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LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUPMeets every Wednesday. [email protected] ortext/call 07941 553620 for info.

FORUM FOR MENMeets every Wednesday. Socialgroup for gay & bi. Email [email protected] or text/call07745 930383 for info.

SALTIRE SOCIETY HIGHLANDBRANCHMeets Saturday mornings inInverness for talks on a widerange of Scottish topics. St An-drews Day celebrations, Burnslunch & summer outing. CallAlan Niven on 01667 459449 oremail: [email protected]

BALL - OVER 60'S CLUBMeets on Wednesdays from10am - 12.15pm at MemorialHall, Tomintoul.

AVIEMORE & DISTRICTYOUNG CURLERSCall Mr I. Hay on 01479 870431

GRANTOWN & DISTRICTDRAMA GROUPThursdays, 7pm, YM/CommunityCentre. All new members and

young people welcome. CallJennifer Tiller on 01479 872262

GRANTOWN 1ST RAINBOWSWe meet once a week for fun,crafts and friendship. Ages 5-7Contact Jaci for information or toput a girl on the waiting list. Tel:01479 873728

HARMONY MUSIC THERAPYSCOTLANDIndividual and Group MusicTherapy sessions to encourage,enable and empower all agesand abilities through interactivemusic experiences. Will travel toprivate homes, facilities andschools. Call Kristen Macleodon 07770427396.

LADIES KICKBOXING & JUNIOR SELF DEFENCEAVIEMOREEvery Friday at Aviemore VillageHall, Grampian Road, Aviemore.Juniors 6:15pm - 7:15pm - £3.50Ladies 7:30pm - 8:30pm - £4.40Call Kevin Grigsby on 07757327351or email [email protected]

PILATESThursdays 10:30am - 11:30am, Boat of Garten Community Hall.Call 01479 831213 for details.

STRATHSPEY ANGLING IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONMembership open to residents ofthe Grantown-on-Spey, Duthil,Cromdale, Carrbridge, DulnainBridge and Nethybridge areas.Season Visitor Permits are avail-able. Call us at Mortimer's shopin Grantown on Spey, fromwhere this Association is administered. 01479 872684.

WALKMORAY (ROTHES)Meets Thursdays, 10am at at theLibrary, Seafield Square. For de-tails contact The Health Point on01343 567842

DUFFTOWN OVER SIXTIESMeet every Wednesday after-noon 2pm-4pm in Back Hall ofMemorial Hall, Dufftown. Variedweekly entertainment: quiz,bingo, live entertainment etc anda cup of tea every week. Mem-bership £3. Annual summer busouting. Tel: 01340 820388, 01340820582, or 01340 820264.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPSFree, confidential help & supportto the relatives & friends of prob-lem drinkers. Local weeklygroups in Highland area. Call020 7403 0888 for a local contactnumber for your area.

AVIEMORE BOWLING CLUBClub nights on Mon & Wed at6:45pm, play at 7pm. OutdoorMay - Sept, Indoor short mat Oct- April. Dalfaber Drive, Aviemore.Bingo every Thurs at 7pm. CallAlly on 01479 81064, Norrie on07974 033036 or email : [email protected].

AVIEMORE BOWLING CLUBIndoor short mat. Club night7pm. Every Monday andWednesday. Members £2.Visitors £3. For further info [email protected]

AVIEMORE BOWLING CLUBBingo night. Eyes down 7.30pm. Every Thursday. Entry 30p.£3 for 6 books. £1 for the Flyer

AVIEMORE CEILIDHDANCERSMeet monthly, 8pm - midnight atthe Aviemore Village Hall. Li-censed bar and interval with re-freshments and raffle. Fordetails contact Patsy Thompsonon 01540 651377

AVIEMORE COMMUNITY CAFEWednesdays 10am - 4pm. StAndrew's Church Hall. Tea, cof-fee, home baking; and home-made soup and roll or cheesescone from 12noon. A warm wel-come awaits you. Contact Jane Alexander:[email protected]

AVIEMORE TINY TOTSWednesdays 10am - 12noon,Aviemore Youth Centre. Indoorplay equipment & activities for 0- 3 year olds. Facebook pageAviemore Tiny Tots. Email :[email protected].

BEADING & JEWELLERY MAKING WORKSHOPSThe Imagination Workshop, In-verdruie, Aviemore. Learn how touse beads and wire to makeyour own amazing jewellery. CallGayle Penney on 01479 812111

BADENOCH & STRATHSPEYRAMBLERSEvery other weekend, alternateSaturdays & Sundays. ContactElizabeth Longley 01479 851735/ [email protected] formore information about ourwalks and membership details.

BOHARM BOOTCAMPMonday and Thursday classes7pm - 8pm. Beginners’ classstarting Tuesday 4th September7:30pm - 8.30pm at Boharm Hall,Mulben. Classes £1.50. ContactLorraine: 01582 860338.

EDINVILLIE CRAFT CLUBLadies from Edinvillie & Aberlourdistrict meet at the Edinvillie Hallevery Tuesday 2pm - 4pm, fromOctober to April, to teach eachother new crafts.

GRANTOWN ON SPEY BOWLING CLUBClub nights on Monday. ‘Comeand Try’ on Thursday eveningsfrom May to September. All wel-come. Equipment provided Con-tact: Sandra South on 01479873510

GRANTOWN ON SPEYBRIDGE CLUBMondays, 7pm in Grantown’sEpiscopal Church Hall (Oct -Apr) Visitors and new membersare always welcome. Call 01479872672

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The story is about a Franciscan monk inAustralia assigned to be the guide and"gofer" to Mother Teresa when she visitedNew South Wales. He was thrilled andexcited. But during her visit, he becamefrustrated. Although he was constantlynear her, the friar never had theopportunity to say one word to MotherTeresa. There were always other peoplefor her to meet.

Finally, her tour was over and she was dueto fly to New Guinea. In desperation, hespoke to Mother Teresa: ‘If I pay my ownfare to New Guinea, can I sit next to youon the plane so I can talk to you and learnfrom you?’ Mother Teresa looked at him.‘You have enough money to pay airfare toNew Guinea?’ she asked.

‘Yes’, he replied eagerly. ‘Then give thatmoney to the poor,’ she said. ‘You'll learnmore from that than anything I can tellyou.’

Jesus had come on a Saturday morning tothe synagogue. The people there knewJesus – they had seen him grow from aninfant through childhood, his teenageyears, his years learning his father’s trade.And now here he is in front of them – thisman who some say is the long awaitedmessiah, or who some say is a great

preacher and teacher, and others whodismiss him as a rabble rousing zealot.Whoever they think he is – he is one ofthem. And he is there in their synagogue.

He is given the honour of reading thescriptures. A bulky scroll is brought to himand placed upon the lectern. Jesus,searching for a familiar text, unrolls it to aplace near the end of the scroll. In a voicestrong with anticipation, he reads aloudthese words from the prophet Isaiah:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,because he has chosen me to bring goodnews to the poor. He has sent me toproclaim liberty to the captives andrecovery of sight to the blind, to set freethe oppressed and announce that the timehas come when the Lord will save hispeople.”

Finished with this brief passage, Jesusrolls up the scroll, returns it to theattendant and takes his seat.

The people are all looking at himexpectantly. Jesus has just read to them adefining and startling text. Defining, as itsets out who he is and startling, as it setsout who he is.

In today’s jargon, he claims those ancient

prophetic words as his own personalmanifesto. The reason God’s Spirit camecrashing down on him at his baptism wasto empower him to do precisely this: bringgood news to the poor, release to thecaptives and recovery of sight to the blind;let all the oppressed go free; announce thetime is coming when God’s justice willreshape society.

And that manifesto is as relevant today asit was then. It continues to be ourmanifesto. The church does not exist tosimply gather on a Sunday morning andworship. It exists to continue the taskJesus set himself that Saturday morning,in a synagogue in his home town ofNazareth, in beautiful Galilee.

When we give to the poor, when wecampaign for justice, when we befriendthe addict, when we help our neighbour –we do what Jesus set out to do in hismanifesto. We still have work to do – weare Jesus’ hands today that will helpreshape our society.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS© Carl Bailey

Abernethy Parish Church Nethy Bridge. Sundays 9.30am: familymorning service. Followed by refreshments. Traditional service at12 noon. Tel: 01479 821280.Aberlour Parish Church The Square, Aberlour. Sunday 11.15am. Alvie & Insh Church of ScotlandOur churches can be found be-side Loch Insh for morning worship at 09.30am & Loch Alvie wherewe meet at 7.00pm. If bad weather is forecast, changes might bemade to these venues. Please call 01540 661918 for confirmationof where we will meet.Badenoch Free Church Ruthven Road, Kingussie. Sundays11am and evening service 6pm. Boat of Garten Parish Church, St Columba's Boat of Garten.Sunday morning service 10am. Evening worship at KincardineChurch, 6pm the second Sunday of most months: please checkthe weekly press. Contact tel: 01479 831252.Craigellachie Church Victoria Street, Craigellachie. Sundays9.45am. Dulnain Bridge, Church of Scotland Sunday services 12noon.Duthil Parish Church Carrbridge. Sunday morning service at 11.30am.Tel: 01479 831252.Grantown Baptist Church High Street, Grantown-on-Spey. Sun-days 11am and evening service at 6pm. All welcome. Contact Rev.Rick Moeller: 01479 873125.Inverallan Parish Church Church of Scotland. Grantown-on-Spey. Sundays 10.30am with crèche. All welcome. Contact Rev.Morris Smith: 01479 872084.

Inveravon Church of Scotland Sunday morning service 9.30am.All welcome. Kingussie Parish Church Sundays 11am. All welcome.www.kingussieparishchurch.org.ukKnockando, Elchies & Archiestown Parish Church of Scot-land Sundays 10am. Tel : 01340 831381.Mortlach Parish Church Sundays at 10.30am Tel: 01340 820049(session clerk). All welcome.Rothes Parish Church Sundays 11.30am. Tel: 01340 831381.Rothiemurchus & Aviemore Church of Scotland St AndrewsChurch, Grampian Road, Aviemore. Sundays 11.15am. Website:www.standrews-aviemore.org.ukSt Columba Episcopal Church High Street, Grantown, P26 3LD.Sundays 10.30am: Holy Communion. Ven. Richard Gillings:[email protected] or phone 01479 831365.St John Episcopal Church Sunday 10.30am: Eucharist. Followed by refreshments in the church hall. Email:[email protected] Michael Episcopal Church St Michael's Episcopal Church,Conval Street, Dufftown. Family Eucharist every Sunday at 11 am.All welcome. Tel: 01343 862808.St Margaret of Scotland, Episcopal Church High Street, Aber-lour, AB38 9QD. Sundays 10am: Eucharist. Tel: 01340 881764.Website: www.stmargaretsaberlour.co.ukTomintoul Church of Scotland Sunday morning service 11.15amAll welcome.

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3. MATTERS ARISING 3A) StrAthSPey rAIlWAyB Dunlop informed the meeting that the re-furbishment of the steel bridge salvagedfrom Ravenscraig is underway, howeverthe army have been given three weeksleave over Christmas so this will impact thetimescale of its installation.

b) FloWer bASketSOn going.

c) GrAnt houSe renovAtIonCllr Douglas reported to the meeting thatthere will be some work to carry out in Jan-uary, including work to the lifts and the bio-mass boiler installation.

D) IAn chArleS hoSPItAlJ Beveridge commented that the paper fordiscussion produced by Nigel Small is nowsuperseded by a Consultation to be carriedout by the Scottish Government into eachcommunity’s requirements.

other ISSueS:PA System – On going.Service Point Hours – On going.

Safer Routes to School – Cllr Douglastabled a plan of a proposal put forward bythe Safer Routes to School Officer to ad-dress the dangerous junction at WoodsideAvenue and Spey Avenue. Members ofthe Community Council had seen the planbefore the meeting. There followed a dis-cussion whereby it was decided that theCommunity Council will send some com-ments back to the SRS Officer to see ifthere may be a possible alternative closerto the roundabout and further from thebend. However, the proposal had broadapproval.

Roads and Crossings – Cllr Douglas toldthe meeting that there had been com-plaints from a resident about the beeper atthe pedestrian crossing on the High Streetat Spey Avenue and that the volume was tobe reduced by 10%. The reported potholesare now on the ‘to do’ list. The parking is-sues around the Craig MacLean Centrewere broached at the AGM and DonnaRiley is pursuing the subject.

Elgin Bus – Cllr Douglas said that Crom-

dale and Advie Community Council arealso keen for this link to be re-established.As some people are being taxied throughit was suggested that this money couldperhaps fund a bus instead. In addition,there is an investigation underway into thebest route for a scheduled service.

Burials – B Lobban said that it should bepossible for two burials to be carried out onone day and burials can also be carried outon Saturdays. This is despite the fact thatthe number of gravediggers has droppedfrom 2 to 1.5. The Presbytery of Abernethyis monitoring the situation.

Messy Nativity – J Beveridge said that thisevent did not take place as the organiserscould not get insurance.

MAtterS ArISInG FroM AobItem c – Dog Mess. Cllr Douglas has left amessage with Ian Wilson, the Dog Warden.

Item f – Cycling Maps. Cllr Douglas sug-gested that perhaps Anagach Woods Trustcould take the lead on this. B Dunlop com-mented that the paths in Anagach wereway marked and there were maps availableon notice boards, but that he would bringthe subject up at the next meeting of theTrust.

4. chAIrMAn’S rePortJ Beveridge attended the meeting and ex-hibition regarding the dualling of the A9held on the 11th of Dec. He reported thatthe stretches of the road with no alternateroute are to be done last.

J Beveridge went on to tell the meeting thatthe Ward Forum had covered Strengthen-ing Communities and that he had spokento Insp MacLeod about Traffic Wardensand there was little chance of us havingone in the near future. B Lobban sug-gested that, as local authorities would in fu-ture perhaps be able to collect their ownparking fines that they could afford theirown Wardens. P Mathieson argued that asHighland Council already collect parkingfees they should release Wardens to workin areas other than Inverness.

6. rePortS FroM Sub-coMMItteeSFestive Lights

C Sinclair reported that the next event willbe the torchlight Parade on the 23rd of De-cember from 7pm. He went on to thank theCommunity Council for its support.

The fundraising Dinner Dance was a greatsuccess with 87 people attending and over£1000 raised.

MotorMAnIANothing to report.

PlAnnInGApplications notified since the Novembermeeting include:-12/04503/FUL Alter and extend house. CorDoigne, Heathfield Road GoS PH26 3HXThere was no objection to this application.

hoGMAnAyJ Beveridge reported that the Hogmanayevent will take place as usual in the Square.

9. AnAGAch WooDSB Dunlop told the meeting that the WoodsTrust now has a new Board Member whowill be extremely valuable. He went on tosay that this new Board Member’s son hadbeen present at the incident with Mr Mills’son and had agreed with B Dunlop’s ver-sion of events.

11. correSPonDenceThe Chairman had received the followingcorrespondence:

A £450 donation from Reidhaven Estate.A follow up letter from Strathspey ThistleDevelopment Team regarding the re-quested donation. The Community Coun-cil looked favourably on this and agreed todonate £250.A letter from PACE Youth Band requestingfinancial assistance for a trip to Edinburghto take part in a festival. As Cllr Douglasand N Miles have children in the band, theytook no part in the discussion. It wasagreed to donate half of the £800 cost ofthe trip.A communication from the Scottish Gov-ernment enclosing leaflets on CommunityResilience and Emergency Planning forCommunity Groups.


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am very proud of the high quality local goods that we produce here inInverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey. It is an important industry formany Highland communities – and it often does not get the credit it should.So, you will understand why I am also eager to ensure that our producersand farmers have the opportunity to continue their work and receive a fairdeal from retailers. As a role that I have been campaigning for, for manyyears, I was delighted to see a new grocery ombudsman appointed lastmonth. The new posting will ensure that retailers work with the groceryindustry, and not against. As part of the Office of Fair Trading, theadjudicator will have the power to fine offenders and name and shameretailers who are not playing by the rules. I look forward to hearing abouthow the role has helped the next time I meet with some of our localproducers. Danny Alexander MP

There are a great many people with a disability that work inScotland in supported businesses - which are enterprises wheremore than half the workforce have a disability. I have the job ofdeveloping new ways to provide a sustainable future for thissector. At the same time, we are also trying to deal with theenforced tendering of Remploy plants in Scotland - instead of, as

we would prefer, to find the best long term solutions, working with councils and theenterprise network through voluntary agreement. There are five plans in Stage two ofthe tender process - and I have visited them all and spoke with the staff. Harderworking individuals you would not find. It is a matter of deep regret that theWestminster Government is forcing the tendering of these businesses and terminatingthe financial support they have enjoyed. Here in the Highlands, a great many parentslook after adults who need care, and have special needs. There are some greatfacilities - like Cantraybridge College near Croy which I visited recently and providesday care for a great many young adults who benefit hugely as a result. As a society, Ithink it would be good to debate more often what we can do for the best for thoseadults with a disability. One area of work is that all public sector must providecontracts - work - for the supported sector to carry out. So far, 24 contracts have beenagreed, and I have met leaders of procurement from the NHS, Police and other publicservices. I am also arranging for private companies to help - and many are alreadydoing a lot behind the scenes. A team Scotland approach here will, I believe, deliver afairer deal for adults with a disability, and for adults with particular needs.

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Aviemore local Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810222regional Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 715555Aviemore citizens Advice bureau . . . . . . . . 01479 810919Aviemore registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 813146Aviemore Social Work Services . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810251Aviemore tourist Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810363national rail enquires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950Aberlour Post office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01340 871201Aviemore Post office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 811056Dufftown Post office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 820244Aviemore library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 813141badenoch library & learning centre . . . . . . 01540 661596Aberlour library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871693Dufftown library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01340 820272Grantown library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 873175

VILLAGE HALLS AND COMMUNITY CENTRESArchiestown village hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 810442Aviemore church hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810280boat of Garten community hall . . . . . . . . . . 01479 831213

Dufftown community centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871641Dufftown Mortlach Memorial hall. . . . . . . . . . 01340 820287edinvillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871745Fleming hall (Aberlour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871853Glenlivet Public hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01807 590486Glenrinnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 821061Grant hall (rothes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 831578Speyside Sports and community . . . . . . . . . 01340 871641tomintoul richmond Memorial hall . . . . . . . . 01807 580709

VETSAberlour veterinary centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871385Andrew rafferty veterinary centre . . . . . . . . 01479 872272Morven veterinary Practice ltd . . . . . . . . . . . 01975 962837

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FEBRUARY

25 monday 7 weeks in a tent - a modern icelandic saga 7.30pm.boat of garten community hall. 01479 831506.www.boatofgarten.com

MARCH1 fridaylove your library! moray libraries are holding amonth-long celebration in march. activities & events.contact your library for info or call 01343 562600.sigma (moray’s astronomy club): “a star star and astar computer” 7pm for a 7:30pm start. birnie villagehall, near elgin. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

1 friday - 2 saturday“look, no hans!” 7:30pm. grantown grammarschool, grantown-on-spey. tickets from “the book-mark”, high street or www.grantownplayers.co.uk

2 saturdayrex shachath & bonesaw @ flanagans bar, elgin.8pm. ireland meets scotland in a night of old schooldeath metal. www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008

3 sunday35th anniversary rumours tour: rumours of fleet-wood mac 7.30pm. eden court, inverness. 01463234234. www.eden-court.co.uk

5 tuesdaygrantown on spey u3a: ‘monster canal’ an illustratedtalk by stephen wiseman 2pm. the grant arms hotel,grantown on spey. entry £2.

6 wednesdayagm - bring along a “precious possession” 2pm. in-verallan church hall, grantown-on-spey. a warm wel-come with tea and biscuits.

11 mondaya “heavy” affair with the mountains 7.30pm. 18 birchgrove, boat of garten. illustrated talk by david“heavy” whalley. www.boatofgarten.com

11 monday - 15 fridaybadenoch and strathspey music festival website:www.strathfest.com

12 tuesday20th moray science festival - csi moray: funky forensics - “forensic archaeology - find outhow csi works?” by sue black 4pm. elginacademy. age 15+.

12 tuesday - 15 friday20th moray science festival - csi moray: funky forensics 10am-3pm. moray college, uhi. pri-mary 6 & 7 schools attending fun science ac-tivities.

13 wednesday“growing alpines – secrets of success” (high-land rock garden club) 7.30pm. nairn commu-nity centre. contact john owen: 01320 366246.moray and nairn floral art club 7:30pm. ram-

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nee hotel, forres. new members most wel-come. for information, contact 01309 673431or 673552.

14 thursday20th moray science festival - csi moray: funky forensics - fun quiz for teams of 5 6:30pm.beechtree restaurant, moray college, uhi. £10a team. prizes.

15 friday kinloss hall tales evening 7pm. kinloss church hall.an evening of entertainment, drama, film and aphotographic exhibition. tickets: 01309 690348 orforres hub. pre-booking essential. t.rexstasy - tribute to marc bolan and t.rex 7.30pm.ironworks, inverness. £17.50. call 0871 7894173or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com

16 saturday 20th moray science festival families day - csimoray: funky forensics 10am-4pm. moray col-lege, uhi. all welcome to try out science exper-iments. saltire society, highland branch: “scottish architecture” by neil baxter 12pm. chieftain hotel, in-verness. 01667 459449. [email protected] western front association: “the evolution & prolif-eration of war memorials in the north of scotland”2:30pm. elgin library. [email protected] hall tales evening 7pm. rafford village hall.an evening of entertainment, drama, film and a photographic exhibition. tickets: 01309 673990 orforres hub. pre-booking essential. visit the rafford village hall facebook page. “do you like jokes?” 8pm. elgin town hall. comedyclub with simon evans. £15. licensed bar. 18+ only.01343 591111. www.doyoulikejokes.co.uk“ministry of cheese” disco night 9pm-1am. the loft,east grange farm, kinloss. £4.50 per ticket. over 18sonly. 01343 850111.

17 sunday the 2013 global energy inverness 1/2 marathon, 5kteam attack and 5k fun run bught park, inverness,www.invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk

18 monday - 23 saturdayabernethy church annual charity shop week 2013church hall, dell rd, nethy bridge. mon-fri 10am-4pm. mon-tues evenings 6:30pm-8pm. sat 10am-12noon.

19 tuesdaygrantown on spey u3a: ‘cairngorm reindeer’ an illustrated talk by tilly smith 2pm. the grant armshotel, grantown on spey. entry £2.

21 thursdaymoray society lecture: “life with 39 engineer regiment” 2pm-4pm. elgin museum hall. £3/£2.01343 543675 or [email protected] hall tales evening 7pm. alves village hall.an evening of entertainment, drama, film and a photographic exhibition. tickets: 01343 850247(tues-thurs) or 01343 850310 (answerphone). pre-booking essential.

22 fridaycraigellachie hall tales evening 6:30pm. craigel-lachie village hall. an evening of entertainment,drama, film and a photographic exhibition. tickets:craigellachie post office, filling station and school -01340 881271. pre-booking is essential.

23 saturdaygrantown museum & heritage trust coffeemorning 10:30am-12.30pm. grantown mu-seum. everyone welcome.outfit moray’s 10th birthday treasure hunt1:30pm. lossiemouth bay caravan park. £5 perteam. open to all. register at www.outfit-moray.com portessie hall tales evening 7pm. portessiepublic hall. an evening of entertainment,drama, film and a photographic exhibition.pre-booking essential.tickets: 01542 833969. email: [email protected]

28 thursday “a northern pictish kingdom: recent excavations” bygordon noble 2pm-4pm, elgin museum hall. £3/£2.01343543675 or [email protected]

29 fridaycritical mass bike ride around elgin 5pm-6pm. meetat elgin community centre. open to all. join the revolution.moray rock garden club: “through the seasons atcawdor castle” by derek hosie 7:30pm. new elginhall annexe, land st, elgin. call 01340 871504 forinfo.


29 friday - 28 aprilphoto fest 2013 11am. the old kirk, nethybridge. tombola, second-hand books & re-freshments. free entry & parking. www.old-kirknethybridge.org

30 saturdaybike revolution used bike sale 9:30am-12:30pm. 15 shore street, lossiemouth.treebadour puppet theatre’s marionette easterspecial “the dragon & the rainbow lettuce”3pm. kinloss church comm. hall. www.tree-badour.co.uk

30 saturday - 31 sunday elgin endurance club host round 1 of the british motorcycle enduro championship lossiemouth for-est & birkenhill woods.www.elginenduranceclub.com dyke hall tales evening 7pm. dyke village hall.an evening of entertainment, drama, film and a photographic exhibition. tickets: 01309641621 or forres hub. pre-booking essential.

31 sunday the northern scot series: moray roadrunners 10k2pm. cooper park, elgin.

APRILkingussie heritage festival TBC

2 tuesdaygrantown on spey u3a: ‘scams’ a talk by a stay safeproject officer 2pm. the grant arms hotel, grantownon spey. entry £2.

3 wednesdaysheila wallace 2pm. inverallan church hall,grantown-on-spey. a warm welcome with tea andbiscuits.

5 fridaysigma (moray’s astronomy club): “mercury throughthe eyes of messenger” 7pm for a 7:30pm start.birnie village hall, near elgin. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

10 wednesday“cluny gardens through the seasons” (high-

land rock garden club) 7.30pm. nairn commu-nity centre. illustrated talk by john mattingley.contact john owen: 01320 366246.moray and nairn floral art club 7:30pm. ram-nee hotel, forres. all welcome. for information,contact 01309 673431 or 673552.

13 saturdaythe western front association: “julian the tank bank”by john ross 2:30pm. elgin library. 01343 [email protected]

14 sundayglenlivet 10k road race 11am. £18. contact: glenlivetdistillery, ballindalloch. 01463 [email protected]

16 tuesdaygrantown on spey u3a: ‘historical accounts’ anillustrated talk by molly duckett 2pm. the grant armshotel, grantown on spey. entry £2.

19 friday moray rock garden club: “rhododendron cultivation& propagation” by alasdair maclean 7:30pm. newelgin hall annexe, elgin. for info, call 01340 871504.

27 saturdayannual spring flower show and plant sale(highland rock garden club) opens 10.30am.nairn community centre. show exhibits avail-able to view from 12noon. contact john owen:01320 366246.

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There is a growing trend to get married abroad in resorts which are well geared up for marriages. Civil Partnerships are also available in some countries where the law permits it, mainly in Canada, America and South Africa. Imagine combining the sand, sea and warm air of a Caribbean Island resort with its almost guaranteed weather rather than worrying whether the bride’s hair will get rained on at home. Photos and wedding cakes are the norm as are Champagne receptions and Wedding Dances if you take enough friends and family with you.

Indian Ocean Island resorts such the Maldives and Mauritius have resorts that conduct at least one wedding every day, often on the beach, and performed by a Marriage Officer, whose title varies upon the resort, ie in Australia it will be a Celebrant, in Barbados will be a Minister or Registrar, and in Cyprus it can be an Anglican Minister. It is important that the arrangements are made through proper channels to ensure the marriage ceremony, bought in the UK but performed abroad, is compatible with UK Law and recognised as a marriage at home.

Travel brochures specialising in Weddings and Honeymoons are now more popular than ever, one even extolling the virtues of the Minimoon and the Maximoon. A Minimoon is a romantic short escape after a wedding, giving you the chance to save up or take the time off at a later date. A Maximoon is for those with time to spare to indulge their ultimate travel fantasy, which for example might be discovering India and Nepal, Botswana in Style Safari, or a tailor-made Round the World trip.

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There are many people, and you may be one of them, who believe that life should be one never ending party; friends to meet, places to go, and things to get and do, seeking constant amusement in the pursuit of happiness, needing non-stop activity to �ll the emptiness inside, to �ght the boredom that surrounds them.

Drugs, alcohol, immoral relationships, money and music are some of the most popular choices in this party called life. We don’t want to think about the fact the party will end. However there is an enemy to all this pleasure-seeking excitement. It is death. We all have an appointment with death and eternity.

You have a God-given eternal soul and the Bible makes it clear that you will spend eternity somewhere when the party is over. Where you will be in eternity may not matter to you right now. The thought of facing a sin-hating, Holy God or talk of His dear Son the Lord Jesus Christ are subjects you probably avoid at all costs.

The Lord is trying to reach you now, because once your “party” is over it will be too late.

We see in the Bible that we are all unclean in God’s sight because of our sins. You may not think that you are a hell-deserving sinner, but God is Holy and He hates sin. Sin will keep you from being with God in heaven for eternity and damn you to Hell, unless you receive God’s forgiveness for sin which is found only in His Son Jesus Christ. God’s word reveals that if you die in an unclean & unforgiven state, because of your own choice, you’ll go to hell with all the other people who refused God’s mercy.

You may think. “That’s okay - all my party friends will be there too!” Yes, sadly they will be there too if they too reject Christ, but the thick blackness of “outer darkness” will separate you from each other. It is a place of torment, never ending fear and punishment and you’ll be there on your own.

Right now you are without God in this world and have no hope, but in Christ Jesus you, who are far o�, can be brought near by the blood of Christ; He can be your peace. You can know that when you die (and you will die) you will be in Heaven, not Hell.

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Most people understand that horses which are kept in some light work all winter, are less likely to become injured when the season for riding and competing begins. Keeping those muscles, tendons and joints toned, means that they have the capacity for coping with an increased workload as the season progresses. It isn't always practical or desirable to be exercising horses in the winter months and when horses first start hacking out or exercising in the new season, problems can first start to show up, which can lead to real problems later in the spring or summer. Vets would much rather deal with minor problems,

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Christie-Elite have been trading under the current name since 1994, and came about after two long-standing tree-growers amalgamated: T & W Christie and Elite Trees. Previously supplying the wholesale market only, Christie-Elite have recently launched a web-store (www.buy-trees.co.uk) specifically targeted at the gardener and small-holder who wants to buy any number of trees or shrubs, whether they be quick-growing conifers, native broadleaves or hardy hedgerow species. Spotlight readers who enter the code ‘LOCAL’ into the coupon box at the chekout of our web-store can enjoy 15% off all orders until the end of April 2013!

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Choctober in Elgin andnow Nairn!! Whew...As always Olive Tree Chocolate look to see how theycan improve on previous events and take Choctoberforward into the future. This year sees some significantchanges. "The 2012 events were so successful we havebeen specifically asked to take the event to Nairn. Withthat in mind we have the first event on Sunday 24thMarch at Elgin Town Hall, and the second event on Sat-urday 30th March at Nairn Community Centre. Schoolsare in until March 28th - this will hopefully allow morepeople to attend at Elgin before they go away for Easterbreak - and could attract tourists into the Nairn event."

They are also introducing a competition element for the visitors to get involved in. 'Cakes v Pies' is abaking competition open to anyone. There are junior and adult sections, with a panel of 3 independ-ent judges assessing the entries and deciding the winners. Invitations to take part will go out to all theschools in the area, as well as advertising in Spotlight Magazine and hundreds of posters too. There isa small entry charge which goes directly to the charity Mary's Meals. "This is a real opportunity to makea difference for children in less fortunate parts of the world - just £10.70 will buy one meal a day for achild for an entire year." Entries must be registered before the day, with the deadline for registration on March 20th. Juniorentry is £2, Adult entry is £4 with prizes given for first, second and third place. Details on registration isavailable from Olive Tree Chocolate either by email to [email protected], or by calling01343 547700 between 9.30pm and 5pm.

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20 Clifton Road, Lossiemouth, Moray IV31 6DJ01343 813027

*per personM THER’S DAY3 courseCarvery LunchHigh Tea from 5pm

THE MILL HOUSEHotel & Restaurant

Tynet by Buckie AB56 5HJ

Tel: 01542 850395 / 850298 www.millhousehotel.com

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Price shown is 5 Price shown is 5 Windows,Back and Front Doors,Back and Front Doors,both with half heightboth with half heightfrosted glass, all windowsfrosted glass, all windowsand doors are finished inand doors are finished inwhite UPVC.white UPVC.

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