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Clubs and Societies AIKIDO - KINLOSS KI SOCIETY Thu, 7pm - 9pm & Sun, 4.30pm 6.30pm, Cumming Hall, Kinloss (Old NAAFI Spar Shop). A martial art that aims for selfdefence through the unification of mind & body without conflict.

Improves fitness, agility & selfconfidence. Call Malcolm Aldridge on 01309 672547 or email at info@ki2aikido.co.uk

BABY BOP - PARENT & CHILD DANCE & PLAY CLASS Tues, 9.30am -10.30am (18 months - 3 years, £2.50) & 10.30am -11am (3 months - 18 months, £1.50), Forres House Community Centre. Call Emma on 07973 491963

CENTRE OF LIGHT HEALING SANCTUARY Tues & Thurs (1st class on 4th June 2019), 7pm - 9pm, Elgin Museum Hall, 1 High Street, Elgin. Drop in sessions - no need to book. Donations welcome

DALLAS MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB Mon & Wed (Oct - Mar), 7.30pm10pm, Dallas Rifle Club. To promote safe handling & instruction in competitive target shooting. Call Neil Sutherland on 01343 890243

EARTHTIME TODDLER ADVENTURES Creative & exploring sessions for you & your child (2 - 5 year olds, accompanied by a parent/guardian). Oakwood, Elgin or Grant Park, Forres. Call 01343 541335. www.earthtime.co.uk or Earthtime's Facebook page

BANFF & MORAY MEMBERS’ CENTRE (NATIONAL TRUST SCOTLAND) Supporting National Trust Scotland, mainly over the warmer months, with a view to EDINKILLIE CHURCH & HALL for NTS to be able Ad raising rates money - Forres.qxp 08/04/2019 11:37 Page 1 "COMMUNITY CAKE & CUPPA" to continue with their 1st Tues of month, 10.30am conservation work. Lunches, day 12pm, Edinkillie Hall, Dunphail. trips, coffee mornings, quiz night A lovely cup of tea or coffee, & a 3 day holiday on offer. Call home-baking & a chance to Janice Oakes on 01309 675225 catch up on a good chat. Email or at janiceoakes51@gmail.com at edinkilliehall@gmail.com

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FINDHORN COASTAL ROWING CLUB Wed, Sat & Sun evenings. Our rowing shed is in between the Kimberley & the piers,Small organisation made up of volunteers. Anyone over 16 years old is welcome to come along. www.findhorncoastalrowing.co.uk

FITNESS LEAGUE (FORRES BRANCH) Tues, 10am - 11am, Forres House Community Centre. Low impact exercise class in a relaxed atmosphere. Level: basic to moderate. Age 30+. Call Pam Watson on 01309 672971 FORRES AREA SOCCER SEVENS Provides fun football for children aged 8-15yrs in the Forres area.

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support group, run by bereaved parents for bereaved parents & their families. Informal & confidential. No cost. Call Beck on 07549 684986 or Karen on 07971 834133. Email at moraysands@hotmail.co.uk

FORRES COMMUNITY WOODLANDS TRUST Our vision is to maintain & enhance the Trust’s woodlands as bio-diverse habitats which provide recreational & educational opportunities. 20 Tolbooth Street, Forres. Call Gisela MacFarquhar on 01309 673230 or email at fcwt.secretary@gmail.com

FORRES HARRIERS Tues & Thurs 6.30pm. Swimming Pool/Roysvale Park in Winter, Grant Park in Summer. Small friendly club, all ages & abilities.

Email at forresharriers@hotmail.co.uk www.forresharriers.org.uk FORRES HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE Wide range of activities, interests & facilities. Call 01309 672838 or at forres.house@moray.gov.uk

FORRES QUILTERS Tues, 1.30pm - 3.30pm, Forres Community Centre. Call Maureen Brooks on 01309 675962

FORRES VICTORIA INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Mon, Thurs & Fri (Sept - Apr), 6.45pm - 9pm, Forres Academy.

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MORAY COELIAC GROUP 1st Sat of month (except Jan & Feb), 10.30am, the Cafe, Baxters, Fochabers. Get together for new & existing members to network, ask questions, share recipes & ideas/information.

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RIDING FOR THE DISABLED Provides weekly riding sessions giving therapeutic benefit to disabled children in the Forres & Nairn areas. Runs fund-raising events in the Moray & Nairn to raise cash to aid this worthwhile cause & welcomes interest from supporters. Call Elizabeth Furness (Chair) on 07799 888524 or email at epfurness@btinternet.com or Sonia Howell (Sec) at soniaghowell@gmail.com

SHAMANIC DROP-INS Wed & Fri, 7pm - 8.30pm, Eagle Medicine House, Findhorn.

Guided meditation & Shamanic journeying by donation. Call Annie on 07951 643090 or email eaglemedicinehealing@gmail.com

KINLOSS & FORRES MODEL CLUB 2nd & 4th Fri of month, 6.30pm 9.30pm, Findhorn Village Centre.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Overcoming the world of hatred The state of the world in which we live must be a cause of concern for all of us – whether we intentionally think of it or not. There are many different issues that cause concern. Among them is the hatred towards communities that are by faith or ideology different from one’s own. What we have been seeing in the past few decades as attacks in places of worship and communal spaces are extreme manifestations of seemingly growing hatred against specific communities.

The Global community is often left in complete loss unable to even to respond to such situations in any meaningful way. Of course, there are intelligence reviews and increased armed personnel presence, raids and encounters. But then, time goes on, and we hear of further attacks in other places.

Some responses, however, are different. They do not come down from power houses nor do they claim to wage wars against terrorism. And yet, their messages are moving and powerful. The world is still reeling from the aftermath of the shootings in Sri

Lanka on Easter Sunday, which targeted the Christian community in the country. The following Sunday, when churches were closed for worship for fear of further attacks, a photo went viral on social media where Muslims stood in front of their Mosque with a banner saying, “Our Mosque is open to hold your Mass here. We will protect you as you worship”. There are other instances too. You will recall the man who stood outside the Mosque in Manchester with a message of friendship following the attack in New Zealand. Jews and Christians stand guard while Muslims pray inside a California Mosque following shootings.

These responses acknowledge the basis of common humanity, appreciate common human need for worship and devotion to God, recognise common human vulnerability and hunger for the protection of life. They are humane responses in the face of inhumane acts of evil. Rays of hope for the world is seen in such life affirming acts in the face of a world that is spreading hatred, and as a result, violence and destruction. While they may appear feeble representations of goodwill,

Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Service, Sundays at 12:15pm Tel: 01309 674375. Email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk Dyke and Edinkillie Parish Church of Scotland Dyke Family Service Sunday : 10am. Edinkillie Sunday Service: 11.30am Alternate monthly services on the first Sunday of each month at 11am. Tea/coffee after every service. Contact Jane Foster (Session Clerk) on 01309 641257 Elgin Mosque 78 South Street, Elgin IV30 1JG. www.elginmosque.org.uk Forres Baptist Church Clovenside Rd, Forres IV36 3BT. Sunday service 10.30am and 6.30pm. Refreshments served afterwards.

Contact: 01309 676974. Email:contactforresbaptist@gmail.com Website: www.forresbaptistchurch.org Kinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of Scotland Alternating weekly. Kinloss and Findhorn 10am. Alves first Sunday of each month at 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690359.

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Rafford Church of Scotland Sundays at 9.30am: praise and worship with Sunday School - Bible story, songs, dance, games and craft. 1st Sunday of the month 9.30am: traditional service,

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they are incredibly powerful testimonies of those who, at their hearts, believe that the world of hatred, violence and destruction must be and will be overcome.

Apostle John in his letter affirms: ‘whatever is born of God conquers the world’ (1 John 5: 4). Jesus proclaimed life for all – and life in abundance (John 10: 10) and he also said, ‘In the world there is persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world’ (John 16: 33). Affirming life and overcoming the evil world is central to Christian faith.

Thoughts and actions that are born of God point to life and stand up against forces of destruction. May we be inspired by the signs of hope we see amidst the dark struggles of life. Let our affirmations of life be part of our everyday living that hatred and destruction are rooted out and there is life for all in abundance.

Rev Hamilton Inbadas St John’s Episcopal Church Forres

followed by a Family service for all ages at 10.30am, with stories, craft and contemporary musical worship. Tea, coffee and a time of general fellowship after all services. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RaffordParishChurch/. Tel: Heather Mackenzie (Session Clerk): 01309 674245.

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

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times Many people will be turning their thoughts to summer holidays and for Moray families, relying on their car for their getaway, the price of fuel will be a factor. However, a mechanism to help keep the cost fair might not be far away. As Chair of the AllParty Parliamentary Group on Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and Hauliers, we are negotiating with the UK Government to introduce a voluntary PumpWatch scheme for motorists impacted by the cost of fuel. Moray is a rural area so the cost of fuel matters to drivers. A voluntary pump price monitoring code will allow fair competition, protect smaller independent garages and give full transparency so that bikers, motorists, van drivers and truckers are clear about when and how pump prices rise and fall as the price of oil changes. Hopefully, motorists will be encouraged by this initial step and we can now progress this matter for drivers in Moray and across the country. As usual I can be contacted on 01309 679253 or douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk

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On a recent visit to the Scottish Borders, I saw the impressive Leaderfoot Railway Viaduct which carried passengers until 1948 and freight until 1965, on the iconic Waverley Line, south from Edinburgh Against the odds, spirited campaigning saved the Kyle and Far North lines from Dr Beeching’s brutal rail closures in the 1960s.

Imagine if other routes had been spared, what an iconic array of railway lines we could have had across the North; from Oban to Ballachulish to Forres to Aviemore.

Now, even the modest reinstatement of some double track near Kirkhill would make a great difference to travel north of Inverness. The hugely successful Border Rail Line shows what can be done by reopening lines. Let’s hope there’s more re-openings to come.

As I write this blog, firefighters and other emergency services are working round the clock to tackle the most recent wildfire in the local area, which took hold at

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I want to pay tribute to the emergency services who have done a marvellous job tackling the fire and keeping local residents safe.

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We’ve seen an increasing number of wildfires taking hold in Moray which is a real concern and I’ve sought a report on the causes from the Fire Service. I’ve also contacted colleagues in the Scottish Government to find out to what extent the authorities are aware of the causes of wildfires and to measure the impact they have on our precious natural environment and habitats.

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Access to regular breaks is vital, so our Creative Breaks programme offers the opportunity for funding to do something you enjoy, while taking valuable time to yourself, to recharge your batteries and refresh your mind and body.

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until 26 june

Coffee Morning (Wed only) 10.30am - 12pm, Findhorn Village Centre. Coffee or tea with cakes & a gossip. call 01309 692339

until 28 june

Textiles in Time by Avril C. Clark 10am - 5pm (Mon Fri) & 11am - 4pm (Sat), Elgin Museum. Call Irene Lukkarinen on 07546 574117 or email at isldirector1017@gmail.com

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29 september

27 may - 7 july

Findhorn Heritage Centre & Icehouse 2pm - 5pm, Findhorn IV36 3YE. Weekends only May & Sept.

Daily Jun/Jul/ Aug. By donation. All ages welcome.

until 31 may

Banff & Moray Membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre NTS: Photography competition. 3 age categories. Entries online. Call Janice Oakes on 01309 675224 or email at janiceoakes51@gmail.com

3 june - 24 june

moray supports refugees: appeal for warm clothing, toiletries, camping equipment & toys. volunteers, transport & cash donations welcome. please bring all you can spare! for collection points please see facebook page at https://en-gb.facebook.com/moraycalaid

Scotland from the Sky: exhibition of aerial photography 9.30am - 5.30pm, The Highlanders' Museum, Fort George, Ardersier. Incl in admission price. Call 01667 460232 The Birdhouse Collective Exhibition Please check for Gallery opening times, The Gallery, Elgin Library.

Call 01343 562600 Brodie Castle: Scottish Rhododendron Festival Brodie Castle, Forres. Call 01309 641371 Cawdor Castle: Scottish Rhododendron Festival Storytime Session for 3 - 5yrs (Mon only) 9.30am 10am, Forres Library. Free. Call 01309 672834

until 14 june

Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements: Bus replacement Dyce to Inverurie

14 june - 9 august

Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements: Bus replacement Dyce to Huntly (8 weeks)

21 june - 21 july

Nairn Art Society Summer Exhibition: a wide range of original work by local artists at very reasonable prices. Community staff are on hand to deal with purchases Centre opening times, Nairn Arts & Community Centre, King Street, Nairn

until 25 june

Storytime session for 5 - 7yrs (Tues only) 3.45pm 4.30pm, Forres library. Free. Call 01309 672834 admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

until 30 october

until 31 december

May 2019 27 monday

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Group for 10 - 12yr olds 3.45pm 4.45pm, Forres library. Free. Call 01309 672834

27 monday - 28 tuesday

Booksale Library opening times, Forres Library

28 tuesday

Interfaith Moray Meeting 7pm - 9pm, St. Sylvester's Church, Institution Road, Elgin. Open meeting for anyone interested in sharing & learning across different faith traditions & stances. Call Jenny on 01343 830276 or email at jadams@churchofscotland.org.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: MSC Preziosa 7am - 5pm The Friends of the Biblical Garden: AGM 7pm,

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Forres Highland Games 2019 A Great Day Out For All Also at the Forres Highland Games, visitors can enjoy craft and artisan food stalls, fairground attractions, a beer tent and food outlets.

There is Highland dancing, solo piping and massed pipe bands and chanter competition.

A traditional Highland Games with fun for all the family..

Set in the stunning grounds of Forresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grant Park the Forres Highland Games offers a fun afternoon for all the family.

Unique to the Forres Games is the Message Bike Race where spectators can turn participant and race the field on an old traditional message bike in hope of lifting the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trophy!

From caber tossing to the hammer throw, long jump, high jump and more, the Forres Highland Games will provide you with a traditional Scottish experience.

Games Day commences with a Pipe Band Procession through the centre of the Moray town before the Gamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; flag is raised above the arena.

www.forreshighlandgames.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

The Chieftain Opening this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event is Chieftain John Channon.

John is no stranger to the Forres Highland Games and was once pitted against Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high jump champion and took part in many sprint events over the years.

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John Channon - Chieftain

A former RAF airman, John is the chairman of the Forres and District Pipe Band and has worked tirelessly to encourage young people into piping and drumming.

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Room CO14, Moray College, Elgin. Come & hear about the latest developments in the Biblical Garden. Call Maggie Sharp on 01343 843111 or email at m.jsharp@btopenworld.com

29 wednesday

Fara (Music) 7.30pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. Adults £14; Concs £12; U16s £10. Call Universal Hall Promotions on 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk Elgin Writers' Group: Constructing the 'Point of View' & Voice in Shaping of Characters when writing; Speaker - Kirsty Logan 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Elgin Library. www.elginwriters.wordpress.com NairnU3A: Annual Outing; Duff House, Banff Nairn with pick up in Elgin. £10 Members; £15 Guests Open to members only but they are welcome to bring a non-member guest. Call Pauline M Ross (Sec) on 01667 453537. www.u3asites.org.uk/nairn Moray Road Runners: Pinto Run (1 of 3) 6.15pm 8pm (race starts 7pm), Cooper Park, Elgin. 3km race. Ages 6yrs to whatever. Fundraising for young people’s participation in sport Bite & Blether jointly run by Dyke & District Village Hall & Dyke Church 11am - 1pm, Dyke & District Village Hall. Join us for a bowl of soup followed by cake & tea or coffee & a blether

30 thursday

Spynie Soup & Sweet Lunch 12pm - 2pm, Spynie Village Hall. Minimum donation £3. Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman Church will be holding their monthly soup and sweet lunch. All welcome. Call Elsie Watson on 01343 543914 or email at elsie.watson121@btinernet.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 5 7.30am - 7pm

31 friday

Our Famous Psychic Floor Show 6.30pm & show starts at 7.30pm, The Mosset Tavern, Forres. £8; £14 (Private readings) Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club@The Ironworks, Inverness 9pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

June 2019 1 saturday

FNWFA Super Sevens Tournament 9am, Grant Park, Forres. A community 7-a-side football tournament & family fun day. Celebrating the 20th season of the Forres & Nairn Welfare F.A. BBQ, licensed bar, candy floss, football darts, etc Elgin U3A AGM & The Pyramids, the Stars & the Playboy!! 2pm - 4pm, Elgin Town Hall - Supper Room. Free. Email Terry Ballard (Sec) at membersecretary@u3a-elgin.org.uk Moray & Nairn Federation Food & Flowers Show 10am - 4pm, Fochabers Public Institute. Judging will page 26 - June 2019

take place on Fri 31st May & the Hall will be open from 11.30am - 1.30pm for entries The Gathering: Celebrating the best of the Highlands & Islands. Featuring Tide Lines, The Vatersay Boys, Elephant Sessions. etc. 11.30am, Northern Meeting Park, Inverness. Tickets from www.skiddle.com Family Bike Rides 10am - 12.30pm, Lossiemouth Free. Call Stewart Evans on 01343 549571 or email at stewart.evans@outfitmoray.com. See www.outfitmoray.com for details Status Quo Tribute by Blackwater 8pm, Ex-Servicemen's Club, Elgin. All welcome The Gathering Late Night Festival Club@The Ironworks, Inverness, 11pm.

The Village Hall: Soup, bacon rolls, delicious cakes, good company & a warm welcome awaits! 10am 2pm, Rafford Village Hall Music Nairn: Kosmos Ensemble: A mix of gypsy, Klezmer, tango & world music 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Tickets at the door.

Call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk

1 saturday - 2 sunday

Elgin Rotafun 2019 TBC, Cooper Park, Elgin Fun community event.

1 saturday - 29 saturday

Covesea Lighthouse 2019 10am & 11am, Covesea Lighthouse & Royal Navy & RAF Heritage Centre, Lossiemouth. Tower Tours (Sat only). Booking advised. RN & RAF Heritage Centre: no booking required. Call 01343 810664 or email at info@covesealighthouse.co.uk

2 sunday

Burgie Car Boot Sale 9am, Burgie, Forres. Boots £10 per pitch; £20 per van (double). No booking car boot vendors please try to be in place between 7am & before 9am One Night of Queen@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com Jim's Special Open: Gents' Single Stroke 7.30am 2pm, Spey Bay Golf Club. £17 Members & Visitors www.brsgolf.com/speybay Moravian Orienteering: Moray & Highland Junior Championships & Regional Event: Culbin TBC, Culbin, Forres. See www.moravianorienteering.org Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess, 7am - 6pm,

3 monday

Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Getaway, 11am - 7pm Up-cycle your Wardrobe 1pm, Transition Town Forres. Free. recycle items into bespoke stylish & wearable accessories & clothes

4 tuesday

Varis Club: American Musicals; Speaker - David

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CAROLINE STREET GOSPEL HALL, FORRES Gospel Meeting Each Sunday, 12.15 pm. All Welcome.

And the times of this ignorance God overlooked: but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent, because He hath appointed a day, in which He will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom He hath ordained: Acts 17:30-31

Senior Citizens Meeting Monday 3rd June 2019 7pm

Buxton surveys the genre 10 am, Blue Room, Forres Community Centre. £2; free to Varis Club members Call Norman Thomson on 01309 676884 or email at ndt4@btinternet.com Blood Donors: Forres 1.45pm - 4.15pm & 5.45pm 8pm, Forres House Community Centre. To book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net Centre of Light Healing Sanctuary 7pm - 9pm, Elgin Museum Hall, 1 High Street, Elgin. Donations welcome. First meeting. Drop in session

4 tuesday - 6 thursday

Celtic Media Festival/Tha Fèis nam Meadhanan Ceilteach 10am (4th) - 11pm (6th), Macdonald Aviemore Resort, Aviemore. A celebration of broadcasting, film talent & excellence from Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall & Brittany. Call 0141 553 5409 or email at info@celticmediafestival.co.uk

5 wednesday

Coig 7.30pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. £14; £12 concs; £10 U16s Call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) o remail at

uhallpromo@gmail.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Black Watch 7.30pm - 2pm REAP Composting Workshop 6pm - 8pm, Cooper Park, Elgin. Free. Booking is essential - spaces are limited!! www.eventbrite.co.uk The Moray Forest Runs: Quarrelwood; Proceeds to the organising charity Registration 6.15pm; U12s 6.45pm; U16s 7, Quarrelwood, Elgin. £5 Adults; £1 U12s & U16s. 4 - 5 mile races suitable for all abilities. www.morayroadrunners.com

6 thursday

Free Social Bike Rides 10am - 12.30pm, Lossiemouth. Free. On roads & pathways with coffee & cake stops as a must & E-bikes are welcome. No booking necessary. Call 01343 549571 or email at stewart.evans@outfitmoray.com Glenlivet Running Tour in aid of MacMillan TBC, Braes of Glenlivet. Suggested donation around £10.

Join us for a run & afternoon tea in the Braes of Glenlivet. Places strictly limited, get in touch for more details. Call 07423 602282 or email at info@runspeyside.co.uk. www.runspeyside.co.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: AIDAaura & Prinsendam 8am - 6pm & 9am - 7pm Nairn & Disrict Gardening Club: Come & Plant a Winner 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Bring your Trio pots back to make a Stunning Display for this year's Member's class at

SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL Open Studio at the Glasgow School of Art will be running two weeks of courses at our Highland and Islands campus on the Altyre Estate, just outside Forres Monday 8th to Friday 12th July Introduction to Drawing and Painting Monday 22nd to 26th July Landscape Drawing and Painting

Courses will be offered Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm each day.

Courses are open to all abilities and will be taught by invited lecturers drawn from a wide artistic community For further information on the courses, prices and to book a place go to open-studio@gsa.ac.uk

our Annual Flower Show. Call Anne Vincent (Sec) on 01667 462410 Bookbug Session for Babies & Toddlers 10am, Forres library. Free. Call 01309 672834

7 friday

The Orb@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm Learn to Sing in British Sign Language led by Paul Whittaker OBE 6pm - 7.3pm, St James' Church Hall, Lossiemouth. Tickets from Reception@44 or www.moraybslservices.co.uk. Come & learn about BSL & how to use it with songs. No need to know British Sign Language nor do you need to be able to sing to enjoy these workshops.

Quarriers Elgin Unpaid Carers' Cafe 1pm - 3pm, Elgin. Make new friends over a brew, chat, laugh & just forget about things for a while in a safe & friendly space. Call 01343 556031 petstay mar 19.pdf 1 Speaker 08/02/2019 Sigma: AGM & Astrophotography; - Eric 10:25 Walker, Highlands Astronomical Society 7pm for 7.30pm, Lhanbrbyde Community Centre

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Film Night - Chariots of Fire 7pm, Forres Lighthouse Baptist Church Clovenside Forres IV36 3BT. £2 suggested donation. Please join us for film night. All welcome. Popcorn provided! Call Rosemary Pannell 07783 669171 or email at contactforreslighthouse@gmail.com

8 saturday

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Special guests: Razorlight & Neon Waltz 5pm - 8pm, Bught Park, Inverness. www.nghfb.lnk.to Tuned: Episode 2: Featuring Finlay Rae/B-Town; Nathan Goodall; Shaun Thomson; Josh Ross & Grigor 10pm, Kristoff's Bar, Tolbooth Street, Forres Call 01309 676434 Global Day of Action: World Oceans Day 12pm, Inverness. All welcome Elgin City Band presents "A Night at the Movies" 7pm, Hall Church, Cullen. Adults £5, Conc £3 from Cullen Coop or at the door. All proceeds will go to Alfi's Wish to Walk Fund. Email at joyce.marriott55@gmail.com Learn to Sing in British Sign Language led by Paul page 28 - June 2019

9 sunday

Run for Hamish: 10 mile road race & family fun run/walk Registration 1pm - 1.45pm with start 2pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Drinks & teas afterwards. Email info.10mile@gmail.com. www.google.com/site/nairn10mileroadrace Cars & Coffee10am - 12pm, Rollerbowl, Inverness Email at carsandcoffeeinverness@ highlandclassic.org.uk The Great Global Greyhound Walk 2019 9.45am for 10am, Roseisle Beach, IV36 2UB (nearest).

Greyhounds, sighthounds & other breeds from a greyhound family Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club: Jamie Stevenson Trophy; Gynack Registration from 10am with starts from , Gynack, nr Kingussie PH21 1HE Scotland's premier inter-club competition for juniors www.basoc.org.uk

10 monday

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Whittaker OBE 4.30pm - 6pm, Upstairs, 44 Queen Street, Lossiemouth. Tickets from Reception@44 or www.moraybslservices.co.uk. Come & learn about BSL & how to use it with songs. No need to know British Sign Language nor do you need to be able to sing to enjoy these workshops

Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Astor, 8am - 4pm

11 tuesday

Elgin Community Council monthly meeting 7pm 9pm, Council Chamber, Council HQ, High Street, Elgin. All welcome. Call Iain Catto on 01343 543190 or email at iscatto@talktalk.net Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Pearl, 7am - 4pm The Elgin Flower Club: Lunch & 'The Best Time of Year - Summer Time'; Demonstrator - Sally Jackson, Elgin. www.elginflowerclub.com Elgin Flower Club: AGM & Flowers for a Summer's Day; Demonstrator - John Dalton, Carlisle. The AGM willt take place prior to the presentation 7.30pm, High Church Hall, North Guildry Street, Elgin

12 wednesday

The Arts Society Speyside Lecture:'Wonders of the Roman Empire' focusing on Roman activity in cities which have largely been destroyed 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, The Williamson Hall, Duff Avenue, Elgin. New Members welcome. Visitors £7 donatiion. Call Karen Weller on 07789 880481 or email at twelk69@hotmail.com Elgin Writers' Group: Results & Readings of the Poetry Competition 2019 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Elgin Library, Cooper Park.

Moray & Nairn Floral Art Club: AGM plus Demonstration 7.30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres

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MACBETH friday 19th july 2019

Saturday 20th July 2019

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Thursday 1st August 2019 BOOK ONLINE NOW

All welcome. Call Jean Holder (Chair) on 01309 673552. www.safas.org.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 3, 7.30am - 7pm

13 thursday - 15 saturday

A Night at the Musicals in aid of MFR Cash for Kids 7.30pm & 2.30pm (15th only) Doors open 3, Town Hall, Lossiemouth. Adults £10; Children (U12) £8 Licensed bar. Presented by the Rotaract Club of Moray. Tickets from Cathedral Windows, Elgin or Miele's of Lossiemouth & www.morayrotaract.org/tickets

13 thursday - 23 sunday

Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival Various events throughout Moray. www.themorayway.org.uk/festival

14 friday

Budapest Cafe Orchestra 8pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. £14; £12 concs; £10 U16s. Call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com

15 saturday

Funbox: The WIld West Show 1pm & 3.30pm, Elgin Academy, Morriston Road, Elgin. Come dressed for the Wild West - big people too!

Atom Heart Floyd: Pink Floyd Tribute 7.30pm, Elgin Town Hall, Trinity Place, Elgin. www.tickettailor.com Beyond Jovi@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7pm Power of Grace Faith Rally: 6th Annual postConfirmation youth rally, especially those recently confirmed between the ages of 11- 18yrs. 11am, Greyfriars Convent, Elgin Farmers' Market 9am - 4pm, The Plainstones, Elgin.

Local food, crafts, plants & other produce Moravian Orienteering: Coaching; Quarrelwood TBC, Quarrelwood, Elgin www.moravianorienteering.org Moray Ramblers: Reindeer Walk 8am, Elgin Community Centre Car Park. £11 Adults; Children £5. Grade: Strenuous; Distance 4 - 5 miles. Summer Walk with meal at Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. Route via Forres. Booking essential. Call Evie McIvor on 01343 820844 (6pm - 8pm) or email at bookings@morayramblers.co.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Brilliance of the Seas, 9am - 6pm The Journey Home: open drop-in session to find out what we offer 10am - 1pm, Harbour Office, Burghead. Free entry. Death & Dying - Stressed?

Scared? Bewildered? Searching for help? Curious or interested? A one-stop shop - all welcome. Call Kate Clark on 0300 102 0872 or email at kate@thejourneyhome.org.uk Logie Steading Mini-Market: Showcasing local crafters & producers 10am - 5pm, Logie Steading, Forres IV36 2QN admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

15 saturday - 16 sunday

Woodzstock 2019: Music festival. Local live bands, food & drink plus children's activities 10pm 12.01am (Sun), Wildwoodz Adventure Park, Inverness. Tickets from www.woodzstock.co.uk Keith & Dufftown Railway: 1940s Weekend Normal timetable - see website for details, Keith & Dufftown Railway, Church Road, Keith Home Front displays at both stations, Onboard entertainment from the enemy spy, our spiv & military re-enactors. There is no extra charge & no need to book, trains run to our normal time table.

Dig with Dad: Digging for Brodie's Lost History 10am onwards, Brodie Castle, Forres. NTS archaeologist, Dr Daniel Rhodes, will join the team at Brodie Castle for the archaeological dig. All welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult). No experience necessary. Call 01309 641371. www.nts.org.uk NW Grampian Long Distance Walking Group: Heldon Hill Sunset Challenge Walk & BBQ Registration 3.30pm; Start 4pm, Elgin Library, Cooper Park (Starting point). £15 LDWA Members; £25 Non-members.See www.ldwa.org.uk for booking details. Email Julie Cribb on julie.cribb@uhi.ac.uk

15 saturday - 28 friday

Synergy: Art Exhibition by Sherin Elhegazi, Sue Sabro & Teresa Hurley. Please check for Gallery opening times, The Gallery, Elgin Library. Meet the Artists Sat. 15th June 10.30am-12.30pm. Call 01343 562600

16 sunday

Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC): Keppernach & Achagour. Regional event. See www.invoc.org.uk Wedding Open Day 12pm - 2pm, Eight Acres Hotel, Morriston Road, Elgin IV30 6UL. Call 01343 543077 Burgie Horse Trials 9am - 5pm, Burgie House, by Forres. £10 per car. Horse Trials, Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country. Trade stands. Food vans. Call Kirsteen Mitcalfe on 01309 690775 or email at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com. www.burgie.org

18 tuesday

Sports Day@Dyke Primary School, 1pm Mike Vass: Save his Calm 7pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn. Call 01309 690110 or email at uhall@findhorn.org. www.universalhall.co.uk Moray Field Club: Midsummer Evening Walk; guided tour of Burgie Arboretum 7pm, Burgie Arboretum, half a mile from A96, east of Forres. £3 donation. Meet at the entrance car park. Call Sara Marsh on 07840 285 438 or email morayfieldclub@gmail.com The Moray Forest Runs: Roseisle Forest picnic Site Registration 6.15pm; U12s 6.45pm; U16s 7pm, Roseisle Forest Picnic Site. £5 Adults; £1 U12s & U16s. 4 - 5 miles suitable for all abilities. proceeds to

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organising charity. www.morayroadrunners.com

19 wednesday

Quarriers Forres Cafe for Unpaid Carers 2pm, Forres House Community Centre. Make new friends over a brew, chat, laugh & just forget about things for a while in a safe & friendly space. Call 01343 556031

20 thursday

Transition Town Forres: Cooking Classes 2019; Sizzling Vegan Barbeque with Sam 6pm - 8pm, Transition Town Forres. Free but donations welcome Booking essential. Call 07810 790053 (Text between 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri) or email at lets.eatforres@gmail.com Royal Ascot at the Kingsmills Hotel in aid of Birchwood Highland & Marie Curie 11.30am, The Clan Sept 18 .pdf 1 09/08/2018 09:38 Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness.

Bikes 'n' Burgers 7pm, Four Two HQ, Findhorn Bridge, Forres. Music, chat & chillin'. Raffle in aid of

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the Highland Hospice. Call 01309 676257 Biking Group 10am - 12.30pm, Lossiemouth. Free.

Call Stewart Evans on 01343 549571 or email at stewart.evans@outfitmoray.com.

Royal Ascot Ladies' Day in aid of the Highland Hospice 3pm, The Muckrach Country House Hotel, Grantown on Spey. Call 01478 851227 or email at page 32 - June 2019

21 friday

Cinema Nairn: Their Finest (12A 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. £5 Adults; £3 U18s. Email at enquiries@cinema-nairn.co.uk

22 saturday

Family Bike Rides 10am - 12.30pm, Lossiemouth Free. Call Stewart Evans on 01343 549571 or email at stewart.evans@outfitmoray.com. See www.outfitmoray.com for details Devil's Queen@The Ironworks, Inverness 7pm Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 - Provisional V5: Zuiderdam & Seven Seas Navigator, 8am - 5pm & 9am - 7pm The VIllage Cafe: Soup, bacon rolls, delicious cakes, good company & a warm welcome awaits! 10am 2pm, Rafford Village Hall Bookbug Session for Babies & Toddlers 10.30am, Forres library. Free. Call 01309 672834

22 saturday - 23 sunday

CLAN in the community Providing emotional and practical support to people affected by cancer, their family, friends and carers.

Wellbeing and support services are freely available to all, from pre-diagnosis and diagnosis through treatment and beyond at support centres across Moray, located in Elgin, Buckie, Forres and Lossiemouth.

info@muckrach.com. www.muckrach.com Emaline Delapaix 7pm, Cafe Kombucha, 239 High Street, Elgin. www.cafekombucha.co.uk CLAN Cancer Drop Ins 10.30am - 12pm , The CLAN Cancer Support Centre, 227 High Street, Elgin.

Free. Open to anyone affected by cancer with information & support available. Guest speakers. All welcome. Call 01343 544132 Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Magellan, 8am - 4pm

Ghost Train Walk fundraising for The Dava Way Association TBC, Grantown on Spey. An overnight event on the Dava Way from Grantown-on-Spey to Forres. www.davaway.org.uk NW Grampian Long Distance Walking Group: Dava Way Ghost Train Walk Registration 8pm at Forres; bus leaves 9, The Square, Grantown on Spey £20 donation to the Dava Way Association Overnight walk with breakfast at Dunphail. Call Peter Mitchell on 07881 1462217 (text if no answer) or email at sec.nwgldwa@btinternet.com Highland Rising: Battles, skirmishes & living history across the museum 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650 www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum

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“When I was very young I had a connection to a spiritual world, very naturally and without thinking, I was sure that my Nanny was in heaven and I would see her again.

I would chat with God as I walked the fields at my childhood home. We would go to church when I was very young but I would I say my upbringing was best described as secular Christianity. Any possible faith was provided on weak foundations. It was there and we did go to church annually at Christmas Eve, but it wasn’t necessarily encouraged and talked about.

I didn’t have friends at school who were Christian and so there was never a place for it. Alongside a secular schooling, God just didn’t have a place, in fact as I became a teenager I was certain he wasn’t there. I was absolutely sure that Christians, whilst some may be nice and ‘normal’, were wrong about a lot of things and weren’t worth too much time. Although I still went to church with school twice a year and with family to a

Christmas Eve service, church didn’t seem to have any relevance or importance. It was tolerated. I argued against their morals and discussed the existence of God with a teacher, supporting the reasoning against his existence – although the teachers words of supporting God would not leave my head. He said there is reason to believe.

I grew to Christ through both researching for evidence against his truth and against God’s existence, listening to Christian music with my friend – purely because we liked the music, and through watching ‘YouTubers’ who happened to be Christian. These people were good people, who believed in a good God. Little did I know also, through researching evidence against God that I would find reason to believe. The Christian music was placing His word upon my heart. I began to believe in the possibility of God. This showed me that God meets us where we are at and knows us as who we are, he is

patient with our doubts and fumbling. Although for a while I would not call myself Christian, I believed in something and a mix of things. I kept reading about it, watching videos where people would talk about the nature of God, of Jesus and the things he did and the reasons to believe.

I studied Religion at school and heard from a non-Christian teacher solid reasons to be a Christian, logical reasons that made more sense that the ones not to. I decided I did believe in God, but didn’t agree with Christianity at the time, I couldn’t say yes to the whole package. I also couldn’t doubt that my research said loud and clear that the Bible provides the truth.

I was intensely interested in the world of orphan care and adoption, particularly international adoption at the time. Suddenly one evening I just felt an overwhelming feeling inside and prayed for the orphans. I knew I cared but I hadn’t prayed like this before, I believe this was a prayer that was not me alone. It felt like it had power. I started praying every night, and saw fruit for many of these prayers, the lessening of anxieties for example.

One night at a time where I was praying regularly but still not considering pure Christianity I had a dream where I spoke to Jesus and just chatted to him, like a friend who really knew me and cared, he spoke about the love of God and said a verse which I wrote as best I could remember and found it almost lined up perfectly with a verse in Psalm, which I had no memory of reading previously.

The following year I took part on an Alpha course during a time when we were moving to a new area and living between two areas, new and old homes. It was the first time I had met and spoke openly with real Christians, not just those in the media. It answered questions, some which I didn’t know I had. It led me closer to God in a way which I hadn’t previously, in fellowship. I was unable to attend church on Sunday for a long time due to living quite rurally. But I actually

Why not find out more just like Maisie at our next Alpha Course on Wednesday, 4th September from 7-9 pm at Forres Baptist Church, Clovenside. It is a 12 week course with meals and a chance to share your thoughts about Christianity and life. More details to follow in next months’ edition of Spotlight.

really wanted to. I finished that Alpha course with a greater relationship with Christ but still very much in the head faith. The following year I helped at the next Alpha. I realised I didn’t need the facts anymore although I knew they were there. My spiritual relationship and desire to pray and total acceptance of the truth of Jesus mattered more.

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My mind which likes logic and tangible philosophy didn’t fully grasp the workings of prayer to fully commit to prayer. So God led me to Jonah, an orphan in China through a small American charity’s website. His face showed up stronger to me than the others, although the actual picture size did differ from the rest. His bio for some reason just had a very strong feeling for me. I couldn’t donate money, I couldn’t adopt him nor could my family due to China’s age limits. It was clear, God wanted me to pray. To trust in him more and so I now pray to Jesus for Jonah. When I have forgotten to pray, for humans are imperfect, He brings Jonah to my mind and leads a prayer. It was this greater respect for prayer which made me recognise that it was time to pray towards baptism. Before it had just been a thing that Christians do. If I had considered it, it wouldn’t be a strong feeling. But this time I felt excitement and peace, a similar feeling I had when I knew the spirit was leading my prayers. So I finally wanted to show my commitment to Jesus, through baptism. Now I try to find my strength in God and not myself or my own strength or that of other imperfect humans. If I’m struggling with something at work, I say a quick prayer, it may not be answered, but I think, what if it is? So I try to find my strength in God, to take worries and big decisions out of my head and into Jesus’ hands, I don’t always because I am not perfect - but Jesus is”.

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