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AIR TRAINING CORPS 446 (FORRES SQUADRON) Community organisation open to young men and women between the ages of 13 and 20. Victoria Road, Forres. Contact Flt Lt Chris Leaney 690215

music classes in guitar, fiddle, whistle, accordion, chanter, keyboard & bodhran. Any ability from age 8. Instrument hire available. Tel: 01667 462681 or visit www.spanglefish.com /inbhirnarainn

ARK COMMUNITY NETWORKS Aims: to provide housing support and other services to individuals with a learning disability, in their own home. Contact Andrew Findlay 675763 managerforres@arkha.org.uk

FINDHORN BOWLING CLUB Affiliated to the Scottish Bowling Association & Highland Bowling League. Beginners to advanced. All ages. April to September 9.00am - 9.00pm daily. Church Place. Contact Joan Tomkinson 673847

ALVES CHURCH GUILD Contact Mrs Butler 01343 850209 CHILDREN 1ST (ELGIN) Aims: to provide a therapeutic service for children and young people to help them through the effects of abuse and neglect. Contact Beth Fraser 01343 564170 or email sheilagh.murray@ children1st.org.uk COMPUTER CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS A course of 6 lessons - £15 or £3 per lesson. Covering basic computer schools & basic understanding of most widely used programmes. Findhorn Village Centre. Call John 692339 to book CULBIN SINGERS Singing and performing 4-part choral music. Age 16+. August May. Thursdays, 7.30pm 9.30pm at Anderson's Primary School, Forres. Contact Ishbel Hardie 673110 FALCONER MUSEUM, FORRES “Fascinating Forres, Past & Present”. Opening times: AprilOctober, Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm (except public hols). Free admission FÈIS INBHIR NARAINN Reg. Charity No. SC038460. Running weeklay traditional

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FINDHORN TENNIS CLUB Now open for membership adults and juniors. Friendly club, 2 full size courts, 1 short court, low subscription rates. Adults £50 and Juniors £20 per annum for unlimited play. Family and young juniors rate too. Contact Ros Wright, Membership Secretary tel. 691173 or email roswright@tiscali.co.uk For more info. see ‘Find a Court’ at the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA website) www.lta.org.uk and enter ‘Findhorn’ into the search box FINDHORN VILLAGE ART GROUP Meets every Tuesday 9.45am until 12noon, Osprey Room, James Milnes Institute, Findhorn. Contact Tess 675210 FINDHORN VILLAGE CENTRE Aims: to benefit inhabitants of Findhorn, to provide recreational/leisure time facilities, encourage educational groups, participation training, afterschool clubs/IT resources. Contact Christine Hunt 692339 FINDHORN WRI Meets 1st Tuesday each month, James Milne Institute. Contact Marjory Barber 690349 FITNESS LEAGUE (FORRES BRANCH) Recreational low impact exercise class in a friendly relaxed atmos-

phere. Level - basic to moderate. Age 30+, Tuesdays 10-11am, Forres House. Contact Pam Watson 672971 FORRES & DISTRICT ROUND TABLE Contact Gary Banford 671435 FORRES & NAIRN DISTRICT WELFARE ASSOCIATION A football league made up from clubs and pubs in the Forres & Nairn area. Activities from April to September. Age: 16 years plus. Contact Stephen Levy 674875 FORRES ANGLING ASSOCIATION Formed in 1933, the FAA water consists of four miles of double bank fishing on the River Findhorn. Season FebruarySeptember. Visitor permits available. Contact Campbell Ross 690097 FORRES AREA CREDIT UNION Contact Ann McHardy 676735 FORRES AREA SOCCER SEVENS Provides fun football for children aged 8-15 in the Forres area. Grant Park. Contact 691662 FORRES ‘BALL’ GROUP ‘Be Active Life Long’, meets Thursdays 10am-12noon, over 60’s group for exercise to music, and social exchange. Forres House. Contact 672838 FORRES COMMUNITY WEB To promote the town of Forres on the Internet, Wednesdays 7pm, Community Hub, Tolbooth Street, all levels welcome, aged 18+. Contact: Anthony Bowmer 672244 FORRES DISABLED CLUB Provides a meeting place with some occupational therapy and socialising for adults with various disabilities, Forres House, Thursday mornings 10-12 noon. Contact Annette Paterson 672355

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FORRES HARD OF HEARING To assist hard of hearing/deaf persons and tinnitus sufferers. Any age, lipreading classes, meets 1st & 3rd Monday monthly, Forres Town Hall. Contact tel: 672282/675075 FORRES QUILTERS Meets every Tuesday 1.30pm 3.30pm in Forres Community Centre. Contact Mrs Maureen Brooks 675962 FORRES RAMBLERS Meets 1st Saturday of each month at 9.30a.m. at bottom of car park (opposite Applegrove School). Contact Carolyn Boyd 672286 FORRES ROTARY CLUB Meets Thursdays 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Ramnee Hotel. Contact Tony Galloway Secretary tel: 694816 FORRES ST LAWRENCE CRICKET CLUB April to September - Senior competitive cricket (weekends), coaching Tuesday and Thursday, 6pm - 8pm. Junior (over 9 years old) coaching Monday and Wednesday, 6pm - 7.30pm. All coaching in Grant Park. New players welcome. Contact Gus Farr 672206 or Steve Hogley 672913 FORRES SMALLBORE RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB Rifle; air rifle & air pistol target shooting. Contact club secretary on 01309 675105 FORRES SQUASH AND FITNESS CLUB Two squash courts and two small gyms available any time of the day or night. Club night Sunday from 7.15pm when a warm welcome will always be extended. Contact John Mckenzie 672103

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FORRES TENNIS CLUB “All ages, all abilities, all welcome”. Club Nights - Friday evenings, courts available from 6.30pm. Come along and enjoy social tennis where there will always be someone to partner up with and have a game! Contact Julia Thomas 01343 890742 FORRES TOWNSWOMENS GUILD Meets 1st Wednesday monthly,7pm, 1 Leask Road, Forres. Contact Joan Tomkinson 673847 INVERNESS AND HIGHLAND BRANCH PARACHUTE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION All ex Airborne are welcome to our meetings which are held the second Monday of the month at 7.30pm in the Royal British Legion Huntly Street Inverness. Contact Chairman macski38@yahoo.co.uk LGBT MORAY Social networking group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Moray. Monthly meetings - 1st Tues. & 4th Thurs. The Cooperage Bar, High St, Elgin, 7.30pm; 2nd Weds. Scribbles, High St, Elgin,11am: 3rd Sat. Time Out Café, High St, Forres,10.30am. For further info or to be met in advance tel: 07598418638, email us on lgbtmoray@gmail.com or find us on Facebook MEN’S CHOIR A new choir just for men. All kinds of music. Meets fortnightly

at St. John’s Church, Forres. Alternate Tuesdays 7.30pm9.30pm. No experience necessary. For more details contact Bill tel: 672951 MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB Enjoy flowers? Come and watch talented flower demonstrators at work. Meets 2nd Wednesday each month Applegrove Primary School Contact May Bichan tel: 01343 850634 MORAY ADVANCE MOTORISTS & MOTORCYCLISTS Reg. Scottish Charity (SC 033561) visit www.morayiam.org.uk or 01309 673954 MORAY BUSINESS WOMEN An informal club for women within the Moray area who have an interest in business, networking, sharing information and general socialising. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month. For more information, tel: Michelle on 07887 730708 or e-mail us at tina.mason52@yahoo.com MORAY COAST MOTORCYCLE CLUB Meets the 1st Wednesday every month at Mill House Hotel, Tynet, Buckie. Join us for social ride out’s, fundraisers and more. Visit www.mcmc.org.uk or contact Tracey Scott tel: 07928 444376 MORAY DISABILITY FORUM Speaking on behalf of disabled

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people and their carers from across Moray, with a united voice through consultation and partnership with services that support them. We welcome everyone interested, or working, in the area of disability to become a member of the group. Contact Mike McKenzie, c/o Moray Resource Centre, Elgin. Tel: 07967 440164

RSCDS (FORRES BRANCH) Scottish Country Dance classes September - March: Adults Monday 8pm-10pm, Town Hall, Forres; Juniors (age 5-15 years) - Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.30pm, Applegrove Primary School. Contact Miss M. Ross, ‘Morven’, Castle St., 673325

MORAY, BANFF & BADENOCH DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY (MBBDFAS) Meets 10 times a year for lectures on arts, Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. Contact Mrs. Caithness 672510

RAFFORD TODDLER GROUP Meets Tuesdays 9.30am to 11.30am at Rafford Hall. Contact Pauline 671592

MORAY MODEL RAILWAY GROUP Contact Norman Dusty Millar tel: 01343 830928 or see our website www.moraymrg.org.uk NAIRNSHIRE CEILIDH DANCE GROUP Meets every Tuesday in the Seaforth Club, Gordon Street, Nairn, 7.30pm-10pm. Anyone interested in learning & enjoying social, sequence and ceilidh dancing in a friendly and informal group. Contact Doreen 01667 451430 or Alistair 01309 674499 QUARRIERS CARER SUPPORT SERVICE MORAY Providing practical and emotional support to the unpaid Carers of Moray. If you look after a family member, friend or neighbour and could use some help or just want to find out more about what we do, call us on 01343 556031

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RIDING FOR THE DISABLED (FORRES, NAIRN & DISTRICT) Provides opportunities to ride and give therapeutic benefit to disabled children in the Forres and Nairn area. Contact Mrs C Negus 0845 241 5301 THE HANDYPERSON SERVICE (MORAY) Supports vulnerable, elderly, disabled and disadvantaged members of our community to maintain their independence and a better quality of life in their own homes, by providing a small (free of charge) repair/assistance service to those with no local family or friends available. Contact 01343 559739 THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION (MORAY) Forres meetings: Beavers Tuesdays, Cubs - Mondays, Scouts - Fridays. Email beavers@morayscouts.org.uk (or @..... or scouts@..... etc)

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28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. …13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 8:28 & 15:13, English Standard Version)

At the Lighthouse Church, Forres we face the real prospect of a significant impact due to the potential loss of faithful members. No doubt pressure is already coming to bear down upon marriages and family life in the area. So what is my point you may ask, is there any merit in painting the inevitable gloomy picture?

Where is the hope? As ex-airman aircrew myself, once serving on 206 Sqn, it was sad for me to see the remaining flying squadrons finally disband. Undoubtedly, the impact of the closure will be felt to some measure by all of us. The serving service personnel that have settled in the area face the prospects of redundancy or posting away. Many have settled in the area owning their own homes with children well established in the local school system. Many local clubs and associations are actively supported by these people. And of course, there is the impact upon the economy, the local services and retailers. Indeed, even the local churches will be affected.

Consider the opening verses. Could the truth that these verses contain possibly have anything to say to us in Forres and district? Could this truth possibly carry people safely through their particular challenging circumstances? I believe with my whole heart that it does and can. Faith in Jesus Christ literally transforms a person’s life. Such a person is no longer defined by the nature of their immediate, temporal circumstances. Rather, their outlook, aspirations and expectations transcend to embrace a liberating reality - the sovereign will of the living God. ‘All things work together for good…’. In the light of this, even governmental decisions are put into perspective. Man is not in control but the living God. The Christian gospel is good

Dyke Church - Church of Scotland meets every Sunday at 10am for a family service. On the last Sunday in the month we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea, email: john_macg@hotmail.com Lighthouse Church meets every Sunday at Clovenside Chapel. Service starts at 10am, refreshments served afterwards. Tel: 676434 or email info@lighthousechurch.co.uk www.lighthousechurch.co.uk Edinkillie Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday Worship 12noon. Contact Mrs A. Young (Session Clerk) tel: 611271 St. Leonards Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am for Family Service and 6.30pm for Evening Worship, tel: 641239 or email: sessionclerk@stleonardschurchforres.com (For services at Rafford and St Michael’s Dallas contact St Leonards) St. Margaret’s Catholic Church mass on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 10am. Contact Father Barnett tel: 01667 453323 Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Meeting every Sunday at 6.30pm. For more details tel: 674375, email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk St. Laurence Church meets every Sunday at 10am for Family

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news about God’s hope, peace, joy, calling and purpose. I find it difficult to describe the moment when I first believed. It was as if I’d had a veil drawn back from my eyes to see reality as it is. However, the path to this first takes us to a hard, even offensive place; to the foot of the cross of Christ where our sinful condition is revealed before a holy God. But once acknowledged we’re freed to repent, count Christ’s death as payment for our sin and receive God’s forgiveness and favour. Read and re-read the opening verses, slowly and carefully. Do you find they have a strange appeal? Do you long to lay hold of the hope that is promised as your own? This hope has carried many a Christian triumphantly through the trials of adversity. Meditate upon them; let them work in and over you and maybe God will grant you mercy and grace to believe; to see your great need of Jesus Christ as Saviour. Chris Woodman, Pastor The Lighthouse Church, Forres

Service, tel: 672260, email: barryj.boydstlaurence@btinternet.com Rafford Church meets every Sunday at 9.30am for Family Service, our praise is from CH3 and Mission Praise. After the service we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit. Contact Anne Garrow (Session Clerk) tel: 672930 St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church meets every Sunday at 8am for Communion and 10am for Family Communion Service, tel: 672856, email stjohnsforres@btinternet.com or visit www.stjohnsforres.wordpress.com Kinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of Scotland Alternating weekly, Kinloss and Findhorn, at 10am, and Alves 1st Sunday of each month 11.30 am. Contact 690931 or 690349 Moray Grace Fellowship Meets Sunday mornings 10.30am in Alves Village Hall. Contact Vic Cameron for more details tel: 850142 email vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com www.moraygrace.wordpress.com If you are a member of a church not listed here please email us the details and we will print this in future issues.

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ExTRaCTS FROM THE RaTiFiEd MinuTES OF THE MEETing OF 21ST aPRiL 2011 OF FORRES COMMuniTy COunCiL

Public Session • Police Constable Kevin Skivington told the meeting that just over 100 crimefiles had been raised since the last meeting of which approximately 1/3rd had been detected with ongoing enquiries in relation to the others. These included a case of Public indecency, with an arrest & court appearance; 2 cases of wilful fire-raising, with a youth reported for the offence; 2 shoplifting cases, both detected and 8 cases of housebreaking, or attempted house breaking, again 2 of which had been detected. PC Skivington encouraged members of the public to pass on information to the Police either through the service centre on 0845 600 5 700 or through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. He said the Pub Watch Scheme had apprehended some 40 people for anti-social behaviour & banned them from participating premises and a ring round warning system is to be initiated soon to combat shoplifting increases. Finally he told us that speed checks carried out have resulted in 12 motorists being reported for speeding and a further 13 are being educated. a campaign, Operation Zenith, is endeavouring to reduce the number of motorcycle accidents in the region by improving rider behaviour. Cllr Ferris asked if there was an increase in break-ins and Cllr Mackenzie enquired if the police were notified of the movement of “bad lads” into the area but didn’t expect an answer. • Carin Schwartz advised the meeting that the Moray Small Towns Partnership & the area Forum had firmed up suggestions for the Welcome to Forres signs, and showed examples to the meeting, for their input. She also described the function signs which were being considered, and said that 10,000 more street maps, similar to the last ones, had been ordered. Wearing her TTF hat she said that a 30 year lease had been negotiated for Bogton and a LEadER grant had been applied for to equip their shed with toilets. Tain garden Club had asked if they could visit the site in June. TTF also intended investigating a car sharing scheme for its viability. • Eleanor Hayward addressed the meeting

and said that she was aggrieved by the failure of the Moray Council to make a decision on the sale of the common good land at Bogton, on the advice of the Chief Legal Officer, and that it was her intention, therefore, to raise a formal complaint against him with the Public Services Ombudsman. She said that he had failed to prove that statements he made to sway the Moray Cllrs decision had substance. • Sandra Maclennan said that following advice from the Forres Moray Cllrs she had been in contact with Mr n Carlton on the use of the plot of land adjacent to the squash courts which the young Fibees used for rearing plants. Mr Carlton had pointed out that there was no formal lease for the Fibees to use that facility and it was being considered as one of three sites for a Mental Health Facility. Cllr Hellyer said that once again the Moray Council were going ahead with plans, for common good land, that they had not discussed with the community. He called upon the Forres Moray Cllrs to stand up for the community that had elected them against officers who thought they had divine right to make decisions without consultation. Secretary’s Report • Letters were received from the Fire Brigades union asking us to support their stance on a centralised Fire Brigade in Scotland, & a Magical Mystery Tour, organised by Paths for all, on May 19th from 10am til 4pm. • Friends of the Falconer Museum invited us to attend the agM, sadly it clashes with our meeting. • Emails were received from Mr S Hoath, Solicitor, Moray Council asking if the Chair of the Community Council would act as trustee of auchernack Trust, a nomination to which he agreed. • The CC had been approached by the Chair of the Forres Kayak Club, for support in applying for a common good grant of £250. Members unanimously supported the application. Cllr Bell asked if we could also support a grant of £869.31 to repair an unadopted path, linking Bogton & Croft Road. Members again supported this grant & Cllr Bell asked the Secretary to write to nicky gosling MC.

• an email, from Margaret Cowie gave her apologies for non-attendance & listed information on litter picks, including 60 volunteers who cleaned out the Mosset Burn. The Town Hall Cinema fund has reached £10,800 and you can be a friend of Film Forres for just £5 by contacting Margaret. • a member of the public has requested back accounts of the CC from 2007 to present day. This has been referred to the Treasurer for action. Chair’s Report • The Chair asked if there were any follow up meetings on access to public buildings. Cllr Bell said that at present the policy did not include common good property. External Groups Report • Cllr duncan said that Mt dora Students would be here from 12th June to 12th July • Cllr Mackenzie said that a draft lease was nearly ready for nelsons Tower and the Trust had applied for LEadER funding to continue working on the Tolbooth which was now empty of archives. • Cllr Hayward queried the Moray Cllrs as to the holdup by the planning department on the development of the Castle which was approaching a year since it had been submitted. • Moray Cllr Creswell said that she had spoken to Mark Cross re the new Local Plan and it had been agreed that the invitation to make submissions had been slanted to developers, rather than Community Councils who normally commented after a plan had been drawn up. an invitation was extended to address the Community Council and area Forum on the subject. Treasurer’s Report • The Treasurer informed the meeting that our account stood at £1040.78 A.O.C.B. • Cllr Kennedy, supported by Cllr Hellyer, asked why tradesmen’s vehicles were banned from the dump when carrying private waste, they felt this would encourage fly tipping. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Thursday 21st July.

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VETS Moray Coast Veterinary Group....................(01309) 672243 PHARMACIES Lloyds Pharmacy ........................................(01309) 672614 Rowlands Pharmacy ..................................(01309) 672784 Boots ..........................................................(01309) 673370 OTHERS Police Station ................................................0845 600 5700 Bus Station, Elgin .......................................(01343) 544222 Citizens Advice Bureau ...............................(01343) 550088 Dalcross Airport ...........................................(01667) 464000 Dallas Village Hall .......................................(01343) 890243 James Milne Institute (Findhorn) ................(01309) 692365 Rafford District Hall......................................(01309) 674583 Forres Town Hall ..........................................(01309) 675140 Moray Council (Forres).................................(01309) 694000 Moray Council (Elgin) .................................(01343) 543451 National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950 Forres Library ..............................................(01309) 672834 Forres House Com Education Centre ........(01309) 672838

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30 thursday moray disability forum open meeting, 2pm, moray resource centre, ‘changes in the benefit system and the redesign of the community care system’, any queries contact lynn parton tel: 07925 183816

30 thursday to 2 saturday continental market, elgin plainstones

JULY and throughout august forres in bloom - an exhibition celebrating 21 years of forres’ award winning floral displays, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701 for more details needle art north - an exhibition of embroidery and textiles inspired by a floral theme, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701 for more details

until august 24 wednesday circus theme summer reading challenge, elgin library, recommended for children up to age 12, tel: 562600

until october 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, an opportunity to see this recreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years, by master craftsman adrian mccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stone carvings, on loan from the national museum of scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

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6 wednesday animal sculptures - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make a wild creature from clay, take it home and paint it, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701

7 thursday dallas gala prize tombola, 7pm for 7.30pm, houldsworth institute dallas an evening of scottish music performed by ‘music for a while’, 7.30pm, brodie castle, by forres, adults £8/child & concession £5, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

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10 sunday dallas gala day, 2pm to 4pm, float parade, displays, activities, BBQ, tea tent, £2 adult/children free nairn and district pipe band, 2.30pm-3.30pm, brodie castle, by forres, a selection of stirring music, refreshments available, donations welcome, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

11 monday to 15 friday summer castaway camp for 8-11 years with wild things!, booking essential, camp in culbin forest, learn about nature and master outdoor skills, for more information and to book, please visit www.wild-things.org.uk, email enquries@ wild-things.org.uk or call tel: 690450

12 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details the pink castle philosophy club - human rights, 7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community visit www.pinkcastle.eu

13 wednesday junior highland games, 10am-12noon, pilmuir primary, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang the welly, organised with active schools & the community warden superbugs - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make a bug or beetle inspired by the museum’s exotic insect collections, falconer museum, tel: 673701 page 22 - July 2011

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15 friday junior highland games, 10am-12noon, roysvale playing fields, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang the welly, organised with active schools & the community warden

16 saturday moray farmers market, elgin plainstones cawdor heritage group 20th anniversary year open day, 11am-5pm, cawdor school, learn about nairnshire from our large archive, all welcome, refreshments all day oi polloi, billy liar, kings of the delmar & filthpact, 7.30pm, flanagan’s bar, elgin, visit www.myspace.com/thesyndicate2008

17 sunday free walk & talk for speakers of other languages with angela innes, 2pm, meet outside 1629 restaurant, clifton road, lossiemouth, come for a walk, meet new people, practise speaking english, all welcome, phone / text 07922 051930 or visit www.english4moray.co.uk edinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘butterflies and moths’ with alan lawrence, email dwfriends@btinternet.com

18 monday to 22 friday summer castaway camp for 12-15 years with wild things!, booking essential, camp in culbin forest, learn about nature and master outdoor skills, for more information and to book, please visit www.wild-things.org.uk, email enquries@ wild-things.org.uk or call tel: 690450

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Cinema Nairn

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Cinema listings July 2011 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Showing blockbusters and independent films

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Moray Playhouse, Elgin

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Monthly screenings of uplifting and inspiring films that inform, enlighten and entertain. For further details please visit www.highlandspiritualcinema.net or telephone 01463 237452

Vue Cinema, Inverness From Friday 1st July Transformers 2D & 3D From Friday 15th July Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2D & 3D From Friday 22nd July Cars 2D & 3D From Friday 29th July Captain America Zookeeper Horrid Henry KidsAM Every Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75 Teen Screens Every Thursday & Friday afternoon Tickets £2 / VIP Tickets £3.50 Senior Screenings Every Tuesday afternoon Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55 Includes tea/coffee & biscuits

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18 monday to 23 saturday bushcraft certificate, wild things, findhorn, tel: 690450 or visit www.wild-things.org.uk

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19 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details moray disability forum open meeting, 2pm, moray resource centre, ‘shared lives scheme’, any queries contact lynn parton tel: 07925 183816 family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details

20 wednesday junior highland games, 10am-12noon, mannachie play park, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang the welly, organised with active schools & the community warden feltmaking - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make a colourful flower, butterfly or bug from felt and elbow grease, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701

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26 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details

26 tuesday to august 7 sunday art society of inverness 67th annual exhibition, eastgate centre, inverness, a great show to browse with something for everyone

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21 thursday junior highland games, 10am-12noon, dallas primary, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang the welly, organised with active schools & the community warden

21 thursday to 30 saturday ‘the spirit of the spey’ textile exhibition, the great hall, baxters of speyside, fochabers

22 friday junior highland games - grand finale, 10am-12noon, grant park, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang the welly, organised with active schools & the community warden drawing room concert with ‘bel canto’ singing group, 7pm, brodie castle, by forres, adults £10/concessions £8, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156 abba tribute night, doors open 8pm, the mosset tavern, tickets £10, tel: 672981

24 sunday elgin and district cancer support group selling teas and coffees, 11am-4pm, the the old station buildings, aberlour, to raise funds for the group classic & vintage gathering, 12noon-4.30pm, traditional afternoon gathering of classic and vintage cars, commercials and motorcycles pre-1990, grampian transport museum, alford, tel: 019755 64517 or visit www.gtm.org.uk findhorn fair - findhorn residents association, 1pm4pm, plant stall and many others, BBQ, music, childrens competitions, raffle first prize £100, spend page 24 - July 2011

the afternoon with us beside the piers forres accordion & fiddle club players with pat fraser, 1.30pm-4pm, brodie castle, by forres, an afternoon’s entertainment of scottish music and verse in our own marquee, afternoon teas available, entry by donation, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156 open garden & croft, 2pm-5pm at laikenbuie, veg & flowers, farm walk & feed lamb, handmade local pottery stall, treasure hunt, boating plus tea & cakes with live folk music, in aid of highland hospice, 3 miles up A939 from nairn, tel: 454630, visit www.hiddenglen.co.uk

sea snail gardens - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make a miniature garden, plant it with cress and watch it grow, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701

29 friday robin colvill performs popular piano classics from bach to gershwin, 8pm, brodie castle, by forres, an opportunity to hear robin's stories and listen to a selection of classics in the drawing room, £18 (available at www.nts.org.uk), contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

30 saturday moray farmers market, elgin plainstones glencoe and the devil’s staircase with marie curie cancer care, 23 mile trek, a must for those with stamina & a thirst for adventure, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/uktreks or call 08700 340 040 to regsiter artists open studios, 11am-5pm, altyre estate near forres, artists working on the estate will be opening their studios to the public, open event, all welcome, visit www.altered-arts.co.uk

31 sunday insh marshes family fun day, 2pm-5pm, insh marshes national nature reserve RSPB car park, adults free/children £2.50, email insh@rspb.org.uk or tel: 01540 661518 for more details edinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘plants and flowers’ with ian green, email dwfriends@btinternet.com dougie maclean, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £16/£14, tel: 691170 for details

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AUGUST 2011 in brief throughout august forres in bloom - an exhibition celebrating 21 years of forres’ award winning floral displays, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701 for more details needle art north - an exhibition of embroidery and textiles inspired by a floral theme, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701 for more details until august 24 wednesday circus theme summer reading challenge, elgin library, recommended for children up to age 12, tel: 562600 until october 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, an opportunity to see this recreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years, by master craftsman adrian mccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stone carvings, on loan from the national museum of scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156 2 tuesday to 30 tuesday art & photography exhibition ‘landscape & heritage’ by brian loveland, elgin museum, tel: 543675 2 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details 3 wednesday sundials - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make a sundial to tell the time - the roman way, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701 7 sunday edinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘birds and mammals’ with roy dennis, email dwfriends@btinternet.com live music - philomena begley and band, doors open 6.15pm, the mosset tavern, tel: 672981 9 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details 10 wednesday family fun day, 12.30pm-4pm, return of the popular activity afternoon including rides, magic, storytelling, craft making indoors and out!, grampian transport museum, alford, tel: 019755 64517 or visit www.gtm.org.uk bird buffet and bug hotels - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, keep the wildlife in your garden happy, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701 13 saturday live bands presented by elgin BID, elgin plainstones magdalena reising and the blue café jazz ensemble, 8pm, brodie castle, by forres, £12, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156 14 sunday historic wheels club annual rally, 2pm-4.30pm, brodie castle, near forres, contact tel: 01343 850372 16 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, SpotLight on Forres and District

visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details 20 saturday moray farmers market, elgin plainstones arena concert, 3pm-8pm, ticket available in advance only, line up to be confirmed, grampian transport museum, alford, tel: 019755 64517 or visit www.gtm.org.uk 21 sunday edinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘fungi’ with kerstin keillar, email dwfriends@btinternet.com 27 saturday elgin city band, elgin plainstones friends of guiding coffee morning, 10am-12noon, forres town hall, £1.50, for more details contact tina coffey tel: 676936 28 sunday mundole equestrian show jumping, contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com moray carnival 2011, 11am-5pm, cooper park, elgin, live local bands, dance exhibitions, pipe bands, showies, carnival parade and much more, contact rotoract moray tel: 07872 587943 edinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘trains, trees and footpaths’ with dava way association members, email dwfriends@btinternet.com HOW tHe “WHat’S On” WOrKS all line listings are free send us details of any events coming up to natalie@spotlighton.co.uk If you would like an enhanced listing (big white box) this costs from £27 plus vat. Call 01309 690063 for details. deadline for august Issue is Wednesday 6th July

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INTRODUCTION: Ben Aigan lies to the east of Rothes, the north east of Craigellachie and to the east of the River Spey which flows along the foot of its western and northern slopes. Rising to a height of 471m (1546 feet) and extensively forested apart from the summit cone, the top of Ben Aigan provides magnificent views over Speyside, south to Ben Rinnes, and away to the north over the Moray Firth to the hills of Sutherland OTHER INFORMATION: Climbing Ben Aigan as with most hills in Scotland, there are several possible routes to the summit. The route featured on the map starts at a Forestry Commission car

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A SpotLight on Creel fishing by Donald Crichton

Dan Dan the Lobster Man I have had a bit of an obsession with seafood in general and shellfish in particular for some years now having first tasted a delicious spider crab in a French Restaurant in St Malo in Brittany.

The experience is best described as “interactive” involving many weird and wonderful implements to extract as much of the tender meat as possible. It can also be a lengthy process and is therefore best shared with some good friends and good bottle of wine. Shortly after this experience I tasted my first lobster and fully understand why it is often called the King of meats. Imagine my delight when someone told me that fresh local shellfish including lobsters were available near to Lossiemouth. I knew that the coastal waters along the Moray Firth were a rich breeding ground for shellfish but had always been told that it was difficult if not impossible to buy these products locally as they were all sold for export. Well – the great news is that I was completely wrong. Whilst much of the local shellfish caught along the Moray Firth Coast does indeed go for export there is now a shop outlet in Covesea

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Café, near Lossiemouth selling cooked and raw Crab, Lobster, Langoustine and Smoked Mackerel. And who is responsible for this – one lone lossie loon – Dan Flett. Born and Bred in Lossie, Dan has been Creel Fishing (Creel is the local term for the pots used to catch shellfish) for some 40 odd years (starting after and before school at the age of 13!). Local Teacher, Jimmy Stevens, used to pick up the young Dan and take him out in all weathers and taught many of the best fishing locations, which Dan still uses today. Dan recalls that his first unofficial salary for a weeks work was £36 which in 1973 was a small fortune for a 13 year old! Dan was kind enough to invite me out on one of his fishing trips, which was

certainly an experience. Dan shared his real passion for shellfish – who else without a passion would put in back breaking shifts of 12 hours a day (minimum!)? For Dan, Creel fishing is not about the money – whilst he is able to make a living – it is more about using wisely local produce that is just waiting to be enjoyed. Dan has a cheerful and

indeed very healthy disposition which he puts down to the outdoor lifestyle, and the only thing that caused a furrowed brow was discussion about illegal fishers who did not return female’s (hen’s) back to the sea when laden with eggs which shows Dan’s commitment to the future of the Lobster stock. Whilst lobster fishing is indeed hard work Dan sees it as a labour of love and whilst he has had the occasional break for Deep Sea Trawler fishing – his heart has always been with the Creels – and from a personally biased perspective – may this long be the case! Dan’s shellfish may be purchased from Covesea Cafe, Lossiemouth 01343 815454 or direct from Dan himself at the harbourside by calling 01343 813624 or 07854861569.

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Local is best!

Jock with a mini box, Geordie with a standard and Archie with a crate

Fresh vegetables, in-season produce all locally grown and hand delivered directly to your door. Sounds too good to be true? This service is now available to the local community through the development of the 'Veg Box Scheme'. Many individual farms have began to offer these types of products, selections of fresh fruit and veg straight from the farm to your household, missing out the middle man giving you more value for money. Local farmer Jock Scott is no different and after years of supplying large supermarket chains with a variety of products, established the company 'Scotgro' in 2009, providing the Inverness-shire and Moray with handpicked produce from their farm at Broombank, Auldearn. The company’s main objective is to ensure the freshest products are delivered each week to their customers. Unlike supermarket produce, the seasonal vegetables, and fruit during the summer months, only ever travel the distance between the farm and your doorstep. Providing the customers with a selection of only the freshest, locally grown goods, at a competitive price. What's available from Scotgro? Scotgro offer individual boxes to suit each customers household, ranging from the 'Mini - box' packed for an individual or couple, 'Standard box' which can accommodate two to four people up to the 'crate' option which contains enough

produce for a family of up to seven people. Delivery of the boxes to your house can be arranged on a weekly, fortnight or one off basis. You also have the handy option of being able to pause your deliveries if you are having a week away or feeling 'vegged-out' Another handy element of Scotgro is that you have the option to enter which vegetables you enjoyed and those which you would prefer in your box, ensuring you wont receive anything to your household which will go to waste. Check out their website to view a full range of produce on offer, and if you think this quick and easy way to get your weekly supply of vegetables is for you, order one online now www.scotgro.com

Example of a standard box. The contents change regularly and vary according to season.

Delivering fresh local produce to your Door to Inverness, Evanton, Black Isle, Nairn, Forres, Elgin and Lossiemouth

Scotgro, Broombank Farm, Auldearn, Nairn

Scotgro can deliver a box containing a selection of fresh local vegetables from our Nairnshire farm to your doorstep. Subscribing online for a regular weekly or fortnightly box is easy – you can even tell us which vegetables you don’t like so that we know not to put them in your box.

Order on-line at scotgro.com

Tel: 07580 231030

Mini £10 (1-2 people) Box £12 (2-4 people) Crate £16 (4-7 people)

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...Italy wonder ful country due to its fabulous climate, Italy is a wonderful enviable gastr onomy, fantastic wines, beautiful scenery, magnificent ar chitecture gastronomy, architecture ounds and rich heritage. It has long been a favour ed haunt for British travellers. Playgr favoured Playgrounds for the rich and famous for centuries, and home to poets, artists and composers, the Italian Lakes ar e ar eas of outstanding natural beauty. are areas The lar gest of the Italian lakes Lake Gar da boasts fjor d like scenery in the north with largest Garda fjord gently sloping hills cover ed with vineyar ds, olive gr oves and lemon or chards to the covered vineyards, groves orchards south. V isitors fr om all over Eur ope enjoy swimming in the clear waters and enjoy Visitors from Europe the atmospher e. It boasts a wonder ful Mediterranean climate with mild summers atmosphere. wonderful and mellow winters, and due to its clear clean waters, is a particular favourite for swimming Historic steamers ply their trade between the rresorts. esorts. Boat and hydr ofoil trips are are hydrofoil around Lake Gar da. The Italian Lakes pr ovide opportunities for sailing, common all around Garda. provide windsur fing, canoeing, fishing, scuba diving, tr ekking, tennis and golf. During windsurfing, trekking, the summer months the open-air ar ena in Ver V erona plays host to works by arena Verona great composers such as Rossini, V e Ver erdi, Bizet and Puccini and a visit ther great Verdi, there from wher ever you stay in the Lakes District. can be arranged from wherever egion runs north fr shores of Lake The V alpolicella rregion om Ver V erona to the shores Valpolicella from Verona Gar da. It has an excellent climate and rrolling olling countryside dotted Garda. with cypr ess and mulberry tr ees. cypress trees. Gar done Riviera is a pr etty rresort esort town situated on the Gulf of Salo on the Gardone pretty wester n shor es of the Lake. Shelter ed by the mountains, it is blessed with a western shores Sheltered wonder ful subtr opical climate. As well as cafes, boutiques and artistic wonderful subtropical there ar e attractive parks, a lakeside pr omenade and botanical trattorias, there are promenade gar dens. gardens. e available to Lake Gar da fr om Inver ness and Aber Dir ect flights ar deen Direct are Garda from Inverness Aberdeen on selected dates, either to stay by the Lakeside for a week, or to visit V Ver erona, Assisi, Rome, Flor ence, Siena and San Verona, Florence, Gimignano as well.

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not feel tempted to “rescue� it. Unless the bird is in imminent danger near a road, water or a cat is approaching pp g then leave it well alone. The adult birds birds will be very near by watching you and getting rready eady to fly down and tend rare for their chick as soon you leave. It is very rar e for a fledged chick to be left unattended by the adults, it’s just you won’t see them. birds Many young bir ds have very different different plumages to the adults - young Blackbirds Blackbirds with brown breast, their rust br own head, back and br east, Goldfinches with grey grey faces instead of the distinctive rred ed of the adult, and Blue tits with bright yellow faces all present present the birder birder with a whole new set of challenges in identification and which makes Summer one of the most fascinating times of the season. So until next month “Good Birding� Birding�

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