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CLUBS & SOCIETIES 4TH LOSSIE BOYS BRIGADE Every Wednesday at Hythehill Primary School. Anchor boys (Primary 1,2 & 3) 5:30pm6:30pm; Junior Section (Primary 4,5 & 6) 6:30pm-8pm; Company Section (Primary 7 and high school) 8pm-9:30pm. Contact James Allan: 542305.

BUCCANEER THEATRE CLUB Club nights are Monday, 7pm at RAF Lossiemouth. New members interested in both onstage and back-stage activities welcome. For more info call Chris on 07789 552968 or Ally on 07887 513915.

BURGHEAD BADMINTON CLUB Meets Thursday, 7pm - 9pm at Burghead Community Hall. Cost £2. All abilities welcome. Contact Dave Longstaff on 01343 830366 or just turn up.

DIABETES UK MORAY Last Wednesday each month 7pm - 9pm at The Inkwell at Elgin Youth Cafe, Francis Place, Elgin. All welcome for tea, coffee and chat. Support for people with diabetes and their carers.

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EARTHTIME TODDLER ADVENTURES Sessions for parent and child 2 5 yr olds. Oakwood, Elgin or Grant Park, Forres. Call 07789 715380 www.earthtime.co.uk or Earthtime’s Facebook page.

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 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 HASH HOUSE HARRIERS Sunday 11am (Winter) Mondays 7:30pm (Summer) Sociable group with runners of all abilities visiting all corners of Moray and beyond. To find out more and where we'll be next week Google elginhashhouseharriers calendar.

ELGIN ICE HOCKEY CLUB (JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT) Thursdays 7pm - 7.45pm and Sunday 8am - 9am, ages 6 - 16yrs at Moray Leisure Centre. Call Lesley Johnston 543355 or 890237. Email lj@abmsols.co.uk ELGIN LUNCH GROUP Make friends at the Elgin Lunch Group. All adults welcome.

Contact Sandy: 01343 850087 or enquiries@sand-ease.co.uk FREE SOCIAL GROUP Last Thursday every month 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin. For over 21s in Moray. Walking group, weekends away, attending music, theatre & cinema events.

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HANDS & FEET YOUTH GROUP 1st Friday every month from 7pm-9pm at St James Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth. Open to P6-S2. Contact Rev. Graham Crawford on 07817 504042.

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 LOSSIEMOUTH ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION BRANCH AND SOCIAL CLUB Join us for a variety of social activities . For more details about the Club and Membership please visit www.lossiemouth-rna.org MACS MORAY AREA CANCER SUPPORT Meets 2nd Monday each month, 6:30pm - 9pm at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Elgin. A support group for anyone of any age affected by cancer. For support or information call 07516 219151 or e-mail info@macsuk.org MONDAY DANCE CLUB Mondays 1.30pm - 4pm, Supper Room, Elgin Town Hall. Sequence, set, latin & ballroom dancing. £1.50. Tea & cakes available MORAY MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB Small, local group, meeting on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, to mountain bike the local area.

Organise day trips to both trail centres and natural trails. Visit www.moraymountainbikeclub.co.uk MORAY VILLAGE HALLS For details and how to book visit www.morayvillagehalls.org.uk 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

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NHS RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP Every 2nd Wednesday, 2pm, Bishopmill Hall, Elgin. Contact Mrs Val Thatcher on 01343 823919 for more details.

PET FOSTERING SCOTLAND Supporting pet owners in an emergency situation. Volunteers care for your pet in their own homes for short periods. Reg. charity SCO15672. Volunteers needed. Tel: 0844 811 9909 www.pfss.org.uk ST AETHANS BOWLING CLUB To promote Lawn Bowling in Burghead for all ages.

SPEY RUNNERS Official club night on Thursdays, 6:20pm for running at 6:30pm meeting at Milne's High School, Fochabers. A small and friendly club. All levels catered for. Also meet on Tuesday nights for efforts sessions at the Pavillion, East Street, Fochabers.

SPEY VALLEY CAGED BIRD SOCIETY 1st Tues each month, 7.30pm, Gordon Arms Hotel, Fochabers.

Call J.Munro 01343 870586 URQUHART BABY & TODDLER GROUP Meets every Monday during school term 9:30am - 11am at Urquhart Village Hall. Contact the treasurer: 01343 843395.

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By now we shall know the fate of the Referendum Vote, Scotland will either be moving towards an independent becoming country or will be staying within the “Union”. Either way - grass will still grow, songs will still be sung, and tears will be shed.

Albert Camus said this: “Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.

Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

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Words by the Wayside “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice, I know not the Lord...”

(Exodus 5:2)

Reader, Sin distorts everything. People today do not and will not accept that they are sinners and need a Saviour, they do not want to be told by God their Creator what they should do, this is Sin - doing your own will despite God’s Word. For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. The Lord Jesus says, I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. Do you know The Lord? www.wordsbythewayside.co.uk

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Will you accept the gift?

There were two friends who, as children, were inseparable at school and at university until it came to their work-lives. One became a lawyer and then a judge, and the other disappeared into a life of crime. Their lives went in two completely different directions.

However, their paths crossed again one fateful day when the criminal was caught and came up before his friend, the judge, on trial. And so the judge had a dilemma. He loved his friend, but he had to do justice. So the judge fined the criminal the appropriate penalty for the offence – a fine of £100,000.

However, amazingly in this story, he then took off his robes, went down and stood with his friend. He got out his pen and chequebook and wrote out a cheque for £100,000. He paid the penalty himself. The debt was paid.

What a powerful story! It illustrates something of the significance of the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.

The Cross of Jesus is at the centre of history. For many people the Cross is life changing and some will wear a cross around their necks to mark this truth.

Speaking about the significance of the death of Christ, Paul Billheimer says: “That tiny hill in that tiny land is the centre of all history, not only of this world, but of all the countless galaxies of outer space from eternity to eternity.”

C.H Spurgeon, the great pastor, preacher and theologian said: “My entire theology can be condensed into four words. Jesus died for me.”

But why is this death so significant?

Why do Christians see so much importance in Jesus’ death?

This was God’s Son. John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son that who so ever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.”

This was the Saviour of the world. It says in 1 Peter 3:18: “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.”

What that judge did, God did for us in Christ. The Lord Jesus left the glory and splendour of heaven and stood among us. He died on the Cross and paid the penalty of our sin.

Jesus paid the penalty for sin... my sin... your sin. A penalty that you and I could never pay ourselves.

What is the RESULT? Well, so that we could be free. Jesus offers freedom.

Will you accept the gift?

This was the demonstration of the love of God. At the Cross we see the ultimate demonstration of the love of God towards us. It says in Romans 5:6-8: “God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

We think back to the story of the judge and the criminal who had been

Alves Church First Sunday every month 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690931.

Birnie & Pluscarden Church Sunday worship at 11am alternating weekly between Birnie & Pluscarden. All welcome.

Burghead Church Each Sunday 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690931.

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 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.

Holy Trinity Elgin. Sundays 8am: Holy Communion. 11am: Family Eucharist. 6.30pm: evening service. Tel: 01343 547505.

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boyhood friends. In that story the criminal faced justice and faced the penalty of his actions. The judge fined the criminal the appropriate penalty for the offence and then paid the penalty himself. The debt was paid.

Rev. Rae MacKenzie Lossie Baptist Church

Hopeman Baptist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm.

Living Waters Fellowship Wednesdays 7pm with free refreshments: 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 club 9.30am (September to May).

Gospel meeting6.30pm.Tel: 01343 812987.

Website: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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I hope that many of those new campaigning faces will continue to shake up our political systems and shape them for the future.

I find myself writing this before the referendum has taken place but knowing it will not be published until afterwards! It is an opportunity then to reflect on what has been an amazing experience for our nation. In my whole life, much of which has been spent involved in political campaigning, I have never seen people so engaged in a debate from all ages and backgrounds and in every community.

It has been a privilege being part of that debate about Scotland’s future, not least because we have made a decision democratically through the ballot box, something we should always remember is a democratic freedom that we have and which is not enjoyed by many others in other parts of the world. However the vote has gone I am committed to working for Scotland in whatever way I can and I will continue to do so.

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Rolling Event until 30 September bruntlands bungalow - garden open for scotland's garden scheme in aid of macmillan nurses. by arrangement only. £3 entry for adults only. please phone for further details 01343 850285

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cutting edge - short film about young people, mental health, self-harm during opening hours at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. for details email anne.grant@aberlour.org.uk or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk walking in my shoes - a short film about living with mental health during opening hours at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. for details visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk art in mind - multimedia mental health art exhibition during opening hours at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. for details visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk

2 thursday adam holmes and the embers @ the drouthy cobbler doors 7:30pm. scottish album of the year 2014 nominees. tickets £15 from the bar or from www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

highland homecoming 2014 various events across the area to celebrate contemporary highland culture. visit www.invernesshighlandgames.com for info

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1 wednesday - 9 thursday wrap - the art of recovery • wellness recovery action planning - exhibition during opening hours at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. for details email heidi@moxiemedia.co.uk or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk admin@spotlighton.co.uk

IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING FOR CHRISTMAS! Sat 6th Dec - WILDNIGHT COMEDY Why not have an alternative Christmas night out?

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Sat 20th Dec - CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT Have a great party night with a four course meal and dancing to live band “Ezra”, DM Catering & Uncle Bob’s Bar Wed 31st Dec - HOGMANAY PARTY with live band “Impact” Stovies & Licensed Bar. Families Welcome!

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3 friday sigma: moray’s astronomy club - ‘aberdeen's most famous astronomer’ dr john reid - university of aberdeen 7pm for 7:30pm at birnie village hall near elgin. non-members always welcome. refreshments provided for a small donation. unicef quiz 7pm for 7:30pm start at beechtree restaurant, moray college. teams of 4. £10 pp incl. wine & buffet. call 01343 544600 to reserve a table or if you don't have a team come along and join in with others. the genius that is michelangelo celebrate the 450th anniversary of his death : two illustrated nadfas lectures by expert shirley smith ba hons frsa telling the story of his life and works 11am & 1:45pm, st giles church, elgin. £30 and includes a light lunch. to book contact jennifer kerr on 01343 835258. all welcome. hello again : a tribute to neil diamond @ ironworks 7pm. 0871 7894173 • www.ironworksvenue.com

4 saturday holy trinity church coffee morning 10am - 12pm in the church hall. raffle, jewellery, cards, tombola, jams & produce. adults £2, children 50p. all are most welcome. lhanbryde community centre quiz night 7pm for 7.30pm. £2 pp, teams of up to four. byob.

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free entry. donations welcome in support of greyfriars convent and st. mary's church restoration. for details dominicansisters.dioceseofaberdeen.org past & present - heritage walk about impact of war in burghead 9.45am for 10am -12pm at burghead village war memorial. free. call 01343 562608, email claire.griffiths@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk coffee morning for st andrews & urquhart bowling club 10am - 11:30am in lhanbryde community centre. usual stalls. entry £1.50 adults, 50p children. roseisle craft fair and car boot 11am - 2pm at roseisle village hall. refreshments available. carboot £5 set up from 9:30. contact sue 01343 835 958 or emma 07968841495 pleasure presents : rebecca vasmant & kakatsitsi master drummers from ghana live @ ironworks 11pm. 0871 7894173 • www.ironworksvenue.com

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6 monday - 7 tuesday october fair @ westfield house near elgin 5pm - 8pm monday and 10am - 3pm on tuesday. an opportunity to get in some early christmas shopping. for more details email veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk or ring 01343 547308.

6 monday - 12 sunday mental health book week - mental health books, resources, displays during opening hours at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. for details visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk

8 wednesday nadfas fine art lecture on 'a little revolution': eric gill, jacob epstein and the revival of the romanesque tradition of direct carving in stone delivered by madeline goold 11am at the sherwood suite, eight acres hotel, elgin. visitors welcome. donation £7.

9 thursday past & present - heritage walk about impact of war in burghead 4.45pm for 5pm - 7pm at burghead village war memorial. free. call 01343 562608, email claire.griffiths@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk ultimate eagles @ ironworks 7pm. 0871 7894173 • www.ironworksvenue.com

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10 friday moray random acts of kindness day - celebrating world mental health day - perform an act of kindness share your kindness ideas & stories on twitter: @randommoray • info@morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk rak ideas: www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk cat plays piano - play & lunch 12.30 for 1pm - 2pm, the drouthy cobbler (the blue room) 48a high street, elgin. £10 (inc lunch & free drink) tickets at drouthy cobbler • www.playpieces.co.uk www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk

Outdoor Family Fun Days Running on Sunday 12th Oct and Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st Oct Become an explorer, a tracker and conservationist all in one day!

Build Dens, light fires and cook over camp fire!

Free places for low income families otherwise £5 per place for those in the Elgin and Lossie areas with children aged 3-8yrs

11 saturday the western front association: poor little belgium john chester, chairman, spalding & south lincolnshire branch 2:30pm, elgin library. for details call 01343 870562 or chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net

15 wednesday an audience with sheena blackhall - book reading & talk from makar of aberdeen & north east scotland 7pm - 8:30pm at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. for more information visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk

17 friday feelgood bookbug (lite) sessions - stories & rhymes for babies & toddlers 10:30am, elgin library, copper park, elgin. free. to book call 01343 562600 or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk quiz night : theme ‘festivals’ - mental health fundraising quiz night 6.30pm for 7pm start at bishopmill hall, elgin. £10 for teams of five. to register email rasheila.patel@nhs.net or just turn up on the night. www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk free digital taster sessions 10am - 4pm elgin town centre. to help you get started online. our friendly team will welcome you onto our information bus and get you started. call 01343 567135 or email moray@livingitup.org.uk

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22 wednesday words for wellbeing - creative writing workshop 6:30pm - 8pm at the gallery, elgin library, cooper park, elgin. free event. to book call 01343 562602 or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk feelgood bookbug (lite) sessions - stories & rhymes for babies & toddlers 2pm, elgin library, copper park, elgin. free. to book call 01343 562600 or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk

18 saturday wool and textile fair @ eden court 10am - 4pm. over 30 crafters from across the highlands will be selling their crafts and goods all connected to wool and textiles. £2 entry. supporting alzheimer's scotland. df concerts presents: fatherson + model aeroplanes @ ironworks 7pm. for info call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

19 sunday indoor car boot 10am - 12:30pm, lhanbryde community centre. tables £7 (1) and £10 (2). booking essential, payment in advance. call 01343 843025 (mornings mon-thurs)

21 tuesday music from the heart - an evening of enchantment with lama tenzin 7pm the universal hall, findhorn. part of a worldwide tour. tickets £10 at the box office & door. admin@spotlighton.co.uk

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23 thursday managing osteoporosis - speaker : dr rosemary hollick - nhs grampian and university of aberdeen 11am - 12:30pm at the mansfield hotel, mayne road, elgin. tea/coffee and biscuits will be served from 10am - 11am. donations appreciated. for more info call anne simpson on 01698 811171.

24 friday brodie castle paintings collection: 19th century english watercolours 3:30pm. tea/coffee & shortbread welcome with a slide show talk and a visit to the blue bedroom to see the paintings in situ (the blue bedroom is situated on the 2nd floor which has no disabled access) www.nts.org.uk/events or tel: 0844 493 2156 for further details. scottish rock garden club (moray group) 7:30pm, dyke hall. srgc travelling speaker - susie egan will speak on trilliums. for more information call colinne souter (treasurer) on 01340 871504 or netta milne (secretary) on 01340 881558

25 saturday home club - dance•music•food feelgood festival closing party 6.30pm - midnight at james milne institute, stone pier, findhorn. suggested donations at door £6/£8/£10. www.homeclubscotland.co.uk www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk for details. coffee morning fundraiser for alzheimer scotland elgin branch 10am - 12pm, williamson hall, duff ave, elgin. home bakes, pancakes & usual stalls £2.

26 sunday christmas in moray craft fair 12pm - 4pm, new elgin & ashgrove hall, land street, elgin. celebration of local, independent businesses & crafters all under one roof.

27 monday movement for change - moray mental health change network event 3pm - 7:30pm, harvest centre, elgin city church, 10 greyfriars street, elgin. a free event. to book email moraychangenetwork@gmail.com visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk for more info

29 wednesday stand up for mental health - comedy night (mental health fundraiser) at the drouthy cobbler (the blue room) elgin. £10. tickets available at the venue or online from www.thedrouthcobbler.co.uk. for more info visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.org.uk

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In all honesty, there was nothing I could fault - from the setting, to the food, to the service, everything was amazing. I would suggest you’ve not experienced a steak night until you’re tried the Golf View Hotel on a Thursday night! Overall it was PERFECT! To dine in the Fairways Restaurant, e-mail golfview@crerarhotels.com or call 01667 452 301. Visit www.crerarhotels.com.

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Solar panels are made of photovoltaic (PV) cells, which turn sunlight into electricity. This electricity can then be fed into your home's mains electricity supply.

The technology behind solar is relatively old, despite their futuristic appeal, but while the basics are the same the efficiency of solar panels has improved greatly in recent years.

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Solar panels are an environmentally friendly way of producing electricity for your home. The electricity produced by your solar panels will be used to power any appliances currently in use within your home. Any electricity which is not used will be sent to the grid and sold at an agreed rate through the Feed-in Tariff scheme.

Is it sunny enough for solar power to be generated in the UK? Yes. While it’s true that the UK isn't exactly bathed in sunshine, solar panels, despite their name, don't need direct sunlight - they also work in cloudy or overcast weather.

Is my home suitable for solar panels?

While solar works for a large number of properties in the UK there are still some areas and types of roof that are not suitable. Remember, there are exceptions to every rule, so the best way to check if solar is right for you is to get in touch with the company in question. They'll talk you through your options and do a survey if necessary.

Will the quality of my electricity suffer?

No. You won't notice any difference. If the panels aren't producing much electricity, you'll just use electricity from the Grid instead.

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You generally don't need planning consent for solar panels. However, if you live in a conservation area or a listed building you should check first. It's best to check with your local council planning officer if you're not sure.

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To make sure you use as much of the free electricity from your solar panels as possible you need to try and use more electricity during the day, when your panels are producing electricity.

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