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See the Fat Elf Controller and take a journey through the garden on your own Santa Express Pedal Car Train Meet Mrs Claus in her kitchen and decorate your own gingerbread man Design your own crown in Santa’s toy factory and meet Santa and see his elves at work Dress up in costumes and play with the giant stuffed polar bear family Have a ride on Stuart Little’s car Meet the rabbits, ponies, pigs, ducks and doves that live at the castle Open Thursdays – Sundays from 1st December through till 23rd December 2011 Weekdays open 12 noon – 6pm and weekends open 10am – 6pm. Last admission 5pm. ADMISSION £5 per person (each child receives a small gift) No advance bookings taken, first come first served. Come early in the season to avoid queues and delays. Remember to bring your camera, and dress warmly. Please note there is no wheelchair access at the Castle, it is a 17th century tower house with a steep stone staircase. 7HO ZZZ FDVWOHVWXDUW FRP FDVWOHVWXDUW #EWLQWHUQHW FRP Situated on the Airport Road at the B9039 cut off for Ardersier and Fort George, 10mins from Inverness.
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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. Make that call. It could change YOUR life. 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. Contact kb@arghighland.co.uk www.arghighland.co.uk BOLESKINE SHINTY CLUB Tel: 791955 or email: lizbmacd@aol.com www.myweb.tiscali.co.uk/shinty/ CAPITAL SKATEPARK GROUP Tel: 714516 or email: agapecloth-
ing@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/ 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 DINGWALL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Adult Scottish Country Dance Class, Tuesdays in Conon Bridge Church Hall from 5th October 7th December, 7.30pm-9.30pm. Price £2. Further details from Fiona 01997 423373 HIGHLAND BONSAI SOCIETY Meets on 3rd Wednesday of every month in Balloch Village Hall at 7.30pm. For more infomation contact Chris tel: 01349 865485
SpotLight Clubs &Societies THE HIGHLAND BRIDGE CLUB New members welcome meets every Wednesday throughout the year. For further details contact Marsalaidh on 01463224434 or Graham on 01463792811 HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB highlandhillwalkers@fsmail.net or tel: 791572, www.spanglefish.com/ HighlandHillwalkingClub HIGHLAND HISTORICAL SEARCH SOCIETY We are an Inverness based metal detecting club, who have been searching the Highlands for over 23 years. During this time we have found 1000’s of artefacts, from the mundane to
magnificent. Why not come & join us? You would be most welcome. Free equipment loan, tuition and regular places to detect. Beginners no problem & transport provided if needed. For full details contact Len tel: 01808 521340 anytime INVERNESS ANGLING CLUB For details please contact Don MacKay, Inverness Angling Club, 4 Maxwell Drive, Inverness IV3 5EX www.inverness anglingclub.co.uk INVERNESS BLITZ American football for ages 11 to adult. All equipment supplied. Tel: 242431 or email info@invernessblitz.co.uk
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The Editor
Ho ho ho - here we go again - it only seems five minutes since Christmas last year and the “time of peace and joy” is upon us again. At this time it is always good to think of others less fortunate than ourselves and an invitation to join a family for a Christmas meal from a neighbour can be just the thing to cheer up a person living on their own. When was the last time that we did this I wonder do you have a spare place at your table?
PUBLISHER ...............David Nelmes SALES ......................Eilidh Conners ACCOUNTS ...................Lynn Wood LAYOUT ...............Megan Woodman DESIGN .................Alistair Davidson LISTINGS................Tamsyn Dickson Clubs & Societies ............................4 Pastoral Letter.................................6 Church Details.................................6 Council News ..................................8 Tide Times.....................................10 Useful Numbers ............................10 Local Holidays...............................10 School Term Dates........................12 What’s On ..............................15 - 20 Cinema Listings.............................17 Advertisers Index ..........................31
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Th ings t ha t go bum p i n t h e nigh t Have you ever tried to find your way in the dark? If you have moved house recently and needed to get up during the night to pay a visit I expect you will know how difficult it can to negotiate your way without putting all the lights on. Or maybe like me recently you have lost something in the dark which you had difficulty finding? In my case it was one of our two dogs who decided on her evening walk to run off on me. I am surprised there weren’t more neighbours coming out to see what I was shouting and whistling about. And of course not to be outdone by that episode the other of our dogs needed out to the garden in the wee small hours on another night recently. Rather than switching on the kitchen light – you need to know our kitchen was in the process of refitted – I stumbled my way to the back door only to crash my bare foot into a kitchen door waiting to be fitted. The point is that it’s hard to find your way in the dark!
SpotLight Pastoral Letter & Church Details the tunnel” is a phrase which most of us have either used at one time or are certainly familiar with. You know that you can carry on because you can see eventually where you are going. You are following the light at the end.
So it is with life. As we try to navigate our way through the journey that is life it is sometimes difficult to know which way to go, especially when sometimes it feels like we are feeling our way in the dark, not knowing what lies ahead. Walking in the dark for you might sometimes feel like you are never quite getting to where you would like to be. Or it might just be a lack of satisfaction or fulfillment with the path you seem to be on. “There’s light at the end of
A few weeks ago in our church we played a very simple game. One of our young folk hid under a blanket and was asked to say what it was like. It won’t surprise you to learn that it was described as being dark. And when a torch was provided it became light. It became safe. Secure. Navigable. When he was talking to a crowd of interested folks and the church leaders of his day the Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed he was “The light of the world.” He said. “ If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (John 8.12 New Living Translation.) Jesus was not saying he had replaced the sun as the source of physical light, but rather he was talking in a spiritual
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 Fortrose Free Church, 5 Church Street, Fortrose, IV10 8TE, Sunday: 11.30am & 6pm, www.freechurch.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, 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
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sense about the purpose of my life and yours, and about living that life well. He was saying if we want to have a way which is easy to discern and follow then we can follow Him. To use that earlier quoted saying Jesus is that light at the end of the metaphoric tunnel. A familiar bible passage often quote in Christmas services and school assemblies is “The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Matthew 4.16 This is a reference to the coming into the world on the first Christmas of the one who claims to be “the Light of the world.” So will you move from darkness to light? This Christmas will you choose to follow the one who came to be
the Light for your path? R. Murray McChe yne Se cre t ary, S t Co lum ba Ch urch o f Scotla nd Ne w Charge 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 This is listed alphabetically from A to K and will regularly be rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here please email us with details and we may print this in future issues.
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Community Council News
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extracts from the minutes of the meeting of 8th august 2011 of inverness city committee
Part Two Tackling Homelessness through Prevention Declarations of interest a homelessness Prevention team had been established to assist applicants to resolve housing difficulties using alternative housing options and prevention before homelessness actually occurred. the team had been in place since June 2011 and already had seen a 50% reduction in the number of statutory homeless presentations through: the provision of enhanced information and advice; carrying out home visits; investigations into tenancy rights; and the provision of housing support once a tenancy had been found. the team had also been successful in sourcing 23 new private tenancies in the 6 week period since establishment. ms urry also discussed the work being carried out by the homeless Day centre. it had originally been established to provide facilities for people sleeping rough but with these numbers reducing there was a need to re-focus the emphasis towards the provision of structured and focused activities. members welcomed the report and acknowledged the initial success of this shift in policy to prevent homelessness rather than having to deal with the fallout from it. they commented that: there was a heavy reliance on temporary B&B accommodation and insufficient public sector housing available therefore new options for housing were required, including the use of private sector landlords; sometimes people were being moved into tenancies too early without adequate support from services such as the nhs and social Work; there would be an increased pressure on housing within the city centre with the opening of the uhi campus; and people now had a social need for the homeless Day centre and not a housing need. ms urry re-affirmed the need for a corporate approach when dealing with people with challenging behaviour and needs. the homelessness Prevention team was working with colleagues in social Work and the nhs on a case conference basis to identify the health, social and housing needs and options for clients. all parties were working together to create solutions for long term tenancy sustainability and homelessness prevention.
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the committee noteD the developments detailed in the report. Inverness Common Good Fund – Reroofing of Victorian Market Director of housing and Property and the inverness city manager updatedmembers on essential property repairs to the victorian market hall roof for which expenditure had originally been approved by the inverness city committee on 12 november 2007. noting that the changes and additions to the specification of the roof materials and work to be carried out had been requested by trustees of additional funding. the common good fund, the committee thereafter: noteD the additions to the project since initiation; aPProveD common good funding for the full re-roofing measures outlined in the report for a total estimated project cost of £751,525; and aPProveD the additional re-decoration project at an estimated cost of £40,000. inverness Common Good Fund – Funding Requests from the 2011/12 Budget Declarations of Interest AGREED to award: The Archie Foundation £150,000 towards the cost of refurbishment and modernisation of the child health facility at raigmore hospital, inverness. Camanachd Association £6,000 towards the cost of the 2011 shinty/hurling international series Inverness Royal Academy £1,000 towards the cost of publication of a book on the history of inverness royal academy. An Comunn Gaidhealach £45,000 towards the cost of hosting the royal national mod in 2014 in inverness and the cost of holding 3 Provincial mods in the run up to 2014. split in funding as follows: £12,000 (£4,000 in 2012, 2013 and 2014) for the inverness Provincial mod £33,000 (£11,000 in 2012, 2013 and 2014) for the royal national mod 2014 The Real Nappy Company - highland Baby show 2011 £1,500 towards the cost of holding the highland Baby show 2011 in eden court in
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october 2011. Inverness High School – Textile Development Group £3,000 towards the cost of purchasing textile equipment which would offer additional practical skills and qualifications for pupils at inverness high school. the equipment would be used to offer textile courses in home economics and art and Design. this award would be subject to agreement that the equipment could also be used for evening classes and workshops outwith school hours. Wildcat Cheerleaders £3,000 towards the cost of attending a summer camp in virginia, america in august 2011. Inverness Harriers £3,000 towards the cost of attending the young athletes League final in scotstoun, glasgow on 23 July 2011. STUC £6,000 towards the cost of the stuc conference in april 2012. DECLINED to award: Inverness Polish Association £7,704 sought towards the cost of a Polish/scottish saturday school and Library. although supportive of the work being carried out by the Polish association, following recent meetings with uhi, the Polish consul, the Provost and the city manager, the committee felt that the application was premature and that more work was needed on the wider issues affecting different communities in inverness and the pulling together of a total package that might be eligible for alternative sources of funding. DEFERRED the application from: Merkinch Welfare Hall £18,000 sought towards the cost of commissioning a business plan to test the viability of the development of merkinch Welfare hall. the committee was supportive of the initiative to bring the Welfare hall back into use. however it wanted to see a clear development plan in place before considering any further funding from the common good fund .
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Local Holidays, Tide Times & Useful Numbers
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Local Holidays St Andrews Day Christmas Day Holiday * Boxing Day Holiday * New Years Day Holiday * 2nd January Holiday * Inverness Holiday Inverness Holiday Inverness Holiday Good Friday May Day Bank Holiday
Wed. 30th Nov. 2011 Mon. 26th Dec. 2011 Tues. 27th Dec. 2011 Mon. 2nd Jan. 2012 Tues. 3rd Jan. 2012 Mon. 6th Feb. 2012 Mon. 5th Mar. 2012 Mon. 2nd April 2012 Fri. 6th April 2012 Mon. 7th May 2012
LOW TIDE TIMES FOR INVERNESS IN DECEMBER Walking on the beach should be possible 2 hours either side of these times AM PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Useful Numbers Police Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08456 005703 Bus Station, Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 239292 Citizens Advice Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08444 994111 Dalcross Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 464000 Highland Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01349 886606 National Rail Enquires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950 Ardersier Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 462658 Beauly Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 782930 Cromarty Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01381 600318 Culloden Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 792531 Fortrose Community Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01381 622235 Inshes Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 725928 Inverness Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 236463 Black Isle Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01381 621252 Culloden Academy Community Complex . . . 01463 792794 Inverness Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 667500 VILLAGE HALLS & COMMUNITY CENTRES Abriachan Village Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 861257 Ardersier Old School Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 462658 Balloch Community Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 790601 Cameron Youth Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 234785 Cannich Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01456 459224 Croy Public Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 493480
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Spring Bank Holiday Queens Diamond Jubilee Inverness Holiday Summer Bank Holiday Inverness Holiday Inverness Holiday St Andrews Day Christmas Day
Mon. 4th June 2012 Tues. 5th June 2012 Mon. 2nd July 2012 Mon. 6th Aug. 2012 Mon. 1st Oct. 2012 Mon. 5th Nov. 2012 Fri. 30th Nov. 2012 Tues. 25th Dec. 2012
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AM 03.51 04.33 05.19 06.02 06.43 07.18 07.46 07.50 08.24 09.23 10.53 00.18
PM 16.54 17.30 18.08 18.47 19.27 20.06 20.47 21.31 22.19 23.14 12.07
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Culduthel Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 712844 Farr Community Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01808 521346 Floral Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 713553 Kiltarlity Community Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 741447 Kirkhill Community Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 831737 Merkinch Community Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 239563 Phipps Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 782930 Smithton-Culloden Youth Centre . . . . . . . . . . 01463 793284 The Green Hall, Smithton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07977 852083 Spectrum Centre & Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 221842 Stratherrick Public Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01456 486350 Strathnairn Hall (Daviot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 772228 VETS Crown Vets (Argyle St) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 237000 Crown Vets (Carsegate Rd Sth) . . . . . . . . . . 01463 712202 Culloden Veterinary Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 793700 Eastgate Veterinary Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 230893 Fish Vet Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 717774 Inshes Veterinary Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 711777 Kessock Equine Veterinary Clinic . . . . . . . . . 01463 731107 Moray Coast Vet Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 794224 Other Useful Numbers including Doctors, Dentists and Schools are rotated on a regular basis and will appear in subsequent issues.
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The refurbishment of our Elgin kitchen and bedroom showroom is now complete. It’s quite a transformation and we hope that you will agree that it was well worth any inconvenience caused while it was closed. The finished result is stunning with classic and contemporary new styles, fantastic design ideas and amazing storage solutions. On show alongside our award winning Metris displays we are also showing our new Fusion range and our Classic Painted collection. All our kitchens and bedrooms are manufactured at our Highland factory with fantastic build quality which we have continued to update over the past 25 years. Our skilled manufacturers, designers and installers will continue to offer unrivalled quality and service and we look forward to welcoming you to our stunning new refurbished Elgin showroom.
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Please send us details of Your events log on to www.spotlighton.co.uk email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk or call 01309 690063 What’s on listings deadline forJanuary issue is friday 02/12/11
Rolling Event until sunday 8 Jan winter show and cd collection, an exhibition of “new artists, new work” along side affordable, fun, smaller pieces of artwork, just perfect for giving or receiving this christmas. more info at www.inchmoregallery.co.uk
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Whats On 2 friday - 24 saturday ‘hugo’ film exhibition - props, automata, drawings and photographs from the 3D film by martin scorsese. tuesday to saturday 10am-5pm free entry. the house of automata, seapark, kinloss (next to petrol station) tel: 01309 691212 for more information or visit www.thehouseofautomata.com
3 saturday
the great canadian songbook at the ironworks room 2, 7.30pm, £12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com nairn children's art club - art and craft workshops 2pm-4pm, junior world, nairn, ages 4-14, £4 per child email: matthewebonthomas@yahoo.co.uk
DECEMBER 1 thursday the undertones, 7.30pm, £16 under 16s must be accompanied by an adult, ironworks, inverness tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
2 friday stock up your seasonal store cupboard at brodie countryfare - enjoy tastings of speciality products in the gourmet foodhall from 11am onwards. tel 01309 641555 or visit www.brodiecountryfare.com
2 friday - 4 sunday cromarty film festival, great guests again, that's writer ian rankin, film and tv director kenny glenaan and radio broadcaster edi stark. in addition there will be a range of workshops and talks from a variety of experts and the scottish screen archive will be once again programming a wonderful selection of old film. and much, much more! visit: www.cromartyfilmfestival.org eden court christmas craft fair - late night friday, 1pm-9pm saturday and 10am-5pm on sunday. exquisite arts, crafts and foods all brought together in the beautifully restored bishops palace in eden court. 5 different exhibitors from all over the highlands at each fair. supporting the children’s hospice association scotland. www.exclusivelyhighlands.co.uk
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xmas soul city live with craig charles at the ironworks, 9pm, £10, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com dougie maclean, 8pm, £17.50/£16.50/£6 on-line, strathpefferpavilion, visit: www.strathpefferpavilion.org or www.dougiemaclean.com. clan donald society of the highlands and islands ceilidh, 7.30pm-11.30 pm, munlochy village hall, entrance at the door: £8, or £5 for cdsh&i members. all welcome. entertainment, piping, scottish country and ceilidh simple dances (with instruction), light refreshments, byob, raffle and auction. email: contact@clandonald.org or tel: 01381 620121. jingle jump 2011, exclusive to chest, heart & stroke scotland, thanks to NHS highland we are offering you a chance to dress as santa and abseil down the 185 ft chimney at raigmore hospital, inverness. suitable for over 16s only. we ask that participants raise a minimum of £95 in sponsorship to take part in this exciting challenge! fairtrade bazaar old high church hall, academy street, inverness. 10:30am-3pm. there is a variety of crafts and food items as well as recycled glassware, cards & wrapping paper. there will be a chance to enjoy a fairly traded cup of coffee too! great glen walking club tomatin - torr mor. 10 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. them & us support devlin @ ironworks - 7pm. over 14s. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com scooty & the skyhooks to support craig charles classic funk and soul set announced for xmas soul city live night. 10pm. over 18s. for tickets tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com cd and record fair - 11am-4pm. phoenix bar (academy street), inverness. massive selection of cds and vinyl film & music dvds. buy sell and
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treatment packages. mulled wine and mince pies will be served. parking available. rosedene house, 2 drummond crescent, inverness.
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tasty ness new interactive food exhibition, 11am4pm entrance is £3 with children under 12 free, there will be cookery demonstrations, mini masterclasses, high quality gifts & food items to buy for christmas, as well as samples to taste and dining out offers, ironworks venue in Inverness. beauly food, craft & collectables fair at lovat arms hotel, beauly. 12am-4:30pm. great range of high quality handmade products available. organising proceeds to highland hospice & skye view animal home. to book a stall call angie on 01445 731438
6 tuesday flying starts xmas flea circus & side show 7:30pm. entry £5/£4 - limited availability so booking is essential. ‘flea’ glass of mulled wine. the house of automata, seapark, kinloss (next to petrol station) tel: 01309 691212 for more information or visit www.flea-circus.co.uk
christmas gift & craft fair, a welcoming shopping experience with up to 40 stalls and a variety of goods. open thursday from 2pm to 8pm and friday from 10am to 4pm, strathpeffer pavilion, strathpeffer visit:www.strathpefferpavilion.org
8 thursday - 10 saturday dingwall players present ’a long time ago...’ a traditional pantomine with an intergalactic twist! dingwall academy. 7:30pm with a 2:30pm matinee on saturday. tickets £8 and £5 (concession) from off the peg, dingwall high street. any remaining on the door.
9 friday graham brown to release ep in ironworks room 2 7:30pm. over 14s. for tickets tel: 0871 789 4173 or go to www.ironworksvenue.com stock up your seasonal store cupboard at brodie countryfare - enjoy tastings of speciality products in the gourmet foodhall from 11am onwards. tel 01309 641555 or visit www.brodiecountryfare.com
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7 wednesday christmas shopping event at rosedene house from 6:30pm. christmas gifts from ESPA, spa ritual, wella, sebastian and art deco along with bespoke page 16 December 2011
‘aladdin’ pantomime @ phipps hall, beauly - evening shows 7:30pm. adults £7, concession £5. matinee on saturday 2:30pm. adults £6, concessions £5. fundraiser for the aird branch of the highland hospice. tickets available from morrison’s of beauly, robertson farm shop, beauly or contact liz hoey on tel: 01463 831422
10 saturday mark watson at the ironworks, 7pm, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com culbin singers christmas concert, 7pm, adult £12, concession £10, child (under 12) £5, st laurence church,forres tickets from members; gazette office, forres; r&r urquhart solicitors in forres, nairn and inverness; sound and vision, elgin; bookmark, grantown-on-spey. the annual arts and crafts fair by exclusively highlands, a large and varied selection of beautiful local arts, sumptuous crafts and delicious home baking, we will be holding a fabulous raffle to raise funds for M.S. 10.00 am - 4.00pm, town house inverness highlands erol alkan, £15.00, first 100 tickets will be £12,10.30pm, ironworks venue in Inverness. tel:0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com highland deaf childrens society fund raising event children and adults, hearing and deaf will be singing and signing christmas songs 10am-12pm and 2pm4pm eastgate shopping centre www.highlanddcs.org.uk the snow queen presented by the folding theatre company at the stables. shows at 11:30am and 2pm.
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Cinema Nairn
Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or contact Nairn Community Centre on 01667 453476 for details
Cinema Listings November 2011 Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Up to the 8th of December The Help (12a) We Need To Talk About Kevin (15) Warren Miller - Like There’s No Tomorrow
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 2nd December Happy Feet 2 3D (tbc) Puss in Boots 3D (U) Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 (tbc) Sherlock Holmes 2 (tbc) Sleeping Beauty: Live from The Royal Opera House (tbc) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (tbc) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) From Tuesday 13th January Shame (tbc) The Descendents (15) KidsAM Every Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75 Senior Screenings Every Tuesday afternoon Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55 Includes tea/coffee & biscuits
Visit www.myvue.com for details
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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DECEMBER 2011 continued adults £6 children £4. www.nts.org.uk/events achren and filthpact @ flanagans bar, elgin - 8pm. tickets cost £5. achren, from glasgow, return to elgin in the culmination of a great year with an album release along with prestigious slots at metal camp in the czech republic, the wacken festival, germany and the uk’s premier metalfest bloodstock. support comes from aberdeen’s filthpact.
11 sunday robert powell and friends a victorian christmas, in association with clive conway celebrity productions ltd. 8pm at strathpeffer pavilion, strathpeffer visit:www.strathpefferpavilion.org beauly food, craft & collectables fair at lovat arms hotel. 12am-4:30pm. great range of high quality handmade products available. organising proceeds to highland hospice & skye view animal home. to book a stall call angie on 01445 731438 great glen walking club walk around evanton. 8 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. film: christmas with a capital c - 6pm at culduthel christian centre, culduthel avenue, inverness. free admission. www.culduthelchristiancentre.org
12 monday royal scottish geographical society lectures, a cave diver 's journey: phil short. 20 years of cave diving from the mendips to the ural mountains, 7.30pm admission: £8 for adults, rsgs members, students and under 18's free, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness
13 tuesday the pink castle philosophy club: topic night, always held on the second tuesday of every month this months topic ‘a laugh, a joke & plans for 2012’, open to anybody and friendly towards anyone who is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, 7.30pm in the riverside lounge of the glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, visit: www.pinkcastle.eu flying starts xmas flea circus & side show 7:30pm. entry £5/£4 - limited availability so booking is essential. ‘flea’ glass of mulled wine. the house of automata, seapark, kinloss (next to petrol station) tel: 01309 691212 for more information or visit www.flea-circus.co.uk the truly terrible orchestra’s charity christmas concert. 7pm. under 16’s accompanied by an adult. tickets by donation (£5 suggested) for more information and to book tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
14 wednesday kassidy at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com easy from seed, 7.30pm, the highland rock garden club hosts an illustrated talk with practical demonpage 18 December 2011
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Where’s Santa? Santa’s Grotto At Baxters Highland Village 11am - 4pm. £5 includes a gift. tel: 01343 820666 Breakfast With Santa At Baxters Highland Village, Fochabers. delight kids with the chance to enjoy breakfast with santa himself. £8.99, pre-booking required. tel: 01343 820666 Santa’s Grotto At Brodie Countryfare - 2pm-4pm £6 which includes a wee chat with santa and a gift. the elves will be helping santa meet the children in his sleigh. Brand New Reindeer & Husky Day At Brodie Countryfare visit santa, mrs clause and the elves in santa’s grotto from 11am-2pm. santa’s reindeer will be in their pen from 1pm-3:30pm. siberian huskies will be in their pen from 1pm-3:30pm. then wave santa off at his farewell reindeer parade at 3:30pm. music from dr grays hospital wave radio. Santaland At Castle Stuart - open thursdays - sundays. weekdays open 12 noon - 6pm and weekends open 10am - 6pm. last admission 5pm. £5 per person (each child receives a small gift) no advance bookings, first come, first served. tel: 01463 790745 or visit www.castlestuart.com. (situated on the airport road at the B9039 cut off for ardersier and fort george, 10 mins from inverness) 3rd & 4th/10th & 11th/17th & 18th Santa’s Grotto At Christies - 12pm - 3pm. all primary school children will receive a free gift. donations gratefully received and all monies collected will be sent to childrens’ hospice association scotland. tel: 01343 820 362 Santa’s Grotto At Decora - 10am - 12pm & 1pm - 4pm. £7.50 includes a toy, sweets and card. bookings taken. decora ltd, lossiebank mills, bridge street, elgin. tel: 01343 542218 Santa day at The Findhorn Village Centre - all children and parents are invited to visit santa. pop in your latest christmas wishes and receive a wee gift, take in some refreshments and visit our stalls.£1.50 entry, 10am-4pm. for more information call karin on tel: 01309 692339 Santa’s Grotto At Holm Mills - 12 noon - 4pm. £6 includes a gift, sweets and a drink. holm mills, shopping village, dores road, inverness. tel: 01463 223311 Breakfast With Santa At Holm Mills - 9am-11am. cost £9.95 includes breakfast and a gift. pre booking essential tel: 01463 223311 holm mills shopping village, dores road, inverness Santa’s Grotto At Howdens Garden Centre - 11am - 4pm. £5 per child includes a gift from santa. howdens garden centre, stonefield, inverness. tel: 01463 711134 Santa’s Grotto at Mackenzie & Cruickshank 1pm-3:30pm. £5 entry (including toy & photo) M&C 1 west road, forres. tel: 01309 696940 or visit www.mackenzie-cruickshank.com for more details. Breakfast With Santa At Simpsons Garden Centre - 9am. £10. book early to avoid disappointment. simpsons garden centre, inshes, inverness. tel: 01463 250200 or email: info@simpsonsgardencentre.co.uk Santa’s Grotto At Simpsons Garden Centre from saturday 3rd december - simpsons garden centre, inshes, inverness. tel: 01463 250200 or email: info@simpsonsgardencentre.co.uk Santa’s Grotto At St Giles Centre - saturdays 10am - 4pm and sundays 12pm - 4pm. £5. st giles centre, elgin. tel: 01343 543066 3rd & 4th/10th & 11th/17th & 18th and 24th Santa’s Grotto At Victorian Market, Inverness 1-4pm. wednesday - saturday throughout december. free entry.
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DECEMBER 2011 continued stration of raising alpine and other plants from seed by margaret and henry taylor, nairn community centre, king street, tel: 01320 366246
14 wednesday - 23 friday christmas lunches, 12 – 3pm, 2 or 3 course festive menu served in the grand surroundings of the library, why not make up a table? booking essential, brodie castle, tel 0844 493 2156 visit www.nts.org.uk
16 friday showstopperz presents 'xmas number ones', at the spectrum centre, inverness, 7.30pm start, £8 adult, £6 child/concession, tickets available at www.thebooth.co.uk and on the door. blue christmas service 7pm in trinity church. service held annually to offer support to those who find christmas a difficult time. gives space to reflect through sharing with others. everyone will be made to feel welcome.
17 saturday red hot chilli pipers, 6.30pm, £17.50, under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com Ironworks, inverness showstopperz presents 'xmas number ones' at nairn community centre, 7.30pm start, £8 adult, £6 child/concession, tickets available at www.thebooth.co.uk and on the door christmas gifts, fine foods & collectables fair at thistle hotel, inverness. 10am-3:30pm. wonderful range of locally made gifts and produce as well as a fine selection of collectables. raffle and organising proceeds to highland hospice & skye view animal home. to book a stall call angie on 01445 731438 130th birthday dance with strathpeffer dance band and former members of the sterling showband. 8pm at the strathpeffer pavillion, strathpeffer. visit:www.strathpefferpavilion.org food & craft market at the strathpeffer community centre. 9:30am-12:30pm. come and browse our wonderful variety of stalls, everything from fresh bread to preserves, cakes and crafts. tea and coffee will be served for those wanting to stop for a rest or chat with friends! www.strathpeffercommunitycentre.org.uk great glen walking club knockfarrel. 6.5 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. classic family christmas movie - 4pm at culduthel christian centre, culduthel avenue, inverness. free admission. www.culduthelchristiancentre.org
18 sunday the veiw, 7.30pm, ages 14+, ironworks, inverness visit www.ironworksvenue.com beauly food, craft & collectables fair at lovat arms hotel. 12am-4:30pm. great range of high quality SpotLight on Inverness and District
handmade products available. organising proceeds to highland hospice & skye view animal home. to book a stall call angie on 01445 731438
Lofty Arts - Christmas Fun Sunday 18th December,10am - 12 noon £4 per child or three for £10 (must be accompanied by adult) For kids under 10 years, come along and make a range of different Arts and Crafts including free face painting. Tel: 01343 850111 East grange Farm, Kinloss
community carol service -(including guinness world record attempt) 6:15pm at culduthel christian centre, culduthel avenue, inverness. www.culduthelchristiancentre.org lofty arts @ the loft - 10am-12 noon. christmas fun for kids under 10. come along and make christmas crowns, finger puppets, magic spells also free face painting (for all participating children...sorry, no adults!) sessions cost £4 per child or three for £10. booking desirable but not essential. children must be accompanied by an adult. don’t forget your imaginations! the loft @ east grange farm, kinloss. tel: 01343 850111 to book or for more information.
20 tuesday flying starts xmas flea circus & side show 7:30pm. entry £5/£4 - limited availability so booking is essential. ‘flea’ glass of mulled wine. the house of automata, seapark, kinloss (next to petrol station) tel: 01309 691212 for more information or visit www.flea-circus.co.uk
26 monday great glen walking club boxing day walk fortrose rosemarkie circular. 6 miles. meet 1000hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information.
27 tuesday the complete stone roses at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £12.50, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
28 wednesday - 29 thursday winter showcase @ ironworks - 7pm. over 14s. two nights back to back featuring the most exciting emerging talent in the highlands and islands and celebrating the quality and diversity of the current contemporary music scene across the region. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
31 saturday torridon’s hogmanay bash + niteworks @ ironworks - 9pm. over 18s. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com strathpeffer pavilion hogmanay night, 9pm- 1am, the pavilion's famous family-friendly hogmanay ceilidh, December 2011 - page 19
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with music for dancing plus entertainment, strathpeffer pavilion, strathpeffer visit:www.strathpefferpavilion.org great glen walking club redcastle and spittal wood circular. 8 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information.
JANUARY 2012 in brief 8 sunday great glen walking club culachy falls circuit. 6.5 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. 11 wednesday the work of the john muir trust, 7.30pm, the highland rock garden club hosts an illustrated talk by staff member fran lockhart on the work of scotland’s major upland conservation organisation, nairn community centre, king street, tel:01320 366246 author and historian, professor cheape talk entitled "romantic adventure or catastrophe?, the talk will take place at the dunbar centre, church street, inverness (opposite leaky's bookshop) 7.30pm tickets, £4 or £3 for members of the society, part of clan donald events. 14 saturday great glen walking club highland boath to clunas reservoir. 8 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. 22 sunday great glen walking club inverfarigaig - foyers circular. 9 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council car park.contact 01463 236204 for further information. 28 saturday great glen walking club roundabout drumnadrochit. 10.5 miles. meet 0845hrs highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information.
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Putting the
back into Christmas emember when you were five, the bubbling excitement you felt standing in front of the tree on Christmas Day? When you didn’t know which present to open first and just wanted to race around opening everything at once? Well, the winter wonderland display at Simpsons Garden Centre brought back the thrill of those Christmases (long) past. I guarantee an “oooh” or “wow” will escape from everyone that walks through the display.
each look are behind each room. And there are thousands. The furniture, cushions, throws and other accessories are also all for sale – which makes it even easier to recreate the look. And all at reasonable prices.
Even the grumpiest Scrooge would find it hard not to be impressed!
The Christmas light display is stunning and one of those new LED lights is coming home with me to add some sparkle. A friendly staff member (in elf green) explains LED lights are more environmentally friendly because they use less electricity, and if a bulb fails on these lights the rest will still work!
At the heart of it all, four inspiring room settings have been created beneath a dark canopy with 4,000 twinkling lights. Who could resist the urge to cuddle up under that starry night sky, on the sofa beside the crackling wood stove in the Highland Home, with pheasants and red squirrels peeking between the tartan hearts on the tree? I definitely want a wee flock of those fluffy, white woolly footstools. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to sit down to dinner with the sheer elegance of the Classic Christmas dining table decked in ivory and gold? Ice blue and arctic white create a completely different mood in the Contemporary Cool theme. And the red and white Scandinavian folk influence reveals why Home is where the Heart is. All the decorations used to achieve
The hypnotic fibre optic tree display is stunning, but I want something a bit more traditional. In the forest of artificial trees, a large deer invites you to rub its nose. Real trees are in stock now, but these look real enough. In fact, I nearly jumped the height of one of the fake firs, when I realised something furry was moving underneath it! Another deer – this time “breathing”. Time for a cup of tea I think and a mince pie… The All you Can Eat Festive Carvery every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening until December 23 definitely gives food for thought! And with its programme of seasonal events, Simpsons is putting the magic back into Christmas
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Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Confidential Stuffed and Roasted Monkfish Tail When I first started in the catering trade I remember fishermen used to come to the back door of the restaurant and offer the chef monkfish at a very cheap price as they could not sell it, nobody would be interested in it. In fact monkfish use to be used to bait the lobster pots! Now monkfish has been added to the menu of many a fine restaurant. This monkfish dish is a great fishy alternative to your traditional roast turkey on Christmas day... and it only takes 15 min to cook, so no getting up at 5 am to put the oven on. Ingredients One monkfish tail Three or four pieces of fresh rosemary Extra virgin olive oil Course sea salt and pepper Sage and onion stuffing ½ glass dry white wine 250 ml double cream Method Obviously monkfish tails come in different sizes so the best thing to do when buying your monkfish is to tell the fishmonger how many you are cooking for and they will advise you on the size. When buying your monkfish tail ask for the bone to be removed. Ok .. To cook. Simple take the tail and using a very sharp knife slice half way through. Stuff the tail with the sage and onion stuffing. Roll the tail together and tie with tight with string. Placing the rosemary under the string. Place the monkfish on a oiled tray drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil, dust with the sea salt and pepper. Place in the oven at 180 c for 15 mins Remove the monkfish from the tray and place to one side cover with tin foil to let it rest just like you would with roasted meats. Meanwhile take the tray the monkfish was cooked in add the white wine and place on a high heat on the cooker to reduce the liquid by three quarters add 250 ml of double cream and stir through to make a beautiful cream sauce. Remove the tin foil and string from the monkfish slice and serve with a spoon or two of the sauce along with your vegetables. Have a very Merry Christmas ! Allan Little, Head Chef River House Restaurant, Inverness Tel: 01463 222033
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nature OUR WINTER VISITORS
Many other species, including Whooper swans, brent goose, velvet scoter and great northern diver also choose to winter in Scotland and can be found in the Moray area. The RSPB website is a great resource of information.
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As our summer migrants, such as swallow and osprey leave for warmer climates and the red deer rut winds down with the animals returning to the winter feeding grounds, the next great spectacle for the wildlife enthusiast is the winter migrations. Hundreds of thousands of birds that have Fieldfare spent the summer in the northern latitudes return to the (relatively) mild shores of Britain. Amongst the first to arrive are fieldfares and redwing, both members of the thrush family. Both species will often flock together and large flocks can often be seen feeding in open fields. Listen for the sound of fieldfares, a noisy crackling sound, often heard overhead at dusk. Look out for both species stripping rowan trees bare of their berries! Last winter saw an eruption of one of our prettiest winter visitors, the waxwing. These eruptions happen in years when the population, usually concentrated in northern Europe is too large for the available food. Visiting numbers can vary greatly, from below 100 birds to around 15,00 in the eruption years. A sociable and gregarious bird, waxwings are easily identified with their prominent crest, black â&#x20AC;&#x153;maskâ&#x20AC;? and colourful wings. They are also relatively tame and it is often possible to get within a few metres of them. A bird that I look forward to seeing each year is the Goldeneye goldeneye duck and we have small populations on Loch Lochy and loch Garry each winter. As the name suggests, they have a bright yellow eye and the males are easily identified by the white patch just below the eye which looks like a large tear-drop. The males head is dark green and body black and white whilst the female has a brown head with mottled grey body. They are diving ducks, feeding on insect larvae, small fish and pond weeds. Possibly the most spectacular of the winter arrivals are the pink footed goose, which arrive from their summer feeding grounds, often as far afield as Greenland and Iceland, in huge numbers. Around 150,000 birds are estimated to overwinter in the UK. To see this winter spectacle locally, the RSPB have excellent reserves at Udale and Nigg bays, where numbers peak at around 10,00 birds during the migrations too and from their breeding grounds. Further details can be found on www.rsp.org.uk.
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When the party is over... We see in the Bible that we are all unclean in God’s sight because of our sins. You may not think that you are a hell-deserving sinner, but God is Holy and He hates sin. Sin will keep you from being with God in heaven for eternity and damn you to Hell, unless you receive God’s forgiveness for sin which is found only in His Son Jesus Christ. God’s word reveals that if you die in an unclean & unforgiven state, because of your own choice, you’ll go to hell with all the other people who refused God’s mercy. There are many people, and you may be one of them, who believe that life should be one never ending party; friends to meet, places to go, and things to get and do, seeking constant amusement in the pursuit of happiness, needing non-stop activity to fill the emptiness inside, to fight the boredom that surrounds them.
You may think. “That’s okay - all my party friends will be there too!” Yes, sadly they will be there too if they too reject Christ, but the thick blackness of “outer darkness” will separate you from each other. It is a place of torment, never ending fear and punishment and you’ll be there on your own.
Right now you are without God in this world and have no hope, but in Christ Jesus you, who are far off, can be brought near by the blood of Christ; He Drugs, alcohol, immoral relationships, money can be your peace. You can know that when you and music are some of the most popular die (and you will die) you will be in Heaven, not choices in this party called life. We don’t want Hell. to think about the fact the party will end. However there is an enemy to all this pleasure- Take a moment, please consider and underseeking excitement. It is death. We all have an stand God’s love for you in giving His Son, the Wonderful Lord Jesus Christ to die for your sin on appointment with death and eternity. The Cross of Calvary and then three days later to You have a God-given eternal soul and the rise again from the dead. He can be your Saviour. Bible makes it clear that you will spend You must call upon the name of the Lord, acknowleternity somewhere when the party is over. edging and turning from your sins and trusting Where you will be in eternity may not matter to Him, and only Him, to save you. you right now. The thought of facing a sin-hating, Holy God or talk of His dear Son the For God so loved the world that he gave his only Lord Jesus Christ are subjects you probably begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. He avoid at all costs. that believeth on him is not condemned: but he The Lord is trying to reach you now, because that believeth not is condemned already, because once your “party” is over it will be too late. he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16,18)
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Dreaming of... ...a Caribbean break
The Caribbean as we know it is made up of thousands of little islands in a relatively naturally protected gulf to the east of Central America, and relatively close to the Equator. The main well known islands include Barbados, The Grenadines, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, The British Virgin Islands, St Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Anguilla, St Barths, The Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands. However as we have learned in recent years there are times of year when the local tropical storms and hurricanes can cause chaos. The hotels in Barbados are of a very high standard such as Sandy Lane, Coral Reef Club, Sandpiper and Cobbler's Cove. The west coast of Barbados is called the Platinum coast which hosts the best hotels, restaurants and Championship Golf courses. Antigua is another wonderful island, ideal for couples and families, with an abundance of lovely beaches. Very good for watersports, the island is also an unspoiled paradise for lush palm groves, tropical flowers and exotic birds. Golfers will love the Cedar Valley and Jolly Harbour Championship courses, while for divers and snorkellers coral canyons, wall drops, wrecks and sea caves abound, as do turtles, dolphins, barracudas and reef fish. Grenada, otherwise known as the Spice Island, is one of the most beautiful of the Caribbean Islands â&#x20AC;&#x201C; your senses succumb to a variety of different delicious aromas, panoramic scenery and a warm feeling exuded by the Grenadians. Jamaica, ideal for couples and families, has a very rich cultural heritage and varying landscapes from flat beaches to the Blue Mountains, enabling good holidays combining beach and mountain resorts with Championship Golf courses. Temperatures beside the sea can reach 30-32 degrees maximum, and in May and September rainfall can reach 6 inches in the month, but the climate is fairly even through the year. Due to changing climate conditions the hurricane season can occur between June and November, although it doesn't always happen and not for that long either. The Turks and Caicos Islands are ruggedly beautiful and little has changed since Columbus first set foot on their shores back in 1492. White powder beaches give way to world-class diving, whale watching and horse riding across the 8 islands and 30 cays surrounded by wonderful Coral reefs. St Barths and St Martin, both French islands, are full of immaculate yachts, designer boutiques, superb restaurants and charismatic people, The Bahamas is a collection of over 700 blissfully unspoilt islands, and the British Virgin Islands comprise over 100 islands and cays characterised by infectious laid back sensibility and some of the world's best sailing grounds. St Kitts and Nevis have a wonderful blend of lush rainforest, exotic wildlife and old world charm, the Cayman Islands boast gourmet restaurants, exotic wildlife and endless white sandy beaches, and Anguilla has a string of prestigious resorts, villas and restaurants while still retaining its laid back West Indian character. In short â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Caribbean would suit most of us.
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