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777 MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB Tel: 235231 or email: jeffgallagher@tiscali.co.uk ACTIVE CHEER & DANCE Offering classes for all ages and abilities. The only IASF (International All Star Federation) Levels 1-5 certified coaches in the North of Scotland. Min Age 3 years, contact Kerri Love, Head Coach Mob: 07789 715553 www.acdstars.com AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Self help group for families and friends of people with a drink problem, with meetings held locally throughout the Highland area. Are you concerned about someone else’s drinking? Telephone 020 7403 0888. They will give you a local contact number for the area you live in. All enquiries are treated in strictest confidence AUTISM RIGHTS GROUP HIGHLAND (ARGH) Run by and for autistic adults. We hold meetings for members; produce a newsletter; campaign for improved services and challenge discrimination as a group, and as individuals in our daily lives. Working as a collective we aim to make the adult autistic voice heard. We uphold ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ principle. Email for details kb@arghighland.co.uk www.arghighland.co.uk BEAULY ANGLING CLUB Established around 1960, the club provides sea trout and salmon fishing to residents of Beauly as well as to visitors. Visit www.beauly-angling-club.co.uk BEFRIENDERS HIGHLAND Providing 1-1 supported friendships between people who have mental ill health and trained volunteers across Highland. Contact: Sally Mackintosh tel: 235675 email: sallymackintosh@ befriendershighland.co.uk or see www.befriendershighland.org.uk
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BL’AZZ A new not-for-profit organisation seeking to promote the awareness and understanding of Jazz and Blues music within the Highlands. More info from: www.nigelsnonsense.org /blazz.htm or Nigel Mackenzie tel: 221460 or email nigel.mackenzie@blueorg.com BOLESKINE SHINTY CLUB Tel: 791955 or email: lizbmacd@aol.com www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/shinty/ CAPITAL SKATEPARK GROUP Tel: 714516 or email: agapeclothing@hotmail.co.uk CHANONRY SAILING CLUB Chanonry Sailing Club provides a safe and fun environment for people from all walks of life to come together and sail. The Harbour, Fortrose, tel: 01381 621973 www.chanonry.org.uk/ CHARLESTON YOUTH THEATRE For ages 12-18, Charleston Academy, Inverness CLACHNACUDDIN CYCLING CLUB Tel: 791000 or email: strathlynn@btinternet.com CLACHNACUDDIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FC Tel: 791458, email drew@tesco.net or visit www.clach-youth.info CROMARTY BOWLING CLUB Outdoor at the Green - May to September (Bowling for Beginners Fridays 2pm to 4pm) Indoor at Victoria Hall November to April (Bowling for Beginners Fridays 2pm to 4pm) Causeway, Cromarty CROWN CHURCH MENS CLUB Tel: 237768 or email: mackenzie17@ mackenzie17.plus.com
CROY & CULLODEN MOOR SENIOR CITIZENS' LUNCH CLUB Church Hall, Croy, alternate Wednesdays, 1pm-3pm, £3 for 2 course meal and afternoon tea. Enjoy dominoes, jigsaws and other activities DINGWALL TAEKWONDO WTF Classes in Dingwall. Sportscentre Tuesday 7.30pm; Fridays Dingwall Academy 7.30pm. Fun Club well established more than 45 years in the running. Experienced Black Belts advanced students only. Professional training and examinations. DRAKIES BOWLING CLUB Tel: 237033 EDITH MACPHERSON SCHOOL OF DANCE 50 Hill Street, Inverness Tel: 232112 FITNESS FRENZY Fitness sessions Thursday lunchtimes at the palace hotel. Visit www.fitnessfrenzy.co.uk FAMILY FIRST Family First offers a support service to families with at least one child 0-3 years of age. Tel: 703033 or email: alisonstanley@smoothmail.co.uk HIGHLANDS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY To promote and extend the awareness, interest and enjoyment of astronomy. Meets on the first Tuesday of every month in Smithton Primary School from 7.30pm-10pm. Contact Gerry Gaitens tel: 01349 863563 or 07761 866778 HIGHLAND BONSAI SOCIETY Meets on 3rd Wednesday of every month in Balloch Village Hall at 7.30pm. For more details contact Chris tel: 01349 865485 HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB Email: highlandhillwalkers@
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INVERNESS ADVANCED MOTORISTS The aim of the organisation is to improve the standard of driving on the UK roads. Five weekly courses are run twice a year. For more details visit www.invernessiam.org
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INVERNESS ANGLING CLUB For details please contact Don MacKay, Inverness Angling Club, 4 Maxwell Drive, Inverness www.invernessanglingclub.co.uk
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INVERNESS BLITZ American football for ages 11 to adult. All equipment supplied. Tel: 242431 or email info@invernessblitz.co.uk INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTS Encourage the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle and to provide support to those with cardiac disease, together with their families. 6pm Wednesdays Gym Hall, Millburn Academy, Inverness tel: 704554 INVERNESS CANOE CLUB We aim to cater for paddlers of all abilities with a growing membership and affiliated to the Scottish Canoe Association. Meeting times vary - check out www.invernesscc.org.uk or email info@invernesscc.org.uk INVERNESS CATHEDRAL SOCIETY OF BELL RINGERS Anyone can be a bell ringer! Come and find out more at our practice night on Thursday evenings 7.30pm-9pm. We ring for Sunday services, weddings and other special occasions.
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LEACHKIN ANGLING CLUB Tel: 223621, or email: ian@harrisholidays.com LOCH NESS TOASTMONSTERS We’re a group of people who’ve joined together to face one of the most feared things in general life - speaking in public, which isn’t the monster that many people seem to think it is! So, if you are interested in taming your own beast, in friendly and supportive surroundings, then please get in touch or drop into one of our fortnightly meetings. www.toastmonsters.co.uk
INVERNESS RACING PIGEON CLUB Currently seeking new members young and old. Are you interested in joining or finding out more about our local clubs. We hold races from Inverness to as far away as France with the North East Federation. All ages welcome, Call for further details 243038. INVERNESS ROWING CLUB Situated on the Caledonian Canal only 5 mins drive from the centre of Inverness, Sundays 10:30am www.invernessrowingclub.co.uk INVERNESS SEA CADETS Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7.15pm-9.30pm, tel: 226069 INVERNESS TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB Interested in joining Inverness Tennis & Squash Club, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, tel: 230751 or email: itsc.information@googlemail.com or visit www.itscnews.com
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INVERNESS WINE APPRECIATION SOCIETY We aim to bring together people with an interest in wine and to develop their interest by holding tastings, usually led by a member of the wine trade and accompanied by suitable food, tel: 221535
LOUISE NELSON DANCERS Classes in Ballet, Tap and Musical Theatre Dance in Inverness. Tel: 792672 www.louisenelsondancers.co.uk MERKINCH MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB Regular monthly trips for ages 12 to adult. Contact 07879 443979 or email ewanharper@yahoo.co.uk PET FOSTERING SCOTLAND We aim to support pet owners who are in an emergency situation or becoming temporarily homeless. Our volunteers will care for your pet in their own
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homes for short periods until you can be reunited. Volunteers always needed. Tel: 0844 811 9909. Reg. charity SCO15672 www.pfss.org.uk RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING HIGHLAND A confidential relationship counselling service in Inverness for anyone experiencing problems in their intimate, personal relationship. Appointments telephone line 712888, or email viewplaceapts@yahoo.co.uk SAYLIG INVERNESS A group that look at all aspects of life for people with learning disability and/or autism, SHIRLIE Project, Inverness, tel: 716179 or email rona.mem@hotmail.co.uk SQUASH CLUB Tel: 230751, or email : robin@rhamill.orangehome.co.uk www.itscnews.com THE HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S TRUST Tel: 243872 www.hctrust.co.uk THE WAY FOUNDATION Help each other rebuild our lives after widowhood. Call us on 0870 011 3450 or email info@wayfoundation.org.uk WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION We hold 9 meetings per year in Elgin Library open to anyone with an interest in the First World War. Contact Derek Bird on 01343 870562 or email at chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk
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On the 4th of July, the USA celebrated its 235th anniversary of its hard-won independence from Britain. And the USA still boasts the highest attendance at worship in the Western world. They have a strong belief that God is active in its citizens and in the nation. And as a nation they have at it’s core a belief in liberty, freedom, and relationship with God, the giver of all liberty. Written in Deuteronomy 10:17-18 we learn that the foundation of our liberty is conceived in justice, that our “great God … is not partial and takes no bribe … executes justice for the orphan and widow, and loves strangers, providing them food and clothing.” What might we find were we to lay this standard up against our political realities? The writer of Deuteronomy also exhorts the hearer (or reader) to love the stranger and fear the Lord. In our time, that is not a popular standard. Rather, the reverse seems to be what we hear: people talk of loving God but fearing the stranger. Of course, we all know we got this way by straying from the fundamentals of liberty and justice for all. Yet people keep trying desperately to come to the West for those very things: the justice of a paying job, the liberty to be free from corruption and sinister dictatorships. In the Letter to the Hebrews (chapter 11),
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we are asked to look at the faith of Abraham and Sarah, who see themselves as strangers and foreigners on earth who seek a homeland, people who desire a better country. That is the desire that still dominates much of our society and should be the standard of our Christian community. A better country means, in the terms described in Deuteronomy, a just country for everyone, including the stranger - for all of us are in some way strangers seeking a better country. It is common today to be discouraged about the future of our nation, our culture, our way of life and our society. Christians are called to be uncommon in the way we talk about these things. We maintain a critical and sometimes prophetic stance about injustice and the treatment of the poor and oppressed, so we cannot join the chorus of those who are only negative. We see in our own failures the need for us to place ourselves under God’s gracious leadership. Without that, we have nothing to offer that is Good News. As it says in Matthew’s Gospel (Chapter 5) “And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others?” So, what is the Good News in a time of economic uncertainty and national disillusionment? The Good News is that we find in those very strangers who come
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Ardersier with Petty Parish Church C of S, Ardersier Sundays 10.15am; Petty Sundays 12noon, tel. 462224 Avoch Congregational Church, High Street, Avoch. Sunday Service 11.30am. Refreshments afterwards. Visit www.avochcongregationalchurch.co.uk Black Isle Charge Episcopal Churches, 1 Deans Road, Fortrose, tel: 01381 622241 Cale House, C of S, Millburn Road, Inverness, tel: 718616 Christian Group in Inverness tel: 0772 4992790 or visit www.christian-group-inverness.org Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness tel: 222795 Pastor Reverend Bill Slack www.culduthelchristiancentre.org Culloden Baptist Church meets 10.30am Sunday mornings at Culloden Academy, tel. 794005. www.cullodenbaptistchurch.org.uk culloden.baptist@btconnect.com Barn Church of Scotland, Culloden, Sundays 10.30am family friendly service; 1st & 3rd Sundays in month 6.30pm service, www.barnchurch.org.uk Croy & Dalcross Parish Church C of S, Croy Village, Every Sunday 12noon Dalneigh & Bona Church of Scotland, St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness. Bona Church, Lochend by Inverness - 10am; Dalneigh Church, St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness 11.30am & 6.30pm. Tel: 232439 Dingwall Baptist Church, Tulloch Street, Dingwall www.dbc.org.uk Dingwall Castle Street Church of Scotland www.dingwall-church.co.uk Dingwall Catholic Church, St Lawrence, 21 Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349 863143 Dingwall Episcopal Church, St James The Great, Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349 862204 www.stjames-stannes.org.uk Dingwall Free Church, High Street, Sundays 11am and 6pm www.deep-river.co.uk Ferintosh and Resolis Free Church, Rev. Chris Smart, www.ferintosh.org.uk Free North Church, Bank Street, Inverness, tel: 224332 www.freenorthchurch.org Grace Community Church meets Sundays 10.30am at Inshes Primary School, email:thenewseed@yahoo.com Hilton, C of S, Tomatin Road, Inverness, tel: 233310 www.hiltonchurch.org.uk Inshes, C of S, Sir Walter Scott Dr, Inverness tel: 226727 www.insheschurch.org Inverness Baptist Church, 69 Castle Street,
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Rev Tom Urquhart, tel: 223506, email: tajurquhart@btinernet.com Inverness Christian Fellowship, Meets Sundays at 10.30am, Millburn Academy, Diriebught Road, www.icfchurch.co.uk Inverness Church of God, Friars Lane Sunday 10.30am & 6.30pm. Tel: 241318 Inverness Crown Church, C of S 3 Midmills Road, tel: 230537 Inverness East Church, C of S Academy Street, Rev. Professor ATB McGowan tel: 236695 www.invernesseast.com Inverness Greyfriars Stratherrick Free Church, Greyfriars at Balloan Road, Inverness and Stratherrick at Errogie, Stratherrick, tel: 714085 www.greyfriarschurch.org Inverness Methodist Church Huntly Street, Inverness, tel: 231170 www.churchesinverness.com Kiltarlity Church of Scotland, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Sunday service at 12noon. Contact Rev. Dr Kobus Smit tel: 831662 www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.uk Kiltarlity Free Church of Scotland Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, tel: 741729 email: jfraser@gmail.com Kings Fellowship meets at Smithton Industrial Estate, Culloden tel: 792700 email: info@thekingsfactory.com Kingsview Christian Centre Balnafettack Road, Inverness IV3 8TF tel: 716843, Services: Sunday - 11.30am/6pm; Wednesday - 7.30pm Kinmylies C of S, Kinmylies Way, Inverness. Sunday morning 10.30am, tel: 714035 www.kinmylies.co.uk Kirkhill (Wardlaw) Church of Scotland Sunday service at 10.30am Rev. Dr. Kobus Smit - tel: 831662 www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.uk Knockbain Free Church, Ferry Brae, North Kessock, tel:731368 email nwmacleod@talktalk.net Maryburgh & Killearnan Free Church, Seaforth Place, Maryburgh, tel: 01349 867885 and Killearnan Manse, Bogroy, Tore, tel: 731369 email: cswan@ctlconnect.co.uk Ness Bank C of S, Inverness. Sunday Service 11am. Tel: 243165 or visit www.nessbank.com North Kessock, C of S Main Street, North Kessock tel: 731712 www.churchofscotland.org.uk Old High St Stephen's, C of S, 1. Old High Church, Church Street, Inverness tel: 250802; 2 Southside Road at Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness tel: 250802
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SpotLight extRaCtS fRoM the Ratifeid MinuteS of the MeetinG of 6th June 2011 of inveRneSS City CoMMittee - PaRt one Inverness City Vision - Integrated Planning Mr M MacLeod provided Members the background to the City vision and highlighted the key elements that were essential to the delivery of the vision for inverness. those elements were: development and planning guidance; transport and accessibility; conservation and environmental enhancement; and partnership working. Work had begun on the City Centre development Brief, in partnership with inverness Bid, highlighting key development opportunities within the city centre. this would be used to promote the area and inform planning decisions. Mr R Macneil then updated Members on the progress with the inverness Campus at Beechwood. Work on Phase 1 of the Campus, extending to 89 acres, is scheduled to commence in late summer 2011 and would provide the infrastructure for the development, including access points, internal road, pedestrian and cycle networks, landscaping, essential services. this will give tremendous opportunities for business and community development. other components that would form Phase 1 are: inverness College uhi premises - due to open 2014; Scottish agricultural College - due to open 2014; the training hotel - due to open 2014; Centre for health Science, Phase iv - due to open 2015; Regional Sports facility first phase - due to open 2015; and Student/short-term accommodation - due to open 2014. Mr f Roach of hitRanS provided Members with a presentation on the main findings and proposals of the draft active travel audit, the purpose of which is to establish a network for walking, cycling and access to public transport in inverness. the consultation had: developed the methodology; provided baseline information on existing provision; and recommended priorities for inverness. Mr Roach highlighted the fact that levels of walking and cycling in inverness are higher than the national average and there was an opportunity to create a Scottish Cycling City identity. the draft audit highlighted key priorities for inverness, which are listed below, and Mr Roach encouraged Members to comment on the audit to help inform the final outcomes. the key priorities highlighted in the draft active travel audit were: east inverness active travel Corridor; Quick wins i.e. low cost, high value solutions; active travel promotion; Planning and transport integration; Promote inverness as a cycling city; improve remaining main active travel corridors; and City centre streetscape improvements. Members
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welcomed the report stating that any decisions taken now would shape the future of inverness for generations to come so it was important to get things right now. they commented as follows: the key to the City Centre development Brief would be car use - how was the highland transport Strategy tied into the city vision; there was no point having a vision if it was unrealistic - what cognisance had been taken of city trends around the uK and elsewhere; the Brief must recognise that inverness is a city for people of all ages; the campus was the biggest and most exciting development in inverness for generations; the partnership working of all the agencies was very important to the success of the City vision; there were issues with the proposed access to the campus that did not take into consideration the needs of the existing community; the city centre needed a focus and a city square would help provide this. the town house, Church Street, high Street area would be an ideal position for this; the report did not take into account the need for a transport hub; cycle parking facilities were required within the city centre; inverness has a great number of historic and beautiful buildings that should be preserved and maintained; there was a lack of accommodation in inverness for students - what percentage of students would be accommodated on campus; allotments were becoming more popular - what provision had been made for this within the vision; there was a need to extend the pedestrianised areas; would like to see pressure put on transport Scotland to review pedestrian and cycle routes for school children, particularly in the West of the city; do opportunities exist within the inverness Common Good fund property portfolio to enhance the city centre with the sale and/or purchase of properties; the character of the city would change with the campus development; pro-active marketing was essential to promote the city; the Longman gateway/ harbour developments provided exciting, longterm potential for the city; approaches to the city needed to be improved to enhance first impressions; the Castle could provide a hub for cyclists using the routes into inverness; the City vision needed to be more than just an aspiration; the town house had just been awarded a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;friendly employerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; award for cyclists; Cycle Week (19-26 June 2011) would provide a focus for encouraging people to cycle more and in particular activities taking place in schools; the City vision was a blueprint for the city and showed ways on how to move forward; cars were important for bringing people into the city
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- the City vision needs to reflect this; to ensure sustainability, the economic drivers affecting the city had to be identified; the city requires a modern prison; the plans will have an enormous impact on the economy and tourism in areas outwith the city centre; improved public transport in the Landward areas is vitally important; and inverness was a beautiful city and City vision will provide the building blocks to enhance it even further. in response to Members comments, officers responded as follows: the Partnership is working with a large number of transport operators and agencies to provide integrated solutions for the city and campus developments and specific concerns relating to Caulfield Road and inshes Roundabout have been considered and officers are confident that the plans in place are satisfactory; a transport hub is an ideal for the city and, if future funding opportunities emerge, the integrated planning taking place now will leave us in a strong position to react quickly to such opportunities; the plan includes options for park and ride facilities and parking options for the city; the Moray firth transport model is looking at ways of encouraging people to use public transport; the Partnership is working with inverness Bid to look at the impact on city centres for the future and shaping the way we promote and market the city; an officers working group, including representatives from teCS, Pandd and Cex Services, will be meeting later in June to look at ways the Council can make immediate improvements to the city; a meeting with the Scottish Prison Service will be taking place in the next week to look at potential sites; the City vision is an integral part of the Moray firth transport Strategy; the City vision is already linked into current projects within the city and one of the key priorities being considered is academy Street; the CGf property portfolio provides opportunities for helping to shape and fund improvements to the city; Community Councils are being consulted on issues relating to campus access routes and transport links; accommodation will be available for 20% of the student population in Phase 1; and the tourism industry provides the backbone to the economy of inverness in the future; and comments regarding the importance of the landward areas were noted. the Committee noted the: i. implementation of the inverness City vision document and that the context of the Landward areas would be taken into account in the final document; ii. Beechwood Campus project; and iii. draft inverness travel audit.
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“ Parliament Blog ” Being a politician forces you to understand a little bit about the value of time. I am afraid that does not mean we are always punctual, although it probably should. The job of representing people involves potentially limitless communication not least with the people we want to represent. Bringing about the right changes through government involves yet more meetings, negotiations and explanations. It is a challenge, but it is one that I enjoy. Time is precious because it is limited by definition: it is our chance to do something. It is a great leveller too. Despite the saying, none of us can
really buy time for ourselves. But we can all give our time to people and causes that we care about and we should remember what it is worth. Last month, I had the great pleasure of spending an hour in the company of some inspiring volunteers at Cancer Research UK's shop on Drummond Street in Inverness - a friendly and dedicated team united around their fight against a terrible disease. The time I spent with them was too short - and there are too many others giving their time to too many good causes ever to mention or meet them all. Especially when so many people have problems of their own which they could dwell on, we should celebrate that fact - and redouble our efforts to make our own time count. Dan ny Alexander MP
Many people commented that it was ironic: no sooner had Her Majesty the Queen formally opened the fourth Session of the Scottish Parliament, than it was adjourned for the summer recess! Despite that, July will for me at least be one of the busiest months. This is because of what the civil servants call the “summer tours.” These comprise visits by me, in my work as Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism to various parts of the country to find out what is happening. And there is much that is happening that is positive. Many people are achieving great things through their innovation, initiative and sheer hard work. Scots are known throughout the world for a sense of
thrawn determination to follow through and deliver, and that is what I have witnessed for myself in the past weeks. As the person with overall responsibility in Scotland to promote enterprise and help to try to see jobs created and opportunities provided, we appreciate the contribution made by other parts of the country, especially at these difficult times. This should allow many families in Kinloss and Lossie find ways to stay in this part of the country which they have made their home, and which they wish to continue to be their home. The Summer tours help myself and the Government ensure that we are all, in this country of ours working together to help those who face the trauma of redundancy find a way to make a new career, and a new life. Fergus Ewing MSP
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JULY until october 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, on loan from the national museum of scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodie castle for details tel: 0844 493 2156
25 monday youth hub, 10am-12noon, strathpeffer community centre, try your hand at tossing the caber, throwing the welly and the tug of war, suitable for p1-s2, booking essential, £4 per person, tel: 01997 421989 football session, 2pm-3pm, strathpeffer community centre, come along to our drop in session for 5-aside games, please book in advance, suitable for P3-S1, £1.50 per child, tel: 01997 421989 nick keir & stephen quigg folk concert (former members of the mccalmans), 8pm, cannich hall, in aid of hall refurbishment, doors open 7.30pm, tickets £8/£6, contact 01456 415366/415364 or e-mail bookings@glenaffric.info for details
26 tuesday creche with bouncy castle, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, fully supervised, booking essential, suitable for 2-8 years old, £2.50 per child or £5 for a family, tel: 01997 421989 amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car
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26 tuesday to august 7 sunday art society of inverness 67th annual exhibition, eastgate centre, inverness, a great show to browse with something for everyone
27 wednesday mums and tots session, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, suitable for all ages up to 5 years old, parent to stay and play with the children, £1.50 per child or £3 per family, tel: 01997 421989 kids film - marmaduke, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, entry by raffle ticket - £2 per strip with a raffle prize pulled at the end, children under 5 need accompanied by an adult, sweets, juice & popcorn will be on sale, tel: 01997 421989
28 thursday youth hub, 2pm-3.30pm, strathpeffer community centre, suitable for p3-s1, fully supervised, refreshments on sale, booking essential, tel: 01997 421989 ‘uncharted waters’, a contemporary circus theatre triple bill presented by all or nothing aerial dance theatre and strange bird zirkus, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, tickets £12/£11, www.aerialdance.co.uk
29 friday robin colvill performs popular piano classics from bach to gershwin, 8pm, brodie castle, by forres, an opportunity to hear robin's stories and listen to a selection of classics in the drawing room, £18 (available at www.nts.org.uk), contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156 ironworks summer party with eddie halliwell, lottie, filth dj’s & graeme platt, 9pm, £13, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
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30 saturday great glen walking club - stob ban (mamores) , depart 0800 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 9 miles, 3600 feet ascent, grade a, OS sheet 41 GR NN 145 683 glencoe and the devil’s staircase with marie curie cancer care, 23 mile trek, for those with stamina & a thirst for adventure, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/ uktreks or call 08700 340 040 to regsiter
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30 saturday ‘brilliant disguise’ - bruce springsteen tribute at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £10, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
31 sunday insh marshes family fun day, 2pm-5pm, insh marshes national nature reserve RSPB car park, adults free/children £2.50, email insh@rspb.org.uk or tel: 01540 661518 for more details bl’azz at eden court presents “nigel’s nonsense quartet”, 3pm-5pm, the maclean room at eden court, inverness, admission £6, for bookings tel: 234234 dougie maclean, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £16/£14, tel: 01309 691170 for details
AUGUST until october 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, on loan from the national museum of scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodie castle for details tel: 0844 493 2156
1 monday multi sports, 10am-12nooon, strathpeffer community centre, ominkin, dodge ball, basketball etc, ages p1p7, please bring juice and wear comfortable clothes, booking essential, £3 per person, tel: 01997 421989 football session, 2pm-3pm, strathpeffer community centre, come along to our drop-in session for 5-aside games, suitable for p3-s1, booking essential. £1.50 per person, tel: 01997 421989
2 tuesday creche with bouncy castle, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, fully supervised, booking essential, suitable for 2-8 years old, £2.50 per child or £5 for a family, tel: 01997 421989 amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details ‘the staves’ - at the ironworks room 2, 7.30pm, £7, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
3 wednesday mums and tots session, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, suitable for all ages up to 5 years old, parent to stay and play with the children, £1.50 per child or £3 per family, tel: 01997 421989 rounders, 11am-12noon, strathpeffer community centre, learn the basics or improve your game and take part in a mini tournament, prize for winning team, booking essential. £2, tel: 01997 421989 illyria live outdoor theatre - pirates of penzance, 7.30pm, logie steading, bring picnics & chairs, rugs or beanbags, £15/£12.50 conc/£10 u-16, to book tel: 01309 611378 or pop into the gallery blake - ‘classical boy band’, strathpeffer pavilion, tickets £28, www.blakeofficial.com/biography/, tel: page 16 - August 2011
ceramics workshop, 11am-12noon, strathpeffer community centre, come along and join kira brown and decorate a magnet or hanging decoration, suitable for p1 upwards, booking essential, £6 per person, tel: 01997 421989 youth hub, 2pm-3.30pm, strathpeffer community centre, suitable for p3-s1, fully supervised, refreshments on sale, booking essential, tel: 01997 421989 youth orchestra of the netherlands, 7.30pm, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, £10/£8/£2.50, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
5 friday and 6 saturday belladrum tartan heart festival 2011, SOLD OUT macbeth, 7.30pm, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, £10/£8/£5, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
7 sunday great glen walking club - badrallach to scoraig, depart 0800 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 11 miles, 325 feet ascent, grade c+, OS sheet 19 GR NH 055 918
8 monday football session, 2pm-3pm, strathpeffer community centre, come along to our drop-in session for 5-aside games, suitable for p3-s1, booking essential. £1.50 per person, tel: 01997 421989
8 monday to 13 saturday inverness tattoo 2011, northern meeting park, inverness
9 tuesday amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details creche with bouncy castle, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, fully supervised, booking essential, suitable for 2-8 years old, £2.50 per child or £5 for a family, tel: 01997 421989 family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details the pink castle philosophy club - privacy, 7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community visit www.pinkcastle.eu
10 wednesday mums and tots session, 10am-11.30am, strathpeffer community centre, suitable for all ages up to 5 years old, parent to stay and play with the children, £1.50 per child or £3 per family, tel: 01997 421989 kids film - legend of the guradians:the owls of ga’hoole, 10.30am-12noon, strathpeffer community centre, entry by raffle ticket - £2 per strip with a raffle prize pulled at the end, children under 5 need accompanied by an adult, sweets, juice & popcorn will be on sale, tel: 01997 421989
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Cinema listings august 2011 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (12a) Viva Riva! (15) The Tree of Life (12a) Incendies (15) Last Night (12a) American Psycho (18) The Color Purple (15) Three Colours Red (15)
Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or call 01463 234234 for details
Moray Playhouse, Elgin New Screenings begin on Fridays Call 01343 542680 or visit www.morayplayhouse.co.uk
Highland Spiritual Cinema Monthly screenings of uplifting and inspiring films that inform, enlighten and entertain. For further details please visit www.highlandspiritualcinema.net or telephone 01463 237452
Vue Cinema, Inverness From Friday 5th Mr Popper’s Penguins (pg) Super 8 (12a) From Friday 12th Rise of the Planet of the Apes (12a) The Smurfs 2D/3D (u) From Friday 19th Spy Kids : All The Time in the World 2D/3D (u) Cowboys and Aliens (tbc) The Inbetweeners (tbc) From Friday 26th Final Destination 5 3D (tbc) Conan The Barbarian 3D (tbc) KidsAM Every Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75 Teen Screens Every Thursday & Friday afternoon Tickets £2 / VIP Tickets £3.50 Senior Screenings Every Tuesday afternoon Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55 Includes tea/coffee & biscuits
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Portessie Public Hall Regular films including Saturday matinees. For further details email portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk
Universal Hall, Findhorn Showing films through the year Visit www.findhorn.org/uhall or call 01309 691170 for details. SpotLight on Inverness and District
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19 friday and 20 saturday
11 thursday youth hub, 2pm-3.30pm, strathpeffer community centre, suitable for p3-s1, fully supervised, refreshments on sale, booking essential, tel: 01997 421989
art in strathdearn - annual art & craft exhibition, 11am-5.30pm friday & 11am-5pm, village hall, tomatin, free admission, refreshments available, contact cliff jones tel: 01808 511295
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kids of kolkata ceilidh fund-raising dance with rhythmnreel, 8pm-1am, strathpeffer pavilion, tickets £10 (plus booking fee), from wegottickets or £12 at the door, www.wegottickets.com/event/117319
12 friday to 14 sunday rock around the clock, 7.30pm & 1.30pm (sat only), empire theatre, eden court, inverness, from £18, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
13 saturday great glen walking club - alltbeith walk in from glen affric, depart 0800 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 16 miles, 1000 feet ascent, grade a, OS sheet 25 GR NH 202 233 play pieces presents ‘travellers follies’ at the ironworks, 1pm, £10, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com nairn & district gardening club annual show, 1pm / trophy presentation 3.30pm, nairn community & arts centre, £2 adults/children free, refreshments and raffle, for more details tel: 01667 452331 magdalena reising and the blue café jazz ensemble, 8pm, brodie castle, by forres, £12, contact brodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156
stained glass weekend at half-a-moon, ardersier, learn how to make a stained glass panel, places are limited, phone 01667 461361 for further details www.halfamoon.co.uk
20 saturday esther’s ceilidh for the highland hospice, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org absolute elvis at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com CRY fundraiser, 7.30pm, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, £7, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
21 sunday great glen walking club - tomich monument to plodda falls, depart 0900 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 11 miles, 975 feet ascent, grade b, OS sheet 25/26 GR NH 299 261 highland chamber orchestra, 3pm, strathpeffer pavilion, www.highland-chamber-orchestra.co.uk, tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org ‘the lafontaines’ plus ‘he slept on 57’ at the ironworks room 2, 7.30pm, £6, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
14 sunday historic wheels club annual rally, 2pm-4.30pm, brodie castle, near forres, contact tel: 01343 850372 bl’azz at eden court presents “papamojo”, 3pm5pm, the maclean room at eden court, inverness, admission £6, for bookings tel: 234234
Heart of the Nation - The Story of Robert the Bruce, the real Braveheart Weds 24th Aug. Invergordon Theatre 10am/ 11.45am/ 1.15pm/ 3pm
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Be enthralled as you watch some key events from the life of Robert the Bruce unfold before your eyes. £8 adults/£5 kids - at door
amazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details illyria live outdoor theatre - twelth night, 7.30pm, logie steading, bring picnics & chairs, rugs or beanbags, £12.50/£10 conc/£8 u-16, to book tel: 01309 611378 or pop into the gallery
17 wednesday to 20 saturday jesus christ superstar, 8pm & 2.30pm (sat only), empire theatre, eden court, inverness, from £16, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
19 friday highland summer darts challenge at the ironworks, 7pm, £22.50, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com girls night out, 7pm, onetouch theatre, eden court, page 18 - August 2011
24 wednesday ‘heart of the nation’ - the story of robert the bruce, the real braveheart, 10am, 11.45am, 1.15pm and 3pm, invergordon arts centre, adults £8/under16’s £5, visit www.wherecanwego.com for details preston reed, 8pm, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, £12/£10, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
25 thursday celebration, 4.30pm, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, free, visit www.eden-court.co.uk groam house museum lecture ‘george bain’s WW1 service history’ by alistair pringle, great-grandson of george bain, 7.30pm, fortrose community theatre, admission £4 (members £2) fortrose community theatre tel: 01381 62125 UHI
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AUGUST 2011 continued
26 friday thistle bee theatre company performance of carol ann duffy’s “the world’s wife”, 8pm, the little theatre, nairn, tickets £6, for further details please contact rose on 07969 017977 or thistlebee@hotmail.co.uk estel, 8pm, flanagans bar, 48a high st, elgin, rocking experimentally instrumental soundscapes from dublin, support from filthpact, the signal & you dead! visit www.myspace.com/thesyndicate2008
27 saturday great glen walking club - pass of the fair haired lad (above dores), depart 0900 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 9 miles, 900 feet ascent, grade b, OS sheet 26 GR NH 591 319 great river ness raft & duck race 2011, inverness unchartered waters, 7.30pm, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, £10/£8, visit www.edencourt.co.uk beyond presents matthew & the atlas at the ironworks room 2, 7.30pm, £7, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com aly & phil (25 years), 8pm, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, £19.50, visit www.eden-court.co.uk
28 sunday “croaked on the lawn” - brodie castle's first murder mystery, from 2pm, you are invited to solve the deaths of more than one victim, our very own mctaggart arrives on the scene and with your help finds the murderer and solves the crime before the ‘weed killer’ finds the next victim!, adults £9, concessions £7, under 16 £5, tickets 0844 4932156 or www.nts.org.uk/events bl’azz at eden court presents “mr barclay’s premier league”, 3pm-5pm, the maclean room at eden court, inverness, admission £6, for bookings tel: 234234 beyond presents fish at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £17.50, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
31 wednesday royal scottish national orchestra, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, £25/£22/£18, visit www.eden-court.co.uk HOW tHe “WHat’S ON” WOrKS
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until oct 31 monday pictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normal opening hours, contact brodie castle for details tel: 0844 493 2156 3 saturday walk ten at belladrum’s italian gardens with marie curie cancer care, 6pm-10pm, visit the website at www.mariecurie.org.uk/walkten to register play pieces presents ‘the new purgatory’ at the ironworks, 1pm, £10, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com highland fight club presents battle in the glen 3 at the ironworks, 7pm, £25, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com 3 saturday and 4 sunday stained glass weekend at half-a-moon, ardersier, places are limited, phone 01667 461361 for further details or visit www.halfamoon.co.uk 4 sunday great glen walking club - diabaig circuit, depart 0730, highland council car park, inverness, 8 miles, 2572 ft ascent, grade a, OS sheet 24 GR NG 826 588 5 monday feel the rhythm! - afro style drum and percussion 10 week course, all welcome, tel: 01343 850610 or email cocarol@talktalk.net ‘heart of the nation’ - the story of robert the bruce, the real braveheart, 10am, 11.45am, 1.15pm and 3pm, invergordon arts centre, adults £8/under16’s £5, visit www.wherecanwego.com for details 8 thursday beyond presents karima francis at the ironworks room 2, 7.30pm, £6, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com 9 friday cawdor and croy churches - ceilidh for dr graham's homes, kalimpong, 7.30pm-10.30pm (supper at 7.45pm), croy village hall, £2.50 for accompanied children under 16, music from the inverness fiddlers isla grant, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org 10 saturday great glen walking club - achnahannet, via easter rynechkra to loch an t-sidhein, depart 0900 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 8.7 miles, 800 feet ascent, grade c, OS sheet 36 GR NH 977 279 ‘gardeners question time’, 10.30am, nairn community & arts centre, tickets £10 in aid of forres & nairn riding for the disabled, refreshments, plants & produce stalls, tel:01807 500253 11 sunday blas festival concert - ‘roots and shoots’, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org bl’azz at eden court presents “ellington remembered”, 3pm-5pm, the maclean room at eden court, inverness, admission £6, for bookings tel: 234234 young guns at the ironworks, 7pm, £12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com 13 tuesday ‘heart of the nation’ - the story of robert the bruce, the real braveheart, 10am, 11.45am, 1.15pm and 3pm, invergordon arts centre, adults £8/under16’s £5, visit www.wherecanwego.com for details the pink castle philosophy club - capitalism, 7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community visit www.pinkcastle.eu 14 wednesday and 15 thursday food and craft fair, 10am-5pm, strathpeffer pavilion, to raise funds for the pavilion, free entry, many stalls and refreshments with home baking 15 thursday groam house museum lecture, 7.30pm, fortrose community theatre, £4 (members £2) fortrose community theatre tel: 01381 621252 16 friday and 17 saturday loopallu 2011, broomfield holiday park, ullapool, visit www.thebooth.co.uk 17 saturday western front association, 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel: 01343 870562, email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk DJ yoda at the ironworks, 10pm, £10, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com 18 sunday great glen walking club - three lochs, depart 0900 hrs, highland council car park, inverness, 11 miles, 656 feet ascent, grade b, OS sheet 27 GR NG 022 466 buttonbox gathering, 7.30pm, eden court, inverness, buttonbox players & their bands performing, £13/conc £1, tel: 232718 for info or tel: 234234 for tickets 22 thursday scottish chamber music, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, tickets £12/£10/£6, tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org 23 friday boyband fever at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com the doors alive, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, 40 years after the untimely death of jim morrison, tickets £12/£11/£6, www.thedoorsalive.co.uk 24 saturday great glen walking club - strathlene to portsoy, depart 0800, highland council car park, inverness, 13 miles, grade b, OS sheet 28/29 GR NJ 446 668 25 sunday autumn wedding fair, 11am-4pm, strathpeffer pavilion, contact andrew macrae tel: 01997 420124 to exhibit or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org bl’azz at eden court presents...tbc, 3pm-5pm, the maclean room at eden court, inverness, admission £6, for bookings tel: 234234 29 thursday an audience with jonathan miller, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org
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Once on the brink of extinction in the UK due to persecution and habitat loss, the pine marten (Martes martes) is now recovering well and is locally common in parts of the north of Scotland. Pine martens are mustelids, the same Pine Marten family as badgers, otters, stoats and weasels. They are secretive, mainly nocturnal animals who prefer a woodland habitat where they will live in hollow trees or in an underground den. Pine martens are mainly carnivores, whose diet consists of small mammals, rabbits ,birds and frogs. Agile climbers, they are even capable of catching a red squirrel.
Whilst heavily protected, the recovery of the pine marten population is not welcomed by all. They are voracious, opportunistic predators and will take hens if given the chance. They are also currently being given some of the blame for the capercaillie numbers not increasing, due to them taking Pine Marten night shot the eggs. They will also feed on berries and carrion. Pine marten can be encouraged into gardens by leaving food out for them. They are especially partial to peanut butter or jam. If you live close to woodland inhabited by pine marten, leaving a regular supply of these on your bird table may result in visitors to your garden. Other places to see them are at the highland wildlife park near Kingussie, or the excellent hide near Loch an Eilean, run by Speyside Wildlife. Alternatively I've recently started running searchlight safaris heading out after dark and using searchlights to find all sorts of nocturnal species. We've had success with spotting pine martens on the trips. Drop me an e-mail for more information. Anne Lamont reports seeing “a small, bright light moving/flitting about like a fly, independent of any light source” in the Beauly area at 4.00am during a spell of nice weather. As we don't have fireflies in the UK, what could it be? My best guess is that it's was a vagrant that hitched a lift, perhaps on a lorry travelling up from Europe. Has anyone else had a similar experience, or have any other theories? Please drop me an e-mail to the address below. Ian MacLeod runs Wild West www.wildwestsafari.co.uk ian@wildwestsafari.co.uk Offering wildlife safaris in the Great Glen and surrounding areas.
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Look out for scat (droppings) on tracks and paths. The males mark their territory by leaving their tapered scat at strategic positions. For the not so sqeamish, further confirmation can be had by smelling the scat. The pine marten is also known as the “sweet marten” due to the sweet smell, described by some as like parma violets of it's scat
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Popular for some years now, particularly for those whose time is very limited, a City Break is an excellent way of getting away for a few days and nights, and seeing some interesting and different culture. Perhaps the most common City from this part of the world has been Amsterdam because it is accessible in one flight from Aberdeen, but there are many European cities which now see large numbers of short- term visitors. The advantage of a City break is that you can come and go on any days of the week that you select, normally using scheduled aircraft to spend 3 or 4 nights in a city, with a complete selection of differing hotels. Imagine flying to Barcelona, direct from Edinburgh, for 3 nights, staying in a smart city hotel full of character which only offers Bed and Breakfast because there are so many restaurants that you would want to try for lunch and dinner in the evening. Because time is limited you don't wait hours for transfer coaches, but are transported to your hotel by taxi or car. Cities like Barcelona are excellent for walking about, seeing the marinas, waterfront, Las Ramblas shopping street and the Food market. Though no direct flights exist from Scotland, Vienna is another popular destination, with all its imperial splendour, Art Nouveau, waltzes and coffee houses. A grand ring of 19th century palaces surrounds the mediaeval city, with its narrow streets, hospitable inns, cafes and shops. Two sets of customers have recently joined a break to Vienna with a trip to Budapest, using the train to travel from one to the other. Both cities boast much of the 19th century grandeur of the Hapsburg Empire. It's Bela Bartok and Liszt Museums in Budapest as it is the Strauss family in Vienna. There are many suitable Italian cities to visit for a short time, and Florence is one of the finest settings of them all. On the banks of the River Arno, Florence is the birthplace of the Renaissance and the city of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Giotto, Dante and their patrons the Medici family. When you are there a visit to the Uffizi Gallery and Museum is a must! There are direct flights now from Edinburgh to Krakow, the cultural capital of Poland. Krakow is rich in museums, art galleries, concert halls and churches; as a university city it comes alive at night in cellar bars, restaurants and jazz clubs. Like Prague this city largely escaped destruction during the World War II. In Prague only one building was hit during that war, and it is now known as the American Church in honour of its bombers!
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After one of the coldest winters on record, followed by the driest March and April on record, late spring and early summer was thoroughly wet and cool, and some gale force winds blew for good measure. All this has provided very stressful conditions for our lawns this year so far, although the farmers and gardeners in the south-east will no doubt have welcomed some of our rain. We are now spreading a slow release fertiliser for the summer, and doing a second weedkill spray. The first weeds to appear each year include old favourites such as daisies and dandelions (there seemed to be a dandelion epidemic around the Moray Firth this spring), but now we are seeing clover and buttercups getting going big time. The rain doesn’t only get the grass growing but the weeds love it too. The biggest problem we see on lawns (at all times of the year) is mowing too short, usually a man-thing I have to say. We recommend a cut not shorter than 1”. The grass will look greener with a bit of leaf left. It will be stronger too as it uses the leaf surface to absorb moisture, air and light. This allows it to grow more vigorously and it will be in a better condition to take up any fertiliser it is being offered. The worse thing is, a weak, poorly, scalped lawn is not strong enough to fight off competition from moss and weeds. In our area, moss needs little encouragement and is the No.1 issue on our lawns. (Insert photo 007) Use caption:Green Thumb at the seaside !
Specific problems to look out for at this time of year include Red Thread, a fugal disease which blooms in periods of high humidity and a little warmth (our summer). It is very common, occurring every year on many lawns, we have already seen outbreaks
around Nairn this year. Typically presenting as reddish/brown spikes of grass in patches, it can even turn pinkish with a white cotton wool type bloom on top in severe cases. Once established, if humidity continues (and it usually does round here), it can spread and last right through until the first frosts. It wont kill the grass, but it can be pretty unsightly for the rest of the year, and some lawns and microclimates get it year after year. We apply a fungicide spray to affected lawns to kill off the spores and one application is usually successful if treated early enough. As with most plant care, sharp tools and clean cutting are one way of preventing ragged ends and entry points for disease. Keep your lawnmower blade sharpened. (Insert photo Red Thread) use caption:Red Thread
For many this will be family holiday time, and the grass will be swaying in the breeze on your return. Resist the temptation to cut it right back all in one go, it will look traumatised for some time. Start with a high cut and reduce over a few weeks. We actually have a growth retardant we can apply before the holidays, and it slows the grass right down for 4 – 6 weeks ! For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just £15 per qtr, plus useful downloads and photos go to www.greenthumb.co.uk or contact Alastair or Fiona for a FREE lawn analysis on 01667 404774. 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.
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Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Confidential This is a classic supper dish and great to do mid-week. I love this dish - itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple but satisfying meal full of feel good factors. Pork and cider go so well together and the creamed spinach is great with the new potatoes. As an added bonus this dish only takes two pans, so no big washing up session afterwards!
Pork Chops with Cider, Creamed Spinach and boiled new Potatoes Ingredients - Serves two Pork Chops 500g of new potatoes olive oil for frying the chop 1 medium white onion 1 medium red onion 150ml of double cream 4 tablespoons of Dijon mustard 200ml of cider, or you can use apple juice 200g of fresh spinach good knob of butter for the potatoes Put the new potatoes in a pan and boil. Heat the oil in the frying pan, season the chops, add to the pan and cook until each side is golden brown then remove. Slice the onions and add to the pan from which the chops came out. Stir through and cook until soft then add the cream and mustard. Stir through and add the cider. Give a good stir and add the spinach. Stir through again and finally add the pork back and cook for about 10 mins on a medium heat. Drain the new potatoes and serve. Allan Little, Head Chef River House Restaurant, Inverness tel: 01463 222033
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