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CLUBS & SOCIETIES AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Offer support and understanding to families / friends of problem drinkers. For local meetings visit www.al-anonuk.org.uk or call 020 7403 0888 FINDHORN TENNIS CLUB 2 full size & 1 short court. Family & young juniors rates available.

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Contact Janet Barcis: janetbarcis@hotmail.co.uk, phone 01309 692479 or visit www.lta.org (‘Findhorn’ into the search box) FORRES ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB 2nd Wednesday each month, Victoria Hotel, Forres. Sept May. All levels & ages welcome.

Call Ann Sharp 672672 FORRES ARCHERS Wed, juniors 7 - 8.30pm & adults 7 - 10pm, Forres House. Age 10 years up. Call Mike Voyzey on 07812 825427 FORRES ARTHRITIS SUPPORT GROUP Last Thurs each month, Forres Town Hall. Speakers & demos.

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Exercise to music for over 60’s group. Contact 672838 FORRES BLUEFINS SWIMMING CLUB Various training sessions for all levels of competitive swimmers.

Regular intakes throughout the year. Call Jayne 07825 951944.

Email: bluefins@hotmail.co.uk FORRES COMMUNITY GARDEN 1.4 acre site on Bogton Road with space for individuals to grow food in small friendly groups. Contact Lorna 696233 or 07989 263028 FORRES COMMUNITY WEB To promote Forres on the Internet, Wed 7pm, Community Hub, Tolbooth Street, all levels welcome, aged 18+. Contact: Anthony Bowmer 672244 FORRES GYMNASTICS CLUB Training, exercise & fun, through display work & competitions. Female only up to 18 yrs. Call Patsy FraserMackenzie 673316 FORRES HARD OF HEARING 1st Monday monthly, 2pm3:30pm at Forres Town Hall. To assist the hard of hearing/deaf & tinnitus sufferers. Any age, lipreading classes. Call: 672282/675075.

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FORRES TOASTMASTER CLUB Communication & leadership skills through a structured course of speeches. All abilities and experience welcome. Part of Toastmasters International. Call Paul Harvey 694822

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GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND Nairn & Moray Branch are looking for new branch volunteers. Call 0118 983 5555 guidedogs@guidedogs.org.uk Website: www.guidedogs.org.uk KINLOSS COFFEE MORNING Every Thursday at 10:30am and a Soup and Sweet lunch the last Thursday of each month at 12pm in the Kinloss church hall.

LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP Wednesdays, 6pm, Inverness Leisure. www.gay-ness.org.uk Text / call 07941 553620 or email jampa40@yahoo.co.uk LUNCH CLUB 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:30pm - 2pm at Findhorn Village Centre. £3.50 per person, eat as much as you like. Fresh home made soups and Sweets.

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MORAY ADVANCE MOTORISTS & MOTORCYCLISTS Reg. Scottish Charity SC 033561 visit www.morayiam.org.uk or call 01309 673954 MORAY DUO Fridays 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Forres House Community Centre. Provides an accessible, friendly and supportive meeting place for people with physical and sensory disabilities to enable them to live a full life and reduce the barriers that prevent them from doing so. Call Alice Duncan on 01343 551339 for info.

MORAY JUNIOR CURLING CLUB Meets Wednesday, 5pm at the Ice Rink at Moray Leisure Centre during term time from Sept - Mar. Call Sandra MacIver on 01309 673855 or 07817106662 MORAY MODEL RAILWAY GROUP Contact Norman Dusty Millar on 01343 830928 or see our website www.moraymrg.org.uk

NAIRN & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB 1st Thursday, 7.30pm at Nairn Community & Arts Centre (Mar Dec). Talks, visits and outings with an Annual Show in August.

New members welcome. Visit www.spanglefish.com/nairnand districtgardeningclub or email nairndgc@yahoo.co.uk QUARRIERS CARER SUPPORT SERVICE MORAY Practical and emotional support for unpaid Carers of Moray. For help or more information, call 01343 556031 RIDING FOR THE DISABLED (FORRES, NAIRN & DISTRICT) Volunteer with this small friendly group at Burgie on Mondays 9:15am - 11:15am or 11am 1pm, or all morning during term time. No experience necessary.

Training will be given. The time you give provides long lasting therapeutic benefit to the children. call 01343 890745 or email forresnairnrda@gmail.com TOO MANY KOOKS Wednesday evenings. Womens acappella singing group, some performing, world music, gospel, scottish etc. Call Kate O’Connell 01343 850266 VARIS PLAYERS Amateur dramatics society in Forres. Call Samantha Robertson 01309 676022 PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

If you would like details of your club or society included in this section, please let us know. All club listings are free. Not all clubs will be listed in every issue.

MORAY MOUNTAINEERING CLUB Meets 3rd Sunday each month, 7.30am. Bus picks up at Bank of Scotland, Forres. For details visit www.moraymc.wordpress.com

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Whilst this is a time of the year when we think of family we should also perhaps spare a thought for our neigbours. If you have space at your table why not invite someone to eat with you this Christmas and make their day!

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn” Luke 2:7 Christmas is coming! “The sacred year has now revolved...” are the words of a Hymn we sing. They give me a slight sense of panic at first, reminding me that time has an inevitable and relentless march. The words also give me a warm sense of contentment as I contemplate the time honoured ways we celebrate all the Christian festivals and Holy days in Church. Many of these celebrations have been made by the church since the time of the Disciples and the first church gatherings. For example, every Sunday we celebrate the victory of new life over death. Sunday was the day Jesus rose and appeared to Mary Magdalene, Pete and John. My Jewish friends tell me that the Sabbath or Shabbat should be on Saturday. But for all Christians our special day, resurrection day, is Sunday.

In equal time honoured fashion, we start our Christian new year, not on 1st January, like the pagans do - that date stems from the Viking festival of Yule.

The Christian New Year begins with the start of Advent on Sunday, 29th November. We do that to remember how God graciously called and led Mary and Joseph, wise men or Magi from Eastern kingdoms and humble shepherds, all to converge at the same time in Bethlehem, the township of King David.

So, in time honoured fashion, we too will be celebrating the new Christian Year, the Birth of the Saviour and those wonderful epiphanies like Godly Angels in the night Sky, the visits from Shepherds and later by the Magi from the East. Also present were other representatives of God’s creatures, including the Ox and perhaps prophetically the donkey. Was that the donkey that was to carry Mary and her baby to safety all the way from Bethlehem to Egypt? An important thing to notice is that humans did not occupy the whole of that stable. The animals were present also.

This Christmas may be similar, or completely different, from that first Christmas. If it is similar, then homeless young families will continue to find

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Tel: 01309 674375. Email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk Dyke Church - Church of Scotland Sunday worship 10am.

Family service. Tea/coffee and fellowship after every service.

Contact Mrs Jane Foster on 01309 641257 (Session Clerk) Edinkillie Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday worship 11.30am.

Contact Mrs Panny Laing (Session Clerk): 01309 611278.

Kinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of Scotland Alternating weekly. Kinloss and Findhorn 10am. Alves first Sunday of each month at 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690931 or 01309 690349.

Lighthouse Baptist Church Clovenside Chapel, Forres. Sunday service 10:30am and 6.30pm. Refreshments served afterwards.

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themselves out in the cold with closed doors. The crisis of Christmas is that even Christians seem unable to move on from the hostility the Holy family endured on the first Christmas eve and beyond. I hope that for all of us reading this page - this Christmas will be a radically different Christmas from that. I hope that we may experience a fresh new experience this Christmas where we open our doors and our lives to help the hungry and displaced refugees and the homeless. I hope for such a Christmas... but I also have to pray that God will grant me the grace to practice that sort of charity and be the sort of caring person God wants me - and we to be.

Wishing you a Happy and Blessed Christmas. I pray that God does grant us the grace to open our hearts and our doors to someone in need this Christmas.

Rev Donald Prentice St Leonards Church, Forres

contemporary style act of worship. Contact Anne Garrow (session clerk): 01309 672930.

St John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church Sundays 8am: communion. 10am: family communion. Tel: 01309 672856.

Email: stjohnsforres@btinternet.com.

Website: www.stjohnsforres.wordpress.com St Laurence Church Sundays 10am: family service. Tel: 01309 672260. Email: barryj.boydstlaurence@btinternet.com St Leonards Church Sundays 10.30am: family service. Tea and coffee served afterwards. Tel: 01309 672380.

Email: donald.prentice@tesco.net.

Website: www.stleonardschurchforres.com St Margaret’s Catholic Church Mass on Tuesday at 10am and Sunday 10:30am. Contact Father Colin Stewart on 01343 542280 If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or if there are any amendments to be made to existing details, please email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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It doesn’t seem like a year since I was last wishing people a very Merry Christmas. It’s fairly flown in! I’d also like to thank all the children in Moray who have entered our Parliamentary Office Christmas Card Competition this year. It is always great to see the range of designs submitted by some very talented young artists! One thing about Christmas that I particularly love is getting a little bit of time to get out and about walking, getting some fresh air and clearing the head ready for the New Year. I recently got up the Bin Hill behind Cullen, well worth the climb for a fantastic view across Moray and right up to the top of the Highlands. I highly recommend it! It’s even better coming down!

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the grass in the spring with a spring feed. It

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25 wednesday df concerts presents : idlewild @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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28 saturday st andrews ceilidh with 4 piece dunphail dance band 7.30pm for 8pm in rafford village hall. £8 / u16s £4 incl refreshments (booking essential). buy from forres hub, tolbooth st or call anne on 01309 672930 billy bragg @ universal hall 8pm. for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk jazz nairn presents - nova scotia jazz band 8pm at nairn community & arts centre. bringing dixieland style to nairn. tickets available in advance from the box office or on the door. visit www.jazznairn.org moray cats protection christmas craft fair 11am 4pm in elgin town hall. browse the stalls for a christmas bargain, take part in tombola and see more of what they do as a charity! refreshments

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Traditional music fans are being well catered for at The Drouthy Cobbler this winter with a season of gigs from some of Scotland's top musicians.

The season began in mid-November with Orcadian duo Saltfishforty's first ever gig in Elgin. From their island home the powerhouse partnership of Douglas Montgomery and Brian Cromarty have won a devoted following throughout the UK and beyond and are linchpin figures in the flourishing revival of Orkney’s traditional music.

Renowned for their breathtaking live show, The Elephant Sessions return to The Drouthy Cobbler on the 28th of November. This “neo-trad” quintet, worthy winners of MG ALBA's up and coming act of the year 2014, draw their influences from many different genres and create a progressive blend of intricate tunes, engulfing guitars, monstrous bass and pounding drums.

One of Celtic music’s most profoundly skilled and audaciously inventive exponents, Scottish piper Fred Morrison plays on 8th December. Fred is famed for his passionately expressive style, rooted in the Gaelic traditions of his father’s native South Uist, and enriched by influences from far and wide, which has seen him dubbed “the Jimi Hendrix of the pipes”.

The Drouthy Cobbler Hogmanay Party (ticketed) will this year feature Edinburgh based Dallahan – a fusion of skilled musicians each showered with awards. They have performed their unique arrangements of original music and traditional Irish tunes and songs throughout the world at prestigious events including the Copenhagen Irish Festival, the Milwaukee Irish Festival and Celtic Connections.

February 28th brings two highly accomplished musicians together, Ian Carr and Simon Thoumire - old friends who have recently re-united after a break of 15 years. Concertina player Simon and guitarist Ian first met in 1988 in the inaugural BBC Radio 2 Young Tradition Award. Neither of them won it but Simon returned in 1989 to take the prize. From this meeting the pair went on to write and tour extensively together and individually.

“When they play it straight, as on Carr’s waltz set, they can charm; but when they go for it, they’re an unstoppable force of mad virtuosity.” Rob Adams, Sunday Herald Artists already booked in for later in the year include Finlay Napier, Pons Aelius, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie – keep an eye out in Spotlight for dates and details.

Tickets for all events are available at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk and at the venue. Why not make an evening of it and eat before the performance?

Having opened their kitchen in July, the Drouthy Cobbler is a great addition to Elgin's eating scene and the new winter menu is proving a hit with every dish freshly prepared from local and seasonal ingredients.

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2 wednesday the wiyos @ universal hall 7:30pm. for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

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7 monday 8 tuesday fred morrison @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm the blue room. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

9 wednesday highland rock garden club - altai adventure : a talk by elspeth mackintosh (royal botanic gardens edinburgh) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2.50 incl. refreshments. call john owen on 01320 366246 u3a : nairn academy steel band 1.45pm at nairn community centre. all welcome. for info call pauline on 01667 453537 or visit www.nairnu3a.org.uk

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12 saturday - 13 sunday christmas market 10am - 3pm at logie steading. over 30 stalls with festive crafts, gifts, baking, jewellery, candles, tweed & tartan accessories, wreaths and trees, mulled wine, mince pies, hot food and more! free entry. www.logie.co.uk • 01309 611348

13 sunday christingle service 4.30pm at dyke church. come and join edinkillie/dyke messy church families beforehand to make your christingle. contact alison rodgers 01309 641413 christmas at the castle with james ross and the marvel of peru @ brodie castle performances at 3pm and 5pm. performing a variety of christmas carols. £14 incl. non alcoholic mulled wine and mince pie served 30 mins before performance. www.nts.org.uk/events or call 01309 641371. lazy jazz @ the drouthy cobbler 1pm - 4pm. with brian keddie & band. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

16 wednesday do you like jokes? comedy club 7:30pm, the drouthy cobbler. monthly comedy club with 5 pro comics, jay lafferty as mc and vladimir mctavish as headliner. book in advance! www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

18 friday film forres film starts 6:15pm, forres town hall. visit www.filmforres.co.uk for films being shown. all ages welcome. come along and join our membership.

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watchnight family service 11:15pm at st. leonard’s church, forres. celebrate the arrival of christmas day in god’s house with popular carols and readings. visit www.facebook.com/stleonardschurch

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moray hydrotherapy pool charity ball 7:30pm - 1am in the eight acres hotel, elgin. tickets £45 each. black tie event. all profits to moray hydro pool. for details visit: www.mhpcharityball.myzen.co.uk netsounds presents guilty pleasures with dr wook + the little mill of happiness + searching for donkeys @ ironworks 8pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

elizabeth rogers & eugene friesen @ universal hall 7pm. for info visit www.universalhall.co.uk back for good fundraiser @ ironworks 7:30pm. with jetstar • lymerick smith • the lush rollers • findo gask • the mystic shoes and netsounds djs. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com brass & beer @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

19 saturday carolthon 11am - 4pm, eastgate shopping centre, inverness. near the upstairs entrance of m&s. raising funds for the society and a chosen charity. see www.invernesschoral.org.uk and www.chas.org.uk "robin" themed christmas crafts and stories for children and adults 10:30am at burghead library. bring along an empty, washed 2 litre (4 pint) milk carton and 2 kitchen rolls/toilet rolls. call 01343 830186 or email burghead.library@moray.gov.uk lantern of the north present : a very victorian christmas 11am - 4pm, st. giles church & elgin high st. singing, dancing, puppet shows & side shows plus an appearance by santa claus who will be on hand to receive your christmas letter. for more details on this free event email info@lotn.co.uk burghead community carols : a service of carols and readings for the whole community 5pm at burghead community hall, grant street, burghead. featuring burghead community ‘scratch’ choir and children from burghead primary. why not join the choir? rehearsal 1pm - 4pm. call peter on 07841 777482 christmas concert 7pm at st. leonard’s church, forres. seasonal music and familiar carols and songs, featuring our organist, angus and friends. festive fare and refreshments during the interval. tickets £5 from the church or at the door. visit www.facebook.com/stleonardschurch

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Lochindorb

Early autumn, the heather is out, cloaking stark hills in a mantle of mauve. From a winding road across the high Dava Â&#x2018;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D; Â&#x201E;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2122;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â? Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022; Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2020; Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2122;Â?ÇŚÂ&#x2018;Â?ÇŚ Â&#x2019;Â&#x2021;Â&#x203A;ÇĄ Â&#x192; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x203A; ƤÂ?Â&#x2030;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D; sign points down a single track road with passing places. It says Lochindorb. No sign of human habitation accompanies the narrow track. Then, without warning, the vista of Â&#x2018;Â&#x2026;Â&#x160;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2020;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â&#x201E; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2022; Â&#x2014;Â&#x2019; Č&#x201A; Â?Â&#x192;Â&#x2030;Â?Â&#x2039;ƤÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013; Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2020; Â&#x201E;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030;ÇĄ Â&#x192; Â?Â&#x2039;Â&#x201D;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2020; arena nestled in an amphitheatre of surrounding hills.

The track drops down until level with the shores of the loch.

The atmosphere is tangibly eerie, the eye inescapably drawn to the ruins of a desolate castle on an isolated island in the centre of the loch.

Although undoubtedly a safe location for a fortress it is not Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;ĆĽÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2013; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x192;Â&#x2030;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2021; Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2019;Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;ĆĽÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2039;Â? Â&#x2018;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2014;Â&#x2019;Â&#x203A;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2014;Â&#x2026;Â&#x160; Â&#x192; place. Was there a docking point with an armada of rowing boats ferrying people, food and fuel to the island stronghold?

Could there have been a stout rope to haul laden rafts across the lochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murky waters; or a secret stone causeway hiding just beneath the lochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surface? And what about animals? Were they housed on the tiny island or beside the lochâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shores?

What happened when the loch iced over in the winter?

Perhaps no-one will ever know. Experts believe the island to be manmade with speculation that it was originally the site of a crannog. But there is no doubt who made it infamous, for it was the lair of the wolf â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Wolf of Badenoch, whose evil notoriety has survived for over 650 years.

Although the legitimised son of King Robert II, born in 1343, Alexander, Lord of Badenoch and Earl of Buchan, is pronounced by history and legend as a malicious monster. He Â&#x2039;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2020;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2026;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2039;Â&#x201E;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2020; Â&#x160;Â&#x192;Â&#x2022; Â&#x160;Â&#x192;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030; Â&#x192; ĆŞÂ&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2020; Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2022;Â&#x192;Â&#x2030;Â&#x2021;ÇĄ Â&#x2026;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2022;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2014;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2020; enormous black beard. From his stronghold lair at Lochindorb he launched a reign of terror; murder, rape, burning, robbery, imprisonment and torture. In an age when brutality was commonplace, his black reputation stands unrivalled down the centuries.

He had no legitimate children with his wife, Euphemia, Countess of Ross who he married for her vast wealth and lands when he was aged thirty nine. However, he reputedly fathered

The burning of Elgin Cathedral over forty children, several belonging to his mistress, Mairead of Eachann. Several of his sons inherited their fathersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; legacy of violence, three eventually ending up imprisoned in Stirling Castle.

The Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most infamous escapade occurred in 1390, the result of several factors over time, particularly associated with Bishop Bur of Moray.

The Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anger had been left brooding, seething, fuelling a black rage. At the end of May, heading up his ceatharn army, he sallied forth from his fastness at Lochindorb bent on violence and mayhem. He brutally ransacked Forres and Pluscarden Abbey before arriving at Elgin on 17 June. There, he destroyed much of the town, Â&#x2022;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030; Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x160;Â&#x192;Â&#x201E;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2013;Â&#x2022; ĆŞÂ&#x2021;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030; Â&#x2039;Â? Â&#x2013;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;ÇĄ concentrating particularly on the demolition of ecclesiastic establishments: amongst others he torched St Giles parish church, the Hospital and Greyfriars monastery. The remains of Elginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s once Â?Â&#x192;Â&#x2030;Â?Â&#x2039;ƤÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013; Â&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2020;Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D; Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D; Â&#x2014;Â&#x2022; Â&#x192;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â?Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2021;Â&#x17D; Â&#x192;Â&#x2013; Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2020; Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x152;Â&#x2018;Â&#x203A;Ǥ Â&#x2018;Â&#x2122;Â&#x192;Â&#x2020;Â&#x192;Â&#x203A;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;ÇŻÂ&#x2022; Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;ĆĽÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2013; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; imagine the terror, havoc and destruction reeked Â&#x2122;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2039;Â? Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2021; Â&#x201C;Â&#x2014;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2013; Â&#x2122;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2022;Ǥ Â&#x2013;ÇŻÂ&#x2022; Â?Â&#x2018;Â&#x2013; Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;ĆĽÂ&#x2026;Â&#x2014;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2013; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; imagine errant children being warned, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wolf will come!â&#x20AC;?

The Wolf of Badencoh died a few years later. A recumbent armour clad statue tops his tomb at Dunkeld Cathedral in Perthshire, one of the few Scottish royal monuments to have survived from medieval times. The survival of the Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heinous Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2014;Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2018;Â? Â&#x2039;Â&#x2022; Â?Â&#x2018; Â&#x17D;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2030;Â?Â&#x2039;ƤÂ&#x2026;Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2013;Ǥ

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From Sea to Source, Walking Through Speyside Each year thousands of people walk the Speyside Way, most plan to walk it in its entirety but there is another way to walk this long distance path, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one that many locals choose to do. Walking particular parts of the path is a good way of experiencing the Speyside Way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it means that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to return time and time again to favourite Â&#x2022;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2018;Â?Â&#x2022;ÇĄ Â&#x2019;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2039;Â&#x201E;Â&#x17D;Â&#x203A; Â&#x192;Â&#x2013; Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;ĆĄÂ&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2C6; Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021; Â&#x203A;Â&#x2021;Â&#x192;Â&#x201D; Â&#x2039;Â? order to appreciate certain walks and scenery in its seasonal glory; for the Speyside Way looks glorious even under a winter mantle.

A well-favoured section is Craigellachie to Aberlour.

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If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve reached the end of the Speyside Way, where the Spey empties itself into the Moray Firth with great gusto, why not consider a walk of a Â&#x2020;Â&#x2039;ĆĄÂ&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013; Â?Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2020;ÇĄ Â&#x2018;ĆĄ Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2019;Â&#x2021;Â&#x203A;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2020;Â&#x2021; Â&#x192;Â&#x203A; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2022;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2014;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2018;Â&#x2C6; the Spey itself at Loch Spey near Laggan.

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Personally, I really enjoy going wildlife spotting. I love searching for swans, buzzards etc, but my favourites are dolphins, red deer, golden eagles, red squirrels and harbour seals. Below are some facts about these amazing creatures and where to spot them!

Moray Firth Dolphins

The Moray Firth dolphins are very special as they are the most northerly resident bottlenose dolphins in the world. There have been sightings recorded of them since 1900. They eat ͠Ǧ͙͝ ȋ͙͝Ǧ͛​͛ Ȍ Ƥ Ǥ approximately every 2 years and in the wild they live from 20-50 years of age.

The best place to see these dolphins is Chanonry Point, but they are also regularly spotted at Kessock Bridge, Fort George, Burghead, Hopeman and Spey Bay.

Red Deer

Majestic and beautiful, the red deer is Britain's largest land mammal and native to Britain, but is also found in southern Scandinavia, Turkey, even as far as China and Mongolia.

Red deer stags (males) live to about 10 years and hinds (females) about 12 years. They eat mainly grasses, heather, leaves and twigs.

The best places to look include Perthshire and the north west Highlands. Spending most of the summer months in Scotland’s hills and remote glens, red deer can be spotted on lower ground during winter, where food is more readily available.

Golden Eagles

Golden eagles have a wingspan of 2 metres and are the second largest bird of prey in the UK. Males weigh about 3.5kg but females are heavier as they weigh about 5kg. There are estimated to be over 50,000 pairs worldwide. The UK population is about 5% of the total European population.

Harris, Mull, Rum and Skye are very good for Golden Eagles.

On the mainland quiet glens with dead end roads are good places to look. They have even been spotted on the A9, at Drumochter Pass.

Red Squirrels

The red squirrel is the UK’s only native species of squirrel and Scotland boasts over 80% of the UK’s population. Squirrels don’t hibernate, but bury supplies of seeds and nuts underground to eat in the winter, and can locate their buried food supplies in over 1 foot of snow! The body length of a fully grown male is 20-22cm and its tail length is 17-18cm. The life span of a Red Squirrel is on average 3 years although in captivity they have been known to live for up to 10 years! Red squirrels are now a protected species.

The red squirrels are best spotted in the central Highlands in Ǥ Ƥ see them, like the Red Squirrel Walk through Dalbeattie Forest in Dumfries & Galloway, and the Red Squirrel trail at Landmark.

Harbour Seals

The harbour seal is also known as the common seal. They have large eyes to see in murky water and long necks which Ƥ Ǥ humans, harbour seals breathe out before diving. They use oxygen already in their blood and muscles while under water, and their heartbeat slows from about 100 beats per minute to 10. An adult harbour seal can reach a length of 1.85 meters (6.1 ft). Females live for about 30-35 years, whilst males only live for about 20-25.

They are found mostly near the Moray Firth, Scotland’s west coast and the outer Hebrides, as well as the waters around Orkney and Shetland. It is against the law to disturb harbour seals and other marine mammals!

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