SpotLight on Inverness & District - January 2016

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES BLAZIN NEEDLES Tuesdays from 1:30pm - 3:30pm at The Bike Shed, Grant Street, Inverness. A friendly drop-in group for anyone interested in working with wool or textiles. A beginner looking for a hand or an experienced knitter looking for company this is the group for you. Donations for room hire and teas and coffees.

CHEERFUL CHESTERS Mondays, 11am at Raigmore Community Hall, Ashton Rd. Main objective is to help people with severe respiratory problems through regular gentle exercise under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist. For more info call Maureen on 01463 221204 CROWN CHURCH MENS CLUB Call 237768 or email mackenzie17@mackenzie17.plus. com CROY & CULLODEN MOOR SENIOR CITIZENS' LUNCH CLUB Alternate Wed 1 - 3pm, Church Hall, Croy, £3 for 2 course meal & afternoon tea. Dominoes, jigsaws and other activities

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CULLODEN FENCING CLUB Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm during term time at Culloden Academy Community Centre. Call 792794 COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING 3rd Wednesday of every month.

10:30am - 11:30am at Dalneigh Church Hall, St Marys Avenue, Inverness. Whether you are 9 or 90. Everyone Welcome.

COMUNN GÀIDHLIG INBHIR NIS- INVERNESS GAELIC SOCIETY Monthly talks, Fridays at 7.30pm from September to March in the Inverness Gaelic School. For details visit: www.gsi.org.uk or www.facebook.com/ InvernessGaelicSociety DINGWALL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tuesdays 7.30pm &Thursdays 7pm, Dingwall Sports Centre Have fun on dark nights. Bowls are available, however flat soled shoes or slippers are necessary.

FAMILY FIRST A support service for families with at least one child 0-3 yrs old. Tel: 703033 or email: alisonstanley@smoothmail.co.uk FRIENDS OF THE BIRNIE SUPPORT GROUP Wednesdays 9:30am - 11:30am & 12:30pm - 2:30pm in the playroom at The Birnie Centre, Raigmore Hospital. For children with additional needs & their families and carers. £2 per session. Snack/refreshments provided. For more info call Anne on 07542 712381.

FITNESS FRENZY Fitness sessions Thursday lunchtimes at the palace hotel.

Visit www.fitnessfrenzy.co.uk FORTROSE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Mondays at 7.30pm (7.00pm for beginners) at Gordon Memorial Hall, Rosemarkie. All welcome.

Contact Susan 01381 610253 HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY SCOTLAND Individual & Group Music Therapy sessions to encourage,

enable and empower all ages and abilities through interactive music experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities and schools. Call Kristen Macleod on 07770 427396.

ROSS AND CROMARTY ADVANCED MOTORISTS To improve the standard of driving on our roads. Associates may enrol throughout the year. www.rossandcromarty-iam.org

INVERNESS HARRIERS AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB Cross country, road and hill running, track and field athletics, Beginner to elite level. Queens Park Athletic Stadium. Tel 791110 www.invernessharriers.org.uk

ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION CITY OF INVERNESS BRANCH 2nd Wed, 7:30pm at "The Club", Gordon Terrace. Ex or serving members or those with a connection or interest in the Royal Navy? Guest speakers, day trips & swinging the lantern along with a tot or two. Email: Gordon Ross (Secretary) at gwross@btinternet.com or Evan Jessiman (PRO) at evan.jessiman@btinternet.com

INVERNESS CATHEDRAL SOCIETY OF BELL RINGERS Thursdays 7.30pm - 9pm.

Anyone can be a bell ringer! We ring for Sunday services, weddings and other special occasions. Tel: 01381 610411 or email inverness@sacr.org INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Music lovers promote concerts of chamber music by professionals in the Town House, Inverness, Sept - April/May. Call Paul Crowe on 221535 or visit www.invernesschambermusic.com LONG DISTANCE WALKERS ASSOCIATION (NORTH WEST GRAMPIAN LDWA) For all who enjoy the outdoors combined with cake. Centred on Moray but covering Thurso to Pitlochry and even the islands. A varied programme of walks is planned to attract a wide range of people with shorter options for families when possible. For more info visit www.ldwa.org.uk NORTHERN COUNTIES CRICKET CLUB Providing cricketing opportunities to all members of the local community. Tel: Hamish Christie on 239894 or 07761 119604 RESOLIS BABY & TODDLER GROUP Meets at Resolis Memorial Hall, Black Isle, IV7 8LP at Fridays 10am-11:45am all year round. All parents/grandparents/carers welcome with children from birth to 3 years old, local and outwith the area. Contact Lili on 07851 083880. Find us on Facebook or resolistoddlers@hotmail.co.uk

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SAYLIG INVERNESS We look at all aspects of life for people with learning disability and/or autism, SHIRLIE Project, Inverness, tel: 716179 or email rona.mem@hotmail.co.uk SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING IN INVERNESS Beginners: Crown Church Hall on Wednesdays 7.30pm 9.30pm. General class: St Mary's Hall, Huntley Street on Thursdays 8.15pm-10.15pm. All welcome. Tel: 01463 235384.

SALVATION ARMY LUNCH CLUB Every Thursday 12pm - 1pm, 3 courses £3. The Salvation Army, Tomnahurich Street, Inverness.

Tel: 225276 STRATH ART CLUB Relaxing setting for informal drop in sessions for budding artists. 7 - 9pm, £2 per session with the kitchen available for making of refreshments, Strathpeffer Community Centre. Call 01997 421989 or visit www.strathpeffer communitycentre.org.uk

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Learn to love the you that you hide My wife and I recently had the privilege of leading a weekend youth retreat for a Salvation Army church based on Oxford Street, London. The weekend’s theme was #loveyourselfie: discovering what it means to know and love yourself in order to love your neighbour.

35 young people all seeking to know more about how Jesus is able to impact upon their life and how they, in turn, might impact upon other people. A task like this, leading a weekend full of enquiring, thinking people, is by no means an easy task to take on. Trying to understand for the first time, or trying to re-understand afresh, what Jesus is able to do in your life is not always an easy thing to grasp hold of. The world we currently live in is pulling young and older people left, right and centre; to me, seemingly propagandising its agenda wrapped up in material wealth.

For some Christian writers such as Thomas à Kempis attachment to Jesus, demands detachment from the world.

For most though, it means that as a follower of Jesus we are called to engage with the world, without partaking of its values and ideas. Romans 12:2 (NIV) states, ‘do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…’

For me, within Christian thought, learning to love yourself is not based on egocentric vanity. As Christians we are called to live a selfless life; advocating for others, loving others, serving others, whilst also understanding more fully the parts of us which we don’t yet love. To really know self in a world based on egocentric philosophy is an enormous challenge; Jesus said, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.’

Have you considered asking yourself, ‘how do I love my neighbour?’ The way that you love your neighbour may tell you something about the you that you hide.

Is it a selfless love? Is it even love?

What a challenge that is!

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

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

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

Website: www.stcolumbainverness.org St John the Evangelist, Episcopal Church Southside Road, Inverness. Sunday Family Communion alternates 9.45am or 11.15am; Wednesdays 11am Holy Communion. Contact Revd Dr John Cuthbert, 01463 223218. stjohnsinverness.wix.com/stjohnsinverness St Ninian's Catholic Church 21 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4AN. Saturday Vigil 5pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Tel: 01463 236620. Website: www.saintninians.org.uk St Mary's Catholic Church 30 Huntly Street, Inverness, IV3 5PR. Saturday Vigil 6pm. Sunday Mass 11am and 6.30pm.

St Columba’s Catholic Church Culloden, IV2 7PW. Sunday Mass 9.30am. Tel: 01463 233519. Website: www.stmarysinverness.co.uk

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In a song called ‘Will you come and follow me’, Graham Maule & John L. Bell beautifully write ‘Will you love the ‘you’ you hide, if I but call your name?’ Here the writers convey the message that Jesus is calling you to fully know yourself; looking inwardly at yourself. As a Christian I firmly believe that knowing self fully and being fully human is found only in Jesus. He said: ‘…I have come [into the world] that they may have life, and have it to the full.’ Jesus came for you, and in knowing Him you will become fully you.

Are you hiding something of yourself?

Are you being pulled, by the world, from pillar to post to be the you that it wants you to be? To have a faith in and to follow Jesus is to put aside self. In doing this you will discover, through your selfless love of others, more about yourself and you will, I believe, learn to love the you that you hide.

Lt. David Donaldson, Corps Officer The Salvation Army, Inverness Corps

St Mary-in-the-Fields, Episcopal Church Culloden. 9.45am: Sunday service and family communion. Tel: 01381 622438.

St Michael & All Angels Abban Street, Inverness. Sunday Family Mass alternates 9.45am or 11.15am; Contact Revd Dr John Cuthbert, 01463 223218. stmichaelsinverness.wix.com/stmichaelsinverness Smithton Free Church Murray Road, Smithton, Inverness. Sundays 11am (with crèche) & 6pm. 01463 793191 / www.smithtonchurch.com The Reformed Baptist Church Telford Road, Inverness. Website: www.wicketgate.co.uk The Salvation Army Sundays 10.30am & 6.30pm at Tomnahurich Street, Inverness. All welcome. For information call 01463 225276 or visit www.salvationarmy.org.uk/inverness Trinity Church, Church of Scotland 60 Huntly Place, Inverness.

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

Website: www.trinityinverness.org.uk Urray & Strathconon Free Church Urray at West Road, Muir of Ord and Strathconon at The Strathconon Community Hall. Tel: 01463 871223. Email: dgmartin@homecall.co.uk West Hill Free Church (Continuing) Culloden, Inverness. Sundays 11am & 6.30pm. Thursdays & Saturdays 7.30pm. Tel: 07532 010595.

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January is the season of fitness classes and weight loss programmes where we reorganise our bodies into something resembling our former self - Good luck and Have a great 2016!!

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Let Us Know ‘What’s On’ In Your Area *February Issue Deadline: Monday, 4th January* Email: tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk Telephone: 01309 690063 Inclusion of events in What’s On is free.

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great glen walking club culloden battlefield trail. 5 miles. depart time 10am. call 01463 236204 for info.

9 saturday great glen walking club mystery walk! depart 10am. call 01463 236204 for info.

Contact venues & organisers first as there may be changes to events.

10 sunday inverness ramblers lochend-an leacainn circular. 10 miles. meet 9am at highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information.

Rolling Event until 10 sunday panto - peter pan @ eden court spectacular song and dance routines, a lot of traditional panto slapstick, and of course, a ticking crocodile! for times and prices call the box office on 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

12 tuesday scottish ornithologists' club: “give me a ‘high five’: a detailed look at five specialist species found in the cairngorms" by andy howard 7.30pm, culloden library. call 01463 221661 or 01808 511740

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until 19 march the mixed "winter exhibition" at inchmore gallery open open tuesday to saturday 10am - 5pm and by appointment. many new works by artists new to the gallery and those who exhibit regularly. for more info visit www.inchmoregallery.co.uk

DECEMBER 2015 29 tuesday inverness ramblers mystery walk. meet 11:30am at highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. red hot chilli pipers @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

31 thursday rhythmnreel hogmanay bash @ ironworks 9pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com the red hot highland fling 8pm - 12:30am, northern meeting park, ardross street inverness. scotland's biggest free hogmanay concert. children welcome! hogmanay ceilidh @ strathpeffer pavillion 8pm 1am. £18 / family £65. for info call 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

highland rock garden club - arisaema, picos de europa and erythroniums : three short talks by david shaw, mike kendall and john owen (local group members) 7.30pm at nairn community & arts centre. £2.50 incl. refreshments. all welcome. call john owen on 01320 366246 clan donald society of the highlands & islands academic talk : "lady penelope's chateau and its canals - the history of caisteal ormacleit, south uist” presented by professor stewart angus 7.30pm - 9pm at highland archive centre, bught park, inverness. £3 members & £4 non members. www.clandonald.org royal scottish national orchestra: viennese gala (rsno) @ eden court 7:30pm. call the box office on 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

14 thursday hdfas lecture - ‘scotland’s ruined castles’ lecture by janet brennan-inglis 2pm - 3.30pm at smithton free church, murray road, inverness. non members £6. new members welcome. contact membership sec averillbrodie@ymail.com or chair davidmartin30 @hotmail.com (07595 219308) www.hdfas.org.uk

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Just a reminder; the leaves are all off now, and if they are still in drifts on your grass, it’s a very good idea to lift them. Several weeks without light and air under a pile of leaves is likely to kill/seriously damage a patch of grass.

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16 saturday inverness ramblers the hidden folly of meann chnoc and fyrish from evanton. 7 miles. meet 9am at highland council car park. call 01463 236204 nairn men’s breakfast 9.45pm for 10am at dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by steve hay from arab world ministries. share food and fellowship and hear what god is doing in other men's lives. call campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm fri 15th jan to book your place

17 sunday great glen walking club foyers to whitebridge. 3.5 miles. depart time tba. call 01463 236204 for info.

18 monday cinema nairn: 'high society' 2pm at nairn community and arts centre. tickets at the door. for information visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

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24 sunday inverness ramblers hopeman to covesea costal walk. 9 miles. meet 9am at highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. music nairn presents: pascal roge - one of the world's top pianists 7.30pm at nairn community and arts centre. playing a beautiful programme of satie, ravel, poulenc and debussy. tickets at door or from www.musicnairn.org.uk or call 01667 455701 paul jones & dave kelly @ eden court 8pm. an acoustic blues night with the founder members of the blues band. call the box office on 01463 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

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sophie bancroft with louis durra: the songs trio @ brodie castle 2:30pm. sophie bancroft on vocals and guitar, award-winning american pianist louis durra and tom lyne on basses. £14 includes refreshments. visit www.nts.org.uk/events or call 01309 641371 annual burns lunch - saltire society of scotland, highland branch 12pm for 12:30pm in the recreation hall, raigmore hospital. all welcome. for tickets call elspeth on 01463 238257 rnw presents michael schenker’s temple of rock @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

23 saturday - 24 sunday aviemore sled dog rally starts 9am on saturday and comes to a close by 5pm on sunday in glenmore forest park, by aviemore. two-day timed trials held by the siberian husky club of great britain which take place in aviemore. www.siberianhuskyclub.org.uk

25 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 7:30pm. for dining venue information and to book call gill on 01349 877061

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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

30 saturday inverness ramblers torr alvie duke of gordon monument to kincraig. 7.5 miles. meet 9am at highland council car park. call 01463 236204 rspb outing : inverness to nairn meet 9:30am at highland council car park. call 01997 433283 slam @ ironworks 10:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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Valentine’s Day Sun 14th Feb 2016 Mothering Sunday Sun 6th Mar 2016 Local Holiday ‡ Mon 7th Mar 2016 Palm Sunday Sun 20th Mar 2016 Maundy Thursday Thurs 24th Mar 2016 Good Friday Fri 25th Mar 2016 British Summertime Starts Sun 27th Mar 2016 ‡ Inverness

School Term Dates for 2015/2016 (all dates inclusive) Christmas Holiday Ends Wed 6th Jan 2016 Spring Term Starts Thurs 7th Jan 2016 Mid Term Holiday Mon 15th Feb 2016 Mid Term Holiday Tues 16th Feb 2016 In-Service Day Wed 17th Feb 2016 Spring Term Ends Thurs 24th Mar 2016 Spring Holiday Starts Fri 25th Mar 2016 Spring Holiday Ends Fri 8th Apr 2016 Summer Term Starts Mon 11th Apr 2016

May Day Holiday Mon 2nd May 2016 In-Service Day Mon 6th Jun 2016 Summer Term Ends Fri 1st Jul 2016 for 2016/2017 (all dates inclusive) Autumn Term Starts Tues 16th Aug 2016 Autumn Term Ends Fri 7th Oct 2016 Autumn Holiday Starts Mon 10th Oct 2016 Autumn Holiday Ends Fri 21st Oct 2016 Winter Term Starts Mon 24th Oct 2016 Winter Term Ends Fri 23rd Dec 2016

Useful Contacts Black Isle Leisure Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01381 621252 Bus Station, Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 239292 Citizens Advice Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08444 994111 Culloden Academy Community Complex . . . . . 01463 792794 Dalcross Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 464000 Highland Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01349 886606 Inverness Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 667500 National Rail Enquires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03457 484950 Police Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 NHS 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

VILLAGE HALLS & COMMUNITY CENTRES Abriachan Village Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 861257 Ardersier Old School Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 462658 Balloch Community Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07955 756310 Cameron Youth Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 234785 Cannich Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01456 459224 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

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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

DENTISTS 21 Kingsmills Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 233416 Abban Street Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 718140 Academy Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 232423 Burnfield Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 241515 Black Isle Dental Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01349 877082 Castle House Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 234598 Dalneigh Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 243767 Dental Clinic, New Craigs Hospital . . . . . . . . . . 01463 704000 Fraser Street Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 242344 High School Dental Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 235468 Inshes Dental Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 794949 Inverness Dental Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 255866 Ness Bank Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 236295 Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 226358 Southside Surgical Dentistry Centre . . . . . . . . . 01463 710760 Southside Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 710760 Torwood Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 712772 Rotated on a regular basis. To add a contact or amend existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES A guid New Year tae ane and a’ - I hope you all had peaceful festivities. I certainly enjoyed the rare opportunity to spend time at home with the family. The break also afforded me the opportunity to visit various charities for whom work does not stop over the festive period.

Indeed, it was helping MFR Cash for Kids wrap gifts that reminded of the much quoted words that ‘we can judge a nation on how it treats its most vulnerable’. Whether it is buying gifts for children of families in difficult times or standing up for justice and fairness, here in Scotland we have a long history of leading with compassion and humility. Even in a time that people are feeling the pinch they are still generous enough to think of those who have less, those who need a helping hand. May this spirit and kindness be a feature of our society in 2016 and beyond.

The decision taken to scrap the Carbon Capture and Storage Schemes in Peterhead, and in Yorkshire may become to be seen as one of the most short-sighted ever taken in the UK - ranking alongside such as Dr Beeching's scrapping of the railways, or the slow destruction of our world leading occupational pension regime. Without taking carbon emissions from coal and gas fired power generation - how can climate change be tackled? And with it what an opportunity to be at the forefront of a new industry, not in true British fashion, at the coos tail? It is never too late to persuade the UK Government to reverse a poor decision; but I fear that a strategic opportunity has been forfeited. Only a few days before the decision, the Energy Secretary was extolling the virtues of CCS. So plainly the decision was made not by her but by Mr Osborne for political reasons. The worst kind, in my experience.

Drew Hendry MP

Fergus Ewing MSP

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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.

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