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

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

ART GROUP 2nd Monday or the month, 2pm 4pm at Clochan Community Centre. ÂŁ2 per session. Call Alan on 01542 850493 for more info.

BUCKIE AND DISTRICT PIPE BAND Meets in the Royal British Legion Hall, Buckie on Thursdays at 6:30pm-9pm. Learners and experienced players welcome. www.buckiepipeband.co.uk BUCKIE CHORAL UNION Thursdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm at Buckie North Church Hall. Mixed choir. For more info (and map) visit: www.buckiechoral.org.uk

BUCKIE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Saturdays 10am-12pm at Linzee Gordon Park for training.

CULLEN PENSIONERS CLUB Aims to entertain elderly people with concerts and outings. Meets on the first Tuesday of each month from October to April.

Annual subscription £3; social evening levy £1.50 - please bring a cup. Contact Bunty Gardiner (Secretary): 01542 840653 CULLEN YOUTH CAFÉ Meets between September and June on Thursday nights, 7pm 9pm. £1 entry.

DALLACHY AEROMODELLERS Model aircrafts and helicopter flying at old Dallachy World War 2 airfield. Mainly at weekends.

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FOCHABERS BADMINTON CLUB Mondays, 7:30pm at Milnes High School. Four courts available.

New members of all abilities very welcome. Contact Angela McWilliam 07718445201 or email a.mcwilliam3@btinternet.com FOCHABERS HILL WALKING & RAMBLING CLUB Meets the last Sunday each month for hill walking outings. ÂŁ15 annual sub and ÂŁ10-ÂŁ20 bus fare. Contact Wilma Forsyth: 01343 821101.

FRISKIS AND SVETTIS (KEITH AND FOCHABERS) Meets at Fochabers Institute on Tuesdays 10am and Longmore Hall, Keith on Wednesdays 9:30am-10:30am & Thursdays 10am-11am. Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Call Mandy on 882641 or visit: www.fsaberdeen.co.uk 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 & 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 KEITH COMMUNITY CENTRE BOWLING CLUB Tuesday & Thursday afternoons at Keith Community Centre. Call Mr Hugh Edgar: 01542 882586.

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

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

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01309 673431 or Jean on 673552 MORAY ADVANCE MOTORISTS & MOTORCYCLISTS Reg. Scottish Charity SC 033561 visit www.morayiam.org.uk or call 01309 673954 MORAY COAST MOTORCYCLE CLUB 1st Wednesday every month at Mill House Hotel, Tynet, Buckie.

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RAIN OR SHINE TODDLER GROUP Wednesday 10am-11.30am & Friday 1.15pm-2.45pm. Lady Cathcart Hall, Buckie. Have a chat & a cuppa. ÂŁ1.50 per session. Call Gail 07921 558989 ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKIE Mondays 5.30pm for 6pm.

Marine Hotel, Buckie. www.rotaryclubofbuckie.org.uk RHYTHM & RHYME GYM TOTS Wed 9.30 - 10.15am & 10.20 11.05 am. Fun baby & toddler sessions. Movement, music, songs, soft play and healthy snack. Call Wendy tel: 832133 STRATHISLA STRINGS 1st Wednesday, 7:30pm at The Crown, Reidhaven Street, Keith.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Weighing the Evidence In their exploration of the Universe, many in the scientific community refuse to consider that an omnipotent God might be the Cause for the wonderful effects they observe. Good science considers every hypothesis, and devises experiments to test every theory that is proposed. These opening sentences in this article are intended to provoke thought. Are they true? Accepting that they are true, the conclusion must be that much scientific thought is heavily biased by the religious beliefs of the scientists involved. But just as sound detective work requires an open mind, and all the evidence must be carefully considered before charges are brought, so the evidence presented to our minds by the natural world needs to be honestly considered.

Paul the Apostle, writing to the Christians in Rome, made this statement concerning God: “For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made” (Romans 1.20 ESV). Thus, in a few words, Paul summed up the basis of Biblical argument. An eternal, omnipotent God is the Creator of all things, and the evidence of that fact surrounds us, revealing something of

the character of that God. The order of the solar system, the wider Universe beyond and the perfect order of microscopic organisms, demand an explanation for their evident design.

An open, inquiring mind looks at the evidence in one way, and the mind that is closed to any acknowledgment of God looks at the same evidence in another way. Consequently two entirely different conclusions are reached.

The first acknowledges God as the Designer and Creator of all things, the second says that everything we see must have come about by accident. Yet one of the essential pillars of scientific inquiry, the 2nd law of thermodynamics, says that whilst order will almost inevitably decay into disorder, no ordered system of things ever accidentally resulted from chaos. Would professional, clever people truly stand scientific principles on their head in such a way? If so, then why?

With the acknowledgement that there is a God who is the Creator of all things, comes an inescapable conclusion: I am accountable to Him! The God of creation has not only made the heavens and the earth but, ultimately, He made me.

Our sinful nature does not like to dwell on such thoughts, so the answer is to reject God and any notion of Him. Let those who believe in God become the

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

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

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

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

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object of mockery, even pity, and let us deify man instead. But, all the time, there is an insistent, quiet voice within us, challenging our God-rejecting desires.

That voice is called conscience and it may be accusing you now, even as you read this article. You would do well to hearken to that voice, for it is God-given.

The importance of the issues discussed here does not lie in whether or not you believe in creation or the theory of evolution. The importance lies in the eternal outcome of those contrary beliefs. If there is no God, then we are nothing different from animals that are born and die. We answer for our behaviour only to society. We must attribute the beauty and order of the natural world, and the unique moral awareness of humankind, to the chaos of a big bang. Or, the evidence around us declares the existence, character and interest of an eternal God. If you will see Him in Creation, you will also see Him in the Cross – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3.16).

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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. Call 01542 833775 or Email: enziekirk@btconnect.com Findochty Church of Scotland Sundays 9.45am. All welcome. Contact David Pirie: 01542 834123.

Findochty Methodist Church Sunday fellowship 11am.

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

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

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SEPTEMBER 2015 28 monday gill landry @ the drouthy cobbler 8pm in the blue room. old crow medicine show guitarist playing acoustic bluegrass on his tour of europe. for info visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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3 saturday buckie south and west church guild coffee morning 9:30am - 11:30am in the church hall. £2 entry. all welcome. quiz night 7:30pm, lhanbryde community centre. £2 per person, teams up to four. byob and nibbles. raffle. in aid of centre funds. comedy night 8pm for 8.30pm, spey bay community hall. byob. tickets £10. call heather on 01343 823995 or helen on 07793112732. a line up of scotland's top comedians! orienteering at brodie castle 10am -11am. discover parts the castle grounds you never knew existed in moravian orienteers popular saturday series. more info at www.moravianorienteering.org st andrews & urquhart bowling club's coffee morning 10am - 11:30am in community centre, lhanbryde. with stalls. all welcome. abc boxing tournament @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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the unwanted battle @ the highlanders museum 2pm - 3pm. scottish battalions at the battle of loos a lecture by willie coupar. includes preview of the battle of loos exhibition, and light refreshments. booking essential. for more information visit www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

2 saturday sigma: moray’s astronomy club - "james webb space telescope" : by gillian wright - uk stfc 7pm for 7:30pm at birnie village hall. non-members welcome. refreshments are provided (for a small donation) bookbug session for babies and toddlers 10am at keith library. calling all babies and toddlers! fun rhyming and singing. for information call 01542 882223 or email keith.library@moray.gov.uk unicef quiz 7pm for 7.30pm, beechtree restaurant, moray college, elgin. teams of 4. £10pp includes buffet. to book call irene on 01343 544600 or bill on 01343 543092. wine may be purchased and there will be a raffle. come and join the fun and help the suffering children of the world. admin@spotlighton.co.uk

dufftown reading group for adults 2pm - 3pm at dufftown library. all welcome. for info call 01340 820272 or email dufftown.library@moray.gov.uk lunchtime talks 12.30pm - 1pm at elgin museum. part of the highland archaeology festival. for more information contact elgin museum, 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk or visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk

7 wednesday aberlour orphanage memories illustrated talk 7pm 8pm at aberlour library. talk and display by ron aitchison. free event. all welcome. for info call 01340 871693 or email aberlour.library@moray.gov.uk

8 thursday kathryn roberts & sean lakeman @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm in the blue room. for tickets and information visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

9 friday the boyan ensemble of kiev - a concert of sacred chants & folk songs of the ukraine 7.30pm in st columba's church, elgin. £16 incl. refreshments at interval. u12s free. tickets from cathedral windows 223-225 high st elgin. call 01343 890209 for more information.

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cullen library reading group for adults 10:30am 11:30am at cullen library. all welcome. for info call 01542 841140 or cullen.library@moray.gov.uk dance night 7.30pm - 11.30pm, clochan community centre. bring & share, tea, raffle. proceeds to clochan c.c. renovations. phone 01542 850416 music & line dance in aid of macmillan cancer support 8pm - 11pm, lhanbryde community centre, robertson road. with ian and zena greig and line dance with mike. byob & nibbles. tickets £12. call eleanor on 01343 842338.

hockey taster session at milne's high school p4-7 from 6pm - 7.30pm and s1-adult from 7pm - 9pm. free and open to males and females of any ability. email pete bavidge at kqcoach@aol.com or visit www.quasarhockeyclub.co.uk for more info.

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15 thursday eaves @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. for details visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk regular music present hayseed dixie @ ironworks 7pm. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

banffshire field club - autumn talks: roderick owens deep-frozen banffshire 2:15pm at banffshire field club, st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. nonmembers welcome, £3 (includes tea and biscuits) 22nd annual world porridge making championship carrbridge in cairngorms national park. competitors from around the globe compete for the coveted golden spurtle trophy and title of “world porridge making champion”. www.goldenspurtle.com close-up magician lewis barlow @ the drouthy cobbler 3pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk the shires @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

social evening 7.30pm - 11pm at portgordon village hall. quiz night with bar and food available. tickets £5. all welcome. siobhan wilson @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. for details visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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11 sunday lazy sunday jazz @ the drouthy cobbler 2:30pm. for details visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

12 monday - 16 friday family drop in sessions 12pm - 2pm at elgin museum. try your hand at digging for artefacts, find out what people ate ages ago or look at ancient documents for information. call elgin museum on 01343 543675, email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk or visit elginmuseum.org.uk

13 tuesday df concerts presents johnny marr @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

14 wednesday wildlife warriors - wildlife kid’s club! 2pm - 4pm at the scottish dolphin centre. for children aged 4 - 10. £2 per child. must be accompanied by an adult. booking is essential. early booking is recommended. call 01343 820 339 for more information. all aboard for the keith to dufftown railway talk 3pm 4pm at keith library. illustrated talk by ian mckenzie & alistair coull. all welcome. call 01542 882223 or email keith.library@moray.gov.uk page 14 - October 2015

17 saturday highland wool and textiles fair 10am - 4pm, eden court, inverness. for all your wool and textile goodies supporting alzheimer scotland. for info visit www.highlandwoolandtextiles.co.uk cast @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com portgordon art group exhibition saturday 10am 6pm and sunday 10am - 4pm at their portgordon venue, the community centre opposite the school. all welcome - £1 entry.

18 saturday quality goods sale 10am - 12noon in the episcopal church hall, buckie. proceeds to mnd scotland. car boot, pancake teas, bacon rolls 9am - 2pm at clochan community centre. to book a table phone christine 01542 882478 (evenings)

21 wednesday wildlife warriors - wildlife kid’s club! 2pm - 4pm at the scottish dolphin centre. for children aged 4 - 10. £2 per child. must be accompanied by an adult. booking is essential. early booking is recommended. call 01343 820 339 for more information. hockey taster session at milne's high school p4-7 from 6pm - 7.30pm and s1-adult from 7pm - 9pm. free and open to males and females of any ability. email pete bavidge at kqcoach@aol.com or visit www.quasarhockeyclub.co.uk for more info.

22 thursday wine tasting @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. for details visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk pirates & princesses craft & reading session 4pm 5pm, buckie library. fancy dress optional. come along and make treasures and tiaras and join in the treasure hunt. contact buckie library on 01542 832121 or email buckie.library@moray.gov.uk

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Two of the events being held this month at Elgin's The Drouthy Cobbler will be of particular local interest - Lewis Barlow (Close-Up Magician, 10th October, 3pm) and Siobhan Wilson (16th October, 7.30pm) both spent much of their formative years at Elgin Academy and have gone on to carve out successful international performing careers.

Lewis’s multi-award winning and astonishing close-up magic has earned him an international reputation amongst magicians.

Lewis recalls that his fascination with close-up magic began by watching a Bunco Booth operator when he was just five years old. His passion for the art led him to develop his own magical effects and techniques, gaining him the confidence of some of the world’s greatest magicians.

Learning and developing magic at an accelerated pace led to Lewis becoming the youngest President of the Edinburgh Magic Circle. The winner of several national magic awards and a regular performer at exclusive private functions across Europe, Lewis’s recent shows at the Edinburgh Fringe were also sell-out successes. Renowned for the purity of his magical effects, he regularly provides his expertise to stage and screen productions at the highest level.

After studying and performing magic for over twenty years, Lewis’s appearance at The Drouthy Cobbler is not to be missed. It includes his latest and most astonishing magical effects, from psychological manipulation to extraordinary card control. You will not have seen such phenomenal magic at such close-range before.

Whether or not you believe in real magic, this is likely to be as close as you can get...

“A masterclass for other magicians. It’s the difference between knowing how to read music and hearing a virtuoso wring all the emotion out of Beethoven” The List

“A scintillating display. Barlow provides a great mixture of simplicity and style in his magic.

He had the crowd in the palm of his hands.”

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Siobhan Wilson Acclaimed singer- songwriter Siobhan Wilson will be performing songs from her new 7 track EP 'Say it's True'. Released at the end of June, the EP was preceded a busy summer including supporting Roddy Frame at the Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow and the new Mugstock Festival.

Echoes of great artists such as Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Nina Simone can be heard in Siobhan’s songs. Siobhan says of her own distinct style ‘I use my voice differently to many other artists, I'm no that interested in fashion and am more timeless.’

Siobhan spent several years studying Classical music and composition in Edinburgh then Paris, where she immersed herself in jazz and "chanson française", listening to the music of Ella Fitzgerald and Jacques Brel. Fascinated by the complexities and organisation of sound Siobhan believes her training helps her to develop songs with unlimited possibilities of arrangement.

Siobhan has been making waves on the indie-folk scene for a couple of years having played to packed venues such as Edinburgh’s Queens Hall and Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall; played several major festivals (Cambridge Folk Festival, Wickerman, Belladrum, Celtic Connections), and supported the likes of Ben E King, Justin Currie, Eddie Reader, Sophie Ellis Bextor, and Idlewild.

Siobhan has built up a strong fan base, her song ‘All Dressed Up’ was downloaded more than 50k times on the Pop Cop website.

Her music has already taken her to Europe and America, and been featured in a French television advert for the charity Secours Catholique. Her BBC Radio Scotland sessions have gained her high praise. Last summer Siobhan was featured on BBC 6Music Lauren Laverne’s ‘Headphone Moments’.

“Smooth, controlled and yet passionate voice; personal, touching lyrics; and swoonsome, jazz-inflected melodies in abundance."

Vic Galloway, BBC Radio Scotland “We played this very track on Monday and, to be honest, the reaction to it was huge.

Her voice, that instrumentation, those melodies!”

Lauren Laverne’s BBC 6Music Blog As always, tickets are available from www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk or use the opportunity to pop into the venue and try out something from their new menu – locally sourced and freshly prepared food is now served from 8am until 8pm all week.

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23 friday music night 7.30pm - 11pm at clochan community centre. open mic, refreshments at interval. £2.50 entry. proceeds to clochan c.c. renovations. phone alan 01542 850493 dan owen and jack watts @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

24 saturday keith library children's reading group 10:30am 11:30am at keith library. for 10-12 year olds. all welcome. for information call 01542 882223 or email keith.library@moray.gov.uk quiz night 7pm for 7.30pm start, clochan community centre. £4 pp incl. refreshments at interval. alzheimer scotland elgin branch coffee morning 10am - 12pm in the williamson hall, duff ave, elgin. pancakes, home baking, raffle & usual stalls. £2. keith patient participation group coffee day 10am 4pm in st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. for the keith health centre flu clinic day - after your flu injection, come and join us. some exercise groups and healthpoint will be there and information leaflets baby show north 10am - 4pm elgin town hall. the biggest pregnancy, baby & toddler event in the north east. information & advice, freebies & interactive taster sessions. £5 per adult, children go free. for info email info@happymumsmarket.co.uk page 16 - October 2015

25 sunday spey valley cage bird society bird show and sale 9.30am - 12.30pm - bird show opens to public 12.30pm - 3pm in the longmore halls, church road, keith. sale of birds, seed and equipment. for more call the show secretary on 01343 870586. the world famous "fron" choir from the valleys of wales performing along with the glen moray male voice choir 7:30pm in elgin town hall. tickets £12 / £10(concession) available from cathedral windows, elgin & beaver travel, forres and elgin. fable @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. for details visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

28 wednesday christmas crafts session 6:30pm - 8pm in buckie library. for adults by buckie arts & crafts group. all welcome. for information call 01542 832121 or email buckie.library@moray.gov.uk tombola in portessie public hall doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm. star prize £75 grocery vouchers. £1 entry. please bring a cup. do you like jokes? comedy club 7:30pm the blue room, the drouthy cobbler. book in advance. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

29 thursday scanning elgin's past 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. a talk by professor richard laing from robert gordon university, on the digital scanning of historic buildings in elgin and how the information can be used. for more info visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk

31 saturday halloween @ the dolphin centre 6pm - 7:30pm. ghastly ghouls, devilish demons & spooky spectres await you in the icehouse. with games, music, fancy dress and pumpkin soup! £2 per child. must be accompanied by an adult. booking is essential. children’s hallowe’en party from 6.30pm - 9pm at portgordon village hall. come and monster mash & play games. prizes for different costumes. moray ostomates 1pm - 3pm, moray resource centre, elgin. for anyone living with an ostomy and their family, carers & friends to meet up with others, share experiences and meet new friends. call meggie on 01343 552449 or kathleen on 07789 684285 aleister crowley: a passion for evil @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk let it bleed presents erol alkan + filth djs + fugazy @ ironworks 10:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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Lemon & lime Curd Cheesecake Ingredients 2 lemons

8oz full fat cream cheese

3 limes

10 fl oz double cream

4oz butter

Biscuit Base

3 large eggs

8oz biscuit crumb

1 large egg yolk

3oz butter

Cheesecake Mix Method 1 Zest and juice the lemons and limes into a bowl.

2 Add the sugar, eggs and butter.

3 Whisk all ingredients together over a ban Marie until the mixture is thick and creamy.

4 Set the mixture aside to cool, when cool chill for two hours.

For the base 1 Melt the butter and add to biscuit crumb.

2 Press into a lined deep flan ring and chill for 1 hour.

For the filling 1 Beat the cream cheese and cream together until it forms soft peaks.

2 Beat half the lemon and lime mix into the cream cheese mix.

3 Spread evenly on top of biscuit base place in fridge for 1 hour to set.

4 Spread rest of lime mix on top evenly, cut and serve.

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