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

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

ABERLOUR PARISH WOMENSGUILDMeetings are held monthly, onThursday evenings at 7.15pm,Aberlour Parish Church. Call NanThomson on 01340 871325

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. Call

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AVIEMORE & DISTRICTYOUNG CURLERSCall Mr I. Hay on 01479 870431

BADENOCH GARDENINGCLUBMeet on the 3rd or 4th Wedeach month in Newtonmore Vil-lage Hall (Lesser Hall) starting at7.30 pm. Annual membership£10.00. Meetings free for mem-bers. £2.50 for visitors, who aremost welcome.

BIRD WATCHING ANDWILDLIFE CLUBAll special events, suggesteditineraries & programmes aresubject to availability and liableto change without notice. BWWCLtd, 25 The Square, Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3HF. Call 0800043 8585 or email: [email protected]

BRITISH LEGION (NEWTON-MORE)Open to all ex-service personnel& 1st generation families. Socialmeetings throughout the yearand an Annual RemembranceDay Service in the village. CallRobin Cattanach on 01540673640.

BROWNIES (NEWTONMORE)Meet Thursdays from 6pm to7.30pm in St Brides Church Hall.Contact Glenda Leslie on 01540673819.

CAIRNGORM BRIDGE CLUBMeets most Tuesday evenings,arrive by 6:45pm for a promptstart, at St John's Church Hall,Rothiemurchus (opposite tenniscourts, on the ski road). All wel-come. It would be helpful if visi-tors could contact Ian on 01479821075 to let us know.

CAIRNGORM RUNNERSMonday and Wednesday clubnights we meet at, The FunHouse rear car park (next to

Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel onthe Ski Road) Email [email protected] or visitwww.cairngormrunners.org

CARRBRIDGE OUTDOORCURLING CLUBContact: Patrick Blease on01479 841359

DUFFTOWN BOWLING CLUBMeets Monday & ThursdayEvenings at the Memorial Hall.Call Mr D Henderson on 01340820948 for more details.

EDINVILLIE BADMINTONCLUBMeets Thursdays at the Hall.There is a junior section whichstarts at 6pm until 7.30pm.Junior coaching for attendeesonly from 7.30pm - 8pm. ALLjuniors MUST be accompaniedby an adult. Adult section startsat 8.00pm until late. Call PaulaRoberts on 01340 810620 or forthe Junior Club Andrea Fuller on01340 871745.

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FITNESS CLASSES AT BADE-NOCH CENTRESpey Street, Kingussie. Variety ofaerobic classes including aero-bics, body blast, piyo, turbo kick,boxercise, circuits. Call DonnaReilly on 01540 662485

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

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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]

STRATHSPEY ANGLING IM-PROVEMENT 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 admin-istered. 01479 872684.

STRATHSPEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUBPoll Creagan, Newtonmore. Con-tact the secretary Ian Chadburnon 01540 673686

WESTERN FRONTASSOCIATIONWe hold 9 meetings per year onSaturday afternoons in Elgin Li-brary. Open to anyone with aninterest in WW1. Contact DerekBird on 01343 870562 or [email protected]

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I may not be alone in finding that, as youget older, you tend to look back. Forty plusyears of ordained ministry provide me witha wealth of fascinating experiences. Onethat stands out was the opportunity ofdoing some ‘store ministry’. I was the Rec-tor of a large town centre parish onMerseyside and developers opened alarge shopping centre. Our church took itsministry to the town community very seri-ously and tentative overtures from usabout whether ‘the church could offer anysupport’ was snatched up and three of usfound ourselves exercising a regular min-istry in some of the stores.Tuesday mornings found me in a coupleof our major departmental stores, floorwalking, chatting with staff and plonkingmyself in the staff canteen. You didn’t haveto indulge in a ‘grab them by throat Chris-tianity’ for conversations to rapidly flow.Often, significant issues arose. This wasthe time when Sunday trading was takingoff. This was met with little enthusiasmfrom the staff. Even management admit-ted that they were trapped into doing it be-cause everyone else would!For many, there were real concerns

about the ‘threat’ to family life and, indeed,the development of a coherent leisure pat-tern. Many were anxious that they would

have little alternative but to turn up on aSunday. Well, that was twenty odd yearsago and I leave the reader to determinewhether or not Sunday has just becomeyet another day. I’ve certainly no intentionhere of indulging in tirades against mod-ern society.It is, though, no accident that in the Bib-

lical account of Creation God ‘rested onthe seventh day’. God blessed the sev-enth day and set it apart as a special day.The six – one cycle was firmly established.Two thousand or so years ago, with thecoming of Jesus, things were to change.For Christians, such was the power of theResurrection of Jesus that they transferredthe ‘special day’ to the first day of theweek. However, principle remained.The need to pause, to stand back, in-

deed to enjoy leisure, was built into ourunderstanding of scripture. Read theGospels and you will find accounts ofJesus’ amazing work rate, but He recog-nised and often struggled with the need tostand back and pause. Just before thefeeding of the five thousand, He sought totake a break with His disciples: “Let us gooff by ourselves to some place where wewill be alone and you can rest for a while”(Mark 6:31).We all need to achieve the right balance

in life. A crammed diary or a life of frenziedactivity is no guarantee of fulfilment. In-deed, we can be busy because we’re fear-ful of stopping, of pausing and reflecting.Human relationships need working at andthat means time. Above all else, our rela-tionship with God needs constant nurtur-ing and frenzied activity can be aconvenient device for shutting Him out. Ofcourse, at the heart of this work/life bal-ance, is the need for space to worshipGod and for Christians, regular worshiplies at the heart of our discipleship.God’s pattern in the creation of the worldis surely no accident. He recognised theneed for balance; for activity and reflec-tion; for work and leisure; time for beingbusy and time for nurturing our relation-ships. Even the preacher needs to realisethat you can’t give out if you don’t take in!It’s a long time ago, but my Tuesdaymornings still stand out as being some ofthe most stimulating opportunities for min-istry. What I heard was a powerful re-minder about life balance. I suspect this isan even more pressing issue for today!

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Abernethy Parish Church Nethy Bridge. Sundays 9.30am:family morning service. Followed by refreshments. Traditionalservice at 12 noon. Tel: 01479 821280.Aberlour Parish Church The Square, Aberlour. Sunday11.15am. Alvie & Insh Church of ScotlandOur churches can be foundbeside Loch Insh for morning worship at 09.30am & Loch Alviewhere we meet at 7.00pm. If bad weather is forecast, changesmight be made to these venues. Please call 01540 661918 forconfirmation of 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: pleasecheck the weekly press. Contact tel.: 01479 831252.Craigellachie Church Victoria Street, Craigellachie. Sundays9.45am. Dulnain Bridge, Church of ScotlandSunday services 12noon.Duthil Parish Church Carrbridge. Sunday morning service at11.30am. Tel: 01479 831252.Grantown Baptist Church High Street, Grantown-on-Spey.Sundays 11am and evening service at 6pm. All welcome. Con-tact Rev. Rick Moeller: 01479 873125.Inverallan Parish Church Church of Scotland. Grantown-on-

Spey. Sundays 10.30am with crèche. All welcome. ContactRev. Morris Smith: 01479 872084.Kingussie Parish Church Sundays 11am. All welcome.

Knockando, Elchies & Archiestown Parish Church ofScotland Sundays 10am. Tel : 01340 831381.Rothes Parish Church Sundays 11.30am. Tel: 01340 831381.Rothiemurchus & Aviemore Church of Scotland St An-drews Church, Grampian Road, Aviemore. Sundays 11.15am.Website: www.standrews-aviemore.org.ukSt Columba Episcopal Church High Street, Grantown, P263LD. Sundays 10.30am: Holy Communion. Ven. RichardGillings: [email protected] or phone 01479831365.St John Episcopal Church Sunday 10.30am: Eucharist. Followed by refreshments in the church hall. Email:[email protected] Michael Episcopal Church Coval Street, Dufftown. Sun-day 11am: Family Eucharist. Tel: 01343 547505.St Margaret of Scotland, Episcopal Church High Street,Aberlour, AB38 9QD. Sundays 10am: Eucharist. Tel: 01340881764. Website: www.stmargaretsaberlour.co.uk

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I) SPEYSOUND RADIO

John Grierson advised that himself, AudreyMackenzie and Bill Lobban had recently at-tended a Meeting held by SpeysoundRadio with regards to their funding. ShirleyBateman gave a detailed up-date on the sit-uation and work they have done to raiseawareness of Speysound Radio and thesupport they received from various MP’s,MSP’s and other individuals and agencies.Bill Lobban said that the area was verylucky to have its own radio frequency andthat it was very important not to lose thebroadcasting frequency. John Griersonthanked both Shirley Bateman and AlisonMair for attending and asked them to keepAVCC up to date with progress of the sta-tion.

II) GLENMORE PARKING

John Grierson advised that he had re-ceived an email from residents of Glen-more with regards to parking problemswhich have become much more of anissue since Forestry Commission intro-duced parking charges. Discussion tookplace with regards to this issue and it wasremitted to JG to arrange a meeting with allrelevant agencies.

III) PLANNING – 12/02747/FUL

3 Holiday Homes at Kila, Grampian Road,Aviemore – Discussion took place with re-gards to this planning application to whichCouncillor Jacqueline Douglas took no partin. Ron Whyte, Alastair Dargie and LornaMcGibbon all took a neutral position withregards to this application. Neil MacNairobjected to the application and AudreyMacKenzie felt that it was very importantthat the quality of the design and buildshould be of a high standard, especiallygiven its location within the village. Afterfurther discussion it was agreed to take aneutral position but with comments regard-ing parking, design of a high standard and

a recommendation of a slate roof finish.Remitted to JG to respond.

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John Grierson advised that he had notbeen able to attend the first meeting andthe next meeting was scheduled for Thurs-day, 13th September at the Lecht between2pm and 4pm. He said that he would notbe attending. It was remitted to JacquelineDouglas to ask CNPA whether they wouldsplit this into regional groups and at a sug-gested time of 6pm to 8pm hours to allowmore people to attend.

v) OLD HEADMAStERS HOUSE

John Grierson made the suggestion thatthe former Headmasters House/HC ServicePoint be returned to housing stock. BillLobban advised that Highland Council hadalready agreed that this property should bereturned to housing.

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The CNPA Development/Settlement Planswere looked at and much discussion tookplace with regards to the settlement bound-ary. It was remitted to John Grierson to askPlanners to attend an AVCC meeting to ex-plain the significance of settlement bound-aries.

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John Grierson advised AVCC of the consul-tation/review of Permitted Opening Hoursof Licensed Late Hours Catering. AVCCagreed on the responses and it was remit-ted to John Grierson to complete the con-sultation paper.

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John Grierson advised that he had emaileda copy of the Community Empowerment

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A) NEW SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD

John Grierson advised that AVCC had re-ceived a complaint from a member of thepublic that more trees were being felled atthe new school site to put in the new foot-ball pitch. Concerns were also raised aboutthe lack of fencing along the railway lineand the flooding issues on the new pitcharea. John Grierson gave a summary of aletter he had written to CNPA with regardsto these issues.

B) MRS CHAPMAN

John Grierson advised AVCC of correspon-dence received from Mrs Chapman of Kin-vechy Gardens concerning the new puffincrossing that is just 1 metre from her frontdoor. John Grierson advised that he hadwritten to Highland Council with regards tothis and had received a long email re-sponse stating that, this was the “optimumpedestrian desired route from the housingcatchments from the east side of the vil-lage”. John Grierson summarised thisemail and advised that he has been re-searching the mentioned guidelines withregards to crossings. It was remitted toJohn Grierson to reply to Highland Coun-cil.

C) MAHR SIGNS At DALFABER DRIvE

Lorna McGibbon asked whether any actionhad been taken to remove the signs fromthe bottom of Dalfaber Drive. John Griersonadvised that this was now a park issue andit was remitted to John Grierson to contactthe park with regards to this signage.


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I am not sure that it is in accordance with Scottish Governmentpolicy, but I did enjoy a dram at around 10:30am the other morning.It was, of course, in the line of duty! A visit to Glenkinchie Distillery,near Edinburgh, to highlight the fact that the number of peoplevisiting the Diageo distilleries in Scotland had risen by 14% toaround 271,000 in the year to this June.

A young Danish teacher happened, at the same time as me, to be visiting the distillery withher student party. She was corralled into doing a couple of photos along with me, each of ussampling the amber nectar! As they say: it is a tough job, but someone has to do it!Later that morning, I opened the newly named Caledonian Waldorf Astoria Hotel at the WestEnd of Princes Street, including unveiling of the Hamilton and Inshes Clock, which is set fiveminutes fast to help hotel guests avoid missing their train. The longest serving staff member,Billy Garioch, who has worked at the Caley Hotel for forty years, told us of the time that henearly refused entry to Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, because they looked a wee bit scruffy. This was in 1967 when they were filming the Taming of the Shrew and to avoid being identifiedby the public, Liz Taylor wore a black veil upon entering the famous hotel. After these two events in the day, it was a bit of an anti-climax to listen to the debate inHolyrood later in the afternoon. Politicians are not accustomed to so much glamour. But it isgreat to see the investment in our hotels and distilleries throughout the land and the greathospitality food and service offered to visitors to Scotland from all over the world.

UHI is a real source of pride for all of us in the Highlands so,I was delighted to show off progress to my cabinet colleague,Vince Cable MP, the Secretary of State for Business,Innovation and Skills when he visited Inverness this month.I was able to show him the progress at the UHI InvernessCampus site before visiting a career and training exhibitionin Eastgate shopping centre organised by the Scottish

Provincial Press . We also visited the Cathedral Old Boys School, where Dr Cablewas guest of honour at a 'vintage tea party' and coffee morning.The event - which was open to the public - included a short Q and A - delving intothe Secretary of State's experience in government and his views on the economy.Local Liberal Democrats had funded the event and many had given up their timeto both arrange and take part in the event.I count myself very lucky that so many of the Highland Liberal Democrat supportersare willing to give up their time to take part in events like this across the north -even in the worst 'Highland weather'.It was great to see so many people there, both to contribute and to take part andI'd like to thank all those who came along to help and those who just popped in fora coffee.I particularly enjoyed the home-baking, which was to die for!

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Elgin BID – Christmas Light Switch On &Light Show

Saturday 24th November 2012

11.00am – 5 .3 0pm

Elgin City

Centre

Come along and join the

celebration with music, entertainment

and fun for the whole family.

Visit the Street Market, offering a wide

range of high quality food, drink,

crafts and gifts. See the Arnold Clark

Car Display & much, much more.

For full programme listings and

more details visit our web site or

follow us on facebook

www.elginbid.co.uk or www.facebook.com/elginbid

Programme of Events

11.30am Elgin and City Pipe Band 12.15pm Nae Reel 12.45pm Moray Dance 1.15pm Amy Royan and Stewart Mcleod 1.30pm Blair McLeod 2.00pm Cairngorm Mountain Reindeer Parade 2.20pm Wot’s Next 3.00pm Fat King George 3.50pm Rock Academy 4.10pm Jack & Jill Nursery 4.30pm Elgin City Band 5.00pm Christmas Light Switch On 5.10pm Fortunate Sun *Listings are approximate timings and subject to change

Elgin BID are delighted to host another fabulous, festive fun filled Christmas Light Switch On Celebration on Saturday 24th November 2012 in Elgin City Centre from 11am – 5.30pm. Why not come along and join in the magic of

Christmas, with a day that offers something for

everyone with a wide range of fun, music and

entertainment that will suit everyone in the

family.

Join the Cairngorm Mountain Reindeer as they

parade through the town centre from Johnston

Carmichael and through the West End. The

parade starts at 2.00pm and the Reindeer will

spend the rest of the afternoon at the East End

of the Plainstones outside Walkers shop till

approx. 4.00pm. Meet these amazing animals

and find out all about them – you can even

sponsor a Reindeer.

To make the event particularly special, Elgin BID

has secured a wide range of local musicians

who will be happy to entertain you throughout

the afternoon. With Elgin and District Pipe Band,

to Elgin City Band and Ceilidh to Rock, there is

something to suit everyone. We are particularly

proud to welcome back Stewart McLeod and

events

Amy Royan from Music Mania. There is also

an afternoon of entertainment in St Giles

Centre (unit 7 old New Look) with Elgin an

District Pipe Band, Nae Reel, Moray Dance,

Blair Mcleod. with more to be confirmed.

Don’t forget the local City Centre business

and farmer’s market stalls, offering a unique

range of high quality, locally produced food,

drink, crafts and gifts, ideal for getting that

special Christmas present. Street Entertain-

ment will be provided by Bubbles the Clown

and if you are feeling extremely extravagant

why not visit the Arnold Clark Car Display and

see if you source a bargain. For the chance to

win cash prizes to be spent with a City Centre

retailer enter the Christmas treasure hunt

which takes you around the whole City

Centre area and you may even find a clue or

2 in a car!!

At 5.00pm the giant Christmas Tree Lights will

be switched on with a spectacular light show

and Lantern Parade which starts at 4.45pm.

Then to finish off Fortunate Sun close the fun of

the day. So why not come along and enter

into the Christmas Spirit, and have a wonder-

ful day out.

Elgin BID- Christmas Light Switch On CelebrationSaturday 24th November 2012


To keep up to date with Elgin BID events for the coming year follow us on

our website or facebook: www.elginbid.cok.uk or www.facebook.com/elginbid

here you will find details of all our events for 2013.

You will also be able to find out what is happening with Elgin BID and about new businesses

moving into Elgin City Centre and developments with our existing businesses.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Elgin BID businesses and team.

ELGIN B ID

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Elgin BID – Christmas Light Switch On & Light Show

Saturday 24th November 2012

11.00am – 5 .3 0pm

Elgin City

Centre

Come along and join the

celebration with music, entertainment

and fun for the whole family.

Visit the Street Market, offering a wide

range of high quality food, drink,

crafts and gifts. See the Arnold Clark

Car Display & much, much more.

For full programme listings and

more details visit our web site or

follow us on facebook

www.elginbid.co.uk or www.facebook.com/elginbid

Programme of Events

11.30am Elgin and City Pipe Band 12.15pm Nae Reel 12.45pm Moray Dance 1.15pm Amy Royan and Stewart Mcleod 1.30pm Blair McLeod 2.00pm Cairngorm Mountain Reindeer Parade 2.20pm Wot’s Next 3.00pm Fat King George 3.50pm Rock Academy 4.10pm Jack & Jill Nursery 4.30pm Elgin City Band 5.00pm Christmas Light Switch On 5.10pm Fortunate Sun *Listings are approximate timings and subject to change

Elgin BID are delighted to host another fabulous, festive fun filled Christmas Light Switch On Celebration on Saturday 24th November 2012 in Elgin City Centre from 11am – 5.30pm. Why not come along and join in the magic of

Christmas, with a day that offers something for

everyone with a wide range of fun, music and

entertainment that will suit everyone in the

family.

Join the Cairngorm Mountain Reindeer as they

parade through the town centre from Johnston

Carmichael and through the West End. The

parade starts at 2.00pm and the Reindeer will

spend the rest of the afternoon at the East End

of the Plainstones outside Walkers shop till

approx. 4.00pm. Meet these amazing animals

and find out all about them – you can even

sponsor a Reindeer.

To make the event particularly special, Elgin BID

has secured a wide range of local musicians

who will be happy to entertain you throughout

the afternoon. With Elgin and District Pipe Band,

to Elgin City Band and Ceilidh to Rock, there is

something to suit everyone. We are particularly

proud to welcome back Stewart McLeod and

events

Amy Royan from Music Mania. There is also

an afternoon of entertainment in St Giles

Centre (unit 7 old New Look) with Elgin an

District Pipe Band, Nae Reel, Moray Dance,

Blair Mcleod. with more to be confirmed.

Don’t forget the local City Centre business

and farmer’s market stalls, offering a unique

range of high quality, locally produced food,

drink, crafts and gifts, ideal for getting that

special Christmas present. Street Entertain-

ment will be provided by Bubbles the Clown

and if you are feeling extremely extravagant

why not visit the Arnold Clark Car Display and

see if you source a bargain. For the chance to

win cash prizes to be spent with a City Centre

retailer enter the Christmas treasure hunt

which takes you around the whole City

Centre area and you may even find a clue or

2 in a car!!

At 5.00pm the giant Christmas Tree Lights will

be switched on with a spectacular light show

and Lantern Parade which starts at 4.45pm.

Then to finish off Fortunate Sun close the fun of

the day. So why not come along and enter

into the Christmas Spirit, and have a wonder-

ful day out.



To keep up to date with Elgin BID events for the coming year follow us on

our website or facebook: www.elginbid.cok.uk or www.facebook.com/elginbid

here you will find details of all our events for 2013.

You will also be able to find out what is happening with Elgin BID and about new businesses

moving into Elgin City Centre and developments with our existing businesses.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Elgin BID businesses and team.

ELGIN B ID

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A Gift from Scotland ................................................5

AES Solar ................................................................7

Allan Studio Kitchens & Bathrooms ......Inside Front

Baztex ..........................................................17 & 19

Beaver Travel ................................................18 & 19

Castle Stuart ..........................................................17

Choices For Children ..............................................9

City of Elgin BID Limited ..................................20-21

Elsco Heating ........................................................23

Ferrari Horsefeeds ..................................................3

Forres Tree Services................................................3

Highland Green ......................................................3

Kevin Riddoch Glazing Services ............................5

Knockando Woolmill ............................................12

Kylauren Homes....................................................22

Logie Steading ........................................................9

Mackenzie & Cruickshank ......................................7

Moray Coast Architectural ......................................3

Moray Piano Trust ................................................14

Open University of Scotland ................................11

Papercrafts Boutique ............................................12

Royal Hotel - Elgin ........................................16 & 17

Scotengineering ......................................................3

Speyside Centre ....................................Front Cover

Speyside Dental Clinic ............................................9

Speysound Radio Limited ....................................12

Stuarts Cycles ......................................................17

The Royal Hotel, Keith ..........................................19

Three Bags Wool ..................................................15

Universal Hall ........................................................14

Varis Training ..........................................................7

Wheelchair Care....................................................17

William Wilson ....................................Outside Back

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