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Clubs and Societies 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. £6, concs £5. Tuck shop.

BUCKIE CRICKET CLUB Wed evenings (Junior coaching), Linzee Gordon Park, Buckie. Call William G Flett on 01542 832082

BUCKIE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Sat, 10am-12pm, Linzee Gordon Park for training.

BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB (mid-April - Oct), West Church Street, Buckie. Call Bruce Roy (Secretary) on 01542 832521

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CLOCHAN COMMUNITY CENTRE Every Monday 2pm-4pm: art group - £2 per session. Every Tuesday 10am-12pm: coffee morning, home bakes & pancakes - £3. Every Thursday 1:30pm-4pm: tea dance.

Contact: Alan (Art) or Pauline (tea dance) 01542 850493/ 01542 850416

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

FINDOCHTY B.A.L.L. GROUP Wednesdays, 2pm - 4pm in The Church of Scotland Hall. £2.50 per week, includes tea/biscuits.

Contact: Margret 01542 839994

FOCHABERS WRVS LUNCH CLUB Thursdays, 12pm - 1pm at Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers. Freshly cooked 2 course lunch for £4. All welcome. Volunteer drivers wanted

GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Nairn & Moray Branch are looking for new branch volunteers.

Contact: Anna Temple or Anna Roberts 01309 694866 ISLA ART AND CRAFTS Mondays, 7pm - 9pm, Keith.

Help, advice & tutorials from a professional artist and visiting tutors.

Contact: 01542 886070 or 01542 882391.

KEITH & BUCKIE OVER 5S WALK/JOG GROUP Alternate Thurs, 2pm, Boogie Woogie, Fife Street, Square, Keith. We are a group of over 55s who want to keep as active as we can for as long as we can.

Whatever ability, come along * join us.

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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 & DISTRICT PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP 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 COMMUNITY CENTRE BOWLING CLUB Tues & Thurs afternoons, Keith Community Centre. Call Hugh Edgar on 01542 882586

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 KEITH SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE Call 01542 882222

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. Call Susan Shand on 07823 322268 MULBEN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wed of month. 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Mulben Hall. All welcome. Call Margaret Rhynas on 01542 860208

SPEY RUNNERS Thurs, 6.20pm for running at 6.30pm, Milne's High School, Fochabers. A small & friendly club. All levels catered for. Also

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SPEY VALLEY DOG TRAINING CLUB Ringcraft training, pet obedience, etc Call Mrs F Gray on 01343 870674 or email at fgray674@aol.com www.speyvalleydtc.blogspot.com

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

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND (BANFF & MORAY) Promoting the NTS & fundraising to support local properties, Brodie Castle & Leith Hall. Varied annual programme of events.

NTS members residing in the area & wishing to join the Centre are most welcome. Call secretary 01343 835258 or email secretary2.bmnts@btinternet.com

YOUNG PERSONS ADDICTION COUNSELLING In Keith, offering free, confidential counselling to Moray youngsters, 12-24yrs, with issues regarding addictions or are concerned about someone else’s addiction. Call Robert or Diane on 01542 886630 or email at admin@ypac.org.uk ZUMBA WITH SHARON Mon, 9.30am, St Rufus Hall, Keith & Thurs, 6pm, Newmill Village Hall. £3.50 per class. All welcome. www.facebook.com/zumba withsharonhenderson

‘FIT FUN’ FOR TOTS Fri, 10.15am-11.15am, Portessie Public Hall. Active games class for 2-3 year olds. For details call Kerry Main on 01542 831165 or email kerrymain@hotmail.co.uk

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Our Identity in Christ.

Where do we find our identity?

We can get our identity from many places, including family, our peer groups, our jobs, or relationships.

Are you a person who used to find fulfilment and praise in your job, but now find yourself working at home with unappreciative children and with very little to show for it?

Or are you a young mum feeling like you can’t keep up with the seemingly all-together mum next door?

Sadly, we have been conditioned to believe that we are not worthy to receive good things.

We have been conditioned to believe we are less than what God says about us.

Sayings such as, ‘Who do you think you are?’

Or, ‘Just you remember where you came from.’

We have been conditioned to believe we have nothing to offer in this life.

Yes we all have weaknesses, but we all have strengths too.

Why not concentrate on them?

If we are not seeking to find our identity in Christ alone, then we are seeking it in something or someone else.

However, when our identity is in the eternal things of Christ, we will not be crushed by our failures and

weaknesses, fall into pride from worldly or despair over success, disappointments or tragedy.

Do you see yourself as powerful or impotent?

Do you understand the full extent of Christ living in you?

Have you been changed by Christ?

Do you find yourself seeking identity outside of Christ?

Do you find yourself holding tightly onto something, in fear that you’ll be lost without it?

We can trust that He will provide us with everything else that we need in this world.

Our identity in Christ has given us direct access to our Heavenly Father, who we can call on with confidence and complete trust.

Praise God that He loves us enough to take our broken, rebellious hearts and, because of the sacrifice of His Son, offer us a new identity in Christ.

Let’s not settle for anything less.

Ephesians 1:3-14 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ,

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

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according to the purpose of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His purpose, which He set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth.

In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of His glory.

In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of His glory.”

Pastor John Coppard Riverside Christian Church Buckie

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.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 The erosion of local services is something that concerns us all.

From the loss of a bus service or NHS treatment being moved from local hospitals to being delivered at a regional level, our communities are the poorer for it and particularly in a large, rural area like Moray. I’ve been contacted by many people voicing concerns about the loss of local banks. Customers are faced with having to travel some distance just for a cash machine when branches close.

Local banks offer human contact and for a business, having a branch open where staff can deal with them effectively and efficiently can make a significant difference to how they operate. I have made representations to the RBS and will continue to raise the issue about frequency of the mobile service which is also causing concern. Although the RBS has decided against reducing the Dufftown mobile service there are parts of Moray, such as Fochabers, where they have no service at all or Lossiemouth where the mobile service is down to once a week. This isn’t good enough and it’s right that we all make our feelings about this known in an effort to get the banking services we need in our local communities.

We should rejoice at our growing and ageing population.

I am sure I’m not alone in wishing to benefit from a long and healthy life.

The medical advances which have ensured that former life changing conditions are dealt with as a matter of routine are continually being enhanced.

The Highlands now has a growing population. Many of our young folk no longer leave the area for higher education whilst the new jobs mean an increased tax base to fund services.

It’s vital our older folk are supported to live in their own homes for as long as they safely can be. How we respond to their growing needs will ultimately mark out the sort of caring society we really are.

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As I went to start writing this Spotlight blog, an email from the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network appeared in my inbox.

They were sharing a report with MSPs on the impact of the UK Government’s welfare changes on the number of people who are relying on local foodbanks for support.

In Moray, between April 2017 and March 2018, our local foodbank gave out over 2800 emergency food parcels with over 800 of those going to children.

Locally, we have people both in and out of work, who’re struggling to make ends meet, and recent figures suggest that one in five children in Moray are living in poverty.

Those numbers are shocking.

None of that is acceptable and we all have a duty to work together to tackle poverty in our communities.

The Poverty Conference earlier this year was a good start in raising awareness of the challenges on our doorstep. The next step must be putting in place a strategy outlining what we need to change to reduce the number of people living in poverty locally.

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Buckie Leisure Centre ........................................01542 832841 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..................................03001 234565 Keith Community Bus ........................................01542 882222 Keith Community Centre ....................................01542 882222 Keith Library........................................................01542 882223 Keith Resource Centre ......................................01542 886174 Keith Sports & Com. Ctr ....................................01542 882222 Keith Swimming Pool ........................................01542 882222 Keith Tourist Info. Ctr ..........................................01542 888423 Men in Recovery ............................info@meninrecovery.org Moray Council Access Point, Keith ....................01542 885500 Moray Families Information Service.......................................... www.facebook.com/ MorayFamiliesInformationService National Domestic Abuse & Forced Marriage Helpline ..........................................................................0800 027 1234 National Rail Enquiries ......................................03457 484950 Police Station ......................................................................101 Registrar ............................................................01542 885525

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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

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" hazy horizons": art exhibition by frances innes 10am - 5pm (mon to sat), elgin museum free with donation to museum at door. call irene lukkarinen on 07546 574117 or email at isldirector1017@gmail.com

16 june - 28 july

" margins and perceptions": art exhibition by jennifer ebdy & mary black 10 am -5 pm (mon to sat), elgin museum. free with donation to museum at door. call irene lukkarinen on 07546 574117 or email at isldifrector1017@gmail.com

until 30 june

attention bird watchers!: scotland's swifts are in trouble get in touch for more info. call cally on 07411 808573 or email huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com

30 june - 8 july

seafest 2018: a celebration of the fishing heritage of lossiemouth various events throughout the week

until 5 august

towns & cities: views of urban scotland 11am - 5pm, duff house, banff. how artists have interpreted scottish urban life & landscape since the turn of the 17th century. call 01261 818181

until 30 september

nelson tower with panoramic views over the moray firth 2pm - 4pm. exhibitions of local photographs & nelson memorabilia. entry by donation. the red ensign flying from the tower mast signifies that the tower is open! www.forresheritage.org admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

burgie arboretum 8am - 5pm, burgie, near forres £3, children - free. all welcome

until 31december

the highlands supports refugees (formerly moray supports refugees) an appeal for warm clothing, toiletries, camping equipment & toys. volunteers, transport & cash donations welcome. for collection points see facebook page. www.en-gb.facebook.com/moraycalaid year of young people/bliadhna na h-oigridh 2018 a platform for our young people (8 to 26yrs). opportunities to showcase lives & talents, voice opinions, etc various events all over scotland. email yoyp2018@gov.scot. www.young.scot/yoyp2018

May 2018 29 tuesday

uhi open evening 5pm - 7pm, uhi inverness campus port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: msc meraviglia 10am - 8pm

29 tuesday - 2 june (saturday)

joseph & the amazing technicolor dreamcoat: aurora music 7.30pm plus sat matinee 2.30pm, the stewarts hall, huntly. stalls £12, balcony £14. call 01466 780889. www.auroramusic.co.uk

30 wednesday

pancake tea in aid of cullen & deskford church 2pm - 4pm, hall church york place cullen. £3. call isobel addison lon 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk

31 thursday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: zuiderdam 8am - 6pm tin acoustic music hut sessions 8pm - 11pm, gartly community hall. call simon mcphun on 01466 720768 or email info@tinhutsessions.co.uk. www.tinhutsessions.co.uk

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wojtek the bear@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk durn house: friday steak night with canapes upon arrival from 6pm, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk. www.durnhouse.co.uk

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2 saturday

plant sale raising funds for mnd scotland 10am 2pm, episcopal church hall, buckie. sale of bedding plants and some perennials. call alison murray on 01542 836095 or email at luchea@btinternet.com truckness 2018 in aid of mfr cash for kids 10am 5pm, bogbain farm, inverness port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: royal princess 7am - 6pm taste of grampian 9am - 9pm, thainstone centre, inverurie. £8 per adult, u16s free. scotland's biggest one-day food festival. street food, cookery demos, gin & wine tasting, celebrity chef james martin, e www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk

3 sunday

elgin rotary motorfun 12pm - 5pm, cooper park, elgin. free. motorfun & family fun day. cars, bbq, picnic, attractions & entertainment. www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs elgin show n shine 2018: part of the elgin motorfun 12pm - 5pm, cooper park, elgin port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: seven seas explorer (maiden visit) 8am - 6pm, crafternoon session 1pm, knockando woolmill £2 donation to book a place. suitable for all skills, bring a new or current project & make new friends with like-minded individuals. www.kwc.co.uk

5 tuesday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: norwegian jade 7am - 5pm

6 wednesday

tombola doors open 6.30 pm, eyes down 7.15 pm, portessie public hall. £1.50. star prize £100 grocery vouchers. please bring a cup. call rosella smith on 01542 833969 or email at portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk

7 thursday

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port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: artania 9am - 8pm durn house: friday steak night with canapes upon arrival from 6pm, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk. www.durnhouse.co.uk

8 friday - 10 sunday

tmsa keith festival tbc, various venues throughout keith. traditional music, song, poetry & dance across a platform of competitions & spectator events with a farewell ceilidh on saturday night fiddler of strathspey festival grantown on spey. various event & timings.n concerts, workshops, competitions & ceilidh

9 saturday

rothes golf club soap box race 1pm - 5pm, rothes golf club. adult spectator £2, children free. build your own kart & race down the golf course road. bouncy castle, nearest the pin competition, bbq, face painting, etc. www.rothesgolfclub.co.uk coffee morning in aid of fochabers men's shed 10am - 12pm, fochabers public institute. £2.50. come along & treat yourself to a coffee & a wagon wheel. other treats & beverages available. craft stall & raffle port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: mein schiff 3 7.30am - 7pm, outlander day 11am - 4pm, highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. follow in the footsteps of jamie & claire to step back in time to the 18th century in this township. call 01540 673551 badenoch & strathspey orienteering club: moray & highland junior championships: anagach west, near grantown on spey time tbc, local race. see website for details. www.basoc.org.uk 5th annual power of grace retreat 11am - 6pm, greyfriars convent, elgin faith rally for postconfirmation youth. talks, games, music, prayer, & fellowship for 11-16yrs. Registration required by emailing op@rcda.scot fyvie live: open-air family concert featuring live music & entertainment, food stands, bars, & crafts for kids 7pm - 10pm, fyvie castle. £28 (under 5s free). booking essential. call 01467 628876 or email at info@georgewalkerevents.co.uk www.fyvielive.co.uk

10 sunday

tsg (track & street grampian)@ra rallye 10am - 4pm, keith sports & community centre. free entry but donations welcome. vehicle show 7 shine. craft fair stalls, roadwise driver training, bouncy mania, etc port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: berlin 12pm - 6pm, grampian transport museum: military vehicle tattoo 11.30am - 4pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. a gathering of historic military hardware, with demonstrations, rides &

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12 tuesday

scottish country dance social 7.30pm - 9.45pm, spey bay village hall. dancing to cds. all welcome future islands@the ironworks, inverness time tbc www.ironworksvenue.com

13 wednesday

the arts society speyside lecture: children as artists: how children develop in visual expression naturally & significantly 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin new members welcome/ÂŁ7 for visitors. call the membership secretary on 07789 880481

14 thursday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: royal princess 7am - 6pm

15 friday

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15 friday - 24 sunday

moray walking & outdoor festival 2018 9am - 8pm, various events throughout moray. detailed information of where to meet for each event & booking details may be found on website or email at info@moraywalkoutdoorfest.co.uk www.themorayway.org/festival

16 saturday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: oriana 8am - 5pm world buttery championship 2018 9am - 12pm, nescol, gallowgate, aberdeen. open to buttery lovers of any skill level. public viewing limited. www.slowfoodaberdeen.com/wbcapply cairngorm sportives 8am - 9.15am registration; 9am - 9.30am , cairngorm mountain centre. the event is held largely within the boundaries of the cairngorms national park. www.handsonevents.co.uk from the jam@the ironworks, inverness 7pm www.ironworksvenue.com harvey mckay, 10/05/2018 14:27 hans bouffmyhre & alan macpherson @the ironworks, inverness 10.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

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If it’s a persistent outbreak, you can often see the grass producing a pinkish mould growth. That’s the mycelium or fungal bloom from the Red Thread spores. It doesn’t usually kill the grass, but it damages and disfigures the leaf causing a rather unsightly blotchy browning-off effect.

Once established, the infection will usually persist through the season until the first frosts in October, when the frost kills it off for the year.

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keith & dufftown railway: 1940s weekend displays at both stations & entertainment on board the train. new exhibitors & re-enactors welcome. call 01340 820794. www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk burgie horse trials 16th - 9am; 17th - 8am, burgie, near forres. all welcome. call 01343 850128 www.burgiehorsetrials.org

moray school of art degree show timing tbc, moray school of art, elgin. moray school of art (msoa) students will showcase their work at the fine art degree show.

16 saturday - 17 sunday

16 saturday - 23 saturday

the 123rd amateur golf championship 6am - 8pm, royal aberdeen & murcar links golf courses. for information call 01224 704354

17 sunday

blood donors: buckie 11am - 1pm & 2.30pm 4.30pm, the fisherman's hall, buckie. please book an appointment by calling 0345 90 90 999 or email at nss.snbtenquiry@nhs.net touler 10k multi terrain register by 1.30pm for 2pm start, richmond memorial hall, tomintoul. entry fees on website. Email touler10k@gmail.com. www.touler10k.co.uk rant - 4/4 highland@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com moravian orienteering: scottish junior inter-club page 22 - June 2018

18 monday - 23 saturday 19 tuesday

the moray tenants forum (mft) 2pm - 4pm, venue tbc. 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. www.moray.gov.uk swift talk & walk (outdoor event) 8.30pm -10pm, meet outside brander building, huntly square. free event but donations welcomed. a short talk and walk around the town centre watching our amazing swifts! weather permitting, contact us prior to event. call cally smith on 07411 808573 or email at huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com

20 wednesday

banff & moray members' centre (national trust scotland): day coach trip; time tbc, fraserburgh booking essential. visiting fraserburgh lighthouse museum & peterhead prison museum, followed by high tea at castle huntly hotel. call janice oakes on

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21 thursday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: columbus 7am - 4pm sharon shannon@fochabers public Institute 7.30pm

21 thursday - 24 sunday

sse scottish hydro challenge : european tour golf challenge 7.30am, spey valley golf club. call 01479 812920 or email golf.ahr@macdonaldhotels.co.uk

22 friday

the lantern singers 7pm, st margaret's church, aberlour. £10 (incl refreshments), children free port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: star pride 8am - 9pm moray reach out disco 7.30pm - 10pm, elgin exservice men's club. £3 per person at the door. you must be over 18 unless accompanied by a responsible adult. raffles. transport can be arranged call angela kelly (to arrange transport) on 07951 088184. www.morayreachout.org.ok durn house: friday steak night with canapes upon arrival from 6pm, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk. www.durnhouse.co.uk

23 saturday

happy mums market: indoor per-loved market dedicated to baby & children's items, from birth to 10 years 10am - 12pm, elgin town hall. adults £1; u16s free. www.happymumsmarket.co.uk aberlour & speyside rotary club: garden party 1pm - 4pm, the rose garden, ballindalloch castle £20. entertainment provided by lossiemouth military wives choir. auction & raffle. refreshments. call 07921 816234 . moravian orienteering saturday series: findhorn dunes; includes moray & nairn schools league 10.15am - 11.15am (registration); 10.30a, findhorn www.moravianorienteering.org tom allen: absolutely@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm.www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

23 saturday - 24 sunday

wooly weekend: from lamb to loom highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. the journey of wool from shearing , dyeing, carding & spinning to many crafts including knitting, crochet, etc call 01540 673551

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24 sunday

eli-con in partnership with embrace elgin (elgin bid) & logan's fund 10am - 4pm, elgin town hall. tickets from website or the pop shop.elgin's very own comic, movie, media & sci-fi con. www.elgincomicon.net port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: brilliance of the seas 9am - 6pm car boot sale (inchberry & district community association) 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early before 9am with a car & table. teas/coffees, soft drinks, butteries, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com billy ocean@inverness leisure centre call 01463 667500 kingussie bikeathon 2018 10.30am (registration from 9am), kingussie high school. adults £15; children £5 family-friendly, fun cycling event over around 25 miles of marked & marshalled roads in the cairngorms national park. glen moray sportive & bike rides in aid of ne sensory services 8am - 4pm, glen moray distillery. 10. 25 or 75 mile routes to choose from. call neil skene at 0345 27 12345 or email at fundraising@nesensoryservices.org

25 monday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: zuiderdam 8am - 5pm

26 tuesday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: royal princess 7am - 6pm maggie fair garmouth tombola/tea & comps doors open 6.30pm eyes down 7pm, village hall £2. bring a mug. call barbara walker on 01343 870264 or email at babswalke@yahoo.com www.maggiefair.co.uk

27 wednesday

riding for the disabled (rda): agm & quiz 7pm, elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin. following the meeting there will be nibbles & a fun quiz. we look forward to seeing all our members & friends

27 wednesday - 28 thursday

xponorth various events & venues, inverness cross genre festival devoted to crafts, publishing, screen & broadcast as well as music. xponorth official showcase@the ironworks, inverness 7pm call 0871 789 4173

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28 thursday

xponorth official afterparty@the ironworks, inverness 10pm, free. www.ironworksvenue.com maggie fair - "garmouth's got talent" show doors open 6.30pm show starts 7pm, village hall adults £4 children £2.50. children / adult categories groups/individuals welcome cash prizes. call barbara walker on 01343 870264 or email at babswalke@yahoo.com. www.maggiefair.co.uk

29 friday

devil's queen - album launch@ the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com durn house: friday steak night with canapes upon arrival from 6pm, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: costa mediterranea (maiden visit) 8am - 7pm

30 saturday - 1 july (sunday)

highland rising 1746 highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. jacobite & redcoat reenactment weekend. call 01540 673551 scottish traditional boat festival: a festival of music, sailing, rowing & traditional crafts & art. portsoy Bohemia June 18.pdf 1 08/05/2018 call 01261Opera 842951 or at contact@stbfportsoy.com www.stbfportsoy.com

30 saturday

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If you or someone you know is providing unpaid care to a family member or friend, Quarriers are here to help. Contact us today, and let this Carers Week be the one that helps you stay healthy and connected.

We look forward to meeting you.

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une is the month when things really start motoring in the garden. With overnight temperatures that bit higher, plus a bit of sun and rain, the plants are really are in their element.

If you find that you have lost plants over the winter, do not be disheartened, it has happened to all of us – it was a tough winter! Don’t be in too much of a rush to pull things out of the ground though, there is still hope for more established shrubs that have not managed to get through the winter.

For plants such as Hebe spp, many of which are only borderline happy in our climate, try hard pruning those that look to have died. When I say hard pruning, I mean cut them back down to the ground! While doing this, you may even notice that the plant is regenerating from its rootstock, with little buds bursting forth. If after a few more weeks you notice nothing, then you may have to concede that the plant has died, but you’ll be amazed at how often the plants come back!

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the season this year, you still have time to do this. For small areas you can do this with a wire rake, and for larger areas you will be better off hiring a machine. With the grass growing properly now, I also put down a lawn feed. A little trick here though – conventional spring or summer feeds contain large amounts of nitrogen and simply make your grass grow extremely quickly. I use an autumn feed, which has all the same nutrients, but less nitrogen. The result is nice healthy grass that is not growing at a rate of knots!

I have also put a load of well-rotted horse manure down on my flowerbeds. You can also use well-rotted cow or chicken manure. You can judge whether your manure is well-rotted enough quite easily – it should not smell bad!

Now anything like this is full of nitrogen, so will make your plants take off (just as lawn fertiliser does to the ‘leaves’ of grass plants). Now is the time to do this, however, as if you put down nitrogen-rich feeds on your plants later in the summer, you may end up simply creating lush foliage growth that then gets hammered by the next early frosts.

But let’s not start talking about frosts yet!

With a bit of luck we’ll get some nice weather this summer, and we can all reap the benefits of our hard work gardening by spending some quality time relaxing in the garden. Let’s not miss an opportunity to get the barbecue out!

Till next time, happy mountain gardening!

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