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NO STRINGS ATTACHED’ CONFIDENTIAL HELPLINE Caring for someone affected by drugs, alcohol or mental health issues & feel that it’s having an impact on you & the rest of your family? Anonymity if required Call 01343 555031

ELGIN DARBY & JOAN CLUB Tues, Oct - May, 2pm - 4pm sociable entertainment or bingo for over 60’s. Elgin Community Centre. Call Moira Webb on 01343 541001

BISHOPSMILL LADIES INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Wed, Sept - Apr, 7pm, Bishopmill Hall.New members welcome. Call 01343 541602

ELGIN HIGH CHURCH HIGH SPIRITS CLUB Wed, 10am - 12pm, Sept - April.

Speakers or entertainment in the church hall at North Guildry Street, Elgin. Open to all.

Call May on 01343 542120

ELGIN & DISTRICT PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP Monthly meetings 7:30pm 9.30pm in St Sylvester's Church Hall, Institution Road, Elgin.

Free entry, teas & coffees after the meeting. Call Gillian Gibson (Sec) on 01343 541056 or elginanddistrictpsg@gmail.com

ELGIN MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB Mon, 7.15pm Sept - Mar, Indoor Rifle Range, Pinefield.

Encourages a responsible attitude towards target shooting in a safe controlled environment. Call Athole Manson on 07779 710985 or at atholem@aol.com

ELGIN COMMUNITY CENTRE BOWLING CLUB Mon, Wed & Fri, 1pm - 2:30pm, Elgin Community Centre. Sept April. Warm welcome to all ages & abilities. Call Dennis De Wilde (President) on 01343 549381

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ELGIN SAMARITANS Good Listener? Spare Time?

Perhaps you have what it takes to be a Sam? Comprehensive training locally means you could soon be helping others.

Call 01343 543000 or email elgin@samaritans.org ELGIN WRITERS GROUP Wed, fortnightly, Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Elgin Library. Write poetry, fiction & history & listen to speakers. New members welcome. www.elginwriters.moonfruit.com FOCHABERS MEN'S SHED Wed & Thurs, 10am - 2pm.

Fochabers Institute, right opposite the bus stop for 35 & 10 buses, Facilities for woodworking, leatherworking, computer skills & anything else that interests you. Call Chris Ritchie (Sec) on 07814 014349. www.moraymensshed.co.uk

FREE SOCIAL GROUP Last Thurs of month, 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin. For over 21s in Moray. Walking group, weekends away, attending music, theatre & cinema events.

New members always welcome.

MORAY JAZZ CLUB Thurs, 8pm - 10.30pm, doors open 7.30pm. Elgin City Football/Social Club. Fantastic Live bands. Admission members £4, £6 for nonmembers. Licensed bar & Beverages. Annual membership £12.00 'Come Awa In!' Call Tom McPherson on 07467 026748 or email at morayjazz@gmail.com www.morayjazzclub.co.uk

GLEN MORAY MALE VOICE CHOIR Thurs, Sept - Apr, 7:30pm, Bishopmill Primary School hall.

All men welcome to join this community choir. No audition necessary. Call Alistair Farquhar on 01343 541328 or email at alistair.farquhar@btinternet.com

MORAY TABLE TENNIS CLUB 5.30pm - 6.30pm, during termtimes only, Elgin Academy.

Coached by International Umpire, Ken Kennedy & Commonwealth medallist, Stephen Gertsen. Age 8yrs & upwards. £4. Call Stephen Gertsen or email at stephengertsen@hotmail.co.uk

HARVEST CENTRE MAH JONG CLUB (AMERICAN RULES) 1st & 3rd Thurs of month, Sept - June, 11am - 1pm at Harvest Centre, Elgin (next door to Yeadon’s bookshop).. Cost £3. www.spanglefish.com/ harvestcentremahjongclub or hce.roombookings@gmail.com

MORAY TREFOIL GUILD Sun, 2.30pm, Sept - Apr, Moray Resource Centre. Former members of the Guide movement & anyone intrested in guiding very welcome. Call Lilian Milne on 01343 549108

LHANBRYDE INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Mon & Thurs, Sept - April, 7pm10pm. Promotes the game of indoor bowling, sociable & competitive. Call Ella Harley on 01343 843194

MORAY WHEELCHAIR CURLING CLUB Mon & Wed, Sept - Mar, 2pm 4pm, Moray Leisure Centre.

LOSSIEMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB To promote football in the Lossie area & enter competitive competitions. Call Alan McIntosh on 01343 813328 or email at alanlfcsec@aol.com MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTRE 7 days a week from 10am, 30-32 Batchen Street, Elgin. Call 01343 556191/07717 301614 or email at moraywellnesscentre@ penumbra.org.uk MORAY CARERS CHOIR Mon, 11am - 1pm at St Giles church hall, Elgin. £4 per session. For carers who love to sing. Call 01542 850441 or at moraycarerschoir@gmail.com

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NEW ELGIN LADIES INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Thurs, 7pm, Sept - Mar inclusive (excluding away match dates), New Elgin Hall. Call Susan Grant on 01343 541867 THE BUSY BEES CRAFT GROUP Tues, 2pm - 4.30pm, Annexe Building, New Elgin Hall. All skill levels. new members welcome.

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---Summer went by in a blur for me. One minute I was looking forward to the longer days and nights and then, all of a sudden, the temperatures seem to be edging down and it’s getting darker earlier again.

I think I must be a summer fiend. - I love wearing shorts and fiercely resist the onset of Autumn, although I do really love the autumn colours greens slowly morphing to browns, yellows and reds. And then, of course, we can start looking forward to Christmas!! well, perhaps not just yet!!

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Bluevale, Heysmoor, and Holbrook; ring any bells? Have you ever heard of them? They are residential tower blocks in Glasgow, Liverpool, and Birmingham, respectively. Why have you probably not heard of them? Maybe because they are places where quite deprived and poorer people live, but probably because nothing out of the ordinary has happened in these places. Who would have thought that the whole country would come to know the name of one particular tower block in North Kensington? Nevertheless, ‘Grenfell Tower’ is now widely known and will be remembered, sadly, for all the wrong reasons.

The tragedy that has befallen that community has been truly horrific.

Inadequate fire escapes and no sprinkler systems may have furthered the catastrophe which people unexpectedly awoke to find themselves having to face. With the average housing price in North Kensington being £758,334, one has to ask why the residents of these flats were so underinvested in and so thoughtlessly left to live in such a precarious environment. The Bible has a lot to say about the poor and those who neglect them because they are poor.

However, the same type of cladding that was used on Grenfell Tower has also

been used on a number of swanky business buildings and financially lucrative hotels too, so this tragedy is not a moment for politicians to score cheap political points over claiming THEY are the ones who REALLY care for poor. Although there will be grief and anger over how something like this could happen, the fact remains, a number of people went to sleep one night and didn’t live to see the sun rise the next day.

There are two accounts of horrendous events in the New Testament and it’s interesting how Jesus responds to them. We read in Luke’s Gospel: ‘At this time some people came to Jesus. They told Him that Pilate had killed some people from the country of Galilee. It was while they were giving gifts of animals on the altar in worship to God. Pilate put their blood together with the blood of the animals. Jesus said to them, “What about these people from Galilee? Were they worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee because they suffered these things?’ And his answer? ‘No, I tell you.

But unless you are sorry for your sins and turn from them, you too will all die.’ Jesus then gives another example: ‘What about those eighteen men who were killed when the high building in Siloam fell on them? Do you think they

Moray Coast Baptist Church (Lossiemouth) Sunday services at 10:30am. Thursday night Bible study at 7pm. Crèche available for each service. Call 07862 898939 for more information, or visit www.moraycoastbc.com. Pastor Donald Clough Moray Grace Fellowship The Warehouse Theatre, Lossie. Sundays 10.30am. Call Vic Cameron: 07738 260550 Email: vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com • 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. Call Rev. Jenny Adams on 01343 830276. 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.

St Gerardine’s High Church Lossiemouth. Sunday family worship 11.30am. Contact Rev. G McKee 01343 208852 (manse).

St Giles and St Columba’s South Elgin. All Sunday services start at 10.30am and will be held in St Giles, High Street, Elgin during July, September and November. Services will also be held in St Columba’s South Church, Duff Avenue, Elgin during August, October and

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were the worst sinners living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you. But unless you are sorry for your sins and turn from them, you too will all die.’ Luke 13 (NLV) You see, sometimes the manner of a person’s death makes the headlines, especially if a group of people die in the same incident, but about 1500 people die each and every day in the UK alone.

Most of these will go unnoticed by the population at large but each and every day, people pass from death to life.

Jesus’ lesson to his disciples was, turning away from sin and receiving forgiveness for them, is the only way to ensure both fullness of life here on earth and eternal life in heaven. I have a friend who is currently terminally ill and she is longing to leave this mortal world and go home to her heavenly Father; death holds no fear for her. Death can turn up un-expectantly (and often does) but for those who trust in Christ, death is merely the gateway to greater and fuller life, as they go to be with the One who is the ‘way, the truth and the life.’

Rev Dr J. P. Mackenzie Forres Baptist Minister

December 2016. For further information please contact the Church Office on 01343 551501 or via e-mail at stgileselgin@gmail.com You can also visit our website at www.elginstgileschurch.co.uk St James Church of Scotland Lossiemouth. Sunday worship 10am including crèche and Sunday school. Contact Rev. Geoff McKee 01343 208852 St Margaret’s Church Lossiemouth. Sunday 9.30am: Family Eucharist . Thursdays 10am: Holy Communion. Thursdays 5pm: evening prayer.

St Michael’s Parish Church of Scotland Dallas. Family service at 12 noon followed by tea & fellowship. Tel. 01309.672380 or 01343.890420.

St Sylvester's Catholic Church Elgin. Vigil Mass Saturday 7pm.

Sunday Mass 11.45am. Tel: 01343 542280.

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES

Summer is behind us but as we head into the Autumn we can reflect on the fact that there is always lots to see and do in Moray.

The huge range and variety of community events brought visitors to the area and local people together. Whether it was Keith Show, one of our spectacular Highland Games or a village fete I enjoyed over the summer; we’re all grateful for the massive amount of work that was undertaken by all the volunteers and organisers to ensure the events were a success.

I’ve been delighted to welcome individual Moray constituents, families and larger groups to Westminster since my election and would be pleased to meet anyone else who is interested in visiting the House of Commons.

As always I can be contacted on douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk or via my constituency office at 63 High Street, Forres IV36 1PB or on 01309 679253.

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We had a family holiday in Copenhagen this summer – a city where 50% of folk commute by bike every day.

Even my dad - at 73yrs old – took advantage of the nearly 400km of cycle lanes to get around.

New cycleways are flourishing locally too – including the River Lossie cycleway and the Inverness South Campus bridge The benefits are obvious. The number of commuters choosing to cycle to work regularly in Inverness has increased to nearly 10% and a recent study shows that pedalling commuters are less stressed.

We might not be able to ditch cars entirely up here, but I for one will continue to promote active transport, including safe cycling, to improve congestion and reduce our carbon footprint AND our stress levels.

Maree Todd MSP

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After a summer jam packed with fantastic events across Moray, September kicks off with the return of the Spirit of Speyside: Distilled festival. On Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd September Elgin Town Hall will be transformed into a showcase of the very best of Moray’s food and drink industry, bringing together Speyside’s most famous whisky producers.

Last year was the very first year of Distilled and having gone along with friends, I can say that without doubt it was a triumph. With local whisky, craft beer, gin and food all under one roof, it has all the ingredients to be an annual success.

Distilled is a fantastic addition to the Moray calendar and complements the annual Spirit of Speyside, and I’m very much looking forward to popping along again this year.

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INNES HOUSE

Weddings and Corporate Entertainment A Unique place for any Occasion It is difficult to imagine a more romantic setting for your wedding than a 17th century house set in a sheltered walled garden. However, Innes is not just a stunning venue which you and your guests will never forget, but also offers a wholly flexible programme to enable you to plan your day exactly as you would like.

Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings.

The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house.

Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.

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Any couple booking their wedding within six months of their wedding date, will be offered a complimentary wedding night accommodation along with a 'Champagne Toast' upgrade of their chosen drinks package

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highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss original objects, archives & photographs, the exhibition will focus on some of the conflicts that took place. contact: ann-marie peckham, curator 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or email ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. visit www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

until 31 november moray supports refugees: appeal for warm clothing, tents & equipment for adults, children & babies living in refugee camps. for collection points contact christine preece at chrispreece1@hotmail.com.

until 31 december year of history, heritage & archaeology 2017 tbc, moray, speyside & the highlands. various events. www.visitscotland.com

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28 monday - 31 thursday dreams of land & sea: new paintings by brian c young. scottish highlands and islands 10am - 4pm, the nicholson gallery. free. call brian crawford young on 07789 107628 or info@briancrawfordyoung.co.uk www.briancrawfordyoung.co.uk

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1 friday the phonics@iironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com rotary club of elgin: new members/social meeting tbc, elgin. anyone interested in finding out more about elgin rotary can come along & enjoy a relaxed drink with fellow rotarians. www.rotary-ribi.org irie yo-yo@the drouthy cobbler 9pm, all welcome. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk lizabett russo with graeme stephen (guitar) 7.30pm, newbold house, forres. £8. all welcome twilight walk 7.30pm, scottish dolphin centre £3. all welcome. www.dolphincentre.whales.org sigma: hunting the dragon -speaker: prof. andy lawrence, royal observatory edinburgh 7.30pm, birnie village hall. mysterious & violent events take place in the very centre of galaxies. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

1 friday - 2 saturday spirit of speyside 1pm - 10pm, elgin town hall speyside's single malt whisky & gin distillers, craft brewers & food producers under one roof. £20. enquiries@spiritofspeyside.com. www.distilled.scot

1 friday - 3 sunday indigenous people 8pm, universal hall, findhorn £14/£12 concs/£10 u16s. kakatsitsi from ghana & san bushmen of the kalahari perform with dance, drumming & song. workshops on sat & sun. call page 26 - September 2017

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2 saturday lizabett russo@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 7pm, invergordon. columbus keith horticultural society annual flower show 1pm 4pm, longmore hall, keith. exhibits of cut flowers, vegetables, floral art, pot plants, jams,etc highland archive centre: doors open day 11am 4pm, highland archive centre, bught road, inverness free but booking essential. behind-the-scenes tours, displays of original archives, chat with family historian & conservator. call 01463 256437. www.highlifehighland.com/archives-service carve carbridge 2017: scottish open chainsaw carving cpmpetition 9.30am, carrbridge. a day of family events including live music, activities, games, stalls & food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com the lost world: outdoor theatre based on sir arthur conan doyle's book. 6pm, gordon castle walled garden, fochabers

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prime four beast race loch ness 9am, aldourie castle estate, inverness. a leg-numbing 10k along the banks of loch ness quiz night 7.30 pm doors open 7 pm, masonic hall, 9 james street, lossiemouth. £5. teams of 4. please phone or via facebook to book a table. raffle, stovies & nibbles. call catherine green on 01343 552794 or c.green1@talktalk.net. www.morayfreshstart.org.uk

3 sunday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 12.30pm - 8pm, invergordon. braemar earthtime summer fest 2pm - 6pm, duffus estate £5, u10s - free. bbq, live music, woodland family challenge, face painting, tea/coffee tent, dino & fairy trail, ice cream, crafts, etc. www.earthtime.co.uk grantown on spey motor mania 12pm, the square, grantown on spey. free. display of vintage, specialist & unusual vehicles of all kinds from sports cars to motor cycles. /www.grantown-motormania.co.uk

4 monday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8apm - 9pm, invergordon.wind surf

5 tuesday - 8 friday offshore europe 2017 tbc, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen aberdeen will be the focus of the global oil & industry. email synden.grieve@scotent.co.uk

6 wednesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 7am - 6pm & 8am 7.30pm, invergordon. caribbean princess & aidavita blood donors 2pm - 3.30pm - 5pm - 7.30pm, elgin town hall. all welcome. please book an appointment call 0345 30 17 2 70, mon to thu, 9am – 7pm | fri, 9am – 5pm. nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net

7 thursday jeffrey lewis with ariel sharratt & mathias kom@the drouthy cobbler, 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk hypnobirthing: hosted by sandra reams 6.30pm 8.30pm, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. easy to learn self hypnosis, breathing techniques, positive visualisations & affirmations, etc. mah jong club (american rules) 11am - 1 pm, harvest centre (next door to yeadon's bookshop) £3 for members/free first taster session. beginners table, handbooks available. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or hce.roombookings@gmail.com www.spanglefish.com/harvestcentremahjongclub the arc sessions: phil cunningham & aly bain 7.30pm, fochabers public institute. all welcome8

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8 friday - 10 sunday the highland military tattoo tbc, fort george, nr inverness. £18 - £50. tickets can be bought by ringing 0131 310 8701/8702 or by visiting hector's gift shop in person. call 0131 310 8701/8702. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com 7scots 36 hour survival weekend in aid of mfr cash for kids tbc, fort george infantry barracks. £25 registration fee. could you survive in the wild for 36 hours with no technology, sleeping under a basher & eating nothing but food rations? call allana on 01463 227700 or email at allana@mfr.co.uk

9 saturday banffshire field club: "benevolence & bazaars" speaker dr douglas lockhart 2.15p.m - 3.45 p.m, st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. members £2, visitors £3. call dr alistair mason on 01261 812941 or email at bfc.1880@gmail.co.uk. www.banffshirefieldclub.co.uk siobhan wilson@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk veronica's coffee morning in aid of marie curie 10am - 12pm, westfield house, elgin. entrance by donation home baking, teas & coffees, stalls, tombola. for info or tombola/baking donations call veronica maclean on 01343 547308 or veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk handbags & gladrags 2017: "dancing thru the decades' 7pm - 1am, elgin town hall. prize bingo, live entertainment, beauty & bottle stall, raffle. gregor girls fundraising

9 saturday - 10 sunday parkfest findhorn 12pm - late (sat) & 12pm - 5pm (sun), findhorn, the park ecovillage. free. craft stalls & activities, picnic areas, food & drink sampling, free ceilidh with live band in the universal hall on sat rat race coast to coast 7am (9th) - 6pm (10th), nairn harbour start. run, ride & kayak.-----www.ratrace.com shenanigan 2017 tbc, bogbain farm, inverness tickets from website. multi-stage dance event showcasing djs & electronic artists in the highlands www.residentadvisor.net

9 saturday - 17 sunday north east open studios (neos): local artist trail through findhorn, forres, rafford, relugas, dallas & elgin 11am - 4pm daily (though times vary) free. see their studios & work - glass, illustration, print, textiles, mixedmedia. call morag tweedie on 01340 820411 or email moragtweedie@gmail.com www.moragtweedie.co.uk

10 sunday gordonstoun sprint 7 novice triathlon 9.30am 3.30pm, gordonstoun, elgin. organised by moray firth triathlon club. for info email simonmacdonald59@icloud.com. www.entrycentral.com/gordonstoun_triathlons tel: 01309 690063

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walk for parkinson's at brodie castle 10am, brodie castle. registration fee: £10 for adults, £5 for u16s a 1 or 5 mile walk around the parkland of brodie castle.call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.parkinsons.org.uk/walkbrodiecastle scotland's gardens: gordonstoun school open day 2pm - 4.30pm, duffus, nr elgin. adults £4, children £2. email richardss@gordonstoun.org.uk poppyscotland's ride, ramble or run 2017 1pm 5pm, fort george, ardersier. fun way for all the family to raise money for our armed forces community. tickets from website. www.eventbrite.co.uk

soft toy friend. booking required. call 01343 562623 light & life 7pm - 9pm, costa coffee, high st. elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, music. call alyson sim on 07733 127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk

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nairn book & arts festival tbc, nairn. writers, speakers, art, exhibitions, music, drama, film, comedy, competitions & workshops, all welcome! email enquiries@nairnfestival.co.uk. www.nairnfestival.co.uk

13 wednesday denise mina - what's your story? 8pm - 9pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival let the dead do the talking: prof james grieve, senior forensic pathologist talks about his work. 6.30pm 7.30pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival luke daniels - the polyphon chronicles with guest gillian fleetwood 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn £12/£10 concs/£8 u16s. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk the arts society speyside lecture (formerly known as nadfas): the art of liberty: branding an artistic lifestyle. liberty, the first life style store. 11am (coffee & tea available from 10.15am) the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors £7 donation. call membership secretary on 07789 880481 or at membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk

14 thursday coffee morning in aid of stable & able strength & balance group for over 50s 10am - 12pm, holy trinity church hall, elgin. stalls, raffle. £2.50, children £1 moray memories on film: a scenic tour of moray on the big screen presented by the national library of scotland. 4pm - 7pm, elgin library. free. booking required. call 01343 562623 www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival mapping scotland's islands - chris fleet, senior map curator, nls: from the earliest maps to the most up-to date techniques of digital mapping 8pm - 9pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623.

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On the 1st, Irie Yo-Yo, an 8 piece ska/reggae band from Edinburgh who mix in a bit of drum and bass, jazz, Latin and dub into their sound. Filled with plenty of infectious grooves, they’re bound to get feet tapping. Following this on the 2nd, Scotland based Lizabett Russo brings her blend of native music with elements of contemporary jazz, avant garde folk and world music, all backed up by her powerfully versatile voice.

The music continues on the 7th with a gig from Jeffrey Lewis, supported by Mathias Kom & Ariel Sharratt from the band ‘The Burning Hell’. Lewis is one of the music world’s most revered indie artists, gaining praise from magazines such as ‘Rolling Stone’ and the ‘NME’, while also gaining the respect of his peers in the music industry, with a wide variety of acts citing their love for him, including Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol, Will Oldham and Jarvis Cocker who calls him “The best lyricist working in the US today.” Definitely not to be missed.

Siobhan Wilson returns on the 9th. Born in Elgin, Siobhan spent time in Paris before returning to Scotland. Now living in Glasgow, she is making a name for herself with the like of the BBC’s Lauren Laverne and Vic Galloway heaping praise on her voice, melodies and instrumentation.

Their music offerings end with the amazing James Brown Is Annie. An Edinburgh based jazz/funk band, they have shared a stage with some of the world’s finest bands including Average White Band, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Hayseed Dixie and The Blockheads. They have also gained high praise from publications, with The Scotsman calling them “a perfect example of how much fun funk can be” and the Daily Record saying they were "A contender for Scottish Album of the Year.”

Fans of comedy have a lot to look forward to in September. As well as the monthly Comedy Club on the 27th, they also have two solo shows. Scottish comedian Gareth Mutch brings his debut Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Mutch Ado About Nothing’ to Elgin on the 8th. Full of tales of personal woe, failed relationships and living with his parents, Mutch proves that you don’t need a big political message to get big laughs.

Finally, on the 17th, Canadian comedian Craig Campbell presents his ‘Easy Tiger’ show. Having performed in the UK on programmes such as Russell Howard’s Good News and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, as well as opening for Frankie Boyle on his 2010 and 2012 tours, he has been described as ‘one of the finest comics in the world’ and ‘a genuine genius’ by his fellow comedians. ‘Easy Tiger’ is about the intricacies and oddities of life in the UK as a Canadian, dissecting the stand-offish British psyche and regaling tales of passive aggressive hospitality.

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www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival estate records for family researchers: talk with ian riches (nts archivist): an introduction to estate records & as part of nairn book & arts festival 11:30am - 12:30pm, brodie castle. £8; u18 £3 call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events driver, the duchesses & sir edwin landseer: the links between the brodie & gordon families & sir edwin landseer, artist of driver the deerhound; speaker jennifer melville 2pm - 3pm, brodie castle. £8; u18s £3. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events a billie holliday show with the mary may quintet: moray jazz club 7.30pm, borough briggs, elgin www.morayjazzclub.co.uk

triathlon.org. www.cairngormadventuretriathlon.org elgin strathspey & reel society annual rally: guest artistes gemma donald & alan smith (fiddle & accordian duo) & compere, gary coull 7.30pm 11pm, elgin town hall. £10 balcony, £9 main hall, call julie grant on 01343 551113 or email at juliegrant1972@btinternet.com www.elginstrathspeyandreelsociety.org lossiemouth flower & produce show 1pm, lossiemouth high school. £1. prize-winning flowers, vegetables, cakes, jams, chutneys, crafts & much more besides. call frances reddy on 01343 813397. www.facebook.com/lossiemouth-flower-show lossiemouth art group exhibition 11am - 4pm, lossiemouth community centre. all welcome ladies 3 ball better ball open tbc, carrbridge golf club. all welcome. call 01479 841623 friday www.carrbridgegolf.co.uk 1 05/08/2017 14:28 one night of queen@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, outdoor eucharist (holy communion) at kinloss www.ironworksvenue.com abbey 2 p.m., kinloss abbey. free, bring your own chair. music & liturgy with elements from the medieval period of the abbey's life. led by bishop mark. music by musick fyne. call kirsteen mitcalfe 01309 690775 or at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com.

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17 sunday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 6pm, invergordon. albatross easy tiger - craig campbell@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk inverness courier highland wedding fair 12pm, eden court theatre & cinema, inverness. free.

18 monday the libertines@ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 7am - 6pm, invergordon. caribbean princess

21 thursday "barnabas' : a musical by roger jones, christian music ministries 7.30pm, aberlour parish church, the square, aberlour. admission by donations to cmm. music, celebration & praise, with aberlour parish church choir & friends. mah jong club (american rules) 11am - 1 pm, harvest centre, greyfriars' street, elgin. members £3 free taster session. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or email at hce.roombookings@gmail.com www.spanglefish.com/harvestcentremahjongclub

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architectural heritage at kinloss, covesea & portgordon: 'and the challenge of providing public access;’ speaker dr nick brown, nb planning & architecture, cullen 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. £3. (students £1.50) james brown is annie@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

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23 saturday elgin museum: doors open day - architecture paper crafts 11am - 1pm, elgin museum. free - no booking required. suitable for all ages. children must be accompanied by an adult. coffee morning for the work of the mothers' union & church funds 10am -12pm, holy trinity church, elgin. adults £2.50, children 50p (incl refreshments) usual stalls - jewellery, raffle. tombolla etc. call lynne taylor on 01343 835861 or lj_taylor@tiscali.co.uk moray field club walk: tree & fungi, altyre estate 10am, lossie green car park, elgin at 10am. email bookings preferred by 6pm on preceding thurs. call 01343 547968 or email morayfieldclub@outlook.com or lynda anderson 07990 600499 or jameslynda.anderson@tiscali.co.uk forres crafters autumn craft fair 10am - 4pm, the tolbooth, forres. free. variety of locally handmade crafts. email forrescrafters@gmail.com

23 saturday - 24 saturday baxters loch ness marathon & festival of running 10am, inverness. river ness 10k, corporate challenge, 5k & wee nessie. pre-race pasta party. www.lochnessmarathon.com

car boot sale (idca) inchberry & district community association 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com autumn wedding exhibition: moray’s biggest independent exhibition 11am - 3pm, elgin academy

25 monday texas 6pm, inverness. tickets from website or caffreys menswear. call 0844 888 9991. www.ticketline.co.uk

25 monday - 29 friday dufftown whisky festival varous venues & timings dufftown. several distilleries not normally open to the public invite whisky enthusiasts to tour their facilities www.spiritofspeyside.com

26 tuesday music for lunch: christopher baxter 12pm, brodie castle. £15. all welcome. call 01309 641371 or brodiecastle@nts.org.uk meet the gsa in moray: ucas higher education exhibition 9.15am - 3.15pm, moray college, uhi, elgin. advice on all our undergraduate specialist degree programmes in architecture, design, etc. email recruitment@gsa.ac.uk. www.gsa.ac.uk

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28 thursday charity asian cooking demonstration with chef grantis gee in aid of moray sports foundation 6.30pm - 9.30pm, oakwood cookery school. £25 (incl complimentary drink & tasters). call gill evans on 01343 552550 or hello@moraysportscentre.co.uk www.moraysportscentre.co.uk

29 friday fara 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. £13, £11 concs, £9 u16. all welcome. call david till on 01309 691170 or uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk cinema nairn: two days, one night (15) french film with subtitles 7.30 pm, nairn community & arts centre. £5 / £3 (u18). call 01667 453476 www.cinema-nairn.co.uk

29 friday - 30 saturday stamp auction: britain's first travelling stamp auction tbc, fochabers public institute. call 0773 8555773 or info@bbsauction.co.uk. www.bbsauction.co.uk

moray's moktober fest: the best beers, bands, bratwurst and party in elgin tbc, elgin

29 friday - 1 october 1st rock in the loch: motorcycle gathering 12pm (29th) - 1pm (1st), jakes bar & restaurant, lochanhully, carrbridge. £20. live music, bbq & stalls

30 saturday 11th annual agricultural working vintage rally & display 10am - 4pm, daviot estate (5 miles south of inverness). adults £10 (incl catalogue); u16s free strathnairn farmers' association. call ray smith & donald maclennan on 01463 790325/07796750041 or 01463 731682/07860116846 or email at strathnairnfarmers@hotmail.com. tipsy tea party: in aid of lossiemouth christmas lights 7pm, beach bar, lossiemouth. £20. call mary miller or lesley edwards on 07807 081811or 07967 518330 the first black tie fundraiser in aid of aberlour pipe band. 8pm - 12.30am, grant hall, rothes. £10. call 07497 110051 or 07824 361003 20th anniversary of damn rebel bitches: the women of the '45 1.30pm, culloden battlefield visitors centre £3; conc & students £2.50. maggie craig in conversation with lin anderson, crime writer & cofounder of the bloody scotland crime writing festival 14/08/2017 15:51 email culloden@nts.org.uk

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This is only part of the control required however. Once the current growth has been killed off, it should be scarified out with a rake, or a scarifying machine, so the grass goes through the winter with a reduced amount of material on the surface, which is actually a favourable habitat for more moss to grow, if left uncleared,! Scarifying is a topic on it’s own which I might cover next month.

September is the last month when you might hope to get seed to germinate in Scotland.

You need a ground temperature of 10C, so if you want to do any end of season repairs, don’t delay.

and a feed in the autumn. They are quite different recipes though. A spring feed should mainly feature nitrogen to get it growing again after the winter, and put some colour into the leaf. The autumn feed should contain iron (ferrous sulphate) to control moss growth, and winter nutrients to help the roots through the winter. We use a soluble iron mix to make up a 5 gallon backpack sprayer, which makes for an even application.

Many of you will have put down an autumn feed and seen the moss turn brown/black, pretty much overnight. This is caused by the iron in the mix, which dehydrates the top growth of moss, killing it off.

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In a large saucepan, bring the cream and lemon verbena to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

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