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In this issue...... Clubs & Societies

4 Cinema Listings

Pastoral Letter

6 Lifestyle Section

Church Details

6 Cleaning Tips

Council News

8 Huntly Raptors

Election Candidates

9 Dreaming Of...

Useful Contacts

10 Women in Business

Tide Times

10 The Elgin Marbles

Local Holidays

10 School Term Dates

Chef’s Confidential

14 Advertisers Index

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MORAY BUSINESS WOMEN An informal club for women within the Moray area who have an interest in business, networking, sharing information and general socialising. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month. For more information, tel: Michelle on 07887 730708 or e-mail us at tina.mason52@yahoo.com MORAY FLYING CLUB Contact Angela Dry, RAF Kinloss 617361 MORAY GAELIC GROUP We have conversation classes in gaelic led by three volunteer native gaelic speakers. Held in Moray College on Monday evenings 7.30pm-9pm. £1 per night, £5 year membership. Contact moraygaelicgroup @uhi.ac.uk or visit www.moraygaelicgroup.ning.com MORAY GROUP OF THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED Volunteers needed to help at our riding sessions by leading the ponies or acting as side-helpers for our riders. Monday afternoons and/or Wednesdays. We are based at Cranloch Riding Centre near Elgin. No experience? No worries - training provided. For more info contact Denise 01343 850310 or Liz 01343 556167 MORAY MOUNTAINEERING CLUB Guests are welcome to attend Club meets, monthly Bus picks up at Bank of Scotland, Forres, 7.30am (3rd Sunday each month) visit our website at

www.moraymc.wordpress.com NHS RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP Meets every second Wednesday each month from September May. Elgin Town Hall Supper Room 2pm-4pm. Contact Mary Nelson 675371 NATIONAL CHILDBIRTH TRUST Antenatal classes and breastfeeding support. Regular meetings and outings in Forres and Elgin area. For information email nct_moray@yahoo.co.uk

RAFFORD TODDLER GROUP Meets Tuesdays 9.30am to 11.30am at Rafford Hall. Contact Pauline 671592

‘NO STRINGS ATTACHED’ CONFIDENTIAL HELPLINE If you are caring for someone who is affected by drugs, alcohol or mental health issues and you feel that it is having an impact on you and the rest of your family call 01343 555031 for help and advice. Anonymity if required PEEK-A-BOO CRECHE (KINLOSS) Drop-in creche for all Moray children. Places can be booked in advance. Contact Susan Whittaker-Smith 691442

QUARRIERS CARER SUPPORT SERVICE MORAY Providing practical and emotional support to the unpaid Carers of Moray. If you look after a family member, friend or neighbour and could use some help or just want to find out more about what we do, call us on 01343 556031 QUASAR HOCKEY CLUB Contact Peter Bavage 691178

NAIRNSHIRE CEILIDH DANCE GROUP Meets every Tuesday in the Seaforth Club, Gordon Street, Nairn, 7.30pm-10pm. Anyone interested in learning & enjoying social, sequence and ceilidh dancing in a friendly and informal group. Contact Doreen 01667 451430 or Alistair 01309 674499

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PHOENIX MARTIAL ARTS Contact Miles Hatch 674427

RSCDS (FORRES BRANCH) Scottish Country Dance classes September - March: Adults Monday 8pm-10pm, Town Hall, Forres; Juniors (age 5-15 years) - Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.30pm, Applegrove Primary School. Contact Miss M. Ross, ‘Morven’, Castle St., 673325 REBOOT (MORAY COMPUTER RECYCLING) Computers at affordable cost, to Community/Voluntary groups and disadvantaged individuals. Contact 671681, 9 Greshop Road, Forres RIDING FOR THE DISABLED (FORRES, NAIRN & DISTRICT) Provides opportunities to ride and give therapeutic benefit to disabled children in the Forres and Nairn area. Contact Mrs C Negus 0845 241 5301

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THE HANDYPERSON SERVICE (MORAY) Supports vulnerable, elderly, disabled and disadvantaged members of our community to maintain their independence and a better quality of life in their own homes, by providing a small (free of charge) repair/assistance service to those with no local family or friends available. Contact 01343 559739 THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION (MORAY) Forres meetings: Beavers Tuesdays, Cubs - Mondays, Scouts - Fridays. Email beavers@morayscouts.org.uk (or @..... or scouts@..... etc) TOO MANY KOOKS Womens acappella singing group, some performing, world music, scottish, gospel etc. Meets Wednesday evenings. Contact Kate O’Connell 01343 850266 VARIS PLAYERS Amateur dramatics society based in Forres. Contact Yvonne Pointon 01343 850311 WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION We hold 9 meetings per year (on Saturday afternoons) in Elgin Library open to anyone with an interest in the First World War. Contact Derek Bird on 01343 870562 or email at chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk

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In the summer of 1979, Sony Japan unveiled a new music player called Walkman cassette player; it was the first low-cost, portable music player. Revolutionary - and it kicked the old 8 trackcartridge music player into touch. It sold over 200 million units. October 2010 Sony announced that it would halt production of the Walkman in Japan. The emergence of the CD had certainly weakened demand for the cassette Walkman in Western Europe and in the Americas, however, what really made the use of walkman anachronistic was the emergence of MP3 files and devices such as the iPod. Suddenly a new age generation is born and a new culture of distributing information and entertainment took over the reins of our lives. As we engage and grapple with life during a period of more government cuts in budget and public services, and by coincidence, a period of Lent, it seem to me that we are entering a

different era not only within the body politic of the nation, but also in our personal spiritual lives. The new iPod age, the emergence of new frontier of distributing information and entertainment, the Twitter followers, texting and surfing whiz kids all bring and introduce new dictions into the repertoire of our knowledge and language. It may just be time for some of us to learn a new language, a new way of life and acquaint ourselves with what the future brings.

engaging in mission and propagation of the gospel to a new generation. Also, planning for tomorrow is time well spent; worrying about tomorrow is time wasted.

Talking about the future then, in the biblical gospel book of Matthew, Jesus teaches about worry and he challenges his listeners to trust in God, their heavenly Father, who in His benevolence fed the birds of the air - as they don’t gather into barns, and clothed the lilies of the field who don’t toil or spin, yet God provided for these more than King Solomon in his splendour.The lesson for us as we face the future, the emergence of new ways of distributing information brings to us new ways of

The worrier, by contrast, is consumed by fear and finds it difficult to trust others, talk less of God. Worry stops you from acting and it fills the individual with different thoughts and pushes one towards different directions. We may not know what that future holds but what we know is that we are here today and we can certainly trust in God who is able. LET GO and LET GOD.

Lighthouse Church meets every Sunday at Clovenside Chapel. Service starts at 10am, refreshments served afterwards. Tel: 676434 or email info@lighthousechurch.co.uk www.lighthousechurch.co.uk Edinkillie Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday Worship 12noon. Contact Mrs A. Young (Session Clerk) tel: 611271 St. Leonards Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am for Family Service and 6.30pm for Evening Worship, tel: 641239 or email:sessionclerk@stleonardschurchforres.com (For services at Rafford and St Michael’s Dallas please contact St Leonards) St. Margaret’s Catholic Church mass on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 10am. Contact Father Barnett tel: 01667 453323 Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Meeting every Sunday at 6.30pm. For more details tel: 674375 email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk St. Laurence Church meets every Sunday at 10am for Family Service, tel: 672260 email: barryj.boydstlaurence@btinternet.com Rafford Church meets every Sunday at 9.30am for Family Service, our praise is from CH3 and Mission Praise. After the service we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit. Contact Anne Garrow (Session Clerk) tel: 672930

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Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the difference, however, careful planning is thinking about goals, steps, and schedules and trusting in God’s guidance. When done properly, planning and praying about God’s guidance can help alleviate worry.

Matthew Olanrewaju, Padre RAF Kinloss

St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church meets every Sunday at 8am for Communion and 10am for Family Communion Service, tel: 672856, email stjohnsforres@ btinternet.com or visit www.stjohnsforres.wordpress.com Kinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of Scotland Alternating weekly, Kinloss and Findhorn, at 10am, and Alves 1st Sunday of each month 11.30 am. Contact 690931 or 690349 Moray Grace Fellowship Meets Sunday mornings 10.30am in Alves Village Hall. Contact Vic Cameron for more details tel: 850142 email vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com www.moraygrace.wordpress.com

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Public Session • Police sergeant Pamela gordon told us of ongoing investigations into a series of vandalisms and a break-in to premises in the greshop industrial estate which were being followed up. foot patrols are being carried out in the high street following incidences of illegal parking and road traffic patrols are checking vehicles as part of a drive to reduce Road Casualties. • Community Cllr J mackenzie briefed the meeting on steps he had taken to draw the attention of the secretary of state for scotland, by a letter to him, to the concern of the Community Council and residents of forres into the risk of flooding of the River findhorn and the recent announcement that the funding of the flood relief scheme, due to a mix up, would not be available. he questioned the lack of support given by sePa to the suggestion that dredging the river would reduce the risk in favour of preserving the habitat for bugs and the local authority for accepting that objection. • he also raised the subject of booking places in the town hall and the fact that on the first day of the year a queue formed to fully book the premises for the full year. this failed to allow the smaller clubs the opportunity to avail themselves of the facilities. moray Cllr ogilvie said that the system of lets in the town hall was being investigated and local groups would each get one booking initially. • Cllr mackenzie drew attention to the Cairngorm national Park and its boundaries and asked if more of moray could be included. he said that at present the Park stopped on the dava moor which meant that there was no mention of forres in the Park literature. this did not encourage visitors to extend or expand their range of exploration. • Cllr s ferris addressed the meeting on the topic of Community generation, as a means of raising funding for special projects pertinent to the town. he suggested that the

town could erect Community turbines on Common good land and use them to raise, by way of the subsidies available, funds for the Common good fund & therefore the town. he sought the approval of the Community Council to approach the energy saving trust and Community Power & light companies to investigate further the feasibility of the grants available and the scope of the project using the Community Council as a valid organisation to oversee the project. Cllr hellyer pointed out that solar panels could be fitted to the roofs of all local authority buildings and this would go a long way to reducing energy costs for the rate payers. a member of the Public pointed out that the turbines would require to be connected to the grid, and that also windmills were proven engineering but required a steady source of wind. Cllr ferris said that from his experience flying in the area 15 knots east or west was common. the Community Council agreed that Cllr ferris could initiate assessment of the project. Secretary’s Report • letters were received from moray Council, nhs grampian, the asCC and a moP. • Community services consulted us on the proposed sale of ground adjacent to 3 mannachie Road. the Chair said that he was convinced that the area at fleurs had been Common good & while the area was small any proceeds should be credited to the fund. • the secretary said that he and Cllr hellyer had attended 2 meetings called by nhs grampian, in the Community Centre, to discuss a future sustainable health service for the forres area. at those meetings we had been told that it cost £1.2m to run leanchoil per year for the benefit of 170 patients. Cllr hellyer felt this was disingenuous as it appeared to take no account of the many and varied clinics using the building. While mCh&sCP were consulting us they were still not being open and un-

ambiguous. • a member of the Public contacted the Community Council asking if the Community Council would call a Public meeting on the concerns of leanchoil hospital and its possible closure. members felt that this was the only way that the public would be able to input their feelings and instructed the secretary to book the town hall and publicize the meeting. External Groups Report • youth Rep Ross Kennedy told the meeting that forres academy Pupils forum were discussing using the Community Centre for a drop in Centre on Wednesday nights. • Cllr duncan said that 2 students had been chosen for mount dora. • Cllr mackenzie told the meeting that a start had been made in transferring archives from the tolbooth to the greshop. • Cllr maclean told moray Cllr ogilvie that it had come to his attention that the moray Council Planning department did not submit plans to sport scotland for consideration because they knew that refusal would be automatic on sites which were used for sporting activities. this affected both the proposed health Centre site at thornhill and the Redco milne site at Bogton. Treasurer’s Report • the treasurer informed the meeting that our account stood at £1041.61, with £15.00 to be deducted for the asCC subscription. A.O.C.B. • Cllr Kennedy said he was concerned at the Bill passing through the english Parliament changing the hours of daylight to suit southern england without consideration for the north of scotland. Cllr ferris said that vehicles & street lighting were better now. the Bill, it was believed is for a trial period. Both moray Cllr ogilvie & Cllr mackenzie said that rural communities would be against it. Next Meeting the next meeting will be held on thursday 19th may 2011.

OThER COMMuNiTy COuNCil CONTACTS Dyke landward Community Council Findhorn & Kinloss Community Council meets last thursday of every month (excluding July meets third Wednesday of each month (excluding august and december) 7pm at dyke Village hall. and december) 7.30pm at alternate venues. Contact: Karen hamilton (secretary) tel: 641236 Contact: mr tim negus (secretary) tel: 691823 page 8 - May 2011

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SCHOOLS Andersons Primary School..........................(01309) 672887 Applegrove Primary School ........................(01309) 672367 Dyke Primary School ..................................(01309) 641275 Kinloss Primary School ..............................(01309) 690376 Logie Primary School ..................................(01309) 611258 Moray Steiner School ..................................(01309) 676300 Pilmuir Primary School ................................(01309) 673034 Rose Abbey School ....................................(01309) 691872 Forres Academy ..........................................(01309) 672271 DOCTORS Forres Health Centre ....................................0845 337 1120 Leanchoil Hospital ......................................(01309) 672284 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin................................0845 456 6000 DENTISTS Orchard Road ..............................................(01309) 675544 Leys ............................................................(01309) 673553 If you have any suggestions for additional useful numbers please email these to us on admin@spotlighton.co.uk

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With the fishing season well and truly here and Salmon being caught in the rivers of Speyside, what better dish to signal the start of what we hope will be a warm Summer. At Knockomie we have revitalised our lunch menus and this Herb Crusted Salmon is proving a real favourite. Throughout May we are offering a 2 course lunch menu for just £7.95 per person. What are you waiting for!

Serves 4 25grm finely grated fresh parmesan 2 x tablespoons finely chopped parsley 50 grm Fine Wholemeal Breadcrumbs Salt and freshly Ground Pepper 4 x 180grm Boneless, skinless Salmon Fillets

Whilst the salmon is cooking make the Salsa Verde. Place the capers, gherkins, parsley, basil and mint in to a food processor and whiz until all finely chopped.

Salsa Verde Add the mustard and vinegar and whiz again. 2 x dessert spoon capers 2 x dessert spoon pickled gherkins ½ x 35grm pack of curly or flat leaf parsley 1 x generous bunch picked basil leaves 1 x generous bunch of picked mint leaves 2 x dessert spoon Dijon Mustard 2 x tablespoon White wine vinegar 150ml Olive oil Salt and freshly Ground Pepper

Add the salt and pepper to taste and you're done! The great thing about Salsa Verde is that you can store in an sealed jar in the fridge and it will keep for a couple of weeks. It's great with chicken and white fish too!

Mix the parmesan, chopped parsley and breadcrumbs together. Season with the salt and pepper.

Once the salmon is cooked remove from the oven and serve with crushed new potatoes and a crisp salad.

Place the mixture on a large plate or tray. Coat the salmon fillets entirely in the mixture and place on a lightly oiled baking tray. Place in the oven and cook at 180̊ C for 20minutes.

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25 monday to may 13 friday travelling exhibition of the andrew doolan ‘best building in scotland award 2010’, elgin museum, tel: 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk RIAS

28 thursday to may 2 monday spirit of speyside whisky festival 2011, 5 days of whisky, food, music and fun throughout speyside, for more details and a full programme of events visit www.spiritofspeyside.com

29 friday moray rock garden club - carole and ian bainbridge ‘patagonia’, 7.30pm, new elgin hall annexe, for more details contact colinne souter tel: 01340 871504 or netta milne tel: 01343 881558

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- highland salsa weekend - cuban dance workshops with noel hernandez (UKAPTD) british open professional salsa champion 2010 in conjunction with lorraine mason and les murray of mancuban salsa (manchester and chester), eden court theatre, inverness including a salsa cruise down loch ness, numerous one hour classes and cuban dance styles to choose from, only £6 per class, for full details go to www.almacubana.co.uk, or cruise tickets contact helenmustard@hotmail.com or claire on 07795 166433 salsa@almacubana.co.uk highland rock garden club - annual spring flower show, plant sale & coffee morning, 10.30am, nairn community & arts centre, tel: 01309 641405 vladimir mctavish, the loft venue, by kinloss, £10/£12.50, tel: 01343 850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.uk BOOKING DEADLINE

MAY throughout may raf kinloss - an exhibition to commemorate the long association of the raf with forres and kinloss, falconer museum, forres, tel: 01309 673701 for info

now until october 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, an opportunity to see this recreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years, by master craftsman adrian mccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stone carvings, on loan from the national museum of scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

1 sunday mundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliated dressage, closing date 22nd april, contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com orienteering in forres, 10.15am at forres academy car park, an ‘urban’ variation of this exciting runningnavigation sport, £7 adults/£3 juniors www.moravianorienteering.org for more details paul anderson - scots fiddle champion - plays music in a marquee at brodie castle, 1.30pm-4pm, a renowned scots fiddle player and composer, paul plays a selection of his favourite music, home baking including whisky cake, this event is part of the spirit of speyside whisky festival, free entry, teas charged as taken, contact tel: 0844 493 2156

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1 sunday michael buble tribute, doors open 8pm, the mosset tavern, tickets £8 or £23.95 for a 2 course carvery meal and show, tel: 672981

3 monday to 28 saturday elgin museum art exhibition ‘as i see it’ by mary black – the coastline of north east scotland, tel: 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk

5 thursday the wilders, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, £13/£11/£9, tel: 691170 for details

6 friday elgin museum agm, 7pm, followed by a free public lecture at 8pm by andrew wright ‘rediscovering historic elgin’, tel: 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk moray fresh start quiz night, 7.30pm, church hall of holy trinity episcopal church, elgin, with a stovie supper and raffle, £5 per person, byob, please contact catherine tel: 01343 552794 too many kooks, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, inspiring local womens’ acappella harmony group in concert - pop, gospel, african, traditional, £9/£7/£5 u-16, tel: 691170 for details or visit www.toomanykooks.org.uk

7 saturday nairn sailing club junior training regatta, whiteness, near nairn, open to all juniors sailing the rya pathway classes : fevas, toppers and optimists (both racing optimists and training (plastic) optimists are welcome), register online at www.scottish-optimists.org.uk

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10 tuesday greyfriars club tea & competitions, 6.30pm for 7.30pm start, elgin town hall, £1, contact pam ross for more details tel: 01343 544487 the pink castle philosophy club - identity, 7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community, visit www.pinkcastle.eu

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creatures of the night - meet live tarantulas and lizards and, if you are brave, let them scuttle up your hand, between 6.30pm and 9pm, falconer museum, forres, free evening drop-in activities for all the family, find out about the creatures that come out in the night, contact the falconer museum on 673701 eduardo niebla, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel: 691170 for details

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Cinema Listings May 2011 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Abel (15) Oranges and Sunshine (15) Route Irish (15) plus many others

Vue Cinema, Inverness From Friday 29th April Thor 3D (12a) From Friday 6th May Water for Elephants (PG) Hanna (12a) Insidious (15) From Friday 13th May Priest 3D (15) From Friday 20th May Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 3D (12a) From Friday 27th May The Hangover 2 (15) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 (PG)

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forres farmers market, 10am-2pm, andersons primary school playground, local foods, products and crafts, for further details contact anne marie skidmore tel: 691616 highland-russia connection russian language lessons for beginners, forres, for more details tel 01667 456245 western front association - hitler’s first war : adolf hitler, the men of the list regiment, and the first world war - dr thomas weber, university of aberdeen, 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel: 01343 870562, email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk elgin museum family event : creatures of the night watch the film ‘night at the museum’ - meet live tarantulas and lizards and, if you are brave, let them scuttle up your hand, between 6.30pm and 9pm, screening of the ben stiller movie at 7pm, tel: 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk

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JJ Gilmour at The Loft Venue Friday 27th May JJ has built up a staunch fan base across Europe, and is widely recognised as one of Scotland’s most disticntive singer/songwriters.

salsa celtica, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, £14/£12, tel: 691170 for details

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20 friday performance of carol ann duffy’s ‘the world’s wife’ with art exhibition, exhibition 1pm-5pm, performance 7.30pm, open mic section and free copies of the book for audience members - all in aid of amnesty international, james milne institute, findhorn, tickets £6, tel: 0796 901 7977 / 0758 544 8748 or email thistlebee@hotmail.co.uk live irish music - noel cassidy duo, doors open 8pm, the mosset tavern, tel: 672981

21 saturday mundole equestrian charity car boot sale, 10am12noon, box park, £6 per stand, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com orienteering at sanquhar woods, 10.15am, forres academy car park, the latest in moravian’s popular saturday league series, complete beginnners welcome, £4 adults/£3 juniors www.moravianorienteering.org for more details a traditional may fayre at moray steiner school, forres, 11am-4pm, enjoy this great family day out with maypole dancing, craft stalls, pony rides, archery, real morris dancers, games and activities, school tours, BBQ & café, tel: 676300

21 saturday to 3 june friday portgordon art group exhibition, in the gallery of elgin library during normal library opening hours, for more details tel: 01542 850409

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kinloss freedom of forres parade, 11am, 150 personnel from RAF kinloss will parade through forres with bayonets fixed to exercise their right to the freedom of forres, this will be the last time that the public have an opportunity to show their support for the flying squadrons based there, ahead of their disbandment on thursday 26 may, led by the band of the RAF college cranwell, the parade will march from tytler street to the police station (west to east) and every section of personnel at RAF kinloss will be represented, the parade will be accompanied by a flypast from a tornado GR4 based at RAF lossiemouth

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27 friday moray best kept village competition closing date, judging week commencing 8th august, awards ceremony 26th august, to enter contact pat smith tel: 01343 546860 or susan clark tel: 01343 862981 s1/2 disco, 7pm-9.30pm, forres town hall, to raise funds for upgrade of cinema equipment, tickets £3, refreshments on sale, organised by film forres and tickets on sale at forres academy or from community warden, maragret cowie jj gilmour, the loft venue, by kinloss, £10/£12, tel: 01343 850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.uk

28 saturday elgin alzheimer support group coffee morning, 10am-12noon, supper room, elgin town hall, £2, contact pam ross for more details tel: 01343 544487

28 saturday & 29 sunday feis mhoireibh, moray college, elgin, this fun filled music sport drama gaelic singing and dance festival welcomes all from 8 to 18 years, tuition by experienced, professional musicians, for entry forms email feis_mhoireibh@yahoo.co.uk or tel: steph 01343 842223

29 sunday mundole equestrian unaffiliated dressage, closing date 20th may, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

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JUNE 2011 in brief now until october 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, an opportunity to see this recreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years, by master craftsman adrian mccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stone carvings, on loan from the national museum of scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156 1 wednesday to 28 tuesday elgin museum art exhibition ‘yesterday, today & tomorrow’ by moray arts club, tel: 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk 3 friday alexander buses clippies & bus drivers reunion, seaforth club, elgin, staff who worked for alexander’s buses in elgin, forres and buckie between the 1940’s and 1980’s are welcome to come and reminisce and meet former workmates, for tickets please contact mary sim tel: 01343 812342, marion wheeler tel: 01343 545564 or nora cowie tel: 01542 832824 rafford village hall auction, 7pm, donations welcome, phone sarah 674583 for more details fiona mackenzie with bosie, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6 u-16, tel: 691170 for details 4 saturday nairn sailing club open day, 10am-4pm, nairn harbour, dinghy taster sessions, trips on member’s cruisers, parade of boats, RNLI life boat, RNLI teas, coffee and home bakes and more moray embroiderers guild open day and exhibition, 10am-12noon and 2pm-4pm, st giles church new room, elgin, contact linda robertson tel: 01343 544195 scottish chamber orchestra, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £12/£10/£5, tel: 691170 for details 5 sunday bell’s rotary marafun - moray’s only relay street marathon, a maximum of 120 5-person teams can take part and all money raised will be split among 100 moray charities, team entry forms and information sheets are available from nicky nash, elgin community centre, email: nicky.nash@moray.gov.uk tel. 01343 543736, or by logging onto www.elginrotary.co.uk, each runner does eight circuits (5.2 miles) and runners of all abilities are welcome, each team is asked to pledge £150, the afternoon will also feature stalls, displays, musical entertainment, new and classic cars and the popular show and shine event, fun for all the family mundole equestrian show jumping, jnr qualifiers for keith & turriff shows, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com RNLI findhorn gala day, 1pm-4pm, invergordon lifeboat attending (operations permitting), BBQ, teas, various stalls 8 wednesday clockwork, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, £9/£7/£5, tel: 691170 for details 11 saturday and 12 sunday the ‘moray mix’ orienteering weekend, two national

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league orienteering events where beginners are welcome too, an urban-style competition on saturday at lossiemouth and a more traditional forest event at culbin on sunday www.moravianorienteering.org for more details 12 sunday open farm sunday, east grange farm, kinloss, tel: 01343 850111 or visit www.loftgigs.co.uk mundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliated dressage, closing date 3rd june, contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com 14 tuesday the pink castle philosophy club - equality, 7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community visit www.pinkcastle.eu 18 saturday western front association - success on the somme : 4th army operations 1–4 july 1916 - mike stedman, author and historian, 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel: 01343 870562, email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk 24 friday and 25 saturday highland salsa weekend - cuban dance workshops with noel hernandez (UKAPTD) british open professional salsa champion 2010 in conjunction with lorraine mason and les murray of mancuban salsa (manchester and chester), eden court theatre, inverness including a salsa cruise down loch ness, numerous one hour classes and cuban dance styles to choose from, only £6 per class, for full details go to www.almacubana.co.uk, or cruise tickets contact helenmustard@hotmail.com or claire on 07795 166433 salsa@almacubana.co.uk 25 saturday edinkillie hall midsummers night ceilidh, for more info contact the secretary mrs jarvis tel: 611297, 8 miles south of forres on the a940 grantown road 26 sunday mundole equestrian show jumping, jnr qualifiers for keith & turriff shows, contact tel: 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

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The award winning Huntly Peregrine Wildwatch Centre gives a wonderful opportunity to view one of our iconic and spectacular birds of prey close up and in their natural habitat. The site is an old quarry resulting from a volcanic magma chamber and is an Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in its own right. Scottish Natural Heritage are now designing interpretation highlighting the geology of the quarry. The centre has been open since 2002 and has grown in stature every year The site is regularly mentioned in local and national press and has also featured occasionaly on national TV. We have also won several prestigious awards for tourism and customer care including the highly acclaimed Scottish Thistle Award twice and the Northern Lights award. The centre is open daily from April to September, with all ability access and toilets. The interpretative centre and hide are staffed by knowledgeable and friendly Forestry Commission staff and volunteers, ensuring the visitors' experience is a memorable one. We have CCTV coverage giving close up viewing of the nest site, peregrines, quarry and all it's inhabitants. Excellent viewing facilities within the quarry itself offer the visitor a rare insight into our wonderful north east wildlife. Feeding stations at the visitor centre and our top hide give visitors the opportunity to observe red squirrels, a huge array of woodland birds and last season we were really priviledged to view a family of pine martens at the feeding station, literally inches away from the viewing windows. Binoculars and telescopes are available for visitor's use if required.

The birds have also done really well with nineteen young peregrines (eyasses) successfully fledging over the past eight years. Eighteen of these have had rings fitted. Huntly Peregrine Wildwatch has so much to offer everyone from the serious bird watcher to a family outing or even a new experience for those not having had the opportunity to enjoy our wonderful countryside. We can also offer tailor made visits for schools and other groups. If you wish to visit the centre and discover what we can offer then get in touch with one of the wardens on 01466 760790. We also have places for volunteer wardens of all ages including junior volunteer wardens aged 12-16. THis is a project that has been very successful with many junior wardens returning year after year to the Centre. We are always looking to encourage and involve more volunteers in the project. If you are interested please visit the following FC Scotland website: www.forestry.gov.uk/huntlyperegrines or contact the the Centre on 01466 794161

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The Elgin Marbles – why Elgin? Elgin Museum continues to receive the occasional tourist expecting to find the “Elgin marbles”, probably having by-passed their location in London. We even used to have bags of children’s marbles, available as a consolation prize. What are the “Elgin marbles”? They are the marble architectural sculptures brought to Britain by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, from the temple, the Parthenon, built on the Acropolis of Athens between 447 and 438 BC. The building had survived largely intact until 1687; it then suffered an explosion in a bombardment when in use as a gunpowder store, after which the sculptures suffered from ongoing damage and piecemeal sale. In 1799, Elgin became ambassador to Constantinople (Istanbul), capital of the Ottoman Empire, which then included most of Greece. As a personal gesture, in return for a diplomatic intervention, the local authorities allowed him to record the remaining monuments, and later to allow their embarkation for Britain. The sculptures survived the sinking of the “Mentor” and Elgin subsequently sold them to the British Museum, where, controversially, they remain. The Scottish sculptor, John Henning (1771 – 1851) saw the marbles soon after they arrived in Britain and was so impressed that he obtained permission to draw and make models of them. Using earlier drawings to help him work out the order of the procession depicted in the frieze, Henning carved miniature impressions in slate, from which casts were made in white plaster. Classical sculpture and casts like these became immensely popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. By a quirk of fate, Elgin Museum has a set of

these 2” by 6” casts on display. Originally gifted to the Museum by Louise, Countess of Seafield in 1886, they disappeared to resurface in someone’s attic in 2003! Also, on loan from the present Earl of Elgin, we have two of John Henning’s original drawings, which show the power and beauty of the horses in the original sculptures. Returning to the original question, why did a British diplomat, whose main residence was Broom Hall in Fife, have the title 7th Earl of Elgin? For a closer geographical link, we can go to Kinloss Abbey, ten miles west of Elgin. Edward Bruce, the father of the 1st Earl, was in 1583 both parson of Torie, in Fife, and associated with the abbey of Kinloss. He became abbot, and later Lord Bruce of Kinloss when Kinloss became a temporal lordship and barony in 1604. It was his third son, Thomas who became 1st Earl of Elgin in 1633, probably as a reward from King Charles I for contributing to the pomp of his coronation in Scotland. A fortnight later, Thomas is reputed to have provided a more significant service, rescuing the King from drowning when their pinnace capsized in a gust of wind on the crossing homeward from Burntisland to Leith. Thomas lived almost entirely in England. It is said that, as all the cities and counties around the Bruce country of the upper Firth of Forth had already been used for titles, Thomas wrote to friends in Scotland, and the great cathedral city of Elgin, not far from his considerable land holdings of Kinloss, was suggested. As Thomas said, “The English will be able to pronounce it!” Contributed by Elgin Museum, now open for the season, Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-4.

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