.english4moray.co.uk or phone /text 07922 051930 for more information

10 tuesdaygreyfriars club tea & competitions, 6.30pm for7.30pm start, elgin town hall, £1, contact pam rossfor more details tel: 01343 544487the pink castle philosophy club - identity, 7.30pm,riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank,inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgen-der community, visit www.pinkcastle.eu

13 fridaycreatures of the night - meet live tarantulas andlizards and, if you are brave, let them scuttle up yourhand, between 6.30pm and 9pm, falconer museum,forres, free evening drop-in activities for all thefamily, find out about the creatures that come out inthe night, contact the falconer museum on 673701eduardo niebla, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn,£10/£8/£6, tel: 691170 for details

14 saturdaypilmuir nursery car boot sale, 8am-12noon, pilmuirprimary school, forres, £6 per car payable on theday, to raise funds for increased security for thechildrens outdoor play area at the nurseryst. johns church hall table top sale, 10am till 2pm,russell place, forres, hall open for set up from9.30am, tables (provided ready to set up ) £10 pervendoro, free entry, refreshments and soup available


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Cinema ListingsMay 2011

Universal Hall, FindhornShowing films through the yearVisit www.findhorn.org/uhall orcall 01309 691170 for details.

Moray Playhouse, ElginNew Screenings begin on Fridays

Call 01343 542680 or visitwww.morayplayhouse.co.uk

Portessie Public HallRegular films including

Saturday matinees.For further details email

[email protected]

Highland Spiritual CinemaMonthly screenings of upliftingand inspiring films that inform,

enlighten and entertain.For further details please visit

www.highlandspiritualcinema.netor telephone 01463 237452

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Abel (15)

Oranges and Sunshine (15)

Route Irish (15)

plus many others

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or

call 01463 234234 for details

Vue Cinema, Inverness

From Friday 29th April

Thor 3D (12a)

From Friday 6th May

Water for Elephants (PG)

Hanna (12a)

Insidious (15)

From Friday 13th May

Priest 3D (15)


Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 3D (12a)


The Hangover 2 (15)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (PG)

KidsAMEvery Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am

Tickets £1 / VIP Tickets £2.50Teen Screens

Every Thursday & Friday afternoonTickets £2 / VIP Tickets £3.50

Over 18 ScreeningsEvery Sunday & Tuesday evening

Tickets £1 / VIP Tickets £2.50 extraon top of standard ticket price

Senior ScreeningsEvery Tuesday afternoon

Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55Includes tea/coffee & biscuits

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Cinema NairnVisit cinemanairn.blogspot.com orcontact Nairn Community Centre

on 01667 453476 for details

14 saturdayforres farmers market, 10am-2pm, andersonsprimary school playground, local foods, productsand crafts, for further details contact anne marieskidmore tel: 691616highland-russia connection russian languagelessons for beginners, forres, for more details tel01667 456245western front association - hitler’s first war : adolfhitler, the men of the list regiment, and the first worldwar - dr thomas weber, university of aberdeen,2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library, contact derek birdtel: 01343 870562, [email protected] or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukelgin museum family event : creatures of the nightwatch the film ‘night at the museum’ - meet livetarantulas and lizards and, if you are brave, let themscuttle up your hand, between 6.30pm and 9pm,screening of the ben stiller movie at 7pm, tel: 01343543675 or email [email protected]

18 wednesdaysalsa celtica, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn,£14/£12, tel: 691170 for details

20 fridayperformance of carol ann duffy’s ‘the world’s wife’with art exhibition, exhibition 1pm-5pm, performance7.30pm, open mic section and free copies of thebook for audience members - all in aid of amnestyinternational, james milne institute, findhorn, tickets£6, tel: 0796 901 7977 / 0758 544 8748 or [email protected] irish music - noel cassidy duo, doors open 8pm,the mosset tavern, tel: 672981

21 saturdaymundole equestrian charity car boot sale, 10am-12noon, box park, £6 per stand, contact tel: 07901602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.comorienteering at sanquhar woods, 10.15am, forresacademy car park, the latest in moravian’s popularsaturday league series, complete beginnnerswelcome, £4 adults/£3 juniorswww.moravianorienteering.org for more detailsa traditional may fayre at moray steiner school,forres, 11am-4pm, enjoy this great family day outwith maypole dancing, craft stalls, pony rides,archery, real morris dancers, games and activities,school tours, BBQ & café, tel: 676300

21 saturday to 3 june fridayportgordon art group exhibition, in the gallery ofelgin library during normal library opening hours, formore details tel: 01542 850409

22 sundaymundole equestrian show jumping, jnr qualifiers for

keith & turriff shows, contact tel: 07901 602042 orvisit www.mundoleequestrian.com

24 tuesdayRAF kinloss freedom of forres parade, 11am, 150personnel from RAF kinloss will parade through forreswith bayonets fixed to exercise their right to thefreedom of forres, this will be the last time that thepublic have an opportunity to show their support forthe flying squadrons based there, ahead of their dis-bandment on thursday 26 may, led by the band ofthe RAF college cranwell, the parade will march fromtytler street to the police station (west to east) andevery section of personnel at RAF kinloss will be rep-resented, the parade will be accompanied by aflypast from a tornado GR4 based at RAF lossiemouth

25 wednesdaysession a9, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn,£12/£10, tel: 691170 for details

27 fridaymoray best kept village competition closing date,judging week commencing 8th august, awardsceremony 26th august, to enter contact pat smithtel: 01343 546860 or susan clark tel: 01343 862981s1/2 disco, 7pm-9.30pm, forres town hall, to raisefunds for upgrade of cinema equipment, tickets £3,refreshments on sale, organised by film forres andtickets on sale at forres academy or from communitywarden, maragret cowiejj gilmour, the loft venue, by kinloss, £10/£12, tel:01343 850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.uk

28 saturdayelgin alzheimer support group coffee morning,10am-12noon, supper room, elgin town hall, £2,contact pam ross for more details tel: 01343 544487

28 saturday & 29 sundayfeis mhoireibh, moray college, elgin, this fun filledmusic sport drama gaelic singing and dance festivalwelcomes all from 8 to 18 years, tuition by experi-enced, professional musicians, for entry forms [email protected] or tel: steph 01343 842223

29 sundaymundole equestrian unaffiliated dressage, closingdate 20th may, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visitwww.mundoleequestrian.com


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JJ Gilmour at The Loft VenueFriday 27th MayJJ has built up a staunch fan base acrossEurope, and is widely recognised as one ofScotland’s most disticntive singer/songwriters.

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now until october 31 mondaypictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normalopening hours, an opportunity to see this recreation of apictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years,by master craftsman adrian mccurdy, who took his linesfrom ancient stone carvings, on loan from the nationalmuseum of scotland, included in tour of the castle,contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 21561 wednesday to 28 tuesdayelgin museum art exhibition ‘yesterday, today &tomorrow’ by moray arts club, tel: 543675 or [email protected] fridayalexander buses clippies & bus drivers reunion, seaforthclub, elgin, staff who worked for alexander’s buses inelgin, forres and buckie between the 1940’s and 1980’sare welcome to come and reminisce and meet formerworkmates, for tickets please contact mary sim tel:01343 812342, marion wheeler tel: 01343 545564 ornora cowie tel: 01542 832824rafford village hall auction, 7pm, donations welcome,phone sarah 674583 for more detailsfiona mackenzie with bosie, 8pm, universal hall,findhorn, £10/£8/£6 u-16, tel: 691170 for details4 saturdaynairn sailing club open day, 10am-4pm, nairn harbour,dinghy taster sessions, trips on member’s cruisers,parade of boats, RNLI life boat, RNLI teas, coffee andhome bakes and moremoray embroiderers guild open day and exhibition,10am-12noon and 2pm-4pm, st giles church new room,elgin, contact linda robertson tel: 01343 544195scottish chamber orchestra, 8pm, universal hall,findhorn, £12/£10/£5, tel: 691170 for details5 sundaybell’s rotary marafun - moray’s only relay streetmarathon, a maximum of 120 5-person teams can takepart and all money raised will be split among 100 moraycharities, team entry forms and information sheets areavailable from nicky nash, elgin community centre,email: [email protected] tel. 01343 543736, orby logging onto www.elginrotary.co.uk, each runnerdoes eight circuits (5.2 miles) and runners of all abilitiesare welcome, each team is asked to pledge £150, theafternoon will also feature stalls, displays, musical enter-tainment, new and classic cars and the popular showand shine event, fun for all the familymundole equestrian show jumping, jnr qualifiers forkeith & turriff shows, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visitwww.mundoleequestrian.comRNLI findhorn gala day, 1pm-4pm, invergordon lifeboatattending (operations permitting), BBQ, teas, variousstalls8 wednesdayclockwork, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, £9/£7/£5,tel: 691170 for details11 saturday and 12 sundaythe ‘moray mix’ orienteering weekend, two national

league orienteering events where beginners arewelcome too, an urban-style competition on saturday atlossiemouth and a more traditional forest event at culbinon sundaywww.moravianorienteering.org for more details12 sundayopen farm sunday, east grange farm, kinloss, tel: 01343850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.ukmundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliateddressage, closing date 3rd june, contact 07901 602042or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com14 tuesdaythe pink castle philosophy club - equality, 7.30pm,riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness,for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender communityvisit www.pinkcastle.eu18 saturdaywestern front association - success on the somme : 4tharmy operations 1–4 july 1916 - mike stedman, authorand historian, 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library, contactderek bird tel: 01343 870562, [email protected] or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk24 friday and 25 saturdayhighland salsa weekend - cuban dance workshops withnoel hernandez (UKAPTD) british open professional salsachampion 2010 in conjunction with lorraine mason andles murray of mancuban salsa (manchester andchester), eden court theatre, inverness including a salsacruise down loch ness, numerous one hour classes andcuban dance styles to choose from, only £6 per class,for full details go to www.almacubana.co.uk, or cruisetickets contact [email protected] or claire on 07795 [email protected] saturdayedinkillie hall midsummers night ceilidh, for more infocontact the secretary mrs jarvis tel: 611297, 8 milessouth of forres on the a940 grantown road26 sundaymundole equestrian show jumping, jnr qualifiers forkeith & turriff shows, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visitwww.mundoleequestrian.com

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their professional and personal interests. This can be anything from listening to an inspirational guest speaker at one of its monthly meetings to getting the chance to try out some archery skills at a local venue. Whatever the event, MBW provides a real

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year it is supporting a further 3 charities namely, Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres, Moray Council on Addictions and Moray Sensory Services. It organises programmed events throughout the year which sees many of its members participate in fun runs, race nights, and various other events to raise money for such worthwhile causes. For 2011, MBW’s aim is to continue its outstanding work on behalf of its chosen charities. It has also recently launched a ‘Mentoring Scheme’ for women who are setting up in business or who are already in the infancy of running their business. MBW has a wealth of skills and experience in women from all

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difficult and lonely it can be for women to branch out on their own or just to get some sound business advice and support. MBW has therefore decided to offer the scheme free of charge to its members and hopes it might encourage new business and employment in the local community.

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Elgin Museum continues to receive the occasional tourist expecting to find the “Elgin marbles”, probably having by-passed their location in London. We even used to have bags of children’s marbles, available as a consolation prize.What are the “Elgin marbles”? They are the marble architectural sculptures brought to Britain by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, from the temple, the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis of Athens between 447 and 438 BC. The building had survived largely intact until 1687; it then suffered an explosion in a bombardment when in use as a gunpowder store, after which the sculptures suffered from ongoing damage and piecemeal sale.In 1799, Elgin became ambassador to Constantinople (Istanbul), capital of the Ottoman Empire, which then included most of Greece. As a personal gesture, in return for a diplomatic intervention, the local authorities allowed him to record the remaining monuments, and later to allow their embarkation for Britain. The sculptures survived the sinking of the “Mentor” and Elgin subsequently sold them to the British Museum, where, controversially, they remain.The Scottish sculptor, John Henning (1771 – 1851) saw the marbles soon after they arrived in Britain and was so impressed that he obtained permission to draw and make models of them. Using earlier drawings to help him work out the order of the proces-sion depicted in the frieze, Henning carved miniature impressions in slate, from which casts were made in white plaster. Classical sculpture and casts like these became immensely popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.By a quirk of fate, Elgin Museum has a set of

these 2” by 6” casts on display. Originally gifted to the Museum by Louise, Countess of Seafield in 1886, they disappeared to resurface in someone’s attic in 2003! Also, on loan from the present Earl of Elgin, we have two of John Henning’s original drawings, which show the power and beauty of the horses in the original sculptures.Returning to the original question, why did a British diplomat, whose main residence was Broom Hall in Fife, have the title 7th Earl of Elgin? For a closer geographical link, we can go to Kinloss Abbey, ten miles west of Elgin. Edward Bruce, the father of the 1st Earl, was in 1583 both parson of Torie, in Fife, and associated with the abbey of Kinloss. He became abbot, and later Lord Bruce of Kinloss when Kinloss became a temporal lordship and barony in 1604. It was his third son, Thomas who became 1st Earl of Elgin in 1633, probably as a reward from King Charles I for contributing to the pomp of his coronation in Scotland. A fortnight later, Thomas is reputed to have provided a more significant service, rescuing the King from drowning when their pinnace capsized in a gust of wind on the crossing homeward from Burntisland to Leith.Thomas lived almost entirely in England. It is said that, as all the cities and counties around the Bruce country of the upper Firth of Forth had already been used for titles, Thomas wrote to friends in Scotland, and the great cathedral city of Elgin, not far from his considerable land holdings of Kinloss, was suggested. As Thomas said, “The English will be able to pronounce it!”

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