SpotLight on Inverness & district November 2016

NOVEMBER 2016

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Whether it happens on the road or at work, being involved in an accident can cause injury, loss and have serious consequences on people’s lives. Digby Brown, in Inverness, can help.

That is what Digby Brown Solicitor’s Inverness team have been doing for the last five years. Since opening in 2011 on Bank Street in Inverness, we have helped hundreds of people in the region who have suffered injury or damages as a result of someone else’s negligence.

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES CHEERFUL CHESTERS Mondays, 11am at Raigmore Community Hall, Ashton Rd. Main objective is to help people with severe respiratory problems through regular gentle exercise under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist. For more info call Maureen on 01463 221204 COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING 3rd Wednesday of every month.

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

CROY & CULLODEN MOOR SENIOR CITIZENS' LUNCH CLUB Alternate Wed 1 - 3pm, Church Hall, Croy, £3 for 2 course meal & afternoon tea. Dominoes, jigsaws and other activities CULLODEN FENCING CLUB Tuesdays 7pm - 9pm during term time at Culloden Academy Community Centre. Call 792794

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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.

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS AUTISM SOCIETY Last Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm in MacKenzie Centre, Culduthel Road, Inverness.

Support group. All welcome.

HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB Call 791572 or email: highlandhillwalkers@fsmail.net www.spanglefish.com/ HighlandHillwalkingClub HIGHLAND LGBT FORUM Reg. charity with regular social events in Inverness for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Call 07512 231904 or INVERNESS BLITZ American football, ages 11 to adult. All equipment supplied.

Email info@invernessblitz.co.uk or call: 242431 INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTS Wednesdays 6pm Gym Hall, Millburn Academy. Helping to maintain a healthy lifestyle to provide support to those with cardiac disease, together with their families. Call 01463 704554 visit www.gay-ness.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

SALTIRE SOCIETY HIGHLAND BRANCH Saturdays, 6 per annum 12 noon at various venues. To promote Scotland's cultural heritage, arts and imagination through a series of events and awards with local talks and events. for more information contact Convener Jim Miller on 01463 713552

radiovolunteers.co.uk LOCH ACHONACHIE ANGLING CLUB Trout, Sea Trout & Salmon fishing on the Upper Conon & Blackwater rivers, Lochs Achonachie, Meig & Scardroy. www.laac.cononfishing.com LOCH NESS TOASTMONSTERS A group who’ve joined together to face one of the most feared things in general life - speaking in public. If you are interested in taming your own beast get in touch or drop into one of our fortnightly meetings. www.toastmonsters.co.uk

SOUNDS FAMILIAR SINGING GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday every month at 2:30pm - 4pm in the Craigmonie Hotel, Annfield Rd, Inverness. For people with dementia & their carers. For details call 01463 233231 or 01463 230803 or email soundsfamiliarmusic@aol.com

MEDITATION CLASSES Mondays 6.30pm at Millburn Academy, Diriebught Road, Inverness. £5 (£4 conc.). Call 0141 334 1334 or visit www.meditateinglasgow.org All welcome.

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

NOAH'S ARK TOTS Tues - Fri 9:45am - 11:30am at Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness See www.culduthel christiancentre.org for details.

NORTH KESSOCK BOWLING CLUB For more information about Indoor bowling call 01463 793502 and for Outdoor bowling call 01463 731052.

RESOLIS BABY & TODDLER GROUP Meets at Resolis Memorial Hall, Black Isle, IV7 8LP at Fridays 10am-11:45am all year round. All parents/grandparents/carers welcome with children from birth to 3 years old, local and outwith the area. Contact Lili on 07851 083880. Find us on Facebook or email resolistoddlers@hotmail.co.uk ROSS AND CROMARTY ADVANCED MOTORISTS To improve the standard of driving on our roads. Associates may enrol throughout the year.

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TREES FOR LIFE CONSERVATION DAYS …

Spend a day out in the Highlands working to restore the fabulous Caledonian forest.

Transport, tools and training provided. Pick up from Forres for volunteers over 18. Usually every second Wednesday. Booking is essential. Call the office on 01309 691292 or email volunteer@treesforlife.org.uk to join the email list.

TRIRATNA HIGHLANDS BUDDHIST CENTRE Suite 4, Ballantyne House, Academy Street, Inverness IV1 1LU. Visit www.buddhist communityhighlands.org.uk

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What I love most about The Old Mill Inn is the sincere welcome you always get and the really cosy atmosphere. I'm not quite sure how they do it – is it because it is so often busy, the warm ǡ Ƥ ȋ cooler!) or that feeling of history that goes with the building? Ƥ ͚͘͝

told. I believe that it used to be a “Meal Mill” and maybe that's why the food is always so good! You don't always expect food ǡ Ƥ things that makes The Old Mill Inn stand out from the rest.

They always use proper professional chefs and you can certainly taste that in the quality of the food, and it met our every expectation again. Maybe this is why some of our previous visits have been very special to my partner and I. As always when we arrived we were greeted by the owner Kevin, who showed us to our seats. We had decided on a meal in the restaurant area, though if you like you can have a bar meal which is served in the other areas of The Old Mill Inn. Kevin handed us the menus and took our drink orders, the restaurant was full and there was a really good atmosphere.

For starters I had the seared Orkney scallops, Stornoway black ǡ ƪ Chris had good old fashioned Cullen Skink with smoked haddock, onions and leeks – both starters were perfect - the Scallops were cooked to perfection and the Stornoway Black Pudding, as always, a great combination with the Scallops. The Cullen Skink was thick and creamy and just the prefect size for a starter not too much so you can't manage your main meal and with this came homemade bread and something which I thought was a lovely touch, homemade butter which was very tasty.

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With Christmas around the corner, I know my mailbox will soon be filled with emails from constituents highlighting the many and varied delivery surcharges they are being asked to pay. Here in the North of Scotland, we are all still paying excessive delivery charges and my ‘Peoples Delivery Guarantee’ campaign aims to put an end to this. In March 2016, I presented the first ever bill on the issue of Delivery Charges to the UK Parliament. I worked with Citizens Advice Scotland and officers from Trading Standards at the Highland Council to set out the legislative amendments the UK Government could make to put an end to these unfair charges. We already have a universal postal service and at the very least retailers should have to offer to post the parcel via the Royal Mail.

You can show your support for a ‘People’s Delivery Guarantee’ by signing my new petition http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/peoples-deliveryguarantee-end-unfair-delivery.Drew Hendry MP

As soon as First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon appointed me as Rural Economy Secretary, I made it my number one priority to put right the Common Agricultural Payment system and to end the delays in payments to farmers and crofters. We have now paid 97 per cent of them for this year and have agreed that for next year, payments will be brought forward to November. Most cases will soon apply for and receive four fifths of their total entitlement.

This should put up to £300 Million into the rural Economy of the country at a time of year when many make their financial decisions to invest.

There is more work to be done to get things 100% but I am pleased that we have made such good progress.

Fergus Ewing MSP

Life has been hectic since the elections back in May, a month which seems such a long time ago now as we enter into autumn. I was truly honoured to be elected to the Scottish Parliament as a member for the Highlands and Islands and along with my colleagues I look forward to this parliamentary term and the things we can do to make a difference. One such difference is doing our best to help those in need and I was delighted to support the local Kinloss based charity Morayvia who had joined forces with STV to hold a fundraising dinner and auction at Innes House just outside Elgin in mid September. The focus of the event was very much about raising funds to support children who may be living in poverty, or struggling with a life changing health condition, or indeed caring for a loved one at home. The evening was a great success raising the sum of £14,000 which was split between the two charities – Morayvia and the STV Childrens Appeal. A great demonstration of how organisations can work together to help others.

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8 singers take to stage after working with singing coaches for the live final. in aid of highland hospice. contact: emma nicol on 01463 243132 or e.nicol@highlandhospice.org.uk a guy called gerald 10.30pm@the ironworks, £10. music nairn: william howard, pianist. pieces from mendelshon, schumann, lizst, schubert & chopin.

7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. tickets at door or from music nairn. contact: 01667 455701. visit www.musicnairn.org.

bird at risk?" - speaker: peter mowby 7.30pm, culloden library. £3 (members), £4 (non members) contact: 01463 221661/01808 511740. aleister crowley: a passion for evil: john burns explores the life of the man they called the beast 7.30pm, gairloch village hall

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primrose piano quartet 1pm, spectrum centre, margaret street, inverness. contact: 01463 221842.

halloween show 6.30pm - 8.30pm, ness islands, inverness two scary nights on ness islands.

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wishbone ash 7.30pm@the ironworks. visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

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highland branch seagull trust cruises christmas craft fair 10am - 12.30pm, north kessock community hall adults £3, children £1. all welcome. price includes homebaking & refreshments. over 21 stall. civic bonfire & fireworks 7pm- 8.30pm, bught park, inverness.free. all welcome. contact: gerry reynolds on 01463 724 262 or email gerry.reynolds@highland.gov.uk.

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givin' it verbal tbc, the bike shed, inverness. £5. an evening of theatre, poetry, sketches and more . . . part of 30th Anniversary Faultline Festival. friends of the pavillion food, craft and gift fair 10am 4pm, strathpeffer pavillion. free. food products from the highlands. local crafts. unique gifts for all the family. refreshments & home bakes. contact: glen knott on 01997 420124 or email info@strathpefferpavilion.org phil campbell's all star band@the ironworks 7.30pm, visit www.ironworksvenue.com. gleadhraich@ hootannay 9.30pm.

7 monday royal scottish geographical society: "ash bhardwaj finding & telling stories" 7.30pm, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness. adults £10, members, students & u18s free. ash, a born eplorerer & story teller, will talk about his adventures & how to translate them into good travel writing.

8 tuesday inverness botany group: "caledonian pinewoods & their plants" 7.30pm, smithton free church, murray road, inverness. all welcome. visit invernessbotanygroup.com.

10 thursday

14 monday the big dance show - highlands 2016 7pm, eden court theatre. over 20 local groups from across the highlands - highland to hip hop, ballet to bollywood, etc. contact: 01463 234234.

15 tuesday teenage fanclub@ ironworks 7pm. visit ironworksvenue.com.

15 tuesday - 17 thursday 5th highland wheelchair curling triples competition 2016 10am - 4pm (tues), 10.30am - 4pm (wed) &, inverness ice centre. come along & watch wheelchair curlers from all over scotland and the north of england in action. prize giving thurs. 2pm contact: mo simpson on 07798 710404 or email wheels77uk@yahoo.co.uk.

16 wednesday social diners - why eat alone? 7.30pm, for dining venue info & to book call gill on 01349 877061

19 saturday annual fairtrade bazaar 10.30am - 3pm, inverness town house. fairtrade & ethical products & foods in time for christmas.

highland decorative & fine arts society: "income & inspiration" david philips (oxford) gives a talk on the financial secrets of the masters, or art forgery and its identification. 2pm - 3.30pm, smithton free church, murray road, inverness. non-members £8. new members welcome. contact:david martin 07595 219308 or davidmartin30@hotmail.com. visit www.hdfas.org.uk.

11 friday remembrance day ceremony 11am, inverness town house. all welcome. gary little:a little bit of personal@mad hatters.

12 saturday highland showtime 2016: glencraig scottish dance band, robert robertson (mod gold 2013) & many more. 7.30pm, eden court theatre. silver belles choir concert in aid of guide dogs for the blind. 7.30pm, spectrum centre, margaret street, inverness. £5. all welcome. wwi: the home front in the highlands in 1916 11am - 3pm, highland archive centre, bught road, inverness. free - drop in event. original archive material & family history resources documenting home life in the highlands during 1916. contact: janet baker on 01463 256444 or by email at archives@highifehighland.com. roy chubby brown@the ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

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homecomings: peter fraser, john diefenbaker & 20th century highland ..” speaker dr jim macpherson 7.30pm, highland archive centre, bught road, inverness. free. contact: janet baker on 01463 256444 or email archives@highlifehighland.com.

24 thursday

rspb: "the highlands in all seasons" 7.30pm, greyfriars church, balloan road, inverness. all welcome. contact: 01997 433283.

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22 tuesday highland literary salon: "putting yourself out there" 7.30pm, glen mhor hotel, inverness. celebrating book week scotland 2016. visit www.highlandlitsalon.com.

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12.30pm, craigmonie hotel, annfield road, inverness all welcome. contact: jim on 01463 713552.

27 sunday

highland hospitals' annual carol concert 3pm, eden court theatre. start the festive season off with some wonderful carols. contact: 01463 234234.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS FAITH OR FEAR? I don’t know about you, but I find life so challenging these days. Things have changed so much. We learn news from the other side of the world almost before it’s happened! Many of us would say that we’ve largely lost the sense of community and neighbourly care “it’s not my responsibility”. Social customs and behaviour that we took for granted are now regarded as “non-pc”.

When I was young, if I did something wrong, it was not unusual for a passing adult to tell me to correct what I’d done – and I’d usually comply. Nowadays, many people, young and old, challenge any authority, threatening legal action of some kind!

The list of changes could go on and on, but what I am aware of is that there is a lot of fear, and that a lot of fear is stirred up by rumour. For instance, it is often said of immigrants that “they’re taking our jobs” etc.

The facts are very different from the rumours, but we seem to accept so easily the uncorroborated claims we read or hear when those rumours support our prejudices. Not too long ago, many thought they were in a job for life. Economic change has removed that certainty, and many live in fear of unemployment and consequential debts. We have made such great progress in the treatment of disease, and yet many live in fear of cancer in its varied forms.

Humankind has lived for thousands of years with the challenges of change and the fear of what we cannot

control. Mostly, we are very good at embracing change and adapting to new circumstances, but sometimes things happen that cause to react defensively – closing our borders, ‘ganging up’ with others who support our views etc. We actually read of similar situations in the Bible - historical events of thousands of years ago. The Jewish nation had lived with a history of rise and fall.

In the days when Jesus Christ lived on earth, they were an occupied country, ruled by Rome, policed by ruthless Roman Soldiers. They had a fragile peace, enabled by compromise and they lived in fear of “upsetting the apple-cart”. That was one of the background fears in the event of Jesus’ crucifixion, with his talk of “the Kingdom of God”. It seemed easier to get rid of the young preacher from Nazareth, rather than risk the wrath of Rome, challenging the rule of the Emperor. When Jesus Christ came, he offered a new way of living. He never promised an easy life, or one where there are no problems. Rather, he simply said, “I am with you”. He promised a supernatural mystery to those who would turn from sinful, selfish ways and turn to him, for he promised the gift of the Spirit of God himself. It is this ‘mystery’ that has enabled thousands of Christians over the years to endure the most awful persecution and rejection. It has motivated Christians for centuries to do good in society, for all people. Yes, it’s also true that Christians have made great mistakes and sometimes got things wrong, but in the end the changes for good have been overwhelming. In

Old High St Stephen's, Church of Scotland 1) Old High Church, Church Street, Inverness. Sundays 11.15am. Tel: 01463 250802. 2) St Stephen’s Church, Southside Road at Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness. Sundays 10am. Tel: 01463 250802.www.oldhighststephens.com St Andrew's Cathedral, Scottish Episcopal Church Ardross Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233535. Website: www.invernesscathedral.com St Clement's Parish, Church of Scotland Church Street, Dingwall. Sundays 11.30am.

6.30pm: evening worship. Sunday school meets in church hall 11.20am (term time).

Tel: 01349 863063.

St Columba, Church of Scotland Sundays, 10:30am at Drummond School, Drummond Road, Inverness IV2 4NZ. Tel: 07535 290092. Website: www.stcolumbainverness.org St John the Evangelist, Episcopal Church Southside Road, Inverness. Sunday Family Communion alternates 9.45am or 11.15am; Wednesdays 11am Holy Communion.

Contact Revd Dr John Cuthbert, 01463 223218. stjohnsinverness.wix.com/stjohnsinverness St Ninian's Catholic Church 21 Culduthel Road, Inverness, IV2 4AN. Saturday Vigil 5pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Tel: 01463 236620. Website: www.saintninians.org.uk St Mary's Catholic Church 30 Huntly Street, Inverness, IV3 5PR. Saturday Vigil 6pm. Sunday Mass 11am and 6.30pm.

St Columba’s Catholic Church Culloden, IV2 7PW. Sunday Mass 9.30am. Tel: 01463 233519. Website: www.stmarysinverness.co.uk St Mary-in-the-Fields, Episcopal Church Culloden. 9.45am: Sunday service and family

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Victorian times, for instance, missionaries taught a very British version of Christianity to countries with a totally different culture. Even if that was a well-meant mistake, much of what was included in their message contributed a great deal that changed those countries for goo. This ‘mystery’ I mentioned is the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Chris. Jesus said to his followers at the time, “The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” (John’s Gospel ch 14 v17) Yes, that’s right – the Spirit of Jesus in us – that’s the mystery. When you understand that and believe it, it can change everything. Life is full of challenges. Bad things happen, but Jesus in us can take away the fear of change and enable us to trust his guidance to make the best choices, based on faith, not fear. The remarkable thing is that this faith is accessible to any who will simply to turn to Jesus.

There are no exams, no qualifications required – just a genuine willingness to change direction and live God’s way. It’s truly personal, but God wants us to experience this faith with others, which is why there is this thing called ‘church’ – not a building, but the people who meet there. If you want to live a life of faith, rather than fear, why not try a church near you?

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

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

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

Thursdays & Saturdays 7.30pm. Tel: 07532 010595.

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SpotLight magazine launches new free online community database www.spotlighton.co.uk Over the last 12 months the SpotLight magazine has been designing and developing a brand new interface for the Moray and Highland area. The website is free to use and free for people to upload their own information. As a user of the site, it is not necessary to register, although doing so will enable the database to localise your information search.

Spotlight are pleased to advise that there are thousands of listings already loaded which include detailed information in the following areas: Trades, Clubs & Societies, Restaurants, Things to See & Do, Places of Interest, Useful Contacts etc.

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