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Clubs, Societies & Regular Meetings ABERLOUR ANGLING CLUB Visitors Welcome. Day & weekly tickets at reasonable prices. For booking enquiries calll 01340 871428 or email hamish@munro-of-speyside.com 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. ALVIE STABLES Small friendly stables offering all abilities the chance to ride. Novice - experienced riders. Mini treks for 20 mins or 1 hour trails. Children's riding lessons are also available. For more info call 07831 495397 or email info@alvie-estate.co.uk AVIEMORE BOWLING CLUB Dalfaber Drive, Aviemore. Call 01479 810526 for information. AVIEMORE & DISTRICT YOUNG CURLERS Contact: Mr I. Hay on 01479 870431
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AVIEMORE FOLK CLUB Contact: Mrs Whelan on 01479 810456 AVIEMORE JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30pm. Call Vicki Gosling on 01479 810 071 for more information. AVIEMORE TINY TOTS Wednesdays 10am - 12noon, Coco's Playroom, Aviemore. A group with toys & indoor play equipment suited to under 3s. BEADING & JEWELLERY MAKING WORKSHOPS The Imagination Workshop, Inverdruie, Aviemore. Learn how to use beads and wire to make your own amazing jewellery. Call Gayle Penney on 01479 812111 BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY RAMBLERS Every other weekend, alternate Saturdays & Sundays. Contact Elizabeth Longley 01479 851735 / timlis.longley@tiscali.co.uk for more information about our walks and membership details. CARRBRIDGE OUTDOOR CURLING CLUB Contact: Patrick Blease on 01479 841359 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 GRANTOWN & DISTRICT DRAMA GROUP Thursdays, 7pm, YM/Community Centre. All new members and young people welcome. Call Jennifer Tiller on 01479 872262 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 ON SPEY BRIDGE CLUB Mon, 7pm in the Episcopal Church Hall (Oct - Apr) Visitors
and new members are always welcome. Call 01479 872672 GRANTOWN PARENT, BABY AND TODDLER GROUP Twice weekly at Inverallan church hall for fun & play for children & parents/carers alike. All welcome to pop in for a chat and a coffee. Call Emmeline on 01479 873166 for information. 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 HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY SCOTLAND Mon - Sat. Individual & group music therapy to encourage, enable & empower all ages & abilities through interactive musical experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities & schools to deliver sessions. Call Kristen Macleod 07770427396. KINGUSSIE CAMANACHD CLUB (SHINTY) Highland sports club. Games played March to September normally Saturdays. For more information call 01540 661 886 KINGUSSIE PARENT, BABY & TODDLER GROUP Thursdays 9.15am - 11.30am, Badenoch Centre, Spey Centre, Kingussie. Call 01540 662485 for more information. PILATES Thursdays 10:30am - 11:30am, Boat of Garten Community Hall. Call 01479 831213 for details. ROTHES BABY & TODDLER GROUP Open year round on Tues & Thurs, 9.15am - 11.15am term time & 10.00 am - 12noon school holidays & in-service days. £2.00 entrance fee per family, includes snack & drinks for children & parents. ROTHIEMURCHUS AND AVIEMORE TENNIS CLUB Situated at Inverdruie, on the
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outskirts of Aviemore. Court Hire: 10am to 5pm. Call 01479 831276 for info or to book a court. SCOTTISH WOMENS RURAL INSTITUTE 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm at Aviemore Village Hall. Find friendship, support, fun and laughter in this unique organisation. Call SWRI headquarters: 0131 225 1724 for more info. STRATHSPEY ANGLING IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Membership open to residents of the Grantown-on-Spey, Duthil, Cromdale, Carrbridge, Dulnain Bridge and Nethybridge areas. Season Visitor Permits are available. Call us at Mortimer's shop in Grantown on Spey, from where this Association is administered. 01479 872684. 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) SEWING GROUP Boat of Garten Community Hall. Call 01479 831213 or info or email boathall@aol.com TRIBAL BELLY DANCE CLASS Tues, 7 - 8pm at Rothes Grant Hall, High Street, Rothes. Call Sun Fyre & Mel on 01340 871094 for more information.
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Welcome to the first ever edition of SpotLight on Strathspey - the locally produced monthly community magazine that aims to give the whole community a combination of interesting articles and useful local information. There are in fact six “SpotLight On” magazines now covering individual areas from Inverness to Nairn, Forres, Elgin and over to Buckie and Keith as well. Like all the other SpotLights, SpotLight on Strathspey is delivered by the Royal Mail posties and is entirely privately funded - so we do depend on the support of local businesses to use us to promote their trade through advertising. As you might expect for a local community magazine we try to keep our rates as low as possible and some listings are even free!!
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PUBLISHER ...............David Nelmes SALES ......................Eilidh Conners ACCOUNTS ...................Lynn Wood LAYOUT ...............Megan Woodman DESIGN .................Alistair Davidson LISTINGS................Tamsyn Dickson
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Choctober at Easter!............24-25
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Editorial - Friday 30/03/12 Advertising - Wednesday 04/04/12
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Clubs & Societies..................................................4 Pastoral Letter.......................................................6 Church Details ......................................................6 Parliament Blog.....................................................7 Community Council News.....................................8 Useful Numbers ..................................................10 Local Holidays.....................................................10 School Term Dates..............................................10 What’s On ......................................................15-18 Cinema Listings ..................................................18 Advertisers Index ................................................31
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It’s boring! - the cry of many youngsters
when parents or teachers fail to keep them fully occupied or entertained. Its sometimes retorted that only boring people get bored, because for anyone with eyes to see, and a few functioning brain cells, there is plenty going on in the world to fill our days with interest and activity. One of the reasons I have always enjoyed being a minister is the variety it provides: there is certainly no reason to be bored. This winter has been very bad for the Hill, and those who depend on it for their livelihood, although the rest of us have been enjoying clear roads after the last two winters. Even then, however, when many activities were curtailed by the weather, there was plenty to do, and no need to be bored. We all spent a lot of time simply coping with the problems the weather caused – shovelling snow, dealing with the drips coming in above the windows and so on. I also had hours of phone calls to insurers and others following the collapse of the Manse garage on top of our car. Many others had far worse problems – road accidents, reaching animals with feed, damage to buildings, and just managing the normal daily tasks. When
we look further afield, at natural disasters, and places of conflict like Syria, we begin to get our situation into perspective, and we realise how extremely fortunate we are, having a settled society and people with the knowledge and skills to help in emergencies.
It is so easy to see things only from our own point of view and forget others: we all do it. It`s part of being human, and it`s at least part of what is meant by `original sin`: we don`t have to learn it, its simply in us from birth. `Conversion` (which means being turned round) is about being changed, so that we see things from God`s point of view – an unbiased point of view which cares not only for all people equally, but for the whole of creation. A point of view originating in God`s own spirit of life and of love. I`ve been prompted to try to see things as others see them by Jesus` command to love our neighbour as we love ourselves. It`s just not possible to try that without seeking to understand our neighbour`s point of view. And what has attracted people to Jesus over the centuries is that he actually demonstrated the actions he urged on his
Abernethy Parish Church, All age family morning service, Sundays 9.30am, followed by refreshments. Afternoon traditional service 12 noon, Nethy Bridge, tel: 01479 821280 Aberlour Parish Church, Sunday Morning Service 11.15am, The Square, Aberlour Alvie & Insh Church of Scotland, Our churches can be found beside Loch Insh for morning worship at 09.30am and Loch Alvie where we meet at 7.00pm. If bad weather is forecast, changes might be made to these venues. So, if it looks like snow, please call 01540 661918 for confirmation of where we will meet. Badenoch Free Church, Sunday Morning Service 11am & Evening Service 6pm, Ruthven Road, Kingussie Craigellachie Church, Sunday Morning Service 9.45am, Victoria Street, Craigellachie Grantown Baptist Church, Sunday Morning Service 11am & Evening Service 6pm, All Welcome, High Street, Grantown on Spey, PH26 3EW contact: Rev Rick Moeller, tel: 01479 873125 Inverallen Parish Church, Church of Scotland, Sunday Morning Worship 10.30am with Creche, All Welcome, page 6 - April 2012
followers. There was the time when the foreign woman came to him, asking that he heal her daughter. Jesus` first reaction was to say that he had only come for `the lost sheep of Israel`, but the woman persisted, and Jesus came to see her point of view, and her faith was sufficient to have her request granted. When discussing matters of belief, people sometimes say that they can`t make up their minds, and that is understandable. But it is impossible to avoid making up our lives. By the end of the week we have lived another seven days, and consciously or unconsciously chosen how to live them. We either have or have not sought to follow Jesus` way, to love God and our neighbour; we either have or have not concentrated solely on our own desires, we either have or have not been a caring family member, a safe driver, and so on. Let`s not be bored – or boring – but enjoy the fullness of life that, according to Jesus, is God`s will for us all. With every blessing
Jim MacEwan Abernethy Parish Church
Grantown-on-Spey, Rev Dr F. Bardgett Kingussie Parish Church, Sunday Morning Service 11am, All Welcome, Rev Helen Cook Rothes Parish Church, Meet Sundays 12 noon tel: 01340 831381 St Columba, Episcopal Church, Sundays 10.30am for Holy Communion Service, High Street, Grantown, P26 3LD, Rev Patrick A Thompson tel: 01309 675917 St John Episcopal Church, Sunday Eucharist Service 10.30am followed by refreshments in the church hall, Rothiemurchus Email:blessings@stjohns-rothiemurchus.co.uk St Michael Episcopal Church, Sunday Family Eucharist Service 11am, Coval Street, Dufftown tel: 01343 547505 St Margaret of Scotland, Episcopalian Church, Holy Communion First Sunday of the month 11am, All other Sundays 9.15am High Street, Aberlour If you are a member of a church not listed here please email us with details and we may print this in future issues.
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We are all ambassadors in a sense - ambassadors for Scotland, when we meet and speak to a visitor who is holidaying here. Anyone will remember a kind word – a helpful response to requests for directions – a bit of friendly banter, when in a foreign country. So, I have always been of the view that all of us have a role to play, from time to time. I was delighted to accept an invitation from Brigadier David Allfrey, who is the Senior Army Officer in charge of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, to become an ambassador for the tattoo. The Scottish Parliament is at its best when the political content is at its least. Therefore, I was recently very pleased indeed to lead a debate on the case for the Green Investment Bank coming to Edinburgh. This will put the spotlight – excuse the pun – on renewables in Scotland - and the potential and indeed actual jobs in renewable energy are at their greatest in the Highlands and Islands. Before the Debate, and at my invitation, the energy spokespeople were invited along to a photo call – so that the campaign would be cross all parties. We assembled on the roof balcony of an office in Edinburgh which overlooks the Castle and the firth of Forth. The wind was most certainly blowing in earnest, much to the consternation of the lady MSPs present. I would have offered them a comb, but I don’t possess one. In fact, the energy spokespeople of the main parties are all from the Highlands and Islands – so we have a clean green sweep in that regard. That makes it perfect to work in a cross party basis much of the time, united – if windswept!
Fergus Ewing MSP
The Scottish Liberal Democrat conference was held at the start of last month at Eden Court in Inverness. These annual gatherings can take you to every corner of the party, so it was particularly good to be at home here in the Highlands – showcasing the first class facilities which our theatre and arts venue now offers. Among our visitors for the weekend was the new Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change, Ed Davey. While Ed was here, he took the chance to see some of the huge potential which our area has to lead the development of clean, low carbon energy from our seas – potentially bringing many thousands of new jobs and expertise which will be in demand all over the world. I offered Ed a few tips on what life as a Minister can be like. Taking key decisions attracts comment – and occasionally creative interventions by those who disagree. Ed has not yet had a face mask made in his honour; nor has he been the subject of a song. I was able to tell the conference that I have had both of these experiences. They say you can’t please all of the people all of the time, but apparently I might be able to please two famous bambooloving adoptive Scots. The song about me is entitled, ‘Danny Alexander, feed him to the pandas’!
Danny Alexander MP
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EXTRACTS FROM THE AVCC MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 12TH JANUARY 2012 OF AVIEMORE AND VICINITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
CRAIGELLACHIE NATURE RESERVE Mr Peter Duncan, SNH Reserve Manager informed AVCC of a planned consultation process with regards to the Craigellachie Nature Reserve. The start date would be 23rd Jan 2012. SNH are putting in place a 6-year management plan, which would include management of natural heritage and management of people. Mr Duncan also advised that there would be a drop in session on Tues 20th March, at St. Andrews Church Hall between 5pm and 8pm. This would include a PowerPoint presentation and asking the local community for ideas and thoughts on a “local hub” such as local access points and information signs.
MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS i)Water Feature and Information Sign – JG still to meet with Richard Porteous to discuss available options with regards to the blocked view and information sign. ii)Synthetic Pitch – Cancelled meeting was not rescheduled however a briefing note of a discussion held on 18th December had been received. iii)Christmas Carol Service – BL advised that event was a success and needed some cheques to be written in respect of expenses. iv)Pavements – JG advised that Richard Porteous was aware of the situation with regards to state of local pavements and would be carrying out an audit of pavements. vi)Silverglades Road Flooding – JG advised that he had requested that repairs be made to the soak away. vii)Aviemore Youth Club - JG advised that he had not written to Keith Bootles superiors, as AVCC had been invited to meet with Keith Bootle. BL gave an update of the progress of this project. Much discussion took place with regards to the delay of opening and the change of ownership of the building from Aviemore Youth Group to Highland Council. Aviemore Youth Group has been asked to keep AVCC up to date and to be invited to attend any future meetings. STREET LIGHTING – BL advised that there was a problem with street lighting on Grampian Road. It was remitted to JG to contact TEC Services.
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ROAD FLOODING ON GRAMPIAN ROAD BL advised that the problem with flooding on Grampian Road was not improving. It was remitted to JG to contact TEC Services.
DISABLED PARKING – JG advised he had received correspondence from a Mr William Blue with regards to misuse of disabled parking spaces. He advised the Community Council that the two disabled parking spaces at the railway station was a matter for the Transport Police and the space at the Myrtlefield Shopping Centre was not technically a public area. Remitted to JG to write to the local Police with regards to these concerns.
DALFABER NEIGHBOURHOOD SIGNAGE – LM expressed concern at the number of plastic banner signage at the new Dalfaber Neighbourhood retail park. It was remitted to JG to write to planning department with regards to the Aviemore design guidelines.
NEW BUS TIMETABLE – LM advised the Community Council that the new local bus time-table was in place. However it has been very difficult to locate a copy of the new time-table, she added that the local Tourist Information point had a very limited supply of printed time-tables and that the new time-table was not yet displayed at bus stops. She also advised that there was a change to the last bus from Cairngorm Mountain to the Village. It was remitted to JG to write to Stagecoach.
FENCE AT CRAIGELLACHIE NATURE RESERVE – Alastair Dargie raised concern over the fence between the pathway into the nature reserve and the embankment up to the A9. It was remitted to JG to contact Scottish Water with regards to the reinstatement of the fence. ARCHIVAL MATERIAL – JG advised that he had contacted Sue Palmer with regards to the procedures for disposing of archival material, as he had recently
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received 6 large boxes of old correspondence. Remitted to JG to go through boxes and scan any documents of local historical interest and dispose of remainder.
FLOODING ON ORBITAL PATH – JG advised of a flooding problem on the pathway in Milton woods. Remitted to JG to follow up with Bruce Loughman of CNPA.
Provision of Child Day Care at new Aviemore Community School - Donna Shaw gave a very detailed summary of the difficulties AVCCG faced since being dropped as preferred leader for child care provision at the new Aviemore Community School. Advised that the only competitor was Highland Council. DS stated should AVCCG fail to win the contract they would be unable to offer childcare in the village, as the village hall is due for demolition on completion of the new school. Advised the Community Council that AVCCG had not been invited to stakeholder meetings and was not even sure who the stakeholders were and added that Highland Council had held closed door meetings and that the group had been unable to gain any information with regards to these meetings through the Freedom of Information Act as they were “pink slipped”. Mr Willie MacKenna said that he felt Highland Council had taken their eye off the project and were now only looking at this from an educational point. Much Discussion took place with regards to this situation faced by AVCCG and the Community Council agreed to write to Highland Council to seek clarification on the selection process for the provision of child day care services. Remitted to JG.
Present: John Grierson JG, Bill Lobban BL Lorna MacGibbon LM, Ron Whyte, Alastiar Dargie, Willie McKenna, Mark Duncan, Neil McNair, Peter Duncan (SNH Reserve Manager), Julian Orsi (Visitor), Donna Shaw (ACCG) Tom Ramage (Press), Kirsty Bruce (Minuter)
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Local Holidays, School Term Dates & Useful Numbers Local Holidays Local Holiday ** Good Friday May Day Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Queens Diamond Jubilee Local Holiday ** Summer Bank Holiday Local Holiday **
Mon. 2nd April 2012 Fri. 6th April 2012 Mon. 7th May 2012 Mon. 4th June 2012 Tues. 5th June 2012 Mon. 30th Jul. 2012 Mon. 6th Aug. 2012 Mon. 30th Sep. 2012
St Andrews Day Christmas Day Boxing Day New Year’s Day Scottish Bank Holiday
Fri. 30th Nov. 2012 Tues. 25th Dec. 2012 Wed. 26th Dec. 2012 Tues. 1st Jan. 2013 Wed. 2nd Jan. 2013
** Local Holidays for Moray
School Holidays Highlands (h) & Moray (m) Spring Term Ends (h+m) Summer Term Starts (m) (h) In-Service Closure (m) In-Service Closure (m) Summer Term Ends (m) (h) Autumn Term Starts (h) (m)
Autumn Term Ends Fri. 30th March 2012 Mon. 16th April 2012 Tues. 17th April 2012 Thurs. 17th May 2012 Fri. 18th May 2012 Thurs. 28th June 2012 Fri. 29th June 2012 Tues. 14th August 2012 Tues. 21st August 2012
Winter Term Starts In-Service Closure In-Service Closure Winter Term Ends Spring Term Starts (all dates inclusive)
(h) Fri. 5th October 2012 (m) Fri. 12th October 2012 (h) Tues. 23rd October 2012 (m) Mon. 29th October 2012 (m) Mon.19th November 2012 (m) Tues.20th November 2012 (h) Thurs. 20th December 2012 (m) Fri. 21st December 2012 Mon. 7th January 2013
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Aviemore Local Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810222 Regional Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 715555 Aviemore Citizens Advice Bureau . . . . . . . 01479 810919 Aviemore Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810694 Aviemore Social Work Services . . . . . . . . 01479 810251 Aviemore Tourist Information. . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810363 National Rail Enquires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950 Aberlour Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01340 871201 Aviemore Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 811056 Dufftown Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 820244 Aviemore Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 811113 Badenoch Library & Learning Centre . . . . 01540 661596 Aberlour Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871693 Dufftown Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01340 820272 Grantown Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 873175 SCHOOLS Aberlour Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871255 Abernethy Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 821274 Alvie Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 651238 Aviemore Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810343 Carrbridge Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 841249 Craigellachie Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 881271 Dalwhinnie Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01528 522228 Deshar Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 831226 Gergask Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01528 544272 page 10 - April 2012
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MARCH 28 wednesday richard durrant @ universal hall 7:30pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets ÂŁ10/ÂŁ8 conc / ÂŁ6 u16 available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110 inverness college uhi open evening 5:30 - 7:30pm, longman campus refectory. for people interested in joining courses in aug & sept 2012. call 01463 273000 or email info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
30 friday the moray society lecture series continues 7pm, elgin museum hall. a musical evening "simply music" by glenn munro & partner donations ÂŁ3, ÂŁ2 for society members. refreshments will be available. phil cool @ ironworks 7pm. 16+. seated. tickets or info tel: 0871 789 4173 or www.ironworksvenue.com
31 saturday highland hospice fundraiser @ ironworks 7:30pm. 18+. with special guests ‘the complete stone roses’. tickets or info tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit the website www.ironworksvenue.com cloud man @ universal hall 4pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets ÂŁ6/ ÂŁ5 conc / ÂŁ4 u16 SpotLight on Strathspey
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6 friday the wee man presents nedator to land @ ironworks 7pm. seated. 16+. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com music nairn presents 'a wanderer fantasy' 8pm, nairn community and arts centre. michael lunts, actor & pianist, tells about the life of franz schubert in music and words. tickets ÂŁ18, members ÂŁ14, students ÂŁ2. call 01667 453476
7 saturday ironworks easter showcase 7pm. over 14s. 8 top quality acts from around the highlands. tickets or info tel: 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com
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APRIL 2012 continued the waterboys @ eden court theatre 7:30pm. tickets sold by ticketmaster uk. call the box office 01463 234 234 for more information.
7 saturday - 9 monday cadbury easter egg trails at brodie castle 10:30am 4pm. free entry. lots of giant outdoor games, face painters and more. call 08444 932 156 or visit www.nts.org.uk
13 friday frightened rabbit @ the loft 8pm. east grange farm, kinloss, forres. call 01343 850 111 for info or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk skerryvore @ ironworks 7:30pm, 14+, standing. for tickets or information call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
the syndicate presents found on the floor, filthpact & the obscenities 8pm, flanagans bar, elgin. a night of punk, metal & catchy choruses. for more info email thesyndicate2008@btinternet.com or visit www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008
28 saturday annual spring flower show plants, stalls and coffee morning. 10.30am. scottish rock garden national show opens at midday (approx.). nairn community centre, king street. tel: 01320 366246 pritchard vs dainton @ ironworks 8pm, 18+. tickets or info call 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.com the house of automata and obscura day 5pm at house of automata, kinloss (next to petrol station), forres. enter a magical world where rare mechanical entertainers come to life. 40 minute show £5, book at www.atlasobscura.com. contact 01309 691212
14 saturday - 15 sunday daffodil festival at brodie castle 1:30 - 4:30pm. daffodil teas with entertainment by elgin, strathspey & reel society. daffodil walks with the gardens team, part of scotland's gardens scheme; drawing room display "a host of golden daffodils". 0844 493 2156
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14 saturday twin atlantic @ ironworks 7:30pm. over 14s. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com phil kay @ universal hall 8pm. findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £10/£8 concessions available at the phoenix stores 01309 690110
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23 monday miles kane @ ironworks 7pm. standing. over 14s. for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
25 wednesday inverness college uhi open evening 5:30 - 7:30pm, longman campus refectory. for people interested in joining courses in aug & sept 2012. call 01463 273000 or email info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk for info.
scottish country and old time dancing 7:30pm - 10:30pm at the fleming hall, aberlour (licensed). featuring the graeme mitchell broadcasting band. dodgy @ ironworks 7:30pm. tickets or info call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
16 wednesday roddy woomble @ ironworks 7:30pm. unreserved cabaret seating . for tickets or more information tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
30 wednesday inverness college uhi open evening 5:30 - 7:30pm, longman campus refectory. for people interested in joining courses in aug & sept 2012. call 01463 273000 or email info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk for info.
26 thursday admiral fallow @ ironworks 7:30pm, 14+, standing. for tickets or information call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
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Something for everyone! This bright modern adaptable building has become a vital part of the Community, promoting Arts and Culture in addition to the more traditional Community Centre Activities. Excellent meeting and training facilities available for hire. There is something for everyone, from children’s activities to films, concerts and shows. The large comfortable theatre can seat up to 300. Look out for our monthly advert with what’s on, or check out our website. Looking for something to do with the children during the Easter break?
The Pallywags are magical creatures that live on a rainbow and love to entertain with singing, dancing and humour. Featuring Rodd Christensen (Balamory’s Spencer) and Lauren Hair from “Got to Dance” Music is one of the strengths of the Pallywags. Its producer, Rory Mhor Nicoll, worked with Prince and was part of the production team behind the Swedish pop group Ace of Base. This event is supporting the "Archie Foundation" for Raigmore Hospital.
We have a fabulous show coming up in April for children The Pallywags “Chasing Rainbows” are appearing on 13th April with 2 shows at 2.30pm and 6.00pm. Tickets are priced at £7 and are available from the Centre, or telephone 01667 453476
Friday 13 April - 2.30pm & 6.00pm Tickets £7 Nairn Community & Arts Centre Tickets Available from Nairn Community & Arts Centre on 01667 453476
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Friday 20th April, 7.30pm Another Time, Another Place (15) Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or contact Nairn Community Centre on 01667 453476 for details
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Macdonald Aviemore Resort Spey Valley Cinema
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Eden Court Theatre, Inverness Throughout April
The Hunger Games (12a) Red Dog (PG) The Muppets (U) Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or call 01463 234234 for details
Vue Cinema, Inverness
Moray Playhouse, Elgin
Headhunters (tbc)
From Monday 2nd April Mirror Mirror (tbc) Iron Sky (tbc)
Titanic 3D (tbc)
New Screenings begin on Fridays Call 01343 542680 or visit www.morayplayhouse.co.uk
Battleship (tbc) Rigoletto (tbc)
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen (tbc) The Avengers 3D (tbc)
Highland Spiritual Cinema
Monthly screenings of uplifting and inspiring films that inform, enlighten and entertain. For further details please visit www.highlandspiritualcinema.net or telephone 01463 237452
KidsAM Every Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75 Senior Screenings Every Tuesday afternoon Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55 Includes tea/coffee & biscuits
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Regular films including Saturday matinees. For further details email: portessiepublichall@hotmail.co.uk
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Confit Duck Leg, Puy Lentil Sauce, Roasted Root Vegetables on a bed of Roasted New Potatoes Ingredients for 4 people 500g Duck Fat 4 Female Duck Legs 200g Puy Lentils 350ml Gravy 100g Parsnips 100g Carrots 1 Red Onion 2 Courgettes 200g New Boiled Potatoes Dried Thyme Dried Rosemary Method 1. Melt the Duck Fat in a large frying pan and place the duck legs (skin down) in pan 2. Cook until brown and place in casserole dish with some of the duck fat, cover with tin foil and place in middle of oven at 180 degrees for 1.5 hours 3. Boil Puy Lentils in water (500ml) until cooked – be careful not to let them dry out – add gravy 4. Peel and Chop Vegetables, par boil until aldente 5. Par-boil New Potatoes 6. Place remaining duck fat in a roasting pan and heat in oven for 10 minutes 7. Remove roasting pan and place potatoes and vegetables in it along with dried herbs 8. Cook until roasted Enjoy!
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Your correspondents have recently returned from an interesting holiday in Morocco. This amazing country has thrived on being at the north end of the Sahara Desert and on the trade route to Europe. We spent three nights in Marrakech where we walked for miles taking in all the sights, sounds and smells which make it such an extraordinary and vibrant city. We enjoyed the Djemaa El Fna Square with its music, snake charmers, street entertainers and stalls selling delicious freshly squeezed orange juice and in the evening hundreds of barbeques seem to appear from nowhere. The rabbit warrens of the Souks are unlike anything we had seen before. We stayed in a wonderful Riad within the Medina. The staff were incredibly welcoming and friendly and our room combined Moroccan style with a contemporary twist and we enjoyed being able to lie back and rest on our own roof terrace. It was one of the best places we have ever stayed in but was a world away from what we found outside the Riad and by the time we moved on we had really had enough of being hassled endlessly to buy things. From Marrakech we went into the Atlas Mountains for three nights of peace and tranquillity. The weather was lovely and we enjoyed a few walks through the hills passing small hamlets where children, who appeared from nowhere, were not sure whether to hide or ask for 'bonbons'. We were then driven west across the country to Essaouria, a charming fortified emplacement created by the Portuguese in the 15th Century, which is now an unspoilt fishing port – not a bar or club to be seen! We found excellent fish restaurants and stayed in another excellent Riad with a roof top pool. There are miles of lovely beaches and at other times of the year the Atlantic breezes attract windsurfers. The early morning drive back to Marrakech was fantastic – it was market day in one of the towns and we watched hundreds of men riding across fields on donkeys draped with panniers bringing their wares to market – it was an unforgettable and almost biblical sight. Morocco is ideal for a long weekend or for longer multi-centre journeys as we did. Riads are smaller boutique hotels with central atriums open to the skies and roof terraces, negating the need for windows to the exterior, and Kasbahs are larger guest houses with grounds – both are generally very characterful and certainly a contrast to a normal city hotel. Temperatures in the towns and cities are comfortable all year round, becoming hotter from June to October, and being really at its hottest from July to September. Evenings tend to be cooler, and in the mountains it can also be cooler all of the time.
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Elgin Easter Chocolate...yu...mmm...y! Elgin is the place to be on Saturday 7th April. Elgin Business Improvement District and Olive Tree Chocolate have teamed up to bring you a fun packed day in celebration of Easter and National Chocolate Week. There are so many activities that there is bound to be something to suit, whatever your preference. The whole day kicks off at 10am with the Easter Street Market in the City Centre offering a wide range of locally produced foods and crafts and Easter treasures. Starting from 11am there will be a Chocolate Cookery demonstration, Easter Treasure Hunt, Easter Fancy Dress Competition, games and crafts activities (on the Plainstones) including Easter bonnet making. Moray Titans rugby club will be undertaking a charity car pull in aid of the Moray Friends of Archie throughout the day till 2pm. The Easter Treasure Hunt will take you around the City Centre (including the Town Hall). The treasure will be letters which you collect to make up a famous word. Letters will be placed in the windows of City Centre retailers as well as at the Town Hall – the home of Choctober @ Easter. Entry forms are available from Unit 4 (between Orange phone shop and Dorothy Perkins) in the St Giles Centre and completed entries can be returned by 4pm to the Town Hall Reception or back to Unit 4. To enter the fancy dress competition all you have to do is dress up in an Easter theme and register your entry between 11.15am – 11.50am also at Unit 4, St Giles Centre. There are 3 age categories: up to 5 years, 6 – 9 years, 10 – 15 years. Entrants will parade (in costume) through the City Centre at 12 noon ending up on the Plainstones where judging will take place at approx. 1pm.
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Prizes for both competitions will be £30.00, £20.00 and £10.00 to be spent with a City Centre retailer.
Wave radio will also be broadcasting throughout the day. Choctober @ Easter at the Town Hall offers no end of exciting activities. Starting at 11am the second chocolate festival for Elgin (also the most Northerly festival of its kind in the UK) has built on the success of the first festival held in October also at Elgin Town Hall. Falling on National Chocolate week, the afternoon entertainment is themed around a carnival. On arrival you will be treated to a demonstration of balloon modelling, circus skills and story telling. In the Main Hall will be the Chocolate High Street and Restaurant. This will recreate a typical High Street but linked to chocolate. For example florists selling chocolate bouquets, travel agents traveling the world in chocolate. The restaurant will be serving refreshments and hot meals throughout the afternoon. For the more adventurous why not visit the chocolate making workshops where you can learn how to create simple hand roiled truffles in one hour, (must be pre-booked). There will be a chefs theatre which starts on the High Street (Plainstones) at 11am and continues at the Town Hall stage area. The chefs will create dishes in the format of a starter, main course and dessert all including chocolate. Great to pick up ideas on how you can cook something with a difference. Last, but by no means least, there will be a large craft fayre upstairs in the Supper Room consisting of locally made crafts. Entrants to the Easter Egg design competition will be announced and presented with their prize at approx. 3.30pm at Elgin Town Hall. The prize for each age category is a recreation of their design on a hand-made egg from Olive Tree Chocolate.
SATURDAY 7TH APRIL IN ELGIN IS A MUST FOR A FUN FILLED, CHOCOLATE FILLED, ACTIVITY PACKED, NOT TO BE MISSED EXPERIENCE!!!!
Saturday 7th April 10am to 3pm, Elgin City Centre 11am to 4pm, Elgin Town Hall
Spring is here, and thank goodness. The last few Winters have seen some pretty serious weather in the Moray Firth area, causing lots of problems, and challenges, for gardeners. Prolonged lying snow with frost and ice does also inevitably leave the grass looking pretty poorly. Around March in Scotland, you should also look out for brown, possibly dying patches appearing. These may be a symptom of leatherjacket activity. Leatherjackets are the larvae of crane flies, or daddy-long-legs, which hatch from eggs laid in turf in the Autumn. If you remember seeing lots of crane flies around last Summer, or see flocks of starlings pecking furiously at the grass, investigate further. The grubs start to feed on the roots of the grass plants, which kills the grass and can cause severe damage to a lawn very quickly if not treated. Try lifting a square of turf if you see damage, and if there are lots of grubs evident you should treat the whole lawn as soon as possible with a suitable insecticide. We spray with a very effective insecticide and the next morning there are usually thousands of dead grubs lying on the grass. With the mower coming out of the shed now, it is a good time to check the blade, and if it is blunt or pitted, get it sharpened. A blunt blade chews the grass rather than cutting it, and will leave a ragged cut on the grass leaf causing bruising and brown tips, and making the plant more susceptible to disease. Also check the cutter height is not set too low, we recommend a cut of not less than 1” as it leaves a decent amount of leaf on the plant, allowing good photosynthesis to occur and a green and healthy plant. The most common problems we see are scalped, weak lawns with poor colour and the resultant bad moss. Now is a good time to aerate and scarify the lawn, especially if you didn’t get it done last Autumn. We tend not to scarify once new grass starts growing as we find it often takes too much of a hammering from a vigorous scarifying machine such as ours. We use a professional blade scarifier which cuts through thatch build up (the perfect habitat for moss to flourish). This is a more rigorous process than simply raking out existing moss (which just grows back) as it actually removes the main cause of moss growth.
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Aeration is good at any time and I know some of you will have forked the lawn (back breaking and ineffective). We use a big hollow-core tining machine as do the golf and bowling clubs. It takes thousands of cores out of the root zone easing compaction, improving ventilation and drainage and allows new root growth. If you have problems with moss and lichen this is one of the best things we can do for you.
For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just £15 per qtr, plus useful downloads and photos go to www.greenthumb.co.uk. Although GreenThumb is a national franchise with over 200 branches across the UK, we are locally based in Cawdor and cover the whole Moray Firth area. Contact Alastair or Fiona for a FREE LAWN ANALYSIS on 01667 404774 or email us at: inverness@greenthumb.co.uk.
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We get surprised Being a good person is not enough to make us acceptto God. We are still filthy sinners. In God's eyes, all when things come able have sinned; "There is none that doeth good, no, not one" upon us unexpect- (Romans 3:12). Sin means "missing the mark." We have missed God's mark even though we may do many edly. Many things all good things. If you think a person's goodness gets him that occur in our to heaven, you will be surprised! lives come with- Do you think hell will be just a big party? Matthew 13:50 says that the wicked will be cast "into the out warning. Sometimes things like sickness, bills and family crises just cannot be anticipated. Even our own death can come by surprise.
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." A furnace of fire, wailing, and gnashing of teeth do not paint the picture of a party atmosphere. In reality, hell will be filled with only suffering and anguish. Luke 16:22,23 tells of a man who "died, and was buried; and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments." If you think there will be any pleasure in hell, you will be surprised!
What comes after death, however, is something that does not need to be a surprise for anyone. It is not God's desire that you be surprised after you die. He tells us in the Bible that every one of us will live Do you put off thinking about death and eternity, hoping it will just "turn out well"? somewhere forever. John 3:18 says, "He that believeth not is condemned To be prepared for life after death, we must first already, because he hath not believed in the name of the examine what we believe about this matter in the light only begotten Son of God." The person who has not of God's Word, the Bible. trusted in The Lord Jesus Christ is in peril of eternal Do you think a person stops existing after condemnation already! "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?" (Hebrews 2:3). These matters death? are too important to leave unconsidered. The Lord Jesus Hebrews 9:27 says, "It is appointed unto men once to die, Christ shed His blood and died on the cross to pay the but after this the judgment." The word "after" tells us that punishment for your sin that you deserve. “For God so life does not end with death. No matter what you think will happen when you die, God says that His judgment loved the world, that he gave his only begotten will follow. If you are anticipating "nothing" after death, Son, that whosoever believeth in him should you will be surprised! not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16) Do you think God would never send you to hell? The resurrection of Christ is proof that God accepted His payment for sin. If you do not repent of your sin and Psalm 5:4 says, "For thou art not a God that hath pleasure receive The Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you will in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with Thee." be surprised! Because God is holy, He must punish sin. Sin cannot be where God is. We are all sinners. If a person's sin is not The God and Saviour you believe in must be the God cleansed by the blood of The Lord Jesus Christ, God and Saviour of the Bible and not a god that only exists in must send him to hell, "And whosoever was not found your own imagination. Dear Reader, don’t go to Hell written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” with the knowledge of the way to Heaven in your head. (Revelation 20:15). If you think no one goes to hell, you God loves you, and Christ died for you. Repent of will be surprised! your sin and receive Jesus Christ as your
Do you think being good will get you to heaven? Saviour and Lord; He says “..him that cometh Isaiah 64:6 says, "But we are all as an unclean thing, and to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37)
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