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Clubs and Societies 1068 AIR CADETS Tues & Thurs, 7.15pm - 9.30pm, 2 Firth Street, Nairn. Activities ranging from flying to RAF Station visits. Ages 13 - 20yrs.

Call 01667 453232 or email at 1068@aircadets.org

problems. Telephone befriending for people with dementia or memory problems & their carers.

Call Alan (Mental Health) or Liz (Dementia) on 01667 451444. www.befriendershighland.co.uk or see their Facebook page.

NAIRN COMMUNITY TRANSPORT Nairn Community mini bus hire for local groups and charities.

Call 01667 459337 or email at nairncommunitytransport@ googlemail.com

NAIRN THUNDERBOLTS Sun (training), 10.30am - 12pm, Viewfield, behind Nairn Museum.

Mini Rugby Club for P4 - 7.Call 01667 454963. www.pitchero.com/clubs/ nairnminirugbyclub

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 or 0800 0086 811 (Helpline). www.al-anonuk.org.uk

GÀIDHLIG INBHIR NARAINN /GAELIC IN NAIRN Nairn Community Centre, 7.30pm. An invitation to Nairn folk of all ages to come together socially in warm Gaelic style.

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NAIRN COUNTY CRICKET CLUB Tues (Practice night) & Sat (Games), Nairn Links.

Friendly & eager to involve all ages in cricket.

NAIRN YOUTH CLUB Nairn Community & Arts Centre Call 01667 453476

ARDCLACH HERITAGE PROJECT GlenFerness Hall. The project HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY aims to record the history of SCOTLAND Ardclach Parish. We hold six Individual & Group Music meetings a year. We invite a Therapy sessions to & abilities speaker to talk about local through interactive music subjects or visit local places of experiences. Will travel to private interest. The meetings are open homes, facilities & schools. to all. Call Alison Ayres on Kristen Macleod 07803 247021 or email at Ad rates - Nairn.qxp 08/04/2019Call11:42 Page 1on 07770 427396. camalltnamara@gmail.com BEFRIENDERS HIGHLAND Providing supported friendships with a trained volunteer for people with mental health

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JACOBITE MOTOR CYCLE CLUB (MCC) 1st Thurs of month, the Braeval, Nairn. Formed in 1991 for like minded folks who share a common interest in motorcycles & like to go to Motorcycle Runs, Rallies & generally socialise with other like minded people. www.facebook.com/pg/ jacobitemcc NAIRN ANGLING ASSOCIATION For further information call 01667 459250 or email at nairnangling@tiscali.co.uk NAIRN ARTS SOCIETY We meet in the Laing Hall, Fishertown. Regular exhibitions, demonstrations & sales of art works. Groups meet daily at various times. Call Maureen Firth (Sec) on 01667 258978. www.nairnarts.co.uk NAIRN BRIDGE CLUB Tues (Sept- Mar), 6.45pm, Nairn Bowling Club, Albert Street, Nairn. Join us for a friendly game of Duplicate Bridge. Call David on 01667 451838

PENGUIN'S TUXEDO (THE) YOUTH STREET BAND Mon, 4pm – 6pm, The Seaforth Club, Nairn. Available to all young people aged 11 - 25yrs.

Youth led youth street band specialising in Brazilian percussion. Regular gigs & performances. Volunteer band leaders required, new members welcome. Call Jack or Liz on 07863 736075 or email at penguinstuxedo@outlook.co.uk Find us on facebook

NAIRN GAELIC TODDLERS Tues & Fri, 9.45am - 11.15am, Nairn Community & Arts Centre.

Craft activity, healthy snack & outdoor play twice a week.

Babies & toddlers (0 - 3 years).

No Gaelic required! All welcome.

NAIRN JOB HUB 2pm - 4.30pm (fortnightly), Nairn Library. Call Jenni on 01667 458556 or email at jenni.christie@ highlifehighland.com

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Entertainment & dancing every weekend. Highland Hall function suite available for weddings & parties of all sizes.

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NAIRN LACE GROUP Thurs, 7pm - 9pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Self help group for bobbin or needle lace makers. Call Anne Macleod on 01667 452587

STRATHNAIRN FARMERS' ASSOCIATION Call Ray Smith or Donald Maclennan on 01463 790325, 07796 750041 or 01463 731682, 07860 116846. Email at strathnairnfarmers@hotmail.com www.daviotvintage.co.uk

NAIRN ROTARY CLUB Tues, Lunchtimes, the Golf View Hotel, Nairn. We are always looking for new members who want to help support our community in various ways.

Email at nairnrotary@gmail.com www.nairnrotary.co.uk NAIRN SPORTS CLUB Something for everyone - Fitness classes, Gym, Tennis, Squash & Badminton Courts, Nonmembers welcome. Call 01667 454523 or email at nairnsportsclub@yahoo.co.uk NAIRN SYNCHRO SWIMMING CLUB A sport with a difference. Nairn synchro has both international & national swimmers. Call 01667 454223 or email at wyn.mcfadyen@tesco.net

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THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY SCOTLAND (MORAY & NAIRN BRANCH) We're all about the can do, not the can't do. Come join us! www.nasmorayandnairn.org.uk

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings I remember years ago in boxing. I had 25 semi-professional fights all knock outs. Someone once asked me, why did you give it up? I said, I got fed up getting knocked out all the time.

Seriously I did box, and I boxed a lot on many occasion where it did afford a tremendous amount of experience to reflect upon. What I did find out from the boxing was that there a serious side to life, and that you had to defend yourself at all times. That boxing wasn’t just about crash, bang and wallop, but it taught you discipline, it gave you courage, and above all else it gave you stamina, and a thing I call stickability.

In those days there was no real secret to boxing except discipline and hard work, stamina and listening to your corner man, where experience was the most crucial if not the most vital thing that you could put into your game. In other words you needed to know or have experience. It was even greater when you found the likes of Dick McTaggart or Willie Burns, in your

corner, both Scottish and international champions, names of bygone days. Dick was always at your side, always showing you the ropes, and on many occasions talking you to death, where Willie never said a word, just listened and watched. It wasn’t so much the big things they taught, that were important, but the small things. A step here or there, how to twist your wrist, a hook, upper cut, an inch is just as big as a mile. If you’re going to miss, you’d be as well missing by a mile.

St Paul knew his boxing, and in 1 Corinthians 15, he tells us to stand firm, and let nothing move us, and always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know your labour is not in vain ( 1 Cor 15. 58).

Another great thing they taught was that experience doesn’t come by itself, nor does old age, nor does it come standing around doing nothing because it’s not something you would recommend to anyone standing in the ring getting their head knocked off.

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Auldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Sundays 12 noon.

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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. Call Sandy Shaw on 01667 456492.

Nairn Free Church Sundays 11am with Sunday school and crèche, 6pm at Gordon St, Nairn. Junior Club at 6pm, for P4P7 and Youth Club at 7pm for S1-S6. Thursdays: Tiddlywinks: Parent and Toddler group at 10am and Bible Study Prayer Meeting at 7pm. Contact the Minister, Murdo MacLeod, on 01667 459131.

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passing on the knowledge, and what made a good boxer was that you had to learn on your feet, and as Jesus said, (Matt 7.7) Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened. St Paul was always on the move and in many ways and, in order to learn how to be successful, which he was, he first had to learn how to deal with failure. I can remember it still, we would often lose and it wasn’t because we were not taught properly, but it was because that when we got into the fight we would do our own thing and forget one important thing to ask, and to ask someone who had already been there before us and knew the ropes. For, it is the only way to learn.

“Ask and it will be given unto you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened unto you.”

Rev Tommy Bryson Nairn St Ninian’s Church

Nairn United Reformed Church Sunday services and Sunday School with crèche 11am. Contact James Taylor (Sec) 01667 451676.

St. Ninian’s Church Sunday services & Sunday school: 10.15am. Evening service at 6.30pm on the last Sunday of the month. Contact Rev. 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 Saturday Vigil 6pm. Sunday Mass 10.30am. Contact Fr Damian Martell on 01667 456024. www.nairn.dioceseofaberdeen.org The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sundays 10.30am.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times On a recent visit to the Scottish Borders, I saw the impressive Leaderfoot Railway Viaduct which carried passengers until 1948 and freight until 1965, on the iconic Waverley Line, south from Edinburgh Against the odds, spirited campaigning saved the Kyle and Far North lines from Dr Beeching’s brutal rail closures in the 1960s.

Imagine if other routes had been spared, what an iconic array of railway lines we could have had across the North; from Oban to Ballachulish to Forres to Aviemore.

Now, even the modest reinstatement of some double track near Kirkhill would make a great difference to travel north of Inverness. The hugely successful Border Rail Line shows what can be done by reopening lines. Let’s hope there’s more reopenings to come.

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This government is clear that the people of Scotland should get the chance to decide their future. That is why the First Minister set out proposals to protect Scotland's interests against the impact of Brexit, but to set up a Citizens' Assembly to ensure that people get their say on what the future should be.

But that does not mean we are ignoring the present. We are getting on every day with doing all that people expect us to and more. So, for farmers and crofters I have made sure that we provided CAP payments in advance through loan schemes for LFASS and basic payments and we are now making the actual payments, ahead of schedule. We have just completed the consultation on legislating to be a good food nation. We have committed to spending the remaining funds for maritime and fisheries projects on small harbour repairs, improving infrastructure and facilities that local communities will benefit from. Work continues to roll out more fibre broadband, and to dual the A9, to build more houses, and to deliver free early learning to all 3 and 4 year olds.

It all stands in stark contrast to the paralysis enveloping Westminster as it fails to deliver Brexit and indeed, anything else.

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‘Summer and, in particular, the summer holidays always reminds me of how lucky we are to live in the Highlands of Scotland.

From the breath taking views that are on our door step, to the many local and independent businesses who thrive during our tourist season, it’s not hard to feel a real sense of gratitude for our little corner of the world.

Whether it’s stopping off at James’ Coffee Shop in Nairn for an ice cream; picking up flowers for the garden from the Grassroots Garden Shop in Kingussie, camping at the Loch Ness Campsite in Foyers or simply taking a stroll through the Ness Islands, we’re never short of spectacular sights to enjoy and I look forward to enjoying these sights and more over the coming months’.

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dŽ ďĞ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ůĂƚĞƌ ƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚ͊ ŌĞƌ ŵƵĐŚ ĚĞďĂƚĞ ǁĞ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ Ă ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ 'ĂǀŝŶ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŽŶ ĐƵĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽƵƌ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘ &Žƌ ^ƚĂƌƚĞƌƐ / ƉůƵŵƉĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ tŝůĚ DƵƐŚƌŽŽŵƐ ŽŶ dŽĂƐƚ ;ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ ŵƵƐŚƌŽŽŵƐ ŝŶ Ă ƐŚĞƌƌLJ ĐƌĞĂŵ ƐĂƵĐĞ ŽŶ Ă ƐůŝĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŽĂƐƚĞĚ ďƌŝŽĐŚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚĂǀĞĚ ƉĂƌŵĞƐĂŶͿ͕ ǁŚŝůƐƚ ŵLJ ĨƌŝĞŶĚ ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ^ŵŽŬĞĚ ,ĂĚĚŽĐŬ ĂŶĚ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ KŶŝŽŶ &ŝƐŚĐĂŬĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝǀĞ ^ŽƵƌ ƌĞĂŵ͘ DLJ ^ƚĂƌƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ʹ ƚŚĞ ƐĂƵĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŽĐŚĞ ƚŽƚĂůůLJ ĐŽŵƉůŝŵĞŶƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŚƌŽŽŵƐ ĂŶĚ / ĐŽƵůĚ

KǀĞƌ ĐŽīĞĞ͕ ǁĞ ĂĚŵŝƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ƐƵŶƐĞƚ ƐƉƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ DŽƌĂLJ &ŝƌƚŚ ʹ Ă ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ŽƵƌ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ǀŝĞǁ ƚƌƵůLJ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƐƐĞƚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ͘ All in all our April evening treat was an enjoyable one. dŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ service was excellent ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŐŽŽĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ĨŽƌ money. I look forward to returning on another occasion to soak up some more sunsets and try out some more delicious dishes.

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Rolling Events 27 may - 7 july Scotland from the Sky: exhibition of aerial photography 9.30am - 5.30pm, The Highlanders' Museum, Fort George, Ardersier. Incl in admission price. Call 01667 460232

until 31 may Brodie Castle: Scottish Rhododendron Festival Brodie Castle, Forres. Call 01309 641371 Cawdor Castle: Scottish Rhododendron Festival

until 14 june Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements: Bus replacement Dyce to Inverurie

14 june - 9 august Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements: Bus replacement Dyce to Huntly (8 weeks)

21 june - 21 july Nairn Art Society Summer Exhibition: a wide range of original work by local artists at very reasonable prices. Community staff are on hand to deal with purchases Centre opening times, Nairn Arts & Community Centre, King Street, Nairn

Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC): Culloden Woods. Local event incl schools. www.invoc.org.uk Transport Records: Trains, Ships, Cars & Transport Development 6pm, Highland Archive & Registration Centre, Inverness. £3. Call 01463 256444 RZSS Specialist Sessions: Tourism at the Highland Wildlife Park 12pm - 1pm, Highland WIldlife Park, Kincraig, Kingussie. £8 (incl access to the zoo or wildlife park) The challenges of running an outdoor visitor attraction in a rural highland location, compared to a city venue, the operational procedures & gain an insight into hospitality, retail & events. www.eventbrite.co.uk

30 thursday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 5 7.30am - 7pm In Cahoots@Johnny Foxes, Inverness 10pm

31 friday Our Famous Psychic Floor Show 6.30pm & show starts at 7.30pm, The Mosset Tavern, Forres. £8; £14 (Private readings) Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club@The Ironworks, Inverness 9pm. www.ironworksvenue.com The Cowans@ Johnny Foxes, Inverness 10pm

31 friday - 3 june (monday) Scottish Ornithologists' Club Highland: Long Weekend in Caithness For further information please call Kathy Bonniface on 01808 511740, email at highlandsecretary@the-soc.org.uk or see www.the-soc.org.uk

May 2019 28 tuesday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: MSC Preziosa 7am - 5pm

29 wednesday Fara (Music) 7.30pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. Adults £14; Concs £12; U16s £10. Call Universal Hall Promotions on 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk/ NairnU3A: Annual Outing; Duff House, Banff Nairn with pick up in Elgin. £10 Members; £15 Guests Open to members only but they are welcome to bring a non-member guest. Call Pauline M Ross (Sec) on 01667 453537. www.u3asites.org.uk/nairn Bite & Blether jointly run by Dyke & District Village Hall & Dyke Church 11am - 1pm, Dyke & District Village Hall. Join us for a bowl of soup followed by cake & tea or coffee & a blether admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

June 2019 1 saturday FNWFA Super Sevens Tournament 9am, Grant Park, Forres. A community 7-a-side football tournament & family fun day. Celebrating the 20th season of the Forres & Nairn Welfare F.A. BBQ, licensed bar, candy floss, football darts, etc Happy Mums’ Market 10am - 12noon, Inverness Leisure Centre, Bught Park. £1. Buy quality second hand & nearly-new baby & children's items at our pop up market. Find Toys, Clothing, Books & more.

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Forres Highland Games 2019 A Great Day Out For All Also at the Forres Highland Games, visitors can enjoy craft and artisan food stalls, fairground attractions, a beer tent and food outlets.

There is Highland dancing, solo piping and massed pipe bands and chanter competition.

A traditional Highland Games with fun for all the family..

Set in the stunning grounds of Forresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Grant Park the Forres Highland Games offers a fun afternoon for all the family.

Unique to the Forres Games is the Message Bike Race where spectators can turn participant and race the field on an old traditional message bike in hope of lifting the winnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trophy!

From caber tossing to the hammer throw, long jump, high jump and more, the Forres Highland Games will provide you with a traditional Scottish experience.

Games Day commences with a Pipe Band Procession through the centre of the Moray town before the Gamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; flag is raised above the arena.

www.forreshighlandgames.com or find us on Facebook and Twitter.

The Chieftain Opening this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event is Chieftain John Channon.

John is no stranger to the Forres Highland Games and was once pitted against Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high jump champion and took part in many sprint events over the years.

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John Channon - Chieftain

A former RAF airman, John is the chairman of the Forres and District Pipe Band and has worked tirelessly to encourage young people into piping and drumming.

SATURDAY 6TH JULY 2019 GRANT PARK, FORRES 12.30pm START Under U.K.A S.A.L & S.C.U rules

He said he was honoured to have been chosen for the Forres Highland Games which will take place in Grant Park on July 6, but admitted he will miss playing with the band on the day which last year won the trophy for deportment and dress.

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OPEN EVENING Moray Street Campus, Elgin Wednesday 12 June 2019 5pm - 6.30pm

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take place on Fri 31st May & the Hall will be open from 11.30am - 1.30pm for entries.

The Gathering: Celebrating the best of the Highlands & Islands. Featuring Tide Lines, The Vatersay Boys, Elephant Sessions. etc. 11.30am, Northern Meeting Park, Inverness. Tickets from www.skiddle.com The Gathering Late Night Festival Club@The Ironworks, Inverness, 11pm Schiehallion@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 10pm Inverness Farmers' Market: vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, bread & cakes, fruit juices & dairy products 8.30am - 3pm, Shopping Precinct, Inverness IV2 3NA. Call 01309 651206 Annual Showcase & Awards Night of the Elegance Dance Company Doors open at 2pm with a 2.15pm start, Milburn Academy, Inverness. Adults £6; Children £3.50; U5s Free. Raffle, awards, tuck shop & a chance for everyone to see what we get up to at dance competition & in classes!

Summer Fayre 2pm, Trinity Church, Inverness. Lots of stalls - cake & candy, books, crafts, bric-a brac, tombola, etc. & enjoy a delicious afternoon tea.

Music Nairn: Kosmos Ensemble: a mix of gypsy, Klezmer, tango & world music 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Tickets at the door. Call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk The Village Hall: Soup, bacon rolls, delicious cakes, good company & a warm welcome awaits! 10am 2pm, Rafford Village Hall

Aviemore Resort, Aviemore. A celebration of broadcasting, film talent & excellence from Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales, Cornwall & Brittany. Call 0141 553 5409 or email at info@celticmediafestival.co.uk

5 wednesday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Black Watch 7.30pm - 2pm Coig 7.30pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. £14; £12 concs; £10 U16s Ninians(enquiries Church Jun 19.pdf 1 at08/05/2019 Call 01309St691170 only) o remail uhallpromo@gmail.com

2 sunday Highland Garden Fest 2019 11am, Inverness Botanic Gardens. Pre-order £4; On the door £5; U12s Free. From flowers to growing fruit & veg, landscaping & attracting wildlife to your garden, with activities & garden games for kids.

Burgie Car Boot Sale 9am, Burgie, Forres. Boots £10 per pitch; £20 per van (double). No booking car boot vendors please try to be in place between 7am & before 9am One Night of Queen@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com An Evening of Pendulum Guidance, Mediumship & Shopping with Kathleen Morrison & Linda Campbell 6.30pm, Balloch Hall, Culloden Road Inverness IV2 7HQ. Free. Over 16s only Moravian Orienteering: Moray & Highland Junior Championships & Regional Event: Culbin, Forres.

See www.moravianorienteering.org Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess, 7am - 6pm

3 monday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Getaway, 11am - 7pm

4 tuesday - 6 thursday Celtic Media Festival/Tha Fèis nam Meadhanan Ceilteach 10am (4th) - 11pm (6th), Macdonald page 18 - June 2019

This event is organised by NAIRN OLD PARISH CHURCH SC000947 ST NINIANS PARISH CHURCH SC015361 and OUT OF THE BOX (SCOTLAND) LTD SC035701

6 thursday Glenlivet Running Tour in aid of MacMillan TBC, Braes of Glenlivet. Suggested donation around £10.

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Centre. Bring your Trio pots back to make a Stunning Display for this year's Member's class at our Annual Flower Show. Call Anne Vincent (Sec) on 01667 462410

10 monday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Astor, 8am - 4pm

7 friday The Orb@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm, www.ironworksvenue.com 80s SynthWave@Tooth & Claw, Inverness, 10pm 1am, All welcome Film Night - Chariots of Fire 7pm, Forres Lighthouse Baptist Church Clovenside Forres IV36 3BT. £2 suggested donation. Please join us for film night. All welcome. Popcorn provided! Call Rosemary Pannell 07783 669171 or email at contactforreslighthouse@gmail.com

7 friday - 9 sunday Association of Highland Clans & Societies (AHCS): Battle of Glen Shiel Tercentenary Weekend Organised by the 1745 Association & the AHCS. Details at www.highlandclans.org

8 saturday Outlander Day 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Special guests: Razorlight & Neon Waltz 5pm - 8pm, Bught Park, Inverness. www.nghfb.lnk.to Global Day of Action: World Oceans Day 12pm, Inverness. All welcome "This is Acid" presented by Joy@Glowbar (Hootananny), Inverness, 10pm, Free entry Kenny Jamieson@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9.30pm, All welcome Tuned: Episode 2: Featuring Finlay Rae/B-Town; Nathan Goodall; Shaun Thomson; Josh Ross & Grigor 10pm, Kristoff's Bar, Tolbooth Street, Forres Call 01309 676434

11 tuesday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Pearl, 7am - 4pm

12 wednesday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 3, 7.30am - 7pm The Arts Society Speyside Lecture:'Wonders of the Roman Empire' focusing on Roman activity in cities which have largely been destroyed 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, The Williamson Hall, Duff Avenue, Elgin. New Members welcome. Visitors £7 donatiion. Call Karen Weller on 07789 880481 or email at twelk69@hotmail.com Moray & Nairn Floral Art Club: AGM plus Demonstration 7.30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres All welcome. Call Jean Holder (Chair) on 01309 673552. www.safas.org.u

13 thursday The Arts Society Highland: Wonders of the Roman Empire; Off Limits in Syria & Neighbouring Countries. Speaker - Sam Moorhead. Focusing on cities which have been destroyed, looted or too dangerous to visit 2.15pm, The Free Church Hall, Smithton, Inverness Suggested donation for Guests/Visitors £8. Email at info@theartssocietyhighland.org.uk www.theartssocietyhighland.org.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: MCS Orchestra & Nautica, 9am 6pm & 11am - 8pm Caman@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm

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9 sunday Run for Hamish: 10 mile road race & family fun run/walk. Drinks & teas afterwards in Nairn Community Centre Registration 1pm - 1.45pm with start for, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Email at info.10mile@gmail.com www.google.com/site/nairn10mileroadrace Family Fun Day 3pm - 5pm , Nairn St Ninian's Church. All welcome Cars & Coffee10am - 12pm, Rollerbowl, Inverness Email at carsandcoffeeinverness@ highlandclassic.org.uk Badenoch & Strathspey Orienteering Club: Jamie Stevenson Trophy; Gynack Registration from 10am with starts from , Gynack, nr Kingussie PH21 1HE Scotland's premier inter-club competition for juniors www.basoc.org.uk The Great Global Greyhound Walk 2019 9.45am for 10am, Roseisle Beach, IV36 2UB (nearest). admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival Various events. www.themorayway.org.uk/festival

14 friday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess, 7am - 6pm Calum Jones@The Ironworks, Inverness,7.30pm Budapest Cafe Orchestra 8pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. £14; £12 concs; £10 U16s. Call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com

15 saturday Beyond Jovi@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7pm Cottages.Com Mactavish Cup Final 2019 4pm, Bught Park, Inverness Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Brilliance of the Seas, 9am - 6pm Davy Holt@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm

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The Naked Feedback@Hootananny, Inverness, 9.30pm, All welcome Open Charity Texas Scramble (Any Combo) 7.30am, Forres Golf Club, Muiryshade Road, Forres. £10 Members; £20 Visitors. Mixed 4 person Texas Scramble - any combo. www.brsgolf.com/forres Logie Steading Mini-Market: Showcasing local crafters & producers 10am - 5pm, Logie Steading, Forres IV36 2QN

Birchwood Highland & Marie Curie 11.30am, The Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Magellan, 8am - 4pm Caman@ MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm Bikes 'n' Burgers 7pm, Four Two HQ, Findhorn Bridge, Forres. Music, chat & chillin'. Raffle in aid of the Highland Hospice. Call 01309 676257

15 saturday - 16 sunday

The Springsteen Sessions@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7.30pm Clava & Cairdean: Fundraising Ceilidh & Silent Auction 7.30pm, Croy Village Hall Cinema Nairn: Their Finest (12A) 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. £5 Adults; £3 U18s. Email enquiries@cinema-nairn.co.uk

Woodzstock 2019: Music festival. Local live bands, food & drink plus children's activities 10pm 12.01am (Sun), Wildwoodz Adventure Park, Inverness. Tickets from www.woodzstock.co.uk Keith & Dufftown Railway: 1940s Weekend Normal timetable - see website for details, Keith & Dufftown Railway, Church Road, Keith Home Front displays at both stations, Onboard entertainment from the enemy spy, our spiv & military re-enactors. There is no extra charge & no need to book, trains run to our normal time table.

Dig with Dad: Digging for Brodie's Lost History 10am onwards, Brodie Castle, Forres. NTS archaeologist, Dr Daniel Rhodes, will join the team at Brodie Castle for the archaeological dig. All welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult). No experience necessary. Call 01309 641371. www.nts.org.uk Invergordon Dinghy Regatta Entry: £20 for Double Hander; £15 Single, invergordon Boating Club 3 races a day, one discard if all races take place

16 sunday Inverness Orienteering Club (INVOC): Keppernach & Achagour. Regional event. See www.invoc.org.uk Wedding Open Day 12pm - 2pm, Eight Acres Hotel, Morriston Road, Elgin IV30 6UL. Call 01343 543077 Burgie Horse Trials 9am - 5pm, Burgie House, by Forres. £10 per car. Horse Trials, Dressage, Show Jumping and Cross Country. Trade stands. Food vans. Call Kirsteen Mitcalfe on 01309 690775 or email at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com. www.burgie.org

18 tuesday The Highland Literary Society: Author Event - Hafida Latta 6.30pm - 8.30pm, Ness View Room, Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness Bank, inverness. Focusing on her autobiography, "A Daughter of Kairouan" www.highlandlit.com Highland Quilters: Log Cabin Corners 7.30pm, Smithton Church Hall, Murray Road, Inverness Visitors - £5. Email highlandquilters@gmail.com www.highlandquilters.com Sports Day@Dyke Primary School, 1pm Mike Vass: Save his Calm 7pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn. Call 01309 690110 or email at uhall@findhorn.org. www.universalhall.co.uk

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21 friday - 22 saturday Inverness Provincial Mod, Inverness. For details see www.ancomunn.co.uk. Email Ross Brindle, Provincial Mòd Secretary, Meur Inbhir Nis at secretary@invernessprovincialmod.co.uk

21 friday - 25 tuesday Association of Highland Clans & Societies: Clan Urquhart International Gathering 6pm (20th) - 9pm (25th), Banff, Craigston, Turriff & Meldrum. Only happens once every 5 years. Email at adam.urquhart@btinternet.com

22 saturday Devil's Queen@The Ironworks, Inverness 7pm Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Zuiderdam & Seven Seas Navigator, 8am - 5pm & 9am - 7pm The VIllage Cafe: Soup, bacon rolls, delicious cakes, good company & a warm welcome awaits! 10am 2pm, Rafford Village Hall

22 saturday - 23 sunday Works in Progress: Art Exhibition by Morag Smith & Louise Walsh 11am - 4pm, Wasps Links Studios, Grant Street, Nairn Highland Rising: Battles, skirmishes & living history across the museum 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650 www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum Ghost Train Walk fundraising for The Dava Way Association TBC, Grantown on Spey. An overnight event on the Dava Way from Grantown-on-Spey to Forres. www.davaway.org.uk

23 sunday Highland Wedding Band Showcase 1pm, Kingsmills Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness. £7.50 (incl bubbly, beer or soft drink). A range of incredible bands perform 20 minute sets. Booking advised www.eventbrite.co.uk Kingussie Bikeathon 2019 10.30am - 3pm,

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Kingussie high School. A family-friendly, fun cycling event through 25 miles of marked & marshalled roads in the Cairngorms National Park

24 monday Paula O'Brien: New Beginnings; Up close & personal - caberet style with limited audience members 7.30pm - 9.30pm, The Mercure Hotel, Inverness. www.paulaobrien.net

26 wednesday Bite & Blether jointly run by Dyke & District Village Hall & Dyke Church 11am - 1pm, Dyke & District Village Hall. Join us for a bowl of soup followed by cake & tea or coffee & a blether Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess & Star Pride, 7am 6pm & 9am - 11am

27 thursday Dyke Primary School Picnic 11am Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: AIDAaura; Seabourn Quest & Sea Cloud II, 7am - 5pm; 8am - 11pm & 12pm - 7pm Caman@MacGregor's Bar, Inverness, 9pm

28 friday Non-Uniform Day@Logie Primary School, Forres Please check the date. Small donation

29 saturday Piping Inverness 2019: European Pipe Band Championships 10am, Bught Park, Inverness.

Hundreds of pipers & drummers & highland dancers along with food & drink, traditional craft stalls & live entertainment Brodie 1st Bunnyversary Party 10am onwards, Brodie Castle, Forres. 1st Annual celebration of the Brodie Bunny & his Playful Garden. Call 01309 641371 Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Spirit & Rotterdam, 7am 5pm & 8am - 5pm Moishe's Bagel 7.30pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn.

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29 saturday - 30 sunday Wooly Weekend: from Lamb to Loom; Includes the shearing of 20 sheep 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650 www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum

30 sunday Car Boot Sale (IDCA) 8.30am - 1pm, Inchberry Hall, Orton, Fochabers IV32 7QB. £10 per car pitch; £20 double pitch. Tea, coffee, refreshments, butteries & cakes in Hall. BBQ Burger Hut food. All funds raised go to maintain IDCA facilities & local charities

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Courses will be offered Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm each day.

Courses are open to all abilities and will be taught by invited lecturers drawn from a wide artistic community For further information on the courses, prices and to book a place go to open-studio@gsa.ac.uk

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