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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. www.banffshirefieldclub.org.uk

BUILDING BLOCKS NURSERY Spaces available for children aged 2-5 years. Funded preschool places available. Open all year, incl. school holidays, 8am6pm. 37 St Peters Terrace, Buckie. Contact: 07771 360880

BUCKIE & DISTRICT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Meets the last Wed of every month, Burnside Court, Buckie, 7pm. Emotional & practical support to those involved with cancer. Margaret Smith, Chairperson. on 01542 832329

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

BUCKIE AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB Classes spanning all levels & coaching available. Ages 5-16. Contact David Eckersley on 01542 832078 BUCKIE SALVATION ARMY Meeting & Fellowship every Sun, 6pm, New Street. Musical Tots Parent & Toddlers every Tues, 10am. Contact: Colin Hanover on 01542 489061 BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB Mid-Apr - Oct, West Church Street, Buckie.Call 01542 832962

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DESKFORD & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Charitable organisation responsible for the upkeep & maintainance of Deskford Community Hall. Contact: Bruce McLaren (Chair); Hilary Morrison (Sec) on 01542 841228 or 01542 842827 or HAMM6951@aol.com mclaren600@btinternet.com ELGIN AMATEUR ATHLETICS CLUB Coaching in running, jumps, throws, field & track athletics. Ages 9 + Morriston Playing Field (Apr - Oct) & Bishopmill Primary Gym (Oct - Mar). Tues & Thurs, 6.30pm - 8.00pm. Membership fee + £1 per session. Please come & try. Contact: Violet Beattie on 01343 551021 info.elginaac@gmail.com FINDOCHTY BOWLING CLUB Open from May to September. Contact: 01542 833779 FOCHABERS PETANQUE CLUB Meets at Fochabers Cricket Club. Contact: MIke Watt on 01542 832591 FOOTPRINTS GROUP Thurs, 10am – 3pm, Buckie Church of Christ church hall. For adults with disabilities. Activities include cooking, arts & crafts, exercises, singing, boccia & games. £3, incl lunch & snacks All welcome for whole or part of the day. Contact: Barbara Zealand or Irene Johnston 01542 832143/01542 836414

Keith on Wed, 9:30am-10:30am & Thurs, 10am-11am. Exercise to music, open to all. Contact: Mandy on 01542 882641 www.fsaberdeen.co.uk GRANGE BADMINTON CLUB Tues, 7pm - 9:30pm at King Memorial Hall, Grange. Tamsin Morrison on 01542 870251 tamsin.morrison@btinternet.com GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Nairn & Moray Branch are looking for new branch volunteers. Contact: Anna Temple or Anna Roberts 01309 694866 ISLA VOLLEYBALL CLUB Meets at Keith Community Centre on Wed, (Sept to April). 7:30pm-9pm: Intermediate & Seniors. 9pm-10pm: Seniors. Contact: Mhorag Mitchell on 01542 888310 KEITH B.A.L.L. GROUP Wed, 10.30am - 1pm in St Rufus Hall, Keith. For info call Evalyne or Moira on 01542 886913 or 01542 860218 KEITH BOWLING CLUB Apr - Sept, weather permitting. Short carpet bowls indoor, Sept to Apr. Hazel MacAngus-Gerrard on 01542 887452 KEITH CRICKET CLUB All ages & abilities welcome. Practice on Thurs, 5pm Juniors & 6pm Seniors at Fife Park, Keith. N Green on 01542 887105 MORAY ARTS CLUB Bringing 'The Arts' to the people of Moray. Myra Gallicker (Art Convener) on 01343 541426 mjg.artist@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.morayartsclub.com MORAY SPEYSIDE FILM CLUB Last Tues of every month, 6.30pm - 9.30pm in Lecture Theatre, Moray College, UHI. Screening locally produced films & award-winning documentaries. Tickets £3.50/£2.50. www.facebook.com/MoraySpeys ideFilmClub

MS EXTRA 1st Wed every month, 10am, Boogie Woogie in Fife-Keith Square. A social & support group fo rextraordinary people who just happen to have Multiple Sclerosis. Contact: Susan Shand on 07823 322268 PORTGORDON ART GROUP Fri, 1pm-4pm, Clochan Communtiy Hall. New members welcome. Contact: Kitty Bell on 01542 850409 RAIN OR SHINE TODDLER GROUP Wed, 10am-11.30am & Fri, 1.15pm-2.45pm. Lady Cathcart Hall, Buckie. Make new friends, have a chat & a cuppa. £1.50 per session. Contact: Gail on 07921 558989 ROYAL BURGH OF CULLEN PENSIONERS CLUB 1st Monday each month 7pm. For the welfare of the elderly in Cullen. Contact: Bunty Gardiner on 01542 840653 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. Willie Pirie on 01343 823995 . PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

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It’s two weeks before Easter when I’m writing this piece. Quite likely it’s midMay when you are reading this. In this impossibly quickly changing world any attempt to predict the future is extremely difficult. So, how can I know what is topical now when you are reading this piece? Well, theoretically, I could ask people who claim to have special talents or skills to predict the future. There’s just one problem – the Bible forbids that, as it’s clearly stated in the Book of Leviticus: ‘You must not try to use different kinds of magic to tell the future.’ (19:26) The story of the king, Saul, is instructive too. Desperate before the battle, he instructed his subordinate to find a medium for him; a rather difficult task ,as Saul was infamous for witchhunting. A woman was found, the king went to see her in disguise (quite silly to assume she wouldn’t recognise him in the process), requested her to contact him with the late seer Samuel, only to be rebuked and condemned by his ghost. The First Book of Chronicles summed up the whole adventure explicitly: ‘Saul also went to a medium and asked her for advice instead of asking the Lord.’ (10:13) The king died in the battle the

following day. However, I wouldn’t seek anyone to predict the future because I don’t believe it is possible – and my religion has nothing to do with such disbelief. It springs from my non-religious conviction that my future isn’t predetermined, written in the stars, the book of life or whatever poetic phrase you’d like to use. I do believe that my future is only partially determined by my ‘conditions’, like I will not get pregnant as my male body isn’t made for it. It’s neither predestination nor clairvoyance – it’s biology. I do believe that my future is the product of my own decisions and actions; of other people’s decisions and actions affecting me directly (e.g. when ran over by a car) and indirectly (e.g. elections); and - last, but not least - by natural phenomena like storms, earthquakes or illnesses. I have full control over my actions, limited control over other people’s, and even more limited over natural phenomena. However, I can take control over how to react to those ‘uncontrollable’ happenings. To summarise: I’m in charge of my future, with my brain power and the ability to make my own decisions.

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. 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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Doesn’t God know everything, our past and present as well as our future? And if so, how are we free to make our own future? It’s a darn difficult conundrum… Or is it? Here’s a bit of a simplistic example, based on my hillwalking experience. When I’m standing on the top of a high mountain I can see much more than people at the foot; their view is obviously obscured in one direction by the mountain. If there’s pouring rain moving towards them from the other side of the mountain, they cannot see it. At the same time at the top of the mountain I can see both the people and the rain going towards them. Judging by the directions of the wind and the movement of the rain I know their future – they will be soaked (as will I a bit earlier than them). As God lives beyond time there’s only now to God; there’s neither the past nor the future, only the present. A prayer then is like a call from the people at the foot of the hill to me at the top: ‘What’s the weather looks like from there?’ Sometimes you can get answers. Fr Tad Turski St Peter’s RC 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 7pm. Wednesdays 8am: 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. Listed H - S and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed or to amend existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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It has been an incredibly busy month with the Council elections on Thursday 4th May. I’ve been out and about throughout Moray with the SNP candidates, meeting voters and hearing about the issues that matter to them. Whatever happens when the votes are counted on the 5th May, there will be huge changes in the Moray Council, as half of the councillors elected in 2012 step down, including a number of my own party colleagues. Gary Coull, Pearl Paul, Mike McConachie, Kirsty Reid, Mike Shand and Margo Howe have all decided to step aside to make way for new faces. I want to take this opportunity to thank them for their years of service and dedication to their communities. Being elected is a huge privilege and I know that they have given it their all, over the last five years. I wish all councillors – across the political divide who are standing down – the best for the future. Richard Lochhead MSP There is no blog this month from Angus Robertson MP

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Rolling Events until 28 april coastal photography group exhibition open all day , open night starts at 7-30pm, buckie library, free, display of local photographers work. open evening on march 29th, contact: peter macdonald 01542 833867 or email macdonaldpeter962@gmail.com

the drouthy cobbler comedy club @the drouthy cobbler, 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk fundraising tombola 6.30pm for 7.30pm start, portessie public hall. £1. star prize £75 grocery vouchers, please bring a cup. raffle & prizes. donations welcome. contact: rosella smith on 01542 833969 or email portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk

27 thursday clochan community centre agm 7.30pm.

until 3 may

27 thursday - 1 monday

mountains to the sea: exhibition by christine macintyre & philippa mitchell, tbc, 1896 cafe & gallery, boat of garten moray supports refugees: appeal for warm clothing, tents & equipment for adults, children & babies living in refugee camps. for collection points contact christine preece at chrispreece1@hotmail.com.

spirit of speyside whisky festival 2017 tbc, festival throughout speyside, programme of over 500 whisky-inspired events, the festival is a mecca for the curious beginner & the whisky connoisseur. www.spiritofspeyside.com. bandstand beer & music festival tbc, bandstand bar, braeval hotel, nairn. scottish & english ales & ciders, live music, food & entertainment. 01667 452341 www.braevalhotel.co.uk/bandstandbeerfestival

until 1 october

28 friday

until 30 june

1917 wwi exhibition tbc, ground floor, highlanders museum, fort george, original objects, archives & photographs, the exhibition will focus on some of the conflicts that took place. contact: ann-marie peckham, curator 01313108764/01313108702 or email ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

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fourth friday music session 7.30pm £2.50 clochan community centre openmic. raffle refreshments. moray society agm & lecture series: a taste for indian sculpture, moray & elgin museum - speakers prof roger jeffrey & friedericke voigt. 6.30pm (agm) & 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. free (donations welcome). agm followed by talk. wire & wool@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. hotter than hell (tribute to kiss)@ironworks, inverness. tbc. visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

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Protect the Bees - New Regulations for Weedkill Spraying We are now into the weed emergence period of the year. They usually come up in a lawn in 2 waves. First to show are daisies and dandelions, but clover and buttercup donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really flower until June. Weed control by herbicide spraying is most effective when the weeds first appear and put on vigorous growth in the spring and early summer. The growth slows as the season wears on, and the weedkill becomes less effective. We have always blanket sprayed lawns for weeds in the first half of the season, then spot sprayed as required towards the end.

for every application on every lawn. We are no longer blanket spraying every lawn, but target spraying when that is adequate to treat the weeds that are present. Most of our established customers actually have very few, if any weeds, but new customers do still usually need more invasive spraying initially. The overall aim is to limit any adverse effects to pollinating insects by reducing the amount of herbicides going into the environment, which can only be a good thing, if it is done properly.

Those who spray weedkill professionally are required to undertake courses regularly to keep up to date with the latest legislation and safe application and handling guidelines, and obtain national accreditation. GreenThumb are the largest lawncare company in the UK by a country mile, and we have to renew our crop-spraying certification every 3 years. In the last couple of years, there has been widespread coverage in the media worldwide, about indiscriminate spraying of herbicides possibly affecting pollinating insects, notably bees. Much research has been conducted, and is still ongoing, but interim changes to products and practices are now coming through thick and fast. This is affecting both agriculture, and the much smaller horticulture sectors. GreenThumb for instance, now use a more sophisticated product that costs twice as much as before, and have to keep a log of the amount used

For more information about our annual lawncare plans from just ÂŁ11.25 per mth, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a multi-award winning national franchise, and is the runaway leader in the sector with half a million customers, we are the family-run local franchise covering the wider Moray Firth area. Contact Alastair or Fiona for a FREE LAWN ANALYSIS on 01667 460012, or email Alastair us at:Watt Inverness@greenthumb.co.uk

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29 saturday disability swimming development day 2pm - 3pm, lossiemouth sports & community centre. free. anyone with a physical/learning disability or sensory impairment welcome. booking essential. contact: ken brown on 01542 888055 or email at ken.brown@moray.gov.uk elgin scottish theme day 10am - 4pm, elgin city centre. free. wear your kilt, pipe bands, address to the haggis, giant haggis eating competition etc. contact: elgin bid. ceilidh dance night 7pm, scottish dolphin centre £10 on sale from 18th march. music from footerin’ aboot. bar - speyside craft brewery fish supper. www.wdcs.org. technique 2017@ironworks, inverness 10pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com 7scots army reserves look at life day 9am - 4.30pm, elgin army reserve centre - taken to fort george. see what they do, activities including firing the rifle. contact: captain ken scott on 0131 310 3853 or email at kenneth.scott855@mod.uk gordonstoun junior highland games 11am - 5pm, gordonstoun junior school playing fields. free. traditional highland games for primary school children. stalls, refreshments, home baking, musical entertainment, etc. www.juniorhighlandgames.co.uk page 18 - May 2017

guinness world record attempt: fastest time to build a 190 litre barrel 12pm - 3pm, speyside cooperage visitor centre, dufftown road, craigellachie, aberlour tickets from website. celebrates 25th anniversary of speyside cooperage visitor centre & 70th of the cooperage itself. www.spiritofspeyside.com. coffee morning in aid of eilidh brown's volunteer year in thailand 9.30am - 11.30am, buckie baptist church hall. adults £2.50 children £1. home bakes for sale. (charity registration no sc025668)

dufftown's 7 still road race 10k 2pm - 6pm, the commercial hotel, dufftown. hosted by dufftown & district community association. buckie summer show: classic car day 11am, linzee gordon park, buckie. all classes invited, including tractors & motorbikes. free. refreshments & lunch for entrants. contact: 07831 263915. www.buckieclassiccarshow.org. beginners signed sog workshops: moray bssl services 4.30pm. all welcome. the lost distillery company with ewan henderson@ the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 10pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk car boot sale (idca) inchberry 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, refreshments & bbq 8.30am - 12pm. www.wherecanwego.com.

MAY 2017 1 monday really wild festival 10.30am - 4.30pm, scottish dolphin centre. free. all welcome.

3 wednesday scott gibson: life after death@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 9.30pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk bryde@hootananny, inverness 7.30pm.

4 thursday indigo velvet@mad hatters, inverness. tbc thursday open mic night 7.30pm - 10.30pm, copper dog pub, the craigellachie hotel. acoustic music sessions hosted by max mcpherson. book a session or come along to listen. please book if dining. contact lesley ann parker on 07887 846495 or email lesley@leap-scotland.com

5 friday tap o' the hill@hootananny, inverness. tbc inverness big tasting@ironworks, inverness. 6pm.

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Entertainment

THE DROUTHY COBBLER

It’s been a busy Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, and now we head into the Summer with some of the best music & comedy from around the country, performing live at The Drouthy Cobbler Music lovers have another great selection of performers this month, starting on the 17th with American singer-songwriter Lizanne Knott whose smoky and entrancing vocals have captivated audiences all over the U.S and Europe. Originally from Inverness, Glasgow-based alternative band, Schnarff Schnarff (19th) will be there to impress you with their unique brand of ‘staccato grunge pop’ and will show you why they are one of the most talked about up-and-coming bands on the UK music scene. They will be supported by fellow Highland bands, Silver Coast and Forgetting the Future. The 28th sees Glasgow singer-songwriter Matt Hickman, better known as Brownbear, coming to the Drouthy. With his music being described as having an alternative folksy vibe, but full of fire, Matt has an extremely emotive and powerful voice. He commands your attention from the first song, and keeps it for the duration. One not to be missed. Brownbear will be supported by local singer, Calum Jones. The monthly Comedy Club (31st) will once again feature the best in Scottish comedy. Featuring a variety of styles and acts, it is fast becoming a staple part of the North of Scotland‘s entertainment scene. Please be aware that some material might not be to your tastes. The 3rd sees the triumphant return of Glasgow’s Scott Gibson. Highly regarded amongst his peers as being one of the absolute best comedians working in Scotland just now, Gibson has played the Drouthy Cobbler Comedy Club on multiple occasions. Last year, he did a Fringe preview for his one man show, ‘Life after Death’. A hilarious and moving tale of his brush with death at a young age, it showed just how good he is at crafting a show and keeping audiences engaged. He then won Best Newcomer at the Fringe, followed by a run of sell-out London shows, and is back to take the full show on the road. The most natural successor to Billy Connolly’s style and humour, Scott Gibson is definitely one to watch for the future. Don’t miss out on a great show!

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schnarff schnarff@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 9pm 11pm, www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

6 saturday coffee morning with stalls 10am - 11.30am, community centre, lhanbryde. hosted by st andrews & urquhart bowling club. all welcome. gin lovers feast. tbc, walled garden, gordon castle all welcome. www.gordoncastlescotland.com wheatus@ ironworks, inverness. 7.30pm, www.ironworksvenue.com. black nevada@hootananny, inverness. 9.30pm ben nicky@ironworks, inverness. 11pm. www.ironworksvenue.com.

7 sunday maynes coaches 70th year: open day 11am - 4pm, maynes coaches, march road, buckie. free. fair rides, bouncy castle/slides, stalls, vintage cars & buses, etc benromach 10k 1pm, benromach distillery, forres

9 tuesday dance 7.30pm - 9.45pm, spey bay village hall.

10 wednesday moray banff & badenoch decorative & fine arts society lecture: modern art & the art market 11 am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. for info email membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk

12 friday

21 sunday gordon castle 10k tbc, gordon castle, fochabers

north sea gas@ hootananny, inverness. 9.30pm

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25 thursday into the ark@mad hatters, inverness 10pm

80s music quiz in aid of marie curie cancer 7pm 11pm, the bay, spey bay. £2 entry per person teams of up to six. raffle prizes. to book a team & ensure a table, please contact the bay. contact: 01343 820424. king king@ ironworks, inverness tbc, www.ironworksvenue.com

18 thursday hunter & the bear@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com alzheimer scotland 'hae a news' cafe, buckie 10.30am to 12.00, supper room, fisherman's hall, north pringle street, buckie. free (£1 donation for tea/coffee). conversation & activities for people with dementia, their family & friends. contact: sharon finlay, community activities organiser on 01343 552080 or 07584 408209 + sfinlay@alzscot.org

19 friday ub40 tbc, northern meeting park, inverness part of their grandslam uk tour for summer 2017! twin atlantic@ ironworks, inverness. 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

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20 saturday keith horticultural society annual plant sale & coffee morning 10am - 12pm, keith north church. moray field club walk: hopeman to lossiemouth (6 miles) 10.30am, cars meet at recreation ground, hopeman. contact: lynda anderson on 07990 600 499 or email at jameslynda.anderson@tiscali.co.uk or morayfieldclub@outlook.com rocket community choir night at the movies 7pm, fochabers institute. £5.00. come & enjoy songs from movies old & new. tickets available at christies chemist fochabers or at door. for info email helenhird21@googlemail.com cairngorm to coast on behalf of the raf benevolent fund tbc, cairngorm ski centre car park. 30km hike & 70km bike finishing at raf lossiemouth. transport to cairngorm ski centre car park is provided. contact: 07775 737647 or teamrafbflossiemouth@gmail.com maiden scotland@ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com the dangleberries + footerin aboot 8pm- 12am, the fisherman's hall, pringle street, buckie. £13. all welcome. the gig is for a charity as part the money will be given to the fishing heritage museum in buckie.

27 saturday manran@ironworks, inverness. tbc, www.ironworksvenue.com moray branch embroiderers guild exhibition of members work 10am - 3.30pm, st giles' church, elgin. £2 (incl refreshments). also features a glimpse of moray competition work. sales table & a raffle for a tweed throw. highland & moray food & drink festival 10am - 4pm, eden court theatre, inverness. free. up to 50 exhibitors plus chef's live theatre

28 sunday car boot sale (idca) inchberry 8.30am - 1pm., inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early in car with table before 08.30am. tea, coffee, butteries, etc. bbq. www.wherecanwego.com brownbear with support from calum jones@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 10pm, all welcome www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

31 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm - 10pm. thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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FESTIVAL 23 -24 June 2017

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In words and pictures, music and drama

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