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£18 per month and 90% of this goes directly to our feeding programmes. e child Although part of a world-wide network, AAC in the UK & Ireland is a Scottish Charity (SC 029685) and Company limited by guarantee.

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Clubs and Societies CHEERFUL CHESTERS Mon, 11am, 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. Call Maureen on 01463 221204

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CROMARTY BOWLING CLUB (May - Sept), Outdoor - the Green. Fri, 2pm - 4pm Bowling for Beginners. (Nov -Apr), Indoor - Victoria Hall. Fri, 2pm - 4pm Bowling for Beginners.

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HIGHLAND HISTORIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ROAD RUN Highland Historic Commercial Vehicle Road Run is an annual event held in the North of Scotland every May for enthusiasts of commercial vehicles. Call 07803 907942 or at landpowerserv@aol.com

DINGWALL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tues, 7.30pm &Thurs 7pm, Dingwall Sports Centre Have fun on dark nights. Bowls are available, however, flat soled shoes or slippers are necessary.

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FORTROSE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Mon, 7.30pm (7.00pm for beginners), Gordon Memorial Hall, Rosemarkie. All welcome.

Call Susan on 01381 610253

HIGHLAND ARCHERY 4 ALL Mon, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, the church hall next door to Farmfoods, Inverness.

Welcomes archers of all abilities/disabilites, run by really friendly group & all welcome Call Andy MacKinnon on 07753 426141 or find us on Facebook HIGHLAND CHARITY JIVE 7.30pm - 10.30pm, Culcabock & Drakies Community Hall. It’s easy to learn modern jive - no partner needed. Friendly atmosphere. £5. Weekly beginners & freestyle classes. All welcome. (Until 29th June 2018) highlandcharityjive@yahoo.com HIGHLAND HISTORICAL SEARCH SOCIETY Inverness based metal detecting club. Free equipment loan, tuition & regular places to detect.

Beginners/new members welcome. Call Len on 01808 521340 HIGHLAND LGBT FORUM Reg. charity with regular social events in Inverness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. www.gay-ness.org.uk HIGHLAND WHEELCHAIR CURLING CLUB Tues, 1.30pm - 3.30pm, Inverness Ice Rink. If you use a

wheelchair or have mobility problems come & see what we do. Equipment provided. Call Mo Simpson 01463 716227 or 07798 710404. Email at wheel77uk@yahoo.co.uk INVERNESS & DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (Apr - Sept). Call George Davidson on 01463 798543 INVERNESS 41 CLUB Last Thurs of month (Sept - May) then occasionally during the summer. The Assoc. of ExRound Tablers Clubs meets as Inverness 41 Club. New exRound Table members most welcome. Call 01463 223504 or at brielafraser@gmail.com INVERNESS ROWING CLUB Sun, 10.30am. On the Caledonian Canal 5 mins drive from the centre of Inverness, www.invernessrowingclub.co.uk MORNING CALL FREE daily telephone call to be made to any person who needs the reassurance of such a call.

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Call Alan Michael on 01643 790410 MUIR OF ORD ART GROUP Tues, 6.30pm - 9pm & Sat, 9.30am - 12pm, the Old School, Great North Rd, Muir of Ord. Call Annie MacLean on 01463 870274.

NASTY NESSIE'S ROLLER GIRLS Wed, 8pm - 10pm. Beginner training sessions, Must be over 18 & female. www.nastynessiesrollergirls.wordpress.com NOAH'S ARK TOTS Tues - Fri, 9.45am - 11.30am, Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness www.culduthelchristiancentre.org RESOLIS BABY & TODDLER GROUP Fri, 10am-11.45am all year round, Resolis Memorial Hall, Black Isle. All parents,

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grandparents & carers welcome with children from birth to 3 years old, local & outwith the area. Call Lili on 07851 083880 or resolistoddlers@hotmail.co.uk SALVATION ARMY LUNCH CLUB Every Thurs, 12pm - 1pm, 3 courses £3. The Salvation Army, Tomnahurich Street, Inverness.

Call 225276 SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF INVERNESS AND NAIRN 2nd & 4th Mon evenings, Lochardil House Hotel.

Call Mrs Janet Home (Secretary) on 01463 221185 THE CLAN DONALD SOCIETY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS For details call the Membership Secretary on 01381 620121 or at contact@clandonald.org www.clandonald.org THE INVERNESS SINGERS Wed, 7.30pm - 9.15pm, Crown Church Hall, Inverness. Call Ken Young on 232835 or at kenmag20@btinternet.com THE NESS BRIDGE CLUB Visitors & beginners welcome.

Located above the Cale Social Club, Greig Street, Inverness.

Call Alan or Susan on 07730 437804 or 07981 790104 VILLAGE VOICES IN GOOD TUNE Wed, 7pm - 9pm, the Gordon Memorial Hall, Rosemarkie. No need to read music as all songs are taught by ear & harmonies develop easily. If you ever wanted to be part of a group & just haven't had the chance, come & join us!' Call Maureen Weir on 01381 620559 or at 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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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings The Darkest Hour…The Finest Hour Billy Graham said: ‘the greatest need in our world today is the need for hope.’ He preached a message of hope in person to more than 100 million people and to millions more via television, satellite and film. His message of hope was sourced in the bible and he would introduce his point with ‘the bible says…’ His message resonated with those who had turned away from God and he warned them that those who forget God have no hope (Job 8:13).

The word hope is often used with uncertainty about the future. ‘I hope it won’t rain tomorrow.’ Yet wishful thinking cannot overcome the harsh realities of life: when we are feeling alone, when we experience pain and suffering, when life seems out of control, when we are crippled by personal failure or when we are wounded by the actions of others. Christian hope or biblical hope is a confident expectation about the future because of God’s faithfulness to the world he created. When we go through heartache and grief we need to remember that God cares for us, God loves us and he came into our world to share in our suffering and to bring liberation from it (Romans 8:18-25). Therefore, Christian hope is like an anchor that gives us stability in the storm. Christian hope is a confident expectation that we will safely reach the shore because we trust in the lighthouse to guide us in the darkness.

Christian hope is certain that the world is full of darkness, evil and pain but equally

certain about the trustworthiness of Jesus, The Light of the World. ‘In him was life, and that light was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ (John 1:45) As we approach Easter one of the most popular films in the cinema is the Bafta award winning, The Darkest Hour. It is the story of how Britain faced the overwhelming darkness of Nazi Germany.

When most of our leaders were tempted to give up and give in to the forces of darkness, one man, Winston Churchill, chose wisely and bravely to resist and lead the nation to overcome the darkness. Light and darkness are contrasted in many of the scenes to give the message that hope is alive even when the odds seem overwhelming. Decisions matter in life, and Churchill’s decision not to give up is inspirational and worthy of remembrance.

At Easter we remember the decision Jesus Christ made to enter our world and to do battle with the forces of darkness. Under severe pressure to take an easier path Jesus chose the cross. As he prayed in Gethsemane, it became clear to Jesus that the only way sinful humanity could be reconciled to God was for a perfect man, the Son of God to die for the sins of the world. Anticipating the full horror of the cross, he prayed to Father God: ‘not my will, but yours be done’. He died for you.

He died for me.

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Old High St Stephen's, Church of Scotland 1) Old High Church, Church Street, Inverness. Sundays 11.15am. Tel: 01463 250802. 2) St Stephen’s Church, Southside Road at Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness. Sundays 10am. Tel: 01463 250802.www.oldhighststephens.com St Andrew's Cathedral, Scottish Episcopal Church Ardross Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233535. Website: www.invernesscathedral.com St Clement's Parish, Church of Scotland Church Street, Dingwall.

Sundays 11.30am. 6.30pm: evening worship. Sunday school meets in church hall 11.20am (term time). Tel: 01349 863063.

St Columba, Church of Scotland Sundays, 10:30am at Drummond School, Drummond Road, Inverness IV2 4NZ. Tel: 07535 290092.

Website: www.stcolumbainverness.org St Columba’s Catholic Church Culloden, IV2 7PW. Sunday Mass 9.30am. Tel: 01463 233519. Website: www.stmarysinverness.co.uk St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church Southside Road, Inverness. Sunday Family Eucharist alternates monthly between 9.45am or 11.15am (see website). Contact Canon John Cuthbert, 01463 233797. www.stjohnschurchinverness.org St Mary-in-the-Fields, Episcopal Church Culloden. 9.45am: Sunday service and family communion. Tel: 01381 622438.

St Mary's Catholic Church 30 Huntly Street, Inverness, IV3 5PR. Saturday Vigil 6pm. Sunday Mass 10.30am and 6.30pm.

St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church Abban Street, Inverness.

Sunday Family Mass alternates monthly between 9.45am or 11.15am

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guilty was the darkest hour in human history. At 3pm in the afternoon Jesus cried out in the darkness as he bore the full weight of judgement for our sin. This was the darkest hour but it was also the finest because God’s love was hour demonstrated to his world and God’s rescue plan was accomplished. ‘God so loved the world that he gave his only Son that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.’ (John 3:16) This confident expectation is based on faith in the historical fact of Christ’s death and resurrection. On the third day, Jesus rose again. There is nothing harder to overcome than death itself. The one who conquered death is the one who gives us hope for this life and the next.

What kind of hope do you have for your darkest hours? Billy Graham was not afraid of death. He said, ‘I look forward to death, with great anticipation. I am looking forward to seeing God face to face.’ The Christian can say even on the darkest and most painful of days: ‘I know that my redeemer lives…and I will see God.’ (Job 19:25) Because Christ lives, his darkest hour can become for us the finest hour.

Come to Christ this Easter and receive the gift of eternal life – which begins right now as you open your heart to him.

Pastor Alasdair Macleod Culduthel Christian Centre Inverness

(see website). Contact Canon John Cuthbert, 01463 233797. www.stmichaelschurchinverness.org St Ninian's Catholic Church 21 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4AN. Saturday Vigil 5pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Tel: 01463 236620. Website: www.saintninians.org.uk Smithton Free Church Murray Road, Smithton, Inverness. Sundays 11am (with crèche) & 6pm. 01463 793191 / www.smithtonchurch.com The Reformed Baptist Church Telford Road, Inverness. Website: www.wicketgate.co.uk The Salvation Army Sundays 10.30am & 6.30pm at Tomnahurich Street, Inverness. All welcome. For information call 01463 225276 or visit www.salvationarmy.org.uk/inverness Trinity Church, Church of Scotland 60 Huntly Place, Inverness.

Sundays 11am. First Sunday of the month: 6:30pm service.

Website: www.trinityinverness.org.uk Urray & Strathconon Free Church Urray at West Road, Muir of Ord and Strathconon at The Strathconon Community Hall. Tel: 01463 871223. Email: dgmartin@homecall.co.uk West Hill Free Church (Continuing) Culloden, Inverness. Sundays 11am & 6.30pm. Thursdays & Saturdays 7.30pm. Tel: 01463 796961. www.invernesswesthillfcc.org Inverness Presbytery www.invernesspresbytery.co.uk/congregations

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Reader, God did not give the Ten Commandments as a means of approach and acceptance with Him if you kept them, but to show you that you cannot keep them, because you are a sinner and separated by your sins from Him. You have a need of a Saviour, that your sins might be washed away. All have sinned, all need the Saviour which is Christ the Lord. He alone is the way, the truth and the life the only way back to God for you. Do you know the Lord Jesus as your Saviour?

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times This year marks 100 years since some women got the vote.

Nicola Sturgeon (our female first Minister who appointed a gender balanced cabinet) led a debate in Holyrood to mark the occasion. A lot has changed in 100 years, and for that I am truly thankful.

But while we have made some bold changes already, let’s not be complacent, or take progress for granted.

With that in mind, I am glad to see the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressforProgress.

We need concerted, deliberate action if we are going to achieve gender equality.

Research shows that gender parity is over 200 years away. Women should not have to wait this long for equality, we deserve it now.

Maree Todd MSP

In February, I announced a new loan scheme for 2016 LFASS payments to ensure that farmers and crofters, including here in Moray, get 90% of their entitlement as early as possible.

I am aware that upland and hill farmers are often the ones working at the margins and so need and deserve our support the most. Offer letters will be received soon and I encourage people who are eligible to apply.

Given how challenging life is right now – with weather, inflation, austerity, even delivery charges still higher for people here than elsewhere in the UK I and my government colleagues are totally focused on doing all we can to ease the strain.

The income tax measures passed as part of this year’s budget mean that 70% of people will pay less income tax than they do now with over half of all Scottish taxpayers paying less than people earning similar amounts who live elsewhere in the UK. The extra £219 million our tax measures will raise will be spent on vital public services. The budget also delivers an additional £400 million for our NHS, and funds towards building 50,000 additional homes across the country and near double free early learning and childcare by 2020.

And the reforms we are taking forward on business rates are aiming to make Scotland the best place to do business in the UK. These are challenging times, not least in terms of cuts by the UK Government to the overall Scottish budget. We must do all we can with what we have to invest in what matters to people, and to help people too do more for their families and businesses.

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I was delighted to be able to meet the staff at Badenoch Community transport recently and hear firsthand about the work they do in their community. The scheme is run by the community to meet the individual needs of people who cannot get out and about.

It was great to hear in detail about the range of services they provide across Badenoch & Strathspey – from weekly shopping trips in their community car service to taking groups to supper and music clubs. With this busy schedule, 125 volunteer drivers and 1,550 clients it is no wonder they clock up 6000 trips a year.

I was interested to learn about the opportunities they have for volunteers and their plans for the coming years. Their work linking school pupils and senior citizens was a fantastic example of involving everyone in the community and bringing generations together

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26 march - 12 may

a fine line musem & gallery opening times, main gallery, inverness museum & art gallery. free. call 01463 237114 or email at inverness.museum@highlifehighland.com

31 march - 12 may

coming home wwi museum & art gallery opening times, community gallery, inverness museum & art gallery. call 01463 237114 or email at inverness.museum@highlifehighland.com

28 march - 31 october

highland folk museum: britain's first open air museum 10.30am - 5.30pm (mar - aug) & 11am 4.30pm (sept - oct). highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. free but donations welcome. how highland people lived & worked from 1700s - 1960s! we have an cafe, gift shop & a fantastic children’s playground. call 01540 673551 or email at highland.folk@highlifehighland.com www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum

29 march - 15 april

easter bear hunt: glen bear has just woken up from his winter hibernation & wants you to come on an easter bear hunt with him 10am - 4pm, glenmore visitor centre, aviemore. £2 for an activity pack. call 01479 861220 or at lucy.ford@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

31 march - 31 october

morayvia tbc, north road, kinloss. adults £5; children £3. history of military aviation in moray. call 01309 691916 or email admin@morayvia.org.uk www.morayvia.org.uk

1 april - 30 september

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2pm - 4pm. exhibitions of local photographs & nelson memorabilia. entry by donation. the red ensign flying from the tower mast signifies that the tower is open! www.forresheritage.org visitor centre burghead 12pm - 4pm, burghead a former coastguard lookout, the centre covers the history of the area from about 400ad to the present call 01343 835518

1 april - 31 october

falconer museum, forres tues - sat, 10am - 5pm & sun, 1pm - 5pm, tolbooth street, forres. free. call 01309 673701 or museums.forres@moray.gov.uk www.falconermuseum.co.uk moray motor museum 11am - 5pm, bridge street, elgin. open every day during season. a superb collection of veteran, vintage, classic cars & motorbikes. call 01343 544933 or email at info@moraymotormuseum.org lossie fisheries & community museum 10am 4.45pm, pitgaveny quay, lossiemouth. an insight into the life & danger of the fishing industry past & present. call 01343 813772 tomintoul museum mon - sat, 10am - 5pm, the square, tomintoul. free. call 01807 580285

2 april - 31 october

nairn museum mon - fri, 10am - 4.30pm & sat, 10am - 1pm, viewfield house, nairn. free. call 01667 456791. www.nairnmuseum.co.uk

27 april - 12 may

inverness science festival various events throughout inverness

28 april - 31 october

elgin museum mon - fri, 10am - 5pm & sat, 11am 4pm, high street, elgin. call 01343 543675 or email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk

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www.morayepiscopalchurch.scot/inverness rspb (highland): north of scotland office update; an illustrated talk from rspb staff 7.30pm, greyfriars church, balloan road, inverness. members £3, visitors £4 hand on heart@the market bar, inverness 10pm the cowans@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm

30 friday

Bandstand Bar, Braeval Hotel, Crescent Rd, Nairn IV12 4NB Tel: 01667452341 e: info@braevalhotel.co.uk www.braevalhotel.co.uk

until 31december

year of young people/bliadhna na h-oigridh 2018 a platform for our young people (8 to 26yrs). opportunities to showcase lives & talents, voice opinions, etc various events all over scotland. email yoyp2018@gov.scot. www.young.scot/yoyp2018

March 2018

26 monday

alan frew@the market bar, inverness 10pm gerry coogan@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm julie felix@ tooth & claw, inverness 10pm

27 tuesday

port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2018 provisional v1 - aidavita, 9am - 7.30pm chirs suckle@ johhny foxes, inverness 10pm

29 thursday

inverness cathedral cafe: official opening of 2018 season 9am - 4pm, inverness cathedral. the first 20 customers will receive a free cup of coffee with every slice of cake purchased. call 01463 225553 page 14 - April 2018

charity ceilidh, with footerin aboot, presented by uhi event management students in aid of children 1st, scotland 7pm, eight acres hotel, elgin. £15. to book please call 01343 576226 (mon - fri, 9am 4pm) quoting "ceilidh" grampian transport museum: opens for the 2018 season. range of transport exhibits, from 1800s, to some of fastest cars ever made 10.30am, montgarrie road, alford. call 01975 562292 www.gtm.org.uk dms@tooth & claw, inverness tbc devils queen@the market bar, inverness 10pm eilidh steel & mark neal@ the market bar, inverness 9pm, all welcome kinky karma@ johhny foxes, inverness 10pm retro night@mad hatters, inverness 10pm

30 friday - 2 april (monday)

cadbury easter egg hunt at brodie castle: become a nature detective to follow bunny’s clues & finish your adventure with a delicious chocolatey treat 10am 4pm, brodie castle. £4. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/events keith & dufftown railway: easter bunny weekend 10am - 4pm, dufftown. for information email info@keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk/easter easter eggsplorer trail 9.30am - 5pm, fort george, ardersier. included in normal admission price. search for clues around europe's most outstanding fort. find the clues to win an easter egg. call john gibbon on +447756763907 or email at john.gibbon@hes.scot open weekend at keeper's cottage, ardlach 10am 12pm, keeper's cottage, ardclach, nairn. free but book your space as limited park. visit the animals, bottle feed the lambs (get in touch to book a slot) see the piglets, etc. refreshments. raffle

31 saturday

tweed ceilidh band (stuarts strictly fundraiser): in aid

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of highland hospice & inverness ice centre. food provided by the kist restaurant 7.30pm - 12am, nairn community & arts centre. call jenna & stuart on 07491 997521 & 07445 384925 or email at jmhayden999@outlook.com the south@the ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com great glen walking club: torr leathann 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. distance: 8 miles; grade: b www.greatglen.org rspb (highland): birding along the cromarty firth field trip 9.30am, departing inverness retail car park (opposite burger king). call doreen manson on 01997 433283 or at doreen.a.manson@gmail.com www.rspb.org.uk/groups/highland/events schiehallion@hootananny, inverness 8pm so you think you know about dinosaurs 2.30pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness. with dinosaur aficionado, dr ben garrod. aimed primarily at ages 512yrs but suitable for all ages. call 01463 234234 mfr cash for kids texas scramble: raising funds for children in the highlands 7.30pm - 3.40pm, maverston golf club, garmouth road, urquhart £60 per team (incl bacon rolls with tea/coffee) various competitions - beat the pro, nearest the pin & longest drive, etc. moray & aberdeenshire. www.brsgof.com a little light presented by vision mechanics 1.30pm, eden court, inverness. suitable for ages 5+ bloodlines@ tooth & claw 7pm kinky karma@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm craig ferrie@the market bar, inverness 10pm hot jam@mad hatters, inverness 10pm morgan hammer@tooth & claw, inverness 10.30pm

1.30pm (registration); 2pm (start), miltonduff village hall. predominantly online entry at entry central, (close on 28th march 2018). entries will be accepted on the day (£2 extra)

1 sunday

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April 2018

an afternoon with sam cowan in aid of the step up for sam fund 12.30pm, kingsmills hotel, inverness enjoy a drink on arrival & a delicious 3-course sunday roast lunch. auction. over 18s only.12.30pm electric vehicles gathering 10am - 4pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. call 01975 562292 or email at marketing@gtm.org.uk www.gtm.org.uk moray road runners 10k: miltonduff 12.15pm admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

3 tuesday

highland astronomical society: agm & astrobiology; speaker prof. charles cockell (edinburgh) 7.20pm 10pm, lecture hall, smithton-culloden free church first visit free. www.spacegazer.com

3 tuesday - 6 friday

fochabers fiddle week tbc, fochabers tickets from www.fiddleweek2018.eventbrite.co.uk

4 wednesday

easter funtime 1pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. normal admission charges easter themed crafts, activities & more. call 01975 562292 or email at marketing@gtm.org.uk www.gtm.org.uk nairn u3a talk on "a day trip to st kilda with historical context" 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2 (members) £3 (non-members). call pauline ross on 01667-453537 or email at website@nairnu3a.org.uk the inverness singers: "for peace" 7.30pm, crown church, inverness. admission by programme £8. call 01463 232835 or at kenmag20@btinternet.com

4 wednesday - 8 sunday

model railway exhibition open all day, grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free donations welcome. demonstrations 10am to 12pm, 2pm to 4pm, 7pm to 9pm. call patsy burr on 01479 851440 or email patsyclarsach@msn.com

5 thursday

words: writing cafe & workshop for young writers (12 - 25yrs) 5pm, waterstones, eastgate shopping centre, inverness. work on stories, film scripts, poems, song lyrics, journals . . . with a slice of cake thrown in! sqa higher drama showcase: eden court's sqa higher drama students perform extracts from their acting exams 7pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness. £4 isla grant@strathpeffer pavillion 7.30pm retro night@mad hatters, inverness 9.30pm music nairn: pascal & ami roge; french husband & wife piano duo play borodin, debussy, ravel &

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stravinsky 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk

6 friday - 7 saturday

skipinnish 8pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. call 01463 234234

12 thursday

7 saturday

acfa cadet force pipe & drums in concert@the ironworks, inverness 1pm www.ironworksvenue.com the quo experience@ the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com b.straits@the ironworks, inverness 11pm. www.ironworksvenue.com inverness whisky & gin festival 1pm, bogbain farm, inverness. call 01463 772800 port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1 - aidavita 9am - 7.30pm i am a raver volume one: dj cammy gary mcf b2b dj bad boy dj rankin dj zitkus sean cliens deekay andy rough fozko 10pm, the playhouse, nairn casino night in aid of the highland hospice & the inverness ice centre 7.30pm, loch ness house hotel £30 (incl $20 fun money). full size roulette & blackjack tables with croupiers, buffet & raffle. black tie attire. call carrie lynch on 07446 077095

8 sunday

ibfa highlands & islands bodybuilding competition 2018@the ironworks, inverness 12pm, categories ranging from miss bikini & men's fitness to mr & miss highlands. www.ironworksvenue.com the dublin legends "seven drunken nights & more tour 2018" 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. all welcome great glen walking club: kinlochewe mountain trail 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b+; distance: 5 miles www.greatglen.org

9 monday

port of invergordon - crusie liner list 2018 provisional v1: astoria 8am - 4pm

9 monday - 12 thursday

national theatre connections 2018: performances 6.30pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness

10 tuesday

scottish ornithologists' club (highland): agm & our chilean adventure & travels in madagascar; speakers - david, kathy bonniface & carol james 7.30pm, culloden library. £3 members; £4 non members. call 01463 772539 or 01808 511740 page 16 - April 2018

blood donors: culloden 3pm - 4.30pm & 6pm 7.30pm, culloden academy, keppoch road, culloden to book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtenquiry@nhs.net the arts society (highland): fakes & forgeries: case studies demonstrating the lengths forgers will go to pass off works of art as legitimate. speaker malcolm kenwood 2.10pm, smithton culloden free church. £8 non-members. email averill brodie at averillbrodie@ymail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk an evening with dougie burns@velocity cafe, inverness 7pmthe scottish wildlife trust (north of scotland): puffin homecoming - or not!; speaker kenny on the scandinavian puffin homecoming festival 7.30pm, the waterside hotel, inverness. £5 donation requested to cover the costs

13 friday

culloden: the battle in history & memory; speaker prof murray pittock. annual 1745 association commemoration talk 8pm, culloden battlefield visitors' centre inverness hospital radio fundraising country night 8pm - 12.30am, the mayflower lounge, yhistle bar, celt street, inverness. £10. email helen macpherson at helen@invernesshospitalradio.co.uk broken records@tooth & claw, inverness tbc

14 saturday

in the shadow of the princes: discussion panel.

1.30pm, culloden battlefield visitors' centre hybrid theory@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com exklusive presents spartaque, spektre@the ironworks, inverness 11pm, www.ironworksvenue.com room to ride 100km: huntly audax 9am - 5.20pm, huntly. £5 (closing date 11th april 2018). huntly development trust offers 4 routes through huntly, banff, cullen, keith, the cabrach, alford & clatt email donald boyd at donald.boyd@huntly.net www.huntlydevelopmenttrust.org/room-to-ride-2018 great glen walking club: ospisdale farm – loch an lagain 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b; distance: 10 miles. www.greatglen.org

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Mosset Tavern, Forres 5-8 April 2018 80 beers from 18 Scottish brewers Four live bands on stage Street food with a Cajun-Scottish twist Day pass: £10 • Weekend: £20 Info and tickets: www.foottapper.co.uk

15 sunday

the gathering storm 4pm, culloden battlefield visitors' centre. ticket incl one take away hot soup. tour the battlefield & discover the stories of those who played a role in the preparation for the battle

16 monday

the storm breaks: a battle remembered 11am, culloden battlefield visitors' centre. ticket incl take away hot soup. follow in the footsteps of the armies as they meet for the final engagement of the '45

18 wednesday

inverness orienteering club: craig phadrig, inverness (local) tbc, craig phadrig. evening event & schools league. www.invoc.org.uk nairn u3a: "highland gamekeepers: conservation & controversy; speaker - kenneth stephen, pr & communications officer, scottish gamekeepers' association (perth) 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2 (members) £3 (nonmembers). call pauline ross on 01667 453537 or website@nairnu3a.org.uk.

19 thursday

rspb (highland): field trip to strathconon 9.30am; 2nd pick up 9.50am, inverness. departing inverness retail car park (opposite burger king). 2nd pick up conon bridge. www.rspb.org.uk/groups/highland

20 friday

birchwood highland's dinner with the stars 2018: featuring a number of local guest chefs as well as a main course prepared by comedian & broadcaster hardeep singh kohli 6.30pm, bogbain farm, inverness. £60. call 01463 772800 raintown: run with the night tour@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

21 saturday

moravian orienteering saturday league in conjunction with moray & nairn schools league: oakenhead near lossiemouth 10.15am - 11.15am (registration); 10.30am, oakenwood nr lossiemouth www.moravianorienteering.org change your world conference tbc, eden court, inverness. www.changeyourworld.me 90s rave@the ironworks, inverness 10pm www.ironworksvenue.com 2018 mcdonald & munro speyside stages: a 45 mile stage rally. starting in elgin the event uses forestry stages & the cooper park. elgin 8.55am, cooper park, elgin. www.speyside-stages.co.uk

21 saturday - 22 sunday

runbalmoral: a festival of running, for people of all ages. book online tbc, balmoral castle. call 01339 742555. www.runbalmoral.com/content admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

daffodil weekend walks & exhibition 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £5. the garden team will be leading guided tours & talking about the history of the daffodil collection at brodie castle. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or raharrison@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/events

22 sunday

great glen walking club: glenmore lodge – north of bynack mor 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b+; distance: 10 miles. www.greatglen.org inverness choral society: alexander's feast (the power of music) 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness

24 tuesday

wonk unit: raging nathans@tooth & claw, inverness 8pm, all welcome

25 wednesday

blood donors: charleston 5.30pm - 8.15pm, charleston academy, general booth road, inverness to book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtenquiry@nhs.net music for spring: st stephen’s church & community choirs 7.30pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness

26 thursday

kendal mountain tour: tales of adventure; speakers mollie hughes & markus stitz tbc, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness. call 01539 732567

27 friday

billy nasty@the ironworks, inverness 11pm www.ironworksvenue.com robert mizzell 8pm, the strathpeffer pavillion

28 saturday

28th junior highland games: supporting children 1st (elgin) & nspcc scotland 11am - 2pm, gordonstoun school, duffus. teams of children from all over ne of scotland take part in traditional games. stalls & activities. display of morgan cars, etc. email at hughesy@gordonstoun.org.uk maiden scotland@ the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com happy mums market: indoor pre-loved markets dedicated to baby & children's items from birth to 10yrs 10am - 12pm, inverness leisure centre adults £1; u16s free. www.happymumsmarket.co.uk great glen walking club: ggwc weekend away – blairgowrie details to follow. www.greatglen.org rspb (highland): speyside & loch insh field trip

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9.30am, inverness. departing inverness retail park car park (opposite burger king). call doreen manson 01997 433283or at doreen.a.manson@gmail.com scottish rock garden club highland show & plant sale plant sale opens 10.30 am; show opens 12, nairn community & arts centre. all welcome ted christopher@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm evening of mediumship: with steven & trisha, simply spirit connections 7.30pm - 10pm, the little theatre, nairn. £10. all welcome

29 sunday

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 etape loch ness: chosen charity macmillan cancer support 6.15am, inverness. £63 (sold out) a cycle sportive offering the chance to cycle 66 miles around the loch on traffic free roads. 18yrs + vintage vibes afternoon tea in aid of mfr cash for kids: "music from mario " bling bingo, etc 12pm 4pm, bogbain farm, inverness. £30 (incl welcome drink, afternoon tea. etc)

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Do gently hoe over your borders to disrupt any emerging weeds under the soil.

Do dig well-rotted horse or cow manure into your beds.

Do cut your lawn if it needs it, but just a light cut for the first one.

Do prune Forsythia sp. once it has finished flowering.

Do scarify your lawn with a spring-tine rake for smaller areas, or hire a machine for larger areas.

Do add a lawn feed to your grass.

Do treat decks and hard surfaces for moss.

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Don’t apply lawn mosskiller by hand, however careful you are it will create ugly black streaks that take ages to recover. Use a spreader.

Don’t go overboard with your lawn feed if you have large areas of grass and no time to cut it. I only ever use an autumn feed on my lawn which has a bit less nitrogen in.

Don’t forget to top-dress plant pots – skim a bit of old compost away, and add some new compost.

Don’t forget to start spraying roses to help keep pests away. You can get organic sprays that use things like garlic.

Once the overnight temperatures are over 6C, the grass will start growing in earnest, so be sure your mower is working nicely. Mow at least once a fortnight to prevent weeds setting seed. If you do scarify, as advised above, don’t mow it for a few days afterwards as it is a stressful process for the grass.

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