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FEBRUARY 2010 In this Issue...

Clubs & Societies 3 Managing the Spey’s Fish Stocks 4 Pastoral Letter & Churches 6 What’s On 8&9 Chef’s Confidential 10 School Term Dates 12 Council News 13 Useful Contacts 14 Local Holidays & Tides 14 Advertiser Index 15

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CAWDOR SWRI Meets on the last Wednesday of each month from September until April, at 7:30pm in the Community Room at the new Cawdor Community Centre, but not December when we go out for our Christmas Meal. For more information contact Brenda on 493361 or email gbshone@btinternet.com GEDDES W.R.I. Contact Mrs. Evelyn Cumming 404237 INVERNESS ORIENTEERING CLUB Contact 454546 LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NAIRN HOSPITAL Our charity raises funds to provide extra comforts for the staff and patients at Nairn Town County Hospital and also provide much needed equipment for the hospital. Contact 452243

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NAIRN LADIES CURLING CLUB A friendly ladies curling club offering good fun social curling. New members very welcome. Contact 404256 NAIRN ANGLING ASSOCIATION Contact 459250 or email nairnangling@tiscali.co.uk NAIRN COMMUNITY CENTRE Contact Sam Morrison 453476 NAIRN COUNTY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD Contact 453286 NAIRN DISABLED SPORTS CLUB We cater for bowlers and athletes who have a disability. Contact 07766 952477 NAIRN DRAMA CLUB Contact 455899 or email sandramcgowan1 @btopenworld.com

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RELATE HIGHLAND Offering the services of a counsellor in Nairn on Wednesday afternoons.

Contact 01463 712888 (Monday-Thursday 10-1, or leave a message and you will be called back)

VOLUNTEERING HIGHLAND Volunteer Centre in Nairn Welcomes anyone who would like to volunteer in the local area. Contact Cindy 453055 or nairn@ volunteeringhighland.org

SEAFORTH CLUB A private members club, welcoming guests and visitors to a warm, comfortable and friendly environment. Entertainment at weekends, including bingo & dancing to live music.

Contact 452509

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

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Managing the Spey’s Fish Stocks Looking after the River Spey is no mean feat; itʼs 107 miles long, with 560 miles of main tributaries, 20 miles of coastline (extending 3 nautical miles out to sea) and a total catchment of 1,880 square miles. It has the highest levels of environmental protection in Europe for Atlantic Salmon, Otter, Sea Lamprey and Freshwater Pearl Mussel and is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The Spey Fishery Board was originally established by legislation in the 1860ʼs intended to help the local lairds keep the river profitable by protecting it from poachers and maintaining fishing beats. Today it is considered to be one of the ʻBig Fourʼ of the 42 Salmon Fishery Boards around Scotland. Strengthened by Salmon Fisheries Acts in 1986 and 2003, the board is a Statutory Body empowered to do what is necessary in support of its core responsibilities: the ʻProtection, Enhancement and Conservationʼ of stocks of Atlantic Salmon and Sea Trout and their fisheries.

In the 1970ʼs the Spey Fishery Board established and began funding The Spey Research Trust in order to advance the study of and research into salmon. Now transformed into the Spey Foundation its responsibilities now encompass other fish species and all aquatic wildlife and it advises the Board on the management of the river catchment. With additional finance from individual projects, it also plays a role in advising on the environmental impact of wind farms, which can affect their surrounding environment both during construction and once running. The Spey Foundationʼs work also extends to advising the many whisky distilleries using the River Spey to ensure best practices are used so that the discharges of the water used to cool the stills donʼt harm the fish populations.

As a Registered Charity, the Foundation has an educational remit and provides ʻSalmon in the Classroomʼ programmes to numerous schools throughout Speyside.

These have involved children rearing Salmon fry in the classroom from eggs produced at our hatchery, learning

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about the Salmonʼs life cycle and subsequently releasing the fed fry back in to the Rivers from which their Salmon parents came. (For more information on this program please contact director@speyfisheryboard.com)

Although they are two separate entities, the Spey Fishery Board and the Spey Foundation work closely together and share the same Chairman and Director. They have three principle areas of work: • Water Bailiffs, who both police the River Spey, its tributaries and the coast to protect them from illegal poaching and undertake important habitat management work.

• A hatchery operation, which is currently rearing 1.5 million Salmon fry.

• A team of scientists, who undertake research throughout the Spey catchment, as well as work undertaken on behalf of the Rivers Findhorn, Nairn and Lossie.

Together, the Spey Fishery Board and Spey Foundation undertake invaluable work to monitor, protect and improve the habitats for fish throughout these areas and conserve the iconic Salmon for the future. With the salmon facing ever-increasing challenges out at sea, from rising sea temperatures and commercial fishing, it is more important than ever to implement a strategy for our rivers to preserve this irreplaceable resource.

Angling on the Spey provides over £12 million per annum for the local economy and supports 367 full-time equivalent jobs, all of which means The River Spey is an asset that needs to be looked after if our future generations are also to enjoy it. Together, the Spey Fishery Board and the Spey Foundation aim to do just that.

Roger Knight, Director Spey Fishery Board & Spey Foundation

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Time for a spring clean Lent in the Christian calendar is the season before Easter (www.church year.net/easter.html). The starting date this year is 17th February and is the forty days, excluding Sundays, leading up to the Saturday before Easter Sunday, (slightly different if one follows the Roman Catholic tradition). Quite often Christians will ‘give something up for Lent’, perhaps go on a diet, or engage in ‘fasting’.

Originally related to meat, eggs and other ‘indulgencies’, which these foods were at one time, fasting is the discipline of giving up something for a fixed period*. The roots of Lenten practice go back to the time of the early Christian faith and are linked by various sources to a particular interpretation of teaching and activities as told in the bible. Some church denominations such as my own ‘Baptist’ one tend not to over emphasise Lent, since we see it much associated with ‘church tradition’ rather than biblical practice. However, there can be little doubt that the tradition of lent grew from the 40 days in the wilderness Jesus spent soon after his baptism

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by John the Baptist. There, according to the gospels of Matthew (4:1-11), and Luke (4:1-13), Jesus whilst being tempted by the devil ate nothing for 40 days and nights. Jesus could have demonstrated his supernatural power as proof of his divinity, but instead, quoted scripture. In so doing, Jesus gave us a framework from which we can become spiritually stronger, and the church developed a tradition which can help people emulate the Saviour. So this beggars the question - is this relevant to you, is there guidance which is beneficial to you, Christian person or otherwise?

The practice involves giving up something for these 40 days. Some people choose to give up food, others, habits that they know deep down are bad for them such as gossiping and drunkenness, and yet others, things that they have an excessive desire for, e.g. chocolates and sweets, caffeine, and even shopping.

If you care to pause and think for a moment, would you not know what to give up that would be of benefit to you?

Giving up such things is a form of

Nairn Baptist Church meets in Nairn Community Centre, King St. All welcome 11am every Sunday and 6pm every third Sunday of the month. Contact the Pastor 459672 or visit the website www.nairnbaptistchurch.org.uk Auldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Morning Service 12 noon. Contact Rev. Ricky Reid 451675.

Cawdor Parish Church Morning Service 10.15am. Rev. JS Mathieson Nairn Free Church Morning Service 11am with Sunday School & Creche (Gordon St); Evening Service 6pm (Rosebank Hall); Youth Club for S1 upwards Wednesday 6.30pm (Rosebank Hall); Prayer and Bible Study Thursday 7.30pm (8 George St). Minister Murdo MacLeod 459131.

Nairn Christian Fellowship Sunday Worship 10.30am; Praise and Bible Study Wednesday 7.30pm. Contact Sandy Shaw 456492.

Old Parish Church meets at 10.30am for Holiday Worship.

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fasting. By so doing you can also perform a spiritual spring clean and learn to control a particular part of your life, which leads to greater self-discipline even when Lent is over. As such, in Lent you are able to learn, examine, and get under control any material excesses. No bad thing that! Nonetheless, Lent is more than just a diet or improving one’s behaviour. Lent is about spiritual results, not material ones. Any such things should be done for God's glory and for spiritual growth. Whilst giving up something you can give to those in need, eg. the money you save on chocolates to a good charity. You can clean out the debris of a wrong relationship with God at this time too. Take an inventory, where are you in that relationship? As you give something up and give to others, you can pray to God and seek that new or renewed relationship.

As you give up, take up. Take up your bible and learn some of those scriptures. God will see and hear you. Why not give Lent a go this year?

Pastor Tim Power, Nairn Baptist Church

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St Ninians Church Morning Worship and Sunday School 10.15am; Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7.30pm.

Rev. Ricky Reid 451675.

St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Family Worship 10.30am; Evening Prayer 6.30pm.

Rev. Canon Alison Simpson 452458.

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Sunday Mass 11am; Saturday Vigil 6pm.

United Reformed Church Morning Service with Sunday School and Creche 11am.

Contact Rev. Steven Manders 451443.

The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sunday Service 10.30am. Minister: JD Grant 456088. www.churchofgodnairn.org Nairn Joint Service first Sunday of each month St Ninians 6.30pm.

If you are a member of a church not listed here please email with details and we will print this in future issues.

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JANUARY 29 friday nairn literary institute illustrated talk - tombs or temples - bronze & iron age monuments of n.e. scotland by ronald scott, 7.30pm, st ninian's church hall, nairn, visit www.nairnliterary.org.uk

30 saturday lifeboat coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legionrace night, 7.30pm, nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 music nairn : victor sangiorgio plays piano music by haydn, corelli, messiaen and enesco, 8pm, nairn community centre, ÂŁ14/ ÂŁ2 students, contact 01667 404763 or visit www.musicnairn.org.uk club m disco, til 3am, the mosset tavern, forres, ÂŁ3 before midnight/ÂŁ5 after, tel: 01309 672981

FEBRUARY 4 thursday opera on a shoe string present ÂĄespaĂąa!, 7.30pm. ogstoun theatre, gordonstoun school, near elgin, ÂŁ10/ÂŁ5, tel: 01343 837894 or email gordonstoun.concerts.society@hotmail.com

5 friday breabach and le vent du nord, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ12/ÂŁ10, contact 691170

6 saturday old parish church coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 gilded balloon comedy, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ14/ÂŁ12, contact 01309 691170

10 wednesday highland rock garden club:primula hunting in the mountains of china - david rankin, 7.30pm, nairn community centre, ÂŁ2, tel: 01309 641405 for more details

12 friday dyke garden club - adam powell â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;restoring the caledonia forestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7.30pm, dyke village hall session a9, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ12/ÂŁ10, contact 01309 691170 shutter, 8pm, the loft, east grange, ÂŁ5, contact 01309 691170

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british legion, ÂŁ1.50 essential scottish opera, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ10/ÂŁ5, contact 01309 691170 live music - dave nash, 9pm, nairn british legion

14 sunday dressage pc dengie qualifiers, mundole, www.mundoleequestrian.com or tel: 07901 602042 romantic valentines dinner, the loft, east grange, plus live local pianist contact 01309 691170

Romantic Valentines Dinner 14th Feb The Loft Venue 01343 850111

Call now to book your romantic three couse meal here at The Loft, delicious food and live local pianist to set the mood.

19 friday music nairn : the carducci string quartet play music by haydn, moeran and dvorak, 8pm, nairn community centre, ÂŁ16/ÂŁ2 students, contact 01667 404763.

20 saturday the highland-russia connection coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50

21 sunday showjumping pc dengie qualifiers, mundole, www.mundoleequestrian.com or tel: 07901 602042

25 thursday abbamania - the concert, 7.30pm, elgin town hall, ÂŁ17.50, contact robert pratt for details 0141 5777798

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26 friday tribute to elton john, 8pm, the mosset tavern, forres, ÂŁ7, tel: 01309 672981

27 saturday 1st cawdor brownies coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 live music - bill alexander, 9pm, nairn british legion club m disco, til 3am, the mosset tavern, forres, ÂŁ3 before midnight/ÂŁ5 after, tel: 01309 672981 dressage, mundole, www.mundoleequestrian.com

MARCH 2010 in brief 3 wednesday gilded balloon comedy, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ14/ÂŁ12, contact 01309 691170 6 saturday swri coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 7 sunday showjumping, mundole, tel: 07901 602042 www.mundoleequestrian.com 8,9,10,11 monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday nairn drama club presents the steamie by tony roper, see enhanced listing below 10 wednesday highland rock garden club:the plants of the hohe tauern carol & david shaw, 7.30pm, nairn community centre, ÂŁ2, tel: 01309 641405 for more details 12 friday dyke garden club - ian suttie â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;changes in wildlife in the forres areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7.30pm, dyke village hall ken campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideal band, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ9/ÂŁ7, contact 01309 691170 13 saturday cawdor primary school coffee morning, 10am, nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 the government inspector, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, ÂŁ9/ÂŁ7/ÂŁ5 children, contact 01309 691170 dream team ceilidh, 8pm, nairn british legion 14 sunday dressage, mundole, tel: 07901 602042 www.mundoleequestrian.com

Nairn Drama Club presents The Steamie, by Tony Roper 8th, 9th,10th & 11th March 2010 7.30pm Venue: The Little Theatre, King Street, Nairn Tickets: ÂŁ7 From Atmosphere, 5 High Street, Nairn (Tel 01667 451800) Or Avril (Tel 01667 453736) SpotLight - Nairn and District

15 monday katona twins - guitar duo, 7.30pm, south room, gordonstoun school, near elgin, ÂŁ10/ÂŁ5, tel: 01343 837894 or email gordonstoun.concerts.society@hotmail.com 20 saturday dyke primary school pta coffee morning 10am-12noon, forres town hall old parish guild coffee morning, 10am nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 21 sunday showjumping, mundole, tel: 07901 602042 www.mundoleequestrian.com 26 friday tribute to take that & westlife, 8pm, the mosset tavern, forres, ÂŁ10, tel: 01309 672981 club m disco, til 3am, the mosset tavern, forres, ÂŁ3 before midnight / ÂŁ5 after, tel: 01309 672981 27 saturday eastern star coffee morning, 10am nairn british legion, ÂŁ1.50 jj gilmour, 9pm, the loft venue, ÂŁ10, contact 01343 850111

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Welcome to our winter warmer. Bursting with seasonal produce this dish will be sure to satisfy the heartiest pallet.

F o r t h e s te w 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1kg/2lb 3oz diced shin of beef (cut off the bone into large pieces) 2 sticks celery 2 carrots 2 large onions 3 cloves garlic 1 heaped tsp tomato puree 1 tbsp plain flour salt and freshly ground black pepper ½ litre/17fl oz real ale or bitter 200ml/7fl oz dark beef stock 2 bay leaves 1 sprig fresh thyme Fo r t h e s u et d um pl in g s 150g/5oz beef suet 150g/5oz self-raising flour, sifted plus extra for dusting salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp prepared horseradish (optional) water to bind

D u mp li n g s Place the suet in a clean bowl and add the flour. Using your hands, mix the suet and flour well, then season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. If you want horseradish dumplings, now is the time to add it to the mix.

Make a well in the centre of the flour and suet mixture and add water a bit at a time. Mix with your hands until you get a firm dough that comes away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.

M et h o d Preheat the oven to 160˚C. Heat a large casserole on the hob. Add the vegetable oil and, when hot, add the beef and cook until browned.

Turn the dough out onto a clean board and sprinkle over some flour. Roll the dough out into a sausage shape, then form into six golf ball-sized dumplings (they'll double in size when cooking). Carefully drop the dumplings into the stew.

You can store any unused dumpling dough wrapped in cling film in the fridge for two or three days.

Roughly chop the celery, carrots, and onions then add to the casserole.

Cover the casserole with a lid and place in the preheated oven to cook for 2½ - 3 hours, checking periodically.

Slice the garlic and add to the casserole. Stir all the vegetables thoroughly and allow them to brown gently, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan as you go.

After two hours, turn the dumplings over. Add the bay leaves and the thyme and continue cooking for a further half hour to an hour. When the beef is done, it should fall apart to the touch and the dumplings should be light and fluffy.

Once the vegetables are coloured, add the tomato puree and stir. Add the flour and stir together well until the flour is incorporated. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Serve the dumplings and beef stew in large bowls.

Add the ale to the casserole, followed by the beef stock.

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for 2010 (all dates inclusive) Spring Term Starts Monday 11th January 2010 Mid-term Holiday TBC Friday 12th February 2010 Mid-term Holiday TBC Mon. 15th February 2010 In-service Closure Tues. 16th February 2010 In-service Closure Wed. 17th February 2010 Spring Term Ends Friday 26th March 2010 Summer Term Starts Monday 12th April 2010 May Day Holiday Monday 3rd May 2010 Summer Term Ends Friday 2nd July 2010 for 2010/2011 (all dates inclusive) Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 17th August 2010 Autumn Term Ends Friday 8th October 2010 Winter Term Starts Monday 25th October 2010 In-service Closure Friday 12th November 2010 Winter Term Ends Thurs. 23rd December 2010 Spring Term Starts Monday 10th January 2011 In-service Closure Friday 11th February 2011 In-service Closure Monday 14th February 2011 Spring Term Ends Friday 8th April 2011 Summer Term Starts Tuesday 26th April 2011 May Day Holiday Monday 2nd May 2011 Summer Term Ends Friday 1st July 2011

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The Centre provides a wide range of activities for all ages. It contains excellent meeting and conference facilities at reasonable costs. Mid scale arts venue, seating up to 300, with a variety of shows and concerts planned for 2010.

Our programme of regular weekly activities is now up and running for 2010.

Contact us for more information and for details of forthcoming events.

For further details Telephone: 01667 453476 e-mail: info@nairncc.co.uk or check out our website on www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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EXTRACTS FROM THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 15TH DECEMBER 2009 OF NAIRN WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Matters Arising 20 mph limit - JF had written to Louise Clark about introducing 20 mph limits - similar to those in the Fishertown on residential roads elsewhere in the town, and in particular the area of Wellington and Waverley Roads. The Council reply had advised that this would be included in the monitoring exercise currently planned by Tech Services. But the official view was that such 20 mph limits were not considered practical on individual roads but needed to be in zones. GV suggested that a public meeting might be called in the New Year to discover if Nairn residents would like a 20 mph zone to be introduced more widely. It was agreed to consult the other Nairn CCs on holding such a meeting.

Draft Coastal Development Strategy This had been put out for consultation but the deadline for comments was not known. BS observed that the draft seemed generally sensible but that it would be useful to respond on the aspects affecting Nairn: discussions indicated that key issues were the question of effluent discharge/management, and the need to preserve navigable access to Nairn Harbour.

Draft Local Transport Strategy, 200912 - BS had responded on behalf of the NWCC. He noted that the Hitrans Regional Transport Strategy had identified the A96 (and the A82) as the strategic routes which were least adequate for the functions they had to perform, and were thus priorities for improvement. The NWCC response to Highland Council had highlighted 5 key issues: • the role of the A96 as a strategic Regional Trunk Route, where analysis of current and projected traffic-flows are critical to future planning SpotLight - Nairn and District

• the need to alleviate current congestion and road safety problems on the A96 transit through Nairn • the inclusion in the LTS of appropriate references to the construction of a by-pass around Nairn as a priority objective (in support of similar points made in a letter from the Nairn Partnership and Forum) • the identification of specific, identifiable proposals and actions to deliver greater transport integration and to promote modal shift • the definition of measurable timelines, targets and deliverables to enable monitoring and the assessment of progress.

RY thanked BS for his comprehensive analysis. AC observed that she considered it important that if and when a residential development took place at Sandown, that there should be pedestrian crossing lights across the A96 to provide residents with safer access to Rosebank and the Academy.

Members considered that a proper traffic engineering study was needed to plan the through-flow of traffic along the A96, including synchronisation of traffic lights to minimise congestion through the town.

Sandown/Deveron - The appeal hearing is scheduled for Tuesday 2nd to Wednesday 10th March 2010. RY had already written to the Highland Council to express NWCC’s areas of concern. GV reported that as the Reporter had agreed to admit a statement from NWCC at the hearing, it had been decided that NWCC would not need to claim Relevant Person status in order to present its views.

Correspondence Received RY had received leaflets explaining assistance available to residents in handling the switchover to Digital TV

broadcasting in summer 2010.

Consultation on Boundaries Members noted and endorsed the consensus view reached at an earlier informal meeting of all Nairnshire CCs that the outer boundary of the Nairn (town) community councils area should be defined by the proposed bypass line (MC20), that the western perimeter should follow the natural geographic boundary down to the shoreline by Whiteness, and that the eastern boundary would need adjustment to incorporate the recent expansion of residential development at Lochloy and towards Kingsteps. It was agreed that the NWCC response to Highland Council would also recommend that a public consultation be held on the topic of combining the 3 Nairn town CCs into a single community council. It was noted that Nairn Suburban CC proposed to respond on similar lines, enclosing a map showing the new suggested boundaries.

Police Community Officer and Traffic Warden It was noted that NWCC had yet to receive a visit from the Nairn Community Police Officer and Insp.

McLennan would be invited to arrange for the Community Officer to attend. It was further noted that Sandy, the Nairn Traffic Warden had opted for voluntary redundancy/early retirement, and concern was expressed that a “flying squad” of visiting traffic wardens from Inverness might be unsympathetic to Nairn’s needs.

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Useful Contacts Holidays and Tide Times

SCHOOLS Auldearn Primary School ............................(01667) 452118 Cawdor Primary School ..............................(01667) 402460 Millbank Primary School..............................(01667) 452240 Rosebank Primary School ..........................(01667) 454090 Nairn Academy ............................................(01667) 453700 Moray College Nairn Learning ....................(01667) 456759 DOCTORS Nairn Hospital A&E .....................................(01667) 452101 The Lodgehill Clinic ....................................(01667) 452096 Arderseir Medical Practice ..........................(01667) 452278 Nairn Sports Medicine Clinic ......................(01667) 454523 DENTISTS Jones Jones & Behrendt ............................(01667) 453189 RM Donald & Associates ............................(01667) 454603 PHARMACIES Lloyds Pharmacy ........................................(01667) 453100 Boots The Chemist ......................................(01667) 453169

Holiday Dates 2010 Inverness Holiday Monday 1st February Inverness Holiday Monday 1st March Good Friday Friday 2nd April Easter Monday/Inverness Holiday Mon. 5th April LOW TIDE TIMES FOR NAIRN IN FEBRUARY Walking on the beach should be possible 2 hours either side of these times AM PM 1 2 3 4 5 6

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VETS Moray Coast ................................................(01667) 453161 Inshes Veterinary Clinic Inverness ..............(01463) 711777

Police Station ..............................................(01667) 452222 Stagecoach Inverness .................................(01463) 239292 Citizens Advice Bureau ...............................(01667) 456677 Nairn Museum ............................................(01667) 456791 Dalcross Airport .............................(01667) 464000/462280 Job Centre ..................................................(01667) 422500 Highland Council ........................................(01667) 458500 Victim Support ............................................(01463) 710806 Samaritans ..................................................(01463) 713456 Gas - Emergency ............................................(0800 111999 Water - Emergency ........................................08456 008855 British Red Cross Inverness ........................(01463) 231620 Crossroads ..................................................(01667) 455369 National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950 If you have any suggestions for additional useful numbers please email these to us on admin@spotlighton.co.uk

Early May Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Inverness Holiday Summer Bank Holiday Inverness Holiday

AM 11.31 01.29 02.51 03.49 04.35 05.08 05.25 05.45 06.15 06.48 07.18

PM 14.26 15.35 16.29 17.12 17.44 18.07 18.28 18.53 19.23 19.54

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Monday 3rd May Monday 31st May Monday 5th July Monday 2nd August Monday 4th October

AM 07.39 07.37 07.59 08.36 09.32 12.37 01.35 02.45 03.52 04.47 05.32

PM 20.17 19.46 20.10 20.51 21.55 14.18 15.27 16.28 17.18 18.01

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