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AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Free, confidential help & support to the relatives & friends of problem drinkers. Local weekly groups in Highland area.

Call 020 7403 0888 www.al-anonuk.org.uk ARDCLACH HERITAGE PROJECT Meets in GlenFerness Hall. Six meetings a year - talks on local subjects or visit local places of interest. Call Alison Ayres on 07803 247021 or email at camalltnamara@gmail.com ARDGOUR BRIDGE CLUB, NAIRN Mon evenings (Oct - Mar).

Please contact the Club to find out times & venue. Call Bridget Kilpatrick on 01467 452025 or at bkilpatrick123@btinternet.com CAWDOR HERITAGE GROUP 3rd Wed of the month (excl June, July, Aug, Dec & Jan), 7.30pm, Cawdor Community Centre. Talks on Local & Family History. Research facilities at Nairn Museum.

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CAWDOR SWI Last Wed of the month, 7:30pm, Sept - April, Community Room, Cawdor Community Centre, Call Brenda on 01667 493361 or email at bjshone@gmail.com CHILDREN’S HIGHLAND DANCE Wed, Nairn British Legion Hall.

Preschool 3:30pm - 4:30pm & Beginners 4:30pm - 5:30pm.

Call Elizabeth Fraser on 01463 729477 FORRES BRANCH ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Weekly classes (Sept - Mar) in Forres & Nairn for new & experienced dancers. Call Kenneth Bews on 07906 306160 or at forresdance@gmail.com www.rscdsforres.org.uk GEDDES W.R.I. Please get in touch for more information. Call Mrs Evelyn Cumming on 01667 404237 GÀIDHLIG INBHIR NARAINN /GAELIC IN NAIRN 7.30pm, Nairn Community Centre. An invitation to Nairn folk of all ages to come together socially. Prìomhachas air a’ Ghàidhlig, ach taiceil do luchdionnsachaidh. Ti/cofaidh - Aois sam bith/ For all ages. Email at gaelicnairn@outlook.com HEADWAY HIGHLAND (NAIRN) SOCIAL GROUP 2nd Mon of the month, 10am 12pm, St Columba's Church Hall, Queen Street. For people & families affected by acquired brain injury. Call Blayne on 01667 451392 HIGHLAND BOWHUNTERS (ARCHERY) Open to any person who wishes to take up field archery (No indoors). Basic training courses Experienced archers also welcome to join. Equipment can be hired. Call Gerry Parks on 07801 593 637 daytime or evening (up to 9pm) HIGHLAND QUILTERS 3rd Tues, Sept- June (December meeting 2nd Tues), Smithton

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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

LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF NAIRN HOSPITAL Raises funds to provide extra comforts for staff & patients at Nairn Town County Hospital & also equipment for the hospital.

Call 01667 452243 MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB 2nd Wed of the month, Mar - Jun & Sept - Dec, 7.30pm, The Tolbooth, Forres. Annual fee.

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Call Jean on 01309 672552 NAIRN & DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCH CLUB Mon & Tues, 12.30pm, Nairn Community Centre. Two course lunch, tea, coffee & biscuits.

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ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Entertainment & dancing every weekend. Highland Hall function suite available for weddings & parties. Call 01667 453201 SIGNPOST Guidance & support to voluntary groups & individuals in Nairn & Inverness-shire. Volunteering, funding, office services (typing, photocopying, book-keeping etc). Handypersons service Call 01667 455234 or email at nairn@signpost-inc.org

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

SPEAKERS CLUB Encourages & develops proficiency in public speaking.

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ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION (RAFA) 2nd Tues of the month, 8pm, Royal British Legion, Nairn.

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Summer went by in a blur for me.

One minute I was looking forward to the longer days and nights and then, all of a sudden, the temperatures seem to be edging down and it’s getting darker earlier again.

I think I must be a summer fiend. - I love wearing shorts and fiercely resist the onset of Autumn, although I do really love the autumn colours greens slowly morphing to browns, yellows and reds. And then, of course, we can start looking forward to Christmas!! well, perhaps not just yet!!

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS

The large queue outside Nairn Free Church, waiting to get in for the morning service, would be extraordinary enough.

But the fact that it was an hour before the service was due to start, and that folk just wanted to make sure they weren’t going to be amongst those unfortunate enough to have to be turned away, that made it even more remarkable. Some of them, of course, could be directed to the nearby alternative venues where the service was being live-streamed by video-link, enabling them to participate as part of the crowd in that way, but others for whom even that wasn’t possible would have to just watch the live broadcast online wherever they could make themselves comfortable.

In my dreams! It would be lovely indeed to imagine there was such a demand locally for the preaching of God’s word and for the praising of his name – but why not? All God’s people would love to see such days return as were once known in parts of the Highlands and, indeed, throughout Scotland. Same God, same gospel, same message, same Bible – why not? We pray that such days might be seen again as girls and boys and men and women would seek ‘the wisdom that is from above’

(James 3 17), finding the answers to all their questions and the solutions to all their problems in the wonderful gospel of the Lord Jesus, just as millions and millions of others do around the world today.

On one level it’s a dream – but it’s not complete fantasy by any means. I’m just back from Keswick in the Lake District where, every year for the last 142 years, the Keswick Convention meets, and thousands of Christians from different churches all over the nation gather to hear the preaching of God’s word and to enjoy friendship, fellowship and a restful holiday in that beautiful part of the country.

And it was just as described above. The large main tent holds about three thousand people at a time and, if you wanted to be guaranteed a seat there, you’d have to turn up in very good time or else be ready to go and watch it in one of the alternative nearby venues, (which was still a mighty fine way to experience it, by the way!)

The preaching and teaching were excellent, the camaraderie and fellowship diverse and inspiring, and the singing of gathered thousands at a time just so moving and uplifting – a seriously recommended holiday break for anyone

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.

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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. Wednesday 7.30pm: praise and Bible study. Call Sandy Shaw on 01667 456492.

Nairn Free Church Sundays 11am with Sunday school and crèche, 6pm at Gordon St, Nairn. Wednesdays: Cafe at 10am, Junior Club at 6pm, for P4-P7 and Youth Club at 7pm for S1S6. Thursdays: Tiddlywinks: Parent and Toddler group at 10am and Bible Study Prayer Meeting at 7pm. Contact the Minister, Murdo MacLeod, on 01667 459131.

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willing to travel, and not even very far either!

Our local churches can’t hope to compete Sunday by Sunday with that kind of elevated experience, but the essentials are all there nevertheless – the preaching of the word, the centrality of worshipping God, and the fellowship of the Lord’s people. It would be wonderful to have to move Nairn Free Church to a bigger site in order to accommodate the crowds wanting to meet and worship there, and every other church in Nairn would say the same thing too. But why not dream and pray? It’s happened before and, by God’s grace, it can happen again.

Around the world the Christian church grows by tens of thousands every single day as Christ builds his kingdom. May there be many, many more Nairnites added to that number before the time comes when the last of the flock is gathered in and the time of opportunity is gone forever. Dream on, pray on!

Rev Murdo MacLeod Nairn Free Church

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St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Family Eucharist on Sundays at 10.30am. Holy Communion on Wednesdays at 10.30am. Contact Rev. Dean Alison J Simpson 01667 452458 St Mary’s Catholic Church IV12 4RJ. Saturday Vigil 6pm.

Sunday Mass 10am. Tel: 01667 453323.

United Reformed Church Sunday services and Sunday School with crèche 11am. Contact John C Brown (Secretary) 01667 453373.

The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sundays 10.30am.

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES

We had a family holiday in Copenhagen this summer – a city where 50% of folk commute by bike every day.

Even my dad - at 73yrs old – took advantage of the nearly 400km of cycle lanes to get around.

New cycleways are flourishing locally too – including the River Lossie cycleway and the Inverness South Campus bridge The benefits are obvious. The number of commuters choosing to cycle to work regularly in Inverness has increased to nearly 10% and a recent study shows that pedalling commuters are less stressed.

We might not be able to ditch cars entirely up here, but I for one will continue to promote active transport, including safe cycling, to improve congestion and reduce our carbon footprint AND our stress levels.

It’s great to see so many visitors from all over Europe and the world enjoying all that the Highlands and Islands have to offer – including our amazing food and drink products which make the most of our natural larder.

Protecting the provenance of our quality produce is vital to our export success and it’s worrying to think that our GM free status might now be under threat. Currently, discussions are being held in advance of new trade deals with the likes of the US and Japan. Without being able to have a say, Scotland could find itself having to accept foodstuffs made with GM cultivated ingredients and we could lose one of the unique selling points of the number one contributor to our economy.

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Scotland’s reputation as a world leader in renewables was bolstered by last week’s news that the sector has already generated enough electricity this year to supply in excess of Scotland’s demand for six days. Our renewables sector is a fantastic success story and I am delighted to see it grow from strength to strength, with the Highlands and Islands well and truly leading the way. Already more than half of all gross electricity consumption in Scotland comes from renewables. As well as helping to tackle climate change, the sector continues to attract investment, creating desirable skilled jobs in the Highlands & Islands and across Scotland. I will be visiting some of the local businesses working in renewables over the summer recess and look forward to hearing about their plans for the future. I also have a jampacked tour of surgeries and door-to-door visits arranged and I hope to catch up with as many of you as possible. You can find details of surgeries on my website at www.drewhendrymp.scot.

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September brings more top-class acts to the Drouthy Cobbler.

On the 1st, Irie Yo-Yo, an 8 piece ska/reggae band from Edinburgh who mix in a bit of drum and bass, jazz, Latin and dub into their sound. Filled with plenty of infectious grooves, they’re bound to get feet tapping. Following this on the 2nd, Scotland based Lizabett Russo brings her blend of native music with elements of contemporary jazz, avant garde folk and world music, all backed up by her powerfully versatile voice.

The music continues on the 7th with a gig from Jeffrey Lewis, supported by Mathias Kom & Ariel Sharratt from the band ‘The Burning Hell’. Lewis is one of the music world’s most revered indie artists, gaining praise from magazines such as ‘Rolling Stone’ and the ‘NME’, while also gaining the respect of his peers in the music industry, with a wide variety of acts citing their love for him, including Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol, Will Oldham and Jarvis Cocker who calls him “The best lyricist working in the US today.” Definitely not to be missed.

Siobhan Wilson returns on the 9th. Born in Elgin, Siobhan spent time in Paris before returning to Scotland. Now living in Glasgow, she is making a name for herself with the like of the BBC’s Lauren Laverne and Vic Galloway heaping praise on her voice, melodies and instrumentation.

Their music offerings end with the amazing James Brown Is Annie. An Edinburgh based jazz/funk band, they have shared a stage with some of the world’s finest bands including Average White Band, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Hayseed Dixie and The Blockheads. They have also gained high praise from publications, with The Scotsman calling them “a perfect example of how much fun funk can be” and the Daily Record saying they were "A contender for Scottish Album of the Year.”

Fans of comedy have a lot to look forward to in September. As well as the monthly Comedy Club on the 27th, they also have two solo shows. Scottish comedian Gareth Mutch brings his debut Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Mutch Ado About Nothing’ to Elgin on the 8th. Full of tales of personal woe, failed relationships and living with his parents, Mutch proves that you don’t need a big political message to get big laughs.

Finally, on the 17th, Canadian comedian Craig Campbell presents his ‘Easy Tiger’ show. Having performed in the UK on programmes such as Russell Howard’s Good News and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, as well as opening for Frankie Boyle on his 2010 and 2012 tours, he has been described as ‘one of the finest comics in the world’ and ‘a genuine genius’ by his fellow comedians. ‘Easy Tiger’ is about the intricacies and oddities of life in the UK as a Canadian, dissecting the stand-offish British psyche and regaling tales of passive aggressive hospitality.

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until 2 september valhalla: life & death in viking britain tbc, inverness museum & art gallery. life in britain during the 9th & 10th centuries is explored through everyday objects

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30 september - 15 october highland archaeology festival tbc, various events celebrate the heritage of the highlands from earliest settlers to modern times, below ground & above. www.highlandarchaeologyfestival.org/calendar.asp

until 1 october 1917 wwi exhibition tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss original objects, archives & photographs, call annmarie peckham on 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or ann-marie@ thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com

until 31 october richard watt (18th century artist): exhibition tbc, grantown-on-spey museum. explores the turbulent & intriguing world of a highland clan at the time of the jacobites

until 31 december year of history, heritage & archaeology 2017 tbc, moray, speyside & the highlands. various events. www.visitscotland.com

August 2017 29 tuesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 6pm, invergordon. aidacara

30 wednesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. norwegian jade bite & blether jointly run by dyke & district village hall & dyke church 11am - 1pm, dyke & district village hall. come & join us for a bowl of soup, followed by cake & tea/coffee. all welcome

31 thursday lilian ross 8pm, "the listening lounge," la tortilla asesina, 99 castle street inverness workplace innovation event 5pm - 7pm, highlands & islands enterprise, an lochran, 10 inverness campus, inverness. free. opportunities to improve productivity & innovation. run in partnership with the cipd & cmi. www.eventbrite.co.uk

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northern meeting piping competition tbc, eden court theatre - various. the world's most famous solo piping event. call gerry reynolds on 01463 785006

September 2017 1 friday the phonics@iironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com déjà vu sale of ladies’ clothes & accessories: fashion with compassion by children's 1st (inverness friends) 10.30am - 8pm, jury's inn, inverness. £2.50 (tea/ coffee/ biscuits). special price lunch for customers, bring a friend & make a day of it. call jane clunas on 01463 220057 or email at jane.clunas@children1st.org.uk callum ball (provisional) 7pm - 9.30pm, the little theatre, nairn. email enquiries@nairndrama.org.uk lizabett russo with graeme stephen (guitar) 7.30pm, newbold house, forres. £8. all welcome

1 friday - 2 saturday rspb big wild sleep out: camping at the highland folk museum – between nature & history. 4.30pm 10.30am, highland folk museum, kingussie. adults £30, children £15, families £60. call 01540 673551 or email at highland.folk@highlifehighland.com spirit of speyside: distilled 1pm - 10pm, elgin town hall. £20. email enquiries@spiritofspeyside.com

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5 tuesday

inverness jazz festival varous events & venues during the weekend. www.invernessjazzfestival.com indigenous people 8pm, universal hall, findhorn £14/£12 concs/£10 u16s. kakatsitsi from ghana & san bushmen of the kalahari perform with dance, drumming & song. workshops on sat & sun. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk

the work of the rspb in the highlands: speaker kenna chisholm 7.30 pm, culloden library, inverness. £3 members; £4 non members. (scottish ornithologists' club). call david bain or kathy boniface on 01463 772539 or 01808 511740

2 saturday highland archive centre: doors open day 11am 4pm, highland archive centre, bught road, inverness free but booking essentia. behind-the-scenes tours, displays of original archives & sporting material. chat with family historian & conservator. call 01463 256437. www.highlifehighland.com/archives-service carve carbridge 2017: scottish open chainsaw carving cpmpetition 9.30am, carrbridge. a day of family events including live music, activities, games, stalls & food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com prime four beast race loch ness 9am, aldourie castle estate, inverness. a leg-numbing 10k along the banks of loch ness great glen walking club: loch a’ bhraoin southwards (towards loch fannich) 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, inverness. grade c; 8 miles dyslexia help & advice drop-in session 10am 12.30pm, inverness library, farraline park, margaret street. free. first meeting. everyone welcome. call gilda westerman on 01309 671394. www.gildawestermann.com cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 7pm, invergordon. columbus

3 sunday inverness ramblers: (walk 1) beinn sgritheall 8am (meeting tme); 10am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness strenuous; 5.6 miles. (walk 2) mystery walk 10am (meeting time); 11am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. leisurely; 5 miles. call 01463 236204. www.ramblers.org.uk afternoon charity dance: live band, dancing with sharks 2pm - 5pm, the waterside hotel, inverness £10 at the door. free dance lesson (2pm - 3pm). swing, modern jive, ballroom, latin. raffle. proceeds to local charities. all welcome grantown on spey motor mania 12pm, the square, grantown on spey. free. display of vintage, specialist & unusual vehicles of all kinds from sports cars to motor cycles. /www.grantown-motormania.co.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 12.30pm - 8pm, nvergordon. braemar

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5 tuesday - 8 friday offshore europe 2017 tbc, aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen aberdeen will be the focus of the global oil & industry. email synden.grieve@scotent.co.uk

6 wednesday cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 7am - 6pm & 8am 7.30pm, invergordon. caribbean princess & aidavita

6 wednesday - 7 thursday preparing to export : 2 day introductory workshop 9am - 5pm, highlands & islands enterprise, an lochran, 10 inverness campus, inverness. free. offers invaluable tools, expertise & insights to help develop export capabilities & grow business. www.eventbrite.co.uk

6 wednesday - 9 saturday the ladykillers 7.30pm, the florians theatre, bught drive, inverness. £12 (adults) £6 (under 16's) call ria on 07508 206884 or aria82@hotmail.co.uk www.florians.org.uk

7 thursday an evening of short motivational films hosted by local paralympic gold medal handcyclist & adventurer karen darke tbc, eden court, inverness. £5, u16s £3. www.spinal.co.uk

8 friday bilingual life after school: gaelic medium education outcomes; speaker: dr stuart dunmore. gaelic society of inverness 7.30pm, sgl room, eden court. www.gsi.org.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 4pm, invergordon. magellan charity film 7pm - 10pm, the little theatre, nairn. all welcome. email at enquiries@nairndrama.org.uk scottish concert forres accordion & fiddle club: jimmy ingram & friends (tbc) 8pm, rafford village hall. £5 in advance or £8 on the door £5 in advance or £8 at door. call anne or gordon on 01309 672930 & 01309 675949

8 friday - 10 sunday the highland military tattoo tbc, fort george, nr inverness. £18 - £50. tickets can be bought by ringing 0131 310 8701/8702 or by visiting hector's gift shop in person. call 0131 310 8701/8702. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com 7scots 36 hour survival weekend in aid of mfr cash for kids tbc, fort george infantry barracks. £25

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registration fee. could you survive in the wild for 36 hours with no technology, sleeping under a basher & eating nothing but food rations? call allana on 01463 227700 or email at allana@mfr.co.uk

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castle.call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.parkinsons.org.uk/walkbrodiecastle scotland's gardens: gordonstoun school open day 2pm - 4.30pm, duffus, nr elgin. adults £4, children £2. email richardss@gordonstoun.org.uk

inverness ramblers: aviemore to boat of garten 9.45am, north end of the dalfaber industrial estate, aviemore. moderate; 9.9 miles. call 01463 236204 www.ramblers.org.uk veronica's coffee morning in aid of marie curie 10am - 12pm, westfield house, elgin. entrance by donation home baking, teas & coffees, stalls, tombola. for info or tombola/baking donations call veronica maclean on 01343 547308 or veronica.maclean@yahoo.co.uk

cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 9am - 6pm, invergordon. black watch light & life 7pm - 9pm, costa coffee, high st. elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, music. call alyson sim on 07733 127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk

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rat race coast to coast 7am (9th) - 6pm (10th), nairn harbour start. run, ride & kayak past cawdor castle, loch ness, glen nevis & glen coe, to name but a few stunning sights! www.ratrace.com shenanigan 2017 tbc, bogbain farm, inverness tickets from website. multi-stage dance event showcasing djs & electronic artists in the highlands www.residentadvisor.net parkfest findhorn 12pm - late (sat) & 12pm - 5pm (sun), findhorn, the park ecovillage. free. craft stalls & activities, picnic areas, food & drink sampling, free ceilidh with live band in the universal hall on sat

open mic night 5.30pm - 7.30pm, starbucks, elgin byo instrument all ages & abilities welcome! cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. prinsendam

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nbaaf: the musick fyne soloists & coronach: scottish partsongs & french chansons of the renaissance for voices & instruments 7pm, united reform church, nairn. £10, u18s £3 tickets from the website. website/www.nairnfestival.co.uk luke daniels - the polyphon chronicles with guest gillian fleetwood 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn £12/£10 concs/£8 u16s. call david till on 01309 691170 or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk the arts society speyside lecture (formerly known as nadfas): the art of liberty: branding an artistic lifestyle. liberty, the first life style store. 11am (coffee & tea available from 10.15am) the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. visitors £7 donation. call membership secretary on 07789 880481 or at membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk

north east open studios (neos): local artist trail through findhorn, forres, rafford, relugas, dallas & elgin 11am - 4pm daily (though times vary) free. see their studios & work - glass, illustration, print, textiles, mixedmedia. call morag tweedie on 01340 820411 or email moragtweedie@gmail.com www.moragtweedie.co.uk

10 sunday poppyscotland's ride, ramble or run 2017 1pm 5pm, fort george, ardersier. fun way for all the family to raise money for our armed forces community. tickets from website. www.eventbrite.co.uk great glen walking club: bynack more (munro) 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade a; 12 miles gordonstoun sprint 7 novice triathlon 9.30am 3.30pm, gordonstoun, elgin. organised by moray firth triathlon club. for information email simonmacdonald59@icloud.com www.entrycentral.com/gordonstoun_triathlons walk for parkinson's at brodie castle 10am, brodie castle. registration fee: £10 for adults, £5 for u16s a 1 or 5 mile walk around the parkland of brodie page 20 - September 2017

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12 tuesday - 17 sunday nairn book & arts festival tbc, nairn. writers, speakers, art, exhibitions, music, drama, film, comedy, competitions & workshops, all welcome! email enquiries@nairnfestival.co.uk. www.nairnfestival.co.uk

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14 thursday estate records for family researchers: talk with ian riches (nts archivist) 11:30am - 12:30pm, brodie castle. £8; u18, £3. an introduction to estate records & as part of nairn book & arts festival. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or raharrison@nts.org.uk

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www.nts.org.uk/events driver, the duchesses & sir edwin landseer: speaker jennifer melville; the links between the brodie and gordon families and sir edwin landseer 2pm - 3pm, brodie castle. £8; u18, £3. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/events highland decorative & fine arts society (hdfas): ‘the art of liberty: branding an artistic lifestyle - speaker anna buruma 2pm - 3.30pm, smithton free church, murray road, culloden. non members £8. new members welcome. email averillbrodie@ymail.com or davidmartin30@hotmail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk

triathlon.org. www.cairngormadventuretriathlon.org great glen walking club: duntelchaig circuit 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade b; 8 miles ocean film festival tbc, eden court theatre, inverness call nell teasdale on 01295 402199/07880 850931 or nell.oceanfestival@gmail.com. www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk ladies 3 ball better ball open tbc, carrbridge golf club. call 01479 841623. www.carrbridgegolf.co.uk the three ages - buster keaton silent movie: with andy may once more live on piano. 10am, little theatre, king street, nairn. £7/ £2. tickets in advance from nairn comm. centre. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk friday christina lawrie (piano) playing schubert, one night of queen@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, mendelssohn, grieg & quilter: a concert in memory www.ironworksvenue.com of gordon macintyre. 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £15. call 01667 455701. saturday www.musicnairn.org.uk easy tiger - craig campbell@ironworks, inverness outdoor eucharist (holy communion) at kinloss 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com abbey 2 p.m., kinloss abbey. free, bring your own cairngorm adventure triathlon 2017 (the 'cat') 9am chair. music & liturgy with elements from the 10.30am (registration), 11am start. loch morlich, medieval period of the abbey's life. led by bishop near aviemore. raising money for local young,1 07/08/2017 12:35 by musick fyne. call kirsteen mitcalfe mark. music talented athletes. email info@cairngormadventure-

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01309 690775 or at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com. www.kinlossabbey.org elgin strathspey & reel society annual rally 7.30pm 11pm, elgin town hall. £10 balcony, £9 main hall, call julie grant on 01343 551113 or email at juliegrant1972@btinternet.com www.elginstrathspeyandreelsociety.org nbaaf: festival rock choir tbc come and escape your every day stresses and enjoy the experience of singing with our live rock band. booking essential. email enquiries@nairnfestival.co.uk. www.nairnfestival.co.uk

17 sunday inverness courier highland wedding fair 12pm, eden court theatre & cinema, inverness. free inverness ramblers: (walk 1) beinn eighe 8am (meeting tme); 9am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. strenuous; 11.2 miles. (walk 2) mystery walk 10am (meeting time); 11am (start), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. leisurely; 5 miles. call 01463 236204. www.ramblers.org.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 6pm, invergordon. albatross easy tiger - craig campbell@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk music nairn: christina lawrie: schubert, mendelssohn, grieg, quilter 7.30pm - 9.30pm, nairn community & arts centre

18 monday the libertines@ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 7am - 6pm, invergordon. caribbean princess

19 tuesday planning for export success: developing new business in international markets, strategies & structures. two follow up sessions in october (3rd & 24th) 9am - 5pm, highlands & islands enterprise, an lochran, 10 inverness campus, inverness. free. call 0300 0135107 or at international@hient.co.uk

20 wednesday rafford swi: "whisky wars" - speaker malcolm hull 7.30pm, rafford village hall. first meeting of season

21 thursday doing business in the usa: creating trading opportunities with the usa. run by highlands & islands enterprise & snabc 9am - 1pm, kingsmill hotel, culcabock road, inverness. free. www.eventbrite.co.uk page 22 - September 2017

quintet cairdeas: chamber music 7.30pm, smithton cullloden free church

22 friday the highlands & islands medical services committee, 1912: the dewar report - speaker: colin waller. gaelic society of inverness 7.30pm, sgl room, eden court www.gsi.org.uk cruise liner list 2017 - provisional 8am - 5pm, invergordon. norwegian jade

23 saturday inverness ramblers: path maintenance 9am (meeting time); 9.45am (start`), uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. moderate; 3.7 miles. call 01463 236204. www.ramblers.org.uk forres crafters autumn craft fair 10am - 4pm, the tolbooth, forres. free. variety of locally handmade crafts. email forrescrafters@gmail.com

23 saturday - 24 saturday baxters loch ness marathon & festival of running 10am, inverness. featuring the loch ness marathon, river ness 10k, corporate challenge, 5k & wee nessie. pre-race pasta party, etc www.lochnessmarathon.com

24 sunday car boot sale (idca) inchberry & district community association 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com autumn wedding exhibition: moray’s biggest independent exhibition 11am - 3pm, elgin academy great glen walking club: raigbeg - insharn 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade b; 12 miles

25 monday texas 6pm, inverness. tickets from website or caffreys menswear. call 0844 888 9991. www.ticketline.co.uk tech meetup inverness 7pm, centre for health science, inverness. networking group for people interested in technology, either as a hobby or professionally. food & drink provided. call robert on 01463 255000 or at robert@nessdesign.biz.

26 tuesday music for lunch: christopher baxter 12pm, brodie castle. £15. all welcome. call 01309 641371 or brodiecastle@nts.org.uk meet the gsa in moray: ucas higher education exhibition 9.15am - 3.15pm, moray college, uhi, elgin. our staff will be able to advise you on all our

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27 wednesday baby loss support service: for anyone touched by baby loss, or grieving their inability to conceive 7.15pm - 8.30pm, st andrew’s cathedral, inverness. free. www.sayinggoodbye.org bite & blether jointly run by dyke & district village hall & dyke church 11am - 1pm, dyke & district village hall. come & join us for a bowl of soup, cake & coffee & a blether. all welcome june field, psychic medium@ the newton hotel, nairn 7.30pm, all welcome

28 thursday entreprenurial academy: executing a digital strategy 9am - 5pm, kingsmills hotel, culcabock road, inverness. free. workshops sustainable growth & scaling up. highlands & islands enterprise. email entrepreneurship@hient.co.uk. www.eventbrite.co.uk marie curie mystery@the movies: the nairn marie curie fundraiser 7pm for 7.30pm, the nairn little theatre. £15 (incl refreshments & prizes). gala occasion. call 01667 455948 or 451702

29 friday fara 8pm, universal hall, findhorn. £13, £11 concs, £9 u16. all welcome. call david till on 01309 691170 or uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk cinema nairn: two days, one night (15) french film with subtitles 7.30 pm, nairn community & arts centre. £5 / £3 (u18). call 01667 453476 www.cinema-nairn.co.uk the big tea event: afternoon tea with entertainment. live music, fashion show, raffle & dancing 2.30pm, nairn community centre. single £8, double £12 www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs antarctica through the lens: speaker mark laing. proceeds to edinkillie church 7.15pm, dunphail village hall. £5 (incl glass of wine & nibbles) a presentation of photographs of the falkland islands, south georgia and the antarctic peninsula

29 friday - 30 saturday great glen walking club: weekend away; details to follow tbc, newtonmore stamp auction: britain's first travelling stamp auction tbc, fochabers public institute. call 0773 8555773 or info@bbsauction.co.uk. www.bbsauction.co.uk moray's moktober fest: the best beers, bands, bratwurst and party in elgin tbc, elgin

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29 friday - 1 october rock in the loch 12pm (29th) - 1pm (1st), jakes bar & restaurant, lochanhully, carrbridge. £20. rock the loch motorcycle gathering. join us at j.a.k.e.s for his first gathering! live music, bbq & stalls

30 saturday 11th annual agricultural working vintage rally & display 10am - 4pm, daviot estate (5 miles south of inverness). adults £10 (incl catalogue); u16s free strathnairn farmers' association. call ray smith & donald maclennan on 01463 790325/07796750041 or 01463 731682/07860116846 or email at strathnairnfarmers@hotmail.com www.daviotvintage.co.uk cammanachd cup final 2017 11am, bught park, inverness. www.shinty.com 20th anniversary of damn rebel bitches: the women of the '45 1.30pm, culloden battlefield visitors centre £3; conc & students £2.50. maggie craig in conversation with lin anderson, crime writer & cofounder of the bloody scotland crime writing festival email culloden@nts.org.

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Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings.

The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house.

Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.

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Should I Put an Autumn Feed on the Grass ?

Most folk doing just the basics to keep the grass in reasonable condition will generally think about putting on a feed in the spring,

This is only part of the control required however. Once the current growth has been killed off, it should be scarified out with a rake, or a scarifying machine, so the grass goes through the winter with a reduced amount of material on the surface, which is actually a favourable habitat for more moss to grow, if left uncleared,! Scarifying is a topic on it’s own which I might cover next month.

September is the last month when you might hope to get seed to germinate in Scotland.

You need a ground temperature of 10C, so if you want to do any end of season repairs, don’t delay.

and a feed in the autumn. They are quite different recipes though. A spring feed should mainly feature nitrogen to get it growing again after the winter, and put some colour into the leaf. The autumn feed should contain iron (ferrous sulphate) to control moss growth, and winter nutrients to help the roots through the winter. We use a soluble iron mix to make up a 5 gallon backpack sprayer, which makes for an even application.

Many of you will have put down an autumn feed and seen the moss turn brown/black, pretty much overnight. This is caused by the iron in the mix, which dehydrates the top growth of moss, killing it off.

For more information about seasonal lawn treatments from just £11.25 per month, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a national franchise with over 500,000 customers and 200 branches across the UK, we are the local franchise, based in Nairn and cover the whole Moray Firth area.

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Recipe

Chef’s Confidential

Lemon Verbena Panna Cotta (serves around 4) Panna cotta (Italian for "cooked cream") is an Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded. The name panna cotta, although, is not mentioned in Italian cookbooks before the 1960s, yet it is often cited as a traditional dessert of the northern Italian region of Piedmont. One (undocumented) story says that it was invented by a Hungarian woman in the Langhe in the early 1900s. Whatever it’s history - it is really Yummy!

Ingredients: 500ml double cream 10 leaves lemon verbena 150 ml full fat milk (blue top) 110g caster sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 leaves of gelatine Method: Soak the gelatine leaves for about 10 minutes in cold water. This process is called blooming.

In a large saucepan, bring the cream and lemon verbena to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove from the heat and leave to infuse.

In another pan, heat the milk and sugar until the sugar dissolves.

Squeeze the excess water from the gelatine leaves then stir them into the milk mixture until dissolved. Add the milk and sugar mixture into the infused cream whisk carefully.

Using a fine sieve, strain the mixture into a large pouring jug and fill dariole moulds which should be very lightly oiled to prevent sticking.

Set in the fridge for at least 5 hours, serve with fresh berries and mint.

We source our Lemon Verbena along with other edible flowers from Wendy & Kirsty who run "The Teeny Weeny Farm" in Dyke.

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