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BEFRIENDERS HIGHLAND Providing supported friendships with a trained volunteer for people with mental health problems. Telephone befriending for people with dementia or memory problems & their carers. Contact Alan (Mental Health) or Liz (Dementia) on 01667 451444 www.befriendershighland.co.uk or see their Facebook page. CAWDOR BOWLING CLUB Six rink green Spoon competition Fri, 7pm. Coaching for learners on a Tues evening. Call 01667 453698 CROSSROADS Provide & develop a high quality, cost effective, domiciliary respite care service for carers in Nairn & Distict. Call 01667 455369 FAMILY FIRST (BADENOCH, STRATHSPEY & NAIRN) Support service via home based volunteer support & for group support for families with a child under 4. Contact: Lynne on 01667 452865

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FÈIS INBHIR NARAINN Reg. Charity No. SC038460. Weekly traditional music classes in guitar, fiddle, whistle, chanter, accordion, keyboard & bodhran. Any ability from age 8. Instrument hire available. Contact: 01667 462681 www.spanglefish.com/inbhirnarainn HIGHLAND BOWHUNTERS (ARCHERY) Near Nairn. Open to any person who wishes to take up field archery (No indoors). Basic training courses with equipment available. Experienced archers also welcome. Equipment can be hired. Contact: Gerry Parks 07801 593 637 daytime or evening (up to 9pm) MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wed of the month at 7:30pm in The Tolbooth, Forres. Mar Jun & Sept - Dec. Annual fee. New members welcome. Contact: Jean on 01309 672552 NAIRN & DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION New beekeepers or visitors welcome at our monthly meetings. Call 01667 454887 email jandjburns@hotmail.com NAIRN & DISTRICT PIPE BAND Band practice Wed, 7.30pm 9pm, the Nairn British Legion. More members needed who have experience in pipes or drums. We play at various local events & functions throughout the year. Contact: Susan (sec) on 07776 008413 Facebook (Nairn Pipe Band) NAIRN & DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCH CLUB Mon & Tues, 12.30pm at Nairn Community Centre. Two course lunch, tea, coffee & biscuits. Bingo, raffles, trips out & entertainment. New members welcome. Contact: Marleen McInnes on 01667 452886 NAIRN ANGLING ASSOCIATION For info contact 01667 459250 nairnangling@tiscali.co.uk

NAIRN COMMUNITY CENTRE Nairn Community Centre. Lots of events & classes happening so get in touch or visit our website Contact: Sam on 01667 453476 www.nairncc.co.uk

NAIRN YOUTH CLUB A popular Youth Club with lots of activities, meets at the Community Centre Nairn. Please get in touch for further info call 01667 453476

NAIRN COMMUNITY TRANSPORT Nairn Community mini bus hire for local groups & charities. Call 01667 459337 nairncommunitytransport@ googlemail.com

SEAFORTH CLUB Popular Private members club, welcoming guests & visitors to a warm, comfortable & friendly environment. Weekend entertainment, incl. bingo & dancing to live music. Call 01667 452509 Find us on Facebook

NAIRN DISABLED SPORTS CLUB We cater for bowlers & athletes who have a disability. Contact: 07766 952477 NAIRN DRAMA CLUB Mon, 7:30pm, The Little Theatre in Nairn. Amateur drama club open to everyone, whatever your interest in theatre. Contact: Helen Wright on 01667 452505 www.nairndrama.org.uk or email enquiries@nairndrama.org.uk NAIRN GAELIC CHOIR Gaelic & other choral music, promoting the Gaelic language. Contact: 01667 258829 christinagillies@hotmail.co.uk NAIRN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY AND CAMERA CLUB Tues, 7:30pm, Sept - April in Nairn Community Centre.. Contact: Robin Boag(President) president@nairncameraclub.co.uk NAIRN ROAD RUNNERS Thurs, 7.30pm club night at the Maggot. caters for all running abilities. Call Louise Scott on 01667 451835 info@nairnroadrunners.co.uk www.nairnroadrunners.co.uk NAIRN ROTARY CLUB Tues, 12.30pm for 1pm, Golf View Hotel, Nairn. There is usually a speaker & all Rotarians are welcome. To join or support fundraising, email nairnrotary@gmail.com

SEWING GROUP NAIRN For info call 01667 455012 SIGNPOST Guidance & support to voluntary groups & individuals in Nairn & Inverness-shire. Volunteering, funding, office services (typing, photocopying, book-keeping & more). Handypersons service Contact: 01667 455234 nairn@signpost-inc.org THE ACCIDENTALS Nairn’s Community Choir practices Wed, 7:30pm 9:30pm, St Columba’s Church Hall, Queen Street. Sing a cappella in four-part harmony. New members welcome. Contact: Christine Oliver on 01667 453793 PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

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NAIRN SWIMMING CLUB (NDASC) Swimmers aged 7 & up. Trained to compete & for fitness & fun. www.ndasc.co.uk

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Just ever so occasionally we see heartwarming examples of unity. I’m a bit of a rugby fan and by the time you read this the British and Irish Lions will have departed these shores for a 10 match tour of New Zealand. The squad draws from Scotland, Ireland (both Eire and Northern Ireland), Wales and England. The players need to bond together, respecting different nationalities but working together to achieve a common goal. New Zealand are currently ranked the number one team in the World by some distance and only by working together might they be overcome. Good luck The Lions!!

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As chaplain to Buckie Thistle Football Club, I am really happy that they have won the 2016/2017 Highland League. On observing how the team achieved this feat, I was struck with the qualities that were needed and exhibited. First of all, it was a team effort with all of the players and coaching staff doing their part, all through the season. It was evident that each person’s talents were very important to the collective effort. They supported each other and believed in each other, despite coming through some bad results and uncertainty. I then looked at the Church in general, and compared the two groups. When it comes to achieving the goal that the Lord has set for the Church, it requires a team effort, with each member doing his or her part.

Gone are the days when the Pastor or Minister was expected to do everything, and rightly so. It is only when everybody is engaged and connected to the rest of the members of the Church that it is effective. We all have different gifts, which God has imparted to each one, complimenting our neighbours. God has a place for everybody, if they would only surrender to Him and accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, turning away from lifestyles that do not honour Him. John 6:37 says, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” I am often asked this question, ‘Do you need to go to Church to be a Christian?’ But it is the wrong question. The question should be, ‘If you are a Christian, then why wouldn’t you go to Church?’

Ardersier with Petty Parish Church, Church of Scotland Sundays 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12 noon.Tel: 01667 462224. Auldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Sundays 12noon. Contact Revd. Thomas M Bryson on 01667 451675. Cawdor L/W Croy and Dalcross Parish Church Sunday 10.15am. Contact Rev Robert E. Brookes on 01667 493717 or RBrookes@churchofscotland.org.uk Nairn Baptist Church Nairn Community Centre. Sundays 11am. Contact Rev. Dr. Philip Egglestone on 01667 452764 or Secretary on 01667 452428. www.nairnbaptistchurch.org.uk Nairn Christian Fellowship Sundays 10.30am. Wednesday 7.30pm: praise and Bible study. Call Sandy Shaw on 01667 456492. Nairn Free Church Sundays 11am with Sunday school and crèche, 6pm at Gordon St, Nairn. Wednesdays: Cafe at 10am, Junior Club at 6pm, for P4-P7 and Youth Club at 7pm for S1S6. Thursdays: Tiddlywinks: Parent and Toddler group at 10am and Bible Study Prayer Meeting at 7pm. Contact the Minister, Murdo MacLeod, on 01667 459131. Nairn Old Parish Church 10.30am: Sunday School and crèche. Contact Rev. Alison Mehigan on 01667 453777

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God has promised to build His Church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. Psalm 133 says, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious foil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.” Just as a football team is family where loyalty is paramount, so it should be in a Church, where we are commanded to love one another and to prefer one another.

Pastor John Coppard Riverside Church, Buckie.

St. Ninian’s Church Sunday services & Sunday school: 10.15am. Evening service at 6.30pm on last Sun of month in Church. Contact Revd. Thomas M Bryson on 01667 451675. St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Family Eucharist on Sundays at 10.30am. Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 10.30am. Contact Rev. Dean 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 John C Brown (Secretary) 01667 453373. The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sundays 10.30am. Contact Minister JD Grant on 01667 456088 or visit www.churchofgodnairn.com Nairn Joint Service at Nairn St Ninian's Church of Scotland. First Sunday each month at 6:30pm. If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or if there are any amendments to existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Longest Day Wed 21st Jun 2017 British Summertime Ends Sun 29th Oct 2017 Halloween Tues 31st Oct 2017 Bonfire Night Sun 5th Nov 2017 Remembrance Sunday Sun 12th Nov 2017 St Andrew’s Day Thurs 30th Nov 2017 1st Sunday in Advent Sun 3rd Dec 2017 2nd Sunday in Advent Sun 10th Dec 2017 3rd Sunday in Advent Sun 17th Dec 2017

Shortest Day Thurs 21st Dec 2017 Christmas Day Mon 25th Dec 2017 Boxing Day Tues 26th Dec 2017 Hogmanay Sun 31st Dec 2017 New Year’s Day Mon 1st Jan 2018 New Year’s Day (substitute) Tues 2nd Jan 2018 Epiphany Sat 6th Jan 2018 Burns Night Thurs 25th Jan 2018

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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

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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 DENTISTS Jones Jones & Behrendt.............................. 01667 453189 WIndsor House Dental Surgery.................... 01667 454603 Dental Unit at Nairn Hospital........................ 01667 422722

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Rolling Events until 17 june nairn art society summer exhibition nairn community & art centre (during opening hours. free. a range of original work by local artists will be on display and available for purchase. for information email gail.forsyth@btinternet.com

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It’s been a busy month starting with the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival, which saw thousands of visitors arrive in Speyside to experience over 500 whisky themed events. We now head into the Summer with some of the best music & comedy from around the country, performing live at The Drouthy Cobbler. For music fans, the month starts off with Douglas MacGregor & Toby Hay on the 1st. Two extremely talented guitar players, they each play a different style of music. Douglas’ influences come from all over the world and include blues, folk, jazz and classical, whilst Toby is a more traditional folk musician, yet still influenced by world music, as well as that of his native Wales. On the 8th, acclaimed folk singer Jenny Sturgeon will be performing songs from her impressive debut album, ‘From The Skein’. Her traditional Scottish music and lyrics inspired by folklore, historical events and personal experience, have received rave reviews from around the country. Chris Sesar & Gill Halliday (11th) are a pair of up and coming singer song-writers, blending Celtic folk and roots & country music with a brush of gypsy jazz. This will be an excellent night of songs with some of the best harmonies around. For those looking for something a little louder, Twin Heart and The Belafonte will be performing on the 16th. Kilmarnock’s Twin Heart will kick things off in phenomenal style with their intoxicating brand of alternative rock. More alt-rock from Ayrshire trio The Belafonte will top the bill. The monthly Comedy Club (28th) will once again feature the best in Scottish comedy, featuring a variety of styles and acts. And with the Edinburgh Fringe fast approaching, there will be some preview shows, for comedians to hone their act before stepping on stage at one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals. The first of these is on the 4th of June when Liam Withnail & Gareth Waugh will be performing their shows ‘The Immigration Game’, about discovering the true cost of love in the United Kingdom; and ‘Honestly?’, a show all about lying and honesty. One mic must be the truth and the other only lies... but can you tell which is which? Tickets for all of these events are available at The Drouthy Cobbler and at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk Please be aware that while live comedy can often be hilarious, it is also highly subjective and some material might not be to your tastes!

Fiddler of Strathspey Festival June 23rd to 25th Grantown: Home of the ”Strathspey” A Relaxed Weekend with Music of the Spey

‘Song of the Spey – a prelude”: a fully researched musical pageant, in words and pictures, music and drama it will present some of the story of the music of the Spey. “Open House”: A Full programme of Workshops and Master Classes, Sessions, Displays, Recitals and ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ƚŽ ĚƌŽƉ ŝŶ ƚŽ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽǇ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ͕ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ĞůƟĐ ĂƌŶǇǆ ʹ WŝĐƟƐŚ tĂƌ ,ŽƌŶ

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“Welcome to Grantown and Strathspey”: dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĨĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŝĐ ůŽǀĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ƚƌĂƚŚƐƉĞǇ ĂŶĚ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ĂƌĞ ǁĂƌŵůǇ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ƵƐ ŝŶ 'ƌĂŶƚŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ŵƵƐŝĐ ŽĨ ͞ƚŚĞ lands and peoples of the Spey”. It is an opportunity also to ĞŶũŽǇ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ĮŶĞƐƚ planned towns and to relax in its glorious surroundings. www.thegrantownsociety.org

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sandwich lunch, cowboy ceilidh with live music, food, byob, etc. contact:ruaridh ormiston on 07831 338012 or email at info@highlandhorsefun.com. www.highlandhorsefun.com inverness ramblers: cairngorm meeting time 9am, start time 10:30am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - strenuous, distance - 7.5 miles contact: lynn anderson on 01463 239557 or 07749172729. www.ramblers.org.uk piano concert 1pm, spectrum centre, margaret street, inverness. suggested donation ÂŁ5. highland piano group presents member's concert. in program music of chopin, rachmaninov & more. entry by donation. the 12th 'midsummer gig: featuring iain macgillivray & irene ross 8pm, the beaufort hotel, culduthel road, inverness. ÂŁ10.

17 saturday - 18 sunday burgie horse trials 9am - 5pm, burgie house, forres arena horse trials, with food & craft stalls, a trade village, entertainment's arena & side shows. contact: 01343 850128 or secretary@burgie.org www.burgie.org

18 sunday ladies open tbc, boat of garten golf course. all welcome. call 01479 831282. www.boatgolf.com. admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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great glen walking club: beinn nan ramh (walk 1) 8.30am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - a; distance - 15 miles (a graham). great glen walking club: findhorn towards roseisle (walk 2) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - c; distance - 8 miles port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 9pm, invergordon star pride (maiden visit). 6.30am - 2pm, invergordon hebridean sky (maiden visit)

19 monday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 8am - 4pm, invergordon. black watch

20 tuesday status quo 6pm - 11pm, inverness leisure centre tickets from www.ticketline.co.uk inverness floral art club open demonstration 7.30pm, culloden academy. ÂŁ10. featuring audrey buchan of montrose. raffle & stalls. contact: heather or kay on01463 795646 or 07834276847.

22 thursday port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1 7am - 4pm, invergordon. colombus (maiden visit). 9am - 9am, invergordon. star pride

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23 friday american idiot: the musical@ ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com.

23 friday - 24 saturday northern roots festival tbc, bogbain farm, inverness top scottish acts from the indie, roots & folk worlds contact 01463 772800. www.bogbainfarm.com

24 saturday into the woods junior@ironworks, inverness. 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com blue gum ears@hootananny, inverness. 9.30pm piping at forres - the european pipe band championships 2017 9am - 7pm, grant park, forres piping at forres. pipers, drummers, food, craft, funfair & beer tents. family day out. contact forres events ltd on 07563 181286 or email at admin@pipingatforres.com/joannat@pipingatforres. com. www.pipingatforres.com. great glen walking club: norma irvine memorial walk tbc. details to follow (bus walk) scotland's gardens: 10 stuart avenue, ardersier open day 10.30am - 4.30pm,, inverness. plant stall

25 sunday glen moray sportive & bike ride tbc, elgin. family cycling event raising funds for the north east sensory services (ness) charity. register online

Accidentals Summer Concert Saturday 1st July 2017 at 7.30pm ,Q 6W 1LQLDQÂˇV &KXUFK 1DLUQ 3OHDVH note different venue) In aid of Highland Hospice and Stay Safe Highland Tickets ÂŁ5.00 including refreshment - Raffle

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Red Thread (Yellow Be Aware Warning) ! We often have an outbreak of Red Thread fungal disease in this area now. It’s pretty widespread in this part of the world from June onwards, and especially if it is mild and wet. It’s a fungus, like moulds or mildews, and in the right conditions can attack grass leaves causing blotchy brown patches that leaves the lawn looking like it is drought stressed. Clearly if it’s been wet, that’s not the case. The picture below was taken previously on my lawn in late June.

If it’s a persistent outbreak, you can often see the grass producing a pinkish mould growth. That’s the mycelium or fungal bloom from the Red Thread spores. It doesn’t usually kill the grass, but it damages and disfigures the leaf causing a rather unsightly blotchy browning-off effect. Once established, the infection will usually persist through the season until the first frosts in October, when the frost kills it off for the year.

I mention it now as it CAN be successfully treated with a fungicide, and when we apply a fungicide spray to affected lawns, it usually clears it in a week or so. Occasionally a repeat application is required. Once control is established however, it usually keeps the grass free of the infection for the rest of the season. You can get more information and pics at www.greenthumb.co.uk, or at www.rhs.org.uk (Royal Horticultural Society)..

For more information about our annual lawncare plans from just £11.25 per mth, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a multi-award winning national franchise, and is the runaway leader in the sector with half a million customers, we are the family-run local franchise covering the wider 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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Business Profile

Moray is home to Scotland’s first specialist shade and home automation company which offers state of the art blinds and smart home products that can be remotely controlled via your phone. Cascade Blinds, based in Elgin’s Chanonry Road South, is also the north’s first Somfy Tahoma dealer, offering a wide selection of products that can be operated via any flash enabled smart phone, tablet or smartwatch using an intuitive app. The independent company was established in Inverness in 1987. It was bought over by the McCrea family four years ago, and run alongside their Inverness window blind superstore, World of Blinds. Owner, David McCrea said: “We’re keen to do something special with Cascade and with the growing demand for automated and motorised window coverings, and on it’s 30th anniversary, our direction became clear; we have launched the business from our new Moray office. We have now secured the desirable Luxaflex dealership, offering exclusive products and systems, and an awnings and canopies range. Motorisation means you can schedule the opening and closing of your blinds, curtains, awnings, garage doors, gates, velux products and security systems from one easy to use app.” The app means that you can create a cosy home environment before you even get there, as well as boost your home security: “Using a timer means you can give the impression that your home is occupied even if you have been delayed at work or are on holiday. It is without a doubt the way forward,” David continued. Cascade Blinds also offers bolt-on products including smart switches, smoke detectors, light sensors and security devices such as cameras and motion sensors. The Moray showroom offers free advice and consultation to ensure you can choose the best soft furnishing and window styling for your home. “The first consideration is deciding what your room requires. For example, does the light need softening, filtering, or blocked out completely. We offer a huge range of benefits, including exclusive patterns and designs that can create a warm, comfortable and striking environment – and they’re combined with world leading technology. A major benefit for this next generation of shade systems is that the looped cords and chains have been eliminated which removes risk for young children and vulnerable people. “We have been involved in the window styling industry for many years, and with the latest trends moving rapidly towards automation, we find this an interesting challenge from a manufacturing perspective, and also a very exciting time in the history of window coverings,” David concluded.

Cascade Blinds is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11am to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 2pm, and Saturday 10am to 3pm. Contact:Cascade Blinds, 9 Chanonry Road South, Elgin, IV30 6NG- T: 01343 552 222 www.cascadeblinds.co.uk

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