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light lunch of homemade soup and a toasted panini or a 3 course meal, we offer freshly sourced food cooked to order with a friendly service. For private functions, bookings can be taken for up to 40 guests and we have a private dining room and bar. If you’d prefer to takeaway, we have a selection of pizzas, suppers, burgers and so much more. We have the best fish & chips in the area. We also deliver to your door within 8 miles, a small delivery charge will apply. For orders over £50, we can deliver further afield. To experience food at it’s best with flavour, character and above all authenticity, Ozzy’s is well worth a visit.

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Review Gollanfield Crossroads A96, Inverness IV2 7QT “Ozzy Ali’s” is only a ten minute drive from Inverness and is located on the A96 between Nairn and Inverness. It has a large car parking space and is easy to find.

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We arrived and were welcomed by the staff and then taken to our table. The table was nicely set and had a candle lit on it. The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere and felt relaxing. We were given Menus and our drinks order was taken. For starters, Susan had the Hand Dived Scallops with Black Pudding with a Pomegranate and Beetroot Puree and I chose the Haggis Pakora in a light crispy batter with a Whisky and Wholegrain Mustard Sauce. Both dishes were presented beautifully on the plate and tasted very flavoursome.

There were many different options of Mains to choose from - including Seafood, Poultry, Meat and Vegetarian. Susan chose the Seabass Fillet Kurdish Kuba with Sizzled Ginger, Chilli and Spring Onion, on a bed of Crushed New Potatoes, Savoy Cabbage and Sautéed Leek, whilst I chose the Kurdish Kuba - oval rice balls stuffed with lamb biryani, pistachio, walnuts and delicious Kurdish spice with a roasted aubergine and courgette tipsi. Both dishes were absolutely bursting with flavour and all the different ingredients blended together. The Kurdish kuba is one of Ozzys traditional dishes, it didn't disappoint and was delicious. For dessert, Susan had the Brandy Basket filled with Vanilla and Banoffee ice cream with Brandy Glazed Banana and I had the Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch sauce and Vanilla ice cream. The desserts were tasty and thoroughly enjoyed. Ozzy came out to greet us and made sure we had enjoyed our meal when we had finished. He was very friendly and made us feel welcome. Brandy Basket

Ozzy Ali’s is a fine dining restaurant and has well presented food which tastes amazing. There are many different options to choose from throughout the menu and they can also make cocktails. The meat is bought locally from Munro’s Dingwall Butcher. I would highly recommend Ozzy Ali’s and will definitely going back for another meal in the future. A Review by Rachel & Susan September 2017 www.ozzyalicatering.co.uk l 01667 460390 l ozzy@ozzyalicatering.co.uk

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AUTISM RIGHTS GROUP HIGHLAND (ARGH) Run by & -for autistic adults to make the adult autistic voice heard. We uphold ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ principle. Email at kb@arghighland.co.uk www.arghighland.co.uk BLAZIN NEEDLES Tues, 1.30pm – 3.30pm,The Bike Shed, Grant Street, Inverness. Friendly drop-in group for anyone interested in working with wool or textiles. Beginners or experienced knitters looking for company. Donations for room hire & teas & coffees. CHARLESTON BABY & TODDLER GROUP Tues & Fri, 9.30am, Charleston Community Complex. £1 per session or register for 6 months or the year. Learn, play & socialise. Call 01463 220128 CHARLESTON YOUTH THEATRE For ages 12-18, Charleston Academy, Inverness

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COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING 3rd Wed of month. 10.30am 11.30am, Dalneigh Church Hall, St Marys Avenue, Inverness. Whether you are 9 or 90. Everyone Welcome. CROWN CHURCH MENS CLUB Get in touch for more information Call 237768 or email at mackenzie17@ mackenzie17.plus.com DYSELXIA HELP & ADVICE DROP IN SESSION 1st Sat of month, 10am 12.30pm, Inverness Library, Farraline Park, Margaret Street. Free. Call Gilda Westerman on 01309 671394 www.gildawestermann.com/ FRIENDS OF THE BIRNIE SUPPORT GROUP Wed, 9.30am - 11.30am & 12.30pm - 2.30pm, the Playroom, The Birnie Centre, Raigmore Hospital. For children with additional needs & their families & carers. £2 per session. Snack/refreshments provided. Call Anne on07542 712381 HIGHLAND CHARITY JIVE ALL PROCEEDS TO LOCAL CHARITIES Learn to dance Modern Jive. Weekly Beginners Class & Freestyle dance. All welcome. £5 entry. For info email Kevin & Corrina Moore at highlandcharityjive@yahoo.com HIGHLAND GERMAN SOCIETY 1st Wed of month (Oct - Apr), 7.30pm (Oct - Dec) & thereafter 2pm, St.Ninian’s RC Church Hall, Culduthel Road, Inverness. Call Rosa Chisholm on 01463 238560 or email at rosakchisholm@gmail.co.uk HIGHLAND ITALIAN CIRCLE 3rd Fri of month (Oct -Mar), 7.45pm. www.highlanditalian circle.co.uk HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS AUTISM SOCIETY Last Wed of month, 7.30pm, MacKenzie Centre, Culduthel

Road, Inverness. Support group. All welcome. INVERNESS ADVANCED MOTORISTS 7.30pm, Milburn Academy, Inverness. Improve your driving lectures & practical tuition to bring you up to the IAM test standard. Email at info@inverness-iam.org INVERNESS CATHEDRAL SOCIETY OF BELL RINGERS Thurs, 7.30pm - 9pm. Anyone can be a bell ringer! We ring for Sunday services, weddings & other special occasions. Call 01381 610411 or email at inverness@sacr.org INVERNESS NETBALL CLUB Wed, 7pm - 9pm, Inverness Royal Academy Sports Centre. For ladies aged 16+. All abilities welcome. Call 07983168044 or email at invernessnetballclub@ gmail.com www.invernessnetball.co.uk INVERNESS RACING PIGEON CLUB Seeking new members young & old. Races held from Inverness to as far away as France with the North East Federation. All ages welcome. Call 01463 243038 INVERNESS SEA CADETS Tues & Thurs, 7.15pm - 9.30pm, Call 226069 INVERNESS WINE APPRECIATION SOCIETY Bringing together people with an interest in wine & to develop their interest by holding tastings, usually led by a member of the wine trade & accompanied by suitable food. Call 221535 LOCH ACHONACHIE ANGLING CLUB Trout, Sea Trout & Salmon fishing on the Upper Conon & Blackwater rivers, Lochs Achonachie, Meig & Scardroy. www.laac.cononfishing.com MEDITATE IN INVERNESS: KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTRE, GLASGOW. Tues from 3rd Oct - 12th Dec, 7pm - 8.30pm, Room 6,

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Spectrum Centre, 1 Margaret Street, Inverness. Drop in meditation class for well being & happiness. All welcome. £25 for 5 classes or £7 for single class per person to cover costs. Call 0141 5733220 www.meditateinscotland.org MORNING CALL FREE daily telephone call to be made to any person who needs the reassurance of such a call. Made between 8.30am & 10am. Call Alan Michael on 790410 SALTIRE SOCIETY HIGHLAND BRANCH Sat, 6 per annum 12 noon at various venues. To promote Scotland's cultural heritage, arts & imagination through a series of events & awards with local talks & events. call Convenor Jim Miller on 01463 713552 STRATH ART CLUB Relaxing setting for informal drop in sessions for budding artists. 7pm - 9pm, £2 per session with the kitchen available for making of refreshments, Strathpeffer Community Centre. Call 01997 421989. www.strathpeffer communitycentre.org.uk THE INVERNESS SINGERS Wed, 7.30 pm, 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 TORCH (FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED) Last Sat of month, 2pm, the Kingsview Christian Centre. Call Clark Walls on 01463 221597

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As we go to press, the news seems to be full of stories of natural disasters; hurricanes, floods, earthquakes to name a few.

It seems a bit ironic to me that the media is criticising the government for not spending enough to help those in danger and yet it was not so long ago, I recall, that the government were being criticised for spending too much on foreign aid and not looking after our own. As someone once said: “There’s now’t so strange as folk!”

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On 13 January 1982, a Boeing 737 struggled to take off from Washington National Airport in wintry conditions. Stalling at low altitude, the plane collided with a bridge over the Potomac River and the wreckage plunged through the ice into the bitterly cold water below. Remarkably, six people not only survived, but succeeded in escaping from the sinking fuselage and clinging onto a piece of wreckage. They were less than forty metres from the shore. However, all had suffered serious injuries and in sub-zero temperatures it was clear that they could not last for long. Valiant rescue efforts by bystanders included lifelines made of belts and of battery cables, and a brave attempt to swim through the ice. All were ultimately unsuccessful, and twenty minutes passed. The winter sun was going down and with it any hope of rescue, when suddenly a helicopter arrived.

A lifeline was lowered in order to tow the survivors to shore. The first passenger to receive the line caught hold of it and was dragged to safety, but the second, instead of seizing the opportunity to rescue himself, passed the rope to another survivor. His name was Arland Williams. When the helicopter came back, it lowered two lines, one of them to Williams, but again he passed it on. He must have known by this time that his strength was failing, but chose to put the needs of others before his own. By the time the helicopter returned once more, he had vanished beneath the water. Arland Williams was hailed as a hero who had sacrificed his own life to save others; the bridge at the scene of the accident was renamed in his honour. Williams’ selfless actions remind Christians of the hero of our faith. Almost two thousand years ago, Jesus died a cruel death on a cross; accepting

Ardersier with Petty Parish Church, Church of Scotland Ardersier Sundays 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12 noon. Tel: 01667 462224. Avoch Congregational Church High Street, Avoch. Sundays 11.30am. Refreshments afterwards. www.avochcongregationalchurch.co.uk Barn Church of Scotland Culloden. Sundays 10.30am. First and third Sundays of the month 6.30pm service. www.barnchurch.org.uk Black Isle Charge Episcopal Churches 1 Deans Road, Fortrose. Tel: 01381 622241. Cale House, Church of Scotland Millburn Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 718616. Celt Street Evangelical Church Celt Street, Inverness, IV3 5JD. Sundays 11:45am and 5pm Tel: 01463 772147. www.celtstreet.org.uk City Life Church Mercure Hotel, Church Street, Inverness. Sundays 10:30am. Tel: 01463 714839. Email: info@citylifechurch.org.uk. Website: www.citylifechurch.org.uk Culduthel Christian Centre Culduthel Avenue, IV2 6AS. Sundays: 11am. Free debt counselling available. Pastor Alasdair Macleod. Call 01463 222795 or visit www.culduthelchristiancentre.org. Culloden-Balloch Baptist Church Wellside Road, Balloch, Inverness. Sundays 10.30am. Tel: 01463 794005. Email: culloden.baptist@btconnect.com. Website: www.cullodenbaptistchurch.org.uk Culloden Gospel Hall for meeting times & locations please visit www.cullodengospelhall.com Croy & Dalcross Parish Church Church of Scotland Croy Village. Every Sunday 12noon. Dalneigh & Bona Church of Scotland St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness.

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the ultimate punishment even though he was himself innocent of crime. Like Arland Williams, he had the opportunity to save himself, but chose instead to die in order to rescue others. The Bible tells us: “He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.” I Thessalonians 5:10. Through his death, Jesus throws each of us a spiritual lifeline, and this presents us with a choice. We have the opportunity to catch hold of the line or to continue our own efforts to save ourselves. The river in which we find ourselves treading water does not always seem as terrible as the Potomac, but ultimately it is no less deadly. Let’s reach out and grasp the lifeline!

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Bona Church, Lochend by Inverness: 10am. Dalneigh Church, St Mary’s Avenue, Inverness: 10.30am and 6.30pm. Tel: 01463 224795. Dingwall Baptist Church Tulloch Street, Dingwall. www.dbc.org.uk Dingwall Castle Street Church of Scotland www.dingwall-church.co.uk Dingwall Catholic Church, St Lawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall. Tel: 01349 863143. Dingwall Episcopal Church, St James The Great Castle Street, Dingwall. Tel: 01349 862204. Website: www.stjames-stannes.org.uk Dingwall Free Church High Street. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Website: www.deep-river.co.uk Dores FCC Reformed Church - (Up the brae from the village on B862) Sundays 11am (Children welcome) & 6:30pm. Wednesdays 7:30pm. Web: www.dores-church.org.uk - Rev. D. Ratti 07599 298946 Ferintosh and Resolis Free Church Rev. Chris Smart. Website: www.ferintosh.org.uk Free North Church Bank Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 224332. Website: www.freenorthchurch.org Fortrose Free Church, 5 Church Street, Fortrose, IV10 8TE. Sunday: 11.30am and 6pm. Website: www.freechurch.org Highland International Church Sundays, 11am at the Craigmonie Hotel, 9 Annfield Road, Inverness. www.hicinverness.org.uk Hilton, Church of Scotland Tomatin Road, Inverness. Tel: 01463 233310. Website: www.hiltonchurch.org.uk Inverness Presbytery www.invernesspresbytery.co.uk/congregations Listed A to H and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or for any amendments to existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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I spent the summer months on a surgery tour engaging with many constituents and numerous businesses on the issues that matter most to them. Travelling far and wide across the Highlands and Islands, there were three major issues that were continually on the minds of constituents and businesses alike. Firstly, in every corner of the Highlands there was an ever-growing frustration that the region remains stuck in the slow lane when it comes to internet speeds. Secondly, there are deep concerns over the NHS Highland staffing crisis which is leading to hospital closures as well as fears that proposed redesigns of health services are not addressing local needs. Thirdly, the North Coast 500 has been great boost for Highland tourism; however, it is clear that extra infrastructure is required urgently to cope with the higher volume of traffic on our roads. As the Scottish Parliament returns I will be pushing the Scottish Government every day to improve rural connectivity, address the NHS Highland crisis and upgrade infrastructure on the North Coast 500.

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I am committed to bringing forestry into the heart of discussions about the future growth of the rural economy – for too long it has been a ‘cinderella’ sector. I recently visited the 5 Forestry Commission local offices all over Scotland. Their staff of around 20 in each office cover huge areas as woodland and conservation officers, helping to process woodland applications. They are experts in their field, doing a great job with a great culture and we want to build on that. Our forestry bill, currently in Parliament, will complete devolution of this vital sector. I have big ambitions for it too – not only to meet the current target of planting 10,000 trees a year but increasing that. I am determined to ensure that we put in place the supports needed to grow the forestry industry for the benefit of our economy, our health and our environment.

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until 15 october highland archaeology festival tbc, various events celebrate the heritage of the highlands from earliest settlers to modern times, below ground & above. www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org/calendar.asp

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richard watt (18th c artist): exhibition tbc, grantownon-spey museum. explores the turbulent & intriguing world of a highland clan at the time of the jacobites.

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Rolling Events until 30 september flow photography festival: 'people & place' tbc, various venues throughout the north. launch at eden court theatre & exhibition at inverness museum & art gallery vernon jones & margaret gardiner: exhibition of seascapes & pottery tbc, castle gallery, inverness. www.castlegallery.co.uk

until 1 october 1917 wwi exhibition tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss original objects, archives & photographs, call annmarie peckham on 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or ann-marie@ thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

art installation by robyn woolston, artist in residence tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss. call ann-marie peckham, curator on 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or email at ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

year of history, heritage & archaeology 2017 tbc, moray, speyside & the highlands. various events. www.visitscotland.com

September 2017 25 monday texas 6pm, inverness. tickets from website or caffreys menswear. call 0844 888 9991. www.ticketline.co.uk tech meetup inverness 7pm, centre for health science, inverness. networking group for people interested in technology, either as a hobby or professionally. food & drink provided. call robert on 01463 255000 or at robert@nessdesign.biz.

27 wednesday baby loss support service: for anyone touched by baby loss, or grieving their inability to conceive 7.15pm - 8.30pm, st andrew’s cathedral, inverness. free. www.sayinggoodbye.org

28 thursday entreprenurial academy: executing a digital strategy 9am - 5pm, kingsmills hotel, culcabock road, inverness. free. workshops sustainable growth & scaling up. highlands & islands enterprise. email entrepreneurship@hient.co.uk. www.eventbrite.co.uk

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be done by hand with a spring rake, but some mechanical help is really the best option for anything more than quite a small lawn. You can hire a blade scarifier for the day at some garden machinery centres, but be warned, these are pretty vicious machines and it’s only too easy to “plough” your garden, and then need a new lawn ! An “average” lawn usually takes 2 experienced crew half a day to do with machines and blowers. The best time to tackle this is either side of Christmas. Scarifying is never recommended in the growing season because the very nature of the exercise is pretty traumatic for the grass, and some recovery time is required, during which time it looks pretty shabby. Doing it off-season allows recovery, then you put on a spring feed, and have a season of decent grass to mow. Enjoy !

bit of work. I’m talking about scarifying again of course. This will also be featuring in all the TV gardening programmes and magazines about now, and it is what we at GreenThumb spend all winter doing. We will have 3 heavy blade scarifier machines out clearing (at the last count) 1,000 lawns round here. – oh joy ! Scarifying moss and thatch out is undertaken to clear the lawn surface of all the dead material and moss to allow fresh grass plants to dominate the lawn environment, providing the best conditions for absorbsion of sunlight, moisture and nutrients. If this task is overlooked (or avoided), the following season there is even more build-up, and in no time, the lawn is more moss than grass.

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29 friday - 30 saturday

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great glen walking club: weekend away; details to follow tbc, newtonmore

serenade for violin & harpsichord: featuring german violinist louis vandory & caroline bergius on harpsichord 7.30pm, pavillion, strathpeffer. tickets at door. call 01463 741223

29 friday - 1 october rock in the loch 12pm (29th) - 1pm (1st), jakes bar & restaurant, lochanhully, carrbridge. £20. rock the loch motorcycle gathering. join us at j.a.k.e.s for his first gathering! live music, bbq & stalls

30 saturday 11th annual agricultural working vintage rally & display 10am - 4pm, daviot estate (5 miles south of inverness). adults £10 (incl catalogue); u16s free strathnairn farmers' association. call ray smith & donald maclennan on 01463 790325/07796750041 or 01463 731682/07860116846 or email at strathnairnfarmers@hotmail.com www.daviotvintage.co.uk cammanachd cup final 2017 11am, bught park, inverness. www.shinty.com 20th anniversary of damn rebel bitches: the women of the '45 1.30pm, culloden battlefield visitors centre £3; conc & students £2.50. maggie craig in conversation with lin anderson, crime writer & cofounder of the bloody scotland crime writing festival email culloden@nts.org.

30 saturday - 1 october funbox underwater adventure 12pm & 3pm, eden court theatre, inverness. £9 - £12. great fun for the kids!! call 01463 234 234

October 2017 tommy smith quartet: embodying the light 7.30pm, one touch theatre, eden court. call 01463 234234 afternoon charity dance: live band, dancing with sharks 2pm - 5pm, the waterside hotel, inverness £10 at the door. swing, modern jive, ballroom, latin. all welcome, no experience necessary. raffle, proceeds to local charities.

2 monday blanche & butch 8pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness. call 01463 234234

3 tuesday scottish ornithologists' club: technology, tags & tracks - talk by ben darvill 7.30 pm, culloden library, inverness. £3 members; £4 non members. call 01463 772539 or 01808 511740 the skids 40th anniversary tour@ironworks, inverness. 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

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nessbookfest tbc, various venues in inverness exciting & varied programme of events involving local writers, artists & publishers as well as guest speakers. www.nessbookfest.wordpress.com

6 friday paul oakenfold generations tour@ironworks, inverness 10.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com calum macphail trio@hootananny 9.30pm

7 saturday inverness abc boxing tournament@ironworks, inverness. doors 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com world porridge making championships 10.15am4pm, carrbridge village hall. donations porridge making & tasting, whisky tasting, prize draw

8 sunday great glen walking club: blue hill circular walk 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. distance: 10.5 miles; grade b

8 sunday - 15 sunday scraping the surface 2017: family fun event 10.30am - 2.30pm, culloden battlefield visitors centre. pop up talks to table top archaeological trenches. free, but donations for taking part

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rsgs lecture: life with the hunters of the south seas 7.30pm – 9pm, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness. email rpreece@onetel.com. www.rsgs.org

12 thursday stars of irish country@ironworks, inverness. 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com dougie maclean 7.30pm, pavillion, strathpeffer

12 thursday - 14 saturday inverness street festival 11am - 4pm, inverness city centre. street entertainers, family fun.

13 friday uk foo fighters 10th anniversary tour@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com bbc sso 7.30pm, one touch theatre, eden court call 01463 234234

13 friday - 15 sunday loch ness knit fest 10am - 5pm, inverness ice centre showcasing wool, yarn, patterns, needles, books, buttons & more. email ask@lochnessknitfest.com

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am mòd nàiseanta rìoghail / the royal national mod 10am - 6pm, tbc. gaelic festival celebrates the gaelic language & culture through music, dance, drama, arts & literature. email info@the-mod.co.uk

22 sunday

14 saturday the arts society highland free coffee morning & short lecture on “the legacy of the printing press” speaker tim honnor 10.30am, free church, smithton, culloden. come along & find out about the society. monthly lectures, outings & sponsorship of young artists in the highlands. mcfleetwood mac triubte@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com the ultimate eagles@eden court theatre, inverness 7.30pm, the 40th anniversary of the legendary album "hotel california". call 01463 234234 great glen walking club: (walk 1) south from glenmore ski centre on ben macdui footpath 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. distance: 4 miles; grade: b. (walk 2) west of coire an lochan distance 9am, 4miles/ 6.4km, walk grade b, meet at uhi car park, ness walk, inverness east fife male voice choir 7.30pm, ness bank church, inverness. retiring collection in aid of the highland hospice. call 01463 230588 or email at a.black236@btinternet.com uncovered stories archaeology tour 1pm, culloden battlefield visitors centre. £5, concession £4.50, family ticket available. ticket must be purchased online prior to the event.

the story of the little gentleman 4pm, one touch theatre, eden court, finverness. call 01463 234234 great glen walking club: achnashellach station – easan dorcha bothy circuit 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. distance: 9.5 miles; grade: b

23 monday elaine paige in concert 7.30pm, eden court , inverness. call 01463 234234

24 tuesday blood donors 5pm - 7pm, holm primary school, inverness. please book an appointment. call 0345 301 7270 or at nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net

24 tuesday - 26 thursday 6th highland wheelchair curling triples competition 2017 tues 10am - 4pm (opening ceremony) inverness ice centre. come along & watch wheelchair curlers from all over scotland & the north of england in action. call mo simpson on 07798 710 404 or email at wheels77uk@yahoo.co.uk

25 wednesday session a9 8pm, eden court, inverness. call 01463 234234. www.eden-court

27 friday

corralach @hootananny, inverness 9.30pm aviemore half marathon 10k & fun run tbc, aviemore

colonel mustard and the di-jon 5 'yellowe'en' + spring break@ironworks. inverness 10.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com comunn gàidhlig inbhir nis: "the appin murder": speaker prof allan macinnes. 7.30pm, sgl room, eden court, inverness. all welcome. www.gsi.org.uk

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million dollar quartet 8pm, empire theatre, eden court theatre 1.30pm 19th & 21st, inspired by the famous recording session that brought together rock ‘n roll icons. call 01463 234234

17 tuesday pamela tait - the tree beings tbc, inverness museum & art gallery. all welcome blood donors 5.30pm - 7.45pm, charleston academy, inverness. please book an appointment call 0345 301 7270 or at nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net

20 friday

great glen walking club: guisachan & plodda falls 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. distance: 9 miles; grade: b

29 sunday

just sing concert 7pm, eden court, inverness. performance £8 workshop £10. call 01463 234234

31 tuesday

scouting for girls@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

the ninth wave@tooth & claw, inverness tbc

21 saturday hotel california doors open 7pm - 10.30pm, elgin town hall. £15 - £17. 14+. over 18s only in the bar marine harvest shinty/hurling international 2pm 4pm, bught park, inverness. scotland’s top shinty players take on their irish hurling counterparts. email admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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October sees a dizzying array of music and comedy make its way to The Drouthy Cobbler’s upstairs venue. The month kicks off with rising Scottish star, Callum Beattie. Playing with big names, including James Arthur and fresh from the release of his debut EP, expect big things from this talented musician. The Drouthy’s music offering continues with the artistic electro sound of The Howl and The Hum, followed by the acoustic bliss of John Smith. Smith has performed alongside the likes of Jackson Browne, Richard Hawley, and Jarvis Cocker. A triple line-up of Huxtable, Twin Heart, and Broadsea on the 13 October, followed by Glasgow-based Tijuana Bibles on 18 October, adds an alt-rock flavour to the month. Their raw, energetic sound is matched by an 8-piece bombardment of good time funkiness as The Oxbow Lake Band bring their upbeat melodies to The Drouthy on October 20th. October’s musical offering rounds off with former members of Scottish cult-folk outfit Harem Scarem, Eilidh Shaw and Ross Martin on 26 October, followed by Trad 5-piece from Denmark, Himmerland, who bring their heady mix of old and new tunes to Elgin on 28 October. Peppering a packed month of music is The Drouthy Cobbler’s monthly comedy club. Always on the last Wednesday of the month, the night features old favourites and emerging talent. On 6th October, the Elgin venue welcomes the hilarious Susie McCabe with her clever and side-splitting new show, Let’s Get Physical, fresh from a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe.

Callum Beattie

James Arthur

Recipe

Chef’s Confidential

Potato and Orange Cake Gluten free The wintery season is upon us. For these changing months why not make something homely and comforting for those days indoors for the whole family to enjoy.

Ingredients: 250g butter 1 1/2 cups caster sugar 3 cups ground almonds Zest of 6 oranges 6 eggs 5 cups mashed potatoes 6tsp baking powder Method: Line a 12inch baking tray with tinfoil and then greaseproof paper. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Gradually beat the mashed potato into the butter mixture along with the orange zest, followed by the ground almonds and baking powder. Tip into the prepared tin and bake for an hour, checking after 45 minutes. Juice the zested oranges and add 1 cup of caster sugar, boil to form a syrup. Using a cocktail stick or skewer poke holes in the top of the cake and pour the syrup over. Leave to cool and serve with whipped cream.

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eptember is a fantastic time for really getting ahead in the garden. Often when you get the clippers out in the earlier summer months, it seems that things grow back so quickly that you’re chasing your own tail! September is a good time to give your hedges a final cut of the year for example – there won’t be much more growth till next spring, but you’re unlikely to expose the hedging plants to any hard frosts that they’re not going to enjoy over the coming weeks. If you’ve got your clippers out remember that plants are pretty tough things on the whole and, as a very general rule, people tend to be too shy with their pruning. Here are a few DOs & DON'Ts for garden jobs this month –

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t DON’T use a high nitrogen feed on your plants or grass. This would stimulate vigorous leaf growth that may get damaged by October frosts. t DON’T cut your grass too short as you get towards your final grass cut, this is to ensure that your grass plants (for that is what each blade of grass is!) do not enter the dormant period while under stress. t DON’T forget to water your plants during any dry spells. Don’t think that just because it is a bit cold or overcast that your plants won’t be missing the rain, even if you’re not! With a bit of luck, as we emerge from the rainy season of August, we will be rewarded with some bright early autumn days when we can enjoy our gardens. Whether that is by having a barbecue, pottering around getting some gardening done, or munching on the last of this year’s fat wild raspberries is up to you. I plan on doing all three! TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT I’M UP TO IN MY OWN GARDEN AT THE MOMENT YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY BLOG (‘THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER’) WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON MY WEBSITE AT WWW.ANGELHORT.COM

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