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CLUBS & SOCIETIES AUTISM RIGHTS GROUP HIGHLAND (ARGH) Run by and for autistic adults to make the adult autistic voice heard. We uphold ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ principle. Contact kb@arghighland.co.uk www.arghighland.co.uk BL’AZZ Non-profit organisation promoting awareness and understanding of Jazz & Blues in the Highlands. Call Nigel Mackenzie for more info on 221460 or email nigel.mackenzie@blueorg.com www.nigelsnonsense.org/blazz.htm CROMARTY BOWLING CLUB Outdoor at the Green - May Sept, Bowling for Beginners Fri 2pm - 4pm Indoor at Victoria Hall - Nov -Apr, Bowling for Beginners Fridays 2pm - 4pm Causeway, Cromarty. CLACHNACUDDIN CYCLING CLUB Call 791000 or email: strathlynn@btinternet.com HIGHLAND LONGBOWS Call 741307 or email: barbara39 campbell@btinternet.com

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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 FIELD ARCHERY CLUB To teach & participate in the sport of field archery, go to www.invernessfieldarcheryclub. webeden.co.uk INVERNESS FILM FANS (InFiFa) Fortnightly at Eden Court for screenings & discussion. New members welcome. Details: www.invernessfilmfans.org or www.facebook.com/infifa www.twitter.com/infifa 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 INVERNESS HOSPITAL RADIO Email requests to be played for someone in Raigmore Hospital, to: requests@invernesshospital radio.co.uk. We are looking for ward visitors and technical team members. Email: enquiry@invernesshospitalradio.co.uk Call Mr Atholl Menzies on 704500/704501 INVERNESS LOCAL HISTORY FORUM For details call 07843113414 or email info@invernesslocal historyforum.org.uk INVERNESS PETANQUE CLUB Wed 7 - 9pm & Sun 2- 5pm in the Bught area. Boules can be supplied. Call Gordon Scott on 01463 239655 with any play enquiries. 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 SEA CADETS Tues and Thursday evenings, 7.15pm-9.30pm, tel: 226069 INVERNESS TENNIS Bishop’s Road, Inverness. Call 230751 or email: itsc.information @googlemail.com or visit www.itscnews.com INVERNESS TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB Call 230751 or email: info@ invernesstennisandsquash.org alternately you can visit us at www.invernesstennisandsquash.org INVERNESS TOUCH RUGBY Wednesdays 6pm-8pm, Bught Pitches (by Ice Rink). Fast & fun for men and women, all abilities & fitness levels welcome. Email info@invernesstouch.co.uk or "Inverness Touch" on Facebook KILTARLITY CAMERA CLUB Two Tuesdays of the month at Brockies Lodge, Kiltarlity at 7:30pm. Contact the secretary: 714330. Welcomes all ages and abilities. LGBT 5K RUNNING GROUP Wednesdays, 6pm, Inverness Leisure. www.gay-ness.org.uk Text / call 07941 553620 or email jampa40@yahoo.co.uk MEDITATION CLASSES Mondays 6.30pm at Millburn Academy, Diriebught Road, Inverness. £5 (£4 conc.). visit www.meditateinglasgow.org or Call 0141 3341334. All welcome. MERKINCH MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB Regular monthly trips, ages 12 to adult. Call 07879 443979 or email: ewanharper@yahoo.co.uk PINK CASTLE PHILOSOPHY CLUB 2nd Tuesday of the month. Fun & sociable chat with meaning for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender community. Visit the website www.pinkcastle.eu or tel: 07745 930383

RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING HIGHLAND Confidential relationship counselling service in Inverness for anyone experiencing problems in their intimate, personal relationship. Call 712888, or email viewplaceapts@yahoo.co.uk www.counsellinghighland.org STRATH ART CLUB Informal drop in sessions for budding artists. 7pm - 9pm at Strathpeffer Community Centre. £2 per session with the kitchen available for making refreshments, Call 01997 421989 or visit www.strathpeffer communitycentre.org.uk THE INVERNESS SINGERS Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 9:15pm, Crown Church Hall, Inverness. Contact Ken Young on 232835 or kenmag20@btinternet.com THE NESS BRIDGE CLUB Visitors & beginners welcome. Located above the Cale Social Club, Greig Street, Inverness. Contact: Don 01463 232976 or Laura 07808 107130. WESTHILL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tues & Thurs 7.30 - 9.30pm Oct to Mar, Cradlehall Primary School. Call the Chairperson on 790524 or Gladys on 790834

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS What does the future hold? Knowing what lies ahead means you can plan accordingly. For instance, if you know that the price of gold’s about to go through the roof, you’ll do well to buy. If you know a storm’s coming, you can baton down the hatches and, if you know that in a year’s time there’ll be all-out war… well… I guess you can either buy yourself an AK-47 rifle, or… better still, move to a more tranquil part of the globe. In terms of predicting the future, sometimes it’s possible to look back on past events and to analyse them in the light of more recent developments, in order to make an educated guess as to what’s likely to happen next! That’s generally how people win at Blackjack. Casinos are notoriously wary of players who specialise in remembering which cards have come up in order to systematically improve their chances of winning. Scientists working in the field of climate change are similarly dependent upon the accumulation and analysis of data relating to past and current events. Whilst knowing what the future holds may, in some circumstances, be the key to enhanced profitability, in others it may be nothing less than the key to survival. This was certainly the case in the year 70 AD, when Jerusalem was destroyed by the

armies of Rome. The followers of Christ had been forewarned; “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies” they were told, “you will know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out and let those in the country not enter the city” (Luke 21:21). As a result of this, all of the Christians left - seeking refuge in the city of Pella shortly before Jerusalem was destroyed and more than a million people slaughtered. Similarly, at the time of the Indonesian tsunami, one 10 year old child, who happened to be on the beach that day, recognised that the sudden “disappearance” of the sea indicated that a tsunami was on its way. As a result of what she’d learnt 2 weeks before in a geography lesson, the beach was evacuated and about a hundred lives were saved. When we hear of an ever-increasing number of wars, revolutions and insurgencies, and begin to wonder where it all might lead, it’s perhaps worth remembering that, in the same way that Jesus predicted events that would lead to the destruction of Jerusalem, he also predicted events that would ultimately lead to the end of civilisation as we know it (for an extraordinarily detailed and eye-opening account of these events, look at chapter 21

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. Sunday family service at 11am and evening service at 6pm. Phone 01463 222795. Minister: Rev Bill Slack. All welcome. 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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of Luke’s gospel). Interestingly, as was the case for the many thousands who perished on the beaches of Indonesia, he also suggested that many would fail to recognise the signs… until the moment they were swept away. I don’t know how it is for everyone else but I, personally, can become quite unsettled by reports of terrorist atrocities and civil war. Add in a few natural disasters and some rather more extreme weather events than we’re used to seeing and I, for one, can end up feeling decidedly jittery seeing an increasingly unambiguous correspondence between current world events and the events referred to in Scripture, as those that would lead to the end of civilisation as we know it… At times like these, I draw comfort from God’s promise that, when things are at their very darkest, Christ will return in glory and “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).

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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 Palace Hotel, 8 Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5NG. Sundays 11am. www.hicinverness.org.uk Hilton, Church of Scotland Tomatin Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233310. Website: www.hiltonchurch.org.uk A to H regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed and would like to be considered for inclusion or for any amendments to existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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It is a real pleasure to represent the happiest city in Scotland! Recently Inverness was voted the happiest place in the land - and irrespective of how seriously we can take these findings - it is a great reputation to have for tourism - in many ways the most important sector of the economy for the North. Tourism involves us all. We are all ambassadors for Scotland. Put simply, when people have a holiday here we want to make them happy. So a cheerful local populace is a good way to start. Last month, as Tourism Minister, I had the pleasure of spreading the message of friendship in London, as a guest keynote speaker at the British Hospitality Association annual conference. I emphasised that everyone is most welcome in Scotland - as our closest friends; And that I just happened to be the parliamentary representative of the place in Scotland where the people were the happiest of all! And that is before any partaking of a dram of our national drink.

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Let Us Know ‘What’s On’ In Your Area *Deadline for the August Issue: Friday, 4th July* Email: tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk Telephone: 01309 690063 Inclusion of events in What’s On is free. We do not accept submissions for classes, courses or workshops. Contact venues & organisers first as there may be changes to events.

28 saturday - 29 sunday garden open day scottish garden scheme : cuddy's well, clephanton, inverness iv27qs medium-sized, family-friendly, garden containing ponds, lawns herbaceous borders, fruit and vegetable plots, tree and summer house and plant stall. to raise money for charity. £3 entry fee (children free)

29 sunday inverness ramblers strathrory to scotston. 9 miles. meet 9am highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information.

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JUNE 2014 25 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 12:30pm dining at the red poppy, strathpeffer. for information and to book call gill on 01349 877061 scottish chamber orchestra @ strathpeffer pavillion 8pm. tickets £15, conc £13, u26s £5 . more info at 01997 420124 • www.strathpefferpavilion.org

food & craft fair @ strathpeffer pavilion 10am - 4pm organised by friends of the pavilion. free entry. to book a stall should ring frances on 01997 421344. www.strathpefferpavilion.org/friends-of-the-pavilion

26 thursday groam house museum lecture series - annual academic lecture: ‘dying a pict: barrows, carved stones and the landscape. dr adrián maldonaldo, lecturer in archaeology, university of chester 7:30pm, fortrose community theatre (fortrose academy), deans rd, fortrose. £4, members & students £2. visit www.groamhouse.org.uk

NAIRN Nairn Community & Arts Centre Your local venue for films, shows, concerts, and parties. Wide range of activities for all ages.

27 friday beyond presents: leo & anto @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

28 saturday piping hot forres : european pipe band championships from 10am, forres grant park, forres. thousands of pipers and drummers compete to be european champions - a great family day out. for info visit www.pipinghotforres.com official opening of triratna buddhist centre highlands 10am - 3pm, academy street, inverness. all welcome. visit www.buddhistcommunityhighlands.org.uk great glen walking club option 1 - ben nevis. 8 miles. depart 7:30am from highland council car park. option 2 - loch migdale circular. 7 miles. depart 10:30am. call 01463 236204 for more information.

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JULY EVENTS Friday 4th .............................. Highland Hospice Fashion Show Saturday 5th........................................ Wildnight Comedy Night Thursday 17th........................... National Youth Jazz Orchestra Friday 18th ............................ Cinema Nairn – “Shell” (15) 2012 Saturday 19th..............................................Ceilidh Trail Launch with Charlie McKerron & Marc Clement Friday 25th ................................................ Astrid String Quartet Saturday 26th...........................................................Wrestlezone Professional Wrestling Show For further details, telephone 01667 453476, e-mail info@nairncc.co.uk or check out our website at www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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‘friends of the birnie playgroup’ fundraiser : stars 'n' stripes doors open 7:30pm at raigmore recreation hall. fancy dress is optional! £10 entry, includes nibbles a raffle ticket. call kirsteen on 07846 761731 or avril on 07884 070703 for tickets.

eros comedy presents: an audience with "rowdy" roddy piper @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

5 saturday inverness ramblers walk 1 - coire na loch toll a’ mhuic circuit. 9 miles. meet 8:30am. walk 2 - west to carn ruigh chorrach, overlooking lochindorb. 6.5 miles. meet 9am, highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. boats at burghead from 12pm at burghead harbour as well as boats there will be hog roast & paella at the pier, craft making stall, fisher wives' race, face painting, live music & much more. part of my heart's in the highlands and homecoming 2014. forres highland games 12:30pm - 5:30pm, grant park, forres. massed pipe bands, tug of war, highland dancing, track events, cycling events and much more! £5 adults / £2 oap and children. for info visit www.forreshighlandgames.fsnet.co.uk wildnight comedy night at nairn community & arts centre. for times and prices call 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

6 sunday great glen walking club glen banchor to loch dubh. 10 miles. depart 9am from highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for more information.

8 tuesday pink castle philosophy club - 'should we believe the evidence of our own eyes?' 7:30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness. lgbt friendly club. www.pinkcastle.eu

10 thursday bl’azz presents 'gentle jazz' 1pmat the town house, inverness. tickets £5. call nigel mackenzie on 01463 221460 or visit nigel.mackenzie@blueorg.com

12 saturday great glen walking club slioch. 12 miles. depart 8am from highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for more information. pavilion 10th birthday dance with scooty and the skyhooks @ strathpeffer pavilion 8pm. tickets £12. for more info call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

12 saturday - 13 sunday arts, crafts and food fair by exclusively highlands 10am - 5pm at bishop's palace, eden court theatre free admission. supporting inverness ms therapy centre. for details call 01463 250127 or visit www.exclusivelyhighlands.co.uk

13 sunday inverness ramblers guisachan and plodda falls. 9 miles. meet 9am, highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. page 10 - July 2014

15 tuesday highland literary salon 7:30pm at glen mhor hotel inverness. guest speaker: jackie kay. for more info visit www.highlandlitsalon.com

16 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 7:30pm at morangie house hotel, tain. for more information and to book call gill on 01349 877061 children’s cinema matinee – ‘who framed roger rabbit’ @ strathpeffer pavilion 3pm. tickets £4. for more info call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org cinema night – sunset boulevard @ strathpeffer pavilion 8pm. tickets £4. call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

18 friday - 20 sunday lossiemouth folk festival the beach bar, lossiemouth. performers are encouraged to come and play for "the craic". music is played inside and outside all day and late into the night.

19 saturday inverness highland games from 11am northern meeting park, inverness. part of inverness summer festival. one of the most spectacular traditional gatherings staged in scotland and is one of the highlights of any visit to the highland capital. for info visit www.invernesshighlandgames.com inverness ramblers carn na fhreiceadain (corbett). 9 miles. meet 9am, highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information. cake walk and story - fyrish monument, near alness meet 10am at highland council, glenurquhart rd, inverness. for more info call guy on 07724 992790 or visit www.guyandjocelyn.org highland and moray food and drink festival 11am 5pm, eden court theatre, inverness. celebrating the best of food and drink that is grown, brewed, produced, cooked, distilled and farmed in the highlands and moray. £5 / u16s go free. for tickets and info visit www.eden-court.co.uk tomintoul highland games from 11am in the public park at tomintoul. for more inforrmation visit www.tomintoulhighlandgames.co.uk

20 sunday great glen walking club option 1 - cromarty mcfarquhar's cave circular. 5 miles. depart 10am from highland council car park. option 2 - am bodach (mamores range). 8 miles. depart 8am. call 01463 236204 for more information. garden walk: poisons and potions @ brodie castle 1pm - 2pm. tickets to be purchased on the day at the meeting point in front of the castle. for more info call 0844 493 2156 or visit www.nts.org.uk

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‘cycle to the games’ challenge highland cycle ability centre, cantray. inviting individuals & groups to help complete the 296 km between here and the games in glasgow, on the track! each lap will count as a km towards the total. lots of prizes to be won! for more info visit www.highlandcyclelabiltycentre.com

inverness ramblers walk 1 - ben hope. 6 miles. meet 8am. walk 2 - brahan estate. 7 miles. meet 10am, highland council car park. contact 01463 236204 for further information.

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tannahill weavers @ strathpeffer pavilion 8pm. tickets £12. for more info call the pavilion 01997 420124 or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

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

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great glen walking club fortrose to hillockhead circular. 9 miles. depart 9am from highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for more information. dufftown highland games from 11am. held on the last saturday in july since 1892. a full programme of all light and heavy events, afternoon teas and beer tent. for info visit www.dufftownhighlandgames.com nairn show 10am, kinnudie farm, auldearn. livestock exhibitions, craft fair, trade stands, show jumping and much more. for info call 01667 455214 or visit www.nairnshow.org.uk wrestlezone - professional wrestling show at nairn community & arts centre. for times and prices call 01667 453476 or www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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

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Chef’s Confidential It’s BBQ time! Maple Spare Ribs Ingredients 5 fl oz Maple syrup 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp tomato puree (6oz can) 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/4 pt fresh orange juice 1 tbsp either German or Dijon mustard Method 4 lb spare ribs of pork (trim off excess fat and cut into 2 rib serving pieces) Preheat the oven to fairly hot 400°F / gas 6 / 200°C. In a small mixing bowl, combine the syrup, cayenne, salt, pepper, garlic, tomato puree and mustard. Stir in the lemon and orange juice. Set the mixture aside. Put the spare ribs in a large roasting tin. Place the tin in the upper part of the oven. Roast for 30 mins. Remove the tin from the oven. Using tongs, remove the spare ribs and set them aside on a dish. Pour away the fat that has accumulated in the tin. Return the spare ribs to the tin and pour over the maple syrup mixture. Return the tin to the oven. Reduce the oven temperature to a moderate 350°F / gas 4 / 180°C and roast the ribs for 45 minutes, basting frequently, or until they are brown and glazed. Remove the tin from the oven and transfer to serving plate. Serve immediately with a green or tomato salad.

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20 Clifton Rd, Lossiemouth IV31 6DJ

2 COURSE BY BACKLAR EARLY BIRD MENU POPU ND! 5.30 - 7.30pm Sunday to Friday DEMA £ .50 perperson

KINGUSSIE Forklifts and Long Arm lift solutions Diggers (from Micro to Large) Cement Mixers (Towable) Tower Scaffold & Cuplock Scaffold Huge Range of Small Tools available TELEPHONE

07889 414 283 07935 372 123 Croftside, Market Lane, Kingussie PH21 1EP

E: neilreidplanthire@hotmail.co.uk www.reidplanthire.com

TRADITIONAL 3 COURSE SUNDAY LUNCH

12.30pm - 4pm

£17.50 per person

BOOKING ADVISABLE!

La Caverna Caverna LOSSIEMOUTH

ITALIAN TAPAS BAR & PIZZARIA

SUNDAY LUNCH 2 Course...£9.50 FISH SUPPER TEA* 4pm - 6pm...£9.50 *Fresh Local Fish cooked to your liking served with Bread & Butter, finished of with delicious Homemade Sticky Toffee Pudding.

01343 813027

Nairnshire Farming Society. Nairn Show 2014 Fun for all the The Nairnshire Farming Society is holding its 216th Annual Show on Saturday the 26th of July at Kinnudie Farm Auldearn which will be presided over by the Society’s first female president, Mrs Irene Macarthur. Nairn Show will have something for everyone with an excellent food fair, good quality trade stands, a full and varied programme of afternoon entertainment and an excellent display of livestock in the cattle, sheep and horse sections which will be judged by an all female judging team. 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 held at £10 per Adult, £5 per concession and secondary school child and £1 per primary or pre-school child. 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, fancy goods as well as the very latest cars and agricultural machinery. The Food Fair will again include cookery demonstrations throughout the day by various providers in a dedicated kitchen area.

Family!

There will also be display of vintage tractors and machinery, a range of catering facilities and a licensed bar. There will be a visit from a group of Forss Young Farmers who will have driven from Forss with vintage tractors to raise funds for the Archie Foundation. As ever the marquee competitions will be very competitive and no doubt will produce a wonderful display of horticulture, wine, honey, baking, produce and handicrafts. Main Ring entertainment will include return visits by the Broke FMX Motor Cycle Display Team and, Nairn and District Pipe Band It will also feature a Vintage Tractor Parade, Livestock Parades and Children’s races. Highland Dancers, Forres Accordion and Fiddle Club and Nairn Pipers will entertain in a new covered food court and entertainment area. Horse Show Jumping will also take place in a separate arena from 1100. 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 The Anne Dickson Band.

NAIRN SHOW

Saturday 26th July 2014 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 Broke FMX Motor Cycle Display Team Horse & Carriage Display Nairn & District Pipe Band Traditional Music Highland Dancers Children’s Activities and Amusements Vintage Tractor Parade Show Jumping ing ‘The Anne Dickson Band’ Marquee Dance 9pm – 1am Featur£10 .00 Admission For further information contact email: secretary@nairnshow.org.uk or check out our website at www.nairnshow.org.uk ADULTS £10 s CONCESSIONS (over 65 & secondary school children) £5 s Primary & Preschool Children £1 COURTESY BUS FROM NAIRN BUS STATION (Daytime only) CAR PARK FREE

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.

“Many venues have a marquee in their garden, but how many have a garden in their marquee…?”

Innes House – Elgin – Moray – IV30 8NG Tel. 01343 842410 enquiries@inneshouse.co.uk – www.inneshouse.co.uk Please quote ‘SpotLight’ when making an enquiry

1st Prize Independent Caterer of the Year 2014

01463 239806 or info@prepcatering.co.uk CIS EXCELLENCE

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Independent Event-Caterer of the Year 2014

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Corporate Prep Catering are an outside catering company based near Inverness. Our approach is to give you something unique and to apply out of the box thinking. After all, we get as excited as you!! Prep believes in serving great food, great service and providing great hospitality. We can deliver many different styles of food that are highlighted in full on our website at: www.prepcatering.co.uk. We are very passionate about what we do and will strive at all times to deliver the experience that is required by you, the client and your guests.

Prep Catering Ltd c/o The Clachnaharry, 17-19 High Street,, Inverness IV3 8RB. info@prepcatering.co.uk www.prepcatering.co.uk Tel 01463 239806