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CROMARTY CAMERA CLUB Thurs 7.30 - 9.30pm Sept - Apr, Victoria Hall, Cromarty. Digital camera club welcoming all levels of experience. Training in all aspects of photography incl. use of Photoshop. Members able to participate in club competitions and field shoots.
INVERNESS AND HIGHLAND BRANCH PARACHUTE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION 2nd Monday of the month, 7.30pm in the Royal British Legion, Huntly Street Inverness. All ex Airborne are welcome Contact Chairman dennistoun38@gmail.com tel: 01349 862287
HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS AUTISM SOCIETY Last Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm in MacKenzie Centre, Culduthel Road, Inverness. Support group. All welcome.
INVERNESS BLITZ American football, ages 11 to adult. All equipment supplied. Email info@invernessblitz.co.uk or call: 242431
HIGHLAND GERMAN SOCIETY 1st Wednesday each month, 7:30pm, St.Ninian’s Church Hall, Culduthel Road, Inverness from Oct - Apr. Call Rosa Finlayson on 01463 238560 or email rosafinlayson@btinternet.com HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB Call 791572 or email: highlandhillwalkers@fsmail.net www.spanglefish.com/ HighlandHillwalkingClub HIGHLAND LGBT FORUM Reg. charity with regular social events in Inverness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Call 07512 231904 or visit www.gay-ness.org.uk HIGHLAND QUILTERS 3rd Tuesday Sep - Jun (Dec meeting 2nd Tuesday). Meet in Smithton Free Church Hall at 7.30pm. New members and visitors welcolme. Contact Alice (234076) for more details. INVERNESS 41 CLUB The Assoc. of Ex-Round Tablers Clubs meets as Inverness 41 Club on last Thurs of the month Sept - May then occasionally during summer. New ex-Round Table members welcome. For details call 01463 223504 or email brielafraser@gmail.com INVERNESS & DISTRICT FUCHSIA SOCIETY 2nd Wednesday at 7.30pm in Trinity Church Hall (Not Dec or Jan). All welcome. Contact Dan Matheson on 07857 962431 or dan.matheson@btinternet.com
INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTS Wednesdays 6pm Gym Hall, Millburn Academy. Helping to maintain a healthy lifestyle to provide support to those with cardiac disease, together with their families. Call 01463 704554 INVERNESS CAMERA CLUB Mondays & Wednesdays 7:30pm - 8pm in Culduthel Christian Centre. Sept - April and Mon workshops. Wed - include guest speakers & competitions. All levels welcome. Members are invited to enter competitions and other activities. For info visit www.invernesscameraclub.co.uk INVERNESS CANOE CLUB Catering for paddlers of all abilities. Affiliated to the Scottish Canoe Association. Meeting times vary so visit our website www.invernesscc.org.uk or email info@invernesscc.org.uk INVERNESS CHESS CLUB Wednesday, 7pm - 10:30pm, Chieftain Hotel, Inverness. Provides coaching and games for all ages & standards, juniors welcome. www.spanglefish.com/ invernesschessclub INVERNESS FIELD ARCHERY CLUB Available to interested parties wishing to take up archery and are located in Nairn, Forres, Elgin and all surrounding areas. Contact Secretary, Gerry Parks on 01667 462219 (evenings) or 07801 593 637. Visit invernessfieldarcheryclub.webeden.co.uk INVERNESS LOCAL HISTORY FORUM For details call 07843113414 or email info@invernesslocal historyforum.org.uk
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INVERNESS PARKRUN A free, weekly, 5K timed event that takes place on the Bught Park every Saturday morning at 9.30am. To take part, register at www.parkrun.org.uk and bring along your barcode. INVERNESS PETANQUE CLUB Wednesdays 7pm - 9pm & Sundays 2pm - 5pm. New piste at Queens Park, Bught Drive. Boules will be available. New members very welcome. For details call Christine Simpson on 01463 243617. INVERNESS RACING PIGEON CLUB Seeking new members young and old. Races held from Inverness to as far away as France with the North East Federation. All ages welcome. Call 01463 243038. INVERNESS RADIO VOLUNTEERS Do you have spare time at the weekend and have the use of a car? Then the IRV would like to hear from you as we are looking for more volunteers. For more information contact 794984 or visit www.inverness radiovolunteers.co.uk INVERNESS RADIO CLUB Contact Mr Norman Baird, tel: 242841 INVERNESS ROWING CLUB On the Caledonian Canal 5 mins drive from the centre of Inverness, Sundays 10:30am www.invernessrowingclub.co.uk INVERNESS SWIMMING CLUB We are a competitive club. Club night is Wednesday from 6.15pm, but training sessions are throughout the week. Inverness Leisure, Bught Lane. INVERNESS SEA CADETS Tues and Thursday evenings, 7.15pm-9.30pm, tel: 226069 PLEASE NOTE Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis. If you would like your details to be included email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk
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I was reminded recently about the value of life. Life is indeed precious and when we know someone who dies the reality of death can hit us hard. People say that death and taxes are the two things that we can rely on without fear of contradiction! We cannot underestimate the pain and sadness associated with death but if it prompts us to live for the day and live life to the full then that is no bad thing. We should be joining that group or club that we have been thinking about. Let’s not delay - engage with our community and let’s go to that club/group!
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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS What do you look for in a partner? In romance - the qualities you look for in a person that you share your time and your soul with? In business - the skills, experience and ability you can confidently invest your money in? Before you bare all to a lover or empty the wallet to a colleague, you must be confident enough to trust them with the things that matter to you most. In projects big or small - from running a huge charity event to trusting someone else to fold the clothes with you properly; the glue that binds the partnership together is trust. We’re learning about partnership in St. Columba Church just now. Half a dozen of us are partnering with a team of sixth year pupils from Inverness Royal Academy and a few folks from the Calman Trust, to form a team that will go to Tanzania for two weeks in March and April. Together we will build decent homes for vulnerable families who presently have no better shelter than a mud hut. Our respective groups are not big enough to form a team, so we have deliberately forged a partnership to do this work together.
It’s not a difficult partnership to form, actually, because it’s clear that everyone is motivated to share in this one goal, and to trust each other to chip in all we can, as partners, to make it happen. Remarkably enough, God wants to enter into partnership with you. With human beings like us. You might have heard plenty of times (not least from ministers like me) that God wants us to trust in Jesus Christ. Yep, that’s the big message of the Bible. The other side of this, amazingly, is that God trusts us too. Even though He knows better than anyone what we’re like - our flakiness, selfishness, brokenness and insecurity He gave His own Son to we human beings, not as a big strong untouchable giant, but as a fragile baby needing human beings to nurture His growth. Why did God create ‘the Church’? He gave His mission to change the world and start building things in it that are going to last for eternity, not to legions of angels who wouldn’t lay a brick wrong but to idiots like me who keep stuffing up all the time, yet who marvel that God has given us a role to play in shaping the forever landscape.
Ardersier with Petty Parish Church, Church of Scotland Ardersier Sundays 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12 noon. Tel: 01667 462224. Avoch Congregational Church High Street, Avoch. Sundays 11.30am. Refreshments afterwards. www.avochcongregationalchurch.co.uk Black Isle Charge Episcopal Churches 1 Deans Road, Fortrose. Tel: 01381 622241. Cale House, Church of Scotland Millburn Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 718616. Christian Group in Inverness Call 07724 992790 or visit www.christian-group-inverness.org CityLife Church Mercure Hotel, Church Street, Inverness. Sundays 10:30am. Tel: 01463 714839. Email: info@citylifechurch.org.uk. Website: www.citylifechurch.org.uk Culduthel Christian Centre Culduthel Avenue, IV2 6AS. Sundays: 11am. Free debt counselling available. Pastor Alasdair Macleod. Call 01463 222795 or visit www.culduthelchristiancentre.org . Culloden Baptist Church Culloden Academy. Sundays 10.30am. Tel: 01463 794005. Email: culloden.baptist@btconnect.com. Website: www.cullodenbaptistchurch.org.uk Barn Church of Scotland Culloden. Sundays 10.30am. First and third Sundays of the month 6.30pm service. www.barnchurch.org.uk Croy & Dalcross Parish Church Church of Scotland 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 and 6.30pm. Tel: 01463 232439.
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In Philippians 1:3-6 Paul writes to encourage a church who is partnering with God: ‘I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel (which just means, ‘good news’) from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ.’ Paul sees how the people in this church are sharing what matters most to God the good news God has for the world about Jesus. And he sees how God is doing work in and through them that He’s not going to toss away at the end of time, but bring to completion. So, if partnering with God is the invitation of the Bible - have you decided to trust your whole life and everything that is most important in it to God? And have you found your role in this world what God is trusting you to build as part of everything that matters most to Him?
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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. Website: www.stjames-stannes.org.uk Dingwall Free Church High Street. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Website: www.deep-river.co.uk Dores FCC Reformed Church - (Up the brae from the village on B862) Sundays 11am (Children welcome) & 6:30pm. Wednesdays 7:30pm. Web: www.dores-church.org.uk - Rev. D. Ratti 07599 298946 Ferintosh and Resolis Free Church Rev. Chris Smart. Website: www.ferintosh.org.uk Free North Church Bank Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 224332. Website: www.freenorthchurch.org Fortrose Free Church, 5 Church Street, Fortrose, IV10 8TE. Sunday: 11.30am and 6pm. Website: www.freechurch.org Grace Community Church Inshes Primary School. Sundays 10.30am. Email: thenewseed@yahoo.com Highland International Church Sundays, 11am at the Glenmoriston Hotel, 20 Ness Bank, Inverness. www.hicinverness.org.uk Hilton, Church of Scotland Tomatin Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233310. Website: www.hiltonchurch.org.uk Listed A to H and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or for any amendments to existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk
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JANUARY 2016 25 wednesday
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Friday 19th - Cinema Nairn - “Force Majeure” (15) - 7.30pm
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29 friday cinema nairn: 'seven year itch' 7:30pm at nairn community and arts centre. tickets at the door. for more information visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk the complete stone roses @ ironworks 7:30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173
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scottish ornithologists' club: “the migrations and status of the purple sandpiper in britain and ireland." by ron summers 7.30pm, culloden library. call 01463 221661 or 01808 511740 for more information. infifa : william wyler season - ‘the letter’ 7:15pm at eden court cinema. followed by informal post film discussion. visit www.invernessfilmfans.org
5 friday gaelic society of inverness talk on” crofting “ by alasdair maciver, rogart 7.30pm in inverness gaelic primary school. non members welcome.
6 saturday great glen walking club wildcat trail, newtonmore. 7 miles. depart time 9am. call 01463 236204. 2010 events presents : the music farm @ the loft from 12pm, eastgrange farm, near forres. an indoor music festival featuring over 20 breaking acts across two stages. open to all ages but u18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult over 25. £20. call 01343 8501111 or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk hò-rò @ ironworks 8pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com baby & children's market 10am - 12pm at inverness leisure centre, bught park. nearly new sale of baby and children's items. buy good quality second hand kids clothes, toys and equipment at our pop-up indoor market. email info@happymumsmarket.co.uk
7 sunday inverness ramblers averon river walk alness. 7 miles. depart 9:30am from highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information.
8 monday james croll, joiner, janitor, genius: illustrated talk by mike robinson, chief executive of the royal scottish geographical society 7:30pm at highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness. about a 19th century scot whose self-learning, whilst working as a janitor, led to the earliest theory of the ice ages. adults £8 / students, u18 and rsgs members free
10 wednesday highland rock garden club - the hunt for a long-lost primula (primula bullata) : a talk by david rankin (scottish rock garden club) 7.30pm at nairn community & arts centre. £2.50 incl. refreshments. all welcome. call john owen on 01320 366246 social diners - why eat alone? 7:30pm. for dining venue information and to book call gill on 01349 877061 page 12 - February 2016
highland decorative & fine arts society (hdfas) : art lecture "beautiful book binding" lecture by dominic riley 2pm - 3:30pm at smithton free church, murray road, inverness. new members welcome. contact membership sec averillbrodie@ymail.com or chair davidmartin30@hotmail.com (07595 219308) non members £6.
13 saturday billy bibby @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com inverness ramblers ruthven barracks and glentromie woods. 7 miles. depart 9am from highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. music nairn presents: athenaeum winds 7.30pm at nairn community and arts centre. a young, vibrant scottish wind quintet play a lighthearted programme incl. millhaud, ligeti, mozart, finishing with hallam's rollicking charleston! tickets at door or music nairn www.musicnairn.org.uk or call 01667 455701
14 sunday great glen walking club raven rock. 9 miles. depart 9am from highland council car park. for information call 01463 236204.
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20 saturday great glen walking club the farigaig valley to loch ness. 7 miles. depart 10am from highland council car park. for information call 01463 236204. clan macpherson : free drop in event 11am - 3pm at the highland archive centre, bught road, inverness. are you a member of the clan or are you interested in the history of clans? come along to see a display or archive material, books, family trees and heraldry relating to the clan macpherson. call 01463 256433 or email: genealogy@highlifehighland.com nairn men’s breakfast 9.45am for 10am at dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by william paterson share food and fellowship and hear what god is doing in other men's lives. contact campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm fri 19th to book your place
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rspb talk : the rspb’s natural secrets by peter holden mbe 7.30pm at culduthel christian centre, inverness call 01997 433283 for more information.
26 friday livewire ac/dc @ ironworks 7:30pm. ac/dc tribute. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com the sounds of wit: an illustrated talk on donald macintyre’s great satirical masterpiece, macphà il is macthòmais by bill innes 7.30pm in inverness gaelic school. non-members welcome.
27 saturday inverness ramblers nairn harbour to fisherman’s cottage whitenesshead. 10 miles. depart 9am from highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. rspb outing : beauly firth 9.30am at highland council car park. call 01997 433283 for more info. scooty & the skyhooks @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
28 sunday great glen walking club cnoc croit na maoile & loch nam bonach. 6 miles. depart 10am from highland council car park. for information call 01463 236204. ed byrne: outside, looking in @ eden court 8pm. for tickets and info call box office 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
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“Kumon has taught me not to give up...” “I think that Kumon has two main aims: to help you become aware of your potential, and to assist you in achieving it. I found that one of the key skills Kumon has taught me is how to deal with that uncomfortable feeling when you try to grasp a new concept. Everyone who does Kumon has to engage with those frustrating moments when you are not really sure of what you are doing or why. It is precisely at those moments that you need to believe in your own ability to work it out. Kumon has taught me not to give up and to work through the frustration. I feel immensely satisfied to have completed the English programme. My Instructor was so proud when I handed in my last booklet. The Kumon English Programme gave me a level of challenge that I couldn’t get at school and in an interesting way.”
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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES As your MP, being accessible to you is a priority for me. In addition to traditional weekly surgeries I also go on the road with my mobile surgery, after all nobody should be disadvantaged by way of their location. Although these surgeries are always busy, most constituents choose to contact me through email and my website. At the touch of a button people can let me know about issues affecting them and their communities. Increasingly technology provides a convenient link between me and the constituents I serve, particularly as I have to spend a lot of time in Westminster. It is a trend across many relationships; be it communications between business and supplier, pupil and teacher or patient and doctors – we are all part of a growing digital economy. However, as things go ‘Digital by Default’ we must remember that for the 5.9 million who have never used the internet, digital communication isn’t a choice - it’s not even an option. Drew Hendry MP LOW TIDE TIMES FOR INVERNESS IN FEBRUARY Walking on the beach should be possible 2 hours either side of these times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Scotland has made great progress in tourism. The quality of our accommodation, food and drink and visitor attractions has increased immeasurably. One area we need to do more is accessible tourism: providing for those with a disability. In the UK, 11 million people have some form of disability. Some use a wheelchair, others have impaired sight or hearing. Many travel with carers. A variety of different needs and an enormous market. That also includes providing respite to people with long term disabilities and their carers - "respitality." Princess Anne has advocated this as a great opportunity. Visit Scotland provide a free training tool kit and advice on access statements. Have a look at their website. With much effort and common purpose, we could become known as the country offering the warmest welcome and the most practical support to people with a disability. Scotland, the accessible tourism destination.
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In April 2015, the Government made changes to pensions, giving you more freedom and choice. It set up Pension Wise, a free and impartial service to help you understand your options. To book a free face to face appointment with a Guidance Specialist, please call your local Citizens Advice Bureau on 01463 237664 or visit us at 103 Academy Street, Inverness. Or for more information visit www.pensionwise.gov.uk
EX-HIRE STARTS 27TH FEBRUARY
SALE
McCalls of Elgin, on South Street, are the ultimate Highlandwear outfitters, supplying exceptional tailored kilts starting from £375 and high quality hire outfits from as little as £52. Choose from the contemporary classics of the PRIDE range, or get kitted out in the more traditional clan tartans. McCalls will always have something to suit. Their friendly staff pride themselves in offering a high standard of service and unmatched choice, from the initial tightening of the tape measure to the last stitch made to your kilt.
We will have fantastic bargains to offer, including:-
A wide range of Gent’s Kilts starting from only ....................... £140 Jacket and waistcoat sets from .........£85 Ghillie Brogues from .....................£25 Sporrans from .............................£30 Plus many more deals that are just too good to miss.
Coming soon is McCalls' once a year Ex-hire sale. McCalls of Elgin's sale begins on Saturday 27th February 2016 for one week only.
We’ve also 20% off our current stock throughout the sale meaning there really is no excuse not to pick up a bargain. But hurry sale ends 5.00pm Saturday 5th March 2016.
Perhaps you have a wedding or graduation this year, or want to buy a 21st birthday gift for that special someone, then now is the perfect time to do so.
Call McCalls of Elgin on 01343 540590 or visit www.mccalls.co.uk for more information.
EX-HIRE SALE 27th Febru February - 5th March 2016
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McCalls oof Elgin 54 South Street 01343 540590 54059 www.mccalls.co.uk w.mccalls.co.uk
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Drumduan Upper School leads the way in a new approach to secondary school level education with a sustainable, holistic and practical curriculum for adolescents.
Lessons covering the sciences and humanities are taught by specialist teachers. Academic study is enhanced and balanced by movement, music and artistic work, with crafts, environmental and outdoor activities part of the weekly timetable. To arrange a tour of the school, please contact Rachel Phillips. Drumduan Upper School, Clovenside Road, Forres IV36 2RD
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The Newton Hotel and Highland Conference Centre
W NAIRN W Kevin Staines, General Manager of The Newton Hotel in Nairn, talked recently about some of the typical type of questions that are put to them by couples planning their wedding. The Newton has a long standing reputation for providing the very best in a wedding venue and is keen to continue and build upon this reputation in the future.
5. Our budgets are modest and we are planning an intimate wedding with just a few family and friends. Can you accommodate smaller parties, too, or do we need to fill the whole hotel? We cater from 2-200 guests, in a variety of event rooms. Its your day, we just help make it go smoothly.
1. We got engaged at Christmas and haven’t even begun to start thinking about organising our wedding. We’ve enjoyed the weddings we’ve been to at The Newton Hotel and would like to find out more about you – what is the first thing we should do? Come and see us! Make an appointment with Janet, and pop in for a showround, sample the wonderful, friendly atmosphere that we have to offer
6. We’d love to have a variety of locations for our wedding photos, both inside and outside – if the Highland weather is kind. What would you suggest? Wood panelled corridors, black and white floors, our chapel, in front of our fountain, our original staircase entrance, a group shot with the photographer hanging out of a bedroom window looking down to you and your guests! The beach!! Inside and out, the newton offers a wide range of beautiful photo opportunities.
2. Can you help us with recommendations for wedding bands, florists, photographers and someone to make our cake? We’re really not sure where to start! Absolutely, we are delighted to give you some advice in terms of suppliers that regularly appear at the Newton, but remember, this is YOUR day, so should you already have ideas for suppliers, share them with us and we’ll help
7. Still thinking of photographs – we’d really like for your Highland cows to appear in some of our wedding photos – can that be arranged? “Haggis & neeps” are very photogenic and friendly, and would be happy to help! Just remember your wellies!
3. We don’t have a church connection so would like to get married at the hotel. What options are available to at The Newton? Our fabulous chapel, our idyllic gardens, or our Cawdor or Brodie suites offer a variety of options for your religious, civil, humanist, pagan ceremony.
8. We’d really like to arrive at our wedding in style – do you have any suggestions that would help our wedding stand out from the crowd? From helicopter to horse and cart, its YOUR wedding, make it your style. What about a champagne bar in the car-park on the back of a vintage car We can do that!
4. We are quite particular about the food and wines that will be served at our wedding. Can we come and taste the dishes before we decide? A complimentary meal tasting is included in your booking with us, and it matters to us that you are confident and delighted in the food that will be served to those joining you for your wedding. Wines can be sampled at your taster meal, or at a preferred time
9. One of our guests has mobility issues and can’t manage stairs. Is everything easily accessible for a wheelchair? All of our event rooms are on the ground floor, with a lift to all floors with wheelchair accessible bedrooms available as well. A ramp gives entry to the front door of the hotel. For any further details or information about using the Newton as a wedding venue please phone Kevin on 01667 459000.
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Set in 21 acres of mature woodland and gardens with stunning views to the Moray Firth, the award-winning Newton Hotel with its own chapel, offers a beautiful setting to create very special memories of your most important day.
THE NEWTON HOTEL Inverness Road • Nairn IV12 4RX • 01667 453144 sales.newton@bespoke-hotels.com www.bespokehotels.com/newtonhotel
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INNES HOUSE
Weddings and Corporate Entertainment A Unique place for any Occasion It is difficult to imagine a more romantic setting for your wedding than a 17th century house set in a sheltered walled garden. However, Innes is not just a stunning venue which you and your guests will never forget, but also offers a wholly flexible programme to enable you to plan your day exactly as you would like. Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings. The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house. Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.
Offer extended! Any couple booking their wedding within six months of their wedding date, will be offered complimentary wedding night accommodation along with a 'Champagne Toast' upgrade of their chosen drinks package
Innes House – Elgin – Moray – IV30 8NG Tel. 01343 842410 enquiries@inneshouse.co.uk – www.inneshouse.co.uk Please quote ‘SpotLight’ when making an enquiry
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For your perfect tailor-made honeymoon or wedding abroad Contact Julia Macleay to help organsie this memorable occasion. Honeymoon Registry Service also available.
For details please call Julia on 01463 225720 or email: julia.macleay@travelcounsellors.com