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Clubs and Societies BANFF, MORAY & NAIRN CANINE CLUB Tues evenings, Lhanbryde Community Hall. Activities include Puppy Socialisation classes; bronze, silver & gold Good Citizen classes followed by Ringcraft classes. Call Penny Smith (Sec) on 07788 973726 or email at smpen8@aol.com or bmnblog@aol.com CITY AND ROYAL BURGH OF ELGIN COMMUNITY COUNCIL 2nd Tues of month, the Council Chamber,s Council HQ, High Street, Elgin. The community council covering the council wards of Elgin North & Elgin South. Call Patsy Gowans on 07497 111510 or email at patsy.gowans1@btinternet.com ELGIN BOWLING CLUB Daily (Apr - Sept), 10am - dusk. All ages & abilities welcome. Call Douglas Sinclair on 01343 540165

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ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP Range of youth & community events based at the Elgin Youth Cafe & Inkwell Community Kitchen. Open nights, cooking & baking workshops, fitness activities, etc. Call 01343 548300. Find us on Facebook. www.elginyouthcafe.org FOCHABERS ANGLING ASSOCIATION Salmon & trout fishing on 1 1/4 mile stretch of the RiverSpey. Membership is restricted to residents of Fochabers & surrounding district but 4 visitors' permits are available on a daily basis. Call Andy Milne on 07779 233235. www.speyfishingfochabers.com FOCHABERS OVER 60S’ LUNCH CLUB Thurs, 12pm, Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers. Enjoy a homecooked two-course lunch with tea/coffee & biscuits for £3. Call 01343 821300 or 01343 542862. IMPACT YOUTH GROUP Wed, 7pm - 8.15pm, Elgin Youth Cafe. Impact is a Christian youth

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What’s on, Clubs, Eating out, Trades Listings and much more... group for anyone in S1-S4. It is our aim to explore Christianity in a fun & relaxed environment with games, food, chat. We would love to see you there! Call Claire Brodie on 07792 571976 or email at c.brodie.92@gmail.com or info@elginbaptist.org LOSSIEMOUTH COASTAL ROWING CLUB Wed, 7.30 pm, the Lossiemouth Sailing Club. We are a growing band of enthusiasts who have formed the LCRC in Lossiemouth with the aim of firstly building a skiff. Call James McPherson on 07837 810976 or email james.mcpherson4@ btinternet.com or Lossiecrc@gmail.com MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres. Annual fee. New members welcome. Call Jean Holder on 01309 672552 MORAY & NAIRN FUR & FEATHER ASSOCIATION Poultry, pigeons, rabbits & guinea pigs. Call Mrs L Miller on 01343 540289 MORAY FIELD CLUB (Apr - Oct). Regular walks, not strenuous, plus three indoor meetings per year. The aim of the Club is to stimulate an interest in & further the study of antiquities, local & natural history, geology & landscape of Northern Scotland. Call Sara Marsh on 07840 285438 or email morayfieldclub@gmail.com MORAY FIRTH LADIES’ CURLING CLUB Tues (Sept - Mar), 10am - 12pm. Call Ann Munro on 01309 690332 MORAY OVER 60S' FRIENDSHIP CENTRE To improve the quality of life by friendship, talks & activity for retired people over 60. Call Anne McDonald on 01343 547527 MORAY ROADRUNNERS Tues & Thurs, Juniors - 6pm, Morriston Playing Fields & Wed, Seniors - 6.30pm, Elgin

Community Centre, New members of all abilities welcome. www.morayroadrunners.com MORAY SEQUENCE DANCERS Mon, 1.30pm - 4pm, Supper Room, Elgin Town Hall. Join us for music & dancing in friendly company. £3 (incl tea & biscuits). Email Robin Nicholson at moraysequencedancers@ gmail.com OVEREATERS' ANONYMOUS (OA) 'Is your eating overwhelming you? Is one bite never enough?' Overeaters anonymous (OA) has a new meeting in Elgin. Details available via oa uk website Call 07000 784985. www.oagb.org.uk SPEYSIDE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Tues (Sept - Mar), 7.30pm 9.30pm, Elgin Library. Photographers of all levels welcome. www.speysidephotographygroup.co.uk ST ANDREWS & URQUHART BOWLING CLUB Mon & Fri (Apr - Sept), 7pm. Come & join our club. Call Isabel Spence on 01343 842417 THE LUNCH CLUB Tues (coffee), 11am - 12pm & (lunch), 12pm - 1.30pm, the Williamson Hall, St. Giles’ & St. Columba’s South Church, Elgin. A place to meet, eat & chat. URQUHART BABY & TODDLER GROUP Mon (term time only), 9.30am 11am, Urquhart Village Hall. Call 01343 843395

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have trusted in Him, for He can never sin, therefore, can never lie. To whom is He speaking? Everyone on the planet ~ every community in every region of every country. Troubles, cares, anxieties, sorrows, discontent, abound everywhere. The rich and educated have them as much as the poor and uneducated. What has caused such troubles, weariness, burdens and aching hearts? Sin and departure from God! Reluctant to confess it, secretly you feel a burden on your heart but don’t know how to get rid of it. It matters nothing what you are or what you have been. Stop arguing against your own happiness and admit you are one of those Jesus is addressing right now! What is He speaking? “Come unto Me.” Not, ‘Go and do good works,’ or ‘stand still and wait,’ or ‘pay Me what you owe.’ He says, “Come to Me.” Not, ‘come to church,’ ‘come and take Communion.’ Millions did that who today are in hell. On their arrival they were amazed: “Why am I here, I believed about Jesus?” “So did we,” the demons laugh mockingly, “but we never trusted and obeyed Him and neither did you!” Devoid of sufficient goodness to commend you, just come with your sins to Jesus directly, completely and unreservedly.

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 7.30pm. Contact Peter Turnbull 07841 777482. Visit www.burgheadfreechurch.org Calvary Tabernacle Church, Lesmurdie Road, Elgin Sunday 10.30am, Kids’ church and adult classes. Praise and worship service at 11.30am. Wednesday Mid Week Connect Service 6.30pm. Call Pastor Derek Fyfe on 01343 551760. www.calvarytabelgin.org. facebook@calvarytabelgin. 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

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There are some invitations in this life which are better and wiser to decline. There is one invitation which ought always to be accepted … the one Jesus is speaking to you today. What does He promise? Rest! How pleasant physical rest is after a long day’s work, but this is rest for your heart. Some people are minted, yet their hearts are starving in the midst of worldly plenty. Jesus gives rest of heart, conscience, mind, will, with sins forgiven and peace with God. Implanting His Spirit in the heart, assuring them that they are now His children, they find old things have passed away and all things have become new. Discovering the purpose of life, Jesus puts everything in order. There is only one place to find such rest ~ government cannot give it; education cannot impart it; pleasure cannot supply it; money cannot buy it ~ it is found only in the hand of Jesus! Come and take it today and when you have it, it will follow you throughout life, death and into heaven, where you will enjoy ultimate rest and forever be thankful that you heard and accepted Jesus’ invitation here to ‘come!’

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Hall), Greyfriars Street. Sundays 10.30am. Childrens’ church and crèche available. Tel: 01343 543624. Elgin Community Church of God) Sunday Service in "The Gallery” at Elgin Library 10.30am with Sunday School. All midweek meetings, including Toddler Group (Tues 10-11.30am), at Riverside Gospel Hall, Bridge St, Elgin. www.elginccog.org Elgin High Church Sunday service 11am. Contact Parish Asst. Paula Baker: 01542 832662. Elgin Mosque 78 South Street, Elgin IV30 1JG. www.elginmosque.org.uk Gordon Chapel Scottish Episcopal Church, Fochabers Sunday Family Eucharist 10am. 2nd Wednesday of month Communion 2.30pm. 2nd Sunday of month Evensong 6.30pm. Tel: 01542 882782. www.gordonchapelfochabers.uk Holy Trinity Elgin. Sundays 8am: Holy Communion. 11am: Family Eucharist. 6.30pm: evening service. Tel: 01343 547505. Hopeman Baptist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm.

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6 wednesday mcgoldrick, mccusker & doyle (music)@universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres, 7.30pm. £14; £12 concs; £10 u16s. call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com www.universalhall.co.uk forres heritage (winter talk): lord strathcona; speaker - dr andrew dilly on donald smith & how his life was shaped by the expansion of empire & the global economy in the nineteenth century, & how those had an impact back home in scotland 7pm - 10pm, the tolbooth, forres. £5 - tickets from the forres area credit. call claire doughty on 07846145050 blood donors: lossiemouth 4.30pm - 7.15pm, town hall, lossiemouth. to book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email at nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net elgin writers' group: opening night 7.30pm - 9.30pm, elgin library, cooper park. welcome activity with acrostics & closing date for winter competition (1) www.elginwriters.wordpress.com moray apprentice showcase 6pm - 8pm, the mansfield hotel, elgin. free - booking via website. for moray parents /carers & hosted by dyw moray & sds moray. www.eventbrite.co.uk inverness festival association premier competition 7.15pm, eden court, inverness. £6. the winners of our open solo music classes compete for the premier trophies. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org

7 thursday spey valley coffee mornings hosted by moray coast baptist church of fochabers 10.30am - 11.30am, fochabers public institute 15 high street fochabers. free. join us for tea coffee & other refreshments. everyone is welcome! call donald clough on 07862 898939 or email at pastor@moraycoastbc.com www.moraycoastbc.com

7 thursday - 9 saturday elgin musical theatre: "9 to 5" 7.30pm & matinee on 9th at 2pm, elgin town hall. £12. bookings essential via the emt box office www.elginmusicaltheatre.com

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9 saturday the neuroscience of relationships 10am - 2.30pm (incl 1-hour break), glen mhor hotel & apartments, 8 - 16 ness bank, inverness. £25; £20 (conc).tickets from www.the-neuroscience-ofrelationships.eventbrite.co.uk. email avigail abarbanel at avigail@fullyhuman.co.uk www.fullyhuman.co.uk/workshops/ pink party with pretty as pink (pink tribute)@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. leaning into the wind (film) 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres. £5 on door. documentary on the many layers of artist andy goldsworthy’s world. call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk

9 saturday - 10 sunday scottish children's champs & bairns' bucket: alpine competition tbc, cairngorm mountain, aviemore. call 01479 861261

10 sunday inverness half marathon & 5k fun run 9.30am registration; marathon starts at 12.30pm, inverness professional runners & amateurs welcome. route starts alongside the banks of the river ness near the centre of inverness, finishing on entering queen’s park stadium, inverness sports centre. call 0844 875 1411 or email at info@invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk www.invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk

12 tuesday elgin community council monthly meeting 7pm 9pm, council chamber, council hq, high street, elgin cal iain catto on 01343543190 or email at iscatto@talktalk.net the elgin flower club: "all washed up";demonstrator audrey buchan, montrose 7.30pm, high church hall,

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13 wednesday the thirty years' war, 1618 to 1648: speaker - richard baxter will explain why the war proved to be such a turning point in german history 2pm, st. ninian's church hall, culduthel road, inverness. call richard baxter 01463 571372 or email at richbax52@yahoo.com the arts society speyside lecture: 'frieda kahlo & diego rivera: the golden age of mexican painting’ 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors £7 donation. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or email at twelk69@hotmail.com blood donors: elgin 2pm - 3.30pm & 5pm - 7.30pm, elgin town hall. to book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net moray & nairn floral art club: diamond celebration; "a floral journey"; demonstrator - audrey buchan, montrose followed by scottish high tea at the muthu petstay mar 19.pdf 1 08/02/2019 10:25 newton hotel, nairn afternoon event. call jean holder 01309 672552. www.safas.org.uk

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14 thursday friends of falconer museum (winter talk): the rae project; 3d digital documentation of historic environment scotland's properties in care including the sueno stone. speaker - james hepher 7pm 8pm, falconer museum, forres. £2 (members); £3 (non-members). call the friends of the falconer museum on 01309 673701 or kirsty conti on 01343 563406. email at museums.forres@moray.gov.uk www.falconermuseum.co.uk moray bird club: agm & 3 short talks on the national seabird count, swifts in the urban environment, photographing fishing ospreys 7.30pm, elgin museum hall, 1 high st, elgin. soc members £2, nonmembers £3. email alison ritchie at moraysecretary@the-soc.org.uk

15 friday bottle bingo fundraiser 7.30pm, craigellachie village page 30 - March 2019

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15 friday - 17 sunday moray game jam 2019 tbc, the moray college, elgin competing teams have 48 hours to create a game prototype. www.moraygamejam.com

16 saturday quiz night in aid of a defibrillator at edinvillie doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start, edinvillie hall, edinvillie, aberlour. £2.50. teams of 4 - 6 persons. byob & nibbles, there will also be a raffle. music nairn: kammer philharmonie europa chamber orchestra; bach, vivaldi, albinoni, suk & nielsen 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre £19; £15; £13 at the door. call music nairn on 01667 455701. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk messy church 2pm - 4pm, st. leonard's church hall free. join in with volunteers from local churches for bible story, crafts, worship, prayer and fellowship. call cath perry on 07796 766983 or email at cathperry10@gmail.com the clan donald society of the highlands & islands: in search of somerled at dunnyvaig castle; new excavations. speaker - prof steven mithen, reading university on the ancient macdonald seat on the island of islay 11am, the spectrum centre, inverness £4 (members); £6 (visitors). call 01381 620121 or email at contact@clandonald.org elgin got talent show in aid of the lgbt charity run by moray college 7pm - 10pm, bishopmill hall. call chrissy on 07772 006243 or email at 82chrissy@live.co.uk www.ticketsource.co.uk/lgbtq-charity-group

17 sunday the opera boys@the ironworks, inverness 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

18 monday - 29 friday mateitie agricultural development project (madp) 9am - 4.30pm, the charity pop up shop, queen street, lossiemouth

19 tuesday macmillan cancer support forres annual general meeting 7.30pm, forres town hall. new volunteers most welcome & know you are supporting those living with cancer. call sue hellon on 01309 678875 admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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20 wednesday ross ainslie & ali hutton – symbiosis (music) 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres. £15; £13 concs; £11 u16s. call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email uhallpromo@gmail.com williamson foodservice trade show 2019 10.30am 5pm, the kingsmills hotel, inverness. a free trade show event that brings together over 60 suppliers Clan 18 .pdf 1 09/08/2018 from all over theSept uk who will demonstrate their 09:38 products to the hospitality, catering & retail sectors of the highlands & islands. call 0345 450 8888

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23 saturday the bicycle thieves 9pm, the seaforth club nairn call colin on 07845 010014 or email colbarron@aol.com www.facebook.com/theseaforthclubnairn mind, body & spirit fair in aid of the moray hydrotherapy pool 10.30am - 4pm, the mosset tavern, forres. £3 admission. all welcome connect 1st birthday party//i hate models@the ironworks, inverness 10pm - 3am alpha (film) 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres. £5 on door. shines a light on the origins of man’s best friend. (screened with subtitles) call universal hall promotions on 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com i hate models@ the ironworks, inverness 10pm www.ironworksvenue.com moray blue light festival: featuring scottish ambulance, police scotland, fire scotland, 2622sqn, coastguard & morayvia. come meet your heroes! 1pm - 3pm, moray college uhi, elgin. free. email at moraybluelight@gmail.com

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22 friday moray society lecture: the history of johnstons mill; speaker - ian urquhart ( last in the series) 7.30pm, elgin museum hall, 1 high street, elgin. £3, £2 for moray society members, £1.50. call mary shand on 01343 559371 or email at mshand4b@aol.com www.elginmuseum.org.uk admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

live/wire ac/dc@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com quiz night in aid of elgin academy expedition to costa rica 2020 6.30pm for 7pm start, bishopmill hall, elgin. £5 adults; concession/children £3. byob, stovies at half time. call frances george on 07770 726776 or email at frannygeorge@aol.com

haughs of cromdale 10k road race 1.30pm, cromdale hall. enter on the day £7 from 12pm an excellent route on a minor road towards the haughs of cromdale on which the jacobite battle took place. call john diffey on 01479 873488 or email at john@cromdalestation.co.uk

26 tuesday interfaith moray meeting 7pm - 9pm, st. sylvester's church, institution road, elgin. open meeting for anyone interested in sharing & learning across different faith traditions & stances. call jenny on 01343 830276 or email at jadams@churchofscotland.org.uk port of invergordon - crusie liners 2019 - provisional v2: astoria 8am - 5pm, invergordon simon evans - genius (comedy) 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres. £13 (one price plus booking fee). age guidance 14+ (swearing & adult content). call universal hall promotions on 01309 691170 (enquiries only)

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moray & their impact on the region; speaker - james johnston 7pm, tolbooth, forres. £5 - tickets from the forres area credit union. call claire doughty on 07846 145050 or email at winter.talks@forresheritage.co.uk whisky tasting: blended whisky then & now feat blends from the 70s, 80s & 90s and a comparison to modern day equivalents 7.30pm, the phoenix ale seaforth clubinverness. Mar 19.pdf£17. 1 email 25/01/2019 house, academy street, andy at andy@amateurdrammer.com.

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30 saturday - 31 sunday scotland's mental health first aid course 9am - 5pm, thistle inn, celt street, inverness. £70 (incl lunch, relaxtion cd, etc). learn how to recognise when a person might need help & the best way to approach them. www.allevents.in/org.highland-training

31 sunday ibfa highlands & islands bodybuilding competition 2019@the ironworks, inverness tbc. the contest will feature competitors from u18s to over 55s in bodybuilding, figure, bikini & fitness categories. moray road runners: miltonduff 10k (northern scot series) 12.15pm - 5pm, miltonduff village hall. www.morayroadrunners.com vincent butler mar 19.pdf 1 05/02/2019

29 friday scottish rock garden club (moray group): ben lawers; speaker - helen cole 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. call alan souter (convener) or amanda willox (sec) on 01340 871504 or 07787 289372 friends of grant lodge film show: elgin in times gone by; arthur mckerron shows his grandfather's unique films of elgin in the 1960s. proceeds to local charities 7.30pm, main hall, elgin town hall. £5 available from mid feb. call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email at friends@grant-lodge.org.uk www.grant-lodge.org.uk teuchter's comedy club presents star guest!! 8pm - 10pm, la tortilla asesina, castle street, page 32 - March 2019

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As market leaders in luxury gardens Royal Grass™ know why people choose artificial grass. People want to have their lawns hassle-free! We make our grass as it is meant to be. A pleasure to walk on, beautiful to look at and durable. The unique feature of Royal Grass™ is the special V-shape of our fibres with MiNT-Technology. Thanks to this shape the fibres stand up proudly and yet at the same time remain soft – a pleasure to touch. Please call or email us for no obligation quotes for your own special space. ScotEng Sept 18.pdf 1 08/08/2018 16:27 01542 835330 info@morayartificialgrass.co.uk

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Complete Lawn Makeover – a project this year ? Many of you will, in your darkest moments, consider giving up on your lawn… too far gone ….. wouldn’t know where to start ….. best to get it dug up and put down a new lawn ! 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). 1. Hollow tine Aeration removes thousands of cores, reducing compaction and allowing air to move in the root zone, encouraging microbial activity and root development. 2. Severe Scarification removes as much thatch as possible, allowing the seed to find the soil surface which always aids germination. Once the thatch has been removed it has to be cleaned off the surface by either raking or sweeping, using a leaf sweeper.

4. Top Dressing covers the seed. Many think top dressing should be a sandy soil mix. We actually use a lawn compost, manufactured from recycled green waste and therefore environmentally friendly. It contains nutrient to assist existing grass and promote good germination from the seed and aids good microbial activity. This is applied at 2kg per m². 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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3. Seeding should be applied at a rate of 20-25gms per m². The seed, being on the soil surface, puts it in direct contact with the material that will help it germinate; it is however open to the elements and can be disrupted by heavy winds and birds’ feasting.

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For more information about our annual lawncare plans from just £11.25 per month, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a multi-award winning national franchise, and is the runaway leader in the sector with half a million customers, we are the family-run local franchise covering the wider Moray Firth area. Contact Alastair or Dave for a FREE LAWN ANALYSIS on 01463 229786 or email us at: inverness@greenthumb.co.uk

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Outfit Moray's Cairngorm to Coast (aka C2C) event is a 100km hike and bike challenge that takes place against the backdrop of the magnificent Cairngorm National Park and along the beautiful scenery of the Dava Way. The event is split 30km/70km, taking you from the heights of the Highlands to the coast of 0RUD\ LWpV WKH DUHDpV PRVW VWXQQLQJ GXDWKORQ HYHQW } Cairngorm to Coast – The Route +HOG HDFK \HDU LQ}0D\ &DLUQJRUP WR &RDVW LV FXUUHQWO\ WKH RQO\ HYHQW RI LWV type in the Highlands and Moray area. It starts at the Cairngorm Ski Centre carpark and from there, participants hike or, for the first time this year, bike to Grantown on Spey. The route takes them from the Sugar Bowl, through Glenmore Forest to Glenmore Lodge, on towards Nethy Forest and Lyngarry towards Nethy Bridge. There they join the Speyside Way to the Force Development Training Centre. Highlights along the way include the magical Lochan Uaine and its mystical green water, said to be caused by fairies washing their FORWKHV DQG WKH SRSXODU 5\YRDQ %RWK\ D ZHOO NQRZQ KDYHQ IRU PDQ\ D ZDONHU } At Grantown, those taking part in the hike-only element hang up their boots, receive their medals and enjoy some hot food and a massage. For everyone else, there's the option to get something hot to eat and a massage, if needed, before picking up their bikes and heading up the Dava Way. The old railway line ends at Forres, so participants join a local Sustrans route for their final leg to Lossiemouth. At Lossiemouth, finishers will receive their medal and enjoy a KRW VKRZHU EHIRUH UHIUHVKLQJ WKHPVHOYHV ZLWK D KRW GULQN DQG PDVVDJH } 7KDW V all there is to it! So, have we made it sound like a nice day out? Well don't be fooled! This is a JUXHOLQJ}FKDOOHQJH DQG UHTXLUHV SOHQW\ RI WUDLQLQJ DQG SUHSDUDWLRQ EXW LW LV achievable and most do! It's important to understand that Cairngorm to Coast is not a race; it’s an endurance challenge and everyone's personal goals are different. Of course, good weather isn’t always guaranteed, which only adds to the excitement of the challenge (just ask C2C’17’s entrants) and with a FKDQJHDEOH ORFDO}FOLPDWH \RX FRXOG EH VWDUWLQJ LQ VQRZ DQG ILQLVKLQJ LQ W VKLUW and shorts!

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Mobility Vehicle Adaptations giving you back control. A wide range of high quality vehicle adaptations for either private purchasers or through Motability. We also offer a mobile fitting service when appropriate. For further information telephone 01309 676677

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