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SpotLight Clubs and Societies

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In this issue......

Clubs & Societies 3 Sailing/Royal Marines 4 Pastoral letter 6 Tide Times 6 Church Details 8 MP & MSP Blog 10 Council News 10/11 Speyside Rally 14 What’s On 15/16/17/18 Birds 20 Chef’s Confidential 22 School Dates 26 Useful Contacts 28 Local Holidays 28 Advertisers Index 31

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BANFF, MORAY & NAIRN CANINE CLUB Classes are held in Obedience and Ringcraft every Monday evening during school terms from 1800 hrs in Spynie Hall, Elgin. Call Joanne on 01542 810293 or Mary on 01542 850262 BIRNIE VILLAGE HALL Community Events, Bowling, WRI, SICMA Astronomy Club, contact Clifford Miller 860232 CREATIVE WRITING GROUP Meets fortnightly on a Thursday, 1.30pm, Blythswood Charity Shop, Lossie Wynd, Elgin. Contact Kirsty Morgan 547494 ELGIN AND DISTRICT PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP Meets in the Resource Centre at 7.30pm first Monday of the month, September to May, excluding April, for information giving and sharing, support, fun, friendship and food!

Contact Gillian Gibson (Secretary) 01343 541056 or visit www.parkinsons.org.uk ELGIN AND DISTRICT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Second Tuesday of each month all year in Abbeyvale Care Home, Duff Avenue, Elgin. 7pm-9.30pm. Contact June Edmonstone 541872 (Chair) or Elizabeth Macrae 543050 (Secretary) ELGIN AMATEUR ATHLETICS CLUB Coaching in running, jumps and throws - field and track athletics. Ages 9 and up. At Morriston Playing Field AprOct and East End Primary

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Nov-Mar. Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm-8.30pm. Membership fee + £1 each session.

Contact Mr M Archibald 540201 ELGIN AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY Providing quality drama productions for Elgin and District, and comprehensive theatrical experiences for interested adults and young people, Kingsmills Studio. Contact Jenna Ward 552457 or 07873 497487 www.elgindrama.co.uk ELGIN CRICKET CLUB Meets every Thursday from April to September, 6pm, Cooper Park, age 5 upwards, coaching available. Contact Allan Duncan 563177 or 821331 or email allaniduncan@btinternet.com ELGIN ICE HOCKEY CLUB (JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT) For ages 6 to 16 years, Thursdays 7pm-7.45pm and Sunday 8am-9am, Moray Leisure Centre. Contact Lesley Johnston 543355 or 890237 email lj@abmsols.co.uk ELGIN INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Meets Mondays 6.30pm to 9.45pm and Wednesdays 7.15pm - 9.30pm. Contact James Junor 546069 or email jamesjunor@btinternet.com ELGIN JUDO CLUB Enjoy the sport of judo, at a recreational or competitive level to suit all age groups and fitness, Weds 7pm-9pm and Fridays 6.30pm-8.30pm, Elgin Community Centre. Contact Audrey Pirie tel: 550426

ELGIN-LANDSHUT TWIN TOWN ASSOCIATION Encourages friendship and exchange visits between Elgin and its beautiful twintown in Bavaria.

Contact Lorna Paterson 542753 www.landshut-elgin.de ELGIN OVER 60’S GROUP BALL Meets 10am-12noon each Wednesday in the Holy Trinity Church Hall. (We break for school holidays). Contact 821020 or 545937 (evenings) ST AETHANS BOWLING CLUB To promote Lawn Bowling in Burghead for all ages. Contact Murray Cormie 835586 RED CROSS BEFRIENDING SERVICE Offers a regular visiting service by a volunteer for those over 60, who live on their own and have little or no contact with family, friends or neighbours.

Contact Jennifer Allan 542203 or 07595 278 277 for more info RIVERSIDE MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Hand and machine knitting encouragement and support, Wednesday 10am - 3pm, Elgin Community Centre. Contact Tricia Furr 870429 WALK MORAY Evening walks throughout August and September.

Volunteer-led short walks (20mins-1hr). Ideal for beginners. For dates & times contact Debbie Baron tel: 01343 567172 or email debbie.barron@nhs.net

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SpotLight Local Interest

Moray Shouts “Help for Heroes” Royal’s in Find horn

Royal’s in Elgin

Despite the rather grand title, the “Royal Findhorn Yacht Club” is known locally as ‘the sailing club’, and it is just that.

A club to be enjoyed by those who sail and those that don’t.

The dinghy sailors young and old, keep the club on-water-activities alive - a fun bunch - who turn out nearly every weekend to race and socialise afterwards. Findhorn sailing club also has its cruiser sailors who join in races that are held in the Firth and, of course, all the socialising in the clubhouse too.

Different people have different ideas of what sailing is, from large yachts to the idyllic image of dinghy sailing on a summer’s afternoon in a fair wind. With the wind behind the boat the idyllic dinghy becomes supercharged and sometimes can be seen haring across the bay! Sailing can be a very fast and exhilarating sport that can be enjoyed by both

the young and old. Sailing is much more accessible than people may think. Clubs are often the best place to begin or continue sailing, as they provide access to other like minded people, as well as facilities such as a safety boat when racing, boat storage, subsidised training for members, usually a bar and also, in the case of the RFYC, a café and a fantastic view of Findhorn Bay. They also provide a great social life for both young people and those not so young!

RFYC is holding another open week in August following the success of previous events in May and July. This includes a week of “Try a Sail” days which are free of charge and are available to anyone subject to space. The week will be split into 7 daily slots of two hours each due to tide restrictions.

There will be 3 half-hour sessions and with 5 boats on offer this allows for 18 slots a day so booking is important. We have two types of boats which will be used. Four topazes which can be single or two-man crewed, and one Omega which can take 3 crew. Both boats are in excellent condition and will offer those sailing in them a modern and first class insight into the joys of dinghy sailing, with the support of qualified and experienced sailors, and with safety boat support.

For details visit the Club’s website at www.rfyc.net or phone 01309 690247 for details and bookings. Early booking is recommended for the “Try-A-Sail” places.

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Roy al Marines return for E lgin concert, 12 m on ths after floodin g d is appoin tm en t. The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland will finally make their debut at Elgin Town Hall this September following the disappointment of a year ago when a sell-out concert in aid of “Help for Heroes” was cancelled at the last minute following flash flooding which closed the hall.

Around 50 talented and versatile musicians will be appearing on Friday, September 3 in a gala concert, organised by the Rotary Club of Elgin, who have worked hard over the past year to get the world famous white helmets back to Elgin.

Following last year’s cancellation, Rotarian Glen Elliot, the driving force behind the event, immediately set about organising another date, but with a very busy schedule, the club had to wait 12 months for a return visit.

Tickets, priced £16, are on sale at Elgin Library in Cooper Park or call 01343 562600.

The, Royal Marines are renowned throughout the world for the quality of their music, visual splendour and precision drill, and in Elgin, the full concert band, including the world famous Corps of Drums, under the direction of Captain Ian Philip Davis, will perform a varied programme containing military music, light opera, Scottish, music from shows and light classical. Appearing with them will be guest soloist Lisa Moffat.

The concert is being sponsored by Diageo and supported by a number of local companies, including Walker’s Shortbread and Johnston’s.

Elgin Rotarians are delighted to be given a second chance to support Help for Heroes, said president Ian Davidson, who went on: “We are mindful of the enormous debt we owe to all members of the Armed forces and more recently those who have served in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are proud that our local RAF bases at Kinloss and Lossiemouth have made such tremendous contributions.”

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In all weathers and nowadays at almost every time of year people do it. They don tracksuits or swim gear; they get on their bike or on the treadmill and do their bit for charity. Events multiply - aiming to raise awareness of some of the big killers of our time. Apart from raising money to promote research these events (and what grows out of them) often bring greater understanding of illness and trauma, provide much needed support for families and encourage people to fight for life.

Unquestionably they have great value in a society where people often live fractured lives; they also fill up what is lacking in health services that are stretched to the limit by shortage of resources and ever increasing demands.

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only too well that without a goal I won’t keep at it, but with that goal its amazing how much you can do.

At that level of encouraging personal fitness it has great benefits; in some cases I guess it really is a race for life, whether yours or another’s.

But no matter your physical prowess in the gym or in the swim, pounding the streets or pedalling your way to victory, there’s a line you cannot cross. Race for life yes; but the race for eternity is not in your grasp, or mine. Even if we go on competing until well past the free bus pass, the point will come when someone calls time on us.

That’s inevitable - fight it though we may. It’s then we need more than human support, more than incredible commitment and more than a goal to aim for.

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It is in the hands of the one who gave us life in the first place. So right now - before that day comes - make sure you’re fit for eternity.

Successfully fighting the worst of diseases, or coming through the most painful of circumstances, will bring great hope and satisfaction here and now; but a secure relationship with the one who holds the future in his everlasting arms means so much more - it offers hope and satisfaction that cannot ever be removed.

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Lossiemouth Baptist Church meets every Sunday 9.30am, 11.30am and 6pm. Junior Church Sunday 11.30am and Kids Church (P4-P7) Thursdays 6.15pm-8pm. Contact Rev. Rae Mackenzie 812062 www.lossiebaptist.org Lossiemouth United Free Church of Scotland meets Sunday 11am and 6pm, including Sunday School. Contact Rev. Alexander Ritchie 810262 www.ufcos.org.uk/lossie St James Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth Family Worship 11am including creche and Sunday School; Evening Service 6pm; Swordfish Youth Group 7pm. Contact Rev. Graham Crawford 07817 504042 St Margaret’s Church, Lossiemouth Family Eucharist 9.30am; Holy Communion 10am Thursdays; Evening Prayer 5pm Thursdays St Gerardines High Church Lossiemouth, Contact 813146 St Sylvester's Catholic Church, Elgin Vigil Mass Saturday 7pm; Sunday Mass 11.45am. Contact 542280 www.stsylvesters.net Lossiemouth Gospel Hall meets every Sunday for Sunday Club at 2pm, Gospel Meeting at 6.30pm. Further details 812987 or visit the website at www.lossiemouthgospelhall.org.uk Burghead Church Every Sunday at 11.30am. Contact 01309 690931

Hopeman Baptist Church meets every Sunday 11am & 6pm. Everyone welcome. Contact Rev. S.J. Macdonald 831175 or visit the website www.hopemanbaptist.org.uk Parish of Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman First Sunday of each month, one service (10.30 a.m.) in Hopeman if five Sundays in the month, all other Sundays Hopeman 10am, Duffus or Spynie 11.30am. Contact Rev. Bruce Lawrie 830276 or email: blawrie@zetnet.co.uk Birnie - Pluscarden Church Sunday Service Pluscarden 10am and Evening Service 6.30pm 3rd Sunday each month; Birnie 11.30am and Evening Service 6.30pm 1st Sunday each month Scottish Episcopal Church Holy Trinity, Elgin Sunday Services - 8am Holy Communion; 11am Family Eucharist; 6.30pm Evensong Elgin & Forres Free Church of Scotland Sunday Sevice 11am including Sunday School & Creche; Evening Service 6pm, Midweek Meeting Wednesday 7.30pm.

Contact Colin Morrison 542196 Elgin Community Church Sunday Morning Service 10.30am; Evening Fellowship & Youth Group at 6pm.

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Elgin High Church Sunday 11am; Evening Service 2nd Sunday each month 6.30pm. Contact Rev. Julie Woods 542449 or email missjulie@btinternet.com Alves Church 1st Sunday of each month at 11.30am. Contact 01309 690931 St Giles & St Columba’s South, Elgin Sunday 9.30am at St Columba’s South & 11am at St Giles Church, Wednesday 7.30pm & Thursday 12.30pm at St. Giles Church. Rev. George Rollo 547208 Elgin Baptist Church Family Morning Worship (including creche), Sunday School and Bible Class 11am (1st Sunday each month at Seafield Primary); Evening Service 6pm; Youth Fellowship 7.30pm. Contact Rev. Graham Swanson 547743 Moray Grace Fellowship Meets Sunday mornings 10.30am in Alves Village Hall. Contact Vic Cameron for more details tel. 850142 email vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com or at www.moraygrace.wordpress.com St Andrews-Lhanbryd & Urquhart Parish Church Morning Worship, including Young Church and Créche every Sunday at 11am. Evening Services on last Sunday of month at St Margaret's Hall, Urquhart at 7pm. Tel: Andrew Robertson 843765 If you are a member of a church not listed here please email us the details and we may print this in future issues.

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ExTRaCTS fROM THE DRafT MinuTES Of THE MEETing Of TuESDay 8TH JunE 2010 Of THE CiTy & ROyal BuRgH Of Elgin COMMuniTy COunCil

Police Business and National Security Update • george littlejohn asked if grampian Police had any intention of carrying out patrols on push bikes? inspector Mowat advised that this was being progressed and training was currently being undertaken.

• Kathleen Masson asked if Police cars had to obey the speed limit unless they had their blue lights flashing as she had witnessed a Police car which did not seem to be pursuing another vehicle travelling what she thought was above the speed limit. inspector Mowat advised that police vehicles have to stay within the speed limits unless responding to an emergency.

Committee Reports The Chairman advised that Committee reports were circulated prior to the meeting, as previously agreed, and asked members if they had wished to raise any issues. george littlejohn had no objection to the new format but felt that the democratic right of each Committee to explain their report or highlight particular issues had been taken away. anne glover felt that having the reports prior to the meeting was a good idea and that members have the choice to raise any relevant questions.

Wilma Milne agreed with anne glover and stated that she felt it was important for members to read the reports and have the democratic right to raise issues.

Environment BiDS update. anne glover advised that she was meeting with Jacqui Taylor, BiDS Manager on 9th June 2010 to discuss the greenery growing from the gutters above the High Street premises and would give an update at the next meeting.

• Cycle Bays at linkwood Medical Centre. Murray Ross advised that following a request from the Elgin South area forum, he will be writing to the linkwood Medical Centre regarding the possibility of having bays for cycles put in place outside the new building and also having a spur coming from the cycle path on Thornhill Road linking up page 10 - August 2010

with the footpath outside the new Chemist shop. alex Macmillan suggested a copy of the letter be sent to Chris Thompson, urban Development Co-ordinator, Moray Council.

Youth The Chairman advised that he has been in contact with the Chair of the youth Council who advised that a meeting was due to take place within the next couple of weeks and they would be happy for Michael gates and laura Keil to attend on behalf of the C&RBoECC. The Chairman agreed to arrange a meeting to discuss the youth Committee with Michael gates, laura Keil and Denise gormley.

Community Planning • The Waulkmill Residents’ association have raised concerns with regard to traffic speed at the entrance to Waulkmill and would like a more substantial roundabout in place to slow traffic.

• The allotment association are delighted to have the use of a garden share on Wards Roads and is receiving favourable comments from the public.

They are still seeking to obtain ground for allotments from Moray Council.

• Elgin South area forum are seeking to be made aware of the plans etc. the Community Planning Partners have for Elgin South and are using every other forum meeting for themed speakers.

• a letter has been sent to the appeals Panel regarding a dispensing contract for Boots, Edgar Road as it is felt that their move to glass green has created a void for the housing immediately south of Edgar Road. They have also written to grampian Health Board to enquire why the only community consultation conducted was left to those who have a commercial interest, namely Boots.

Treasurer’s Report Steven Milne advised that the statements are still being sent to Morna abernethy and he had only received these tonight. Steven Milne agreed to circulate a spreadsheet by next week. no. 1 account = £621 and no 2 account = £4,144. a cheque had been received from Moray Council for £476. tel: 01309 690063

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As the summer approaches I am very much looking forward to the summer recess and an opportunity to get some quality time in Moray away from weekly flights or trains to and from London. It is good just to be able to get along to support local summer events such as Highland Games, fetes and music festivals in a more relaxed atmosphere than the hothouse of Westminster.

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It's great to see that sales of Scottish food and drink across S c o t l a n d , England and Wales have rocketed by 30 per cent in the past three years.

This is great news for producers in Speyside and throughout Moray. Despite recent pictures of me with a large World Champion Murdoch Brothers pie there is no truth in the rumour that politicians are responsible for most of these sales!

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Elgin Ear alex Macmillan advised that they had received two responses from two anonymous reports to the Elgin Ear. 011 - Housing issue regarding why this anonymous person wasn’t getting a Council house and also complained about Moray Council employees getting preference on the housing list.

Response - letter from gill Stewart, Community Services Chief Housing Officer giving full details of how they operate their policy which is consistent with the appropriate legislation and must give preference within their policy to those who are overcrowded, those who are homeless, those who are living in poor housing conditions and those with large families. as the Council employs a workforce of approx. 5000 and is one of the largest employers in the local area, it would not be unreasonable for the housing list to contain persons who are also employed by the Council. The Council does have a leaflet that explains the process of Mutual Exchange and one of the conditions is specific to the issue of rent arrears. a tenant should not owe rent for their current property.

However, where a person does have arrears and providing there is a repayment agreement in place which has kept to for a set time, a mutual exchange would not be refused on these grounds.

012- litter in the area of Tesco’s to aldi and asda to lidl and also the suggestion of litter picking being part of Community Service. - This is being dealt with by andy Jamieson, anti Social Behaviour Co-ordinator. Response: letter from andy Jamieson, anti Social Behaviour Co-ordinator - Details of your complaint

have been passed to the Community Warden for investigation. in line with the antisocial Behaviour procedure, i will endeavour to provide you with an update within 14 working days. alex Macmillan will continue to monitor the situation. The suggestion with regard to litter picking being part of Community Service - alex Macmillan agreed to speak with Blair Dempsey regarding this issue. alex Macmillan stated that the only way to communicate with an anonymous report is via the press or the minutes of the meeting.

AOCB • The Chairman asked Cllr Russell if a litter bin could be placed at lossie Cottages.

• anne glover raised concerns at the amount of litter on the waste ground between Tesco’s and aldi. Cllr leadbitter advised that Tesco’s have cleared this area in the past and he will contact them again to arrange for this area to be cleared. anne glover also agreed to contact Tesco’s regarding this issue.

•alex Macmillan suggested having steps between the end of the Toucan crossing down the bank towards Tesco’s.

• george littlejohn advised that having read the recent BiDS update, he was in support of the proposals with regard to benches and the removal of greenery from guttering in the High Street.

However, he felt that money should be spent on updating the buildings from the M&S end of the High Street, as the buildings were different colours and he would like to see a good sight line. george littlejohn advised

that the C&RBoECC R&T Committee would be arranging another meeting with David urquhart, Chairman, Elgin BiDS to discuss these issues further.

• alex Macmillan advised members of presentations which are due to take place as follows : 10th august 2010 - Educational Services Representative from the youth Justice Team.

14th September 2010 - Dave gowans, Environmental Services regarding issues on the lossie • Concerns were once again raised regarding caravans moving onto the site at lossie green. Cllr Russell advised that two halting sites in arradoul and Kingsmeadow, near forres were going out for consultation. Cllr Russell also advised that under current legislation if the Council do not have halting sites available it is extremely difficult to ask the Travellers to move on from unauthorised sites, and even there were halting sites available there is no guarantee that the Council can make Travellers move.

• anne glover suggested that members of the Community Council be issued with some form of identification. The Chairman agreed to investigate.

• george littlejohn asked that Moray Councillors consider the future of the City of Elgin when they cast their vote on whether or not parking charges should be introduced at lossie green.

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Speyside Stages Rally 2010

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Saturday the 7th of August will see Scotland’s top flight of rally drivers make the voyage north for round six of the Hankook MSA Scottish Rally Championship, The Gleaner Oil and Gas backed Speyside Stages Rally. The event, based in elgin, is shaping up to be a vital event in the outcome of one of Britain’s most competitive championships with no less than six drivers still in contention for overall championship victory.

The event, which is based at elgin Town Hall, starts in elgin’s Cooper Park with two tricky tarmac stages around the perimeter road. These spectator friendly stages are set to allow families a glimpse of top level motorsport without having to venture into the forests and always prove popular with the Moray public. After the short blasts around the Park competitors then head out to complete six of Scotland’s best stages in the elgin and Huntly forests.

One man who has conquered the Speyside Stages over the past years is reigning Scottish Champion David Bogie.

Bogie will once again be back to elgin in a bid to increase his championship lead and become the first driver in the history of the ‘Speyside’ to score a hattrick of victories!

Bogie - who won the event in 2008 and 2009 - is currently tied on two victories with Aberdonian Dave Weston Snr (2006 & 2007) and englishman Barry Johnston (2004 & 2005), with no-one yet achieving three wins over the Moray stages.

2010 will see another past winner back out in an effort to climb up the Scottish Championship table. Inverness man Andy Horne, who was born and bred in Fochabers, considers the ‘Speyside’ as being his home event and would love to repeat his 1998 success and once again spray the champagne on his home event. Horne, who pilots a crowd pleasing Metro 6R4, has managed to transform his results in 2010 after a heartbreaking 2009 season, in which he failed to finish a rally, and now sits second in the points coming into round six.

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Wayne Sisson (Burton In Kendal) are all in with a shout for victory come August.

However the action won’t stop there. Local honours will be hotly contested with Newton’s Craig Whyte and elgin codriver Daniel Forsyth teaming up for the event. This will be only the third time Craig has contested his home event and will once again be out in his Peugeot 205, hoping his local knowledge will help take the fight to the number of similar cars out on the event. However, for co-driver Forsyth this will be the first time he has sampled his home stages having only turned 16 last September! Another elgin based crew, Mike Grant and Graham Kelman will also take to the stages.

They are joined by Barry Stephen from Lossiemouth who will be along with Michael Hendry from Aberlour. Barry’s brother Brian will also be out, in his Ford escort Cosworth, with elgin navigator Sean Donnelly reading the notes. Moray Construction boss Billy Miller is hoping to mix it with the top local drivers if he manages to rebuild his Mitsubishi evo 3 after an offroad excursion at the Scottish Rally!

Programmes for the event can be purchased locally in elgin from the 3rd of August, and the event website will have details of where you can pick one up. The event starts with S a f e t y Scruiteneering from 6pm at Macrae and Dick, elgin on Friday the 6th of August before the rally blasts into action from 9.30am at Cooper Park on August the 7th.

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summer holiday club at lossie baptist church, 10am12noon, for more details visit www.lossiebaptist.org

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open air theatre - festival theatre presents ‘the tempest’, logie steading, forres, tickets available for the gallery tel: 01309 611378

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scotland’s housing expo 2010, inverness, visit www.scotlandshousingexpo.com for details

1 sunday jazz on a summers day in aid of ssafa, 1pm-5pm, in the grounds of the mansion house hotel, elgin, 3 bands each performing 2 half hour sets, £5 at the door/under 16’s free, www.moryjazzclub.co.uk open day at east grange, 10am-4pm, have a go at quads, archery and laser tag, under 8’s indoor playsapce plus music from the binsness blues boys SpotLight - Elgin, Lossie and District

the speyside artisans arts and crafts hub, scout hall, high st., aberlour, have a hands on experience of traditional and contempory arts and crafts, contact joy mann tel: 01542 886311 or email joy.mann@ btinternet.com for more details speyside stages rally, from 9.30am, cooper park, elgin, visit www.speyside-stages.co.uk for details quiz night, 7pm for 7.30pm, lhanbryde community centre, £2 per person and maximum four per team, tel: alison 01343843025 or email enquiries@lhanbrydecc.org

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OPEN EXHIBITION Curated by Liz Skulina Saturday 14th August to Friday 27th August 2010 at The Gallery, Elgin Library Open daily 10.00am - 8.00pm, Saturdays 10.00am - 4pm To confirm opening times please call 01343 562600.

The exhibition continues in the St Giles Centre Saturday 14th August to 4th September Open daily 9am - 5.30pm, Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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7 saturday & 8 sunday cairngorm mountain, more details available at www.wilddayout.com/WDO_Detail.aspx?id=48

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Cawdor Castle August Alvis Owners Car Rally - Saturday 15th X Factor In Concert - Friday 27th Westlife In Concert - Saturday 28th

01667 404401 www.cawdorcastle.com

15 sunday the scottish alvis owner’s club rally, all day, cawdor castle, www.cawdorcastle.com

17 tuesday open air theatre - illyria presents ‘romeo and juliet’, logie steading, forres, tickets available for the gallery tel: 01309 611378

20 friday pokey lafarge and the south city three, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8, tel: 01309 690110 rod clements and rachael harrington, the loft venue, by kinloss, 9pm, £10/£12, tel: 01343 850111

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8 sunday historic wheels club annual rally, 2pm, brodie castle, contact 0844 493 2156 or visit www.nts.org.uk

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Starsky at The Loft Venue Saturday 14th August

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Starsky has been wowing crowds with his phenomenal song writing and unique style and stage presence. With a unique blend of up beat folk/acoustic and mature plaintive ballads, Starsky is an artist that never fails to engage with his audiences and he has been creating a stir right across Scotland.

ssafa 125 coffee morning, 10am-12noon, forres town hall, celebrating 125 years of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and families association, for more details contact tony galloway tel: 01309 694816 soup, sweet & raffles in aid of motor neurone disease research, 12noon-2.30pm, moray bowling club, seafield street, elgin, come & enjoy homemade soup sweets and an excellent raffle, £3 per person, page 16 - August 2010

Tickets available NOW | Online at thebooth.co.uk | Sound & Vision, Elgin | Venue, The Loft – 01343 850111 | Promoter, Daz Tindall - 07977 150641

21 saturday elgin BID summer festival - dance/music and drama day, 12noon-4pm, elgin plainstones, for more details visit www.elginbid.co.uk moray dolphin hydrotherapy pool coffee morning, 10am-12noon, forres town hall, £1, contact may taylor tel: 01309 675337 miltonduff gardening club annual horticultural, industrial & pet show, 1.30pm with presentation of prizes at 3.30pm, open to residents of the area and family & friends, for further details tel: 545360 or 540302 duffus gala and car boot sale, 2pm-4pm, £6 per car, contact ann wright tel: 830684 blazin fiddles, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £14/£12, tel: 01309 690110

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Moray Playhouse, Elgin New screenings begin on Fridays

Call 01343 542680 or visit www.morayplayhouse.co.uk

Cinema Listings August 2010 Vue Cinema, Inverness From 4th Knight and Day Cats and Dogs 2 3D Step Up 3D From 11th The Sorcerers Apprentice The Last Airbender 3D From 18th Piranha 3D The Expendables Salt Marmaduke From 25th Grown Ups Scott Pilgrim vs The World KidsAM - Daily during school holidays at 10.15am - 95p per ticket Senior Screenings - Every Tuesday at 12.30pm - £3 inc. refreshments

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Cinema Nairn 30th July Looking For Eric (15)

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Toy Story 3 Four Lions South of the Border Europa Europa The Girl on the Train Heartless Please Give Gregory’s Girl The First Movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Leaving Les Visiteurs Wild Target Kicks The Twilight Saga : Eclipse When You’re Strange Good Hair The Man Who Would Be King The Girl Who Played With Fire plus many others

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or call 01463 234234 for details

Other films throughout the year Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or contact Nairn Community Centre on 01667 453476 for details

Universal Hall, Findhorn Showing films throughout the year. Visit www.findhorn.org/uhall or call 01309 691170 for details.

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lhanbryde gala day, 1pm-4pm , lhanbryde community centre, various attractions including strathisla pipe band, children's fancy dress competition, dog show, beer tent, plus soups, teas, coffees and home bakes, also car boot sale - to book a place tel: alison 01343 843025 or email enquiries@lhanbrydecc.org

3 friday forres academy reunion lunch, 12.30pm for 1pm, mosset tavern, gordon street, forres, contact vima tulloch for details tel: 01309 675959 the wall youth music festival - in aid of lossie high climbing wall, 1pm-5pm, station park, lossiemouth, music from ‘soul casino’ (uk finalists in live & unsigned), ‘dead rabbit’ & ‘nny’, bbq & snack stall calum carlyle & friends - free friday, the loft venue, by kinloss, tel: 01343 850111 4 saturday wrvs annual coffee morning in aid of our new project at dr grays hospital, 10am-12noon, elgin high church hall, donations for all the usual stalls very welcome, contact moira 547338 the wall youth music festival family day- in aid of lossie high climbing wall, 8pm-10pm, station park, lossiemouth, music from ‘180 live’, ‘3dr’, ‘superfast jellyfish’ & others; stalls; car boot, bouncy castle & much more carve carrbridge 2010, www.carvecarrbridge.com 4 saturday & 5 sunday elgin BID summer festival - heritage treasure hunt, saturday 11am-3pm & sunday 1pm-3pm, elgin plainstones, for more details visit www.elginbid.co.uk 6 monday - 18 saturday elgin BID summer festival - moray food festival, various venues throughtout elgin, for more details visit www.elginbid.co.uk 8 wednesday elgin BALL group meetings recommence, 10am-12noon, holy trinity church hall 9 thursday blood donors, 12noon-3.45pm & 5pm-7pm, elgin town hall 11 saturday the theatre bus - ‘calendar girls’, 1.30pm at eden court theatre, inverness, coach pick up points along a96 from keith to nairn, ticket & coach £27 (approx.) tel. 850282 ‘north sea gas’ - musical, 8pm, the warehouse theatre, lossiemouth, £10, contact 814004 or visit www.thebooth.co.uk to book 12 sunday blood donors, 10.45am-12.30pm and 2.15pm-5pm, elgin town hall 13 monday blood donors, 12noon-3.45pm & 5pm-7pm, elgin town hall 15 wednesday - 18 saturday elgin BID summer festival - moray book festival, elgin library and various venues throughtout elgin, for more details visit www.elginbid.co.uk 16 thursday blood donors, 5.15pm-7.45pm, lossie town hall 17 friday dan friedman, 8pm, the warehouse theatre, lossiemouth, contact 814004 or visit www.thebooth.co.uk to book 25 saturday cats protection coffee morning, 10am-12noon forres town hall, £1, contact penelope smitten tel: 01343 850315 living food at cawdor castle, 10am-5pm, organic food festival, visit www.cawdorcastle.com for details wee burgie one day event, visit www.burgie.org or email secretary@burgie.org elgin BID summer festival - live band day, 1pm-6pm, elgin plainstones, for more details visit www.elginbid.co.uk

The Wishing Well at The Loft Venue Friday 27th August £8/£10 Bequiling orchestral and lush Melbourne band, The Wishing Well create spellbinding songs which produce a rich tapestry of mesmerizing folk, pop and rock. As relative newcomers to the scene and come with an impressive musical maturity & remarkable background

27 friday x factor in concert, cawdor castle, tickets £25 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk or tel: 08444 999990 the wishing well, the loft venue, by kinloss, £8/£10, tel: 01343 850111

28 saturday westlife live at cawdor castle, visit www.cawdorcastle.com for details

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High Flyers of The Moray Coast

Local Interest

The district of Moray & Nairn stretches along the southern shore of the Moray Firth from Cullen in the east to Nairn in the west. The Spey and the Findhorn, lend much to the character of the area and many smaller rivers and streams drain the interior into the Moray Firth. Typical breeding species are Dipper, Grey Wagtail and Common Sandpiper. Goosanders

inhabit the smaller upland tributaries with a few Red-breasted Mergansers breeding on the lower reaches. There is relatively little standing water in Moray & Nairn but Lochs Oire, na Bo, Loy and Spynie provide winter wildfowl interest; Loch Spynie in particular holds a spectacular winter goose roost, and a rich wetland breeding bird community in summer. The coastline consists of a rich mosaic of habitat types. Short stretches of cliff run from Hopeman to Covesea and from Portknockie to Findochty. Here may be found good populations of Fulmars and Kittiwakes with a smaller number of Shags and Black Guillemots. The best rocky shores are between Burghead and Hopeman, at Lossiemouth and between Portgordon and Findochty. Winter waders, which include Purple Sandpipers, are often well accustomed to people and easily watched. There are three muddy estuaries, the wide expanse of Findhorn Bay and the smaller, but more intimate and easily watched, estuaries of the Lossie and Spey rivers. A wide variety of wildfowl, gulls and terns feed and roost on the estuaries and fishing ospreys are a regular feature in summer.

Offshore, Burghead Bay and Spey Bay are well known for their flocks of wintering sea ducks with impressive rafts of scooters, Long-tailed Ducks and Eider.

Buckie shore In winter the rocks hold numerous Turnstones, Redshanks, Oystercatchers, Dunlin and Purple Sandpipers. Ringed Plovers, Curlews and Knot can also be expected in smaller numbers. The gull flocks are worth checking for Glaucous and Iceland, especially around Buckie harbour where the first Ross`s is long overdue! Strathlene, just to the east of Portessie, has banks of gorse along the shore below the golf course. This area provides by far the best site in Moray & Nairn to search for displaced passerine migrants when wind and rain are in the east in spring and autumn.

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Burgh ead Bay Divers of all three commoner species can be seen in autumn and winter as well as Slavonian and, sometimes, Red-necked Grebes. Long-tailed Ducks and scoters often number in thousands in winter and careful scrutiny of the flocks will often reveal at least one Surf Scoter.

Covesea C liffs Viewing the seabird colonies from above is not easy and they are best seen from the beach below. Great care is needed however on a rising tide as access back to the cliff top path is not easy.

Fulmars, Kittiwakes and Herring Gulls form the bulk of the colonies but a few pairs of Shags and Greater Black-backed Gulls also breed. Stonechats inhabit the cliff top gorse.

Culbin Fores t an d the Nairn & Culbin Bars In the forest listen out for Crested Tits that are quite numerous and most easily located by call. Also present are Siskins, crossbills (apparently Parrot as well as Scottish); Stonechats and, in summer, a few Tree Pipits and Redstarts. Around the bars in summer can be found breeding Shelduck and Eider but the seaduck and wader flocks between autumn and spring are the main interest. Oystercatcher, Knot, Dunlin, Redshank and Bar-tailed Godwit are the main species but this is also the best site in for Sanderling and Grey Plovers.

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Breeding species around the mouth of the Spey include Shelduck, Terns and Ringed Plovers. The main interest is to be found between July-September when Ospreys fish the river mouth and waders passage, although light in terms of numbers, often includes scarcer species such as Whimbrel, Greenshank, Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper. Offshore Spey Bay holds an important moulting flock of Red-throated Divers in autumn when hundreds may be present. Great Northern Divers are regular in summer plumage in spring.

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We teamed up with MacBeths of Forres butcher to perform a live cooking demonstration at this years Royal Highland Show and this is one of the dishes we produced in front of the live audience. It is a simple dish to create but will impress your friends and family. It went down a treat with the audience at the Royal Highland Show when they got to taste the completed dish after the demonstration.

Ingredients 6 Carrots (for puree) 1 Star Anise 2 Quails (de-boned) 2 Slices Parma Ham Baby Spinach 2 Wood Pigeon Breasts Wild Mushrooms

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Method - Quail Balotines Cook Carrots in water with Star Anise and a teaspoon of salt until extremely soft, strain but keep the water. Liquidise carrots adding the strained water until mixture is of a spreadable texture, pass through a fine sieve.

For the Quail, cook Mushrooms and season, remove from pan and leave to cool. Place one slice of Parma Ham on cling film. Place your Quail on top of the Parma Ham, place some Mushrooms and Spinach inside. Roll into a cylinder, tie each end and then poach for 12-14 minutes (Rest for 46 minutes Cut open so all excess juices run out, then crispen in a hot pan with oil. At the same time place your seasoned pigeon breast in the pan as well. The pigeon will take 2-3 minutes to cook.

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