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INVERNESS FIELD ARCHERY CLUB Available to interested parties wishing to take up archery and are located in Nairn, Forres, Elgin and all surrounding areas. Contact Secretary, Gerry Parks on 01667 462219 (evenings) or 07801 593 637. Visit invernessfieldarcheryclub.webeden.co.uk MUSIC NAIRN Charitable organisation to promote about seasonal events. Classical and chamber music of the highest quality chamber opera, poetry. Contact Nairn Community Centre 453476 NAIRN & DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION New beekeepers or visitors welcome at our monthly meetings. Call 454887 or email jandjburns@hotmail.com NAIRN & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB Meets 1st Thursday of the month, 7.30pm at Nairn Community & Arts Centre (Mar - Dec). Talks, visits and day outings with an Annual Show in August. New members welcome. Visit www.spanglefish.com/nairnand districtgardeningclub or email nairndgc@yahoo.co.uk NAIRN & DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCH CLUB Mondays & Thursdays, 12:30pm at Nairn Community Centre. Two course lunch, tea, coffee & biscuits. Bingo, raffle, trips out & entertainment. New members always welcome. Apply to Pat Clark 01667 452916 NAIRN BAPTIST CHURCH KRAFT CLUB Meets alternate Thursdays from 2-4pm in 'The Tearoom' beside the CAB Office. Contact number 01667 453289 NAIRN HYDROTHERAPY POOL Monday - Saturday from 9.30am. For general health and well-being. Helps all ages & many mobility problems. Contact 455351 NAIRN LADIES CURLING CLUB Friendly club offering good fun social curling. New members welcome. Contact 404256

NAIRN LACE GROUP Self-help lace group meets Thursdays from 7pm - 9.30 pm in Nairn Community Centre, Contact number 01667 453521

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Entertainment & dancing every weekend. Highland Hall function suite available for weddings & parties of all sizes. Call 453201

NAIRN SPORTS CLUB Something for everyone - Fitness classes, Gym, Tennis, Squash & Badminton Courts, Sauna, Nonmembers welcome. Contact 454523 or email info@nairnsportsclub.co.uk

SALTIRE SOCIETY HIGHLAND BRANCH Saturday mornings in Inverness for talks on a wide range of Scottish topics. St Andrews Day celebrations, Burns lunch & summer outing. Call Alan Niven on 01667 459449 or alan.niven@hotmail.com

NAIRN ST NINIAN BADMINTON CLUB Currently held at Nairn Academy gym hall every Thursday, September to Easter from 6pm 7.30pm. Age between 8 & 15 years. Contact 454716 or email mariadicarlo46@hotmail.com NAIRNSHIRE FARMING SOCIETY Contact 01667 452760 or email secretary@nairnshow.org.uk NAIRN U3A U3A is for people no longer working full time who want to learn more about the world we live in. Learning is completely informal with no tests or awards, through fortnightly talks on interesting topics and special interest groups which meet monthly. Also an opportunity to meet new people and make friends. Call 01667 453537 or visit nairnu3a.org.uk PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP NAIRN Last Wednesday of the month, 2pm in Nairn Hospital. For people with Parkinson’s, carers & family members. Speakers & discussions on medical matters and topics of general interest. Call 455236 RIDING FOR THE DISABLED (FORRES, NAIRN & DISTRICT) Volunteer at Burgie on Mondays 9:15am - 11:15am or 11am - 1pm, or all morning during term time. No experience necessary. Training given. Call 01343 890745 forresnairnrda@gmail.com

SIGNPOST Guidance and support to voluntary groups and individuals in Nairn and Inverness-shire. Volunteering, funding, office services (typing, photocopying, book-keeping and more). Handypersons service carrying out jobs around the home (many at no cost) for the elderly and those living with a disability. Contact 01667 455234 or email nairn@signpost-inc.org T-EXCHANGE MAKERSPACE Make things, build things and exchange ideas. Third Friday of every month 7:30pm at Findhorn Village Centre. Details on www.t-exchange.net or contact Bill on 07925 551191. THE ACCIDENTALS Nairn’s Community Choir practices Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 9:30pm at St Columba’s Church Hall, Queen Street. Sing a cappella in four-part harmony. New members welcome. Call Christine Oliver on 01667 453793 or just come along. PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

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ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION (RAFA) 2nd Tuesday of the month, 8pm, Royal British Legion, Nairn. Offering friendship & welfare support to serving & ex-serving members of the RAF and their families.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS What do Christians do the rest of the week? For many of us, our working hours are the most demanding and significant ones of our week. For good reasons and bad, there has long been a divide between the world of Sunday and the world of Monday through Saturday. In many ways, in fact, they seem to dwell in mutually exclusive universes. On Sundays we talk about a world of grace, where everything is given to us, where we are loved unconditionally just for who we are, where life is more about being than doing, where the highest values are love and community. It is a world of abundance. Then on Mondays most of us enter a world where, to put it mildly, we are saved not by grace but by our works, where the ultimate question is our productivity, where our worth is measured by what we have accomplished and how efficient and effective we are, where the deepest values are ambition, competition, and success. It is often a world of scarcity, in which only the strongest survive; it worships at the altar of profit. The Bible says… Colossians 3:23-24 (ANIV) Whatever you do, work at it with

all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Christians have always believed that there should be no wall between our faith and our work. What we do on Sunday is intended to shape and inform what we do all week long at work, and what we do at work should be the expression of our souls, the acting out of the convictions that we express on Sunday morning. This means that our daily work is our ministry. Not only is work for many of us the primary source of identity, but it is also our principal way of sharing with God in His care of the world. An essential biblical vision is that all of us are called to be ministers in our daily life and work. So, welcome to you all, my fellow ministers! But work these days is a complicated business. For one thing, not all work is equally meaningful to us. The distinguished sociologist Peter Berger has said that there are three levels of significance in working: for some of us work is richly rewarding and we find much of our identity in it; for a great many more of us it is not very

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 Fraser Turner (interim moderator) on 01463 794004 Cawdor Parish Church Sunday 10.15am. Contact Rev. JS Mathieson: 01667 493217. Nairn Baptist Church Nairn Community Centre. Sundays 11am. Contact the Pastor: 01667 452764 or Secretary 01667 452351 or visit www.nairnbaptistchurch.org.uk Nairn Christian Fellowship Sundays 10.30am. Wednesday 7.30pm: praise and Bible study. Contact Sandy Shaw: 01667 456492. Nairn Free Church Sundays 11am with Sunday school and crèche (Gordon St). Evening 6pm (Gordon St). Youth club for S1 up on Wednesday at 6.30pm (Rosebank Hall). Prayer and Bible study Thursday 11am or 7:30pm onalternate weeks (Gordon Street). Contact Minister Murdo MacLeod: 01667 459131. Nairn Old Parish Church 10.30am: holiday worship and crèche. Contact Rev. Alistair S. Younger on 01463 242873

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fulfilling, and we often end up simply enduring it for the sake of our private lives; and for many others work is a direct threat to our integrity, either because of the indignity of the work or the conditions in the workplace. What would it take for us to be able more fully to be ministers of Christ in the workplace? First, we can do our best. We can perform the tasks we’re given at work as effectively as we can. Second, we can build community, using every opportunity at work to build trust, to enhance dignity, to foster a sense of inclusion for everyone around us. Third, we can work for justice. To the extent that we are able, we should see that the work we do is honest and contributes to a fairer, healthier, safer world, and that the people we work with are treated justly. Finally, we can share our convictions. When the time is right, we can be explicit about where our beliefs come from and how they shape what we are doing.

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St Ninians Church Sunday services and Sunday school: 10.15am. Contact Fraser Turner (interim moderator) on 01463 794004 St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Family Eucharist on Sundays at 10.30am. Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 10.30am. conatct Rev.Canon Alison J Simpson 01667 452458 St Mary’s Catholic Church IV12 4RJ. Saturday Vigil 6pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Tel: 01667 453323. United Reformed Church Sunday services and Sunday School with crèche 11am. Contact Rev. Steven Manders: 01667 451443. The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sundays 10.30am. Contact Minister JD Grant on 01667 456088 or visit www.churchofgodnairn.org 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 tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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In the last few weeks, the world has been remembering the horrific events that happened only seventy years ago in Auschwitz - Birkenau. “Keep the memory alive� has been this year’s slogan for the anniversary of the Holocaust as we remember the 11 million people who were murdered in Nazi death camps. Having visited Auschwitz in 2007 with five Highland schools, it is all the more poignant for me. It is hard to forget walking through the gate marked “Arbeit macht frei� - work will set you free - and the gruesome eeriness of the camp. But that is the point - we shouldn’t forget. The devastation caused to families and communities in the largest mass murder in history is unimaginable. It must be remembered and I’m proud of British schools for educating our children about those horrendous events. I urge everyone to spare a thought for those who died and challenge hatred and persecution in the UK today.

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Rolling Event until 4 march inverness music festival a competitive music festival open to all ages and abilities. come along and enjoy watching and listening to the performers. for tickets and info visit www.invernessmusicfestival.org

FEBRUARY 2015 23 monday - 24 tuesday free 2 day wrap (wellness recovery action planning) workshop. improve your mental health, manage difficult feelings, get more out of life. to book a free place or find out more contact: info@wrapmoray.org www.wrapmoray.org

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an audience with ian rankin 7:30pm at kingsmills hotel. music from 'all cat, no hat'. tickets £15 incl refreshments. available from merkinch community centre, tsb bank or www.purecharity.org/enf. all proceeds to 'the haven centre'. enquiries or to reserve a table of 10 contact 07734958800 scooty & the skyhooks @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

28 saturday lorraine jordan @ universal hall 8pm. for tickets and info visit www.universalhall.co.uk scooty & the skyhooks @ ironworks 7:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

MARCH 2015 3 tuesday scottish ornithologists' club: "breeding waders of the uist machair. land use and predators, past,present and future" by john calladine” 7.30 pm, culloden library. call 01463 221661 or 01808 511740. £3 members; £4 non members

4 wednesday u3a 1:45pm at nairn community centre. richard ardern will give a talk on railways in the northern highlands; current trends and controversies. all welcome. for more information contact pauline on 01667 453537 or secretary@nairnu3a.org.uk

do you like jokes? comedy club 7:30pm, the drouthy cobbler. established comics and the next big thing! £10 from the bar or www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

26 thursday simon kempston 7:30pm, the drouthy cobbler. one of scotland’s best young songwriters and leading fingerstyle guitarists. tickets £12 from the bar or www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

27 friday cinema nairn : 'night of the hunter' (12) 7.30pm at nairn community and arts centre. tickets at door for further info: cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk outfit moray adventure talk series: david ‘heavy’ whalley 7:30pm (doors 7pm) universal hall, findhorn. tickets £5.50 from www.seetickets.com. all proceeds benefit outfit moray’s work with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people. admin@spotlighton.co.uk

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Is Your Neighbour a Lawn Nut ? When GreenThumb drive into a street, it’s easy to spot “our” lawns, and in some streets we do half a dozen lawns !. Ours are the best typically – UNLESS there is a lawn enthusiast in the street, in which case, they might have the absolute best lawn. Not surprising really, an enthusiast will be doing something to his grass maybe 300 days a year. We only visit 4 or 5 times a year. Not everyone is THAT keen however, and it’s pretty straightforward for us to get the basics right with a few well-timed treatments. I think many of our customers regard us in the same way as they regard their window cleaner – we turn up once a quarter, we don’t clean the windows, but we do clean up the grass ! We also probably come into the same price bracket. I’m always struck by how many folk expect our help to be beyond their price range, and are very pleased that actually it’s very reasonable. Our customers tend to be either young families, maybe both working, no time, or retired with plenty time, and not enough energy ! We are now in the period before Spring when the most energetic job of the year is due on the lawn – scarifying out the moss and thatch. This can be pretty back-breaking for anyone, pensioner or not, even with a heavy machine like ours, and I guess that’s one very good reason why it makes a little sense to get help for those jobs where the cost/benefit analysis really does add up. Actually, even some of those lawn enthusiasts get US to help with scarifying !

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scottish folk promotions presents: the dangleberries @ ironworks 7:30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

16 monday cinema nairn: 'gregory's girl' (12) 2pm at nairn community & arts centre. tickets at the door, incl. tea and bakes. for info visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

17 tuesday highland literary salon 7.30 pm at glen mhor hotel inverness. guest speaker: eric macleod. see website for more info: www.highlandlitsalon.com

18 wednesday nairn & district gardening club: using plants for bath & body products 7:30pm at nairn community & arts centre. a talk from findhorn bay soaps.

u3a 1:45pm at nairn community centre. flora wallace will give a talk on five centuries of chamber music; a flying visit. all welcome. for info contact pauline on 01667 453537 or secretary@nairnu3a.org.uk lcc live events presents: midge ure @ ironworks 7pm. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

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nairn literary institute illustrated talk: interpreting scotland’s wildlife by paul hibberd 7.30pm, nairn free church, gordon street, nairn, non-members £3. www.nairnliterary.org.uk karma and emptiness - public talk by buddhist nun venerable robina courtin: our happiness and suffering does not come from "out there", it is made up by our own minds 7.30pm, moray arts centre, the park, findhorn. £10 - 5. visit www.togmesangpo.org.uk music nairn presents chloe hanslip and danny driver, (violin and piano) 7:30pm at nairn community and arts centre. acclaimed young performers play a beautiful programme of macmillan, beethoven, wood, messiaen and poulenc. tickets at door or music nairn • www.musicnairn.org.uk 01667 455701 netsounds presents: unknown pleasures feat. hunter & the bear lionel @ ironworks 8pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

cinema nairn: 'untouchable' (15) 7:30pm at nairn community and arts centre. tickets at the door. for more information visit cinemanairn.blogspot.co.uk

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inverness choral society musical coffee morning from 10am in inverness town house. sheila bruce will play her selection of music on the grand piano while you enjoy coffee and home baking.

8 sunday jazz nairn presents joe temperly accompanied by brian kellock 8pm at nairn dunbar golf club, lochloy rd. ticktes £15 / students £3 at the door or from nairn community centre box office 01667 453476.

11 wednesday highland rock garden club - poles apart : chile and china: an illustrated talk by david rankin 7:30pm nairn community centre. call john on 01320 366246

14 saturday orienteering at mayne wood (new elgin) 10:15am 11am at greenwards primary school. 3rd event in saturday series. www.moravianorienteering.org page 18 - March 2015

21 saturday nairn men’s breakfast 9.45am for 10am start, dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by ronnie moreland share food and fellowship and hear what god is doing in other people’s lives. contact campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm, fri 20th to book a place.

21 saturday - 22 sunday moray geology: past, present, future 10am at uhi, moray campus. two day event exploring the history of elgin museum, its unique fossil collection and the geology of the moray area. £5 registration, plus £5 field trip. for more information email dr.sue beardmore at moraygeology2015@hotmail.com wedding open day @ brodie castle looking for a dream wedding venue? come along and experience the beauty of brodie castle as it opens its doors to showcase its magic. call 01309 641371 for further details. haughs of cromdale 10k road race entry on the day from 12 mid-day at cromdale hall. race starts at 1:30pm. for more info call 01479 873488

27 friday rock n wrestling presents: live wrestling @ ironworks 7pm. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

29 sunday ‘tree of life; the music of john tavener’ 4pm at inverness cathedral. tickets £8 at the door or foor reservations email sya@troilusensemble.com df concerts presents: the view @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.co

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Sun 1st - .................................................................... Nairn 10k Run Fri 6th - ..........................................................Music Nairn Presents Chloe Hanslip & Danny Driver (Violin & Piano) Fri 13th & Sat 14th - .......................................“Spring in to Dance” Susan Airey Dance School Mon 16th - .... Cinema Nairn Matinee - “Gregory’s Girl” 1981 (12) Fri 20th - ........................ Cinema Nairn - “Untouchable” 2011 (15) Sat 21st - ............................. Rosebank PS Fundraising Film Night “Walking on Sunshine” Sat 28th - .................................................................Variety Concert An evening of Song, Music and Dance For further details, telephone 01667 453476, e-mail info@nairncc.co.uk or check out our website at www.nairncommunitycentre.co.uk

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF CURVES HAS ARRIVED AT Local women now have the chance to experience a superior Curves workout at Curves Nairn with the arrival of our next generation state-of-the art equipment. The circuit has been redesigned to improve form and resistance and achieve better results. Curves is famous for its Fitness Programme - a 30-minute Circuit with a Coach, that works every major muscle group with strength-training, cardio and stretching. Our Body Basic circuit classes have added further variation to our members’ workouts with a focus on arms, legs and core. We invite local women to come and try the new equipment and our classes for themselves at our Open House beginning 9th March- 11th March 2015. We will have special offers including no service fee for the first 25 new and returning members. "Everyone at Curves Nairn is looking forward to introducing community members to the new equipment at our Club and providing information on how Curves can help you achieve your health and wellness goals," said Curves owner Morven Surmon. “Whether it is losing weight, increasing fitness and strength, or simply maintaining a healthy lifestyle - we can offer solutions to women of all ages and fitness levels. Heather has lost 112 pounds and 73 inches at Curves Nairn and is enjoying her new fitter and healthier lifestyle.

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About Curves With thousands of locations worldwide, Curves is the world’s largest fitness franchise exclusive to women. The Curves Circuit offers a complete workout in just 30 minutes that includes strength training to protect and increase muscle, cardio to burn fat and strengthen the heart and lungs and stretching to promote flexibility. While being monitored by a Curves Coach, members progress through a series of hydraulic-resistance machines that are designed to work every major muscle group. CurvesSmart, a state-of-the-art personal coaching system, helps keep members on track by providing customised instant feedback and progress reports detailing muscles worked, calories burned, and more. It motivates and increases the challenges on an ongoing basis. Backed by extensive research, Curves Complete has been shown to reduce fat, increase lean muscle, boost metabolism and help dieters lose weight and maintain weight loss. Each Curves Complete Coach has completed a certification programme developed in conjunction with Cleveland Clinic, (http://my.clevelandclinic.org) one of the top rated hospitals in the world. The Curves Complete Meal Plan is a three-phased personalised, customisable meal plan that encourages lean proteins, healthy fats, fibre and 'good' complex carbohydrates. Coaching is at the heart of the programme. Curves Complete participants meet weekly with their Curves Complete Coach to receive a convenient, easy to follow plan, including food choices for each meal and snack, exercise goals, water and vitamin goals and a ‘daily dose’ of motivation goals. Most clubs now offer both CurvesSmart and Curves Complete.

Morven said that the reason for Curves' success is the practical approach to women's diet and fitness that’s perfectly in keeping with the modern woman’s busy schedule — combined with a supportive club environment. We invite women of all shapes, sizes and ages to lose weight, become stronger and reach their health goals at Curves.

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Forres Mechanics Forres Mechanics are the oldest team in the Highland League, founded in 1884. The name "Mechanics" arose from the occupations of the founder members "people who are employed in manual occupations and in handicrafts".

The "Mechanics" have enjoyed success over the years, having won the League title twice and, at one time or another, all of the Highland League knockout competitions.

Their current home "Mosset Park" is sited on Forres Common Good Ground, granted by Royal Charter to the people of Forres by James 1st and used as rough grazing ground. Forres Town Council, in 1884, allowed the football club access to create a pitch and charged a "peppercorn rent" which remained unaltered until the very recent past. At the time of Local Government reorganization in the 1970's, custodianship of the Common Good area was transferred to Moray Council and this arrangement persists today.

Currently, the biggest challenge is how to deal with the proposed Redco Milne development at Bogton Rd. which would necessitate moving from the Mosset Park, which is arguably the best Ground in the Highland League.

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Is the proposal a threat or an opportunity for the town and the football club? As custodians of the area in question, Moray Council are obliged to consult the people again. The power of the football club as mere leaseholders rather than owners, to influence the outcome is limited but the consequences of the decision are big. Uncertain times indeed for a Club with a long, proud history!

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‘winter may still have a fair sting in its tale yet!’ and you’re probably right. When spring arrives I will be ready, I don’t want to miss a moment, I’ve got my bike sorted out and tuned to the max with fresh disc pads and serviced suspension, I’ve got my kit all ready too. A new pair of shorts to go with my super grippy 5.10 shoes. Maybe I'll treat myself to a new camelback too. With a good local bike shop you can get all the right advice from people who are just as enthusiastic as you are, who, when the first day with a temperature above freezing arrives, are convinced it’s springtime! Somewhere like monsterbike on Canal Road Inverness ( by the Muirtown lock gates ) where you can get everything you need.

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The projects which the shops have supported are very diverse and very worthwhile. From sending a group of mum’s and children from Ross-shires Woman’s Aid in Dingwall; to the pantomime at Eden Court Theatre, for the past two years; supporting a group from Invergordon with Mental Health problems to stage a play in Inverness; Disabled ramblers with the cost of transport to their venues over the summer; Providing I-Pads for projects for the elderly; Visually impaired group to visit the Scottish Parliament, or grass cutting equipment for the local Handy man project. Last year we were the first funders and main supporters of the Inverness Men’s Shed paying their first years rent, enabling them to get the “Shed” up and running. This project has been so successful that it now has 77 members and is open 5 days a week. This week we donated £ 1500 to the newly formed committee for the Beauly Men’s Shed to enable it too to get started. The team at Caring & Sharing realised from the beginning that Men’s Sheds would play a very important part in our local community. A survey carried out when we opened in 2010 suggested that the most socially isolated people in our community were men over 55 and one of the ways to address this could be with a Shed as they had been so successful in other parts of the world. When Alan Michael finally found a suitable property it seemed natural for us to support it . There are now Men’s sheds popping up all over the Highlands which will benefit their communities greatly. For more information on donating goods to sell in our shops or about our free collection service in Inverness, volunteering, or how to go about getting a grant form, please telephone Izzie MacDonald on 01463 226404 or call into the shop for a chat.

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The Caring & Sharing Charity Shop opened at 68 Church Street , Inverness in April 2010 and has successfully traded there for almost 5 years supporting local charity groups in Inverness, Ross- shire and Nairn enabling them to do things with their groups that they might otherwise have thought impossible due to lack of funding. The shop was set up by Izzie MacDonald who has many years experience of setting up and running charity shops for several charities throughout the UK. The volunteer team take great pleasure in being able to support their local community, something that Izzie ultimately always planned to do . Twenty four local charities have benefited from grants between £500 and £1000 in Highland Region, which the team are delighted to support as long as their request meets their criteria. On the 29th of January 2015 the shop at 68 Church Street closed and moved across the street to 87 Church Street as the lease on the shop had expired. The Caring & Sharing shop is known locally as the “posh” charity shop and is renowned for the quality, range and presentation of it’s stock. The second Caring & Sharing Charity shop opened in Invergordon in January 2012 and has proved very popular with the community in that area.

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