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DARNAWAY CURLING CLUB Small, friendly club would be delighted to welcome new members for the coming season.

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Email evrae@hotmail.com FILM FORRES COMMUNITY CINEMA News of screenings & times on Forres Town Hall window, in The Forres Gazette & on website www.filmforres.co.uk FORRES SMALLBORE RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB Rifle, air rifle & air pistol target shooting. Call Donald MacRae on 01309 675345

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FORRES/MOUNT DORA TWINNING ASSOCIATION Exists to promote friendship & understanding between people of Forres, Morayshire, Scotland & Mount Dora, Florida, USA. Annual exchange of students.

Call Kenneth J Laing on 01309 690398 or email at kennethlaing68@gmail.com FRIENDS OF THE FALCONER MUSEUM We support the work of the Falconer Museum. Membership is £10 per year, due in April. We organise Heritage themed events.

GIRL GUIDING MORAY 2 Rainbow Units, 4 Brownie Units, 4 Guide Units & a Senior Section Unit in Forres & Kinloss.

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STEP BY STEP IN MORAY FORRES Wed, 9.30am - 11am & 12pm 1.30pm, St Leonard's Church Hall. Toddler groups for isolated & vulnerable families. Call Margaret McInnes on 07583 835681 or email at margaret.mcinnes@stepbystep inmoray.co.uk

830316 or email at moraymax@tiscali.co.uk MORAY BRANCH EMBROIDERERS GUILD 3rd Thurs of month (Sept - May), 7.30pm, the Duffus Village Hall .

A warm welcome to all who enjoy the company of people who love stitch, textile art, fun & friendship. Call Judi O'May on 01309 674845 MORAY COELIAC GROUP 1st Sat of the month (except Jan & Feb), 10.30am, the cafe at Baxters, Fochabers. Get together for new & existing members to network, ask questions, share recipes & ideas / information.

'Coffee, Cake & Catch up' sessions. All welcome. Email at kirsteen.pyett@btinternet.co.uk NAIRN & FORRES FUNDRAISING GROUP GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND We are a small Fundraising Group who organise supermarket & street collections to raise funds for GDAB. We also sell Guide Dogs merchandise & visit various events including Burgie International Horse Trials.

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Call Anna Temple on 01309 694866 or email at annatemple@hotmail.co.uk NCT BUMPS AND BABIES Tues, 9.45am - 11.15am, Kinloss Church hall. £1.50 suggested donation. Come along for a chat, cuppa, meet new friends, antenatal support & a lending library. For information email nct_moray@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/groups/1143 81398690681/ QUARRIERS CARER SUPPORT SERVICE MORAY Looking after someone can be an isolating & debilitating exprience. We are here to help you access the advice, information & support which best meets your needs to cope with your caring responsibilities whether you are young or old.

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TASTY TUESDAYS Tues, 11am - 3pm, Makers Market, Caroline Street, Forres Taster Sessions in Reiki, Crystal Healing, Tarot & more. Drop ins or booking via Facebook, Call Ellen on 07518 824710 THE ELGIN STROKE FRIENDS Fri, 10am - 12.30pm, Elgin & Forres Free Church. This group offers support, friendship, fun & outings to people who are living with the effecrts of strokes & their carers. Call Anne Toye, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland on 07919 023449 for more info TREES FOR LIFE CONSERVATION DAYS Wed (fortnightly) with additional days as needed. We run a minibus on these days that can pick up volunteers from Findhorn, Forres, Nairn, Inverness & Drumnadrochit depending on project location.You must be over 16 to take part. Call 01309 691292 or volunteer@treesforlife.org.uk WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION Sat afternoons, 9 meetings per year, Elgin Library. Open to anyone with an interest in WW1.

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Single-mindedly he pursues comfort and warmth; once obtained, there he settles...usually for most of the day, barely shifting position.

Total relaxation. Total peace.

I am most definitely not like that. There is always something to attend to. A ringing phone that must be answered, a buzzing machine that requires to be turned off, a pot of tea or coffee to be brewed, emails that demand a response. To say nothing of the books that need read, the people who need a visit, the appointments that must be kept. Like the restless sea, life is constant movement. Doing Things!

Now when I look at Jesus – my model, mentor, leader – the one I look to for inspiration, guidance, direction – what do I find? Exactly the same. As I follow his story it is one of constant activity.

Healing and feeding, teaching and

directing, challenging and rebuking, rescuing and defending, he was always going and constantly praying.

In this world he was never truly at rest.

But all that activity – all his activity was so that I don’t have to; or rather it was because I can’t. All my rushing about – all my doing – doesn’t secure me peace and satisfaction. Rest. There is always something left undone or something new to attempt. And as another year begins I am reminded of that reality.

That we must keep going – but that while we live that going never ends.

And that all our doing will never secure our peace. As we enter the anniversary year of the end of ‘the war to end all wars’ we are painfully reminded that it didn’t.

But Jesus doing – did. He secured peace forever. ‘When he had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God.’ (Hebrews 10.12) he sat down; he didn’t keep doing because he had done. It was finished – completely.

‘For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed

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Contact Derek & Astrid Gobbett on 07515 668065 or 01309 671472. Email dnagobbett@yahoo.com Dyke Church - Church of Scotland Sunday worship 10am.

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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.

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the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations.

His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace...’ Ephesians 2:14-1 Celebrated spiritual writer Augustine of Hippo put it like this – my heart is restless until it finds its rest in you. I know what he means. My cat appears able to find rest in his (and my) world but I cannot. It is only when I look beyond where I live now that I find real rest – real fulfilment – real peace, where Jesus is. And the only way of enjoying that is by going to him, single-mindedly seeking him out and asking him to provide what only he can. May you find the peace of Christ

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

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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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Parliament Blog & Tide Times 2017 was a roller-coaster year ending my time as a Moray Councillor and moving from Holyrood to Westminster.

Fingers crossed 2018 will be more settled! I hope you enjoyed the festive season, spending precious time with friends and family and got the chance to have a bit of time off.

As I head back to London I will continue to focus on getting the best deal that I can for Moray.

Among the issues I will be seeking to improve will be better broadband, action on delivery charges and promoting the Moray Growth Deal. I will also continue to support vital industries and communities in our area such as farming and fishing in whatever way I can.

As usual, myself and my staff will be working hard to support constituents with any issues they may have from my office in Moray. Please feel free to drop in or phone 01309 679253.

Douglas Ross MP

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Happy New Year! I hope you managed to have an enjoyable and peaceful festive period.

Every year I run a Christmas Card Competition which raises money for a charity which does great work in Moray. I opened up the opportunity to every child in the constituency to draw a “family and friends” themed picture. This year the winner was Lewis Mackenzie (11) from Applegrove Primary and his picture was on the front of my Christmas card.

The charity I received donations from local businesses for this year was Alzheimer Scotland. They do great work in raising awareness of, and supporting people with, dementia. My staff and I recently underwent “Dementia Friends” training which gave us a better understanding of how to deal with people who have dementia. It’s a great scheme and if you haven’t done the training (which is all available free and online at www.dementiafriendsscotland.org) then I would highly recommend it.

In the run up to Christmas, my colleague Richard Lochhead MSP has launched a campaign to end the rip-off delivery surcharges across Scotland.

The problem of high delivery charges for consumers in remote or rural areas continues to cause hardship for many of my constituents and businesses in the Highlands and Islands – an area that is impacted more than any other part of the UK. As someone who has lived and grown up in the Highlands, I have always thought that it is completely unfair that consumers in rural and remote areas pay more for delivery than anywhere else in the UK. Please support the campaign by singing the petition and if you have a story to tell please share it with us: www.fairdeliverycharges.scot/

Wishing you the very best for 2018.

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art installation by robyn woolston, artist in residence tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss. call ann-marie peckham, curator on 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or email at ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

until 30 april moray supports refugees: appeal for warm clothing, tents & equipment for adults, children & babies living in refugee camps. collection points: the sorting centre, chanonry estate, elgin; babalou, reboot & wastebusters (camping eqipment only) - all forres & the drop off caravan, pineridge, findhorn Petstay Jan 18.pdf 1 07/12/2017 09:52 foundation. for info call 07982 161282 or email at chrispreece1@hotmail.com

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brick city lego exhibition 1000-1515: exhibition by artist warren elsmore showing worldwide city landmarks built in lego fort george, ardersier. normal entrance fee applies. call john gibbon on 07756 763907 or email at madasagib@gmail.com. www.historicenvironment.scot/

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

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30 saturday moravian orienteering: christmas cracker & social tbc, grant park followed by british legion, forres. a christmas cracker to run off those mince pies...& then eat more! www.moravianorienteering.org scottish highlands & islands & moray chinese association (shimca): scotland's remote jews aberdeen, dundee, inverness; speaker - prof nathan abrams 6.30pm, shimca cultural centre, 1 ardconnel terrace, inverness. call 07595 895450

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CAROLINE STREET GOSPEL HALL, FORRES Gospel Meeting - Each Sunday ,12.15 pm Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved Senior Citizens: - Monday 8th January at 2.00pm-3.00pm All Welcome

January 2018 1 monday "girls' trip" (15)@universal hall, findhorn 7.30pm, all welcome. email dave till at uhallpromo@gmail.com www.universalhall.co.uk

3 wednesday rspb 2018 new year bird count join in & count the birds in your garden

is 100% powered by local orienteering volunteers. www.invoc.org.uk the arts society speyside lecture: vivaldi in venice: with a live musical performance explores the 11:29 amazing world of vivaldi's music 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. £7 for visitors/new members welcome call membership secretary on 07789 880481. www.theartssociety.org/speyside highland rock garden club: ben lawers & its alpine flowers; speaker - helen cole (reserve manager) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £4 (incl refreshments). call john owen on 01320 366246 u3a new year lunch for nairn u3a members & their guests tbc, muthu newton hotel nairn. details & menus available from u3a secretary. call pauline ross on 01667-453537 or website@nairnu3a.org.uk http://u3asites.org.uk/nairn/home

11 thursday burning of the clavie tbc, burghead. free welcome in the "auld" new year as old traditions are rekindled at this ancient fire festival in burghead

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federation of holistic therapists (fht): skincare; speaker - donna melvin, unique skin clinics, gives us an insight into her work. help & advice for acne, rosacea, skin tags, etc 6.30pm - 8.30pm, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. fht members £5, non fht members £8. call sandra ream on 07751 316663 or sandra@willowbankholisticmassagemoray.co.uk

sigma: equipment & stargazing night 7.30pm, lhanbryde. see the wonders of the local night sky & talk with local astronomers. a joint club night & public observing session. www.sigma-astro.co.uk film forres community cinema night 6.15pm (doors open), forres town hall check website for details of films being screened. new members welcome. www.filmforres.co.uk nairn literary institute: aberdeen white star line; speaker - william wordie 7.30pm, nairn free church £4 non-members. www.nairnliterary.org.uk

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moray typhoons vs kilmarnock storm (away game) tbc, galleon centre, kilmarnock. all welcome www.moraytyphoons.co.uk

9 tuesday update on pictish discoveries in the north east: speaker - dr gordon noble of aberdeen university talks about his latest excavations looking for the the picts. 2pm, falconer museum. £2 members, £3 nonmembers. www.falconermuseum.co.uk varis club forres: the agricultural revolution in moray - speaker dr john barrett 10 am, north hall, forres town hall. free trial membership, £10 p.a. on decision. call norman thomson on 01309-676884or email at ndt4@btinternet.com

10 wednesday blood donors 2pm - 3.30pm & 5pm - 7.30pm, elgin town hall. please book an appointment. call 0345 301 7270 or email at nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net inverness orienteering club: northern night cup (nnc; round 4; craig leach. registration from 5.45pm, nnc page 24 - January 2018

moray typhoons vs kilmarnock junior ice hockey team (away game) 7.30pm, galleon centre, kilmarnock. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk moravian orienteering: saturday & moray & nairn schools league; ardgye tbc, all welcome. www.moravianorienteering.org

15 monday linkedin for business wokshop presented by luv4marketing & action coach moray 5pm - 7.30pm, luv4marketing & action coach moray, 21 - 22 pitgaveny street, lossiemouth. free. how to use linkedin as an effective business tool music nairn: pavri clarinet trio 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. clarinet, cello, piano. playing beethoven, brahms & mayer. www.musicnairn.org.uk

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18 thursday - 19 friday moray inshore rescue organisation (miro) film: mark laing gives an illustrated talk on his trip to antarctica.

7pm for 7.30pm, milne institute, findhorn. bring a friend to enjoy a glass of wine & watch a film

20 saturday moray typhoons vs aberdeen lynx (snl sot/cup) 6pm, ice rink, moray leisure centre, elgin. all welcome. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk theo kottis + clyde rouge + ethan french @ironworks, inverness 10.30pm, over 18s only. www.ironworksvenue.com

21 sunday the legends of american country tribute show 7pm doors open for 7.30pm, elgin town hall. £19.50. tickets from elgin library. call 01345 562600

24 wednesday - 26 friday the brodie burns experience in association with lossie entertainment academy brodie castle. musical by tish tindall based on an idea by david gest & the life & works of burns. school workshops & performances. see www.nts.org.uk for details

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badenoch & strathspey orienteering club (basoc): northern night cup (nnc) round 6; aviemore golf club registration from 5.45pm,nnc is 100% powered by local orienteering volunteers www.orienteering.scot/northern-night-cup nairn u3a - expansion plans at the cloud factory: developments at norbord, dalcross; speaker - jerry jones, general manager, norbord international wood panel producer 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2 (members) £3 (non-members). call pauline ross on 01667-453537 or email at website@nairnu3a.org.uk.www.u3asites.org.uk/nairn

james brown is annie@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm - 11pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk film forres community cinema night 6.15pm (doors open), forres town hall. check website for details of films being screened. new members welcome. www.filmforres.co.uk

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The Garden TOM ANGEL IS A GARDEN DESIGNER AND CHARTERED HORTICULTURIST BASED IN AVIEMORE. TOM PROVIDES

plans for the garden.

DO clean garden furniture and decking, slimy moss and algae can start growing from February so now is a great time to get ahead of the game.

GARDEN DESIGN AND

DON’T prune Plum and Cherry trees at this time of year.

Pruning puts them at risk of Silverleaf disease, so they should be pruned mid-summer.

DON’T fertilize your plants in your garden or inside your house at this time of year. Most plants are having a rest at the moment, and you really don’t want to be encouraging tender new growth.

DON’T cut back any herbaceous perennials that have attractive seed heads left on them. Many also use their old foliage to protect the crown of the plant over the winter, so whilst there are some plants that do need cutting back, it is not right for every plant.

HORTICULTURAL SERVICES AS

THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER, HAVING PREVIOUSLY RUN HIS OWN COMMERCIAL GARDENING BUSINESS FOR TWELVE YEARS.

TOM ALSO BLOGS AS THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER. We’re right in the middle of winter now, yet despite this there is a lot we can be doing in the garden at the moment.

Not only is it a good excuse to get a bit of exercise outside, but some work done in the garden now can really reap rewards once spring arrives. I created a number of new beds in my back garden this year and at the moment I am taking the opportunity to really make sure there are no remnants of weeds in there waiting to burst into life in a few months. I’m also cutting neat edges in the beds and clearing the last of any debris like dead leaves and twigs out.

Here are some other jobs to be getting on with in the garden in January:

DO prune Apple and Pear trees. This needn’t be an intimidating job, check out my blog for some step-by-step instructions for pruning small trees. Remember, the final form of an Apple tree should look a bit like a bowl, and a Pear tree should resemble the shape of a Champagne flute. A blackbird should be able to happily fly between the branches of both once you have finished.

DO keep the birds fed. Put out a variety of feed if you can, and try to make some water available. I have a ‘pond’ in a Belfast sink which has various stones around and within it to allow birds to use it as birdbath. I free the pond of any ice each morning.

DO think about new plans for your garden. Now is the perfect time for new landscaping jobs such as building your own compost heap, or getting help with new designs or

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At this time of year, keep an eye out for emerging bulbs and enthusiastic perennials coming back to life. It can get a bit dreary at this time of year and it is always nice to be reminded of the spring and summer riot of emerging life that is just round the corner!

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT I’M UP TO IN MY OWN GARDEN AT THE MOMENT YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY BLOG

(THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER) WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON MY WEBSITE AT WWW.THEMOUNTAINGARDENER.CO.UK

nairn literary instiute: life as a countryside ranger in the scottish highlands; speaker - saranne bish. tbc, nairn free church. all welcome buddhist teachings: cultivating the 6 perfections with venerable tenzin gendun; public talk 7.30pm, sunshine room, 505 east whins, the park, findhorn. ÂŁ15- ÂŁ7. email margo van greta at togmesangpo37@gmail.com. www.togmesangpo.org.uk/january-2018.html

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27 saturday moray rock garden club: members' afternoon 3.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, elgin. short talks on plants, flowers & gardens, plus a quiz call alan souter (convener) on 01340 871504 torridon: burns night special@ironworks, inverness 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com moray typhoons vs aberdeen lynx (away game): snl scot/cup 7.15pm, linx ice arena, aberdeen. all welcome. ww.moraytyphoons.co.uk

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Our small team of 4, based here in the Moray Firth, will have a busy year ahead as we will have over 1,100 regular customers presenting us with their lawn problems. Sounds a lot, but we are a pretty small franchise up here though. GreenThumb across the UK will have 500,000 customers this year! As we will be providing local monthly updates as the season unfolds through the year again in this magazine, we thought it might be nice to let you see where we are based.

Although we don’t know exactly what the weather will throw at us this season, we have a fair idea what we will be asked to tackle. Highlights will likely include:

Winter Months Moss and thatch; we will be aerating and scarifying all hours of the day to get through everybody before the Spring Weed and Feed Treatments start. Also look out for leatherjackets emerging (crane fly grubs) and eating lawn roots, sometimes causing devastation.

Spring Months Weed kiill and Spring fertiliser; we will want some decent weather to get lawns off to a good start. Spring 2017 was lovely, but a nice Spring has been a rarity recently..

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). We’ve had 2 wet Summers in a row now.

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1981 was the International Year for the Disabled and the Forres & Nairn Support Group for people with learning difficulties were asked what they would chose if they were given a blank cheque they chose to ask for a local RDA group. And so, in 1982, the local group, (part of a large National & International organisation) came into being.

Forres women, Heather Fotheringham and Beth Garrow, were the driving forces behind the creation of the new group and enlisted Joanna McGregor from Nairn, who became the first organiser.

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Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Hamish and Polly Lochore, the group have always been able to take advantage of the indoor and outdoor arenas at Burgie Eventing Centre.

The group meets every Monday morning (during termtime) and hold four rides - each catering for eight children from local primary and secondary schools. They have a wide range of disabilities but once on the ponies their conditions are often much less obvious. For many it is the highlight of their week and they are able to achieve a freedom and movement that they may not experience in their day to day life. They have great pleasure in small successes and enjoy having their trust in their pony returned.

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We rely on a small army of volunteers , including the gentlemen who drive the Osprey bus to collect and return the children from the Forres schools. We also need an average of three helpers per child - one to lead the pony and two to walk alongside. So we are always looking for new volunteers who can spend an hour or two to come and help. You need no experience as full training will be given.

We are fortunate to have well-trained ponies, two dedicated and professional Instructors plus a group of local volunteers who give their time as leaders for the ponies, side-walkers and fund-raisers.

However, we are the only RDA group in Scotland that make no charge to the riders or schools and with each session costing in excess of £400 in pony hire, instruction and insurance, our fund-raising efforts are continuous. We also raise all funds to purchase equipment such as hardhats, saddlery and specialist

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