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423 (SPEYSIDE) DETACHED FLIGHT AIR TRAINING CORPS Meet every Monday & Thursday, 18:30 - 21:00 in the Grant Hall, Rothes. Age group: 13 - 18yrs.

Enquiries can be made to Officer Commanding at 423df@aircadets.org or call 01340 831115.

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 for a local contact number for your area or visit www.al-anonuk.org.uk ART IN STRATHDEARN Every Thursday from 2pm - 4pm in Tomatin Village Hall during term time. Guest tutors and annual exhibition.

BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY RAMBLERS Alternate weekends, mostly Saturdays. Contact Ann Hadley 01479 873806 or email bands.ramblers@live.co.uk for more info. Visitors are welcome to join us for up to three walks before joining the Ramblers.

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BALL - OVER 60S CLUB Wednesdays 10am - 12.15pm at Memorial Hall, Tomintoul.

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Badenoch Centre, Spey Centre, Kingussie. Call 01540 662485 for more information.

BANFF, MORAY & NAIRN CANINE CLUB Classes in obedience and ringcraft on Monday evenings during school terms at 6:30pm in Spynie Hall, Elgin. Contact Margaret on 01343 542070.

FORUM FOR MEN Wednesdays, 8pm at Macnabs Bar, Columba Hotel. For gay and bi men. Look for the small red post box on our table. Text 07941 553620, www.gayness.org.uk or e-mail jampa40@yahoo.co.uk.

KINGUSSIE TENNIS CLUB Coaching available for members and non-members. New members welcome. For more information call Moira Webster 01540 661484.

CAIRNGORM BRIDGE CLUB Meets most Tuesday evenings, arrive by 6:45pm for a prompt start, at St John's Church Hall, Rothiemurchus (opposite tennis courts, on the ski road). All welcome. It would be helpful if visitors could contact Carol on 01479 810882 to let us know.

CARRBRIDGE HEALTH WALK GROUP Meets every Thursday by the Old Bridge @ 11 am. Contact Margaret 01479 841749 for info.

CARRBRIDGE OUTDOOR CURLING CLUB Contact: Patrick Blease on 01479 841359 CARRON CREATES CRAFT GROUP General interest group. Mondays 2pm-4pm. £2 per session. Guest instructors. Meets at Carron Village Hall. Contact Jenny: 01340 810506.

DUFFTOWN BOWLING CLUB Monday & Thursday evenings at the Memorial Hall. For details call Mr A Wright on 01340 820071 ELGIN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GROUP EYDG undertakes a wide range of youth & community events based at the Elgin Youth Cafe & Inkwell Community Kitchen.

Please find us on Facebook, www.elginyouthcafe.org, or phone us for more details.

Includes open nights, cooking & baking workshops, fitness activities & much more.

FITNESS CLASSES AT BADENOCH CENTRE Spey Street, Kingussie. Variety of aerobic classes including

MORAY FLYING CLUB 7 days a week. Also offering courses for people to become leisure pilots, all the way up to professional ratings. Kinloss barracks, IV36 3UH. For details please call 01309 617361 and visit www.morayflyingclub.com

GRANTOWN 1ST RAINBOWS We meet once a week for fun, crafts and friendship. Ages 5-7 Contact Jaci for information or to put a girl on the waiting list. Tel: 01479 873728 GRANTOWN HEALTH WALK GROUP Meets every Tuesday at the Curling Rink Car Park, Anagach Wood @10.30 am. Contact Isabell 01479 872142 for info.

STRATHSPEY DRAUGHTS ASSOCIATION Games on the Outdoor Draughts Board at The Square, Grantownon-Spey. Strathspey residents of all ages, are Members of the SDA. Games played from the day prior to Good Friday until end of the second week in September. Call 01479 873814 or email grantownenterprisesltd @live.co.uk for details.

GRANTOWN YOUTH GROUP Tues - Girls Night 6-10pm. Fri Youth Drop-in 7-11pm. Sat Youth Drop-in 6-10pm. Sun 26pm. Grantown YMCA/ Community Centre 80 High Street. Call Jennifer Tiller on 01479 872262

STRATHSPEY HIGHLAND PONY CENTRE Open daily from Easter to end October, 9:30am - 5:30pm.

Winter opening by appointment only. Pre-booking essential Phone 01479 812345 (daytime) 07884 276368 (evening)

HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY SCOTLAND Individual and Group Music Therapy sessions to encourage, enable and empower all ages and abilities through interactive music experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities and schools. Call Kristen Macleod on 07770427396.

HEAVENLY PIECES Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm, June to September at Knockando Church. Afternoon teas, home bakes and Tradecraft stall. All welcome. www.moraykirk.co.uk KINGUSSIE HEALTH WALK GROUP Meets every Thursday at the Badenoch Centre @ 10.30 am.

Contact Anne 01540 661878 for more information.

KINGUSSIE PARENT, BABY & TODDLER GROUP Thursdays 9.15am - 11.30am,

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STRATHSPEY RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Members/Volunteers help run the Strathspey Railway at Aviemore. More needed to be train drivers, guards, station staff, signalmen & coach restorers. Training given.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS

I rather like the story of the three

men who went to heaven. They were in the heavenly waiting room awaiting an interview from St Peter.

The first made his submission,” I was a preacher, serving the church faithfully for fifty years.” St Peter said “ step aside I’ll put you down for further consideration.” The second told St Peter that he’d been a pillar of his local church for forty years undertaking lots of the responsible tasks. He received a similar response. The third one stepped up and said that he was neither a vicar nor regular church member. “Well what have you done”, asked St Peter. “ I spent my life working for the Inland Revenue.” “ Well come straight in”.

The others were indignant and protested. “Why did he get in before us” The truth is – “in six months he scared the devil out of more people than you did in a life time!”

Is a change of style of ministry called for? More Sermons that put the FEAR of God into folk.. . so that they DARE not turn up on a Sunday! Certainly in Medieval times this was the order of the day.

Fear of the consequences kept people in theory, spiritually in line.

By the Industrial Revolution many churches were built by rich entrepreneurs that had senior employees checking their workers in and out of church on Sunday.

No church…no job. Until the last hundred years or so there were few ‘alternative attractions to going to church on a Sunday.100 years ago there were so many prohibitions.. the church was the sole alternative to nothing!

Today we live in a very different world. Despite our complaints I suspect we wouldn’t really want to turn the clock back 100 years or so. Today most of us would prefer to focus on proclaiming THE LOVE OF GOD rather than the FEAR OF GOD. We would want our churches to have an open door to all.We would want people to be inspired and uplifed rather than berated and condemned. For example, we would want an expression of gentle interest to be met with a warm welcome, not with a list of conditions before you can belong.

In many ways, although numerically much weaker, our churches are stronger today. God seems to work even more effectively when we appear weak.

Kingussie Parish Church Sundays 11am. All welcome. www.kingussieparishchurch.org.uk Knockando, Elchies & Archiestown Parish Church of Scotland Sundays 10am. Tel : 01340 831381.

Mortlach & Cabrach Church Dufftown. Sundays at 10.30am Tea & Coffee after. 01340 820049 (session clerk). All welcome.

Rothes Parish Church Sundays 11.30am. Tel: 01340 831381.

Rothiemurchus & Aviemore Church of Scotland St Andrews Church, Grampian Road, Aviemore. Sundays 11.15am. Website: www.standrews-aviemore.org.uk Sacred Heart RC Church Chapel Terrace, Aberlour, AB38 9LL Vigil Mass alternate Saturdays at 5pm. Tel 01340 810442 St Columba Episcopal Church High Street, Grantown.

Sundays 10.30am: Holy Communion. Ven. Richard Gillings: richard.gillings698@btinternet.com or phone 01479 831365.

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In our individual lives God gets in when we are vunerable.

Today in the midst of our weakness there is much to encourage. We talk of local churches as COMMUNITIES rather than CONGREGATIONS. We speak of BEING THE CHURCH rather than GOING TO CHURCH. We recognise our buildings with all their sentimental attachments as gathering points rather than the church itself. We explore new ways of being church, new patterns of ministry.Today there is an ‘edge’ to our ministry as work in an increasingly secular world.There is ,however, great spiritual hunger as the material gods increasingly fail to deliver.. It’s the love of God that will make the difference and we are called to share that in what people see in our lives.

God purposely chose what the world considers nonsense in order to shame the wise and he chose what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful I Corinthian Ch1 v27 Rev Richard Gillings, St Columba, Grantown on Spey

Followed by refreshments in the church hall. Email: blessings@stjohns-rothiemurchus.co.uk St Mary’s RC Church Fife Street, Dufftown, AB55 4AP Vigil Mass alternate Saturdays at 5pm. Tel 01340 810442 St Michael Episcopal Church St Michael's Episcopal Church, Conval Street, Dufftown. Family Eucharist every Sunday at 11 am. All welcome. Tel: 01466 793841.

St Margaret of Scotland, Episcopal Church High Street, Aberlour, AB38 9QD. Sundays 10am: Eucharist. Website: www.stmargaretsaberlour.co.uk Tomintoul Church of Scotland Sunday morning service 11.15am All welcome.

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PARLIAMENT BLOG

Time is flying by so quickly this year and it is hard to believe it will soon be a year since my election to the Scottish Parliament back in May last year. Farmers have been busy ploughing and preparing the land for new crops and schoolchildren have been getting ready to sit their exams.

With the local authority elections taking place in May, I will be stepping down as a Councillor for the Fochabers Lhanbryde ward, an elected post I have thoroughly enjoyed holding over the last ten years.

Many of the issues which I dealt with on a daily basis as a Councillor are impacted by the decisions made at the Scottish Parliament. I relish the challenges which lie ahead as my colleagues and I continue to hold the government to account and strive to deliver the best possible outcomes, not just for Moray but Scotland as a whole.

Whilst bidding farewell to the Moray Council chambers, I will continue to work as hard as ever to represent the area at Holyrood.

Douglas Ross MSP

Inverness is the fastest growing city in Scotland. Just as a child needs new clothes when growing up - so a growing city needs new public services to match population growth. My role as local MSP is to advocate, persuade and encourage the authorities to secure these upgrades.

The Scottish Government are funding a new Justice Campus enabling the Sheriff court to vacate the Castle.

I co-chair the Castle delivery group - aiming to present plans for transforming it into a major visitor attraction.

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what is europe: the cultural landscape of its peoples by dr. lester borley, cbe, former sec. gen. of europa nostra. 7.30pm, elgin museum hall £3, £2 for society members, £1.50 for students. moray society lecture series 2016/17, contact: mary shand on 01343 543675 or at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk ralia supported by the roov @the drouthy cobbler, 9pm - 11pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk where 2 today music afternoon tea dance/ceilidh 2-4pm, glen grove lounge, glen grove, newtonmore £2.50.fabulous afternoon tea, music, dancing, singing & raffle. all welcome. contact: ros munro on 01479 810004 or email ros@ct4u.co.uk. visit www.ct4u.co.uk moray rock garden club: arunachal pradesh, land of the dawnlit mountains - speaker: elspeth mackintosh 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. £10 annual subscription. contact: alan souter (convener) on 01340 871504. miss lucid@mad hatters, inverness. 9.30pm

31 friday - 1 saturday rsaa ladies fishing festival 2017 tbc, knockando estate. opportunity for 11 lady anglers with all coaching, equipment, accommodation & food provided. contact: craig on 0781 387 2818 or email craig@cmdesign.biz.

APRIL 2017 1 saturday advie hall daffodil tea 10am - 12 noon, advie hall, grantown on spey.£2. home baking. raffle. bonnie bonnet competition. prize for overall winner, all entries receive a cream egg. contact:stephen crockett on 07930 841463. mfr cash for kids charity texas scramble 7am - 4pm, maverston golf course, urquhart. £60 per team (incl bacon rolls with tea). max handicap for gents is 28 & for ladies 36. max handicap for gents is 28 & for ladies 36. contact: 01343 843863 or email fore@maverstongolf.com. visit www.brsgolf.com. gary innes & friends@hootananny, 9.30pm mark knight@ ironworks, inverness. 10.30pm

1 saturday - 2 sunday the highland haggis festival tbc, spean bridge a fun event to celebrate the traditional scottish dish. various events

1 saturday - 28 friday embroidering the past: a textile exploration of the pictish stones of moray by textile artist - ruth black. museum opening hours, elgin museum. visit www.ruth-black.co.uk

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ness access group 10.30am briefing, 11am start., loch ness riding, dores. £100 prize to fastest man or horse plus the jacobite warrior perpetual quaich. www.doresonlochness.co.uk/manversushorse ibfa highlands & islands classic bodybuilding competition 2017 11.55am, inverness college uhi www.ironworksvenue.com

3 monday tweet of the day: an insight into bird songs & calls by tv producer & naturalist, stephen moss. 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey.

5 wednesday u3a members meeting: speaker, diane alexander from home energy scotland 2 - 4pm, elgin town hall, supper room. contact: secretary on 01343544858 http://u3asite.org.uk/elgin shappi khorsandi@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm nature champions 2pm - 4pm, scottish dolphin centre. (sdc kids club – aimed at age 3-9 years). children must be accompanied by an adult. booking is essential. themes tbc. call 01343 820339. birds britannia: what have birds ever done for us? talk by tv producer & naturalist stephen moss.

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6 thursday thursday open mic night 7.30pm - 10.30pm, copper dog pub, the craigellachie hotel. accoustic music sessions hosted by max mcpherson. book a session or come along & listen. please book if dining. contact: lesley anne parker on 07887 846495 or at lesley@leap-scotland.com

7 friday authentic indian dinner dance & fundraising auction 7pm, elgin city football club. £22.50 from sound & vision or ewan. disco/ceilidh. auction to raise funds for kazik's life appeal (cancer fighting fund). call ewan on 01343 52520/07971 8829936 or at kaziklifeappeal@outlook.com. www.facebook.com/groups/12968402870445500/ quiz night at the pagoda 7.15pm for 7.30pm start, the pagoda, grantown on spey.. £10. quiz night with £200 prize for charity or organisation of your choice. bottle of wine per table plus finger buffet. call lindsay coleman on 01479 873877 or info@thepagoda.scot. www.thepagoda.scot. miss lucid + support@the drouthy cobbler, elgin.

9pm - 11pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk bwani junction perform graceland@ironworks, charity night in aid of combat stress 7-30pm untill 1am, raigmore motel, inverness. £10. free bus from elgin. (stopping at forres & elgin). music - buffet & raffle. contact: eric or mary macdonald on 01463 571 458 or 07925 653933. email caberfeidh23@yahoo.co.uk

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For anyone who loves comedy, you are in for a treat. On the 5th, The Drouthy Cobbler will be hosting the hilarious Shappi Khorsandi. From her appearances on television shows like 8 out of 10 Cats, Q.I., and Have I Got News For You, to her best-selling books and her always popular stand-up shows, Shappi has gained a reputation for bringing both warmth and thoughtfulness to her views on modern life. The show she will be performing (Oh My Country!) is a love letter to the place she now calls home and features a bittersweet tale of multi-cultural England and the acceptance she came to find there.

Their monthly Comedy Club (26th) will once again feature the best in Scottish comendy. It's a busy month for music at the Drouthy Cobbler, with a host of different styles. For folk and trad fans, the wonderful Gnoss (12th) will be performing. This young and dynamic four-piece of fiddle, flute, guitar, and percussion, tackle energetic tunes and driving folk songs. Having already picked up a Danny Kyle award, these young lads are destined for a great career. On the 28th, Dundee based Wire & Wool will make their second appearance at the Drouthy. Having been described as 'Full on bluegrass punk and roots revival heaven', their lively show is definitely not one to be missed.

Aberdeen band Miss Lucid return to tour their self-titled debut album. Driven with punk & grunge undertones, blending it with some large sonic soundscapes and crafted melodies, this cohesive sound of anthemic and melodic guitars is bolstered with thought provoking poignant lyricism – with an abrasive pop knack. They will be supported by Audiokicks.

On the 14th, Scottish rock band, Forest Fires will headline with support from Sonic Bucker. Since Forest Fires played their first show in 2011, they have been nominated at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards for “Best Newcomer” and played a headline tour across Scotland. Sonic Bucker are a bluesy-rock two piece with a style rooted in hooks and reffs.

Anyone interested in the multi-disciplinary creative arts of Scotland would do well to go along on the 20th and experience Neu! Reekie! This is a literary collective run by poets, Micheal Pederson and Kevin Williamson who have been curating and producing cross-culture shows for over six years now. These occur around Scotland and internationally and have featured the likes of author, Irvine Welsh, and musicians, Primal Scream and Frightened Rabbit.

It's Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival month and the Drouthy will be holding a whisky judging on the 27th, as well as a tasting by Ewan Henderson of the Lost Distillery Company (30th). In the last century, nearly half of all Scotland's whisky distilleries have closed or been lost forever and LDC were inspired to rediscover these lost legends from their home on the Dumfries House estate. Their dedicated team of archivists study historical records to piece together the life and time of the lost distillery. Using these findings, their expert nosing and tasting panel create a taste profile they feel we'd be enjoying from these legends if they were around today.

8 saturday xsm - ex simple mind@ ironworks, inverness. tbc www.ironworksvenue.com old time dance: dufftown scottish country dance club 7.30pm, dufftown. anniversary two step, melody foxtrot, eugene tango, etc. daffodil tea 10am, advie hall. £2. home baking stall. raffle. bonnie bonnet competition. prize for overall winner. all entries receive a cream egg.

9 sunday car boot sale baxter's main car park fochabers. sellers set up from 8am, open to the pub. sellers pay £6 per car/£10 per van or trailer. open to all. contact: moira on 01343 870540 the glenlivet 10k road race 11am, glenlivet distillery organised by scottish health charity chest heart & stroke scotland, there is a very warm welcome for runners & joggers. www.theglenlivet.com. easter fun at insh marches 11am, rspb insh marshes car park, kingussie. £3 per child, adults free. kick start the easter holidays with some fresh air & fun. games, trails & much more

10 monday light & life 7-9pm, costa coffee, high st. elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretation, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, nail art, music. contact: alyson sim on 07733127539 or email at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk elgin & district parkinson's support group quiz night - even more pointless 7.30pm - 9.30pm, st sylvester's church hall, institution road, elgin. free. all welcome. teas & coffees after the meeting contact: gillian gibson (secretary) on 01343 541056 or email at elginanddistrictpsg@gmail.com. moray tenant forum annual general meeting 2pm4pm, phone for details. free. contact: 0300 123 4566 or email housing@moray.gov.uk. visit. www.moray.gov.uk lapwing's easter trail tbc, rspb insh marshes, kingussie. free event, donations welcome. lapwing has hidden her eggs along the invertromie trail. can you find them all? gnoss@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm - 10pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk nature champions 2pm - 4pm, scottish dolphin centre. (sdc kids club – aimed at age 3-9 years). children must be accompanied by an adult. booking essential. themes tbc. contact: 01343 820339 amy macdonald@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com port of invergordon - cruise liner list 2017 provisional v1. 10am - 9pm, invergordon: aidavita fochabers fiddlers week tbc, fochabers. tickets page 16 - April 2017

13 thursday lewis capaldi@ironworks, inverness. tbc. visit www.ironworksvenue.com opening day of outdoor draughts season 10am 6pm, outdoor draughts board, the square, grantown-on-spey. free. all welcome. contact: grantown enterprises ltd on 01479 873814 or at grantownenterprisesltd@live.co.uk

14 friday forest fires supported by sonic bucker@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm - 11pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk the gathering storm 4pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. stories of the men & women who played a role in the preparation for the battle of culloden. tickets online. visit www.nts.org.uk/culloden. lioness@ironworks, inverness, 7.30pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com

15 saturday elgin easter family fun day 10am - 4pm, elgin free. come on into the centre of elgin for a day filled with fun for all the family. contact: elgin bid. music night with iona fyfe tbc, walled garden, gordon castle. all welcome. visit www.gordoncastlescotland.com. circus skills workshop & magic show 10am & 2pm, the pagoda, grantown on spey. £5 per child, £3 per adult, under 2's free. morning & afternoon sessions for children up to 12 years. hosted by hopscotch magic. contact: lindsay coleman on 01479873877 or email at info@thepagoda.scot. in the shadow of the princes: life after culloden 2pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. £8.50 includes tea/coffee & shortbread. due to popularity entry is by advanced ticket only. www.nts.org.uk/culloden. great glen walking club: beinn laith mhor a ghiubhais 8.30am (please arrive 15 minutes early), highland council car park, glenurquhart road, inverness. grade b+; distance 5 miles

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cadbury egg hunt 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. turn orienteer, follow the trail, solve the puzzle & claim a chocolatey reward. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events.

16 sunday the storm breaks: a battle remembered tour 12.30pm, culloden battlefield visitor centre. ticket must be purchased online. this tactical tour will follow the two armies decisions & the consequences of their actions during the battle. visit www.nts.org.uk/culloden.

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sjrogrens meeting 1pm - 3pm, moray resource centre , maisondieu road, elgin. all welcome. contact: sheena motchell or sue pendergast on 01343 820635 or 01343 842656.

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where 2 today music afternoon tea dance/ceilidh 2-4pm, aviemore legion. £2.50 for fabulous afternoon tea, music, dancing, singing & raffle. all welcome. contact: ros munro on 01479 810004 or at

spring birds: experience the bird sights & sounds of a spring morning at insh marshes. 9.30am, rspb insh marshes, kingussie. jbooking essential. contact: 01540 661518.

21 friday moray rock garden club: spring bulbs to enjoy, cultivate & enjoy some more - speaker: david shaw 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. £10 annual subscripton due in october. contact: alan souter (convener) on 01340 871504.

22 saturday moray field club april walk cawdor to nairn 9:30am, 5-6 miles, riverside/flat paths. bus leaves elgin community centre at 9:30am. contact: lynda anderson on 07990 600 499 or email at jameslynda.anderson@tiscali.co.uk or morayfieldclub@outlook.com alabama3 - 20 years of alabama 3 tour@ironworks, inverness. tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com

22 saturday - 23 sunday wedding open day 12pm - 4pm, brodie castle. free. a chance to see how a marquee wedding would look at the castle & to meet local suppliers. contact: rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events. daffodil weekend walks & exhibition 11am - 4pm, brodie castle. £3. guided walks of the brodie daffodil collection. walks will leave from the stables. contact: rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk.

23 sunday etape loch ness 2017 tbc, inverness. cycle sportive course is around loch ness offering the chance to cycle 66 miles / 106 km on traffic free roads. contact: www.etapelochness.com.

26 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club @the drouthy cobbler, 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

27 thursday - 1 monday spirit of speyside whisky festival 2017 tbc, programme of over 500 whisky-inspired events, the festival is a mecca for the curious beginner & the whisky connoisseur. www.spiritofspeyside.com. bandstand beer & music festival tbc, bandstand bar, braeval hotel, nairn. scottish & english ales & ciders, live music, food & entertainment. contact: 01667 452341.for information visit admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

ros@ct4u.co.uk. visit www.ct4u.co.uk. moray society agm & lecture series: a taste for indian sculpture, moray & elgin museum - speakers prof roger jeffrey & friedericke voigt. 6.30pm (agm) & 7.30pm, elgin museum hall. free (donations welcome). agm followed by talk. wire & wool@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. hotter than hell (tribute to kiss)@ironworks, inverness. tbc. visit www.ironworksvenue.com. skerryvore tbc, tomintoul & glenlivet discovery centre. all welcome.

29 saturday disability swimming development day 2pm - 3pm, lossiemouth sports & community centre. free. anyone with a physical/learning disability or sensory impairment welcome. booking essential. contact: ken brown on 01542 888055 or email at ken.brown@moray.gov.uk

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June Duncan Childhood in the Digital Age My love of art began in my childhood discovering crayons, colour pencils, felt pens and paints. I enjoyed the process of transforming a blank white sheet of paper into a magical world of colour. While raising a family and working I continued to paint at home before deciding it was time for me to follow my dream to study art, so I enrolled at Inverness UHI in 2013 on the NC Art and Design course. I completed my studies in 2015 attaining my HND in Contemporary Art Practice.

During my studies at Inverness my interest in childhood, memories, identity and technology developed and this inspired me to produce a related body of work. I am happy to have had the opportunity to return to Inverness UHI this year to be part of their new degree course, Contemporary Art & Contextualised Practice BA (Hons) which presents exciting opportunities for students working on collaboration projects and art in the public realm.

In my work I have found inspiration from my own children, reflecting on their childhood and considering childhood in the present day in comparison with a simpler childhood environment which I experienced, before the digital age, when traditional play involved creative imagination, human interaction and physical outdoor play. These aspects in my childhood gave me an appreciation for nature, an understanding of colour and a desire to create.

My medium includes acrylic and oil paint and I also use forms of mixed media and collage within my work.

The interest I have in the subject of childhood, self identity and digital technology has developed into the theme that runs through my current work, presenting images that reveal the impact of social media on childhood.

Technology has transformed our lives and the world we live in, changing the way we communicate and socialise. As an artist and a mother, through my paintings, I hope to provoke awareness of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital childhood and the benefits of learning from the natural world and through real life experience.

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