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CLUBS & SOCIETIES HIGHLAND SPIRITUAL CINEMA Inverness-based film group with monthly screenings of uplifting and inspiring films that educate, entertain and enlighten. Visit: www.highlandspiritualcinema.net AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Free, confidential help & support to the relatives & friends of problem drinkers. Local weekly groups in Highland area. Call 020 7403 0888 for a local contact number for your area or visit www.al-anonuk.org.uk CEROC DANCING IN ELGIN Meets at Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin, Sherwood Suite every Monday, 7:30pm-10:30pm.

Ceroc resembles the dance styles of Jive, Ballroom, Tango and Salsa and for complete beginners, there will be a 45 minute class where 3 or 4 of the easier moves will be learnt. After which there will be two or three records (freestyle) where the routines can be practised. No need to bring a partner as you will get the chance to dance with everybody! www.cerocscotland.com

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Midweek training most mornings. Summer Tuesday evening race/social league for all ages. Races from May to September. To be the next Wiggins or Hoy, contact club secretary Alan White on 01309 674698 or alan.white.245@btinternet.com www.forrescyclingclub.co.uk FORUM FOR MEN Meets every Wednesday at Macnabs Bar, 8pm. Social group for gay, bi and T-men.

Look for the red post box! Email morgan@tramstop.org or text/call 07745 930383 for info.

ARENA 96 BUSINESS NETWORK GROUP 28 March, Ramnee Hotel, Forres, 7pm-9pm. Friendly networking group for business people along the A96 corridor.

No ongoing commitment or membership fees. £15 includes a meal and opportunity to meet other business owners and customers. Book at www.arena96.com NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES (MORAY BANFF AND BADENOCH BRANCH) Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11am in the Sherwood Suite at the Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin. Monthly lectures on a variety of arts related subjects are delivered by experts from across the UK. New members always welcome. Contact Sarah Fennings-Mills: 01343 831002 or www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk CAWDOR HERITAGE GROUP 3rd Wed every month excl Aug, Sept, Dec & Jan, 7.30pm. Family and local history archive facility within Nairn Museum. Cawdor Community Centre. Contact 493218 for details BOYS BRIGADE Contact 452950 EGYPTIAN/TRIBAL BELLY DANCE CLASS Wednesdays 7 - 9pm at Nairn

United Reform Church. Shape up and shimmy down. Call Liz for details 455661

Inverness Leisure at 6:30pm.

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FAMILY FIRST (BADENOCH, STRATHSPEY & NAIRN) Support service via home based volunteer support and or group support for families with a child under 4. Contact Lynne 452865

LYNX NETBALL CLUB OF NAIRN All abilities welcome. S1 and up.

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FREE SOCIAL GROUP Last Thursday every month 7pm Muckle Cross, Elgin. For over 21s in Moray Walking group, weekends away, attending music, theatre & cinema events.

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GAGHLIG SAN (GAELIC IN THE HOME) Wed 9.30am - 11.30am & 8pm 10pm for intermediates. Thurs 9.30am - 11.30am (within school terms). Learn Gaelic by repetition & conversation. All abilities welcome. Call Ann Grant on 01667 451002 or 07780 948527 GEDDES W.R.I. Call Mrs Evelyn Cumming 404237.

HIGHLAND RUSSIA CONNECTION Russian language lessons, art and craft workshops, Russian dancing, educational talks, displays and exhibitions. Call Elena Reid 456245 or e-mail elena.k.reid@homecall.co.uk www.highlandrussia.org.uk HIGHLAND SPIRITUAL CINEMA

Inverness-based film group with monthly screenings of uplifting and inspiring films that educate, entertain and enlighten, with the opportunity to participate in post-film discussion. Tel: 01463 237452. www.highlandspiritualcinema.net INVERNESS CANOE CLUB Inland, sea and surf kayaks, open canoe SCA affiliated club.

SCA Coaches provide in club training and courses. Pool lessons throughout the year. Contact Emma Garden: pinkpaddler@yahoo.co.uk www.invernesscc.org.uk

MORAY & NAIRN PONY CLUB Contact 01309 641483 or email willandjudith@btopenworld.com www.pcuk.org NAIRN & DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION New beekeepers or visitors welcome at our monthly meetings.

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Contact 452584 or email christinagillies@hotmail.co.uk NAIRN LADIES CURLING CLUB Friendly club offering good fun social curling. New members welcome. Contact 404256.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS If you are weary or burdened, come!

This is what I find difficult in the Bible, and this topic has caused so much trouble, particularly in Scotland - the Sabbath!

Jesus and His disciples are walking quietly, on the Sabbath, alongside some cornfields, when the peace is suddenly attacked. Having seen His disciples pick and eat some ears of corn, Christ’s critics appear. They are accused of harvesting on the Sabbath. Legalism is a terrible thing.

The Pharisees, who would argue over superficial trivial matters, are following Jesus, to spy on Him. When we move away from what God is doing, we get tied up in irrelevant arguments and discussions. These rascals were hot on His trail.

How could grown men be so petty?

This is also a bothersome one.

“Have you never read?” Jesus answered them from the Scriptures.

They hadn’t a word to say!

The Pharisees placed on people a yoke which was burdensome.

The yoke of Jesus is very different, as we learn of Him and what He is like.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me. I am gentle and humble in heart. My yoke is easy. My burden is light.” These words were spoken after three rebuffs.

You will never find a Master to serve quite like Jesus Christ. When we serve the wrong master and carry the wrong yoke, there is a degree of disintegration.

Jesus saw people under that heavy yoke.

The yoke of Jesus Christ is no more a burden than feathers are to a bird.

Jesus goes into the synagogue on the Sabbath. Jesus wouldn’t miss a Sabbath. He was not an occasional worshipper.

These critics are not present to worship, but to keep a beady eye on Jesus. Oh, it is OK to accuse on the Sabbath! This could put people off ‘Church’ for ever!

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Ardersier with Petty Parish Church, Church of Scotland Sundays 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12 noon.Tel: 01667 462224.

Nairn Baptist Church Nairn Community Centre. Sundays 11am. Every third Sunday monthly 6pm. Contact the pastor: 01667 459672. Website: www.nairnbaptistchurch.org.uk Auldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Sundays 12noon.

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Cawdor Parish Church Sunday 10.15am. Contact Rev. JS Mathieson: 01667 493217.

Nairn Free Church Sundays 11am with Sunday school and crèche (Gordon St). Evening 6pm (Gordon St). Youth club for S1 up on Wednesday at 6.30pm (Rosebank Hall). Prayer and Bible study Thursday 11am or 7:30pm onalternate weeks (Gordon Street). Contact Minister Murdo MacLeod: 01667 459131.

Nairn Christian Fellowship Sundays 10.30am. Wednesday 7.30pm: praise and Bible study. Contact Sandy Shaw: 01667 456492.

Old Parish Church 10.30am: holiday worship and crèche.

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wouldn’t He? They are not interested in the needy individual. It is possible to follow Jesus for the wrong reasons.

Jesus saw right through them. He always does. He ignored them, and addressed the man in front of everyone. The withered hand is healed and usable.

Then the plot thickens. This is a confrontation and conflict between good and evil.

The disciples are there. Soon they would be right at the heart of the work.

For three years they were learning and observing. They were uniquely privileged, being called, taught, commissioned and equipped.

A disciple can never resign, if the calling of God is upon his life.

This criticised, crucified Christ is now risen from the dead. Are you aware of that? Do you know Him?

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St Ninians Church Sunday services and Sunday school: 10.15am. Wednesday 7.30pm: prayer meeting. Contact Rev. Ricky Reid: 01667 451675.

St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal 10.30am: family worship.

6.30pm: evening prayer. Contact Rev. Canon Alison Simpson: 01667 452458.

St Mary’s Catholic Church IV12 4RJ. Saturday Vigil 6pm.

Sunday Mass 11.30am. Tel: 01667 453323.

United Reformed Church Sunday services and Sunday School with crèche 11am. Contact Rev. Steven Manders: 01667 451443.

The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sundays 10.30am.

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES The revolution that texting has brought to communications is something that can easily be taken for granted. But it is increasingly becoming a tool that our local charities are discovering can help them maximise their income from donations. Last month, I learned firsthand what a difference it is making when I chaired an exciting Charity Fundraising Techniques & Tools ‘JustTextGiving’ event at the Spectrum Centre in Inverness. The gathering, attended by members from eighteen Highland charities, was set up to help train non-profit organisations in the Highlands to raise funds through new and innovative technologies.

Leading the training on ‘text-giving’ were staff from the Scottish Council for Volunteer Organisations, Marie Curie Highlands and Vodaphone.

Unlike many ways of giving, charities receive 100% of every donation; and the number of people using ‘text-giving’ is on the rise. Encouragingly, 15,000 charities and 30,000 fundraisers have already signed up to ‘JustTextGiving’. I believe that it’s essential that our local charities and non-profit organisations are given the opportunity and training to keep them ahead of the pack. I hope that the training received at last month’s event will allow them to fundraise better than ever before.

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You may have missed it, but investment in the oil and gas sector is in the pipeline for waters off Scotland and set to be of the order of one hundred billion pounds. My job, as energy minister, is to make sure that, working with the sector, we secure as much of that investment for companies in Scotland. Here in the Highlands we see the continuing success of Global Energy Group based at Nigg.

But increasingly, all over the country, we see jobs being created in a vibrant sector. We were of course told, mostly by self-appointed experts based in London that "the oil will run out in ten years." They were nothing if not consistent. They told us this in the seventies - and they were wrong. Then in the eighties and they were wrong. And then in the nineties when they were wrong again. A hat trick of havers! Now it is clear that our oil and gas reserves, worth over a trillion pounds, will last for several decades to come- and in fact may still be extracted at the end of this century. What is not appreciated much though is this important fact: The oil and gas industry in Scotland is increasingly an international business. In fact, half of the total earnings they make are made from work done overseas. I have visited around 70 to 80 companies in the twenty one months I have been minister. They exemplify some of the most exciting and dynamic businesses in the world - and we are truly world leading in subsea and other technologies perfected in the harsh environment of the North Sea and West of Shetland. This month I lead a Scottish business trade delegation to Brazil which is a market of over $200 hundred billion.

In fact, wherever oil and gas is discovered and extracted all over the world, it will not take you very long before you hear a Scottish accent!

Fergus Ewing MSP

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MARCH 25 monday barry & stuart - show and tell @ eden court 8pm.

01463 234234. www.eden-court.co.uk

26 tuesday a bright future for women in stem (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) wea women@work. 9.30am. free entry. 01463 710577. booking essential at www.weawomenatwork.org.uk nicola benedetti: the silver violin tour @ eden court 7:30pm. 01463 234234. www.eden-court.co.uk & www.nicolabenedetti.co.uk

28 thursday â&#x20AC;&#x153;a northern pictish kingdom: recent excavationsâ&#x20AC;? by gordon noble 2pm - 4pm, elgin museum hall. ÂŁ3/ÂŁ2.

01343543675 or curator@elginmuseum.org.uk rspb highland local group talk: â&#x20AC;&#x153;red squirrels and woodland birdsâ&#x20AC;? 7:30pm. fraser park bowling club, macewen drive, inverness.

29 friday critical mass bike ride around elgin 5pm-6pm. meet at elgin community centre. open to all. join the revolution. wine & pottery night at lofty pots 7:30pm. the loft, east grange farm, kinloss. enjoy painting, a glass of wine & a chat. booking advised. 01343 850111. moray rock garden club: â&#x20AC;&#x153;through the seasons at cawdor castleâ&#x20AC;? by derek hosie 7:30pm. new elgin admin@spotlighton.co.uk

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Fri 5th-Sat 6th ... Highland Festival of One-Act Plays, 7pm Fri 12th ..........................................................Cinema .......................................................... Cinema Nairn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Single Manâ&#x20AC;? (12a), 7:30pm Thurs 25th .............................................. ..............................................Tullamore, Tullamore, 7:30pm Acoustic/Celtic/Folk Band from Kansas City Sat 27th ..........................................................Family .......................................................... Family Ceilidh Sun 28th ............................................................Music ............................................................Music Nairn: Arta Arnicane - Piano For further details, ttelephone elephone 01667 453476, e-mail info@nairncc.co.uk or check out our website at www .nairncommunitycentre.co.uk www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

hall annexe, land st, elgin. call 01340 871504 for info.

29 friday - 28 april photo fest 2013 11am. the old kirk, nethy bridge. tombola, second-hand books & refreshments. free entry & parking. www.oldkirknethybridge.org

30 saturday chocolate festival nairn community & arts centre.

01667 453476. info@nairncc.co.uk www.choctober.co.uk rspb highland local group outing to west in search of divers meet at highland council car park 9am or conon bridge at 9:20am. 01997 433283. bike revolution used bike sale 9:30am-12:30pm.

15 shore street, lossiemouth.

tel: 01309 690063

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treebadour puppet theatre’s marionette easter special “the dragon & the rainbow lettuce” 3pm. kinloss church comm. hall. www.treebadour.co.uk dyke hall tales evening 7pm. dyke village hall. an evening of entertainment, drama, film and a photographic exhibition. tickets: 01309 641621 or forres hub. pre-booking essential. crippled fox, xsaxonx, fxaxsxtx & bin laden’s daughter 8pm. flanagans bar, elgin. expect it fast and loud. for info: www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008

30 saturday - 31 sunday elgin endurance club host round 1 of the british motorcycle enduro championship lossiemouth forest & birkenhill woods. www.elginenduranceclub.com

30 saturday - 1 april cadbury easter trail 11am-4pm. brodie castle. £2 per trail. to visit the castle, usual prices apply. 0844 4932156.

31 sunday lofty arts easter fun 11am-1pm. the loft, east grange farm, kinloss. easter face painting, painting eggs & egg rolling. £4 per child. 01343 850111. the northern scot series: moray roadrunners 10k 2pm. cooper park, elgin.

31 sunday - 5 april mini moray 2013 6 days of orienteering for everyone to try. for more info and discount for pre-registration, go to www.moravianorienteering.org

spirit. £2. text/call: 07745 930383.

5 friday an evening with jai mcdowall @ eden court 7:30pm.

01463 234234. www.eden-court.co.uk & www.jaimcdowallofficial.com

5 friday - 6 saturday highland festival of one-act plays 7pm. nairn community & arts centre. tel: 01667 453476. www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

6 saturday craft fair & car boot plus refreshments 11am-2pm. roseisle village hall. call 01343 835958 for info. the inverness whisky festival 12pm-6pm. last entry 4pm. bogbain farm, inverness. 01463 772800. www.bogbainfarm.com

7 sunday bl’azz: “the ness river rhythm kings” @ maclean room, eden court 2:30pm. the best in dixieland jazz from the 1920s & 30s. tickets £8 from eden court box office. 01463 234234. when šhlemiel went to warsaw (family event) 4pm. universal hall, findhorn. £7/£6 concs/£4 u16s. tel: 01309 691170. www.universalhall.co.uk

8 monday chris addison: the time is now, again (comedy) 8pm. eden court, inverness. 01463 234234. www.eden-court.co.uk

9 tuesday

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the pink castle philosophy club: “is genuine democracy possible?” 7:30pm. riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel. your fun & friendly “thinking lgbt club”. www.pinkcastle.eu

take a ‘waulk’ on the wild side (family activity) 1pm3pm. knockando woolmill. £2 child or adult. booking required. also taking place on wed 3rd and mon 8th.

01340 810 345. www.knockandowoolmill.org.uk/familyactivities.html

10 wednesday

1 monday - 28 sunday photo fest 2013 11am-5pm. old kirk, nethy bridge, second hand books, tombola, refreshments, free entry/parking. www.oldkirk@nethybridge.org

“cluny gardens through the seasons” (highland rock garden club) 7.30pm. nairn community centre. contact john owen: 01320 366246. moray and nairn floral art club 7:30pm. ramnee hotel, forres. all welcome. for information, contact 01309 673431 or 673552.

10 wednesday - 30 tuesday

2 tuesday

art exhibition at the stables, brodie castle. contact mrs marie cameron: 01309 641093.

marti pellow @ eden court 7:30pm. 01463 234234. www.eden-court.co.uk

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3 wednesday nairn u3a: “neighbours from heaven and hell: the highland night sky” 1:45pm. nairn community & arts centre. 01667 453537. www.nairnu3a.org.uk karine polwart (music) 7:30pm. universal hall, findhorn. £14/£12 concs/£10 u16s. tel: 01309 691170. www.universalhall.co.uk

4 thursday souledout! ecstatic dance 7.45pm for mind, body, 16 - April 2013

nairn & district gardening club: “capturing the spirit of plants in painting” 7:30pm. nairn community & arts centre. donnie munro (music) 7:30pm. universal hall, findhorn. £15/£12 concs. tel: 01309 691170. www.universalhall.co.uk & www.donniemunro.co.uk

12 friday cinema nairn: “a single man” (12a) 7:30pm. nairn community & arts centre. tel: 01667 453476. www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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13 saturday drop in session celebrating the anniversary of the first manned space flight 2pm-4pm. contact elena: 01667 456245. www.highlandrussia.org.uk the western front association: “julian the tank bank” by john ross 2:30pm. elgin library. 01343 870562. chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net kate nash @ ironworks 7pm. 14+. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com

13 saturday - 14 sunday brodie castle’s daffodil tea event 10:30am-4:30pm. call 0844 4932156. www.nts.org.uk/home

14 sunday bl’azz: “mama’s brand new bag” @ eden court 2:30pm. kate kershaw & her sidemen with mainly the blues but more. tickets £8 from eden court box office. 01463 234234. cahalen morrison & eli west 7:30pm. bogbain farm, inverness. 01463 772800. www.bogbainfarm.com scottish chamber orchestra: sinfonia concertante @ eden court 8pm. 01463 234234. www.edencourt.co.uk

souledout! ecstatic dance 7.45pm for mind, body, spirit. £2. text/call: 07745 930383.

19 friday moray rock garden club: “rhododendron cultivation & propagation” by alasdair maclean 7:30pm. new elgin hall annexe, elgin. for info, call 01340 871504. the agony and ecstasy of steve jobs (monologue) 8pm. universal hall, findhorn. £12/£10 concs/£8 u16s. tel: 01309 691170. www.universalhall.co.uk

20 saturday nairn men’s breakfast 9:45am for 10am. dunbar golf club, nairn. speaker: jim rettie (from chest to chancel). contact campbell (01667 455149) by 19/04 to book. saltire society scotland (highland branch): bettyhill part 2 12pm. chieftain hotel, inverness. contact alan: 01667 459449 or alan.niven@hotmail.com each peach pear plum 2pm. universal hall, findhorn. £7/£6 concs/£4 u16s. tel: 01309 691170. www.universalhall.co.uk armour (film) 7:30pm. universal hall, findhorn. £5/£4 concs/£3 u16s. tel: 01309 691170. www.universalhall.co.uk

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family ceilidh nairn community & arts centre. tel: 01667 453476. www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk annual spring flower show and plant sale (highland rock garden club) opens 10.30am. nairn community centre. show exhibits available to view from 12noon. contact john owen: 01320 366246. comann nam pàrant inbhir narann spring fling family ceilidh 7:30pm. nairn community & arts centre. contact 01667 453068 or arteze@excite.com

28 sunday music nairn: arta arnicane - piano 7:30pm. nairn community & arts centre. tel: 01667 453476. www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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