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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 - 20.

Call 01667 453232 or email at 1068@aircadets.org ARDCLACH HERITAGE PROJECT The project aims to record the history of Ardclach Parish. We hold six meetings a year. We invite a speaker to talk about local subjects or visit local places of interest. The meetings are held in GlenFerness Hall and are open to all. Call Alison Ayres on 07803 247021 or email at camalltnamara@gmail.com BEFRIENDERS HIGHLAND Providing supported friendships with a trained volunteer for people with mental health problems. Telephone befriending for people with dementia or memory problems & their carers.

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COMMUNITY KRAFT CLUB Alternate Thurs, 2pm - 4pm, the Lounge, MacLean Court, Albert Street, Nairn. Call 01667 453289 GEDDES W.R.I. For more information call Evelyn Cumming on 01667 404237 HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY SCOTLAND Individual & Group Music Therapy sessions to encourage, enable & empower all ages & abilities through interactive music experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities & schools. Call Kristen Macleod on 07770 427396 LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NAIRN HOSPITAL Our charity raises funds to provide extra comforts for staff & patients at Nairn Town County Hospital & also provide equipment for the hospital. Call 01667 452243 LEARN GAELIC IN NAIRN Thurs (term time only), 9.30am 11.30am & Wed, 7.30pm 9.30pm. Beginners to Intermediate. Call Lorraine McBeath on 01667 451291 NAIRN BONUS CLUB Mon, 7pm - 9pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. A social group for adults with learning difficulties run by a voluntary committee that employs 3 members of staff to support the group with activities & outings. Call 07814 982808 NAIRN CARDIACTIVE GROUP Mon, 7.15pm, Nairn Community Centre for an hour long exercise session led by a qualified physiotherapist. Come & join this friendly group & look after your heart. Call June on 01667 453655 NAIRN COMMUNITY CENTRE Lots of events & classes happening, so get in touch or visit our website. Call Sam on 01667 453476 www.nairncc.co.uk

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NAIRN COMMUNITY TRANSPORT Nairn Community mini bus hire for local groups & charities. Call 01667 459337 or email at nairncommunitytransport@ googlemail.com NAIRN DOMINO LEAGUE For further information call 01667 452496

NAIRNDUNBAR GOLF CLUB Golf club Events & Functions Call 01667 452741 or email at enquiries@nairndunbar.com

NAIRN DRAMA CLUB Mon, 7.30pm, The Little Theatre, Nairn. Amateur drama club open to everyone, whatever your interest in theatre. Call Sandra McGowan on 01667 455899 or email enquiries@ nairndrama.org.uk www.nairndrama.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 email corr@parkinsons.org.uk www.parkinsons.org.uk

NAIRN LITERARY INSTITUTE Fri, 7.30pm, Nairn Free Church.

Series of talks during the winter months on local history, archaeology & literature, various outings at other times during the year. Non-members welcome at talks, £4. Email at info@nairnliterary.org.uk 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. Email at nairnrotary@gmail.com.

NAIRN SAILING CLUB (NSC) Friendly club offering dinghy & cruiser sailing for all levels & ages. Beginners welcome.

Regular social events at our clubhouse at Nairn Harbour.

Email at nairnsailingclub@ yahoo.co.uk NAIRN SCHOOL OF DANCING Wed, 3.30pm, the British Legion Hall. Call Mrs Fraser on 01463 729477 NAIRN SPEAKERS CLUB 2nd & 4th Mon of month, 7.30pm, Nairn Bowling Club, Albert Street, Nairn. Practice & develop speaking skills in a friendly & supportive environment. All welcome. Call Ann on 01667 453159 or 07767 139964. Email at

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NAIRN WINE CIRCLE Home wine making. Meetings held through the year. New members welcome. Call Rosemary or Chris on 01667 454019 or 452000 or email at nairnwinewinecircle.org.uk

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

THE ACCIDENTALS Wed, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, St Columba’s Church Hall, Queen Street. Nairn's Community Choir.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings A Man from Nowhere He became king, emerging from nowhere, when the nation was in serious moral and spiritual decline.

The pace of child sacrifice had accelerated, alarmingly, as Baal was worshipped.

Quite suddenly there arose a godless culture across the land.

The values of Almighty God were generally ignored and rejected even by the people of God. There was scandal, involving coveting, false witnesses, and murder, and the then King, Ahab, knew exactly what was going on.

King Ahab repented – partially – but to all intents and purposes his reign was over.

God moves, using the prophet Elisha to arrange for a military

commander to be anointed King.

His name is Jehu. He is a warrior and quite unpredictable – a destabilizing threat to the status quo.

Jehu meets Jehonadab, a man representing the religious conservatives of the day, and the ‘wild warrior’ and the ‘holy man’ ride off together in the one chariot.

Jehu gets rid of the iniquitous worship of Baal. The temple of Baal is demolished. This act alone put a stop to what could have been disastrous for the future of Israel and the people of God. There are times when something happens and we see clearly that things are not out of God’s control – no matter how they might appear to be.

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Auldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Sundays 12noon.

Contact Rev. Thomas M Bryson on 01667 451675.

Cawdor L/W Croy and Dalcross Parish Church Sunday 10.15am. Contact Rev Robert E. Brookes on 01667 493717 or RBrookes@churchofscotland.org.uk Nairn Baptist Church Nairn Community Centre. Sundays 11am. Contact Rev. Dr. Philip Egglestone on 01667 452764 or Secretary on 01667 452428. www.nairnbaptistchurch.org.uk Nairn Christian Fellowship Sundays 10.30am. 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 P4-P7 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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God was giving His people a window – a reprieve – a period of time in which to change and return, and come back to Him. Preceding Elisha was the prophet Elijah, who heard from God, and became a light in that increasing darkness.

Elijah was not timid, but courageous and bold – a radical revolutionary in his day.

“Those who do not learn the lessons from history are doomed to repeat them.”

Some people say, ‘I wish I had lived in Bible times’.

Perhaps we are living in ‘Bible times’ – and more so than many realise.

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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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Christmas gives us all the chance to not only to buy local but also to help in our own neighbourhoods, so perhaps that should be our festive resolution.

Whilst online shopping couldn’t be more convenient, it comes at a cost. Little of our hard earned money ends up in the local economy and in the Highlands we often have to face expensive and unfair delivery costs.

Shopping locally ensures local jobs, more independent shops and some truly unique gifts often showcasing local craftsmanship.

So in the run up to Christmas my plea is that we all think about what we can do locally so that all Highlanders can benefit.

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The European Union has been a good friend to the Highlands and Islands over the decades of our membership - arguably a better friend than the UK Government. Payments have been secured to our hill farmers and crofters under the EU, but 160 Million intended solely for them was siphoned off by the UK Tory Liberal coalition Government.

In the EU we qualified for Objective One funding - which led to new causeways for our islands and improvements to roads and bridges.

Through the Maritime and Fisheries Fund the EU has also funded major infrastructure improvements to our ports and harbours which are vital for coastal communities.

I doubt that the main UK Government supporters of Brexit have ever thought much about the Highlands and Islands in their deliberations. Increasingly the UK Government plans for Brexit resemble a complete mess or, to use a more descriptive Gaelic word - A Burach.

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Access to banking facilities are vital for Highlands families, small businesses, and the success of our tourism industry. Yet, ATM cash machines are closing down at a rapid rate across rural areas, leaving many communities and businesses without adequate banking facilities. Latest figures from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, revealed 1,300 ATM machines were lost in the first quarter of 2018. In Aviemore and Grantown on Spey, the few remaining cash machines run out of money on the busiest weekends of the summer – it simply cannot go on. Urgent action is needed and the UK Government can no longer sit on its hands and do nothing while rural communities suffer the consequences.

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Shred the Cooked Chicken Breast and add to the pot, along with the Sweetcorn and return to the heat.

Once up to temperature, take off the heat and add the Egg (lightly beaten).

Add the Coriander & season with Salt & ground Pepper.

] Serve with Crusty Bread and Butter.

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November 2018 until 28 wednesday the alpha course 7pm - 9pm, forres baptist church, clovenside chapel, clovenside road, forres. free. a free 12 week course to explore the christian faith. always starts with a meal & ends with an informal discussion. call rachael on 01667 455273 contactforreslighthouse@gmail.com www.forresbaptistchurch.org

until 30 friday the highlands supports refugees (formerly moray supports refugees) for collection points see facebook page, appeal for warm clothing, toiletries, camping equipment & toys. volunteers, transport & cash donations welcome. www.en-gb.facebook.com/moraycalaid

1 thursday scottish ceilidh dance: fundraiser for inverness hospital radio; featuring the iain joseph macdonald band, tom's brats; tom mciver & elizabeth fraser's scottish dancers, etc 7.30pm - 11.30pm, mercure hotel, inverness. £10 (incl stovies) at door or via email - chairman@invernesshospitalradio.co.uk or graham@invernesshospitalradio.co.uk nairn & district gardening club: a demonstration of winter floristry by bev & caroline of wild blossoms, forres 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre www.spanglefish.com/nairnanddistrictgardeningclub woodwinters big tasting@the ironworks, inverness 6pm - 9pm. age 18+. www.ticketweb.uk

£5; kids £2.50 cawdor bonfire 5.30pm - gates open; bbq & bar from 6pm , beside cawdor primary school. free but donations welcome to cover the bbq/bar. please do not bring sparklers or fireworks highlands & islands tourism awards 2018 7pm - 1am, the kingsmills hotel, inverness deaf heritage collective: scotland's hidden culture 10.30am - 5pm, inverness town house. a day of discussion & debate as to the future of deaf heritage & deaf creatives. www.eventbrite.co.uk nick firth with ian hislop & james watson@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm

2 friday - 4 sunday 2018 nairn jazz festival see www.jazznairn.org for details

3 saturday lee crucikshank 9pm - 12am, the seaforth club, nairn ho-ro & trail west@the ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com outsider art fest: a celebration of alternative, hard rock, pop punk, hardcore & math-core drawing from local & national talent 5.30pm - 12.30am, the phoenix bar & restaurant, academy street, inverness. www.fatsoma.com mindcore 2: house only 8pm - 12.30am, kristoff's bar & restaurant, tolbooth street, forres. call 01309 676434

3 saturday - 4 sunday

spectrum support group room 133 (every thurs) 12pm - 1pm, the guidance team, inverness college uhi. open to staff & students with autism spectrum disorder

modelfair: trains, boats, planes, cars &lorries, engineering, lego, wargaming & lots more sat 10am - 5pm, sun 10am - 4pm, elgin town hall. adults £5, children £3, family (2+2) £12. call andrew allardyce on 01343 542378 or email at andrew.allardyce@btinternet.com www.elginmodelrailwayclub.co.uk

1 thursday - 4 january

4 sunday

1 thursday - 29 thursday

lego exhibition - brick history 1000-1515, by artist warren elsmore fort george, ardersier. included in normal admission price. call john gibbon on 01667 460233 or email john.gibbon@hes.scot www.historicenvironment.scot

2 friday family quiz night in aid of dyke primary school 6.30pm for a 7pm start, dyke primary school. festive quiz maximum teams of 5. byob & nibbles. adults admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

equestrian car boot sale 9am, dark deer croft, inverness. tables are £10 bring your own table. please pre-book your space as spaces are limited seaforth ceilidh band 2pm, the seaforth club, nairn

5 monday civic bonfire & fireworks display 2018 6pm, bught park, inverness

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highland astronomical society: "where next?"; speaker - paul jenkins (has) 7.20pm - 10pm, smithton culloden free church. www.spacegazer.com highland disabled ramblers: the fairburn estate 10.30am - 3pm, the fairburn estate. bring a picnic lunch. call 07895 066 965 or email at admin@highland-disabled-ramblers.org www.highland-disabled-ramblers.org

the shakespeare schools festival 2018 7pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness. all welcome call 01463 234234 arrested development@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com cantraybridge college early christmas late night market with bodyshop 5.30pm - 8pm, cantraybridge college cafe. wide range of handmade gifts & products like our famous bath bars, christmas puddings, etc. taking orders for our highly demanded but limited christmas wreaths on the night. call cat burton on 01667 493500 or email admin@cantraybridge.co.uk royal society of edinburgh@inverness: gravitational wave detection technology; speaker - dr peter murray of glasgow university 7pm - 8pm, inverness royal acedemy. free entry. refreshments from 6.30pm, cafe style seating highland heroes awards 2018: recognising people in the highlands who make a real difference to our communities, healthcare, education & safety, etc 6.30pm - 12am, the kingsmills hotel, inverness

6 tuesday - 7 wednesday children 1st christmas fair 6th: 5pm - 8pm & 7th: 10am - 4pm, the ballroom, drumrossie hotel, inverness. ÂŁ4 (incl tea, coffee & biscuits). scarves, jewellery, ceramics, scented candles, pet supplies, knitwear, artworks, cards, handmade chocolates, etc

7 wednesday friedenreich hundertwasser: speaker - neil campbell on the life & work of this eccentric artist 2pm, st. ninian's hall, culduthel road, inverness. call richard baxter on 01463 571372 or email at richbax52@yahoo.com

7 wednesday - 11 sunday

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friday inverness film festival various timings, the playhouse beyond faith: the george michael tribute@the cinema, eden court, inverness. for information nairn jazz nov 18.pdf 1 05/10/2018 18:32 ironworks, inverness, 7.30pm. please call 01463 234243 www.ironworksvenue.com

NAIRN FESTIVAL of JAZZ AT A GLANCE FRIDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 7.30pm

Hamish McGregor Septet - Barber, Ball & Bilk Nairn Community & Arts Centre

SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 1.00pm - 3.00pm

East Coast Jazzmen Lunchtime Jazz at The Lounge Nairn Dunbar Golf Club

1.00pm - 5.00pm JAZZ4YOUTH WORKSHOP Nairn Community & Arts Centre 7.30pm

Tina May & Nikki Iles Nairn Community & Arts Centre

SUNDAY 4th NOVEMBER 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Jazz Collusion Lunchtime Jazz at The Lounge, Nairn Dunbar Golf Club

7.30pm

Rose Room Nairn Community & Arts Centre

TICKETING INFORMATION: www.jazznairn.org (01309 641114) page 18 - November 2018

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voodoo night with urban voodoo machine & spring break@the ironworks, inverness, 11pm. www.ironworksvenue.com weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got talent 2018 in aid of the haven appeal 7.30pm, merkinch community centre, inverness. a show by people with learning disabilities. call 01463 239563 world war one - commemorative evening: raising money for help the heroes & poppy scotland 6.30pm - 10pm, dyke village hall. ÂŁ10. call david harrison on 07828 497399 or email at dai.harrison@hotmail.co.uk

9 friday - 10 saturday a "centenary of song" with inverness military wives choir & guest performers tbc, st andrew's episcopal cathedral, inverness. tickets include refreshments at the interval. commemorating the end of wwi. fundraiser for poppy scotland, the british legion inverness & mikey's line. raffle. email at inverness@militarywiveschoirs.org

10 saturday carol mcgee & pamela duff: spirit communication 7.30pm, inverness town house. ÂŁ15 & ÂŁ20 (from pam's angel studio, inverness, call 07866 383467 to collect tickets). call 07840 099207. www.carolmcgeepsychic.com inverross yf dinner dance 2018 7pm, jury's inn, milburn road, inverness. ÂŁ30. please get in touch with one of our members, via facebook or email inverrossyfc@gmail.com the inverness choral society: coffee morning 10am 12pm, inverness town house. enjoy tea/coffee with home baking & listen to the relaxing music of sheila bruce on piano. call sandra riach on 01997 466253 or email at sandra.riach1@btinternet.com cairngorm ski club snowsports equipment sale: buy & sell second hand & new ski & snowboard equipment & clothing 3.30pm - 5.30pm (arrive early as queueing, dalfaber golf & country club, aviemore. adults - 50p; children - free. email at sale@cairngormskiclub.co.uk battle of the bands final 8.30pm, the playhouse, nairn. all welcome end of wwi commemoration event all day, the highlanders' museum, fort george, ardersier dave levon 9pm, the seaforth club, nairn royal society of edinburgh@inverness: gravitational wave detection technology; speaker - dr peter murray of glasgow university 7pm - 8pm, inverness royal acedemy. free entry. refreshments from 6.30pm, cafe style seating

10 saturday - 11 sunday mackenzie & cruickshank winter market: part 1 9am - 4pm, mackenzie & cruickshank, forres. lots of gifts for christmas & other occasions monsterfest@the ironworks, inverness tbc, indoor rock music festival. www.ironworksvenue.com admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

12 monday mfr cash for kids: mfr mission christmas launches 9am - 5.30pm, caithness, sutherland, ross-shire, inverness, moray & part of aberdeen-shire. bring some christmas magic into the lives of local children who are at risk of waking up to nothing on christmas morning. call 01463 227700 or email allana@mfr.co.uk the big dance show - highlands 2018 7pm, the empire theatre, eden court, inverness. over 20 local groups of all ages from across the highlands contemporary to commercial nairn speakers 7.30pm, nairn bowling club, albert street, nairn. gain skills in public speaking in a friendly, supportive environment. call ann on 01667 453159 orthornhall email hello@nairnspeakers.org.uk nov 18.pdf 1 11/10/2018 20:25 www.nairnspeakers.org.uk ben aaronovitch book signing in store to sign copies NIA technique workshops and classes.

Come and experience the joy of movement and dance through NIA Workout / Practice / Lifestyle Forres area weekend of 16th, 17th, 18th November .

FRIDAY 16th - Forres Community Centre 6.30pm-8.30pm SATURDAY 17th - Findhorn Foundation dance studio Workshop 10am-12pm Afternoon classes 1.30pm-3pm / 3.30pm-5pm SUNDAY 18th - Forres Swimming Pool workshop 10am-12pm Advance booking and multiple class discounts.

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of his new book in the series 'lies sleeping' 12.30pm, waterstones, eastgate shopping centre, inverness rsgs lecture: charlie walker: following the line; a talk on a triathlon in 2017 on the border between asia & europe. what unites & divides the people on either side? 7.30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness ÂŁ10; tiso card ÂŁ8; students, u-18s free. Email rpreece@onetel.com www.rsgs.org

13 tuesday phil campbell & the bastard sons@the ironworks, inverness, tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

14 wednesday nairn u3a: the great war in the wee country, 1914-18; speaker - norman newton, u3a member & historian, with time for questions & chat 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre, king street, nairn. ÂŁ2 members, ÂŁ4 non-members. refreshments. call pauline ross (sec) on 01667-453537 or email at secretary@nairnu3a.org.uk highland rock garden club: botanical travels in wild places; - willie campbell (scottish rhododendron society) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. ÂŁ4 (incl refreshments). call john owen 01320 366246

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t Meet your carer before you book t Experienced dog carers t All routines kept t Kinder and less stressful for your dogs

18 sunday 2018 christmas lights switch on & ding dong merrily old high 6.45pm - 7.30pm, inverness town house santa, a torchlight procession & carols

t Vets recommend PetStay t Very competitive rates t Insured and licensed t A real alternative to kennels

PetStay Highland & Moray www.petstay.net 01463 741267 catriona@petstay.net

15 thursday the arts society highland: food & art through the ages; speaker - tasha marker. the history of food as an artistic medium 2.15pm, the free church hall, smithton, inverness. suggested donation for guests/visitors is £8. tea, coffee & biscuits after the lecture. www.theartssocietyhighland.org.uk

16 friday highland car club (hcc): awards night 7pm - 12am, castle heather, inverness

20 tuesday highland quilters: agm & show & tell (blue & white pieces) 7.30pm, the free church hall, smithton, inverness. £3 - visitors. visitors are very welcome email highlandquilters@gmail.com www.highlandquilters.com

21 wednesday caring for your garden tools 11.30am - 12.30pm, inverness botanic gardens, bught lane, inverness the inner wheel club of nairn 7.15pm, the golf view hotel, nairn. all welcome

21 wednesday - 8 december panto 2018: cinderella presented by nairn drama club 7.30pm - 10pm, the little theatre, nairn. tickets from british red cross shop, high st, nairn. £10. call cath stevenson on 01667 258512 or email at cathstevenson442@yahoo.co.uk

22 thursday

16 friday - 17 saturday inverness cathedral wedding fair 16th: 4pm & 17th: 12pm, inverness cathedral. various exhibitors

16 friday - 18 sunday eden 1 christmas craft & food fair 16th: 10am - 8pm; 17th & 18th: 10am - 5pm, eden court, inverness

17 saturday scooty & the skyhooks northern soul night@the ironworks, inverness, 9pm, all welcome. www.ironworksvenue.com inverness choral society concert performing "the armed man" by karl jenkins & other shorter items 7.30pm, eden court theatre, inverness. call sandra riach on 01997 466253 or email at sandra.riach1@btinternet.com neil oliver: the story of the british isles in 100 places 7.30pm, the empire theatre, eden court, inverness call 01463 234234 music nairn: pomegranate piano trio; clara schumann, ravel & beethoven 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £19/15/3. call 01667 453476. www.musicnairn.org.uk the big quiz night in aid of tearfund; run with culduthel christian centre 20s & 30s 7.15pm, barn church, culloden. free but donations welcome moravian orienteering: saturday & moray & nairn schools league tbc. see website for details www.moravianorienteering.org

17 saturday - 18 sunday mackenzie & cruickshank winter market: part 2 page 20 - November 2018

9am - 4pm, mackenzie & cruickshank, forres. lots of gifts for christmas & other occasions

the christmas day truce: speaker - thomas weber details to be confirmed all day, the highlanders' museum, fort george, ardersier jake bugg@the ironworks, inverness tbc, www.ironworksvenue.com merry whisky tastings 6.30pm, scotch & rye, inverness. free. sample some of the great american whiskies to come from the kentucky based buffalo trace distillery on thanksgiving

23 friday the proclaimers 7pm - 11.30pm, inverness leisure centre. www.ticketline.co.uk the police sting@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, www.ironworksvenue.com equality & human rights in the classroom hosted by educational institute of scotland 9.30am - 4.30pm, highland archive centre, inverness cinema nairn: edie (12a) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £5/ £3. call 01667 453476 www.cinema-nairn.co.uk

23 friday - 25 sunday christmas arts, crafts & food fair 10am - 5pm, brodie castle. call 01309 641371

24 saturday happy mums' market: indoor pre-loved market dedicated to baby & children's items, from birth to 10 years 10am - 12pm, inverness leisure centre. £1 - adults; u16s - free www.happymumsmarket.co.uk

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CHRISTMAS @ BRODIE Dec 14 and 21

Dec 16

CHRISTMAS DINNER IN BRODIE CASTLE DRAWING ROOM

CHRISTMAS AT THE CASTLE - THE MARVEL OF PERU CONCERT

Experience a Christmas Dinner in Brodie Castle’s elegant Victorian Drawing Room this December.

The ever-popular Baroque ensemble returns to Brodie Castle Drawing Room with two very special Christmas concerts – at 15.00 and 17.00.

Booking essential. 2 courses - £37 3 courses - £45

Dec 15-16, Dec 22-23

VISIT SANTA IN HIS GROTTO AT BRODIE CASTLE Make this a magical Christmas and meet Santa in his Grotto in the Library at Brodie Castle.

Ticket price £10, gift included in price.

Booking essential.

Ticket price £15 to include refreshments.

Booking advisable.

Dec 15-16, Dec 22-23

FESTIVE HIGH TEA AT BRODIE CASTLE Come along to Brodie Castle and take a wonderful festive high tea in the Victorian Tearooms.

Booking advisable but not essential.

Dec 15-16, Dec 22-23

DATES THROUGHOUT DECEMBER

MAGICAL TOY PARADE THROUGHOUT THE CASTLE

TWILIGHT TOURS AT BRODIE CASTLE

Follow the Christmas Fairy or meet the Toy Soldier as they wonder through the castle searching for toys of Christmas Past.

Experience the magic of Brodie Castle at night.

Ticket price £11 to include Apple Cider (nonalcoholic) and a mince pie.

Normal castle admission fees apply.

Members go free.

Booking advisable but not essential.

Brodie Castle, Brodie, Forres, Morayshire, IV36 2TE

FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.NTS.ORG.UK/VISIT/PLACES/BRODIE-CASTLE/EVENTS

nts.org.uk The National Trust for Scotland is a Scottish charity, SC007410

stone roses tribute with resurrection 7.30pm, the playhouse, nairn. www.facebook.com/resurrection stonerosestribute

25 sunday community thank you day 2018: culloden battlefield & visitor centre; people who live locally are able to come into the centre for free! 10am - 3.30pm, culloden battlefield & visitor centre. you must bring proof of an iv, ph, ab or kw postcode. battlefield tours, costumed presentations, etc

Don’t just learn it. Live it.

2018 Christmas Market

26 monday nairn speakers 7.30pm, nairn bowling club, albert street, nairn. gain skills in public speaking in a friendly, supportive environment. call ann on 01667 453159 or email hello@nairnspeakers.org.uk www.nairnspeakers.org.uk

28 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

29 thursday charity ladies night in aid of the teenage cancer trust 5pm, dobbies, inverness. christmas gifts from a selection of local crafters

30 friday music nairn: maxwell string quartet playing haydn,

Words by the Wayside “...for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.”

(Acts 27:25)

Reader, all religions in the world say “work your way to Heaven”. But the Lord Jesus says “I am the way”. God’s Word says that all have sinned, all have need of salvation; and all can only have salvation through Jesus Christ and His death on the Cross at Calvary for them. But You must receive Him as Your Saviour. God’s Word says it is as many as receive Him, to them gives He the power to be sons of God and enter God’s Family.

Those who do not believe are condemned already.

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Christmas Market Saturday 24th November 11am - 3.30pm Please join us at Forres Town Hall for our annual Christmas Market. All welcome Admission Free.

Drumduan School, Clovenside Road, Forres, IV36 2RD www.drumduan.org An independent co-educational school for children aged 3-18.

faure & tchaikovsky 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £19/15/3. call 01667 453476. www.musicnairn.org.uk stewart francis: into the punset@the ironworks, 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com st andrew's night ceilidh with gaberlunzie celebrating 50 years 9pm - 12am, the chieftain hotel, milburn road, inverness. £15 adults; £12 children (incl buffet)

30 friday - 1 december the ’elf on the shelf’ hunt 11am - 5pm, the victorian market, inverness

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Honey Caramel Slice This easy caramel slice recipe is ideal for having on hand for after-school snacks, when having a cup of tea, or even to take to work or bake sales.

A winner in any situation!

Ingredients: BASE 200g butter

FILLING

310g plain flour

2 x 395g condensed milk

115g caster sugar

100g butter

2 egg yolks

115g honey

Method: 1. Heat oven to 180°c. Grease a 20cm x 50cm tin and line with greaseproof paper.

2. Make the base, in a food processor. Blitz all the ingredients, with the exception of the yolks, until it resembles a breadcrumb texture. Add yolks and a few teaspoons of cold water, if necessary, to form a dough.

3.

Take half the dough and press into the lined tin, wrap the remaining half and place it in the freezer. Bake for about 15 minutes until lightly golden.

4.

Meanwhile in a heavy based pan, place the butter and condensed milk over a low heat until thickened. Take off the heat. Add the honey. Pour over base and allow to cool.

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Grate the dough from the freezer into a cold dish and sprinkle over the cooled caramel base, bake for around 30 minutes until golden.

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The Reckoning

By John Grisham

Pete Banning was Clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbour, and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell.

Adult Non Fiction

Rome a History in Seven Sackings

By Matthew Kneale A sweeping history of the city of Rome, seen through the eyes of its most significant sackings, from the Gauls to the Nazis and everything in between. Matthew Kneale tells the stories behind the seven most important of these attacks and reveals, with fascinating insight, how they transformed the city - and not always for the worse.

Adult Non Fiction

Adult Fiction

Snap

By Belinda Bauer On a stifling summer's day, eleven-year-old Jack and his two sisters sit in their broken-down car, waiting for their mother to come back and rescue them. Jack's in charge, she'd said. I won't be long. But she doesn't come back. She never comes back.

And life as the children know it is changed for ever. Three years later, Jack is still in charge - of his sisters, of supporting them all, of making sure nobody knows they're alone in the house, and - quite suddenly - of finding out the truth about what happened to his motherâ&#x20AC;Ś

Junior Non Fiction

I spy in the Night Sky Search for over 140 sights in the night sky with this i-SPY guide. This fun activity book encourages kids to look above them, from stars and constellations to the moon and eclipses, in search of i-SPY points. A fun, interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them.

How to Ride a Bike

By Sir Chris Hoy An invaluable manual for cyclists of all ages, experience and ability, which will help them achieve peak performance. Full of practical advice, this book includes information on: Strength conditioning to improve your performance; targeted training plans to focus on strengthening weaker areas; bike care and maintenance; riding different terrains and environments and road cycling skills and safety

Junior Fiction

Hubert Horatio

By Lauren Child

The Bobton-Trent seniors certainly know how to make the most of their extravagant wealth - socialising, doing things, buying things and generally being more than a little bit ... irresponsible. Luckily for them, their son Hubert Horatio is an exceptionally intelligent, talented and sensible child.

Unluckily for Hubert, this tends to mean that a lot of his spare time is spent steering his rather unruly set of grown-ups out of trouble.

Christmas 2018

Christmas Day Lunch £57.50 per person Tables between 12:30pm and 2:30pm 5 Course Meal Coffee & Mince Pies Children’s menu available

Festive Party Nights

With Parties of all sizes catered for, bring a party to our party at the Newton this year.

Arrive to a glass of bubbly before enjoying a three course meal and entertainment.

Disco Party Nights Thursday 20th December £29 per person Karaoke Room Friday 7th December £32 per person Karaoke Room and Photo Booth Saturday 15th December £34 per person Karaoke Room and Photo Booth

New Year Eve Gala Dinner and Dance

£75 per person

Pre Christmas Lunches & Dinners 3rd December - 22nd December With Family, Friends or Colleagues Enjoy a special pre-Christmas Lunch or Dinner Lunch - 2 courses £12.95 3 Courses £15.95 Dinner - 3 Courses £22.00

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Salt Dough Ingredients/Equipment : 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup water (or more as needed) Rolling pin

Drinking straw Cookie cutters Paint and Paintbrush Glitter Ribbon

1: Preheat oven to 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122;c.

3: Mix ingredients together thoroughly.

4: Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.

5: Cut out ornaments using cookie cutters.

6: Make a hole with the straw 7: Bake in oven for about 2-3 hours (Until completely dry) 8: Add paint, glitter and ribbon once cooled.

Body Scrub Ingredients: 1 cup Sea Salt ½ cup Olive Oil 5-15 drops of an Essential Oil of your Choice

1: Combine all the ingredients until you get a coarse paste.

2: Put in a jar and make labels / add decorations if you like. For example, a hand scrub for a gardening Grandparent or a luxury, pampering scrub for a friend.

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