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Every Sunday 7pm -10pm in Dyke Hall. Beginners to advanced players welcome. £2.50 per person COMMUNITY BABY CAFE Thursdays, 11am - 12 noon at Forres Community Centre. Drop 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 Thursday evening practice sessions take place in St Leonard's Church Hall, Forres.

New members always welcome. alasdair@manachie.eclipse.co.uk 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 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 BRIDGE CLUB Wednesdays 7pm, Sept - Apr, Forres House. Tuition given in September. Beginners & new members welcome. Call Forres House Community Centre 672838 or Alice Young on 01309 611271 FORRES HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE Wide range of activities, interests & facilities. Call 672838 or email forres.house@moray.gov.uk 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 ROTARY CLUB Thursdays 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Ramnee Hotel. Call Tony Galloway Secretary on 694816 FORRES SOCCER 7S Tel: 01309 676976.

Mobile: 07990832097. www.forres-soccer7s.co.uk JOG SCOTLAND FORRES Mondays 6.30pm, all welcome.

Walk and jog your way to better health. Call 676595 or 673859 MORAY COELIAC GROUP Meet 1st Saturday of the month (except Jan & Feb), 10:30am in the cafe at Baxters, Fochabers.

Get together for newly diagnosed and existing members to network, ask questions, share recipes and ideas / information. 'Coffee, Cake and Catch up' sessions. All welcome. For further info email Kirsteen.pyett@btinternet.co.uk

MORAY GAELIC GROUP Mondays, 7pm - 9pm in Room C010, Moray College. Additional sessions on Monday & Thursday from 12pm - 1pm in the Beechtree Restaurant, Moray College, Elgin.

Thursdays, 12pm - 1pm in the Forres Community Centre café. All abilities welcome. Sessions £1 and membership is £5 per year. moraygaelicgroup.moray@uhi.ac.uk www.facebook.com/moraygaelic MORAY SANDS 3rd Wednesday every month, 7:30pm at The Ugie House Hotel. Self-help support group, run by bereaved parents for bereaved parents and their families. Informal and confidential.

No cost. For more details call or text Beck on 07549 684986 or Karen on 07971 834133 or email moraysands@hotmail.co.uk 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.

NETMUMS Being a mum can be very isolating so meeting other mums can be a lifeline. Come along and see what we are all about.

Visit www.netmums.com for details of a local venue, contact Claire Brenton on 07989 135607 or email claireymac1@aol.com RTR ASSOCIATION (MORAY FIRTH BRANCH) Meet monthly & arrange dinners and outings for ex-RTR personnel. Contact Peter on 01542 841740 or Clive on 01542 841529 for more info.

SHRIMPS ACTIVE Thursday mornings and Friday Afternoons. Interactive soft play from babies to 5yrs. £2.50 per child. Call Karin for timings and further information on sessions available. Findhorn Village Centre, Findhorn 01309 692339.

SOUNDS DEEP MEN’S CHOIR Alternate Tuesdays 7.30pm9.30pm at St. John’s Church, Forres. All kinds of music. No experience necessary. Contact Bill 01309 672951 for more details.

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ST LEONARD’S GUILD Meets Mondays, fortnightly 7:30pm Sept - April in St. Leonard's Hall. New members always welcome. Call Frances Buchanan on 01309 675585 for more information.

TASTY TUESDAYS Every Tuesday 11am - 3pm Taster Sessions in Reiki, Crystal Healing, Tarot & more. Drop ins or booking via Facebook, Makers Market, Caroline Street, Forres or call Ellen 07518824710 THE ACCIDENTALS Nairn’s Community Choir practices Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 9:30pm at St Columba’s Church Hall, Queen Street. Sing a cappella in four-part harmony. New members welcome.

Call Christine Oliver on 01667 453793 or just come along.

TOO MANY KOOKS Wednesday evenings. Womens acappella singing group, some performing, world music, gospel, scottish etc. Call Kate O’Connell 01343 850266 TRANSITION TOWN FORRES Local group promoting local solutions to fossil fuel shortage and climate change. Contact ttforres@googlemail.com THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION (MORAY) FORRES Cubs - Mondays, Beavers Tuesdays, Scouts - Fridays. beavers@morayscouts.org.uk (or @..... or scouts@..... etc) VARIS CLUB 1st Tuesday each month, 10am, Forres Town Hall. Open to all retired business and professional people. Guest speakers, new members welcome. Contact Norman Thomson 676884

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The Editor What do we do with our spare time? Do we get out enough and join in with things - get involved with local events and clubs?

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Longing for a Home The sheer human misery involved in the ongoing migration to Europe of many thousands of people is something that most of us find difficult to comprehend. A headline declaring that the influx may exceed three million people may hardly register as we read a newspaper, but the image of a single lifeless infant being carried ashore in Greece has the power to convey the immense human tragedy that is unfolding. Driven out of their homes by violence, despair, famine or the desire to find a better way of life, everyone included in those headline numbers carries a burden of personal misery that cannot be weighed.

It is interesting to observe the response of others to the plight of the migrants.

Some are willing to give shelter to refugees fleeing from brutal civil war, but don’t want to see an influx of those who are simply seeking a better life. Others feel resentment that some of the refugees are picking and choosing where they will accept the refuge they seek.

The German Chancellor said her country was open to all who wished to come - a most noble and compassionate invitation - only to find that the response exceeded the ability of the country to manage it.

Other nations, each with their own concerns, have erected barriers because they are unable, or unwilling, to assist.

This vast human need is faced with an equally vast human inability, or unwillingness, to meet it.

The physical distress of millions of migrants provides a graphic picture of the deep spiritual need of the entire human race. As you read this article you may be sitting in the warmth, comfort and security that all those migrants dream of, and you may think there are few things that you have in common with them. But suppose every one of those unfortunate people actually attained all the prosperity and comfort that they seek. Even if that impossible dream came true, each one would still have their greatest need unfulfilled, and perhaps that is also true of you.

The Lord Jesus said “a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth … all these things do the nations of the world seek after … but rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Luke 12.15, 30, 31).

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sins, we are “alienated from the life of God” (Ephesians 4.18). That is why we need a Saviour, One who can deal with the true need of our souls.

The invitation given by the Lord Jesus, as He viewed with tender compassion the need of a world ruined by sin, is wonderful - “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11.28). That invitation is not limited by race, religion or wealth. It is for “all”, and that means the Saviour’s words are for you. This is not a well-meant invitation that proves impossible to fulfil. “He is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him” (Hebrews 7.25).

Funds to give migrants a new life are very limited but, in His sacrificial death, the Lord Jesus paid in full the cost to save repentant sinners and give them new life and the assurance of Heaven as their home. The Bible says of those whose faith rests in Christ alone for salvation “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God” (Ephesians 2.19).

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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 tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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When the blade loses its’ sharpness, it doesn’t make a clean cut through the grass sward. There are some obvious signs that this might be a problem. It may seem to struggle to give a decent cut at all; there may be issues with clumping and leaving material on the lawn, particularly when the grass has some wet in it (much of the time in our climate). Less understood perhaps is that a blunt blade will often end up tearing the grass leaf, rather than providing a clean cut. If you examine a few blades of grass, you will be able to see either a straight clean cut at the top, or a rather ragged, torn top. The result of a poor cut is bruising to the grass leaf, which causes the tip to turn brown, as it has been damaged.

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My top tip for this month is to get your mower down to the workshop. If you wait until Easter weekend like everyone else, it will sit in a long queue, and you might not get it back for some weeks Incidentally, I heard an interesting question on QI last year.

Q. In the UK, what travels north at 8 miles per day?

A. Spring (I think the actual measure used was the opening of daffodils, but don’t quote me on that.)

Something else of interest; GreenThumb celebrates it’s 30th Anniversary this year. I think (and so does the industry), they’ve done very well to start from scratch back then in North Wales, to grow to be the largest lawncare company in Europe, with over 500,000 customers, and still growing. I cant take much credit though, as we’re quite a small franchise (award-winning nonetheless), with around 1,000 customers round here.

For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just £11.25 per mth, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk.

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Rolling Event 27 february - 11 march ‘in my mind's eye’ - art exhibition by ian g mcarthur elgin library. free admission. contact the library for opening times.

FEBRUARY 2016 23 tuesday

28 sunday ed byrne: outside, looking in @ eden court 8pm. for tickets and info call box office 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk happy sundays family fun @ the loft eastgrange farm, near forres. for info call 01343 8501111 or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk

29 monday simon thoumire and ian carr @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. for info and tickets call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

MARCH 2016 1 tuesday forres library storytime 3.45pm at forres library. all under 5 - 7s welcome to forres library storytime. for more information call 01309 672834.

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ajay close, novelist and dramatist 7.30pm - 9pm in aberlour library. ajay talks about her latest novel, "a petrol scented spring" call 01340 871693 or email aberlour.library@moray.gov.uk

MARCH EVENTS

24 wednesday soup & coffee morning from 11am - 1pm at dyke & district village hall. all welcome. trish pakenham illustrated talk on lepra 7pm - 8pm fochabers library. all welcome. call 01343 821434 or email fochabers.library@moray.gov.uk do you like jokes? comedy club @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. 5 pro comedy acts including a special headliner. book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

26 friday scottish rock garden club (moray group) - members night 7:30pm, new elgin hall annex. for more information call colinne souter (treasurer) on 01340 871504 or netta milne (secretary) on 01340 881558 tannara @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk livewire ac/dc @ ironworks 7:30pm. ac/dc tribute. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

27 saturday scooty & the skyhooks @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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Going for Green!

the moray science festival doors open 11am, lecture begins 11.15am, community area, elgin high school. for more info email mary.johnston@uhi.ac.uk, call 01343 576266 or visit moraysciencefestival.co.uk

3 thursday - 5 saturday elgin musical theatre: sister act - the musical 7.30pm on thurs/fri & sat 2pm & 7.30pm at elgin town hall. tickets online at www.elginmusicaltheatre.com or from mathesons stores, batchen street, elgin.

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alzheimer scotland dementia café 10.30am - 12pm the bowling green pavilion, st catherine’s rd, forres. for anyone with dementia, carers and family. meet up for a cuppa in a relaxed and supportive environment. burghead storytime 1.30pm at burghead library. all under 5s welcome. for info call 01343 830186.

owen & olly’s four man band 7pm at elgin academy. lots of familiar tunes from film, tv & video games. not to be missed. for more info call 0141 334 8500 or visit www.childrensclassicconcerts.co.uk forres vienenburg twinning association ceilidh 7pm for 7.30pm, mosset tavern, forres. tickets £10 from pearls, committee members and the mosset tavern. includes stovies supper. df concerts present : the stranglers the alarm @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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2 wednesday nairn u3a - presentation on ‘the history and meaning of leap years’ 1.45pm at nairn community centre. all welcome. for more information call pauline on 01667 453537 or visit www.nairnu3a.org.uk. essential bike skills maintenance 6.30pm - 8.30pm every wednesday in march at bike revolution, lossiemouth. learn how to fix a puncture & mend a broken chain. free but booking essential at www.bike-revolution.co.uk. ‘a night with the profs’ - part of the moray science festival and the falconer museums ‘power to the people exhibition’ 6pm for 6.30pm at universal hall, the park, findhorn. featuring professor colin mcinnes, university of glasgow and professor martin mccoustra, heriot-watt university. with a question and answer session. for info and opening times email mary.johnston@uhi.ac.uk, call 01343 576266 or anne.owen@moray.gov.uk, call 01309 696261

3 thursday findlay napier @ the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk protecting our local rivers in moray - robert laughton’s illustrated talk 3pm - 4pm, forres library. the habitats, water temperatures, land use and flood alleviation of the findhorn, nairn and lossie rivers. for more info call 01309 672834. ‘the sun, the earth and global warming’ by professor martin mccoustra of heriot-watt university - part of

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forres crafters easter fair 10am - 3pm at the tolbooth, high street, forres. for info call 07565 499598 or forrescrafters@gmail.com. the story of the little gentleman @ universal hall 2pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk hxc events present - slipknowt : zombie militia seed of sorrow @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com scottish teas 1pm - 4pm at findhorn village centre.

7 monday burghead library reading group 7pm at burghead library. all welcome to this reading group for adults. for more information call 01343 830186. cinema nairn: ‘floodtide’ (pg) 2pm at nairn community and arts centre, tickets at door. for more info visit www.cinema-nairn.co.uk.

9 wednesday highland rock garden club - the beauty and the beast: mosses and related plants a talk by dave genney (scottish natural heritage) 7.30pm at nairn community & arts centre. £2.50 incl. refreshments. all welcome. call john owen on 01320 366246 moray, banff & badenoch decorative and fine arts society lecture: ‘great tarts in art: a whore’s who of high culture and the oldest profession’ - lecturer linda smith 11am at the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. non-members £7 donation. new members welcome. visit nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk or email membership secretary membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk music nairn presents: benjamin grosvenor - pianist 7.30pm, nairn community and arts centre. tickets at door • www.musicnairn.org.uk or call 01667 455701 and now... @ universal hall 7:30pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

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healing meeting with john mellor 7pm at the barn church, inverness. one of australia’s most respected healing ministers. all welcome to attend & receive prayer. for more info email cfhhmoray@gmail.com or call 07835 583820. cinema nairn: pride (15) 7.30pm at nairn community & arts centre. tickets at door. for further info www.cinema-nairn.co.uk suffragette (film) @ universal hall 7:30pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

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10 thursday midweek morning meander 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. a short jaunt to get those muscles working & get that fat burnng. bring your own bike or hire one from bike revolution

12 saturday st john’s coffee morning 10am - 12pm at forres town hall. freshly made scone, stalls, bottle stall, raffle, chocolate tombola. £2. moray science festival families day 10am - 4pm at moray college, uhi, moray street, elgin. bring the family for a fun filled day and find out how you can help save the planet. for more information email mary.johnston@uhi.ac.uk, call 01343 576266 visit www.moraysciencefestival.co.uk

13 sunday bike club café jaunt 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. join us for a wee jaunt to a local café to enjoy some cake. www.bike-revolution.co.uk

14 monday nairn speakers’ club 7.30pm at newton hotel, nairn. to gain confidence in public speaking. come along and see how it’s done. for more information call john brown on 01667 453373

15 tuesday stiff little fingers + ricky warwick & the fighting hearts @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

16 wedneday nairn u3a - talk by stephen wiseman, heritage officer, on ‘the monster canal: an illustrated journey along the caledonian canal’ 1.45pm at nairn community centre. all welcome. for more info call pauline on 01667 453537 or visit www.nairnu3a.org.uk

19 saturday - 25 friday earthsings festival @ universal hall findhorn foundation. a celebration of song with performances featuring 12 piece choir northern harmony, corrina hewat and shine, james grant (love and money), zulu tradition and more. for more info and time visit www.findhorn.org/earthsings

20 sunday nature treasure hunt @ the loft at eastgrange farm, near forres. for information call 01309 8501111 or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk northern harmony @ universal hall 8pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

21 monday james grant @ universal hall 8pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

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quiz night in aid of moray concert brass at rafford village hall. teams of up to 6 people. £5 per person. teas and a raffle. contact angela to reserve a table on 01343 890273 or pandamitchell@btinternet.com. forres library bookbug 10.30am at forres library. all babies and toddlers welcome. for more information call 01309 672834. wrestling event @ the loft at the eastgrange farm, near forres. for information call 01343 8501111 or visit www. eastgrange.co.uk moray saturday orienteering series round 3 10:15am - 11:15am, millbuies country park, elgin. be part of the new adventure-running craze in moray! a sport for all seasons and all people, young and old. further details at www.moravianorienteering.org we came from wolves@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk nairn men’s breakfast 9.45 for 10am, dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by ralph gunn. share food and fellowship and hear what god is doing in other men's lives. call campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm fri 18th to book your place.

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23 wednesday essential bike skills maintenance class 6.30pm 8.30pm at bike revolution, lossiemouth. want to know learn how to fix a puncture & mend a broken chain. free class but booking essential at www.bikerevolution.co.uk. moray science festival quiz night doors open 6pm for 6.30pm, conference room, moray college, moray street, elgin. all welcome. byob. snacks provided. ÂŁ3 per head. email mary.johnston@uhi.ac.uk, call 01343 576266 or visit moraysciencefestival.co.uk northern harmony participatory @ universal hall 8pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

24 thursday midweek morning meander 10am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. a short jaunt to get those muscles working & get that fat burnng. bring your own bike or hire one from bike revolution. shine @ universal hall 8pm for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk

25 friday - 26 saturday patrick monahan @ the drouthy cobbler 7.30pm. call 01343 596000 or www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

26 saturday forres oap association 10am - 12pm, coffee morning at forres town hall. usual stalls & raffle. ÂŁ1.50 entry. eddie halliwell - cheynie - maddog @ ironworks 10pm. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

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31 thursday - 1 friday easter mountain biking expedition 11am at bike revolution, lossiemouth. free mountain biking expedition open to two local families this easter. explore local scenery & find out how easy it is to enjoy a great bike at a low cost. bikes, trailers & camping equipment provided. get in touch at 01343 610864 or info@bike-revolution.co.uk

annual model railway exhibition by moray model railway group 10am - 5pm at elgin town hall. all welcome. entry ÂŁ4 adults, ÂŁ2 concs, family ÂŁ11. buffet available. www.moraymrg.org.uk

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