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FORRES BRIDGE CLUB Mon, (Sept - Mar), 6.50pm for 7pm, Forres Golf Clubhouse.

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FORRES HARD OF HEARING 1st Mon of month, 2pm 3.30pm, Forres Town Hall. To assist the hard of hearing/deaf & tinnitus sufferers. Any age, lipreading classes. Call 01309 672282 or 675075.

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NAIRN & FORRES FUNDRAISING GROUP GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND We are a small Fundraising Group who organise supermarket & street collections, sell Guide Dogs merchandise & visit various events including Burgie International Horse Trials.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings September always used to be associated with harvests and many churches had special ‘harvest thanksgiving’ services, which would celebrate God’s abundant provision for us in this country. Of course, people are not so agriculturally aware these days, food is thought of as coming primarily from the supermarket rather than the soil. A hundred years ago, the Agricultural Committee in Moray was recommending that Scouts and school children should gather the eggs of seagulls to stop them multiplying and to add some healthy food to the table! Times have certainly changed; taking bird eggs from a nest now is considered a heinous act of behaviour. This generation just doesn’t have an association to the land that past generations have experienced.

Nevertheless, an old saying that has stood the test of time is ‘a person reaps what they sow.’ Any farmer, crofter or keen gardener, will identify with this saying because it is vital to what they do. As a positive example,

the Forres in Bloom team don’t just scatter random seeds and bulbs in the hope they’ll come up looking lovely, everything is planned and governed to reach the end result: a beautiful town in which to live. A negative example would be the invasive and quick-growing Giant Hogweed that is being cut back along the Findhorn River. Of course, the metaphor reaches far wider than its agricultural origins; it applies to every action or lack of action. If a sportsperson only puts in a little practice, if that’s all they are willing to sow, well, then they will only reap a minor improvement in their game. If education in Moray keeps getting cut then what kind of ‘crop of children’ will we reap in future years? If society sows immorality as something that is ‘normal and progressive’ then what kind of environment will our children reap in the coming years? Like a good many sayings that we use today, many of them originate from Scripture, and the ‘reap what you sow’ proverb is no different. We all know the general truth of this saying,

Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Service, Sundays at 12:15pm Tel: 01309 674375. Email: glcinfo@tiscali.co.uk Dyke and Edinkillie Parish Church of Scotland Dyke Family Service Sunday : 10am. Edinkillie Sunday Service: 11.30am Alternate monthly services on the first Sunday of each month at 11am. Tea/coffee after every service. Contact Jane Foster (Session Clerk) on 01309 641257 Elgin Mosque 78 South Street, Elgin IV30 1JG. www.elginmosque.org.uk Kinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of Scotland Alternating weekly. Kinloss and Findhorn 10am. Alves first Sunday of each month at 11.30am. Tel: 01309 690359.

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

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that what we often ‘put in’ to something determines what we ‘get out’ of it. It is certainly true that how we live our lives here will determine where we spend eternity, for as Paul writes in his letter to the Galatians: ‘do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.’ Gal. 6:7 It is worth therefore, taking the time to consider the words of the Old Testament prophet Hosea, who said: ‘sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.’ Hosea 10:12 What a healthy and beneficial harvest that would be for the people of Moray – a harvest of righteousness. That is a harvest worth labouring for!

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Rafford Church Family service Sundays at 9.30am. Praise from CH3 and Mission Praise. Enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a 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.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times The major issue I have been contacted about in recent weeks has been the downgrading of the maternity unit at Dr Gray’s. We have seen a fantastic campaign launched by the KeepMUM group with a peaceful protest in Elgin where hundreds marched in support of retaining our services locally. At the public meeting where NHS Grampian promised to answer questions from the public, many were left frustrated as the panel simply skirted round the key issues.

The fact is the MUM campaign was launched thirty years ago to secure this vital maternity unit in Moray and it’s shocking that in 2018 it should have to be reformed to maintain the service. The examples that have been shared with me about problems encountered by mums going to Aberdeen to give birth are not scare stories to cause concern, they are reality and proves why so many fear the proposals which took effect from July.

I have also been keen to ensure this remains a non-party political campaign.

We will win if we work together in a united front, rather than try to score cheap party political points. I know this was the success of the campaign thirty years ago, and I hope the same approach can bring about the same results now.

As Parliamentarians head back to Parliament after the summer recess I’d like to reflect on the summer.

Many of us will have enjoyed time off with our friends and families in the past weeks. But this isn’t possible for everyone. Tourism is the biggest industry in the Highlands and its workers can generally forget getting time off in summer.

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NHS Grampian plan for the changes to be in place for a year to eighteen months while they redesign the service, however, the news has caused real concern and anxiety to families across Moray, and I’ve been working with campaigners to press NHS Grampian to reinstate the service as soon as possible, and not in a year or 18 months as is planned.

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8 saturday happy mums' market 10am - 12pm, elgin town hall £1, u16s - free. indoor pre-loved market dedicated to baby & children's items, from birth to 10yrs. www.happymumsmarket.co.uk a findhorn flycup 2pm - 4pm, findhorn church hall. £2.50. tea, coffee & home bakes. simple minds & the pretenders tbc, northern meeting park, inverness moravian orienteering: moray & nairn schools league 10.15am - 11.15am (registration); see www.moravianorienteering.org for details moray peace builders' coffee morning 10am -12pm, st leonard's church hall, forres. £2. raffle & stalls call jo fry on 07551189580 or at csfry33@gmail.com the village cafe 10am - 4pm, rafford village hall teas, coffee, soup, home bakes, bacon rolls & snacks. volunteers to assist welcome. email alisonmckay@msn.com

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9 sunday grampian motorcycle convention 11am - 4pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. vintage & classic bikes, parades & demonstrations, live music, refreshments, children's play area, etc. call 01975 562292 or email at info@gtm.org.uk. www.gtm.org.uk blood donors: elgin 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm 4pm, elgin town hall. please book an appointment by calling 0345 90 90 999 or emailing nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net

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the moray tenants forum (mtf) 2pm - 4pm, venue to be confirmed. free. call 0300 123 4566 or email at tenantparticipation@moray.gov.uk www.moray.gov.uk port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: black watch, 8am - 4.30pm

Country Dance Society Expert tuition and fun in a very sociable class

Forres Classes Resume Town Hall Monday 17th September 7.15pm for Beginners and New Dancers 8.00pm Main Class

19 wednesday calum stewart@universal hall, findhorn 7.30pm, all welcome. call 01309 690110

Nairn Community and Arts Centre Thursday 20th September 7.30pm

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15 saturday pitch perfect music & beer festival 12noon - 11pm, forres mechanics fc, mosset park, forres. £10. a festival with a difference. the day is all about great tasting beer, music, food and retro arcade games too! call seb jones on 01309 358082 or email at sales@speysidecraftbrewery.com www.speysidecraftbrewery.com/pitch-perfect lossiemouth art exhibition 11am - 4pm, lossiemouth community centre, coulardbank road, lossiemouth free entry, free parking, raffles. call ann watson on 07974934221 or email at watsona1@hotmail.com dream, believe, achieve highland: torridon + the guilty pleasures@ the ironworks, inverness 8pm. raising funds for specialised therapies for local children with additional needs that are not provided by the nhs page 24 - September 2018

findhorn bay local nature reserve 7.30pm, james milne institute, findhorn. fblnr management committee meeting, includes public session. www.fblnr.org clan coffee morning 10.30am - 12pm, the clan cancer support centre, 227 high street, elgin. open to anyone affected by cancer with information & support available. guest speakers.all welcome. call julie on 01343 544132

21 friday the keith silver band 7pm, st margaret's church, aberlour. £10 (incl refreshments); children - free moray reach out disco 7.30pm - 10pm, the royal british legion: buckie. £3 at the door. raffles. you must be over 18 unless accompanied by a responsible adult. transport can be arranged by calling angela kelly (to arrange transport) on 07951 088184 dare to be wild: film & talk 7.30pm, universal hall, fIndhorn. £7 on the doo. q&a following film with the

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22 saturday western front association:clearing the dead; speaker - dr peter hodgkinson examining the huge task of finding & re-burying the british dead at the end of ww1 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library. free call derek bird on 01343 870562 or email at derek.bird876@gmail.com. www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk elgin city football club's prosecco day 1pm - 4pm , elgin city football club, borough briggs, elgin. ÂŁ35 per person (please book in advance. call 01343 551114 or email at elgincityfc@btconnect.com shaun ryder (an audience with)@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com moray doors open day 2018: 12 buildings. 3 guided heritage walks. see facebook for more details 9am - 5pm. booking essential for some events. www.doorsopendays.org moray transport seminar 9.45 am for 10.15am 2pm, lhanbrye community centre, lhanbryde. free. open to all with an interest in transport across moray - speakers & workshops. lunch included. call 01343 843025 or moraytransportseminar@btinternet.com moray field club: trees & fungi walk; short guided walk on level paths exploring trees & fungi on the kilravock estate bus leaves lossie green at 10am, Caroline Gospel Sept 18.pdf 1 07/08/2018 kilravock, near nairn. ÂŁ10 for bus. call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email morayfieldclub@gmail.com

CAROLINE STREET GOSPEL HALL, FORRES Gospel Meeting Each Sunday, 12.15 pm.

Except Sunday, 2nd September. All Welcome.

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18

Senior Citizens Meeting Monday 10th September 7pm

22 september - 27 october another eclectic collectiono: exhibition by angus donaldson museum opening hours, elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin.free but donation at door. call irene lukkarinen on 07546 574117 or email isldirector1017@gmail.com

23 sunday autumn autojumble & car auction 9am - 3pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. over 100 stalls selling everything from spares, auto-memorabilia & much more. pre-booking of pitches essential. call 01975 562292 or email at

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info@gtm.org.uk. www.gtm.org.uk baxters loch ness marathon & festival of running 2018 10am - 4pm, bught park, inverness. featuring the loch ness marathon, river ness 10k, corporate Forres Country Music Club Sept 18.pdf challenge, 5k & wee nessie. www.lochnessmarathon.com

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port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: albatros, 8am - 6pm spynie soup 09:05 & sweet monthly lunch hosted by 26/07/2018 duffus, spynie & hopeman church 12pm - 2pm, spynie village hall. suggested donation ÂŁ3. call elsie watson on 01343 543914 or email at elsie.watson121@btinternet.com the buke of the howlat 7.30pm, brodie castle, nts ÂŁ12/ÂŁ10/family ticket ÂŁ35. world premier community theatre production of the original tale. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or email at info@findhornbayarts.com. www.findhornbayfestival.com

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24 monday - 25 tuesday reboot: wide horizons; working in social enterprise 9.30am - 2.30pm, elgin. free but booking essential refreshments & lunch provided. for anyone looking to enhance their cv, develop their skills & find out about social enterprise. call lorna jamieson on 01463 238088 or lorna@socialenterprise.academy

futureproof: a mile in my shoes (findhorn bay festival) secret locations in moray - see website for details. visitors to the giant shoe box will walk a mile in the shoes of a young local stranger whilst listening to their story. www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/productions/ a-mile-in-my-shoes

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port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: norwegian jade, 7am - 5pm friends of grant lodge agm & guest speaker 7pm, elgin museum hall. call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email at friends@grant-lodge.org.uk

26 wednesday duncan chisholm: the gathering 8pm, st laurence church, forres. ÂŁ18/ÂŁ16/u26s (yoyp) ÂŁ10. duncan will perform music from his new album, sandwood. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or email at info@findhornbayarts.com.www.findhornbayfestival.com 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 north sea fishing: artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk jeremy sutton-hibbert based on his exhibit at the old station 1pm & 6pm, the old station, hopeman. ÂŁ5. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or at info@findhornbayarts.com www.findhornbayfestival.com

26 wednesday - 1 monday (october) 3rd findhorn bay festival various events & timings in towns & villages in the findhorn bay area with artists of local, national & international renown. free - ÂŁ20 call 01309 675333 or at info@findhornbayarts.com www.findhornbayfestival.com page 26 - September 2018

swarm sculptures with lucy suggate 6pm - 8pm, sunshine room, the park, findhorn. free. community dancers are invited to explore swarm & sculpture, working towards performances at findhorn bay festival. call dance north on 01309 691661 or email at info@bodysurfscotland.co.uk. www.dancenorth.scot calum beattie@the drouthy cobbler, elgin, 7.30pm, www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk shooglenifty 8pm, town hall, forres. ÂŁ10-20. making more of moray through an evening of multicultural music, food & visual art. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or email at info@findhornbayarts.com www.findhornbayfestival.com 1JFWS MT\ YT RFPJ ^TZW T\S SFYZWFQ HTXRJYNHX

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29 saturday gordon castle walled garden: our garden market 12pm - 4pm, gordon castle walled garden, fochabers. free. fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs & plants, flower & wreath demos, hands-on displays from local artisans, etc. call 01343 612317. www.gordoncastlescotland.com ladies' threeball team open 10am, abernethy golf club, nethy bridge. to book please call 01479 821305 or email info@abernethygolfclub.com. draws published at www.abernethygolfclub.com the aurora choir 7pm, st margaret's church, aberlour £10 (incl refreshments); children - free. all welcome culture day forres 11am - 4pm, forres. free. opportunities for artists, community groups & the cultural & heritage sectors to self promote their work. mini market forres crafters culture day craft fair 10am - 4pm, the tolbooth, forres. free. craft tables with locally handmade crafts. email forrescrafters@gmail.com mr mcfall's chamber (findhorn bay festival) 5pm, universal hall, findhorn. call 01309 690110. www.universalhall.co.uk Clan Sept 18 .pdf 1 - late, 09/08/2018 glitter & sparkle festival ball 8pm town hall09:38 forres. £17/£15. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or email at info@findhornbayarts.com www.clanhouse.org #Livingwithcancer

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30 sunday the walk speyside 2018 in aid of logan's fund, abbie's sparkle foundation & the aila coull foundation 10am onwards. speyside. please register at www.thewalkspeyside.co.uk tour of kinloss abbey 2pm & 3pm, kinloss abbey free- donations welcome. a kinloss abbey trustee will provide an informal tour of the abbey & its grounds. call kirsteen mitcalfe on 01309 690775 or email at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com www.kinlossabbey.org car boot sale (inchberry & district community association) 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early before 9am with a car & table. teas/coffees, soft drinks, butteries, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com scotland: the big picture; speaker - peter cairns of wild media foundation on the ecological issues facing scotland & their possible solutions 2pm universal hall, findhorn. tickets from website or by calling 01309 675333. www.findhornbayfestival.com northern flyway: inge thomson & jenny sturgeon (findhorn bay festival) 8pm, universal hall, findhorn call 01309 675333. www.findhornbayfestival.com fochabers hill walking & rambling club: carnaosda, carn a'gheoidh & the cairnwell (glenshee) 7am, fochabers. bus will pick up in other locations depending on route. call 01343 209001 or email at veronica@glenlivet.org somethings old, somethings new - liz lochhead & steve kettley (saxophone) 4pm, kinloss church hall & annexe. £12/£10 /u26 (yoyp) £5. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or email at info@findhornbayarts.com www.findhornbayfestival.com opera highlights: scottish opera 7.30pm, town hall forres. £14/u26s (yoyp) £5. call findhorn bay arts on 01309 675333 or email at info@findhornbayarts.com www.findhornbayfestival.com

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STARTS SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER

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IV30 6JQ Tel: 01343 543181

INVERNESS Henderson Road, Longman Industrial Estate.

IV1 1SR Tel: 01463 245502

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Sale period from Saturday 1st September until Saturday 29th September 2018.

Free design service does not include a home visit.

• bathroom suites • showers & enclosures • tiles & accessories • wet rooms • fitted furniture • experienced staff

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