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ELGIN BRIDGE CLUB Mon - Fri, Elgin Bridge Centre, 1 Academy Street, Elgin. Contact Margaret on 549032 or Graham on 830638 or visit us at www.theelginbridgecentre.co.uk ELGIN CITY COMMUNITY FOOTBALL Football activities for boys & girls of all ages. Call Robbie Hope 01343 551114 or visit www.elgincommunityfootball.co.uk ELGIN CYCLING CLUB Promoting cycling in the local area. Sundays 8.30am, Grant Lodge, Cooper Park. Call Kevin Thomson tel: 01542 834972 or visit www.elgincyclingclub.com ELGIN DUELLIST FENCING CLUB Thursdays, Beginners: 6:30pm 8pm, Advanced: 6:30pm - 9pm at Elgin High School during school term times. Integrated Adults and Children Classes. All weapons, masks, protective clothing provided. For more information call Robin Paterson on 01343 541302 after 7pm. ELGIN FLOWER CLUB Meets monthly at Elgin High Church Hall to enjoy the art of flower arranging. Call Mrs Frances Reddy on 01343 813397 or reception@lossiehouse.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 MUSICAL THEATRE COMMITTEE Tuesdays,7:30pm, St. Sylvester's Hall, Elgin. To rehearse for the Spring Musical. For info visit www.elginmusicaltheatre.co.uk or email Audrey at ronald@dalavinchi.plus.com ELGIN OVER 60 LUNCH CLUB Monday, Wednesday and Friday 12pm - 1pm at Elgin Community Centre. A tasty main meal for only £3. Add a soup starter for £1.50 and a dessert for 75p. Come along and meet up with friends or make new ones! Call Nicky on 01343 543736 or email nicky.nash@moray.gov.uk

ELGIN ROTARY CLUB Thursdays, 12:15pm for 12:45pm at Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. Working with the community for the benefit of the community. Contact Margaret Stenton, Secretary 01343 551036 FOCHABERS MEN’S SHED Meets at the Fochabers Institute, right opposite the bus stop for 35 & 10 buses, every Wednesday & Thursday 10am 2pm. Facilities for woodworking, leatherworking, computer skills & anything else that interests you. for more info contaact Chris Ritchie (Secretary) on 07814 014349 or visit www.moraymensshed.co.uk GARMOUTH & KINGSTON ART GROUP Alternate Thursdays from 2pm 4pm in Garmouth Hall. New members welcome. Contact Trish Bingham on 01343 870267 for more details. JOG SCOTLAND ELGIN Thursdays, 6pm at Elgin Library during winter months and Cricket Pavilion during summer months. Beginners to advanced joggers welcome. New members please arrive at 5:45pm. For details email jselgin@walkjogrunmoray.org.uk LOSSIEMOUTH BOWLING CLUB St Gerardine’s Road, Lossie. Call 813766 for more information. LOSSIE FOLK CLUB Meets every Tuesday at 8.30pm in the Beach Bar, Lossiemouth LOSSIEMOUTH TENNIS CLUB Club sessions every Saturday, Juniors 1:30pm - 2:30pm , Adults 2:30pm - 3pm, Marine Park, Lossiemouth. Coaching sessions and summer camps throughout July & August. Email Kirsty Hislop marineparktennis@gmail.com or see Facebook for more info. MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm in The Tolbooth, Forres. Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec. Annual fee. New members welcome. For more information call Jean on 01309 672552

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MORAY ADVANCE MOTORISTS & MOTORCYCLISTS Reg. Scottish Charity SC 033561 visit www.morayiam.org.uk or call 01309 673954 MORAY FIRTH SURF RIDERS CLUB Supervised surf sessions and lessons for kids in a fun and safe environment on Saturday or Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings at Sandend Beach. Conditions dependent. See www.surfschoolscotland.co.uk/ab out/clubs-schools-and-groups or contact Suds on 07793063849 or suds@surfschoolscotland.co.uk for times, availability and details. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES (MORAY, BANFF AND BADENOCH BRANCH) 2nd Wednesday of the month, 11am, Sherwood Suite, Eight Acres Hotel. Lectures on a variety of arts related subjects are delivered by experts from across the UK. New members always welcome. Contact Jennifer Kerr on 01343 835258 or www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk NHS RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP Every 2nd Wednesday, 2pm, Bishopmill Hall, Elgin. Contact Mrs Val Thatcher on 01343 823919 for more details. THE LUNCH CLUB Every Tuesday, coffee 11am 12pm & lunch 12pm - 1:30pm in the Williamson Hall, St. Giles’ & St. Columba’s South Church. A place to meet, eat & chat. tsiMORAY Supporting groups, promoting volunteering and social enterprises in Moray. For details call 01343 541713 or visit www.tsimoray.org.uk 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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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS It’s a new world On 7th April this year the death was announced of the final native resident of Hirta in the archipelago of St. Kilda. Rachel Johnson was only eight years old when the last remaining islanders left for the mainland in 1930. Life had become increasingly difficult for a shrinking population, struggling to provide for themselves and their families in the harshest of environments. With their departure a particular kind of life ended too. Rachel Johnson as a young girl could remember a rope being tied around her body as she was lowered over a cliff edge to capture birds’ eggs. Health and safety just wasn’t an issue in those days. The people needed to eat and collecting eggs was just the perfect job for a wee light lass. Norman Gillies, who was five years old when he left Hirta recalled seeing his first tree when he arrived on the mainland. It’s difficult to imagine the feelings of disorientation that the islanders must have felt. Maurice O’Sullivan who left the Great Blasket Island off the west Kerry coast in the 1920s described in his book, Twenty Years A-Growing, how bewildered he was when faced with a door handle on

the train at Dingle station. Doors just didn’t have handles on the Great Blasket! We are charmed by stories like that but for those experiencing this new world it could all be a bit overwhelming. For the Christian there should be a similar challenge in life. When the resurrected Jesus appeared to his disciples they had seen nothing like him ever before. Jesus was uniquely part of a new world walking about in the old and we can detect how surreal it all was for the disciples as we read their accounts today. Mary Magdalene, in fact, didn’t recognise him at all; she thought he was the gardener. Thomas refused to believe until he could see him for himself. Peter might have wished he would disappear after having let him down so badly. And so it goes on for all the disciples and for ourselves as we wrestle with the implications of God’s extravagant love for this world in making it new again through the one man, Jesus. The temptation is to turn back and look to the old: to live as if the resurrection was an isolated incident with no repercussions. We can try and cling on to the things we love now and blindly hope that they will not fade away or be

Alves Church First Sunday every month 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690474. Birnie & Pluscarden Church Sunday worship at 11am alternating weekly between Birnie & Pluscarden. All welcome. Burghead Free Church Sunday service at 11am with Sunday school and crèche. Evening service 6pm. Midweek meeting Wednesday at 7pm. Contact Peter Turnbull 07841 777482. Visit www.burgheadfreechurch.org Elgin and Forres Free Church of Scotland Sunday Service, Sunday school, and crèche 11am. Evening service 6pm. Midweek meeting Wednesday 7.30pm. Contact Colin Morison: 01343 542196. Elgin Baptist Church Sunday worship 11am includes crèche, preSunday school, Sunday school, and Bible class. Evenings 6pm. Youth fellowship 7.30pm. Tel: 01343 547743. Elgin Church of God Pinetree Crescent, Elgin. Sunday Worship 10:30am followed by refreshments in the church cafe. All welcome. Elgin City Church Harvest Centre Elgin (formerly St Giles Church Hall), Greyfriars Street. Sundays 10.30am. Childrens’ church and crèche available. Tel: 01343 543624. Elgin Community Church (Church of God) Family Worship Sundays 10:30am, Start Right Toddler Group: Tues 10am - 11:30am (Term Time) Bible Study: Wed at 7pm. Contact Pastor Manuel on 01343 546654 Elgin High Church Sunday service 11am. Contact Parish Asst. Paula Baker: 01542 832662.

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lost. However, the evident passing of all things including our own hopes and ultimately our own lives will not allow this. Instead, we are left with the writings of an old man on an island far from St. Kilda who recorded his astonishing new world vision: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth… And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them… he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” Revelations 21:1,3-4 (New Revised Standard Version) Here is the Christian hope in all its life affirming, new world power. God has come to us in Christ. The unrecognised ‘gardener’ is now tending a new Eden which will fully open before us. Let’s look forward to this new world and live its way in the present while resisting the temptation to turn back to the old.

Rev Geoff McKee Minister of St. Gerardine’s High linked with St. James Church of Scotland: Lossiemouth

Holy Trinity Elgin. Sundays 8am: Holy Communion. 11am: Family Eucharist. 6.30pm: evening service. Tel: 01343 547505. Hopeman Baptist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm. Living Waters Fellowship Wednesdays 7pm: Road to Recovery - for alcholics, addicts and the homeless. Sundays 12.30pm: preachin’, prayin’ and singin’ followed by lunch. Sundays 12.30pm and Wednesdays 7pm: Truck Stop Ministries - for truck drivers & bikers. New Elgin & Ashgrove Hall, King Street, Elgin, IV30 6BN. Tel: 07730 256543. Website: www.livingwatersfellowship.co.uk Lossiemouth Baptist Church Sundays 9:15am, 11am (and junior church) and 6pm. Thursdays 6.15pm - 8pm: kids church (P4-P7). Contact Rev. Rae Mackenzie: 01343 812062. Website: www.lossiebaptist.org Lossiemouth Gospel Hall Sunday club12.30pm (Sept - May). Gospel meeting 6.30pm. Tel: 01343 812211. For details visit www.lossiemouthgospelhall.org.uk Lossiemouth United Free Church of Scotland Sundays 11am and 6pm including Sunday school. Website: www.ufcos.org.uk/lossie

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This is a beautiful place and we have long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as a world class tourist destination but, for good or bad, the days when mystery and undiscovered gems would draw people to explore the area with limited information are long gone. These days visitors have a wealth of choice and, powered by the Internet, have access to thousands of possibilities. They want to know, in advance, what they can do and, most importantly want to get here with the minimum of fuss. That's why, after nearly 19 years absence I'm delighted that British Airways are re-establishing a daily link between Inverness and Heathrow. Around 90% of international visitors to Scotland arrive by air, over a third through Heathrow, so the potential of the link is very good news for tourism and business. By the time you read this flights will have already commenced and more visitors will be experiencing our unique attractions as a result.

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MAY 2016 25 wednesday elgin writers - jane sandell, youth librarian & teen book reviewer 7.30pm - 9.30pm at elgin library. all over 16s with an interest in writing are welcome to attend. www.elgin-writers.moonfruit.com.

Contact venues & organisers first as there may be changes to events.

25 wednesday - 27 friday “a kaleidoscope of colour” (pop & rock easy listening music): a concert by buckie & district community choir 7pm at highfield hall, buckie high school. tickets £5, from red cross shop or call jane on 07525092946.

Rolling Event until september newbold trust - garden tasters 10am - 1pm every saturday at newbold house, forres. all ages & abilities welcome. enjoy the walled garden & share seasonal gardening tips. monthly topic first saturday of every month at 11.30am. contact 01309 672659

until october elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin 10am - 5pm (mon - fri),11am - 4pm (sat). contact 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. falconer museum, forres 10am - 5pm (mon sat),1pm - 5pm (sun). contact 01309 673701 or email museums.forres@moray.gov.uk. nairn museum 10am - 4.30pm (mon - fri),10am 1pm (sat) at viewfield house, nairn. contact 01667 456791 or email manager@nairnmuseum.co.uk.

until 4 june geoff france photography exhibition 10am - 5pm at grantown museum, grantown on spey. for more info 01479 872478.

26 thursday the guy fae the corries 7.30pm, tolbooth, forres. storytelling, chatting and book signing with ronnie browne. £12.50 from the falconer museum. over 16s only. wine & nibbles. contact 01309 673701. elephants never forget elmer day 3.30pm - 4.30pm at burghead library. stories & craft activities - bring along an empty, washed 2 litre plastic milk bottle. for info call 01343 830186.

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17 june - 24 september automata - mechanical wonders brought to life at nairn museum. 10am - 4.30pm (mon - fri),10am 1pm (sat) at viewfield house, nairn. contact 01667 456791 or www.nairnmuseum.co.uk.

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31 tuesday friends of the biblical garden agm 7pm in room co14 the moray college, elgin. all welcome. for info call 01343 549550.

JUNE 2016 1 wednesday musical memories 1.30pm - 3pm in 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 ÂŁ1. essential skills: the roadshow 7pm - 8pm at aberlour library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray. for info call 01340 871693. waddle toddle session 10am - 10.45am at cooper park, elgin. suitable for famiies with children aged 1 3 yrs. suggested donation ÂŁ3 per child. for info contact enquiries@earthtime.co.uk.

2 thursday summer mah jong 11am -1pm harvest centre, elgin. harvest centre mah jong club (american rules). beginners welcome. £3. email hce.roombookings@gmail.com or visit www.spanglefish.com/harvestcentremahjongclub. fochabers library reminiscence event 6.30pm 7.30pm at fochabers library, milne’s high. take a trip down memory lane with vicki holmes of fochabers heritage and folk museum. call 01343 821434. page 24 - June 2016

3 friday sigma: moray’s astronomy club - agm and social 7pm for 7.30pm start at birnie village hall. nonmembers always welcome. refreshments are provided (for a small donation). coffee morning 10am - 12pm at duffus village hall. £2.50, incl tea/coffee, homebakes. children free. gary innes & friends@hootananny 9.30pm. free. fraser name day 11am - 3pm at the highland archive centre, bught road, inverness. original archive material on fraser surname, famous family trees & a quiz. call 01463 256444 or archives@highlifehighland.com. 80s disco in aid of new adventures 4 all at the mosset tavern, forres. £8, £5 un-waged. tickets from the hub & babalu. contact vicky flood on 07545 107161.

3 friday - 4 saturday brew at the bog 2016 6pm at bog bain farm, inverness.

4 saturday coffee morning 10am - 12pm, holy trinity church hall, elgin. stalls include jewellery, cards, home produce, jams, etc, tombola, books and raffle. adults ÂŁ2.50, children 50p. in aid of church funds. all welcome. food and flower show - moray & nairn federation of the swi 1.30pm - 3.30pm at elgin town hall. lhanbryde community centre quiz night 7pm for 7.30pm. ÂŁ2 pp, teams of up to four. byob. in aid of centre funds. all welcome! vishten@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. miltonduff playgroup spring fayre 10am - 11.30am at miltonduff hall. admission ÂŁ2. children free. bookbug for babies & toddlers 11.15am at fochabers library. call 01343 821434.

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6 monday reading group for adults 7pm at burghead library. all welcome. call 01343 830186.

7 tuesday elgin flower club - ‘out of town’ 7.30pm at high church hall, elgin. demonstrator - julie coulton. visitors £4. call davina farquhar on 07817 157216. reading group for adults 2.30pm at aberlour library. all welcome. call 01340 871693.

8 wednesday quarrelwood forest run 6.15pm - 7.15pm at spynie village hall, nr elgin. third of the moray forest runs junior races (active schools trail running series) & 4 mile trail fun run for all. paul.rogan@moray.gov.uk. moray, banff & badenoch decorative and fine arts society lecture (mbbdfas) ‘constable’s paintings; experiments and innovations: how britain’s favourite painter of natural landscapes rebelled against established convention’ - lecturer eveline eaton 11am at the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. nonmembers £7 donation. new members welcome. email membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk or visit nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk. waddle toddle session 10am - 10.45am at cooper park, elgin. suitable for famiies with children aged 1 3 yrs. suggested donation £3 per child. for info contact enquiries@earthtime.co.uk. page 26 - June 2016

elgin writers - readings from competition entries 7.30pm - 9.30pm at elgin library. all over 16s with an interest in writing welcome. www.elginwriters.moonfruit.com.

8 wednesday - 9 thursday xponorth - scotland’s leading creative industries festival at the eden court, inverness. free. for more info www.xponorth.co.uk.

9 thursday meditation for beginners 6pm - 7pm at winchester house, 1 king street, elgin. £5, £3 unemployment benefit. relaxation followed by 2 - 3 short meditation techniques. contact ann davidson on 07824 659714 or meditationmoray@hotmail.com. highland decorative & fine arts society -”constable and the making of masterpieces” lecturer - eveline eaton 2pm - 3.30pm at smithton free church. murray road, inverness. contact averillbrodie@ymail.com or davidmartin30@hotmail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk. forres wellbeing hub monthly pop-up 5pm at community cafe, forres house, forres. call heidi on 07989 331651 or moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. “change conversation” 6.30pm at community cafe, forres house, forres. for info contact heidi on 07989 331651 or moraywellbeinghub.org.uk.

10 friday - 12 saturday keith festival - a weekend of music, song & dance. for info call sandy mccombie on 01542 882638 or wilma murdoch on 01542 887362 or email keithfestival@gmail.com.

10 friday the scone fairies@hootanaany 9.30pm. praise concert with ruach 7pm at forres town hall. an evening of worship, word, testimony & ministry. no charge - just make a donation. for info email cfhhmoray@gmail.com or call 07835 583820.

11 saturday baby & children’s market 10am - 12pm at eight acres hotel, elgin. nearly new sale of baby & children’s items. info@happymumsmarket.co.uk. public image ltd@ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com. the western front association: ‘the suicide club: intelligence gathering on the western front’ by andrew williams 2:30pm, elgin library. for details call 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net. super ceilidh with fraser & erik@hootananny 9.30pm.

11 saturday - 12 sunday burgie international horse trials 9am - 5pm by forres, moray. with food & craft stalls, trade village & side shows. email secretary@burgie.org or call 01343 850128 for info.

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16 thursday - 26 sunday moray walking festival midsummer for the very latest info visit www.moraywalkingfestival.co.uk or email info@moraywalkingfestival.co.uk.

17 friday the great highland bash@ironworks 7pm. live wrestling. visit www.ironworksvenue.com. the mad ferret band@hootananny 9.30pm. highlands strongest man & highlands strongest woman 10am - 3pm at bught park, inverness. (part of the city of inverness highland games & gala weekend). contact gerry reynolds on 01463 785006 or email gerry.reynolds@highland.gov.uk. the elgin landshut twinning association (elta) - open social event 7.30pm - 11pm at the lossiemouth football club. for all interested in learning about twinning. stovies and a raffle. free. for info call maureen on 01343 545847.

18 saturday 12 sunday the patron’s lunch, nairn rotary 12.30pm at viewfield, nairn. picnic, music, circus skills, magic show, inflatable slide, races, stalls.

13 monday light & life 7pm - 9pm costa coffee, high st, elgin nail art, healing for body, soul and mind and live music. call 07733 127539.

14 tuesday scottish country dancing social 7.30pm - 9.45pm at spey bay village hall.

15 wednesday musical memories 1.30pm - 3pm in 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. why are my ancestors not on the oprs? - a talk by bruce bishop 3pm - 4pm at aberlour library. free. all welcome. for info call 01340 871693. waddle toddle session 10am - 10.45am at cooper park, elgin. suitable for families with children aged 1 - 3 yrs. suggested donation £3 per child. for info contact enquiries@earthtime.co.uk.

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adam stafford@hootananny 8pm. upbeat sneakers@mad hatters (above hootananny) 9.30pm - 3am. glenbuies flyfishers club evening gala 6pm - 2am at glen of rothes fishery. names and more info to secretaryglenbuies@hotmail.com or call neil on 07454 413932. explore! activity day 9.30am - 12pm at burghead free church. fun, games, crafts, music and a story from the bible for p1 - p7. followed by a family picnic. free entry. nairn men’s breakfast 9.45am for 10am at dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by tba. share food & fellowship & hear what god is doing in other men’s lives. contact campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm on fri 17th june to book your place. comedy night 8pm at spey bay hall.

19 sunday happy sunday fathers’ day special@the loft 1pm 4pm. free bouncy castle for the kids & free face painting for all. tomintoul 10k closing date for postal & online entries 15th june. 16yrs plus. info at www.touler10k.co.uk. cream teas 2pm - 4pm at pluscarden hall. local produce for sale.

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Moray Walking Festival 16-26 June 2016 Explore Moray this Midsummer - from Thursday 16 to Sunday 26 June 2016, the newly named Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival has activities for all walks of life! Over 10 days you can see Moray from a different view; from the top of a hill at midnight, jumping off a cliff, from an open canoe, painting a coastline or tasting tea made from your wild view! This year our guest speaker is Alan Rowan, the Midnight Mountaineer. When Alan Rowan finished his shifts as a sub-editor at a national newspaper, he knew he was too jacked up on deadline adrenaline to attempt sleep. He was starting to worry if he would ever complete his ambition to reach the summit of every Munro . He decided upon a single solution to both problems. He would begin his ascents in the middle of the night! You can also join Alan on a Midnight walk up Ben Rinnes with former RAF mountain rescue team leader David “Heavy� Whalley.

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22 wednesday - 26 sunday grantown 250 festival - annual celebration of the town. seven key themes: heritage, environment, sport & culture, music, trade, tourism, food & drink. for info see grantown250.org.

24 friday bon giovi@ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

25 saturday piping at forres, european pipe band championships 2016 9am - 7pm in grant park, forres. pipe bands, craft fair, food & drink village, children’s activities, world tattie scone championship. call 07563 181286 or visit www.pipingatforres.com for info. vukovi: iain mclaughlin & the outsiders@ironworks 7.30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com. findhorn over 60s summer sale 2pm at the james milne institute.

25 saturday - 26 sunday scottish traditional boat festival - portsoy 9am - 5pm, portsoy harbour. engages the local region, bringing together boats, music, crafts, food and drink to celebrate the region’s cultural heritage. for info visit www.stbfportsoy.com page 30 - June 2016

car boot sale (idca) 8:30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. turn up before 8.30am, no booking required. ÂŁ8 per pitch / ÂŁ16 per van (double pitch). tea/coffee/butteries/cakes in hall and bbq food from the hut. visit www.wherecanwego.com. walk for parkinson’s - brodie castle 10am registration, 11am start. choose a gentle 1 mile stroll round the pond or a more challenging 5 mile walk. ÂŁ10 - adults, ÂŁ5 - u16s. suggested fundraise amount of ÂŁ50. to register email scotlandfundraising@parkinsons.org.uk. “ratburgerâ€? by david walliams 3pm - 5pm at brodie castle. adapted for the outdoor stage by heartbreak productions. adults ÂŁ13, child ÂŁ8, family ÂŁ35 & concs ÂŁ10. early bird prices at www.nts.org.uk book early. for more info call 01309 641371. leo stannard@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

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29 wednesday musical memories 1.30pm - 3pm in 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 ÂŁ1. waddle toddle session 10am - 10.45am at cooper park, elgin. suitable for famiies with children aged 1 3 yrs. suggested donation ÂŁ3 per child. for info contact enquiries@earthtime.co.uk. the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler 7.30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

30 thursday commemorating the battle of the somme - a talk by ruaraidh adams-cairns 7pm at highlanders museum, fort george. ÂŁ10, incls wine & nibbles. booking essential. please call 0131 3108765. alzheimer scotland dementia cafĂŠ 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. adult reading group 6.30pm at fochabers library. all welcome. for info call 01343 821434.

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