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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Last Thursday of the month, 7pm - 9pm at Best Western Palace Hotel, 8 Ness Walk, Inverness. For those who have lost a baby before, during or after birth. Bring along any photos or memory items. Call Susan 07771 358382 or Denise on 07724 306983 CAKE WALK & STORY GROUP Regular walks for all ages. For more details call Guy on 07724 992790. www.guyandjocelyn.org CHARLESTON YOUTH THEATRE For ages 12-18, Charleston Academy, Inverness. Call 01463 234324 CHEERFUL CHESTERS Mondays, 11am at Raigmore Community Hall, Ashton Rd. Main objective is to help people with severe respiratory problems through regular gentle exercise under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist. For more info call Maureen on 01463 221204

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COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING 3rd Wednesday of every month. 10:30am - 11:30am at Dalneigh Church Hall, St Marys Avenue, Inverness. Whether you are 9 or 90. Everyone Welcome. CROY & CULLODEN MOOR SENIOR CITIZENS' LUNCH CLUB Alternate Wed 1 - 3pm, Church Hall, Croy, £3 for 2 course meal & afternoon tea. Dominoes, jigsaws and other activities CULLODEN FENCING CLUB Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm during term time at Culloden Academy Community Centre. Call 792794 DINGWALL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tuesdays 7.30pm &Thursdays 7pm, Dingwall Sports Centre Have fun on dark nights. Bowls are available, however flat soled shoes or slippers are necessary. HIGHLAND BONSAI SOCIETY 3rd Wednesday every month, 7.30pm in Balloch Village Hall Contact Chris on 01349 865485 HIGHLAND FLING ULTIMATE FRISBEE Sundays 3pm - 4pm at Dingwall Leisure Centre. For info email fraserwelsh@hotmail.com or visit the Facebook page "Highland Fling Ultimate" HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB Call 791572 or email: highlandhillwalkers@fsmail.net www.spanglefish.com/ HighlandHillwalkingClub HIGHLAND LONGBOWS Call 741307 or email: barbara39campbell@ btinternet.com INVERNESS & DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Apr - Sept. Call George Davidson, Smithton, Inverness tel: 798543 INVERNESS BLITZ American football, ages 11 to adult. All equipment supplied. Email info@invernessblitz.co.uk

or call: 242431 INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTS Wednesdays 6pm Gym Hall, Millburn Academy. Helping to maintain a healthy lifestyle to provide support to those with cardiac disease, together with their families. Call 01463 704554 NVERNESS CATHEDRAL SOCIETY OF BELL RINGERS Thursdays 7.30pm - 9pm. Anyone can be a bell ringer! We ring for Sunday services, weddings and other special occasions. Tel: 01381 610411 or email inverness@sacr.org NVERNESS CLASSIC JAZZ SOCIETY Tel: 01463 223857 www.ds.dial.pipex.com/ jazzitoria/home.htm INVERNESS FIELD ARCHERY CLUB Available to interested parties wishing to take up archery and are located in Nairn, Forres, Elgin and all surrounding areas. Contact Secretary, Gerry Parks on 01667 462219 (evenings) or 07801 593 637. Visit invernessfieldarcheryclub.webeden.co.u INVERNESS HARRIERS AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB Cross country, road and hill running, track and field athletics, Beginner to elite level. Queens Park Athletic Stadium. Tel 791110 www.invernessharriers.org.uk INVERNESS UKULELES A small group of enthusiastic ukers meet fortnightly on a Tuesday 7pm - 9pm at Nourish Cafe on Church Street. New members, even complete beginners, will be made very welcome. See our Facebook page for further information. LOCH NESS TOASTMONSTERS A group who’ve joined together to face one of the most feared things in general life - speaking in public. If you are interested get in touch or drop into one of our fortnightly meetings. www.toastmonsters.co.uk

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MEDITATION CLASSES Mondays 6.30pm at Millburn Academy, Diriebught Road, Inverness. £5 (£4 conc.). Call 0141 334 1334 or visit www.meditateinglasgow.org All welcome. NORTH KESSOCK BOWLING CLUB For more information about Indoor bowling call 01463 793502 and for Outdoor bowling call 01463 731052. ROSS AND CROMARTY ADVANCED MOTORISTS To improve the standard of driving on our roads. Associates may enrol throughout the year. www.rossandcromarty-iam.org SALVATION ARMY LUNCH CLUB Every Thursday 12pm - 1pm, 3 courses £3. The Salvation Army, Tomnahurich Street, Inverness. Tel: 225276 STRATH ART CLUB Relaxing setting for informal drop in sessions for budding artists. 7 - 9pm, £2 per session with the kitchen available for making of refreshments, Strathpeffer Community Centre. Call 01997 421989 or visit www.strathpeffer communitycentre.org.uk TRIRATNA HIGHLANDS BUDDHIST CENTRE Suite 4, Ballantyne House, Academy Street, Inverness IV1 1LU. Visit www.buddhist communityhighlands.org.uk WATERLOO BOWLING CLUB Season starts 16th April til last Sat in Sept. Open all week. Riverside Street, Inverness. New members and visitors welcome. Membership enquiries to Doreen Murray 01463 731008 Angus Shearer on 01463 710375 PLEASE NOTE Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis. If you would like your details to be included in this section please email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Who can you trust in a post-truth world? Every year Oxford Dictionaries selects a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest during the year. In 2016, the expression was post-truth. Both the Brexit campaign and American Presidential election caused spikes in the usage of the expression, post-truth. It describes a situation when objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal opinion. It has been a confusing time to watch the news with claim and counter-claim about ‘fake news’: fabricated stories specifically designed to fool people or stories which are lazily passed on without the facts being checked and corroborated. The White House Press Secretary claimed that the attendance at President Trump’s inauguration was record breaking but the media produced photographs demonstrating that the attendance was a lot less than Obama’s inauguration, perhaps as low as 250,000. In the media storm that followed, an NBC journalist asked an advisor to the President this pointed question: “Why did the White House Press Secretary utter this falsehood?” The advisor replied: “People are saying it was a falsehood, but Sean Spicer the White House Press Secretary, gave alternative facts to that.” The phrase ‘alternative facts’, should trouble us. It is not possible to hold two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind and

accept both. You must choose: either it’s true or it’s not true. Some people think that truth has become so devalued that what was once the gold standard of news and debate is now a worthless currency. Post-truth erodes confidence, and according to Oxford Dictionaries it describes ‘not just particular assertions but a general characteristic of our age.’ While post-truth captures the behaviour of some people in society it is not the case that we have rejected objective fact in favour of opinion. When we go to the doctor we expect nothing less that evidence based medicine. When we ask someone to give our car an MOT safety certificate we are not asking for their opinion but verifiable facts. We will not let anyone service our gas boiler unless they have proven safety certification. Given the choice, we will always choose objective facts over opinion in the crucial decisions in life. The most crucial decision in life concerns the person of Jesus of Nazareth. The Good News is that there are simply no other writings in ancient history that are as authentic and reliable as the Bible. No secular historian would disagree with this assessment of one of the greatest textual scholars: ‘In the variety and fullness of the evidence on which it rests, the text of the New Testament stands absolutely and unapproachably alone amongst ancient prose writings.’

Inshes, Church of Scotland Insches Retail Park, Inverness. Rev. David Scott. Tel: 01463 226727. Website: www.insheschurch.org Inverness Baptist Church 69 Castle Street. Rev. Tom Urquhart. Tel: 01463 223506. Email: tajurquhart@btinernet.com Inverness Bible Fellowship Wyvis Place, Inverness, IV3 8DR. Sundays @ 11:15am, Wednesdays @ 7:30pm, drug and alcohol dependency & addiction support Tuesdays @ 12noon includes lunch, monthly drop-in cafe with value £1 menu every first Saturday of each month. Tel 01463 226776, email leojrose@me.com Inverness Christian Fellowship at Merkinch Community Centre. Sundays 10.30am. Website: www.icfchurch.co.uk Inverness Church of God Friars Lane. Sunday 10.30am and 6.30pm. Tel: 01463 241318. Inverness Crown Church, Church of Scotland 3 Midmills Road. Tel: 01463 230537. Inverness East Church, Church of Scotland Academy Street. Call Rev. Professor ATB McGowan: 01463 236695 www.invernesseast.com Inverness Greyfriars Stratherrick Free Church Greyfriars at Balloan Road, Inverness, and Stratherrick at Errogie, Stratherrick. Tel: 01463 714085. Website: www.greyfriarschurch.org Inverness Methodist Church Huntly Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 239784. Website: www.invernessmethodist.org.uk Journey Church Sundays @ 4pm at Church of God Pentecostal, 6 North Church Place, Inverness. For info call 07547 955567 or visit www.journeyinv.com

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This matters because the New Testament says Jesus ‘claimed to be God’ (John 10:33). It matters because Jesus predicted that he would be killed and then rise again on the third day. All four gospels say that Jesus was crucified by the Romans and that he physically rose from the dead. Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me.’ (John 14:6) At his trial before Pilate Jesus said: ‘I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.’ Pilate replied: ‘what is truth?’ Pilate could find no evidential basis for a charge against Jesus. He listened to the opinions of the crowd and he listened to the opinions of the Jewish leaders and then he listened to his wife who said that Jesus was innocent. Pilate goes down in history as the man who could not make up his mind about Jesus. And what about you? We all hate fake news but only some take the time to actively search for truth. The good news about Jesus Christ is worth checking out. Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, is of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. The truth makes all the difference because Jesus said: ‘the truth will set you free.’ John 8:31-32 Rev. Alasdair Macleod Culduthel Christian Centre

Kiltarlity Church of Scotland Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Sundays: 11:15am. Website: www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.uk Kiltarlity Free Church of Scotland Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Tel: 01463 741729. Email: jfraser@gmail.com Kings Fellowship Meets at Smithton Industrial Estate, Culloden. Tel: 01463 792700. Email: info@thekingsfactory.com Kingsview Christian Centre Balnafettack Road, Inverness, IV3 8TF. Sundays 11.30am and 6pm. Wednesdays 7.30pm. Tel: 01463 716843. Kinmylies Church of Scotland Kinmylies Way, Inverness. Sundays 10.30am. Tel: 01463 714035. Website: www.kinmylies.co.uk Kirkhill (Wardlaw) Church of Scotland Sundays 10am. Website: www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.uk Killearnan & Knockbain Parish Church of Scotland Sunday Services Call 01463 731930 or visit www.kandkcofs.org Maryburgh & Killearnan Free Church Sunday service 11am & 6pm. Seaforth Place, Maryburgh. 01349 863367. Email Rev. Alec Stewart afs1@btinternet.com Ness Bank Church of Scotland Inverness. Sundays 11am. Tel: 01463 238409. Email: nessbankchurch@gmail.com • www.nessbank.net North Kessock, Church of Scotland Main Street, North Kessock. Tel: 01463 731712. Website: www.churchofscotland.org.uk Listed I to N and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or for any amendments to existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES

Time is flying by so quickly this year and it is hard to believe it will soon be a year since my election to the Scottish Parliament back in May last year. Farmers have been busy ploughing and preparing the land for new crops and schoolchildren have been getting ready to sit their exams. With the local authority elections taking place in May, I will be stepping down as a Councillor for the Fochabers Lhanbryde ward, an elected post I have thoroughly enjoyed holding over the last ten years. Many of the issues which I dealt with on a daily basis as a Councillor are impacted by the decisions made at the Scottish Parliament. I relish the challenges which lie ahead as my colleagues and I continue to hold the government to account and strive to deliver the best possible outcomes, not just for Moray but Scotland as a whole. Whilst bidding farewell to the Moray Council chambers, I will continue to work as hard as ever to represent the area at Holyrood.

Inverness is the fastest growing city in Scotland. Just as a child needs new clothes when growing up so a growing city needs new public services to match population growth. My role as local MSP is to advocate, persuade and encourage the authorities to secure these upgrades. The Scottish Government are funding a new Justice Campus enabling the Sheriff court to vacate the Castle. I co-chair the Castle delivery group - aiming to present plans for transforming it into a major visitor attraction. And last month, the Scottish Prison Service agreed to my plea for a more central site than Milton of Leys. All major projects must be carefully thought through, but are being delivered. Fergus Ewing MSP

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30 thursday rspb: north of scotland office update - rspb staff will report on various aspects of the rspb's work in the highlands over the last year. 7.30pm, greyfriars free church, balloan road, inverness. group members £3 visitors £4. all welcome. contact: john on 01997 433283 or email john@jmanson2.wanadoo.co.uk inverness gaelic society: “ turas afghanistan” afghanistan trip - talk by hector mackenzie 7.30pm, inverness gaelic school ( opp. asda supermarket).

31 friday where 2 today music afternoon tea dance/ceilidh 2-4pm, glen grove lounge, glen grove, newtonmore £2.50. fabulous afternoon tea, music, dancing, singing & raffle. all welcome. contact: ros munro 01479 810004 or email ros@ct4u.co.uk. visit www.ct4u.co.uk 'all at sea' by the pen & ink nairn writers' group 7.30pm, the little theatre, king st, nairn. £7: adults £4: 12 - 17 yrs. plus live music. all proceeds to nairn lifeboats. contact: helen wright 0n 01667 452505/ 07392 039905 or at wrighth33@gmail.com. miss lucid@mad hatters, inverness 9.30pm

7 april - 1 october 1917 wwi exhibition tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss original objects, archives & photographs, the exhibition will focus on some of the conflicts that took place. contact: ann-marie peckham, curator 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or email ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. visit www.thehighlandersmuseum.com. admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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fore@maverstongolf.com. visit www.brsgolf.com. gary innes & friends@hootananny, 9.30pm. mark knight@ ironworks, inverness. 10.30pm. martin roscoe - music nairn concert 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £15 (members) £19 (non members). contact: 01667 455701. visit www.musicnairn.org.uk rspb outing: strathdearn & loch ruthven 9.30am, highland council car park, glenurquhart road, inverness. all welcome contact: 01997 421193 or 01997 433283. great glen walking club: loch glass 9am (please arrive 15 mins early), highland council car park, glenurquhart rd, inverness. grade b, 11 miles.

stroke scotland, there is a very warm welcome for runners & joggers. www.theglenlivet.com. easter fun at insh marches 11am, rspb insh marshes car park, kingussie. £3 per child, adults free. kick start the easter holidays with some fresh air & fun. games, trails & much more.

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the highland haggis festival tbc, spean bridge a fun event to celebrate the traditional scottish dish. various events

2 sunday man v horse in aid of highland hospice & south loch ness access group 10.30am briefing, 11am start., loch ness riding, dores. £100 prize to fastest man or horse plus the jacobite warrior perpetual quaich. www.doresonlochness.co.uk/manversushorse ibfa highlands & islands classic bodybuilding competition 2017 11.55am, inverness college uhi www.ironworksvenue.com.

4 tuesday highland astronomical society talk: "burning questions: understanding exoplanets by studying the hottest worlds” - a talk by eric lopez 7.20pm, smithton culloden free church. www.spacegazer.com.

5 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 7.30pm, inverness for dining venue & to book call gill on 01349 877061. the inverness singers: "atlantic crossings: an evening of music from the british isles & the usa, including folk songs, spirituals & arrangements by aaron copland" 7.30pm, crown church, inverness. adults £8, £4 for children & students.

7 friday bwani junction perform graceland@ironworks, charity night in aid of combat stress 7-30pm untill 1am, raigmore motel, inverness. £10. free bus from elgin. (stopping at forres & elgin). music - buffet & raffle. contact: eric or mary macdonald on 01463 571 458 or 07925 653933. email caberfeidh23@yahoo.co.uk

8 saturday xsm - ex simple mind@ ironworks, inverness. tbc www.ironworksvenue.com the glenlivet 10k road race 11am, glenlivet distillery organised by scottish health charity chest heart & page 14 - April 2017

8 saturday - 23 sunday photofest 2017 1pm-5pm, abernethy old kirk, nethy bridge. free. stunning images for sale by 10 photographers. framed, mounted & cards tea/cakes. closed tues & thurs. contact: olwen billington on 07934 413063 or at oldkirk@nethybridge.com www.oldkirknethybridge.org the big fun day 10am - 3.30pm, inverness royal academy. £5. mini photo shoot, pop up disco tent, mini pamper parlour, kids car boot corner, easter games & crafts, etc. the glenlivet 10k road race 11am, glenlivet distillery organised by scottish health charity chest heart & stroke scotland, warm welcome for runners & joggers. www.theglenlivet.com. great glen walking club: aonach odhar circular 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), highland council car park, glenurquhart road, inverness grade b; distance 14km

10 monday lapwing's easter trail tbc, rspb insh marshes, kingussie. free event, donations welcome. lapwing has hidden her eggs along the invertromie trail. can you find them all?

10 monday - 13 thursday the national theatre connections festival 2017 6.30pm, eden court (one touch theatre). youth theatres from across the country will present a diverse programme of new writing in their own individual styles. contact: 01463 234234. visit www.eden-court.co.uk

11 tuesday portmahomack on tarbat ness - barometer of european politics talk by professor martin carver. organised by society of antiquaries of scotland with imag. 7pm, inverness town hall. booking essential. contact: 01463 237114. scottish ornithologists' club: an update on hen harriers & talk by brian etheridge + agm. 7.30 pm., culloden library. £3 members; £4 non members contact: 01463 772539 or 01808 511740.

12 wednesday amy macdonald@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1. 10am - 9pm, invergordon: aidavita highland rock garden club: my garden speaker -

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13 thursday lewis capaldi@ironworks, inverness. tbc. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

14 friday the gathering storm 4pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. stories of the men & women who played a role in the preparation for the battle of culloden. tickets online. visit www.nts.org.uk/culloden. lioness@ironworks, inverness, 7.30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

14 friday - 15 saturday the great easter egg hunt tbc, eastgate shopping centre. free. family fun hunting for the eggs hidden in the city centre shop windows following a set of cryptic clues.

15 saturday in the shadow of the princes: life after culloden 2pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. £8.50 includes tea/coffee & shortbread. due to popularity entry is by advanced ticket only. www.nts.org.uk/culloden. great glen walking club: beinn laith mhor a ghiubhais 8.30am (please arrive 15 minutes early), highland council car park, glenurquhart road, inverness. grade b+; distance 5 miles. eddi reader 7pm, strathpeffer pavillion all welcome. www.strathpefferpavilion.org

15 saturday - 17 monday cadbury egg hunt 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. turn orienteer, follow the trail, solve the puzzle & claim a chocolatey reward. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events.

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19 wednesday spring birds: experience the bird sights & sounds of a spring morning at insh marshes. 9.30am, rspb insh marshes, kingussie. jbooking essential. contact: 01540 661518. highland 'skeptics in the pub': immigration ... a right to roam? 7.30pm, hanover room. glen mohr hotel, inverness. discussion organised by the humanist society scotland.

20 thursday musicinverness: lana trotovsek & boris bizjak 7.30pm, uhi, inverness campus. all welcome.

21 friday cinema nairn film - 'the railway man' (15) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £5/£3. call 01667 453476 or visit www.cinema-nairn.co.uk.

21 friday - 23 sunday great glen walking club: weekend away - dunollie hotel, broadford, skye. details to follow.

22 saturday alabama3 - 20 years of alabama 3 tour@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

22 saturday - 23 sunday wedding open day 12pm - 4pm, brodie castle. free. a chance to see how a marquee wedding would look at the castle & to meet local suppliers. contact: rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events. daffodil weekend walks & exhibition 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. guided walks of the brodie daffodil collection. walks will leave from the stables. contact: rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk.

23 sunday etape loch ness 2017 tbc, inverness. cycle sportive course is around loch ness offering the chance to cycle 66 miles / 106 km on traffic free roads. contact: www.etapelochness.com.

the storm breaks: a battle remembered tour 12.30pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. ticket must be purchased online. this tactical tour will follow the two armies decisions & the consequences of their actions during the battle. visit www.nts.org.uk/culloden. invergordon boating club; opening event 11am, invergordon. start of the sailing season for the keelboats & dinghies. contact: fred fraser (commodore) on 01862 893772.

social diners - why eat alone? 12.30pm, inverness for dining venue & information call gill on 01349 877061.

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26 wednesday

rspb: action for wild cats in strathpeffer - illustrated rspb talk by kerri langridge snh. 7.30pm, greyfriars free church, balloan road, inverness. members £3, visitors £4. contact: 01997 433283 or email john@jmanson2.wanadoo.co.uk.

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in with certain activities including firing the rifle. contact: captain ken scott on 0131 310 3853 or spirit of speyside whisky festival 2017 tbc. email at kenneth.scott855@mod.uk programme of over 500 whisky-inspired events, the gordonstoun junior highland games 11am - 5pm, festival is a mecca for the curious beginner & the gordonstoun junior school playing fields. free. whisky connoisseur. www.spiritofspeyside.com. traditional highland games for primary school bandstand beer & music festival tbc, bandstand bar, children. stalls, refreshments, home baking, musical braeval hotel, nairn. scottish & english ales & ciders, entertainment, etc. www.juniorhighlandgames.co.uk live music, food & entertainment. contact: 01667 glen walking club: druminorsair circular Hotelvisit SPOT Apr17.pdf 1 21/02/2017great 13:52 452341.for Braeval information 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), highland www.braevalhotel.co.uk/bandstandbeerfestival.asp council car park, glenurquhart road, inverness grade c; distance 8 miles. inverness choral society: concert - bach's magnificat and haydn's paukenmesse (mass in time of war) 7.30 pm, eden court. contact:sandra riach on 01997 CAMRA District Pub of the Year 2016 466253 or at sandra.riach1@btinternet.com. www.invernesschoral.org.uk. inverness boat jumble 10am - 4pm, kessock lifeboat station, craigton point, north kessock. £4. accompanied children free. nautical item old or new to buy or sell? refreshments. contact: alison marr on 07746 394488 or at alisonboatjumble@gmail.com. rspb outing: glenelg & skye 9.30am,depart highland council car park ,inverness. contact: 01997 433283. or email john@jmanson2.wanadoo.co.uk

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For anyone who loves comedy, you are in for a treat. On the 5th, The Drouthy Cobbler will be hosting the hilarious Shappi Khorsandi. From her appearances on television shows like 8 out of 10 Cats, Q.I., and Have I Got News For You, to her best-selling books and her always popular stand-up shows, Shappi has gained a reputation for bringing both warmth and thoughtfulness to her views on modern life. The show she will be performing (Oh My Country!) is a love letter to the place she now calls home and features a bittersweet tale of multi-cultural England and the acceptance she came to find there. Their monthly Comedy Club (26th) will once again feature the best in Scottish comendy. It's a busy month for music at the Drouthy Cobbler, with a host of different styles. For folk and trad fans, the wonderful Gnoss (12th) will be performing. This young and dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar, and percussion, tackle energetic tunes and driving folk songs. Having already picked up a Danny Kyle award, these young lads are destined for a great career. On the 28th, Dundee based Wire & Wool will make their second appearance at the Drouthy. Having been described as 'Full on bluegrass punk and roots revival heaven', their lively show is definitely not one to be missed. Aberdeen band Miss Lucid return to tour their self-titled debut album. Driven with punk & grunge undertones, blending it with some large sonic soundscapes and crafted melodies, this cohesive sound of anthemic and melodic guitars is bolstered with thought provoking poignant lyricism – with an abrasive pop knack. They will be supported by Audiokicks. On the 14th, Scottish rock band, Forest Fires will headline with support from Sonic Bucker. Since Forest Fires played their first show in 2011, they have been nominated at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards for “Best Newcomer” and played a headline tour across Scotland. Sonic Bucker are a bluesy-rock two piece with a style rooted in hooks and reffs. Anyone interested in the multi-disciplinary creative arts of Scotland would do well to go along on the 20th and experience Neu! Reekie! This is a literary collective run by poets, Micheal Pederson and Kevin Williamson who have been curating and producing cross-culture shows for over six years now. These occur around Scotland and internationally and have featured the likes of author, Irvine Welsh, and musicians, Primal Scream and Frightened Rabbit. It's Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival month and the Drouthy will be holding a whisky judging on the 27th, as well as a tasting by Ewan Henderson of the Lost Distillery Company (30th). In the last century, nearly half of all Scotland's whisky distilleries have closed or been lost forever and LDC were inspired to rediscover these lost legends from their home on the Dumfries House estate. Their dedicated team of archivists study historical records to piece together the life and time of the lost distillery. Using these findings, their expert nosing and tasting panel create a taste profile they feel we'd be enjoying from these legends if they were around today.

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June Duncan Childhood in the Digital Age My love of art began in my childhood discovering crayons, colour pencils, felt pens and paints. I enjoyed the process of transforming a blank white sheet of paper into a magical world of colour. While raising a family and working I continued to paint at home before deciding it was time for me to follow my dream to study art, so I enrolled at Inverness UHI in 2013 on the NC Art and Design course. I completed my studies in 2015 attaining my HND in Contemporary Art Practice. During my studies at Inverness my interest in childhood, memories, identity and technology developed and this inspired me to produce a related body of work. I am happy to have had the opportunity to return to Inverness UHI this year to be part of their new degree course, Contemporary Art & Contextualised Practice BA (Hons) which presents exciting opportunities for students working on collaboration projects and art in the public realm. In my work I have found inspiration from my own children, reflecting on their childhood and considering childhood in the present day in comparison with a simpler childhood environment which I experienced, before the digital age, when traditional play involved creative imagination, human interaction and physical outdoor play. These aspects in my childhood gave me an appreciation for nature, an understanding of colour and a desire to create. My medium includes acrylic and oil paint and I also use forms of mixed media and collage within my work. The interest I have in the subject of childhood, self identity and digital technology has developed into the theme that runs through my current work, presenting images that reveal the impact of social media on childhood. Technology has transformed our lives and the world we live in, changing the way we communicate and socialise. As an artist and a mother, through my paintings, I hope to provoke awareness of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital childhood and the benefits of learning from the natural world and through real life experience.