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BALLOCH BOWLING CLUB Tues & Fri, (Sept - Dec), 7.30pm, Balloch Village Hall. New members welcome. Call Sec on 01463 790274 BEAULY BRIDGE CLUB Tues, (Sept - Mar), 7pm 9.30pm, Phipps Hall, Beauly. Call Bill Forsyth on 01463 783774 CLACHNACUDDIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FC For more information Call 01463 791458 or drew@tesco.net. www.clach-youth.info COMUNN GÀIDHLIG INBHIR NIS- INVERNESS GAELIC SOCIETY Fri monthly talks, (Sept - Mar), 7.30pm, the Inverness Gaelic School. www.gsi.org.uk or www.facebook.com/ InvernessGaelicSociety CROMARTY CAMERA CLUB Thurs, 7.30pm – 9.30pm (Sept Apr), Victoria Hall, Cromarty. All levels of experience. Training in all aspects of photography incl. use of Photoshop. Club competitions & field shoots.
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FORUM FOR MEN Wed, 8pm, Macnabs Bar, Columba Hotel. For gay & bi men. Look for the small red post box on our table. Text 07941 553620 or email at jampa40@yahoo.co.uk www.gay-ness.org.uk HIGHLAND GERMAN SOCIETY Wed, (4th Oct, 8th Nov, 6th Dec, 10th Jan, 7th Feb, 7th Mar, 4th Apr). 7.30pm until Dec, thereafter 2pm. St.Ninian’s Church Hall, Culduthel Road, Inverness Call Rosa Chisholm on 01463 238560 or email at rosachisholm@gmail.co.uk HIGHLAND ITALIAN CIRCLE 3rd Fri each month, (Oct - Mar), 7.45pm www.highland italiancircle.co.uk HIGHLAND QUILTERS 3rd Tues each month, (Sept Jun) (December meeting 2nd Tuesday), 7.30pm. Smithton Free Church Hall New members & visitors welcolme. Call Alice on 01463 234076 HIGHLAND RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Coaching & competitive opportunities in Rugby Football for the whole community. Call Andrew Russell on 243972 or 07786 256891 INVERNESS & DISTRICT FUCHSIA SOCIETY 3rd Wed each month, 7.30pm, Trinity Church Halls, Huntly Street (Not Dec or Jan). Flower Show in Aug. All welcome. Call Dan Matheson on 07857 962431 or dan.matheson@btinternet.com INVERNESS & DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY CLUB Tues & Thurs, 7pm - 10pm, Old TA Drill Hall, Seaforth Road, Muir of Ord. New members welcome. sec.imrc@yahoo.co.uk www.invernessmrc.org.uk INVERNESS 41 CLUB Last Thurs each month, (Sept May, occasionally during summer. New ex-Round Table members most welcome. Call 01463 223504 or email at brielafraser@gmail.com
INVERNESS CANOE CLUB Inland, sea & surf kayaks, open canoe SCA affiliated club. In club training & courses. Pool lessons throughout the year. Email pinkpaddler@yahoo.co.uk www.invernesscc.org.uk INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY (Sept - April/May.) Promotes concerts of Chamber Music by professionals in the Town House, Inverness. www.inverness chambermusic.com INVERNESS GARDENING CLUB 2nd Tues monthly, (Sept - Dec), 7:30pm, the Mackenzie Centre, Culduthel Road . Meetings are informal, usually with an invited speaker. New members or visitors always welcome Call Valerie Weir (Sec) on 01456 486656 or email at v.weir656@btinternet.com
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SAYLIG INVERNESS We look at all aspects of life for people with learning disability &/or autism, SHIRLIE Project, Inverness. Call 01463 716179 rona.mem@hotmail.co.uk
THE INVERNESS SINGERS Wed, 7.30pm - 9.15pm, Crown Church Hall, Inverness. Call Ken Young on 01463 232835 or email at kenmag20@btinternet.com THE WAY FOUNDATION (UNDER 50’S) Helping each other rebuild lives after a partner has died. Email at info@wayfoundation.org.uk
INVERNESS SOCIAL DANCE CLUB Wed, (Sept. - Apr), 7.45pm 9.45pm (termtimes only), Smithton Primary School hall. All levels, including Beginners, welcome. Tutor available. Latin American, Ballroom & Sequence. Call Iris Macleod (Sec) on 01463 233746 or at iris.macleod241@btinternet.com
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SALVATION ARMY LUNCH CLUB Thurs, 12pm - 1pm, 3 courses £3. The Salvation Army, Tomnahurich Street, Inverness. Call 01463 225276
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF INVERNESS & NAIRN 2nd & 4th Mon evenings, Lochardil House Hotel. Call Janet Home (Sec) on 01463 221185
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NOAH'S ARK TOTS Tues - Fri ,9.45am - 11.30am, Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness www.culduthelchristiancentre.org
Providing cricketing opportunities to all members of the local community. Call Hamish Christie on 01463 239894 or 07761 119604
WESTHILL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tues & Thurs, (Sept to Mar), 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Cradlehall Primary School. Some sets of bowls available. Teas/coffees & biscuits. Call Morag Lloyd (Chair) or Gladys Beattie (Sec) on 01463 790948/01463 790834
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I’m the decisive one in the house. Or rather, I’m the one that’s likely to get fed up most quickly with ‘thinking about it’, pick something, and get on with it. I like to think it’s a good thing - that nothing would ever happen if it weren’t for my admirable ability to make a decision and stick with it. But the truth is, things go wrong when I’m not open to thinking twice. The dinner gets ruined. The family trip in the car ends up with us getting lost. Something irreplaceable gets broken. All because I won’t pause for a moment to consider, ‘Am I doing this the best way? Might I need to change my mind?’ Certain trends in our society make the idea of 'changing your mind’ seem out of bounds. If a politician changes their mind about something, it’s basically political suicide. ‘They’ve done a Uturn!’ the media crows, like it’s a vice to be ashamed of. Recent talk from some prominent figures of Brexit not really happening in the end as the nation reconsiders is dismissed - ‘the people have spoken, and we need to get on with delivering their verdict.’ If a football manager changes his mind about a team selection - or worse, if a referee changes his call on the pitch accusations of incompetence ring
round the stadium and the living rooms of the TV audiences. For so many people standing in the spotlight, changing your mind is dismissed as the action of people who are spineless or witless or both. Little wonder that so few people here and now are paying attention to the message of the Son of God. In Mark 1:15, Jesus opens His mouth for the first time in this book and announces what He’s come to make known to us: ‘The time has come… The Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!’ Most people don’t like that word ‘repent.’ For the most part, they’re not sure what it means, but it sounds all religious and judgemental. But Jesus isn’t shouting out bad news - He says it’s the opposite! ‘Repent’ essentially means this: Change your mind. Change your direction. Stop stubbornly heading the way you’re heading. Do a U-turn! Head towards God, instead of away from Him. Turn your face to Him, instead of your back. ‘This is good news!’ says Jesus. ‘You’ve got an opportunity here to change your mind. God wants you to turn around and head His way. I’ve come to lead you there. Follow me.’ I
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
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wonder how many of you reading this would consider the idea that the world’s telling you that changing your mind is for sissies and wimps, but God’s telling you that changing your mind could save your life? Would you give it a second thought? When I pride myself on being decisive, making a call and sticking to it, things often go wrong (mostly because I’m not listening to my wife). Stuff gets ruined, lost and broken. When people pride themselves on being decisive, shaping a life and sticking to it, things will go wrong in the end (mostly because they’re not listening to the God who made them). People get ruined, lost and broken. But they don’t have to. Not if we might be open to changing our minds. Not if we’re willing to listen to how God is calling us to do that through the words, actions, life, death and resurrection of the Son He sent to tell us, ‘No, not that way. This way. Follow me.’
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service and family communion. Tel: 01381 622438. 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: 01463 796961. www.invernesswesthillfcc.org Inverness Presbytery www.invernesspresbytery.co.uk/congregations Listed O to W 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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We had a family holiday in Copenhagen this summer – a city where 50% of folk commute by bike every day. Even my dad - at 73yrs old – took advantage of the nearly 400km of cycle lanes to get around. New cycleways are flourishing locally too – including the River Lossie cycleway and the Inverness South Campus bridge The benefits are obvious. The number of commuters choosing to cycle to work regularly in Inverness has increased to nearly 10% and a recent study shows that pedalling commuters are less stressed. We might not be able to ditch cars entirely up here, but I for one will continue to promote active transport, including safe cycling, to improve congestion and reduce our carbon footprint AND our stress levels.
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It’s great to see so many visitors from all over Europe and the world enjoying all that the Highlands and Islands have to offer – including our amazing food and drink products which make the most of our natural larder. Protecting the provenance of our quality produce is vital to our export success and it’s worrying to think that our GM free status might now be under threat. Currently, discussions are being held in advance of new trade deals with the likes of the US and Japan. Without being able to have a say, Scotland could find itself having to accept foodstuffs made with GM cultivated ingredients and we could lose one of the unique selling points of the number one contributor to our economy.
Scotland’s reputation as a world leader in renewables was bolstered by last week’s news that the sector has already generated enough electricity this year to supply in excess of Scotland’s demand for six days. Our renewables sector is a fantastic success story and I am delighted to see it grow from strength to strength, with the Highlands and Islands well and truly leading the way. Already more than half of all gross electricity consumption in Scotland comes from renewables. As well as helping to tackle climate change, the sector continues to attract investment, creating desirable skilled jobs in the Highlands & Islands and across Scotland. I will be visiting some of the local businesses working in renewables over the summer recess and look forward to hearing about their plans for the future. I also have a jampacked tour of surgeries and door-to-door visits arranged and I hope to catch up with as many of you as possible. You can find details of surgeries on my website at www.drewhendrymp.scot.
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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
until 31 october 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.
until 31 december year of history, heritage & archaeology 2017 tbc, moray, speyside & the highlands. various events. www.visitscotland.com
1 friday - 2 saturday rspb big wild sleep out: camping at the highland folk museum – between nature & history. 4.30pm 10.30am, highland folk museum, kingussie. adults £30, children £15, families £60. call 01540 673551 or email at highland.folk@highlifehighland.com
1 friday - 3 sunday inverness jazz festival varous events & venues during the weekend. www.invernessjazzfestival.com jocktoberfest 2017 6pm (1st) - 1pm (3rd), black isle brewery, munlochy. beer, bratwurst & bands! over 30 live acts across 2 stages over 2 days. www.fatsoma.com
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31 thursday lilian ross 8pm, "the listening lounge," la tortilla asesina, 99 castle street inverness workplace innovation event 5pm - 7pm, highlands & islands enterprise, an lochran, 10 inverness campus, inverness. free. opportunities to improve productivity & innovation. run in partnership with the cipd & cmi. www.eventbrite.co.uk
31 thursday - 1 friday northern meeting piping competition tbc, eden court theatre - various. the world's most famous solo piping event. call gerry reynolds on 01463 785006
September 2017 1 friday the phonics@iironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com déjà vu sale of ladies’ clothes & accessories: fashion with compassion by children's 1st (inverness friends) 10.30am - 8pm, jury's inn, inverness. £2.50 (tea/ coffee/ biscuits). special price lunch for page 16 - September 2017
customers, bring a friend & make a day of it. call jane clunas on 01463 220057 or email at jane.clunas@children1st.org.uk
highland archive centre: doors open day 11am 4pm, highland archive centre, bught road, inverness free but booking essentia. behind-the-scenes tours, displays of original archives & sporting material. chat with family historian & conservator. call 01463 256437. www.highlifehighland.com/archives-service carve carbridge 2017: scottish open chainsaw carving cpmpetition 9.30am, carrbridge. a day of family events including live music, activities, games, stalls & food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com prime four beast race loch ness 9am, aldourie castle estate, inverness. a leg-numbing 10k along the banks of loch ness great glen walking club: loch a’ bhraoin southwards (towards loch fannich) 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, inverness. grade c; 8 miles dyslexia help & advice drop-in session 10am 12.30pm, inverness library, farraline park, margaret street. free. first meeting. everyone welcome. call gilda westerman on 01309 671394. www.gildawestermann.com
3 sunday inverness ramblers: (walk 1) beinn sgritheall 8am (meeting tme); 10am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness strenuous; 5.6 miles. (walk 2) mystery walk 10am (meeting time); 11am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. leisurely; 5 miles. call 01463 236204. www.ramblers.org.uk afternoon charity dance: live band, dancing with sharks 2pm - 5pm, the waterside hotel, inverness £10 at the door. free dance lesson (2pm - 3pm). swing, modern jive, ballroom, latin. raffle. proceeds to local charities. all welcome.
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foulis cruise: invergordon boating club tbc, invergordon boating club, slipway, shore road, alness. club sailing race to foulis from invergordon to the storehouse, lunch & then back again. call fred fraser on 07762 904041.
5 tuesday the work of the rspb in the highlands: speaker kenna chisholm 7.30 pm, culloden library, inverness. £3 members; £4 non members. (scottish ornithologists' club). call david bain or kathy boniface on 01463 772539 or 01808 511740
5 tuesday - 8 friday offshore europe 2017 tbc, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen aberdeen will be the focus of the global oil & industry. email synden.grieve@scotent.co.uk
6 wednesday - 7 thursday preparing to export : 2 day introductory workshop 9am - 5pm, highlands & islands enterprise, an lochran, 10 inverness campus, inverness. free. offers invaluable tools, expertise & insights to help develop export capabilities & grow business. www.eventbrite.co.uk
6 wednesday - 9 saturday the ladykillers 7.30pm, the florians theatre, bught drive, inverness. £12 (adults) £6 (under 16's) call ria on 07508 206884 or aria82@hotmail.co.uk www.florians.org.uk
7 thursday an evening of short motivational films hosted by local paralympic gold medal handcyclist & adventurer karen darke tbc, eden court, inverness. £5, u16s £3. www.spinal.co.uk
8 friday bilingual life after school: gaelic medium education outcomes; speaker: dr stuart dunmore. gaelic society of inverness 7.30pm, sgl room, eden court. www.gsi.org.uk
8 friday - 10 sunday the highland military tattoo tbc, fort george, nr inverness. £18 - £50. tickets can be bought by ringing 0131 310 8701/8702 or by visiting hector's gift shop in person. call 0131 310 8701/8702. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com 7scots 36 hour survival weekend in aid of mfr cash for kids tbc, fort george infantry barracks. £25 registration fee. could you survive in the wild for 36 hours with no technology, sleeping under a basher & eating nothing but food rations? call allana on page 18 - September 2017
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9 saturday inverness ramblers: aviemore to boat of garten 9.45am, north end of the dalfaber industrial estate, aviemore. moderate; 9.9 miles. call 01463 236204 www.ramblers.org.uk
9 saturday - 10 sunday rat race coast to coast 7am (9th) - 6pm (10th), nairn harbour start. run, ride & kayak past cawdor castle, loch ness, glen nevis & glen coe, to name but a few stunning sights! www.ratrace.com shenanigan 2017 tbc, bogbain farm, inverness tickets from website. multi-stage dance event showcasing djs & electronic artists in the highlands www.residentadvisor.net art exhibition and sale in aid of highland hospice (25% of sales to hospice) 10am, phipps hall, beauly. free. entry forms for artists available now from averil lockhart on 01463 783027 or email averillockhart@hotmail.com
10 sunday poppyscotland's ride, ramble or run 2017 1pm 5pm, fort george, ardersier. fun way for all the family to raise money for our armed forces community. tickets from website. www.eventbrite.co.uk great glen walking club: bynack more (munro) 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade a; 12 miles gordonstoun sprint 7 novice triathlon 9.30am 3.30pm, gordonstoun, elgin. organised by moray firth triathlon club. for information email simonmacdonald59@icloud.com www.entrycentral.com/gordonstoun_triathlons kirking of the council 10.30am, inverness city centre. featuring a procession from inverness town house to the old high court. open to all. call gerry reynolds on 01463 785006 or gerry.reynolds@highland.gov.uk
12 tuesday - 17 sunday nairn book & arts festival tbc, nairn. writers, speakers, art, exhibitions, music, drama, film, comedy, competitions & workshops, all welcome! email enquiries@nairnfestival.co.uk. www.nairnfestival.co.uk
13 wednesday scottish chamber orchestra: dvorak, beethoven & vasks 7.30pm, strathpeffer pavillion. £16 adults, £14 conc, £6 u26s, free u18s. call 01997 420124. www.wegottickets.com nbaaf: the musick fyne soloists & coronach: scottish partsongs & french chansons of the renaissance for
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14 thursday estate records for family researchers: talk with ian riches (nts archivist) 11:30am - 12:30pm, brodie castle. £8; u18, £3. an introduction to estate records & as part of nairn book & arts festival. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or raharrison@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/events driver, the duchesses & sir edwin landseer: speaker jennifer melville; the links between the brodie and gordon families and sir edwin landseer 2pm - 3pm, brodie castle. £8; u18, £3. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/events highland decorative & fine arts society (hdfas): ‘the art of liberty: branding an artistic lifestyle - speaker anna buruma 2pm - 3.30pm, smithton free church, murray road, culloden. non members £8. new members welcome. email averillbrodie@ymail.com or davidmartin30@hotmail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk
15 friday one night of queen@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, www.ironworksvenue.com
16 saturday easy tiger - craig campbell@ironworks, inverness 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com cairngorm adventure triathlon 2017 (the 'cat') 9am 10.30am (registration), 11am start. loch morlich, near aviemore. raising money for local young, talented athletes. email info@cairngormadventuretriathlon.org. www.cairngormadventuretriathlon.org great glen walking club: duntelchaig circuit 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade b; 8 miles ocean film festival tbc, eden court theatre, inverness call nell teasdale on 01295 402199/07880 850931 or nell.oceanfestival@gmail.com. www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk ladies 3 ball better ball open tbc, carrbridge golf club. call 01479 841623. www.carrbridgegolf.co.uk
17 sunday inverness courier highland wedding fair 12pm, eden court theatre & cinema, inverness. free barts bash junior regatta: raising money for bart simpson's charity combined with the junior regatta. 10.30am, invergordon boating club, alness inverness ramblers: (walk 1) beinn eighe 8am (meeting tme); 9am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. strenuous; 11.2 admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk
miles. (walk 2) mystery walk 10am (meeting time); 11am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. leisurely; 5 miles. call 01463 236204. www.ramblers.org.uk
18 monday the libertines@ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com
19 tuesday planning for export success: developing new business in international markets, strategies & structures. two follow up sessions in october (3rd & 24th) 9am - 5pm, highlands & islands enterprise, an lochran, 10 inverness campus, inverness. free. call 0300 0135107 or at international@hient.co.uk
21 thursday doing business in the usa: creating trading opportunities with the usa. run by highlands & islands enterprise & snabc 9am - 1pm, kingsmill hotel, culcabock road, inverness. free. www.eventbrite.co.uk quintet cairdeas: chamber music 7.30pm, smithton cullloden free church
22 friday the highlands & islands medical services committee, 1912: the dewar report - speaker: colin waller. gaelic society of inverness 7.30pm, sgl room, eden court www.gsi.org.uk
23 saturday inverness ramblers: path maintenance 9am (meeting time); 9.45am (start`), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. moderate; 3.7 miles. call 01463 236204. www.ramblers.org.uk
23 saturday - 24 saturday baxters loch ness marathon & festival of running 10am, inverness. featuring the loch ness marathon, river ness 10k, corporate challenge, 5k & wee nessie. pre-race pasta party, etc www.lochnessmarathon.com
24 sunday car boot sale (idca) inchberry & district community association 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com autumn wedding exhibition: moray’s biggest independent exhibition 11am - 3pm, elgin academy great glen walking club: raigbeg - insharn 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade b; 12 miles
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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.
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
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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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.
great glen walking club: weekend away; details to follow tbc, newtonmore
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Should I Put an Autumn Feed on the Grass ? Most folk doing just the basics to keep the grass in reasonable condition will generally think about putting on a feed in the spring,
This is only part of the control required however. Once the current growth has been killed off, it should be scarified out with a rake, or a scarifying machine, so the grass goes through the winter with a reduced amount of material on the surface, which is actually a favourable habitat for more moss to grow, if left uncleared,! Scarifying is a topic on it’s own which I might cover next month. September is the last month when you might hope to get seed to germinate in Scotland. You need a ground temperature of 10C, so if you want to do any end of season repairs, don’t delay.
and a feed in the autumn. They are quite different recipes though. A spring feed should mainly feature nitrogen to get it growing again after the winter, and put some colour into the leaf. The autumn feed should contain iron (ferrous sulphate) to control moss growth, and winter nutrients to help the roots through the winter. We use a soluble iron mix to make up a 5 gallon backpack sprayer, which makes for an even application. Many of you will have put down an autumn feed and seen the moss turn brown/black, pretty much overnight. This is caused by the iron in the mix, which dehydrates the top growth of moss, killing it off.
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