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Clubs and Societies CAWDOR HERITAGE GROUP 3rd Wed of month (excl Jul, Aug, Dec & Jan), 7.30pm, Room 1, Cawdor Community Centre.

Talks on Local & Family History.

Research facilities at Nairn Museum. Call John & Jenny Rose-Miller on 01667 493218 or john.rosemiller@btinternet.com

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HIGHLAND RUSSIA CONNECTION Russian language lessons, art & craft workshops, Russian dancing, educational talks, displays & exhibitions. Call Elena Reid on 01667 456245 or email elena.k.reid@homecall.co.uk. www.highlandrussia.org.uk

DALLACHY AERO MODELLERS Model aircrafts & helicopter flying at old Dallachy World War 2 airfield. Mainly at weekends.

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LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NAIRN HOSPITAL Our charity raises funds to provide extra comforts for staff & patients at Nairn Town County FORRES AND NAIRN Hospital and also provide DISTRICT WELFARE equipment for the hospital.

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MORAY FIELD CLUB (Apr - Oct). Regular walks, not strenuous, plus three indoor meetings per year. The aim of the Club is to stimulate an interest in & further the study of antiquities, local & natural history, geology & landscape of Northern Scotland. Call Sara Marsh on 07840 285438 or email morayfieldclub@gmail.com MUSIC NAIRN Nairn's popular & well supported music society. Regular high quality concerts are held in Nairn Community & Arts Centre & everyone is most welcome. Call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk NAIRN & DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION New beekeepers or visitors welcome at our monthly meetings. Call 016667 454887 or email jandjburns@hotmail.com

NAIRN & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB 1st Thurs of month (Mar - Dec), 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Talks, visits & day outings with an Annual Show in August. All keen gardeners welcome. Call Anne Vincent (Sec) on 01667 462410 or email nairndgc@yahoo.co.uk. www.spanglefish.com/nairnanddistrictgardeningclub NAIRN & DISTRICT PIPE BAND Wed (band practice), 7.30pm 9pm, the Nairn British Legion.

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Facebook (Nairn Pipe Band) NAIRN BOWLING CLUB ALBERT STREET Mon, Wed & Sat, 2pm & Fri, 7pm (Open for "spoons"). Visitors always welcome. Call Bob Ferenth on 01667 258251. nairnbowlingclub.wix.com/nairn NAIRN EQUESTRIAN FUN CLUB Please call 01309 641474 for further information Nairn Gaelic Choir Gaelic & other choral music, promoting the Gaelic language.

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Local history museum with 6 rooms of archives & memorabilia. Changing photo exhibitions. Children's Area.

Disabled Access. Call 01667 456791 NAIRN ROTARY CLUB Tues, 12.30pm for 1pm, Golf View Hotel, Nairn. All Rotarians & Friends are welcome. We are always looking for new members to help us support our community. For more information, have a look at our website at www.nairnrotary.co.uk Email at nairnrotary@gmail.com NAIRN SPEAKERS’ CLUB 2nd & 4th Mon of month, Nairn Bowling Club, Albert Street, Nairn. Gives people the chance to practice & develop speaking skills in a friendly & supportive environment. All are welcome.

Call Ann on 01667 453159 or at hello@nairnspeakers.org.uk. www.nairnspeakers.org.uk PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP NAIRN This group has now stopped running. Please contact Cathy Orr, Area Development Officer for Grampian, Highland, Shetland, Orkney & the Western Isles if you require any information. Call 0344 225 9831 or at corr@parkinsons.org.uk www.parkinsons.org.uk PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings I love reading, and one of the books I’m really enjoying just now is in the style of a ‘daily readings’ book. Its distinctive feature is that it gives you a short story for every day of the year concerning something that happened in the history of the Christian church.

It’s a combination of great, well-known events and of little-known characters and stories, perhaps known only to relatively few.

In my house, at least, Spotlight seems to arrive around the last Tuesday of the month or maybe a week later on the first Tuesday of the next month. If I’m right, then this year’s March issue should arrive with you around February 26th or March 5th, so I thought I would just share with you whatever appears in my book for those dates!

For February 26th then, the entry is for one of my literary and ministerial heroes, David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981), a Welshman who began his carrer as a medical doctor before entering the Christian ministry in his late twenties, serving congregations in South Wales and in Westminster, London. He was one of God’s greatest gifts to the twentieth-century church, a natural leader and a powerful preacher – read, or listen to, anything by him that you can lay your hands on!

When age and illness eventually

brought him to death’s door, he was physically frail but his faith remained strong and grounded in Jesus. No longer able to speak, on February 26th, 1981 he wrote in a trembling hand on a scrap of paper to his wife and family, ‘Do not pray for healing. Do not hold me back from the glory.’ Three days later, on St David’s Day, he passed into that glory which his soul longed for.

Not all the stories in my book are of the deaths of godly believers of old, but the entry for March 5th is another one! The Covenanters of the seventeenth century fought courageously against the political and religious establishment of their time, facing persecution and even martyrdom for spiritual freedom in Scotland, and their spirit and testimony continues to be held dear by many today. John Dick of Edinburgh may not be a household name, but he was known in heaven and his story continues to inspire across the centuries. Arrested and sentenced to death by hanging, these were his final words, spoken from the scaffold in the Grassmarket on March 5th, 1684. To our ears, the words are quaint and ‘olde-worlde’, but the spirit and faith of this young man reverberates down the years: "I come here this day, and would not change my lot with the greatest in the

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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.

Nairn Old Parish Church 10.30am: Sunday School and crèche. Contact Rev. Alison Mehigan on 01667 453777

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world. I lay down my life willingly and cheerfully for Christ and His cause and I heartily forgive all mine enemies. I forgive all them who gave me my sentence, and them who were the chief cause of my taking; and I forgive him who is behind me [the executioner]. I advise you who are the Lord's people, to be sincere in the way of godliness, and you who know little or nothing of the power thereof, to come to Him and trust God, He will not disappoint you. I say trust in the Lord, and He will support or strengthen you in whatever trouble of affliction you may meet with. I remember, when Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, Isaac said, "Here is the wood, and the fire, but where is the sacrifice?" (Dick looked up at the gallows, then out to the crowd, and continued), "Now blessed be the Lord, here is the sacrifice and free will offering. Adieu, farewell all friends."

Two short stories, three hundred years apart, of men who trusted in Jesus and followed him in life and death. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did, and that you also will find them to be both encouraging and inspirational.

Rev Murdo MacLeod Nairn Free Church

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 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.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times “As a country we must change our transport priorities, ensuring that investment in high quality, reasonably priced public transport, and segregated active travel routes are prioritised.

Bus patronage has been falling year on year, yet the current Transport Bill fails to propose radical plans needed to regulate services and empower local authorities. Something which I will be seeking to amend in the upcoming Transport Bill.

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Encouraging more people out of their cars will benefit society by improving our health and our environment.”“As a country we must change our transport priorities, ensuring that investment in high quality, reasonably priced public transport, and segregated active travel routes are prioritised.

Bus patronage has been falling year on year, yet the current Transport Bill fails to propose radical plans needed to regulate services and empower local authorities. Something which I will be seeking to amend in the upcoming Transport Bill.

We are also failing on active travel, with the 10% target of everyday journeys by bike set to be missed by some way. The recent increase in investment is welcome, but this must be targeted at segregated routes.

Encouraging more people out of their cars will benefit society by improving our health and our environment.”

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In these uncertain times in rural Scotland I aim to provide maximum help to our farmers and crofters. The Less Favoured Areas Scheme (LFASS) is a key means of financial support. I will maintain that effectively at existing levels and am working, with the sector on ways to deliver that.

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I have - face to face - asked Mr Gove time after time to make good his promise. Thus far no clear answer has been forthcoming.

In these uncertain times in rural Scotland I aim to provide maximum help to our farmers and crofters. The Less Favoured Areas Scheme (LFASS) is a key means of financial support.

I will maintain that effectively at existing levels and am working, with the sector on ways to deliver that.

But the UK Government must also put its hand in its pocket. After all, we were promised that after Brexit the money would flow - from by the UK Treasury instead of the EU. These promises, whilst not committed to writing on the side of a bus, were nonetheless made by Messrs Gove and Johnson.

I have - face to face - asked Mr Gove time after time to make good his promise. Thus far no clear answer has been forthcoming.

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whisky tasting: "peat freaks" a guide to peat & peated whiskies 7.30pm, the phoenix ale house, academy street, inverness. £17. email andy at andy@amateurdrammer.com www.amateurdrammer.com/events coffee morning 10.30am - 12pm, findhorn village centre. coffee or tea with cakes & gossip. call 01309 692339 bite & blether jointly run by dyke & district village hall & dyke church 11am - 1pm, dyke & district village hall. join us for a bowl of soup & bread followed by cake & tea/coffee. all welcome

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until 14 march upcycling workshop (thurs) tbc, new start highland, inverness. free. all welcome. call 01463 715615. www.newstarthighland.org

14 march - 28 april insect handling sessions 11.30am - 12.30pm & 2.30pm - 3.30pm, tropical hot-house, landmark forest adventure park, carrbridge. hold a humongous stick insect, mammoth millipede or even a gigantic snail. call 01479 841613. www.landmarkpark.co.uk

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inverness gathering 2019: speaker - jeanne kamara, christian aid's country manager in sierra leone 10am, inshes church, inverness mark dallas@ tooth & claw, inverness 7pm kevin fraser@johnny foxes, inverness 10pm inverness music festival open piano competition 6.30pm, eden court theatre. £4 adults, £1 children. duets 6.30pm followed by solo piano recitals from around 7.15pm. music by gershwin, brahms, kapustin & much more. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org www.invernessmusicfestival.org rspb highland: local group meeting 7.30pm, greyfriars free church, inverness

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27 wednesday the moira monologues 6.30pm, performing arts studio, inverness. meet moira bell, cleaner, single mother, & the hardest woman in falkirk forres heritage (winter talk): the legacy of trafalgar 7pm, tolbooth, forres. £5. take a trip back in time to look at the legacy of trafalgar. admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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1 friday fashion fiesta in aid of the archie foundation highland 7.30pm - 10.30pm, the eastgate shopping centre, inverness. £15. spring fashion, hair & makeup demos, music, dj, entertainment & stalls. email adele at marketing@eastgate-centre.co.uk inverness festival association open strings competition: orchestras 6.30pm, open strings 7.20pm, eden court theatre. £4 adults, £1 children.

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featuring music by debussy, donizetti, schumann, etc. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org alasdair murden - piano 6pm, macgregor's bar, inverness. all welcome iain macdonald + special guests@the teuchter's comedy club, inverness 8pm. call 07904 862228 www.theteuchterscomedyclub.co.uk man of moon@tooth & claw, inverness nordic fiddlers bloc (music)@universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres, 8pm, £14; £12 concs; £10 u16s. call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk film night - paul apostle of christ 7pm, forres lighthouse baptist church clovenside forres. £2 suggested donation. join us for film night. all welcome. popcorn provided! call rosemary pannell 07783 669171 or contactforreslighthouse@gmail.com

2 saturday green hive apple tree growing workshop: learn how to graft new apple trees, prune mature trees & take home a fruit tree to plant in your own garden 10.30am - 2.30pm, sandown allotments, sandown farm lane, nairn. free, but must be booked in advance. call kirsty on 07453 912697 or email at kirsty@greenhive.co.uk. www.greenhive.co.uk the inverness battle of the bands: final@tooth & claw, inverness tbc, 21 acts ranging from rock to hip-hop to acoustic to metal the sensational david bowie tribute band@the ronworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com highland seafood, produce & crafts market 10am 2pm, inverness college uhi. free. fresh seafood & meats, tasty baked goods including bread, cakes & traybakes, plus other local produce, cookery demonstrations & whisky tasting. email events.ic@uhi.ac.uk inverness music festival scottish traditional night 6.30pm - 9.30pm, eden court theatre, inverness £4 adults; £1 children. open fiddle competition, curtis craig trophy for piping, scottish traditional ensembles & bands of all ages. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org wild wild ness - heilan hoedown 7pm, mercure hotel, inverness.music, bucking bronco, line dancing, photo booth, wild west theme games, & more. great glen walking club: agm walk details to follow www.greatglen.org saturn presents bobby analog@the gellions, bridge street, inverness 8.30pm, £9.05 rock & roll bingo & disco in aid of cavernoma scotland 7pm, the chieftain hotel, milburn road, inverness. a fun game of bingo but the numbers have changed to songs. call 01463 232241 page 18 - March 2019

venus drag act in aid of the highland hospice 7.30pm, smithton hotel, culloden. £5. disco from 7.30pm with dj brian then venus live at 9pm. call 01463 791999 alfie@the seaforth club nairn 9pm. call colin on 07845 010014 or email colbarron@aol.com tweed ceilidh 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. music with stovies & dessert. call 01667 453476

2 saturday - 30 saturday karolina larusdottir: the good gathering; exhibition of paintings & handmade prints by the icelandic artist 9am - 5pm, castle gallery, inverness. free. call 01463 729512

3 sunday inverness ramblers: beinn a'chaorainn & beinn teallach 8am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness grade: a+; distance: 11.2 miles. www.ramblers.org.uk nairn 10k & fun run 2.30pm, the high street, nairn moravian orienteering: darnaway national event 10.15am - 11.45am - registration, darnaway. the event will be sign posted from the a96, east of brodie. the road from the a96 to conicavel is single track & winding in places. please take care. www.moravianorienteering.org dan snow: an evening with the 'history guy' 7.30pm, the empire theatre, eden court, inverness anecdotes of memorable experiences from his very successful career as an historian & broadcaster

4 monday the slow readers' club@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com inverness music festival big sing! 7pm, eden court theatre. inverness. £4; £3; £1. local choirs, incl highland voices, forres big choir, the accidentals, howlin gaels, inverness singers, etc. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org

5 tuesday inverness music festival: battle of the bands! 6.30pm primary orchestras, 7.30pm battle, eden court, inverness. adults £4; children £1. the jads, parma violet, flying knee, fruit origin controller and jade paperweights compete for the title. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org highland astronomical society: subject to be confirmed; speaker - maarten de vries 7.15pm 10pm, smithton culloden free church www.spacegazer.com scottish ornithologists' club highland: the teuchat glen; wildlife on a highland perthshire estate. speaker - keith brockie 7.30pm, culloden library, keppoch road, culloden, inverness. £3 members; £4 non members. call kathy boniface on 01808 511740

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6 wednesday scottish amphibians: speaker - david o'brien 7.30pm - 9pm, waterside hotel, ness bank, inverness. £4 (incl refreshments). call 01479 831768 the royal meteorological society scottish centre: the cairngorm weather station; speaker - bill macpherson, herriot-watt university 6.30pm for 7pm, inverness college campus, uhi. tea/coffee from 6.30pm. all welcome inverness music festival association premier competition 7.15pm, eden court, inverness. £6. the winners of our open solo music classes compete for the premier trophies. email the festival administrator at admin@invernessmusicfestival.org. www.invenessmusicfestival.org the comedy cozy 8pm, teuchter's comedy club, inverness. www.theteuchterscomedyclub.co.uk jack lukeman@tooth & claw, inverness tbc mcgoldrick, mccusker & doyle (music)@universal hall, findhorn, the park, forres, 7.30pm. £14; £12 concs; £10 u16s. call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com www.universalhall.co.uk

7 thursday upcycling workshop 10am, new start highland, inverness. free gerry coogan@macgregor's bar, inverness 7pm midge ure@the empire theatre, eden court, inverness 7.30pm nairn & district gardening club: an evening of floristry to welcome the spring; a demonstration by bev and caroline of wild blossom, forres 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. annual membership £20 non-members £4. call anne vincent on 01667 462410 or email at annevincent27@btinternet.com www.spanglefish.com/nairnanddistrictgardeningclub

8 friday teuchter's comedy night! 7.30pm, the muir hub, muir of ord. www.theteuchterscomedyclub.co.uk nairn literary institute: digital exploration of marine life around the scottish highlands. speaker - gordon brown 7.30pm, nairn free church, gordon street, nairn cantraybridge college quiz night 6.45pm - 9pm, cantraybridge college cafe. £5 per person, teams 1-6. call cat on 01667 213147 to book light refreshments included in ticket price. email at catrina.burton@cantraybridge.co.uk http://www.cantraybridge.co.uk gordon james & the power@the ironworks, inverness tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

9 saturday inverness choral coffee morning 10 am - 12pm, town house, inverness. enjoy coffee with home baking listening to relaxing music. call sandra riach admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

on 01997466253 or at sandra.riach1@btinternet.com private landlords in the highlands: dealing with common repairs in flats; speakers include annie flint & john gilbert (architect), authors of the highly acclaimed impartial website under one roof scotland 3pm, the town house, inverness. free inverness ramblers: bunchrew to an-leacainn 10.15am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness grade: b; distance: 11.8 miles. www.ramblers.org.uk race night in aid of the highland hospice 7.30pm, inverness caley social club. £3. snacks, raffle & licensed bar. tables of 8 or 10 available. run by north east race nights. call james or janet on 07846 315034 or 07951 691517. email at channy_mac@hotmail.com the neuroscience of relationships 10am - 2.30pm (incl 1-hour break), glen mhor hotel & apartments, 8 - 16 ness bank, inverness. £25; £20 (conc).tickets from www.the-neuroscience-ofrelationships.eventbrite.co.uk. email avigail abarbanel at avigail@fullyhuman.co.uk www.fullyhuman.co.uk/workshops/ pink party with pretty as pink (pink tribute)@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm bumblebags sewing group 11am - 2pm, green hive hub, links studios, grant street, nairn. join our sewing group. upcycle unwanted fabric into reusable bags, learn new skills & meet some new people too. call kirsty on 07453 912697 or email at kirsty@greenhive.co.uk. www.greenhive.co.uk

9 saturday - 10 sunday scottish children's champs & bairns' bucket: alpine competition tbc, cairngorm mountain, aviemore. call 01479 861261

10 sunday great glen walking club: hills around duntelchaig 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b+; distance: 6 miles www.greatglen.org inverness half marathon & 5k fun run 9.30am registration; marathon starts at 12.30pm, inverness professional runners & amateurs welcome. route starts alongside the banks of the river ness near the centre of inverness, finishing on entering queen’s park stadium, inverness sports centre. call 0844 875 1411 or email at info@invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk www.invernesshalfmarathon.co.uk

11 monday scotland: the big picture; speaker - peter cairns showcases the work of a team of dedicated photographers & film-makers who have gathered images to make the case for a wilder scotland 7.30pm, the highland council chamber, inverness rsgs lecture: scotland – the big picture; speaker peter cairns making the case for a wilder scotland 7.30pm – 9pm, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness, £10; tiso card £8;

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11 monday - 16 saturday abernethy church & community annual pop-up charity shop. a great chance to bag a bargain & enjoy a nice cuppa & some home baking. all in aid of charity! check facebook page, abernethy parish church hall, dell road, nethy bridge. free admission with refreshments for sale. email at belle@thewoodelf.co.uk www.facebook.com/abernethychurchcharityshop

12 tuesday inverness botany group: cairngorm wild plants project 7.30pm, smithton culloden free church

13 wednesday the thirty years' war, 1618 to 1648: speaker - richard baxter will explain why the war proved to be such a turning point in german history 2pm, st. ninian's baxter 01463 571372 or email at richbax52@yahoo.com moray & nairn floral art club: diamond celebration; "a floral journey"; demonstrator - audrey buchan, montrose followed by scottish high tea at the muthu newton hotel, nairn afternoon event. call jean holder 01309 672552. www.safas.org.uk inverness chamber of commerce: making connections; march networking lunch 12.15pm for 12.45pm - 2pm, venue tbc. please book by fri 8th march to guarantee a place. open to any staff in your organisation, so why not bring a colleague? (no more than 2 attendees from each organisation, please, in order to allow as many businesses as possible to attend.) call 01463 718131 or email at info@inverness-chamber.co.uk business gateway: enhance your business with digital - digitalboost 1.30pm - 4.30pm, aviemore community & leisure centre, muirton, aviemore the opportunities & risks of using digital & of not using digital. booking essential. call 01479 813140 the highland rock garden club: the scottish machair 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre £4 (incl refreshments). call john owen on 01320 366246

13 wednesday - 14 thursday highland environment forum 9.30am - 4pm, great glen house, leachkin road, inverness. tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk

14 thursday upcycling workshop 10am, new start highland, inverness. free the arts society highland: frida kahlo & diego riviera; the golden age of mexican painting. speaker - chloe sayer, independent scholar & curator, specialising in mexican art & culture 2pm - 3.30pm, the free church hall, smithton, inverness. non-members £8. call jennifer (member sec) on 07714 756965. page 20 - March 2019

cinema nairn: three billboards outside ebbing missouri (15) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre £5; u18s £3. call cinema nairn on 01667 453476 or email at enquiries@cinema-nairn.co.uk. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk naturally 7 - inverness@the ironworks, inverness, 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com the highlander's museum: wwi exhibition; the war coming home tbc, the highlanders' museum, fort george, ardersier. call ann-marie peckham on 0131 3108764. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com swap party: don't shop, swap! bring along your unwanted but still in a good condition clothes & household items & swap them 7pm, green hive hub, links studios, grant street, nairn. free. email kirsty ellen at kirsty@greenhive.co.uk. www.greenhive.co.uk

15 friday - 17 sunday st patrick's weekend 7pm - 5pm on 17th, carrbridge hotel, carrbridge. www.northhighlandevents.co.uk

16 saturday music nairn: kammer philharmonie europa chamber orchestra; bach, vivaldi, albinoni, suk & nielsen 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre £19; £15; £13 at the door. call music nairn on 01667 455701. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk the clan donald society of the highlands & islands: in search of somerled at dunnyvaig castle; new excavations. speaker - prof steven mithen, reading university on the ancient macdonald seat on the island of islay 11am, the spectrum centre, inverness £4 (members); £6 (visitors). call 01381 620121 or email at contact@clandonald.org great glen walking club: glenlivet - robbie macpherson trail 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: c+; distance: 7 miles. www.greatglen.org

17 sunday inverness ramblers: rothiemurchus area 9am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b: distance: 9.3 miles. call alan on 07749 752757 www.ramblers.org.uk the opera boys@the ironworks, inverness 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com man v horse (22.5km) 11am, loch ness riding, dores, inverness. £30. runners start at 11am & riders either singly or in small groups at timed intervals after the runners. www.entrycentral.com

20 wednesday williamson foodservice trade show 2019 10.30am 5pm, the kingsmills hotel, inverness. a free trade show event that brings together over 60 suppliers from all over the uk who will demonstrate their

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products to the hospitality, catering & retail sectors of the highlands & islands. call 0345 450 8888 inverness field club: birds, books & business; speaker - henry a mcghie, head of collections & curator of zoology, manchester museum on henry dresser & victorian ornithology 7.30pm, milburn academy hall, inverness march open mic night 8pm, la tortilla asesina, castle street, inverness. www.theteuchterscomedyclub.co.uk

21 thursday gerry coogan@macgregor's bar, inverness 7pm the howling lords@ tooth & claw, inverness 7,30pm

22 friday buble & bubbles supper in aid of children 1st 7pm, macdonald drumossie hotel. £35. the definitive buble tribute, jason porter with "dance in action." call jane clunas on 01463 220057 or jane.clunas@children1st.org.uk alasdair murden - piano@macgregor's bar, inverness 6pm calum alex macmillan & ross martin 7.30pm, croy village hall. adults £12; u16s £6. call 01463 794823 or 07751 588395. petstay mar 19.pdf 1 08/02/2019 10:25 live/wire ac/dc@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com

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23 saturday mind, body & spirit fair in aid of the moray hydrotherapy pool 10.30am - 4pm, the mosset tavern, forres. £3 admission. foot whispering, spiritual healing, clairvoyants, dramatherapy, reiki, hopi candling & much more. all welcome the bicycle thieves 9pm, the seaforth club nairn call colin on 07845 010014 or email colbarron@aol.com www.facebook.com/theseaforthclubnairn connect 1st birthday party//i hate models@the ironworks, inverness 10pm - 3am inverness ramblers: beinn na h'eglaise, torridon 9am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: a; distance: 8.1 miles. www.ramblers.org.uk

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wedding open weekend 10am, brodie castle, forres free - goodie bag on arrival. showcasing brodie castle as a venue for weddings. www.nts.org.uk

24 sunday highland adventure fest 2019 10am - 4pm, inverness leisure centre. free. try out kit & activities from suppliers, hear from inspiring adventurers, enjoy live music, demonstrations & film, meet new people with similar interest in the great outdoors! an afternoon with tam cowan 2019 in aid of the step up for sam fund 12.30pm, kingsmills hotel, inverness. enjoy a drink on arrival, courtesy of the kingsmills hotel, followed by a delicious 3-course sunday lunch. over 18s only great glen walking club: struie hill circular 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b+; distance: 7.5 miles www.greatglen.org haughs of cromdale 10k road race 1.30pm, cromdale hall. enter on the day £7 from 12pm an excellent route on a minor road towards the haughs of cromdale on which the jacobite battle took place. call john diffey on 01479 873488 or email at john@cromdalestation.co.uk orchard volunteer day: lend a hand to keep the community orchard maintained & thriving. tools & gloves provided. no experience necessary 12.30pm2.30pm, nairn viewfield community orchard. call kirsty on 07453 912697 or email at kirsty@greenhiv.co.uk. www.greenhive.co.uk

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cinema nairn: the hound of the baskervilles, 1939 (pg) 2pm, nairn community & arts centre. £2.50. tea & bakes as usual afterwards! call cinema nairn on 01667 453476 or email at enquiries@cinemanairn.co.uk. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk

26 tuesday blood donors: nairn 1.15pm - 4.30pm & 6pm 8.15pm, nairn arts & community centre, king street, nairn. to book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net port of invergordon - crusie liners 2019 - provisional v2: astoria 8am - 5pm leftfest inverness: citizens of nowhere (a brexit day jamboree) 7pm, tooth & claw, inverness

27 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 & bread followed by cake & tea/coffee & a blether whisky tasting: blended whisky then & now feat blends from the 70s, 80s & 90s and a comparison to modern day equivalents 7.30pm, the phoenix ale house, academy street, inverness. £17. email andy at andy@amateurdrammer.com.

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29 friday a hive of scribes charity event: fundraising for green hive 7.30pm, little theatre, nairn. £8 on the door. the pen & i, nairn's creative writing group will present an evening of poetry & prose. call eve evans on 01667 459632 or email at eveevans11@btinternet.com & kirsty@greenhive.co.uk. www.greenhive.co.uk teuchter's comedy club presents star guest!! 8pm 10pm, la tortilla asesina, castle street, inverness

30 saturday ufo: last orders - 50th anniversary tour@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm maxi jazz (faithless) personal dj set@the ironworks, inverness 11.30pm highland biodiversity conference 2019 9.30am 4pm, inverness college uhi. £6 (to cover catering costs). www.eventbrite.co.uk great glen walking club: 2 wee hills; creagh an righ & creag ealraich 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b; distance: 5.5 miles. www.greatglen.org no label@the playhouse, nairn 8pm pied piper presented by norwich puppet theatre 1.30pm, universal hall, findhorn. £7.70. for children aged 3-7 years & their adults. runs 45 minutes. call 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com

30 saturday - 31 sunday scotland's mental health first aid course 9am - 5pm, thistle inn, celt street, inverness. £70 (incl lunch, relaxtion cd, etc). learn how to recognise when a person might need help & the best way to approach them. www.allevents.in/org.highland-training

31 sunday inverness ramblers: gairich 8.30am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: a; distance: 9.3 miles call kenny on 01349 863672 or 07788 235479. www.ramblers.org.uk ibfa highlands & islands bodybuilding competition 2019@the ironworks, inverness tbc. the contest will feature competitors from u18s to over 55s in bodybuilding, figure, bikini & fitness categories. www.ironworksvenue.com

August 2019 1 thursday - 3 saturday belladrum tartan heart festival 2019: sci-fi theme. acts announced so far include elbow, tom odell, lewis capaldi, the selecter, colonel mustard & the dijon 5, etc booking now open at www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk

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By Tana French One night changes everything for Toby Hennessey. A brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family's ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby's arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden. As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past, and himself.

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And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song.

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We Must be Brave

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This Lie Will Kill You

By Chelsea Pitcher One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens all played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth. But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Instead, they realise they've been lured together by a person bent on revenge who wants to finally unravel the truth about what actually happened that deadly night, one year ago.

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There are jobs to do in the garden this month to get everything ready for the spring, and it is always satisfying anyway to have a good pre-spring tidy up.

With the lack of foliage on many shrubs, and other plants having died back for the winter, now is a great time to get really stuck into your flowerbeds getting debris, leaves and twigs tidied up. Be careful, however, of enthusiastic bulbs and herbaceous perennials, some of which are peaking above the surface already.

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Snowdrops are making an appearance right now, the last flowers of the winter. Snowdrop bulbs are really difficult to succeed with, so transplanting them ‘in the green’ is the best way to get them started. This means waiting until the flowers have gone over and then transplanting the individual plants. You can buy them like this, or perhaps a friendly neighbour might be kind enough to let you take some that you can then let naturalise in your own garden.

Finally, lawn repairs are best carried out at this time of year. Re-cut the edges to flowerbeds and spike any boggy patches. If you spike patches in your lawn remember to brush in a sharp sand and top soil mixture.

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Community Based Nature Projects The birds are in song, fresh green buds are appearing and all of the potential of spring is again awakening from winter’s hibernation. It’s the perfect time for us to re-connect with nature, and there is no better place to be than Nairn for the quality of our natural surroundings.

As John Muir, the influential Scottish environmentalist wrote: “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilised people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.”

This is after all what brought me back to Nairn, my home town, where a stroll on the beach or a walk around the river is ‘being home’. And its not just the place, its the people that make the community.

Returning, I have found old friends and new, and among them have found the kind of pride in Nairn that wants to improve our surroundings.

Green Hive, Nairn’s environmental charity, embodies all of this, that Nairn’s natural environment is important the green spaces, the wildlife that live in our gardens, parks and links. More than this its a charity that gives everyone a chance to roll up their sleeves and contribute to nurturing and protecting our home growing fruit, planting, clearing litter, creating artworks, reducing the waste that threatens to overwhelm so many communities, not just our own.

The Nairn Viewfield Community Orchard, now in its second spring is nurtured by Green Hive volunteers.

Some view it as Louis McIntosh does, as “an extension

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of our house, a place to come”. It’s a public space in the town with picnic benches and in time a free source of fresh fruit to those that care for it and for our wider community.

This spring as we again begin to care for nature remember that nature can also help us to care for ourselves. John Muir’s belief in the healing powers of nature are backed by a vast and growing body of research showing that being in nature is linked to increased energy and a heightened sense of well-being.

“Often when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee, but research suggests a better way to get energised is to connect with nature” Richard Ryan, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.

This feels intuitive right? With an abundance of beautiful spots around Nairn, we can really take pleasure in our home town and make the most of what nature has to offer our own well-being. The community orchard is a particularly good place for this, with it’s young trees and all of the growth that will take place there this year, it’s a lovely place to stop, sit and return to throughout the year. And even better when you join a group like Green Hive and meet new people who share your interest where you can nurture your natural environment, nurture yourself and nurture our home.

Kirsty Ellen Nairn resident and Green Hive Development Officer

Join Green Hive by visiting our website greenhive.co.uk, dropping in to our hub space at the Link Studios, Grant Street, or find us on facebook @NairnsGreenHive.

There will be a fundraising event at Nairn’s Little Theatre on Friday 29th March at 7.30pm, organised by the Pen & I, Nairn’s creative writing group, in support of Green Hive, including an evening of prose and poetry and a raffle. Tickets £8 available at the door.

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