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CLUBS & SOCIETIES

BEAULY ANGLING CLUB Established around 1960, the club provides sea trout and salmon fishing to residents of Beauly as well as to visitors. www.beauly-angling-club.co.uk

HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB Get in touch for more information highlandhillwalkers@gmail.com www.spanglefish.com/HighlandHillwalkingClub

CHANONRY SAILING CLUB Provides a safe & fun environment for people to come together & sail. The Harbour, Fortrose. Call 01381 621973 www.chanonry.org.uk

HIGHLAND HISTORICAL SEARCH SOCIETY Inverness based metal detecting club. Free equipment loan, tuition & regular places to detect.

Beginners/new members welcome. For info call Len on 01808 521340

CULLODEN FENCING CLUB Tues, 7pm - 9pm during term time at Culloden Academy Community Centre. Call 792794 FORTROSE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Mon, 7.30pm (7.00pm for beginners) at Gordon Memorial Hall, Rosemarkie. All welcome.

Call Susan on 01381 610253 HIGHLAND FLING ULTIMATE FRISBEE Sun, 3pm - 4pm at Dingwall Leisure Centre. fraserwelsh@hotmail.com or visit the Facebook page "Highland Fling Ultimate"

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HIGHLAND HUMANISTS MONTHLY ASSEMBLY 'Celebrate the one life we have.'

Meets at Kingsmills Hotel www.humanism.scot HIGHLAND LITERARY SALON Monthly - see website/social media for details. 7.30pm at Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness 7-17 Ness Bank, Inverness. Brings together those with an interest in the written word & the wider world of publishing. Discussions, workshops, readings etc. www.highlandlitsalon.com HIGHLAND LONGBOWS Interested in Longbows? Get in touch for more details. For information call 741307 barbara39campbell@ btinternet.com INVERNESS ANGLING CLUB Secretary at 24 Merlin Crescent, Inverness IV2 3TE. www.invernessanglingclub.co.uk INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTS Wed, 6pm Gym Hall, Millburn Academy, Inverness. Helping to maintain a healthy lifestyle to provide support to those with cardiac disease, together with their families. Call 01463 233655 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 www.invernesschambermusic.com

INVERNESS CHESS CLUB Wed, 7pm - 10:30pm, Chieftain Hotel, Inverness. Provides coaching & games for all ages & standards, juniors welcome. www.spanglefish.com/inverness chessclub INVERNESS CLASSIC JAZZ SOCIETY Get in touch for further information. Call 01463 223857 www.ds.dial.pipex.com/jazzitoria /home.htm INVERNESS HARRIERS AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB Cross country, road & hill running, track & field athletics, Beginner to elite level. Queens Park Athletic Stadium. For information call 791110 www.invernessharriers.org.uk INVERNESS RADIO VOLUNTEERS Do you have spare time at the weekend & have the use of a car? Then the IRV would like to hear from you, as we are looking for more volunteers. Call 794984. www.inverness radiovolunteers.co.uk LEACHKIN ANGLING CLUB For further info call 223621 or email ian@harrisholidays.com LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND Youth group every Tues, 7pm 9pm, The Bike Shed, Grant Street, Inverness. kim.haines@lgbtyouth.org.uk MUIR OF ORD ART GROUP Tues, 6:30pm - 9pm & Sat, 9:30am - 12pm at the Old School, Great North Rd, Muir of Ord. Call Annie MacLean on 01463 870274.

PERFECTING LAW OF ATTRACTION CLASSES Teaching motivational self help for you to become all you can be, " the mind body matter conection". At Millburn Academy every Wed, 7pm to 9pm. Rolling eight week programme. £5 per week.Text 07826 543001 www.perfectinglaw ofattraction.co.uk

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RESOLIS BABY & TODDLER GROUP Meets Fri, 10am-11.45am, all year round at Resolis Memorial Hall, Black Isle. All parents, grandparents,carers welcome with children from birth to 3 yrs, local & outwith the area.

Call Lili on 07851 083880 resolistoddlers@hotmail.co.uk STARLIGHT MUSICAL THEATRE New amateur musical theatre group. For more info email starlightmusicaltheatre@live.co.uk THE CLAN DONALD SOCIETY OF THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS For details call the Membership Secretary on 01381 620121 contact@clandonald.org www.clandonald.org TRIRATNA HIGHLANDS BUDDHIST CENTRE Suite 4, Ballantyne House, Academy Street, Inverness www.buddhistcommunity highlands.org.uk WATERLOO BOWLING CLUB Season starts 16th April til’ last Sat in Sept. Open all week.

Riverside Street, Inverness. New members & visitors welcome.

For info call Doreen Murray or Angus Shearer on 01463 731008 or 01463 710375 WESTHILL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tues & Thurs 7.30pm - 9.30pm Sept to Mar, Cradlehall Primary School. Some sets of bowls available. Teas/coffees & biscuits. Call Morag Lloyd (Chair) or Gladys Beattie (Sec) on 01463 790948/01463 790834

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Our latest in a long line of elections and referenda has now taken place and they tell us that we now have “certainty” (debatable perhaps) but I wonder actually how much in life really is ever certain and if it was wouldn’t it all get a bit tedious?

Stability, maybe, but sometimes the unexpected can be fun and add a worthwhile challenge to life. I suppose, a good balance is probably what we are after. The ability to know most of what is round the corner but also have the opportunity to be surprised from time to time. As they say “Variety is the Spice of Life” - Anon!----

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS

The Contemprary ‘Fake News’ Phenomenon.

The whole “Fake News” phenomenon through the internet, social media and scores of contemporary “news outlets” - has perhaps been popularised in recent times through the various claims, responses and tweets by the American President Trump.

Responding to anyng “negative” from the White House Press Corps, the President has become known for claiming “It’s all FAKE news!”

The incredible speed with which the FAKE NEWS phenomenon has been copied and circulated throughout our world via the internet is, nevertheless, concerning, even “unnerving!”

In the context of preparations for the General Election on June 8th 2017 in our United Kingdom, and following the recent worldwide crisis of “hacking” affecting our own NHS, we were informed through various news sources on TV, etc that another forthcoming danger will come in the form of “FAKE POLITICAL PROFILES” - falsifying known and unknown political characters on line. As many as thousands of “Fake Political Persons” or “Fake Political Manifestos” will flood the digital airwaves, as it were, to confuse and deceive the unsuspecting.

The use of “FAKE NEWS” as a form of propaganda is, of course, nothing new.

It has been used long before the “Digital

Age” dawned. It was used in wartime very effectively to deceive the enemy and to protect our own national interest.

The trouble is that, in our own day, the “popular” use of “FAKE NEWS” could lead to mass deception on such a scale that many will begin to question when can we believe that certain truths are TRUE? The use of “FAKE NEWS” as a political tool to undermine Christianity is illustrated by the enemies of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament Gospel of Matthew Chap 28:11-14 we read how that after the crucifixion, death and burial of our Lord, He rose from the dead. We read of how the Roman guards in response “went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened” and “when the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them “You are to say ‘His disciples came during the night and stole His body away while we were asleep.’”

“So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed.” And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this day - FAKE NEWS? The truth and preaching of the bodily RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ is one of the cornerstones of the Christian faith and the Christian Church to this day. It was either FAKE or TRUE - and the Apostle Paul tells us very plainly in 1 Cor 15:12-20 “That if Christ be not raised

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 Barn Church of Scotland Culloden. Sundays 10.30am. First and third Sundays of the month 6.30pm service. www.barnchurch.org.uk Black Isle Charge Episcopal Churches 1 Deans Road, Fortrose.

Tel: 01381 622241.

Cale House, Church of Scotland Millburn Road, Inverness.

Tel: 01463 718616.

Celt Street Evangelical Church Celt Street, Inverness, IV3 5JD. Sundays 11:45am and 5pm Tel: 01463 772147. www.celtstreet.org.uk City Life 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 Culloden Gospel Hall for meeting times & locations please visit www.cullodengospelhall.com Croy & Dalcross Parish Church Church of Scotland Croy Village.

Every Sunday 12noon.

Dalneigh & Bona Church of Scotland St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness.

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from the dead then your faith is in vain!”

During WW2, my late father, then an Army Officer in the Black Watch, and later in the Argylls, was, on one memorable occasion in Europe, caught in an ambush by a large number of German soldiers. In the fire-fight that followed one of his men was mortally wounded and my father managed to carry the dying man into the back of a jeep which was withdrawing. As the soldier lay dying in his arms, his last words to my father were- “Do you believe in the resurrection?” My father who was a Christian was able to say YES! The impact of that question - FAKE NEWS or WONDERFUL amazing TRUTH? - was to so affect my father long after the war, that many years later he was to follow God’s call to the Christian ministry.

Jesus was once asked by His disciples how they could know the WAY through life and for eternity, and Jesus replied, “I AM the Way, the TRUTH and the LIFE no one can come to the Father but through ME!” In our age of so much confusion and with so much which is FAKE NEWS, JESUS offers you and me someone we can trust as incredibly TRUE - I know because I too have believed in Him and found Him TRUE! David R Beatty, Culloden Gospel Hall

Bona Church, Lochend by Inverness: 10am. Dalneigh Church, St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness: 10.30am and 6.30pm. Tel: 01463 224795.

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 Highland International Church Sundays, 11am at the Craigmonie Hotel, 9 Annfield Road, 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 linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Everything is prepared and cooked fresh to order Rosemount Hotel in Buckie is open to non-residents and prides itself on providing quality meals using fresh local ingredients, with fresh seafood being a speciality.

Another highlight is the Afternoon Tea – everything is baked freshly for this on the day of your booking.

There is a menu, but Rosemount would rather provide guests with a meal that they have chosen rather than stick rigidly to the menu – all you need to do is get in touch with them by the day before you wish to dine, at the latest, and discuss what you would like. They are not licensed, but you are very welcome to bring your own wine to enjoy with your meal.

Everything is prepared and cooked fresh to order. Any dietary requirements can be catered for so, if you have any allergies, just talk to them and a dish will be created especially for you. They have built up quite a reputation, locally, for being able to cater for any requirement and going out of their way to do so!

Owners, Ellen and Andy say that “it has been brought to our attention on several occasions that people with certain dietary requirements often find it difficult to eat out, but we discuss with them what they would like and make it freshly for them. We pride ourselves on the quality of our food which is all prepared and cooked on the premises, freshly to order, using local ingredients wherever possible. All we ask, is that guests pre-book their meals” Rosemount also provides the highest quality of accommodation with all rooms having been refurbished. There is a mixture of rooms available and the Superior Double En-Suite with the large spa bathroom is a must if you want a relaxing break, watching one of the beautiful sunsets over the Moray Firth.

All rooms have flat screen TVs with Freeview and free WiFi. Rosemount is open all year round, including over Christmas and Hogmanay and is open for lunch on Christmas Day. Small parties can be catered for, so if your club or organisation is looking for somewhere to try, just call and enquire.

Follow Rosemount on Facebook, where you will see many reviews from guests and pictures of several meals that have been served.

The key thing is, talk to Ellen about your requirements. It is advisable to book early to avoid disappointment as Rosemount already has many bookings, including some into 2018!

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8am - 9pm, invergordon. marco polo music for lunch at brodie castle 12pm, brodie castle. £25 (incl music & lunch). how about music for lunch? how about at brodie castle? how about with internationally acclaimed pianist mac mcclure? !!! call bernardo mantilla baca on 01309 641189 or mantillahomes@gmail.com. www.nts.org.uk/events

28 wednesday summer talks in nethy bridge 7.30pm - 9.30pm, nethy bridge visitor centre. donations support explore abernethy. jane macauley, a local historian & author, tell the story behind the nethy bridge visitor centre & its artefacts. contact: 07710 387510 or alison.greggans@rspb.org.uk port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7am - 5pm, invergordon. aidavita loch garten osprey centre: ranger-led guided walk 9.30am, boat of garten. adults £5; rspb members £3; accompanied. the walk is approximately 2.5 miles (3.5km). there are no seats en route.

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29 thursday scottish hydro challenge golf event tbc, spey valley golf course. all welcome. best of boat of garten - summer guided walks 10am - 1pm, station square outside boat hotel, boat of garten. donations support local wildlife. discover why wildlife as well as visitors love staying in boat of garten. call 07710 387510 or email at alison.greggans@rspb.org.uk. www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events

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a spring rake prior to mowing, you will lift the long stems, which can then be mown off before they produce seed.

There is a good factsheet provided by the Royal Horticultural Society. If you search for www.rhs/coursegrasses, it should take you straight there.

They are not weeds, so a lawn weedkiller wont clear them. If there are just a few clumps, you can dig out a square of turf (like a carpet tile) and put it in the bin. You can replace with a patch of turf, or seed with lawn grass. If there is a major infestation, that’s not realistic, and you might just have to get used to it, unless you are prepared to replace the lawn with a new one.

They were prevalent this spring as lawn grasses were slow to start growing, because April and May saw drought conditions. Course grasses tend to tolerate and keep growing in these conditions, whereas lawn grasses don’t, so the wild stuff seems to dominate, even if only for a short spell until the main grass gets going.

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the mystic shoes@mad hatters, inverness. 9.30pm, ho-ro@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm awesome orchids, insh marshes 9.30am - 1pm, rspb insh marshes reserve, kingussie. adults £5, conc. £3. a celebration of national meadows day - a guided wildflower walk with the orchid rich tromie meadow as the highlight. call 01540 661518 or insh@rspb.org.uk port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 5pm, invergordon. zuiderdam.

8am - 9pm, invergordon. wind surf the teuchter's comedy club opener 7.30pm, bar on taylor's street, baron taylor street, inverness. opening night. call 07904 862228. www.theteuchtercomedyclub.co.uk

port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 9am - 5pm, queen elizabeth

6 thursday - 8 saturday summer art sale 10am - 4pm, dr black memorial hall, inverness. varied selection of original paintings & high quality prints

6 thursday - 10 august heritage in action days 10.30am - 5.30pm (every thurs), highland folk museum, newtonmore. demos across the site of traditional skills including rope making, spinning & weaving, waulking the cloth & lots more! call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum

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1 saturday corrieyairack challenge 2017: in aid of holiday care programme tbc, badaguish outdoor centre. scotland's toughest mountain duathlon.call 01479 861285 or email events@badaguish.org. ww.corrieyairack.org port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7am - 1pm, invergordon. columbus run for colour - assault in aid of the highland hospice tbc, bught park, inverness. 5k with a difference! we are changing the event for 2017 by incorporating an assault course into your run. call 01463 246474. www.highlandhospice.org/runforcolour

2 sunday great glen walking club: behind liathach 8.30am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - b+ ; distance - 7.5 miles port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 7pm & 1pm - 8pm, invergordon mein schiff 4 & vision of the seas

2 sunday - 7 friday festival of golf week. various times, kingussie. competitions during the week. call 01540 661600 or email sec@kingussie-golf.co.uk

4 tuesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 9pm, invergordon, star pride highland astronomical society talk: "eclipses": speaker - nick james. 7.20pm, smithton culloden free church. www.spacegazer.com/

5 wednesday loch garten osprey centre: ranger-led guided walk 9.30am (every wed), boat of garten. adults £5; rspb members £3. the walk is approximately 2.5 miles (3.5km). there are no seats en route

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8 saturday the sugarhill gang@ironworks, inverness. tbc www.ironworksvenue.com forres highland games 12.30pm - 5.30pm, grant park, forres. traditional highland games with massed pipe bands, athletics, heavy events, grass cycling, a 10k road race, etc. call 01309 673289 or email michaaelwscott@btinternet.com www.forreshighlandgames.com miss year 2017 5pm, mercure hotel, inverness several categories, catering for all ages, dress sizes, nationalities, looks & marital statuses. great glen walking club: walk 1 - fionn bheinn (a munro) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - a; distance - 7.5 miles. walk 2 - loch bunachton circular 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade c+; distance - 9 miles port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7am- 6pm, invergordon caribbean princes

8 saturday - 9 sunday nesscon hosted by highland heart events & inverness comic con 10am - 6pm, eden court theatre, inverness. tickets from the website bringing movies, gaming, comics, anime, television, gadgets, clothing & toys to the city of inverness. www.highlandheartevents.co.uk

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Forres Highland Games 2017

Alan James - Chieftain 2017 Forres Highland Games, an annual celebration of traditional Scottish sport, music and entertainment, takes place on Saturday 8th July 2017 in Grant Park in Forres. Proceedings get under way at 12.30 pm with the Opening ceremony.

The official opening will be carried out by this year’s Games Chieftain Mr Alan James, a local Forres man, and Managing Director of A J Engineering & Construction Services Ltd a well-known Forres based business. Alan who grew up in Rafford is Chairman of Forres Events Ltd and a long standing well respected supporter and sponsor of Forres Highland Games.

The best of track and field athletes, the “heavies�, highland dancers, pipers, grass track cyclists and pipe bands will compete and entertain the spectators in what is sure to be a colourful and enjoyable Scottish highland gathering.

Local highland games have over many years been a nurturing ground for developing young athletes who have gone on to represent their country at international athletics meetings such as The Commonwealth Games.

Grass track cycling races provide a dynamic thrilling spectacle. The Games host the North of Scotland Scottish Grass Track Championship. There is sure to be a good entry and keen competition for the title.

The “message boy’s bike� race, a unique crowd cheering fun cycling event will have local youngsters racing round the track for the Grant Dawson Trophy.

Later spectators are invited to have a go in a visitor’s race.

The Tug-o-War competition is another crowd pleaser with local teams competing for the Harry Troup Trophy.

Competition Highland Dancing open to all age groups is a very popular and colourful event enjoyed by the overseas visitors, as are the Solo Piping competitions.

The highlight of the afternoon is the Massed Pipe Bands marching around the arena to the skirl o the

pipes and swish o the kilts. A sight and sound not to be missed and one for the photo album.

There are numerous displays and trade stands, as well as hot and cold food, ice cream and a licenced beer tent.

Forres Highland Games are a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Reg Charity No : SC046639).

The staging of the 89th Games is only achievable through the dedication of the unpaid hard working Games Committee, volunteer judges and local helpers, and the loyal support and generosity of local benefactors and businesses.

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11 tuesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 4pm, invergordon, booudicca

12 wednesday david walliams "billionaire boy" outdoor theatre 6:30pm, brodie castle. adv: £14 adult; £9 child; £11 conc, £36 family. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events

14 friday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 7pm & 7am - 7pm, invergordon mein schiff 4 & astor

15 saturday guns 2 roses@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com 176th tomintoul highland games & tominabat hill race 11am - 5.30pm, one of the oldest in scotland city of inverness highland games 11am - 6pm, bught park, inverness. www.invernesshighlandgames.com tartan trek - mikey's line in aid of mikey's line charity.

11am, bught park, inverness. half trek 5 mile walk suitable for all the family & the big trek - 10 mile walk for the hardier!

18 tuesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 6.30am - 6.15am, 8am - 6pm & 8am 4pm, disney magic, aidacara & nautica

18 tuesday - 19 wednesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7pm - 10pm, hebridean princess

19 wednesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am -6pm, deutschland

20 thursday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7am - 6pm & 8am - 6pm, invergordon caribbean princess & sugar pearl ii

20 thursday - 30 sunday angus grant art & craft fair 9.30am - 4.40pm, glenmore visitor centre, aviemore. free. call on 07919 091324 or angusgetshisletters@hotmail.com. www.angusgrantart.com

21 friday - 22 saturday workshop: critical business options 9.30am (21st) 1pm (22nd), laichmory hotel, elgin. free. business gateway moray & business gateway highland

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jacobite & redcoat re-enactment weekend 10.30am 5.30pm, highland folk museum, newtonmore. a weekend of skirmishes as jacobite meets redcoat. for information call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum the strathspey railway summer family special: “grand day out” weekend. tbc, boat of garten station www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk

uncovered stories tour 1pm, culloden battlefield visitors' centre. £5.00 /conc £4.50, family. ticket available. this tour will look at some of the fascinating archaeology on the field. call 01463 796090. www.nts.org.uk/visit/culloden great glen walking club: carn a’chuilinn via glen doe (a corbett) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - a; distance 10 miles chamber philharmonia cologne: vivaldi, mozart, paganini... 7.30pm, inverness cathedral. bookings: visitscotland inverness icentre, castle wynd call 01463 252401. www.invernesscathedral.co.uk

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bryan adams concert tbc, bught park, inverness tickets from website. www.ticketline.co.uk speyside duathlon 11am, rothes. 20.7-mile duathlon (4.7 miles on foot, 16 miles road bike.). email speysideduathlon@hotmail.co.uk. www.speysideduathlon.com great glen walking club: carn daimh circuit from tomnavoulin 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade b; distance - 6.5 miles inverness gala 11am - 6pm, bught park, inverness free. shinty sixes & highlands' strongest man & strongest woman competitions & a full afternoon of traditional entertainment

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cafe tango@little bird coffee house, the ironworks 1pm - 4pm. www.ironworksvenue.com ladies' & men's mixed greensome 9am start, abernethy golf club, nethy bridge. members £10 per couple, non members £15. call 01479 821305 info@abernethygolfclub.com

26 wednesday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v17am - 5pm, invergordon, aidavita the pearl fishers - opera bohemia 8pm, strathpeffer pavillion. all welcome blood donors 2.45pm -4.30pm & 5.30pm - 7.15pm, culloden academy. all welcome. please book an appointment. call 0345 3017270.

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Nairnshire Farming Society Nairn Show 2017 n for all the

The Nairnshire Farming Society is holding its 219th Annual Show on Saturday the 29th of July at Kinnudie Farm Auldearn.

Nairn Show will have something for everyone with an excellent food fair, quality trade stands, a full and varied programme of afternoon entertainment and an excellent display of livestock in the cattle, sheep and horse sections. This year’s show is shaping up to be a very attractive and fun-filled day for all the family and we are hoping for a good crowd.

Car parking is to be free this year whilst admission charges are set at £10 per Adult, £5 per concession (Age 65+), £5 per school child (5-18) and pre-school children will have free admission. Our charges are set at a level to cover the substantial set up costs associated with the show and also to enable the society to make donations to local clubs and charities.

Visitors will also be treated to a varied line up of trade stands both on the field and under canvas in the Food and Craft Fairs which will offer all kinds of merchandise including local produce and fancy goods as well as the very latest agricultural machinery. The Food Fair will again include cookery demonstrations throughout the day by various providers in a dedicated kitchen area.

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machinery, a range of catering facilities, including the return of a public catering marquee and a licensed bar.

As ever the marquee competitions will be highy competitive and no doubt will produce a wonderful display of horticulture, wine, honey, baking, produce and handicrafts.

Main Ring entertainment will include Nairn and District Pipe Band, a Vintage Tractor Parade, Horse and Carriage Display, Livestock Parades, Children’s races and Show Jumping.

Scotty’s Circus Workshop will be in attendance providing entertainment for our younger visitors. Horse Show Jumping will also take place in a separate arena throughout the day. An educational stand from Auldmill Alpacas will provide information about these animals.

The Nairn Show website, www.nairnshow.org.uk, will be updated regularly between now and show day to give the most up to date information regarding the show.

The day will be rounded off with a Marquee Dance in the Showfield from 9pm to 1am with dancing to music by EZRA. Admission is open to persons aged 16 and over with a wristband scheme and requirement for ID in place.

NAIRN SHOW Saturday 29th July 2017 Kinnudie Farm, Auldearn

There’s something for everyone!

Cattle, Sheep & Horse Judging Craft Fair Trade Stands Food Fair Cookery Demonstrations Horticultural & Flower Show Baking, Produce and Handicrafts including Children’s Section Auldmill Alpacas Horse & Carriage Display Nairn & District Pipe Band Scotty’s Circus Workshop Children’s Activities and Amusements Vintage Tractor Parade Show Jumping

*Returning in 2017 - Public Catering Marquee* Adults £10.00. Concessions (Age 65+) £5.00 School Children £5.00, Preschool Children Free

Marquee Dance 9pm – 1am Featuring “EZRA” Admission (Age 16+ Only - ID Required) - £10.00 Come and Join Us for a Great Day or Night Out

For further information contact email: secretary@nairnshow.org.uk or tel: 01667 455214

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27 thursday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 5pm & 7am - 4pm, invergordon norwegian jade & zuiderdam

28 friday - 30 sunday speyfest tbc, fochabers. red hot chilli pipers, manran, blazin' fiddles, etc. www.speyfest.com

29 saturday nairn show 2017 & marquee dance (16+) 10am; dance 9pm - 1am, kinuddie farm. livestock exhibitions, craft fair, food fair, produce, baking, handicraft, wine, children's acivities, etc. call 01667 455214 or at secretary@nairnshow.org.uk www.narnshow.org.uk badenoch & strathspey ramblers: croidh-la hill 10am, ardvonie car park (off gynack road). grade b/moderate. distance - 8 miles. call rosi warner on 01540 651233 port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7am - 10.30am & 7am - 5pm, azamara journey & hamburg (maiden visit) scotland's gardens: 10 stuart avenue, ardersier open day 10.30am - 4.30pm, ardersier. plant stall loch ness film festival 7.30pm - 9.30pm, craigmonie centre, inverness. free screenings of short films. www.lochnessfilmfestival.co.uk zombie film-making 2pm - 4pm, craigmonie centre,

inverness. free but need to book. all ages welcome call 01456 459224. www.myhighlife.co.uk

30 sunday car boot sale (idca) inchberry 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early in car with table before 8.30am. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com texas scramble 9am start, abernethy golf club, nethy bridge. ÂŁ40 per team of 4. texas scramble open golf competition. teams of 4 (unisex or mixed). call 01479 821305 or email info@abernethygolfclub.com great glen walking club: meall a chaorrainn (a graham) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - b+; distance - 10 miles queen lear shakespeare's best loved tragedy reimagined from the perspective of a great queen.

7.30pm, cawdor castle. tickets from the website. call 01667 404401. www.cawdorcastle.com

31 monday cairngorms ceilidh trail 10.30am - 5.30pm, highland folk museum, newtonmore. ceilidh music performances throughout the day. for information call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 6pm, costa magica

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Entertainment

THE DROUTHY COBBLER

On the 2nd July, the 10ft Tall Theatre company bring a play by Oliver Emanuel to Elgin. Videotape is a story about a couple, one half of which has decided the time has come to leave. Set in Aberdeen and combining live action with video design, Videotape explores the lengths we go to for those we love.

Music fans are in for a treat, with four excellent bands to look forward to. On the 7th, one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands, North Sea Gas, will be showcasing their talents. Having released 19 albums and toured all over the world, North Sea Gas are definitely not to be missed.

The Routes Quartet will be performing on the 9th. Blending together the musical traditions of folk and classical, they manage to impart a new twist on traditional folk songs as well as writing their own original compositions. Featuring a blend of Scottish, Irish and English music, The Routes Quartet are ones to watch for the future.

The 22nd has Martha Ffion performing her blend of folk, indie and pop. Now performing with a full band, Martha is now performing with a punchier edge but still wears her earlier influences on her sleeve including 60s icons like The Beatles, the Shangri-Las and Nancy Sinatra.

Alistair McCulloch returns on the 23rd with ‘The Alistair McCulloch Trio’. Their annual Scottish tour has become a firm fixture on the folk calendar. Featuring Alistair on fiddle as well as Marc Duff (Capercaillie) and Aaron Jones (Old Blind Dogs), they have gained a reputation for dynamic concerts.

As well as their usual Drouthy Cobbler Comedy Club on the 26th, they also have a sold out show by Scottish comedy legend Fred Macaulay on the 14th. Fred’s brand of humour mixes cheek, sarcasm and satire and and is the perfect remedy for a world filled with Trump, Brexit and Indyref 2.

Tickets for all of these events are available at The Drouthy Cobbler and at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk Please be aware that while live comedy can often be hilarious, it is also highly subjective and some material might not be to your tastes!

Recipe

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Coffee & walnut swiss roll (gluten free) A real indulgence this month - one of my all time favourites an “anytime snack” with a cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy!!

Ingredients: A little icing sugar 100g caster sugar ¼ tsp salt 4 eggs-separated seeds of 1 vanilla pod 100g very finely grated (& peeled) sweet potato 50g rice flour 20g finely ground walnuts 1tsp baking powder Method: Preheat the oven to 180, line a swiss roll tin with baking paper and dust with icing sugar to help prevent the swiss roll sticking.

Whisk the egg whites with 2 tbsps of the measured caster sugar until stiff.

Whisk the egg yolks, vanilla and remaining sugar until very pale and leaves a trail when the whisk is removed. Add the sweet potato and mix well.

Using a spatula add about a third of the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture and beat.

In stages, add the remaining egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture, being very careful not to knock any of the air out. The best technique is a figure of 8 motion being sure to get the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl.

Add the rice flour, baking powder and ground almonds and fold in until incorporated.

Pour this mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 15 minutes, then onto a new piece of baking parchment sprinkle some caster sugar and upturn the sponge onto this. gently peel the baking parchment off the sponge, and carefully start to loosely roll up the sponge and allow it to cool.

175g soft butter 350g icing sugar sifted 2tbsp instant coffee dissolved in a little hot water While the sponge is cooling, beat together the above 3 ingredients, unroll and fill the sponge, re-roll and put the kettle on to enjoy properly!!

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Spotlight has just passed its 9th Birthday and we thought it would be nice to pass on some of the story about how it all came about and how it has developed over the years. dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŝƐƐƵĞ ǁĂƐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ŝŶ &ŽƌƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ in May 2008 to about 7,000 homes via the Royal Mail ŽŽƌ ƚŽ ŽŽƌ ĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ (a copy of the front cover is shown to the right which I think you will agree looks very ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐͿ͘ dŚĞ ĞƚŚŽƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ƚŚĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ƚŽĚĂLJ͕ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ reach every single household with a monthly magazine ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ďŽƚŚ ƵƐĞĨƵů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ that would be genuinely valuable to the community. It ǁĂƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ŝƐ Ă &Z ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ accessible to all with no requirement to buy it or even collect it at the newsagent, for example.

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Welcome to the first issue of SpotLight on Forres, your new community publication for Forres and District.

SpotLight on Forres is distributed free of charge to every private residence and business in the IV36 postcode area.

That’s approximately 7,500 copies with an estimated readership of 18,000.

It provides information about clubs and societies, events and the community.

We are keen to involve the community in the content of the magazine and have set up a dedicated comments and submissions section on our website - www.spotlightonforres.co.uk.

Any comments are gratefully received.

We would specially like to thank all the advertisers that have helped support the first issue and in particular, The Loft at East Grange for kindly agreeing to sponsor the What’s On pull-out guide in the centre pages.

In this Issue...

Clubs & Societies Pastoral Letter School Term Dates What’s On Listings Gigs Feature

Church Meetings and Contacts 11 Local Interest and Findhorn Low Tides 12 Community Council minutes 13 Useful Contacts 14 ...plus details of many local trades, shops and services.

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Great Bistro Food Fresh Italian Coffee Light Lunch to a La Carte

Open Open Tues Tues to to Sat Sat 11am 11am – – 3pm 3pm and and from from 5.30pm 5.30pm -- 9.30pm 9.30pm Sunday Sunday from from 12 12 noon noon -- 4pm 4pm for for lunch lunch Fresh Mussels, Fish, Vegetarian dishes, Steak, Traditional food, Home-made Desserts &

Paul’s famous Sticky Toffee Pudding

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It was important to us that everybody had the ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĚ ŝƚ ĨŽƌ &Z Ͳ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŐĞƚ a copy!

there are over 19,000 homes! (It should be noted that the cost of the Royal Mail service now costs somewhere ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ άϲ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚͿ͘

dŚĞ ĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĮƌƐƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϬϴ ǁĂƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ͘ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŐŽƚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ŝƚ͕ ĐŽŵŵŝƫŶŐ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƚŽ ĞŶĂďůĞ ĐŽƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƉƌŝŶƚ ĞƚĐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌLJ ďĞŐĂŶ͘

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ďŽƵƚ ϲ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ͕ ǁĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ůŐŝŶ ĂŶĚ >ŽƐƐŝĞŵŽƵƚŚ Ͳ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ă ƌŝƐŬ ďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚ ĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ EĂŝƌŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƵĐŬŝĞ ĂŶĚ <ĞŝƚŚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ ŝŶƚŽ Strathspey. Along the way, vital to its success was a small but dedicated and talented team determined to make it ǁŽƌŬ͘ EŽǁ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ɛŝdž ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚƐ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŽƌĂLJ &ŝƌƚŚ ŽĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ǀŝĞŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĨŽŽƚ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ϭϮ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ Ͳ bringing the &ƌĞĞ tĞĞ DĂŐ to even more doors. Total ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝĞƐ ;ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ Ă ƉƵďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚĞƌŵͿ ŶŽǁ stands at over 83,500 homes!! and is set to rise to ϭϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐůLJ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ƌŝƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ŶĞǁ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďƵŝůƚ͘ ŽŵƉĂƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ seeing an almost inexorable decline in volumes bought. ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĂƵĚŝƚĞĚ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ; ĞĐ ϮϬϭϲͿ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ͘ EŽƚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ͕ ŵĂŶLJ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƵLJŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ͘

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And the Story Goes On ....

Having developed SpotLight over the last nine years, its Parent company (Winterburn Media) then looked at other projects that would be able to interact with local ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůƵďƐ͕ ^ŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ͕ ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ǀĞŶƚƐ ĞƚĐ͘ It was, therefore, decided to join the internet age and thus followed ǁǁǁ͘ƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚŽŶ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ Ͳ Ă ĨƵůůLJ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ &Z ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ǀŝĞǁ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ůŽĐĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ^ƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽǁ been made available online and all you have to do is click your mouse or tap your phone!

WĞŽƉůĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐ ĐůƵďƐ͕ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ Žƌ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶ ƵƉůŽĂĚ their details free and allow it to be seen by the general ƉƵďůŝĐ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝƐ building monthly such that the home page is receiving over 50,000 impressions per month and adverts placed there are ŐĞƫŶŐ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ click throughs - a success already, therefore, in providing useful ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ people but also helping local businesses increase trade!

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YOUR QUARTERLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR MORAY & NAIRN

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Mountain Minister

Equines

The Italian Diaspora June Duncan - Artist Mountain Minister Equines Jane Yeadon - Author Anne Cameron - Quilting Fashion - Tweed Italian Disaspora

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SpotLight, it was decided to branch out into a quarterly higher-end product which is more editorially led, ĨŽĐƵƐƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶͲĚĞƉƚŚ ůŽĐĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ăůů ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ďLJ ůŽĐĂů ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐŝƐƚĞƌ magazine, Lamplight͕ ŚĂĚ ŝƚƐ ĮƌƐƚ /ƐƐƵĞ ŝŶ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϭϲ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ũƵƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĮŌŚ ŝƐƐƵĞ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϭϳ͘ ŐĂŝŶ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ůŽĐĂů businesses who are using the magazine to connect with ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐƚLJůĞ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ĚĞůŝŐŚƚĞĚ with how well received Lamplight has been and as a measure of its success it has already been copied by a ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ĞĂƐƚ ŽĨ ůŐŝŶ͊ tŚŽ ŬŶŽǁƐ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŶĞdžƚ͊​͊

Something New For Inverness! &Žƌ ƐŽŵĞ ƟŵĞ ŶŽǁ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŽĨ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ͘ tĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ Ăƚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ ^Ž ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ďŽŽƐƚĞĚ ŽƵƌ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂƌĞĂ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌ Ϯϯ͕ϬϬϬ ŚŽŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ďƵƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƟŵĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ƌĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ĚĞĂů͘ &Žƌ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ƌĂƚĞƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ϭͬϰ ƉĂŐĞ ĐŽůŽƵƌ ĂĚǀĞƌƚ ŶŽǁ ƐƚĂƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂƐ ůŝƩůĞ ĂƐ ůŝƩůĞ ĂƐ άϳϱ ƉůƵƐ ǀĂƚ͘ ZŝŶŐ ZĂĐŚĞů ŽŶ ϬϭϯϬϵ ϲϵϬϬϲϯ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů ŚĞƌ ŽŶ ƌĂĐŚĞůΛǁŝŶƚĞƌďƵƌŶŵĞĚŝĂ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ͊

Crossword

Sudoku

Find Spotty!

Hi, my name is Spotty, can you find 10 of me hidden in this issue?

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Crafty Corner July 17.pdf

Crafty Corner

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24/05/2017

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This month we are making a....Felt Corner Bookmark

You will need..

1. Felt Sheets 2. Scissors 3. Sewing Needle 4. Sewing thread/Embroidery Thread

Method These bookmarks will not only help you keep your page, but look fun and pretty up your pages!

First, pick out your favourite colour felt and cut off two corners from the sheet of felt, carefully sew them together, but remember to leave the top open so you can slide it on the corner of your page!

You can create a simple design like a love heart or if your feeling really creative, try some of our examples below!!

Words by the Wayside “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

(Romans 3:18)

Reader, there is but a heartbeat between you and eternity. It is appointed unto men and women once to die, and after this the judgment. All have sinned and all have come short of God’s standard; there is none righteous, no not one. But, praise God, Christ died for the ungodly.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Reader, eternity where?

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