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BADENOCH GARDENING CLUB Meet on the 3rd or 4th Wed each month in Newtonmore Village Hall (Lesser Hall) starting at 7.30 pm. Annual membership £10.00. Meetings free for members. £2.50 for visitors, who are most welcome.

BOAT OF GARTEN HEALTH WALK GROUP Meets every Wednesday by the Boat Hotel @ 1.30 pm. Contact Mina 01479 831502 for info.

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 Ian on 01479 821075 to let us know.

CAIRNGORM RUNNERS Monday and Wednesday club nights we meet at, The Fun House rear car park (next to Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel on the Ski Road) Email enquiries@ cairngormrunners.org or visit www.cairngormrunners.org CAKE WALK & STORY GROUP Regular walks for all ages. For more details call Guy on 07724 992790 / www.guyandjocelyn.org COMMUNITY CAFE Fridays, 10am - 2pm at Grantown YMCA Community Centre. Teas & coffees with shortbread or chocolate biscuit £1. Homemade scones or pancakes and homemade cakes 50p. 12noon2pm soup and homemade bread or oatcakes £1.50 DIABETES UK MORAY Support for people with diabetes and their carers. For details visit moray.diabetesukgroup.org or email moraydiabetesukgroup @yahoo.co.uk DISABILITY SNOW SPORTS UK Glenmore Lodge Grounds, Glenmore, PH22 1QU. Call 01479 861 272. For info visit www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk

FITNESS CLASSES AT BADENOCH CENTRE Spey Street, Kingussie. Variety of aerobic classes including aerobics, body blast, piyo, turbo kick, boxercise, circuits. Call Donna Reilly on 01540 662485 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.gay-ness.org.uk or e-mail jampa40@yahoo.co.uk 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 INVERNESS FIELD ARCHERY CLUB Available to interested parties wishing to take up archery and are located in Nairn, Forres, Grantown, Elgin and all surrounding areas. Contact Secretary, Gerry Parks on 01667 462219 (evenings) or 07801 593 637. Visit invernessfieldarcheryclub.webeden.co.uk LINEDANCE Wednesday evenings from 7pm 9pm at Inverallen church hall, Grantown-on-Spey. £3 per session.All welcome. For info call Lorna on 07541 372524 LGBT MORAY 1st Tuesday each month, 7:30pm at The Mucklecross Pub, Elgin.

18+ only. OR 3rd Saturday at 10:30am at The Mosset Tavern, Forres. Well attended group with mixed ages. For more details visit www.lgbtmoray.co.uk, email lgbtmoray@gmail.com or call 07598 418638 POKER TOURNAMENT Every Tuesday, 7.30pm in the Claymore Bar, Grantown on Spey. Texas hold ‘em poker tournament. £5 buy in Over 18s only. For info email y.woolley@btinternet.com

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QUASAR HOCKEY CLUB Wednesdays at Elgin Academy.

P3-7 • S1-S2 • S3-S6 (New Starts / Players) 6pm - 7.30pm.

U16, U18 and Adults 7pm - 9pm.

Open to males and females of any ability. For more information contact Pete Bavidge at kqcoach@aol.com or visit www.quasarhockeyclub.co.uk ROTHIEMURCHUS AND AVIEMORE TENNIS CLUB Situated at Inverdruie, on the outskirts of Aviemore. Court Hire: 10am to 5pm. Call 01479 812345 for info or to book a court.

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.

STRATHSPEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Poll Creagan, Newtonmore.

Contact the secretary Ian Chadburn on 01540 673686 T-EXCHANGE MAKERSPACE Make things, build things and exchange ideas. Third Friday of every month 7:30pm at Findhorn Village Centre. Details on www.t-exchange.net or contact Bill on 07925 551191.

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION The Square, Grantown-on-Spey Morayshire, PH26 3HF. Call 01479 873690 WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION We hold 9 meetings per year on Saturday afternoons in Elgin Library. Open to anyone with an interest in WW1. Contact Derek Bird on 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net www.wfascotlandnorth.org.uk PLEASE NOTE Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis. If you would like your details to be included in this section please email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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It’s often been claimed that most preachers only have one sermon that they re-produce in 52 different ways in the course of a year. In one sense one shouldn’t be surprised at that because we’re called to preach THE Gospel.

Within that we all have our ‘bees in our bonnets’. I suspect a quick read of my contributions to this publication may well reveal consistent themes.

light. Here Jesus focuses not just on people’s actions but upon their attitudes. The Pharisees were frequently in conflict with Jesus because, whilst they administered the rule book with great effectiveness, they failed to remember what was at it’s heart. The focus of the Jesus ministry is SHOWING people the way. God DEMONSTRATES His own love for us in sending His Son into the world so we could see for ourselves what He expected of us.

To save you the trouble, I have to admit to a discomfort with ‘dour’ Christianity.

Put at its simplist level; it’s a lot easier to DISAPPROVE than it is to DEMONSTRATE. It’s also a rather dangerous strategy, for folk might notice the beam in my eye while I’m busily pointing out the spec in theirs (Matthew 7:1-5). As I go around, it grieves me that some folk see Christianity as a negative religion. I’ve said before that I think it’s a pity that the word ‘NOT‘ is to be found in the Ten Commandments.

No, I’m not suggesting that we should all rush out and steal, covet and commit adultery! Jesus, in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5), puts things in a positive

There’s an interesting website called the Ship of Fools website. Part of it consists of anonymous visits to churches by a mystery worshipper...

Even the sermons are scored, the welcomes assessed, the coffee evaluated. While part of me resists this sort of consumerist approach to church, it’s not bad for us to see just what we demonstrate to the casual visitor. I accept that there is a danger, of course, in making a judgement on the first visit.

Most things that matter do need to be gotten used to. First impressions aren’t always accurate. We can however, be blind to what we demonstrate to others.

Check you get the demonstration model... not the disapprover!

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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I’m moderate, reasonable, charitable, even tempered, generous to a point, never known to lose my cool! Oh and please don’t talk to my family!! What matters is not my perception but God’s perception of me and indeed what I demonstrate to others.

The Easter Message of Hope and New life in Christ lies at the heart of the Christian faith. It didn’t all end on Good Friday with the death of a prophet who lived too dangerously. Death was conquered. Christ is raised. As God didn’t walk away from the world 2000 years ago, nor does he today. We have something to celebrate. Happy Easter.

Oh and by the way, next time you encounter a Christian just check you got the DEMONSTRATION MODEL...

NOT THE DISAPPROVER!!!!

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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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28 march - 29 april art exhibition by garmouth & kingston art group in elgin museum during opening hours. for more ingo call 01343 543675 or visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk

9 april - 8 may photofest 2016 12pm - 5pm (closed tues & thurs) at abernethy old kirk, nethybridge (on b970, adjacent to castle roy). contact olwen 07934 413063 or oldkirk@nethybridge.com

28 april - 2 may whisky browse ‘n’ taste 10am - 5pm at logie steading whisky shop

29 april - 1 may coleburn dunnage warehouse tour 11am - 12pm, 1pm - 2pm, 3pm - 4pm at coleburn distillery, elgin. free

29 april - 2 may whisky art & craft ehibition 9am - 6pm (Thurs - Sat); 12pm - 5pm (Sun) & 9am - 5pm (Mon) at still life studio & gallery, aberlour. free

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quasar hockey taster session at milnes high school, fochabers. p3-7 6pm - 7.30pm, s1-2 6pm - 7.30pm, s3 - adults 7pm - 9pm. free session open to anyone of any ability. for more info email pete bavidge at kqcoach@aol.com or visit quasarhockeyclub.co.uk tomintoul library storytime 10.30am at tomintoul library. all under 5s welcome. for more information call 01807 580755 do you like jokes? comedy club @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. 5 pro comedy acts including a special headliner. book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

31 thursday wave hospital & community radio open day 10am 8pm at dr gray’s hospital, elgin. for more info visit www.waveradio.org.uk

APRIL 2016 1 friday where 2 today? music afternoon & ceilidh 2pm 4pm at glen grove, newtonmore. £2 for afternoon tea with homebaking. music/dancing/raffle. all welcome. transport can be arranged. call 01479 810004 for more details. how to approach unhappy clients on social media seminar 10am - 12pm at aberlour library. call 01340 871693 or amelia@aubiz.net

2 saturday big country@ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com moray coeliac group hosts a food fayre with gluten free focus 10:30am - 3pm at elgin town hall. lots of stalls, samples and a cooking demonstration plus raffles/tombola. all welcome.

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this is the kit@ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm - 9.30pm. call 01343 596000 or visit thedrouthycobbler.co.uk dufftown reading group for adults 2pm - 3pm at dufftown library. all welcome. call 01340 820272 or dufftown.library@moray.gov.uk

5 tuesday reading group 2.30pm -3.30pm at aberlour library. all welcome. for info call 01340 871693 newton faulkner@ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

6 wednesday inverallan guild - local history 2pm in the inverallan church hall, grantown-on-spey. all welcome. storytime 11am at dufftown library. call 01340 820272 or email dufftown.library@moray.gov.uk the view@ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com hockey taster session 6pm - 9pm at milnes high school. p3-p7 6pm - 7.30 pm; s1-s2 6pm - 7.30pm; s3 - adults 7pm - 9pm. free and open to both male and female of any ability. for further information contact pete bavidge at kqcoach@aol.com or visit www.quasarhockeyclub.co.uk

13 wednesday moray, banff & badenoch decorative and fine arts society lecture (mbbdfas) ‘what really happened on easter island’ - lecturer paul bahn 11am at the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. non-members £7 donation. new members welcome. email membership secretary membership@nadfas-inelgin.org.uk or visit nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk lepra talk by trish pakenham 7pm - 8pm at fochabers library. for info 01343 821434 bookbug for babies & toddlers 10am at keith library. call 01542 882223 or keith.library@moray.gov.uk

15 friday will robert@the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. £6. book early. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk arabian nights ...and days 7.30pm at mortlach memorial hall, dufftown. £9, £7 oap, £6 conc & family £28. tickets from costcutters & on door.

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moravian orienteers 10.30am - 12.00pm at roseisle forest. includes the moray & highland junior championship. all welcome. call mike rodgers 07957 836124 or www.moravianorienteeering.org

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10 sunday car boot sale in aid of madp 9am - 1pm at baxter’s of fochabers car park. £6 for cars, £10 for vans.

12 tuesday scottish ornithologists’ club: agm &”bradford bay/skye birds” 7.30pm, culloden library. call 01463 221661 or 01808 511740 for more information highland literary salon: speaker - dr sue black 7.30pm at glen mhor hotel, inverness. for more info see www.highlandlitsalon.com inverallan old time dancing 7.30pm - 10pm at inverallan church hall, grantown-on-spey. £3, with tea & biscuits. for info 01479 851353.

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23 saturday - 24 sunday the rhum plants - a comedy 2.30pm at brodie castle.online booking at www.nts.org.uk daffodil walks for scotland’s gardens scheme 10.30am to 4pm at brodie castle.

23 saturday - 7 saturday spey art group annual exhibition 2016 10am - 5pm at grantown on spey museum. free entry. for info visit speyartgroup.wordpress.com or call carol-anne on 01479 873534

24 sunday car boot sale (idca) 8:30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. turn up before 8.30am, no booking required. £8 per pitch / £16 per van (double pitch). tea / coffee / butteries / cakes in hall and bbq food from the hut. visit www.wherecanwego.com mairearad green and anna massie@the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. £12. book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk etape loch ness 6.30am - 4pm cycle sportive around loch ness. for info visit www.etapelochness.com baby & children's market 10am - 12pm at inverness leisure centre, bught park. nearly new sale of baby and children's items. good quality 2nd hand kids clothes, toys and equipment at our pop-up indoor market. email info@happymumsmarket.co.uk

27 wednesday do you like jokes? comedy club @ the drouthy cobbler 7:30pm. 5 pro comedy acts including a special headliner. book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

aultmore distillery tour 10am - 10.45am at keith. free boormalt buckie maltings guided tour 10.30am 12pm, 2.30pm - 4pm. free rotary whisky collectables ‘pop up’ shop 10am 6pm in dufftown. free

29 friday where 2 today? music afternoon & ceilidh 2pm 4pm at aviemore legion. £2 for afternoon tea with homebaking. music/dancing/raffle. all welcome. transport can be arranged. call 01479 810004 for glenfiddich gallery experience 11am - 12pm, 3pm 4pm at the glenfiddich distillery, dufftown. free live music 9.30pm - 1.30am at the stuart arms, dufftown. free in-store extravaganza: uisge source 12pm - 5pm at the whisky shop, dufftown. free moray society agm & talk on wildcat conservation 6.30pm agm, 7.30pm talk at elgin museum hall. call 01343 543675 or visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk whisky tasting with carn mor’s peter mackay 10.30am - 5pm at the whisky castle, tomintoul. free

29 thursday - 30 saturday whisky flavoured foods 11am - 4pm at the spey larder, aberlour. free

30 saturday scottish theme day 10am - 5pm at elgin plainstones (city centre). free dufftown and district pipe band 1pm - 1.30pm at dufftown clock tower. free whisky & antiques valuation day 1pm - 6pm at mansefield hotel, elgin. free live music 9.30pm - 1.30am at the stuart arms, dufftown. free in-store extravaganza: wemyss malts 12pm - 5pm at the whisky shop, dufftown. free whisky tasting with gordon & macphail 10.30am 5pm at the whisky castle, tomintoul. free technique@ ironworks 8pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com junior highland games@gordonstoun 11am - 5pm free entry lords of the dance, glen feshie (grade a) 5am - 7am. booking essential. £4.50, conc £3.50, family £15. call saranne bish 01479 873914

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28 thursday fan evening with the mates of the whisky museum 7.30pm - 9.30pm the memorial hall, dufftown. free reading group for adults 6.30pm at fochabers library. all welcome. call 01343 821434

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Mairearad & Anna (photo: Ricky Frew)

The Drouthy Cobbler is to make available limited numbers of bookable tables on Saturday evenings from the 9th of April.

Anna Massie (guitar, banjo, fiddle) will return on April 24th.

Mairearad and Anna are a truly captivating duo, providing a highly energetic performance with an instantly warm and friendly stage presence.

Situated in the upstairs venue, the pop-up restaurant will offer diners a weekly changing table d'hote menu of the best seasonal and local foods.

This move follows the great feedback received after similar dining events held for Mother's Day and Easter Sunday. The usual bar menu will continue to run in the downstairs bar.

Now based in Glasgow, they both grew up in the Scottish Highlands amidst very similar musical backgrounds and share an innate understanding of Scottish culture and music.

As a duo they have enjoyed many successes, including five stars in The Scotsman and high praise from KT Tunstall, becoming a much-loved live act.

April also brings two great musical acts in their ongoing trad music season. At the start of the month (April 1st) the ambitious young instrumental sextet Pons Aelius arrive exploring the traditional and contemporary folk musics of Britain and beyond. With bold arrangements and an arsenal of instruments, the band melds age-old traditions with a fresh and innovative attitude. After forming in mid-2014, Pons Aelius wasted no time making a name for themselves on the live circuit including by winning a prestigious Danny Kyle award at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival.

Two of Scotland's most revered multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green (accordion and bagpipes) and

The “Discover New Music” strand of events will see Paris based Kate Stables visit The Drouthy Cobbler as “This is the Kit” (April 4th) after the release of her breakthrough third album with has received much critical acclaim.

“A sublime blend of Appalachian bluegrass-infused pop with vocals, banjo, guitar and the odd bit of whistling” - Time Out Cambridge singer-songwriter Will Robert is touring the UK with his unique percussive guitar playing and will be in Elgin on April 15th.

“Beautifully crafted lyrics and a fascinating array of guitar techniques, one of the undiscovered gems of the U.K. music scene” - Tom Simkins BBC Radio Cambridgeshire April 17th is George Cosby - a dark pop artist from South London whose influences range from The National to Eddie Vedder and Bon Iver. “an almost-certain ‘one to watch’ in 2016” Indie Shuffle.

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PARLIAMENT BLOG Here is an interesting question; would you like to make a financial donation to a giant energy company of your choice? Would you like to take ÂŁ300 for instance, out of your own pocket, and donate it to the company that supplies your household or business energy?

I think your natural answer to both of these questions will be ‘no’ – but that’s what 70% of people in the Highlands and Islands are effectively already doing. My team and I took on the challenge to switch electricity providers only to find that between 5 of us the saving for switching was over ÂŁ1000. In this era of austerity, there is the opportunity to reduce costs instead of income so why don’t you give it a try? You can visit this website for impartial advice: www.uswitch.com/gas-electricity/ or call them on 0808 2567151.

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School Studies : It is approaching exam time again for our young folk in high schools across Moray.

Several students have been in touch with me asking my views on a range of subjects that they are investigating - normally for Modern Studies assignments - covering subjects as diverse as the Westminster voting system and whether I support or oppose the death penalty. It is great to see the enthusiasm and I wish all of our students all the best in their upcoming exams.

Something, I confess, I do not envy any one of them!

Election Time : It wouldn’t be appropriate to use this column for political campaigning (and no-one would be surprised at who I’m campaigning for anyway!), however I would simply urge folk to use their vote in next month’s Scottish Parliament elections. Democracy has been paid for very dearly by those before us and I strongly believe we should all exercise our right to vote, whoever it may be for.

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USEFUL INFORMATION Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days Easter Monday April Fool’s Day Local Holiday § Early May Bank Holiday Local Holiday § Father’s Day Longest Day Local Holiday * Summer Bank Holiday

Mon 28th Mar 2016 Fri 1st Apr 2016 Mon 4th Apr 2016 Mon 2nd May 2016 Mon 6th Jun 2016 Sun 19th Jun 2016 Mon 20th Jun 2016 Mon 25th Jul 2016 Mon 1st Aug 2016

Dufftown Local Holiday Mon 1st Aug 2016 Local Holiday § Mon 19th Sep 2016 British Summertime Ends Sun 30th Oct 2016 Halloween Mon 31st Oct 2016 Bonfire Night Sat 5th Nov 2016 Rememberance Sunday Sun 13th Nov 2016 § includes Aberlour, Craigellachie, Knockando, Tomintoul, Dufftown & Rothes * excludes Dufftown

School Term Dates MORAY COUNCIL SCHOOLS for 2015/2016 (all dates inclusive) Spring Holiday Ends Fri 8th Apr 2016 Summer Term Starts Mon 11th Apr 2016 May Day Holiday Mon 2nd May 2016 In-Service Day Thurs 19th May 2016 In-Service Day Fri 20th May 2016 Occasional Day Speyside Mon 6th Jun 2016 Summer Term Ends Thurs 30th Jun 2016 Summer Holiday Starts Fri 1st Jul 2016 for 2016/2017 (all dates inclusive) Summer Holiday Ends Fri 12th Aug 2016

HIGHLAND COUNCIL SCHOOLS for 2015/2016 (all dates inclusive) Spring Holiday Ends Fri 8th Apr 2016 Summer Term Starts Mon 11th Apr 2016 May Day Holiday Mon 2nd May 2016 In-Service Day Mon 6th Jun 2016 Summer Term Ends Fri 1st Jul 2016 for 2016/2017 (all dates inclusive) Autumn Term Starts Tues 16th Aug 2016 Autumn Term Ends Fri 7th Oct 2016 Autumn Holiday Starts Mon 10th Oct 2016 Autumn Holiday Ends Fri 21st Oct 2016

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