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Clubs and Societies ART GROUP 2nd Mon of month, 2pm - 4pm, Clochan Community Centre. £2 per session. Call Alan on 01542 850493 BUCKIE & DISTRICT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Last Wed of month, 7pm, Burnside Court, Buckie. Aims to provide emotional & practical support to those involved with cancer. Call Margaret Smith (Chair) on 01542 832329 BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB (Mid-April - Oct), West Church Street, Buckie. Call Bruce Roy (Sec) on 01542 832521

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GRANGE BOWLING CLUB Wed, 7pm, King Memorial Hall (until end of March). Outdoor in Keith after that. Call Jimmy Mowat on 01542 882274.

KEITH B.A.L.L. GROUP Wed, 10.30am - 1pm, St Rufus Hall, Keith. Call Evalyne or Moira on 01542 886913 or 860218 KEITH BOWLING CLUB (Apr - Sept), outdoors weather permitting. (Sept - Apr), short carpet bowls indoor. Call Hazel MacAngus-Gerrard on 01542 887452 KEITH CRICKET CLUB Thurs, Juniors: 5pm & Seniors: 6pm, Fife Park, Keith. Desperate for new players. All ages & abilities welcome. Call N Green on 01542 887105

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MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres. Annual fee.

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SPEY RUNNERS Thurs, 6.20pm for running at 6.30pm, Milne's High School, Fochabers. A small & friendly club. All levels catered for. Tues nights, efforts sessions, the Pavillion, East Street, Fochabers.

MORAY FIELD CLUB (Apr - Oct). Regular walks, not strenuous, plus three indoor meetings per year. The aim of the Club is to stimulate an interest in & further the study of antiquities, local & natural history, geology & landscape of Northern Scotland. Call Sara Marsh on 07840 285438 or at morayfieldclub@gmail.com

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

NAROTICS ANONYMOUS UK The Helpline - 0300 999 1212 operates 10am - Midnight www.ukna.org/contacts NEWMILL TODDLER GROUP Wed (term time only), 9.30am 11.30am, Newmill Hall, Keith. For all children up to the age of 5 along with their parents. £2 per family. Call Sally or Ashley on 07444 406054 or 07855 051279 PORTGORDON ART GROUP Fri, 1pm - 4pm, Clochan Communtiy Hall. New members welcome. Call Kitty Bell on 01542 850409 PORTGORDON VILLAGE HALL Meeting room, large & small hall complete with kitchen facilities for hire. Call Denise Robson on 01542 834401

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings I love reading, and one of the books I’m really enjoying just now is in the style of a ‘daily readings’ book. Its distinctive feature is that it gives you a short story for every day of the year concerning something that happened in the history of the Christian church.

It’s a combination of great, well-known events and of little-known characters and stories, perhaps known only to relatively few.

In my house, at least, Spotlight seems to arrive around the last Tuesday of the month or maybe a week later on the first Tuesday of the next month. If I’m right, then this year’s March issue should arrive with you around February 26th or March 5th, so I thought I would just share with you whatever appears in my book for those dates!

For February 26th then, the entry is for one of my literary and ministerial heroes, David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981), a Welshman who began his carrer as a medical doctor before entering the Christian ministry in his late twenties, serving congregations in South Wales and in Westminster, London. He was one of God’s greatest gifts to the twentieth-century church, a natural leader and a powerful preacher – read, or listen to, anything by him that you can lay your hands on!

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When age and illness eventually brought him to death’s door, he was physically frail but his faith remained strong and grounded in Jesus. No longer able to speak, on February 26th, 1981 he wrote in a trembling hand on a scrap of paper to his wife and family, ‘Do not pray for healing. Do not hold me back from the glory.’ Three days later, on St David’s Day, he passed into that glory which his soul longed for.

Not all the stories in my book are of the deaths of godly believers of old, but the entry for March 5th is another one! The Covenanters of the seventeenth century fought courageously against the political and religious establishment of their time, facing persecution and even martyrdom for spiritual freedom in Scotland, and their spirit and testimony continues to be held dear by many today. John Dick of Edinburgh may not be a household name, but he was known in heaven and his story continues to inspire across the centuries. Arrested and sentenced to death by hanging, these were his final words, spoken from the scaffold in the Grassmarket on March 5th, 1684. To our ears, the words are quaint and ‘olde-worlde’, but the spirit and faith of this young man reverberates down the years: "I come here this day, and would not

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change my lot with the greatest in the world. I lay down my life willingly and cheerfully for Christ and His cause and I heartily forgive all mine enemies. I forgive all them who gave me my sentence, and them who were the chief cause of my taking; and I forgive him who is behind me [the executioner]. I advise you who are the Lord's people, to be sincere in the way of godliness, and you who know little or nothing of the power thereof, to come to Him and trust God, He will not disappoint you. I say trust in the Lord, and He will support or strengthen you in whatever trouble of affliction you may meet with. I remember, when Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, Isaac said, "Here is the wood, and the fire, but where is the sacrifice?" (Dick looked up at the gallows, then out to the crowd, and continued), "Now blessed be the Lord, here is the sacrifice and free will offering. Adieu, farewell all friends."

Two short stories, three hundred years apart, of men who trusted in Jesus and followed him in life and death. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did, and that you also will find them to be both encouraging and inspirational.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times News in Moray over recent weeks has been dominated by the cuts being introduced at Moray Council as the local authority comes to terms with years of its budget being reduced by the Scottish Government.

The scale of the services affected has left no part of Moray unscathed and many areas that were previously shielded from the worst of the savings have now been included. Of particular concern have been the savings proposed for services that our young people rely on. Whether it is the closure of swimming pools or libraries, the removal of school crossing patrollers and the active schools team or the doubling of the cost of instrumental music tuition, these savings are a bitter blow to the youth in the area who rely on these services particularly in a rural community like Moray. I’ve been encouraged that politicians from all parties - including the SNP group leader - have accepted that the funding formula does not work for Moray and it’s time for us all to join together to demand a fair financial settlement for Moray Council from the Scottish Government so we can try to protect the services we value most.

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Bus patronage has been falling year on year, yet the current Transport Bill fails to propose radical plans needed to regulate services and empower local authorities. Something which I will be seeking to amend in the upcoming Transport Bill.

We are also failing on active travel, with the 10% target of everyday journeys by bike set to be missed by some way.

The recent increase in investment is welcome, but this must be targeted at segregated routes.

Encouraging more people out of their cars will benefit society by improving our health and our environment.”

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While Christmas is a very distant memory, at the time of writing this I’ve just handed over a cheque to Abbie’s Sparkle Foundation with the funds raised through my annual charity Christmas card.

I was delighted to raise over £800 for Abbie’s Sparkle and would like to thank the local businesses (Baxters of Fochabers, Walkers Shortbread, Forsyths Ltd, Spey, Robertson Homes, Springfield PLC, Strathdee Properties and Highland Parcels) who sponsored the card.

The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Christmas Sparkle’ which is incredibly fitting given Abbie’s love of Christmas and glitter. Abbie’s Sparkle is such a special local charity who’ve been doing phenomenal work to support children living with cancer and to deliver a fitting legacy for Abbie who wanted to raise money for ‘hospitals and stuff’. The local community really has behind them and they’ve raised a significant amount of money over the last year and have been helping children in their hour of need.

I am grateful to the schools who supported the competition and the children who sent in their sparkly designs.

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Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days St David’s Day Fri 1st Mar 2019 Shrove Tuesday Tues 5th Mar 2019 Ash Wednesday Wed 6th Mar 2019 St Patrick’s Day Sun 17th Mar 2019 Purim (J) & Holi (H) Wed 20th Mar 2019 Hola Mohalla (S) Thurs 21st Mar 2019 British Summertime Starts Sun 31st Mar 2019 Mothering Sunday Sun 31st Mar 2019

April Fool’s Day Mon 1st Apr 2019 Local Holiday§ * Mon 1st Apr 2019 § Buckie, Cullen, Findochty & Portknockie ‡ includes Fochabers, Garmouth, Kingston, Mosstodloch & Spey Bay * Keith (H - Hindu; J - Jewish; M - Muslim; S - Sikh)

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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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DOCTORS ARI ......................................................................0345 456 6000 NHS 24 ................................................................................111 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin ......................................0345 4566000 Ardach Health Centre ....................................01542 831555 From 8th November 2018 ..............................0345 099 7200 Keith Medical Centre ..........................................0345 3379944 NHS 24 ................................................................................111 Seafield & Cullen Medical Group........................01542 835577 Seafield Medical Centre ......................................01542 835577

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25 february - 12 march scottish snowdrop festival: a walk amongst the fyvie snowdrops 9am, fyvie castle. free but donations welcome. please note that the castle & tea room are shut for the season.

1 march - 25 march buckie gatewaycompetition: call for artists moray council invites artists to submit their proposals for a gateway feature in buckie. concepts to be submitted by 25th march 2019 for futher information & the artist brief email procurement@moray.gov.uk

14 march - 28 april insect handling sessions 11.30am - 12.30pm & 2.30pm - 3.30pm, tropical hot-house, landmark forest adventure park, carrbridge. hold a humongous stick insect, mammoth millipede or even a gigantic snail. call 01479 841613. www.landmarkpark.co.uk

buckie helpers’ lunch helping barnardo's: speaker allan macintosh 12.30pm for 1pm, the victoria park function hall, buckie. £11 (all proceeds to barnardo's scotland). raffle. call paddy craig on 01542 834999 or email at anthea@craigsqc.plus.com. www.anthea274.wixsite.com/buckiehelpers local development plan 2020 exhibition: showcasing what the future of moray could look like 4pm - 7pm, the longmore hall, keith moray society: the scottish dolphin centre; speaker lorna hall 2.30pm, elgin museum hall, 1 high street, elgin, £3, £2 for moray society members, £1.50. call mary shand on 01343 543675 or email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org inverness music festival open piano competition 6.30pm, eden court theatre. £4 adults, £1 children. duets 6.30pm followed by solo piano recitals from around 7.15pm. music by gershwin, brahms, kapustin & much more. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org www.invernessmusicfestival.org

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www.neatshows.org.uk/events sigma: new views of the sun's hot corona; speaker dr iain hannah, university of glasgow. why is the sun’s outer atmosphere, (corona) hotter than its surface? 7.30pm, birnie village hall, nr elgin. www.sigma-astro.co.uk inverness festival association open strings competition: orchestras 6.30pm, open strings 7.20pm, eden court theatre. £4 adults, £1 children. featuring music by debussy, donizetti, schumann, etc. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org

Joyful Noise! Gospel Choir Lighten up ~ Enjoy life ~ Sing!

Thursday Mornings (Adults) St Giles Church, Elgin 14th March - 27th June 2019 10 - 12pm Learn New & Traditional Gospel Songs Phone Carol: 07486374525 E: joyfulnoise@btinternet.com

2 saturday the inverness battle of the bands: final@tooth & claw, inverness tbc, 21 acts ranging from rock to hip-hop to acoustic to metal the sensational david bowie tribute band@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com race night in aid of garmouth & kingston playgroups 7pm for 7.30pm , speymouth hall, stynie road, mosstodloch. £3 per person. contact: kelly bailiie, paula bruce or lou steele highland seafood, produce & crafts market 10am 2pm, inverness college uhi. free. fresh seafood & meats, tasty baked goods including bread, cakes & traybakes, plus other local produce, cookery demonstrations & whisky tasting. email events.ic@uhi.ac.uk inverness music festival scottish traditional night 6.30pm - 9.30pm, eden court theatre, inverness £4 adults; £1 children. open fiddle competition, curtis craig trophy for piping, scottish traditional ensembles & bands of all ages. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org the bite size double bill: how tom johnston brought hydroelectric power to the highlands & islands 7.30pm, portgordon village hall, cross street, portgordon. £6. (suitable for ages 10+) the sorries: inspired by the music of the corries 7.30pm, the baden powell community hall, turriff

3 sunday thainstone house wedding fayre 12pm - 4pm, thainstone house, inverurie moravian orienteering: darnaway national event 10.15am - 11.45am - registration, darnaway. the event will be sign posted from the a96, east of brodie. the road from the a96 to conicavel is single track & winding in places. please take care. www.moravianorienteering.org dan snow: an evening with the 'history guy' 7.30pm, the empire theatre, eden court, inverness anecdotes of memorable experiences from his very successful career as an historian & broadcaster page 18 - March 2019

4 monday the slow readers' club@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com inverness music festival big sing! 7pm, eden court theatre. inverness. £4; £3; £1. local choirs, incl highland voices, forres big choir, the accidentals, howlin gaels, inverness singers, etc. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org

5 tuesday moray field club indoor meeting: standing stones & stone circles; speaker howie firth 7.30pm, the lounge, elgin town hall. £2 (incl tea & coffee). call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email morayfieldclub@gmail.com dyslexia scotland masterclass for parents 7pm 9pm, maisondieu suite, the laichmoray hotel, elgin. free.no need to book. dyslexia - what to look for, how it can affect your child, homework & study tips, the education system, etc call mandy clinch on 07730 373933 or email at mandy_frankland@hotmail.com www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/events inverness music festival: battle of the bands! 6.30pm primary orchestras, 7.30pm battle, eden court, inverness. adults £4; children £1. the jads, parma violet, flying knee, fruit origin controller and jade paperweights compete for the title. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org coastal photography group meeting 7pm - 9pm, portessie public hall, nr buckie. informal meeting & showing various photographs. call peter macdonald on 01542 833867 or email at finechtywander174@gmail.com

6 wednesday moray apprentice showcase 6pm - 8pm, the mansfield hotel, elgin. free - booking via website. for moray parents /carers & hosted by dyw moray & sds moray. www.eventbrite.co.uk

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inverness festival association premier competition 7.15pm, eden court, inverness. ÂŁ6. the winners of our open solo music classes compete for the premier trophies. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org

7 thursday spey valley coffee mornings hosted by moray coast baptist church of fochabers 10.30am - 11.30am, fochabers public institute 15 high street fochabers. free. join us for tea coffee & other refreshments. everyone is welcome! call donald clough on 07862 898939 or email pastor@moraycoastbc.com /www.moraycoastbc.com 2019 unibet premier league darts 7pm, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen. ÂŁ23

7 thursday - 9 saturday elgin musical theatre: "9 to 5" 7.30pm & matinee on 9th at 2pm, elgin town hall. ÂŁ12. bookings essential via the emt box office www.elginmusicaltheatre.com

8 friday gordon james & the power@the ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

pink party with pretty as pink (pink tribute)@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm

9 saturday - 10 sunday scottish children's champs & bairns' bucket: alpine competition tbc, cairngorm mountain, aviemore. call 01479 861261

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cullen & deskford church guild coffee morning to raise funds for guild projects 10am - 12pm, hall church, york place, cullen. ÂŁ3. call isobel addison on 01542 840610 or at ianaddison43@hotmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk boharm's bubbly bash in aid of macmillan & hall funds 4.30pm - 7.30pm, boharm hall. mulben, keith ÂŁ35. prosecco & finger food, with a disco & games! the neuroscience of relationships 10am - 2.30pm (incl 1-hour break), glen mhor hotel & apartments, 8 - 16 ness bank, inverness. ÂŁ25; ÂŁ20 (conc).tickets from www.the-neuroscience-ofrelationships.eventbrite.co.uk. email avigail Ali paterson Feb 19.pdf 1 21/12/2018 abarbanel at avigail@fullyhuman.co.uk www.fullyhuman.co.uk/workshops/

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15 friday - 17 sunday moray game jam 2019 tbc, the moray college, elgin

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Orienteering the family friendly sport With New Year resolutions long forgotten and Spring possibly just around the corner, are you looking for a realistic way to get the family more active? Then let me introduce you to the sport of orienteering.

In its most basic form, it’s little more than a good old-fashioned treasure hunt. You have a map, with lots of clues and you have to find the ‘treasure’ – which in the case of orienteering is the next control point.

For kids it’s absolutely brilliant. Shorter courses are sometimes only 1 – 2 km long and those who have found their running legs can sprint between controls. But littler legs can toddle between controls too – there are no speed limits.

As the kids get older they gain confidence and begin tackling courses on their own.

This is where the real fun starts! When you get a bunch of 8 year olds heading into the forest looking for controls, distraction is around every corner. There are dens that need to be built, dead frogs that need to be buried, trees that have to be climbed and wild bilberries that have to be picked.

With the kids busy enjoy the forest, this is when the parents also get to have their own adventure too. An hour or more, running around a forest (or walking – no speed restrictions remember) is food for your soul and a balm for your senses. Fresh air, fitness and a bit of me-time thrown in, as well as a workout for your brain. I’m pretty sure orienteering should be available on prescription.

The next Moravian Orienteering event: Sunday, 3rd March at Darnaway, while Inverness Orienteering Club can be found at Abriachan on Sunday, 10th March.

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

Want to get involved? Search online for other orienteering events near you!

competing teams have 48 hours to create a game prototype. www.moraygamejam.com

15 friday - 24 sunday climate north east week: various events & timings throughout the ne, incl holistic taster sessions to deal with stress at the treatment rooms, inverurie & seedy sunday at aden country park (17th mar). email alison@aberdeenclimateweek.org www.climateweekaberdeen.org/programme 1 09/08/2018 09:38 Clan Sept 18 .pdf

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19 tuesday stiff little fingers@the ironworks, inverness tbc www.ironworksvenue.com

20 wednesday williamson foodservice trade show 2019 10.30am 5pm, the kingsmills hotel, inverness. a free trade show event that brings together over 60 suppliers from all over the uk who will demonstrate their products to the hospitality, catering & retail sectors of the highlands & islands. call 0345 450 8888

20 wednesday - 24 sunday www.clanhouse.org #Livingwithcancer

the wonderful world of disney on ice various timings, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen. £18

21 thursday clan cancer coffee morning 10.30am - 12pm, the clan cancer support centre, 227 high street, elgin open to anyone affected by cancer with information & support available. guest speakers. all welcome call 01343 544132

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moray society lecture: the history of johnstons mill; speaker - ian urquhart ( last in the series) 7.30pm, elgin museum hall, 1 high street, elgin. £3, £2 for moray society members, £1.50. call mary shand on 01343 559371 or email at mshand4b@aol.com www.elginmuseum.org.uk live/wire ac/dc@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

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

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

23 saturday Telephone: 01343 544132 elgin@clanhouse.org

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elgin got talent show in aid of the lgbt charity run by moray college 7pm - 10pm, bishopmill hall. call chrissy on 07772 006243 or email at 82chrissy@live.co.uk www.ticketsource.co.uk/lgbtq-charity-group

17 sunday blood donors: keith 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm 4pm, keith grammar school, banff road, keith. to book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net the opera boys@the ironworks, inverness 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

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connect 1st birthday party//i hate models@the ironworks, inverness 10pm - 3am i hate models@ the ironworks, inverness 10pm www.ironworksvenue.com moray blue light festival: featuring scottish ambulance, police scotland, fire scotland, 2622sqn, coastguard & morayvia. come meet your heroes!

1pm - 3pm, moray college uhi, elgin. free. email at moraybluelight@gmail.com

23 saturday - 24 sunday wedding open weekend 10am, brodie castle, forres free - goodie bag on arrival. showcasing brodie castle as a venue for weddings. www.nts.org.uk

26 tuesday interfaith moray meeting 7pm - 9pm, st. sylvester's church, institution road, elgin. open meeting for anyone interested in sharing & learning across different faith traditions & stances. call jenny on 01343 830276 or email at

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jadams@churchofscotland.org.uk port of invergordon - crusie liners 2019 - provisional v2: astoria 8am - 5pm, invergordon

scotland's mental health first aid course 9am - 5pm, thistle inn, celt street, inverness. ÂŁ70 (incl lunch, relaxtion cd, etc). learn how to recognise when a person might need help & the best way to approach them. www.allevents.in/org.highland-training

27 wednesday whisky tasting: blended whisky then & now feat blends from the 70s, 80s & 90s and a comparison to modern day equivalents 7.30pm, the phoenix ale house, academy street, inverness. ÂŁ17. email andy at andy@amateurdrammer.com. www.amateurdrammer.com/events

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

30 saturday easter fair & coffee morning: fundraising event for cullen & deskford church 10am - noon, hall church, york place, cullen. ÂŁ3. call isobel addison on 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk arc sessions: saltfishforty 7.30pm - 10pm, fochabers public institute. tickets from ÂŁ6.98 ufo: last orders - 50th anniversary tour@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm maxi jazz (faithless) personal dj set@the ironworks, inverness 11.30pm

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

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The Wych Elm

By Kay Featherstone, Catherine Allinson

By Tana French One night changes everything for Toby Hennessey. A brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family's ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby's arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden. As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past, and himself.

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Adult Non Fiction

Seven Signs of Life

By Aoife Abbey Junior Fiction (Under 5s)

The Wonky Donkey

By Craig Smith

The book behind the YouTube sensation of a granny reading this story to her grandchild, viewed over 3 million times.

Who ever heard of a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky winky wonky donkey?

Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear.

Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime.

But what if this was every day?

And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song.

Adult Fiction

We Must be Brave

By Francesa Liardet Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave is a luminous and profoundly moving novel about the people we rescue and the ways in which they rescue us back.

December, 1940. As German bombs fall on Southampton, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residents flee to the surrounding villages. In Upton village, amid the chaos, newly-married Ellen Parr finds a girl sleeping, unclaimed at the back of an empty bus.

Little Pamela, it seems, is entirely alone. As the war rages on, love grows where it was least expected, surprising them all. But with the end of the fighting comes the realization that Pamela was never theirs to keep

Junior Fiction (Teenage)

This Lie Will Kill You

By Chelsea Pitcher One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens all played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth. But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Instead, they realise they've been lured together by a person bent on revenge who wants to finally unravel the truth about what actually happened that deadly night, one year ago.

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Overgrown hedges can be renovated at this time of year as well. They will be clear of nesting birds at the moment and they will tolerate a hard cut, so if you need to do a major tidy or reduce the size of a hedge then now is the time. Be aware though that the likes of Cypress hedges, like Leylandii, will not re-grow if you cut past the green growth, so you need to be careful with them.

Snowdrops are making an appearance right now, the last flowers of the winter. Snowdrop bulbs are really difficult to succeed with, so transplanting them ‘in the green’ is the best way to get them started. This means waiting until the flowers have gone over and then transplanting the individual plants. You can buy them like this, or perhaps a friendly neighbour might be kind enough to let you take some that you can then let naturalise in your own garden.

Finally, lawn repairs are best carried out at this time of year. Re-cut the edges to flowerbeds and spike any boggy patches. If you spike patches in your lawn remember to brush in a sharp sand and top soil mixture.

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