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Offers training on dual control. www.dallachyaeromodellers.org.uk 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 FORRES & NAIRN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Mondays 8pm - 10pm in Forres Town Hall Jan - Mar & Sept - Dec Thursdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm in Nairn Community Centre from Sept - Mar. All abilities welcome at these RSCDS classes. For details see www.rscdsforres.org or call 07906 306160 or Kate McArdle on 07918 147115 LEARN GAELIC IN NAIRN Weekly classes during school terms. Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30am - 11:30am. Wednesdays 7:30pm - 9:30pm. Beginners to Intermediate. Contact Lorraine McBeath on 01667 451291 for further information.

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HIGHLAND HISTORICAL SEARCH SOCIETY Inverness based metal detecting club. Free equipment loan, tuition and regular places to detect. Beginners & new members welcome. Contact Len tel: 01808 521340 anytime

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HIGHLAND SPIRITUAL CINEMA Meets last Wednesday each month at Highland Rail House, Inverness. Film group screening uplifting & inspiring films.

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Contact Emma Garden pinkpaddler@yahoo.co.uk www.invernesscc.org.uk INVERNESS CHORAL SOCIETY Mondays, 7:30pm (except summer holidays) at Smithton Free Church, Inverness. The largest choir in the Highlands, performing two classical concerts a year at Eden Court Theatre. New members welcome in Jan & Aug. For details visit www.invernesschoral.org.uk INVERNESS RACING PIGEON CLUB Seeking new members young and old. Races held from Inverness to as far away as France with the North East Federation. All ages welcome.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Forgiveness!

What could make 2015 a special year for you? Would it be lots of money, or more material possessions, or something a bit more substantial like a broken relationship being restored?

Obviously, only God knows what the next twelve months will bring. Yet, there will be joyful moments for some people because there will be weddings and other happy occasions. There will be sad moments for others because people will die. In fact, there are some things that we are powerless to do anything about. Nevertheless, there are some things that we can all do something about – and forgiving others is something we can all do.

If we are honest with ourselves – we know that getting hurt or being rejected can be very painful, but it will happen in life. Personally, I believe the best way to deal with it is to forgive those who have hurt us. Does that mean people should sweep their pain under the carpet and say it did not matter? Of course not, but forgiving is the only way to have peace. I have come across so many people over the years who have struggled to forgive others. I have seen people become bitter and even sick because they refuse to

forgive. On the other hand, I have seen people truly forgiving from the heart, and they have become free. For example, my brother-in-law, Reinhard Hirtler, has written a book called The Power to Forgive. In his book, Reinhard tells how he went through sexual and spiritual abuse, but he was only able to deal with the emotional torment when he forgave those who had abused him.

It is easy to say these things in words, but it is difficult to put it into practice. It could be that you have been hurt badly by someone. They might never change; you might never forget; but if you want peace then forgiveness is the only way to have it. The main reason people will not let it go, is because they want to see the wrong put right. Sadly, the person that does not forgive is the one who truly suffers the most in the end. For example, unforgiveness is like drinking poison and hoping it will harm the other person!

Now the Bible is full of stories of people who were able to forgive others. One of the best known stories is that of Joseph who was hated by his own brothers. They sold him off as a common slave, and Joseph ended up in prison. But God used those difficult circumstances to help bring the family together. At the same time,

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Contact Fraser Turner (interim moderator) on 01463 794004 Cawdor Parish Church Sunday 10.15am. Contact Rev. JS Mathieson: 01667 493217.

Nairn Baptist Church Nairn Community Centre. Sundays 11am. Contact the Pastor: 01667 452764 or Secretary 01667 452351 or visit www.nairnbaptistchurch.org.uk Nairn Christian Fellowship Sundays 10.30am. Wednesday 7.30pm: praise and Bible study. Contact Sandy Shaw: 01667 456492.

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 Old Parish Church 10.30am: holiday worship and crèche. Contact Rev. Alistair S. Younger on 01463 242873

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Joseph ended up in a position of power, and he could have taken revenge on his brothers. After all, they rejected him; they betrayed him; and they robbed him of his family for many years. Anyway, Joseph saw pass all the pain and hurt - and he forgave them (See Genesis 37-50).

How was Joseph able to do it? Well, Joseph trusted God, the righteous Judge, to make everything right in the end.

Therefore, forgiveness is agreeing to live with the consequences of someone else's sin. You may say, ‘Well, that is not fair!’ Neither was it fair that Jesus, an innocent man, died on a cruel cross to forgive humanity. However, Jesus taught forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer and in His parables for a reason. Some of the last words Jesus spoke were words of forgiveness: ‘Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do…’ (Luke 23:34). If you want to make 2015 a special year, then forgive someone who might have hurt you!

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St Ninians Church Sunday services and Sunday school: 10.15am. Contact Fraser Turner (interim moderator) on 01463 794004 St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Family Eucharist on Sundays at 10.30am. Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 10.30am. conatct Rev.Canon Alison J Simpson 01667 452458 St Mary’s Catholic Church IV12 4RJ. Saturday Vigil 6pm.

Sunday Mass 10am. 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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Useful Contacts Nairn Community Centre ..............................01667 453476 Police Station ..................................................................101 Stagecoach Inverness ...................................01463 239292 Citizens Advice Bureau .................................01667 456677 Nairn Museum................................................01667 456791 Dalcross Airport ...............................01667 464000/462280 Inverness Job Centre........................01463 888100/888200 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 Railway Mission..............................................078419 85768 DENTISTS Jones Jones & Behrendt ..............................01667 453189 RM Donald & Associates ..............................01667 454603 Dental Unit at Nairn Hospital ........................01667 422722 page 8 - January 2015

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I would like to end by wishing everyone in the Highlands all the best for 2015. If I can ever do anything to help you over the coming year, no matter how big or small, please do email me at danny@highlandlibdems.org.uk or call my office on 01463 711280.

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16 friday nairn men’s breakfast 9:45 for 10am at nairn dunbar golf club. testimony by iain a. macdonald from sasra. share food and fellowship and hear what god is doing in other people’s lives. call campbell on 01667 455149 by 6:30pm, friday 16th to book your place. music nairn presents the gould piano 7:30pm at nairn community and arts centre. trio playing brahms, macmillan and schubert. tickets at door, from www.musicnairn.org.uk or call 01667 455701

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DECEMBER 2014 29 monday evening talk: “the ornithological mythology of christmas and new year” by bryan bland 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey. for more info visit ww.bwwc.co.uk

orienteering at findhorn 10:15am - 11am, findhorn village centre. it's moray's world championships year and a welcome awaits at moravian's opening event of the new season, with the annual club awards function and social for club members afterwards. www.moravianorienteering.org

30 tuesday evening talk:"nepal - on top of the world" - by steve lovell 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey. for more info visit ww.bwwc.co.uk

31 wednesday rhythmnreel hogmanay bash @ ironworks 9pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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3 saturday evening talk : “is seeing believing?" by bryan bland 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey. for more info visit ww.bwwc.co.uk

13 tuesday scottish ornithologists' club: "a birding trip to central thailand" by al mcnee 7:30pm, culloden library. call 01463 221661 or 01808 511740. £3 members; £4 non members.

14 wednesday highland rock garden club ‘local talent’ - 3 short talks by group members 7.30pm nairn community centre. for info call john owen on 01320 366246 admin@spotlighton.co.uk

Fri 16th .............................................. Music Nairn presents “The Gauld Piano Trio” 7.30pm Mon 19th........................................ Cinema Nairn Matinee – “Annie Get Your Gun(U) 2pm Fri 30th......................................................... Cinema Nairn – “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (12) 7.30pm A huge thanks to all who supported our Festive Events, Comedy Night, Christmas Party, and Hogmanay Party.

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GreenThumb

Our small team of 4 based here in the Moray Firth, will have a busy year ahead as we will have over 1,000 regular customers presenting us with their lawn problems. Sounds a lot, but we are a pretty small franchise up here though. GreenThumb across the UK will have 500,000 customers this year !

As we will be providing local monthly updates as the season unfolds through the year again in Spotlight Magazine, we thought it might be nice to let you see where we are based.

Although we don’t know exactly what the weather will throw at us this season, we have a fair idea what we will be asked to tackle. Highlights will likely include: Winter Months Moss and thatch; we will be aerating and scarifying all hours of the day to get through everybody before the Spring Weed and Feed Treatments start.

Also look out for leatherjackets emerging (crane fly grubs) and eating lawn roots, sometimes causing devastation.

Spring Months Weedkill and Spring fertiliser; we will want some decent weather to get lawns off to a good start.

Many of you will remember the very late/non-existent Spring in 2013.

Summer Months Mowing; best practice is never cut shorter than 1 inch. Mowing too close is the most destructive thing you can do to a lawn (usually a man-thing) and in particular encourages

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moss to flourish ! June is when we will likely see the first signs of Red Thread fungal disease damage (wet summers are the worst).

A repeat of last Summer would be good.

Autumn Months Moss control treatments and winter feeds; we will want to get all our customers’ lawns ready for next winter, and most will want to think about aerating and scarifying outwith the growing season, either themselves or using us and our machines.

For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just £15 per qtr, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a national franchise with over 200 branches across the UK, we are locally based in Nairnshire and cover the whole Moray Firth area. Contact Alastair or Fiona for a FREE LAWN ANALYSIS on 01667 460012, or email us at: inverness@ greenthumb.co.uk

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24 saturday dyke church burns supper 7pm at dyke village hall. adults ÂŁ10, contact 01309 641232.

24 saturday - 25 sunday 32nd aviemore sled dog rally two-day timed trials held by the siberian husky club of great britain which take place in aviemore. for more information visit siberianhuskyclub.org.uk

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cinema nairn matinee - 'annie get your gun' (u) 2pm at nairn community and arts centre. tea and home bakes included. tickets at door. for mor info visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

highland literary salon burns evening 7:30pm, glen mhor hotel inverness. burns supper. for more info and tickets please see www.highlandlitsalon.com

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cinema nairn - the best exotic marigold hotel (12) 7.30pm at nairn community and arts centre. tickets at door. for info visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

talk &book signing with bestselling crime writer peter may @ ironworks 6pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com u3a - talk by mary rhind on migrant workers in the highlands: facts and fictions 1:45pm at nairn community centre. for more info contact pauline on 01667 453537 or visit www.nairnu3a.org.uk

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Energy: Why is this a pressing local issue, winter 2014/5?

Long dark nights…cold…snow on the ground. The comforting smell of holly. Perhaps a log fire with mulled wine wafting from the kitchen, surrounded by the comforting trappings of Christmas. The heating is high, lights are low and life is grand...

As many as 15 million households would rather go without heating than pay sky-high bills, even though 36 per cent said rationing had affected their health and well-being last year, uSwitch found. Fuel Poverty is rising.

HOW MUCH DO WE PAY?

QUALITY INSTALLATION IS CRITICAL

The average annual dual-fuel bill - covering gas and electricity - is about £1,264 per household.

It is one of the largest regular bills that a household has to pay, behind mortgage or rent, and council tax.

Grampian Energy Services works primarily with Green Moray Renewables in Moray and the Highlands. A multi skilled and multi trade installer, they are able to tie differing systems together.

Whether it is Solar PV to produce electricity, Solar Thermal to heat your hot water, a biomass boiler, a simple biomass stove or even a micro-wind generator. Green Moray Renewables have proven highly skilled and diverse. They have installed many of our projects right up to 50kW systems, often in the harshest of conditions, in addition to many of their own.

WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO BEGIN? ADVISING HOUSEHOLDS AND ENTERPRISES

Anyone can start the energy self-sufficiency journey.

There’s much we can do to reduce our energy demand: Use Less, Lose Less, and Generate Onsite. Reduce heat loss, insulate, close up drafts, lag pipes and tanks, use heavy curtains over doors (like granny used to do) and use curtain liners. Fit low energy devices, LED lights, switch things off, don’t let hot water run, Grampian Energy Services gives advice to people no matter what their financial situation may be. Simple changes are simply better.

HOME ENERGY GENERATION: SYSTEMS APPROACH

Each home, office and factory is unique. One solution does not fit all. Grampian Energy Services is not an installer and not tied to any preferred technology thus providing impartial, expert advice. They can guide you which technologies can work for you, Solar PV, Solar Thermal, when to use heat pump or deciding if wind power is right for your site. How do they tie together? Is energy storage viable? Get the honest opinion of experts.

Between Grampian Energy Services and Green Moray Renewables, they can design your system, complete the G59 grid connection applications, execute planning if required, provide an EPC and Green Deal reports, install your desired system (any technology), provide lifetime service and re-lamp you home with LEDs to boot.

Green Moray Renewables and Grampian Energy supply customers with the most practical, cost effective solutions for their needs.

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Beef Bourguignon Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 2 hours Ingredients 2 tbsp plain flour

75ml brandy

1kg braising steak, cut into 2.5cm dice

750ml red wine

4–5 tbsp olive oil

1 litre beef stock

150g pancetta, cut into small cubes

1 bouquet garni (2 bay leaves, 2 sprigs of thyme,

1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped

2 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley)

2 onions, peeled and sliced

115g baby onions

1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed

25g butter

100 g French beans

Salt and black pepper

Method 1. Season the flour with salt and pepper and toss the beef in it. Place a large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat, add one to two tablespoons of olive oil and fry the beef for one to two minutes in batches, removing each batch from the pan when browned and placing it on a plate while you fry the rest, adding more oil as needed. (Too much meat in the pan at once will mean it takes longer to brown).

2. Add the pancetta and fry for one to two minutes or until golden brown, then tip in the shallot, onions and garlic and fry for a further two to three minutes or until browned. Return the cooked beef to the pan and mix well with the other ingredients.

3. Pour in the brandy and carefully set it alight to burn off the alcohol. Add the wine and stock and bring to a simmer. Add the bouquet garni, then cover and cook on a low heat for two hours or until tender and thickened. Alternatively, cook in the oven at 140°C/gas mark 1, for two hours, or in a slow cooker for three to four hours.

4. Half an hour before the meat is cooked, blanch the baby onions in boiling water for 30 seconds, then peel. Place a separate frying pan over a high heat, add the butter and a little olive oil and fry the onions for two to three minutes or until just golden, then add to the casserole for the last 20 minutes of cooking time.

5. Just before serving, check the seasoning. Spoon a generous portion of beef bourguignon on to each plate and a pile of creamy potato mash alongside, together with some green beans or carrots.

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This Month...

Football Files

A profile on John Hughs, Manager of

Caledonain Thistle FC Time flies when you're having fun and it's certainly the case for Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager John Hughes.

Spend any more than sixty seconds in the man's company and his beliefs and ideas for football teams to play the game in the correct manner will quickly be evident. Hughes wants his side to play football in a style that is just as attractive as the Highland scenery surrounding the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium.

The former Hibernian and Falkirk manager took over the reigns at the Inverness club a year ago taking over from Terry Butcher and made the move to the Highlands unsure of what to expect in his new surroundings.

That’s why it’s no surprise to see Caley Thistle once more towards the top end of the SPFL Premiership and aiming for an even higher position than last season.

Fast forward a year and like his predecessor, Hughes has settled nicely into the area and would even go as far to say he's in love with his new abode.

John Hughes and his team are looking to push on in 2015 and with the philosophy that the manager is implementing at the club, here’s to continued progress and success.

He's able to combine his biggest passions in the tranquil environment, cycling, golf and especially coaching football!!

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Weddings and Corporate Entertainment A Unique place for any Occasion It is difficult to imagine a more romantic setting for your wedding than a 17th century house set in a sheltered walled garden. However, Innes is not just a stunning venue which you and your guests will never forget, but also offers a wholly flexible programme to enable you to plan your day exactly as you would like.

Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings.

The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house.

Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.

Any couple booking their 2015 Wedding with us during January 2015, will be offered complimentary wedding night accommodation along with a ‘Champagne Toast’ upgrade of their chosen drinks package.

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