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BITE & BLETHER Wed, 11am - 1pm, Dyke & District Village Hall. Jointly run

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DALLAS PARENT & TODDLERS Mon, 2pm - 4pm, Dallas Hall.

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FORRES BRIDGE CLUB Mon, 6.50pm for 7pm, Sept March, Forres Golf Clubhouse.

New members welcome. £6 SBU levy if applicable. Call Peter Nelson on 01309 675371 or at mary.nelson@homecall.co.uk

COMMUNITY BABY CAFE Thurs, 11am - 12pm, Forres Community Centre. Drop in facility for parents/carers to attend with children under a year. Health professional on hand to answer child development queries.

DYKE GARDEN CLUB 2nd Fri of month, Sept - May, Dyke Village Hall. Call 01309 641342 or email at ian.maclennan3@btinternet.com

FORRES CURLING CLUB Sept - Mar , Moray Leisure Centre. Coaching available.

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FINDHORN ART GROUP Tues, 10am - 12pm, The Findhorn Village Centre.

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FORRES HOUSE BRIDGE CLUB Wed, Sept - Apr, 7pm, Forres Community Centre, Forres House. Beginners & new members welcome.

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CULBIN SINGERS Thurs evening practice sessions, St Leonard's Church Hall, Forres.

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FINDHORN DUNES TRUST 'hold in trust, in perpetuity' the dunes East of Findhorn for the benefit of the local community & visitors. Call Timothy Finnegan on 01309 691824 or email at timothyfinnegan@hotmail.com FORRES 41 CLUB For ex-members of Round Table.

Monthly from Sept - May. Call Club Sec on 01309 673295 FORRES ACCORDION & FIDDLE CLUB 2nd Wed month, Victoria Hotel, Forres. Sept - May. All levels & ages welcome. Call Ann Sharp on 01309 672672 FORRES BIG CHOIR Thurs, during term time, 7pm 9pm at Kinloss Church. A mixed community choir for singers of all levels of experience. No auditions & no need to read music. Call Bill Henderson on 07876 213576 FORRES BRANCH ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Weekly classes, Sept to Mar, in Forres & Nairn for new & experienced dancers Call Kenneth Bews on 07906 306160 or at forresdance@gmail.com www.rscdsforres.org.uk

FORRES QUILTERS Tues, 1.30pm - 3.30pm, Forres Community Centre. Call Maureen Brooks on 01309 675962 FORRES TENNIS CLUB All ages, all abilities, welcome.

Club Nights - Fri evenings, courts available from 6.30pm.

Enjoy social tennis - always someone to partner up with & have a game! Call Julia Thomas on 01343 890742

MORAY GAELIC GROUP Mon, 12pm - 1pm & Wed, 6.30pm - 8pm, Room C010, Moray College, Elgin & Thurs, 11am - 1pm (two sessions), Costa Coffee, Tesco, Forres. www.moraygaelicgroup. weebly.com/ MORAY THRESHOLD SINGERS Women's choir offers to sing to people who are seriously ill & those approaching the end of life, in their own home, care home or hospital to bring comfort & ease. Call Chloe Greenwood on 07769 796672 www.thresholdchoir.org/moray RAFFORD SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE GROUP Thurs, Oct - Mar, 8pm-10pm Rafford Village Hall. Call Sheila Biggs on 01309 672756

LGBT MORAY 1st Tues month, 7:30pm, The Mucklecross Pub, Elgin. 18+ only. Or 3rd Sat, 10:30am at The Mosset Tavern, Forres. Well attended group with mixed ages.

A social group for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender people.

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MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wed of month, Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec, 7:30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres. Annual fee.

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Call Jean on 01309 672552 MORAY FIRTH LADIES CURLING CLUB Tues, Sept to Mar, 10am - 12pm.

Call Ann Munro on 01309 690332.

FORRES INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Mon, Thurs & Fri, 6.45pm, Forres Academy. Come & enjoy a game of bowls. All ages & abilities welcome. Call Anne McIntosh on 01309 641513.

LUNCH CLUB 2nd Tues of month, 12:30pm 2pm, at Findhorn Village Centre. £3.50 per person, eat as much

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ST LEONARD'S GUILD Mon, fortnightly, Sept - April, St. Leonard's Hall. New members always welcome. Call Frances Buchanan on 01309 675585

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Bluevale, Heysmoor, and Holbrook; ring any bells? Have you ever heard of them? They are residential tower blocks in Glasgow, Liverpool, and Birmingham, respectively. Why have you probably not heard of them? Maybe because they are places where quite deprived and poorer people live, but probably because nothing out of the ordinary has happened in these places. Who would have thought that the whole country would come to know the name of one particular tower block in North Kensington? Nevertheless, ‘Grenfell Tower’ is now widely known and will be remembered, sadly, for all the wrong reasons.

The tragedy that has befallen that community has been truly horrific.

Inadequate fire escapes and no sprinkler systems may have furthered the catastrophe which people unexpectedly awoke to find themselves having to face. With the average housing price in North Kensington being £758,334, one has to ask why the residents of these flats were so underinvested in and so thoughtlessly left to live in such a precarious environment. The Bible has a lot to say about the poor and those who neglect them because they are poor.

However, the same type of cladding that

was used on Grenfell Tower has also been used on a number of swanky business buildings and financially lucrative hotels too, so this tragedy is not a moment for politicians to score cheap political points over claiming THEY are the ones who REALLY care for poor. Although there will be grief and anger over how something like this could happen, the fact remains, a number of people went to sleep one night and didn’t live to see the sun rise the next day.

There are two accounts of horrendous events in the New Testament and it’s interesting how Jesus responds to them. We read in Luke’s Gospel: ‘At this time some people came to Jesus. They told Him that Pilate had killed some people from the country of Galilee. It was while they were giving gifts of animals on the altar in worship to God. Pilate put their blood together with the blood of the animals. Jesus said to them, “What about these people from Galilee? Were they worse sinners than all the other people from Galilee because they suffered these things?’ And his answer? ‘No, I tell you.

But unless you are sorry for your sins and turn from them, you too will all die.’ Jesus then gives another example: ‘What about those eighteen men who

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Lighthouse Baptist Church Clovenside Chapel, Forres. Sunday service 10:30am and 6.30pm. Refreshments served afterwards.

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were killed when the high building in Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were the worst sinners living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you. But unless you are sorry for your sins and turn from them, you too will all die.’ Luke 13 (NLV) You see, sometimes the manner of a person’s death makes the headlines, especially if a group of people die in the same incident, but about 1500 people die each and every day in the UK alone.

Most of these will go unnoticed by the population at large but each and every day, people pass from death to life.

Jesus’ lesson to his disciples was, turning away from sin and receiving forgiveness for them, is the only way to ensure both fullness of life here on earth and eternal life in heaven. I have a friend who is currently terminally ill and she is longing to leave this mortal world and go home to her heavenly Father; death holds no fear for her. Death can turn up un-expectantly (and often does) but for those who trust in Christ, death is merely the gateway to greater and fuller life, as they go to be with the One who is the ‘way, the truth and the life.’

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES

Summer is behind us but as we head into the Autumn we can reflect on the fact that there is always lots to see and do in Moray.

The huge range and variety of community events brought visitors to the area and local people together. Whether it was Keith Show, one of our spectacular Highland Games or a village fete I enjoyed over the summer; we’re all grateful for the massive amount of work that was undertaken by all the volunteers and organisers to ensure the events were a success.

I’ve been delighted to welcome individual Moray constituents, families and larger groups to Westminster since my election and would be pleased to meet anyone else who is interested in visiting the House of Commons.

As always I can be contacted on douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk or via my constituency office at 63 High Street, Forres IV36 1PB or on 01309 679253.

We had a family holiday in Copenhagen this summer – a city where 50% of folk commute by bike every day.

Even my dad - at 73yrs old – took advantage of the nearly 400km of cycle lanes to get around.

New cycleways are flourishing locally too – including the River Lossie cycleway and the Inverness South Campus bridge The benefits are obvious. The number of commuters choosing to cycle to work regularly in Inverness has increased to nearly 10% and a recent study shows that pedalling commuters are less stressed.

We might not be able to ditch cars entirely up here, but I for one will continue to promote active transport, including safe cycling, to improve congestion and reduce our carbon footprint AND our stress levels.

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Last year was the very first year of Distilled and having gone along with friends, I can say that without doubt it was a triumph.

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On the 1st, Irie Yo-Yo, an 8 piece ska/reggae band from Edinburgh who mix in a bit of drum and bass, jazz, Latin and dub into their sound. Filled with plenty of infectious grooves, they’re bound to get feet tapping. Following this on the 2nd, Scotland based Lizabett Russo brings her blend of native music with elements of contemporary jazz, avant garde folk and world music, all backed up by her powerfully versatile voice.

The music continues on the 7th with a gig from Jeffrey Lewis, supported by Mathias Kom & Ariel Sharratt from the band ‘The Burning Hell’. Lewis is one of the music world’s most revered indie artists, gaining praise from magazines such as ‘Rolling Stone’ and the ‘NME’, while also gaining the respect of his peers in the music industry, with a wide variety of acts citing their love for him, including Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol, Will Oldham and Jarvis Cocker who calls him “The best lyricist working in the US today.” Definitely not to be missed.

Siobhan Wilson returns on the 9th. Born in Elgin, Siobhan spent time in Paris before returning to Scotland. Now living in Glasgow, she is making a name for herself with the like of the BBC’s Lauren Laverne and Vic Galloway heaping praise on her voice, melodies and instrumentation.

Their music offerings end with the amazing James Brown Is Annie. An Edinburgh based jazz/funk band, they have shared a stage with some of the world’s finest bands including Average White Band, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Hayseed Dixie and The Blockheads. They have also gained high praise from publications, with The Scotsman calling them “a perfect example of how much fun funk can be” and the Daily Record saying they were "A contender for Scottish Album of the Year.”

Fans of comedy have a lot to look forward to in September. As well as the monthly Comedy Club on the 27th, they also have two solo shows. Scottish comedian Gareth Mutch brings his debut Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Mutch Ado About Nothing’ to Elgin on the 8th. Full of tales of personal woe, failed relationships and living with his parents, Mutch proves that you don’t need a big political message to get big laughs.

Finally, on the 17th, Canadian comedian Craig Campbell presents his ‘Easy Tiger’ show. Having performed in the UK on programmes such as Russell Howard’s Good News and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, as well as opening for Frankie Boyle on his 2010 and 2012 tours, he has been described as ‘one of the finest comics in the world’ and ‘a genuine genius’ by his fellow comedians. ‘Easy Tiger’ is about the intricacies and oddities of life in the UK as a Canadian, dissecting the stand-offish British psyche and regaling tales of passive aggressive hospitality.

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1917 wwi exhibition tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, ardersier. original objects, archives & photographs, call ann-marie peckham, curator on 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or email ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

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28 monday - 31 thursday dreams of land & sea: new paintings by brian c young. scottish highlands and islands 10am - 4pm, the nicholson gallery & framer. free. call brian crawford young on 07789 107628 or email at info@briancrawfordyoung.co.uk www.briancrawfordyoung.co.uk

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30 wednessday the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.drouthycobbler.com cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. norwegian jade 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

31 thursday - 1 friday northern meeting piping competition tbc, eden court theatre - various. the world's most famous solo piping event. call gerry reynolds on 01463 785006

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1 friday the phonics@iironworks 7.30pm.www.ironworksvenue.com irie yo-yo@the drouthy cobbler 9pm, all welcome. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk lizabett russo with graeme stephen (guitar) 7.30pm, newbold house, forres. £8. all welcome twilight walk 7.30pm, scottish dolphin centre £3. all welcome. www.dolphincentre.whales.org sigma: hunting the dragon -speaker: prof. andy lawrence, royal observatory edinburgh 7.30pm, birnie village hall. mysterious & violent events take place in the very centre of galaxies. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

1 friday - 2 saturday spirit of speyside 1pm - 10pm, elgin town hall speyside's single malt whisky & gin distillers, craft brewers & food producers under one roof. £20. enquiries@spiritofspeyside.com. www.distilled.scot

1 friday - 3 sunday indigenous people 8pm, universal hall, findhorn £14/£12 concs/£10 u16s. kakatsitsi from ghana & san bushmen of the kalahari perform with dance, page 24 - September 2017

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2 saturday lizabett russo@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 7pm, invergordon. columbus highland archive centre: doors open day 11am 4pm, highland archive centre, bught road, inverness free but booking essentia. behind-the-scenes tours, displays of original archives & sporting material. chat with family historian & conservator. call 01463 256437. www.highlifehighland.com/archives-service carve carbridge 2017: scottish open chainsaw carving cpmpetition 9.30am, carrbridge. a day of family events including live music, activities, games, stalls & food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com prime four beast race loch ness 9am, aldourie castle estate, inverness. a leg-numbing 10k along the banks of loch ness psychic night: fundraiser for caledonia ice skating club 7.30pm (prompt) - 11pm, mosset tavern, forres. £10. all welcome. call sharon on 07974 561877 www.secondsightscotland.co.uk

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5 tuesday varis club forres: brodie castle clocks - speaker peter haworth 10 am, north hall, forres town hall free trial membership, £10 p.a. call norman thomson on 01309 676884 or email at ndt4@btinternet.com findhorn bay local nature reserve: fblnr management committee meeting,includes public session 7.30pm, james milne institute, findhorn. www.fblnr.org

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5 tuesday - 8 friday offshore europe 2017 tbc, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen aberdeen will be the focus of the global oil & industry. email synden.grieve@scotent.co.uk

6 wednesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 7am - 6pm & 8am 7.30pm, invergordon. caribbean princess & aidavita website wednesday: pilot session run through forres online for those with an interest in website editing.

6pm - 8pm, fact office, leask road, forres. free though donations towards hot drinks.

7 thursday jeffrey lewis with ariel sharratt & mathias kom@the drouthy cobbler, 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk hypnobirthing: hosted by sandra reams 6.30pm 8.30pm, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. easy to learn self hypnosis, breathing techniques, positive visualisations & affirmations, etc. mah jong club (american rules) 11am - 1 pm, harvest centre (next door to yeadon's bookshop) £3 for members/free first taster session. learn something new in september. beginners table, handbooks available. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or hce.roombookings@gmail.com www.spanglefish.com/harvestcentremahjongclub

8 friday gareth mutch: mutch ado about nothing@the drouthycobbler. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk/ cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 4pm, invergordon. magellan

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If so, Forres Victoria Indoor Bowling Club would be very interested to hear from you.

We offer gentle exercise, hopefully a laugh and teach you how to play bowls.

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scottish concert forres accordion & fiddle club: jimmy ingram & friends (all tbc) 8pm, rafford village hall £5 in advance or £8 on the door call anne or gordon on 01309 672930 & 01309 675949

textiles, mixedmedia. call morag tweedie on 01340 820411 or email moragtweedie@gmail.com www.moragtweedie.co.uk

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gordonstoun sprint 7 novice triathlon 9.30am 3.30pm, gordonstoun, elgin. organised by moray firth triathlon club. for info email simonmacdonald59@icloud.com. www.entrycentral.com/gordonstoun_triathlons walk for parkinson's at brodie castle 10am, brodie castle. registration fee: £10 for adults, £5 for u16s a 1 or 5 mile walk around the parkland of brodie castle.call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.parkinsons.org.uk/walkbrodiecastle scotland's gardens: gordonstoun school open day 2pm - 4.30pm, duffus, nr elgin. adults £4, children £2. email richardss@gordonstoun.org.uk poppyscotland's ride, ramble or run 2017 1pm 5pm, fort george, ardersier. fun way for all the family to raise money for our armed forces community. tickets from website. www.eventbrite.co.uk

the highland military tattoo tbc, fort george, nr inverness. £18 - £50. tickets can be bought by ringing 0131 310 8701/8702 or by visiting hector's gift shop in person. call 0131 310 8701/8702. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com 7scots 36 hour survival weekend in aid of mfr cash for kids tbc, fort george infantry barracks. £25 registration fee. could you survive in the wild for 36 hours with no technology, sleeping under a basher & eating nothing but food rations? call allana on 01463 227700 or email at allana@mfr.co.uk

CAROLINE STREET GOSPEL HALL, FORRES Gospel Meeting - Sunday 3rd September 6.30pm, Thereafter Each Sunday, 12.15pm But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53;5

9 saturday siobhan wilson@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk veronica's coffee morning in aid of marie curie 10am - 12pm, westfield house, elgin. entrance by donation home baking, teas & coffees, stalls, tombola. for info or tombola/baking donations call veronica maclean on 01343 547308 or veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk handbags & gladrags 2017: "dancing thru the decades' 7pm - 1am, elgin town hall. prize bingo, live entertainment, beauty & bottle stall, raffle. gregor girls fundraising garden plant sale 11am - 3pm, st john's church rectory garden. free. refreshments available in garden or hall if wet. lots of plant bargains. call kirsteen mitcalfe on 01309 690775 or email at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com

9 saturday - 10 sunday parkfest findhorn 12pm - late (sat) & 12pm - 5pm (sun), findhorn, the park ecovillage. free. craft stalls & activities, picnic areas, food & drink sampling, free ceilidh with live band in the universal hall on sat rat race coast to coast 7am (9th) - 6pm (10th), nairn harbour start. run, ride & kayak www.ratrace.com shenanigan 2017 tbc, bogbain farm, inverness tickets from website. multi-stage dance event showcasing djs & electronic artists in the highlands www.residentadvisor.net

9 saturday - 17 sunday north east open studios (neos): local artist trail through findhorn, forres, rafford, relugas, dallas & elgin 11am - 4pm daily (though times vary) free. see their studios & work - glass, illustration, print, page 26 - September 2017

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11 monday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 9am - 6pm, invergordon. black watch elgin & district parkinson's support group 1st meeting of new season 7.30pm - 9.30pm, st sylvester's hall, 19 institution road elgin. free. speaker: marion lorimer, parkinson's local adviser offering advice on benefits & services available. call gillian gibson on 01343 541056 or email at elginanddistrictpsg@gmail.com www.parkinsons.org.uk/local to you spirit of moray book festival bookbug picnic 1.30pm - 2.30pm, elgin library. free. for families with babies & toddlers. fun-filled songs & stories. booking required. call 01343 562623 light & life 7pm - 9pm, costa coffee, 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

12 tuesday open mic night 5.30pm - 7.30pm, starbucks, elgin byo instrument all ages & abilities welcome! cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. prinsendam

12 tuesday - 16 saturday spirit of moray book festival: various events throughout the week tbc, elgin library. a celebration of writing, illustration & publishing in scotland with renowned scottish authors.

12 tuesday - 17 sunday nairn book & arts festival tbc, nairn. writers, speakers, art, exhibitions, music, drama, film, comedy, competitions & workshops, all welcome!

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13 wednesday forres oap association: first meeting of the 2017/18 session 1.30pm - 3.30pm, forres town hall (please use side door). old & new members welcome. call june kirk on 01309 673194 denise mina - what's your story? 8pm - 9pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival let the dead do the talking: prof james grieve, senior forensic pathologist. 6.30pm - 7.30pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival luke daniels - the polyphon chronicles with guest gillian fleetwood 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn £12/£10 concs/£8 u16s. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk the arts society speyside lecture (formerly known as nadfas): the art of liberty: branding an artistic lifestyle. liberty, the first life style store. 11am (coffee & tea available from 10.15am) the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors £7 donation. call membership secretary on 07789 880481 or at membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk nbaaf: the musick fyne soloists & coronach: scottish partsongs & french chansons of the renaissance for voices & instruments. 7pm, united reform church, nairn. £10, u18s £3 (tickets from website). www.nairnfestival.co.uk

14 thursday moray memories on film: a scenic tour of moray on the big screen presented by the national library of scotland. 4pm - 7pm, elgin library. free. booking required. call 01343 562623 www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival mapping scotland's islands - chris fleet, senior map curator, nls: from the earliest maps to the most up-to date techniques of digital mapping 8pm - 9pm, elgin library. £5. call 01343 562623. www.moray.gov.uk/moraybookfestival estate records for family researchers: talk with ian riches (nts archivist): an introduction to estate records & as part of nairn book & arts festival 11:30am - 12:30pm, brodie castle. £8; u18 £3 call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events driver, the duchesses & sir edwin landseer: the links between the brodie & gordon families & sir edwin landseer, artist of driver the deerhound; speaker jennifer melville 2pm - 3pm, brodie castle. £8; u18s £3. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events a billie holliday show with the mary may quintet: moray jazz club 7.30pm, borough briggs, elgin www.morayjazzclub.co.uk page 28 - September 2017

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easy tiger - craig campbell@ironworks, inverness 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com cairngorm adventure triathlon 2017 (the 'cat') 9am 10.30am (registration), 11am start. loch morlich, near aviemore. raising money for local young, 05/08/20 talented athletes. email info@cairngormadventuretriathlon.org. www.cairngormadventuretriathlon.org

elgin strathspey & reel society 44th Annual Fiddlers’ Rally THE ELGIN TOWN HALL SATURDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER, 7.30pm Guest Artistes Fiddle and Accordion Duo Gemma Donald and Alan Small Compere – Gary Coull Tickets on sale now from from Elgin Library, Players or on the Door Balcony £10 (No concession), Main Hall £9, Concession £8

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the three ages - buster keaton silent movie: with andy may once more live on piano. 10am, little theatre, king street, nairn. £7/ £2. tickets in advance from nairn comm. centre. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk christina lawrie (piano) playing schubert, mendelssohn, grieg & quilter: a concert in memory of gordon macintyre. 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £15. call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk elgin strathspey & reel society annual rally: guest artistes gemma donald & alan smith (fiddle & accordian duo) & compere, gary coull 7.30pm 11pm, elgin town hall. £10 balcony, £9 main hall, call julie grant on 01343 551113 or email at juliegrant1972@btinternet.com

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24 sunday car boot sale (idca) inchberry & district community association 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com autumn wedding exhibition: moray’s biggest independent exhibition 11am - 3pm, elgin academy dunphail loop walks - nw grampian ldwa 9am - 5pm, dunphail. free. two walk loops of 10 & 7 miles with agm lunch in edinkillie village hall at 1pm. non members welcome. www.ldwa.org.uk

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findhorn bay local nature reserve: fblnr management committee meeting - incl public session 7.30pm, james milne institute, findhorn. www.fblnr.org mah jong club (american rules) 11am - 1 pm, harvest centre, greyfriars' street, elgin. members £3, free taster session. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or email at hce.roombookings@gmail.com www.spanglefish.com/harvestcentremahjongclub

music for lunch: christopher baxter 12pm, brodie castle. £15. all welcome. call 01309 641371 or brodiecastle@nts.org.uk meet the gsa in moray: ucas higher education exhibition 9.15am - 3.15pm, moray college, uhi, elgin. advice on all our undergraduate specialist degree programmes in architecture, design, etc. email recruitment@gsa.ac.uk. www.gsa.ac.uk

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architectural heritage at kinloss, covesea & portgordon: 'and the challenge of providing public access;’ speaker dr nick brown, nb planning & architecture, cullen 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. £3. (students £1.50) james brown is annie@the drouthy cobbler 9pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. norwegian jade

23 saturday elgin museum: doors open day - architecture paper crafts 11am - 1pm, elgin museum. free - no booking required. children must be accompanied moray field club walk: tree & fungi, altyre estate 10am, elgin. email bookings preferred by 6pm on preceding thurs. call 01343 547968 or email morayfieldclub@outlook.com or lynda anderson 07990 600499 or jameslynda.anderson@tiscali.co.uk forres crafters autumn craft fair 10am - 4pm, the admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

baby loss support service: for anyone touched by baby loss, or grieving their inability to conceive 7.15pm - 8.30pm, st andrew’s cathedral, inverness. free. www.sayinggoodbye.org/ the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler 8pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk 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 & coffee & a blether. all welcome june field, psychic medium@ the newton hotel, nairn 7.30pm, all welcome

28 thursday charity asian cooking demonstration with chef grantis gee in aid of moray sports foundation 6.30pm - 9.30pm, oakwood cookery school. £25 (incl complimentary drink & tasters). call gill evans on 01343 552550 or hello@moraysportscentre.co.uk www.moraysportscentre.co.uk

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1st rock in the loch: motorcycle gathering 12pm (29th) - 1pm (1st), jakes bar & restaurant, lochanhully, carrbridge. £20 (weekend wristband). rock the loch. live music, bbq & stalls

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In a large saucepan, bring the cream and lemon verbena to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

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