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CLUBS & SOCIETIES 1ST BUCKIE BOYS BRIGADE Mon 6pm: Anchor Boys. Tues 6pm: B and Club. Wed 6:30pm: Gymnastics. Fri 6pm: Juniors.

Fri: 7:20pm: Company. Sun 10am: Bible class. Contact Alan McIntosh 832999.

BUCKIE CHORAL UNION Meets at Buckie North Church Hall, Buckie. Mixed choir.

Rehearsals are on Thursdays 7:30pm-9:30pm. For more information (including map) visit: www.buckiechoral.org.uk

BANFFSHIRE FIELD CLUB 2nd Saturday of the month at St Rufus Church Hall, Turner Street, Keith. Explore natural, cultural & social heritage of the historic county of Banffshire. Visit www.banffshirefieldclub.org.uk

‘FIT FUN’ FOR TOTS Fridays, 10:15am-11:15am at 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

BUCKIE ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB Third Wednesday of the month 2pm - 5pm Upper Hall, Buckie Town House. Drop in - learn a craft, share a skill. Contact Fiona on 07875 624046 for details.

FOCHABERS 50+ WALKING GROUP Meets alternate Sundays and Mondays at The Institute, High Street, Fochabers. 10am on Mondays and 1:30pm on Sundays (2pm on Sundays after BST). Contact the secretary: 01343 870193.

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FRISKIS AND SVETTIS (CULLEN) Tues 7pm - 8pm, Wed 9:30am 10:30am & Thurs 6:30pm 7:30pm at the Hall Church, York Place. Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Fun & effective for men & women of all ages. Call Gail 07926 836778 or visit: www.fsaberdeen.co.uk FRISKIS AND SVETTIS (KEITH AND FOCHABERS) Meets at Fochabers Institute on Tuesdays 10am and Longmore Hall, Keith on Wednesdays 9:30am-10:30am & Thursdays 10am-11am. Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Call Mandy on 882641 or visit: www.fsaberdeen.co.uk GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Nairn & Moray Branch are looking for new branch volunteers. If interested, please contact Anna Temple or Anna Roberts. Tel: 01309 694866 ISLA ART AND CRAFTS Mondays, 7pm - 9pm in The Loft Mid Street, Keith. Help, advice & tutorials from a professional artist and visiting tutors. Call 01542 886070 or 01542 882391.

MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB Wednesdays, 7.30pm, Ramnee Hotel, Forres. Friendship through flowers. Demonstration exhibits raffled. New members welcome.

Further details contact Chrissie on 01309 673431 or Jean on 673552 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES (MORAY BANFF AND BADENOCH BRANCH) 2nd Wednesday at 11am in the Sherwood Suite, Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. Lectures on a variety of arts related subjects delivered by experts from across the UK. New members always welcome. Contact Sarah Fennings-Mills: 01343 831002 or www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKIE Mondays 5.30pm for 6pm.

Marine Hotel, Buckie. www.rotaryclubofbuckie.org.uk SPEY BAY COMMUNITY HALL Tues Indoor Bowls 7pm - 8:30pm (821947) Wed morning BALL (821713). Thurs Mums & Toddlers 1pm - 2:30pm (821162). Fri Body Conditioning 11pm - 12pm (07973 149855) Indoor Bowls 7pm 7:30pm. Call Willie Pirie on 01343 823995 for general enquiries.

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THE LOFT YOUTH PROJECT Drop-in sessions for S1 - S6, Fridays 7pm till 10pm. Contact Sharon Duncan tel: 886630

KEITH CRICKET CLUB Desperate for new players. All ages & abilities welcome.

Practice on Thursdays - 5pm Juniors & 6pm Seniors at Fife Park, Keith. Contact N Green on 01542 887105 for more details.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Genesis 3:1 NIV And God made Paradise. It was perfect, it was beautiful, it was idyllic, and life, for a short while, was bliss. Sadly there was a flaw in this folk tale of Heaven on Earth.

There was a poisonous, venomspitting, human deceiving snake lurking in the Garden of Eden, which spoiled the fun. What in the world was a poisonous snake doing in a place like Paradise?

Good question and it’s a question we may ask ourselves whenever life turns on us.

When our joys turn to sorrow, or health is turned to illness, or dreams are turned to nightmares.

This is the question the poor ask, in the midst of an affluent society.

It is the question hungry people ask in a world that produces enough food for everyone and it’s a question people in every generation have asked! What in the world are poisonous snakes doing

in Paradise? And do you know what? The Bible doesn’t provide an answer. The snake is simply there.

No explanation is given, no reason is found. For you see, the Bible is not so much a book about theology and philosophy as it is a book about reality. It is, "the true story of our lives." And the true story of our lives includes the presence of tragedy and all the hellish stuff that flows from it.

Sadly ‘poisonous snakes’ in some form will affect us and I’m sure we all wish we could wave that magic wand which would make us immune to them. But one of the main points of this true-story-ofour-lives that we can find in the Book of Genesis is that, even if we could achieve true Paradise, that old snake would come slithering along.

We are exposed and vulnerable to life and I think that was one of the points the writers of Genesis tried to get across and using Adam and Eve as props they have them trying to protect themselves from hurt and pain and punishment by hiding in the bushes, because they know

All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie Sundays 11.30am: Parish Eucharist.

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Buckie Baptist Church Sundays 11am & 6pm. All welcome. Contact Rev. Gavin Hunter • Church - 836041• Manse - 833587 • jesuslives@hotmail.co.uk Buckie Church of Christ Sunday 9.30am: Bible Study. Morning worship 11am. Children welcome. Tel: 01542 834696.

Buckie North, Church of Scotland Cluny Square. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Contact Rev. Isabel Buchan on 01542 832118 Buckie South & West, Church of Scotland High Street. Sundays 11:30am including Sunday school. Call 01542 833775 or email buckiesouwester@btconnect.com Buckie Methodist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm. Sunday school, Bible studies, prayer meetings, study and house groups, Alpha and Women’s Guild. Tel: 01542 831176.

Cullen & Deskford Church of Scotland First Sunday of the month. Hall church at 11am. Followed by soup & sweet. Every other Sunday. Auld Kirk at 10.30am and the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Jubilee Hall, Deskford at 12pm.

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they have lost Paradise and life, for them, will never be the same again.

But then comes a lovely twist to the tale when God finds humanity hiding in the bushes – completely vulnerable he decides to make clothes for Adam and Eve! How can we avoid the dreadful consequences of tragedy? Well we can’t. That’s the true-story-of-ourlives. But God can help along with others. Just as God made clothes for Adam and Eve, God will clothe us as well. There may well be some whose gardens have been intruded by poisonous snakes. And if you are one of those people, I hope you’ll cling to this true-story-of-ourlives. For from the very beginning of time, God has come looking for people like us, hiding among the bushes of hurt and fear because we are exposed and vulnerable and fragile. And God calls us by name. And gives us the gifts we need to overcome. And in time we will.

Rev. Douglas Stevenson Cullen & Deskford Church of Scotland

Cullen Methodist Church, Buckie Sundays 11am. Contact Ian Burnett (secretary to Church Council): 01542 840234.

Enzie Parish Church Portgordon, Buckie. Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Call 01542 833775 or Email: enziekirk@btconnect.com Findochty Church of Scotland Sundays 9.45am. All welcome. Contact David Pirie: 01542 834123.

Findochty Methodist Church Sunday fellowship 11am.

Findochty Salvation Army Sundays 10:30am Morning meeting, S.A.S Kids 12pm (Sunday School), 6pm evening meeting plus a weekly programme. Contact Envoy Gordon Lovie on 01542 839633 for details.

Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church Seafield Avenue, Keith. Sunday, Family Eucharist at 11:30am & Wednesday Morning Prayer at 9:30am. Last Thursday of each month a Service of Prayer & Reflection at 7pm. Tel: 01542 882782.

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Useful Contacts Police Station ......................................................................101 Buckie Leisure Centre ........................................01542 832841 Keith Community Centre ....................................01542 882222 Keith Swimming Pool ........................................01542 882222 Keith Resource Centre ......................................01542 886174 Keith Library........................................................01542 882223 Keith Sports & Com. Ctr ....................................01542 882222 Moray Council Access Point, Keith ....................01542 885500 Registrar ............................................................01542 885525 Keith Tourist Info. Ctr ..........................................01542 888423 Keith Community Bus ........................................01542 886390 Babs Dial A Bus..................................................01542 835800 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..................................01343 562533 National Rail Enquiries ......................................08457 484950

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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

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5 monday really wild festival @ the scottish dolphin centre 10:30am - 4pm. free admission. with food, drinks, stalls and tons of activities. for info call 01343 820339

6 tuesday boden clothes sale at torvean, 33 forteath avanue elgin. email veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

8 thursday jazz nairn presents ‘rossano sportiello’ 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

APRIL 2014 29 tuesday portessie public hall - agm social evening 7pm cheese, wine & refreshments. come along and find out about how your hall is managed. new committee members are needed to ensure the long term future running of the hall.

9 friday meet the experts at brodie castle 11am - 4pm. this informative day includes lunch and afternoon refreshments. details at www.nts.org.uk/events. booking is essential due to limited numbers.

MAY 2014 2 friday fashion show in aid of cancer research uk 7:30pm, bridge centre, academy street, elgin (opposite seaforth club). tickets £5 & raffle tickets from cancer research uk, elgin (opposite farmfoods) and at the door. complimentary refreshments. bear’s den @ ironworks 7:30pm. £8. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com mahler players present ‘mahler in miniature’ 8pm at nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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3 saturday baby & children's market 10am - 1pm at eight acres hotel, elgin. clothing, toys, books, furniture, prams, carseats, garden toys and footwear all at bargain prices direct from the owners. adult entry £1 (under 16s free) • info@happymumsmarket.co.uk coffee morning 10am - 11:30am lhanbryde community centre. usual stalls and raffle. adults £1.50 children 50p. in aid of st andrews & urquhart bowling club. all welcome.

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10 saturday moray gaelic group coffee afternoon 2pm - 4pm, elgin youth café. all gaelic speakers, fluent or learning are welcome to come along for gaelic conversation, tea, coffee, scones and a chance to meet other gaelic speakers. £3 entry. quiz night 7pm for 7.30 start at clochan community centre. entry £3.50 pp. max 8 per team. to reserve a space phone pauline on 01542 850416. doors alive - tribute act @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

11 sunday dawn chorus walk @ the scottish dolphin centre 5am - 7am a free, beautiful guided walk along the river spey (booking essential). call 01343 820339 moray & highland junior orienteering championships 10am - 12:30pm culbin forest (wellhill) open to all under 17s in moray & highland regions. full details at www.moravianorienteering.org car boot sale 9am - 1pm at baxter's staff car park. cars £6, vans £10.

13 tuesday lhanbryde and urquhart macmillan cancer support macmillan mile meet 6:45pm for 7pm start at lhanbryde community centre. all welcome.

14 wednesday nadfas fine art lecture - 'chinese ceramics: on the china trail' delivered by antiques roadshow expert lars tharp 11am at the sherwood suite at the eight acres hotel, elgin. visitors welcome. scottish country dancing fochabers classes summer social 7:30pm - 9:45pm at spey bay village hall. call 01542 831792 for info.

17 saturday the western front association: ‘1914 – 1918, a horse war?’ by graham winton, author 2:30pm, elgin library. extended meeting to 5:30pm for details call 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net action marine park lossiemouth coffee morning & stalls 10am - 1pm lossie town hall. in aid of the redevelopment of marine park. further details on their facebook page. £3 tea ticket at door.

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20 tuesday - 21 wednesday deja vu clothes sale 5:30pm - 7:30pm tues & 10am 4pm wed at westfield house, nr elgin. a talk on how to manage your wardrobe with dorothy murdoch both days email veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk. looking for nearly new summer clothes to be dropped off at westfield house by 17 may.

23 friday music night 7.30pm - 11pm, clochan community centre. open mic, raffle & refreshments at interval. admission £2.50. proceeds to clochan c.c. renovations phil cunningham & aly bain at nairn community & arts centre. for details call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk.

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31 sunday referendum debate 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. for details call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk no ordinary run! orienteering in forres 10:15am 11:15am, newbold house (nr leanchoil hospital) all welcome. juniors can score points for their school in the moray & nairn schools orienteering league. visit www.moravianorienteering.org

31 sunday - 1 june fèis mhoireibh - traditional music festival for children aged 8 - 18 9:30am - 4pm, moray college, elgin. booking forms available from lesley morrison on 01343 559345 or visit www.feismhoireibh.co.uk closing date for applications is monday 28th april.

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Harrison's Property Services

Also at: 78 High Street, Forres www.beavtrav.com

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Harrisons Property Services are more than just a letting agency - We specialise in rental properties throughout the Moray area, we offer both tenants and landlords a friendly, professional service from knowledgable staff who are here to help.

All our property maintenance and repair work is carried out by our own qualifed, highly skilled tradesmen which means we can offer landlords comprehensive packages covering all aspects of maintenance and repairs including gas and electrical Looking for a new home? Start your search now, register safety checks. This means no expensive admin fees for with us for property alerts, or a viewing of a property. the landlord and safe, comfortable homes for the Have a property to rent? Contact us for information on our property managment and maintenance packages tenant.

Hawco Motoring services for disabled people in Moray and the Highlands At Hawco Group we have over 60 years of experience of looking after the motoring needs of our customers. For both Volkswagen and Audi drivers we aim to provide a reliable local service.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always our priority to provide the very best service to disabled people in the region, many of whom rely on their vehicle as a means of getting out and about. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always delighted to support the National charity, Motability, which is designed to allow people of all ages to use some or all of their allowance to lease a car.

We have fully trained Motability Specialists on hand at our branches including Inverness, Elgin and Fort William to help find the best car to suit the needs and lifestyle of our customers. There are many options available in the Volkswagen range, including

some where no advance payment is required. We can also offer vehicles from the Audi range within the Motability scheme.

So, how does Motability Work? Motability is the leading car plan helping people who receive specific allowances, either a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or a War Pensioners Motability Supplement, to buy or lease cars.

With the contract hire option Motability customers can lease a car and use it as their own. All the admin is taken care of and included in the package; insurance, servicing, breakdown assistance, etc.

For current offers available and how to get in touch, just visit our website www.hawcogroup.co.uk/motability

Approved Used Volkswagens from Hawco

Das WeltAuto.

Used cars you can trust. Guaranteed.

Check out our fantastic range of Approved Used Volkswagen models at our branches throughout the North. New Used Car Centre now open at Edgar Road, Elgin. www.hawcogroup.co.uk

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48 Harbour Road, Inverness. 01463 236111 6 Wards Road, Elgin. 01343 544977

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May Day & Beyond Sales - Special offers and Price Reductions throughout the store

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INNES HOUSE

Weddings and Corporate Entertainment A Unique place for any Occasion It is difficult to imagine a more romantic setting for your wedding than a 17th century house set in a sheltered walled garden. However, Innes is not just a stunning venue which you and your guests will never forget, but also offers a wholly flexible programme to enable you to plan your day exactly as you would like.

Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings.

The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house.

Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.

“Many venues have a marquee in their garden, but how many have a garden in their marquee…?”

Innes House – Elgin – Moray – IV30 8NG Tel. 01343 842410 enquiries@inneshouse.co.uk – www.inneshouse.co.uk Please quote ‘SpotLight’ when making an enquiry

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Evergreen Complete Watersmart Food, Weedkiller & Moss Control 1. £8.99

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Karcher K2 Home Pressure Washer

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BOSCH Rotak 32 Electric Rotary Lawnmower 1200W 32cm Cut dia’ 31L grassbox

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HARRISON’S Home Improvements Ltd FULLY FITTED KITCHENS

FULLY FITTED KITCHENS Harrison’s Own Brand Kitchens LEVEL 1Own Brand Kitchens Harrison’s Any 13 Units, Worktops, Cornice, LEVEL 1 Pelmets Any 13Select Units,from Worktops, Cornice, 2 ranges Pelmets Supplied and Fitted Select from 2 ranges 2 *Any 13 Units,LEVEL Supplied and Fitted Worktops, Cornice, LEVEL 2 Pelmets Any 13Select Units,from Worktops, Cornice, 7 ranges Pelmets Supplied and Fitted Select from 7 ranges

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HEATING PACK HEATING PACK Combi Boiler

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PARTS AND 7 Combi Radiators plus Boiler LABOUR 5 YEAR WARRANTY PARTS AND Pipework and Valves 7 Radiators plus LABOUR Pipework and Valves– Includes VATWARRANTY ALL THIS FOR £20,000 and Fitting

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