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CLUBS & SOCIETIES COFFEE CLUB Wednesdays 10.30 - 11.30am. All Welcome. Join us at the Findhorn Village Centre for homebakes and chat! Call Karin on 01309 692339. DALLACHY AEROMODELLERS Model aircrafts and helicopter flying at old Dallachy World War 2 airfield. Mainly at weekends. Offers training on dual control. www.dallachyaeromodellers.org.uk FALCONER MUSEUM, FORRES Open: Apr - Oct, Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm (except public hols). “Fascinating Forres, Past & Present”. Free admission. FÈIS INBHIR NARAINN Weekly traditional music classes in guitar, fiddle, whistle, chanter, accordion, keyboard & bodhran. Any ability from age 8. Instrument hire available. Tel: 462681 or visit www.spanglefish.com/ inbhirnarainn FINDHORN BOWLING CLUB Daily, 9am - 9pm, Apr - Sept, Church Place. Affiliated to the Scottish Bowling Association & Highland Bowling League. All ages & abilities welcome. Call Joan Tomkinson 673847

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FINDHORN TENNIS CLUB 2 full size & 1 short court. Family & young juniors rates available. Adults £50 & Juniors £20 annual subscription for unlimited play. Contact Janet Barcis: janetbarcis@hotmail.co.uk, phone 01309 692479 or visit www.lta.org. FORRES ST LAWRENCE CRICKET CLUB Apr - Sept. Senior competitive cricket (weekends), coaching Tues and Thurs, 6pm - 8pm. Junior (over 9 years) coaching Mon 6pm - 7.30pm. All coaching in Grant Park. New players welcome. Call Gus Farr 672206 or Steve Hogley 672913 GRANT PARK BOWLING CLUB Daily 1 - 4pm & 6 -9pm, Apr Sept. Non-members & visitors £1 per session. All levels & ages welcome. Coaching available. Call Jim Hasman 673062 LGBT MORAY 1st Tuesday each month, 7:30pm at The Mucklecross Pub, Elgin. 18+ only. OR 3rd Saturday at 10:30am at The Mosset Tavern, Forres. Well attended group with mixed ages. For more details visit www.lgbtmoray.co.uk, email lgbtmoray@gmail.com or call 07598 418638 LGBT MORAY YOUTH Social networking group online on Facebook at 'LGBT Moray Youth' or contact Katie Quartly at lgbtmorayyouth@gmail.com. Young volunteers wanted to help start a group in Moray. LUNCH CLUB 2nd Tuesday of the month, 12:30pm - 2pm at Findhorn Village Centre. £3.50 per person, eat as much as you like. Fresh home made soups and Sweets. Open to all. Call 01309 692339. MORAY ACCESS PANEL To help improve access to buildings or other access problems in Moray. An advisory body made up of disabled and Moray Council reprentatives. Meets monthly at The Moray Resource Centre, Elgin. New members are always welcome. For more info email wheelsgalore100@googlemail.com

MORAY COAST MOTORCYCLE CLUB 1st Wednesday every month at Mill House Hotel, Tynet, Buckie. Social ride out’s, fundraisers and more. Visit www.mcmc.org.uk or call Tracey Scott on 07928 444376 NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST Antenatal classes & breastfeeding support. Meetings and outings in Forres and Elgin area. Email: nct_moray@yahoo.co.uk NCT BUMPS AND BABIES Tuesdays 10am - 11:30am, Kinloss church hall. £1.50 suggested donation. Come along for a chat, cuppa,meet new fiends, antenatal support and a lending library. NEEDLE CRAFT CUPPA CLUB

Wed from 1:30pm - 3:30pm at Findhorn Village Centre. £1 per person. Relaxed drop in club for all abilities to create needle craft projects among friends whilst having a cuppa. Machines and Utensils can be made available. 01309 692339 RAFFORD WRI Meets 3rd Wednesday each month at 7:30pm in Rafford Village Hall. Contact Dorothy Gough on 01309 672918 or Alison Prentice on 01309 672380 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 NATIONAL TRUST FOR SCOTLAND BANFF & MORAY Promoting the NTS and fundraising to support local properties, Brodie Castle and Leith Hall. Varied annual programme of events. Ring the secretary on 01343 835258 or email secretary2.bmnts@btinternet.com

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TOO MANY KOOKS Wednesday evenings. Womens acappella singing group, some performing, world music, gospel, scottish etc. Call Kate O’Connell 01343 850266 THE CROSS STITCHERS Wednesdays from 1pm - 4pm in the Forres Community Centre. New members always welcome. Call 07708 664865 for more info. THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION (MORAY) FORRES Cubs - Mondays, Beavers Tuesdays, Scouts - Fridays. beavers@morayscouts.org.uk (or cubs@... 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 VOLUNTARY ACTION MORAY Encourages and supports voluntary activity, assist local groups and identify needs which require development. Contact 01343 541713 YOGA CLUB Mon 9:45am-11:15am - regular class & Tues 7pm-8:30pm for pregnancy yoga at East Grange Farm House (by The Loft). Call Valerie Ritchie on 07767497936 PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

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The Editor

Scottish Independence seems to be just about everywhere at the moment. TV debates, local meetings, etc and is the hot topic of many conversations. It will be, arguably, one of the biggest decisions the nation has made for decades if not centuries. Whatever the outcome we must be grateful that this is following a truly democratic process and not the turbulence being witnessed in places like the Ukraine.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS In my role as a minister it never ceases to amaze me how many people believe Christianity stands for something that Christians themselves do not recognize! One of the main misunderstandings that is frequently aired is that Christianity is concerned with life after death; when the truth is, it is interested in life – full stop. In John 10:10 Jesus says: 'I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.' And at the end of his Gospel, John makes it clear why he wrote about the Lord Jesus: 'Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.' John 20:30-31. Christianity is not some spiritual lifeinsurance or heavenly pension scheme where you pay in during your life on earth and reap a reward or draw a pension in the life to come! Christianity is like the new born baby

who is born into privilege and wealth: they've done nothing to deserve it, nothing to earn it and nothing to merit it, it is simply theirs because of the family to which they belong. Similarly, when a person is born again of God's Spirit and comes to put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins, they become heirs with the Author of Life. The baby born into a wealthy and privileged family doesn't benefit from his heritage and money once they are dead but while they are alive! Equally, the Christian is who is united to Christ by faith doesn't only start living life in all its fullness in heaven; it starts as soon as they become a part of God's family, here and now. Far too often I see too many people trying to find fullness of life in things which endlessly promise to deliver but perpetually fail to provide: careers, family, fitness, success, and I'm sure you can think of others. But in order to experience life in all its fullness

Caroline Street Gospel Hall Sundays 6.30pm: gospel meetings. Tel: 01309 674375. Email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk Dyke Church - Church of Scotland Sunday worship 10am. Family service. Tea/coffee and fellowship after every service. Contact Mrs Jane Foster on 01309 641257 (Session Clerk) or email jwaf2212@hotmail.co.uk Edinkillie Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday worship 11.30am. Contact Mr Campbell Falconer (session clerk): 01309 674249. Kinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of Scotland Alternating weekly. Kinloss and Findhorn 10am. Alves first Sunday of each month at 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690931 or 01309 690349. Lighthouse Baptist Church Clovenside Chapel, Forres. Sunday service 10:30am and 6.30pm. Refreshments served afterwards. Contact: 01309 676434. Email: info@lighthousechurch.co.uk Website: www.lighthousechurch.co.uk Rafford Church Sundays 9.30am: family service. Our praise is from CH3 and Mission Praise. After the service, we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit. We have a lively Sunday school with Bible stories, songs, games and crafts. You are also

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you have to be connected to the Author of Life, in the same way as a branch needs to be connected to the tree in order to have life or a lamp needs to be connected to electricity to produce light. Connection to the source of life ensures fullness of life. Therefore, Christianity is not only to do with life after death but life itself, life in all of its beauty and potential and richness: life that can only ever be experienced by being united to Christ by faith, the one who alone is the way, the truth and the life. As someone once said: “The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” Why wait any longer when the Author of Life is freely offering you life in all its fullness? John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Rev. Dr Jon P. Mackenzie Lighthouse Baptist Church

invited to join us at 4.30pm on the third Sunday of each month for a contemporary style act of worship. Contact Anne Garrow (session clerk): 01309 672930. St John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church Sundays 8am: communion. 10am: family communion. Tel: 01309 672856. Email: stjohnsforres@btinternet.com. Website: www.stjohnsforres.wordpress.com St Laurence Church Sundays 10am: family service. Tel: 01309 672260. Email: barryj.boydstlaurence@btinternet.com St Leonards Church Sundays 10.30am: family service. Tea and coffee served afterwards. Tel: 01309 672380. Email: donald.prentice@tesco.net. Website: www.stleonardschurchforres.com St Margaret’s Catholic Church Mass on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday 10am. Contact Father Barnett: 01667 453323. 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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So, we’re trying to do our bit, what are you doing to overcome your lawn problems? Usually around now, I make a plea for you all to give the grass a chance to look after itself by not cutting it too short. Almost every gardening column/book/programme – and GreenThumb for that matter– will suggest you shouldn’t cut the grass shorter than about an inch. Think shag pile carpet, not threadbare rug! Mow it as often as you like, just take the cutters up a notch, it will make all the difference, and it’s free! Garden grass is not putting green grass, and scalping it is the quickest way to get a moss infestation as it leaves the grass permanently weak. Put on a new blade, or have the old one sharpened. A clean cut for a grass plant is just like sharp secateurs for any other plant. A ripping cut damages the grass plant, causes browning of the tips, and makes it more susceptible to disease.

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SUPPORT HOUSING FOR A HAPPIER FUTURE Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association offer services in the community for those who feel they could benefit from a move to a new home with support. Hanover has a wide range of supported accommodation available across the area. If you know of anyone who may benefit from the support and security of living in high quality, affordable supported housing, we may be able to help. Who are we? We’re one of Scotland’s largest specialist housing providers for older people and people with disabilities. We’re a registered social landlord and not-for-profit housing association. Our properties and services are available to everyone, regardless of their income or status. We keep our rent levels affordable; this along with the ability to apply for housing benefit from the local authority, if applicable, enables any person over 60 years of age, and in some cases younger, to live in our affordable accommodation. We work in close partnership with local authorities to ensure the best care and support packages are available for all of our clients and, in some places, we also provide innovative and flexible care packages ourselves, based onsite. Our properties We offer sheltered, very sheltered and amenity housing throughout the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire. Usually consisting of modern one or two bedroom flats or cottages, they offer a wealth of features which allow people to live as independently as possible for as long as possible. There are a number of extra benefits too, for example: UÊ iVÌ ÊÌ ÊV Õ ÌÞÊ> >À ÊÃiÀÛ ViÃÆÊ UÊ } ÞÊÌÀ> i`]Ê Ã ÌiÊÃÌ>vvÊ i LiÀÃÆÊ> `Ê UÊ+Õ> ÌÞÊ>`>«Ì>Ì ÃÊÌ Ê > iÊ`> ÞÊ Û }Êi>Ã iÀ° We’ve can supply copies of our leaflet describing our services in more detail and would be delighted if you could pass them on to anyone you feel may benefit from the services we offer. We’d also welcome the chance to discuss with you how we can help you in more detail, as well as arrange for you to take a look at our services in action. If this is of an interest please contact us so we can discuss further. To arrange this, or to obtain copies of the leaflet, please get in touch with us on 01343 548585 or email northinfo@hsha.org.uk.

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APRIL 2014 28 monday james milne institute agm 7:30pm. all welcome.

29 tuesday mark thomas @ universal hall 8pm. tickets £15 / 10 (concessions). visit www.universalhall.co.uk for info.

“Jesus said, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life” (John 5:24)

scottish teas & crafts event 1pm - 3pm at findhorn village centre. free entry. homebakes & refreshments available. all local scottish based crafters! call karin 01309 692339 for further information. dj yoda+filth+ally ridgers+stephanie lewicki+kaos theory @ ironworks 10pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

3 saturday - 4 sunday mundole equestrian spring show call 07901 602042 for details or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

Rolling Event 3rd May - 2nd August through the lens - photography exhibition by jack martin tuesday - thursday, 10am – 4pm in the nicholson building gallery, st catherine’s road, forres

MAY 2014 2 friday first friday coffee morning 10am - 12pm, in duffus hall. community food moray will also be there for fresh, locally sourced fruit and vegetables. bear’s den @ ironworks 7:30pm. £8. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com mahler players present ‘mahler in miniature’ 8pm at nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

3 saturday baby & children's market 10am - 1pm at eight acres hotel, elgin. 1000s of pre-loved items all under one roof! clothing, toys, books, furniture, prams, carseats, garden toys and footwear all at bargain prices direct from the owners. adult entry £1 (under 16s free) • info@happymumsmarket.co.uk too many kooks in concert 7pm for 7.30pm at kinloss church hall. acappella harmonies, pop, gospel, bluegrass, folk. tickets from kate o'connell kateoc@naturalvoice.net • www.toomanykooks.org.uk admin@spotlighton.co.uk

NAIRN Nairn Community & Arts Centre Your local venue for films, shows, concerts, and parties. Wide range of activities for all ages.

MAY EVENTS Friday 2nd ..............................................Mahler Players present “Mahler in Miniature” 8.00pm Thursday 8th............................................... Jazz Nairn presents “Rossano Sportiello” – 7.30pm Friday 9th ................................................... Royal String Quartet Saturday 17th.......................................................Table Top Sale Friday 23rd May ........................... Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain Friday 30th May ......Cinema Nairn – “Three Colours Red” (15) Saturday 31st.................................Referendum Debate 7.30pm For further details, telephone 01667 453476, e-mail info@nairncc.co.uk or check out our website at www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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5 monday really wild festival @ the scottish dolphin centre 10:30am - 4pm. free admission. with food, drinks, stalls and tons of activities. for info call 01343 820339

6 tuesday boden clothes sale at torvean, 33 forteath avanue elgin. email veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk for more details.

8 thursday jazz nairn presents ‘rossano sportiello’ 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

9 friday an evening of music & dance with ‘russian connection’ doors open 7pm, rafford village hall. £5 donation. tea and home bakes will be served. come along and support this group of very talented young people. contact anne on 672930 for tickets. meet the experts at brodie castle 11am - 4pm. this informative day includes lunch and afternoon refreshments. more details at www.nts.org.uk/events. booking is essential due to limited numbers.

music nairn presents royal string quartet 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. for details call 01667 455701 or visit www.musicnairn.org.uk

10 saturday culbin singers spring concert 7:30pm, st laurence church, forres. tickets, £12, £10 and £5 (u12) from members, gazette office, r&r urquhart solicitors, bookmark, grantown, sound and vision, elgin or email alasdair@manachie.eclipse.co.uk moray gaelic group coffee afternoon 2pm - 4pm, elgin youth café. all gaelic speakers, fluent or learning are welcome to come along for gaelic conversation, tea, coffee, scones and a chance to meet other gaelic speakers. tha fàilte mhòr gu a huile duine. £3 entry. forres harriers benromach 10k 2:30pm, registration 1pm, town hall small hall. starts and finishes at benromach distillery. runners of all abilities welcome on this flat course. refreshments after. see forres harriers website for details. doors alive - tribute act @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

10 saturday - 11 sunday mundole equestrian british dressage & unaffiliated festival call 07901 602042 for details or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

11 sunday dawn chorus walk @ the scottish dolphin centre 5am - 7am a free, beautiful guided walk along the river spey (booking essential). call 01343 820339 the western front association: ‘1914 – 1918, a horse war?’ by graham winton, author 2:30pm, elgin library. extended meeting to 5:30pm for details call 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net moray & highland junior orienteering championships 10am - 12:30pm culbin forest (wellhill) open to all under 17s in moray & highland regions. full details at www.moravianorienteering.org dyke church garden plant sale and afternoon tea 2pm - 4pm, dyke village hall. plants, bric-a-brac, books, home baking and much more. entry £2

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forres christian aid lunches 12pm - 2pm, at st leonard's church hall. £3 for soup and sweet.

15 thursday ethan johns @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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festival of museums - looking for the source of the nile friday 10am - 3pm schools events. saturday 10:30am - 11:30am, 12:30pm - 1:30pm & 2:30pm 3:30pm public events at nairn museum. for details call 01667 456791 or visit www.nairnmuseum.co.uk or www.festivalofmuseums.com

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festival of museums - wolf of badenoch’s banquet 7pm - 11pm, highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. dine, if you dare, with one of the most evil and bloodthirsty villains in scottish history! for more information visit www.highlandfolk.com or www.festivalofmuseums.com

Fun for all the family!

17saturday moray steiner school may fayre 11am - 3:30pm a great family day out. games, pony rides, craft stalls, bbq, cafe, music and traditional maypole dancing. raffle. school tours. call 01309 676300 for more infomation. action marine park lossiemouth coffee morning & stalls 10am - 1pm lossie town hall. in aid of the redevelopment of marine park. further details on their facebook page. £3 tea ticket at door. tales and trails @ the highlanders’ museum, fort george drop-in storytelling sessions 11am - 12:30pm & 1pm 2:30pm. craft activity 3pm - 4:30pm (booking for craft advised) take part in museum trails, dress up as a soldier & handle real war artefacts. for more info call 0131 3107803 • lynsey@thehighlandersmuseum.com or visit www.thehighlandersmuseum.com fun casino evening 7:30pm, houldsworth institute, dallas. cocktails and licenced bar. dress to impress. tickets £10 includes playing chips. contact mrs susan richards on 01343 890717. creative moray firth's craft, photography & food fair 10am - 4:30pm, mercure hotel, church street, inverness. full of great gifts and will have a food area enticing people to local goods. all stalls highlight the great talent from across the moray firth area. the counterfeit sixties @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com christian aid soup and sweet 12pm - 2pm in the james milne institute findhorn. bric a brac and nearly new. table top sale at nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk festival of museums - night flights 1pm - 3pm family craft drop-in, 8pm night walk, moth watch talk & prep at museum, 9pm – 10.30pm moth walk at the falconer museum, forres. for details call 01309 696261 or visit www.falconermuseum.co.uk or www.festivalofmuseums.com

Foster Care Fortnight ‘ Can you guess who Fosters’

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Gordon Castle HIGHLAND GAMES & COUNTRY FAIR SUNDAY MAY 18TH 2014 10.30am - 5pm More Space so even more to do, see and enjoy! Catch up with all the latest news and buy discounted tickets on-line www.gordoncastlehighlandgames.co.uk

17 saturday - 18 sunday cairngorms nature festival events and experiences for all the family. nature watching, guided walks, arts & crafts and landrover safaris & much more from the hubs at glenmore lodge and muir of dinnet. for more info visit www.cairngorms.co.uk

18 sunday charity garden plant sale at foulis castle - in aid of marie curie cancer care 11am - 5pm, evanton, rossshire. entry and car parking is free. teas in the castle. donations prior to the event welcome. for info email panny@logie.co.uk

20 tuesday - 21 wednesday deja vu clothes sale 5:30pm - 7:30pm on tues & 10am - 4pm on wed at westfield house, near elgin. a talk on how to manage your wardrobe with dorothy murdoch on both days (12pm on wed) for info email veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk. looking for nearly new summer clothes to be dropped off at westfield house by 17 may.

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phil cunningham & aly bain at nairn community & arts centre. for details call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

the culbin forest run 6:45pm culbin forest (wellhill) the 15th staging of this ever-popular family event with races for under 12s, under 16s and seniors. event no 2 in the moray forest runs series.

24 saturday scottish women's rural institutes food & flowers show 10:30am - 3:30pm, trinity church hall, elgin. tea, coffee and cake served all day. call 01667 493361 or email bjshone@gmail.com for details. lhanbryde and urquhart macmillan cancer support: dawn walk - dava way bus from forres academy at 5:30am to grantown for start. 24 miles finishing back in forres. alternatively stop at edinkillie (approx 15miles). more info or to register call 01343 842855 inverness abc boxing tournament: north of scotland select vs north of england @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

30 friday cinema nairn: ‘three colours red’ 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. for more information visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

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no ordinary run! orienteering in forres 10:15am 11:15am, newbold house (near leanchoil hospital) all welcome, young and old. juniors can score points for their school in the moray & nairn schools orienteering league. visit www.moravianorienteering.org referendum debate 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. for details call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

mundole equestrian show jumping festival call 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

31 sunday - 1 june

25 sunday litter pick at roseisle forest & beach. meet at roseisle car park, 11am. gloves and litter pickers provided. findhorn bowling club open day at 2pm. new members welcome.

fèis mhoireibh - traditional music festival for children aged 8 - 18 9:30am - 4pm, moray college, elgin. £35 for first child, £25 for subsequent children in same family. booking forms available from lesley morrison on 01343 559345 or visit www.feismhoireibh.co.uk closing date for applications is monday 28th april

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On Saturday 28th June 2014, Grant Park, Forres Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping - well actually around 3,600 pipers and drummers will be piping and drumming in Grant Park, Forres on Saturday 28 June 2014 as they compete in the European Pipe Band Championships, sponsored by Benromach Speyside Single Malt Whisky. The competition itself is run by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association to a well-practised formula where bands compete in their own grade, from juveniles to Grade 1 in 1 of 4 arenas on the park, the vast size and natural amphitheatre of Grant Park easily absorbs the sound. In addition there’s also a competition for the best Drum Major and a Highland Dancing competition.

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Foster Care Fortnight 12th–25th May 2014 The Council provides care for individual children, sibling groups and children with complex emotional needs. We currently look after 83 children in 40 mainstream and 6 Choices specialist foster placements. There are a further 22 children who are currently living elsewhere in Scotland as we don’t have enough foster carers in Moray at present.

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