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CLUBS & SOCIETIES CLOCHAN ART GROUP Monday 2pm-4pm, Clochan Hall A small group enjoying painting and drawing, working in all mediums and happy to offer help and advice over a cup of coffee. All Welcome! DARNAWAY CURLING CLUB Small, friendly club delighted to welcome new members for the coming season.Come and try a new sport. For further details contact: evrae@hotmail.com ‘FIT FUN’ FOR TOTS Fridays, 10.15am - 11.15am in Portessie Public Hall. Active games class for 2-3 year olds. Sessions include movement, ball skills, parachute games and nursery rhymes. Contact Kerry Main 01542 831165 or email kerrymain@hotmail.co.uk FRISKIS AND SVETTIS Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Tues 10am Fochabers Institute; Wed 9.30am & Thurs 10am St Rufus Hall, Keith; Thurs 7pm St Thomas Hall. Call Mandy on 882641 or visit www.fsaberdeen.co.uk.

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FOCHABERS OVER 60S LUNCH CLUB Thursdays, 12noon at Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers. Enjoy a home-cooked two-course lunch with tea/coffee & biscuits for £3. Enquiries to 01343 820231 or 01343 821300. JOG SCOTLAND KEITH Mondays 6.30pm at Keith Community Centre, Juniors, Wednesdays 6pm. Suitable for beginners. Tel: 870609 or email jskeith@walkjogrunmoray.org.uk KEITH AND DISTRICT AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB Wednesdays 7pm, Keith Community Centre Car Park. Annual subscription £15. Call Steven Taylor on tel: 832898, 07808 687036 or visit www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk KEITH & DISTRICT RANGER GUIDES (GIRLGUIDING MORAY) Senior Section 14 - 24 yrs. 3 Wednesdays of 4, 5.30pm-7pm. St Rufus Hall, Keith. Tel: 01542 886422 evenings MACS MORAY AREA CANCER SUPPORT A support group for anyone of any age affected by cancer. If you are in need of support or know of someone who needs support, or you wish to be a volunteer please contact us on 07516219151 or e-mail info@ macsuk.org for more infomation. ME MORAY SUPPORT GROUP 2nd Tuesday each month 7pm, Moray Resource Centre, Maisondeu Road, Elgin. Meet with other ME sufferers for support and information. Meetings are free with refreshments provided. www.memoray.org.uk/forum MORAY ARTS CLUB Bringing 'The Arts' to the people of Moray. Call Myra Gallicker (Art Convener) on 01343 541426 or email mjg.artist@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.morayartsclub.com MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP (MBGRG) Local heritage group actively researching and recording monumental inscriptions in

churchyards & cemeteries in Moray. Contact Helen Mitchell on 01343 546620 or visit www.mbgrg.org FOCHABERS PÉTANQUE CLUB To play and promote the game of Pétanque, Fochabers Cricket Club, Fochabers. Contact MIke Watt 832591 MS EXTRA Meets 1st Wed every month, 7pm in the lounge at Ugie House Hotel, Keith. A social & support group for extraordinary people who just happen to have Multiple Sclerosis. Call Susan Shand 07823322268 for details NETMUMS Being a mum can be very isolating so meeting other mums can be a lifeline. Elgin and the surrounding area is such a great community and our mums are very welcoming, so come along and see what we are all about. Visit www.netmums.com for details of a local venue, Contact Claire Brenton on 07989135607 or email claireymac1@aol.com PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP KEITH & DISTRICT Meet regulary in different places throughout the area. For more information on meetings call 01542 831449 PET FOSTERING SCOTLAND Supporting pet owners in an emergency situation. Volunteers care for your pet in their own homes for short periods. Reg. charity SCO15672. Volunteers needed. Tel: 0844 811 9909 www.pfss.org.uk PORTGORDON ART GROUP Fridays 1pm-4pm, Portgordon Community Centre. We have a few places left, so if you're interested in joining us - come along or phone us on 850409

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RAIN OR SHINE TODDLER GROUP Wednesday 10am-11.30am & Friday 1.15pm-2.45pm. Lady Cathcart Hall, Buckie. Make new friends, have a chat & a cuppa. £1.50 per session. Contact Gail tel: 07921 558989 CULLEN, DESKFORD, & PORTKNOCKIE HERITAGE GROUP Meets 1st Monday of every month at Hall Church, Cullen, 2pm. Contact John Aitken: 01542 840476. THURSDAY SUPPER CLUB Free Social Group last Thursday every month 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin For over 21s in the Moray area. Join the walking group, weekends away and attending music, theatre & cinema events. New members always welcome. WALKMORAY We are recruiting Volunteer Health Walk Leaders to lead short, social, low-level walks (daytime & evenings)in Buckie and Keith. For details contact Debbie Barron 01343 567172. 1ST BUCKIE BOYS BRIGADE Mon. 6pm - Anchor Boys. Tues. 6pm - B and Club. Wed. 6:30pm - Gymnastics. Fri. 6pm - Juniors & 7:20pm Company. Sun. 10am - Bible class. Contact Alan McIntosh 832999 BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB West Church Street, Buckie. Tel: 832521 for clubs & societies amendments, please phone:

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS “Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.” (James 1: 14 NRSV). Luke was an associate of St Paul; he wrote St Luke’s Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, and was described by St Paul as “Luke, the beloved physician” (Colossians 4:14). Luke is regarded as the patron saint of doctors, and it has been a long standing custom of the Church to pray for medical missions on and around St Luke’s day. Thinking of St Luke turned my thoughts towards the relationship between the Christian Faith and medical matters. We know of patients, expected by the rules of medical science to succumb, who recover. The recent beatification of the late Cardinal Newman in the Roman Catholic Church had Church officials seeking an incident of miraculous healing which could be attributed to intercessions invoking the prayers of the late Cardinal. Jesus healed the sick, and called his twelve disciples together and “gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases. He sent them

out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal” (Luke 9:1-2). The history of the early Church after Jesus’s ascension into heaven and the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples to empower them for their work, is told by St Luke in his Acts of the Apostles and the third, fourth and fifth chapters of Acts tell of the work of the Apostles healing the sick who were bought to them in great numbers. As St Luke writes: “A great number of people would also gather from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits and they were all cured.” (Acts 5:16). The Church, from the earliest times, has been closely connected with the work of healing and oil has played a part in that work: St Mark’s Gospel notes that: “They cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.” (Mark 6:13). By the time James wrote his letter, the ministry of anointing had become an established part of the Church’s ministry, and was exercised by the “Elders of the Church”. In modern practice, the priest makes the sign of the cross on the sufferer's forehead with prayers for blessing, recovery or

All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie Sundays 11.30am: Parish Eucharist. Contact Canon Jeremy Paisey: 01542 832312. Buckie Baptist Church Sundays 11am and 5.45pm with Rev. Vincent MacDougall. Children welcome. Tel: 01542 836041. 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 Mrs Elizabeth Reid: 01542 831907. Buckie Salvation Army Sundays 10.30am and 6pm and others during the week. Contact Caroline Buchanan: 01542 823790. Buckie South & West, Church of Scotland High Street. Sundays 11.30am including Sunday school. Contact Rev. Alan Macgregor: 01542 833775. Email: buckiesouwester@btconnect.com Buckie Methodist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm. Sunday school, Bible studies, prayer meetings, study and house groups, Alpha, Women’s Guild and men’s prayer breakfast. Tel: 01542 831176. Cullen & Deskford Church of Scotland First Sunday of the month. Hall church at 11am. Followed by soup and sweet. Every other

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for death to come easily. The advances in modern medicine mean that some people see death as a sort of “failure”, nothing could be further from the truth: our whole purpose of our life here on earth is to prepare for our earthly death and our entry into heaven. Sometimes people almost seem to need “permission” to relax into God’s loving care and to give up the struggle for life – the sacrament of anointing can often provide that release. The ministry of healing is primarily a ministry of prayer and care, we all need the support of our friends praying for us. Faith is what St Paul called “living in the Spirit”, and discovering inner resources to meet our need. Hospitals have chaplains and they are happy to visit and support everyone in hospital, but if you want your own priest or minister to visit or to pray for you, you do need to tell him or her that you are ill or are in hospital.

The Revd Canon Jeremy Paisey All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie

Sunday. Auld Kirk at 10.30am and the second and forth Sundays. Jubilee Hall, Deskford at 12noon. Contact Sheila Sellar: 01542 840760. Email: sasellar@btinternet.com 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. Contact Rev. Dr Alan Macgregor: 01542 833775. Email: enziekirk@btconnect.com Findochty Church of Scotland Sundays 9.45am. All welcome. Contact David Pirie: 01542 834123. Findochty Methodist Church Sunday fellowship 11am. Holy Trinity Keith. Sundays 11.30am: family Eucharist service. Tel: 01542 882782. Email: david.loma@baileybalfour.com

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used on Land Street to deter speeding motorists as well. ACTION - TR. 4. TRACEY RAE - COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIASON OFFICER TR encouraged councillors to look forward to next year when it will be time to encourage locals to join the Community Council. She said that there will be two more grants made payable to KCC and we should make the best use of this by promoting the Community Council. She congratulated Keith Community Council on the work they have achieved in Keith. JM reported that Alastair Kennedy, Chair of the Joint Community Council had received an allegation about MC. The allegation was that MC was only on the CC to benefit her business. Because some allegations were made to AK, by a third party, as representing the JCC, he found them serious and expressed his concerns to JM that they had been made. To help satisfy the complainant, AK asked the opinion of Acting Chief Executive, previously Head of Legal Services, Roddy Burns, his legal view on the allegations. At the same time, he asked his view on how an investigation should be conducted. Roddy Burns opinion was that the allegations, based on the email he read, were unfounded. That opinion was forwarded to the complainant. He also advised on how an investigation should be conducted. In the interests of transparency and to ensure the integrity of KCC remains untarnished, JM decided, despite the legal opinion given, to thoroughly investigate these allegations. JM requested from AK the emails which contained the allegations made to allow that an investigation take place robustly and transparently while TR was in attendance at a KCC meeting. MC gave an account of her time at KCC stating that she was asked to join KCC approximately January 2006 before Mither Tongue having a presence on Mid Street commencing November 2008. MC initially attended that meeting to promote the homecoming and the Scot’s language to benefit Keith. She then gave a detailed account of her activities. TR and SC both expressed that she should not have had to explain herself and be demeaned in this way. There was a unanimous decision from

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OCTOBER 29 monday - 31 wednesday “impressions of an untamed country� by keith tilley (exhibition) contact elgin museum: 01343 543675. email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk

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29 monday - 9 november garmouth & kingston art group (exhibition) elgin library. tel: 01343 562600. email: elgin.library@moray.gov.uk doug scott cbe: moments of being (talk) 7pm. eden court, inverness. tel: 01463 234234. website: www.eden-court.co.uk

Thursday 8th .................................................................. Music Nairn: The Schubert Ensemble - Piano Quintet Saturday 10th ............................................ Nairn Allotment Society: TTalk alk & Gardeners Question TTime ime Friday 23rd .................................................................. Cinema Nairn: ..................................................................Cinema (2011) Cert U “The Great White Silence� (2011) 30th.............................................. Rotary Club Fashion Show Friday 30th..............................................

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Dec ................. Craft Fair in aid of Alzheimer Scotland Saturday 1st Dec.................Craft

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earthtime halloween festival @ earthtime’s base: west lodge, cooper park, elgin 6pm - 7pm. booking essential. tel: deborah 07776 374557 or laura 07789 715380. email: loveearthtime@yahoo.com 2012 scottish mental health arts & film festival in highland: birchwood highland concert 7pm. hootananny, inverness. entry by donation. pay on the door. (www.birchwoodhighland.org.uk) tales of the unexpected - storytelling, poetry, and “nibblesâ€? 7pm - 9pm. moray art centre, the park, findhorn. ÂŁ7.50. tel: 01309 692426. www.morayartcentre.org the shakespeare schools festival 7pm. eden court cinema, inverness. tel: 01463 234234. website: www.eden-court.co.uk prom praise 7.30pm, empire theatre, eden court, inverness. tel: 01463 234234. www.eden-court.co.uk www.allsoulsorchestra.org historic banffshire kronach twinning association talk 7.30pm. keith library. banffshirekronach@gmail.com SpotLight on Buckie and District

For further details, telephone 01667 453476, e-mail info@nairncc.co.uk or check out our website at www .nairncommunitycentre.co.uk www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

NOVEMBER 1 thursday “my mind is with the drawing� (lecture) 5.15pm. universal hall, findhorn. free admission. booking advised. call 01463 279344 or email events@uhi.ac.uk outstanding in his field: stewart francis (comedy) 7.30pm, empire theatre, eden court, inverness. 16+. www.eden-court.co.uk

2 friday sigma (moray’s astronomy club): “why stars shine?� by mike lulan 7pm for 7.30pm, birnie village hall. www.sigma-astro.co.uk & twitter.com/sigmaastro

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babs dial a bus - autumn quiz doors open 7pm for 7.30pm. fisherman’s hall, buckie. teams of 6 max. £3.00 inc. tea/coffee/homebakes. byob. tel: 01343 820986 or contact babs: 01542 835800. “moray stone cutters for 50 years” by drew baillie (moray society lecture series) 7.30pm - 9.30pm. elgin museum hall. £3 or £2 for society members. call 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk “you can’t eat money” (music) 8pm. universal hall, findhorn. £8/£6 (conc). tickets from marie jacques. tel: 01309 672956. websites: www.katesvoices.co.uk & www.aliburns.co.uk nina nesbitt (music) 8pm. the loft, east grange farm, kinloss. tel: 01343 850111. www.ninanesbittmusic.com Music

Nina Nesbitt Friday, November 2nd, 8pm @

The Loft, East Grange Farm, Kinloss, IV36 2UD Tel: 01343 850111 www.ninanesbittmusic.com Tickets from: www.Ticketmaster.co.uk

3 saturday nature-based creative fun with earthtime (2-5 year old) 2pm - 3pm. moray art centre, the park, findhorn. fun for the family. £4 per child. tel: 01309 692426. website: www.morayartcentre.org hammers (music) doors open 8pm. flanagans bar, elgin. a night of punk, crust & sludge metal. support from pine barrens, absolutist & bld. website: www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008

3 saturday - 4 sunday elgin model fair (organised by elgin model railway club) 10am - 5pm, elgin town hall, elgin. specialist hobby suppliers & refreshments. adults £4.50, concs £3.50, children £3, family (2+2) £12. under 5s free. email duncan macrae: enquiries@elginmodelrailwayclub.co.uk

6 tuesday “travelling by tuba” (music) 7.30pm. st christopher’s chapel, gordonstoun school, near elgin. tickets £10 / £5. from www.hubtickets.co.uk / www.thegcs.org.uk

8 thursday “the schubert ensemble - piano quintet” Nairn Community & arts centre tel: 01667 453476

9 friday elgin wildlife watch @ earthtime’s base: west lodge, cooper park, elgin 3.30pm - 5pm. suitable for 5-11 year olds. booking essential. £1 per child. tel: deborah 07776 374557 or laura 07789 715380. email: loveearthtime@yahoo.com calum stewart & heikki bourgault 8pm. universal hall, findhorn. £10/£8 conc/£6 u16. tel: 01309 691170. website: www.universalhall.co.uk page 14 - November 2012

10 saturday elgin coffee morning holy trinity church hall. usual stalls. raffle £2 per head. refreshments. learn about study with the open university 10am – 3pm. st giles centre, elgin. come and meet us for an informal conversation about courses, study methods, and other aspects of learning. www.open.ac.uk/events craft fair by creative moray firth 10am – 7pm. inverness thistle hotel, millburn road, inverness. tel: 01381 610301. email: jenny.brogden@btinternet.com nature-based creative fun with earthtime (2-5 year old) 2pm - 3pm. moray art centre, the park, findhorn. fun for the family. £4 per child. tel: 01309 692426. www.morayartcentre.org bob wyper as rod stewart 8pm. eight acres hotel, elgin. show starts 9pm. tickets £12.50. tel: 01343 543077. email: eightacres@crerarhotels.com moray piano competition 2012 elgin town hall. www.moray-piano-competition.co.uk talk & gardeners question time - nairn allotment soc’, nairn community & arts. tel: 01667 453476

THE MORAY MORAY AY PIANO O COMPETITION 2012 201 12 EL LGIN TOWN O ELGIN HALL Saturday 10th November - Qualifying Rounds Age 16 years and under 9.30am Age 12 years and under 12.20pm Age 20 years and under afternoon session 3.00pm Age 20 years and under evening session 6.45pm PUBLIC ADMISSION FREE E Programme £3

Sunday 11th November - 2.30pm - Finals Tickets at the door Adults: lts: £8 (no concession) concession) 8 free free Children under 18

Adjudicators: Paul Roberts ts and Charles Owen Owen Outstanding young pianists ts from home and and abroad abroad compete compete for for a share of prize money totalling otalling £4000 www.moray-piano-competition.co.uk -piano-competition.co.uk The Moray Piano Festival Trust is a registered d Scottish Scottish Charity Charity No. SC032432 SC032432

11 sunday moray piano competition 2012 elgin town hall. www.moray-piano-competition.co.uk craft fair by creative moray firth 10am – 5pm. inverness thistle hotel, millburn road, inverness. tel: 01381 610301. email: jenny.brogden@btinternet.com “pinocchio” 3pm. deskford community centre. tickets £9 / £7. tel: 07779 336 971 for tickets & info.

13 tuesday macs (moray area cancer support) meeting 2pm 4pm, moray coast medical practice, muirton road, lossiemouth. supporting people of all ages affected by cancer. “the elephant angel” (scottish opera) elgin town hall. tickets: full price £8. u26 £4 from elgin sports & community centre. tel: 01343 543736.

14 wednesday “the usa and trilliums” (highland rock garden club) 7.30pm, nairn community centre. illustrated talk by

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robert unwin. contact john owen: 01320 366246. moray fresh start - whisky tasting evening 7.30pm. st sylvester’s meeting room, institution road, elgin. limited tickets £10. contact catherine: 01343 552794.

16 friday craft night extravanganza - get inspired, see, try, and share! 7pm - 9pm. moray art centre, the park, findhorn. £10. tel: 01309 692426. website: www.morayartcentre.org historic banffshire kronach twinning association social evening 7.30pm - 10pm. station hotel, portsoy. tickets £5 for a cold buffet with musical entertainment. tickets at the door or from committee members. email: banffshirekronach@gmail.com “do you like jokes?” comedy club presents joel dommett & others doors open 7pm. starts 8pm. elgin town hall. licensed bar. contact 01343 591111 for tickets (£15). www.doyoulikejokes.co.uk

17 saturday christmas craft fayre 10am - 2pm. victoria hotel, forres. 07702781687. weegrasshopperz@hotmail.co.uk nature-based creative fun with earthtime: moontime magic - spiders, bats, and hooting owls (2-5 year old) 2pm - 3pm, moray art centre, the park, findhorn. fun for the family. £4 per child. tel: 01309 692426. websites: www.morayartcentre.org & www.earthtime.co.uk the western front association meeting 2.30pm. the gallery, elgin library. contact derek bird: 01343 870562. website: www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk rhythmnreel (music) 7pm. ironworks, inverness. tel: 0871 7894173. website: www.ironworksvenue.com

19 monday moray council spending priorities community workshop (buckie area) 7pm - 9pm, fisherman’s hall, buckie. explore your ideas with others in the community. booking essential. tel: 01343 563996. www.moray.gov.uk

wine & pottery night at lofty pots 7.30pm. the loft, east grange farm, kinloss. nairn cinema ‘the great white silence’ (2011) cert u at nairn community & arts centre. tel: 01667 453476

23 friday - 24 saturday lads present “calendar girls” 7.30pm. holy trinity church hall, elgin. limited seating - book early to avoid disappointment. tel: 01343 843261. email: info@ladselgin.co.uk. website: www.ladselgin.co.uk

24 saturday cullen methodist church coffee morning 10am 12noon, cullen town hall. all welcome. aberchirder nursery christmas fayre 10am - 2pm. aberchirder primary school, smith crescent, aberchirder. tel: 01466 780241. email: abechirder.sch@aberdeenshire.gov.uk festive fun day & craft fayre 10am - 4pm. elgin library. for all ages. free admission. email: elgin.lending@moray.gov.uk elgin christmas lights switch-on 11am - 5pm, the plainstones, elgin. fun for all ages. blue beads jewellery (class) 1.30pm - 4pm. moray art centre, the park, findhorn. £20 plus materials. tel: 01309 692426. website: www.morayartcentre.org nature-based creative fun with earthtime (2-5 year old) 2pm - 3pm. moray art centre, the park, findhorn. fun for the family. £4 per child. tel: 01309 692426. website: www.morayartcentre.org daimh (music) 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. £12 / £10 concs / £8 u16s. tel: 01309 690311. website: www.findhorn.org

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East Grange Grange Farm, Farm, Kinloss tel: 01343 850111

findochty christmas lights switch-on 6pm - 8pm. findochty town hall. craft stalls, olive tree chocolate, raffle, lotto, bottle stall, homebakes etc. lights on at 7.30pm. all welcome.

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25 sunday lofty arts 11am - 1pm. the loft, east grange farm, kinloss. booking recommended. tel: 01343 850111. arradoul wri christmas fayre 10am - 4pm. arradoul hall, near buckie. craft stalls on show so come along and get your christmas presents here. tea & biscuits available plus a sales table.

26 monday - 28 wednesday library book sale 12noon - 8pm. elgin library. selling withdrawn items at various prices. tel: 01343 562600. email: elgin.library@moray.gov.uk

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27 tuesday

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moray council spending priorities community workshop (keith area) 7pm - 9pm. longmore hall, keith. explore your ideas with others in the community. booking essential. tel: 01343 563996. website: www.moray.gov.uk

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28 wednesday - 30 friday lads present “calendar girls� 7.30pm. holy trinity church hall, elgin. limited seating - book early to avoid disappointment. tel: 01343 843261. email: info@ladselgin.co.uk. website: www.ladselgin.co.uk

30 friday “representations of st andrewâ€? by charles burnett, ross herald of arms extraordinary (moray society lecture series) 7.30pm - 9.30pm. elgin museum hall. admittance ÂŁ3, or ÂŁ2 for society members. call 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk rotary club fashion show, at nairn community & arts centre. tel: 01667 453476 moray rock garden club 7.30pm. new elgin hall annexe. new members required for exciting projects. contact hazel robson: 01340 871227. st andrews night fundraising dance 8pm - late. keith royal british legion. in aid of crossroads primary school. dancing to “illusionâ€?. ÂŁ7 pay at the door. raffles on the night.

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Elgin BID- Christmas Light Switch On Celebration Saturday 24th November 2012 Elgin BID are delighted to host another fabulous, festive fun filled Christmas Light Switch On Celebration on Saturday 24th November 2012 in Elgin City Centre from 11am – 5.30pm. Why not come along and join in the magic of Christmas, with a day that offers something for everyone with a wide range of fun, music and entertainment that will suit everyone in the family. Join the Cairngorm Mountain Reindeer as they parade through the town centre from Johnston Carmichael and through the West End. The parade starts at 2.00pm and the Reindeer will spend the rest of the afternoon at the East End of the Plainstones outside Walkers shop till approx. 4.00pm. Meet these amazing animals and find out all about them – you can even sponsor a Reindeer.

Amy Royan from Music Mania. There is also an afternoon of entertainment in St Giles Centre (unit 7 old New Look) with Elgin an District Pipe Band, Nae Reel, Moray Dance, Blair Mcleod. with more to be confirmed. Don’t forget the local City Centre business and farmer’s market stalls, offering a unique range of high quality, locally produced food, drink, crafts and gifts, ideal for getting that special Christmas present. Street Entertainment will be provided by Bubbles the Clown and if you are feeling extremely extravagant why not visit the Arnold Clark Car Display and see if you source a bargain. For the chance to win cash prizes to be spent with a City Centre retailer enter the Christmas treasure hunt which takes you around the whole City Centre area and you may even find a clue or 2 in a car!!

To make the event particularly special, Elgin BID

At 5.00pm the giant Christmas Tree Lights will

has secured a wide range of local musicians

be switched on with a spectacular light show

who will be happy to entertain you throughout

and Lantern Parade which starts at 4.45pm.

the afternoon. With Elgin and District Pipe Band,

Then to finish off Fortunate Sun close the fun of

to Elgin City Band and Ceilidh to Rock, there is

the day. So why not come along and enter

something to suit everyone. We are particularly

into the Christmas Spirit, and have a wonder-

proud to welcome back Stewart McLeod and

ful day out.

ELGIN BID To keep up to date with Elgin BID events for the coming year follow us on our website or facebook: www.elginbid.cok.uk or www.facebook.com/elginbid here you will find details of all our events for 2013. You will also be able to find out what is happening with Elgin BID and about new businesses moving into Elgin City Centre and developments with our existing businesses. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Elgin BID businesses and team.

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Elgin BID – Christmas Light Switch On & Light Show Saturday 24 th November 2012 11.00am – 5 .3 0pm Elgin City Centre Come along and join the celebration with music, entertainment and fun for the whole family. Visit the Street Market, offering a wide range of high quality food, drink, crafts and gifts. See the Arnold Clark Car Display & much, much more. For full programme listings and more details visit our web site or follow us on facebook www.elginbid.co.uk or www.facebook.com/elginbid

Programme of Events 11.30am Elgin and City Pipe Band 12.15pm Nae Reel 12.45pm Moray Dance 1.15pm Amy Royan and Stewart Mcleod 1.30pm Blair McLeod 2.00pm Cairngorm Mountain Reindeer Parade 2.20pm Wot’s Next 3.00pm Fat King George 3.50pm Rock Academy 4.10pm Jack & Jill Nursery 4.30pm Elgin City Band 5.00pm Christmas Light Switch On 5.10pm Fortunate Sun *Listings are approximate timings and subject to change

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