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ALVES LADIES BOWLING CLUB Monday evenings at 7pm at Alves Hall. Tel: 01343 850264.

BELLES ON BIKES MORAY Ladies leisure cycling club social rides, paced to the slowest cyclist on the day, including a cafe stop. Bike rides on Sundays at 10am from various meeting points.Beginners and improvers welcome! Find us on Facebook or email bellesonbikesmoray@ gmail.com.

BIRNIE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Come and play on our excellent carpets and enjoy good company. Playing on Monday and Thursday 7pm. Contact Charles Stewart: 543307.

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ELGIN AMATEUR ATHLETICS CLUB Coaching in running, jumps, throws, field and track athletics.

Ages 9 + Morriston Playing Field Apr - Oct and East End Primary Nov - Mar. Tuesdays & Thursdays 7pm-8.30pm.

Membership fee + £1 a session. Contact Mr M Archibald 540201 ELGIN BOWLING CLUB Daily 10am to dusk from April Sept. All ages and abilities.

Contact Douglas Sinclair 540165

ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP EYDG undertakes a wide range of youth & community events based at the Elgin Youth Cafe & Inkwell Community Kitchen.

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LOSSIEMOUTH ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION BRANCH AND SOCIAL CLUB Join us for a variety of social activities . For more details about the Club and Membership please visit www.lossiemouth-rna.org MORAY FIELD CLUB Regular walks, not strenuous from April - Oct, plus three indoor meetings per year. The aim of Moray Field Club is to stimulate an interest in and further the study of antiquities, local and natural history, geology and landscape of Northern Scotland.. Call Lynda Anderson (Secretary) on 07990 600499 for more information.

ELGIN BRIDGE CLUB Mon - Fri, Elgin Bridge Centre, 1 Academy Street, Elgin.

Contact Margaret on 549032 or Graham on 830638 or visit www.theelginbridgecentre. co.uk

FOCHABERS MEN’S SHED Meets at the Fochabers Institute, right opposite the bus stop for 35 & 10 buses, every Wednesday & Thursday 10am 2pm. Facilities for woodworking, leatherworking, computer skills & anything else that interests you. for more info contaact Chris Ritchie (Secretary) on 07814 014349 or www.moraymensshed.co.uk

ELGIN CRICKET CLUB Every Thursday, April - Sept, 6pm, Cooper Park. Age 5 up, coaching available. Call Allan Duncan 563177 or 821331 email allaniduncan@btinternet.com

GARMOUTH & KINGSTON ART GROUP Alternate Thursdays from 2pm 4pm in Garmouth Hall. New members welcome. Contact Trish Bingham on 01343 870267 for more details.

ELGIN MUSEUM The Museum collects and safeguards artefacts and specimens held in trust for the people of Moray and visitors to the area.

Open Mon - Sat, April - Oct. Call Bill Dargano 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk www.elginmuseum.org.uk

JOG SCOTLAND ELGIN Thursdays, 6pm at Elgin Library during winter months and Cricket Pavilion during summer months. Beginners to advanced joggers welcome. New members please arrive at 5:45pm. For details email jselgin@walkjogrunmoray. org.uk

ELGIN SENIOR CITIZENS DANCING CLUB Mondays 1:30pm - 4pm, Supper Room, Elgin Town Hall.

Join the over 50s for music and dancing in friendly company. £2.50 ( incls tea & cakes).

ELGIN WRITERS GROUP Meets Wednesdays, fortnightly, Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec, 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Elgin Library. Write poetry, fiction and history and listen to speakers. New members welcome. Next meetings 1st & 15th April, 13th & 27th May. Visit www.elgin-writers.moonfruit. com

NHS RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP Every 2nd Wednesday, 2pm, Elgin Youth Cafe, Elgin. Contact Mrs Val Thatcher on 01343 823919 for more details.

LOSSIE FOLK CLUB Meets every Tuesday at 8.30pm in the Beach Bar, Lossiemouth.

All acoustic performers & listeners welcome in a friendly atmosphere. For info see facebook.com/lossiefolkclub LOSSIE LADIES NETBALL Wednesdays, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Lossiemouth Community Centre For players 18+. £5 per session. A fun, friendly way of keeping fit and enjoying netball.

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RIVERSIDE MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Wed 10am - 3pm, Community Centre, Elgin. Hand & machine knitting encouragement and support. Call Tricia Furr 870429 SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME AND LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP Meetings arranged on an adhoc basis. For more information call Sheena on 01343 820635 or Susan on 01343 842656 ST ANDREWS AND URQUHART BOWLING CLUB Monday & Friday evening, 7pm from April - September. Come and join our club. Call Maureen Walker on 01343 548941 THE LUNCH CLUB Every Tuesday, coffee 11am 12pm & lunch 12pm - 1:30pm in the Williamson Hall, St. Giles’ & St. Columba’s South Church.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Joy! Joy! Is a commodity that we appear to be short of, in the news and in life, in general, at the present time.

Yet, the dance of life goes on… The music of ‘true life’ becomes ever more beguiling, as we journey further into April towards the ‘Resurrection’ or the new beginning of Easter. Will you receive this new life?

St.Paul says: concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.(1) Are you of the world or a spiritual person ‘in the world’? Here-in lies the answer to Joy and contentment – the answer to life itself! The meaning of life in ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’ was 42, but St. Paul is referring to God’s tune which many of us know, but sadly we do not know the dance, for we are not spiritual people.

To dance well you need good music God’s music. A good teacher (perhaps a Spiritual Director) and a life time of practice. We will all have memories of dancing with someone, and the joy of moving together to the rhythm of the band, but imagine the incomprehensible Joy of moving to the ‘rhythm of life’ - in tune with all that is around you? This is what it means to

experience ‘Resurrected Life’ to be one in Christ!

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Our world is finite, but life in ‘the Spirit’ is Joyous and eternal.

To dance in the Spirit we must pray to God, make our communion, and love our neighbours as ourselves. This is the essence of the Summary of the Law that Jesus taught us: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two

Alves Church First Sunday every month 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690474.

Birnie & Pluscarden Church Sunday worship at 11am alternating weekly between Birnie & Pluscarden. All welcome.

Burghead Free Church Sunday service at 11am with Sunday school and crèche. Evening service 6pm. Midweek meeting Wednesday at 7pm.

Contact Peter Turnbull 07841 777482. Visit www.burgheadfreechurch.org Elgin and Forres Free Church of Scotland Sunday Service, Sunday school, and crèche 11am. Evening service 6pm. Midweek meeting Wednesday 7.30pm. Contact Colin Morison: 01343 542196.

Elgin Baptist Church Sunday worship 11am includes crèche, preSunday school, Sunday school, and Bible class. Evenings 6pm.

Youth fellowship 7.30pm. Tel: 01343 547743.

Elgin Church of God Pinetree Crescent, Elgin. Sunday Worship 10:30am followed by refreshments in the church cafe. All welcome.

Elgin City Church Harvest Centre Elgin (formerly St Giles Church Hall), Greyfriars Street. Sundays 10.30am. Childrens’ church and crèche available. Tel: 01343 543624.

Elgin Community Church (Church of God) Family Worship Sundays 10:30am, Start Right Toddler Group: Tues 10am - 11:30am (Term Time) Bible Study: Wed at 7pm. Contact Pastor Manuel on 01343 546654 Elgin High Church Sunday service 11am. Contact Parish Asst. Paula Baker: 01542 832662.

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commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’ (2) This is how we transform our lives and our world: This is how to live Joyously!

Or in the words of a well-known hymn: ..I am the life that will never, never die;…

Dance, then, wherever you maybe; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he, And I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be, And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he. (3) May the Resurrected Jesus bless your life in all you say and do this Easter and forever more. The dance goes on….

1. 1 Cor 12:1 2. Matt: 37 - 40 3. Lord of the Dance: Sydney Carter

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Holy Trinity Elgin. Sundays 8am: Holy Communion. 11am: Family Eucharist. 6.30pm: evening service. Tel: 01343 547505.

Hopeman Baptist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm.

Living Waters Fellowship Wednesdays 7pm: Road to Recovery - for alcholics, addicts and the homeless. Sundays 12.30pm: preachin’, prayin’ and singin’ followed by lunch. Sundays 12.30pm and Wednesdays 7pm: Truck Stop Ministries - for truck drivers & bikers.

New Elgin & Ashgrove Hall, King Street, Elgin, IV30 6BN. Tel: 07730 256543. Website: www.livingwatersfellowship.co.uk Lossiemouth Baptist Church Sundays 9:15am, 11am (and junior church) and 6pm. Thursdays 6.15pm - 8pm: kids church (P4-P7).

Contact Rev. Rae Mackenzie: 01343 812062. Website: www.lossiebaptist.org Lossiemouth Gospel Hall Sunday club12.30pm (Sept - May). Gospel meeting 6.30pm. Tel: 01343 812211. For details visit www.lossiemouthgospelhall.org.uk Lossiemouth United Free Church of Scotland Sundays 11am and 6pm including Sunday school. Website: www.lossieufchurch.org

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Police Station...................................................................... 101 Bus Station, Elgin............................................ ...01343 544222 Citizens Advice Bureau.......................................01343 550088 Inverness Airport.................................................01667 464000 Dallas Village Hall.......................... .....................01343 890243 Elgin Town Hall........................ 01343 547767/562600-To Book Lossie Town Hall.................................... 01343 813327/815309 Pluscarden Village Hall...................................... 01343 890412 Moray Council.....................................................01343 543451 National Rail Enquiries........................................03457 484950 Elgin Library........................................................ 01343 562600 Lossie Library......................................................01343 813334 Elgin Community Council.................................. 01343 540615 Moray Leisure Centre........ .................................01343 550033 Lossie Swimming Pool...................................... 01343 815299 Moray Cats Protection........................................ 07837 342646 Railway Mission.................................................. 078419 85768 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses.................................. 03001 234565

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Elgin Academy.................................................... 01343 543485 Elgin High School................................................01343 545181 Hythehill Primary School.................................... 01343 812014 St Gerardine Primary School.............................. 01343 812251 Lossiemouth High School.................................. 01343 812047 DOCTORS Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin.................................. ...0345 4566000 Moray Coast Medical Practice - Hopeman........ 01343 830269 Moray Coast Medical Practice - Burghead........ 01343 835780 Moray Coast Medical Practice - Lossie.............. 0345 3371190 Elgin Community Surgery.................................. 0345 3379988 Linkwood Medical Centre....................................0345 3376350 Maryhill Health Centre........................................ 0345 3370610 NHS 24................................................................................ 111 PHARMACIES Alliance Pharmacy..............................................01343 542186 Bishopmill Pharmacy.......................... 01343 547374 / 547393 Boots The Chemist............................................ 01343 543311 G.F Duthie Pharmacy, Burghead...................... 01343 835370 G.F Duthie Pharmacy, Hopeman...................... 01343 830249 Lhanbryde Pharmacy........................................ 01343 842531 Lloyds Pharmacy, 48 High St............................ 01343 547065 Lloyds Pharmacy, 176 High St.......................... 01343 542571 Lloyds Pharmacy, Lossie.................................. 01343 812818 Lossiemouth Pharmacy.................................... 01343 813095 If you would like to add a contact or if there are any amendments to be made to existing details, please email linda@winterburn.co.uk

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES

Time is flying by so quickly this year and it is hard to believe it will soon be a year since my election to the Scottish Parliament back in May last year.

Farmers have been busy ploughing and preparing the land for new crops and schoolchildren have been getting ready to sit their exams.

With the local authority elections taking place in May, I will be stepping down as a Councillor for the Fochabers Lhanbryde ward, an elected post I have thoroughly enjoyed holding over the last ten years.

Many of the issues which I dealt with on a daily basis as a Councillor are impacted by the decisions made at the Scottish Parliament. I relish the challenges which lie ahead as my colleagues and I continue to hold the government to account and strive to deliver the best possible outcomes, not just for Moray but Scotland as a whole.

Whilst bidding farewell to the Moray Council chambers, I will continue to work as hard as ever to represent the area at Holyrood.

Douglas Ross MSP

We’re now in the final few weeks of the Council elections and I will do my usual piece of encouraging people to use their vote! The Council provides nearly 200 services that all of us use every single day - from roads to community care and many, many things in between. This election will see the shape of the Council decided for the next 5 years, so make your voices heard!

On a similar note, in recent weeks I have been receiving a fair few emails from young folk in our secondary schools who are taking Modern Studies and are researching different aspects of politics. It is great to see so many students taking an interest in how decisions are taken and posing challenging policy questions at the same time.

Good luck to them all as they shortly head into the exam period!

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2017 is the Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, giving us the opportunity to celebrate Scotland’s rich history and impressive cultural heritage.

One of the highlights of the last month was attending the launch of Elgin Museum’s programme of events to mark this year-long celebration.

We have such strong traditions that have been passed down for centuries that it often feels like Scotland’s past is very close, particularly here in Moray where ancient traditions are hugely valued and continue to be part of our culture.

From the Pictish Fort that is now Burghead to the history of our unique distilleries make Moray a special place and we should embrace this national year of celebration to attract visitors to our local attractions.

The volunteers have done a fantastic job putting together a great programme showing off Moray’s unique history and cultural heritage.

They deserve huge praise for their efforts with this programme and the wider work they do for Elgin Museum.

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29 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club @the drouthy cobbler, 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

31 friday ralia supported by the roov @the drouthy cobbler, 9pm - 11pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk what is europe: the cultural landscape of its peoples by dr. lester borley, cbe, former sec. gen. of europa nostra. elgin museum hall. 7.30pm £3, £2 for society members, £1.50 for students, the moray society lecture series 2016/17, contact: mary shand 01343543675 curator@elginmuseum.org.uk www.elginmuseum.org.uk moray rock garden club: arunachal pradesh, land of the dawnlit mountains - speaker: elspeth mackintosh new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin 7.30pm, £10 annual subscription. contact: alan souter (convener) 01340 871504 'all at sea' by the pen & i nairn writers' group 7.30pm, the little theatre, king st, nairn. £7: adults £4: 12 - 17 yrs. written & performed by members. live music. all proceeds to nairn lifeboats. contact: helen wright on 01667 452505/07392 039905 or wrighth33@gmail.com. miss lucid@mad hatters, inverness. 9.30pm

31 friday - 1 saturday rsaa ladies fishing festival 2017 tbc, knockando estate. opportunity for 11 lady anglers with all coaching, equipment, accommodation & food provided. contact: craig on 0781 387 2818 or email craig@cmdesign.biz.

APRIL 2017 1 saturday robert t. leonard as meatloaf 9pm - 12am, elgin exservicemen's club, high street, elgin. £10. speyfest young entertainer tour 2017 7pm, bowling club, fochabers. free (donations welcome). showcase of talent from speyfest 2016 young entertainer of the year 2016. visit www.speyfest.com coffee morning 10am - 12pm at holy trinity episcopal church elgin. adults £2.50, children 50p. (incl refreshment)s. stalls jewellery, raffle, tombola, produce, bric a brac etc. contact: lynne taylor on 01343 835861 or email lj_taylor@tiscali.co.uk advie hall daffodil tea 10am - 12 noon, advie hall, grantown on spey.£2. home baking. raffle. bonnie bonnet competition. prize for overall winner, all entries receive a cream egg. contact:stephen crockett on 07930 841463. mfr cash for kids charity texas scramble 7am - 4pm, maverston golf course, urquhart. £60 per team (incl bacon rolls with tea). max handicap for gents is 28 & for ladies 36. max handicap for gents is 28 & for ladies 36. contact: 01343 843863 or email page 24 - March 2017

fore@maverstongolf.com. visit www.brsgolf.com. martin roscoe - music nairn concert 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £15 (members) £19 (non members). contact: 01667 455701. visit www.musicnairn.org.uk moonbeam on a cat's ear@universal hall 2pm, findhorn. £7/£6 concs/£5 u16s. contact: david till on 01309 691419 or uhallpromo@gmail.com. visit www.universalhall.co.uk daffodil tea by friends of andersons at anderson's care home, elgin. 2pm - 4pm. all welcome. gary innes & friends@hootananny, 9.30pm mark knight@ ironworks, inverness. 10.30pm

1 saturday - 2 sunday the highland haggis festival tbc, spean bridge a fun event to celebrate the traditional scottish dish. various events.

1 saturday - 28 friday embroidering the past: a textile exploration of the pictish stones of moray by textile artist - ruth black. museum opening hours, elgin museum. visit www.ruth-black.co.uk

2 sunday country quines - mini market 1pm - 5pm, dallas hall free (donations welcome). craft stalls, homebakes, bric-a-brac, "pancake chef in the kitchen", tea room raffle. come along to the charity day out. a loopy walkers welcome to forres - nw grampian ldwa 9am - 4pm, grant park, forres. booking essential by email. visit www.ldwa.org.uk/northwestgrampian/e/18493/aloopy-walkers-welcome-to-forres.html man v horse in aid of highland hospice & south loch ness access group 10.30am briefing, 11am start., loch ness riding, dores. £100 prize to fastest man or horse plus the jacobite warrior perpetual quaich. www.doresonlochness.co.uk/manversushorse ibfa highlands & islands classic bodybuilding competition 2017 11.55am, inverness college uhi www.ironworksvenue.com

5 wednesday tombola night 6.30pm doors open, 7.30pm start, lossiemouth fc social club. £2. star prize £100 & many more great prizes. u3a members meeting: speaker, diane alexander from home energy scotland 2 - 4pm, elgin town hall, supper room. contact: secretary on 01343544858 http://u3asite.org.uk/elgin faslane@universal hall, findhorn 7.30pm, £10/£8 concs/£6 u16s. contact: david till on 01309 691170 or uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk shappi khorsandi@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm nature champions 2pm - 4pm, scottish dolphin centre. (sdc kids club – aimed at age 3-9 years). children must be accompanied by an adult. booking is essential. themes tbc. call 01343 820339.

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car boot sale baxter's main car park fochabers. sellers set up from 8am, open to the pub. sellers pay £6 per car/£10 per van or trailer. open to all. contact: moira on 01343 870540 the big palm sunday walk 2.15pm - 3.15pm, start at st leonard's church, walk along forres high st from st leonard's to st laurence church - back to st leonard's hall for easter egg hunt + food. contact: roy SallyGunnArtExhibitionAdvert2017SpotlightLge.pd anderson on 01309671595 or royand@btinternet.com

7 friday authentic indian dinner dance & fundraising auction 7pm, elgin city football club. £22.50 from sound & vision or ewan. disco/ceilidh. auction to raise funds for kazik's life appeal (cancer fighting fund). call ewan on 01343 52520/07971 8829936 or at kaziklifeappeal@outlook.com. www.facebook.com/groups/12968402870445500/ quiz night at the pagoda 7.15pm for 7.30pm start, the pagoda, grantown on spey.. £10. quiz night with £200 prize for charity or organisation of your choice. bottle of wine per table plus finger buffet. call lindsay coleman on 01479 873877 or email info@thepagoda.scot. visit www.thepagoda.scot miss lucid + support@the drouthy cobbler, elgin.

9pm - 11pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk bwani junction perform graceland@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com sigma: "recent curiosities on mars" talk by pauline macrae of highlands astronomical society on the discoveries made by the curiosity rover. 7.30pm, birnie village hall. visit www.sigma-astro.co.uk. charity night in aid of combat stress 7-30pm untill 1am, raigmore motel, inverness. £10. free bus from elgin. (stopping at forres & elgin). music - buffet & raffle. contact: eric or mary macdonald on 01463 571 458 or 07925 653933. email caberfeidh23@yahoo.co.uk

8 saturday xsm - ex simple mind@ ironworks, inverness. tbc www.ironworksvenue.com indoor 'car boot' sale 10am - 12:30pm, st. leonard's church hall, forres. free entry to buyers. £8 per table, set-up from 8:30am. parking behind town hall. contact: 01309 673066.

8 saturday - 23 sunday photofest 2017 1pm-5pm, abernethy old kirk, nethy bridge. free. an eclectic mix of stunning images for sale by 10 photographers. framed, mounted & cards tea/cakes. closed tues & thurs. contact: olwen billington on 7934413063 or email at page 26 - March 2017

the glenlivet 10k road race 11am, glenlivet distillery organised by scottish health charity chest heart & stroke scotland, there is a very warm welcome for runners & joggers. www.theglenlivet.com.

10 monday lossiemouth fisheries & community museum.

10.30am. open for new season light & life 7-9pm, costa coffee, high st. elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, nail art, music. contact: alyson sim on 07733127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk elgin & district parkinson's support group quiz night

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12 wednesday gnoss@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 10pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk nature champions 2pm - 4pm, scottish dolphin centre. (sdc kids club – aimed at age 3-9 years). children must be accompanied by an adult. booking essential. themes tbc. contact: 01343 820339 amy macdonald@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com elgin writers: results & readings of the winter competition. 7.30pm - 9.30pm, elgin library. www.elginwriters.wordpress.com port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1. 10am - 9pm, invergordon: aidavita

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15 saturday - 17 monday cadbury egg hunt 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. turn orienteer, follow the trail, solve the puzzle & claim a chocolatey reward. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events.

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For anyone who loves comedy, you are in for a treat. On the 5th, The Drouthy Cobbler will be hosting the hilarious Shappi Khorsandi. From her appearances on television shows like 8 out of 10 Cats, Q.I., and Have I Got News For You, to her best-selling books and her always popular stand-up shows, Shappi has gained a reputation for bringing both warmth and thoughtfulness to her views on modern life. The show she will be performing (Oh My Country!) is a love letter to the place she now calls home and features a bittersweet tale of multi-cultural England and the acceptance she came to find there.

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Aberdeen band Miss Lucid return to tour their self-titled debut album. Driven with punk & grunge undertones, blending it with some large sonic soundscapes and crafted melodies, this cohesive sound of anthemic and melodic guitars is bolstered with thought provoking poignant lyricism – with an abrasive pop knack. They will be supported by Audiokicks.

On the 14th, Scottish rock band, Forest Fires will headline with support from Sonic Bucker. Since Forest Fires played their first show in 2011, they have been nominated at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards for “Best Newcomer” and played a headline tour across Scotland. Sonic Bucker are a bluesy-rock two piece with a style rooted in hooks and reffs.

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19 wednesday crazy glue@ universal hall, findhorn 7.30pm. £10/£8 concs/£6 u16s. contact: david till on 01309 691170. uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk.

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moray rock garden club: spring bulbs to enjoy, cultivate & enjoy some more - speaker: david shaw 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. £10 annual subscripton due in october. contact: alan souter (convener) on 01340 871504.

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