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PASTORAL LETTER I’ve got two questions for you. Which way are you going to vote on September 18th? And why? Answering my first question for many people will be a straightforward task: It’ll be ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’ or perhaps ‘I don’t know.’ What about my second question? Do you know why you are going to be voting the way that you will in September? Is it to do with economics, world influence, self-determination, public institutions, or something else entirely? If someone asked you to explain your reasons for voting ‘Yes’ or ‘No,’ how would you sum it up clearly? We don’t like our reasons and motives being exposed. Some people don’t know their reasons for the choices they make in life; some don’t want to talk about their reasons with others; and others aren’t proud of the reasons they have for the things they think and do.Some people don’t know the reasons for their actions - not only on the ballot paper, but in their day to day life. Why do you believe what you believe, and act the way you act? In 1 Peter 3:15, a church leader tells some Christians, ‘Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the

reason for the hope that you have.’ If you are someone who believes in Jesus, how would you phrase your answer? If you do not believe in Jesus, how well prepared would you be to answer why you believe in what you believe in? Some people don’t like to talk about their reasons for their voting or their other life choices. Politics proves a thorny dinner table discussion (much like belief in God), and people generally consider it safer or more polite to talk about anything else. But why should we hide from others what we passionately believe to be right? If you have the courage of your convictions, why not the courage to share them with others? Jesus called His followers to be bold about sharing what they’d discovered to be true about Him in Matthew 5:14-15 - ‘You are the light of the world... people don’t light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.’

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES Holyrood meets for three weeks in August because proceedings will be suspended in September for the final weeks of the referendum campaign. Business of Government continues.

My colleague Alex Neil and I shall lead a debate on the work we have been doing for supported employment. Supported employment are those businesses where half the workforce have a disability. Behind the scenes, we have been persuading all public sector bodies to use supported employment for some of their needs. So the NHS has given a large contract for nurses uniforms to one supported employment business - and we are using our purchasing power to provide we hope a more secure future for these businesses which provide many people with disability with the self esteem and dignity that comes from work. This has been substantial body of work carried out largely without comment in the press, but demonstrates the value of Team Scotland and our ability to work closely together.

As a UK Treasury Minister, from time to time I have the opportunity to promote Highland businesses on the world stage. Last month, I was privileged to take part in a trade visit to the United States and witness, first-hand, why American consumers love our local produce.

Walkers’ shortbread and Diageo’s Scotch Whisky featured strongly as international success stories, but I believe the Highlands has even more to offer US consumers. The United States has strong roots in the Highlands. There are at least three Invernesses in the US and how many American families can trace their ancestry back to the Highlands? Our shared past can help us build a strong future of trade relations across the Atlantic.

Thousands of Highland jobs and millions of pounds worth of exports have benefited from American and Highland companies working together. The Highlands has one of the UK’s fastest growing economies, and our specialist produce and low unemployment makes it an ideal place to invest and build even closer ties between our nations.

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Let Us Know ‘What’s On’ In Your Area *Deadline for the September Issue: Friday, 1st August* Email: tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk Telephone: 01309 690063 Inclusion of events in What’s On is free.

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1 friday - 10 sunday river ness beer festival 12:30pm - 9:30pm, glen mhor hotel & nico's bistro. beer, music and bbq. entry is free just bring your appetite!

2 saturday inverness ramblers bac an eich (strathconon) a corbett (814m). 10 miles. meet 9am highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for info.

3 sunday Rolling Event until 9 august ‘the firth and further afield’ exhibition at inchmore gallery. open tuesday to saturday 10am - 5pm and by appointment. visit www.inchmoregallery.co.uk

JULY 2014 29 tuesday groam house museum lecture series - the archaeology of fortriu – recent discoveries in easter ross candy hatherley, university of aberdeen 7:30pm, seaforth lodge, station square, fortrose. £4 / members & students £2 • www.groamhouse.org.uk

great glen walking club glenlivet circular. 10.5 miles. depart 8am, highland council car park. 01463 236204. celebrate the commonwealth games 10am - 4pm, highland cycle ability centre, cantray, iv12 5xt. a day of fun on the cycle track. activities will include a mixed ability relay race, best dressed bike and rider competition, stalls, food and much more. for info visit www.highlandcyclelabiltycentre.com

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30 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 12:30pm at allangrange arms, munlochy. for more information and to book call gill on 01349 877061 friends of the pavilion monthly coffee morning @ strathpeffer pavilion 10am - 12pm. all welcome. entry £2.50 incl. coffee/tea & cake. There will be a raffle. www.strathpefferpavilion.org/friends-of-the-pavilion children’s cinema matinee – spirited away @ strathpeffer pavilion 3pm. tickets £4. call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org cinema night – diner de cons (the dinner game) @ strathpeffer pavilion 8pm. tickets £4. call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

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AUGUST EVENTS Fri 1st.............................................The Dixiedots and The Hielen’ Gaels An evening of swing music and more!

Sat 23rd ..........Nairn & District Gardening Club – Annual Flower Show Sat 30th.......Taste of the Festival - Showcase of local food producers,

AUGUST 2014 1 friday - 2 saturday

cookery talk & demo by Carina Contini, music & refreshments Coming Up ...........................Nairn Book & Arts Festival 2-7 September

highland field sports fair 10am – 6pm moy, inverness-shire. entertainment and activities for all the family with an emphasis on field sports. call 01463 793333 or visit www.moyfieldsportsfair.co.uk admin@spotlighton.co.uk

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13 wednesday cinema night @ strathpeffer pavilion call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org beyond presents: sivu - paul thomas saunders @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com duke special+versechorusverse @ ironworks 7:30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com • 0871 7894173 the pavilion marketplace @ strathpeffer pavilion 9am - 1pm. first market day for vintage and second-hand items. café bar open for food and refreshments and a play area for kids. free parking and indoor facilities. free entry for the public - to book a sales table call 01997 420124

6 wednesday black isle horse show 8am - 5pm, mannsfield showground, muir of ord, ross-shire. for info visit www.blackisleshow.info

7 thursday black isle show 8am - 7pm mannsfield showground, muir of ord, ross-shire. visit www.blackisleshow.info

9 saturday great glen walking club - option 1 lochnagar from glen muick. 11.75 miles. depart 6:30am at highland council car park. option 2 whitewell to loch einic. 13 miles. depart 9am. call 01463 236204 for info. strathpeffer highland gathering from 10am, castle leod, strathpeffer, ross-shire. for info call 01997 423340 or visit www.strathpeffervillage.org.uk

10 sunday inverness ramblers dulsie gorge-river findhorndrynachan lodge. 11 miles. meet 9:30am highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for info. historic wheels vintage car rally @ brodie castle 12pm - 4pm. over 300 vintage motors will pass the front the castle before parking along the west drive. ground fees applicable to both members and nonmembers. tickets - £5 adult, £3 child, £3.50 concs, £13 family (2 adults & 2 children). call 0844 4932156 or visit www.nts.org.uk/events

12 tuesday inverness horticultural society: pre-show meeting 7:30pm, mackenzie centre, culduthel road, inverness. for information call valerie on 01456 486656 or email v.weir656@btinternet.com highland literary salon 7:30pm, glen mhor hotel inverness. guest speaker: martyn bedford. for further info visit www.highlandlitsalon.com pink castle philosophy club: ‘what value life?’

7:30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness. lgbt-friendly group. for info visit www.pinkcastle.eu twin atlantic @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com page 10 - August 2014

14 thursday bl'azz presents 'gentle jazz' from 1pm, the town house, inverness. £5. call nigel mackenzie on 01463 221460, email nigel.mackenzie@blueorg.com or visit www.nigelsnonsense.org/blazz.htm

15 friday ranger walk : mission impossible, beauly 2pm 3:30pm. meet at beauly priory. adults £3, conc £2, family £8. email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk or call 01463 255291

16 saturday inverness ramblers - walk 1 sgorr a’ choise and meall mor. 10 miles. meet 8am highland council car park. walk 2 inver to portmahomack. 7 miles. meet 9:30am. contact 01463 236204 for more info. cake walk and story - upper findhorn, near tomatin meet 10am at highland council, glenurquhart rd, inverness. for info call guy on 07724 992790 or visit www.guyandjocelyn.org soma summer party feat. slam & more @ ironworks 10:30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

17 sunday great glen walking club slattadale to tollie. 10 miles. depart 8:30am at highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. jo philby band in concert 7pm for 7:30pm, cannich village hall. tickets £8/£6 (concessions) available through strathglass marketing 01456 415366 or email events@glenaffric.info or at the door. byob!

19 tuesday the jeremiahs @ strathpeffer pavilion 8pm. £12 from wegottickets.com and ticketweb. call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

23 saturday great glen walking club corriemony to loch ma stac.

12 miles. depart 9am at highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. buddhist film night 7pm, triratna buddhist centre, ballantyne house, academy st, inverness. free. all welcome to come along and see “brilliant moon – glimpses of dilgo khyentse rinpoche”. for info contact buddhistcommunityhighlands.org.uk

24 sunday inverness ramblers glen arnisdale circuit. 8 miles. meet 8:30am highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for info. ironworks summer showcase 2 @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com / 0871 7894173

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26 tuesday groam house museum lecture series - from hunter gatherers to robert bruce - the archaeology of tarradale in the west of the black isle by dr eric grant, tarradale 7:30pm, seaforth lodge, station square, fortrose. £4 / members & students £2 • www.groamhouse.org.uk healing meeting with john mellor 7pm at culduthel christian centre, inverness. all welcome to attend & receive prayer. for more info call 01463 798896, or visit www.christianfellowshipofhealinghighland.com

28 thursday - 1september tomintoul & glenlivet walking festival all events are priced at £20, except event 5, which is £90 (tents and most equipment/food is provided). call mike fletcher on 01807 580262 or visit www.tgwf.co.uk

29 friday highland darts challenge @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

30 saturday inverness ramblers stac na h’iolaire. 10 miles. meet 9am highland council car park. call 01463 236204 loch ness bike ride for british heart foundation scotland 7am, highland rugby club, canal park, inverness. 70 & 50 mile route starting and finishing in inverness. register at: bhf.org.uk/lochness, call 0845 130 8663 or email events@bhf.org.uk carve carrbridge chainsaw carving competition on the village sports field. a day of family events

Volunteers needed @ the Royal Voluntary Service Shop Raigmore Inverness .

If you’re aged 14+ and want to know more please call 01463 248923.

Our volunteers share time with older people to help them stay healthy, independent and active members of society.

including live music, activities, games, stalls and food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com reel ceilidhs @ the raigmore motel, inverness 7:30pm for 8pm. live music and ceilidh dancing, just for the fun of it! all welcome! advance tickets £5 (online only from www.reelceilidhs.moonfruit.com) standard tickets £6.50 technoboy, kutski, scott brown, andy whitby, phil york, mad dog & more @ ironworks 8pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

30 saturday - 31 sunday inverness horticultural society: annual flower show 7:30pm, mackenzie centre, culduthel road, inverness. for information call valerie on 01456 486656 or email v.weir656@btinternet.com inverness & district model railway club exhibition thistle hotel, millburn road, inverness. for further information visit www.invernessmrc.org.uk

31 sunday great glen walking club coulin circuit. 10 miles. depart 9am at highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information.

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Getting into the Christmas Spirit There are few things more magical than the atmosphere of the traditional Christmas market, generally held across European cities in November and December. Every year more and more visitors are enjoying the unique festive charms of Christmas markets in German cities such as Cologne, Nuremberg and Dresden as well as in other European cities such as Vienna, Bruges and Prague. The twinkling scenes of festively decorated plazas with their enchanting market stalls and glittering Christmas trees set against the backdrop of beautiful historic buildings, let visitors relive the magic of yesteryear. The smell of hot mulled wine and roasted chestnuts fills the air.

Nuremberg’s Christkindlmarkt is one of the biggest and most famous of the Christmas markets. Nearly 200 festive wooden stalls adorn the Old Town square from the beginning of Advent. Over 2 million visitors from all round the world enjoy the candlelit stalls in this beautiful Bavarian city.

There are 21 Christmas markets in Vienna. The Advent Market is in front of the fabulous Schonbrunn Palace where visitors can buy traditional tree decorations, handmade gifts and a large selection of culinary delicacies. There is also the Christmas Village in Maria Theresien Platz with 50 stands with a wide range of goods and a choir is often to be heard.

Italy also boasts Christmas Markets - based in the delightful town of Arco, a short distance from Lake Garda's northern shore, and a gateway to the majestic Dolomite mountains beyond, this festive break includes visits to the wonderful Christmas Markets at Merano and Bolzano, and offers opportunities, on optional excursions, to visit incomparable Venice and Romeo and Juliet's Verona.

If you are looking for an extra special treat for children or grandchildren what could be more exciting than a trip to Lapland. This really is a once in a lifetime experience – seeing Father Christmas in his secret hideaway deep in the pine trees. It is the stuff that dreams are made of and you can see it on the faces of young and old alike. A trip on a skidoo or in a sleigh pulled by reindeer – the excitement can all be fitted into a day trip – a long and busy day but it is possible!

Alternatively a few days provides a more relaxed atmosphere giving you more time to try out the winter activities

In Prague the markets takes place in Wenceslas Square and in Old Town Square. Huge Christmas Trees sparkle, 150 wooden stalls many selling traditional crafts and the sound of Christmas concerts taking place all add to the magical atmosphere.

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