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DALLAS INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Wednesday & Sunday evenings, 7:15pm - 9:30pm in the Hall. New and old members most welcome.

For more details call Whitey Fraser on 01343 890301 DIABETES UK MORAY Support for people with diabetes and their carers. For details visit moray.diabetesukgroup.org or email moraydiabetesukgroup @yahoo.co.uk EARTHTIME TODDLER ADVENTURES Creative and exploring sessions for you and your child (2 - 5 year olds, accompanied by a parent /guardian). At Oakwood, Elgin or Grant Park, Forres. Call 07789 715380 see www.earthtime.co.uk or Earthtime’s Facebook page.

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ELGIN & DISTRICT U3A Learning for the fun of learning. £20 yearly membership. Contact the secretary on 01343 544858 for more details.

ELGIN HIGH CHURCH HIGH SPIRITS CLUB Wednesday from 10am - 12pm (Sept - April) Speakers or entertainment in the church hall at North Guildry Street, Elgin.

Call May on 542120. Open to all.

ELGIN MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB Encourages a responsible attitude towards target shooting in a safe controlled environment.

Mondays 7:15pm Sept - March at Indoor Rifle Range, Pinefield.

Call Athole Manson 07779 710985 or email atholem@aol.com ELGIN MODEL RAILWAY CLUB Tuesday and Thursday 7pm 9.30pm. Juniors (12 - 16 yrs) on a Sunday 2pm - 4pm. Novice or experienced modellers welcome.

Contact enquiries@elginmodel railwayclub.co.uk ELGIN ROUND TABLE 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month Sept - Jun, 7pm, Royal Hotel, Elgin. Contact Dominic Young 548167 or email dominicyoung31@aol.com FREE SOCIAL GROUP Last Thursday every month 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin. Over 21s in Moray. Walking, weekends away, music, theatre & cinema events.

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GLEN MORAY MALE VOICE CHOIR Thursdays, 7:30pm in Bishopmill Primary School hall. Sept - Apr. All men welcome to join this community choir. No audition necessary. For info call Alistair Farquhar on 01343 541328 or alistair.farquhar@btinternet.com HELGIN ROLLER DERBY Saturdays, 12pm - 2pm in Elgin Community Centre and Thurs, 6:30pm - 8pm in Forres House Community Centre. Learn to roller skate with the Elgin Roller Derby team and find out more about how you can get involved.

Beginners welcome. Open to males and females 16+. Find us on Facebook for more details.

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LHANBRYDE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Mondays & Thursdays 7pm10pm, Sept - April. Promotes the game of indoor bowling, sociable and competitive. Call Ella Harley on 01343 843194.

LONG DISTANCE WALKERS ASSOCIATION (NORTH WEST GRAMPIAN LDWA) For all who enjoy the outdoors combined with cake. Centred on Moray but covering Thurso to Pitlochry and even the islands.

A varied programme of walks is planned to attract a wide range of people with shorter options for families when possible. For more info visit www.ldwa.org.uk LOSSIEMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB To promote football in the Lossie area and enter competitive competitions. Contact Alan McIntosh on 813328 email alanlfcsec@aol.com LOSSIEMOUTH GIRL GUIDING Rainbows for ages 5-7, Brownies for ages 7-10 Guides for age 10+. An exciting programme with challenges and opportunities for personal development. To register your interest please visit www.girlguiding.org.uk/joinus 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. Welcomes newcomers and returners of all abilities. Also competes in the Highland & Moray Netball League for those players who wish to. For info call 01343 815299 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

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MONDAY DANCE CLUB Mondays 1.30pm - 4pm, Supper Room, Elgin Town Hall. Sequence, latin & ballroom dancing. £2. Tea & cakes available.

MORAY RETIRED PERSONS FRIENDSHIP CLUB To improve the quality of life by friendship, talks and activity for retired people over 60. Contact Michael Crossland on 01343 543962 or Anne McDonald on 01343 547527 MORAY ROCK GARDEN GROUP Last Friday every month, 7:30pm New Elgin Hall annexe. Contact Hazel Robson 01340 871227 New members welcome MORAY RUGBY CLUB Moray RFC have a thriving youth section catering for age groups from P1 - U18. In addition to a senior squad. Training at Morriston Playing Fields. For info visit www.morayrfc.co.uk MORAY SANDS 3rd Wednesday every month, 7:30pm at The Ugie House Hotel. Self-help support group, run by bereaved parents for bereaved parents and their families. Informal and confidential.

No cost. For more details call or text Beck on 07549 684986 or Karen on 07971 834133 or email moraysands@hotmail.co.uk 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 PLEASE NOTE Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis. If you would like your details to be included in this section please email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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Golfing superstar Tiger Woods was quoted as saying he ‘has nothing to look forward to’. Of course (or should that be off course?) his personal life is turbulent and ‘on course’ he has been dogged by a succession of injuries that seem to threaten his continuing to play golf at the highest level. He is someone who has earned $1.5 billion playing golf, is only 40 years old and is still highly sought after by golf tournament organizers worldwide, yet, it would appear, he doesn’t know where his life is going, has no timetable for recovery and presumably no alternative career or activity he wishes to pursue. His life is golf - and without that we must guess he sees little clear purpose or direction.

I’m sure it’s not just Tiger who feels that way. Many of us become preoccupied with the successes we hope to achieve, the pleasures we hope to enjoy and the possessions we hope to acquire. Events and experiences become our milestones;

we try to build memories we hope will provide us with meaning to our later lives. Sometimes we may stop and ask the question - what’s it all about?

We all have these same preoccupations - a desire to be remembered for the good we have done and to experience as much of this amazing world’s attractions as we can. But, as a follower of Jesus, I am encouraged by Him to look beyond myself and beyond this world. He invites anyone who is ready to listen to set their minds on things above and not on earthly things. He said, ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.’ (Matthew 6:19-21) He did not mean we should abandon goals, stop pursuing careers and

Moray Grace Fellowship The Warehouse Theatre, Lossie. Sundays 10.30am. Contact Vic Cameron: 07738 260550 Email: vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com.

Website: 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. Contact Rev. Jenny Adams: 01343 830276. Website: 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. Contact Andrew Robertson: 01343 843765.

St Gerardine’s High Church Lossiemouth. Sunday family worship 11am. Contact Rev. G McKee 01343 208852 (manse).

St Giles and St Columba’s South Elgin. Sunday services 10:30am in January, March, May, July, September, and November in St Giles’ Church, High Street, Elgin. February, April, June, August, October,

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become like hermits hiding away from the world and thinking of nothing but moving on to the next world. To do that would rob us of real purpose in living and real joy in life’s experiences.

What Jesus encourages in us is this; that our lives would be centered on Him, that our goals and our successes would be guided by His priorities. In other words that we would put Him first.

Now if that sounds like abandoning self (giving up just doing what I want to do) that’s because it is. But it comes with the greatest benefit; Jesus says that if our aims - what we are looking forward to - is a fuller relationship with Him then we will always have something to look forward to. Something that cannot be threatened, lost or destroyed. And we will most certainly know where our lives are going.

Rev. Colin Morison Elgin & Forres Free Church

and December in St Columba’s South & The Williamson Hall, Duff Avenue at 10:30am. Wednesdays 6:30pm & Thursdays 12.30pm at St. Giles Church. Minister: Rev Stevie Thomson. Call 01343 551501 or visit www.elginstgileschurch.co.uk St James Church of Scotland Lossiemouth. Sunday family worship 11am including crèche and Sunday school. 6pm: evening service .

7pm: Hands & Feet youth group. Contact Rev. Graham Crawford: 07817 504042.

St Margaret’s Church Lossiemouth. Sunday 9.30am: family Eucharist . Thursdays 10am: Holy Communion. Thursdays 5pm: evening prayer.

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

Sunday Mass 11.45am. Tel: 01343 542280.

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School Term Dates for 2015/2016 (all dates inclusive) Christmas Holiday Ends Mon 4th Jan 2016 Spring Term Starts Tues 5th Jan 2016 Occasional Day Elgin Thurs 11th Feb 2016 Mid Term Holiday Fri 12th Feb 2016 Mid Term Holiday Mon 15th Feb 2016 Spring Term Ends Thurs 24th Mar 2016 Spring Holiday Starts Fri 25th Mar 2016

Spring Holiday Ends Fri 8th Apr 2016 Summer Term Starts Mon 11th Apr 2016 Occasional Day Lossiemouth Fri 29th Apr 2016 May Day Holiday Mon 2nd May 2016 In-Service Day Thurs 19th May 2016 In-Service Day Fri 20th May 2016 Summer Term Ends Thurs 30th Jun 2016 Summer Holiday Starts Fri 1st Jul 2016

Useful Contacts 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

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 ..................................01343 542234 Linkwood Medical Centre....................................0345 3376350 Maryhill Health Centre ........................................0345 3370610 NHS 24 ................................................................................111

SCHOOLS Alves Primary School ..........................................01343 850247 Bishopmill Primary School ..................................01343 547841 Burghead Primary School ..................................01343 835529 East End Primary School ....................................01343 542381 Greenwards Primary School ..............................01343 541661 Hopeman Primary School ..................................01343 830281 Lhanbryde Primary School..................................01343 842649 Mosstowie Primary School..................................01343 547119 New Elgin Primary School ..................................01343 547587 Seafield Primary School ......................................01343 547792 St Sylvesters R.C. Primary School ......................01343 541453 West End Primary School....................................01343 543161 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

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

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DENTISTS Apex Dental Studio..............................................01343 556606 Glassgreen Dental Practice ................................01343 553131 Laich Dental Practice ..........................................01343 816316 Smiles Dental ......................................................01343 541164 South Street Dental Practice ..............................01343 542729 Trinity Dental Practice..........................................01343 542697

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It looks to be an interesting year ahead. It is once again an election year, which has been the case almost every year in recent times!

This time round itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Scottish Parliament elections and like many politicians at all levels I will be out knocking doors in support of my Moray colleague Richard Lochhead MSP. I have said in the past it is always an enjoyable experience. Our regular campaigning gets us out and about all over Moray, speaking to the people who have elected us in their own communities and that is hugely important in keeping on top of the issues that affect people in Moray on a day-to-day basis, which it can be all to easy to become detached from when you travel away to parliament every week. Keep an eye out for us doing the rounds and keep us informed when you see us!

Let me start by saying a very Happy New Year to you and yours!

I hope you had an enjoyable festive period and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve now recovered. New Year resolutions are easily made and even more easily broken.

But one resolution I think we can all make quite easily is to continue to waste less and recycle more. Homes across Moray, including my own, will be left with Christmas cards, trees, cardboard boxes, all ready to be disposed of. Every year we are finding better ways of stopping waste going to landfill and being ever more responsible for the wider environment. Moray folk continue to lead the way in Scotland in recycling and I hope that people will do their bit to keep up that fantastic record and dispose of waste from Christmas and New Year as responsibly as possible.

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laser quest family challenge @ the loft 11:30am 1pm. booking required. call 01343 850111

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burghead storytime 1.30pm - 2pm burghead library storytime for the u5s. all welcome. for more info call burghead library on 01343 830186 or email burghead.library@moray.gov.uk aberlour library reading group 2.30pm - 3.30pm. all welcome. contact aberlour library on 01340 871693 or email aberlour.library@moray.gov.uk forres library storytime 3-5s 2.45pm - 3.15pm 5-7s 3.45pm. all welcome. contact forres library on 01309 672834 or email forres.library@moray.gov.uk

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DECEMBER 2015 29 tuesday red hot chilli pipers @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com be like pablo @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. catchy guitar-based powerpop music with bright girl/boy vocal harmonies. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

31 thursday hogmanay 2015 @ the drouthy cobbler 9pm 1:30am. a ticketed celebration of the coming of the new year with drams, stovies, fizz and music from dallahan. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk rhythmnreel hogmanay bash @ ironworks 9pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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tomintoul storytime 10.30am - 11am at tomintoul library under 5s. all welcome. call tomintoul library on 01807 580755 • tomintoul.library@moray.gov.uk

10 sunday st andrews lhanbryd & urquhart messy church 4pm - 6pm at lhanbryde community centre. games, songs, drama and craft activities based around a bible story for families of all ages. food for everyone too. visit www.salucofs.wordpress.com

11 monday light & life 7pm - 9pm costa coffee, high st, elgin free spiritual readings, spiritual art, personality styles, dream interpretation, hand/arm massage, head/neck massage, nail art, healing for body, soul and mind and live music. call 07733 127539. burning of the clavie 6pm from brander street, burghead. an ancient fire custom. for more info on the ceremony visit www.burghead.com/clavie

13 wednesday highland rock garden club - arisaema, picos de europa and erythroniums : three short talks by david shaw, mike kendall and john owen (local group members) 7.30pm at nairn community & arts centre. £2.50 incl. refreshments. all welcome. call john owen on 01320 366246 musical memories 1.30pm - 3pm at new elgin and ashgrove hall, land street, elgin. an opportunity for anyone with dementia and their carers to meet and share in the enjoyment of music, singing and memories. teas and coffees served. cost £1

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moray, banff & badenoch decorative and fine arts society lecture - ‘scotland’s ruined castles : the renaissance of scotland’s castles from someone who restored and lives in one’ lecturer janet brennan 11am at the mansefield hotel, elgin. non-members £7 donation. for info visit nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk or email membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk. new members welcome. royal scottish national orchestra: viennese gala (rsno) @ eden court 7:30pm. call the box office on 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

14 thursday the moira monologues @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

15 friday sigma is hosting a stellar stargazing event to make the most of the night sky 7pm for 7.30pm - 9.30pm at lhanbryde community centre, robertson road, lhanbryde. learn about the wonders of moray’s night skies from aurorae, to planets, to star clusters and galaxies. all welcome. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

16 saturday nairn men’s breakfast 9.45pm for 10am at dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by steve hay from arab world ministries. share food and fellowship and hear what god is doing in other men's lives. call campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm fri 15th jan to book your place. elmer crafts and stories with earthtime! 10.30am at aberlour library. craft and storytime session for children and parents - elephants never forget! make elmer and elephants from recycled milk containers. call aberlour library on 01340 871693 or email aberlour.library@moray.gov.uk

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orienteering at quarrelwood - moravian saturday series 10am, spynie village hall, near elgin. all ages and abilities welcome. get fit with orienteering! for juniors this counts for the moray & nairn schools orienteering league. call mike rodgers 07957 836124 or visit www.moravianorienteering.org

17 sunday bike club café jaunt 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. bike clubs can be intimidating - from the lycra, through to the bike snobbery! we don’t care what you wear (as long as you’re warm) or what you ride (as long as it’s roadworthy), so why not join us for a wee jaunt to a local café to enjoy some cake? www.bike-revolution.co.uk

20 wednesday elmer crafts and stories with earthtime! 4pm - 5pm at keith library. craft and storytime session for children and parents - elephants never forget! for more information call keith library on 01542 882223 • keith.library@moray.gov.uk orienteering in the dark - the run4it northern night cup 6pm, forres golf club. test your navigation skills by torchlight. experienced orienteering runners can compete in the northern night cup while novices can tackle the beginner's course. juniors welcome too. visit www.moravianorienteering.org for more info.

21 thursday thursday morning meander 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. a short jaunt out on the bike every to get those muscles working and that fat burning. bring your own bike, or hire one of ours. visit www.bike-revolution.co.uk

23 saturday sophie bancroft with louis durra: the songs trio @ brodie castle 2:30pm. sophie bancroft on vocals and guitar, award-winning american pianist louis durra and tom lyne on basses. £14 includes refreshments. visit www.nts.org.uk/events or call 01309 641371 forres area a96 dualling action group information sharing coffee morning 10am - 12pm in rafford village hall. find out more about the proposals to dual the a96 near to forres or the proposal to create a short-cut from forres to fochabers. this event will also be of interest to people living in pluscarden, fogwatt and inchberry. rnw presents michael schenker’s temple of rock @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

23 saturday - 24 sunday aviemore sled dog rally starts 9am on saturday and comes to a close by 5pm on sunday in glenmore forest park, by aviemore. two-day timed trials held by the siberian husky club of great britain which take place in aviemore. www.siberianhuskyclub.org.uk

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27 wednesday recovery café - help make good mental health for all and recovery a reality 1pm - 5.30pm, harvest centre, 10 greyfriars street, elgin. recovery conversation café from 1pm - 3pm - to book email robert.stevenson @scottishrecovery.net • break 3pm - 3.30pm • design the ‘wellbeing hub’ - creative session 3.30pm - 5.30pm to book email info@wrapmoray.org attend either or

Neuter Your Cat For £5 Did you know that Moray Cats Protection can help with the cost of Neutering if you are on income related benefits, a student, a pensioner or on a low income?

You have to live within the boundaries of the branch and be able to prove your income level.

For more info call: 07837 342646 or email moraycp@hotmail.com Reg Charity 203644 (England and Wales) and SC037711 (Scotland)

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alzheimer scotland dementia café 10.45am - 12pm at harbour lights, lossiemouth. for anyone with dementia, carers and family to meet up for a cuppa in a relaxed and supportive environment. thursday morning meander 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. a short jaunt out on the bike to get those muscles working and that fat burning. bring your own or hire one of ours www.bike-revolution.co.uk

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scottish ballet: cinderella @ eden court 7:30pm on wed /fri & 2pm on thurs/sat. box office 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

scottish rock garden club (moray group) - ian young - highland gathering 7:30pm, new elgin hall annex. call colinne souter (treasurer) on 01340 871504 or netta milne (secretary) on 01340 881558 food & cooking through the ages 2.30pm, elgin museum hall. a talk by mary shand on food and cooking methods in different historical periods. free entry. for more information contact elgin museum on 01343 543675 or visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk the complete stone roses @ ironworks 7:30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

30 saturday elmer crafts and stories with earthtime! 10:30am at forres library. craft and storytime session for children and parents. call forres library on 01309 672834 or email forres.library@moray.gov.uk discover new music: will robert @ the drouthy cobbler 8pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk slam @ ironworks 10:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

31 sunday bike club café jaunt 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. bike clubs can be intimidating - from the lycra, through to the bike snobbery! we don’t care what you wear (as long as you’re warm) or what you ride (as long as it’s roadworthy), so why not join us for a wee jaunt to a local café to enjoy some cake? www.bike-revolution.co.uk anda union @ eden court 8pm. perform traditional mongolian music. box office 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk tel: 01309 690063

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Drumduan Upper School leads the way in a new approach to secondary school level education with a sustainable, holistic and practical curriculum for adolescents.

Lessons covering the sciences and humanities are taught by specialist teachers. Academic study is enhanced and balanced by movement, music and artistic work, with crafts, environmental and outdoor activities part of the weekly timetable.

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Help make mental health recovery a reality for everyone in Moray Wednesday 27th January, 2016 1pm – 5.30pm Harvest Centre, 10 Greyfriars Street Elgin, IV30 1LF You are invited to a free community mental health and recovery café event. Anyone with an interest in mental health & wellbeing and recovery is welcome. We are interested in welcoming people from local communities across Moray particularly those with lived experience of mental health problems.

You are welcome to attend either one or both parts of the event.

Recovery Conversation Café 1pm-3pm This is an opportunity for you to learn more about the Making Recovery Real initiative and the Good Mental Health for ALL draft mental health and wellbeing strategy for Moray.

Discuss what it means for you and find out how you can become more involved in helping to make good mental health for all and recovery a reality. TO BOOK CONTACT: robert.stevenson@scottishrecovery.net If you have any childcare or other barriers to participation please contact to discuss.

3.00pm - 3.30pm BREAK- Information stalls and refreshments will be available.

Design the ‘Wellbeing Hub’ Creative session 3.30pm-5.30pm We need your ideas, inspiration and enthusiasm to design a new community facility where anyone can feel welcome and be inspired to live more mentally healthy lives.

Hear from other similar projects and have a chance to shape the Wellbeing Hub as a new community initiative led by those with lived experience of mental health problems.

TO BOOK CONTACT: Heidi Tweedie, Community Wellbeing & Recovery Champion, 07989331651, info@wrapmoray.org .

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INNES HOUSE

Weddings and Corporate Entertainment A Unique place for any Occasion It is difficult to imagine a more romantic setting for your wedding than a 17th century house set in a sheltered walled garden. However, Innes is not just a stunning venue which you and your guests will never forget, but also offers a wholly flexible programme to enable you to plan your day exactly as you would like.

Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings.

The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house.

Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.

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Any couple booking their wedding within six months of their wedding date, will be offered complimentary wedding night accommodation along with a 'Champagne Toast' upgrade of their chosen drinks package

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Recovery happens Arrows is the new drug and alcohol support service in Moray. Run by Quarriers, Arrows supports adults with problematic substance use, offering advice, information and treatment to support individuals in their recovery.

Who is the Service for?

Arrows is a service for anyone worried about alcohol and drug use, whether their own or a loved one’s. Substance use problems can develop over time, and it is important for individuals to recognise where drugs or alcohol are having an impact on their wellbeing, relationships or lifestyle. Support is available to anyone with concerns, no matter how small.

At times it’s the friends, family or other people around an individual who may recognise their drug or alcohol issue first. Arrows can support friends and family to understand and discuss problematic substance use with their loved ones.

What support is available?

Arrows offers a listening ear and provides advice and information for people facing addiction issues. Our one-to-one and peer group support helps to build motivation, set goals and manage addictions using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches and Motivational Interviewing.

How do I access support?

You can drop into our Elgin office during opening hours. We are located near the end of the High Street, with both a High Street entrance and side door entrance on Kilmolymock Close. Alternatively, you can call, text or email and we can arrange to meet with you at a convenient time and location to discuss support options.

Will I be anonymous?

You can contact the service anonymously to speak to someone, and disclose your name or information on your own terms. We will only keep or share information about you with your consent and your on-going support will be agreed in partnership with you. We do have a duty to share information where we have concerns that you or an individual are at risk of harm.

Will you involve my family or friends?

We recognise the benefits of including family members and loved ones in accessing support and on-going recovery. We can discuss this with you should you wish to include a family member or friend, or you yourself wish to be included as a supportive factor in a loved one’s recovery.

Talk to us Arrows – A Quarriers Service 23 High Street, Elgin, IV301EE Call 01343 610500 Text 07812 228547 arrows@quarriers.org.uk

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In April 2015, the Government made changes to pensions, giving you more freedom and choice.

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Raising to Distinction Admissions Deadline Fri 15 Jan 2016 Queen Victoria School in Dunblane is a co-educational boarding school for the children of UK Armed Forces personnel who are Scottish, or who have served in Scotland or who have been members of a Scottish regiment. The QVS experience encourages and develops well-rounded, confident individuals in an environment of stability and continuity.

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