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Clubs and Societies BANFFSHIRE BEADERS 3rd Thurs of month, Arradoul, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Call Janet Winterbourne on 01542 850420 BUCKIE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB Classes spanning all levels & coaching available. Ages 5 -16 years. Call David Eckersley on 01542 832078 BUCKIE COMMUNITY CINEMA Sun, monthly, the Assembly Hall, Buckie High School. Run by Buckie High School, Buckie Regeneration Group & Moray Council. Tickets from Blue Moo, Cullen Ice Cream Shop, Buckie High School & on the night.

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welcome. Call Stuart Plant on 07951 319970 or email at buckieladies@hotmail.com BUCKIE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Sat, 10am-12pm, Linzee Gordon Park for training.

CULLEN ART GROUP Tues, 9am - 1pm, Cullen Community Centre. New members welcome. £13.50 per month. Call Janet Creese on 01542 840228 or email at janet.creese38@gmail.com CULLEN SEA SCHOOL Based at 1 Portlong Road, Cullen. Currently being developed into a hub for all things related to small boat sailing & water sports. Call 01542 840830 or email at katalin@cullenseaschool.co.uk CULLEN YOUTH CAFÉ Thurs (Sept - June), 7pm - 9pm.

Where children of Cullen (10+) can hang out with friends in a warm safe environment, with computers, DJ equipment, air hockey & loads more. Run by the volunteers of the registered charity Cullen Community Town Hall. £1 entry.

CULLEN, DESKFORD, & PORTKNOCKIE HERITAGE GROUP 1st Mon of month, 2pm, Hall Church, Cullen. Call John Aitken on 01542 840476.

FINDOCHTY B.A.L.L. GROUP Wed, 2pm - 4pm, The Church of Scotland Hall. £2.50 per week, incl tea/biscuits. Call Margret on 01542 839994 FOCHABERS HILL WALKING & RAMBLING CLUB Last Sun of month for hill walking outings. Visitors most welcome, £10 - £20 bus fare.

Call Veronica Gunn on 01343 209001 FOCHABERS WRVS LUNCH CLUB Thurs, 12pm - 1pm, Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers. Freshly cooked 2 course lunch, £4. All welcome. Volunteers wanted.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS A fellowship of men & women who share their experience, strength & hope with each other that they may solve their common problem & help others to do the same. For info see www.gamblersanonymous. org.uk/#contact

KEITH FC COMMUNITY WALKING FOOTBALL Fri, 10.45am - 11.45am, Keith Community Centre. Weekly 5-aside for the Over-60s. Call 01343 563374 or email at educationandsocialcare@ moray.gov.uk

GRANGE BADMINTON CLUB Tues, 7pm - 9.30pm, King Memorial Hall, Grange. Call Tamsin Morrison on 01542 870251 or email at tamsin.morrison@btinternet.com GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Nairn & Moray Branch are looking for new branch volunteers. Call Anna Temple or Anna Roberts on 01309 694866 KEITH & DISTRICT PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP March 14th & 2nd Tues of month, 2pm - 4pm, Rathven Church Hall. Come & have a cuppa & a blether. Call Alan Clarke on 01343 870418 or 07990 996454 or email at keithanddistrictpsg@gmail.com KEITH & DISTRICT SILVER BAND Sun (Practice night), 6.30pm 8.30pm, Longmore Hall, Keith.

New players of any ability welcome. Call Wendy Jones on 01542 887529 or email at wendy@keithsilverand.org www.keithsilverband.org KEITH B.A.L.L. GROUP Wed, 10.30am - 1pm, St Rufus Hall, Keith. Call Evalyne or Moira 01542 886913 or 860218 KEITH BOWLING CLUB April - Sept, weather permitting.

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KEITH SPORTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE Call 01542 882222 KEITH TENNIS CLUB Mon & Wed (Apr -Oct), 7pm, Call Keith Gray on 01542 886242 MILNE'S RUGBY Mon, 6.30pm Milne's High School Playing Fields. P1-P7/S1S2/S3-S6. Sessions supervised by qualified coaches under the auspices of Active Schools. Call Lorna Young on 07966 120514 or at lorna.young@moray.gov.uk MS EXTRA 1st Wed of month, 10am, Boogie Woogie in Fife-Keith square. A social & support group for extraordinary people who just happen to have Multiple Sclerosis. Call Susan Shand on 07823 322268 MULBEN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wed. 7.30pm-9.30pm, Mulben Hall. All welcome.

Call Margaret Rhynas on 01542 860208 PORTKNOCKIE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING GROUP Wed (Sept - May), 7pm, the Seafield Hall, Portknockie.

Beginners very welcome. Call 07803 855786 STRATHISLA STRINGS 1st Wed of month, 7.30pm, The Crown, Reidhaven Street, Keith.

A communtiy music group CTHE LOFT YOUTH PROJECT Fri 7pm - 10pm. Drop-in sessions for S1 - S6. Call Sharon Duncan on 01542 886630 PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings I am writing this letter mid packing to move from Aberlour Parish Church to Cults Parish Church in Aberdeen. So, I guess this will be my last pastoral letter for Spotlight. I have enjoyed being able to share some of my thoughts with you over the last few years.

During my last services at Aberlour and Craigellachie the Bible reading was John 1:35-51 – the story of Jesus and his first disciples as told by John. A phrase that appears a couple of times in the reading is ‘Come and see.’ I guess that that pretty much sums up Jesus’ ministry.

Wherever he goes he invites people to come and see. Come and see a new way of living, come and see what God can do in your life, come and see what you can do for God, come and see…

This, I think, is the invitation the

church should use to those in its community. Come and see who we are; come and see what we do; come and see who it is we worship; come and see what Jesus may have to offer you; come and see. Jesus makes that invitation throughout his ministry.

And the invitation is made quite indiscriminately. He excludes no one from the invitation to come and see. And that is what the church should be doing.

But the task is there for the individual too. As we are the ones who can issue the invitation. Not just inviting people along to church or to church events. But also by being inviting in the way we live our lives. If we say that knowing and loving Jesus Christ makes a difference in our lives, then we should show this. Our words, our actions or in converse our lack of words and lack of actions can and do say so

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. 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 keithnorthchurches.org Keith, Church of Scotland - St Rufus, Botriphnie, and Grange.

St Rufus Church: Sundays 10.15am. Botriphnie Church: Alternate Sundays 11.45am. Grange Church: Alternate Sundays 11.45am.

Keith, St. Thomas’ Church RC Vigil Mass: Sat 6:30pm. Sunday Mass: 10:30am. Confessions on request. Tel: 01542 882352.

Portessie Methodist Church Portessie, Buckie. Sunday services at 11am & 6pm. Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com Portgordon Community Church Sunday Morning Worship - 11am in the Portgordon Community Centre. Contact Pastor Willie Aitken on 01542 835007 or visit www.portgrdoncommunitychurch.com Portknockie Church of Christ Sunday 11am: breaking of bread.

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much about who we are. There is no worse turn off than a hypocrite. Saying one thing and doing another is not the way to be inviting.

As I head off to begin a new ministry, I hope that, apart from the obvious badge of office that is my clerical collar, that my life, my words, my actions have been and will continue to honour Jesus and that I will continue to invite people to come and see.

How about we all try to do the same?

Blessings

Rev Shuna Dicks, Buckie & South West Church of Scotland

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.riversidebuckie.org St Peters Church RC St Andrews Square, Buckie. Saturday Vigil 6.30pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Resident priest: Rev Tad Turski. Tel: 01542 832196.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times As the days start to get a bit longer, spring is hopefully just around the corner and we all feel a sense of optimism and the hope of better weather ahead. For farmers, the approach of a new season brings with it an extra workload as they are extremely busy with livestock, preparing for lambing and calving and getting the fields ready.

As someone from a farming background, I know all too well how important the change of seasons is to the industry and I will continue to support farmers and campaign for a good deal post Brexit. Politicians of all parties have had constructive meetings with the industry and it’s important that this dialogue continues as we move forward. The winter months can be some of the longest and most difficult for farmers and their livestock, but the joy of seeing them turn-out in the spring makes up for that. When I worked on local dairy farms, even in February I was yearning for the day that the gates were opened and the cattle could get out of the sheds and start skipping through the grass. Not too much longer to wait!

The modern world’s reliance on the internet has become so important that a fast broadband connection is now regarded as the fourth utility along with water, gas and electricity.

All politicians will be judged on this issue and even more so now that the UK Government will ensure that homes and businesses have a legal right to high-speed broadband by 2020. That strengthens consumer rights and that is a step in the right direction.

The Scottish Government have committed £600 million towards ensuring every home and business has secured superfast broadband by 2021. A bold ambition and one that I welcome. However, only time will tell if £600m is enough.

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When I was first sworn into Parliament as Moray’s MSP in 2006, I was proud to carry a piece of the Clavie with me to highlight Moray’s unique traditions and culture.

Possession of a piece of the Clavie is said to bring good luck for the year ahead. This is my first Spotlight blog since the Clavie, and so I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Burghead and across Moray a very happy 2018.

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School Term Dates for 2017/2018 (all dates inclusive) Mid Term Holiday Fri 9th Feb 2018 Mid Term Holiday Mon 12th Feb 2018 Spring Term Ends Thurs 29th Mar 2018 Spring Holiday Starts Fri 30th Mar 2018 Spring Holiday Ends Fri 13th Apr 2018 Summer Term Starts Mon 16th Apr 2018 May Day Holiday Mon 7th May 2018 In-Service Day Thurs 17th May 2018

In-Service Day Fri 18th May 2018 Occasional Day Keith Mon 4th June 2018 Occasional Day Buckie Mon 11th June 2018 Summer Term Ends Fri 29th Jun 2018 Summer Holiday Starts Mon 2nd Jul 2018 for 2018/2019 (all dates inclusive) Summer Holiday Ends Fri 10th Aug 2018 In-Service Day Mon 13th Aug 2018

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27 february - 2 march the moray tenants forum (mtf) 2pm-4pm, venue to be confirmed. your views are important to us. if you would like to come along please get in touch. call 0300 123 4566 or email at tenantparticipation@moray.gov.uk

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30 tuesday launch a tourism website that sells hosted by dts & moray speyside tourism 12.30pm - 3.30pm, the drouthy cobbler, elgin.a user-friendly & easy to navigate website is essential to improving online customer experience. tickets at www.eventbrite.com

31 wednesday sssa alpine series primary qualifier: three venues cairngorm mountain; nevis range & glencoe mountain resort tbc, call 0131 625 4405 or email at info@snowsportscotland.org.

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DON’T forget to make sure all your machines are all serviced ahead of the spring.

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DON’T forget to use any slightly warmer days to start tackling moss build-up on hard surfaces.

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Identifying and recognising carers Often, becoming a carer is a gradual process, and comes after a life shared together. Recognising youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become a carer, rather than the son/daughter, husband/wife or other pre-existing UHODWLRQVKLS FDQ EH GLIÄłFXOW 2WKHU people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always see the change either. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working with health and care professionals, and the wider community, to help identify carers as early as possible, to help ensure access to the right information and support exactly when you need it, and long before it feels too late.

Carer friendly communities Maintaining or resuming involvement in local activities helps keep you connected and reduces isolation.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keen to promote organisations, supports and events across Moray to help make sure you have as many opportunities as possible to do this.

Quarriers Carer Support Service (Moray) is here for you.

Do you support a loved one who has an illness or a disability?

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Are you tired, stressed or struggling?

Do you feel isolated?

Do you need support?

Call us today for a confidential chat on 01343 556031 Quarriers Carer Support Service (Moray) 44 High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BU carersmoray@quarriers.org.uk www.quarrierscarersservice.org.uk

www.quarriers.org.uk Quarriers is a registered Scottish Charity: No. SC001960

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