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Clubs,Societies & Regular Meetings AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Free, confidential help & support to the relatives & friends of problem drinkers. Local weekly groups in Buckie & Keith. Visit www.hexnet.co.uk/alanon/, email alanonuk@aol.com or call 020 7403 0888 for more information. BANFF, MORAY & NAIRN CANINE CLUB Classes are held in Obedience and Ringcraft every Monday evening during school terms from 1830 hrs in Spynie Hall, Elgin. Call Joanne on 07715 557395 or Mary on 850262 CLOCHAN ART GROUP Monday 2pm-4pm, Clochan Hall A small group enjoying painting and drawing, working in all mediums and happy to offer help and advice over a cup of coffee. All Welcome! CULLEN BOWLING AND TENNIS CLUB Provides a service to anyone who is interested in Bowling and
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Tennis. Bowls, tennis rackets, balls and shoes all available. Contact Sandra Douglas 840118 FINDOCHTY BOWLING CLUB Our carpet bowling group meets Fridays, Nov - March, 6:30pm 9pm at Findochty Primary School. New members & beginners welcome! Call Ian Miller 832708 FRISKIS AND SVETTIS Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Tues 10am Fochabers Institute; Wed 9.30am & Thurs 10am Longmore Hall, Keith; Call Mandy on 882641 or visit www.fsaberdeen.co.uk. THURSDAY SUPPER CLUB Free Social Group last Thursday every month 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin For over 21s in the Moray area. Join the walking group, weekends away and attending music, theatre & cinema events. New members always welcome FOCHABERS OVER 60 LUNCH CLUB Thursdays, 12noon at Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers. Enjoy a home-cooked two-course lunch with tea/coffee & biscuits for £3. Enquiries to 01343 820231 or 01343 821300. KEITH AND DISTRICT AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB Wednesdays 7pm, Keith Community Centre Car Park. Annual subscription £15. Call Steven Taylor on tel: 832898, 07808 687036 or visit www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk KEITH & DISTRICT RANGER GUIDES (GIRLGUIDING MORAY) Senior Section 14 - 24 yrs. 3 Wednesdays of 4, 5.30pm-7pm. St Rufus Hall, Keith. Tel: 01542 886422 evenings PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP KEITH & DISTRICT meet regulary in different places throughout the area. For more information on where the next meeting takes place tel: 01542
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KEITH SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS Every Thursday 7.30pm-9.30pm in the Royal British Legion Hall, Keith KEITH SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE Contact 01542 882222 MORAY BUSINESS WOMEN Informal club for women in the Moray area with an interest in business, networking & general socialising. 1st Thursday of every month. Tel: Moira Hickey on 07792 831095 or e-mail us at moirahickey@aol.com MORAY DISABILITY FORUM We welcome everyone interested, or working in the area of disability to become a member of the group. Call Mike McKenzie, c/o Moray Resource Centre, Elgin. Tel: 07967 440164 MORTLACH ART GROUP Meets in the Memorial Hall, Albert Place, Dufftown every Thursday 1pm-5pm. £2 per meeting. Tuition available. Some materials are available. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MORAY By people with multiple sclerosis for people with multiple sclerosis A website with info & support for people with MS, their friends, family & carers. www.MSMoray.net NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES (MORAY BANFF AND BADENOCH BRANCH) 2nd Wednesday of the month 11am, Sherwood Suite, Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. New members welcome. Contact Sarah Fennings-Mills on 01343 831002 or www.nadfas.org.uk PET FOSTERING SCOTLAND Supporting pet owners in an emergency situation. Volunteers care for your pet in their own homes for short periods. Reg. charity SCO15672. Volunteers
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PORTGORDON ART GROUP Fridays 1pm-4pm, Portgordon Community Centre. We have a few places left, so if you're interested in joining us - come along or phone us on 850409 RAIN OR SHINE TODDLER GROUP Wednesday 10am-11.30am & Friday 1.15pm-2.45pm. Lady Cathcart Hall, Buckie. Make new friends, have a chat & a cuppa. £1.50 per session. Contact Gail tel: 07921 558989 RHYTHYM & RHYME GYM TOTS Wed 9.30 - 10.15am & 10.20 11.05 am. Fun baby & toddler sessions. Movement, music, songs, soft play and healthy snack. Call Wendy tel: 832133 SPEY BAY COMMUNITY HALL Mon Peak Physique 7-7.45pm & 88-45pm (07973149855). Tues Indoor Bowls 7-8.30pm (821947) Wed morning BALL (821713). Thurs Mums & Toddlers 1-2.30pm (821162) Badminton 7-9pm. Fri Peak Physique 10-11am. Indoor Bowls 7-7.30pm. Call Willie Pirie on 01343 823995 for general enquiries. WALK BUCKIE Wednesdays 7pm. 30-45 min walks at various paces from Buckie Swimming Pool car park. www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk
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The Editor As spring blooms forth and we head ‘confidently’ towards a ‘scorcher’ of a summer save a thought for those poor souls that do not witness the changing seasons. It is a real joy to behold the newness of life that we see each year and we hope that this might also herald some green shoots for our local economy. We live in hope!
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Pastoral letter and Church Meetings “Christ was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15: 4 NRSV) At the beginning of April you will find a lot of activity in your local churches as Christians celebrate the most sacred week of the Christian Year – Holy Week - the week from Palm Sunday which falls this year on Sunday 1st April to Easter Day – Sunday 8th April. What is special about Holy Week? Holy Week is when Christians re-enact symbolically the last week of Our Lord Jesus Christ’s earthly life. That week began full of hope with the “Triumphal Entry” of Jesus into Jerusalem riding on a donkey with the adoring crowd waving palm branches and singing: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest! (Matthew 21: 9 NRSV) This “Triumphal Entry” is recalled on Palm Sunday in some churches when crosses made of palm leaves are handed to the congregation, there may be a procession around the church and there may even be a donkey lent for the occasion. On the Thursday of Holy Week, known as Maundy Thursday, Christians recall Jesus washing his disciples’ feet, celebrating the Last Supper with them, the
betrayal by Judas Iscariot and then going out into the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and await his inevitable arrest by the Jewish authorities. On Good Friday, Christians remember Jesus’s parody of a trial before the Jewish Priests, his appearance before the Roman Governor of Judea – Pontius Pilate, his flogging almost to the point of death, his staggering to the place of crucifixion and his death on the cross. This was a terrifying moment which made its mark on those who witnessed it: “And about three o’clock…Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. At that moment the curtain of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. …Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said ‘Truly this man was God’s son.’” (Matthew 27:50-54 NRSV) Jesus’s body was buried in a stone tomb, sealed with a huge stone. The Roman authorities provided a guard, to prevent any trickery. On the third day, Mary Magdalene and other women went to the tomb to complete the preparation for burial. An angel rolled away the stone, and they found no Jesus, he had gone. What happened? Christians believe that
All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie - Sundays:Parish Eucharist 11am, contact Canon Jeremy Paisey tel: 832312 Buckie Baptist Church meets Sundays 11am & 5.45pm. Contact Rev. V MacDougall Email bydand52@aol.com - Children welcome, Contact Irene 840821 Buckie Chruch of Christ Meets Sunday, Bible Study 9:30; morning Worship 11:00. Children Welcome tel: 01542834696 Buckie North, C of S, Cluny Square Contact Mrs Elizabeth Reid c/o tel: 831907 Buckie Salvation Army Sunday Services 10.30am & 6pm, plus others during week. Contact Caroline Buchanan tel: 823790 Buckie South & West, C of S, High Street meets for Sunday worship at 11.30am, including Sunday School, Contact Rev’d Alan Macgregor 833775 or email buckiesouwester@btconnect.com Buckie, Riverside Christian Church, Sundays 10.30am, contact 01542 833923 or visit www.riversidebuckie.org Buckie, St Peters Church RC 832196 Buckie Methodist Church Sundays 11am & 6pm. Sunday School, Bible Studies, Prayer Meetings, Study & House Groups, Alpha, Women’s Guild, Men’s Prayer Breakfast Cullen & Deskford C of S, 1st Sunday of the month at the Hall Church at 11am (followed by soup & sweet), every other Sunday at the
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Jesus was raised from the dead with a new different body and the Bible witnesses to this, listing a number of meetings and encounters with his followers. Jesus also appeared to St Paul on the road to Damascus when Paul heard Jesus’s voice and was struck blind and only regained his sight after professing his faith and being baptised. Paul went from being a bitter enemy of Christians to being their foremost evangelist and theologian. Truly marvellous things happened in Palestine nearly two thousand years ago. Christians believe that the story of Jesus being the Son of God and rising from the dead in a glorious victory over the Devil and all his works is true. The victory of Christ over sin and evil is set in a specific historical moment and is attested by witnesses. The life and death and resurrection of Jesus was a moment when God intervened directly in the world he created and loves. That is why Christians celebrate Easter and invite you to join in that celebration so that you too can benefit from Christ’s wondrous sacrifice on the cross. If the story intrigues you, why not come to Church, join in the celebration and find out more? The Rev d Canon Jeremy Paisey Al l Sai nts Epi sc op a l Chur c h, Bucki e
Auld Kirk at 10.30am, and the 2nd & 4th Sundays at the Jubilee Hall, Deskford at 12noon. Contact Gordon McNeill tel: 840193 or email: gordonmcneillg@btinternet.com Cullen Methodist Church, Seatown, Cullen, Buckie Sunday morning worship at 11am led by a Minister or an authorised Local Preacher; Enzie Parish Church, Portgordon, Buckie meets for Sunday worship at 10 am, Sunday School. Contact Rev’d Alan Macgregor 833775 or email enziekirk@btconnect.com Findochty Church of Scotland meets for Sunday Worship 9.45am. All welcome. Contact David Pirie tel: 834123 Findochty Methodist Church welcomes c to fellowship Sun days at 11am Gordon Chapel Episcopal Church, Castle Street Fochabers Parish Eucharist Sundays 10am. Evensong second Sunday in the month at 6.30pm. Contact Rev Frances Forshaw tel 01343 829094. Keith,Holy Trinity, Family Eucharist Service Sundays at 11.30am, Call 01542 882782 or email: david.loma@baileybalfour.com This Is listed alphabetically from A to K and will regularly be rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here, please email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk and we may print this in future issues.
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ExTRaCTS fROM THE MinuTES Of THE MEETing Of 17TH JanuaRy 2012 Of BuCKiE COMMuniTy COunCil
SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS PC Mclennan gave an update of police matters in the area and point raised at last meeting. Speeding on Rathburn StreetExtra mobile patrols have targeted this area & the Traffic Section has been advised to make the area part of their route. 3AM LICENCE AT KISS NIGHTCLUB The licence was only used 24th and 25th December 2011. The licencee has stated that the 3 am licence will not be used regularly and he is fully aware of his responsibilities in relation to Stewarding Etc. Since new year the licencee has tried to keep it open until 2.30 am but as it has been very quiet he has closed early. Police have no issues at present but will keep monitoring the premises as usual. CYCLING AND SKATEBOARDING ON PAVEMENTS This issue has been highlighted to local officers and several people have been warned in relation to this. NUMBER PLATE THEFTS The last incident was reported on the 10th December 2011. unfortunately there are currently no suspects or lines of enquiry in relation to these crimes. any information in relation to any crimes should be reported as soon as possible to local Police officers or phone Crimestoppers. OPERATION MORAVIA latest phase took place on the streets of Buckie, Keith and surrounding towns and villages. On friday and Saturday nights additional officers were out on foot patrol. The increase in staffing was significant enough to allow officers to cover a wider area to include Housing Estates. On 31st January 2012 the Mobile Police unit will be situated at Cullen Square between 10am to 12 noon, Milton Drive Buckie 1pm to 3 pm then Cluny Square 3.15pm
to 5pm PC Mclennan concluded his report and asked if anyone had any questions for him. Stephan grant stated he had been involved in an incident on the 18th november that he reported to the Police but he was very unhappy with the way it was handled. PC Mclennan asked him to either come back into the police station or speak to him to discuss the matter further as he couldn’t comment because he was not involved personally. PC Mclennan then left the meeting but not before being thanked by the Chairman The Chairman then introduced Mr alex Bottrill Senior Project Officer of Sustrans Scotland who gave an informative presentation on current projects in Moray and nationally. He outlined that it was important to get the Community involved in the decision making of all projects as Moray Council and Sustrans are in partnership with potential funding in the pipeline for Buckie. There followed a brief questions and answers session where members questioned if this is the right kind of project as the Council has no monies to repair roads properly at the moment but it was explained that this would come from another pot altogether not from the Maintaince budget. Chairman then thanked Mr Bottrill for taking the time to come and speak at the meeting and that he found it very interesting Mr Bottrill then left. MATTERS ARISING ian McPherson asked about an update on the Haldanes store. Councillor McDonald stated that the owner was living in greece. Moray Council got Robertsons Builders, Elgin to secure the site for safety reasons but the owner will be charged for all expenses. letter Patent alan fraser suggested, a different location in the library to display the framed one.The Chairman produced a photo copy saying it would have to be in a prominent position as writing is small and
not easily read ,Councillor McDonald said he would speak to Mr alistair Campbell, head of libraries, to arrange a meeting to get an amicable solution. CORRESPONDENCE Constitution now official as countersigned by Moray Council only one planning application was noted. Consultation proposing changes to Maternity Services for Moray andgrampian was noted. Textile Monies/northern Textiles. Very little being put in container now as most people put it in charity bags that are collected from their homes direct. laptop for Community Council Business. authorization to purchase one has been received a letter was read out on behalf of Clare Russell suggesting a tree to be planted in as many Towns and Villages as possible in Banffshire to commemorate the Queens Diamond Jubliee. This was agreed by all Present. Beatrice Offshore Planning has been applied for the cables coming in at Portgordon Beach then on to a new Sub Station in Keith all cables will be undergrounded. Thank you letters have been received from Christmas Kracker ,Buckie British legion and a verbal thank you from Buckie Christmas lights Commities for donations given from Buckie Community Council. Minutes of last meeting from Joint Community Council and the Time and date of next meeting which is to be held in Council Chambers Elgin on Thursday 9th february, 7pm all welcome
OTHER COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONTACTS Keith Community Council: Meets first Monday of each month (excluding January/august) 7pm at Keith Community Centre. Contact: Diane Halley (Secretary) tel: 886640
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Buckie Community Council Meets third Tuesday each month (excluding July) 7pm Town House West. Contact: gordon Cowie (Secretary) tel: 831956
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Strathisla Community Council Meets first Wednesday of every month (excluding January and august) Keith Community Centre Contact: (Secretary) 01542 870727
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Will You Be Surprised With Life After Death? all our righteousnesses [good deeds] are as filthy rags."
We get surprised Being a good person is not enough to make us acceptto God. We are still filthy sinners. In God's eyes, all when things come able have sinned; "There is none that doeth good, no, not one" upon us unexpect- (Romans 3:12). Sin means "missing the mark." We have missed God's mark even though we may do many edly. Many things all good things. If you think a person's goodness gets him that occur in our to heaven, you will be surprised! lives come with- Do you think hell will be just a big party? Matthew 13:50 says that the wicked will be cast "into the out warning. Sometimes things like sickness, bills and family crises just cannot be anticipated. Even our own death can come by surprise.
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." A furnace of fire, wailing, and gnashing of teeth do not paint the picture of a party atmosphere. In reality, hell will be filled with only suffering and anguish. Luke 16:22,23 tells of a man who "died, and was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments." If you think there will be any pleasure in hell, you will be surprised!
What comes after death, however, is something that does not need to be a surprise for anyone. It is not God's desire that you be surprised after you die. He tells us in the Bible that every one of us will live Do you put off thinking about death and eternity, hoping it will just "turn out well"? somewhere forever. John 3:18 says, "He that believeth not is condemned To be prepared for life after death, we must first already, because he hath not believed in the name of the examine what we believe about this matter in the light only begotten Son of God." The person who has not of God's Word, the Bible. trusted in The Lord Jesus Christ is in peril of eternal Do you think a person stops existing after condemnation already! "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?" (Hebrews 2:3). These matters death? are too important to leave unconsidered. The Lord Jesus Hebrews 9:27 says, "It is appointed unto men once to die, Christ shed His blood and died on the cross to pay the but after this the judgment." The word "after" tells us that punishment for your sin that you deserve. “For God so life does not end with death. No matter what you think will happen when you die, God says that His judgment loved the world, that he gave his only begotten will follow. If you are anticipating "nothing" after death, Son, that whosoever believeth in him should you will be surprised! not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16) Do you think God would never send you to hell? The resurrection of Christ is proof that God accepted His payment for sin. If you do not repent of your sin and Psalm 5:4 says, "For thou art not a God that hath pleasure receive The Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you will in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with Thee." be surprised! Because God is holy, He must punish sin. Sin cannot be where God is. We are all sinners. If a person's sin is not The God and Saviour you believe in must be the God cleansed by the blood of The Lord Jesus Christ, God and Saviour of the Bible and not a god that only exists in must send him to hell, "And whosoever was not found your own imagination. Dear Reader, don’t go to Hell written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” with the knowledge of the way to Heaven in your head. (Revelation 20:15). If you think no one goes to hell, you God loves you, and Christ died for you. Repent of will be surprised! your sin and receive Jesus Christ as your
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Local Holidays, School Term Dates &Useful Numbers Local Holidays Buckie Holiday § Keith Holiday Good Friday May Day Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Keith Holiday Queens Diamond Jubilee Buckie Holiday § Buckie Holiday § Summer Bank Holiday Keith Holiday
Mon. 2nd April 2012 Mon. 2nd April 2012 Fri. 6th April 2012 Mon. 7th May 2012 Mon. 4th June 2012 Mon. 4th June 2012 Tues. 5th June 2012 Mon. 11th June 2012 Mon. 30th July 2012 Mon. 6th Aug. 2012 Mon. 13th Aug. 2012
Buckie Holiday § Keith Holiday Buckie Holiday § St Andrews Day Christmas Day Boxing Day New Year’s Day Scottish Bank Holiday
Mon. 10th Sept. 2012 Mon. 15th Oct. 2012 Mon. 15th Oct. 2012 Fri. 30th Nov. 2012 Tues. 25th Dec. 2012 Wed. 26th Dec. 2012 Tues. 1st Jan. 2013 Wed. 2nd Jan. 2013
* substitute, as this holiday falls on a weekend or other bank holiday § includes Cullen, Findochty & Portknockie ‡ includes Garmouth, Kingston, Mosstodloch, Spey Bay & Urquhart
School Term Dates for 2011/2012 (all dates inclusive) Good Friday Holiday Friday 6th April 2012 Summer Term Starts Monday 16th April 2012 Milne’s High & Feeders Friday 4th May 2012 May Day Holiday Monday 7th May 2012 In-service Closure Thursday 17th May 2012 In-service Closure Friday 18th May 2012 Keith Grammar & Feeders Monday 4th June 2012 Summer Term Ends Thursday 28th June 2012 Buckie High & Feeders Monday 11th June 2012
for 2012/2013 (all dates inclusive) Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 21st August 2012 Autumn Term Ends Friday 12th October 2012 Winter Term Starts Monday 29th October 2012 In-service Closure Monday 19th November 2012 In-service Closure Tuesday 20th November 2012 Winter Term Ends Fri. 21st December 2012 Spring Term Starts Monday 7th January 2013 Mid-term Holiday Friday 15th February 2013 Mid-term Holiday Monday 18th February 2013
Useful Numbers If you have any suggestions for additional useful numbers, please email these to tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk SCHOOLS Botriphnie Primary School ............................01542 810207 Cluny Primary School....................................01542 831417 Crossroads Primary School ..........................01542 870221 Cullen Primary School ..................................01542 840279 Findochty Primary School ............................01542 832287 Keith Primary School ....................................01542 882802 Millbank Primary School ................................01542 831113 Milne’s Primary School ..................................01343 820977 Mosstodloch Primary School ........................01343 820476 Newmill Primary School ................................01542 882788 Portessie Primary School ..............................01542 832288 Portgordon Primary School ..........................01542 831198 Portknockie Primary School ..........................01542 840244 Rothiemay Primary School .......................... 01466 711220 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 Ardach Health Centre ....................................01542 831555 Seafield Medical Centre ................................01542 835577 Seafield & Cullen Medical Group...................01542 835577 Keith Medical Centre......................................01542 882244 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin................................0845 456 6000 page 10 - April 2012
DENTISTS The Keith Dental Practice ............................(01542) 886251 Buckie Dental Practice ................................(01542) 831163 PHARMACIES Bairds Pharmacy, Keith..................................01542 882512 Clarks Pharmacy, Fife-Keith ..........................01542 882533 Cullen Pharmacy............................................01542 840220 Listermac Pharmacy, Union St ......................01542 840268 Listermac Pharmacy, W. Church St ..............01542 833321 W.S. Taylor, Buckie ........................................01542 831116 Normac Pharmacy, Buckie ............................01542 831147 Buckie Leisure Centre....................................01542 832841 Police Station ................................................0845 600 5700 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 882222 Babs Dial A Bus ............................................01542 835800 National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950
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Parliament Blog & Tides LOW TIDE TIMES FOR BUCKIE IN APRIL Walking on the beach should be possible 2 hours either side of these times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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We are aware that the coverage of SpotLight on Buckie, Keith & District does not match exactly the constituency areas of MPs and MSP’s and as such the above Blogs represent the greater proportion of the population of this area.
Given the rural nature of Moray and having the stunning Moray Firth it is not surprising that my duties as a Minister, rather than as an MSP and resident of the area, bring me to events in the area. It was in that capacity that I recently visited the Dolphin Centre at Spey Bay, where both employees supporters do a power of work.
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Wildlife tourism has great potential in Moray but the event was also a good reminder for me of exactly why I love living and bringing up a family in the north east, which has such a fantastic environment. It's a great place just to stop for a minute and admire what's on our doorstep.
Home to W Wa alke lkerr – the UK’s only polar bear
Richard Lochhead MSP
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Speaking to folk around Moray I have picked up on an interesting side-effect of the impact of changing home-heating technologies.
Over 200 amazing animals
It seems that with the rapidly increasing take up of heating systems using sustainable wood sources for fuel the decline in demand for the traditional chimney sweep is turning back into a growth industry! Logical when you think about it and I have spotted at least one new sweep business with the good North East name of 'A Clean Lum'! Hopefully this trend spells a bit of a revival for at least one traditional trade and I hope that the local sweeps, old and new, can look forward to a busy future.
Angus Robertson MP
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Rolling Event 28 march - onwards interactive exhibition of modern automata and kinetic art 10am - 5pm, tuesday - saturday at the house of automata, kinloss (next to petrol station). free entry. tel: 01309 691212 for more information or visit www.thehouseofautomata.com
MARCH 28 wednesday richard durrant @ universal hall 7:30pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets ÂŁ10/ÂŁ8 conc/ ÂŁ6 u16 available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110 quiz night 7pm at deskford community centre. entry ÂŁ3 per person. for information call 07779336971.
30 friday phil cool @ ironworks 7pm. 16+. seated. tickets or info tel: 0871 789 4173 or www.ironworksvenue.com the moray society lecture series continues 7pm, elgin museum hall. a musical evening "simply music" by glenn munro & partner donations ÂŁ3, ÂŁ2 for society members. refreshments will be available. the syndicate presents a night of thrash & death metal 8pm, flanagans bar, elgin. ‘thrashist regime’ debut and ‘bonesaw’ make a welcome return. ÂŁ5 entry. email thesyndicate2008@btinternet.com or visit www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008
31 saturday cloud man @ universal hall 4pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets ÂŁ6/ ÂŁ5 conc / ÂŁ4 u16 available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110 highland hospice fundraiser @ ironworks 7:30pm. 18+. with special guests ‘the complete stone roses’. tickets or info tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit the website www.ironworksvenue.com handmade in scotland spring craft fair 10am - 1pm, lossiemouth high school. free entry, free tea & coffee SpotLight on Buckie, Keith & District
& free facepainting. charity raffle for ladybird group. email islaandesme@gmail.com for more info. elgin museum reopens for more information visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk
APRIL 6 friday the wee man presents nedator to land @ ironworks 7pm. seated. 16+. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
7 saturday lhanbryde community challenge quiz night 7pm for 7:30pm, lhanbryde community centre. ÂŁ2 per person with teams of four. BYOB and nibbles. ironworks easter showcase 7pm. over 14s. 8 top quality acts from around the highlands. tickets or info tel: 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com coffee morning 9:30am - 11:30am, portessie public hall. ÂŁ1.50 entry. donations for sales table and raffle welcome. in aid of motor neurone disease scotland.
8 sunday annual duck race on the rathburn 12 - 2pm. race starts from the old railway bridge, lanstown at 1pm. ÂŁ1 to sponsor a duck - available from any portessie hall or playgroup member or the craigenroan bar.
12 thursday tombola at portessie public hall doors open 6:30pm, eyes down 7:30pm. ÂŁ1 entry, please bring a cup. star prize ÂŁ60 co-op vouchers.
13 friday frightened rabbit @ the loft 8pm. east grange farm, kinloss, forres. call 01343 850 111 for info or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk skerryvore @ ironworks 7:30pm, 14+, standing. for tickets or information call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com ‘willie the wicked wolf’ children’s puppet show 6:30pm, deskford community centre. tickets ÂŁ6/ÂŁ4 or ÂŁ16 family of 4 max 2 adults. for tickets or further information call 07779336971. the pallywags 2:30pm & 6pm at nairn community & arts centre. starring ‘spencer’ from balamory & lauren hair from got to dance. tickets ÂŁ7 available from www.thebooth.co.uk or call the centre on 01667 453476
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Something for everyone! This bright modern adaptable building has become a vital part of the Community, promoting Arts and Culture in addition to the more traditional Community Centre Activities. Excellent meeting and training facilities available for hire. There is something for everyone, from children’s activities to films, concerts and shows. The large comfortable theatre can seat up to 300. Look out for our monthly advert with what’s on, or check out our website. Looking for something to do with the children during the Easter break?
The Pallywags are magical creatures that live on a rainbow and love to entertain with singing, dancing and humour. Featuring Rodd Christensen (Balamory’s Spencer) and Lauren Hair from “Got to Dance” Music is one of the strengths of the Pallywags. Its producer, Rory Mhor Nicoll, worked with Prince and was part of the production team behind the Swedish pop group Ace of Base. This event is supporting the "Archie Foundation" for Raigmore Hospital.
We have a fabulous show coming up in April for children The Pallywags “Chasing Rainbows” are appearing on 13th April with 2 shows at 2.30pm and 6.00pm. Tickets are priced at £7 and are available from the Centre, or telephone 01667 453476
Friday 13 April - 2.30pm & 6.00pm Tickets £7 Nairn Community & Arts Centre Tickets Available from Nairn Community & Arts Centre on 01667 453476
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14 saturday twin atlantic @ ironworks 7:30pm. over 14s. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com keith horticultural society spring flower show 1pm 4pm, longmorn hall, keith. teas served by brownies. call 01542 882449 for more information. rathven parish church daffodil tea 2 - 4pm in portessie public hall. phil kay @ universal hall 8pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £10/£8 concessions available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110
or info call 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.com the house of automata and obscura day 5pm at house of automata, kinloss (next to petrol station), forres. enter a magical world where rare mechanical entertainers come to life. 40 minute show £5, book at www.atlasobscura.com. contact 01309 691212
29 sunday lofty arts @ the loft 10am - 12noon, east grange farm, kinloss. creative fun sessions £4 per child - all children welcome (accompanied by an adult). booking recommended call 01343 850111
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portessie public hall AGM 7pm in the main hall.
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All children welcome
dannsa @ universal hall 7:30pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £10/£8 concessions £6 u16s available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110 or visit www.thebooth.co.uk.
20 friday red kites @ ironworks 7pm. 14+. tickets or more info tel: 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com
22 sunday daffodil tea 2 - 4pm at boharm public hall, mulben, keith
MAY 2012 in brief
5 saturday funk'void & silicone soul @ ironworks 7:30pm. 18+. for tickets 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.com jamp @ universal hall 2pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £7/£6 concessions £4 u16s available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110
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23 monday miles kane @ ironworks 7pm. standing. over 14s. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com babs dial a bus tombola doors open 6:30pm for 7:30pm start at the british legion. £1 at the door. call 01542 835800 for more info.
26 thursday admiral fallow @ ironworks 7:30pm, 14+, standing. for tickets or information call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
27 friday the moray society AGM & lecture doors 7pm, elgin museum. followed by last lecture of the season ‘the two cuthbert grahams’ by dr elizabeth ritchie. the syndicate presents ‘found on the floor, filthpact & the obscenities’ 8pm, flanagans bar, elgin. a night of punk, metal & catchy choruses. for more info email thesyndicate2008@btinternet.com or visit www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008
28 saturday coffee morning 10am - 12noon, north church, keith. £2 adults & £1 children. proceeds to crossroads primary school. call karen clarke on 01542 870722 for more information. pritchard vs dainton @ ironworks 8pm, 18+. tickets SpotLight on Buckie, Keith & District
Sessions: £4 per child (booking desirable but not essential).
dodgy @ ironworks 7:30pm. tickets or info call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
12 saturday 70s fancy dress disco 8pm - midnight, deskford community centre. tickets £6 with licensed bar. for tickets or information call 07779336971.
16 wednesday roddy woomble @ ironworks 7:30pm. unreserved cabaret seating . for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
18 friday ‘by the seat of your pants’ a clown style family show 7:30pm at deskford community centre. tickets £8/£6. for tickets or information call 07779336971.
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Cinema Nairn Friday 20th April, 7.30pm Another Time, Another Place (15) Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or contact Nairn Community Centre on 01667 453476 for details
Cinema Listings April 2012 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Throughout April
The Hunger Games (12a) Red Dog (PG) The Muppets (U) Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or call 01463 234234 for details
Vue Cinema, Inverness From Monday 2nd April Mirror Mirror (tbc) Iron Sky (tbc) Titanic 3D (tbc)
Moray Playhouse, Elgin
Headhunters (tbc)
New Screenings begin on Fridays Call 01343 542680 or visit www.morayplayhouse.co.uk
Battleship (tbc) Rigoletto (tbc) Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (tbc) The Avengers 3D (tbc)
Highland Spiritual Cinema
Monthly screenings of uplifting and inspiring films that inform, enlighten and entertain. For further details please visit www.highlandspiritualcinema.net or telephone 01463 237452
KidsAM Every Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75 Senior Screenings Every Tuesday afternoon Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55 Includes tea/coffee & biscuits
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Regular films including Saturday matinees. For further details email: portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk
Universal Hall, Findhorn
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Easter Extravaganza at Roseisle Sunday 8th April Having been such an open Winter and the woods full of early spring flowers, it doesn’t feel like it could possibly be April already but just to prove it is, Forestry Commission Scotland invite you to join them at their popular Easter Extravaganza at Roseisle. Make a date in your diary to come and join us for a fun packed family afternoon in the lovely setting of Roseisle Forest.
Our bunny hunt is always popular for young and old alike, with giant bunnies on hand to help and the bonus of a chocolate egg for all completed entries. We will have the usual groups and some new ones as well with a range of interactive displays. The Moray Sled Dogs will be back again with their wonderfully trained Huggable Huskies. Outfit Moray are going to be doing a session on archery for all you budding Robin Hoods and Bear Grylls lookalike, Moray Rangers will teach you some survival and bushcraft skills. The RSPB and Scottish Wildlife Trust alongside our own conservation staff will be there with displays and activities to help us understand some of the things the local wildlife are getting up to. Grampian Fire and Rescue will make an appearance with an appliance (as long as their services aren’t required elsewhere!), also Earthtime, Active Schools and Moravian Orienteers‌.. the list goes on‌‌. so there should be something for everyone. There will be burgers and ice cream on sale to keep you going but why not bring a picnic to eat at our picnic site or take the boardwalk down to the beach. The event is on Sunday April 8th between 1pm and 4pm. The carpark is accessed from the B9089 between College of Roseisle and Kinloss. The site is equipped with all ability toilet facilities. The cost is only £5 per car on the day. This helps cover the cost of the event with any surplus used to fund other events throughout the season.
Another important date to remember is the first of April when Forestry Commission Scotland’s award winning Huntly Peregrine WildWatch opens for the season and gives you a wonderful oppportunity to view these top predators close up in their natural environment. The centre is open every day from 10am-5pm until early September and has something to offer everyone from serious wildlife watchers to those wanting a family outing. For more information on FCS events please contact: Forestry Commission Scotland, Moray & Aberdeenshire District, 0ORTSOY 2OAD (UNTLY !" 3* s 4EL HTTP WWW FORESTRY GOV UK SCOTLAND s HTTP TWITTER COM FCSCOTLAND 3EE OUR LOCAL NEWSLETTER AT HTTP WWW FORESTRY GOV UK PDF !BERDEENNEWLSETTER PDF
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Elgin Easter Chocolate...yu...mmm...y! Elgin is the place to be on Saturday 7th April. Elgin Business Improvement District and Olive Tree Chocolate have teamed up to bring you a fun packed day in celebration of Easter and National Chocolate Week. There are so many activities that there is bound to be something to suit, whatever your preference. The whole day kicks off at 10am with the Easter Street Market in the City Centre offering a wide range of locally produced foods and crafts and Easter treasures. Starting from 11am there will be a Chocolate Cookery demonstration, Easter Treasure Hunt, Easter Fancy Dress Competition, games and crafts activities (on the Plainstones) including Easter bonnet making. Moray Titans rugby club will be undertaking a charity car pull in aid of the Moray Friends of Archie throughout the day till 2pm. The Easter Treasure Hunt will take you around the City Centre (including the Town Hall). The treasure will be letters which you collect to make up a famous word. Letters will be placed in the windows of City Centre retailers as well as at the Town Hall – the home of Choctober @ Easter. Entry forms are available from Unit 4 (between Orange phone shop and Dorothy Perkins) in the St Giles Centre and completed entries can be returned by 4pm to the Town Hall Reception or back to Unit 4. To enter the fancy dress competition all you have to do is dress up in an Easter theme and register your entry between 11.15am – 11.50am also at Unit 4, St Giles Centre. There are 3 age categories: up to 5 years, 6 – 9 years, 10 – 15 years. Entrants will parade (in costume) through the City Centre at 12 noon ending up on the Plainstones where judging will take place at approx. 1pm.
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Prizes for both competitions will be £30.00, £20.00 and £10.00 to be spent with a City Centre retailer.
Wave radio will also be broadcasting throughout the day. Choctober @ Easter at the Town Hall offers no end of exciting activities. Starting at 11am the second chocolate festival for Elgin (also the most Northerly festival of its kind in the UK) has built on the success of the first festival held in October also at Elgin Town Hall. Falling on National Chocolate week, the afternoon entertainment is themed around a carnival. On arrival you will be treated to a demonstration of balloon modelling, circus skills and story telling. In the Main Hall will be the Chocolate High Street and Restaurant. This will recreate a typical High Street but linked to chocolate. For example florists selling chocolate bouquets, travel agents traveling the world in chocolate. The restaurant will be serving refreshments and hot meals throughout the afternoon. For the more adventurous why not visit the chocolate making workshops where you can learn how to create simple hand roiled truffles in one hour, (must be pre-booked). There will be a chefs theatre which starts on the High Street (Plainstones) at 11am and continues at the Town Hall stage area. The chefs will create dishes in the format of a starter, main course and dessert all including chocolate. Great to pick up ideas on how you can cook something with a difference. Last, but by no means least, there will be a large craft fayre upstairs in the Supper Room consisting of locally made crafts. Entrants to the Easter Egg design competition will be announced and presented with their prize at approx. 3.30pm at Elgin Town Hall. The prize for each age category is a recreation of their design on a hand-made egg from Olive Tree Chocolate.
SATURDAY 7TH APRIL IN ELGIN IS A MUST FOR A FUN FILLED, CHOCOLATE FILLED, ACTIVITY PACKED, NOT TO BE MISSED EXPERIENCE!!!!
Saturday 7th April 10am to 3pm, Elgin City Centre 11am to 4pm, Elgin Town Hall
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Dreaming of... ...Morocco
Your correspondents have recently returned from an interesting holiday in Morocco. This amazing country has thrived on being at the north end of the Sahara Desert and on the trade route to Europe. We spent three nights in Marrakech where we walked for miles taking in all the sights, sounds and smells which make it such an extraordinary and vibrant city. We enjoyed the Djemaa El Fna Square with its music, snake charmers, street entertainers and stalls selling delicious freshly squeezed orange juice and in the evening hundreds of barbeques seem to appear from nowhere. The rabbit warrens of the Souks are unlike anything we had seen before. We stayed in a wonderful Riad within the Medina. The staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly and our room combined Moroccan style with a contemporary twist and we enjoyed being able to lie back and rest on our own roof terrace. It was one of the best places we have ever stayed in but was a world away from what we found outside the Riad and by the time we moved on we had really had enough of being hassled endlessly to buy things. From Marrakech we went into the Atlas Mountains for three nights of peace and tranquillity. The weather was lovely and we enjoyed a few walks through the hills passing small hamlets where children, who appeared from nowhere, were not sure whether to hide or ask for 'bonbons'. We were then driven west across the country to Essaouria, a charming fortified emplacement created by the Portuguese in the 15th Century, which is now an unspoilt fishing port â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not a bar or club to be seen! We found excellent fish restaurants and stayed in another excellent Riad with a roof top pool. There are miles of lovely beaches and at other times of the year the Atlantic breezes attract windsurfers. The early morning drive back to Marrakech was fantastic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was market day in one of the towns and we watched hundreds of men riding across fields on donkeys draped with panniers bringing their wares to market â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was an unforgettable and almost biblical sight. Morocco is ideal for a long weekend or for longer multi-centre journeys as we did. Riads are smaller boutique hotels with central atriums open to the skies and roof terraces, negating the need for windows to the exterior, and Kasbahs are larger guest houses with grounds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both are generally very characterful and certainly a contrast to a normal city hotel. Temperatures in the towns and cities are comfortable all year round, becoming hotter from June to October, and being really at its hottest from July to September. Evenings tend to be cooler, and in the mountains it can also be cooler all of the time.
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Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Confidential Lightly Smoked Salmon with Lemon and Herb Creme Fraiche The perfect lunch or supper dish that needs very little preparation and served with Sweet Potato Wedges, makes a welcome change from new, or mashed potatoes. The Salmon fillets are available at most fish counters in supermarkets. Enjoy! Serves 4 4 x lightly Smoked Salmon Fillets 1 x 200grm tub Creme Fraiche 1 x tablespoon finely chopped fresh Parsley leaves 1 x tablespoon finely chopped fresh Mint leaves 1 x tablespoon finely chopped fresh Dill (the herbs can be chopped in a mini electric chopper for ease) 1 Lemon Salt and Pepper 500g Sweet Potatoes cut into wedges 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil Method 1. Pre heat the oven to 200°C. 2. Place the potato wedges in to a pan of cold water and bring to the boil, and boil for 5 mins. Drain and pat dry with kitchen paper towel. 3. Place the roasting tin with oil in it in the the oven to heat up. Add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper and return to the oven on a high shelf for 20 minutes to roast. 4. Place the salmon on an oven proof tray and season with pepper. I don't use salt as there is enough in the cured salmon. Cook the salmon on the centre shelf for 20 minutes. 5. Whilst the potatoes and salmon are cooking. Chop the herbs, and place them in a bowl. Add the crème fraiche and the squeezed juice of half a lemon. Mix thoroughly. 6. Remove the salmon and potatoes from the oven and serve immediately with a green vegetable or side salad.
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we will donate £5.00 to Cancer Research UK. received
Elgin, at Race for Life in Inverness on 6th May this year.
We witnessed first hand the medical ,emotional & practical help given to Casie & her mum & dad
throughout her short life, they even flew her to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London from Aberdeen in the hope of saving her. Who knows what this alone cost, something we never even considered at the time The point is, it was available and has to continue to be
available. We all hope that a cure will be found and one possible way is through Cancer Research UK. Cancer Research UK is entirely funded by the public,
which came as a shock to me, so we need as many
age or fitness level can do Race for Life. You can Walk
01343 549939, I have sponsor sheets available.
personal trainer, is helping at the moment but I want to
to From all a huge thank you of us on Team-Casie, everyone for their support, encouragement and donations,it means so
go on and do other races. For this race I am pushing my youngest granddaughter
much to us all.
in her buggy (something to hold onto) on the day of the race. My sister Jane is carrying a rucksack with the
the next few months and everyone else on the team will be doing something to make it fun or more of a challenge on the day. Most of us probably walk 5k's on
achievable. I was surprised and delighted by the
www.raceforlife sponsorme.co.uk/team-casie or call me on
Jog or Run it , for me personally, Louise Cartmell, a local
a shopping trip or even just going for a walk, it is very
saved and lives to be We are doing it for lives lost, lives saved, so please sponsor us. You can do it online at
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equivalent weight of any weight loss she has over
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