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ARK COMMUNTIY NETWORK Aims: to provide housing support & other services to individuals with a learning disability, in their own home. Call Andrew Findlay on 01309 675763 or email at managerforres@arkha.org.uk BE CREATIVE CRAFT GROUP 2nd Wed of month, Rafford Village Hall. Call Jenny Allan on 01309 674106 BELLES ON BIKES MORAY Wed (fortnightly), 7pm-9pm & occasional Sunday mornings. Various meeting points across Moray. Leisurely-paced ladies cycling club, explore the local area & meet new people. Beginners & improvers welcome! See Facebook. Email Melanie Newbould at bellesonbikesmoray@gmail.com

for sale. Refreshments provided. All welcome. FINDHORN TENNIS CLUB 2 full size & 1 short court. Family & young juniors rates available. Adults £50 & Juniors £20 annual subscription for unlimited play. Cal Janet Barcis on 01309 692479 or email at janetbarcis@hotmail.co.uk. www.lta.org.uk FORRES & DISTRICT SOCIAL DANCE CLUB Wed, Beginners 7pm; Improvers 8pm-9.30pm, Mosset Tavern, Forres. Ballroom, Latin American, Sequence & Social Dance Club, All welcome. Call Jenny/Jacqui on 01463 233151/01309 672019

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FORRES BRIDGE CLUB Mon, 7pm (prompt), Forres Golf Club. Winter season starts from 25th Sept & weekly thereafter. New members very welcome. Just turn up or call Carol on 01667 451924 FORRES HARRIERS Tues & Thurs, 6.30pm Swimming Pool/Roysvale Park in Winter, Grant Park in Summer. Small friendly club, all ages & abilities. forresharriers@hotmail.co.uk www.forresharriers.org.uk FORRES LACE GROUP Tues, 10am - 12pm, Forres Community Centre. Call Rona Russellon 01309 673367 FORRES OSPREY TRUST Minibus for use of elderly & disabled people from Forres, Kinloss, Findhorn & environs for outings, meetings & clubs. The

MORAY SANDS 3rd Wed of month, 7.30pm, The Ugie House Hotel. Self-help support group, run by bereaved parents for bereaved parents & their families. Informal & confidential. No cost. Call Beck on 07549 684986 or at moraysands@hotmail.co.uk. Also Karen on 07971 834133

Trust is always keen for volunteers to assist in the day to day running of the vehicle. Call Magdalene Edmond on 01309 617155/07593 167006 or at ospreytrust@gmail.com JOG SCOTLAND FORRES Mon, 6.30pm, all welcome. Walk & jog your way to better health. Call 01309 676595 or 673859 MORAVIAN ORIENTEERS Established in 1974, our membership comes from Moray, Nairn & Banffshire & is currently the largest club in Scotland. 8 of our members have currently run in Scottish National Squads. Call Mike Rodgers on 07957 836124. www.moravianorienteering.org MORAY ACCESS PANEL To help improve access to buildings or any other access problems throughout Moray. An advisory body made up of disabled & Moray Council representatives. Meets every month at The Moray Resource Centre, Elgin. New members welcome. For information email wheelsgalore100@googlemail.com

NAIRN & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB 1st Thurs of month (Mar - Dec), 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre . Talks, visits & day outings with an Annual Show in Aug. New members welcome. Call Anne Vincent (Sec) on 01667 462410 or email at nairndgc@yahoo.co.uk www.spanglefish.com/nairnandd istrictgardeningclub NAIRN SPEAKERS' CLUB Mon (fortnightly), 7.30pm, Newton Hotel, Nairn. Hone your public speaking skills & gain confidence in a friendly, unthreatening atmosphere & get constructive help & advice. Tea, coffee & sandwiches provided. Call John Brown on 01667 453373 or email at hello@nairnspeakers.co.uk

MORAY ADVANCE MOTORISTS & MOTORCYCLISTS Under affiliation to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), the Moray Group is run by unpaid volunteers who are members of the IAM. We run courses to enable people to become ‘Better Drivers & Rider.’ Call 01309 673954. www.morayiam.org.uk

NAIRN U3A Wed (fortnightly from 20th Sept 2017 onwards), 1.45pm, Nairn Community Centre. Come & enjoy interesting talks & presentations. Call Pauline Ross on 01667 453537 or email at secretary@nairnu3a.org.uk. www.nairnu3a.org.uk

MORAY MOUNTAINEERING CLUB Membership is centred on the Elgin & Forres areas, but enthusiasts from Keith, Fochabers, Inverness & further afield attend meets. Monthly ‘bus’ & ‘weekend’ meets, regular rock climbing sessions & social functions. Martin Campbell (Membership Secretary) at mcampbell078@hotmail.com or d.moysey@yahoo.co.uk

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A story! I know a monk, who, because of many temptations said, ‘I will go away from here.’ As he laced his sandals, he saw another monk also lacing up his sandals, and this other said to him, ‘Is it on my account that you are going? Because I go before you wherever you walk’. (1: Mother Theodora of Egypt (340 - c410) November is one of those months that is difficult: There is All Souls Day (when we remember the loved ones we have lost); Remembrance Sunday (when we recall those who have lost their lives in two World Wars and the conflicts of the 20th & 21st Century); the pressure of Christmas is approaching; and to cap it all the darkness of the nights continues to deepen! We might, very much, feel like the monk and want to run away… far away. Wait! Mother Theodora has wisdom. She realised that wherever we run to, we will take our problems with us, for the other monk represents our other self. The self that gets things wrong, makes mistakes, and perhaps even gets angry. In other words, the side

of us that annoys us! We need to find ‘Stillness’ in our lives. To achieve this we need to detach ourselves from material things, and from the pursuit of our passions and desires. Only then will we find the ‘Stillness’ that comes from God. In ‘Stillness’ we are able to find God within us. He is deep in our heart, our Soul. If we stand still: Take deep controlled breaths. We will find “the peace of God that passes all understanding.”In the Stillness we will find Silence, and in the ‘Silence,’ there waits God. (2: Philippians 4:7) I wonder how many have said they have never met with God? Is it because they have never been still? We should be like an astute business person: making Stillness our criteria for testing the value of everything, and always choosing what contributes to it. If you stand on the banks of the river Lossie notice how still the Heron stands. Whether the water is flowing fast or slow he is like a statue. Waiting. Waiting. For the moment when he will use his energy and skill to gain his prize. This is how we should be as we approach this

Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Service, Sundays at 12:15pm Tel: 01309 674375. Email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk Cornerstone Fellowship Pentecostal Church of God Sundays, 6pm, St Leonard’s Church Hall, High Street, Forres. Tel: 07515 668065 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) Edinkillie Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday worship 11.30am. Contact Mrs Panny Laing (Session Clerk): 01309 611278. 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 676974. Email: info@lighthousechurch.co.uk Website: www.forresbaptistchurch.org Moray Presbytery www.moraypresbytery.org.uk Rafford Church Family service Sundays at 9.30am. Praise from CH3 and Mission Praise. Enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a

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forthcoming season. We should adopt the Stillness of the Heron. The waters of life maybe turbulent and the memories of this season painful. Yet, by finding God in the Stillness, and being still. All will be well. We will know our goal, and we will achieve it! We will not need to run away, only to discover ourselves there too! This is why the Psalmist writes: “Be still, and know that I am God.” (3: Psalm 46:10) In achieving this Stillness we will discover another charism of God – Humility as Mother Theodora said. How that changes our attitude towards each other! Another gift that the people of this world desperately need. May God walk with you, and Bless you during this dark season of memory, and business. With love in Christ. Christopher Ketley Rector of Holy Trinity, Elgin & St. Margaret’s, Lossiemouth (Scottish Episcopal Church)

biscuit. Sunday school with Bible stories, songs, games and crafts. Contact Heather Mackenzie (Session Clerk): 01309 674245. 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 or visit www.stlaurencechurchforres.org.uk St Leonards Church Sundays 10.30am: family service. Tea and coffee served afterwards. For any information call 01309 672380 or visit www.stleonardschurchforres.com St Margaret’s Catholic Church Mass on Tuesday & Thursday at 10am and Sunday 10:30am. Contact Father Colin Stewart on 01343 542280 If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or if there are any amendments to be made to existing details, please email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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It hardly seems possible that I am writing for this November issue, but with winter already making its presence felt, local communities are celebrating Bonfire Night and Christmas is fast approaching. The festive season is the busiest time of the year for retailers as they prepare for the run-up to the big event. We are blessed in Moray with a great many unique, independent shops and hopefully they will feature on your shopping list. If we buy locally we can ensure the shops remain an integral part of Moray. Meantime, with nearly six months under my belt as Moray’s MP I have settled into routines at Westminster and established my constituency office in Forres, dealing with a number of issues raised by local people. As always, if you have an issue you would like to discuss with me, please feel free to visit or phone on 01309 679253 and will be pleased to help you.

I am currently progressing my proposal to provide children with equal protection from assault. My proposal will ensure that children in Scotland receive the same legal protection as adults, by removing the defence of ‘Justifiable Assault.’ My proposal sets out to change attitudes in society and send a message that we reject violence in every setting. Earlier this year I held a consultation and was delighted to have the support of almost 75% of the individuals and organisation which responded. I am delighted that the Scottish Government announced its support, a move I believe helps us take one step closer to making Scotland the best place in the world to grow up.

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nairn art society autumn exhibition normal community centre opening hours., nairn community & art centre. free. a collection of pictures (framed and un-framed) created by local artists. all items are reasonably priced. call g. forsyth on 01667 451601

until 31 october moray’s feelgood festival: a festival offering arts events with a gentle mental health slant, themed on 'reclaim.' music, film, workshops, visual art, theatre, literature. call vivien hendry on 07902 293 166 or email at vivienhendry@btinternet.com www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk

13 november - 23 december forres crafters pop up shop mon, tues, thurs, fri, sat 9.30am - 4.30pm, old police office, the tolbooth, forres. large selection of locally handmade crafts. email forrescrafters@gmail.com

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

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Gospel Meeting - Each Sunday ,12.15 pm Senior Citizens- Monday 6th November at 2-00 pm -3-00pm All welcome Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Isaiah 45:22

burghead. free. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival

24 tuesday embroidery at 'in stitches' 1pm - 4pm, drop in, 'in stitches', 15, high street, elgin. free. fancy trying out embroidery on a professional machine? at this event you can embroider you initials onto fabric! call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival guided tour of the art of computer reclaimation 11am & 1pm, reboot, greshop industrial estate, forres. free. please book as numbers are limited. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival

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programme for the lawn strengthens the grass and this tips the balance of conditions back in favour of the grass. As with all things in nature, it’s about competition. There are no chemical products which remove lichen. Golf courses do this all the time, and so do we. Aerating the ground over winter should be part of routine lawncare in any case. The freeze/thaw, freeze/thaw weather we get compacts most ground round here which prevents tender new plant roots spreading, even if the grass has had a spring feed. The ground is too solid.

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24 tuesday - 26 thursday 6th highland wheelchair curling triples competition 2017 tues 10am - 4pm (opening ceremony) inverness ice centre. come along & watch wheelchair curlers from all over scotland & the north of england in action. call mo simpson on 07798 710 404 or email at wheels77uk@yahoo.co.uk

25 wednesday session a9 8pm, eden court, inverness. call 01463 234234. www.eden-court writing for wellbeing with liz thompson 7pm 8.30pm, elgin library. free, but booking advised. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or email at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival bite & blether jointly run by dyke & district village hall & dyke church 11am - 1pm, dyke & district village hall. come & join us for a bowl of soup followed by cake & tea/coffee. all welcome reflecting fridas: the life & work of frida kahlo 7.30pm, moray art centre. £10/£8 concs/£6 u16s. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

26 thursday sing for life choral performance 6.30pm - 8pm, glasgow school of art, blairs steading, altyre estate, nr forres. free, but boking advisable. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or email at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival 'writing & reading for wellbeing with liz thompson' 7pm - 8.30pm, lossiemouth library. free, but booking advised. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or email at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival

27 friday halloween ball in the hall in aid of logan’s fund 7pm 11pm, lossiemouth town hall. u18s must be accompanied by an adult. adults £7, kids £2. prize for best costume, music, games, byob & snacks cinema nairn: eye in the sky (15) 7.30 pm, nairn community & arts centre. call cinema nairn on 01667 453476. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk moray sports centre & elgin amateur athletic club charity quiz night 7pm - 9.30pm, williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. teams of 4 (adults £5, children £3). bring your own bottle & nibbles. call gill evans on page 26 - November 2017

01343 552550 or at hello@moraysportscentre.co.uk www.moraysportscentre.co.uk late night spooktacular & day of the dead 5pm-7pm, elgin museum. free. halloween fun, create a day of the dead skull mask, fancy dress is optional, children accompanied by an adult colonel mustard and the di-jon 5 'yellowe'en' + spring break@ironworks. inverness 10.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com 'silver linings playbook' (18+) with u3a for moray feelgood festival 10am - 12.30pm, the inkwell, elgin youth cafe, frances place, elgin. by donation. booking advised. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk/festival film forres community cinema night 6.15pm (doors open), forres town hall. check website for details of films being screened. new members welcome. www.filmforres.co.uk

28 saturday icehouse halloween party 6pm - 7.30pm-ish, scottish dolphin centre, spey bay. call lisa farley on 01343 820339 an evening of chamber music in aid of macmillan 7.30pm, speyside high school, mary avenue, aberlour. tickets at the door £10 (children £5). bookings by phone at 01340 871490. scouting for girls(10th anniversary tour)@the loft 7pm - 1am. tickets from sound & vision music shop. call 01343 850111. www.beyondhighlands.com/events ho-ro & trail west@ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com moray typhoons vs edinburgh caps 7pm, moray leisure centre. a great night out for all the family. support your local ice hockey team. doors open 6.30pm, faceoff 7pm. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk “have you taken your tablets?’: a comic play; satirical take on mental health 7.30pm - 8.30pm, hopeman memorial hall. free, but booking advisable. call vivien hendry on 07902 293166 or email at heidi@moraywellbeinghub.org.uk. www.moraywellbeinghub.org.uk spring roll party 6pm - 8pm, environmental education & healthy living centre. free/donations welcome. children u16 welcome accompanied by an adult. call 07852 844291 or email at lets.eatforres@gmail.com. www.ttforres.org burghead gala halloween party 6.30pm - 8pm (nursery - p3) & 8.30pm - 10pm (p4 - p7), burghead community hall. Tuck shop.

29 sunday just sing concert 7pm, eden court, inverness. performance £8 workshop £10. call 01463 234234 kids’ classes at oakwood cookery (p1-p3) 10am 12pm, (p4-p7) 12.30pm - 2.30pm, oakwood cookery, elgin. dracula cookie teeth & cheesy bread stick bones. www.oakwoodcookerschool.co.uk

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This month of music kicks off on the 3rd with Aberdeen band The Deportees. With an emphasis on natural instrumentation, The Deportees are known for their strong melodies and signature four-part vocal harmonies, combining the best of Celtic folk with 80’s Americana. They will be supported by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Brash Isaac, as well as local band Gordon James & the Power. The 4th carries on the local theme with new and exciting independent artist, LILURA. Hailing from Nairn, LILURA (or Jemma as she is known to her friends) captivates audiences with dark, electronic beats infused with fun, glittery, pop. Anyone who is a fan of Kate Bush, David Bowie and even Radiohead will find something to like here. Two of the Drouthy’s most popular acts that they have hosted - Adam Holmes & Rachel Sermanni - team up to do a two night stint on the 9th and 10th. Adam has just released his 3rd album, Midnight Milk, to a great reception, gaining a 4 star review in The Scotsman, while Rachel has been called one of Britain’s “most promising folk acts” and has just been on tour in America. This is an excellent chance to see two of Scottish music’s most exciting young artists. Not to be missed! Aberdeen based band The Little Kicks have been described as both ‘Indie-pop’ and ‘Disco-rock’. Whatever they are, they are bound to get you moving. Having toured around the world and shared stages with the likes of Twin Atlantic, Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit (to name a few), the bands focus on vocal harmonies and infectious guitar hooks, combined with a knack for writing incredibly catchy songs, The Little Kicks’ sound is incredibly engaging live. You can catch them on the 24th, supported by Inverness band Lional. On the 25th, The Drouthy Cobbler play host to Dante, an alternative folk band from Edinburgh. Dante have spent the last two years working on their first full-length album, Wake, with Frightened Rabbit guitarist, Andy Monaghan. Drawing on indie and folk influences in unusually equal measure, The Herald has described the new material as a collection of “folk-flecked gems”. They will be supported by Jamie Bacon, a singer from the Highlands, as well as Gordon James & the Power. And finally, don’t miss the monthly Comedy Club. Featuring some of the best in both up-and-coming and established talent in the Scottish comedy scene, it is gaining a reputation as one of the best monthly events in the Moray area.

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light party 2.30pm - 4pm, st. leonards church hall, forres. donation at the door a fun filled afternoon for all ages looking at the true christian message behind october 31st - - allhallows eve. call judith watts on 07398 161940 or email at judithwatts.outreach@gmail.com

31 tuesday scouting for girls@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

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nairn u3a - 25th anniversary - members' memories of 1992 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. ÂŁ2 (members) ÂŁ3 (others). memories of the year when nairn u3a was formed as part of national u3a organisation. call pauline ross on 01667-453537 or at website@nairnu3a.org.uk. www.nairnu3a.org.uk

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5 sunday elgin museum's archaeology conference 11am 4.30pm vist the museum to meet the speakers & view new artefacts. free insight into elgin cathedral 10am - 12pm. meet at the main entrance to elgin cathedral. an exclusive tour with guest speakers sharing insights, booking essential at www.elginmuseum.yapsody.com. call janet trythall on 01343 543675 or email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org.uk/forgotten-hidden-lostunearthing-morays-archaeology guided walking tour of elgin 1pm - 4pm. a tour of elgin with local historian, mary byatt, local historian & archaeologist, claire herbert. adults ÂŁ6, ÂŁ5 students. booking essential at www.elginmuseum.yapsody.com. for information call claire herbert on 01343 543675 or email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org.uk/forgotten-hidden-lostunearthing-morays-archaeology forres harriers brodie castle 10k 11am (start), brodie castle.formerly the dyke 10k in the grounds of brodie castle. medal or momento & soup for finishers. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk.

6 monday moray field club: agm & presentation on "the cairngorms" by hamish trench 7pm, the lounge, elgin town hall. all welcome. call 01309 676884 or email morayfieldclub@outlook.com

7 tuesday varis club forres: macleans highland bakery 10 am, north hall, forres town hall. free trial membership, ÂŁ10 p.a. call norman thomson on 01309-676884 or email at ndt4@btinternet.com

inverness big tasting@ironworks 6pm, www.ironworksvenue.com

3 friday sigma: astrophotography & nightscapes; speaker maciej winiarczyk 7.30pm, birnie village hall film forres community cinema night 6.15pm (doors open), forres town hall. check website for details of films being screened. new members welcome. www.filmforres.co.uk

4 saturday coffee morning in aid of moray branch of alzheimer scotland 10am - 12pm, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. ÂŁ2.50. homebakes, jewellery, bric a brac, raffle etc. jericho hill@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm .www.ironworksvenue.com moray society archaeology conference: forgotten, hidden, lost - unearthing moray's archaeology page 28 - November 2017

9.30am - 5pm. adult ÂŁ10, student ÂŁ7.50. alexander graham bell centre, moray college, elgin. booking essential at www.elginmuseum.yapsody.com. www.elginmuseum.org.uk/forgotten-hidden-lostunearthing-morays-archaeology

8 wednesday the arts society speyside lecture: double dutch: the meaning behind symbolism in dutch paintings. 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors ÂŁ7. call membership secretary on 07789 880481 highland rock garden club: botanical travels in wild places;speaker - willie campbell (scottish rhododendron society) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. ÂŁ4 (incl refreshments). call john owen on 01320 366246 forres accordion & fiddle club: evening of traditional music 7.30pm, victoria hotel, forres. local musicians & guest, leonard brown

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colours of cluny 5pm - 9.30pm, cluny hill, forres sound & light show. email info@coloursofcluny.com www.coloursofcluny.com

charity fundraiser event featuring musicians in aid of friends of chernobyl's children (moray), logan's fund, bootstock, wave radio & raf benevolent fund 2pm 8pm, eight acres hotel, elgin moray typhoons vs dundee tigers 5pm, moray leisure centre. come along & support your local ice hockey team. doors open 4.30pm, faceoff 5pm. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk

9 thursday open mic night 5.30pm - 7.30pm, starbucks, elgin byo instrument. all ages & abilities welcome

10 friday iona fyffe band@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm nairn literary society: mysteries of the not so deep speaker - mike kendall 7.30pm, nairn free church www.nairnliterary.org.uk music nairn: escher string quartet; mendelssohn, mozart & grieg 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £19, £15, £3. call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk

11 saturday cc smugglers@ bogbain farm, inverness 8pm, call 01463 772800 noasis live - madchester saturday 8pm - 1am, bishopomill hall, elgin. £15 in advance. fully licensed bar - strictly over 18s. tickets from sound & vision & the springfield bar, elgin cairngorm ski club snowsports equipment sale 9am - goods in; 3.30pm - sale. dalfaber golf & country club, aviemore. adults £1 to enter sale, children free. buy & sell second hand & new ski & snowboard equipment & clothing. email at sale@cairngormskiclub.co.uk moray typhoons vs north ayr wild 7pm, moray leisure centre. come along & support your local ice hockey team. doors open 6.30pm, faceoff 7pm www.moraytyphoons.co.uk edinkillie community association ceilidh 7.30pm, edinkillie hall, dunphail. £8. in aid of the hall & also poppy scotland. live music, refreshments & raffles. bring your own drinks. call karen astill on 01309 611736 or at edinkilliehall@gmail.com film forres community cinema night 6.30pm (doors open), forres town hall. check website for details of films being screened. new members welcome. www.filmforres.co.uk

11 saturday - 12 sunday elgin modelfair by elgin model railway club 10am 5pm, elgin town hall. adults £5, 2 day ticket £7.50. rail layouts in various scales, boats, planes, meccano, digital scalextric, various hobbies etc refreshments. for info email enquiries@elginmodelrailwayclub.co.uk

11 saturday - 30 thursday the moray youth art prize: competition & exhibition tbc, mc3, above royal mail, high street, elgin. free artists (13 - 19yrs). deadline is 3rd nov. email to enter & attach photo of your art plus title, contact details. email at info@macthree.org admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

13 monday light & life 7-9pm, costa coffee, 66 high st. elgin free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, music. call alyson sim on 07733 127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk the shakespeare schools festival 2017 7pm, eden court (one touch theatre. £10; reduced rate £8 nuala lindsay quarriers: carers' advice 7.30pm 9.30pm, st sylvester's hall 19 institution road elgin. free. call gillian gibson on 01343 541056 or email at elginanddistrictpsg@gmail.com. www.parkinsons.org.uk

14 tuesday lulu - all about the music tour 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. call 01463 234234 jake bugg@ the loft bistro, forres.7.30pm (14+) u18s to be accompanied by an adult over 25.

15 wednesday november lights@ mad hatters, inverness 7.30pm nairn u3a: prisons in the 21st century - talk by acting governor of h.m.p. porterfield, inverness. 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2 (members) £3 (others). call pauline ross on 01667 453537 or at website@nairnu3a.org.uk. www.nairnu3a.org.uk

16 thursday the selecter & the beat@the ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

17 friday the elephant sessions@tooth & claw, inverness tbc www.skiddle.com showwaddywaddy 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. all welcome film forres community cinema night 6.15pm (doors open), forres town hall. check website for details of films being screened. new members welcome. www.filmforres.co.uk

18 saturday elephant sessions@ universal hall, findhorn 8pm £13, £11 concs, £9 u16. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com www.universalhall.co.uk royal british legion forres branch{ coffee afternoon 2pm - 4pm, town hall, forres. £2. call june armour on 01309 672445 or at armour.june@yahoo.co.uk

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moray typhoons vs solway stingrays 7pm, moray leisure centre. come along & support your local ice hockey team. doors open 6.30pm, faceoff 7pm treasure trove drop-in finds day 11am - 3pm, elgin museum. free. bring your finds to be identified by experts form the treasure trove unit, edinburgh & learn more about the treasure trove process. call janet trythall on 01343 543675 or email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk st andrews night ceilidh with the dunphail dance band 8pm, rafford village hall. tickets (£8, u16s £4 incl refreshments) from contacts. entrance by ticket only. call anne on 01309 672930 or gordon on 01309 675949 or the hub, tolbooth st, forres. anne.garrow@yahoo.co.uk

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shed seven@ ironworks, inverness tbc www.ironworksvenue.com

moravian orienteering: scottish score championships - quarrelwood, elgin tbc. score orienteering is where you do the controls in any order. you have a time limit to find as many as you can. www.moravianorienteering.org christmas craft fayre in aid of mfr cash for kids 11am - 4pm, silver sands holiday park, lossiemouth. free. no cost to exhibit just a donation to the charity. call 01341 803262 (option 1 to book your table)

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19 sunday craft fayre 10am - 3pm, edinvillie hall. free. soup & sandwiches available.

20 monday

the north@universal hall, findhorn 7.30pm, £12/£10 concs/£8 u16s. joan clevillé dance company. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk

book week scoltand 2017 tbc, week-long celebration of books & reading. various events in libraries, bookshops, etc.

24 friday

moray inshore rescue organisation (miro) film 7pm for 7.30pm, milne institute, findhorn. bring a friend to enjoy a glass of wine & watch a good film.

moray society lecture series:treasure trove in scotland; medieval & later finds from the moray firth area - speaker stuart campbell, head of the treasure trove unit 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. £3, £2 for moray society members. call janet trythall on 01343 543675 or curator@elginmuseum.org.uk www.elginmuseum.org.uk day of the dead comes to inverness!@ironworks, inverness 9.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com film night - the grace card 7pm, forres lighthouse baptist church. donations welcome. refreshments, incl popcorn provided. all welcome – bring friends & family. www.forresbaptistchurch.org ready steady christmas in aid of macmillan cancer support 7pm to 10pm, mosset tavern, forres. come along, prepare for christmas & know you are supporting those living with cancer. cinema nairn: touching the void 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk

28 tuesday 29 wednesday bite & blether jointly run by dyke & district village hall & dyke church 11am - 1pm, dyke & district village hall. come & join us for a bowl of soup, cake & tea/coffee & a blether. all welcome. nairn u3a -community & arts centre 10th anniversary: running a community centre - talk about the challenges & rewards of running nairn’s busy & successful centre 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2 (members) £3 (others) call pauline ross on 01667-453537 or email at website@nairnu3a.org.uk. www.nairnu3a.org.uk

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The Cow Sheriff's Officer George Keith “poinded” the only piece of property which was easily mobile: Paterson's white milk cow, which was set to be sold in Turriff on 9 December, the delay being due to the fact that both of Turriff's agricultural marts supported Paterson and refused to handle the sale, requiring a special licence to be granted for a public sale and an auctioneer to be brought in from elsewhere. On the appointed day, the cow was taken from Paterson's farm and led to Turriff on foot. The citizens of Turriff found the cow tied in the village square, decorated in ribbons and painted with the words 'Lendrum to Leeks' in reference to Lloyd George's Welsh origin, and representing the sheriff's and government's victory over the hostile farmers. The cow was put up for auction. The response was a near riot, and a 100-strong mob proceeded to pelt the sheriff's officers with rotten fruit and soot. Amidst the melee, the cow herself escaped from her handler and ran away, later being found in a nearby barn. Eight farm workers, including Paterson, were subsequently put on trial in Aberdeen for disorderly conduct but all were acquitted, having received verdicts of "not proven".

The cow was eventually taken to Aberdeen where it was sold to a farmer, Alexander Craig, for £7 (which, balanced against the cost of the operation, resulted in a loss to the Sherriff's Department), but Bryony Miller, a local girl and wife of the Patersons' farmhand John Miller, with his help, rallied the local community together to buy back the cow for Lendrum. The presentation of the cow back to the Patersons on 20 January 1914 was a major public event; it was estimated that more than 3,000 people turned out to see the cow paraded in triumph through Turriff, adorned with ribbons and garlands of dried flowers, painted with the slogan "Free!! Divn't ye wish that ye were me" and accompanied by a band playing "See the Conquering Hero Comes". The cow returned to the Patersons' farm at Lendrum, where she died six years later and was buried in a corner of the farmland. The case became a cause celebre at the time and numerous souvenir items were produced featuring likenesses of the Coo and frequently adorned with the slogan "Lendrum to Leeks". On 31 October 1971, a roadside monument was unveiled at Lendrum, with a plaque featuring a silhouette of a cow's head and the words "The Famous "Turra Coo" incident took place in 1913 when Robert Paterson headed resistance to injustice to farm workers in the insurance act." On 20 November 2010, a sculpture of the Turra Coo by David Blyth, Charles Engebretsen and Ginny Hutchinson was unveiled in Turriff town centre, at the junction of the two major shopping streets, a spot now known locally as "Coo Corner".  The sculpture was based on a stuffed cow known as "Alese" and bearing a strong resemblance to photographs of the original Turra Coo. Alese herself is on display at the Aberdeenshire Farming Museum in Mintlaw.

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Christmas Cake Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a Christmas cake. The process of making it over a number of weeks, the aromas when cooking and then the joy of the deep, rich flavours when we come to eat it. In my house we always eat it with a good cup of tea in the early afternoon when there is just a “wee space to fill” even when there probably isn’t a “wee space to fill”!!

Ingredients: 525g currants 225g sultanas 225g raisins 110g candied peel 165g glacé cherries 300g plain flour pinch of salt ½ tsp mixed spice ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg 300g soft butter 300g soft brown sugar Zest of one lemon 6 large egges, lightly beaten 3 tbsp brandy, extra to feed

Method: 150 °C, 23cm tin – line with 2 layers of baking parchment 1. In a large bowl, mix the fruit, flour, salt and spices 2. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest.. beat in the egg, little at a time (if you rush adding the egg the mixture will curdle). 3. Add Half the fruit mix to the creamed butter, fold to incorporate. Add the second half and then the brandy 4. Tip mixture into the cake tin making a slight dip in the centre so as the cake cooks it will level out leaving a flat top to decorate 5. Bake for about 4 ½ hours 6. Leave to cool in the tin for at least an hour, then remove from tin and cool completely. 7. Once cool, prick with skewer and slowly drizzle 3-4 tbsp brandy over. This is feeding! The cake should then be “fed” every 2 weeks until being iced with marzipan and icing before Christmas.

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TOM ALSO BLOGS AS ‘THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER’. We’re in the thick of autumn now, and despite the occasionally inclement weather I have to say that this is my favourite time of the year for working in the garden. I think childhood memories of bonfires and chilly days linger in my mind, and I still derive great satisfaction from a good afternoon’s work in the garden, followed by a hot bath and hearty winter stew for dinner. My dog, Solly, enjoys the piles of gathered leaves too, and doing his level best to un-do my hard work when he can! A bit of work done in the garden at this time of year can ensure that you have a tidy garden to look out on over the winter months, but it also benefits the garden immensely if it is not sitting under a blanket of fallen leaves. So here are a few DO’s & DON’Ts for this month.

DO clear leaves whenever you can – if you have space in the garden you can create a pile for leaf-mould. DO spike boggy patches in your lawn and rake in sharp sand. DO re-define lawn edges with an edging tool (also called a ‘half moon’). DO plant Tulip bulbs, November is the ideal time for this. DO plant out winter bedding plants to add some colour to your garden. DO feed your birds regularly and reliably, regular visitors come to rely on this over the winter. DO leave a messy corner for wildlife if you can. DO cut down any dead growth on plants that is not going to provide interest over the winter.

It is all too easy to forget about the garden over the winter months and abandon it to the elements, but with a bit of planning it can become one of the magical times of the gardening year. I am in the process of planting up new beds in my garden and I am deliberately choosing plants that look magical with a heavy coating of frost on them. Ornamental grasses such as Miscanthus sinensis can look great in the winter, and reliable summer flowers such as Astilbes can provide wonderful shapes too (if they have faded gracefully!) I am also going to be underplanting a new birch tree with Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ to provide some vivid orange winter stems in future winters. There is more about winter planting ideas on my blog, The Mountain Gardener. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT I’M UP TO IN MY OWN GARDEN AT THE MOMENT YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY BLOG (‘THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER’) WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON MY WEBSITE AT WWW.ANGELHORT.COM

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