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ELGIN DARBY & JOAN CLUB Every Tuesday Oct - May, 2 - 4pm for a sociable afternoon with entertainment or bingo for over 60’s. Elgin Community Centre.

Contact Moira Webb 541001 ELGIN INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Meets Mondays 6.30pm to 9.45pm and Wednesdays 7.15pm - 9.30pm. Contact James Junor 546069 or email jamesjunor@btinternet.com ELGIN SPEAKERS CLUB Meet fortnightly on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Elgin High School.

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GARMOUTH & KINGSTON PRE-SCHOOL GROUPS Playgroup, 2-3 Club and Tots Group. Call Jessica Myers on 870262(am)/870620(pm) or visit www.garmouthplaygroups.co.uk HIGHLAND GLIDING CLUB Gliding and soaring at all levels, beginner upwards, Sat & Sun all year and Wednesday evening May - Oct at Easterton Airfield, Birnie. Contact Anne Burgess 820834. www.highglide.co.uk HOPEMAN LUNCHEON CLUB Tues 12.30 - 1.30pm, Hopeman Memorial Hall. Serving meals to pensioners, £5 per meal. Call Violet McPherson 830444 LOSSIE SURF & LIFESAVING CLUB Meets Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm at the Moray Firth Watersports Association, West Beach. All equipment is provided. Visit www.facebook.com/Lossiemout hSurfLifesavingClub or email Steve: info@h2otraining.co.uk MILTONDUFF MINIS TODDLER GROUP Tues & Thurs 9am - 10am at Miltonduff Hall. Toys, games and activities for 0-3 years. Contact Lorne on 07968 476988 or email Julie - juliegoodfellow@live.co.uk MORAY BRANCH EMBROIDERERS GUILD Meets on the 3rd Thursday each month at 7:30pm in the Duffus Village Hall from Sept - May. A warm welcome to all who enjoy the company of people who love stitch, textile art, fun and friendship. For more details call Judi O'May on 01309 674845 MORAY BOWLING CLUB Summer and winter bowling, all ages and abilities welcome.

Seafield Street, Elgin. Contact Alex Masson 544556 MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP (MBGRG) Local heritage group actively researching and recording monumental inscriptions in churchyards & cemeteries in Moray. Contact Helen Mitchell on 01343 546620 or visit www.mbgrg.org

MORAY CHESS CLUB Every Tuesday 5pm - 7pm at the Costa Cafe in Tesco, Forres.

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MORAY JAZZ CLUB Thursdays 8 - 10.30pm, doors open at 7.30pm. Elgin City Football/Social Club. Admission £5 for non-members. Visit www.morayjazzclub.co.uk or email mjc@morayjazzclub.co.uk

MORAY COAST MOTORCYCLE CLUB 1st Wednesday at Mill House Hotel, Tynet, Buckie. Social ride outs, fundraisers and more. Call Tracey Scott on 07928 444376 or visit www.moraycoastmcc.org.uk

MORAY PHILATELIC SOCIETY Regular meetings and exchange of information on the various aspects of philately. Contact Brian J. Goodwin 545391 or email brian184@btinternet.com

MORAY COELIAC GROUP Meet 1st Saturday of the month (except Jan & Feb), 10:30am in the cafe at Baxters, Fochabers.

Get together for newly diagnosed and existing members to network, ask questions, share recipes and ideas / information. 'Coffee, Cake and Catch up' sessions. All welcome. For further info email Kirsteen.pyett@btinternet.co.uk MORAY DISABILITY FORUM Welcome everyone interested, or working in the area of disability to become a member of the group.

Call Chair Irena Paterson, on 01343 545663 or 013435 46968 or irenaandneil@btinternet.com MORAY FIELD CLUB Regular walks, not strenuous from April - Oct, plus three indoor meetings per year. For those interested in the flora and fauna, archaeology and geology of Moray and beyond. Call Jean Stocks (secretary) on 01343 811164 for more information.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Be decisive - Take your life into your hands Big collective decisions are to be made (have been made) about the future of Scotland and about our place in the European Union. Those collective decisions are made out of single ones -yours and mine. In this way you and I have a real impact on our country’s future. It’s not always easy to see that, particularly when the final outcome is different than expected. It’s easy to take your voting right for granted and give it a miss for various, sometimes trivial, reasons.

I grew up in a communist country, where all the elections were farcical and fake. All candidates had to be approved by the communist party, so casting a vote had no practical impact on people’s lives. The ‘elected’ bodies had no real power, there were only figleaves for the dictatorial power of the party. Everything changed when economically ineffective communism started to collapse and the communist party was forced to hold a partially free general election. All independent seats were taken by the opposition and that effectively finished communism off.

That general election was the first time I could cast my vote – I’d reached the right age just in time. That was a very practical lesson in decision-making, hugely important for my entire life.

Reason and decision-making are two abilities that make us in God’s likeness, as described in Genesis 1:27: God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them.

‘Reason’ helps us to recognise ‘good’ and ‘evil’ and differentiate between them, while ‘decision-making’ helps us to choose and follow the former and to avoid the latter. From my personal experience I’d say that decisionmaking is more challenging than reasoning. Why? Because decisions influence our lives, and the lives of others; and this can be really scary.

Pondering on things is relatively safe; we can joggle arguments, we can even have long discussions, but without putting things in motion it’s just hot air.

Indecisiveness seems to be an attractive solution as it doesn’t put us in danger. In fact, it’s the greatest danger as it leaves us at the mercy of fate or those who take advantage of that.

Making your decisions puts your life

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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into your hands, and it’s you who decides what to do with it.

Obviously we don’t have power over everything in the world. Some things happen to us whether we want them to or not, like bad weather, illness or accidents. Yet still you can make your decisions on how to deal with those happenings. You can’t stop the rain, but you can decide what to wear when it’s raining. It’s up to you whether you are soaked to the marrow or not.

Obviously making decisions can be hard or dangerous. Their outcome can be different than expected. By making wrong decisions you can mess things up. But the scariest bit about making decisions is that the only person responsible for your life is you; there’s no one to blame for your failures. On the other hand, there’s no one to take credit for any positive developments in your life. And - trust me - in the long run that gives a genuine sense of freedom.

So, take your life into your hands, make decisions and take responsibility for them.

Fr Tad Turski St Peter's, Buckie

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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Without wishing to tempt The Editor fate, it does appear that Summer has indeed arrived.

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We live in hope; that people will understand responsibility and not just rights; that people will express restraint and not just outrage; that people will choose to give others the benefit of the doubt rather than to jump to conclusions; that we will focus on wisdom and not just intelligence and that we will turn to joy rather than just happiness.

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23 april - 7 may spey art group annual exhibition 2016 10am - 5pm at grantown on spey museum. free entry. for info call carol-anne 0n 01479 873534 or speyartgroup.wordpress.com

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28 april - 14 may whisky festival art & craft exhibition 9am - 6pm (Thurs - Sat); 12pm - 5pm (Sun) & 9am - 5pm (Mon) at still life studio & gallery, aberlour. free.

29 april - 7 may inverness science festival various events. for info on activities isf@uhi.ac.uk

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MAY 2016 1 sunday whisky tasting with tomintoul distillery 3.30pm 5.30pm at the whisky castle, tomintoul, free. dufftown whisky street festival 1pm - 4pm, balvenie street, dufftown. free. dufftown library - sunday opening! 2pm - 4pm. whisky themed displays, spring themed storytime (2.30pm - 3.30pm), dufftown memories, face painting (2pm - 4pm). for info call 01340 820272. vintage vehicle car day 9am - 5pm, forres. st andrews lhanbryde & urquhart messy church 4pm - 6pm at lhanbryde community centre. all ages welcome. songs, games, drama & crafts exploring a bible story. for info www.salucofs.wordpress.com. whisky auction 2pm at craigellachie village hall. viewing from 12pm - 2pm. www.craigellachie.org.uk

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7 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. benromach 10k 2.30pm at the benromach distillery, forres. registration at forres town hall 1pm - 2pm. online registration thro earlycentral. medals for all finishers. scottish teas - health & fitness, pamper or treat 10.30am - 5pm at findhorn village centre. for info or to book a mini pamper treat call michelle 01309 690111. forres crafters fair 10am - 3pm at the tolbooth, high street, forres. for info or to book a stall call 07565 499598 or forrescrafters@gmail.com. culbin singers spring concert 7.30pm at st laurence church, forres. ÂŁ12, ÂŁ10 conc, ÂŁ5 under 10s. for info call 01309 673464. ferry corsten@ironworks 10pm. adults only. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com waves@ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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Sat 30 Apr / 9pm / ÂŁ10 In this acclaimed monologue Gary McNair weaves a classic coming-of-age story with a pinpoint deconstruction of the darker side of stand up comedy.

Blue Rose Code Trio

Wed 4 May / 8pm / ÂŁ12 Edinburgh-born songwriter Ross Wilson is back with his contemporary alt-folk trio. Like Van Morrison & a young John Martyn, shipwrecked with a bunch of Motown records.

Glenn Wool: Creator, I Am But A Pawn

Thu 5 May / 7.30pm / ÂŁ12 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Effortlessly funny with an affability that other comics can only dream of â&#x20AC;&#x201C; You have to go & see Glenn Wool.â&#x20AC;?

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Wire and Wool

Tue 10 May / 8pm / ÂŁ12 A 7-piece â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;full on bluegrass punk & roots revival heaven.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Gaining notoriety for their energetic sessions ever since.

Tiny Ruins

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O is for Hoolet

Wed 18 May / 7.30pm / ÂŁ10 Engaging, heart-warming theatre piece. A lovingly made look at language as a living, pulsating thing as natural as breathing.

The Burning Hell

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Thu 19 May / 8pm / ÂŁ10 Go on a supermarket cart ride through hooky, upbeat pop songs, dark ballads about pet euthanasia, & anthems for barbarians, economic conferences, & love.

Session A9

Mon 23 May / 8pm / ÂŁ20 A very intimate concert with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best band to come out of Scotland in 100 years.â&#x20AC;? Dougie MacLean

Adam Beattie & The Consultants

Tue 24 May / 8pm / ÂŁ8 Adam Beattieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;folk stews & dirty bluesâ&#x20AC;? mixes Celtic folk, American blues & early jazz balladry. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Consultantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is C Ć&#x192;WKF NKPG WR QH OWUKEKCPU 9KVJ UWRRQTV %JTKU %TQCUFCNG

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Drumduan is currently recruiting pupils in all classes.

Boarding is available for older pupils.

For more information contact the School Administrator

Drumduan School will be hosting their annual May Fair on Saturday, 7th May from 11am - 3pm. All welcome.

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Wed 25 May / 7.30pm / ÂŁ12 Live stand up comedy is alive & well in Elgin! Always a great night, book early.

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coffee morning in aid of alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scotland 10am 12pm at the williamsom hall, duff avenue, elgin. ÂŁ2.

festival of museums 7pm at the highlanders museum, fort george, ardesier. museum tour, live poetry, wine & nibbles. ÂŁ10. call 0131 310 8765 to book. charity golf day, rotary club of spey valley at grantown golf club. ÂŁ80 for a team of 4 - all proceeds to the highland hospice & other causes. call 01479 841749 or guscarnegie15@gmail.com

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9 monday- 13 friday charity pop up shop in aid of mateiti agricultrural development project (madp) 10am - 4pm, queen street, lossiemouth.

10 tuesday elgin flower club â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;flower arranger reminiscingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 7.30pm at high church hall, elgin. demonstrator anne buchan. visitors ÂŁ4. greyfriars club tombola fundraiser 6.30pm for 7.30pm at elgin town hall. ÂŁ1. refreshments. scottish country dancing social 7.30pm - 9.45pm at spey bay village hall. wire and wool @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

11 wednesday moray, banff & badenoch decorative and fine arts society lecture (mbbdfas) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the role of the arts in the cycle of crime, prison and re-offendingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - lecturer angela findlay 11am at the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. non-members ÂŁ7 donation. new members welcome. email membership@nadfas-inelgin.org.uk or visit nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk elgin writers - scottish association of writers 7.30pm - 9.30pm at elgin library. all over 16s with an interest in writing are welcome to attend. www.elginwriters.moonfruit.com. essential skills: the roadshow 6.30pm - 7.30pm at milneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library, fochabers. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray with moira strathdee. for info call 01343 562617.

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christian aid coffee morning 10am - 12pm at williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. ÂŁ2.50. cantare ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; choir spring concert 7pm at elgin town hall. the western front association: bullets, bombs and poison gas: logistics for the somme campaign & top secret: british boffins in wwi (two talks) 2:30pm 5.30pm, the gallery, elgin library. for details call 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net springsteen sessions@ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com. bid classic car show 11am - 3.30pm inverness city centre. classic cars, street performers & music. for info contact margaret@inverness.uk.com.

14 saturday - 15 sunday festival of museums - â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;power to the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. 10am 5pm (sat) & 1pm - 5pm (sun) at falconer museum, forres. interactive fun all about energy. workshops free but bookable. for info call 01309 696261 cairngorms nature festival nature walks, talks, games & activities throughout the cairngorms national park. for details call 01479 873535

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15 sunday rda charity car boot sale 9am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. car booters in place between 6.30am - 9am, no booking required. visit www.wherecanwego.com. rura concert 7.30pm - 10pm at inchberry hall, fochabers. scots trad music. 07810 174377 or www.wherecanwego.com moray field club walk - fairy glen, rothes 10am for bus at lossie green. (4 miles). bring packed lunch. suitable clothing & footwear. small charge for bus. non-members welcome.

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

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scottish country dance 8pm - 10.30pm at roseisle village hall. summer social in aid of the guides. £3.50. all welcome. contact ann 08351 671343. highland literary salon: speaker - miko berry 7.30pm at glen mhor hotel, inverness. for more info see www.highlandlitsalon.com

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o is for hoolet@the drouthy cobbler 7.30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. essential skills: the roadshow 6pm - 7pm at burghead library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray. for info call 01343 562617.

19 thursday the burning hell @ the drouthy cobbler 7.30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk essential skills: the roadshow 2.30pm - 3.30pm at cullen library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray. for info call 01542 841140.

20 friday line dancing: christmas party night 8pm - 12am at inchberry hall. all welcome. bring your own refreshments. small club fee. contact mahri on 01542 834053.

21 saturday coffee morning for quarriers & moray autism 10am 12pm at the williamson hall, elgin. generous raffle. all welcome. £3. tickets from members or at door. hotel california live 7.30pm - 9.30pm at elgin town hall. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hotel ... nairn sailing club open day & rya push the boat out 10.30am - 4pm at nairn harbour. family fun day boat trips, music, stalls, bbq, bristows fly by, rnli, ‘have a go’ sailing taster sessions, etc. for info www.nairnsailingclub.co.uk. nairn men’s breakfast 9.45am for 10am at dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by robin gray. contact campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm on fri 20th may to book your place. greenfingers sales day 10am - 3pm at cooper park nursery, elgin. summer bedding, perennials, hanging baskets & vegetables - all at competitive prices. for info 01343 540032.

22 sunday connect@salu 9.30am - 10.30am (before service) in st andrews lhanbryde & urquhart church hall. Have breakfast and explore the lives of the first christians. all welcome. for info www.salucofs.wordpress.com.

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. comedy club @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. stand up comedy is alive and well in elgin! book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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

26 thursday the guy fae the corries 7.30pm at the tolbooth, forres. an evening of story telling, chatting and book signing with ronnie browne. tickets (£12.50) from the falconer museum. over 16s only. wine & nibbles. contact 01309 673701. essential skills: the roadshow 6pm - 7pm at forres library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray with louise dalziel. for info call 01309 672834. 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.

27 friday elvana@ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

29 sunday car boot sale (idca) 8:30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. turn up before 8.30am, no booking required. £8 per pitch / £16 per van (double pitch). tea / coffee / butteries cakes in hall and bbq food from the hut. visit www.wherecanwego.com. happy sunday family fun day@the loft 1pm - 4pm at east grange farm near forres. for info visit www.eastgrange.co.uk

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

23 monday session a9 @ the drouthy cobbler 7.30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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Once again The Drouthy Cobbler is heavily involved in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival both as a venue and as the festival information point in Elgin.

A highlight of the weekend will undoubtedly be the seven course tasting dinner with whisky paired and introduced by whisky legend Charles MacLean.

Saturday the 30th of April will see the staging of “Donald Robertson is not a stand up comedian” which grew out of the National Theatre of Scotland's Auteurs project. This theatre piece is a darkly comic coming of age story that explores the need to belong and deconstructs the brutal role that humour can play in society.

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Glenn Wool Comedian, Thurs 5th May

Closing our programme of events on Sunday the 1st of May is a whisky themed pub quiz. Many of our events are already fully sold out but please check our web site – www.drouthycobbler.co.uk – to see what is still available.

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