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Clubs, Societies & Regular Meetings 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 BOHARM BOOTCAMP New beginners’ class starting Tuesday 4th September 7.308.30pm at Boharm Hall, Mulben.

Classes £1.50. Contact Lorraine: 01582 860338. Monday and Thursday classes 7-8pm.

BUCKIE CRICKET CLUB Junior coaching on Wednesday evenings. Linzee Gordon Park, Buckie. Contact William G Flett 832082 BUCKIE ROVERS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB Training Monday & Wednesday, 7pm - 9pm excluding June. Contact Mr D G Roberts 840861 BUCKIE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Meets Saturdays 10am-12noon for training, Linzee Gordon Park.

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BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB West Church Street, Buckie.

Tel: 832521 CULLEN BOWLING AND TENNIS CLUB Provides a service to anyone who is interested in Bowling and Tennis. Bowls, tennis rackets, balls and shoes all available.

Contact Sandra Douglas 840118 FRISKIS AND SVETTIS Mon 6pm - 7pm in the Baptist Church Hall, Buckie. Originating in Sweden, aiming to get people healthy. Exercise to music, open to all. Call Joan Thain on 01542 832749 or 07970 118647. Visit www.fsaberdeen.co.uk.

GRANGE BADMINTON CLUB Tuesdays 7pm - 9.30pm, King Memorial Hall, Grange. Contact Chris Lancaster 870622 GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Nairn & Moray Branch are looking for new branch volunteers. If interested, please contact Anna Temple or Anna Roberts tel: 01309 694866 KEITH AND DISTRICT SILVER BAND Practice night, Sunday 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Longmore Hall, Keith.

Contact Wendy Jones 887529 or visit www.keithsilverband.org KEITH B.A.L.L. GROUP Meet on Wednesdays 10.30am 1pm in St Rufus Hall, Keith. Contact Evalyne tel: 886913 or Maureen tel: 886020 for details KEITH BOWLING CLUB Open April - September, weather permitting. Short carpet bowls indoor September to April. Call Hazel MacAngus-Gerrard 887452 KEITH COMMUNITY CENTRE BOWLING CLUB Tuesday & Thursday afternoons at Keith Community Centre. Contact Margaret Adam 887921 KEITH TENNIS CLUB Club nights on Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm, April to Oct. Contact Keith Gray tel: 886242

KEITH TANG SOO DO New classes, 5.30pm - 7pm Royal British Legion. Contact Steve & Rosemary Reeve tel: 01542 886500

Brodie Castle and Leith Hall. Varied annual programme of events.

Ring the secretary on 01343 835258 or email secretary2.bmnts@btinternet.com

LGBT MORAY Social networking for bisexual, transgender, lesbian & gay people in Moray. 1st Tues & 4th Thurs 7.30pm @ The Muckle Cross, High St, Elgin; 3rd Sat 10.30am Time Out Café, High St, Forres. Tel: 07598418638 or email: lgbtmoray@gmail.com

QUARRIERS EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP 1st Wed each month. 6:30 - 8pm at Riverside Christian Church Hall, Buckie. Provides sufferers & carers the opportunity to socialise. Call Tara or Christine 01309 675900 or 07871151198.

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

ROTARY CLUB OF BUCKIE Mondays 5.30pm for 6pm. Marine Hotel, Buckie. www.rotaryclubofbuckie.org.uk ROYAL BURGH OF CULLEN PENSIONERS CLUB 1st Tuesday each month 7pm.

For the welfare of the elderly in Cullen. Contact Bunty Gardiner 840653

MORAY COAST MOTORCYCLE CLUB 1st Wednesday every month at Mill House Hotel, Tynet, Buckie.

Join us for social ride outs, fundraisers and more. Contact Tracey Scott tel: 07928 444376 or visit www.mcmc.org.uk MORAY TRIBAL BELLY DANCE Weekly tribal belly dance classes for all levels. Friday 6.45-8.15pm at St Rufus Hall, Keith. Contact Mel: 07791 863613. www.moraytribaldance.co.uk MULBEN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 4th Jan. 7.30pm-9.30pm, Mulben Hall. All welcome. Contact Margaret Rhynas tel: 860208 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY (MORAY BANFF AND BADENOCH BRANCH) Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11am in the Sherwood Suite at the Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. Monthly lectures on a variety of arts related subjects are delivered by experts from across the UK. New members always welcome. Contact Sarah Fennings-Mills: 01343 831002 or www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk

WALKMORAY (NHS GRAMPIAN) Do YOU want to get more active? WalkMoray offers volunteer-led, short, weekly walks in various locations. For details contact Debbie Barron, Health Walk Co-ordinator on 01343 567172.

WESTERN FRONTASSOCIATION We hold 9 meetings per year on Saturday afternoons in Elgin Library. Open to anyone with an interest in WW1. Contact Derek Bird on 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk

If you would like details of your club or society included in this section, please let us know. All club listings are free. Not all clubs will be listed in every issue.

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The Editor As we go to press, the London 2012 Olympics is drawing to an end. A magnificent event, which united the countries of the world, in a display of healthy competitiveness and unity.

If only it was a yearly event, what a wonderful world we’d live in!

Roll on Rio.

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Pastoral Letter & Church Meetings As I am writing this, the Olympics are on.

And on. And on. I am not a sporting person. I used to run two miles a day – twenty-five years ago! I have a home gym that I use most days, but I’m not a sporting person. I don’t partake and I don’t spectate.

However, I know the Bible has a lot to say about sport. And so in the spirit of the Olympics, here is how to make the most of your life.

First of all, Hebrews 12:1 tells us to “run with perseverance the race marked out for us”. The race in question is the Christian race. So to follow the advice we have to get in the race. From what I can see, all the Olympic athletes had to qualify to get to where they are. So how do we qualify for the Christian race? Well, the answer is found in Colossians 1: 12, “giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light”. And the qualification is honorary: “the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6: 23).

There are certain ways of dressing involved in the different events and Hebrews again advises us here: ‘let us

throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles’. All that baggage from the past is to be thrown off. We just leave it behind the starting line and get on with the race.

There is a need to keep fit though and the apostle Paul – the greatest Christian athlete – wrote, “I punish my body and enslave it, so that after proclaiming to others I myself should not be disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9: 27). There were a few disqualifications at the Olympics and that was not good for the competitors, but they could get involved in other competitions. In the Christian race there is only the one race; the one competition and if we are disqualified from that then we are in trouble.

There is also a crown for the winners – those who make it across the finish line and those are still standing at the end: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing” (2 Timothy 4: 7-8).

In the Christian race there are no competitors. We race against ourselves and we are told: “in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize…. Run in such a way that you may win it” (1 Corinthians 9: 24). That means that we should make all the effort we can.

So you may or may not have liked the Olympics, but we are aiming for the best prize of all. If you are not in the competition you cannot win. Get in the race and go for gold. Everyone can win in the Christian race and the crown at the end makes all the effort worthwhile.

And what is the goal? “Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one” (1 Corinthians 9: 25).

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All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie Sundays 11am: 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 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 Sun-

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There have been a few broken records in the Olympics; there have been gold, silver and bronze medals. That’s better than the wreaths that were used in the early Olympics, but better still is an imperishable wreath that no one can remove.

day. 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@lsaweb.net

This is listed alphabetically from A to H and will regularly be rotated.

If you are a member of a church not listed here, please contact us with the details and we may print them in future issues.

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Local Holidays, School Term Dates & Useful Numbers Local Holidays Fochabers Holiday ‡ Buckie Holiday § Keith Holiday Buckie Holiday § Fochabers Holiday ‡ British Summer Time Ends St Andrews Day Christmas Day New Year’s Day

Mon 3rd Sep 2012 Mon 10th Sep 2012 Mon 15th Oct 2012 Mon 15th Oct 2012 Mon 15th Oct 2012 Sun 28th Oct 2012 Fri 30th Nov 2012 Tues 25th Dec 2012 Tues 1st Jan 2013

Autumn Term Ends Winter Term Starts In-service Closure In-service Closure Winter Term Ends Spring Term Starts Mid-term Holiday

Fri 12th Oct 2012 Mon 29th Oct 2012 Mon 19th Nov 2012 Tues 20th Nov 2012 Fri 21st Dec 2012 Mon 7th Jan 2013 Fri 15th Feb 2013

Scottish Bank Holiday Burns Night Shrove Tuesday Mother’s Day Good Friday

Wed 2nd Jan 2013 Fri 25th Jan 2013 Tues 12th Feb 2013 Sun 10th Mar 2013 Fri 29th Mar 2013

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School Term Dates Mid-term Holiday Good Friday Holiday Summer Term Starts Milne’s High & Feeders May Day Holiday In-service Closure In-service Closure

Mon 18th Feb 2013 Fri 29th Mar 2013 Mon 15th Apr 2013 Fri 3rd May 2013 Mon 6th May 2013 Thurs 16th May 2013 Fri 17th May 2013

Useful Telephone Numbers SCHOOLS 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 Rothiemay Primary School .......................... 01466 711220 St Peters RC Primary School ........................01542 831339 St Thomas RC Primary School ......................01542 882256 Buckie High School ......................................01542 832605 Keith Grammar School ..................................01542 882461 Milne’s High School ......................................01343 820611 DOCTORS Ardach Health Centre ....................................01542 831555 Seafield Medical Centre ................................01542 835577 Seafield & Cullen Medical Group...................01542 835577 Keith Medical Centre......................................01542 882244 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin................................0845 456 6000

DENTISTS The Keith Dental Practice ............................(01542) 886251 Buckie Dental Practice ................................(01542) 831163 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 Buckie Leisure Centre....................................01542 832841 Police Station ................................................0845 600 5700 Keith Community Centre................................01542 882222 Keith Swimming Pool ....................................01542 882222 Keith Resource Centre ..................................01542 886174 Keith Library ..................................................01542 882223 Keith Sports & Com. Ctr ................................01542 882222 Moray Council Access Point, Keith................01542 885500 Registrar ........................................................01542 885525 Keith Tourist Info. Ctr......................................01542 888423 Keith Community Bus ....................................01542 882222 Babs Dial A Bus ............................................01542 835800 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..............................01343 562533 National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950

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I had the great pleasure of being able to attend the London Olympics and meeting some of the athletes. With a Lossie quine taking gold in rowing Moray has a fantastic new icon to inspire our young people in their sporting pursuits.

While I suspect I may be repeating sentiments of previous columns I am dedicating this month’s comments to the many volunteer organisers and supporters of the phenomenal range of community events that are successful in communities right across Moray.

A huge congratulations - not just to the athletes and the team but also to the people from Moray who made the long trip to London to take part in the Olympic Games in the vital volunteer and support roles that make the games tick!

While there are events all year round, the summer is arguably the busiest time with multiple highland games, vintage vehicle events, charity car boot sales and the many gala weeks that take place.

There is a veritable army of volunteers that make these events the successes that they are. I regularly attend community events right across the region and those involved deserve a huge vote of thanks.

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City of Elgin Food & Drink Festival 2012 15th September

Elgin BID is delighted to be hosting the City of Elgin Food & Drink Festival on Saturday the 15th September 2012. The Festival will be the largest of the BID events in 2012 with more than 60 exhibitors confirmed so far, ensuring that there will be something for the whole family to do and see.

The event will open at 11.00am with a “Cook Off Challenge” between Richard Lochhead & Angus Robertson. The Cook Off will be held in the AEG cookery trailer courtesy of the Oakwood Cookery School.

For this event exhibitors and activities can be found all over the City Centre area including Commerce Street, Batchen Street, South Street and the Plainstones.

As well as a vast array of foods and crafts there will also be a Giant Tea Party, courtesy of Moray College, which is being held in support of the STV appeal and in the East End of the City (Cul De Sac opposite the Muckle Cross) we will be hosting “Medieval Elgin” with jousting, sword fighting and archery – lots of fun and specially arranged for the children. In the West End of the City we are hoping to hold a pancake making competition.

Throughout the day we will have live cookery demonstrations with chefs demonstrating delicious ways to cook locally grown and sold food. We are delighted to welcome back Wendy Barrie who has appeared on the BBC Good Food Show, Royal Highland Show and the London Restaurant Show, Olympia.

To top the day off we will have live music and dance throughout the town centre from local performers such as Nae Reel, Elgin and District Pipe Band to name a few. We are also running a special “Broons Treasure Hunt” with goody bags of Broons items for the lucky winners.

So come on down and join us for a fantastic, fun and fabulous day out. With free samples and tastings from the market stalls and lots to do and see, we are sure you will have a great day out at the City of Elgin Food and Drink Festival 2012.

For full programme listings and details of the exhibitors visit www.elginbid.co.uk or follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/elginbid

City of Elgin Food & Drink Festival 15th September 2012 Help Elgin to celebrate the finest of Scottish Foods and Crafts with over 60 exhibitors from Elgin, Moray and Scotland. Exhibitors will be located across Commerce Street, South Street, Batchen Street as well as the Plainstones.

+ Experience ‘Medieval Elgin’ with jousting, sword fighting and archery (Muckle Cross) ..plus much much more..

+ ‘Cook off Challenge’ between Angus Robertson and Richard Lochhead plus a number of cookery demonstrations and tastings throughout the day.

+ Children’s Entertainment with Bubbles the Clown and Zig Zag Circus. + Prize Winning competitions, live music from Elgin and District Pipe Band, Nae Reel (plus more to be confirmed)…

An experience not to be missed!

Let’s all EMBRACE ELGIN and put the VIBRANCY back into the CITY CENTRE

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AUGUST 28 tuesday august - 21 friday september ‘scottish contrasts’ art exhibition by angus donaldson elgin museum. cost is ÂŁ1, or is included in the ÂŁ4 museum entrance fee

30 thursday ironworks summer showcase #8 7pm. 14+. feat. roadway, jake bolt & toby michaels rolling damned. for tickets or information call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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Sat 15th ................................................. ....................................................Michael ... Michael Card in Concert Sat 22nd ................................................. Glen Cunningham Concert

carve carrbridge 10:30am - 5pm, on the village sports field. top chainsaw carvers from the uk & around the world will compete for the magnificent claymore trophy & prize money. live music, activities, games, stalls and food & drink. concert with julie keen and friends 3pm. at st john’s episcopal church arpafeelie. garden party with refreshements. in aid of church funds. entrance fee ÂŁ5. contact linda: 01463 811629 riton @ ironworks 7pm. 18+. support from ‘them & us’, ‘polymath’ & ‘the boomshank redemption’. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

2 sunday allotment 4pm. universal hall, findhorn. outdoor show. edinburgh fringe winner. ÂŁ7/ÂŁ6 concs/ÂŁ4 u16s.

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6 thursday 'habits of the abbots' presented by emma malone.

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the choir. regular thursday evening practice sessions take place over following weeks in st laurence church, forres. email: alasdair@manachie.eclipse.co.uk brodie castle (as part of nairn book festival) 11.30am. the archives of the national trust for scotland..... or what we have found in the cupboards and basements! a unique opportunity to learn something of the wealth of archive material held by the national trust for scotland. ian riches, the national trust for scotland’s archivist, will speak about the importance, care and preservation of the trust’s collection. illustrated by source material, including some from st kilda and brodie castle. adult £5. lunch available in the tearoom. “from fact to fiction” 2.00pm. 17th century banff and aberdeen are brought to life by the compelling details gleaned from research. an historian, specialising in 16th and 17th century scotland, shona maclean writes historical thrillers set in the northeast during these times. among her published novels are, the redemption of alexander seaton, a game of sorrows and the crucible . the archives she has used include the brodie diaries “ invaluable as sources on the presbyterian mindset and way of life in the northeast in the 17th century.” where better to hear about them than at brodie castle itself? adult £7. tel: 0844 493 2156 or visit www.nts.org.uk. fairy tales by firelight 7pm - 9pm, as summer comes to an end, celebrate nature with us as we share tall tales & adventures around the campfire. ages 8 and over. children must be accompanied by an adult. please feel free to bring a story to tell. call 01343 820 339 or email dolphincentre@wdcs.org simon hopper 8pm. at the loft, east grange farm, forres. tel: 01343 850111 or visit http://www.eastgrange.co.uk/

earliest purpose built museum in scotland. talks at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. tel: 01343 543675. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk and www.elginmuseum.org.uk doors open days: falconer museum in forres. tours of the building and its past by the friends of the falconers. tel: 01309 696261. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: greyfriars convent church in elgin.

11am - 3pm. fifteenth century friary. restored and opened as a convent in 1898 and lived in by the sisters of mercy until 2011. tel: 01343 543675. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk and www.elginmuseum.org.uk doors open days: kinloss abbey 10am - 4pm. extensive ruin of a thirteenth century cistercian abbey. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: logie house in logie. 10am 12pm. mid eighteenth century mansion with panelled library and newly restored gardens. tel: 01309 611278. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: the michael kirk in duffus.

10.30am - 3pm. gothic church built as a mausoleum to the gordon of gordonstoun family. tours by moray burial ground research group. free entry. tel: 01343 546620. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: st peter’s church in duffus. 11am 3pm. church ruin dating from the thirteenth century. tours by moray burial ground research group. tel: 01343 546620. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: tugnet icehouse in spey bay. the largest icehouse in scotland built to store ice for the spey salmon fishing industry. tours by scottish dolphin centre staff at 12.15pm and 3.15pm. tel: 01343 820339. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk mr mcfall’s chamber - four corners 8pm. universal hall, findhorn. witty relaxed music from four corners of scotland. £10/£8 concs.

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kingston community litter pick 10am - 11am. every month local people help to keep the spey bay reserve beautiful by sweeping the west side of the reserve for litter. if you would like to help out, please call the ranger for more info on 01343 820339. doors open days: findhorn icehouses 2-5pm. two nineteenth century icehouses used to store ice for the salmon fishing industry until 1986. tel: 01309 690659. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: kinloss abbey 10am - 4pm. extensive ruin of a thirteenth century cistercian abbey. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: milnes primary school in fochabers. grand neo-tudor school built through a legacy left to fochabers in 1845, now used as a primary school. tel: 01343 821204. free entry. visit www.doorsopendays.org.uk doors open days: tugnet icehouse in spey bay. the largest icehouse in scotland built to store ice for the

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11 tuesday blas festival concert featuring margaret stewart for further details, telephone: 01667 453476 or email: info@nairncc.co.uk. visit: www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

12 wednesday nadfas (national association of decorative and fine arts societies: moray banff and badenoch branch) fine art lecture on “creating a splash - the st ives society of artists 1927 - 1952” 11am. delivered by david tovey. at the sherwood suite, eight acres hotel, elgin. visitors welcome.

14 friday solid gold country legends @ ironworks 7pm. reserved seating. £18.50. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com concert with bel canto 7pm. “bel canto” (literally “sweet singing” in italian) is a small north-east group of youngsters aged 8 to 18 (approx) who enjoy beautiful singing for its own sake. students of ann munro of lossiemouth - a noted teacher - these individuals are soloists with huge talent who combine in small groups to sing as bel canto mainly for charities and deserving causes. returning to brodie castle for a second time (the first was a sell-out!) on 14th september they will once again grace the gorgeous music room with a fine mixture of classic and scottish song. we suggest early booking, £8 and £6 concessions. 0844 493 2156 or www.nts.org.uk. olive tree chocolate tour (buckie) 7.30pm - 10pm. organised by choctober, the uk’s most northerly chocolate festival. raising money for charity and awareness of mary’s meal and olive tree chocolate. at fisherman’s hall, north pringle street, buckie, ab56 1pz. tickets are £3 with main proceeds going directly to mary’s meals.

15 saturday michael card in concert for further details, telephone: 01667 453476 or email: info@nairncc.co.uk. visit: www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk coast to coast race staging through cawdor castle grounds. call 01667 404401 for more info or visit www.cawdorcastle.com coffee morning and stalls 9.30am - 12.30pm. in aid of moray branch of cats protection league. at all saints hall, west church street, buckie. entrance £1.20. food and drink extravaganza 10am - 4pm. the plainstones, elgin. rudimental @ ironworks 7.30pm. £8.50.call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com folk night in the ice house 7:30pm - 9pm. join us in the atmospheric tugnet ice house for an evening of folk music. refreshments & food served. tickets £6 SpotLight on Buckie and District

adults £3 children, booking essential. call 01343 820 339 or email dolphincentre@wdcs.org dance ihayami - seeing differently 8pm. universal hall, findhorn. magic mix of indian classical dance, music, and film. £10/£8 concs/£6 u16s.

17 monday olive tree chocolate tour (banff) 7.30pm - 10pm. organised by choctober, the uk’s most northerly chocolate festival. raising money for charity and awareness of mary’s meal and olive tree chocolate. at banff town hall, castle street, ab45 1fq. tickets are £3 with main proceeds going directly to mary’s meals.

19 wednesday olive tree chocolate tour (fraserburgh) 7.30pm 10pm. organised by choctober, the uk’s most northerly chocolate festival. raising money for charity and awareness of mary’s meal and olive tree chocolate. at leisure centre, north links, seaforth street, fraserburgh, ab43 9bb.tickets are £3 with main proceeds going directly to mary’s meals. masayuki kino & fumiko fujimoto 7.30pm. universal hall, findhorn. highly-acclaimed classical duo. £10/£8 concs/£6 u16s.

21 friday sucioperro @ ironworks 7.30pm. 14+. £6. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com olive tree chocolate tour (peterhead) 7.30pm 10pm. organised by choctober, the uk’s most northerly chocolate festival. raising money for charity and awareness of mary’s meal and olive tree chocolate. at old parish church, kirk square, peterhead, ab42 1rq. tickets are £3 with main proceeds going directly to mary’s meals. lofty pots 7.30pm - 10.30pm. east grange farm, kinloss, forres, iv36 2ud. lofty pots launches their first “wine & pot night” with pottery painting, wine, and cocktails. booking advised as places limited. tel: 01343 850111. the rotted @ flanagans bar, elgin 8pm. old school dbeat death metal. supported by aberdeen death metallers bonesaw and crusty punks filthpact. visit www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008

22 saturday glen cunningham concert for further details, telephone: 01667 453476 or email: info@nairncc.co.uk. visit: www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk special end of season children’s activity session 11am - 1pm. elgin museum. accompanying adults

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go free and a visit to the museum is included. bargain price of £2 per child. contact the museum: 01343 543675. email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk stanley odd + team kapowski @ ironworks 7.30pm.

14+. £6. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com dodgy 8pm. the loft, east grange farm, forres. tel: 01343 850111 or visit http://www.eastgrange.co.uk/

23 sunday laigh o’ moray vintage charity rally & fun day @ inchkeil steading in aid of friends of moray archie appeal. adults £6, oaps £4, children £2, and under 5s free. located on elgin/burghead road 4 miles west of elgin. contact morag davidson 01309 676815 or gordon mckenzie 01343 541665

24 monday ‘the mummy’s return’ presented by professor caroline wilkinson. 2 - 4pm. research information about elgin museum’s peruvian mummy. part of the moray society lecture series. lecture is £3. £2 for society members. contact elgin museum: 01343 543675. email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk

26 wednesday beyond presents: karima francis @ ironworks 7.30pm. 14+. £7. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

28 friday olive tree chocolate tour (huntly) 7.30pm - 10pm. organised by choctober, the uk’s most northerly chocolate festival. raising money for charity and awareness of mary’s meal and olive tree chocolate. at castle hotel, marquis drive, huntly, ab54 4sh. tickets are £3 with main proceeds going directly to mary’s meals. ‘the boys are back in town’ pro night @ ironworks 7pm. 16+. professional boxing night. tabled seating. £80. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com ‘italy to grant lodge: the making of robert adam’ presented by dr lester borley. 7.30 - 9.30pm. research information about elgin museum’s peruvian mummy. part of the moray society lecture series. lecture is £3. £2 for society members. contact elgin museum: 01343 543675. email: curator@elginmuseum.org.uk

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all welcome. refreshments available. celebrations will continue with a service on sunday at 11am. dame emma kirkby & jakob lindberg in concert 7pm - 8:30pm, old high church, church street, inverness. fundraising for moray steiner school & a new upper school project. suggested donations for tickets start at £25, available at www.moraysteinerschool.org, from leakey’s bookshop, church street, inverness & phoenix, the park, findhorn. olive tree chocolate tour (inverurie) 7.30pm - 10pm. organised by choctober, the uk’s most northerly chocolate festival. raising money for charity and awareness of mary’s meal and olive tree chocolate. at acorn centre, west high street, inverurie, ab51 3sa. tickets are £3 with main proceeds going directly to mary’s meals. for those about to rock with livewire acdc & the zz tops @ ironworks 7.30pm. £17.50. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com filth & pulse presents: green velvet @ ironworks 11pm. 18+. £15. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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The United States has never been at the top of my ‘wish list’ but after my 3 week trip to the West coast I can’t wait to return! I split my time between San Francisco, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, with a journey through Yosemite Falls Yosemite National Park and Death Valley.

San Francisco was my favourite, I pre-booked most of my excursions before I travelled to make the most of my 4 nights in the city. A highlight was Alcatraz, located on an island off San Francisco. It was used as a federal prison between 1933 and 1963 and housed such in-mates as Al Capone.

Instead of the usual flight between San Francisco and Vegas I decided to take a 1 night, 2 day trip through Yosemite National Park and Death Valley. Seeing the vast comparison between the green, lush National Park with Yosemite falls, the fourth tallest waterfall in the world in full flow (May is the best time to see this) and the barren emptiness of Death Valley was amazing.

Vegas is like nothing I have ever seen before! The Strip really comes to life at night with the fountain show at the Bellagio Hotel and an erupting volcano at the Mirage Hotel. A trip to one of the Wonders on the world, the Grand Canyon is a must. Excursion options are endless, we chose the ‘sunset helicopter tour’ landing in the canyon for a glass of champagne to view the sunset before flying home over The Strip.

My last stop was Los Angeles, ‘The City of Angels’, where we split our time between Beverly Hills for shopping and celeb spotting and Santa Monica for the beach and surf. A tour of Los Angeles is recommended to see all parts of the city – from Venice Beach, or Muscle Beach as it is perhaps better known Hollywood Walk of Fame and Sunset Strip. A day spent at Universal Studios for the launch of the new attraction ‘Transformers 3D’ was well worth the hour trip from Beverly Hills. Santa Monica was the perfect way to finish off what was a busy 3 weeks.

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I like both stories, almost as much as I enjoy making them at The Royal Hotel on our new lunch menu.

Serves 4 as light lunch or starter 400g King Prawns 2 x Red Chillies, de-seeded and chopped 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander, chopped 2 x Cloves Garlic, peeled and sliced Good pinch of Sea Salt 100g Butter 6 tbsp Good quality Olive Oil

Method 1) Heat the oil, garlic and chilli in a large pan. As the garlic starts to brown around the edges, add prawns.

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Veroniqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patchwork & Quilting Fabric Dress Fabric & Haberdashery ASK ABOUT OU PATCHWORK & QUILRTI NG CLASSES Open from Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 5pm and Saturday 9.30pm to 4pm Late Night Wednesday till 8pm 167 High Street, Elgin IV30 1DW

01343 547559

email: veroquiltedpatch@yahoo.co.uk Web: veroquiltedpatch.co.uk

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Bathrooms

Option 1 Eco Choose From The following: Scenario - Crystal Reflection - Mirage - Ambiance - Petite Double Door Quadrant Shower Tray, & Enclosure Any Two Wet Wall Glade Mixer / Mira 8.5kw Shower Any Twin Flooring Colours (4 Sqm) Supplied and fitted

ÂŁ2999.00 inc VAT

Kitchens Option 1 Eco Choose From The following: Any 13 Units From Kitchen Groups Group 1 - Group 2 - Group 3

2 x Worktops - 2 x End Panels 3 x Cornice - Pelmet - kickboard Single Oven - Hob - Chimney Extractor Single Bowl Sink & Tap Supplied and fitted

ÂŁ4995.00 inc VAT

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K I T C H E N S Beautiful, design-led kitchens of exceptional quality, and made by us in Scotland, which we only sell direct through our own showrooms to ensure outstanding value.

ELGIN:: 27 Tyock Tyock Industrial Estate.

Estate . T: T: 01343 545155 ABERDEEN: 1166 Murcar Commercial Park.

Park. T: T: 01224 703274 INVERNESS: 18 Carsegate Road.

R oad. T: T: 01463 711548

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