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CLUBS & SOCIETIES CULBIN SINGERS Regular Thursday evening practice sessions take place in St Laurence Church, Forres. New members welcome. Email: alasdair@manachie.eclipse.co.uk DALLAS MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm10pm, October-March at Dallas Rifle Club. To promote safe handling & instruction in competitive target shooting. Call Neil Sutherland 01343 890243 DARNAWAY CURLING CLUB Small, friendly club would be delighted to welcome new members for the coming season. Why not come and try a new sport. For further details contact evrae@hotmail.com EARTHTIME TODDLER ADVENTURES Creative & exploring sessions for you & your child (2 - 5 year olds, accompanied by a parent /guardian). At Oakwood, Elgin or Grant Park, Forres. See Earthtime’s Facebook page. 07789 715380 www.earthtime.co.uk
FÈIS INBHIR NARAINN Reg. Charity No. SC038460. 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
FORRES ‘BALL’ GROUP ‘Be Active Life Long’. Thurs 10am - 12noon, Forres House. Exercise to music for over 60’s group. Contact 672838 FORRES BIG CHOIR Thurs 7pm, Kinloss Church, Forres. No auditions and no need to read music. Call Bill Henderson 672951 or Kate O’Connel 01343 850266 FORRES BRIDGE CLUB Mondays 7pm from the end of Sept - March at Forres Golf Club. Call Peter Nelson 675371
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VARIS PLAYERS Amateur dramatics society in Forres. Call Samantha Robertson 01309 676022
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS MORAY By people with multiple sclerosis for people with multiple sclerosis A website of info & support for people with MS, their friends, family & carers. www.MSMoray.net
Forres Bluefins FINDHORN VILLAGE ART GROUP Tues 10am - 12 noon, James Milne Institute in Findhorn. Art classes, drawing etc. Conversation and fun every Tuesday. If there is enough interest, another day could be arranged. £5 per session. Call 01309 675210.
FORRES DISABLED CLUB Thurs 10-12 noon, Forres House A meeting place with some occupational therapy & socialising for adults with various disabilities. Call Annette Paterson 672355 FORRES INDOOR BOWLING CLUB We meet at Forres Academy @ 6.45pm. Mondays, Thursdays @ Fridays. Come and enjoy a game of bowls. All ages and abilities welcome. Contact Anne McIntosh 01309641513. FORRES OAP ASSOCIATION Wed, 1:45pm, Forres Town Hall. Teas, raffle and entertainment. New members welcome. Contact June Kirk tel: 673194 FORRES OSPREY TRUST Minibus for use of elderly and disabled people from Forres,
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Forres Bluefins Swimming Club Various training sessions for all levels of competitive swimmers. Regular intakes throughout the year. Call Jayne on 07825 951944 Email: bluefins@hotmail.co.uk FORRES OVER 60S LUNCH GROUP Fridays at 12pm, St Leonards Chuch Hall. 3 course meal. £4 per week. Open to anyone 60+. Contact Joan Lobbett on 01309 671150. FORRES VICTORIA INDOOR BOWLING CLUB
Mon, Thurs & Fri 7:45pm at Forres Academy Assembly Hall, Sept - Apr. All abilities welcome. Call Mrs Anne McIntosh tel: 641513 LGBT MORAY Social networking for bisexual, transgender, lesbian & gay people in Moray. 1st Tues & 4th Thurs 7.30pm @ The Muckle Cross, High St, Elgin; 3rd Sat 10.30am Time Out Café, High St, Forres. Tel: 07598418638 or email: lgbtmoray@gmail.com FREE SOCIAL GROUP Last Thursday every month 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin. For over 21s in Moray. Walking group, weekends away, attending music, theatre & cinema events. New members always welcome.
NAIRN U3A Self-help group for informal learning in a social setting for those no longer working full time. Meets fortnightly Wednesdays 1.45pm, Nairn Community Centre. A guest speaker may entertain us, or the afternoon might feature a poetry or play play reading, or a DVD, and ends with tea and biscuits. New members most welcome. Call 01667 453537 or visit www.nairnu3a.org.uk RSCDS (FORRES BRANCH) Scottish Country Dance classes Sept - Mar: Adults - Mon 8pm 10pm, Town Hall, Forres. Juniors (age 5-15 years) - Wed 6.30pm8.30pm, Applegrove Primary School. Contact Miss M. Ross, ‘Morven’, Castle St., 673325 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 QUASAR HOCKEY CLUB Contact Peter Bavage 691178
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MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wednesday each month (Sept - June), 7.30pm at Ramnee Hotel, Forres. A relaxing evening with a professional demonstrator creating designs with flowers & foliage with the chance to win an
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PASTORAL LETTER AND CHURCH MEETINGS Is anything in this life certain? While serving as Chaplain to the Brigade of Paras in Aldershot I was becoming frustrated by the number of times decisions would be changed. Almost every weekend on Friday we were all on alert to go somewhere interesting and exciting, with the possibility of a parachute jump included, and by lunchtime it was all cancelled. Taking to the Air Adjutant one Friday I said complainingly.. “Is anything in this world certain?” To which he replied “Yes Padre ...its called death." Away from that dark humour I looked for a verse in the Bible that could raise my spirits and I found one very quickly... in Romans Ch 8 and verse 28 . In that one verse, St Paul affirms the Christian experience of having direction and purpose in life, thanks to our faith in Jesus Christ. It reads, “ for we know.... in all things... God works together for good, for those who love the Lord.” Can we believe that? It sounds almost magical. It implies that even our biggest failures, our set-
backs in life, even our worst illnesses... can be used by God to bring about a good outcome. There is much wisdom in the Bible especially in the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, and of course in all the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament Gospels. Verses like the one I have just mentioned can still open our minds to God and the ways God works in people’s lives. Some very keen evangelical church folk like to use Bible verses like signposts in life. But sadly and wrongly, some people use Bible verses randomly and misguidedly, like the astrologer’s horoscopes. There is the example of the young man who could not make up his mind what to do with his life. So he found a pin and opened his Bible randomly, sticking the pin into the first verse his eye fell on. The result was disastrous. The first verse his pin landed on was Matthew 27 verse 5: “And he went out and hanged himself”. Not very inspired or guided he did the same again, randomly selecting a verse. The pin fell on Luke Ch
Caroline Street Gospel Hall Sundays 6.30pm: gospel meetings. Tel: 01309 674375. Email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk Dyke Church - Church of Scotland Sunday 10am: family service. On the last Sunday of the month, we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea. Email: john_macg@hotmail.com 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 10am and 6.30pm. Refreshments served afterwards. Contact: 01309 676434. Email: info@lighthousechurch.co.uk Website: www.lighthousechurch.co.uk Moray Grace Fellowship Alves Village Hall. Sundays 10.30am. Contact Vic Cameron: 01343 850142. Email: vic.cameron2803@btinternet.com. Website: www.moraygrace.wordpress.com Rafford Church Sundays 9.30am: family service. Our praise is
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10 and verse 27.... “Go and do thou likewise”. We should never try to make the word of God as found in the Bible our servant, nor try to interpret it randomly for our own purposes. There is a way that we can gain knowledge and answers to all of life’s difficulties. And that is to read the Bible daily and systematically, with help and guidance from the Church if necessary, so that we read each verse in its own context, with its own particular meaning. Throughout Moray, Churches and the people who fill them, have their doors open to people, like the young man in the story, so that the word of God may come alive in people’s lives and shine a light for their path in life. If your path is clouded or uncertain, then do use this resource which is free, like God’s grace, and available to us each day. God Bless.
Rev. Donald Prentice Forres, Rafford, and Dallas
from CH3 and Mission Praise. After the service, we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit. 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.
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EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 19TH JULY 2012 OF FORRES COMMUNITY COUNCIL Public Session: •No Police Report was given. •Following last month’s report on Waterford Industrial Estate and the information given to us by Ewan Tulloch, Cllr Ferris expressed concern that there had been no communication with Mr Tulloch but a Local Authority officer saw fit to submit a letter for publication in the local press. He said that open letters in the paper were not the way to carry out Local Authority business. Cllr J Mackenzie reiterated his comments from last month as to why the local businessman was being harassed by Moray Council for four vacant sites on the estate, which he has offered to pay rent for. He said that four sites were not needed while there were fourteen vacant and available. Cllr Mackenzie was disgusted that the Local Authority could ignore travellers illegal activities but chase a tax paying business. Moray Cllr Alexander said that he had been assured that the matter was being dealt with by the Legal Department but Mr Tulloch said that he had not corresponded with Mr Burns on the matter. Moray Cllr McLean said that he and MSP Richard Lochhead had visited the Waterford Industrial Estate to acquaint themselves with the sites in question. The Forres Gazette reporter said that she felt Cllr Ferris was wrong and that the Gazette legal department would have advised them if the letter should not have been published. Cllr Ferris said that he had not meant to suggest the paper had erred in printing the letter but that the Local Authority procedures were at fault. Secretary’s Report:• The Secretary said during the holiday period there had been little mail from
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Moray Council. • NHS Grampian had asked us to circulate leaflets to extend awareness of detecting cancer early. • Forres in Bloom invited members of the Community Council to attend a buffet lunch to greet the RHS Champion of Champions judges on Thursday 2nd August at 1pm. • A request has been made to the Community Council by the organisers of an exhibition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Dava railway line opening to seek permission to use the Forres Community Council Crest on their publicity material and stationery, together with that of Grantown CC and the Highland Railway Association, amongst others. After discussion the members agreed to grant dispensation for the use of the coat of arms. • The Secretary reminded members about the forthcoming public exhibition of the proposed Energy Recovery Centre, to be held in the Community Centre on the 3rd and 4th of Aug. Chair’s Report:• The Chair told members that he had received a copy of the draft Wind Farm Policy from Moray Council for members to study. • He also drew attention to a letter, copied to him, Cllr Creswell, Angus Robertson MP, Richard Lockhead MSP and addressed to the Housing Department of Moray Council, complaining about the suitability of short term residents being placed in accommodation adjacent to elderly people without being checked for possible anti social behaviour.
old rent office had been open all week showing photos of old Forres of yesteryear with many visitors and locals attending. • Cllr Hayward said that an application had been submitted to Planning to build between 190 and 380 houses on sites on the Grantown Road. • Cllr Ferris told members that the flag denoting the termination of RAF Kinloss would be being lowered next Thursday, the 26th July, to be taken over as Kinloss Barracks by 39 Engineer Regiment. • Cllr Hellyer said that Army would be taking over the administration of the Osprey bus from the RAF and the Board of Trustees would be having further meetings. He said that with the closure of the RAF base the town had lost a lot of volunteers. • Moray Cllr Alexander said that he had been approached by a lot of people over the proposed speed limit at the end of St Leonards Road and felt that individual objections would have more effect than a group objection from the community council. • Moray Cllr Maclean said the monthly Moray Cllrs Surgery would be restarting next month and would be held, as before on the first Monday of each month. • Moray Cllr Creswell told us that Film Forres were looking for suggestions to create another adult evening show, 446 Sqdn ATC were looking for adult helpers and the Disabled Club were ceasing to meet. She asked if any move had been made to meet Moray Council to discus the Common Good Fund.
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Local Holidays Forres Holiday British Summertime Ends St Andrews Day Christmas Day Boxing Day New Year’s Day Scottish Bank Holiday Burns Night
Mon 15th Oct 2012 Sun 28th Oct 2012 Fri 30th Nov 2012 Tues 25th Dec 2012 Wed 26th Dec 2012 Tues 1st Jan 2013 Wed 2nd Jan 2013 Fri 25th Jan 2013
Shrove Tuesday Mother’s Day Good Friday British Summertime Begins Easter Monday Early May Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Father’s Day
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Mid-term Holiday Spring Term Ends Good Friday Holiday Summer Term Starts May Day Holiday In-service Closure In-service Closure Summer Term Ends
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Autumn Term Ends Fri 12th Oct 2012 Winter Term Starts Mon 29th Oct 2012 In-service Closure Mon 19th Nov 2012 In-service Closure Tues 20th Nov 2012 Winter Term Ends Fri 21st Dec 2012 Spring Term Starts Mon 7th Jan 2013 Forres Academy & Feeders Thurs 14th Feb 2013 Mid-term Holiday Fri 15th Feb 2013
Useful Telephone Numbers SCHOOLS Andersons Primary School..........................(01309) 672887 Applegrove Primary School ........................(01309) 672367 Dyke Primary School ..................................(01309) 641275 Dallas Primary School ................................(01343) 890206 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 ........................................0845 456 6000 Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin................................0845 456 6000 DENTISTS Orchard Road ..............................................(01309) 675544 Leys ............................................................(01309) 673553 VET Moray Coast Veterinary Group....................(01309) 672243 page 10 - October 2012
PHARMACIES Lloyds Pharmacy ........................................(01309) 672614 Rowlands Pharmacy ..................................(01309) 672784 Boots ..........................................................(01309) 673370 OTHERS Police Station ................................................0845 600 5700 Bus Station, Elgin .......................................(01343) 544222 Citizens Advice Bureau ...............................(01343) 550088 Dalcross Airport ...........................................(01667) 464000 Dallas Village Hall .......................................(01343) 890243 James Milne Institute (Findhorn) ................(01309) 692365 Rafford District Hall......................................(01309) 674583 Forres Town Hall ..........................................(01309) 675140 Moray Council (Forres).................................(01309) 694000 Moray Council (Elgin) .................................(01343) 543451 National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950 Forres Library ..............................................(01309) 672834 Forres House Com Education Centre ........(01309) 672838 If you have any suggestions for additional numbers, please contact us and we may include them in the magazine.
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It has been a busy summer period and it seems to have flown in! Having two growing boys full of energy certainly fills up the time and it was great to get some time away with the family. We spent a few days in Wales this year and while the weather, like pretty much everywhere else this year, was a bit changeable, the Welsh welcome for neighbours from the north more than made up for it! Nearer to home I recently had the pleasure of being at the opening of Northern Oils new headquarters at Lintmill, near Cullen. While many businesses are still under pressure there is some confidence coming back in and Northern Oils are really going from strength to strength.
As many of you will probably have spotted I have, in my role as the SNP’s Defence Spokesperson, recently put forward new defence policy proposals, which are set to be debated later this month at the SNP’s Annual National Conference. It has been interesting seeing the reaction from some parts of the media who have talked about rebellion and deep splits. If we didn’t debate challenging issues there would of course be headlines saying we weren’t prepared to face up to those challenges! At the end of the day we will have a robust debate, agree a position with a vote and move on. We will still speak to each other - indeed we haven’t stopped speaking to each other and there will be other challenging issues to deal with. A good number of constituents in Moray have contacted me on this issue and I am grateful for the many considered responses covering both sides of the debate.
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October Sermons The Baptist Church in Forres welcomes you to hear our October series of sermons presented by ministers from near and far covering topics such as ‘The Origins of the Church’, ‘The 7 Particular Local Churches’ and ‘The Practices of the Church’.
We meet at Clovenside Chapel, Clovenside Road, Forres every Sunday from 10.00am with tea and cofee following the service No invite needed - just turn up! Sunday Evening services start at 6:30pm also at Clovenside Chapel - all welcome Jesus declared: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have the light of life�
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Rib Experience Trips Exhilarating trips out to the Moray Firth and along the Moray Coast line departing from both Findhorn and Inverness Marina. Depending on customer requirements the duration of these trips would range from 30 mins to 2 Hours.
Moray Firth Days Out For Thrills
Half day trips to picturesque spots around the Moray Firth including; Burghead, Lossiemouth, Inverness, and Cromarty. Incorporating the Rib experience, scenic tour of the coastline and a meal at one of the local providers. Picnic Trips to some of the more rural spots around the Moray Firth including The Old Bar. Again, this would incorporate the Rib Experience as well as a delicious picnic.
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This month, most gardeners will be doing their last cut of the year and putting away their mowers for the season - a pretty disappointing season in the garden too. Hopeless optimists that we are though, we will be planning a better season next year, hopefully without the damage caused by late spring snows and without the terribly wet conditions that made even getting the grass cut a struggle. We’ve had a very disrupted season, having to rearrange and redo many lawn treatments because of the poor weather. You may wonder what a lawn treatment business does all winter; I did when I first made enquiries about buying the Green Thumb Moray Firth franchise. In fact, the off-season is our busiest time of the year as we have to pack in all the machinery jobs customers have asked us to do for them, principally aeration and scarifying. Aeration we do with a big hollow-core tining machine which, at £4,000 per machine, is not a piece of kit most weekend gardeners have in the back of the shed for occasional use. Good aeration is one of the best things you can do for a lawn. It eases compacted ground, opens up drainage and ventilation and is a major benefit in the control of moss and lichen. Forking is all very well, but some jobs are not really hand-tool jobs! We use our machines all day every day in the winter preparing the lawns for a good start next year and however you do it, it is a huge benefit.
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gardeners do themselves to remove old thatch and moss from the lawn surface at the end of the year. This is typically done either before Xmas or maybe in March, at the end of the winter (keen types might do it twice). Many folk have small electric scarifiers or rakes that work very well at removing annual moss from the surface of the lawn. A blade scarifier though, removes the thatch, which provides the habitat for moss to flourish again. We use them (obviously) for lawns with thatch, or some customers hire them and do it themselves. Either way, any gardening book or TV programme will suggest you scarify in the off-season, particularly if you are prone to moss. Both tasks are pretty dirty and physically demanding however, so best to pick a nice day! Enjoy!
For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just ÂŁ15 per qtr, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a national franchise with over 200 branches across the UK, we are locally based in Cawdor and cover the whole Moray Firth area. Contact Alastair or Fiona for a FREE LAWN ANALYSIS on 01667 404774, or email us at: inverness@greenthumb.co.uk
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OUR PRICE MATCH PROMISE If you see any of our spectacles cheaper at another opticians, please let us know and we’ll be happy to Price Match*. We also accept prescriptions from other opticians. Forres. T. 01309 675 089 E. forres@yourlocalopticians.co.uk
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SEPTEMBER 24 monday - 30 sunday nelson’s tower 2pm - 4pm. open daily until 30th september. www.moray.org/museums
24 monday - 30 sunday threads of history (exhibition) falconer museum, forres. call 01309 673701 for details.
Nairn Community & Arts Centre Your Y our local venue for films, shows, concerts, and parties. Wide Wide range of activities for all ages.
OCT OCTOBER OBER EVENTS
26 september - 31 october “impressions of an untamed country� exhibition by keith tilley elgin museum. call 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk
28 friday ‘the boys are back in town’ pro night @ ironworks 7pm. 14+. professional boxing night. tickets or info call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
29 saturday handmade in scotland autumn craft fair 10am - 1pm, lossiemouth high school. free entry. find us on facebook or email tara at sales@islaandesme.com dame emma kirkby & jakob lindberg in concert 7pm - 8:30pm, old high church, inverness. for tickets and details visit www.moraysteinerschool.org.
30 sunday last day of opening for castle & gardens for the year. enquiries & ticket info call 01667 404401 or visit www.cawdorcastle.com
OCTOBER 1 monday cinema nairn presents ‘blithe spirit’ (u) 1945 2pm. senior special nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk SpotLight on Forres and District
Fri 5th & Sat 6th ..................................... ................................................. Affordable ............ Affo rdable Art Fair: locall arts to see, enjoy enjoy,, and buy buy... a showcase of loca ... Fri 26th ................................Cinema ................................Cinema Nairn: “Oranges & Sunshine� Fri 2010. Certificate 15 Sat 27th ................................................ Scottish Opera: La TTraviata raviata
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moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'in my shoes' 11am 1pm / 2:30pm - 4:30pm, the gallery, elgin library, elgin. join art practitioner kate craik on a journey of self discovery, creativity and fun. free / limited spaces, booking required. call 01343 567188. visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk for more info.
1 monday - 6 saturday moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'recapture' exhibition elgin youth cafe, francis place, elgin. youth led photography project to inspire those with an eating disorder to fight & recover. call 01343 584 300 for opening times and info.
1 monday - 24 wednesday moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'the feelgood mural'
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51 south street, the old junners building, elgin. promoting messages of mental health & wellbeing. visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk for details or call 01343 550652 moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'knitting your way to good health' mon - sat 8am - 5:30pm sun 11am 4pm. st giles shopping centre and start to knit shop, elgin. promoting everything good about knitting. free, no booking required. for info call 01343 551512
1 monday - 29 monday highland railway photographic exhibition falconer museum, forres. contact 01309 673701.
2 tuesday moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'a creative & caring moray' 3:15pm - 7pm, registration 2:30pm, moray college, elgin. aimed at community members and professionals from the arts, health and social sectors. free, limited spaces, booking required. email fiona.mcpherson@moray.gov.uk
concert with 'music for a while' at brodie castle. adult ÂŁ8, concessions ÂŁ5. tel: 0844 493 2156. visit: www.nts.org.uk moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'home club' 12:30pm - 3pm,
6 saturday - 7 sunday ‘buddhist wisdom for everyday life’ talk by ato rinpoche 4pm, maclean room, eden court theatre, inverness. email info@gomdescotland.org or call 0131 208 2884 for details.
7 sunday mundole equestrian show jumping contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com harvest thanksgiving weekend 11am. joint harvest service with edinkillie church at dyke church. soups and sandwiches afterwards. call 01309 641232.
8 monday ‘it’s all about the bike’ - robert penn 7:30pm - 9pm, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness. email robert: rpreece@onetel.com or visit www.rsgs.org
3 wednesday mark steel’s in town - comedy @ the loft 7:30pm, east grange farm, forres. call 01343 850111 or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk
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4 thursday newton faulkner @ ironworks 7:30pm. 14+. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com ‘bridging the gap’ lecture by lt. col. andy sturrock, 39 engineer regiment, kinloss 2pm - 4pm. elgin museum. call 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'feelgood bookbug' 10am - 10:45am children's area, elgin library. stories & rhymes for babies & toddlers. great way to meet other parents and children in the area. free session, no booking required. for info call 01343 562602
5 friday harvest thanksgiving weekend harvest dance, dyke village hall. call 01309 641232. moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'feelgood bookbug lite' 11am - 11:30am children's area, elgin library. smaller, shorter & more intimate. free session, no page 20 - October 2012
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9 tuesday moray feelgood festival 2012 : an audience with christopher brookmyre 7pm - 8:30pm, the gallery, elgin library, elgin. free, booking required. visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk or call 01343 562602
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10 wednesday myshkins ruby warblers @ the loft 8pm, east grange farm, forres. call 01343 850111or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk/ moray & nairn floral art club 7:30pm, ramnee hotel, forres. members & visitors welcome. call jean on 01309 673552. moray feelgood festival 2012 : moray 'random act of kindness' day 24 hrs, throughout moray. doing good does you good. take a moment to do something nice for others. visit morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'pay it forward' 10am 12:30pm, moray playhouse cinema, elgin. free, booking required. call 01343 567108
12 friday ‘background to burghead - the recent excavations at clarkly hill, roseisle’ lecture by dr fraser hunter 7:30pm - 9:30pm, elgin museum. call 01343543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk benjamin francis leftwich @ ironworks 7.30pm. 14+. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com sharon king and the wreckless angels @ the loft 8pm, east grange farm, forres. ÂŁ8, booking required. call 01343 850111or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'the happy movie' 8pm - 10pm, universal hall, findhorn foundation. free, no booking required. call 01309 691170.
13 saturday this is nirvana - nirvana tribute @ ironworks 7.30pm.
Taster sessions on therapies such as Indian Head Massage, Body Alignment, Herbalism, Homeopathy, Swedish Massage, Thai massage, Hopi Candles, Access Conciousness..... Taster sessions on The Loft activities- Zip Wire, Quads, Archery, Water Walkerz & Laser Tag. Scottish Youth Theatre presenting "African Tales". Chocolate Making Demonstration from Olive Tree Chocolate- Seratonin makes you happy and is present in chocolate, so eat up! "OUNCY #ASTLE WITH "ABY #HOONS s &ACE PAINTING WITH "ABY #HOONS s #RAFT 3ESSIONS WITH ,OFTY !RTS s 0OTTERY 0AINTING WITH ,OFTY 0OTS s 9OGA TASTER SESSIONS WITH 6ALERIE 2ITCHIE s -USIC s &ARM WALKS s -ENTAL (EATH )NFORMATION BY .(3 s "ELLY DANCING TASTER SESSIONS and demonstrations...
...and much, much more!!!! The ethos of the day, as part of the Feelgood Festival is to raise money for charity & promote things that make you feel good! Therapy, exersise, fun, laughter, relaxation.... it is a FREE entry event with charges/ donations for activities/ taster sessions. All those attending are doing so on a volountary basis with no fee charged for attendance. The 01343 850111 therapists will charge for therapies/activities and at the end of the day will donate a proportion of takings to local www.eastgrange.co.uk mental health charities.
call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com indoor & outdoor car boot 11am - 2pm. roseisle village hall & grounds. set up from 9am. call 01343 835958 or 07968841495. ‘choctober’ - morays chocolate festival 12pm - 4pm, elgin academy, elgin. with chef's demos, a chocolate craft market and a mad hatters restaurant. free entry. see www.facebook.com/choctober for more details.
14 sunday mundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliated dressage closing date 5th oct. contact 07901 602042. www.mundoleequestrian.com kingston community litter pick 10am - 11am. to help out call the ranger for more info on 01343 820339. hue and cry @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
15 monday - 24 wednesday moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'walk in my shoes’ exhibition during opening hours, the gallery, elgin library. expressing mental health issues through art & creativity. for info call 01343 562602. free entry.
16 tuesday “happy birthday nelson tower� (family activity) 1pm 3pm, falconer museum. make a bicentenary bicorn or tricorn hat. free family drop-in. call 01309 673701. moray feelgood festival 2012 : the flying starts flea circus 6:30pm - 7:30pm, the gallery, elgin library. a fundraising event presented by the house of au-
Forres (River Findhorn & Pilmuir) Flood Alleviation Scheme Information Day 9am to 7pm, Tuesday 30th October The Old Tolbooth, High Street, Forres IV36 1NX
On 3 September 2012 work began on the £45 million Forres (River Findhorn & Pilmuir) Flood Alleviation Scheme, the last of the five major flood schemes to be built by The Moray Council and its Moray Flood Alleviation (MFA) partner organisations. Background The Moray Council has worked with its MFA partners since 2000 to develop solutions to flooding problems across the Moray area. In the last seven years, the team has successfully completed projects at Lhanbryde, Rothes and Chapelton Dam in Forres. The £86 million Elgin scheme is currently well underway and is due to finish in 2015. The Forres (River Findhorn & Pilmuir) scheme is the last in the council’s programme of five major flood alleviation projects, which represent the
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18 thursday celebrate admiral nelson (family activity) 1pm - 3pm, falconer museum. make a cutlass and eye patch for your own naval battle. free family drop-in. call 01309 673701. bat for lashes + sylver tongue @ ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com group open evening 7pm - 10pm. bi-weekly men’s group in forres, invites men to come & see how we support men to work on things that are difficult in their lives. call ashley 07557282563 www.mkp.org.uk
squirreling away (family activity) 1pm - 3pm, falconer museum. make a squirrel or hedgehog & gather your food for winter. free family drop-in. call 01309 673701. ‘woodland bushcraft’ with wild things! 9:30am 3:30pm. 8 - 12yrs. booking essential - cost £20 (if booked by 12th october). call 01309 690450. visit www.wild-things.org.uk
24 wednesday "coastal explorers" with wild things! 9:30am 3:30pm. 8 - 12yrs. booking essential - cost £20 (if booked by 12th october) Call 01309 690450. visit www.wild-things.org.uk wildlife warriors 2pm - 4pm. the scottish dolphin centre, spey bay, fochabers. booking is essential. call 01343 820 339 or email dolphincentre@wdcs.org moray feelgood festival 2012 : ‘bully’ kutting edge youth theatre 7pm - 8:30pm, lossiemouth highschool, lossiemouth. free, no booking required. for info call 01343 557148
THE MORAY PROVINCE CURLING DEVELOPMENT GROUP AND THE RCCC invite you to
TRY CURLING Moray Leisure Centre, Elgin Saturday 27 Oct 12 9am to 11am
19 friday the shee 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. £10 / £8 concs / £6 u16s. call 01309 691170 or visit www.universalhall.co.uk
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25 thursday invent an insect (family activity) 1pm - 3pm, falconer museum. use the museum’s collections of spiders and insects to invent a new species. free family drop-in. call 01309 673701.
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"make it wild for halloween" with wild things! 9:30am - 3:30pm. 8 - 12yrs. booking essential cost £20 (if booked by 12th october). call 01309 690450 or visit www.wild-things.org.uk
26 friday ironworks unplugged @ ironworks call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com david hughes dance - the chinaski sessions 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. £10 / £8 concs / £6 u16s. call 01309 691170 or visit www.universalhall.co.uk cinema nairn presents ‘oranges and sunshine’ (15) 2010. 7:30pm, nairn community & arts centre. for info call 01667 453476 or email info@nairncc.co.uk ‘help whip cancer’ fundraiser 7:30pm - 9:30pm, oakwood cookery school, forres road, elgin. gorgeous recipes, live cooking demos and raffles. help us ‘stand up to cancer’. ‘hunter gatherer’ 9:30am - 3:30pm. 8-12yrs. find out what lives in the woods? learn to creep, crawl, listen, stalk & identify animal tracks and signs. booking essential - cost £20 (if booked by 12th october) call 01309 690450 or visit www.wild-things.org.uk
26 friday - 27 saturday charity cabaret with andy sommers 7pm, little theatre, nairn. tickets £11 from the bookshop in nairn or call babs on 01667 451165.
27 saturday alzheimer scotland’s elgin branch coffee morning 10am - 12noon, the supper room, elgin town hall. home baking & usual stalls. £2 entrance fee. halloween horrors at spey bay 6pm - 7:30pm. in the ice house. booking essential. call 01343 820 339 or email dolphincentre@wdcs.org. ironworks unplugged - acoustic cabaret night 7pm. 14+. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com slam’s halloween party @ ironworks 10pm. 18+. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com verdi’s “la traviata” 7:30pm, nairn community & arts centre. for info call 01667 453476 or email info@nairncc.co.uk. visit www.musicnairn.org.uk hocus pocus halloween haunt 6:30pm - 8:30pm, brodie castle. tickets £4 / family £10. call 0844 4932156 or visit www.nts.org/events elgin bid ‘halloween family fun day’ 10am - 4pm, the plainstones, elgin. fun for all ages. come and try curling 9am - 11am, moray leisure centre, elgin. for details & to book call les morgan 01309 676716 or email morgan.les@btinternet.com
30 tuesday forres ‘flood alleviation scheme’ information day 9am - 7pm, the old tolbooth, high street, forres. drop in to learn more about the scheme & how it affects you. for info call charlotte damary-homan 01343 554990
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2 friday “you can’t eat money” 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. song/poetry/story celebrating local community . £8 / 6. visit www.katesvoices.co.uk 3 saturday - 4 sunday elgin model fair (organised by the elgin model railway club) 10am - 5pm, elgin town hall, elgin. email exhibition coordinator duncan macrae: enquiries@elginmodelrailwayclub.co.uk 4 sunday mundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliated dressage contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com 7 wednesday moray & nairn floral art club 7:30pm, ramnee hotel, forres. members & visitors welcome. call jean on 01309 673552 9 friday calum stewart and heikki bourgault 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. £10 / £8 concs / £6 u16s. call 01309 690311 or visit www.findhorn.org the usa and trilliums (highland garden rock club) 7:30pm. nairn community centre. illustrated talk by robert unwin. call john owen 01320 366246. 10 saturday friends of guiding coffee mornings 10 am til midday at forres town hall. contact tina coffey on 01309 676936 11 sunday mundole equestrian show jumping contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com 17 saturday st john the evangelist church coffee mornings 10am 12pm, forres town hall. call tina coffey on 01309 676936 18 sunday mundole equestrian unaffiliated dressage closing date 9th nov. contact 07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com
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The Sky’s the Limit One of my very favourite quotes during my time here in Lossiemouth relates to the weather and its ever changing nature … “just wait a minute and it’ll change”. Autumn skies here on the Moray Firth are particularly beautiful in my experience. Sky and cloud photography is one of my most pleasurable pastimes firstly because there are never two sunsets the same and it does change, very quickly and gives you a fresh canvass to capture. Photographing skies during daylight is relatively simple because you have the light available to you. Remember the definition of photography is drawing with light. Photographing at dusk is very different. You don’t have as much light available to you. You can be anywhere to see and capture the perfect sunset. Now is the time of year to keep your eyes peeled. One tip I’ve learnt for capturing sunset and sky shots is always look behind you. You can look ahead trying to find your shot but don’t forget what’s going on elsewhere.
as a point of reference or if you live closer into town, you can use silhouettes of buildings to give your shot a point of focus. If you don’t feel you are experienced enough with your camera yet to set it up for this specific type of shot, most digitals will have a Sunset setting or the like. This will automatically set light levels, depth of field etc. What is important to remember for dusk time/sunset photography is capturing the level of light available to you. One blink and the shot is lost. Therefore, you need to set your shutter speed higher. This will in turn capture the movement of the sky inhabitants against the light available to you by sucking in the light to the shot. There is a term in photography called ‘noise’. This is prevalent in dark or low light photography. This is when your shot has fuzziness which may distort your shot. This can be overcome by adjusting settings. Get comfortable with your camera. Know both of your capabilities so far and snap, snap and snap some more. You will find your own way. Before long you’ll be shifting and twiddling and clicking without thinking about it. You can achieve some wonderful photographs through watching the sky. No painting can compare to the wonderful dramatic presence the clouds can offer in real time but a well shot photograph can come close. The camera is not as clever as the human eye. We are very fortunate to have this gift. But get intimate with your camera and keep at it and you’ll surprise yourself how close to a perfect capture you’ll come.
From my own personal experience try not to take your dusk sunset shot when it’s too windy. It will cause reverberation through the camera causing movement and thus blur. All modern digitals have a function where you can adjust the effects of wind but it’s not always brilliant. I love the natural warmth and depth of a good Moray sunset. There are many layers of cloud, air and light which all contribute to your composition. You may live on the coast where you’ll have the sea and mountains
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A few months ago I was sitting at my desk in the room at the front of the house I use as an office, when my concentration was broken by a barely audible little song. I looked around the room, there was a Robin sitting on the back of a chair a metre away. The song was repeated and I was looked at very directly. I opened the window but the robin refused to move, let alone fly out. As I went out of my office across the hall into the sitting room, the Robin followed, cocked its head on one side and repeated the song, this time sitting on the television. I knew what the Robin wanted. To get to my office you come in the back door, through the kitchen, along the front hall and turn left. This is a route the Robin knows well and uses when the back door is open and I need “training”. Like many people, we have bird feeders in the garden and during the late Spring and early Summer they seem to be the main source of food for the local breeding House sparrows who consume nearly a kilo of food a day. Last Winter we started to feed mealworms, the Black birds and Robins really seemed to appreciate this. A couple of Robins started to watch for signs of us coming out of the house. They would make it very clear that they wanted more meal worms, and as time went on they became quite happy to eat these from the hand.
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This Spring two pairs of Robins nested in the garden and our “training” was stepped up a gear, I guess by the male birds who were feeding their mates sitting on eggs. If there were no meal worms out the Robins would look directly through the window into the house, and continue to watch us until we put out more mealworms. Back in May we spent a couple of weeks in the Cairngorms, and while we were away our neighbour checked the garden and filled the bird feeders. On returning I noticed a small pile of bird droppings on the door step. I thought this was a little odd until I surmised that a Robin had spent a lot of time sitting on the back door handle waiting for someone to come out and feed him. Over the past months the demand from the Robins has reduced, the young have left the hedge and I assume they are looking after themselves. However, the male birds seem to be feeding the females again, perhaps they have laid more eggs. I am looking forward to my work being interrupted again in a couple of weeks and for my “training” to be resumed. In the meantime, the local starlings have discovered the mealworms and the Blackbirds nesting in the clematis on top of our oil tank are feeding them to their young. No chance of stopping our regular mealworm order! Briefly, and on more serious note, wild birds eat all year round and feeding them in the Winter can really help them through difficult cold spells.
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