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BANFFSHIRE BEADERS 3rd Thurs of month, Arradoul, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Call Janet Winterbourne on 01542 850420 BUCKIE COMMUNITY CINEMA Sun, monthly, the Assembly Hall @ Buckie High School. Tickets from Blue Moo, Cullen Ice Cream Shop, Buckie High School & on the night. £6, concs £5. Tuck shop. Facebook BUCKIE VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB Mid-April - October. West Church Street, Buckie. Call Bruce Roy (Sec) on 01542 832521 CULLEN YOUTH CAFÉ Thurs, 7pm -9pm, Sept - June. £1 entry. CULLEN, DESKFORD, & PORTKNOCKIE HERITAGE GROUP 1st Mon of month, 2pm, Hall Church, Cullen. Call John Aitken on 01542 840476. DESKFORD & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Responsible for the upkeep & maintenance of the Deskford
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KEITH B.A.L.L. GROUP Wed, 10.30am - 1pm, St Rufus Hall, Keith. Call Evalyne or Moira on 01542 886913 or 860218
THE LIGHTHOUSE GROUP 1st & 3rd Wed of each month, 7pm - 9pm, Buckie Baptist Church Hall. A time of fun & fellowship for people with a learning disability in the local area.
KEITH COMMUNITY CENTRE BOWLING CLUB Tues & Thurs afternoons at Keith Community Centre. Call Hugh Edgar on 01542 882586 MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres. Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec. Annual fee. New members welcome. Call Jean on 01309 672552
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I have a sister with red hair and when she was younger it was always the source of conversation. Often she was teased unmercifully - 'Carrot Top', Ginger, Matchstick — children can be very cruel at times and I know I should have been more mature and refrained from calling her those names. Unbeknownst to me at the time, she wanted any other colour of hair apart from red – so it was dyed and straightened and cut and she did all that because she wanted to feel accepted. And she went through a phase of believing that if she bought the right products, wore what was vogue, worked hard to stay thin, and more importantly changed her hair colour she would be approved of by her peers and become part of the gang. But she came to realise that striving for acceptance was like running on a treadmill – always running, but never crossing the finish line. Do you remember those days? Do you remember that sense of striving to fit in and wanting so badly to be accepted? Do you think we need to prove our worth to God in order to be in God’s family – his gang? Maybe there is a belief that God will love me if I go to
church on Sundays. Or maybe you think that God is constantly looking over our shoulder watching our every move with disapproval and shouting at us, ‘that’s not good enough – you’re a Presbyterian (insert your own denomination if you have one) for Heaven’s sake! Of course, we can get around this feeling of unworthiness by judging others – ‘well I might not be perfect, but I’m better than them over there!’ In otherwords, we reinforce the sense that God is never pleased with us because we are rarely pleased with one another. The Apostle Paul understood striving for acceptance. Before he saw the risen Christ on his way to Damascus, he lived a life of ticking all the right Jewish boxes. He was zealous, and disciplined and if anyone broke any of the Jewish laws and rituals he’d be the man who would sort things out, because Paul believed that he had to earn God's acceptance. If he worked hard enough and long enough on his religious observances and obedience, he would ultimately meet with God's approval, until dah dah . . . his life was turned around (Acts chapter 9). The outcome of all this is God accepts
All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie Sundays 11.30am: Parish Eucharist. Contact Canon Jeremy Paisey: 01542 832312. 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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us and there is nothing that we can do to change that belief and eventually that was the message which Paul emphasised – whatever we’ve done, whoever we are, where we have come from – we are accepted by God. He reminds his Jewish brothers and sisters in Galatia that our acceptance is not dependent on our worthiness – not our striving, not our economic status, or on our gender, or on our nationality. Sadly, these were the barriers which were used to keep people ‘out’. And we still use them today. So whether you attend the Church or stay-at-home-on-a-Sunday we are accepted by the Creator who made us – even if you have red hair. Our calling is to accept others. Rev Douglas Stevenson Cullen Church of Scotland
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.
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is Summer behind us but as we head into the Autumn we can reflect on the fact that there is always lots to see and do in Moray. The huge range and variety of community events brought visitors to the area and local people together. Whether it was Keith Show, one of our spectacular Highland Games or a village fete I enjoyed over the summer; we’re all grateful for the massive amount of work that was undertaken by all the volunteers and organisers to ensure the events were a success. I’ve been delighted to welcome individual Moray constituents, families and larger groups to Westminster since my election and would be pleased to meet anyone else who is interested in visiting the House of Commons. As always I can be contacted on douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk or via my constituency office at 63 High Street, Forres IV36 1PB or on 01309 679253.
We had a family holiday in Copenhagen this summer – a city where 50% of folk commute by bike every day. Even my dad - at 73yrs old – took advantage of the nearly 400km of cycle lanes to get around. New cycleways are flourishing locally too – including the River Lossie cycleway and the Inverness South Campus bridge The benefits are obvious. The number of commuters choosing to cycle to work regularly in Inverness has increased to nearly 10% and a recent study shows that pedalling commuters are less stressed. We might not be able to ditch cars entirely up here, but I for one will continue to promote active transport, including safe cycling, to improve congestion and reduce our carbon footprint AND our stress levels.
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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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September brings more top-class acts to the Drouthy Cobbler. On the 1st, Irie Yo-Yo, an 8 piece ska/reggae band from Edinburgh who mix in a bit of drum and bass, jazz, Latin and dub into their sound. Filled with plenty of infectious grooves, they’re bound to get feet tapping. Following this on the 2nd, Scotland based Lizabett Russo brings her blend of native music with elements of contemporary jazz, avant garde folk and world music, all backed up by her powerfully versatile voice. The music continues on the 7th with a gig from Jeffrey Lewis, supported by Mathias Kom & Ariel Sharratt from the band ‘The Burning Hell’. Lewis is one of the music world’s most revered indie artists, gaining praise from magazines such as ‘Rolling Stone’ and the ‘NME’, while also gaining the respect of his peers in the music industry, with a wide variety of acts citing their love for him, including Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol, Will Oldham and Jarvis Cocker who calls him “The best lyricist working in the US today.” Definitely not to be missed. Siobhan Wilson returns on the 9th. Born in Elgin, Siobhan spent time in Paris before returning to Scotland. Now living in Glasgow, she is making a name for herself with the like of the BBC’s Lauren Laverne and Vic Galloway heaping praise on her voice, melodies and instrumentation. Their music offerings end with the amazing James Brown Is Annie. An Edinburgh based jazz/funk band, they have shared a stage with some of the world’s finest bands including Average White Band, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Hayseed Dixie and The Blockheads. They have also gained high praise from publications, with The Scotsman calling them “a perfect example of how much fun funk can be” and the Daily Record saying they were "A contender for Scottish Album of the Year.” Fans of comedy have a lot to look forward to in September. As well as the monthly Comedy Club on the 27th, they also have two solo shows. Scottish comedian Gareth Mutch brings his debut Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Mutch Ado About Nothing’ to Elgin on the 8th. Full of tales of personal woe, failed relationships and living with his parents, Mutch proves that you don’t need a big political message to get big laughs. Finally, on the 17th, Canadian comedian Craig Campbell presents his ‘Easy Tiger’ show. Having performed in the UK on programmes such as Russell Howard’s Good News and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, as well as opening for Frankie Boyle on his 2010 and 2012 tours, he has been described as ‘one of the finest comics in the world’ and ‘a genuine genius’ by his fellow comedians. ‘Easy Tiger’ is about the intricacies and oddities of life in the UK as a Canadian, dissecting the stand-offish British psyche and regaling tales of passive aggressive hospitality.
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until 31 november 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
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Rolling Events 29 august - 6 september watch for whales & dolphins tbc, moray/ highlands take part by recording & reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen &some sightings forms www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk
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until 30 september postcards from home - wish you were here at cullen library!: exhibition of vintage postcards library opening times, cullen library. call 01542 841140
until 1 october 1917 wwi exhibition tbc, ground floor, highlanders museum, fort george, original objects, archives & photographs, the exhibition will focus on some of the conflicts that took place. contact: ann-marie admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk
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the 24 hour musical: buckie community theatre with only 24 hours of rehearsal 7pm for 7.30pm, fisherman's hall, buckie. £10. call 01542 488485
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portgorodon b.a.l.l. group is back! 10am - 12pm, portgordon village hall. over 60s - gentle exercise, music, talks, etc - 2017/18 session during school term times only on thurs. new members welcome. call 01343 563510 or email at cwdevelopmentteam@moray.gov.uk
cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 12.30pm - 8pm, invergordon. braemar grantown on spey motor mania 12pm, the square, grantown on spey. free. display of vintage, specialist & unusual vehicles of all kinds from sports cars to motor cycles. /www.grantown-motormania.co.uk
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4 monday
northern meeting piping competition tbc, eden court theatre - various. the world's most famous solo piping event. call gerry reynolds on 01463 785006
5 tuesday - 8 friday offshore europe 2017 tbc, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen 1 aberdeen will be the focus of the global oil & industry. email synden.grieve@scotent.co.uk
September 2017 1 friday the phonics@iironworks irie yo-yo@the drouthy cobbler 9pm, all welcome. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk twilight walk 7.30pm, scottish dolphin centre £3. all welcome. www.dolphincentre.whales.org keith & district men's shed quiz night 7.30pm, keith golf club. £10 per team (max 4). all welcome. £100 prize money. call 01542 886028
1 friday - 2 saturday spirit of speyside 1pm - 10pm, elgin town hall speyside's single malt whisky & gin distillers, craft brewers & food producers under one roof. £20. enquiries@spiritofspeyside.com. www.distilled.scot
1 friday - 3 sunday highlanders mcc 20th rally 4pm (1st) - 12pm (3rd), inchberry hall, fochabers. all welcome
2 saturday lizabett russo@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 7pm, invergordon. columbus keith horticultural society annual flower show 1pm 4pm, longmore hall, keith. exhibits of cut flowers, vegetables, floral art, pot plants, jams,etc carve carbridge 2017: scottish open chainsaw carving cpmpetition 9.30am, carrbridge. a day of family events including live music, activities, games, stalls & food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com the lost world: outdoor theatre based on sir arthur conan doyle's book. 6pm, gordon castle walled garden, fochabers prime four beast race loch ness 9am, aldourie castle estate, inverness. a leg-numbing 10k along the banks of loch ness page 18 - September 2017
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elgin strathspey & reel society 44th Annual Fiddlers’ Rally THE ELGIN TOWN HALL SATURDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm Guest Artistes Fiddle and Accordion Duo Gemma Donald and Alan Small Compere – Gary Coull Tickets on sale now from from Elgin Library, Players or on the Door Balcony £10 (No concession), Main Hall £9, Concession £8
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6 wednesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 7am - 6pm & 8am 7.30pm, invergordon. caribbean princess & aidavita
7 thursday jeffrey lewis with ariel sharratt & mathias kom@the drouthy cobbler, 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk
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hypnobirthing: hosted by sandra reams 6.30pm 8.30pm, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. easy to learn self hypnosis, breathing techniques, positive visualisations & affirmations, etc. the arc sessions: phil cunningham & aly bain 7.30pm, fochabers public institute. all welcome8
£2. email richardss@gordonstoun.org.uk poppyscotland's ride, ramble or run 2017 1pm 5pm, fort george, ardersier. fun way for all the family to raise money for our armed forces community. tickets from website. www.eventbrite.co.uk
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cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 9am - 6pm, invergordon. black watch light & life 7pm - 9pm, costa coffee, high st. elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, music. call alyson sim on 07733 127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk
gareth mutch: mutch ado about nothing@the drouthycobbler. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk/ cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 4pm, invergordon. magellan
8 friday - 10 sunday the highland military tattoo tbc, fort george, nr inverness. £18 - £50. tickets can be bought by ringing 0131 310 8701/8702 or by visiting hector's gift shop in person. call 0131 310 8701/8702. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com 7scots 36 hour survival weekend in aid of mfr cash for kids tbc, fort george infantry barracks. £25 registration fee. could you survive in the wild for 36 hours with no technology, sleeping under a basher & eating nothing but food rations? call allana on 01463 227700 or email at allana@mfr.co.uk
9 saturday banffshire field club: "benevolence & bazaars" speaker dr douglas lockhart 2.15p.m - 3.45 p.m, st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. members £2, visitors £3. call dr alistair mason on 01261 812941 or email at bfc.1880@gmail.co.uk. www.banffshirefieldclub.co.uk siobhan wilson@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk handbags & gladrags 2017: "dancing thru the decades' 7pm - 1am, elgin town hall. prize bingo, live entertainment, beauty & bottle stall, raffle. gregor girls fundraising rat race coast to coast 7am (9th) - 6pm (10th), nairn harbour start. run, ride & kayak www.ratrace.com shenanigan 2017 tbc, bogbain farm, inverness tickets from website. multi-stage dance event showcasing djs & electronic artists in the highlands www.residentadvisor.net
10 sunday gordonstoun sprint 7 novice triathlon 9.30am 3.30pm, gordonstoun, elgin. organised by moray firth triathlon club.. for info email simonmacdonald59@icloud.com. www.entrycentral.com/gordonstoun_triathlons walk for parkinson's at brodie castle 10am, brodie castle. registration fee: £10 for adults, £5 for u16s a 1 or 5 mile walk around the parkland of brodie castle.call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.parkinsons.org.uk/walkbrodiecastle scotland's gardens: gordonstoun school open day 2pm - 4.30pm, duffus, nr elgin. adults £4, children admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk
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12 tuesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. prinsendam
12 tuesday - 16 saturday spirit of moray book festival: various events throughout the week tbc, elgin library. a celebration of writing, illustration & publishing in scotland with renowned scottish authors.
13 wednesday denise mina - what's your story? 8pm - 9pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival let the dead do the talking: prof james grieve, senior forensic pathologist in the n of scotland for over a quarter of a century, talks about his work. 6.30pm 7.30pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival the arts society speyside lecture (formerly known as nadfas): the art of liberty: branding an artistic lifestyle. liberty, the first life style store. 11am (coffee & tea available from 10.15am) the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors £7 donation. call membership secretary on 07789 880481 or at membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk
14 thursday moray memories on film: a scenic tour of moray on the big screen presented by the national library of scotland. 4pm - 7pm, elgin library. free. booking required. call 01343 562623 www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival mapping scotland's islands - chris fleet, senior map curator, nls: from the earliest maps to the most up-to date techniques of digital mapping 8pm - 9pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival a billie holliday show with the mary may quintet: moray jazz club 7.30pm, borough briggs, elgin www.morayjazzclub.co.uk
15 friday one night of queen@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, www.ironworksvenue.com
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architectural heritage at kinloss, covesea & portgordon: 'and the challenge of providing public Elgin, Moray - 6 week rolling courses: access;’ speaker dr nick brown, nb planning & architecture, cullen 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. £3. (students £1.50) Sat 10am to 12pm © IF ~ i{ C J ~ d james brown is annie@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. © GG ~ d C GL ~ Z{y www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk Wed 7pm to 9pm © J ~ ey C N ~ d cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. norwegian jade © GK ~ d C HF ~ Z{y
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moray field club walk: tree & fungi, altyre estate 10am, elgin. bus leaves lossie green car park, elgin at 10am. email bookings preferred by 6pm on preceding thurs. call 01343 547968 or email morayfieldclub@outlook.com or lynda anderson 07990 600499 or jameslynda.anderson@tiscali.co.uk
23 saturday - 24 saturday baxters loch ness marathon & festival of running 10am, inverness. featuring the loch ness marathon, river ness 10k, corporate challenge, 5k & wee nessie. pre-race pasta party, etc www.lochnessmarathon.com
24 sunday 16 saturday easy tiger - craig campbell@ironworks, inverness 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com cairngorm adventure triathlon 2017 (the 'cat') 9am 10.30am (registration), 11am start. loch morlich, near aviemore. raising money for local young, talented athletes. email info@cairngormadventuretriathlon.org. www.cairngormadventuretriathlon.org elgin strathspey & reel society annual rally: guest artistes gemma donald & alan smith (fiddle & accordian duo) & compere, gary coull 7.30pm 11pm, elgin town hall. £10 balcony, £9 main hall, call julie grant on 01343 551113 or email at juliegrant1972@btinternet.com www.elginstrathspeyandreelsociety.org ladies 3 ball better ball open tbc, carrbridge golf club. all welcome. call 01479 841623 www.carrbridgegolf.co.uk
17 sunday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 6pm, invergordon. albatross easy tiger - craig campbell@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk inverness courier highland wedding fair 12pm, eden court theatre & cinema, inverness. free. page 20 - September 2017
car boot sale (idca) inchberry & district community association 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com autumn wedding exhibition: moray’s biggest independent exhibition 11am - 3pm, elgin academy blood donors 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm - 4pm, keith grammar school. all welcome. please book an appointment. call 0345 3017 270 or email at nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net
25 monday texas 6pm, inverness. tickets from website or caffreys menswear. call 0844 888 9991. www.ticketline.co.uk
25 monday - 29 friday dufftown whisky festival varous venues & timings dufftown. several distilleries not normally open to the public invite whisky enthusiasts to tour their facilities www.spiritofspeyside.com
26 tuesday meet the gsa in moray: ucas higher education
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30 saturday recital in the old kirk cullen: organist brian anderson and soprano rachel emmott will perform a recital of classical music for the restoration fund. 7pm, cullen. ÂŁ7. call isobel addison on 01542 840610 or at ianaddison43@hotmail.com
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Should I Put an Autumn Feed on the Grass ? Most folk doing just the basics to keep the grass in reasonable condition will generally think about putting on a feed in the spring,
This is only part of the control required however. Once the current growth has been killed off, it should be scarified out with a rake, or a scarifying machine, so the grass goes through the winter with a reduced amount of material on the surface, which is actually a favourable habitat for more moss to grow, if left uncleared,! Scarifying is a topic on it’s own which I might cover next month. September is the last month when you might hope to get seed to germinate in Scotland. You need a ground temperature of 10C, so if you want to do any end of season repairs, don’t delay.
and a feed in the autumn. They are quite different recipes though. A spring feed should mainly feature nitrogen to get it growing again after the winter, and put some colour into the leaf. The autumn feed should contain iron (ferrous sulphate) to control moss growth, and winter nutrients to help the roots through the winter. We use a soluble iron mix to make up a 5 gallon backpack sprayer, which makes for an even application. Many of you will have put down an autumn feed and seen the moss turn brown/black, pretty much overnight. This is caused by the iron in the mix, which dehydrates the top growth of moss, killing it off.
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