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Call Volunteer Department, Health & Social Care Moray, Moray Council Annexe, High Street, Elgin on 01343 563515 or volunteering.cc@moray.gov.uk www.moray.gov.uk/volunteering ELGIN & DISTRICT U3A Learning for the fun of learning.

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ages & abilities.Call Dennis De Wilde (Pres) on 01343 549381 ELGIN CRICKET CLUB Thurs (Apr - Sept,) 6pm, Cooper Park. Age 5 up, coaching available. Call Allan Duncan on 01343 563177 or 821331 or at allaniduncan@btinternet.com ELGIN CYCLING CLUB Sun, 8.30am, Grant Lodge, Cooper Park. Promoting cycling in the local area. Call Kevin Thomson on 01542 834972 or visit www.elgincyclingclub.com FOCHABERS 50+ WALKING GROUP Alternate Mon, 10am & Sun, 1.30pm (2pm after British Summer Time). The Institute, High Street, Fochabers. New members are always welcome do come & join us! Call Sec on 01343 843253 FORRES LACE GROUP Wed, 10am - 12pm Forres Community Centre. Beginners welcome. Call Jo McMillen on 01343 831307 LHANBRYDE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Mon & Thurs (Sept - April ), 7pm10pm. Promotes the game of indoor bowling, sociable and competitive. Call Ella Harley on 01343 843194 LOSSIE FOLK CLUB Tues, 8.30pm in the Beach Bar, Lossiemouth. Runs by common agreement of the people who attend the club. We do not charge a membership fee because we are not an exclusive club, everyone is welcome to attend & have a voice in what goes on. Email Mike Sammons at michael.sammons@ btinternet.com LOSSIEMOUTH COASTAL ROWING CLUB Wed, 7.30 pm, the Lossiemouth Sailing Club. We are a growing band of enthusiasts who have formed the LCRC with the aim of firstly building a skiff. Call James McPherson on 07837 810976 or email at james.mcpherson4@ btinternet.com or at

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MOSSTODLOCH SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING CLASS Tues (Sept - Mar), 7.30pm 9.30pm, Juniors 7.30pm 8.30pm, Speymouth Hall, Mosstodloch. Free first class, no obligation. Call Isobel on 01542 834398

MEDITATION CLASS Mon, 7pm - 8.30pm, Elgin Community Centre. Drop-in meditation class for well-being & happiness. Call Jon on 01667 452734

QUARRIERS ELGIN EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP 1st Thurs of month (2nd in January), 7.30pm - 9pm, the Moray Resource Centre, Maisondieu Road. Elgin. Call Lynette Oldman or Jimmy Wilson on 01261 812956/07720 303932 lynette.oldman@quarriers.org.uk

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTRE Open 7 days a week from 10am, 30-32 Batchen Street, Elgin Call 01343 556191 or 07717 301614. Email at moraywellnesscentre@ penumbra.org.uk MORAY BOUNCE BACK TO NETBALL Tues, 7pm - 8pm, Moray College Sports Hall. Open sessions (£5) Call Paula Gray on 07717 166108 or moraybbn@gmail.com MORAY CUPPA CLUB Do you care for someone at home who has a learning disability & who has, or is showing signs of dementia? Our clubs will give you the chance to relax with people who have similar backgrounds & interests.

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RIVERSIDE MACHINE KNITTING CLUB Wed, 10am - 3pm, Community Centre, Elgin. Hand & machine knitting encouragement & support. Call Tricia Furr on 870429 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.

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A form of Japanese poetry. A haiku expresses a single feeling or impression and contains three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables respectively.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings This story is attributed to the late Henri Nouwen.

Once upon a time there was a little river that said, “I can become a big river.” It worked hard to get big, but in the process, encountered a huge rock. “I won’t let this rock stop me,” the river said. And the little river pushed and pushed until it finally made its way around the rock.

Next the river encountered a mountain. “I won’t let this mountain stop me,” the river said. And the little river pushed and pushed until it finally carved a canyon through the mountain.

Next the river came to an enormous forest. “I won’t let all these trees stop me,” the river said. And the river pushed and pushed until it finally made its way through the forest.

The river, now large and powerful, finally arrived at the edge of a vast desert. “I won’t let this desert stop me,” the river said.

But as the river pushed and pushed its way across the desert, the hot sand began soaking up its water until only a few puddles remained.

The river was quiet.

Then the river heard a voice from above. “My child, stop pushing.

It’s time to surrender. Let me lift you up. Let me take over.”

The river said, “Here I am.”

The sun then lifted the river up and turned it into a huge cloud.

And the wind carried the river across the desert and let it rain down on the hills and valleys of the faraway fields, making them fruitful and rich.

Ambition and determination are wonderful attributes, but, apart from God, they won’t get you very far. When you’re young, you tend to feel invincible. You think you can accomplish almost anything on your own. Who needs God? But what will you do when you get to the desert? There’s one up ahead, you know. There will

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 December 2016. For further information please contact the Church Office on 01343 551501 or via e-mail at stgileselgin@gmail.com You

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come a time when the heat will be intense, and you won’t know what to do. You won’t have the strength or the resources to make it through. Your desert may contain failure, rejection, disappointment, or loss. What will you do then?

When your desert comes, you may not have the opportunity to hear the voice of God saying, “It’s time to surrender.” But you can hear him now. He wants you to stop pushing and give your life to him today. He wants to lift you up and make you fruitful for him in ways you never imagined. Can you hear him? Will you listen?

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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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Parliament Blog & Tide Times As the days start to get a bit longer, spring is hopefully just around the corner and we all feel a sense of optimism and the hope of better weather ahead. For farmers, the approach of a new season brings with it an extra workload as they are extremely busy with livestock, preparing for lambing and calving and getting the fields ready. As someone from a farming background, I know all too well how important the change of seasons is to the industry and I will continue to support farmers and campaign for a good deal post Brexit. Politicians of all parties have had constructive meetings with the industry and it’s important that this dialogue continues as we move forward. The winter months can be some of the longest and most difficult for farmers and their livestock, but the joy of seeing them turn-out in the spring makes up for that. When I worked on local dairy farms, even in February I was yearning for the day that the gates were opened and the cattle could get out of the sheds and start skipping through the grass. Not too much longer to wait!

The modern world’s reliance on the internet has become so important that a fast broadband connection is now regarded as the fourth utility along with water, gas and electricity.

All politicians will be judged on this issue and even more so now that the UK Government will ensure that homes and businesses have a legal right to high-speed broadband by 2020. That strengthens consumer rights and that is a step in the right direction.

The Scottish Government have committed £600 million towards ensuring every home and business has secured superfast broadband by 2021. A bold ambition and one that I welcome. However, only time will tell if £600m is enough. By 2021 there will be no excuses and the Scottish Government must deliver.

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When I was first sworn into Parliament as Moray’s MSP in 2006, I was proud to carry a piece of the Clavie with me to highlight Moray’s unique traditions and culture.

Possession of a piece of the Clavie is said to bring good luck for the year ahead. This is my first Spotlight blog since the Clavie, and so I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Burghead and across Moray a very happy 2018.

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Replacing a lawn can be very expensive, however, whether you plan to replace it with a new lawn or even slabs or gravel.

Consider this, a worn-out lawn can actually be renovated in situ at a fraction of the cost of removing and replacing the whole thing. I have included here a Before and After picture taken just a few weeks apart. I suggest there are 4 stages in the process, and you could either try this yourself, probably with some hired machines, or get some help (probably best as you have to live with the results for years to come).

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All that’s required now is regular watering until the seed germinates (regular rainfall isn’t usually a problem in these parts). The best time to tackle this is June-Sept in Scotland, and that means starting planning now for your new lawn this summer. At around £2 per m2 to renovate, compared with around £12 per m2 to replace, it really is worth considering.

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February 2018 1 thursday laughter yoga, chakras & meditation hosted by sandra ream 6.30pm - 8.30pm, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. fht members £5; non members £8; students. fiona malcolm of malcolm motivation offers a multi-therapy approach - hypnotherapy & neuro linguistic programming aberdeenshire & moray network meeting 10am 12pm, the barn, burn o'bennie, banchory. book a place at website. intergenerational network meeting www.generationsorkingtogether.org moray jazz club: alan king quartet 7.30pm, borough briggs, elgin. all welcome bessie the play,talk, read bus 9.30am - 12pm, hythehill primary school, lossiemouth

2 friday legends of american country 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. the show features 4 fantastic singers who are all backed by the superb country storm band. call 01463 234234 sigma: variable stars; speaker - maarten de vries explains the various mechanisms that cause stars to page 26 - February 2018

vary in brightness. 7pm for a 7.30pm start, birnie village hall. non-members welcome. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

3 saturday the 25th anniversary dance of sold on soul on behalf of moray unicef - tickets going fast! doors open 7.30pm, band starts 8.30pm, elgin town hall. bar & raffle. over 18s only. tickets from sound & vision & a&i supplies or call 01343 543092. call irene easton on 01343 544600 or irene_easton@hotmail.com coffee morning in aid of the work of madeleine picozzi (st sylvester’s parishioner) in mongolia 10am - 12pm, st sylvester’s church elgin moray typhoons vs paisley pirates 6pm, moray leisure centre. a great night out for all the family. come along and support your local ice hockey team. doors open 5.30pm, faceoff 6pm www.moraytyphoons.co.uk the edge of heaven (film)@universal hall, findhorn, 7.30pm, £5. call david til on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk happy mums’ market: indoor pre-loved market dedicated to baby & children’s items, from birth to 10yrs 10am - 12pm, elgin town hall. £1, u16s free. www.happymumsmarket.co.uk

6 tuesday on a rising tide: the population of bottlenose dolphins; speaker - charlie philips. an illustrated talk on moray's bottlenose dolphins 2pm, falconer museum, forres. £3. www.falconermuseum.co.uk moray field club indoor meeting: deeside & highland charm; speaker - eric jensen. presentation with slides 7.30pm, lounge, elgin town hall. £1. call sara marsh on 01343 549769 or 07840 285438 email morayfieldclub@gmail.com

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11 sunday tremendous trees: winter tree id; learn tree identification with dan puplett of nature awareness 1.30pm - 4.30pm, marcassie farm, rafford. free (tickets from website. www.danpuplett.net moray typhoons vs paisley pirates (away game) tbc, braehead arena, paisley. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk

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13 tuesday shrove tuesday pancake coffee morning 10am 12pm, elgin high church. adults £2.50 children 50p usual stalls, freshly baked pancakes. All proceeds to christian aid. advanced digital marketing for tourism hosted by dts & moray speyside tourism 12.30pm - 3.30pm, the drouthy cobbler, elgin. workshop will help you to make the business case, then plan & design improved customer experiences. tickets from www.eventbrite.com

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30%OFF New Year Promotion on kitchen and bathroom products *terms and conditions apply*

K I T C H E N S

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Local family run company based in Elgin offering fully project managed home improvements including Kitchens, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Windows, Doors and Central Heating Systems in Moray, Highlands and Aberdeenshire.

Our showroom in Elgin displays a wide range of high quality Kitchen and Bathroom products which are available to both trade and retail customers. All products can come supply only however we also offer a supply and installation service. We offer a free design and quote service with no obligation. So why not pop in today and make an appointment or, call 01343 551331 "Great job done on new bathroom.

Hassle free work with no problems and excellent customer service."

- GARETH RICHARDS

Providing high range kitchen, bathrooms and heating systems for over 16 years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; All trades fully project managed from start to finish

FREE Quotations FREE Plan and Design Come and visit our showroom

01343 551331 Open 6 days a week Monday - Fridays 9am-5pm Saturdays 10am-2pm 16 Linkwood Place Elgin IV30 1HZ

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