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CLUBS & SOCIETIES BUCCANEER THEATRE CLUB Club nights are Monday, 7pm at RAF Lossiemouth. New members interested in both onstage and back-stage activities welcome. For more info call Chris on 07789 552968 or Ally on 07887 513915. BUCKIE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB Classes spanning all levels and coaching available. Ages 5-16. Contact David Eckersley: 832078. 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 book swap - £2. 1:30pm-4pm: tea dance (old time and popular sequences). Contact Paul or Pauline: 01542 850416.
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CULLEN ART GROUP Meets Tues 9am - 1pm at Cullen Community Centre. Friendly and supportive group. New members welcome. Coffee break at 11am. Contact Janet on 01542 840228 or janet.creese@btinternet.com
PORTGORDON ART GROUP Fridays 1pm-4pm, Portgordon Community Centre. Please note: we have no vacancies at the moment. Contact: 850409. PORTKNOCKIE BOWLS CLUB Weekly Hat Nights at McBoyle Hall. Mon & Thurs at 6:30pm.
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
PORTKNOCKIE IN-STITCHES KNITTING GROUP Meets every Tuesday in the McBoyle Hall from 10am-12pm. All welcome. Any unwanted wool will be appreciated.
CULLEN, DESKFORD, & PORTKNOCKIE HERITAGE GROUP Meets at Hall Church, Cullen on 1st Monday of every month, 2pm. Contact John Aitken: 01542 840476.
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QUARRIERS EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wed each month. 6:30 - 8pm at Riverside Christian Church Hall, Buckie. Provides sufferers & carers the opportunity to socialise. Call Tara or Christine 01309 675900 or 07871151198.
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 870193. 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. KEITH TENNIS CLUB Club nights on Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm, April to Oct. Contact Keith Gray tel: 886242 KEITH BOWLING CLUB Open April - September, weather permitting. Short carpet bowls indoor September to April. Call Hazel MacAngus-Gerrard 887452 PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP KEITH & DISTRICT Meet regulary in different places throughout the area. For more information on meetings call 01542 831449
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? Call for help on 01542 888070. ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKIE Mondays 5.30pm for 6pm. Marine Hotel, Buckie. www.rotaryclubofbuckie.org.uk ROYAL BURGH OF CULLEN PENSIONERS CLUB 1st Tuesday each month 7pm. For the welfare of the elderly in Cullen. Contact Bunty Gardiner 840653.
THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP Meets on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7-9pm at Buckie Baptist Church Hall. A time of fun and fellowship for people with a learning disability in the local area. Contact leader Ali Beattie: 01542 841820 or 07544697865. U3A MUSIC APPRECIATION GROUP 2nd Wednesday each month in Portknockie, Sept - May. Play & discuss a wide range of musical genres from classical to folk, opera to pop. New members are always welcome. For more info call Madeline Green (group leader) on 01542 841481 or madeline@portknockie.plus.com WALK BUCKIE Wednesdays 7pm. 30-45 min walks at various paces from Buckie Swimming Pool car park. www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk WALKMORAY (NHS GRAMPIAN) Do YOU want to get more active? WalkMoray offers volunteer-led, short, weekly walks in various locations. Call the Healthpoint: 01343 567842. WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION We hold 9 meetings per year on Saturday afternoons in Elgin Library. Open to anyone with an interest in WW1. Contact Derek Bird on 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.
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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Meekness and Majesty I hate job application forms: but even worse is a job interview. Predictably one of the first questions which will come up in any interview is the candidate will be asked ' what skills can you bring into this position? ' Here we naturally want to sell ourselves as having the skill set required for the position required. However, when you look at the attitudes Jesus says are 'Blessed' in the sermon of the mount these characteristics would rarely be seen or heard in any job interview. No characteristic is more counter cultural in the sermon of the mount I would argue than meekness. Jesus says ' Blessed are the meek'. In our generation when we hear someone describe themselves as meek we would often define it as weakness or dare i say it we would think they were spineless and lack a back bone. In many ways it can be easier to define what meekness is nor rather than what is meekness. So what are the characteristics of the meekness. A person who is meek I would argue is a servant. No person illustrates this characteristic more clearly than Jesus. Although he was God he was prepared to wash his disciples feet. Interestingly Jesus does this to set us an example. Perhaps there's a
challenge for us there - if we want to be known as his followers - how many people see the church as a agent for serving the world. secondly a meek person will often be revealed by their motives. The Christian who is truly meek will live by the motivation they are there too please God not to please other people. Therefore the meek person will live to attain the praise of God not the praise of man. Therefore the meek person is not the person who is weak but rather they have an inner strength and a confidence in God. Therefore we must ask ourselves the question : who do we live to please? do we want to please the crowd or do we want to live for the praise of God? One of the things which strikes me most about Jesus Christ : is not just he was majestic but he was meek. Can I please encourage you to reflect this month on these words of a hymn called Meekness and Majesty by Graham Kendrick Meekness and majesty, Manhood and Deity, In perfect harmony, The Man who is God. Lord of eternity Dwells in humanity, Kneels in humility And washes our feet.
All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie Sundays 11.30am: Parish Eucharist. Contact Canon Jeremy Paisey: 01542 832312. Buckie Baptist Church Sundays 11am & 6pm. All welcome. Contact Rev. Gavin Hunter • Church - 836041• Manse - 833587 • jesuslives@hotmail.co.uk Buckie Church of Christ Sunday 9.30am: Bible Study. Morning worship 11am. Children welcome. Tel: 01542 834696. Buckie North, Church of Scotland Cluny Square. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Contact Rev. Isabel Buchan on 01542 832118 Buckie South & West, Church of Scotland High Street. Sundays 11:30am including Sunday school. Call 01542 833775 or email buckiesouwester@btconnect.com Buckie Methodist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm. Sunday school, Bible studies, prayer meetings, study and house groups, Alpha and Women’s Guild. Tel: 01542 831176. Cullen & Deskford Church of Scotland First Sunday of the month. Hall church at 11am. Followed by soup & sweet. Every other Sunday. Auld Kirk at 10.30am and the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Jubilee Hall, Deskford at 12pm.
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O what a mystery, Meekness and majesty. Bow down and worship For this is your God, This is your God. Father's pure radiance, Perfect in innocence, Yet learns obedience To death on a cross. Suffering to give us life, Conquering through sacrifice, And as they crucify Prays: 'Father forgive.' Wisdom unsearchable, God the invisible, Love indestructible In frailty appears. Lord of infinity, Stooping so tenderly, Lifts our humanity To the heights of His throne. Graham Kendrick Copyright © 1986 Thankyou Music May we all learn to model the words of Jesus ' Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'.
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Contact Sheila Sellar: 01542 840760. Email: sasellar@btinternet.com Cullen Methodist Church, Buckie Sundays 11am. Contact Ian Burnett (secretary to Church Council): 01542 840234. Enzie Parish Church Portgordon, Buckie. Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Call 01542 833775 or Email: enziekirk@btconnect.com Findochty Church of Scotland Sundays 9.45am. All welcome. Contact David Pirie: 01542 834123. Findochty Methodist Church Sunday fellowship 11am. Findochty Salvation Army Sundays 10:30am Morning meeting, S.A.S Kids 12pm (Sunday School), 6pm evening meeting plus a weekly programme. Contact Envoy Gordon Lovie on 01542 839633 for details. 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. Listed A - H and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed or to amend existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk
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Useful Contacts Police Station ......................................................................101 Buckie Leisure Centre ........................................01542 832841 Keith Community Centre ....................................01542 882222 Keith Swimming Pool ........................................01542 882222 Keith Resource Centre ......................................01542 886174 Keith Library........................................................01542 882223 Keith Sports & Com. Ctr ....................................01542 882222 Moray Council Access Point, Keith ....................01542 885500 Registrar ............................................................01542 885525 Keith Tourist Info. Ctr ..........................................01542 888423 Keith Community Bus ........................................01542 886390 Babs Dial A Bus..................................................01542 835800 National Rail Enquiries ......................................08457 484950 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..................................03001 234565
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“ Parliament ” Blog I recently had a great time joining with the hugely popular midnight football league, which is a great activity being accessed by young folk right across Moray, keeping them fit and well occupied! I have always been a big football fan and, at the risk of losing a host of votes, I can reveal myself as a longstanding Aberdeen fan! For the many football fans across Moray the football season is reaching its climax. For Aberdeen fans it has been one of the best seasons in recent years and my eldest son and I have managed to get to some really good games. Hopefully more to come!
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As this column is within 6 weeks of the May election I am in the unusual situation of not being able to call myself an MP as the House of Commons is now in dissolution pending the result of the election. It is an odd period where, despite the fact that I can and will respond to constituent's queries, I am doing it as a member of the public and no longer as MP. It is a quirk of our democracy that is difficult to explain and which, frankly, causes nothing but havoc for my poor office staff who have to create temporary letterheads, change answer machine messages and other fairly random things that have been the norm for the previous four years and forty something weeks! Whether I continue to write these columns is wholly dependent on whether you, the people of Moray, choose to elect me again. I hope that I will get your support to continue that privilege of representing you in Westminster but whoever you support, please use your vote which is a hard won democratic right that many people in the world regrettably still do not have. Angus Robertson
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MARCH 2015 23 monday moray carer’s choir 11am - 1pm at st. giles church hall, elgin. £4 per session. call 01542 850441 or email moraycarerschoir@gmail.com for info.
25 wednesday do you like jokes? comedy club 7:30pm at the drouthy cobbler. tickets from the bar or online at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk
car boot sale (idca) 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, arrive before 8.30am (with car & table). tea, coffee, butteries and cakes in hall and bbq food from bbq hut. for more info visit www.wherecanwego.com moray craft fair spring fair 11am - 3pm at bishopmill hall. email rrdsmissgirls@hotmail.co.uk for a table df concerts presents: the view @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
APRIL 2015 1 wednesday wildlife warriors 2pm - 4pm at the scottish dolphin centre. spey bay’s fantastic wildlife kid’s club! £2 per child, for children aged 4-10 - must be accompanied by an adult. booking essential. book early to avoid disappointment. call 01343 820339 for info.
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27 friday music night 7.30pm - 11pm at clochan community centre. open mic. refreshments & raffle at interval. £2.50 entry. proceeds to clochan c.c. renovations. call alan on 01542 850493 james mckenzie and the aquascene 7:30pm at the drouthy cobbler. tickets £5 from the bar or online at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk rock n wrestling presents: live wrestling @ ironworks 7pm. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com
28 saturday ‘tree of life; the music of john tavener’ 7:30pm at st giles, elgin. tickets £8 at the door, reservations from sya@troilusensemble.com coffee morning in aid of motor neurone disease scotland 9.30am - 11.30am at portessie public hall. donations for sales table and raffle very welcome. entry £2 elgin museum opens for the season 11am - 4pm 1 high street, elgin. opening times:- monday - friday 10am - 5pm, saturday 11am - 4pm, sunday closed. admission is free, with donations gratefully received. there are a variety of special events throughout the season. visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk
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keith community market 9:30am - 12:30pm at st. thomas's hall, keith. local food and craft stalls. for more info email info@reapscotland.org.uk
easter crafts at the museum 11am - 2pm at elgin museum. children's drop-in craft day with an easter theme. parents must accompany their children, entry is free, donations gratefully accepted. reef + vukovi @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
3 friday netsounds presents: unknown pleasures feat. andrew mongomery, michael cassidy & more @ ironworks 8pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com
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5 sunday portessie public hall annual duck race on the rathburn in partnership with portessie playgroup 12pm - 2pm. stalls, soup, teas, etc. race starts from the old railway bridge, ianstown at 1pm. prizes for the first three ducks across the line. £1 to sponsor a duck available from any hall or playgroup committee member, the craigenroan bar or the portessie shop.
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5 sunday - 26 sunday photofest 2015 12pm - 5pm at abernethy old kirk, nethy bridge, ph25 3ed. ten photographers provide an eclectic mix of inspiring photographs. tea / coffee / home-baking. also second-hand books / tombola. free entry and free parking. call 07934 413063
4 saturday - 6 monday cadbury easter egg trail @ brodie castle 11am 4pm (last entry 3.45pm). turn eggsplorer this easter as you follow the trail, collect the clues, solve the puzzle and win a cadbury egghead! £2 per child.
8 wednesday wildlife warriors 2pm - 4pm at the scottish dolphin centre. spey bay’s fantastic wildlife kid’s club! £2 per child, for children aged 4-10 - must be accompanied by an adult. booking essential. book early to avoid disappointment. call 01343 820339 for info. portessie public hall - prize tombola doors open 6:30pm eyes down 7:30pm. star prize £75 grocery vouchers. £1 entry. please bring a cup. donations of any prizes/raffles would be greatly appreciated.
10 friday dance night 7.30pm - 11.30pm, clochan community centre. bring & share, tea, raffle. proceeds to clochan hall renovations. phone paul / pauline on 01542 850416 world darts championship - phil taylor, keith deller, bobby george @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
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11 saturday & 12 sunday daffodil walks @ brodie castle 10.30am - 5pm guided walks allow you to see these magnificent flowers in bloom. entry: £3 per head
15 wednesday tesco keith tombola 6:30pm for 7pm start in the keith royal british legion. tickets available from store. £100 gift card top prize. contact fiona on 01542 779867. in aid of tesco national charity.
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19 sunday car boot & pancake teas + bacon rolls 9am - 2pm. clochan community centre. to book a table phone christine 01542 882478 (evenings)
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22 wednesday - 26 sunday st giles theatre group presents ‘west side story’ 7:30pm at elgin town hall. tickets available at box office situated within st giles church (entrance opposite wh smith) mon, wed, sat 10 - 12, tue and thurs 12 - 2. tickets £10 / concs £8 (downstairs only)
24 friday music night 7.30pm - 11pm at clochan community centre. open mic. refreshments & raffle at interval. £2.50 entry. proceeds to clochan c.c. renovations. call alan on 01542 850493 the moray society agm 6.30pm, elgin museum hall the annual general meeting of the moray society will be followed at 7.30pm by a lecture on the dandaleith stone, a newly discovered pictish carved stone. members of the public are welcome to the talk.
25 saturday orienteering in the muiry wood 10:15am - 11am, newbold house, forres. a warm-up to this summer's big events when the world champs comes to moray! the event incorporates the moray & nairn schools orienteering league. www.moravianorienteering.org
keith community market 9:30am - 12:30pm at st. thomas's hall, keith. local food and craft stalls. for more info email info@reapscotland.org.uk st andrews & urquhart bowling club coffee morning 10am - 11:30am at lhanbryde community centre. with stalls and much more. all welcome. buckie choral union spring concert present: handel’s messiah 7:30pm, fisherman’s hall, buckie. tickets from choir members and house of hair fashion buckie. www.facebook.com/buckiechoralunion filth diabetes uk fundraiser @ ironworks 10pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
26 sunday car boot sale (idca) 8:30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. turn up before 8.30am, no booking required. £8 per pitch / £16 per van (double pitch). tea / coffee / butteries cakes in hall and bbq food from the hut. visit www.wherecanwego.com cantare ladies' choir spring concert, with guests raf lossiemouth swing band 7pm at elgin town hall. tickets £8 (children u12 free) - available from cathedral windows, high street, elgin.
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Football Files
This Month... A profile on Buckie Thistle
Buckie Thistle Football Club has a remarkable history to it full of highs and terrible lows - but it is still very much alive and kicking and looking forward to a bright future on and off the park. The club was officially founded in 1889 but new evidence suggests it could be as early as 1897! The club played in local competitions only until being elected to the Highland League in 1909. In August 1919 they played their first game at the new Victoria Park where they have been ever since. They became the first team out-with Inverness and Elgin to win the Championship when they lifted it for the first time in 1919-20. Nine more titles have followed, the last being in 2010-11 when they defeated deadly rivals Deveronvale 2-1 at Victoria Park in what was effectively a title decider. The other major honours to come their way have been the Highland League Cup which they have won eight times, the last in 2011-12. In that competition
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they were the first club to complete a hat-trick of successes from 1955-57. They lifted the Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) on four occasions, the last in 2003-04 - this is no longer played for. Locally, they have captured the magnificent Aberdeenshire Cup on 12 occasions, the last in 2009-10 and the Aberdeenshire Shield (started 1990) 3 times, the last in 2007-08. The most successful period was the 1950’s and in 1953-54 they became only the second team to complete the ‘Grand Slam’ by lifting all the north trophies they could enter for. 2003-2012 though was also a great time for the club especially on May Day 2010 when, away to Wick Academy, the club lifted the title for the first time since 1958. The darkest days were at the end of the 1960’s and then, most notably, in 1982 when the club nearly folded. Conflicts have also had a toll on the club with players paying the ultimate sacrifices in both wars notably keeper Alex ‘Charlie’ Davidson in the Great War and George ‘Kitchy’ Cormack in World War 2. A few players were decorated with George McIntosh receiving the VC in World War 1 and Alex Smith the MC in World War 2.
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