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Clubs and Societies ALLSTARS & STRIPES CHEER & DANCE Mon: P1 - P4, 3.45pm - 4.30pm; P5 - above, 4.30pm - 5.30pm.

Wed: Pre-competition class P4 above, 4pm - 5.30pm, Eight Acres, Elgin. Teaches "All Star" cheerleading to increase confidence & build friendships.

Call 07455 212280 www.facebook.com/allstarsandst ripes.cheer/info/ BUCCANEER THEATRE CLUB Mon, 7pm, RAF Lossiemouth New members interested in both on-stage & back-stage activities welcome. Call Chris on 07789 552968 or Ally on 07887 513915.

CHEST HEART & STROKE SCOTLAND Fri, fortnightly, 10am – 12pm, Moray Resource Centre, Elgin. A new community stroke group to provide the opportunity for those who have had a stroke & their carers to meet up for company & activities that aid recovery. Call Caroline Peter on 07918 674481

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COOPER PARK HEALTH WALK Wed, lunchtime health walks in Cooper Park, Elgin. Short, social walks. Free. Led by a trained walk-leader. Anyone is welcome - even if you haven't been active for a while. For info call Steve Coomber on 07813 342 248.

ELGIN AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY Drama productions for Elgin & District, & comprehensive theatrical experiences for interested adults & young people at Kingsmills Studio. www.elgindrama.co.uk ELGIN SAMARITANS Good Listener? Spare Time?

Perhaps you have what it takes to be a Sam? Comprehensive training locally means you could soon be helping others. Call Elgin Samaritans on 01343 543000 or elgin@samaritans.org ELGIN SCRABBLE CLUB Tues, 1.30pm - 4.30pm, Elgin Community Centre. All ages & levels welcome. Call Margaret Armstrong on 01343 545377 ELGIN WRITERS GROUP Wed, fortnightly, Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Elgin Library. Write poetry, fiction & history & listen to speakers.

New members welcome. www.elgin-writers.moonfruit.com GARMOUTH & KINGSTON PRE-SCHOOL GROUPS Playgroup, 2-3 Club & Tots Group. Call Jessica Myers on 01343 870262(am)/870620(pm) www.garmouthplaygroups.co.uk HARVEST CENTRE MAH JONG CLUB (AMERICAN RULES) 1st & 3rd Thurs of month (Sept June), 11am - 1pm, Harvest Centre, Elgin (next door to Yeadon’s bookshop). Cost £3. www.spanglefish.com/ harvestcentremahjongclub or hce.roombookings@gmail.com

LOSSIEMOUTH BOWLING CLUB St Gerardine’s Road, Lossie.

Call 01343 813766 LOSSIEMOUTH COASTAL ROWING CLUB Wed, 7.30pm, Lossiemouth Sailing Club. We are a growing band of enthusiasts who have formed the LCRCwith the aim of firstly building a skiff. Call James McPherson on 07837 810976 or email at james.mcpherson4@ btinternet.com or Lossiecrc@gmail.com LOSSIEMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB To promote football in the Lossie area and enter competitive competitions. Call Alan McIntosh on 01343 813328 or email at alanlfcsec@aol.com MORAY & NAIRN FUR & FEATHER ASSOCIATION Poultry, pigeons, rabbits & guinea pigs. Call Mrs L Miller on 01343 540289 MORAY PARENT & CARER SUPPORT GROUP We provide support, information & a friendly shoulder to anyone who finds themselves caring for a child with additional support needs. We have regular meetups in Elgin & Forres. Email Pauline, Lorna & Gillian at moraypcsg@gmail.com or see Facebook for details.

MORAY RETIRED PERSONS FRIENDSHIP CLUB To improve the quality of life by friendship, talks & activity for retired people over 60. Call Michael Crossland or Anne McDonald on 01343 543962 or 01343 547527 MORAY ROADRUNNERS Wed 6.30pm - Seniors, Elgin Community Centre; Tues & Thurs, 6pm - Juniors , Morriston Playing Fields. New members of all abilities welcome. www.morayroadrunners.com

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MOTHERS’ UNION 3rd Wed of month, 2pm, Holy Trinity Church, Elgin. Attached to the Anglican Church. Variety of speakers etc. Men welcome.

Meetings open to all. Call Catherine Green or Lynne Taylor 552794 or 835861 NEW ELGIN LADIES INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Thurs (Sept - March inclusive excl away match dates), 7pm, New Elgin Hall. Call Susan Grant 01343 541867 NEW ELGIN SWI Wed, 7pm . Meet at Cedarwood, Edgar Road, Elgin. Email Ruth Anderson (Sec) at ruthe.anderson@virgin.net SPYNIE VILLAGE HALL Available for private parties & functions with a beautiful outdoor space as well as a new fully equipped kitchen. Full disabled access & facilities.

Call 07908 583320 or email chair@spynie.org. See also spynie.org, facebook page: Spynie village hall THE 4TH ELGIN COMPANY THE BOYS BRIGADE Mon, 6pm - 7.30pm - Anchor Boys & Junior Sections (P1 - 6); 7.25pm - 9.15pm Company Section (P7 - S6) at the Elgin High Church hall. Call Margaret on 07837 228647 or email at fourthelginbb@hotmail.co.uk Facebook - ‘Fourth Elgin’ URQUHART BABY & TODDLER GROUP Mon, during school term 9.30am - 11am, Urquhart Village Hall.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings He is here Recently when crossing a busy road via a pedestrian underpass, I noticed some graffiti prominently displayed on the wall. It simply read; “SPUD WAS HERE”. I have no idea who Spud is but he has left his mark. I read recently about some graffiti that was discovered in 1976 on the walls of a small hidden room under the Medici Chapel of the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence.

This graffiti has proved to be of more lasting value than Spud’s because it is believed to have come from the hand of Michelangelo who for three months in 1530 went into hiding from his benefactors, the Medici.

He had finished the Sistine Chapel in Rome in 1512 and had been working on the Medici Chapel for some time when he grew increasingly disillusioned with the Medici’s rule. So he disappeared and for 500 years it was assumed that he had been staying secretly with friends.

It was only with the discovery of the hideaway with the beautiful charcoal drawings in 1976 that it was evident Michelangelo had concealed himself directly under the chapel he had been painting for those three months. Late in 1530 the Pope announced that Michelangelo’s safety would be guaranteed if he emerged from hiding

and promised to fulfil his commission to complete the Medici Chapel. This he did, leaving the memory of his dark dungeon behind, no doubt believing that it would never be discovered.

The Church year begins in the darkness of winter. The short seasons of Advent and Christmastide are eagerly anticipated by Christians longing to hear again the call to stay alert and to wait expectantly for God’s intervention in Jesus Christ, his Son. The quite different accounts of the nativity recorded in St. Matthew’s and St. Luke’s Gospels continue to challenge the modern reader. We are left with no easy solutions to the questions that might tempt us to leave the whole infancy narratives to one side. Instead if we stay with them we may find they speak powerfully into the darkness of our winter.

Matthew, uniquely, records the story of Joseph’s family’s flight in fear from Herod to Egypt. We are told in Matthew 2:14 that; “Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt.” There the family hid from the murderous Herod until his death. It may have been a short time in hiding like Michelangelo’s, we don’t know, but we can be sure that it was as laden with significance. For when the director of the Museum of the Medici Chapel

Moray Coast Baptist Church (Lossiemouth) Sunday services at 10:30am. Thursday night Bible study at 7pm. Crèche available for each service. Call 07862 898939 for more information, or visit www.moraycoastbc.com. Pastor Donald Clough Moray Grace Fellowship The Warehouse Theatre, Lossie. Sundays 10.30am. Call Vic Cameron: 07738 260550 Email: vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com • www.moraygrace.wordpress.com Parish of Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman First Sunday of the month, united service 10.30am. On other Sundays, services are 10am at Hopeman and 11.30am at Duffus or Spynie. Call Rev. Jenny Adams on 01343 830276. www.duffusparish.co.uk St Andrews-Lhanbryd and Urquhart Parish Church Sundays 11am including young church and crèche. Evening services 7pm on last Sunday of month at St Margaret's Hall, Urquhart.

St Gerardine’s High Church Lossiemouth. Sunday family worship 11.30am. Contact Rev. G McKee 01343 208852 (manse).

St Giles and St Columba’s South Elgin. All Sunday services start at 10.30am and will be held in St Giles, High Street, Elgin during July, September and November. Services will also be held in St Columba’s South Church, Duff Avenue, Elgin during August, October and

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stumbled by accident upon the treasures of the graffiti on the hideaway wall, he knew that someone special had left their mark there. St. Matthew, in his Gospel, similarly knew that someone special had left his mark on Egypt when he recorded the reason for the holy family’s escape to there as a fulfilment of Hosea’s prophecy; “Out of Egypt I have called my son” (Matthew 2:15).

Egypt, for Israel, was the place of enslavement and darkness. Jesus began his life by entering into the place of darkness and he would give his life by returning to the darkness at Golgotha in order that he would overcome it forever. We must resist the temptation to sentimentalise the Christmas stories because in doing so we rob them of their power to speak to us where we find ourselves in a world that is messy and dark. He has been where we are, more than that, he continues to be Emmanuel, “God with us” (Matthew 1:23) now. He is here and so he is able to bring us from darkness into light.

May God bless you all this festive season, Rev Geoff McKee Minister of St. Gerardine’s High linked with St. James’ Church of Scotland: Lossiemouth

December 2016. For further information please contact the Church Office on 01343 551501 or via e-mail at stgileselgin@gmail.com You can also visit our website at www.elginstgileschurch.co.uk St James Church of Scotland Lossiemouth. Sunday worship 10am including crèche and Sunday school. Contact Rev. Geoff McKee 01343 208852 St Margaret’s Church Lossiemouth. Sunday 9.30am: Family Eucharist . Thursdays 10am: Holy Communion. Thursdays 5pm: evening prayer.

St Michael’s Parish Church of Scotland Dallas. Family service at 12 noon followed by tea & fellowship. Tel. 01309.672380 or 01343.890420.

St Sylvester's Catholic Church Elgin. Vigil Mass Saturday 7pm.

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We’re on the countdown to Christmas and I’m looking forward to being back home for the festive rush and to support local businesses and services in the run-up to the big day. There is something special about Christmas in Moray with the scenery like something out of a festive story book, the bonus of excellent food and drink and the warmth of hospitality.

I’ve been encouraged by the cross-party efforts ongoing to address the ridiculous delivery charges we are faced with in Moray. It was a key point I made in my maiden speech in the House of Commons and something I hope we can see action on. The charges faced by local people are simply wrong, and while this is an issue all year round, it is particularly acute at this time of the year.

I must also make special mention of the efforts by local school children with their designs for my annual Christmas Card competition. The standard of entries was very high, and better than anything I could have come up with when I was at school!

Can I also take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas when it comes.

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I’d also like to take the opportunity to thank our public sector workers who keep our vital services running through the festive period. As Moray’s MSP, I am hugely appreciative of your contribution to our communities at Christmas and throughout the year.

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I am delighted to reveal the North East 250 today amongst fellow tourism businesses in Moray Speyside. I am excited by the potential of the North East 250 to bring more visitors to our area and experience, what I believe, is the very best that Scotland has to offer. We need businesses along the Route to really get behind it and help make it the success I know it can be.

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It is hoped that the new route will bring additional trade to communities situated along the North East 250, with visitors to the North East wishing to explore Scotland in a different way and to make the most of the various itineraries possible.

Laurie Piper, Operations Manager at Moray Speyside Tourism, the destination marketing organisation responsible for promoting Moray to visitors, commented: “I am confident that the North East 250 will contribute to the continued growth and development of Moray Speyside’s tourism industry which is what everybody gathered at today’s conference is aiming for.”

The North East 250 has been developed by local businessman Guy Macpherson-Grant, whose family’s roots on Speyside go back to the 16th century. Passionate about the North East of Scotland, Guy is confident that the North East 250 will encourage people to come to the region, to enjoy driving its roads and to enjoy everything it has to offer besides: spectacular scenery, bounteous wildlife, globally renowned food and drink, traditional warm hospitality and activities galore.

The North East 250 has already attracted significant support amongst businesses along the route.

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Jo Robinson, VisitScotland Regional Director, said: “This exciting new route is a welcome asset to the North East and will, we would hope, simulate the success of other similar routes around Scotland.

“This area has arguably the best scenery, landscapes and views in Scotland and we would anticipate that the introduction of such a route will bring economic benefit to the area and its tourism businesses through increased visitors.

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The North East 250 team has carefully curated initial lists of places to visit, as well as provided information on some accommodation providers and local amenities. Information on these can be found on www.northeast250.com under each of the route’s sectors: Speyside, the Cairngorms, Royal Deeside, Aberdeen, the East Coast and the Moray Coast. These attractions and places to visit will be added to all the time as businesses sign up, and feedback from people who have completed the route is encouraged to ensure that the best experience is created for future visitors.

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Rolling Events 27 november - 10 december speyside artisans & friends 2 week christmas pop up shop, 10am - 5pm, st giles centre, elgin. unique quality handcrafted items: pyrography, woodturning, needle felt, pottery, jewellery, painting & more. call skye mackenzie on 01466 702194 or email at cabrachmoon@gmail.com

until 30 november the moray youth art prize: competition & exhibition tbc, mc3, above royal mail, high street, elgin. free artists (13 - 19yrs). deadline is 3rd nov. email to enter & attach photo of your art plus title, contact details. email at info@macthree.org

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

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1 friday - 2 saturday "snow white & the magnificent seven" by cullen disasters fri - 7pm, sat - 2pm & 7pm, hall church cullen. adult £7 primary children £3. call isobel addison on 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk elf on the shelf 11am - 5pm, victorian market, inverness. free. lots of santa's elves will be hiding in the victorian market shop windows. come along & have lots of fun finding them

2 saturday moray conservative & unionist association christmas coffee morning 10am-12pm, small hall, st giles church elgin. £3 entry. christmas stalls, tombola holy trinity church coffee morning 10am - 12pm, holy trinity church hall. £2.50 adults; children 50p page 28 - December 2017

usual stalls - jewellery, bric-a-brac & raffle. quiz night in aid of cairngorm to coast 2018 7pm for a 7.30pm start, beach bar, lossiemouth. £2 per person. all proceeds go towards the running costs of cairngorm to coast which is raising funds for outfit moray. www.outfitmoray.co.uk/c2c the spirit of christmas at glen moray: quality 'pop up' indoor christmas market 11am - 6pm, glen moray distillery. moray concert brass, christmas choir, gifts, tasty food & treats, mulled wine & mince pies. moray typhoons vs aberdeen lynx (away game) 7.15pm, linx ice arena, aberdeen. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk gimme abba@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com buckie choral union christmas concert 7.30pm, methodist church, north pringle st. buckie. £10 adult (incl refreshments), £5 children. guest artists bel canto youth choir. tickets from choir members & at door. call claire menzies on 01542 850378 or at menziesenzie@btopenworld.com www.buckiechoral.org reap grow elgin project: sow-grow-harvest-sharecompost 10am - 12.30pm, cooper park, elgin free. preparing the edible raised beds in cooper park for another growing season. call 01542 888070 or email at info@reapscotland.org.uk. www.facebook.com/reapscotland burghead switch-on 2017 2.30pm - 4.30pm, burghead community hall/old station yard community garden. santa's grotto, entertainment & refreshments in the community hall from 3pm. switch-on at 4pm sharp. quiz night 7.30pm, lhanbryde community centre £2. teams of up to four. byob. call 01343 843025 or email at enquiries@lhanbrydecc.org coffee morning in aid of world challenge trip to nicaragua to teach english 10am - 12pm, st leonard's church hall, forres. £2. s5/6 forres academy students raising funds in aid of trip to teach children & to encourage them to go to school death at the distillery - murder mystery evening 7pm, holy trinity church hall, elgin. £15. put your sleuthing skills to the test with our murder mystery show - 3 course meal, prizes & entertainment by lads drama call 07908013417 - for tickets friends of guiding coffee morning 10am - 11am, forres town hall. raffle, baking stall, bottle stall, etc

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elgin city band annual christmas concert with bishopmill primary school choir. raising funds for the band doors open 6.30pm, 7pm start, st giles church, elgin. adults £5; children £3 tgis: teen night (bellie & speymouth parish church) 7pm - 8.30pm, bellie church hall. music & drama buckie choral union christmas concert with guest artists keith silver band. 7.30pm, bellie church, fochabers. £10 adult (incl refreshments), £5 children. tickets from choir members, christies chemist & at door. call claire menzies on 01542 850378 or email at menziesenzie@btopenworld.com www.buckiechoral.org christmas craft fair 2pm - 4pm, pluscarden hall free entry. stalls, teas, mulled wine, christmas food to eat & take away crusie liner list 2017 - provisional v1 - black watch 8.30am - 4.30pm, invergordon robbie greig & friends@the drouthy cobbler. elgin 8pm - 10pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

town hall. £16, concession over 60 £14 & u26 £5 www.mahlerplayers.co.uk fochabers bowling club annual christmas tombola doors open 6pm, eyes down 7.30pm., fochabers bowling club, spey street, fochabers. £1. please bring your own cup. teas etc will be served @ the interval. there is also a raffle & lucky squares.

8 friday - 10 sunday eden 2; christmas art. craft & food fair fri, 12pm - 8pm; sat & sun 10am - 5pm, eden court, inverness. free. over 70 exhibitors

9 saturday banffshire field club: walking in the dolomites; speaker - bob davis 2.15 pm - 3.45 pm, st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. members £2, visitors Spice DEC 17.pdf 1 07/11/2017 £3. call drNatural alistair mason on 01261 812941 or email bfc.1880@gmail.com. www.banffshirefieldclub.co.uk

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6 wednesday findhorn bay local nature reserve 7.30pm, james milne institute, findhorn. fblnr management committee meeting, includes public session. www.fblnr.org the arts society speyside lecture: glad tidings. the story of the annunciation 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome/£7 for visitors call membership secretary on 07789 880481 fred morrison@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm 10pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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9 saturday - 10 sunday festive cooking demo with mrs clause 11am & 1pm, brodie castle stables; £7.50 per child. join mrs claus for some fun with gingerbread. come along and see how to bake the gingerbread and then have some fun icing a festive biscuit to take home. spaces are limited so please book at www.nts.org.uk/events or call 01309 641371

10 sunday christmas at the castle - marvel of peru christmas concert: baroque music & carols. 3pm & 5pm, the drawing room brodie castle. £15 (incl mulled wine & mince pies). call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events moray typhoons vs kirkcaldy kestrels 5pm, moray leisure centre. come along & support your local ice hockey team. doors open 4.30pm, faceoff 5pm www.moraytyphoons.co.uk spey bay carol service 6.30pm - 8pm, spey bay hall an evening of christmas carols & music from the youngsters from take note. led by rev morris smith, bellie & speymouth lewis capaldi@the drouthy cobbler, 7.30pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk xmas craft fair in support of lhanbryde community centre repairs 10am - 4pm, lhanbryde community centre. xmas decorations, baby knits, bird boxes, moray cats protection, etc. refreshments. call elsie or susan on 07927 195017 or 07935 223480 winter woodland wonderland in aid of nature education for children & world challenge 1pm - 4pm, fleming hall, aberlour. £3 per child (choice of 2 woodland craft activities). refreshments. www.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/watch-group/moray

11 monday light & life 7-9pm, costa coffee, 66 high st. elgin free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, music. call alyson sim on 07733127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk

13 wednesday technical blueprint: developing the lineout; creating an attacking platform ... 6.30pm - 8.30pm, highland rfc, inverness. free. this workshop is aimed at youth & adult coaches (s1-adult). scottish rugby coach development the drouthy cobbler comedy@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm - 10pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

15 friday - 16 saturday moray figure skating club: a night at the movies christmas special fri 6pm & sat 2.15pm (doors open 30mins , ice rink, moray leisure centre, elgin. £12, £10, £8 (over 65 & u12s), u3s (on knee free). tickets from moray leisure centre & sound & vision, elgin call emma or elaine on 07764 818615 (emma) & 07792 222121 (elaine).

16 saturday portgordon christmas market 1pm - 4pm, portgordon square & village hall. stalls, santa's grotto, refreshments, switching on christmas lights. gary beck@the ironworks, inverness 11pm, www.ironworksvenue.com moravian orienteering: saturday & moray & nairn schools league tbc, cluny hill, grant park, forres cluny hill east start. www.moravianorienteering.org

16 saturday - 17 sunday cairngorm reindeer, santa & winter trail with earthtime brodie castle; come & visit santa & his reindeer, then take a walk along the trail around the grounds to collect natural items to make natural christmas crafts, then listen to one of the stories in a colourful bell tent &/ or sit around the fire with toasting of marshmallows

17 sunday lossiemouth 10 mile turkey trot -nd champs 9.30am - 3pm, lossiemouth sports & community centre. to enter see www.morayroadrunners.com/events cantare ladies choir "a christmas celebration" in aid of local charities 7pm, elgin town hall. adult £8: child £4 from cathedral window

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christmas carols hosted by the rotaract club of moray 7pm, st columba’s church, elgin. free. mince pies & non-alcoholic mulled wine afterwards.

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30 saturday moravian orienteering: christmas cracker & social tbc, grant park followed by british legion, forres. a christmas cracker to run off those mince pies...& then eat more! www.moravianorienteering.org scottish highlands & islands & moray chinese association (shimca): scotland's remote jews aberdeen, dundee, inverness; speaker - prof nathan abrams 6.30pm, shimca cultural centre, 1 ardconnel terrace, inverness. call 07595 895450

21 thursday happy mondays - 30th anniversary@ the ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

21 thursday - 22 friday let it snow in aid of lucy's fight 7.30pm, st giles church, elgin. old fountain jazz orchestra's 3rd annual concert raising awareness of motor neurone disease

31 sunday bogmanay@bogbain farm, inverness tbc,bring in the bells with blazin fiddles, ceilidh dance with the bogbain all-stars, three bars, food & craic rhythmnreel hogmanay bash 2017@ the ironworks, inverness 9pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

23 saturday imout records showcase featuring lional, iain mclaughlin & the outsiders, etc@ the ironworks, inverness 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

26 tuesday 32nd burghead boxing day swim 2.30pm, burghead harbour. all welcome. swimmers must be 16 & over. thousands of pounds raised for local charities.

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Turkey & Rice Soup Every one loves a hearty soup, particularly on those cold winter days in December.

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2 Cups of Cooked Brown Rice 2 litres Chicken or Turkey Stock Splash of White Wine Bay Leaf Thyme

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With nothing much growing, and the ground sometimes pretty solid, often frosty. It’s when we take our heavy American golf course aerators out and about to aerate lawns. We do hollow-core tining, where the machine removes thousands of plugs from the ground. Golf courses are doing this too at this time not surprisingly. Aerating the ground is multi-beneficial as it allows air into the ground, helps with drainage, and thins-out the root zone which becomes compacted and choked over time.

This is mainly about moss control in this part of the world ! You can do this with a garden fork too, but not as effectively obviously as with a machine which actually removes a core of material. I’ve included a picture of our aerator, a formidable piece of kit, and not available in B&Q or at your local garden centre!

Just a reminder; the leaves are all off now, and if they are still in drifts on your grass, it’s a very good idea to lift them. Several weeks without light and air under a pile of leaves is likely to kill/seriously damage a patch of grass.

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Manolo, the restaurant manager, gave us such a warm welcome when we arrived and showed us to our table. We were impressed with how friendly and welcoming the staff were. The restaurant's interior took us right back to our holidays in Italy.

Pepperoni Ripieni We were immediately offered a drink while choosing from the Menu and the Specials Board. As there was plenty of choice on both, this took some time!

For starters, Chris chose the Pepperoni Ripieni and I had the Spicy Chicken Strips. When the starters arrived they looked amazing, very colourful and so appetising. I could quite happily have eaten another portion.

For our main course, Chris had the Bistecca Diana (Sirloin Steak) and I had the Spezzlino Italiano (an Italian Stew) - strips of beef with

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For the dessert, Chris had the Cheese Board, with more than enough cheeses to choose from, and I had one of my favourite desserts, Tiramisu. The Tiramisu was probably one of the best I have ever tasted - the balance of the liqueur, coffee and mascarpone, etc was just right.

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I would thoroughly recommend a visit to this restaurant, it is so warm and friendly, the food is just amazing with so much to choose from.

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