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Clubs and Societies BUCKIE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB Classes spanning all levels & coaching available. Ages 516yrs. Call David Eckersley on 01542 832078 BUCKIE ROVERS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Mon & Wed (excl. Jun), 7pm 9pm BUCKIE WHIST CLUB Tues, 6.30pm, Room 1, Buckie Community High School. New members welcome.

BUCKPOOL NEW BUILD TENANT GROUP A group of local residents who have come together to make a difference to our estate. Get to know your neighbours & help improve your neighbourhood.

Call Tenant Participation on 0300 123 4566 or email at tenantparticipation@moray.gov.uk

Macdonald on 01542 833867 or finechtywander174@gmail.com DANCE FIT Wed, 7pm - 8pm & Fri, 10.30am 11.30am, Portessie Hall. Dance yourself fit to a fun mix of old, new, pop, latin, country & dance music. Suitable for all abilities. £5. Call Diane Allan on 07828 404165. Facebook Dance Starz FINDOCHTY BOWLING CLUB (May - Sept), Tue & Fri: Hat Days, 1.50pm - 4pm, 25 Main Street, Findochty. Offering 6 rinks. All visitors welcome Call 01542 834814

FRISKIS AND SVETTIS (BUCKIE) Mon, 6pm - 7pm, the Baptist Church Hall, Buckie. Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Call Joan Thain on 01542 832749 or 07970 118647. www.fsaberdeen.co.uk Ad rates - Buckie.qxp 03/12/2018 12:00 Page 1 COASTAL PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP GRANGE WRI 1st Tues of month, 7pm - 9pm, 3rd Wed of month, King Portessie Public Hall nr Buckie.

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KEITH & DISTRICT MEN'S SHED Wed, 10am - 12pm, the Loft Project Hall, (West Langstane Lane), Mid Street, Keith. Retired, made redundant or just time on your hands? Fed-up & scunnered!! Why don't you come along for a cuppa & a blether. Call Sandy Dickson on 01542 882602 or email at valerysandy@btconnect.com KEITH AND DISTRICT PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP Monthly, 2pm - 4pm, Rathven Church Hall. Come along for a blether & a cuppa. All welcome.

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LIFE CHALIENGE OUTREACH IN BUCKIE Fri, 12pm - 3pm, Newlands Lane, Buckie. A bus goes out to offer help & support to anyone suffering from addictions or in need of any kind. Call 01542 836439 or email at lifechallenge@yahoo.com MORAY SCHOOL BANK Run by a group of volunteers who offer new school uniform & warm winter clothing to children living in financial hardship in Moray. Their aim is to help all children to be equals, to reach their full potential in school, etc Call 07884 036803 or email at info@morayschoolbank.org www.morayschoolbank.org

RAIN OR SHINE TODDLER GROUP Wed, 10am -11.30am & Fri, 1.15pm - 2.45pm, Lady Cathcart Hall, Buckie. Make new friends, have a chat & a cuppa. £1.50 per session. Call Gail on 07921 558989 REAP - FREE GARDENING WORKSHOPS AND ENERGY ADVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE Local food project in the Keith area running regular free Back to Basics gardening workshops sow - plant - eat! Worried about rising fuel bills? Are you getting the benefits you are entitled to?

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MS EXTRA 1st Wed of month,10am, Boogie Woogie, Fife-Keith Square. A social & support group for extraordinary people who just happen to have Multiple Sclerosis. All refreshments are funded by the local MS Society.

Call Susan Shand on 07823 322268

ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKIE Mon, 5.45pm for 6.15pm, Hospitality Suite, Buckie Thistle Football Club, Victoria Park. www.rotaryclubofbuckie.org.uk

MULBEN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Boharm Public Hall, Mulben. All welcome. Call Margaret Rhynas on 01542 860208

ROYAL BURGH OF CULLEN PENSIONERS CLUB 1st Mon of month (Oct - Apr), 7pm, Hall Church, York Place, Cullen. Annual subscription £3; social evening levy £1.50 please bring a cup. Call Bunty Gardiner (Sec) on 01542 840653

PORTKNOCKIE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING GROUP Wed (Sept - May), 7pm, the Seafield Hall, Portknockie.

Beginners are very welcome.

The class is full of fun, friendship & is a great way to exercise.

Call 07803 855786 QUARRIERS EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wed of month, 1pm 2.30pm, Riverside Christian Church Hall, Buckie. Provides sufferers & carers the opportunity to socialise. Call Tara Engelmann on 01309 675900 or 07871 151198 or email at tara.engelmann@quarriers.org.uk www.quarriers.org.uk

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QUARRIERS UNPAID CARERS CAFE - KEITH 1st Mon of month, 11am -1pm, Keith Community Hub. Fun, free, friendly social group for unpaid carers in Moray. Drop in & out as you like. Make friends, glean info, take time out from caring.

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THE LOFT YOUTH PROJECT Fri, 7pm - 10pm. Drop-in sessions for S1 - S6. Call Sharon Duncan on 01542 886630

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Why does God allow disasters to happen? This is one of the most difficult question humans have tried to address through the ages. If God is all powerful and all-merciful, why on earth does God allow suffering ?

In the beginning, the Bible tells us, God created the heaven and the earth. The earth was formless and chaotic with darkness covering everything. (Genesis 1: 1-2)) That’s exactly how it must feel to earthquake victims trapped under the rubble, in the darkness. That’s how we may feel when a family crisis threatens.

That’s how we can feel if we, or someone we love, receive a sudden diagnosis of terminal illness or some other devastating news.

But then, Genesis tells us, God began to work to create order out of the randomness and chaos. He separated light from dark, the earth from the sky, the dry land from the sea. (Genesis 1: 3-4) This is what it means to create: not to make something out of nothing. But to make order out of chaos.

I passionately believe that God is all merciful, and that, in the words of one

of my favourite hymns, God is working his purpose out; the creative Spirit of God is still hovering over the dark waters, operating over the millennia to bring order out of chaos.

And one way God does that is to use us human beings; he is doing that in lots of places right now, all over the world, through prayer and in practical ways.

There isn’t a simple or satisfying answer to the question…why suffering? But there may be, after all, a satisfying explanation in our response when tragedy or crisis strikes any one of us. That’s what Job discovered in the Old Testament story. Job’s response, after much agonised soul-searching about the source of his terrible afflictions and pain, was to learn to trust in God who is supreme and is in control. He realised, in the end, that his questioning had been too narrow and that in the context of God’s whole creation the answers to his questions lay far beyond human understanding.

Job is simply a character in a story and he did not have the experience of the presence of Jesus Christ or the

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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. Email rev.last@lastrose.uk 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 www.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 Moray Coast Baptist Church Fochabers Public Institute, 15 High Street, Fochabers, IV32 7EP. Sunday services at 5pm & 6pm Thursday night Bible study at 7pm. Crèche available for each service.

Pastor Donald Clough. Call 07862 898939 for more information, or visit www.moraycoastbc.com Portessie Methodist Church Portessie, Buckie. Sunday services at 11am & 6pm. Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765 or email

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hope of eternal life. We, however, we who are real people, we can believe in a God of hope who is always present through his son, Jesus Christ.

If we are going through a crisis, when resources seem to be running out or when things seem hopeless, it is good to keep trusting in God. Because this is the same God who has brought light out of darkness, the God of love who, still today, again and again, creates order and hope and joy out of suffering and pain and chaos.

The Lord’s true love is surely not spent, nor has his compassion failed; they are new every morning.

(Lamentations 3: 22-25)

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Holy Trinity Church Elgin and St Margaret’s, Lossiemouth.

chris.jackson7@gmail.com Portgordon Community Church Sunday Morning Worship - 11am in the Portgordon Community Centre. Contact Pastor Willie Aitken on 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 2pm.

Wednesdays 8.30am: 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.riversidechristianchurch.co.uk St Peter’s Church RC St Andrews Square, Buckie. Saturday Vigil 6.30pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Resident priest: Rev Tad Turski.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times Last month I focused on the concerns being voiced by people across Moray about the proposed budget cuts as Moray Council struggled to balance the books. As the budget has now been set these concerns have become a reality, with residents facing having to pay more with an increase in council tax and extra charges being levied for dealing with garden waste for example, while the services we receive being reduce or removed altogether. Looking on the bright side, at least the weather is striding into spring and hopefully you can read your Spotlight while enjoying the outdoors in garden. Indeed, in some parts of Moray, farmers are busy with lambing and spring calving as well as planning their agricultural season ahead and hoping the problems they faced last year during the long dry season won’t reoccur. This also goes for those householders who are reliant on a private water source and who were left without water during the hot summer months. As always, I am more than happy to be contacted on douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk or by calling my office in Forres on 01309 679253

Aging demography and depopulation are longstanding challenges for businesses and communities across the Highlands. It's a constant challenge to sustain a working age population in rural areas. But for the last few decades, we've been able to attract Europeans to settle in Scotland enriching our communities. They are very welcome and we want to encourage them to stay. Of all the losses we face with Brexit, it is the loss of people we will feel the hardest. The people who leave, the people who don't come and the babies who aren't born. We want to help local businesses grow but for that they need people. We need immigration, and all of us, including local politicians must stand up for it.

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Alongside community representatives, I have been campaigning to save the Bank of Scotland in Lossiemouth – the last bank in town – from closure.

A report from ‘Which?’ magazine published in 2017 showed that Moray is one of the areas hit hardest by bank closures in Scotland. 40% of bank branches in the area have closed in recent years with many communities left with no banks at all.

It is ludicrous that the Bank of Scotland is set to abandon Lossiemouth while we prepare for the expansion at the RAF base and the increase in population that will bring.

It is particularly hard for the public to stomach when taxpayers’ cash bailed out these banks at their time of need – and now these banks are bailing on communities in Moray.

I wrote to the UK Government seeking an intervention to prevent banks from closing the last bank branch in a community – but sadly they refused.

People in Lossiemouth need the UK Government to step in and take action to save their last bank – Conservative Ministers must put Lossie’s interests before the big banks.

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British Summertime Starts Sun 31st Mar 2019 Mothering Sunday Sun 31st Mar 2019 April Fool’s Day Mon 1st Apr 2019 Local Holiday§ * Mon 1st Apr 2019 Isra & Mir’aj (M) Wed 3rd Apr 2019 Local Holiday ‡ Mon 8th Apr 2019 Palm Sunday Sun 14th Apr 2019 Baisakhi - New Year (S) Sun 14th Apr 2019 Maundy Thursday Thurs 18th Apr 2019 Good Friday Fri 19th Apr 2019

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for 2018/2019 (all dates inclusive) Spring Term Ends Fri 29th Mar 2019 Spring Holiday Starts Mon 1st Apr 2019 Spring Holiday Ends Fri 12th Apr 2019 Summer Term Starts Mon 15th Apr 2019 Good Friday Holiday Fri 19th Apr 2019

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Rolling Events

25 march - 4 april the mod factor: a pc case design competition closes at 4pm on 4th apr, it central, south street, elgin. ÂŁ5 entry fee (all proceeds to friendly access). open to both public & it professionals of all ages & backgrounds. choose & collect your case from it central - design, paint & modify - then return to it central

25 march - 30 october banff & moray members centre nts: photography competition. 3 age categories. entries online. call janice oakes on 01309 675224 or email at janiceoakes51@gmail.com

1 april - 29 april storytime session for pre-school (mon only) 2pm 2.45pm, keith library. free

4 april - 25 april bookbug session for babies & toddlers (thurs only) 2pm - 2.30pm, buckie library. free bookbug session for babies & toddlers (thurs only) 2pm - 2.30pm, cullen library. free

5 april - 26 april bookbug session for babies & toddlers (fri only) 10am, keith library. free

31 december

moray supports refugees: appeal for warm clothing, toiletries, camping equipment & toys. volunteers, transport & cash donations welcome. please bring all you can spare! for collection points see facebook page at https://en-gb.facebook.com/moraycalaid

March 2019 25 monday buckie gateway competition: call for artists concepts to be submitted by 25th march, moray moary council invites artists to submit their proposals for a gateway feature in buckie. for further information & artist brief please email procurement@moray.gov.uk

26 tuesday interfaith moray meeting 7pm - 9pm, st. sylvester's church, institution road, elgin. open meeting for anyone interested in sharing & learning across different faith traditions & stances. call jenny on 01343 830276 or email at jadams@churchofscotland.org.uk port of invergordon - crusie liners 2019 - provisional v2: astoria 8am - 5pm, invergordon

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easter fair & coffee morning: fundraising event for cullen & deskford church 10am - noon, hall church,

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york place, cullen. £3. call isobel addison on 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk arc sessions: saltfishforty 7.30pm - 10pm, fochabers public institute. tickets from £6.98 ufo: last orders - 50th anniversary tour@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm maxi jazz (faithless) personal dj set@the ironworks, inverness 11.30pm 2019 mfr cash for kids: texas scramble open 7am - 2.30pm, maverston golf couse, garmouth road, elgin. www.planetradio.co.uk

30 saturday - 31 sunday scotland's mental health first aid course 9am - 5pm, thistle inn, celt street, inverness. £70 (incl lunch, relaxtion cd, etc). learn how to recognise when a person might need help & the best way to approach them. www.allevents.in/org.highland-training

31 sunday ibfa highlands & islands bodybuilding competition 2019@the ironworks, inverness tbc. the contest will feature competitors from u18s to over 55s in bodybuilding, figure, bikini & fitness categories. www.ironworksvenue.com moray road runners: miltonduff 10k (northern scot series) 12.15pm - 5pm, miltonduff village hall. www.morayroadrunners.com

conservatories, garden furniture to the latest designs in kitchens & bathrooms, furniture, soft furnishings, finance, etc. www.planetradio.co.uk quiz night in aid of the lhanbryde community centre roof repairs 7.30pm, lhanbryde community centre. £2. teams up to four, byob, raffle. all welcome

7 sunday the vivit experience: enhanced undergraduate post mortem (over 18s only) 10am - 3pm, conference room, the moray college, elgin. a scientifically accurate recreated human body dissection over 5 hours. open to students & public. booking essential. www.eventbrite.co.uk soup & sweet 12pm - 2pm, clochan community centre. adults £5; children £3. choose from 3 soups & 3 sweets & drink. book swap or choose a book for small donation. all welcome car boot sale: fundraiser for the longmore hall, keith 9am - 3pm, longmore hall, banff road, keith www.inkeith.com keith royal british legion tea dance with colin donaldson 2pm - 4.30pm, the royal british legion, balloch road, keith. www.inkeith.com

8 monday journey to easter: buckie south & west guild open afternoon 2.30pm, buckie south & west church. all welcome. refreshment after the service. freewill offering

9 tuesday little explorers’ holiday club: easter themed day. suitable for ages 2 - 6 years 10.30am - 12.15pm, holiday club, kynoch park, balloch road, keith. £6.50 per child, discount for siblings. booking essential. call 07772 206298. www.inkeith.com

April 2019 1 monday port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2019 provisional v5: aidaaura, 9am - 7.30pm

10 wednesday

sigma: hoys-caps; speaker - dr alexander scholz, university of st andrews on hunting outbursting young stars with the centre of astrophysics & planetary sciences & working with amateur astronomers 7pm for 7.30pm, birnie vilage hall, nr elgin. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

the arts society speyside:dame zaha hadid, the architect & designer 11am - coffee & tea available from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. £7 for visitors. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or email at twelk69@hotmail.com elgin u3a members meeting: the head gardener of gordon castle on the renovations & history of the garden 2pm - 4pm, elgin town hall - supper room. members & interested parties welcome. free. call steve gross (membership sec) on 01340 881569 or email at membersecretary@u3a-elgin.org.uk. www.u3a-elgin.org.uk

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4 thursday - 7 sunday forres foot-tapper: the 'real' ale festival the mosset tavern, forres. 18 breweries from across scotland; live music & food plus a gin-tastic sideshow

5 friday

port of invergordon - crusie liners 2019 - provisional v2: marco polo 12pm - 10pm the mfr highland home show 2019 with tulloch homes 10am - 4pm, inverness leisure centre, bught road, inverness. free. a range of exhibitors showcasing everything from new build homes, page 18 - April 2019

banff & moray members' centre (national trust scotland): spring lunch & agm; speaker -stuart brooke's, head of conservation & policy 12.30pm for 1pm - 3pm the mansefield hotel, elgin. £24. call janice oakes (vice chairman) on 01309 675224 or email janiceoakes51@gmail.com for further info

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12 friday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2019 provisional v5: aidaaura 9am - 7.30pm

13 saturday banffshire field club: agm with a preview of the new field club website 2.15pm, st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. ÂŁ3 members; ÂŁ4 non-members visitors welcome. email at bfc.1880@gmail.com alecia kerr: the official tribute to pink 7pm 11.30pmÂŁ12.50 per seat, stewart's hall, gordon street, huntly. call 01467 537753 or email at info@centeral.co.uk

14 sunday moray ramblers: pattack falls to loch laggan 7am, elgin community centre car park. adults ÂŁ11; children ÂŁ5. distance: 10 miles. route via rothes. booking essential. call evie mcivor on 01343 820844 www.morayramblers.org.uk cars and coffee - inverness 10am - 12pm, rollerbowl, inverness all welcome! email at carsandcoffeeinverness@highlandclassic.org.uk www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeeinverness curtis & clementine presents spring vintage fair 10am - 4pm, banff castle, castle street, banff. free entry. for details, please call curtiss & clementine on 07905 792479 or email at curtiss.clementine@yahoo.co.uk

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18 thursday clan cancer coffee morning 10.30am - 12pm, the clan cancer support centre, 227 high street, elgin open to anyone affected by cancer with information & support available. guest speakers. all welcome call 01343 54132

19 friday - 21 sunday

16 tuesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2019 provisional v5: costa mediterranea 8am - 6pm

17 wednesday - 18 thursday nescol open day find out about nescol provision, including full-time, part-time, apprenticeships, distance learning & get a free lunch for further details, please visit the website, deveron community Clan free.

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true origins scottish gin festival 2019 fri: 5.30pm 12am: sat: 12pm - 5.30pm &, lochter activity centre, oldmeldrum. tickets from website. drink, eat, listen & smell. live music. (18+ only) www.mfgfevents.ticketco.events

19 friday - 22 monday keith & dufftown railway: easter bunny challenge normal timetable, keith & dufftown railway, church road, keith. every child wins an easter egg. no need to book. see www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk for details cadbury easter egg hunt 11am - 4pm, fyvie castle ÂŁ3 (trail sheet) plus property entry. follow bunny's clues & complete your adventure to win a delicious chocolatey prize. www.nts.cloudvenue.co.uk

20 saturday spring craft fair 11am - 3pm, cullen community & residential centre, cullen. free entry. refreshments available. call pamela on 01542 840701 or email at info@cullencrc.org.uk. www.cullencrc.org.uk elginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easter family day various events throughout the day. elgin. all welcome mockness 80s' all day party@the ironworks, inverness. www.ironworksvenue.com

CLAN in the community Providing emotional and practical support to people affected by cancer, their family, friends and carers.

Wellbeing and support services are freely available to all, from pre-diagnosis and diagnosis through treatment and beyond at support centres across Moray, located in Elgin, Buckie, Forres and Lossiemouth.

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17 wednesday - 20 saturday the glaikit showman: student show 2019 various timings, his majesty's theatre, aberdeen. charity page 20 - April 2019

deveron projects: slow marathon 2019 (42km) tbc, the square, huntly. see website. following a route inspired by a local poem. it is a circle of beautiful & varied terrain - including woodland, farmland, hills, & the banks of the river deveron starting & finishing in huntly. call robyn wolsey on 01466 794494 or email at info@deveron-projects.com www.deveron-projects.com

21 sunday spring round up 2019 1.30pm - 4.30pm, tranquility wild west town, drumblair, forgue ab54 6ee donations gratefully accepted. western round-ups horseshoe pitching, knife throwing, lassoing , target shooting, buffalo hunt etc. tours of the town & live music from brendan moir. gunfights (2pm & 3pm).

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raffle. email at tranquility_town@hotmail.co.uk clochan community centre car boot sale: indoor & outdoor stances 9am - 1pm; 8.30am set-up, clochan community centre. pancake teas, bacon rolls & easter egg tombola join in the fun & grab a bargain. call christine or pauline (to book your stance) on 01542 882478 or 01542 850416 easter sunday service: the friends of the biblical garden, elgin 6.30am, the biblical garden, elgin join us for a short service. all welcome. call maggie sharp on 01343 843111 or email at m.jsharp@btopenworld.com. www.biblicalgarden.co.uk

23 tuesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2019 provisional v5: aidaaura 9am - 7.30pm

etape loch ness: 66 miles on traffic free roads, starting & finishing in inverness. general entry full but still places available by joining team macmillan 6.15am (start). registration on 27th 10am, loch ness, inverness. 18+. spectator info at www.etapelochness.com

28 sunday daffodil tea in aid of boharm public hall 2pm - 4pm, boharm public hall, mulben ab55 6yh. adult £3.50 child £1.50. please come along & join us for a lovely cup of tea or coffee & delicious home bakes, to help us keep our hall going. email at mulben.sec@gmail.com

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25 thursday anzac day remembrance service hosted by lennox community council 10am, the dallachy memorial, bogmoor. please note b9104 will be closed from 10am - 10.30am

26 friday children's book group: (for 10-12 year olds). every 4th friday but please check with staff 3.30pm - 4pm, keith library. free port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2019 provisional v5: marco polo 2pm - 10pm betamax bandits: a night of the 80s 7pm - 11pm, stewart's hall, gordon street, huntly. fancy dress is optional but we will award a prize for the best outfit. call 01467 537753 or email at info@centeral.co.uk www.centeral.co.uk doorways in drumorty 7.30pm, new deer public hall, fordyce terrace, new deer. adults £10; conc £9 (the pharmacy & food for thought, new deer or at the door). based on the work of strichen, author lorna moon. booking advisable. call 01771 644217 or 01771 644366

27 saturday moravian orienteering: sat & moray & nairn schools league: millbuies. registration: 10.15am - 11.15am see www.moravianorienteering.org for details toyah@the ironworks, inverness 7pm www.ironworksvenue.com moray field club spring walk: first walk of 2019 from ardersier to fort george, 2 miles, looking out for birds & dolphins. guided tour of the fort 10am, bus leaves from lossie green, elgin. £15 (incl bus fare & entry to fort). call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email at morayfieldclub@gmail.com admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

27 saturday - 28 sunday

huntly tea dance 2pm - 4pm, stewart's hall, gordon street, huntly. 1pm - 2pm (free dance lesson). all welcome. call 01466 793732 children's book group (for 10-12 year olds) 4pm 5pm, buckie library. free the moray society: agm 6.30pm - 7pm, elgin museum side hall, 1 high street, elgin. free. email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org.uk

30 tuesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2019 provisional v5: costa mediterranea 8am - 6pm

August 2019 1 thursday - 3 saturday belladrum tartan heart festival 2019: sci-fi theme. acts announced so far include elbow, tom odell, lewis capaldi, the selecter, colonel mustard & the dijon 5, etc. booking now open at www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

17 saturday kaiser chiefs northern meeting park, inverness. tickets on sale from 15th feb from cafferys designerwear, eastgate shopping centre, inverness or www.ticketline.co.uk

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Adult Fiction

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Orienteering the family friendly sport We are lucky in this part of the world to have some of the finest orienteering terrain you could hope for. Coastal forests like Culbin and Roseisle have wonderful wide tracks but are also packed with little hidden pockets of beauty. Finding these hidden wonders is just one of the joys of orienteering and the best thing is, you can keep your map to go back and enjoy it another time too.

But back to the family aspect of orienteering. At Moravian Orienteering Club, our membership is predominantly families. We have children who started out toddling around white course (the very easiest courses) now zooming around courses that challenge adults with considerably more experience. We also have adults who were dragged along by their children, acting merely as a taxi service originally, but now compete all over Scotland. It truly is a sport that everyone can enjoy, regardless of your age or current fitness level.

What it most curious about this sport though is the bragging rights. At any event you very rarely hear talk of fastest legs or personal bests. No, it’s the epic failures that orienteers like to discuss most. The longer it takes you to find a control, the bigger your bragging rights. If you’ve been wandering around in circles for 30 minutes, almost lost your shoe in a marsh, fell in the mud, realised you were holding your map the wrong way around but persevered until you found the finish, then you’re an orienteering hero. It’s humorous tales of woe you hear shared most often, and we’re very proud of the fact that we like to get value for money from our entry fees! The longer we’re out the better.

So if you’d like to enjoy some beautiful local forests, meet some lovely families and have a good sense of humour, you’d be very welcome at an orienteering event. Just bring your sense of humour (and a flask of tea and a slab of cake for when you finish).

The next Moravian Orienteering event: Saturday, 27th April at Millbuies while Inverness Orienteering Club can be found at Belivat on Sunday 7th April.

More details at www.moravianorienteering.org/ and www.invoc.org.uk.

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Once the temperatures are mild again, we have a lot of jobs to do in the garden. Buddleja, and varieties of Dogwood grown for their winter stems, need to be pruned hard. Hydrangeas can be deadheaded (but be careful not to take much other than the old flower off, as this year’s flower buds are not far below). Herbaceous perennials can be divided up to maintain their vigour, and supply you with some free new plants. Plants, such as Crocosmia, where last year’s leaves have been left lying in order to protect the crown can be cut back and tidied.

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Surveyin g I have been a bird watcher all my days but developed a keen interest in raptors (birds of prey) about 20 years ago. I monitor several raptor species each year on a voluntary basis although I have also conducted bird surveys as a contract worker.

The Scottish golden eagle population currently stands at a little over 500 breeding pairs. Birds are usually counted in numbers of breeding pairs because it suits survey methods and results can be compared year on year. Birds are well-known indicators of the health of the environment.

They can reveal the effects of things like poisons and climate change.

Therefore monitoring birds is important for our own well-being.

Volunteers like me monitor a sample of golden eagle sites each year.

Methodology has been developed and made uniform across the board to estimate population size as well as breeding success and productivity and comprises four visits in the year.

F i rst v is it I start my golden eagle work any time after New Year. The eagles occupy their territories all year round so there is no need to wait for them to appear in spring. I visit about 4 territories, which I know hold a breeding pair.

The purpose of the first visit is to establish if the site is occupied by a pair of birds. For this job I need a good pair of binoculars, warm clothes and plenty of time. I am prepared to wait for six hours if necessary to see the pair (or not). I find somewhere to sit at the edge of the range near the bottom of the glen so that I have a good view of the sky where birds are easier to detect than against the

ground (although a background of snow is really helpful when it comes to spotting them).

sex soaring birds and make notes of what I observe. Adult birds will usually be brown all over whereas Loch Duich and five sisters

The reward of seeing a pair of golden eagles soaring above their territory is immense. Patience usually pays off but of course there are days which draw a complete blank. The weather can make it impossible to see anything at all and all that effort is wasted. On the other hand sometimes I am lucky enough to see the birds displaying, which involves a series of steep climbs followed by stoops. Usually the positive interaction, such as by circling together, is enough to confirm that they are a breeding pair. The pair will almost always have two or three alternative nest sites (not very far apart) to choose from and I try and position myself so that I can see at least the most frequently used eyrie. I might be able to predict which nest the pair are going to put to use by watching where they alight or, even better, I sometimes see sticks being carried to the nest.

juveniles and sub-adults will show a white base of the tail and patches on its wings. I can only sex birds with confidence when I see the pair together where the female will appear to be slightly larger than the male (regardless of age). I never guess the sex of a single bird.

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This first visit is considered to be really important and the best time to see the pair. On 13 March 2018 I kept a watch on two different sites, one in Wester Ross and one in Easter Ross. I saw that incubation was already taking place at both locations and witnessed the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;changeoverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; where the male relieves the female of her duties while she leaves the nest for a while to stretch her wings and find something to eat.

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