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MORAY COAST VETERINARY GROUP West Road Greshop Estate Forres

Tel: 01309 672243 Fax: 01309 676710

www.moraycoastvetgroup.co.uk Modern well-equipped surgical facilities Full Range of services for household pets, Equine & Farm animals

Acupuncture G Allergy testing G Ultrasonic dentistry G Ultrasound G Endoscopy/Bronchoscopy G Nurse clinics G Visiting specialist ophthalmologist G Full in house lab facilities for instant diagnosis G Digital xray processing G Dedicated equine vets G Full range of pet and horse feeds

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Clubs & Societies 3/4 Pastoral letter 4 Tide Times 5 Church Details 5 Property Review 7/8 What’s On 10/11/13 Chef’s Confidential 12 Council News 16/17 Useful Contacts 20 School Dates 17 Local Holidays 19 Advertisers Index 19

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Deadline for October issue is Wednesday 8th September.

Call 01309 690063 for more details. SpotLight on Inverness is published by Winterburn Media Ltd, Comraich, Woodside Farm, Kinloss IV36 3UA All material contained within the SpotLight magazines is subject to formal copyright restrictions and therefore the reproduction of any listings, editorial, advertiser artwork or any other content, without the publishers prior consent, will be considered to be a breach of copyright.

Welcome to the first issue of the new SpotLight on Inverness Community Magazine. SpotLight is delivered free every month to all 47,000 homes in and around Inverness and District.

SpotLight on Inverness is following in the footsteps of the already well-established SpotLight magazines covering the communities of Buckie, Keith, Elgin, Lossiemouth, Forres and Nairn.

For some time now we have been asked when we would produce one for Inverness and so here we are!

SpotLight is primarily aimed at providing (for free!) useful information to the community that is sometimes difficult to locate oneself. If you browse through the magazine you will find information on Clubs & Societies, Churches, Community Council, Local What’s On, Useful Numbers, School Term Times, Tide Times and regular Local Interest Articles.

SpotLight does not receive any public grants or council assistance and subsequently is dependent on advertisers to help cover its costs and therefore we are keen to hear from businesses that would wish to promote themselves to the 47,000 homes in and around Inverness and district.

777 MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB

Tel: 235231 or email: jeffgallagher@ tiscali.co.uk ACTIVE CHEER & DANCE

Offering classes for all ages and abilities. The only IASF (International All Star Federation) Levels 1-5 certified coaches in the North of Scotland. Min Age 3 years, contact Kerri Love, Head Coach Mob: 07789 715553 www.acdstars.com BOLESKINE SHINTY CLUB

Tel: 791955 or email: lizbmacd@aol.com www.myweb.tiscali.co .uk/shinty/

HIGHLAND HILLWALKING CLUB

Tel: 791572, email: highlandhillwalkers@ fsmail.net www.spanglefish.com/ HighlandHillwalking Club HIGHLAND SCHOOLS GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION

To promote participation in the sport of gymnastics within schools across Highland.

INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTS

Tel: 791458, email drew@tesco.net or www.clach-youth.info

Encourage the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle and to provide support to those with cardiac disease, together with their families. Open 6.30pm Wednesdays, Sports Hall 1, Inverness Leisure Centre tel: 704554

CROWN CHURCH MENS CLUB

INVERNESS CLASSIC JAZZ SOCIETY

Tel: 237768 or email: mackenzie17@ mackenzie17.plus.com

Tel: 01463 223857 www.ds.dial.pipex.com/j azzitoria/home.htm

CHARLESTON YOUTH THEATRE

For ages 12-18, Charleston Academy, Inverness CLACHNACUDDIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FC

CULLODEN FENCING CLUB

Meets at Culloden Academy Community Centre on Tuesdays

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from 7 to 9pm during term time. Contact reception for further details on 792794.

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If you would like details of your club or society included in this section please let us know.

Not all clubs will be listed every issue.

September 2010 - page 3

SpotLight I wonder whether you’ve seen the recent advertising campaign that poses the question “The meaning of life is ….”. Underneath runs the strap line “Fill in the blanks at alpha.org”.

For the past two decades, ALPHA has been the friendly, non-threatening context through which many people have been introduced to the Christian faith and been helped to find answers to many of their spiritual questions. In our own area of Inverness as well as throughout the country, many new alpha courses will be launched and you can find one near to you by logging on to www.alpha.org I was in my teens when I discovered the answer to the question “The meaning of life is ….” I was just like many teenagers who weren‘t involved in anything particularly bad or destructive. But I already knew that there was something missing from my life. I didn’t know who or what that was. Paul H. Johnston said “God has shaped a peculiar vacuum inside us - a vacuum shaped like God. Nothing can satisfy that vacuum except God

Himself. You can put money, homes, wealth, power, fame or anything you want into the vacuum, but it doesn’t fit, Only God fills it, fits it and satisfies it.” I was trying to fill the vacuum in my life with things that brought me pleasure. The church and Jesus didn’t have any place in my life but meeting with committed Christians at school and observing their lives created a curiosity within me. There was something attractive about them.

They had something I knew I didn’t have and I wanted to find out what that was. There were lots of questions asked and we had many discussions. It didn’t take me long to discover that what was missing from my life was a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

I knew a little about Jesus as a historical person but I didn’t know Him personally in my life. The more I read the Bible and spent time with committed Christians, the more I discovered about myself, about God and about Jesus. I really didn’t need anyone to tell me I was a sinner. I knew that from my own experience.

Clubs & Societies cont from previous page INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSIC athletics from beginner to elite SOCIETY level, Queens Park Athletic A group of music lovers who Stadium, Inverness promote concerts of chamber tel: 791110 music by professional performers www.inverness in the Town House, Inverness, harriers.org.uk September to April/May, Contact Paul Crowe, tel: 221535 INVERNESS ROWING CLUB Situated on the Caledonian Canal INVERNESS HARRIERS AMATEUR only 5 mins drive from the centre ATHLETIC CLUB of Inverness, Sundays 10:30am Cross country, road and hill www.invernessrowing running and track and field club.co.uk

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But I did discover how much God loved me and how Jesus dealt with my sin so that I could become a new person and have a new start in life.

Jesus said in John 10:10 “My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.” Now I’m getting closer to retirement, I can tell you I’ve proved the truth of this for myself over these years. There wasn’t any ALPHA when I was a teenager but I’m thankful for people who took time to answer my questions and discuss the things I found difficult to accept until I invited Jesus to take control of my life and become my Lord and Saviour.

If you are looking for answers to life’s great questions, I encourage you to find an ALPHA course near to you or to visit a church where you are given the freedom to ask your questions.

You’ll find a warm welcome and I pray that you also may be able to discover the answer to “The meaning of life is …”

Bill Slack Culduth el Christian C en tre In verness

SAYLIG INVERNESS

A group that look at all aspects of life for people with learning disability and/or autism, SHIRLIE Project, Inverness, tel: 716179 or email rona.mem@ hotmail.co.uk THE HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S TRUST

Tel: 243872 www.hctrust.co.uk

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SpotLight Cale House, C of S Millburn Road, Inverness tel: 718616 Culduthel Christian Centre Culduthel Avenue, Inverness tel: 222795 Pastor Reverend Bill Slack culduthelchristiancentre.org Culloden, C of S 45 Oakdene Court Culloden, Inverness Dingwall Baptist Church Tulloch Street, Dingwall www.dbc.org.uk Dingwall Episcopal Church, St James The Great Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349 862204 www.stjames-stannes.org.uk Dingwall Catholic Church, St Lawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349 863143 Fortrose Episcopal Church, St Andrews 1 Deans Road, Fortrose

tel: 01381 620 255 Free North Church Bank Street, Inverness tel: 224332 www.freenorthchurch.org Hilton, C of S Tomatin Road, Inverness tel: 233310 www.hiltonchurch.org.uk Inshes, C of S Sir Walter Scott Dr Inverness tel: 226727 www.insheschurch.org Inverness Baptist Church 69 Castle Street, Inverness Rev Tom Urquhart email tajurquhart@btinernet.com tel: 223506 Inverness Crown Church, C of S 3 Midmills Road, Inverness tel: 230537 Inverness Methodist Church Huntly Street, Inverness tel: 231170 www.churchesinverness.com North Kessock, C of S Main Street, North Kessock tel: 731712

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www.churchofscotland.org.uk Old High St Stephen's, C of S 1. Old High Church, Church Street, Inverness tel: 250802 2. Southside Road at Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness tel: 250802 www.oldhighststephens.com St. Ninian's Catholic Church 21 Culduthel Road Inverness tel: 236620 www.saintninians.org.uk St. Mary's Catholic Church 30 Huntly Street, Inverness tel: 233519 www.stmarysinverness.co.uk Salvation Army 84 Firthview Drive Inverness tel: 225276 www.salvationarmy.org.uk Smithton Free Church Murray Road, Smithton, Inverness tel: 790977 www.freechurch.org If you are a member of a church not listed here please email us with details and we may print this in future issues.

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September 2010 - page 5

Is it the right time to buy?

SpotLight property market survey ‘As safe as houses’ - a phrase that we often hear to reflect something that is beyond risk and a solid investment. In the last few years the national media would have us believe that the property market is no longer ‘as safe as houses’. But how much of this is scaremongering to make a good story, and how much of it is actually based in truth.

Below is a table of house values across the whole of the UK including Scotland, which shows price movements over the past 35 years, moving from an average house price (adjusted to take into account inflation) in 1975 of £75,188 to the current level of £168,719. We can see from the graph that there has been a general movement upward with occasional periods of falling prices, most notably in the period 1990 to 1995, and then 2007 to the present time. But it can be seen that these periods are generally temporary and in the past growth has returned relatively quickly.

Real House Prices Sources Nationwide Building Society

£190,000 £170,000

Base 2010 Q2 Trend from 1975 Q1 to present Trend = c2.9% per annum

£150,000 £130,000 £110,000 £90,000 £70,000

2010

2005

2000

1995

1990

1985

1980

1975

£50,000

DCLG mix-adj House Prices - Regional 2000-2010 So what has been happening in Scotland?

In the graph to the right we see that average house prices in Scotland overall have risen from approximately £75,000 at the beginning of 2000 to approximately £162,000 at the end of June 2010.

price GB £000s 360 340 320 300 280 260

United Kingdom England London South East SCOTLAND

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More regionally still, in 2010 it now appears that Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Central Belt have now begun moving into a more stable growth situation with the rest of Scotland (including the North more generally and the Moray Firth Coast in particular) hot on their heels (source Lloyds TSB Scotland).

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Property professionals in the Moray Firth region have reported increased levels of sales activity generally, with prices starting to firm up.

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house prices.uk.net cont. page 6 - September 2010

tel: 01309 690063

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Properties range from 2 and 3 bedroomed semi-detached houses and bungalows to 3 bedroomed detached bungalows and 3 and 4 bedroomed detached houses.

Prices start from ÂŁ154,500 for a 2 bed semi-detached property.

Show Home Opening Times: Thursday to Monday 11:30 till 5

Sales Office Telephone: 01667 452508 / www.kylaurenhomes.co.uk

SpotLight property market survey cont.

The next table shows average house prices in each of the “SpotLight Regions” (apologies to residents in Nairn where the volume of sales was not sufficient to draw accurate average figures).

Inverness £270,069 £149,565 £138,166 £116,100 £175,760

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Forres £259,200 £130,900 £116,692 £101,378 £157,312

Elgin £263,887 £145,065 £108,948 £108,999 £197,501

Buckie/Keith £191,285 £127,380 insufficient data £120,500 £149,163

New house developments are ‘springing up’ all along the Moray Firth Coast and below are a number of the more prominent sites: Developer

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Robertson Homes

Hamilton Gardens, Duffus Heights, Elgin

3,4,5

£160,000

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0845 890 9448

www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Robertson Homes

Darliston, Elgin

2

£118,000

3

0845 890 9448

www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Robertson Homes

Westercraigs, Inverness

3

£175,000

6

0845 890 9448

www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Robertson Homes

Westercrags, West Wing

1,2,3

£125,000

4

0845 890 9448

www.robertsonhomes.co.uk

Kylauren Homes

Meadow Lea, Nairn

2,3,4

£154,000

65 lots

01667 452508

www.kylaurenhomes.com

Springfield

Glassgreen Gardens, Elgin

3

£179,500

2

01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield

Dunkinty, Elgin

4

£425,000

4

01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield

Knockomie Meadows, Forres

3, 4

£105,000

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01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield

Letterfourie, Buckie

2, 3, 4

£89,500

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01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield

Linkwood, Elgin

3, 4

£159,000

2

01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield

Moravia Apartments, Elgin

2, 3

£89,000

4

01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

Springfield

The Coach House, Elgin

3

£245,000

3

01343 552550

Springfield

The Paddock, Alness

Tulloch Homes

Inverness Area

Tulloch Homes

Kirkhill, Black Isle

Scotia Homes

Hamilton Gardens, Elgin

Scotia Homes

Fairways, Muir of Ord

3, 4 £152,500 8 6 Various developments of different styles

www.springfield.co.uk

01343 552550

www.springfield.co.uk

01463 772556

www.tulloch-homes.com

4

£349,995

various

01463 229300

www.tulloch-homes.com

3, 4

£185,000

5

0800 0855 455

www.scotia-homes.co.uk

3, 4, 5

£155,000

6

0800 0855 455

www.scotia-homes.co.uk

So - is it the right time to buy? This is up to you but some of the relevant facts are laid out above to assist you in making this decision - happy house hunting!

Article edited by the SpotLight Property Consultant.

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

Westercraigs, Inverness

Hamilton Gardens, Elgin

3 & 4 bedroom homes and 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments from

3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes from

0845 890 9441

£125,000

£160,000

0845 504 9900

Marketing Suites open Thursday to Monday, 10.30am to 5.30pm.

robertsonhomes.co.uk Price correct of time going to press. Images are of a typical Robertson Home and may not be representative of the particular developments advertised.

Medicine & Compassion Monday 20th September 7.30pm £10 Public talk by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche.

Advice from a Tibetan Lama on how to expand our ability to be compassionate, on a daily basis even when confronted with sickness, death, grief and bereavement.

The Universal Hall, Findhorn.

Organised by Gomde Trust, Scottish Charity SC040361 Tel 0778 453 1420 or email info@gomdescotland.org

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SEPTEMBER 2010

3 friday

the band of her majesty’s royal marines scotland, 7.30pm, elgin town hall, tickets £16 from elgin library tel: 01343 562600 the wall youth music festival - in aid of lossie high climbing wall, 8pm-10pm, station park, lossiemouth, music from ‘soul casino’ (uk finalists in live & unsigned), ‘dead rabbit’ & ‘nny’, bbq & snack stall

3 friday - 12 sunday

blas traditional music festival, 10 days with 80+ events including school and community events, visit www.blas-festival.com

4 saturday

inverness farmers market, 8.30am-4.30pm, local produce and goods on sale, eastgate precinct cawdor primary school coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, £1.50 the wall youth music festival family day- in aid of lossie high climbing wall, 1pm-5pm, station park, lossiemouth, music from ‘180 live’, ‘3dr’, ‘superfast jellyfish’ & others; stalls; car boot, bouncy castle & much more fashion show in aid of highland hospice, 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre, tel: 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk comann nam parant inbhir narainn celidh featuring “chompin’ at the bit”, 8pm til late, nairn british legion, adults £6/under 16’s £4, tickets 01667 453082 or 453068 carve carrbridge 2010, www.carvecarrbridge.com walk ten, 6pm, join marie curie cancer care for a late summer evening 10k walk ending at 10pm to celebrate our nurses, beaufort castle, beauly, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/events/walking/ for details

6 monday

‘the dinner party’ - cookery demonstration by john mccruden of chapter one, 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre, tel: 01667 453476 or visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

9 thursday

the theatre bus - ‘calendar girls’, 1.30pm at eden court theatre, inverness, coach pick up points along a96 from keith to nairn, ticket & coach £27 (approx.) tel. 01343 850282 blood donors, 5pm-8pm, fortrose academy

11 saturday

nairn academy rsa coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, £1.50 inverness high school community gala, 10am-4pm, in the school grounds, montague row, inverness the theatre bus - ‘calendar girls’, 1.30pm at eden court theatre, inverness, coach pick up points along a96 from keith to nairn, ticket & coach £27 (approx.) tel. 01343 850282 ‘duncan meets cape breton’ - traditional music concert, 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre, visit www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk tel: 01667 453476

12 sunday - 15 wednesday inverness book festival

13 monday

cinema nairn - a canterbury tale (u), 2pm, nairn community centre, king street, nairn, £4 aduts/£3 under 18’s, visit www.cinemanairn.blogspot.com for details

17 friday

ceilidh in aid of dr graham’s homes in kalimpong, india, 7.30pm-11pm, croy village hall, tickets available at cawdor and croy village stores and the village green, cawdor, music from the inverness fiddlers, stovies & trifle, byob

18 saturday

nairn syncro swimming coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, £1.50

HOW THE “WHAT’S ON” WORKS All line listings are free Send us details of any events coming up to natalie@spotlighton.co.uk

7 tuesday

blood donors, 2pm-4pm and 5pm-8pm, dingwall leisure centre

8 wednesday

orienteering at grant park, forres, 5.30pm-6.15pm, choice of 2 different courses to test your fitness and map reading skills, suitable for all ages from beginner to expert, £3 adults/£2 juniors, visit www.moravianorienteering.org for details page 10 - September 2010

Permissable events include any event open to the public (whether they have a ticket price or not, charitable or moneymaking) such as; pub music, entertainment, coffee mornings, fetes, fairs, rallies, walks, runs, sports, theatre, drama, car boots, markets, crafts, equestrian, fundraising etc etc...

If you would like an enhanced listing (white box) this costs from £57 plus vat. Call 01309 690063 for details.

Deadline for October Issue is Wednesday 8th September.

tel: 01309 690063

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Cinema Nairn 13/9 A Canterbury Tale (U)

Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or contact Nairn Community Centre on 01667 453476 for details

Cinema Listings September 2010 Vue Cinema, Inverness From 3/9 Jonah Hex (15) Dinner for Schmucks (15) The Switch From 10/9 Resident Evil: Afterlife (15) The Runaways From 17/9 The Other Guys (12a tbc) Just Wright From 24/9 Eat, Pray, Love (12a tbc) Cyrus (15) KidsAM - Every Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am - 95p per ticket Senior Screenings - Every Tuesday at 12.30pm - ÂŁ3 inc. refreshments

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Moray Playhouse, Elgin

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness The Girl Who Played With Fire (15) The Secret In Their Eyes (18) Tamara Drewe (15) The Illusionist (PG) White Material (15) The Rebound (15) Jasper, Penguin Explorer (U) The Fall of the House of Usher (15) London River (12A) Beautiful Kate (15) Gainsbourg (15) The Karate Kid (PG) The Concert (15) Splice (15) Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (U) Skeletons (tbc) Sexy Beast (18) King of New York (18) Dead Poets Society (PG) Breathless (PG) Cleo from 5 to 7 (PG) My Night With Maud (PG) plus many others

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or call 01463 234234 for details

New Screenings begin on Fridays Call 01343 542680 or visit www.morayplayhouse.co.uk

Universal Hall, Findhorn Showing films throughout the year. Visit www.findhorn.org/uhall or call 01309 691170 for details.

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Thai Steamed Scottish Salmon Over the summer months we have been playing with the fusion of some different flavours from around the world. One of the most popular dishes we have created is Thai Steamed Scottish Salmon, which is a very quick & easy dish to create, healthy and cost effective. If you do not like salmon you can use trout or a good thick white fish such as cod.

Serves 2 people Cooking time – 20 minutes Preparation time – 30 minutes Ingredients 1 bunch of fresh coriander Some fresh mint leaves Teaspoon of ginger 3 teaspoons of garlic Pinch salt & pepper 2 limes, juiced up 1 large red chiili, deseeded and finely chopped (wash your hands thor oughly after handling the chilli!)

1 large pudding spoon of fish sauce (if you don’t have fish sauce, use a fish stock cube with a splash of dry sherry) 2 scottish salmon fillets

Place the salmon fillets in a shallow dish and pour the sauce over, making sure the salmon is well covered. Leave for 30 minutes in the fridge.

Set up your steamer and add a little lime juice to the water. Place the marinated salmon in the steamer, take a spoonful of the marinade and pour over the top of the salmon. Steam for approx. 20 minutes.

Once the fish has been steamed, serve with noodles or rice and some stir fried vegetables.

Method In a food processor, throw in the coriander, mint, ginger, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, chillies, salt & pepper and blend until smooth. page 12 - September 2010

tel: 01309 690063

Alan Little Head Chef River House Restaurant, Inverness 01463 222033

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SEPTEMBER 2010 CONTINUED

18 saturday

orienteering at aberlour, 10.15am-11am, speyside high school, another event in the moravian's saturday series using a brand new map of an area never used before for orienteering, £3 adults/£2 juniors, visit www.moravianorienteering.org live music - bill alexander, 9pm, nairn british legion

19 sunday

cawdor 10k, staging though cawdor castle, visit www.cawdorcastle.com for details

come dine at

20 monday

medicine & compassion - a public talk by chokyi nyima rinpoche, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, advice on how to expand our ability to be compassionate, on a daily basis, tickets £10 (concessions available), organised by gomde trust, scottish charity sc040361, tel 0778 453 1420 or email info@gomdescotland.org

21 tuesday

blood donors, 5pm-8pm, hilton primary school

21 tuesday - 23 thursday RESTAURANT 1 Greig Street, Inverness Telephone 01463 222033 www.riverhouseinverness.co.uk

the five powers - a 3 day seminar based on the meditation practices of a classic buddhist text, given by chokyi nyima rinoche, organised at hardmuir woodland by gomde trust, scottish charity sc040361, further details tel 0778 453 1420 or email info@gomdescotland.org

23 thursday

blood donors, 5.30pm-8.30pm, culloden academy

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24 friday

world’s biggest coffee morning, to register visit www.coffee.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx music nairn present ivan ilic piano, 8pm, nairn community centre, playing bach, beethoven, liszt, chopin/godowsky & ravel, tickets £12/£10/£2, tel 01667 404763

25 saturday

SEPTEMBER SPECIALS SPECIALS +++ +++ SEPTEMBER

crossroads coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, £1.50 living food at cawdor castle, 10am-5pm, organic food festival, visit www.cawdorcastle.com for details wee burgie one day event, visit www.burgie.org or email secretary@burgie.org highland-russia connection charity family ceilidh, 7pm-10pm, nairn community centre, featuring the monach isle ceilidh band, £3.50 at door, bar open for refreshments

Jersey (Villa Isis) from Inverness 04 Sep,7nts, B&B ..........................from £469

26 sunday

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SpotLight extracts from the minutes of the meeting of 7th June 2010 of inverness city committee

City Flood Defences - Update the head of transport and infrastructure provided a detailed presentation to members regarding development Phases i and ii of the downstream sections of the south West channel. the history of flooding in inverness was outlined and the types of flooding which affect the city explained in further detail. it was emphasised that in inverness the important factor is the combination of tidal surges and weatherrelated flooding. it was further clarified that the dwarf wall design for the flood defences would be attractive and in keeping with the existing streetscape designs, so as to not be detrimental to the riverscape.

• the new flood Plan must include a regular maintenance schedule and this would improve the management

of sites; • a new flood team had been established and would be consulted during the planning process for new developments. in future, greater emphasis would be placed on the provision of advice on new developments and in particular keeping developments away from flood plains. the flood team would also ensure suDs schemes and attenuation Ponds are in place; all with the help of 3-D planning • new regulations are about to be published, clarifying who is responsible for the maintenance of attenuation Ponds/suDs schemes and these would be monitored • it was noted that gullies needed to be emptied of weeds and litter and this was part of a tecs cyclical maintenance programme. mr r

evans to be alerted to this.

Scotland’s Housing Expo the following was highlighted: • there would be 52 houses on 27 plots with a variety of styles, including flats, semi detached and bungalows. 20 of these would be affordable and managed by albyn housing • each of the houses had a theme, for example highland council’s plot would demonstrate recycling in the home environment • 6 contractors had been employed on site • there would be workshops, seminars, lectures and exhibitions throughout the event • the economic benefits to inverness had been estimated at between £550,000 and £680,000 with 30,000 visitors expected

“ Parliament Blog ” P a r l i a m e n t ’s summer recess is upon us, but – this year especially – the business of Government

viduals that regularly come up at my surgeries in Inverness, Nairn and all over the Strath, surgeries in each village hopefully offer people the chance to come and speak to me about more general concerns too – both locally and nationally.

While there will still need to be a few visits to London, it is a great relief after some of the most hectic months of my life to be able to spend a bit of time with the whole family back in the Highlands.

Given the choice between the endless succession of meetings in Whitehall and an August afternoon spent working my way down Loch Ness-side from Dores to Foyers, Whitebridge and Gorthleck, I certainly know which is preferable!

goes on.

Every year since I was first elected, I’ve used this period to hold advice surgeries in many of the smaller communities which I am fortunate to represent.

As well as being a chance to raise the kinds of problems facing indi-

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So please do look out for details in the press and come along and see me if you would like to.

Danny Alexan der MP

"So, you are on holiday, then!" he asked, grinning broadly.

"No, in recess," I replied. "That's politician speak for holiday" he claimed, before adding, in a nudge-nudge winkwink kind of way: "more time to turn the sprinkler on the duck pond house, eh?"... "No, actually the only ducks I have are the collection of yellow plastic ones my two year old daughter plays with in the bath, together with her mini motorised dolphin which swims up and down its length.........

This was at the more sceptical end of the many exchanges I have enjoyed, over the past month, spending recess time visiting local small businesses in Inverness and

tel: 01309 690063

Nairn. As a Government Minister I am out of the constituency a lot so I was keen, as local MSP, to gain an up to date impression of what is on their mind. Whilst I am sure we will not forsake M & S and the Eastgate Shopping Centre, the Old Town of Inverness and the narrow shopping streets of Nairn have a great deal to offer. They are not only underrated but also under visited. As someone who has over the years, regularly used many of the shops there, I would make this plea to Spotlight readers: Give the old shops a try, or another chance, if you have got out of the way of using them. There is a diverse array of goods and services, many specialised, and many of the items that you will simply not see in the UK multiples, efficient though they are. If we don’t use them, we may lose them.

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• a number of the construction agencies had involved their apprentices and there would be heavy involvement with inverness college and various schools • the ticket price of £9 per adult was currently under review through the expo Board • a total of 300 jobs had been safeguarded through the developments • there would be an additional 45 plots developed in the future.

Community Council continued mrs s torrance summarised that the event would showcase modern, innovative, sustainable low-energy designs and would be a unique opportunity for the city of inverness. in response to questions raised, mr g robson confirmed that the estimated number of visitors to the event (30,000) had been predicted using visitor numbers from other events. these figures also indicated that approximately 75% of the visitors would visit from within a one hour travel time radius. mrs s torrance added that they had chosen

august for the event as it would coincide with school holidays in both scotland and england and encourage more families to attend. it was also hoped this would be the best month for good weather and as an outdoor event it would be key to attendance levels.

Inverness BID Report - Business Plan and Common Good Fund Grants there had been circulated report no. icc-21-10 dated 24 may 2010 by the inverness city manager providing background to the funding provided by both the inverness common good fund and the Planning and Development service in support of the inverness BiD, together with background as to the developments that BiD has currently undertaken in relation to revisiting its priorities.

Inverness City Arts Programme During discussion, concern was raised regarding the continuing employment of a project officer in the current economic climate. it was suggested that projects could be

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MacMillan Cancer Support Unique Beauty are holding a Celebration of Life Fair at Portree Community Centre, Portree. Isle of Skye on Sunday 26th September 12-4pm. Please come along & enjoy - music, dance, hand made crafts, jewellery, dresses, bags, fudge, chocolate & many other things to make you smile. Have a mini pampering session with local therapists - reiki, massage, reflexology & many other tasters available on the day. Admission £2 which includes a raffle ticket for approx £1,000 of prizes. Profits to MacMillan Cancer Support & Maggies Highland.

Would you like to see your photo here? We publish local scenery pictures by amateur photographers every month in SpotLight on Inverness. All photos will be credited to the photographer though there is no financial payment given. If you are interested please call us on 01309 690063 or email natalie@spotlighton.co.uk

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SpotLight Pitman Training ....................................................................2 Re/Max Inverness ................................................................7 River House Restaurant......................................................13 Robertson Homes (North) Ltd..............................................9 Scotengineering ................................................................19 Stevenson & Foster Window Cleaner ................Front Cover Thistle Roofing......................................................................5 Unique Beauty ....................................................Front Cover Vista Development & Construction ....................Front Cover Wheelchair Care ..................................................................2

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School Dates for 2010/2011 (all dates inclusive) Autumn Term Ends Friday 8th October 2010 Regional Closure Monday 25th October 2010 Winter Term Starts Tuesday 26th October 2010 Winter Term Ends Thursday 23rd December 2010 Spring Term Starts Monday 10th January 2011 Holiday Closure Monday 14th February 2011 Holiday Closure Tuesday 15th February 2011 Regional Closure Wed. 16th February 2011 Regional Closure Thursday 17th February 2011 Regional Closure Friday 18th February 2011 Spring Term Ends Friday 8th April 2011 Good Friday Holiday Friday 22nd April 2011 Easter Monday Holiday Mon. 25th April 2011 Summer Term Starts Tuesday 26th April 2011 May Day Holiday Monday 2nd May 2011 Summer Term Ends Friday 1st July 2011 for 2011/2012 (all dates inclusive) Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 16th August 2011 Autumn Term Ends Friday 7th October 2011 Regional Closure Monday 24th October 2011 Winter Term Starts Tuesday 25th October 2011

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