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Clubs and Societies ABERLOUR PARISH CHURCH GUILD Thurs (monthly), 2pm, Aberlour Parish Church. Call Betty Hay on 01340 881706

(above the Red Cross Shop), Aviemore. For u3s & their parents or carers. Play, do crafts, music, outings, parties & snacks. aviemoretinytots@hotmail.co.uk

AVIEMORE BOWLING CLUB Mon & Wed (all ages & visitors welcome), 2pm - 4.30pm, 6.45pm - 8.30pm; Wed (Children's classes) 3.30pm; Thurs (Bingo), 7pm. Outdoor bowling (May - Sept); indoor carpet bowling year round.

Dalfaber Drive, Aviemore. Adults £3 & Children £2. Email Chrissy at chrissycurby123@gmail.com Bowls supplied with free tuition.

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BADENOCH GARDENING CLUB Meets monthly in the Village Hall, with Annual Show in August. Call Kathryn Main on 01540 673360 or email at badenochgardeningclub@gmail, com. www.facebook.com/ Badenoch Gardening Club

AVIEMORE COMMUNITY CAFE Wed, 10am - 4pm, St Andrew's Church Hall, Aviemore. Delicious home baked cakes & hearty soups served as well as tea & coffee. Come & enjoy a cuppa & a blether with our friendly customers & volunteers. Call Barbara Aarden (Sec) on 01479 811245.

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BIRD-WATCHING AND WILDLIFE CLUB For anyone interested in wildlife – from the expert to the amatuer.

All special events, suggested itineraries & programmes are subject to availability & liable to change without notice. BWWC Ltd, 25 The Square, Grantownon-Spey, PH26 3HF. Call 0800 043 8585 or email at booking@bwwc.co.uk BOAT OF GARTEN HEALTH WALK GROUP Wed, 1.30 pm, by the Boat Hotel Call Anne on 01479 831562 CAIRNGORM RUNNERS Mon & Wed (Spring - Autumn), 6.30pm, the Fun House rear car park (next to Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel on the Ski Road). Email at secretary.cairngormrunners@ gmail.com www.cairngormrunners.org GLENLIVET HEALTH WALK GROUP Tues, 9.45 am, the Glenlivet Public Hall. Free. Call Amanda on 01807 590689 (evenings) GRANTOWN AND DISTRICT BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER CLUB Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, 7pm 10pm, the Old Church Hall, Dulnain Bridge, near Grantownon-Spey GRANTOWN ON SPEY BOWLING CLUB Mon (Club night) & Tues & Thurs afternoons (May - Sept). Free equipment & coaching. All welcome. Call Judith Hamlett

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SIMBA BABY LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Mon, 7pm - 9pm, The Hub, 102 Grampian Road, Aviemore.

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STRATH SUNSHINE CLUB Monday (alternate), 2pm, St John’s Church Hall, Rothiemurchus. A social club for the over 50s living in the Strath.

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MONTHLY LUNCH BUNCH 2nd Wed of month, 12.30pm 2.30pm, Anderson's Restaurant, Deshar Road, Aviemore. People from all over the Spey Valley get together to enjoy lunch, at a special price in this popular restaurant. Transport can be provided if booked in adva Call 01479 810004 or email at ros@ct4u.co.uk

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A ‘Spring’ Poem Daisy Time By Marjorie Pickthall

See, the grass is full of stars, Fallen in their brightness; Hearts they have of shining gold, Rays of shining whiteness.

Buttercups have honeyed hearts, Bees they love the clover, But I love the daisies' dance All the meadow over.

Blow, O blow, you happy winds, Singing summer's praises, Up the field and down the field A-dancing with the daisies.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings I suppose looking back can be an occupational hazard of advancing years.The past can become much more attractive than the present.There is a real danger that we can romanticise the past and create a world that actually never existed. In one highly deprived community in which I worked, some looked back on the 1930s’ as a wonderful time. They forgot the grinding poverty and many children even went without shoes!!

When I get into my looking back mode, after over 40 years as an Episcopal(Anglican) priest, there’s one thing that’s quite clear to me ... GOD HAS AN ENORMOUS SENSE OF HUMOUR. In the New Testament one of Jesus’ first acts is to assemble a motley assortment of individuals who he calls to follow Him. It’s probable none of them would be on a headhunter’s leadership list today.

They were ordinary, sometimes dysfunctional, human beings. Yet they were his first choice and after his Ascension they displayed massive courage and extraordinary determination in sharing the good

news of the gospel in a society that makes today’s secularising environment seem pretty tame.

St Paul confirms God’s strategy when he writes ... God purposefully chose what the world considers nonsense in order to shame the wise and he chooses what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful(1 Corinthians Ch1v27). His strategy is one with a twinkle in the eye! How often do things turn out as we would expect them to do?

When I was in my early days of ministry(reminiscing again!!) I knew I was due to be offered a parish of my own (well mine and God’s!!!). I spent a Saturday snooping around at churches which I knew had no minister. There was one in particular in the centre of Stockport, a vast classical building in a high rise area, which I came away from saying to myself … ’anywhere but there’. Four days later the Bishop rang “ I want you to go to St ‘X’’s”.. The “I want” offered no real choice. There began one of the most challenging, but stimulating times in my ministry.

Abernethy Parish Church Family worship service on Sunday at 9.30am, followed by refreshments. More traditional worship service at 11am. Minister: Vacancy.

Aberlour Parish Church The Square, Aberlour. Sunday 11.15am.

Alvie & Insh Church of Scotland Our services are at 9.30am each Sunday in Kincraig (Church beside Loch Insh). The first Sunday of the month is the All-Age interactive service, also 9.30am, held in Kincraig Church Hall beside the Cairngorms Christian Centre. Please ring 01540 661918 for details.

Badenoch Free Church Ruthven Road, Kingussie. Sundays 11am and evening service 6pm.

Carrbridge Church, Church of Scotland Carrbridge. Sunday morning service at 11.30am. Minister: Vacancy.

St Columba's Church, Church of Scoltand Boat of Garten.

Sunday service 10am. Evening worship at Kincardine Church, 6pm the 2nd Sunday of most months: check the weekly press.

Minister: Vacancy.

Craigellachie Church Victoria Street. Sundays 9.45am.

Cromdale and Advie Church, Church of Scotland Sunday Service 9.30am. Contact Rev Gordon Strang: 01479 872084.

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I knew what I wanted but God had different ideas.When I was at college I discovered that a call to be a minister or priest was hardly pre-planned ... and usually came as a complete surprise.

This truth is, not just about ministers and priests, but about all of us. God has a purpose for our lives. Often it will be discerned by the gifts and talents we have. One of the great things about humanity is that we’re all different. It’s not just our fingerprints or our DNA ... we’re completely unique. In all cases our talents need to be nurtured and developed, not buried or forgotten. We all matter and one of the crucial ways we can contribute to society is in ENCOURAGING OTHERS to develop and use their gifts. There’s no hierarchy of talents. They all are special. They will offer a clue as to how our lives may be best used. But be ready for a surprise. God’s sense of humour may be heading your way.

Richard Gillings, St Columba’s Grantown on Spey

(1st & 3rd Sun); 11am (2nd & 4th Sun) All welcome.

Contact Rev. Gordon Strang 01479 872084.

Elgin Mosque 78 South Street, Elgin IV30 1JG. www.elginmosque.org.uk Free Church: Dufftown monthly service, second Sunday of each month (except September) 6.30pm at the Memorial Hall, Albert Place. Contact Colin Morison on 01343 542196 Grantown Baptist Church High Street, Grantown-on-Spey.

Sundays 11am and evening service at 6pm. All welcome. Contact Rev. Rick Moeller: 01479 873125.

Inverallan Parish Church Church of Scotland. Grantown-onSpey. Sundays 11am with crèche. All welcome. Rev. Gordon Strang 01479 872084. www.inverallanparishchurch.org.uk Inveravon Church of Scotland Sunday morning service 9.30am.

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Inverness Mosque and Islamic Centre 1 Portland Place, Inverness IV1 1NE. Dr Waheed. Tel: 0771 44 99 289. Email: info@invernessmasjid.co.uk. www.invernessmasjid.co.uk Listed from A - I & regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here or if there are any amendments to existing details, please email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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The Royal Fortification of Auldearn

by Highland Historian When you think of Royal Castles, you’d be excused for imagining anywhere but a quiet Highland village, particularly one that doesn’t have a castle, or even a ruin!

But don’t let the lack of visible evidence confuse you.

Auldearn was once a place of powerful authority. The township was developed around an earth and wood motte, but the origins of it are mysterious. The Highland Council’s Historic Environment Record dates it as c.561 (AD/CE) which was the period from which Pictish settlement begins to develop in Morayshire.

the 6th century, and the possibility that Auldearn was a western front for the Picts of the time, the current presumed Gaelic name ‘Allt Èireann’ (stream of the Irish) may signify that the Fort was the limit of the Scots-Gaels’ north-eastern advance.

when the army of Covenanters passed through before meeting Highland levies and doubling back to face the Royalist army in battle in 1645 and both the armies of Charles Edward Stuart and William Augustus of Hanover passed through in 1746.

The development of Pictish fortifications in the Moray area, which in later centuries led to the building of numerous castles locally, goes further to prove the tactical importance of Auldearn. Despite some historians claiming that the site is not strategically important, nothing could be further from the truth.

Some believe that a Norman developed the castle on the motte site during the reign of David I (1124-53), but the consensus is that Auldearn was re-fortified under William I (1165-1214) when revolt threatened Morayshire. It’s possible that the esplanade, now the Green on Doocot Road, would have been added then. In 1180, William I signed a charter at “Eren”, as it was known, confirming Inverness as a Royal Burgh.

Was Auldearn Castle actually a Pictish Fort? That would be difficult to prove, but stonework in the region is a strong indicator that Picts developing territory against Alt Clut, the Anglo Saxons and the Scots from the 4th-8th century are likely to have also developed fortified strongholds there. With higher sea levels, Auldearn may have been a coastal stronghold.

At the crossing point of the geographical Highland line, the south is protected by high moorland, difficult to cross with a fully laden army. To the north the sea would offer protection and tactical opportunity. For an attacking or defensive army, it would provide a well-supplied on-land route, east to west, due to natural harbours and agriculturally productive land.

There are many valid theories on the meaning of “Auldearn”.

But with the progression of Christian Scots-Gaels coming northwards from Dunadd from

This may have happened during the unknown battle that appears on the Pictish 7th/9th century Sueno’s Stone in Forres. This also happened

Despite having been partially destroyed by Donald McWilliam after 1180, in 1308 William, Earl of Ross submitted to Robert the Bruce at Auldearn. The Castle was held by the Dunbars of Cumnock from 1511 and the family developed Boath House (1830s) on the site of another older tower. The motte site became the Dunbars’ 17th century doocot.

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Parliament Blog Last month I focused on the concerns being voiced by people across Moray about the proposed budget cuts as Moray Council struggled to balance the books. As the budget has now been set these concerns have become a reality, with residents facing having to pay more with an increase in council tax and extra charges being levied for dealing with garden waste for example, while the services we receive being reduce or removed altogether.

Looking on the bright side, at least the weather is striding into spring and hopefully you can read your Spotlight while enjoying the outdoors in garden.

Indeed, in some parts of Moray, farmers are busy with lambing and spring calving as well as planning their agricultural season ahead and hoping the problems they faced last year during the long dry season won’t reoccur. This also goes for those householders who are reliant on a private water source and who were left without water during the hot summer months. As always, I am more than happy to be contacted on douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk or by calling my office in Forres on 01309 679253

Douglas Ross MP

Aging demography and depopulation are longstanding challenges for businesses and communities across the Highlands. It's a constant challenge to sustain a working age population in rural areas. But for the last few decades, we've been able to attract Europeans to settle in Scotland enriching our communities. They are very welcome and we want to encourage them to stay. Of all the losses we face with Brexit, it is the loss of people we will feel the hardest. The people who leave, the people who don't come and the babies who aren't born. We want to help local businesses grow but for that they need people. We need immigration, and all of us, including local politicians must stand up for it.

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When you think of spring you can’t help think about all the farms that are starting to come to life with the arrival of lambs and calves.

Our world class food and drink industry relies on the hard work, dedication and passion of our farmers and producers.

Lynn and Sandra of Lynbreck croft in the Cairngorms are a shining example of this dedication and I have been following their progress with interest. I was lucky to be able to visit them at the croft last year and greatly enjoyed learning about their ongoing and committed work to low-carbon environmentally sustainable farming.

Given this hard work, it is no surprise they have been recognised with a number of awards, including recently being appointed Young Agricultural Climate Change Champions by the Scottish Government.

I have no doubt that our farms and producers will continue to be fantastic ambassadors for our region.

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(BTUÐ (HH 5PÈJOH In the United Kingdom the tradition of rolling decorated eggs down grassy hills goes back hundreds of years and is known as "pace-egging", from the Old English Pasch meaning Pesach or Passover.

The eggs traditionally were wrapped in onion skins and boiled to give them a mottled gold appearance (although today they usually are painted) and the children competed to see who could roll their egg the farthest. There is an old Lancashire legend that says the broken egg shells should be crushed carefully afterward or, they would be stolen and used as boats by witches. The eggs were eaten on Easter Sunday or given out to pace-eggers –

fantastically dressed characters who processed through the streets singing traditional pace-egging songs and collecting money as a tribute before performing traditional mumming plays. At the Wordsworth museum in Grasmere there is a collection of highly-decorated eggs made for the poet’s children.

In Scotland, pace-eggin is traditional from Shetland to the Borders although the day varied with location, pace-egg day variously the prior Saturday, Easter Sunday, or Easter Monday. Paiss-braes, hills, were used or other grassy slopes or areas such as seaside links. There is some variation in the spelling and pronunciation of the term pace, including also pash and peace.

Orienteering the family friendly sport We are lucky in this part of the world to have some of the finest orienteering terrain you could hope for. Coastal forests like Culbin and Roseisle have wonderful wide tracks but are also packed with little hidden pockets of beauty. Finding these hidden wonders is just one of the joys of orienteering and the best thing is, you can keep your map to go back and enjoy it another time too.

But back to the family aspect of orienteering. At Moravian Orienteering Club, our membership is predominantly families. We have children who started out toddling around white course (the very easiest courses) now zooming around courses that challenge adults with considerably more experience. We also have adults who were dragged along by their children, acting merely as a taxi service originally, but now compete all over Scotland. It truly is a sport that everyone can enjoy, regardless of your age or current fitness level.

What it most curious about this sport though is the bragging rights. At any event you very rarely hear talk of fastest legs or personal bests. No, it’s the epic failures that orienteers like to discuss most. The longer it takes you to find a control, the bigger your bragging rights. If you’ve been wandering around in circles for 30 minutes, almost lost your shoe in a marsh, fell in the mud, realised you were holding your map the wrong way around but persevered until you found the finish, then you’re an orienteering hero. It’s humorous tales of woe you hear shared most often, and we’re very proud of the fact that we like to get value for money from our entry fees! The longer we’re out the better.

So if you’d like to enjoy some beautiful local forests, meet some lovely families and have a good sense of humour, you’d be very welcome at an orienteering event. Just bring your sense of humour (and a flask of tea and a slab of cake for when you finish).

The next Moravian Orienteering event: Saturday, 27th April at Millbuies while Inverness Orienteering Club can be found at Belivat on Sunday 7th April.

More details at www.moravianorienteering.org/ and www.invoc.org.uk.

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until 31 march where have they gone, the people who lived here?: an exhibition of paintings portraying the landscapes of dava moor by grantown artist charles fletcher 9am - 5pm, moray art centre, findhorn. free. call charles fletcher on 07724 101281 or email at charlesfletcher317@gmail.com http://charlesfletcher317.wixsite.com/artoriginals/ exhibitions

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spring mixed exhibition: paintings, jewellery & crafts by a range of our artists gallery opening times, castle gallery, inverness

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the mod factor: a pc case design competition closes at 4pm on 4th apr, it central, south street, elgin. ÂŁ5 entry fee (all proceeds to friendly access). open to both public & it professionals of all ages & backgrounds. choose & collect your case from it central - design, paint & modify - then return to it central

bookbug session for babies & toddlers(wed only during term time) 10.30am - 11am, tomintoul library. free

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banff & moray members centre nts: photography competition. 3 age categories. entries online. call janice oakes on 01309 675224 or email at janiceoakes51@gmail.com

until 29 march philippa mitchell exhibition: landscape & wildlife painting chapel house arts, high street, kingussie free. call 01540 662438 or email at abridgen1@gmail.com

bookbug session for babies & toddlers (tues only)9.30am, dufftown library. free

3 april - 24 april

bookbug session for babies & toddlers (thurs only) 2pm, aberlour library. free

7 april - 27 april photo fest: a wonderful collection of photographs by local photographers mon - fri, 1pm - 4.30pm & sat & sun, 10am - 4.30pm, abernethy old kirk, nethy bridge

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

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

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at home & abroad: art exhibition by mary byatt 10am - 5pm (mon -fri) & 11am - 4pm (sat), elgin museum, high street, elgin. free. call 01343 543675

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March 2019 25 monday trials & tribulations of a natural history presenter: speaker - mike dilger 8.30pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey buckie gateway competition: call for artists concepts to be submitted by 25th march, moray moary council invites artists to submit their proposals for a gateway feature in buckie. for further information & artist brief please email procurement@moray.gov.uk

26 tuesday interfaith moray meeting 7pm - 9pm, st. sylvester's church, institution road, elgin. open meeting for anyone interested in sharing & learning across different faith traditions & stances. call jenny on 01343 830276 or email at jadams@churchofscotland.org.uk

27 wednesday free emergency life support training including cpr & defibrillator 7.30pm - 9.30pm, st andrew's church of scotland hall, aviemore. free but donations welcome aviemore & district lucky2bhere training sessions. booking essential! call 01479 810990 or email at aviemorelucky2bhere@gmail.com

29 friday where 2 today's monthly ceilidh/music afternoon 2pm - 4pm, aviemore legion. £2.50. all welcome to our ceilidh/afternoon tea dance, held on the last friday of every month (none in dec). call ros munro on 01479 810004or email at ros@ct4u.co.uk. www.ct4u.co.uk scottish rock garden club (moray group): ben lawers; speaker - helen cole 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. call alan souter (convener) or amanda willox (sec) on 01340 871504 or 07787 289372 friends of grant lodge film show: elgin in times gone by; arthur mckerron shows his grandfather's unique films of elgin in the 1960s. proceeds to local charities 7.30pm, main hall, elgin town hall. £5 available from mid feb. call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email at friends@grant-lodge.org.uk www.grant-lodge.org.uk

30 saturday 2019 mfr cash for kids: texas scramble open 7am - 2.30pm, maverston golf couse, garmouth road, elgin. www.planetradio.co.uk page 18 - April 2019

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arc sessions: saltfishforty 7.30pm - 10pm, fochabers public institute. tickets from £6.98 ufo: last orders - 50th anniversary tour@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm maxi jazz (faithless) personal dj set@the ironworks, inverness 11.30pm highland biodiversity conference 2019 9.30am 4pm, inverness college uhi. £6 (to cover catering costs). www.eventbrite.co.uk great glen walking club: 2 wee hills; creagh an righ & creag ealraich 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b; distance: 5.5 miles. www.greatglen.org

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

31 sunday inverness ramblers: gairich 8.30am, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: a; distance: 9.3 miles call kenny on 01349 863672 or 07788 235479. ibfa highlands & islands bodybuilding competition 2019@the ironworks, inverness tbc. the contest will feature competitors from u18s to over 55s in bodybuilding, figure, bikini & fitness categories. www.ironworksvenue.com moray road runners: miltonduff 10k (northern scot series) 12.15pm - 5pm, miltonduff village hall

April 2019 2 tuesday pictish tattoos: family drop-in activity 10am - 12pm, elgin museum, high street. free but donations welcome. find out more about pictish tattoos & symbols, create your own face or body designs. suitable for ages 5 plus, u16s must be accompanied. email jen kelshaw at elginmuseumlearning@gmail.com www.elginmuseum.org.uk cairngorm cycling club: time trial 6.30pm - 8.30pm, woodland car park next to aviemore & rothiemurchus tennis club. £2. limited to 25 riders email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com

3 wednesday the osprey musical society (toms): trio apaches tbc, boat of garten community hall. £14; £16; srudents & schoolchildren - comp. featuring the music of ravel, rachmaninov, saint-saens & debussy call ann napier on 01479 831213 or email at admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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4 thursday pictish warriors: family activity 10am - 12pm, elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin. free but donations welcome. find out more about the picts then design & paint your own miniature metal pictish warrior to take home. booking essential. suitable for ages 8 plus, u16s must be accompanied. email jen kelshaw at elginmuseumlearning@gmail.com www.elginmuseum.org.uk john spratt: an evening of mediumship 7.30pm, the mercure hotel, inverness cairngorm cycling club: social ride 6.30pm - 9pm, museum car park, grantown on spey. route on website nearer date. call 01479 873279 or email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com www.cairngormcc.co.uk

4 thursday - 7 sunday forres foot-tapper: the 'real' ale festival the mosset tavern, forres. 18 breweries from across scotland; live music & food plus a gin-tastic sideshow

5 friday sigma: hoys-caps; speaker - dr alexander scholz, university of st andrews on hunting outbursting young stars with the centre of astrophysics & planetary sciences & working with amateur astronomers 7pm for 7.30pm, birnie vilage hall, nr elgin. www.sigma-astro.co.uk

5 friday - 6 saturday highland division scottish community drama association one act plays: finals 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. nairn, dingwall & lochcarron perform on fri with plockton, buccaneers, kinloss & thurso or wick on sat. fri - ÂŁ10 & ÂŁ18 - fri & sat. call cath stevenson on 01667 258512 or email at cathstevenson442@yahoo.co.uk. www.nairncc.co.uk

6 saturday the mfr highland home show 2019 with tulloch homes 10am - 4pm, inverness leisure centre, bught road, inverness. free. a range of exhibitors showcasing everything from new build homes, conservatories, garden furniture to the latest designs in kitchens & bathrooms, furniture, soft furnishings, finance, etc. www.planetradio.co.uk inverness ramblers: around dores 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: c; distance: 6.8 miles. call victor page 20 - April 2019

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on 01349 863341 or 07903 333078 www.ramblers.org.uk jemma tweedie@the seaforth club nairn 9pm, call colin on 07845 010014 or email at colbarron@aol.com www.facebook.com/theseaforthclubnairn badenoch & strathspey ramblers: grantown to cromdale circuit 9.30am, burnfield car park, grantown on spey. grade: c; distance: 7.5 miles call audrey turner on 07450 548862 www.ramblers.org.uk

7 sunday the vivit experience: enhanced undergraduate post mortem (over 18s only) 10am - 3pm, conference room, the moray college, elgin. a scientifically accurate recreated human body dissection over 5 hours. open to students & public. booking essential. www.eventbrite.co.uk bogbain brocant 10am - 4pm, bogbain farm over 30 of the finest antique, vintage & retro craft stalls. tea, coffee, cakes & snacks available

8 monday bird watching & wildlife club: wildlife of the welsh coast; speaker - iolo williams 8.30pm - 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey free.call 01479 872526 or at info@bwwc.co.uk www.bwwc.co.uk

9 tuesday mini monoliths: family drop-in activity 10am - 12pm, elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin. free but donations welcome. let our fantastic pictish carved stones from all around moray inspire you to design & make your own miniature version! suitable for ages 5 plus, u16s must be accopmanied. email jen kelshaw at elginmuseumlearning@gmail.com www.elginmuseum.org.uk the elgin flower club: 'seasonal selection'; demonstrator - sandra halkett, elgin 7.30pm, high church hall, north guildry street, elgin www.elginflowerclub.com scottish ornitholigists' club (highland): agm & osprey migration & the osprey leadership foundation. speaker - tim mackrill 7.30pm, culloden library, keppoch road, culloden, inverness. call kathy bonniface on 01808 511740 or email at highlandsecretary@the-soc.org.uk. www.the-soc.org.uk shinty easter camp 10am - 3pm, bught park, inverness. all participants must bring, caman, helmet, shin guards, appropriate footwear, packed lunch, water, change of clothes, waterproof, suncream (depending on weather) cairngorm cycling club: hill climb 6.30pm - 8.30pm, myrtlefield car park, aviemore. see website for details. email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com www.cairngormcc.co.uk admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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the arts society speyside:dame zaha hadid, the architect & designer 11am - coffee & tea available from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. new members welcome. £7 for visitors. call karen weller on 07789 880481 or email at twelk69@hotmail.com elgin u3a members meeting: the head gardener of gordon castle on the renovations & history of the garden 2pm - 4pm, elgin town hall - supper room. members & interested parties welcome. free. call steve gross (membership sec) on 01340 881569 or email at membersecretary@u3a-elgin.org.uk. www.u3a-elgin.org.uk the highland rock garden club: capturing images; getting the best from your digital camera. speaker ian young (srgc) 7.30pm, nairn community & arts centre. £4 (incl refreshments). call john owen on 01320 366246 where 2 today's monthly lunch bunch 12.30pm, anderson's restaurant, boat of garten. 2 course £10/3 course £12. enjoy a great value fab lunch with friendly company on the 2nd wed of each month. transport available. call ros munro on 01479 810004 or email at ros@ct4u.co.uk. www.ct4u.co.uk moray & nairn floral art club: salmagundi 7.30pm, the tolbooth, forres. for further information see www.safas.org.uk

spring fair in aid of abbie's sparkle foundation 10am - 1pm, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin £3.50. cakes, coffee, bake sale, raffle, kids' face painting, easter crafts & activities. raffle or bake sale donations gratefully received. car parking available. raising funds for local children's cancer charity email at chlorcam@gmail.com banffshire field club: agm with a preview of the new field club website 2.15pm, st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. £3 members; £4 non-members visitors welcome. email at bfc.1880@gmail.com the clan donald society of the highlands & islands: annual battle of culloden 11am, culloden battlefield & visitor centre. gaelic service at main cairn, then march to clan donald stones. lunch at the drumrossie hotel afterwards. booking essential (£30). call lois macdonell of glengarry on 01381 620121 or email at loismac4@btinternet.com dream believe achieve highland presents: torridon + the guilty pleasures; raising funds for children with additional needs 8pm, the ironworks, inverness www.ironworksvenue.com ness sinfonia 7.30pm, inverness cathedral. join the orchestra as we travel north from london on the historic coronation scot, performing a host of british M.S Tree Service Mar 19.pdf 1 28/01/2019 light music gems & then tour the highlands with music by mendelssohn, etc

11 thursday cairngorm cycling club: social ride 6.30pm, myrtlefield car park, aviemore. see website for details. email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com. www.cairngormcc.co.uk british watching & wildlife club: from source to sea; speaker - gary jones 8.30pm - 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey.free. call 01479 872526 or email at info@bwwc.co.uk. www.bwwc.co.uk banff & moray members' centre (national trust scotland): spring lunch & agm; speaker -stuart brooke's, head of conservation & policy 12.30pm for 1pm - 3pm the mansefield hotel, elgin. £24. call janice oakes (vice chairman) on 01309 675224 or email janiceoakes51@gmail.com for further info the arts society highland: agm followed by dame zaha hadid, the architect & designer 2.15pm prompt, the free church hall, smithton, inverness. suggested donation for guests/visitors is £8. email info@theartssocietyhighland.org.uk. www.theartssocietyhighland.org.uk

12 friday the whirlybird: puppet animation festival 11am 12pm & 2pm - 3pm, the pagoda, seafield avenue, grantown on spey. adults £10; children £6.50. please book online through our website or from the bookmark, grantown high st. call 07973 122402 or email at info@thepagoda.scot admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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14 sunday moray ramblers: pattack falls to loch laggan 7am, elgin community centre car park. adults £11; children £5. distance: 10 miles. route via rothes. booking essential. call evie mcivor on 01343 820844 www.morayramblers.org.uk cars and coffee - inverness 10am - 12pm, rollerbowl, inverness all welcome! email at carsandcoffeeinverness@highlandclassic.org.uk www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeeinverness funky puppet making: annual puppet animation festival 11am - 12pm & 2pm - 3pm, the pagoda, seafield avenue, grantown on spey. child £12.50; adult £2.50. booking essential. tickets from the

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16 tuesday highland quilters: origami meets cathedral windows; speaker - sue cowe 7.30pm, smithton church hall, murray road, inverness. visitors - ÂŁ5. email at highlandquilters@gmail.com. www.highlandquilters.com cairngorm cycling club: time trial 6.30pm - 8.30pm, woodland car park next to aviemore & rothiemurchus tennis club. see website for details. email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com www.cairngormcc.co.uk

17 wednesday open day at alba chocolate 1pm - 4pm, alba chocolate, 2b2 industrial estate, newtonmore free. find out how we make our chocolates, have a go at dunking a truffle or decorating a chocolate bar & explore the science of chocolate. plus a raffle in aid of the john muir trust, who protect scotland’s wild places. call 01540 673847 or email at hello@albachocolate.co.uk scottish rock garden club (moray group): a look at some of ireland's finest gardens. speaker- derek hosie 7.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, new elgin. call alan souter (convener) or amanda willox Grampian Transport Editorial (sec) on 01343 871504 or 07787 289372Half Page.pdf elgin writers' group: short story competition results;

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Probing the Future A new exhibition at the Grampian Transport Museum Last year we told the stop - start story of the electric car from its origins in Aberdeen in 1839 to the present day with a sectioned Nissan Leaf EV. This proved to be topical and popular so for 2019 we are going a step further and probing the future!

Its clear now that the electric car will take over from oil burning cars within a much shorter time frame than first thought. Change is accelerating. In the same time frame we will see the introduction of driverless or autonomous cars. A couple of years ago these were firmly in the field of Sci Fi‌..now they are a reality. With help from key stakeholders in the ‘Mobility Revolution’ we have set out the likely time

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members of the camera club will adjudicate 7.30pm - 9.30pm, elgin library, cooper park www.elginwriters.wordpress.com oscar & the highland castle 2pm- 3pm, the pagoda, seafield avenue, grantown on spey. adults £8.50; children £6.50.oscar & incey wincey spider go back in time to help robert the bruce. call 07973 122402 or email at info@thepagoda.scot

garden, elgin 6.30am, the biblical garden, elgin join us for a short service. all welcome. call maggie sharp on 01343 843111 or email at m.jsharp@btopenworld.com. www.biblicalgarden.co.uk easter sunday special: dopesickfly & karawane 9pm, the old bridge inn, aviemore

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british watching & wildlife club: cornwall nature conservancy; speaker - tony blackler mbe on running a breeding conservancy specialising in british rare animals & cats 8.30pm - 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. call 01479 872526 or email at info@bwwc.co.uk

clan cancer coffee morning 10.30am - 12pm, the clan cancer support centre, 227 high street, elgin open to anyone affected by cancer with information & support available. guest speakers. all welcome call 01343 54132 the opening day of the outdoor draughts season 11am - 4pm, outdoor draughts court, the square, grantown-on-spey. free. call grantown enterprise ltd on 07850 409177 or email at grantownenterprisesltd@live.co.uk opening day of petanque (french boules) season for 2019 11am - 4pm, outdoor petanque court, the square, grantown-on-spey. free. set of boules is available from the garth hotel, castle road, grantown-on-spey. call david lyle on 07850 409177 or email at dal.77@btinternet.com

19 friday - 22 monday keith & dufftown railway: easter bunny challenge normal timetable, keith & dufftown railway, church road, keith. every child wins an easter egg. no need to book. see www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk for details

20 saturday elgin’s easter family day various events throughout the day. elgin. all welcome mockness 80s' all day party@the ironworks, inverness. www.ironworksvenue.com family fun day at nelson's tower 11am - 3pm, nelson's tower, cluny hill, forres. free. conquer the tower, bouncy castle, face painter, crafts, hunt the cannon, come dressed as king, queen or pirate! call claire doughty on 07846 145050 or email at claire@clairedoughtypublicity.uk www.forresheritage.co.uk badenoch & strathspey ramblers: abernethy forest & rynettin 10am, nethybridge community centre. grade: c+; distance: 7 miles. call alec duthie on 01479 821760. www.ramblers.org.uk

21 sunday spring round up 2019 1.30pm - 4.30pm, tranquility wild west town, drumblair, forgue ab54 6ee donations gratefully accepted. western round-ups horseshoe pitching, knife throwing, lassoing , target shooting, buffalo hunt etc. tours of the town & live music from brendan moir. gunfights (2pm & 3pm). raffle. email at tranquility_town@hotmail.co.uk easter sunday service: the friends of the biblical admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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25 thursday anzac day remembrance service hosted by lennox community council 10am, the dallachy memorial, bogmoor. please note b9104 will be closed from 10am - 10.30am cairngorm cycling club: social ride 6.30pm - 9pm, myrtlefield car park, aviemore. see website for details.email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com. www.cairngormcc.co.uk british watching & wildlife club: gerald durrell; speaker - tony blackler 8.30pm - 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. call 01479 872526 or email at info@bwwc.co.uk

26 friday live music night in aid of inverness hospital radio: featuring crafty jack duo & special guest, johnny cash tribute by calum macrae & dougie burns & the cadillacs doors open at 8pm for 8.30pm - 12.30am, the mayfower lounge, thistle inn, celt street, inverness. £10 from duncan fraser, butcher, queensgate & the mayflower lounge, inverness where 2 today's monthly ceilidh/music afternoon 2pm - 4pm, aviemore legion. £2.50. all welcome to our ceilidh/afternoon tea dance, held on the last friday of every month (none in dec). call ros munro on 01479 810004 or email at ros@ct4u.co.uk. www.ct4u.co.uk

27 saturday western front association (wfa): 16 squadron rfc/raf; an army cooperation unit in the first world war. speaker - colin buxton 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library. call derek bird (chairman) on 01343 870562 or email at chairman.wfasnb@gmail.com. www.westernfrontassociation.com moravian orienteering: sat & moray & nairn schools league: millbuies. registration: 10.15am - 11.15am see www.moravianorienteering.org for details toyah@the ironworks, inverness 7pm www.ironworksvenue.com scottish rock garden club (highland): rare plant sale & display 10.30am, united reform church, nairn. free. plant sale opens 10.30 am; show opens 11.30 am

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moray field club spring walk: first walk of 2019 from ardersier to fort george, 2 miles, looking out for birds & dolphins. guided tour of the fort 10am, bus leaves from lossie green, elgin. £15 (incl bus fare & entry to fort). call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email at morayfieldclub@gmail.com

27 saturday - 28 sunday etape loch ness: 66 miles on traffic free roads, starting & finishing in inverness. general entry full but still places available by joining team macmillan 6.15am (start). registration on 27th 10am, loch ness, inverness. 18+. spectator info at www.etapelochness.com

28 sunday daffodil tea in aid of boharm public hall 2pm - 4pm, boharm public hall, mulben ab55 6yh. adult £3.50 child £1.50. please come along & join us for a lovely cup of tea or coffee & delicious home bakes, to help us keep our hall going. email fiona at mulben.sec@gmail.com

29 monday the moray society: agm 6.30pm - 7pm, elgin museum side hall, 1 high street, elgin. free. email at curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. www.elginmuseum.org.uk malaysia. speaker - graham lenton buckie furniture apr 19.pdf

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Grass and weeds have started growing already too, and once overnight temperatures are regularly over 6C, growth really starts in earnest.

So, mow your lawns if they need it, but do not go too short for the first cut. Realistically, it will probably a while before most of us need to get our mowers out in the highlands, even though a little growth has definitely already begun. Your beds, however, will definitely benefit from a light hoeing. Weeds that aren’t visible yet may well have started germinating underneath the soil and you can check their progress by hoeing or raking regularly from now on.

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Across Speyside and beyond, people have been scratching their heads at the high temperatures that we received in February and March, and wondering what is going to become of the enthusiastic buds and shoots that have been appearing all over the place. As I write this, temperatures have started dipping, and are forecast to get colder again soon, but by any measure this has been an exceptionally mild winter. It is amazing what plants can put up with however, and even new young growth is often simply checked by a return to seasonal temperatures.

Once the temperatures are mild again, we have a lot of jobs to do in the garden. Buddleja, and varieties of Dogwood grown for their winter stems, need to be pruned hard. Hydrangeas can be deadheaded (but be careful not to take much other than the old flower off, as this year’s flower buds are not far below). Herbaceous perennials can be divided up to maintain their vigour, and supply you with some free new plants. Plants, such as Crocosmia, where last year’s leaves have been left lying in order to protect the crown can be cut back and tidied.

Your planters will appreciate a top-dressing of new compost, and you can start thinking about getting

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Summer bulbs can be planted, and now is also pruning time for shrub and climbing roses. Shrub roses should be pruned back hard, and it’s hard to go too far wrong, though the most common mistake is not pruning hard enough. If you are not sure whether your rose is a climber or rambler, the general rule is that ramblers flower once, around June, whereas climbers repeat flower well into the autumn. Cut back old flowering stems by a third, and tie new growth into whatever structure you’re growing the climbing rose on. Rambling roses are dealt with in the autumn.

Before spring gets going in earnest, it is a good idea to check and service all your tools and machines too. I find this time of year really exciting, and already my diary is filling up with an exciting array of jobs. Bring on the sunshine! To find out more about what I do, check my website at www.angelhort.com

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Walking around Forres Forres is a great place to walk with a wonderful selection of paths and tracks. The Forres Footpaths Trust was created in 1998 by a group of local people who were keen to establish a network of walks in and around Forres in order to enjoy the beauty and history that surrounds this Royal Burgh. Initially, the walks were way marked in co-operation with Moray Council under the Moray ‘Quality of Life’ Paths Project and were focused around the town, Sanquhar Pond and the River Findhorn. More recently, the Trust has created a series of walk routes in the local area outside Forres, but with all walks meeting ǯ Ǯ ơ Viewpoint’.

͚͘​͘͜ǡ Ƥ ǡ showing the Trust’s way marked routes were erected at the Victoria Road car park, Sanquhar Pond and at the entrance to M & C’s garden centre. A 20 page, colour booklet was also produced describing the walks and with maps to show the various routes to follow. This booklet can be purchased from the Tourist Information Centre, 116 High Street, Forres or The Washington Newsagents, 85-87 High Street, Forres. The Trust’s walks are also shown on information boards around the town.

The 12 walk routes, together with supporting information, can all be downloaded from the Trust’s website at forresfootpathstrust.org.uk/walks.htm. Not only is the route described in detail, but there is also an outline map and historic information about the area of the walk. The most recent walks, which are circular routes around Forres, have a theme for the information

provided which may attract people to a particular walk.

The themes are ‘Aircraft and Military Memorials’ and ‘Engineering Past and Present’.

The Trust does not maintain the paths along the routes ǡ Ƥ route guidance. It also updates the walk instructions and Ƥ Alleviation Works and the creation of the new Forres Railway Station.

Every year since the start of Moray Walking and Outdoor Festival, the Trust has led walks in the Forres area. The walks have proved to be very popular and were fully booked in 2018. They have uniquely included a Disabled Ramble in conjunction with Highland Disabled Ramblers using specialised motor scooters. The income from the Ƥ the Trust.

Importantly, the Trust’s walking routes and website provided a major element of the requirements to gain ‘Walkers are Welcome’ status for Forres some 3 years ago. There can be few towns the size of Forres with such ơ and visitors and let them enjoy the delights of the town and surrounding countryside.

The Trust is always on the look out for new members with an interest in walking and the town. If you are interested, please contact us via the website.

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S urv eying I have been a bird watcher all my days but developed a keen interest in raptors (birds of prey) about 20 years ago. I monitor several raptor species each year on a voluntary basis although I have also conducted bird surveys as a contract worker.

The Scottish golden eagle population currently stands at a little over 500 breeding pairs. Birds are usually counted in numbers of breeding pairs because it suits survey methods and results can be compared year on year. Birds are well-known indicators of the health of the environment.

They can reveal the effects of things like poisons and climate change.

Therefore monitoring birds is important for our own well-being.

Volunteers like me monitor a sample of golden eagle sites each year.

Methodology has been developed and made uniform across the board to estimate population size as well as breeding success and productivity and comprises four visits in the year.

Fi rs t v is it I start my golden eagle work any time after New Year. The eagles occupy their territories all year round so there is no need to wait for them to appear in spring. I visit about 4 territories, which I know hold a breeding pair.

The purpose of the first visit is to establish if the site is occupied by a pair of birds. For this job I need a good pair of binoculars, warm clothes and plenty of time. I am prepared to wait for six hours if necessary to see the pair (or not). I find somewhere to sit at the edge of the range near the bottom of the glen so that I have a good view of the sky where birds are easier to detect than against the

ground (although a background of snow is really helpful when it comes to spotting them).

sex soaring birds and make notes of what I observe. Adult birds will usually be brown all over whereas Loch Duich and five sisters

The reward of seeing a pair of golden eagles soaring above their territory is immense. Patience usually pays off but of course there are days which draw a complete blank. The weather can make it impossible to see anything at all and all that effort is wasted. On the other hand sometimes I am lucky enough to see the birds displaying, which involves a series of steep climbs followed by stoops. Usually the positive interaction, such as by circling together, is enough to confirm that they are a breeding pair. The pair will almost always have two or three alternative nest sites (not very far apart) to choose from and I try and position myself so that I can see at least the most frequently used eyrie. I might be able to predict which nest the pair are going to put to use by watching where they alight or, even better, I sometimes see sticks being carried to the nest.

juveniles and sub-adults will show a white base of the tail and patches on its wings. I can only sex birds with confidence when I see the pair together where the female will appear to be slightly larger than the male (regardless of age). I never guess the sex of a single bird.

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This first visit is considered to be really important and the best time to see the pair. On 13 March 2018 I kept a watch on two different sites, one in Wester Ross and one in Easter Ross. I saw that incubation was already taking place at both locations and witnessed the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;changeoverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; where the male relieves the female of her duties while she leaves the nest for a while to stretch her wings and find something to eat.

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