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in facility for parents/carers to attend with children under a year. There is always a health professional on hand to answer child development related questions and monthly health promotion topics such as weaning, home safety and play. CULBIN SINGERS Regular Thurs evening practice sessions take place in St Leonard's Church Hall, Forres. New members always welcome. alasdair@manachie. eclipse.co.uk DALLAS INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Wednesday & Sunday evenings, 7:15pm - 9:30pm in the Hall. New and old members most welcome. For more details call Whitey Fraser on 01343 890301 FELLOWSHIP OF HEALING FOR THE HIGHLANDS Mondays, 10.30am - 12.30pm, at the Tolbooth, Forres. Christian group offering healing prayer. For info call 07835 583820. FINDHORN VILLAGE STITCHERS Sewing Classes for all abilities with International Tutors. Contact Karin on 01309 692339 or email findhornvillagecentre@ gmail.com FITNESS LEAGUE (FORRES BRANCH) Tuesdays 10-11am, Forres House. Low impact exercise class in a relaxed atmosphere. Level - basic to moderate. Age 30+. Call Pam Watson 672971 FORRES BOWLING CLUB St Catherine's Road. New members and visitors welcome, Come along and enjoy a friendly game of bowls. Hat Nights Mondays and Thursdays 6:30 for 7:00 pm. Annual Subscription £40 (if you wish to join). Call Sam Morrison on 01309 676366 for further details. FORRES COMMUNITY GARDEN 1.4 acre site on Bogton Road with space for individuals to grow food in small friendly
groups. Contact Frances on 01309 676998 or 07717 358994 or email ttfcgmembers@gmail.com. www.forrescommunitygarden.wo rdpress.com. FORRES CYCLING CLUB Weekly runs leave Clubhouse in Cumming Street, Forres at 9:30am every Sunday. Midweek training most mornings. Summer Tuesday evening race/social league for all ages. Races from May - Sep. Call club secretary Alan White on 01309 674698 or alan.white.245@btinternet.com www.forrescyclingclub.co.uk FORRES HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE Wide range of activities, interests & facilities. Call 672838 or email forres.house@moray.gov.uk
LONG DISTANCE WALKERS ASSOCIATION (NORTH WEST GRAMPIAN LDWA) For all who enjoy the outdoors combined with cake. Centred on Moray but covering Thurso to Pitlochry and even the islands. A varied programme of walks is -------planned to attract a wide range of people with shorter options for families when possible. For more info visit www.ldwa.org.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. Open to all. Call 01309 692339.
FORRES INDOOR BOWLING CLUB We meet at Forres Academy at 6.45pm. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Come and enjoy a game of bowls. All ages and abilities welcome. Contact Anne McIntosh 01309641513.
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FORRES OAP ASSOCIATION Wednesdays, 1:30pm - 3:30pm in Forres Town Hall via side door. Teas / Entertainment / Raffles. New members welcome. Contact June Kirk on 01309 673194.
NCT BUMPS AND BABIES Tuesdays 10-11.30am at Kinloss church hall. £1.50 suggested donation. Come along for a chat, cuppa,meet new fiends, antenatal support and a lending library.
FORRES ROTARY CLUB Thursdays 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Ramnee Hotel. Call Tony Galloway Secretary on 69481
THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND BANFF & MORAY Promoting the NTS and fundraising to support local properties, Brodie Castle and Leith Hall. Varied annual programme of events. Ring the secretary on 01343 835258 or email secretary2.bmnts@ btinternet.com
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and immediately forgets what he looks like.” On the other hand there are those of us who believe we can not only change, but completely transform ourselves. And we may take encouragement from those who already have. Someone stops drinking alcohol and finds their head is clearer; another stops smoking and finds the air around them is fresher; yet another takes to the road – on foot or bike – and discovers new energy as a result. And we think – if they can do it why can’t I? Chris Gardner – subject of the film ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ – believed his mum when she said, “Son you can do or be anything you want to do or be.” After a difficult childhood and after spending time in prison and being homeless, he turned his life around and eventually became a multi-millionaire. I’m sure he would encourage any of us to believe in ourselves – whatever our faults. Yet for all the evidence that people can and do change, I believe life’s experience and the Bible’s testimony
Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Service, Sundays at 12:15pm 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. Contact: 01309 676974. Email: info@lighthousechurch.co.uk Website: http://thelighthousechurch.wix.com/home#! Rafford Church Family service Sundays at 9.30am. Praise from CH3 and Mission Praise. Enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit. Sunday school with Bible stories, songs, games and crafts. Contact Anne Garrow (session clerk): 01309 672930.
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both challenge that optimism. Paul offers this perspective: “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing.” (Ro-mans 7:18-19) So then does that mean we are doomed to disappointment? To living our lives but always coming up short, missing our targets? Not according to the same writer, Paul, who has this to say in conclusion, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:24-25) He recognized relying on himself was never going to work, but relying on Jesus we can do and be the best, and indeed find true happiness. C olin Mor ison E lg in & For res Free C hurches
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 or visit www.stlaurencechurchforres.org.uk St Leonards Church Sundays 10.30am: family service. Tea and coffee served afterwards. For any information call 01309 672380 or visit www.stleonardschurchforres.com St Margaret’s Catholic Church Mass on Tuesday & Thursday 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 linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk
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'Firstly a very Happy New Year to everyone and all the very best for 2017. 'Reflecting on 2016 it has been a pretty hectic year both as MP and personally as well. Early in the year I moved house in Moray and in the summer got married! A very exciting and happy year from a personal perspective. 'From a political perspective it has also been incredibly busy, firstly supporting my Moray colleague Richard Lochhead MSP in his re-election in May, followed by the EU Referendum in June and my subsequent election to the post of Depute Leader of the SNP. All of that in addition to all the more normal things that go on day-to-day! 'Looking ahead to 2017 I would like to wish everyone who may have similar big events in their lives every success - whether it is in a new home, a new job, a wedding or anything else! After a very enjoyable Christmas break and an opportunity to recharge the batteries I am looking forward to getting stuck into the issues that 2017 throws up!'
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moray banff & badenoch decorative & fine arts society lecture: tea with mackintosh: the glasgow tearoom phenomenon. lecturer evelyn silber 11am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. contact: membership@nadfasin-elgin.org.uk or visit www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk. forres-vienenburg twinning association january concert 7.30pm, falconer museum, forres. £8. moray-based performers. proceeds to help fund forres academy pupils going to vienenburg next june. contact: david macfarquhar on 01309 673230 or davidmacfarquhartwinning@yahoo.co.uk. burning of the clavie, burghead 6pm - 9pm. all welcome. visit www.burghead.com/clavie. highland rock garden club: "the dolomites" by andrew fraser 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £4 (incl refreshments). all welcome. contact: john owen on 01320 366246. forres oap association- re-starting 1.30pm - 4pm, forres townVaris hall (enter viaDec side door). new members Players 16.pdf 1 07/12/2016 always welcome. refreshments. raffles.
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kinloss abbey trust quiz & supper in aid of kinloss abbey trust 7pm, kinloss parish church. £8. tables of up to six. come with a team or join a table. supper at interval. contact: tom/kirsteen on 01309 690348 or 01309 690775. visit www.kinloss.org.
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Music THE DROUTHY COBBLER Local bar, venue and kitchen, The Drouthy Cobbler was recently in the news having been nominated for “Venue of the Year” at the BBC Alba Trad Music Awards. The star-studded awards ceremony at Dundee’s Caird Hall saw Glasgow’s The Glad Cafe take the trophy - but The Drouthy was a close runner up. The awards are a chance to celebrate in the rich cultural heritage of Scottish music whilst also looking forward to the excitement of what the future holds. With fiery live performances from the likes of The Scott Wood Band, Talisk and Dallahan, and the amazing Breabach winning the double of Best Band and Album of the Year, Scottish music is not only alive and well, but positively thriving. The Drouthy Cobbler nomination was in recognition of the high calibre of events which they have run over the last twelve months including Talisk, Dalahan, Session A9, FARA, Fras, RURA, Adam Holmes and the Embers, Adam Sutherland, Rachel Newton Trio - a veritable who’s who of Scotland’s trad music scene. Of course, it’s not just Trad music where Scotland is flourishing. In the genres of Rock, Electronic and even Hip-Hop, bands all over the country are proving that it’s nae all fiddles and pipes. The Drouthy Cobbler are building on their existing events programmer and starting monthly gigs showcasing the best of the rest with a series of Rock, Indie, Funk, Soul and Electro nights. As residents of Moray and Speyside, it can be difficult to see live music on a regular basis. Factoring in travel and hotels, going to see a small gig can end up costing a small fortune. To have such a variety of high quality live entertainment on our doorstep is something we should all be celebrating. January alone, a traditionally quiet month includes some great acts including a visit from “Tunna Tunes”, a celtic folk rock fusion band who have been producing melodic fiddle tunes, funky bass lines, awesome guitar licks and whopping drum beats since 2008 (13th, 8pm). The alternative rock series kicks off with Aberdeen’s finest “The Little Kicks” supported by “Miss Lucid” (20th, 9pm). And towards the end of the month, an alternative Burns night celebration - details yet to be announced. Stay up to date with all events in Spotlight and by subscribing to the Drouthy news email at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk/subscribe
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Summer Months Mowing; best practice is never cut shorter than 1”. Mowing too close is the most destructive thing you can do to a lawn (usually a man-thing) and in particular encourages moss to flourish ! June is when we will likely see the first signs of Red Thread fungal disease damage (wet summers are the worst). Lets hope we get away without a repeat of last summer’s wash out. Autumn Months
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20 friday
"an evening of song" with kinloss military wives' choir 7.30pm, burghead parish church. £5, u12s - free (incl refreshments). all welcome.
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nairn speakers: say what you mean; speaking out. creating persuasive arguments 7.30pm, newton hotel, nairn. £6. contact: john brown on 01667 453373 or hello@nairnspeakers.org.uk. visit www.nairnspeakers.org.uk
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british ski mountaineering championships 12pm, glenshee ski centre. a 13 km course with over 1200m of ascent & descent will see racers travel all 3 valleys of glenshee ski centre. visit www.skimoscotland.co.uk/races/glenshee.
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messy church for all ages 2 - 4pm, st.leonard's church hall. forres. no charge just a donation. messy church is a form of church for children & adults that involves crafts, celebration & hospitality. contact: judith watts o 07398161940 or email judithwatts.outreach@gmail.com.
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moray conservative & unionist association burns supper 7pm at lossiemouth f c. £20. contact: maureen mcleod on 01343 850237 or mcleodmaureen811@gmail.com. visit www.morayconservatives.org.uk. mumbai science@ironworks, inverness 10.30pm, over 18s. visit www.ironworksvenue.com. single by sunday@ironworks, inverness 7pm, over 14s (u§6s with an adult). visit www.ironworksvenue.com. chinese new year crafts for children with earthtime in forres library 10.30am - 11.30am. free but booking is essential. u7s to be accompanied by an adult
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