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AVIEMORE WOMEN'S RURAL INSTITUTE 3rd Wed, 7:30pm, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Aviemore. (Sept to Apr) New members welcome. Call Molly on 01479 812608 or email at invernessshireandislands@theswi.org.uk

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BOAT OF GARTEN HEALTH WALK GROUP Meets every Wed @ 1.30 pm by the Boat Hotel Call Anne on 01479 831562 f COMMUNITY LUNCH Every Tues, 12:30pm, The Boat Hall for some soup, sandwiches & a cuppa - all for £4. Open to all, the Community Lunch is a great place to meet up with folk . Lifts can be arranged for those who don't have transport! Email info@boathal.org.uk GRANTOWN COMMUNITY CAFE 10am - 2pm every Fri, Grantown YMCA Community Centre. Tasty homemade soup with fresh homemade bread, teas, coffees & delicious cakes. A warm welcome guaranteed! Call 01479 872262 or email at grantowncommunitycentre@ gmail.com

Call Heather Fraser (Centre Coordinator) on 01479 872262 or email grantowncommunitycentre @gmail.com KINGUSSIE BOWLING CLUB Open daily, May - Sept. Spey Street, Kingussie. Bowls & footwear available. Club nights Mon & Thurs 6:45pm for 7pm. New members & visitors welcome. Call Campbell on 01540 662476 or email kingussiebowlingclub @hotmail.co.uk KINGUSSIE CAMANACHD CLUB (SHINTY) Highland sports club. Games played March to September normally Sat. Call 01540 661886 MEDITATION CLASS Thurs, 7pm - 8.30pm, Aviemore Beauty, Loramore Cottage, 135 Grampian Road, Aviemore. Drop in session £7 or £25 for a block of 5. Call 0141 5733 220 www.meditateinscotland.org MORAY FIELD CLUB Regular walks, not strenuous from April - Oct, plus three indoor meetings per year. The aim of the Club is to stimulate an interest in & further the study of antiquities, local & natural history, geology & landscape of N Scotland. Call Lynda Anderson on 07990 600499

GRANTOWN ON SPEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB Junior & adult coaching is run throughout the year. The club also participates in the Highland District Leagues. For info call 01479 873120

ROTHES BABY & TODDLER GROUP Open year round on Tues & Fri, 9.15am - 11.15am term time & 10.00am - 12pm school holidays & in-service days. Grant Hall, Rothes. £2 entrance fee per family, includes snack & drinks for children & parents.

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Abernethy Parish Church Family worship service on Sunday at 9:30am, followed by refreshments. More traditional worship service at 11:45am. Contact: Rev. Donald Walker. Tel: 01479 831252. 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. Boat of Garten Parish Church, St Columba's Boat of Garten. Sunday service 10am. Evening worship at Kincardine Church, 6pm the 2nd Sunday of most months: check the weekly press. Contact: Rev. Donald Walker Tel: 01479 831252. Craigellachie Church Victoria Street. Sundays 9.45am. Cromdale and Advie Church, Church of Scotland Services 9:15am. Contact Rev Gordon Strang: 01479 872084. page 6 - July 2017

us that there were no lengths he wouldn’t go to and no limits to how much he loves us. Fear and hatred drive us apart. Love brings us together. I thank Ariana Grande and the other stars who performed at Old Trafford for showing us all that. However hard it is, let’s all choose love to banish the fear that divides and imprisons us, and instead reach out to those around us with love. For me, that love is God given, and as John says, “let us love one another, because love is from God,” (1 John 4: 7, NRSV). But whether love for you is a gift of God or a human response, the result can be the same….people, brothers and sisters, coming together, banishing fear. Gordon Strang Inverallan Parish Church

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Fleming Hospital – Aberlour. . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871464 Gergask Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01528 544225 Glenlivet Medical Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01807 590273 Grantown-on-Spey Medical Practice. . . . . 01479 872484 Kingussie Medical Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 661233 Raigmore Hospital Inverness. . . . . . . . . . . 01463 704000 St. Vincent’s Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 661219 Stephen Cottage Hospital – Dufftown. . . . 01340 820215 Strathdon Medical Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01975 651209 The Surgery (Crathie). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01339 741202 Tomintoul Medical Centre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 820888

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until 31 december year of history, heritage & archaeology 2017 tbc, moray, speyside & the highlands. various events. www.visitscotland.com/hha2017

June 2017 26 monday - 29 thursday speyside rotary young photographer: reflections during library opening times, aberlour library free. entries from the speyside rotary photographic competition. call 01340 871693

26 monday - 1 july spey art group annual exhibition 10am-5pm (monsat), grantown-on-spey museum. free. wide range of beautiful artworks inspired by the cairngorms. www.speyartgroup.wordpress.com

27 tuesday Rolling Events until 1 july spey art group annual exhibition 10am-5pm, grantown-on-spey museum. free annual show by strathspey-based group. wide range of beautiful artworks inspired by the cairngorms. open mon-sat. www.speyartgroup.wordpress.com

1 july- 30 july creative cairngorms summer exhibition 1pm - 5pm, abernethy old kirk. free. exhibition & sale of quality art & crafts by local artists. tea, coffee & cake for sale. call 01540 673486 or email katiejackson284@btinternet.com

alzheimer scotland summer gardening club 6pm 8pm, the biblical gardens, king street, elgin (behind the cathedral). for people with dementia and their friends and family. contact: sharon finlay on 01343 552080/07584 408209. email at sfinlay@alzscot.org

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Entertainment

THE DROUTHY COBBLER

On the 2nd July, the 10ft Tall Theatre company bring a play by Oliver Emanuel to Elgin. Videotape is a story about a couple, one half of which has decided the time has come to leave. Set in Aberdeen and combining live action with video design, Videotape explores the lengths we go to for those we love. Music fans are in for a treat, with four excellent bands to look forward to. On the 7th, one of Scotland’s most popular folk bands, North Sea Gas, will be showcasing their talents. Having released 19 albums and toured all over the world, North Sea Gas are definitely not to be missed. The Routes Quartet will be performing on the 9th. Blending together the musical traditions of folk and classical, they manage to impart a new twist on traditional folk songs as well as writing their own original compositions. Featuring a blend of Scottish, Irish and English music, The Routes Quartet are ones to watch for the future. The 22nd has Martha Ffion performing her blend of folk, indie and pop. Now performing with a full band, Martha is now performing with a punchier edge but still wears her earlier influences on her sleeve including 60s icons like The Beatles, the Shangri-Las and Nancy Sinatra. Alistair McCulloch returns on the 23rd with ‘The Alistair McCulloch Trio’. Their annual Scottish tour has become a firm fixture on the folk calendar. Featuring Alistair on fiddle as well as Marc Duff (Capercaillie) and Aaron Jones (Old Blind Dogs), they have gained a reputation for dynamic concerts. As well as their usual Drouthy Cobbler Comedy Club on the 26th, they also have a sold out show by Scottish comedy legend Fred Macaulay on the 14th. Fred’s brand of humour mixes cheek, sarcasm and satire and and is the perfect remedy for a world filled with Trump, Brexit and Indyref 2. Tickets for all of these events are available at The Drouthy Cobbler and at www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk Please be aware that while live comedy can often be hilarious, it is also highly subjective and some material might not be to your tastes!

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music for lunch at brodie castle 12pm, brodie castle. £25 (incl music & lunch). how about music for lunch? how about at brodie castle? how about with internationally acclaimed pianist mac mcclure? !!! call bernardo mantilla baca on 01309 641189 or mantillahomes@gmail.com. www.nts.org.uk/events

28 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. tales from concrete jungles - speaker: david lindo 8.30pm - 10pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey free. contact: 01479 872526 or at info@bwwc.co.uk www.bwwc.co.uk summer talks in nethy bridge 7.30pm - 9.30pm, nethy bridge visitor centre. donations support explore abernethy.contact: 07710 387510 or alison.greggans@rspb.org.uk loch garten osprey centre: ranger-led guided walk 9.30am, boat of garten. adults £5; rspb members £3; accompanied. the walk is approximately 2.5 miles (3.5km). there are no seats en route.

29 thursday scottish hydro challenge golf event tbc, spey valley golf course. all welcome. best of boat of garten - summer guided walks 10am - 1pm, station square outside boat hotel, boat of garten. donations support local wildlife.. call 07710 387510 or email at alison.greggans@rspb.org.uk. www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events

30 friday the great highland bash@ironworks, inverness. 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com where 2 today music afternoon tea dance/ceilidh 2-4pm, kincraig community hall. £2.50 for tea fabulous afternoon tea, music, dancing, singing and raffle. 2-4pm all welcome. contact: ros munro on 01479 810004 or email at ros@ct4u.co.uk www.ct4u.co.uk awesome orchids, insh marshes 9.30am - 1pm, rspb insh marshes reserve, kingussie. adults £5, conc. £3. call 01540 661518 or insh@rspb.org.uk acm@hootananny, inverness 9pm rock n wrestle aftershow tbc, tooth & claw, inverness free entry with a great highland bash ticket. the mystic shoes@mad hatters, inverness. 9.30pm, ho-ro@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm fundraising disco for manchester tragedy 7pm 10pm, aberlour scout hall. £5 over 16; £2 under 16; £10 family of 4. all ages disco - wear what you like! bring your own drinks & snacks please. no unsupervised children awesome orchids, insh marshes 9.30am - 1pm, rspb insh marshes reserve, kingussie. adults £5, conc. £3. a celebration of national meadows day. call 01540 661518 or email at insh@rspb.org.uk

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July 2017 1 saturday corrieyairack challenge 2017: in aid of holiday care programme tbc, badaguish outdoor centre. scotland's toughest mountain duathlon.call 01479 861285 or email events@badaguish.org. ww.corrieyairack.org the roov + support doors open 7pm- 12.30am, the seaforth club, elgin. all welcome badenoch & strathspey ramblers: craigowrie ridge 9.30am , inerdruie woodland car park (long stay) grade - b/moderate. distance - 7.5 miles. for information call 01479 873806

1 saturday - 2 sunday walled garden birthday & open weekend 12pm 11pm, gordon castle, fochabers. free. all welcome

2 sunday videotape@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 7.30pm www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk blood donors 10.30am - 12.30am & 2pm - 4.30pm, elgin town hall. all welcome. please book an appointment. call 0345 3017270 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net great glen walking club: behind liathach 8.30am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - b+ ; distance - 7.5 miles

2 sunday - 7 friday festival of golf week. various times, kingussie. competitions during the week. call 01540 661600 or email sec@kingussie-golf.co.uk

4 tuesday the emperor's new clothes tbc, logie steading outdoor theatre. www.illyria.co.uk tartan touch moray rfc, 6.15pm, morriston park, elgin. £3. tartan touch is scottish rugby’s new fun, simple & social version of non-contact rugby river dipping for beasties 2pm, behind the old railway station, nethy bridge. £2 per child. get good & close to the beasties using nets & id books... blood donors 5pm - 7pm, aviemore leisure centre all welcome. please book an appointment. call 0345 30 17 2 70 or nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net

5 wednesday loch garten osprey centre: ranger-led guided walk 9.30am (every wed), boat of garten. adults £5; rspb members £3. the walk is approximately 2.5 miles snap happy, insh marshes 1pm onwards, rspb insh marshes car park, kingussie. free, but donations welcome. bring a smart phone or camera wildflower identification 10am, rspb insh marshes car park, kingussie. £ 17.50 (rspb members £15) join our rspb tutor, pete moore to simplify the mysteries of flower identification. the routes quartet 8.30pm, old bridge inn, aviemore

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Nairnshire Farming Society Nairn Show 2017 n for all the

The Nairnshire Farming Society is holding its 219th Annual Show on Saturday the 29th of July at Kinnudie Farm Auldearn. Nairn Show will have something for everyone with an excellent food fair, quality trade stands, a full and varied programme of afternoon entertainment and an excellent display of livestock in the cattle, sheep and horse sections. This year’s show is shaping up to be a very attractive and fun-filled day for all the family and we are hoping for a good crowd. Car parking is to be free this year whilst admission charges are set at £10 per Adult, £5 per concession (Age 65+), £5 per school child (5-18) and pre-school children will have free admission. Our charges are set at a level to cover the substantial set up costs associated with the show and also to enable the society to make donations to local clubs and charities. Visitors will also be treated to a varied line up of trade stands both on the field and under canvas in the Food and Craft Fairs which will offer all kinds of merchandise including local produce and fancy goods as well as the very latest agricultural machinery. The Food Fair will again include cookery demonstrations throughout the day by various providers in a dedicated kitchen area. There will also be display of vintage tractors and

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machinery, a range of catering facilities, including the return of a public catering marquee and a licensed bar. As ever the marquee competitions will be highy competitive and no doubt will produce a wonderful display of horticulture, wine, honey, baking, produce and handicrafts. Main Ring entertainment will include Nairn and District Pipe Band, a Vintage Tractor Parade, Horse and Carriage Display, Livestock Parades, Children’s races and Show Jumping. Scotty’s Circus Workshop will be in attendance providing entertainment for our younger visitors. Horse Show Jumping will also take place in a separate arena throughout the day. An educational stand from Auldmill Alpacas will provide information about these animals. The Nairn Show website, www.nairnshow.org.uk, will be updated regularly between now and show day to give the most up to date information regarding the show. The day will be rounded off with a Marquee Dance in the Showfield from 9pm to 1am with dancing to music by EZRA. Admission is open to persons aged 16 and over with a wristband scheme and requirement for ID in place.

NAIRN SHOW Saturday 29th July 2017 Kinnudie Farm, Auldearn

There’s something for everyone!

Cattle, Sheep & Horse Judging Craft Fair Trade Stands Food Fair Cookery Demonstrations Horticultural & Flower Show Baking, Produce and Handicrafts including Children’s Section Auldmill Alpacas Horse & Carriage Display Nairn & District Pipe Band Scotty’s Circus Workshop Children’s Activities and Amusements Vintage Tractor Parade Show Jumping

*Returning in 2017 - Public Catering Marquee* Adults £10.00. Concessions (Age 65+) £5.00 School Children £5.00, Preschool Children Free

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Events

Forres Highland Games 2017

Alan James - Chieftain 2017 Forres Highland Games, an annual celebration of traditional Scottish sport, music and entertainment, takes place on Saturday 8th July 2017 in Grant Park in Forres. Proceedings get under way at 12.30 pm with the Opening ceremony. The official opening will be carried out by this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Chieftain Mr Alan James, a local Forres man, and Managing Director of A J Engineering & Construction Services Ltd a well-known Forres based business. Alan who grew up in Rafford is Chairman of Forres Events Ltd and a long standing well respected supporter and sponsor of Forres Highland Games. The best of track and field athletes, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;heaviesâ&#x20AC;?, highland dancers, pipers, grass track cyclists and pipe bands will compete and entertain the spectators in what is sure to be a colourful and enjoyable Scottish highland gathering. Local highland games have over many years been a nurturing ground for developing young athletes who have gone on to represent their country at international athletics meetings such as The Commonwealth Games. Grass track cycling races provide a dynamic thrilling spectacle. The Games host the North of Scotland Scottish Grass Track Championship. There is sure to be a good entry and keen competition for the title. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;message boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bikeâ&#x20AC;? race, a unique crowd cheering fun cycling event will have local youngsters racing round the track for the Grant Dawson Trophy. Later spectators are invited to have a go in a visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race. The Tug-o-War competition is another crowd pleaser with local teams competing for the Harry Troup Trophy. Competition Highland Dancing open to all age groups is a very popular and colourful event enjoyed by the overseas visitors, as are the Solo Piping competitions. The highlight of the afternoon is the Massed Pipe Bands marching around the arena to the skirl o the

pipes and swish o the kilts. A sight and sound not to be missed and one for the photo album. There are numerous displays and trade stands, as well as hot and cold food, ice cream and a licenced beer tent. Forres Highland Games are a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Reg Charity No : SC046639). The staging of the 89th Games is only achievable through the dedication of the unpaid hard working Games Committee, volunteer judges and local helpers, and the loyal support and generosity of local benefactors and businesses.

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6 thursday murder on the terrace outdoor theatre 7.30pm, brodie castle. adv: £14 adult; £9 child; £11 conc, £36 famiy. interactive play. come along & figure out if you can decipher ‘whodunit’?! call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events thursday open mic night 7.30pm - 10.30pm, copper dog pub, the craigellachie hotel. accoustic music session hosted by max mcpherson. call lesley anne parker on 07887 846495 or email at lesley@leap-scotland.com

6 thursday - 10 august

gadgets, clothing & toys to the city of inverness. www.highlandheartevents.co.uk

10 monday the dreamboys@ironworks, inverness tbc www.ironworksvenue.com light & life 7pm - 9pm, costa coffee, 66 high street, elgin. free spiritual readings, dream interpretations, spiritual art, personality styles, massage, healing, ni=ail art music. call alyson sim on 07733 127539 or at malalysim@lightlife.org.uk. www.lightlife.org.uk two contrasting habitats in east anglia- talk by terry & helen moore. 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey.

heritage in action days 10.30am - 5.30pm (every thurs), highland folk museum, newtonmore. demos across the site of traditional skills including rope making, spinning & weaving, waulking the cloth & lots more! call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum

10 monday - 14 friday

7 friday

12 wednesday

north sea gas@the drouthy cobbler, elgin. 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk dell woods ranger-led guided walk 11am, nethy bridge visitor centre. donations support ‘explore abernethy’ path networks.

7 friday - 14 friday

elgin golf club ladies 1st 5 day open 10am (10th) 5pm (14th), elgin golf club. £80 per person. 2 days strokeplay, qualifiers go onto matchplay. guaranteed 5 day competitionplay, with stablefords & a texas scramble. www.brsgolf.com david walliams "billionaire boy" outdoor theatre 6:30pm, brodie castle. adv: £14 adult; £9 child; £11 conc, £36 family. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events british orchids local to the grant arms - talk by terry & helen moore. 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey

lochs & landscapes 10am-5pm daily, the iona gallery, kingussie. free. new exhibition of paintings by campbell bryson & angus grant, open night july 7, 7pm - 9pm. call angus grant on 07919091324 or email at angusgetshisletters@hotmail.com www.angusgrantart.com

stick building all day, rspb insh marshes carpark, kingussie. free, donations welcome. call 01540 661518 or email insh@rspb.org.uk

8 saturday

13 thursday

the sugarhill gang@ironworks, inverness. tbc www.ironworksvenue.com forres highland games 12.30pm - 5.30pm, grant park, forres. traditional highland games with massed pipe bands, athletics, heavy events, grass cycling, a 10k road race, etc. call 01309 673289 or email michaaelwscott@btinternet.com www.forreshighlandgames.com miss year 2017 5pm, mercure hotel, inverness several categories, catering for all ages, dress sizes, nationalities, looks & marital statuses. great glen walking club: walk 1 - fionn bheinn (a munro) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - a; distance - 7.5 miles. walk 2 - loch bunachton circular 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade c+; distance - 9 miles

8 saturday - 9 sunday nesscon hosted by highland heart events & inverness comic con 10am - 6pm, eden court theatre, inverness. tickets from the website bringing movies, gaming, comics, anime, television, admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

12 wednesday - 19 wednesday

a walk with boat's bees 2pm, boat of garten community hall. bee a citizen scientist for the day & count the number & type of bees in deshar woods. peek in the pond 2pm, loch vaa, aviemore. £2 per child. we'll use nets & dip into loch vaa & see what we can find!'

14 friday otter & osprey guided walk 7pm - 9pm, wdc scottish dolphin centre. £3 per person (u16s go free).tickets from the shop or call. call 01343 820339 fred macaulay live 2017 (sold out)@ the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

14 friday - 16 sunday lossie folk festival concerts 7.30pm, sessions throughout the, the beach bar, lossiemouth free. celebrating traditional music & tales. onsite camping. call 01343 813164

15 saturday laser clay shooting in aid of the british heart foundation 12pm - 5pm, the dowans hotel, aberlour

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£% for 10 shots. adult & child competitions. bbq available from 12pm-4pm 176th tomintoul highland games & tominabat hill race. 11am - 5.30pm. a very traditional highland games - one of the oldest in scotland. guns 2 roses@ironworks, inverness 7.30pm www.ironworksvenue.com badenoch & strathspey ramblers: ben wyvis 8am, carrbridge car park. grade - a/strenuous. distance 7.5 miles. call janice cargill on 07933 993799 www.badenochandstrathspeyramblers.org.uk

15 saturday - 16 sunday jacobite & redcoat re-enactment weekend 10.30am 5.30pm, highland folk museum, newtonmore. come & enjoy a weekend of skirmishes & intrigue & even meet bonnie prince charlie, as jacobite meets redcoat. call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum the strathspey railway summer family special: “grand day out” weekend. tbc, boat of garten station www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk

16 sunday bryan adams concert tbc, bught park, inverness tickets from website. www.ticketline.co.uk speyside duathlon 11am, rothes. 20.7-mile duathlon (4.7 miles on foot, 16 miles road bike.). email speysideduathlon@hotmail.co.uk. www.speysideduathlon.com the comedy of errors tbc, logie steading. all welcome. www.illyria.co.uk great glen walking club: carn daimh circuit from tomnavoulin 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade b; distance - 6.5 miles bib breakfast 10am - 12pm, glenrinnes community centre. all welcome

19 wednesday badger watch times vary , boat of garten. £10 per person. accompanied children under 16 free. the hide almost always guarantees excellent views of a family of badgers. www.highlandbadgers.net

19 wednesday - 26 wednesday intrepid explorers 1pm onwards, rspb insh marshes reserve, kingussie. explore the trails with games, maps & treasure hunts.

20 thursday

wdc otter & osprey walk 7pm - 9pm, spey bay all welcome. call 01343 820339. www.whales.org dell woods as a refuge for wildlife 11am, nethy bridge visitor centre. donations support ‘explore abernethy’ path network.

21 friday - 22 saturday workshop: critical business options 9.30am (21st) 1pm (22nd), laichmory hotel, elgin. free. business gateway moray & business gateway highland

22 saturday uncovered stories tour 1pm, culloden battlefield visitors' centre. £5.00 /conc £4.50, family. ticket available. this tour will look at some of the fascinating archaeology on the field. call 01463 796090. www.nts.org.uk/visit/culloden martha ffion@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 7.30pm 10pm, www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk the comedy of errors presented by illyria 7.30pm, elgin cathedral. £14 (£12; children £10; family £40) the bard’s classic farce alive in the magnificent surroundings of elgin cathedral. call 0131 668 8885 summer garden party hosted by aberlour & speyside rotary 1pm - 4pm, the walled rose garden, ballindalloch castle. £25. in aid of raf benelovent fund & local charities. prosecco, lossiemouth military wives choir, refreshments, raffle. etc call 07419 144214. www.facebook.com/asrotary great glen walking club: carn a’chuilinn via glen doe (a corbett) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - a; distance 10 miles

23 sunday the jean carr challenge part of fochabers gala day 1.15pm, fochabers. sa attached £10, unattached £12. 5.5 mile run. registration in the square from 11am - 12.30pm. (postal entries by 7th july) www.speyrunners.co.uk cafe tango@little bird coffee house, the ironworks 1pm - 4pm. www.ironworksvenue.com ladies' & men's mixed greensome 9am start, abernethy golf club, nethy bridge. members £10 per couple, non members £15. call 01479 821305 info@abernethygolfclub.com craft fair on the green 12pm - 4pm, village green, aviemore. great selection of items made locally

24 monday

the comedy of errors tbc, logie steading. all welcome. www.illyria.co.uk

20 thursday - 30 sunday angus grant art & craft fair 9.30am - 4.40pm, glenmore visitor centre, aviemore. free. call on 07919 091324 or angusgetshisletters@hotmail.com. www.angusgrantart.com

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21 friday

unravelling the mysteries of migration: speaker: dawn balmer, national survey coordinator at the british trust for ornithology (bto) 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey

25 tuesday wolf brother comes to life! 12pm, the hatfield, glenmore forest park, aviemore. an opportunity to explore the mesolithic world with wolf brother based

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Live Theatre Outside at Logie Steading Winners of International awards and 5 star recommendations

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4th July - 5.30pm - £14/£12/£8 Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes including 20 minute interval

A COMEDY OF ERRORS

20th July - 7pm - £14/£12/£8 Running time: 2 hours including 20 minute interval

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Jane n e Aust

1st August - 7pm - £14/£12/£8 Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes including 20 minute interval

THE MIKADO

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17th August - 7pm - £16/£14/£9 Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes including 20 minute interval Please bring low-backed chairs/rugs/cushions, suitable clothing and a picnic. Refreshments available from the Olive Tree Café and the Whisky & Wine Shop Tickets available at: www.logie.co.uk /steading/whatson/outdoor-theatre For more information and group discounts please ring 01309 611378

activities. come dressed up if you want! like jaclson & andy sharps 8.30pm, old brdige inn, aviemore. all welcome

25 tuesday - 29 saturday contemporary dance summer school (ages 11 - 19) 10am - 3pm, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin week-long intensive learning new skills & creating work, culminating in a performance at on sat 29 july

26 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 8pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk badger watch times vary , boat of garten. £10 per person. accompanied children under 16 free www.highlandbadgers.net the a - z of changes of birds in scotland: speaker: dawn balmer is head of surveys at bto, and was lead author of bird atlas 2007–11 8.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey

26 wednesday - 2 august musical marshes, insh marshes 1pm onwards, rspb insh marshes carpark, kingussie. free but donations welcome. notice the sounds around you & have fun experimenting & creating your own sounds.

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27 thursday lz7@refuel17 tbc, gordon castle estate, fochabers £5. christian music & dance team will be presenting a one night special event. call 01343 820244

28 friday where 2 today music afternoon tea dance/ceilidh 2pm - 4pm, aviemore legion. £2.50 for tea, music, dancing, singing &raffle. 2-4pm all welcome. call ros munro on 01479 810004 or ros@ct4u.co.uk. www.ct4u.co.uk

28 friday - 30 sunday speyfest tbc, fochabers. red hot chilli pipers, manran, blazin' fiddles, etc. www.speyfest.com

29 saturday strathfleet buttons & bows 10.30am - 5.30pm, highland folk museum, newtonmore. fiddle & accordion music performances throughout the day. for information call 01540 673551 www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum become an ice star! tbc, moray leisure centre. learn to skate, improvise, dance, perform, socialise & have fun on the ice! milton loch volunteer madness 10am - 4pm, milton loch, boat of garten. free. lots of conservation jobs

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available for big & little people. all equipment provided. call 07710 387510 or email alison.greggans@rspb.org.uk 125th dufftown highland games 11am- 5pm, dufftown. full programme of all light & heavy events, afternoon teas & beer tent. www.dufftownhighlandgames.com nairn show 2017 & marquee dance (16+) 10am; dance 9pm - 1am, kinuddie farm. livestock exhibitions, craft fair, food fair, produce, baking, handicraft, wine, children's acivities, etc. call 01667 455214 or at secretary@nairnshow.org.uk www.narnshow.org.uk badenoch & strathspey ramblers: croidh-la hill 10am, ardvonie car park (off gynack road). grade b/moderate. distance - 8 miles. call rosi warner on 01540 651233

texas scramble 9am start, abernethy golf club, nethy bridge. ÂŁ40 per team of 4. texas scramble open golf competition. teams of 4 (unisex or mixed). call 01479 821305 or email info@abernethygolfclub.com great glen walking club: meall a chaorrainn (a graham) 9am (please arrive 15 minutes early), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade - b+; distance - 10 miles cream tea 2pm - 4pm, glenrinnes community centre homemade strawberry tarts & other goodies

31 monday cairngorms ceilidh trail 10.30am - 5.30pm, highland folk museum, newtonmore. ceilidh music performances throughout the day. for information call 01540 673551. www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum

30 sunday queen lear shakespeare's best loved tragedy reimagined from the perspective not of a king, but a great queen. 7.30pm, cawdor castle. tickets from the website. call 01667 404401. www.cawdorcastle.com car boot sale (idca) inchberry 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early in car with table before 8.30am. tea, coffee, butteries, etc, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com

Highland Wildlife Park, onl y 7 miles from Aviemore

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Coffee & walnut swiss roll (gluten free) A real indulgence this month - one of my all time favourites an “anytime snack” with a cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy!! Ingredients: A little icing sugar 100g caster sugar ¼ tsp salt 4 eggs-separated seeds of 1 vanilla pod 100g very finely grated (& peeled) sweet potato 50g rice flour 20g finely ground walnuts 1tsp baking powder Method: Preheat the oven to 180, line a swiss roll tin with baking paper and dust with icing sugar to help prevent the swiss roll sticking. Whisk the egg whites with 2 tbsps of the measured caster sugar until stiff. Whisk the egg yolks, vanilla and remaining sugar until very pale and leaves a trail when the whisk is removed. Add the sweet potato and mix well. Using a spatula add about a third of the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture and beat. In stages, add the remaining egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture, being very careful not to knock any of the air out. The best technique is a figure of 8 motion being sure to get the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl. Add the rice flour, baking powder and ground almonds and fold in until incorporated. Pour this mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 15 minutes, then onto a new piece of baking parchment sprinkle some caster sugar and upturn the sponge onto this. gently peel the baking parchment off the sponge, and carefully start to loosely roll up the sponge and allow it to cool. 175g soft butter 350g icing sugar sifted 2tbsp instant coffee dissolved in a little hot water While the sponge is cooling, beat together the above 3 ingredients, unroll and fill the sponge, re-roll and put the kettle on to enjoy properly!!

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This month we are making a....Felt Corner Bookmark

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Method These bookmarks will not only help you keep your page, but look fun and pretty up your pages! First, pick out your favourite colour felt and cut off two corners from the sheet of felt, carefully sew them together, but remember to leave the top open so you can slide it on the corner of your page! You can create a simple design like a love heart or if your feeling really creative, try some of our examples below!!

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Spotlight has just passed its 9th Birthday and we thought it would be nice to pass on some of the story about how it all came about and how it has developed over the years. dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŝƐƐƵĞ ǁĂƐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ŝŶ &ŽƌƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ in May 2008 to about 7,000 homes via the Royal Mail ŽŽƌ ƚŽ ŽŽƌ ĞůŝǀĞƌǇ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ (a copy of the front cover is shown to the right which I think you will agree looks very ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐͿ͘ dŚĞ ĞƚŚŽƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ ƚŚĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ƚŽĚĂǇ͕ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ reach every single household with a monthly magazine ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ďŽƚŚ ƵƐĞĨƵů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ that would be genuinely valuable to the community. It ǁĂƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ŝƐ Ă &Z ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ accessible to all with no requirement to buy it or even collect it at the newsagent, for example.

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Welcome to the first issue of SpotLight on Forres, your new community publication for Forres and District. SpotLight on Forres is distributed free of charge to every private residence and business in the IV36 postcode area. That’s approximately 7,500 copies with an estimated readership of 18,000. It provides information about clubs and societies, events and the community.

We are keen to involve the community in the content of the magazine and have set up a dedicated comments and submissions section on our website - www.spotlightonforres.co.uk. Any comments are gratefully received. We would specially like to thank all the advertisers that have helped support the first issue and in particular, The Loft at East Grange for kindly agreeing to sponsor the What’s On pull-out guide in the centre pages.

In this Issue... Clubs & Societies Pastoral Letter School Term Dates What’s On Listings Gigs Feature

Church Meetings and Contacts 11 Local Interest and Findhorn Low Tides 12 13 Community Council minutes Useful Contacts 14 ...plus details of many local trades, shops and services.

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there are over 19,000 homes! (It should be noted that the cost of the Royal Mail service now costs somewhere ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ άϲ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚͿ͘

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ďŽƵƚ ϲ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ͕ ǁĞ ůĂƵŶĐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ůŐŝŶ ĂŶĚ >ŽƐƐŝĞŵŽƵƚŚ Ͳ ƋƵŝƚĞ Ă ƌŝƐŬ ďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚ ĞǆƉĂŶĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ EĂŝƌŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ƵĐŬŝĞ ĂŶĚ <ĞŝƚŚ͕ ƚŚĞŶ /ŶǀĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂůůǇ ŝŶƚŽ Strathspey. Along the way, vital to its success was a small but dedicated and talented team determined to make it ǁŽƌŬ͘ EŽǁ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ɛŝǆ ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚƐ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŽƌĂǇ &ŝƌƚŚ ŽĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ǀŝĞŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂĨŽŽƚ ƚŽ ĞǆƉĂŶĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ϭϮ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ Ͳ bringing the &ƌĞĞ tĞĞ DĂŐ to even more doors. Total ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝĞƐ ;ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƵƐĞ Ă ƉƵďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚĞƌŵͿ ŶŽǁ stands at over 83,500 homes!! and is set to rise to ϭϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ǇĞĂƌ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐůǇ ƚŚŝƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ƌŝƐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ŶĞǁ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďƵŝůƚ͘ ŽŵƉĂƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ seeing an almost inexorable decline in volumes bought. ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĂƵĚŝƚĞĚ ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ; ĞĐ ϮϬϭϲͿ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌ͘ EŽƚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůǇ͕ ƉĞƌŚĂƉƐ͕ ŵĂŶǇ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůǇ ƌĞůŝĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŝŬĞƐ ŽĨ ^ƉŽƚ>ŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƵǇŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐ͘

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Having developed SpotLight over the last nine years, its Parent company (Winterburn Media) then looked at other projects that would be able to interact with local ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůƵďƐ͕ ^ŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ͕ ŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ǀĞŶƚƐ ĞƚĐ͘ It was, therefore, decided to join the internet age and thus followed ǁǁǁ͘ƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚŽŶ͘ĐŽ͘ƵŬ Ͳ Ă ĨƵůůǇ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ &Z ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ǀŝĞǁ ǀĂůƵĂďůĞ ůŽĐĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ŝŶ ǁŝƚŚ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ďǇ ^ƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽǁ been made available online and all you have to do is click your mouse or tap your phone! WĞŽƉůĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐ ĐůƵďƐ͕ ƐŽĐŝĞƟĞƐ Žƌ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶ ƵƉůŽĂĚ their details free and allow it to be seen by the general ƉƵďůŝĐ͘ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝƐ building monthly such that the home page is receiving over 50,000 impressions per month and adverts placed there are ŐĞƫŶŐ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐ ŽĨ click throughs - a success already, therefore, in providing useful ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ people but also helping local businesses increase trade! What else? You may be thinking that this is probably ĞŶŽƵŐŚ͊ EŽƚ ƐŽ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ

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YOUR QUARTERLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR MORAY & NAIRN

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Mountain Minister

Equines

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