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ART GROUP 2nd Mon of the month, 2pm 4pm, Clochan Community Centre. £2 per session. Call Alan on 01542 850493 BELLES ON BIKES MORAY Sun, 10am from various meeting points. Ladies leisure cycling club – social rides, paced to the slowest cyclist on the day, including a café stop. Email bellesonbikesmoray@gmail.com or find us on Facebbok.

BUCKIE CRICKET CLUB Meets at Linzee Gordon Park, Buckie. Junior coaching on Wed evenings. Call William G Flett on 832082 CLOCHAN ART GROUP Mon, 2pm - 4pm, Clochan Hall.

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per session. Tues, 10am-12pm: coffee morning, home bakes & pancakes - £3. Thurs, 1:30pm4pm: tea dance. Call Alan (Art) or Pauline (tea dance) on 01542 850493/ 01542 850416 CULLEN BOWLING & TENNIS CLUB Anyone who is interested in bowling & tennis. Bowls, tennis rackets, balls & shoes all available. Call Sandra Douglas on 01542 840118 FRISKIS & SVETTIS (CULLEN) Tues 6.30pm - 7.30pm & Thurs 6.15pm - 7.15pm, Hall Church, York Place, Cullen. Fun & effective exercise to music for men & women of all ages & abilities. Call Gail on 01542 840438. www.fsaberdeen.co.uk FRISKIS & SVETTIS (KEITH & FOCHABERS) Tues, 10am, Fochabers Institute & Wed 9.30am-10.30am & Thurs, 10am - 11am. Longmore Hall, Keith Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Call Mandy on 01542 882641. www.fsaberdeen.co.uk ISLA VOLLEYBALL CLUB Wed, (Sept to Apr). 7:30pm 9pm: Intermediate & Seniors.

9pm - 10pm. Keith Community Centre. Call Mhorag Mitchell on 01542 888310 JOG SCOTLAND KEITH Mon, 6.30pm, Keith Community Centre, Juniors, Wed, 6pm.

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Call 01343 870609 or email at jskeith@walkjogrunmoray.org.uk KEITH & DISTRICT PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP 2nd Tues of month, 2pm - 4pm, Rathven Church Hall. Come & have a cuppa & a blether. Call Alan Clarke on 01343 870418 or 07990 996454 or email at keithanddistrictpsg@gmail.com

KEITH BOWLING CLUB Apr - Sept, weather permitting.

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KEITH SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS Thurs 7.30pm - 9.30pm, St Rufus Church Hall, Turner Street, Keith KEITH TENNIS CLUB Mon & Wed (Apr - Oct), 7pm, Call Keith Gray 01542 886242 MILNE'S RUGBY Mon, 6.30pm, Milne's High School Playing Fields, (P1P7/S1-S2/S3-S6). Learn about rugby in a friendly & safe environment with sessions supervised by qualified coaches under the auspices of Active Schools. Call Lorna Young on 07966 120514 or email at lorna.young@moray.gov.uk

SPEYMOUTH SENIORS 5-ASIDE FOOTBALL Wed, 7.30pm - 9pm, Milnes High School. We are looking to increase our pool of +30yr old players. If interested please call Ade on 07718934892

MULBEN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wed. 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Mulben Hall. All welcome. Call Margaret Rhynas on 860208 PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP KEITH & DISTRICT Meets regulary in different places throughout the area.

Call 01542 831449 PORTKNOCKIE IN-STITCHES KNITTING GROUP Tues, 10am - 12pm. McBoyle Hall All welcome. Any unwanted wool will be appreciated.

PORTKNOCKIE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING GROUP Wed (2nd September, weekly through till May,) 7pm, Seafield Hall, Portknockie. Beginners are very welcome. The class is full of fun, friendship & is a great way to exercise. Call 07803 855786 QUARRIERS EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wed each month 1pm 2.30pm, Riverside Christian Church Hall, Buckie. Provides

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ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKIE Mon, 5.45pm for 6:15pm Mill House Hotel, Tynet, Buckie. www.rotaryclubofbuckie.org.uk 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

ST. THOMAS PARENTS & TODDLERS GROUP Mon, 9.15am - 11am, during term time, Chapel Street, Keith, (across from St. Thomas School) Toys, crafts & snacks for infants & toddlers & a cuppa for parents. All parents & children welcome!

STRATHISLA STRINGS 1st Wed of month from 7:30pm, The Crown, Reidhaven Street, Keith. A communtiy music group playing traditional music from a wide range of sources.

SWRI 3rd Tues of month, 7:30pm, Arradoul SWRI Hall, nr Buckie.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS

Every now and again there’s a knock on my front door, or a telephone call, or an email lands in my inbox from people looking for information about their ancestors in the parish registers and archives. One could argue that this genealogical research is driven

by TV programmes like the BBC’s ‘Who do you think you are?’ I think it plays a significant role by encouraging people to carry out such ‘investigation,’ by showing it’s much easier in our interconnected and digital world. Since I added to my parish website a link to Scotland’s biggest digital trove of archives, the direct inquiries to me virtually ceased.

There’s no need to travel to this neck of the wood from the USA, Canada or Australia, if you can do your research from your sofa.

Genealogy isn’t a new sport though.

In the Bible, individuals are often identified by their name, followed by a list of names of their predecessors.

Jesus himself received two genealogies, one from St Matthew (chapter 1, verses 1-17) , another one from St Luke (chapter 3, verses 2337). The former is drawn from

Abraham, in the ascending order all the way to Joseph, Jesus’ foster father. St Luke’s genealogy goes the other way around, back to Adam, the first man. Those two genealogies differ in places, but both share one significant trait: each is a long list of names. At first glance, these two passages might appear to be among the most uninteresting in the Bible. In fact, each is an extremely condensed history of God’s interventions and his providence over generations. Each name in the genealogy is like a book stack on the shelf. Only its spine is visible, but when pulled out and opened, it tells the individual’s story.

Those stories cover every possible (and sometimes impossible to imagine) life experience. From elation to despair, and everything between; from ultimate selflessness to utter malevolence, and everything between. In those stories, you can see your own life mirrored. Thanks to that, you can believe that whatever happens in your life, it does for a reason. You may not see it at the time of it happening, it may seem to be totally accidental or random. But

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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 Salvation Army Sunday meeting @ 6pm and Tuesday Musical Tots 10am. Enquiries 01542 489061 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. Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com 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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when you look back, with the benefit of hindsight, you will see how those apparently accidental, random events have affected your life, have shaped and formed you as a person.

God assures you through the prophet Isaiah: ‘My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.’ (Isaiah 55:8-11)

Father Tad Turski St Peter’s RC, Buckie St Margaret’s RC, Fochabers

Contact Sheila Sellar: 01542 840760. Email: sasellar@btinternet.com Cullen Methodist Church, Buckie Sundays 11am. Contact Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com 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. Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com Findochty Salvation Army Sundays 10:30am Morning meeting, S.A.S Kids 12pm (Sunday School), 6pm evening meeting plus a weekly programme. Contact Majors Bruce & Isobel Smith on 01542 832189 for details.

Gordon Chapel Scottish Episcopal Church, Fochabers Sunday Family Eucharist 10am. 1st Wednesday of month Communion 2.30pm. 2nd Sunday of month Evensong 6.30pm. Tel: 01542 882782. www.gordonchapel.org.uk Listed A - F 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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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES

It hardly seems possible that I am writing for this November issue, but with winter already making its presence felt, local communities are celebrating Bonfire Night and Christmas is fast approaching. The festive season is the busiest time of the year for retailers as they prepare for the run-up to the big event. We are blessed in Moray with a great many unique, independent shops and hopefully they will feature on your shopping list. If we buy locally we can ensure the shops remain an integral part of Moray.

Meantime, with nearly six months under my belt as Moray’s MP I have settled into routines at Westminster and established my constituency office in Forres, dealing with a number of issues raised by local people. As always, if you have an issue you would like to discuss with me, please feel free to visit or phone on 01309 679253 and will be pleased to help you.

I am currently progressing my proposal to provide children with equal protection from assault.

My proposal will ensure that children in Scotland receive the same legal protection as adults, by removing the defence of ‘Justifiable Assault.’

My proposal sets out to change attitudes in society and send a message that we reject violence in every setting.

Earlier this year I held a consultation and was delighted to have the support of almost 75% of the individuals and organisation which responded.

I am delighted that the Scottish Government announced its support, a move I believe helps us take one step closer to making Scotland the best place in the world to grow up.

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I think almost everyone in Moray has felt the sheer frustration of going to purchase something online only to find when you check out that delivery is going to cost you a fortune because you have an AB or an IV postcode.

Unfair and excessive delivery charges are something that I’ve been battling for a long time. Recently, I succeeded in getting Halfords to agree to change their delivery charges policy after publicly highlighting that they’d charged a customer in Speyside £50 for delivery of towels worth £5.99.

Similarly, Lloyds Pharmacy has now committed to looking at their policy after I raised a case of a couple in Keith who were to be charged £50 delivery for a mobility scooter despite them advertising free UK delivery.

Enough is enough. I’m making it clear to companies that folk in Moray have had enough of being fleeced and that it is time they reviewed these greedy charges.

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Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days British Summertime Ends Sun 29th Oct 2017 Halloween Tues 31st Oct 2017 Bonfire Night Sun 5th Nov 2017 Remembrance Sunday Sun 12th Nov 2017 St Andrew’s Day Thurs 30th Nov 2017 1st Sunday in Advent Sun 3rd Dec 2017 2nd Sunday in Advent Sun 10th Dec 2017 3rd Sunday in Advent Sun 17th Dec 2017

Shortest Day Thurs 21st Dec 2017 Christmas Day Mon 25th Dec 2017 Boxing Day Tues 26th Dec 2017 Hogmanay Sun 31st Dec 2017 New Year’s Day Mon 1st Jan 2018 New Year’s Day (substitute) Tues 2nd Jan 2018 Epiphany Sat 6th Jan 2018 Burns Night Thurs 25th Jan 2018

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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 Moray Families Information Service.......................................... www.facebook.com/ MorayFamiliesInformationService Registrar ............................................................01542 885525 Keith Tourist Info. Ctr ..........................................01542 888423 Keith Community Bus ........................................01542 882222 Babs Dial A Bus..................................................01542 835800 National Rail Enquiries ......................................03457 484950 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..................................03001 234565 Botriphnie Primary School ..................................01542 810207 Cluny Primary School ........................................01542 831417 Crossroads Primary School................................01542 870221 Cullen Primary School ........................................01542 840279 Findochty Primary School ..................................01542 832287 Keith Primary School ..........................................01542 882802 Millbank Primary School ....................................01542 831113 Milne’s Primary School........................................01343 820977 Mosstodloch Primary School ..............................01343 820476 Newmill Primary School ......................................01542 882788 Portessie Primary School ....................................01542 832288 Portgordon Primary School ................................01542 831198 Portknockie Primary School................................01542 840244

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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 NHS 24 ................................................................................111 Ardach Health Centre..........................................01542 831555 Seafield Medical Centre ......................................01542 835577 Seafield & Cullen Medical Group........................01542 835577 Keith Medical Centre ..........................................0345 3379944 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin ......................................0345 4566000

DENTISTS 8 to 8 Dental ......................................................01542 833087 Buckie Dental Practice ......................................01542 831163 The Keith Dental Practice ..................................01542 886251 8 to 8 Dental Keith ..............................................01542 882507

PHARMACIES Bairds Pharmacy, Keith ......................................01542 882512 Clarks Pharmacy, Fife-Keith ..............................01542 882533 Cullen Pharmacy ................................................01542 840220 Listermac Pharmacy, Union St ..........................01542 840268 Listermac Pharmacy, W. Church St....................01542 833321 W.S. Taylor, Buckie ............................................01542 831116 Normac Pharmacy, Buckie ................................01542 831147 To add a contact or for amendments to existing details, please email linda@winterburn.co.uk or call 01309 690063

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;OL 9\UH^H` *OYPZ[THZ *HRL° Once upon a time a little red hen lived in a cabin with a mouse and a rat. One snowy Christmas morning she woke up and decided it would be nice to have a cake. "Let's bake a cake," she said to the mouse. "Yes, a cake!" said the mouse. "A Christmas cake!""It's such a festive day!" she said to the rat. "Don't you think a cake would be a lovely treat today?" "Nothing better than sweets on Christmas!" the rat agreed.So the hen gathered ingredients, and said to the mouse, "Would you like to grind the wheat?""I wouldn't," said the mouse."Neither would I," the rat agreed.So the little red hen ground the wheat."Now who'll crack the eggs?" asked the little red hen."Not I!" said the mouse."Nor I!" said the rat.So the little red hen cracked the eggs."Who'll stir in the sugar and the nuts and the fruit?" asked the little red hen."Not I," said the mouse."And certainly not I," the rat added. So the little red hen poured the ingredients into the bowl, and then she stirred and stirred, and when the batter was done, she asked, "Who'll pour it into the pan?""It won't be me," said the mouse."Nor me," said the rat."I suppose that means I'll pour," said the little red hen. "But tell me this. Who'll eat this cake?""I shall," said the mouse."And so will I!" added the rat."Is that so?" said the little red hen.As that cake baked and the cabin filled with the sweetest scent, the mouse's mouth began to water, and the rat's eyes grew round with desire, and soon that cake was baked."Now I'll pull this cake out of the oven and eat it!" said the little red hen, but as she did, the cake suddenly spun in a circle and rolled to the floor and out the door and down the hill. The hill was so icy that the cake rolled with ease, and the little red hen and the mouse and the rat chased for it, slipping and sliding along.As the cake was rolling by the barn, the barn owls cried, "Where are you running, Christmas cake?""I'm running away," the cake answered."From whooo?" asked the owls."From the little red hen and the mouse and the rat," the cake said, sliding faster still. But the owls liked the look of that cake, so they flew out of the barn and began to chase it too.Faster and faster and faster that cake rolled, and soon it came to a ditch full of diggers who saw it and cried, "A Christmas cake! You look delicious. Where are you off to?""I'm running away from the little red hen and the mouse and the rat and the owls," the cake answered.So those ditchdiggers jumped out of the ditch and began to chase after the cake.That cake kept rolling until it came to a cold, cold stream, where washing women stood in thigh-high boots, scrubbing their clothes."What a delicious looking cake!" said the women. "You'd taste so fine for Christmas supper. Where are you running?""I'm running away from the little red hen and the mouse and the rat and the owls and the ditchdiggers," said the cake, "and soon I'll be running from you!"Sure enough, the cake was right.

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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 year of history, heritage & archaeology 2017 tbc, moray, speyside & the highlands. various events. www.visitscotland

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elaine paige in concert 7.30pm, eden court , inverness. call 01463 234234

24 tuesday - 26 thursday 6th highland wheelchair curling triples competition 2017 tues 10am - 4pm (opening ceremony) inverness ice centre. come along & watch wheelchair curlers from all over scotland & the north of england in action. call mo simpson on 07798 710 404 or email at wheels77uk@yahoo.co.uk

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Rolling Events until 27 october mixed media art exhibition by phoenix centre user groups at the phoenix centre 10am - 4pm, phoenix centre, 9 queen street, buckie. free. call laurie anne davidson on 01542 839624 or email at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival

until 31 october moray’s feelgood festival: a festival for all, offering arts events with a gentle mental health slant, themed on 'reclaim.' music, film, workshops, visual art, theatre, literature. call vivien hendry on 07902 293 166 or email at vivienhendry@btinternet.com www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk

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session a9 8pm, eden court, inverness. call 01463 234234. www.eden-court alzheimer scotland - musical memories - buckie 1.30pm - 3pm, burnside court sheltered housing, netherha road, buckpool. free. singing & music from all eras for people with memory problems & dementia (plus their friends & family). call sharon finlay, community activities organiser on 07584 408209 or at sfinlay@alzscot.org the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

26 thursday alzheimer scotland 'hae a news' group - buckie 10.30am - 12pm, hanover court sheltered housing, newlands lane, buckie. free. tea, conversation & activities for people with memory problems & dementia (plus their friends & family). call sharon

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programme for the lawn strengthens the grass and this tips the balance of conditions back in favour of the grass. As with all things in nature, it’s about competition. There are no chemical products which remove lichen. Golf courses do this all the time, and so do we.

Aerating the ground over winter should be part of routine lawncare in any case. The freeze/thaw, freeze/thaw weather we get compacts most ground round here which prevents tender new plant roots spreading, even if the grass has had a spring feed. The ground is too solid.

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colonel mustard and the di-jon 5 'yellowe'en' + spring break@ironworks. inverness 10.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com 'reclaiming the sea', abstract art workshop with daniel fairbairn 10am - 12.30pm, the phoenix centre, 9 queen street, buckie. free, but booking advised. call laurie anne davidson on 01542 839624 or email at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival

28 saturday icehouse halloween party 6pm - 7.30pm-ish, scottish dolphin centre, spey bay. call lisa farley on 01343 820339 an evening of chamber music in aid of macmillan 7.30pm, speyside high school, mary avenue, aberlour. tickets at the door £10 (children £5). bookings by phone at 01340 871490. ho-ro & trail west@ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com moray typhoons vs edinburgh capitals 7pm, moray leisure centre. a great night out for all the family. support your local ice hockey team. doors open 6.30pm, faceoff 7pm. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk cullen bowling & tennis club craft fayre 10am 4pm, cullen bowling & tennis club. £3 per person for teas/coffee. donation to the raffle appreciated teddy bear group zumbathon with clare's zumba 10am - 12pm, royal british legion buckie branch. raffle & various stalls incl homebakes, fruit & veg, glitter tattoos. £10 per person. (tickets from any teddy bear staff members or fund raising committee) for any fitness level. call 01542 832636 himmerland@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

29 sunday blood donors 11am - 1pm & 2.30pm - 4.30pm, the fisherman's hall, pringle street, buckie. all welcome. please book an appointment. call 0345 301 7270. nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net just sing concert 7pm, eden court, inverness. call 01463 234234

31 tuesday scouting for girls@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

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the deportees/brash isaac/gordon james & the power@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk jericho hill@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm .www.ironworksvenue.com moray society archaeology conference: forgotten, hidden, lost - unearthing moray's archaeology 9.30am - 5pm. adult £10, student £7.50. alexander graham bell centre, moray college, elgin. booking essential at www.elginmuseum.yapsody.com. www.elginmuseum.org.uk/forgotten-hidden-lostunearthing-morays-archaeology elgin museum's archaeology conference 11am 4.30pm vist the museum to meet the speakers & view new artefacts. free insight into elgin cathedral 10am - 12pm. meet at the main entrance to elgin cathedral. an exclusive tour with guest speakers sharing insights, booking essential at www.elginmuseum.yapsody.com. call janet trythall on 01343 543675 or email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org.uk/forgotten-hidden-lostunearthing-morays-archaeology guided walking tour of elgin 1pm - 4pm. a tour of elgin with local historian, mary byatt, local historian & archaeologist, claire herbert. adults £6, £5 students. booking essential at www.elginmuseum.yapsody.com. for information call claire herbert on 01343 543675 or at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org.uk/forgotten-hidden-lostunearthing-morays-archaeology keith show race night 7.30pm, longmore hall, keith. £7 (incl stovies) with starlite disco. call 07818 0318559 or info@keithshow.org.uk

5 sunday forres harriers brodie castle 10k 11am, brodie castle. £15 sal £17 non sal. formerly known as the dyke 10k now starting and finishing in the spectacular grounds of the 16th century brodie castle. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events

6 monday moray field club: agm & presentation on "the cairngorms" by hamish trench 7pm, the lounge, elgin town hall. all welcome. call 01309 676884 or email at morayfieldclub@outlook.com

8 wednesday the arts society speyside lecture: double dutch: the meaning behind symbolism in dutch paintings 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors £7. call 07789 880481

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This month of music kicks off on the 3rd with Aberdeen band The Deportees.

With an emphasis on natural instrumentation, The Deportees are known for their strong melodies and signature four-part vocal harmonies, combining the best of Celtic folk with 80’s Americana. They will be supported by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Brash Isaac, as well as local band Gordon James & the Power.

The 4th carries on the local theme with new and exciting independent artist, LILURA. Hailing from Nairn, LILURA (or Jemma as she is known to her friends) captivates audiences with dark, electronic beats infused with fun, glittery, pop. Anyone who is a fan of Kate Bush, David Bowie and even Radiohead will find something to like here.

Two of the Drouthy’s most popular acts that they have hosted - Adam Holmes & Rachel Sermanni - team up to do a two night stint on the 9th and 10th. Adam has just released his 3rd album, Midnight Milk, to a great reception, gaining a 4 star review in The Scotsman, while Rachel has been called one of Britain’s “most promising folk acts” and has just been on tour in America. This is an excellent chance to see two of Scottish music’s most exciting young artists. Not to be missed!

Aberdeen based band The Little Kicks have been described as both ‘Indie-pop’ and ‘Disco-rock’. Whatever they are, they are bound to get you moving. Having toured around the world and shared stages with the likes of Twin Atlantic, Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit (to name a few), the bands focus on vocal harmonies and infectious guitar hooks, combined with a knack for writing incredibly catchy songs, The Little Kicks’ sound is incredibly engaging live. You can catch them on the 24th, supported by Inverness band Lional.

On the 25th, The Drouthy Cobbler play host to Dante, an alternative folk band from Edinburgh. Dante have spent the last two years working on their first full-length album, Wake, with Frightened Rabbit guitarist, Andy Monaghan. Drawing on indie and folk influences in unusually equal measure, The Herald has described the new material as a collection of “folk-flecked gems”. They will be supported by Jamie Bacon, a singer from the Highlands, as well as Gordon James & the Power.

And finally, don’t miss the monthly Comedy Club. Featuring some of the best in both up-and-coming and established talent in the Scottish comedy scene, it is gaining a reputation as one of the best monthly events in the Moray area.

The Deportees

Billy first burst into stand up in 2005 and has quickly established himself as one of Scottish comedy's most up and coming young acts with an ever expanding, cult following, thanks to his unique yet slightly surreal style of storytelling, likeable on-stage presence, energetic on stage performances, near non existent attention span, and is widely regarded as a must see act that leaves audiences sore with laughter.

Dubbed a ‘Comedy Fizz Bomb’ by The List, Billy has also clocked up sell out shows at the Glasgow and Edinburgh International Comedy Festivals including “Smell Yer Maw” with Austin Low, and his own sell out one man shows “Billy Kirkwood is Childish” and “Billy Kirkwood is Stoopid”. As well as regularly gigging all over the UK he is the resident MC the hugely Sidesplitters Comedy Club in his native Ayrshire.

Billy is a comedian with popular huge bag of comedy tricks at his disposal as he is a born improviser having appeared in a selection of improv based shows across the country. He enjoys interacting with his audiences and has come into demand as a compere and event host.He can be seen performing gigs as both MC, support or host and can be seen performing all over the UK at all kinds of events.

In the last 12 months Billy has seen his profile rise and rise. As well as facing huge demand for his work as a stand up, he has now made the leap to TV having worked as writer/actor on two hit TV shows for the BBC - The Kids sketch show 'Hedz' and the forthcoming BBC show The Hidden Camera / Quiz Show ‘Stakeout’. Billy is also involved in the show “Online Nation” on the American television channel CW Network and regularly heard on BBC Radio Scotland.

Billy is also the host of the new the hugely popular alternative internet talk show 'The Gentlemen’s Closet (Visit – www.myspace.com/thegentlemanscloset) and has recently completed work on the comedy radio pilot 'TV morgue' with work soon to begin on a brand new Internet TV sketch show due summer 2008.

Billy Kirkwood is a comic to keep you eye on, ‘cause who knows what he’ll do next!’

What folk have said….

'Naturally funny, Fizzing with Energy' 'Effortlessly Funny, something for everyone' - Capital Comedy Limited

'Dynamic onstage presence, powerhouse delivery, hit's comedy pay dirt!'

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'...Likeable on stage, energetic and enthusiastic' - The Stand Comedy Club

'The heartiest laughs of the evening undoubtedly accompanied Billy Kirkwood, a keen comic mind'

'...So natural that he takes the audience anywhere he wants'

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'Expertly warms up the crowd' - Evening times

8 wednesday - 19 sunday

14 tuesday

colours of cluny 5pm - 9.30pm, cluny hill, forres. sound & light show. for info email at info@coloursofcluny.com.

lulu - all about the music tour 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre). call 01463 234234

9 thursday - 10 friday

15 wednesday

adam holmes & the embers/rachel sermanni @the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

november lights@mad hatters, inverness 7.30pm. all welcome

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10 friday

the selecter & the beat@the ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

iona fyffe band@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm

11 saturday an adventure in local writing: speakers -meg woodward & charlotte smith (elgin writers group) 2.15 pm - 3.45 pm, st rufus’ church hall, turner street, keith. members £2, visitors £3. call dr alistair mason on 01261 812941 or bfc.1880@gmail.com. cc smugglers@ bogbain farm, inverness 8pm, call 01463 772800 moray typhoons vs north ayr wild 7pm, moray leisure centre. come along & support your local ice hockey team. doors open 6.30pm with faceoff 7pm. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk christmas fair & coffee morning in cullen 10am - 12pm, hall church, cullen. £3. cullen & deskford church fundraising event. call isobel addison on 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com.

11 saturday - 12 sunday elgin modelfair by elgin model railway club 10am - 5pm, elgin town hall. adults £5, 2 day ticket £7.50. rail layouts in various scales, boats, planes, meccano, digital scalextric, various hobbies etc refreshments. for info email enquiries@elginmodelrailwayclub.co.uk

16 thursday - 17 friday time to shine: top class drama 6.30pm for 7pm, highfield hall, buckie high school. £6. magical tribute to the music of the past decades. for tickets please call 01542 839578/839402 or by paypal at email address topclassdrama@hotmail.co.uk

17 friday the elephant sessions@tooth & claw, inverness tbc. www.skiddle.com showwaddywaddy 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. all welcome

18 saturday buckie christmas kracker & christmas lights switch on 2017 10am - 6pm. free. a fun filled family day out, parade in the town, santa in his grotto, stalls, live music. switch on at 5pm the after kracker party with uks number 1 little mix tribute act 8pm - 12.30am, buckie british legion. £5. over 18s event, followed by a disco keith charity ladies night 2017 7.30pm - 1am, longmore hall,

11 saturday - 30 thursday

keith. £25. theme - hoedown

the moray youth art prize: competition & exhibition tbc, mc3, above royal mail, high street, elgin. free. artists (13 19yrs). deadline is 3rd nov. email to enter & attach photo of your art plus title, contact details. email at info@macthree.org

19 sunday

12 sunday moray typhoons vs dundee tigers 5pm, moray leisure centre. come along & support your local ice hockey team. doors open 4.30pm, faceoff 5pm. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk

13 monday light & life 7-9pm, costa coffee, 66 high st. elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, music. call alyson sim on 07733 127539 or at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk the shakespeare schools festival 2017 7pm, eden court (one touch theatre), inverness.

clochan art group sale of original art works & cards 9am 1pm, clochan community centre. refreshments available. for information call alan on 01542 850493 car boot sale 9am - 1pm, clochan community centre. pancake teas & bacon rolls. to book a table & for information please call christine on 01542 882478 (evenings)

20 monday shed seven@ ironworks, inverness tbc www.ironworksvenue.com

22 wednesday reap: community energy champion training 10am - 1pm, buckie. free. a fun & interactive guide to home energy issues. booking essential. free energy goodie bags. call 07835 068481 or energychamps@reapscotland.org.uk www.reapscotland.org.uk

24 friday moray society lecture series:treasure trove in scotland;

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Christmas Cake Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a Christmas cake.

The process of making it over a number of weeks, the aromas when cooking and then the joy of the deep, rich flavours when we come to eat it. In my house we always eat it with a good cup of tea in the early afternoon when there is just a “wee space to fill” even when there probably isn’t a “wee space to fill”!!

Ingredients: 525g currants 225g sultanas 225g raisins 110g candied peel 165g glacé cherries 300g plain flour pinch of salt ½ tsp mixed spice ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg 300g soft butter 300g soft brown sugar Zest of one lemon 6 large egges, lightly beaten 3 tbsp brandy, extra to feed

Method: 150 °C, 23cm tin – line with 2 layers of baking parchment 1. In a large bowl, mix the fruit, flour, salt and spices 2. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest.. beat in the egg, little at a time (if you rush adding the egg the mixture will curdle).

3. Add Half the fruit mix to the creamed butter, fold to incorporate. Add the second half and then the brandy 4. Tip mixture into the cake tin making a slight dip in the centre so as the cake cooks it will level out leaving a flat top to decorate 5. Bake for about 4 ½ hours 6. Leave to cool in the tin for at least an hour, then remove from tin and cool completely.

7. Once cool, prick with skewer and slowly drizzle 3-4 tbsp brandy over. This is feeding!

The cake should then be “fed” every 2 weeks until being iced with marzipan and icing before Christmas.

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The Turra Coo Story A strange and interesting exists in the market town of Turra, in Aberdeenshire Story (Turriff to you and me)!

Under the Liberal government of the 1910s, the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George introduced a scheme whereby National Insurance contributions (by employer) became compulsory for all workers between the ages of 16 and 70. This was enacted via the National Insurance Act, and caused outrage among the farmers local to Turriff, who claimed that their contributions were too high; and that, as they were rarely able to be off work due to illness like industrial workers, it was unfair for them to have to pay for a service they were unlikely to use.

In Turriff, popular protests were held in the Johnston and Paterson Mart, and Lendrum farmer Robert Paterson refused to stamp the insurance cards of his employees. Paterson was charged under the National Insurance Act and sentenced to pay a fine of £15 plus the arrears of national insurance contributions. Paterson paid the fine, but refused to make up the arrears, resulting in orders on 13 November 1913 for Turriff's sheriff George Keith to seize property to the value of £7 from Paterson's farm. However, this was more difficult than it seemed as officers could not move property without local assistance, and the locals refused to help in protest.

The Cow Sheriff's Officer George Keith “poinded” the only piece of property which was easily mobile: Paterson's white milk cow, which was set to be sold in Turriff on 9 December, the delay being due to the fact that both of Turriff's agricultural marts supported Paterson and refused to handle the sale, requiring a special licence to be granted for a public sale and an auctioneer to be brought in from elsewhere. On the appointed day, the cow was taken from Paterson's farm and led to Turriff on foot. The citizens of Turriff found the cow tied in the village square, decorated in ribbons and painted with the words 'Lendrum to Leeks' in reference to Lloyd George's Welsh origin, and representing the sheriff's and government's victory over the hostile farmers. The cow was put up for auction. The response was a near riot, and a 100-strong mob proceeded to pelt the sheriff's officers with rotten fruit and soot. Amidst the melee, the cow herself escaped from her handler and ran away, later being found in a nearby barn. Eight farm workers, including Paterson, were subsequently put on trial in Aberdeen for disorderly conduct but all were acquitted, having received verdicts of "not proven".

The cow was eventually taken to Aberdeen where it was sold to a farmer, Alexander Craig, for £7 (which, balanced against the cost of the operation, resulted in a loss to the Sherriff's Department), but Bryony Miller, a local girl and wife of the Patersons' farmhand John Miller, with his help, rallied the local community together to buy back the cow for Lendrum. The presentation of the cow back to the Patersons on 20 January 1914 was a major public event; it was estimated that more than 3,000 people turned out to see the cow paraded in triumph through Turriff, adorned with ribbons and garlands of dried flowers, painted with the slogan "Free!! Divn't ye wish that ye were me" and accompanied by a band playing "See the Conquering Hero Comes". The cow returned to the Patersons' farm at Lendrum, where she died six years later and was buried in a corner of the farmland.

The case became a cause celebre at the time and numerous souvenir items were produced featuring likenesses of the Coo and frequently adorned with the slogan "Lendrum to Leeks".

On 31 October 1971, a roadside monument was unveiled at Lendrum, with a plaque featuring a silhouette of a cow's head and the words "The Famous "Turra Coo" incident took place in 1913 when Robert Paterson headed resistance to injustice to farm workers in the insurance act."

On 20 November 2010, a sculpture of the Turra Coo by David Blyth, Charles Engebretsen and Ginny Hutchinson was unveiled in Turriff town centre, at the junction of the two major shopping streets, a spot now known locally as "Coo Corner".  The sculpture was based on a stuffed cow known as "Alese" and bearing a strong resemblance to photographs of the original Turra Coo. Alese herself is on display at the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum in Mintlaw.

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he Dean’s story began in 1975, in the small town of Huntly, Aberdeenshire. It was there that Helen Dean first created her delicious traditional shortbread for her friends and family who loved its melt in the mouth taste. Helen’s husband Bill thought it was so good he decided to use her baking to help raise funds for the local Huntly pipe band where he was Drum Major. The band’s touring helped to spread her shortbread’s fame far and wide.

Soon the aroma of home baking would fill the town as Helen established her own small bakery to meet with demand. The bakery’s reputation began to grow with more and more customers enjoying the delights fresh from the oven. So popular was the light and crumbly shortbread that, in 1992, Dean’s moved to a new purpose built bakery on the outskirts of Huntly.

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Spiced Roast Parsnip Soup - Serves 4 Ingredients 1 Kg Parsnips, Peeled And Cut Into Chunks 3 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Tsp Chilli Flakes 1 Onion, Peeled & Chopped 3 Garlic Cloves, Peeled And Finely Chopped 1 Tsp Ground Cumin 1 Tsp Ground Ginger 1 Tsp Turmeric 1 Litre Vegetable Or Chicken Stock 400 Mls Coconut Milk Salt & Pepper To Taste Dean's Cheese & Chilli Oat Bites To Serve

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We’re in the thick of autumn now, and despite the occasionally inclement weather I have to say that this is my favourite time of the year for working in the garden. I think childhood memories of bonfires and chilly days linger in my mind, and I still derive great satisfaction from a good afternoon’s work in the garden, followed by a hot bath and hearty winter stew for dinner. My dog, Solly, enjoys the piles of gathered leaves too, and doing his level best to un-do my hard work when he can!

A bit of work done in the garden at this time of year can ensure that you have a tidy garden to look out on over the winter months, but it also benefits the garden immensely if it is not sitting under a blanket of fallen leaves. So here are a few DO’s & DON’Ts for this month.

DO clear leaves whenever you can – if you have space in the garden you can create a pile for leaf-mould.

DO spike boggy patches in your lawn and rake in sharp sand.

DO re-define lawn edges with an edging tool (also called a ‘half moon’).

DO plant Tulip bulbs, November is the ideal time for this.

DO plant out winter bedding plants to add some colour to your garden.

DO feed your birds regularly and reliably, regular visitors come to rely on this over the winter.

DO leave a messy corner for wildlife if you can.

DO cut down any dead growth on plants that is not going to provide interest over the winter.

It is all too easy to forget about the garden over the winter months and abandon it to the elements, but with a bit of planning it can become one of the magical times of the gardening year. I am in the process of planting up new beds in my garden and I am deliberately choosing plants that look magical with a heavy coating of frost on them.

Ornamental grasses such as Miscanthus sinensis can look great in the winter, and reliable summer flowers such as Astilbes can provide wonderful shapes too (if they have faded gracefully!) I am also going to be underplanting a new birch tree with Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ to provide some vivid orange winter stems in future winters.

There is more about winter planting ideas on my blog, The Mountain Gardener.

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