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ART GROUP 2nd Monday or the month, 2pm 4pm at Clochan Community Centre. £2 per session. Call Alan on 01542 850493 for more info. BANFFSHIRE BEADERS Meets 3rd Thursday each month at Arradoul from 2pm - 5pm. Contact Janet Winterbourne on 01542 850420 for details. BANFFSHIRE FIELD CLUB 2nd Saturday of the month at St Rufus Church Hall, Turner Street, Keith. Explore natural, cultural & social heritage of the historic county of Banffshire. Visit www.banffshirefieldclub.org.uk BUCKIE AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND Meets in the Royal British Legion Hall, Buckie on Thursdays at 6:30pm-9pm. Learners and experienced players welcome. www.buckiepipeband.co.uk BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB Season runs from mid-April until October. Meets at West Church Street, Buckie. Contact: 832962.

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BUILDING BLOCKS NURSERY Spaces available for children aged 2-5 years. Also provides funded pre-school places. Open all year, incl. school holidays, 8am-6pm. 37 St Peters Terrace, Buckie. Call 07771 360880. BUCKIE CHORAL UNION Thursdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm at Buckie North Church Hall. Mixed choir. For more info (and map) visit: www.buckiechoral.org.uk BUCKIE SALVATION ARMY Meeting and Fellowship every Sunday 6pm, New Street Musical Tots Parent & Toddlers every Tuesday 10am. Contact TE Colin Hanover 01542 489061 CLOCHAN COMMUNITY CENTRE Every Monday 2pm-4pm: art group - £2 per session. Contact Alan: 01542 850493. Every Tuesday 10am-12pm: coffee morning, home bakes and pancakes - £3. every Thursday 1:30pm-4pm: tea dance. Contact Pauline: 01542 850416. CULLEN ART GROUP Meets Tues 9am - 1pm at Cullen Community Centre. Friendly and supportive group. New members welcome. £7.50 per month. Coffee break at 11am. Call Janet on 01542 840228 or janet.creese38@gmail.com CULLEN BOWLING AND TENNIS CLUB Provides a service to anyone who is interested in bowling and tennis. Bowls, tennis rackets, balls and shoes all available. Contact Sandra Douglas: 01542 840118 CULLEN, DESKFORD, & PORTKNOCKIE HERITAGE GROUP Meets at Hall Church, Cullen on 1st Monday of every month, 2pm. Contact John Aitken: 01542 840476. ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP EYDG undertakes a wide range of youth & community events based at the Elgin Youth Cafe & Inkwell Community Kitchen.

Please find us on Facebook, www.elginyouthcafe.org, or phone us for more details. Includes open nights, cooking & baking workshops, fitness activities & much more.

contact Anna Temple or Anna Roberts. Tel: 01309 694866 HELGIN ROLLER DERBY Saturdays, 12pm - 2pm in Elgin Community Centre and Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8pm in Forres House Community Centre. Learn to roller skate with the newly formed Elgin Roller Derby team and find out more about how you can get involved. Beginners welcome. Open to males and females 16+. Find us on Facebook for more details.

FINDOCHTY B.A.L.L. GROUP Wednesdays, 2pm - 4pm in The Church of Scotland Hall. £2.50 per week, includes tea/biscuits. Contact Margret on 01542 839994 for more information. FOCHABERS 50+ WALKING GROUP New members are always welcome - do come and join us! Meets alternate Sundays and Mondays at The Institute, High Street, Fochabers. 10am on Mondays and 1:30pm on Sundays (2pm on Sundays after BST). Contact the secretary: 01343 843253.

ISLA ART AND CRAFTS Mondays, 7pm - 9pm, Keith. Help, advice & tutorials from a professional artist and visiting tutors. For info or details of new venue call 01542 886070 or 01542 882391.

FOCHABERS HILL WALKING & RAMBLING CLUB Meets the last Sunday each month for hill walking outings. £15 annual sub and £10-£20 bus fare. Contact Wilma Forsyth: 01343 821101. FOCHABERS WRVS LUNCH CLUB Thursdays, 12pm - 1pm at Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers. Freshly cooked 2 course lunch for £4. All welcome. Volunteer drivers wanted

KEITH BOWLING CLUB Open April - September, weather permitting. Short carpet bowls indoor September to April. Call Hazel MacAngus-Gerrard 887452 KEITH TENNIS CLUB Club nights on Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm, April to Oct. Contact Keith Gray tel: 886242 MORAY ARTS CLUB Bringing 'The Arts' to the people of Moray. Call Myra Gallicker (Art Convener) on 01343 541426 or email mjg.artist@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.morayartsclub.com PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

FRISKIS AND SVETTIS (KEITH AND FOCHABERS) Meets at Fochabers Institute on Tuesdays 10am and Longmore Hall, Keith on Wednesdays 9:30am-10:30am & Thursdays 10am-11am. Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Call Mandy on 882641 or visit: www.fsaberdeen.co.uk GRANGE BADMINTON CLUB Tuesdays 7pm - 9:30pm at King Memorial Hall, Grange Contact Tamsin Morrison on 870251 or tamsin.morrison@btinternet.com

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Joy! Joy! Is a commodity that we appear to be short of, in the news and in life, in general, at the present time. Yet, the dance of life goes on… The music of ‘true life’ becomes ever more beguiling, as we journey further into April towards the ‘Resurrection’ or the new beginning of Easter. Will you receive this new life? St.Paul says: concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.(1) Are you of the world or a spiritual person ‘in the world’? Here-in lies the answer to Joy and contentment – the answer to life itself! The meaning of life in ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’ was 42, but St. Paul is referring to God’s tune which many of us know, but sadly we do not know the dance, for we are not spiritual people. To dance well you need good music - God’s music. A good teacher (perhaps a Spiritual Director) and a life time of practice. We will all have memories of dancing with someone, and the joy of moving together to the rhythm of the band, but imagine the incomprehensible Joy of moving to the ‘rhythm of life’ - in tune with all that is around you? This is what it

means to experience ‘Resurrected Life’ to be one in Christ! The message of Easter is clear: It doesn’t matter how difficult life is or how bad we may feel about ourselves. God meets us and accepts us where we are. The road to ‘a new life’ begins just where your feet are now. Throughout Holy Week we learn how Jesus’ life slowly fell apart: His friends deserted Him; He was arrested, falsely accused, and finally put to death as a common criminal. (It could not really have been any worse). However, on Easter Sunday, when all worldly hope had gone. Jesus rose from the dead! A new beginning began: The dance went on… Our world is finite, but life in ‘the Spirit’ is Joyous and eternal. To dance in the Spirit we must pray to God, make our communion, and love our neighbours as ourselves. This is the essence of the Summary of the Law that Jesus taught us: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two

Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church Seafield Avenue, Keith. Sunday, Family Eucharist at 11:30am & Wednesday Morning Prayer at 9:30am. Last Thursday of each month a Service of Prayer & Reflection at 7pm. Tel: 01542 882782. Keith, Church of Scotland - North, Newmill, Boharm & Rothiemay. North Church: Sundays 11am. Boharm Church: Mulben Village Hall. First Sunday of the month at 9.30am. Rothiemay Church: Last Sunday of the month at 9:30am. Rev Alastair H Gray. Call 01542 886390 or visit keithnorthchurches.org Keith, Church of Scotland - St Rufus, Botriphnie, and Grange. St Rufus Church: Sundays 10.15am. Botriphnie Church: Alternate Sundays 11.45am. Grange Church: Alternate Sundays 11.45am. Keith, St. Thomas’ Church RC Vigil Mass: Sat 6:30pm. Sunday Mass: 10:30am. Confessions on request. Tel: 01542 882352. Portessie Methodist Church Portessie, Buckie. Sunday services at 11am & 6pm. Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com Portgordon Community Church Sunday Morning Worship - 11am in the Portgordon Community Centre. Contact Pastor Willie Aitken on

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commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’ (2) This is how we transform our lives and our world: This is how to live Joyously! Or in the words of a well-known hymn: ..I am the life that will never, never die;… Dance, then, wherever you maybe; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he, And I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be, And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. (3) May the Resurrected Jesus bless your life in all you say and do this Easter and forever more. The dance goes on…. 1. 1 Cor 12:1 2. Matt: 37 - 40 3. Lord of the Dance: Sydney Carter

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01542 835007 or visit www.portgrdoncommunitychurch.com Portknockie Church of Christ Sunday 11am: breaking of bread. 6pm: gospel service. Friday 7pm: prayer meeting and Bible study. Ladies fellowship (September - March) every second Monday 7pm. Wednesdays 8am: prayer breakfast. Contact the leader Mr Stewart Gray on 01542 836007. Portknockie Church of Scotland Sundays 11.15am. All welcome. Call Morag Ritchie: 01542 840951 or Heather Reid: 01542 840921. Rathven Church of Scotland Sunday 9.45am led by the minister Rev Isabel Buchan or an authorised local preacher. Contact Rev Isabel Buchan on 01542 832118 or Ann Grant on 01542 831607. Riverside Christian Church Buckie. Sundays 10.30am. Tel: 01542 833923. Website: www.riversidebuckie.org St Peters Church RC St Andrews Square, Buckie. Saturday Vigil 6.30pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Resident priest: Rev Tad Turski. Tel: 01542 832196. Listed H - S and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed or to amend existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Time is flying by so quickly this year and it is hard to believe it will soon be a year since my election to the Scottish Parliament back in May last year. Farmers have been busy ploughing and preparing the land for new crops and schoolchildren have been getting ready to sit their exams. With the local authority elections taking place in May, I will be stepping down as a Councillor for the Fochabers Lhanbryde ward, an elected post I have thoroughly enjoyed holding over the last ten years. Many of the issues which I dealt with on a daily basis as a Councillor are impacted by the decisions made at the Scottish Parliament. I relish the challenges which lie ahead as my colleagues and I continue to hold the government to account and strive to deliver the best possible outcomes, not just for Moray but Scotland as a whole. Whilst bidding farewell to the Moray Council chambers, I will continue to work as hard as ever to represent the area at Holyrood.

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We’re now in the final few weeks of the Council elections and I will do my usual piece of encouraging people to use their vote! The Council provides nearly 200 services that all of us use every single day - from roads to community care and many, many things in between. This election will see the shape of the Council decided for the next 5 years, so make your voices heard! On a similar note, in recent weeks I have been receiving a fair few emails from young folk in our secondary schools who are taking Modern Studies and are researching different aspects of politics. It is great to see so many students taking an interest in how decisions are taken and posing challenging policy questions at the same time. Good luck to them all as they shortly head into the exam period!

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2017 is the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, giving us the opportunity to celebrate Scotland’s rich history and impressive cultural

heritage. One of the highlights of the last month was attending the launch of Elgin Museum’s programme of events to mark this year-long celebration. We have such strong traditions that have been passed down for centuries that it often feels like Scotland’s past is very close, particularly here in Moray where ancient traditions are hugely valued and continue to be part of our culture. From the Pictish Fort that is now Burghead to the history of our unique distilleries make Moray a special place and we should embrace this national year of celebration to attract visitors to our local attractions. The volunteers have done a fantastic job putting together a great programme showing off Moray’s unique history and cultural heritage. They deserve huge praise for their efforts with this programme and the wider work they do for Elgin

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April Fool’s Day Local Holiday§ Palm Sunday Local Holiday‡ Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Sunday Easter Monday Early May Bank Holiday

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Sat 1st Apr 2017 Mon 3rd Apr 2017 Sun 9th Apr 2017 Mon 10th Apr 2017 Thurs 13th Apr 2017 Fri 14th Apr 2017 Sun 16th Apr 2017 Mon 17th Apr 2017 Mon 1st May 2017

Local Holiday ( Keith) Mon 5th Jun 2017 Local Holiday § (excl. Keith) Mon 12th Jun 2017 Local Holiday‡ Mon 26th Jun 2017 Longest Day 21st Jun 2017

for 2016/2017 (all dates inclusive) Spring Term Ends Fri 31st Mar 2017 Spring Holiday Starts Mon 3rd Apr 2017 Spring Holiday Ends Fri 14th Apr 2017 Summer Term Starts Mon 17th Apr 2017 May Day Holiday Mon 1st May 2017 In-Service Day Thurs 18th May 2017 In-Service Day Fri 19th May 2017 Summer Term Ends Fri 30th Jun 2017 Summer Holiday Starts Mon 3rd Jul 2017

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St Peters RC Primary School.............................. 01542 831339 St Thomas RC Primary School.......................... 01542 882256 Buckie High School............................................ 01542 832605 Keith Grammar School........................................ 01542 882461 Milne’s High School............................................ 01343 820611

DOCTORS NHS 24................................................................................ 111 Ardach Health Centre..........................................01542 831555 Seafield Medical Centre...................................... 01542 835577 Seafield & Cullen Medical Group........................01542 835577 Keith Medical Centre.......................................... 0345 3379944 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin...................................... 0345 4566000

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29 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club @the drouthy cobbler, 8pm - 10pm, www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

31 friday ralia supported by the roov @the drouthy cobbler, 9pm - 11pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk what is europe: the cultural landscape of its peoples by dr. lester borley, cbe, former sec. gen. of europa nostra elgin museum hall, 1 high street, elgin 7.30pm £3, £2 society members, £1.50 students, moray society lecture series talk 2016/17 contact: mary shand 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk www.elginmuseum.org.uk moray rock garden club: arunachal pradesh, land of page 16 - April 2017

the dawnlit mountains - speaker: elspeth mackintosh. new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin 7.30pm, £10 annual subscription. contact: alan souter (convener) 01340 871504. miss lucid@mad hatters, inverness. 9.30pm an audience with maureen smith, clairvoyant 7.30pm - 10pm, mcboyle hall, portknockie £20.00 p/p includes teas. raising funds for portknockie nursery. byob. contact: simone on 07825 428873.

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alyson sim 07733127539 malalysim@lightlife.org.uk elgin & district parkinson's support group quiz night - even more pointless 7.30pm - 9.30pm, st sylvester's church hall, institution road, elgin. free. all welcome. teas & coffees after the meeting contact: gillian gibson (secretary) on 01343 541056 or email at elginanddistrictpsg@gmail.com. moray tenant forum annual general meeting 2pm4pm, phone for details. free. contact: 0300 123 4566 or email housing@moray.gov.uk. visit. www.moray.gov.uk

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embroidering the past: a textile exploration of the pictish stones of moray by textile artist - ruth black. museum opening hours, elgin museum. visit www.ruth-black.co.uk

gnoss@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 10pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk nature champions 2pm - 4pm, scottish dolphin centre. (sdc kids club – aimed at age 3-9 years). children must be accompanied by an adult. booking essential. themes tbc. contact: 01343 820339 amy macdonald@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

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2 sunday man v horse in aid of highland hospice & south loch ness access group 10.30am briefing, 11am start., loch ness riding, dores. £100 prize to fastest man or horse plus the jacobite warrior perpetual quaich. www.doresonlochness.co.uk/manversushorse ibfa highlands & islands classic bodybuilding competition 2017 11.55am, inverness college uhi www.ironworksvenue.com

5 wednesday shappi khorsandi@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm nature champions 2pm - 4pm, scottish dolphin centre. (sdc kids club – aimed at age 3-9 years). children must be accompanied by an adult. booking

7 friday miss lucid + support@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 9pm - 11pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk bwani junction perform graceland@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

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12 wednesday - 15 saturday fochabers fiddlers week tbc, fochabers. tickets online. all welcome. email fiddleweek@gmail.com. www.fiddleweek.eventbrite.co.uk.

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For anyone who loves comedy, you are in for a treat. On the 5th, The Drouthy Cobbler will be hosting the hilarious Shappi Khorsandi. From her appearances on television shows like 8 out of 10 Cats, Q.I., and Have I Got News For You, to her best-selling books and her always popular stand-up shows, Shappi has gained a reputation for bringing both warmth and thoughtfulness to her views on modern life. The show she will be performing (Oh My Country!) is a love letter to the place she now calls home and features a bittersweet tale of multi-cultural England and the acceptance she came to find there. Their monthly Comedy Club (26th) will once again feature the best in Scottish comendy. It's a busy month for music at the Drouthy Cobbler, with a host of different styles. For folk and trad fans, the wonderful Gnoss (12th) will be performing. This young and dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar, and percussion, tackle energetic tunes and driving folk songs. Having already picked up a Danny Kyle award, these young lads are destined for a great career. On the 28th, Dundee based Wire & Wool will make their second appearance at the Drouthy. Having been described as 'Full on bluegrass punk and roots revival heaven', their lively show is definitely not one to be missed. Aberdeen band Miss Lucid return to tour their self-titled debut album. Driven with punk & grunge undertones, blending it with some large sonic soundscapes and crafted melodies, this cohesive sound of anthemic and melodic guitars is bolstered with thought provoking poignant lyricism – with an abrasive pop knack. They will be supported by Audiokicks. On the 14th, Scottish rock band, Forest Fires will headline with support from Sonic Bucker. Since Forest Fires played their first show in 2011, they have been nominated at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards for “Best Newcomer” and played a headline tour across Scotland. Sonic Bucker are a bluesy-rock two piece with a style rooted in hooks and reffs. Anyone interested in the multi-disciplinary creative arts of Scotland would do well to go along on the 20th and experience Neu! Reekie! This is a literary collective run by poets, Micheal Pederson and Kevin Williamson who have been curating and producing cross-culture shows for over six years now. These occur around Scotland and internationally and have featured the likes of author, Irvine Welsh, and musicians, Primal Scream and Frightened Rabbit. It's Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival month and the Drouthy will be holding a whisky judging on the 27th, as well as a tasting by Ewan Henderson of the Lost Distillery Company (30th). In the last century, nearly half of all Scotland's whisky distilleries have closed or been lost forever and LDC were inspired to rediscover these lost legends from their home on the Dumfries House estate. Their dedicated team of archivists study historical records to piece together the life and time of the lost distillery. Using these findings, their expert nosing and tasting panel create a taste profile they feel we'd be enjoying from these legends if they were around today.

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sjrogrens meeting 1pm - 3pm, moray resource centre, maisondieu road, elgin. contact sheena motchell or sue pendergast on 01343 820635 or 01343 842656.

14 friday forest fires supported by sonic bucker@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm - 11pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk the gathering storm 4pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. stories of the men & women who played a role in the preparation for the battle of culloden. tickets online. visit www.nts.org.uk/culloden. lioness@ironworks, inverness, 7.30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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20 thursday moray jazz club: the roy emerson band 8pm, elgin city football club, borough briggs road, elgin.

21 friday moray rock garden club: spring bulbs to enjoy, cultivate & enjoy some more - speaker: david shaw 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. £10 annual subscripton due in october. contact: alan souter (convener) on 01340 871504.

music night with iona fyfe tbc, walled garden, gordon castle. visit www.gordoncastlescotland.com. in the shadow of the princes: life after culloden 2pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. £8.50 includes tea/coffee & shortbread. due to popularity entry is by advanced ticket only. www.nts.org.uk/culloden. coffee morning in aid of motor neurone disease scotland 9.30am - 12noon, portessie public hall £2.50. donations for sales table & raffle. all welcome. contact alison murray on 01542 836095 or email portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk

moray field club april walk cawdor to nairn 9:30am, 5-6 miles, riverside/flat paths. bus leaves elgin community centre at 9:30am. contact: lynda anderson on 07990 600 499 or email at jameslynda.anderson@tiscali.co.uk or morayfieldclub@outlook.com alabama3 - 20 years of alabama 3 tour@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com ladies day fundraiser 3pm, keith golf club.

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cadbury egg hunt 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. turn orienteer, follow the trail, solve the puzzle & claim a chocolatey reward. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events.

16 sunday annual duck race & family fun 12noon - 2pm, rathburn, manar street, ianstown, buckie. £1 to sponsor a duck. portessie public hall in partnership with portessie playgroup - family fun, soup & teas. contact: rosella smith on 01542 833969 or email portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk the storm breaks: a battle remembered tour 12.30pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. ticket purchased online. this tactical tour will follow the two armies decisions & the consequences of their actions during the battle, www.nts.org.uk/culloden. car boot sale 9am - 2pm, clochan community centre. pancake teas & bacon rolls. easter egg tombola. booking a stance essential. contact: christine on 01542 882478 (evenings) buckie 10k & junior run 12pm - 1.30pm registration 1pm junior registration, buckie swimming pool follow link to enter, but entries on the day. visit www.entrycentral.com. admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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wedding open day 12pm - 4pm, brodie castle. free. a chance to see how a marquee wedding would look at the castle & to meet local suppliers. contact: rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events. daffodil weekend walks & exhibition 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. guided walks of the brodie daffodil collection. walks will leave from the stables. contact: rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk.

23 sunday etape loch ness 2017 tbc, inverness. cycle sportive course around loch ness cycle 66 miles / 106 km on traffic free roads. contact: www.etapelochness.com. soup & sweet 12pm - 2pm, deskford hall. £3.50.

26 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club @the drouthy cobbler, 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk fundraising tombola 6.30pm for 7.30pm start, portessie public hall. £1. star prize £75 grocery vouchers, please bring a cup. raffle & prizes. donations welcome. contact: rosella smith on 01542 833969 or email portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk

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disability swimming development day 2pm - 3pm, lossiemouth sports & community centre. free. anyone with a physical/learning disability or sensory impairment welcome. booking essential. contact: ken brown on 01542 888055 or email at ken.brown@moray.gov.uk elgin scottish theme day 10am - 4pm, elgin city centre. free. wear your kilt, pipe bands, address to the haggis, giant haggis eating competition etc. contact: elgin bid. ceilidh dance night 7pm, scottish dolphin centre £10 on sale from 18th march. music from footerin’ aboot. bar - speyside craft brewery fish supper. www.wdcs.org. technique 2017@ironworks, inverness 10pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com army reserves look at life day (7scots) 9am 4.30pm, elgin army reserve centre - taken to fort george. see what they do, activities including firing the rifle. contact: captain ken scott on 0131 310 3853 or email at kenneth.scott855@mod.uk gordonstoun junior highland games 11am - 5pm, gordonstoun junior school playing fields. free. traditional highland games for primary school children. stalls, refreshments, home baking, musical entertainment, etc. www.juniorhighlandgames.co.uk

27 thursday - 1 monday spirit of speyside whisky festival 2017 tbc, festival throughout speyside, programme of over 500 whisky-inspired events, the festival is a mecca for the curious beginner & the whisky connoisseur. www.spiritofspeyside.com. bandstand beer & music festival tbc, bandstand bar, braeval hotel, nairn. scottish & english ales & ciders, live music, food & entertainment. 01667 452341 www.braevalhotel.co.uk/bandstandbeerfestival

28 friday fourth friday music session 7.30pm £2.50 clochan community centre openmic. raffle refreshments. moray society agm & lecture series: a taste for indian sculpture, moray & elgin museum - speakers prof roger jeffrey & friedericke voigt. 6.30pm (agm) & 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. free (donations welcome). agm followed by talk. wire & wool@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. hotter than hell (tribute to kiss)@ironworks, inverness. tbc. visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

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dufftown's 7 still road race 10k 2pm - 6pm, the commercial hotel, dufftown. hosted by dufftown & district community association. buckie summer show: classic car day 11am, linzee gordon park, buckie. all classes invited, including tractors & motorbikes. free. refreshments & lunch for entrants. contact: 07831 263915. www.buckieclassiccarshow.org. beginners signed sog workshops: moray bssl services 4.30pm. all welcome the lost distillery company with ewan henderson@ the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 10pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk car boot sale (idca) inchberry 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, refreshments & bbq 8.30am - 12pm visit www.wherecanwego.com.

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