SpotLight on Inverness & District November 2014

NOVEMBER 2014

I NV E R NE S S & D I S T RI C T THE NORTH’S FAVOURITE FREE WEE MAG

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES AIRD & DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Sept - Mar. Call George Davidson, Smithton, Inverness tel: 798543 BEAULY BRIDGE CLUB Tuesdays 7.00 - 9.30pm, September to March in Phipps Hall, Beauly. Call Bill Forsyth on 783774.

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

CAPITAL SKATEPARK GROUP Tel: 714516 or email: agapeclothing@hotmail.co.uk

DINGWALL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tuesdays 7.30pm & Thursdays 7pm, Dingwall Sports Centre Have fun on dark nights. Bowls are available, however flat soled shoes or slippers are necessary.

FAMILY FIRST A support service for families with at least one child 0-3 yrs old. Tel: 703033 or email: alisonstanley@smoothmail.co.uk FITNESS FRENZY Fitness sessions Thursday lunchtimes at the palace hotel.

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

Contact Susan 01381 610253

FOR SALE SEAPARK ESTATE KINLOSS STUDIOS, WORKSHOPS, SHOPS, AND LIVE-WORK UNITS FOR SALE We are creating a number of residential, studio and workshop units in and around a traditional courtyard. Perfect for individuals or groups seeking a new venture and who are are prepared to fit out their own unit, or for those who fancy living in a mixed-use urban courtyard. Some units are ideal as shops, having frontage to the main road. A cafe or coffee house/restaurant is a priority.

Units will be sold on as “shells”, and the purchaser can design and create their own layout and interior. Our consultants “1 Architects Ltd” will be happy to help with designs, planning consents etc, but there are many other Architects available in the area.

All services available, and dedicated parking spaces are adjacent.

Prices from £30k. Will also consider a sale of the whole courtyard.

PLOTS FOR SALE We still have 4 large plots remaining, set in mature woodland and just under 0.4 acre with all services immediately adjacent. Prices from 65k.

GRAND DESIGN HOUSE TOWNHOUSE SHELLS In the mansion house and orangery we have 3 large townhouse shells waiting for your “Grand Designs” refurbishment. Each house has large private gardens and views over Findhorn Bay. Prices from 100k.You can email us on ian@seapark-estate.com

For further information call: 07713 912473 or our offices on 01463 216121 or you can email us on: ian@seapark-estate.com

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HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY SCOTLAND Individual & Group Music Therapy sessions to encourage, enable and empower all ages and abilities through interactive music experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities and schools. Call Kristen Macleod on 07770427396.

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS AUTISM SOCIETY Support group. Last Wednesday of the month in MacKenzie Centre, Culduthel Road, Inverness at 7.30pm. All welcome.

HIGHLAND ITALIAN CIRCLE 3rd friday of the month 7.45pm from October to March. Visit: www.highlanditaliancircle.co.uk HIGHLAND QUILTERS 3rd Tuesday Sept - June (Dec meeting 2nd Tuesday).

Meet in Smithton Free Church Hall at 7.30pm. New members and visitors welcolme. Contact Alice (234076) for more details.

INVERNESS 41 CLUB The Assoc. of Ex-Round Tablers Clubs meets as Inverness 41 Club, last Thursday of the month Sept - May then occasionally during summer. New ex-Round Table members most welcome.

Tel 01463 223504 or email brielafraser@gmail.com for info.

INVENESS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Music lovers promote concerts of chamber music by professionals in the Town House, Inverness, Sept - April/May. Call Paul Crowe on 221535 or visit www.invernesschambermusic.com

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

Anyone can be a bell ringer! We ring for Sunday services, weddings and other special occasions. Tel: 01381 610411 or email inverness@sacr.org INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY Mondays, 7:30pm (except summer holidays) at Smithton Free Church, Inverness. The largest choir in the Highlands, performing two classical concerts a year at Eden Court Theatre. New members welcome in Jan & Aug. For details visit www.invernesschoral.org.uk INVERNESS FIELD ARCHERY CLUB Available to interested parties wishing to take up archery and are located in Nairn, Forres, Elgin and all surrounding areas.

Contact Secretary, Gerry Parks on 01667 462219 (evenings) or 07801 593 637. Visit invernessfieldarcheryclub.webeden.co.uk INVERNESS RADIO VOLUNTEERS Do you have spare time at the weekend and have the use of a car? Then the IRV would like to hear from you as we are looking for more volunteers. For more information contact 794984 or visit www.inverness radiovolunteers.co.uk LGBT YOUTH SCOTLAND Youth group every Tuesday 7pm - 9pm at The Bike Shed, Grant Street, Inverness. Email: kim.haines@lgbtyouth.org.uk

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THE MERCHANT Over 25 years experience WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING UNUSUAL, DIFFERENT AND EASY ON THE POCKET Next time you are in town take a quick bounce across the Greig Street Bridge to The Merchant in Greig Street.

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Elaine creates beautiful curtains, roman blinds, cushions, lampshades, and many other accessories to enrich your home style. Choose beautiful window dressings, in all types of fabrics, colours and edgings, to co-ordinate with or compliment your existing furnishings.

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Clachnaharry Inn NEWLY REFURBISHED LOUNGE & NEW MENUS Why not come along and enjoy a lovely meal in our newly refurbished lounge and restaurant?

To coincide with the re-opening of our lounge and restaurant we have launched two brand new menus!

Choose from our Autumn/Winter Menu, available daily from 12pm, or our Carvery from 12pm-3pm every Sunday.

CHRISTMAS MENU We are now taking bookings for our Christmas Menu, available from Monday 1st December!

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3 Critical Features to demand from Your New Vet...

Moving to a new area is a challenging process for your family, your pet will be stressed by the process as well. At Moray Coast Vet Group we want you to know that we are here to help you and your pets settle into the area.

Why would you use us? Well it’s simple really, we have been vets in this area for a very long time and can offer your pet the following 3 critical benefits: to a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Accredited Practice, Access meaning your pet will be treated to the highest standards. convenient surgery locations making it easy to get to us Four day and night. and well equipped surgeries meaning we can treat all routine Modern conditions without the need to refer your pet.

So all you need to do now, for peace of mind for you and your pet, is call us to say ‘hello’ and we will do all that is necessary to register your pet with our practice. Oh, and we will call your old vet to request your pet’s existing notes, so we can be familiar with everything we need to know.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Who can we trust?

Dwarika Prasad, an Indian trader, was carefully planning towards his retirement. He had accumulated a substantial sum in banknotes and investment certificates, which he kept his house. As time went by, Mr Prasad became increasingly concerned about the safety of his life savings, and decided to move them somewhere much more secure. He rented a safety deposit box at a bank. Not just any old bank, but a bank wholly owned by the government of India.

Confident that his wealth was safe, Mr Prasad rarely visited the bank, but one day some three years later, he called to inspect his box. He was in for a shock.

The piles of banknotes had gone, leaving only piles of dust, and the certificates were shredded. Over 450,000 rupees had gone.

It turned out that the bank branch had suffered an infestation of termites, woodeating insects which had made short work of the banknotes. The bank denied responsibility, saying that they had put up a notice to warn customers of the

danger, and refused compensation because the safety deposit box was not broken or damaged. Mr Prasad had lost everything.

Closer to home, during the recent banking crisis, we have had similar cause to question our assumptions about security. Some of the institutions we thought the safest proved to be quite the opposite. Our assumptions about who was trustworthy were shattered. In the aftermath, it can be tempting for us to become cynical and refuse to place our trust anywhere.

Two thousand years ago, Jesus made exactly the same point about the fallibility of earthly security. He told his listeners: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19). Jesus knew what Mr Prasad discovered, that even the safest options human society can offer are ultimately insecure.

However, instead of cynicism, Jesus’ response was to encourage people to a new type of trust. He went on to say this: “But store up for yourselves treasures in

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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heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal” (Matthew 6:20). In a world of uncertainty, we would do very well to take his advice.

Jesus’ teaching on security extended far beyond possessions, to include our very lives. Typically, he turned conventional wisdom on its head, when he said: “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it” (Matthew 16:25). Logic says that to ensure the safety of our lives we need to guard them closely. Jesus says that instead we need to surrender them to God. Ultimate security requires ultimate trust.

Owen Morris CityLife Church Inverness

Dingwall Baptist Church Tulloch Street, Dingwall. www.dbc.org.uk Dingwall Castle Street Church of Scotland www.dingwall-church.co.uk Dingwall Catholic Church, St Lawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall.

Tel: 01349 863143.

Dingwall Episcopal Church, St James The Great Castle Street, Dingwall. Tel: 01349 862204. Website: www.stjames-stannes.org.uk Dingwall Free Church High Street. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Website: www.deep-river.co.uk Dores FCC Reformed Church - (Up the brae from the village on B862) Sundays 11am (Children welcome) & 6:30pm. Wednesdays 7:30pm.

Web: www.dores-church.org.uk - Rev. D. Ratti 07599 298946 Ferintosh and Resolis Free Church Rev. Chris Smart. Website: www.ferintosh.org.uk Free North Church Bank Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 224332.

Website: www.freenorthchurch.org Fortrose Free Church, 5 Church Street, Fortrose, IV10 8TE. Sunday: 11.30am and 6pm. Website: www.freechurch.org Grace Community Church Inshes Primary School. Sundays 10.30am.

Email: thenewseed@yahoo.com Highland International Church Sundays, 11am, Waterside Hotel, 19 Ness Bank, Inverness. www.hicinverness.org.uk Hilton, Church of Scotland Tomatin Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233310. Website: www.hiltonchurch.org.uk Listed A to H and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or for any amendments to existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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I was rather hoping that all the political dialogue might have died down once “the referendum” had happened but it seems like politicians will always find something else to talk and argue about. I wonder if we will ever find politicians that actually agree. As George Bernard Shaw once said: “He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything.

That points clearly to a political career.”

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES Inverness Castle should be the jewel in the crown of Highland Tourism. Instead, when visitors walk up to its entrance, they encounter a Group 4 security van rather than a visitor information centre, clan museum, art gallery far less a restaurant, shop or cafe.

Last month a working group convened by myself as Tourism Minister and the Highland Council has begun work on the best alternative use of the Castle. This depends upon finding a new home for the Inverness Sheriff Court - and the funding for that. But, I am hopeful that can be achieved. In Holyrood, in the first week back after the referendum I led a debate on accessible tourism and MSPs from all parties made it a good debate. One startling fact: 4 out of 5 people with a disability do not enjoy an annual holiday or a break. I then travelled to Brussels to put this case, along with Visitscotland, to the EU Commission and other countries.

We can and should do much more to help those with a disability access something that many of us take for granted.

Every November we remember those who fought and died to protect our country and push back violent aggression and extremism in Europe and around the world. I hope to join my fellow Highlanders in Aviemore and Inverness again on Sunday 9th to honour the sacrifice many of our fathers, sons and brothers made in hope of a more peaceful future. Of course, 2014 is unique as we commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the outbreak of the “war to end all wars.” Sadly, we know this was not true. There is still violence and extremism, and although it takes on a different form to that posed in the early 20th century, we must meet with equally determined hearts. The barbaric atrocities being carried out by the terrorist group Isil in Iraq must be countered. They have murdered hostages from the UK and other countries and they threaten attacks around the world. When the world was threatened 100 years ago, we did not stand idly by. As a new enemy confronts us, it is right that we stand up to be counted with our coalition partners.

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2 HOUR SESSIONS OF SIMPLE, STRESS BUSTING EXERCISES 2-4pm on Saturdays 8th November & 3rd December 2014 Triratna Highlands Buddhist Centre, Ballantyne House, Academy St, IV1 1LU. cost: £10 per session or £20 for three sessions.

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kalimpong ceilidh (in aid of dr graham’s homes) : the inverness fiddlers & supper 7:30pm - 10:30pm, croy village hall. £10 adults; £2.50 u16. tickets from cawdor store and churches.

1 saturday - 2 sunday friends of the pavilion gift & craft fair @ strathpeffer pavillion 10am - 4pm. local craftspeople and producers offer a whole variety of goods for sale. www.strathpefferpavilion.org/friends-of-the-pavilion

2 sunday inverness ramblers beinn enaiglair. 9.5 miles. meet 9am highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information.

Rolling Event until 31october highland homecoming 2014 various events across the area to celebrate contemporary highland culture. visit www.invernesshighlandgames.com for info

4 tuesday infifa ‘seven samurai’ 7:15pm at eden court cinema and followed by informal post film discussion. for more info visit www.invernessfilmfans.org

OCTOBER 2014 28 tuesday highland literary salon 5th birthday party 7pm, glen mhor hotel, inverness. guests: alan bissett and laura marney.

29 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 12:30pm at the royal hotel, cromarty. for information and to book call gill on 01349 877061 friends of the pavilion coffee morning @ strathpeffer pavillion 10am - 12pm. coffee/tea & cake for only £3. www.strathpefferpavilion.org/friends-of-the-pavilion

30 thursday soft play extravaganza @ strathpeffer pavillion 10am - 4pm. from 1 year up. £4 per child – adults go free. www.strathpefferpavilion.org

31 friday infifa ‘the phantom carriage’ - special halloween event 7:15pm at eden court cinema. followed by informal post film discussion. visit www.invernessfilmfans.org

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scottish ornithologists' club: ‘western australia: one of the world’s best kept birding secrets’ by derek mcginn 7.30pm, culloden library. call 01463 221661 or 01808 511740. £3 members; £4 non members

5 wednesday beyond presents: tony wright @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

6 thursday soft play extravaganza @ strathpeffer pavillion 10am - 4pm. from 1 year up. £4 per child – adults go free. www.strathpefferpavilion.org

7 friday beyond presents: alabama 3 & the little mill of happiness @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

8 saturday inverness ramblers the woods of drumnadrochit / glen coiltie. 9 miles. meet 9am highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. kids expo 10am - 4pm, inverness leisure centre. funfilled family day celebrating all aspects of family life. free goodies & giveaways. advice stalls. activities for kids. live performances. 60+ stalls. something for all the family - babies, toddlers, kids to teens! arts and crafts fair 11am - 4pm at cantraybridge college. try your hand at some new crafts and perhaps make a gift for christmas. suitable for all. event cafe will be serving homemade treats and our animal trail will be open for visitors. great place, great people, great day www.cantraypark.co.uk seagull trust cruises christmas market 10am 12:30pm, north kessock community hall. entry £2.50 (children free) refreshments & home baking incl. crafts, jewellery, homemade christmas cakes, tombola, home baking, affordable christmas gift, etc. t.rextasy - tribute to marc bolan and t.rex @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

royal scottish geographical society lecture: shackleton: the greatest leader that ever came on god's earth - rebecca stephens 7:30pm, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness. 1st british women to climb everest and the 7 summits, and has been to antarctica three times. admission: adults £8 / u18s, students & rsgs members free.

11 tuesday inverness horticultural society: agm 7:30pm, mackenzie centre, culduthel road, inverness. call valerie on 01456 486656 • v.weir656@btinternet.com pink castle philosophy club - 'why and how should we give?' 7:30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, inverness. lgbt friendly club. www.pinkcastle.eu

12 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 7:30pm at the north kessock hotel. for information and to book call gill on 01349 877061 highlands & islands horticultural growers, horticultural day 9.30am for 10am - 4pm, nairn community centre. speakers, quiz, lunch, photographic competition. £25 more information from panny@logie.co.uk cinema night @ strathpeffer pavillion 8pm. call 01997 420124 for further info. an introduction to alaska : an illustrated talk by ian and carole bainbridge 7:30pm, nairn community centre. highland rock garden club for more info.call john owen on 01320 366246

13 thursday bl'azz presents: 'gentle jazz' from 1pm at the town house, inverness. £5 admission. for more info call nigel mackenzie on 01463 221460 or visit www.nigelsnonsense.org/blazz.htm royston maldoom retrospective @ strathpeffer pavillion 8pm. tickets £10 / £8 / £6 . more info at 01997 420124 • www.strathpefferpavilion.org

14 friday gaelic society of inverness annual dinner 7.30pm, craigmonie hotel, invernes. speaker: margaret bennett: ‘the life and songs of kitty macleod’. tickets £28 from 01463 231891 dingwall gaelic choir 60th anniversary ball @ strathpeffer pavillion more info at 01997 420124 • www.strathpefferpavilion.org

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8 saturday - 9 sunday muir of ord art group exhibition and sale 10am 5pm on saturday & 12pm - 4pm on sunday in the art rooms at the old school. tea room with home baking, also a raffle and home baking stall. all welcome.

9 sunday treacherous orchestra @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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cake walk and story rogie fall and contin forest meet 10am, highland council, glenurquhart rd, inverness. for details call guy on 07724 992790 or visit www.guyandjocelyn.org cardiac risk in the young presents: cry for a ceilidh fundraiser - feat donnie munro and many more! @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

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15 saturday - 17 monday the bike shed christmas arts and craft fair 12pm 6pm (sat), 2pm - 4pm (sun) and 10am - 2pm (mon) @ the bike shed, 23 grant street, inverness. varied selection of inexpensive art & craft items. buy something unique for a loved one for christmas. for more info call catherine on 01463 719712. free entry. nothing for sale over £50.

16 sunday inverness ramblers ben wyvis. 14 miles. meet 8:30am highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. highland wildcats presents presents: blitz awards 2014 @ ironworks 7:30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

18 tuesday infifa ‘tokyo sonata’ 7:15pm at eden court cinema and followed by informal post film discussion. for more info visit www.invernessfilmfans.org

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19 wednesday cinema night @ strathpeffer pavillion 8pm. call 01997 420124 for further info.

20 thursday inverness ramblers agm 7:30pm premier inn, glenurquhart road, inverness. call 01463 236204 for further information.

21 friday gaelic society talk 7:30pm at inverness gaelic school. dr. archibald cameron: the last jacobite to be executed, by andrew wiseman. all welcome.

22 saturday inverness ramblers strath vaich / strath rannoch. 12 miles. meet 9am highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information. prince's reign - ceilidh 7pm - midnight at bogbain farm. proceeds to the prince's trust. catering incl. & provided by doh's deli. licensed venue. entertainment by tweed and neon knights. charity auction and raffle £15 from doh's deli, church street, highland bottle shop, king street, rbs, high street & harbour road, inverness or visit facebook page ‘prince's reign at bogbain’

26 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 12:30pm at the birch tree restaurant, delny. for information and to book call gill on 01349 877061

27 thursday music hall tavern @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com art fair @ strathpeffer pavillion organised by friends of the pavilion and showcasing hundreds of original works by highland artists. for times & more info call 01997 420124 • www.strathpefferpavilion.org admin@spotlighton.co.uk

stanley odd @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

29 saturday the springsteen sessions - bruce springsteen tribute act @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

29 saturday - 30 sunday brodie castle christmas craft fair 10am - 4pm beautiful crafts, wonderful foods, mulled wine, mince pies and music. £4 per adult, children free. includes a glass of non-alcoholic mulled punch and a mince pie. call 0844 493 2156 for more info.

30 sunday inverness ramblers craigmonie and the falls of divach. 6.25 miles. meet 10am highland council car park. call 01463 236204 for further information.

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New menu’s a real winner!

My husband and I don't dine out too frequently so when the opportunity presented itself to try out the New Menus at the Old Mill in Brodie we were “licking our lips” in anticipation.

In short – the meals exceeded all our expectations – The new menus are simply fantastic!

The Old Mill Inn is easy to find along the A96, just along from Brodie Countryfare, and has ample parking. We arrived at 7pm on a Sunday evening finding the pub quite busy but not completely full. The waiter told us that it was a good policy to always book in advance.

We were welcomed and directed to our reserved table that was clean and comfortable. Drinks were served while we pondered over the new restaurant menu. There was also a selection of specials to choose from.

I started with roast tomato soup which was a delicious choice and an interesting variation on the standard tomato soup – packed with bags of flavour. It arrived promptly and was served with freshly baked soda bread.

My husband had the Cullen Skink which was pure heaven – the best we'd had in ages.

Many of the main courses sounded like wonderful combinations making it difficult to choose! We settled for the loin of venison and the pan fried seabream. Beautifully presented, and served with extra side vegetables the meals were a real treat. The shredded red cabbage and black kale were cooked perfectly, and complimented the tender venison and Pomme Anna well. The ‘gin and tonic’ chocolate sauce was a lovely addition. The fish was beautifully tender and tasty and the gnocchi (a personal favourite) were just right.

To finish, we dived into a warm sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and fresh raspberries served on meringue with cointreau syrup, topped with cream. The desserts were a delightful indulgence to complete our meal.

A big thank you to Kevin, the owner, and all the staff who were both attentive and polite throughout our meal making us feel most at home.

The new menus are a real winner!

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