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Clubs and Societies ASSOCIATION OF HIGHLAND CLANS & SOCIETIES Founded in Inverness in 2013.

Aims to promote clans not just for the benefit of the tourist industry but also for their own sakes (as important cultural & social institutions) www.highlandclans.org BALLOCH BOWLING CLUB Tues & Fri (Sept - Dec), 7.30pm, Balloch Village Hall. New Members welcome. Call the Secretary on 01463 790274 BEAULY BRIDGE CLUB Tues (Sept - Mar), 7pm - 9.30pm, Phipps Hall, Beauly. Call Bill Forsyth on 01463 783774

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS AUTISM SOCIETY Last Wed of month, 7.30pm, the MacKenzie Centre, Culduthel Road, Inverness. Support group.

All welcome. Call Isobel Geegan on 01463 241469 or email at tsdizzy@hotmail.com

INVERNESS ADVANCED MOTORISTS Tues, 7.30pm, Milburn Academy, Inverness. Improve your driving lectures & practical tuition to bring you up to the IAM test standard. www.inverness-iam.org

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

INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY (Sept - Apr/May). Music lovers promote concerts of Chamber Music by professionals in the Town House, Inverness, www.invernesschambermusic.com

HIGHLAND LITERARY SALON 3rd Tues of month (4th Tues in July), 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Ness View Room, Glen Mhor Hotel, 717 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

INVERNESS HOSPITAL RADIO Email requests to be played for someone in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness to: requests@ invernesshospitalradio.co.uk. We are looking for ward visitors & technical team members.

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FRIENDS OF MERKINCH LOCAL NATURE RESERVE Walk, talk, spot wildlife, enjoy our reserve. All welcome.

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HIMRA HIGHLAND MIGRANT & REFUGEE ADVOCACY, BIRCHWOOD HIGHLAND SHIMCA Office, 1 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness. Promotes migrant & refugee empowerment through peer support & advocacy, with the aim of fostering social inclusion & community connectedness Call Dr Clare Daly (Project Manager) on 07849 398141 or email at clare.daly@ birchwoodhighland.org.uk www.birchwoodhighland.org.uk/ highland-migrant-refugeeadvocacy INVERNESS 41 CLUB Last Thurs of month (Sept May), 7pm; then various (June Aug), Craigmonie Hotel, Annfield Road, Inverness. New ex-Round Table members most welcome.

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INVERNESS JUNIOR BOTANY CLUB Sat, 10.30am - 12.30pm, Inverness Botanic Gardens.

Ages 8 - 12 years. £5 per child per session; £20 for 6 sessions; £8 for 2 children in same family per session/£40 for 6 sessions.

Places limited so please book Call Inverness Botanic Gardens on 01463 713553 or email at invernessbotanics@highlife highland.com INVERNESS SOCIAL DANCE CLUB Wed, 7.45pm - 9.45pm (with the exception of the school holidays). Sept. - Apr. Located at Smithton Primary School hall. All levels, including Beginners, welcome. Tutor available. Latin American, Ballroom and Sequence. Call Iris Macleod (Sec) on 01463 233746 or email iris.macleod241@btinternet.com LEGO CLUB Sat, 11am, Inshes Library, Inverness. Drop in session for children from 4 to 12yrs with Duplo for younger siblings.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Come early to sign in as only 15 spaces each week.

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LOCH ACHONACHIE ANGLING CLUB Trout, sea trout & salmon fishing on the Upper Conon & Blackwater Rivers, Lochs Achonachie, Meig & Scardroy. www.laac.cononfishing.com ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION HIGHLAND BRANCH Last Fri of month, the Royal British Legion, Huntly Street, Inverness. Call 07702 819751 or email at secretary@ rma-highlands.org.uk www.rma-highlands.org.uk or SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS & MORAY CHINESE ASSOCIATION CULTURAL ASSOCIATION 1 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness IV2 3AE. Afterschool Club, Luncheon Club, English Class, Traditional Fan & Ribbon Dance Group, handles China Visa applications & rooms for hire.

Call 07595 895450 or email at shimca.org.uk@gmail.com www.shimca.weebly.com THE HIGHLAND CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB 1st Tues of month (Feb - Dec), the Chieftain Hotel, Millburn Road, Inverness. Discussions, films, guest speakers, etc. Social events throughout the year www.highlandclassicmotorcycleclub.org.uk THE INVERNESS SINGERS Wed, 7.30pm, Crown Church Lower Hall. SATB Choir. New members made most welcome.

Call Ken or Margaret Young on 01463 232835 or email at kenmag20@btinternet.com

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings When I was a boy, I remember every so often this elderly gentleman with a smiley face and a thick West Indian accent would come up to me in the street and promise to take me to the moon. I wasn’t very committed to his frequent promise to take me there because I’d never actually solicited such an adventure, nor did I have any desire to go. Mostly though I wasn’t convinced that this gentleman as kindly and sincerely as he was in making the offer, could afford to take me there, his clothes were well worn so I assumed he didn’t have the resources to deliver on his promise.

However, in Isaiah 40 God makes promises to His people, that despite their many, many sins, He would put an end to their warfare with Him, that He would forgive them, paying for their iniquity, not in part, not even in full but to pay them double.

The people but have wondered how He would do this, or even wondered why. You see they were about to be carted off to another land, they had been unfaithful to the commandments of God repeatedly, generation after generation. The way Isaiah had been talking previously it sounded very much like God was finally done with them. Their sin was massive, but that is where they had

missed it. Their sin wasn’t the final word, with God the final word is always His and His words are often merciful. It’s almost scandalous how merciful He is, Isaiah ministered during the reign of many kings, the final one of them according to legend had Isaiah sawn in two. We know that he was a despicable idolater sacrificing his own children to his idols, yet Manasseh humbled himself before God we are told (2 Chronicles 33) and received forgiveness. Like the covenant people here, sometimes to experience God’s salvation we have to come to a stage were we both know we need it and that we cannot get it on our own.

God not only promises to the people in Isaiah’s day that He would deliver them, making atonement for them.

He also reminds them that He can do this because He is the LORD, mighty in strength. While my friend from the West Indies showed no evidence he could fulfil his wonderful promise to take me to the moon, God doesn’t just make promises, he keeps them.

He is both strong and mighty and kindly. Isaiah’s description of a deliverer moves from a warrior who is able to bring down the mountains, and raise up the valleys, who rolls up His sleeves to reveal Himself strong.

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 Inshes, Church of Scotland Insches Retail Park, Inverness. Rev. David Scott. Tel: 01463 226727. Website: www.insheschurch.org Inverness Baptist Church 69 Castle Street. Rev. Iain Morrison . Tel: 07900 08792. www.invernessbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Inverness Christian Fellowship at Merkinch Community Centre.

Sundays 10.30am. Website: www.icfchurch.co.uk Inverness Church of God Friars Lane. Sunday 10.30am and 6.30pm.

Tel: 01463 241318.

Inverness Crown Church, Church of Scotland 3 Midmills Road. Tel:

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To One who is full of tender, loving care, as Isaiah presents a picture of One who stoops, One who is tender like a shepherd who cares for His sheep. That He bears in His arms, close to His heart.

Isaiah writing hundreds of years before the New Testament sounds very much like the Gospels from Isaiah chapter 40 to chapter 55. Just like the New Testament, Isaiah also tells of one who will come and point people to the deliverer, Isaiah writes of John the Baptist, pointing away from himself to the one who is coming.

Isaiah’s prophecy was not for his day but for a day long in the future for his first audience and long in the past for us today. Yet that prophecy a promise of a coming one who would conquer sin and death, has come and has conquered both. He promises that if you call on Him, He will hear you and save you. I’ve found in my own life that He not only makes these promises but He transforms people who trust in Him. Stephen Barton Itinerant preacher & a prospective minister with FIEC

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Inverness East Church, Church of Scotland Academy Street. Call Rev. Professor ATB McGowan: 01463 236695 www.invernesseast.com Inverness Greyfriars Stratherrick Free Church Greyfriars at Balloan Road, Inverness, and Stratherrick at Errogie, Stratherrick. Tel: 01463 714085. Website: www.greyfriarschurch.org Inverness Methodist Church Huntly Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 239784. Website: www.invernessmethodist.org.uk Inverness Mosque and Islamic Centre 1 Portland Place, Inverness IV1 1NE. Dr Waheed. Tel: 0771 44 99 289. Email: info@invernessmasjid.co.uk. www.invernessmasjid.co.uk Journey Church Sundays @ 4pm at Church of God Pentecostal, 6 North Church Place, Inverness. For info call 07547 955567 or visit www.journeyinv.com Inverness Presbytery www.invernesspresbytery.co.uk/congregations Listed L to N 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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Parliament Blog & Tide Times On a recent visit to the Scottish Borders, I saw the impressive Leaderfoot Railway Viaduct which carried passengers until 1948 and freight until 1965, on the iconic Waverley Line, south from Edinburgh Against the odds, spirited campaigning saved the Kyle and Far North lines from Dr Beeching’s brutal rail closures in the 1960s.

Imagine if other routes had been spared, what an iconic array of railway lines we could have had across the North; from Oban to Ballachulish to Forres to Aviemore.

Now, even the modest reinstatement of some double track near Kirkhill would make a great difference to travel north of Inverness. The hugely successful Border Rail Line shows what can be done by reopening lines. Let’s hope there’s more re-openings to come.

John Finnie MSP

This government is clear that the people of Scotland should get the chance to decide their future. That is why the First Minister set out proposals to protect Scotland's interests against the impact of Brexit, but to set up a Citizens' Assembly to ensure that people get their say on what the future should be.

But that does not mean we are ignoring the present. We are getting on every day with doing all that people expect us to and more. So, for farmers and crofters I have made sure that we provided CAP payments in advance through loan schemes for LFASS and basic payments and we are now making the actual payments, ahead of schedule. We have just completed the consultation on legislating to be a good food nation. We have committed to spending the remaining funds for maritime and fisheries projects on small harbour repairs, improving infrastructure and facilities that local communities will benefit from. Work continues to roll out more fibre broadband, and to dual the A9, to build more houses, and to deliver free early learning to all 3 and 4 year olds.

It all stands in stark contrast to the paralysis enveloping Westminster as it fails to deliver Brexit and indeed, anything else.

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29 wednesday Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC): Culloden Woods. Local event incl schools. www.invoc.org.uk Transport Records: Trains, Ships, Cars & Transport Development 6pm, Highland Archive & Registration Centre, Inverness. £3. Call 01463 256444 Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club@The Ironworks, Inverness 9pm. www.ironworksvenue.com RZSS Specialist Sessions: Tourism at the Highland Wildlife Park 12pm - 1pm, Highland WIldlife Park, Kincraig, Kingussie. £8 (incl access to the zoo or wildlife park) The challenges of running an outdoor visitor attraction in a rural highland location, compared to a city venue, the operational procedures & gain an insight into hospitality, retail & events. www.eventbrite.co.uk NairnU3A: Annual Outing; Duff House, Banff Nairn with pick up in Elgin. £10 Members; £15 Guests Open to members only but they are welcome to bring a non-member guest. Call Pauline M Ross (Sec) on 01667 453537. www.u3asites.org.uk/nairn cake & tea or coffee & a blether

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ROLL UP! ROLL UP! FOR ZIPPO’S CIRCUS NEW SHOW CELEBRATING MAGNIFICENT RINGMASTER NORMAN BARRETT MBE WIN TICKETS TO SEE ZIPPO’S CIRCUS 2019 The brilliant Zippo’s Circus - “Scotland’s Favourite”, and several times voted “Britain’s Best Circus” – is coming to Inverness and Elgin with a brand-new 2019 production titled ‘The Magnificent Top Hat’. *Enter our competition to win one of five Family Tickets (2 adults and 2 children) The sparkling new show celebrates 21 years since The World’s Greatest Ringmaster Norman Barrett first appeared at Zippos Circus in his distinctive top hat and red coat. The thrilling Brazilian Lucius Team of five motorcyclists in the famous Globe of Death will take centre stage. And back by popular demand is Paulo Dos Santos– a brilliant 3 foot 6 inches (107cm) tall showman, acrobat and martial artist.

They will be joined by a colourful troupe of artists from all around the world including foot jugglers, Kenyan tumblers, Cuban Springboard acrobats, knife throwers, contortionists and dancers.

Zippos Circus comes to Inverness from 9th to 14th July and then Elgin from 16th to 21st July. The circus is on tour across Scotland. Discount tickets at www.scotlandsfavouritecircus.scot or book by phone on 0871 210 2100. *YOU could see the show FREE – just enter our READER COMPETITION! Zippos have given us Family Tickets to give away (2 adults and 2 children) to the first five names drawn at random.

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ÂŁ10 per pitch; ÂŁ20 per van (double). No booking car boot vendors please try to be in place between 7am & before 9am One Night of Queen@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com An Evening of Pendulum Guidance, Mediumship & Shopping with Kathleen Morrison & Linda Campbell 6.30pm, Balloch Hall, Culloden Road Inverness IV2 7HQ. Free. Over 16s only Moray & Highland Junior Championships & Regional Event: Culbin, Forres.

See www.moravianorienteering.org Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess, 7am - 6pm

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Happy Mums’ Market 10am - 12noon, Inverness Leisure Centre, Bught Park. £1. Buy quality second hand & nearly-new baby & children's items at our pop up market. Find Toys, Clothing, Books & more.

Email info@happymumsmarket.co.uk The Gathering: Celebrating the best of the Highlands & Islands. Featuring Tide Lines, The Vatersay Boys, Elephant Sessions. etc. 11.30am, Northern Meeting Park, Inverness. Tickets from www.skiddle.com monday The Gathering Late Night Festival Club@The Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Ironworks, Inverness, 11pm Provisional V5: Norwegian Getaway, 11am - 7pm Schiehallion@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 10pm Inverness Farmers' Market: vegetables, fruit, meat, tuesday - thursday eggs, bread & cakes, fruit juices & dairy products Celtic Media Festival/Tha Fèis nam Meadhanan 8.30am - 3pm, Shopping Precinct, Inverness IV2 Ceilteach 10am (4th) - 11pm (6th), Macdonald 3NA. Call 01309 651206 Aviemore Resort, Aviemore. A celebration of Gala Fun Day - Western Theme 12pm, Charleston broadcasting, film talent & excellence from Academy Community Campus, General Booth Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall & Road, Inverness. Stalls run by local Community Brittany. Call 0141 553 5409 or email at Groups, Displays of Highland, Tap, Ballet Dancing, info@celticmediafestival.co.uk Cheerleading, Pipe Band, Taekwon Do, Karate, Bungie Trampolines, Bouncy Castles, Mascot wednesday Madness & much more Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Annual Showcase & Awards Night of the Elegance Provisional V5: Black Watch 7.30pm - 2pm Dance Company Doors open at 2pm with a 2.15pm start, Milburn Academy, Inverness. Adults £6; thursday Children £3.50; U5s Free. Raffle, awards, tuck shop Cafe Artysans Supper Club (The Calman Trust) & a chance for everyone to see what we get up to at 6pm - 8pm, Cafe Artysans (Inverness), 7 Strothers dance competition & in classes!

Lane, Inverness. ÂŁ15. A two-course supper, Summer Fayre 2pm, Trinity Church, Inverness. Lots tea/coffee & live music entertainment from Feis Rois. of stalls - cake & candy, books, crafts, bric-a brac, Call 01463 729793 or email at cafe@artysans.org.uk tombola, etc. & enjoy a delicious afternoon tea.

Glenlivet Running Tour in aid of MacMillan TBC, Music Nairn: Kosmos Ensemble: a mix of gypsy, Braes of Glenlivet. Suggested donation around ÂŁ10.

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info@runspeyside.co.uk. www.runspeyside.co.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: AIDAaura & Prinsendam 8am - 6pm & 9am - 7pm Caman@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm Nairn & Disrict Gardening Club: Come & Plant a Winner 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Bring your Trio pots back to make a Stunning Display for this year's Member's class at our Annual Flower Show. Call Anne Vincent (Sec) on 01667 462410

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7 friday - 9 sunday Association of Highland Clans & Societies (AHCS): Battle of Glen Shiel Tercentenary Weekend Organised by the 1745 Association & the AHCS. Details at www.highlandclans.org

8 saturday Outlander Day 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Special guests: Razorlight & Neon Waltz 5pm - 8pm, Bught Park, Inverness. www.nghfb.lnk.to Global Day of Action: World Oceans Day 12pm, Inverness. All welcome "This is Acid" presented by Joy@Glowbar (Hootananny), Inverness, 10pm, Free entry Kenny Jamieson@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9.30pm, All welcome

Email at carsandcoffeeinverness@ highlandclassic.org.uk Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club: Jamie Stevenson Trophy; Gynack Registration from 10am with starts from , Gynack, nr Kingussie PH21 1HE Scotland's premier inter-club competition for juniors www.basoc.org.uk

10 monday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Astor, 8am - 4pm

11 tuesday Blood Donors: Inverness 5.15pm - 7.15pm, Inverness Holm Primary, Stratherrick Road, Inverness.To book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Pearl, 7am - 4pm

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9 sunday Run for Hamish: 10 mile road race & family fun run/walk. Drinks & teas afterwards in Nairn Community Centre Registration 1pm - 1.45pm with start for, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Email at info.10mile@gmail.com www.google.com/site/nairn10mileroadrace Cars & Coffee10am - 12pm, Rollerbowl, Inverness

Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 3, 7.30am - 7pm

13 thursday The Arts Society Highland: Wonders of the Roman Empire; Off Limits in Syria & Neighbouring Countries. Speaker - Sam Moorhead. Focusing on cities which have been destroyed, looted or too

SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL Open Studio at the Glasgow School of Art will be running two weeks of courses at our Highland and Islands campus on the Altyre Estate, just outside Forres Monday 8th to Friday 12th July Introduction to Drawing and Painting Monday 22nd to 26th July Landscape Drawing and Painting

Courses will be oered Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm each day.

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dangerous to visit 2.15pm, The Free Church Hall, Smithton, Inverness Suggested donation for Guests/Visitors £8. Email at info@theartssocietyhighland.org.uk www.theartssocietyhighland.org.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: MCS Orchestra & Nautica, 9am 6pm & 11am - 8pm Caman@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm

14 friday Race Night: Funds raised will be split between the Romania Team & MAFIA! 7pm, Milburn Academy, Inverness. £5 Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess, 7am - 6pm Calum Jones@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm

15 saturday Beyond Jovi@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7pm Cottages.Com Mactavish Cup Final 2019 4pm, Bught Park, Inverness Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Brilliance of the Seas, 9am - 6pm Summer in the Avenue 2pm, Culloden House Hotel, Culloden Avenue, Inverness. Free. Activities for young & old including nature crafts, music, bubbles, a treasure hunt, bushcrafts, face painting, food, local groups sharing what they do & so much more!

Davy Holt@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm The Naked Feedback@Hootananny, Inverness, 9.30pm, All welcome

15 saturday - 16 sunday Woodzstock 2019: Music festival. Local live bands, food & drink plus children's activities 10pm 12.01am (Sun), Wildwoodz Adventure Park, Inverness. Tickets from www.woodzstock.co.uk Keith & Dufftown Railway: 1940s Weekend Normal timetable - see website for details, Keith & Dufftown Railway, Church Road, Keith Home Front displays at both stations, Onboard entertainment from the enemy spy, our spiv & military re-enactors. There is no extra charge & no need to book, trains run to our normal time table.

Dig with Dad: Digging for Brodie's Lost History 10am onwards, Brodie Castle, Forres. NTS archaeologist, Dr Daniel Rhodes, will join the team at Brodie Castle for the archaeological dig. All welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult). No experience necessary. Call 01309 641371. www.nts.org.uk Invergordon Dinghy Regatta Entry: £20 for Double Hander; £15 Single, invergordon Boating Club 3 races a day, one discard if all races take place page 20 - June 2019

16 sunday Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC): Keppernach & Achagour. Regional event. See www.invoc.org.uk Wedding Open Day 12pm - 2pm, Eight Acres Hotel, Morriston Road, Elgin IV30 6UL. Call 01343 543077 Burgie Horse Trials 9am - 5pm, Burgie House, by Forres. £10 per car. Horse Trials, Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country. Trade stands. Food vans. Call Kirsteen Mitcalfe on 01309 690775 or email at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com. www.burgie.org

18 tuesday The Highland Literary Society: Author Event - Hafida Latta 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Ness View Room, Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness Bank, inverness. Focusing on her autobiography, "A Daughter of Kairouan" www.highlandlit.com Highland Quilters: Log Cabin Corners 7.30pm, Smithton Church Hall, Murray Road, Inverness Visitors - £5. Email highlandquilters@gmail.com www.highlandquilters.com

20 thursday Royal Ascot at the Kingsmills Hotel in aid of Birchwood Highland & Marie Curie 11.30am, The Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Magellan, 8am - 4pm Caman@ MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm

21 friday The Springsteen Sessions@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm Clava & Cairdean: Fundraising Ceilidh & Silent Auction 7.30pm, Croy Village Hall Cinema Nairn: Their Finest (12A) 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. £5 Adults; £3 U18s. Email enquiries@cinema-nairn.co.uk

21 friday - 22 saturday Inverness Provincial Mod, Inverness. For details see www.ancomunn.co.uk. Email Ross Brindle, Provincial Mòd Secretary, Meur Inbhir Nis at secretary@invernessprovincialmod.co.uk

21 friday - 25 tuesday Association of Highland Clans & Societies: Clan Urquhart International Gathering 6pm (20th) - 9pm (25th), Banff, Craigston, Turriff & Meldrum. Only happens once every 5 years. Email at adam.urquhart@btinternet.com

22 saturday Devil's Queen@The Ironworks, Inverness 7pm Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 -

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SpotLIGHT Events

Forres Highland Games 2019 A Great Day Out For All Also at the Forres Highland Games, visitors can enjoy craft and artisan food stalls, fairground attractions, a beer tent and food outlets.

There is Highland dancing, solo piping and massed pipe bands and chanter competition.

A traditional Highland Games with fun for all the family..

Set in the stunning grounds of Forres’ Grant Park the Forres Highland Games offers a fun afternoon for all the family.

Unique to the Forres Games is the Message Bike Race where spectators can turn participant and race the field on an old traditional message bike in hope of lifting the winner’s trophy!

From caber tossing to the hammer throw, long jump, high jump and more, the Forres Highland Games will provide you with a traditional Scottish experience.

Games Day commences with a Pipe Band Procession through the centre of the Moray town before the Games’ flag is raised above the arena.

www.forreshighlandgames.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

The Chieftain Opening this year’s event is Chieftain John Channon.

John is no stranger to the Forres Highland Games and was once pitted against Scotland’s high jump champion and took part in many sprint events over the years.

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John Channon - Chieftain

A former RAF airman, John is the chairman of the Forres and District Pipe Band and has worked tirelessly to encourage young people into piping and drumming.

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He said he was honoured to have been chosen for the Forres Highland Games which will take place in Grant Park on July 6, but admitted he will miss playing with the band on the day which last year won the trophy for deportment and dress.

John who lives in Dyke said: “I couldn’t believe it when I got the letter. I kept it to myself for a while and when I eventually did tell the band, they of course all already knew. The worst kept secret.�

John added: “I really do consider this a great honour and I am really looking forward to the day and being able to meet the stallholders, visitors, those involved in organising the Games, the judges and adjudicators and of course the competitors. It’s a great day out and I am thrilled to be this year’s Chieftain.�

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22 saturday - 23 sunday Highland Rising: Battles, skirmishes & living history across the museum 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650

23 sunday Highland Wedding Band Showcase 1pm, Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness. £7.50 (incl bubbly, beer or soft drink). A range of incredible bands perform 20 minute sets. Booking advised www.eventbrite.co.uk Kingussie Bikeathon 2019 10.30am - 3pm, Kingussie high School. A family-friendly, fun cycling event through 25 miles of marked & marshalled roads in the Cairngorms National Park

24 monday Paula O'Brien: New Beginnings; Up close & personal - caberet style with limited audience members 7.30pm - 9.30pm, The Mercure Hotel, Inverness. www.paulaobrien.net

26 wednesday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess & Star Pride, 7am 6pm & 9am - 11am

(7am, Abernethy Golf Club, Nethybridge. £15 per couple (Members); £20 per couple (Visitors). Call 01479 821305 or email at info@abernethygolfclub.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Spirit & Rotterdam, 7am 5pm & 8am - 5pm Invergordon Keel Boat Regatta 11am, Invergordon Boating Club. Open to all. There is a participant's fee. www.invergordonboatingclub.org.uk`

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Woolly Weekend: from Lamb to Loom; Includes the shearing of 20 sheep 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650

30 sunday Car Boot Sale (IDCA) 8.30am - 1pm, Inchberry Hall, Orton, Fochabers IV32 7QB. £10 per car pitch; £20 double pitch. Tea, coffee, refreshments, butteries & cakes in Hall. BBQ Burger Hut food. All funds raised go to maintain IDCA facilities & local charities Kincraig's Festival of Shinty: 6-a-Side Tournament.

Age groups: P1 - 3; P4 - 5 & P6 - 7 11am,1 08/05/2019 Words Inverness2 June 19.pdf Invereshie, Kingussie. BBQ, Raffle; hot & cold drinks; homebaking

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29 saturday Piping Inverness 2019: European Pipe Band Championships 10am, Bught Park, Inverness.

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By Elizabeth MacNeal London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment - forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange and beautiful, that meeting marks a new beginning. The intoxicating story of a young woman who aspires to be an artist, and the man whose obsession may destroy her world for ever.

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By Jacqueline Wilson Mona and her aunt live in a little cottage on the edge of the Somerset estate, where her aunt sews wonderful dresses for the lady of the house When Lady Somerset dies and a new member of the Somerset family inherits the house, things begin to change for Mona. She has never really fitted in anywhere, but the new Bohemian atmosphere at the house offers opportunities for her to shine and to find new friends..

A journey into the sometimes vast and hidden worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, from Bronze Age burial chambers to the rock art of remote Arctic sea-caves, this is a deep-time voyage into the planet's past and future.

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Loch Nan Uamh Viaduct

Fishing, Roman Concrete and the Lost Horse

by Highland Historian Between 1783-1881,

areas fish was reserved for

developments in other areas,

c.150,000 Highlanders were

special occasions. Changes

particularly the Islands. In

forced from their homes and

were afoot, however, partially

1783, five boats left Barra to

the period saw increasing

due to new roadways which

carry the catch to the

populations in coastal villages.

came as a result of the

Clydeside markets, however,

Some, like Mallaig in 1840,

upheavals of the 18th century,

four of the boats were lost at

were created to support the

including military roads. Fresh,

sea.

populace. Their industry was

if not salted fish, was

fishing, but without efficient

transported more quickly to

transport the industry would

market and became a staple

fail. The 1st Baron Lovat did

for people from all

not instruct clearances on his

backgrounds. As a result, the

Morar estate. Instead he

fishing industry developed

moved his tenants to the

rapidly.

coast. This freed up available grazing and also created the opportunity to profit from his people and the fishing industry.

Despite efforts by Thomas Telford in 1803 to improve the road to Mallaig, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until 1882 that a boom year in fishing put Mallaig on the map politically. This, however, was followed by disastrous years

The growth of a fishing-reliant

for the port. Records from

population in Mallaig and the

1885-1887 show poor return

general increase in fish

due to lack of shoals and the

consumption meant

population suffered.

transportation of the catch

There had always been a

needed to be addressed.

reliance on fishing in the

Transport issues were

Highlands, but in land-locked

preventing fishing

The decision to support the fishing industry at Mallaig with a railway connection to Fort

William in 1897 and the

concrete’ dome. This is due

pillar of the Glenfinnan

propaganda-style delivery of

to the strength and flexibility

viaduct and remained there

the plans was a calculated

of the mass concrete and its

while construction continued.

effort by Parliament to take

strength in compression. But

In 1987, Professor Roland

away the guilt of the

concrete was not introduced

Paxton attempted to find the

clearance period and

here by the Romans. Apart

horse with a fish eye camera,

economic decline in the

from two Bungalows in the

looking into two pillars. His

Highlands. Arguably it was

Isle of Wight and an 1879

search found nothing. Based

misplaced because it was in

New Forest folly called Sway

on local stories, in 1997,

an area that hadn’t borne the

Tower, Glenfinnan Viaduct is

Paxton visited Loch nan

brunt of the clearance

the next oldest example of

Uamh viaduct but was again

episodes. Whilst other areas

the ‘rediscovered’ mass

unable to find the horse.

continued to suffer, Mallaig

concrete in built structures. It

What he did find was that the

improved and politicians

is also one of the largest

pillars there were filled with

celebrated their benevolence.

examples of its use. This led

rubble. Paxton wasn’t

to the structural engineer in

perturbed and returned in

charge, Robert McAlpine,

2001 to carry out a scan. This

being known as ‘Concrete

time the remains of a horse

Bob’.

and cart were found in the

Roman Pantheon (113-125

During construction in

central pillar. To this day the

AD) is the world’s oldest and

1897-9, legend had it that a

horse and its cart are still

largest unreinforced ‘mass

horse and cart fell into a

there.

The railway’s impressive Glenfinnan Viaduct was ground-breaking; and slightly Roman! The dome of the

Glenfinnan Viaduct

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It’s wonderful to see all the plants and trees coming to life at this time of year isn’t it? After a funny old winter weather-wise, it’s a timely reminder that the seasonal cycles are still there, as strong as ever.

Spring is also a great time of year as you get to see the rewards of your efforts from the preceding twelve months. I have some new plants that are flourishing, and yet there are others still that have taken a year of doing nothing (above ground), yet have put on a lot encouraging growth this year. Plants will often do this, my Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ being a perfect example. It was planted in the winter of 2017/18, and it spent a year putting on no apparent growth, but it will have been concentrating on its roots during this period, and settling into its new environment. This year it’s gone crazy and is looking lush and full. My crabapple (Malus ‘Evereste’) however, was at home immediately and looks even better this year. So it was the usual gardening lesson for me – be patient!

As the months go by, I like to jot quick notes into my phone at some point each month, suggesting plants or jobs that will fill in gaps in the garden, or just small jobs to get to when I have a minute. For example, last autumn I planted a batch of interesting Narcissi around the garden, but this spring I have decided that I did not plant nearly enough. So, this autumn I’ll be sure to get another batch of them in to improve things next spring.

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Overnight temperatures are still low at the moment, and until they stay above 6C there won’t be any particularly rapid growth. Now is a good time to get into the garden and turn the beds over, pull weeds out, and get things looking good. For many of us, with busy lives, once the period of rapid growth begins in the garden (this actually only lasts 6-8 weeks) it is all we can do to keep on top of things. Manage your own expectations during this period and don’t expect perfection – if you insist on getting the tap-root out of every dandelion that appears in your garden, another half a dozen will be growing behind your back while you’re doing it! Once mid-July and August roll around, plant growth is usually back to a sensible pace and we can keep on top of things more meticulously then, if we wish.

Another important job to do at the moment is to get some fertilizer down, well-rotted horse manure is great, but equally a nitrogen-rich granular feed from the garden centre will suffice.

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B e O ur G u e st Hands up if you have a wedding coming up? In my experience and through many of my Personal Shopping Appointments - I think I can safely say it’s something that gets a lot of us stressed (including myself at times).

You could be having a day where internally you don’t feel right and that perfect outfit is - well no longer perfect anymore. So I tend to look and gather outfits in advance or rather ‘don’t look‘. Confused? Well how many times have you seen something when you’re not

looking? Perhaps it’s before payday, then you hit the shops for something specific and then nothing, nada, ZERO catches your eye ? What changed? We’ve put pressure on ourselves, we HAVE to find something NOW (as you cry in frustration) and the sheer joy of shopping goes right out the window. So as easy as it sounds, try not to look and trust in yourself that you will find it. Or... you could always book a Personal Stylist (I wonder where you can find one of those?)

B elow are some pointers when think ing about your outfit.

But fi rst of all breathe and remember that it ’s more impor tant you FEEL r ight rather than dress how you THINK you should.

Start with the shoes. How often have you found THE dress to then search everywhere for shoes to match, ending up with ‘ok’ ones just because they are the right colour? If your shoes are a statement then very often a simple dress is all you need.

Consider a jumpsuit or trouser suit. Adding an elegant, tailored edge to the day (not mention pockets to hold your tissues – weddings can be emotional!)

If fascinators are not your thing how about stacking up flower clips in your hair. Or try out the hottest trend in hair accessories, a bejewelled headband – I have amassed a few now. They look super stylish and look like you’ve made soooo much effort with your hair!

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Western Isles, 2012, nest with foxglove in foreground

area and look for signs of success. The nest will be white with ‘splash’ from the chick and with perseverance I should find a young bird not very far away.

On 25 July 2015 I was keen to prove fledging at a nest near Tongue, in Sutherland. Armed with a possible nest grid reference and my telescope, I positioned myself on an Estate track north west of a vast range of inland cliffs reaching up some two hundred metres. I started the seemingly impossible task of finding a fledged chick which may or may not, conveniently, be visible somewhere in front of me. I changed position and tried again (and again). My eye kept being drawn to an extensive horizontal fissure in the rock face. I wondered if the nest might be there somewhere but I couldn’t see one. I scanned from side to side in the hope that I might see something.

(Part 3) Third

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June is a busy month in the raptor worker’s calendar. I will make a third visit to golden eagle nests in the first half of the month in the Highlands and Western Isles. Last year I made a total of 13 such visits. This will be a ‘ringing’ visit and involve actually getting into the nest. Access is different in each case from a walk-in job to a full abseil so I will take the appropriate equipment with me. If there is a chick (sometimes 2 and rarely 3) it should be about 4 weeks old so that I can ring it. I make a note of prey items in the nest and assess the health of the chick(s) as best I can (i.e. does it look like it will survive to fledging?). I bid farewell to the chick (yes I talk to animals!) and leave the nest. Sometimes I see adults at the nest, sometimes I don’t. If parents are present they are usually benign.

Having said that I can recall twice the adult female getting a bit ‘tasty’ and coming too close for comfort! I have never been attacked but I know someone who has.

At 12:05 a huge chick with distinctive juvenile white patches in its wings and tail flapped its wings and jumped up and down on the ledge! Having completed its pre-flight exercises and deciding not to launch itself, it retreated under the overhang behind it out of sight again. I was delighted that my determination had paid off. I looked again and there was nothing to be seen of the nest or the chick. Had I dreamt it?

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Prey items I have found in golden eagle nests include hen harrier, short-eared owl, cat, rat, hedgehog, buzzard chicks, ptarmigan, meadow pipit chicks and ptarmigan as well as the usual rabbit and red grouse. A nest I went to in 2012 had been adorned with a foxglove frond. Having made, I suppose, hundreds of nest visits I have seen this on a couple of occasions.

Fourth visit In July, if breeding has been successful, there should be a fledged juvenile in the area. Where I can, I return to the

Prey items (and unhatched egg), Western Isles eyrie 2008: Rat, buzzard chicks, short-eared owl (feathers)

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Aside from taking your tyre to a professional, the above procedure shouldn’t take more than 15 to 30 minutes to change a tyre. Just be sure you don’t leave out any steps.

It’s beneficial practice changing a tyre in your garage or driveway to ensure you’re ready to handle this situation if it ever happens to you.

A Few More Tips on Changing Tyres Knowing how to fix a flat tyre is great, but regular tyre maintenance is even more important.

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