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ARMY RESERVES - ELGIN PLATOON, C COMPANY 7 SCOTS Tues, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Elgin Reserve Centre. Join us to better yourself, get fit, learn new skills that are useful in civilian street including driving, make new friends but most of all have fun & get PAID for it. Call Captain Ken Scott on 0131 310 3853 or 07807 497706 or email at 7scots-bhq-oc-rrtt@mod.uk or Kenneth.scott855@mod.uk

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CHILDREN 1ST (ELGIN) Aims: to provide a therapeutic service for children & young people to help them through the effects of abuse & neglect. Call Beth Fraser on 01343 564170

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ELGIN HASH HOUSE HARRIERS Sun, 11am (Winter) Mon 7.30pm (Summer). Sociable group with runners of all abilities visiting all corners of Moray & beyond. www.google.com/site/elginhashhouseharriers/calendar

ELGIN ROTARY CLUB Thurs, 12.15pm for 12:45pm, Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. Working with the community for the benefit of the community. Call Margaret Stenton on 01343 551036

GARMOUTH & KINGSTON ART GROUP Alternate Thurs, 2pm - 4pm, Garmouth Hall. New members welcome. Call 01343 870267

HIGHLAND GLIDING CLUB Sat & Sun all year & Wed evenings (May - Oct), Easterton Airfield, Birnie. Gliding & soaring at all levels, beginner upwards.

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LADS LADS are a drama group based in Elgin. We’ve been established for over 40 years, & welcome new members with an interest in drama whether on stage or behind the scenes. Call Estelle on 01343 544610. www.ladselgin.co.uk

MEDITATION CLASS Mon, 7pm - 8.30pm, Elgin Sports & Community Centre. Drop in session £7 or £25 for block of 5.

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RAF LOSSIEMOUTH VOLUNTARY BAND RAF Lossiemouth Voluntary Band is a local Concert Band & is looking for new members to join its ranks. We offer weekly rehearsals, regular performance opportunities, RAF uniform is supplied & there are no subscriptions. Call Mr James Gray on 01343 817508 or email jim.gray450@mod.gov.uk

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Then Jesus took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me." (Mark 9:36-37) One of our local schools recently had a “World of Work Week” where they invited a number of people to speak to the children about their work.

They invited a variety of people, an artist, a policewoman and a doctor amongst others. I was also asked to come and present to the pupils aspects of my work as a Church Minister in the Methodist Church.

It was an informative morning, particularly for myself. Listening to youngsters in different classes of different primary age groups question you about your daily work can be somewhat of a challenge and a revelation.

I’m not sure whether the Apostle Peter had this mind when he wrote: Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have (1 Peter 3:15).

However, it was a delight to share openly with these youngsters the role I play in the their community.

When asked what they thought that I did,

these were some of their replies: “You tell people about Jesus”; “You pray a lot and read the Bible”; “you stand up on Sundays and sing songs about God”, “you help people get better in hospital”… it was a long list, but a good list. And it challenged me inwardly to recognise the expectations they as young people had, of me, a much older person, but having what they saw as an important role in the community.

So what is it that the Church and by extension, Christians, bring to our local communities? I return again to the Jesus of the gospels and the radical way in which Jesus responded to those that came into contact with him. The verse at the beginning of this piece that alludes to us becoming like little children is a response to the disciples debate as to who was the greatest. The world around us is one seemingly built on human ambition, to be someone, to succeed in life, to make a mark, to be remembered.

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Gordon Chapel Scottish Episcopal Church, Fochabers Sunday Family Eucharist 10am. 1st Wednesday of month Communion 2.30pm.

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extension implied that salvation is a process not an event. Our whole lives are to lived in order to be Christ’s hands in our communities, to create an awareness of God’s presence, to grow and learn through mutual love and support of each other, to be a good neighbour to those in need, to fight injustice, and through these love inspired activities to attract others to be followers of that same Jesus who challenged us to become like little children.

It was challenging to listen to the children at the school, and to answer their questions as to what it means to be a Church Minister and Christian in their community. I pray that I can bring the hope of Jesus into their lives and into their communities by my actions and my love of Jesus. One of my favourite verses in the Bible is John 10:10 where Jesus says that he came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I believe that Jesus’ message is for everybody and that the abundant life he offers is available to all who want to become and live as his disciples.

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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.lossieufchurch.org Moray Presbytery www.moraypresbytery.org.uk

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times Concerns about NHS Grampian continue to feature heavily in my postbag and the recent news that the children’s ward in Elgin was once again going to close to overnight admissions was a further blow to the local area.

We are trying to attract people to Moray as a shortage of medical staff is one of the reasons for the situation in the children’s ward, but Moray will seem a less attractive option if these important services are reduced or lost altogether.

As well as the children’s ward, we have excessive waits for the eye clinic, chronic pain waiting times are unacceptable and a number of cases I have raised on behalf of local people have been responded to by both NHS Grampian and Scottish Government Ministers confirming the treatment delivered was unacceptable and fell below the standards we should expect.

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We have reached that time of the year again when people from all around the world visit Scotland to experience our Highland Games.

We are very fortunate to have so many Games on our doorstep with the Gordon Castle Highland Games, at Fochabers, being the first of the season on 20th May. In recent years our Highland Games have been very successful in attracting more and more tourists, a trend we should all celebrate.

However, if you would like to avoid the big crowds I would encourage you to visit some of the smaller and community-run Highland Games.

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This month is the return of one of my favourite events of the year; the award winning Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

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As well as being vital to our economy, the Speyside whisky is also at the very heart of our culture and our local heritage and in my view, we cannot celebrate that enough. Spirit of Speyside is an opportunity for visitors and locals to join together in celebrating our music, culture and heritage, in the splendour of Speyside and I’m looking forward to being a part of it.

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year of young people/bliadhna na h-oigridh 2018 a platform for our young people (8 to 26yrs). opportunities to showcase lives & talents, voice opinions, etc various events all over scotland. email yoyp2018@gov.scot. www.young.scot/yoyp2018 logie house gardens 10am - 5pm (daily), dunphail, near forres. £2, children - free. all welcome

April 2018

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anzac day remembrance service 10am, dallachy memorial, bogmoor. all welcome. please note that b9104 will be closed from 10am - 10.30am noel gallagher's high flying birds 6.30pm - 10.30pm, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre www.ticketmaster.co.uk

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spynie soup & sweet lunch: hosted by duffus, spynie & hopeman church on last thurs of each month in aid of church funds 12pm - 2pm, spynie village hall. donation £3. . everyone welcome. call elsie watson on 01343 543914 or email at elsie.watson121@btinternet.com elgin amateur athletic club: agm 6.30pm, rugby club house. morriston playing fields, elgin committee members meeting at 6pm. all welcome

27 friday

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28 saturday

kinloss church coffee morning in aid of the free style swimming club 10am - 12pm, kinloss church of scotland, kinloss. £2.50. home bakes, raffle, sales tables.call janis thomson on 01343 850245 or email at janis@the-meadows.co.uk. www.freestylesc.org.uk bag packing at tescos in aid of riding for the disabled 10am-4pm, tesco forres, nairn road, forres donations very welcome. raising cash to fund free riding sessions for local children. call elizabeth furness on 07799 888524 or email sonia howell at soniaghowell@gmail.com www.forresandnairnrda.org.uk 28th junior highland games: supporting children 1st (elgin) & nspcc scotland 11am - 2pm, gordonstoun school, duffus. teams of children from all over ne of scotland take part in traditional games. stalls & activities. display of morgan cars, etc. email at hughesy@gordonstoun.org.uk maiden scotland@ the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com songs of roma@universal hall, findhorn 8pm, £13/£11 concs/£9 u16s. call david till on 01309 691170 or email uhallpromo@gmail.com

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car boot sale (inchberry & district community association) 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early before 9am with a car & table. teas/coffees, soft drinks, butteries, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com etape loch ness: chosen charity macmillan cancer support 6.15am, inverness. £63 (sold out) a cycle sportive offering the chance to cycle 66 miles around the loch on traffic free roads. 18yrs + fochabers & district swi & moray cats protection soup & sweet 12pm - 2pm, fochabers institute variety of soups, pudding, bread, oatcakes, hot & cold drinks, ice cream, homebakes, traidcraft

May 2018 1 tuesday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: msc meraviglia (maiden visit) 8am - 8pm

2 wednesday

elgin writers group: editing workshop; speaker moira mcpartlin on one of the most important parts of writing. bring a piece of work to edit 7.30pm 9.30pm, elgin library. www.elginwriters.wordpress.com port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: hamburg 1pm - 7pm

3 thursday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: astoria 8am - 5pm federation of holistic therapists (fht): animal communication; speaker - neen forder. find out what's going on in the world of your pet 6.30pm 8.30pm, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. call sandra ream on 07751 316663 or email at sandra@willowbankholisticmassagemoray.co.uk www.fht.org.uk/moray

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spirit of speyside whisky festival 2018 tbc, various events take place throughout speyside. call 07789 671635. tickets from the website. www.spiritofspeyside.com. bandstand beer & music festival tbc, bandstand bar, nairn. the largest indie beer & music festival in the highlands -more than 140 real ales, ciders & craft beers, live music, bbq

4 friday

sigma: strange clouds in the northern sky; speaker ken kennedy, mill's observatory, dundee on the strange phenomenon of noctilucent clouds 7pm for 7.30pm, birnie village hall. non-members welcome www.sigma-astro.co.uk superhero day: may the fourth be with you - mfr cash for kids sign up your school, college, university, business or place of work to fundraise & dust off your superhero outfit. call 01463 227700 or email at cashforkids@mfr.co.uk. www.planetradio.co.uk definitely oasis unplugged@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

5 saturday

music at the castle: 'the art of love' - the marvel of peru; with guest soprano aileen cuthbert 8pm, the drawing room brodie castle. £15 (includes light refreshments). call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events the cuban brothers@ the ironworks, inverness 8pm, www.ironworksvenue.com friendly fest: brand new music festival in moray; one day festival, live music, established acts, local bands, djs, food stalls, bars, craft & draft beers & gin bar 2pm - 11pm, kynoch park, keith. www.facebook.com/friendlyfest tipsy tea party/ann summers party, etc in aid of royal british legion, keith 2pm - late, royal british legion, keith. £25 from keith legion. glass of prosecco on arrival, nibbles, games, raffles, rock 'n roll bingo, Petstay April 18.pdf prize!

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7 monday

sportmoray: protection for vulnerable groups (pvg) & signatory training; speaker - ann ferguson, volunteer scotland. an introduction to pvg legislation, legal responsibilities, etc 6pm - 9pm, tbc. free to sports clubs affiliated to sportmoray. call 01343 563657 or sports.development@moray.gov.uk

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6 sunday

blood donors: elgin 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm 4pm, elgin town hall. please book an appointment by either calling 0345 90 90 999 or emailing nss.snbtenquiry@nhs.net macmillan cancer support (speyside): 4th fun run 11am onwards, ballindalloch castle. multi terrain, runs of 800m to 5k for all ages, abilities & levels of fitness. burger stall & the castle will be open. email funtorunformacmillan@gmail.com. www.active.com port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018: mein schiff 3 (maiden visit) 7.30am - 7pm little bird sessions from the coffee house ft. carma, stephen mackontosh & dylan@the little bird cafe. the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, all welcome www.ironworksvenue.com a wolf in knights clothing: find out more about a most unwelcome visitor, alexander stewart, earl of buchan 12pm - 4pm, spynie palace. call 01343 546358. www.historicenvironment.scot page 28 - May 2018

the arts society speyside lecture: klimt: imperial muralist turned radical painter; speaker - gavin plumley 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. £7 for visitors. call membership secretary on 07789 880481. www.theartssociety.org/speyside port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: royal princess 7am - 6pm young waters@universal hall, findhorn 7.30pm. call 01309 690110

11 friday

the prince experience@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com the monster & mary shelley@universal hall, findhorn 8pm. call 01309 690110

12 saturday

aviemore 100: multi disciplinary cycling challenge tbc, forestry commission hayfield, aviemore organised by mikes bikes (aviemore) in conjunction with chest heart & stroke scotland. email at megan.robertson@chss.org.uk 10th inverness classic vehicle show 11am - 3pm, various venues, inverness. parade finale at 3pm neon waltz@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com concert - brahms, schubert & mozart 7.30 pm, st laurence church, forres. £12 adult, £10 concession, £5 children. call asdair joyce on 01309 671288 or email at alasdair@manachie.eclipse.co.uk animals@ universal hall, findhorn 2pm. call 01309 690110 great british tennis weekend 10am, forres tennis club. free tennis sessions for juniors. check out the website for all the details. call annerle douglas on 07762 619896 or at forrestennisclub@outlook.com www.forrestennisclub.co.uk musicnairn: maximilliano martin & friends; featuring piano & wind music by mozart, beethoven, schumann & saint saens 7.30pm, nairn community

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15 tuesday

lossie hae a news!: have a cuppa & a news, quizzes, dominoes, bingo, crafts, etc for anyone living with dementia 1.30pm - 3pm, hersbruck court sheltered housing, ramsay lane, lossiemouth. call sharon finlay on 07584 408209 or email sfinlay@alzscot.org

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western front asociation (north branch):naval 8 squadron, royal naval air service, in the great war; speaker - colin buxton(north) branch 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library. call derek bird on 01343 870562 or email at derek.bird876@gmail.com www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk the arc sessions: imar@fochabers institute tbc. call mhairi marwick on 7810 174377 or email at thearcsessions@hotmail.com tragedy: all metal tribute to the bee gees & beyond @the ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com festival of museums: travellers' tales; shelters, crafts & stories museum opening times, highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/ highlandfolkmuseum cairngorm to coast 2018: not a race but an endurance challenge tbc, cairngorm national park. email at cairngormtocoast@gmail.com nairn sailing club open day 12pm - 5pm, 142 harbour street, nairn. free. boat trips, sar helicopter, rnli, stalls, food, entertainment, nairn pipe band call elaine macphail on 07917 724985 or email at elaine.simplygardening@gmail.com

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

Our showroom in Elgin displays a wide range of high quality Kitchen and Bathroom products which are available to both trade and retail customers. All products can come supply only however we also offer a supply and installation service. We offer a free design and quote service with no obligation. So why not pop in today and make an appointment or, call 01343 551331 "They understood our needs and made it easy for us to make decisions and choose the materials and finishes for the job. The actual installation showed the experience and flexibility of the Harrison's team. We are delighted with the result and would recommend the company without hesitation" - Mr & Mrs Summers March 18

Providing high range kitchen, bathrooms and heating systems for over 16 years – All trades fully project managed from start to finish

FREE Quotations FREE Plan and Design Come and visit our showroom

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

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