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Clubs and Societies 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. Call 07831 495397 or email at info@alvie-estate.co.uk

AVIEMORE & ABERNETHY ANGLING ASSOCIATION (Feb - Sept: no Sunday fishing) Fishing for salmon, sea trout & brown trout from 11th Feb to 30th Sept. Call Alan Riach (Secretary on 01479 831105 or at allan220@hotmail.co.uk

BADENOCH GARDENING CLUB 3rd or 4th Wed of month, 7.30pm, Newtonmore Village Hall (Lesser Hall). Annual membership £10. Meetings free for members, £2.50 for visitors, who are most welcome. Call Beth Alder on 01540 673213 or email badenochgardeningclub@ gmail.com BALL - OVER 60S CLUB Wed (fortnightly),10am - 12pm, Richmond Hall, Tomnabat Court, Tomintoul. Be Active Life Long

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(B.A.L.L) Groups, promoting health & well-being for over 60s Call Maureen Dawson (Sec) on 01542 886020

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

All special events, suggested itineraries & programmes are subject to availability & liable to change without notice. BWWC Ltd, 25 The Square, Grantownon-Spey. Call 0800 043 8585 booking@bwwc.co.uk BOAT OF GARTEN COMMUNITY COMPANY Boat of Garten Community Company is a charity which acts as an umbrella organisation to support local village groups, organise community events & manage projects within the village. Call Heather Goodall on 01479 831653 or email at heather.com83c@gmail.com

BOAT OF GARTEN GOLF & TENNIS CLUB The Club welcomes visitors but recommends that you pre-book.

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BOAT OF GARTEN HEALTH WALK GROUP Wed, 1.30 pm, by the Boat Hotel Call Anne on 01479 831562

CAIRNGORM RUNNERS Mon (check Facebook for locations) & Wed, 6.30pm, the Hayfield Car Park on the ski road. Email Heather McLellan at secretary.cairngormrunners@ gmail.com www.cairngormrunners.org

EDINVILLIE BADMINTON CLUB Thurs, at the Hall. Junior section, 6pm - 7.30pm. Junior coaching for attendees only from 7.30pm 8pm. ALL juniors MUST be accompanied by an adult.

Adult section 8pm until late. Call Paula Roberts on 01340 810620 For the Junior Club - Andrea Fuller on 01340 871745.

relieve the needs of those in the community who are socially isolated by reasons of age, infirmity or disability through the provision of a voluntary transport service. Call 01340 831748 or admin@speysideccss.co.uk www.speysideccss.co.uk

EDINVILLIE DARTS CLUB Wed, 7pm, Edinvillie Hall.

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GRANTOWN HEALTH WALK Tues, 10.30 am, the Curling Rink Car Park, Anagach Wood Call Isabell on 01479 872142

INVERALLAN SOCIAL DANCING Tues (Monthly: 13th Mar - 13th Nov 2018), 7.30pm - 10pm, Inverallan Church Hall, Grantown on Spey. £4 (incl tea & biscuits) Call 01479 851353

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

ROTHES ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB Wed, (P3s & under), 6pm - 7pm; (P4/5s), 7pm - 8pm & (P6/7s), 8pm - 9pm. Indoor training, Grant Hall, Rothes. £1.50 to cover the hire of the hall. Call Willie Young on 01340 831732

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION DUFFTOWN Mon, 7.30pm ,Stramash Traditional Scottish Music 3rd Sat of month is cinema day.

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

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STRATH SUNSHINE CLUB Alternate Mon, 2pm, St John’s Church Hall, Rothiemurchus. A social club for the over 50s living in the Strath. Call Anne on 01479 810998 or email at walter.dempster@homecall.co.uk STRATHSPEY BRANCH CLUB LEGION SCOTLAND 31 The Square Grantown-onSpey. Call 01479 872212 or 01479 873690

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Weddings are always happy occasions. And now that summer is here (I write this in glorious sunshine and pray that it’s still sunny by the time Spotlight is published!), there are weddings happening all over our beautiful bit of Scotland.

The royal wedding of Harry and Meghan back in May was another happy occasion. Strip away all the pomp and media attention, and at its heart was the love of a couple for each other, declared for all to see.

And that’s what makes weddings special for me. Love declared. Love being lived out.

I confess I was forced to watch the royal wedding by my daughter, but the highlight of it all for me was Bishop Michael Curry’s address. He quoted Jesus in response to yet another trick question from someone asking what the most important of God’s was: “He said to him, ‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment.

And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.’” (Matthew

22: 37-40, NRSV) Love is the glue, the heart of everything. And God’s love spills out for us all. That’s what the cross is all about. That, for me, is what God is all about. And that, for me, is what loving God is meant to look like: love for all.

Bishop Michael went on to challenge the congregation at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor: “...think and imagine a world where love is the way.

Imagine our homes and families when love is the way.

Imagine neighbourhoods and communities where love is the way.

Imagine governments and nations where love is the way.

Imagine business and commerce when love is the way.

Imagine this tired old world when love is the way.

When love is the way, unselfish, sacrificial, redemptive.

When love is the way, then no child will go to bed hungry in this world ever again.

When love is the way, we will let justice roll down like a mighty stream and righteousness like an everflowing brook.

Kingussie Parish Church Sundays 11am. All welcome. www.kingussieparishchurch.org.uk Knockando, Elchies & Archiestown Parish Church of Scotland Sundays 10am. Contact Rev Robert M Anderson 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. Contact Rev Robert M Anderson 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. page 6 - July 2018

When love is the way, poverty will become history.

When love is the way, the Earth will be a sanctuary.

When love is the way, we will lay down our swords and shields, down by the riverside, to study war no more.

When love is the way, there's plenty good room, plenty good room, for all of God's children because when love is the way, we actually treat each other well, like we are actually family.

When love is the way, we know that God is the source of us all and we are brothers and sisters, children of God.” We don’t need to just imagine. We can live love’s way. There’s plenty good room! Love transforms. And we can all be a part of that if we choose to.

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St John Episcopal Church Sunday 10.30am: Eucharist.

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

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

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Parliament Blog The clock is ticking on sellers who impose unfair delivery charges on people in Moray, just because of our postcode. I recently contacted online retailer Amazon who I spoke with after a Scottish Affairs Committee where they gave evidence on this unfair practice. I have been passing on cases of constituents faced with extra delivery costs, despite the goods being advertised with free UK delivery.

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As Minister for Childcare & Early Years, I am absolutely delighted that 2018 is Scotland’s Year of Young People. This is a global first – a ground-breaking, themed year that will celebrate all our young people in Scotland, wherever they live.

Events are already underway across Scotland and there are loads of great opportunities for young folk to get involved here in the Highlands. You can find out information about events happening in your areas here: yoyp2018.scot.

If there is one aspiration that I hope we might share for 2018, it is to ensure that our young people feel and believe that they are valued, wanted and vital to our country’s future and that their voices are heard and listened to.

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There was a time that the Highlands were at the back of the que when it came to digital connectivity – though I am pleased to say this is no longer the case due to the great progress being made.

The roll out of 4G mobile connectivity is something I have campaigned for many years and I am glad to see new mobile masts now coming online – including the latest ones that will serve the Loch Ness area to ensure both locals and visitors are not left searching for a signal.

For residential properties The Scottish Government is making great progress with the Superfast Broadband roll out – with the ambitious aim of connecting 100% of properties.

For our businesses in the Highlands to compete with other regions and cities, we must be ready for the next developments in technology. I would urge businesses to look into the new Gigabit Voucher Scheme – that can offer up to £3000 for installation of gigabit ultrafast connections.

All these developments coupled with our ambition will ensure the Highlands stays in the fast lane.

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four artists inspired: exhibition of ceramics & paintings; inspired by the scottish landscape, seascape & more. meet iain bain, jude edgar, george mackenzie & sue sabrovalaki 10am - 5pm, logie long room, logie steading creative cairngorms: exhibition & sale of artwork 1pm - 4.30pm (except tues & thurs), abernethy old kirk, nethybridge. free entry. teas, coffees & cake available. call 01479 821641 or email at oldkirk@nethybridge.com

21 july - 4 august

cairngorms ceilidh trail various events 7 timings. offers training & performance opportunities to musicians aged 16 to 22yrs. www.feisspe.org.uk

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coming home: commemorates the end of the first world war in the highlands highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. call 01540 673551

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" margins and perceptions": art exhibition by jennifer ebdy & mary black 10 am -5 pm (mon to sat), elgin museum. free with donation to museum at door. call irene lukkarinen on 07546 574117 or email at isldifrector1017@gmail.com

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nelson tower with panoramic views over the moray firth 2pm - 4pm. exhibitions of local photographs & nelson memorabilia. entry by donation. the red ensign flying from the tower mast signifies that the tower is open! www.forresheritage.org findhorn heritage centre & ice house 2pm - 5pm, 1 northshore, findhornfree. weekend opening in may & sept. daily opening in june - august. email elaine burns at elaine@glenkindiesteading.co.uk

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Watering Lawns – in Scotland - really?

Yes really, especially along the sandy soils and low rainfall of the Moray coast. The last two springs have seen prolonged dry spells in our area, and this is not unusual. We often get prolonged high pressure influence at this time of year, which cuts off the prevailing westerly fronts coming in off the Atlantic. It might not always seem warm and dry as we sometimes get a cold haar coming ashore. But even then, any rainfall amounts can be negligible.

Watering lawns is important at this time for a number of reasons. They will quickly turn brown and dry looking, as do golf course fairways and rough, and other public grassed areas, Lawns are trying to wake-up after a winter hibernation and may have been traumatised by scarifying and raking activity in the off-season. Many gardeners will put down a spring feed (as do GreenThumb) and this will need activated by watering. No watering, and nothing much will happen.

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value as more is lost to evaporation. Nowadays, you can readily buy a timer for £20 which will automatically turn sprinklers and hoses on and off. In Scotland, our water consumption is paid for in our community charge. In England, typically water is metered and charged for. We are lucky, it’s pre-paid, so why not use it.

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burgie arboretum 8am - 5pm, burgie, near forres £3, children - free. all welcome

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the highlands supports refugees (formerly moray supports refugees) an appeal for warm clothing, toiletries, camping equipment & toys. volunteers, transport & cash donations welcome. for collection points see facebook page. www.en-gb.facebook.com/moraycalaid year of young people/bliadhna na h-oigridh 2018 a platform for our young people (8 to 26yrs). opportunities to showcase lives & talents, voice opinions, etc various events all over scotland. email yoyp2018@gov.scot. www.young.scot/yoyp2018

June 2018 26 tuesday

blood donors: grantown on spey 5.15pm - 8.30pm, craig maclean leisure centre, cromdale road, grantown on spey. please book an appointment by calling 0345 90 90 999 or by emailing nss.snbtenquiry@nhs.net concert with fiona mancey jones (flute) & juan pablo honarato (guitar) 7pm, st margaret's church, aberlour. adults £10 (incl refreshments); children free. classical & tango programme

27 wednesday

29 friday

where 2 today music afternoon/ceilidh 2pm - 4pm, aviemore legion. £2.50. come along to our monthly music afternoon & enjoy afternoon tea, music, dancing, singing & raffle. all welcome. call ros munro on 01479 810004 or. at ros@ct4u.co.uk durn house: friday steak night with canapes upon arrival from 6pm, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk. www.durnhouse.co.uk devil's queen - album launch@ the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

30 saturday

inverness butterfly release in aid of simba in the highlands & islands 12pm, inverness botanic gardens, bught lane, inverness. donation of £15 to cover the cost of one butterfly. a family friendly event with a short service before the butterflies are released followed by time for reflection piping at forres, the european pipe band championships 10am, grant park, forres. a one day extravaganza featuring bagpipes, drums, kilts and tartan galore. a spectacular family day out. call claire doughty on 07846145050 or email at claire@chitchat.scot. www.pipingatforres.com handbags & gladrags 2018 6pm, elgin town hall £50 (£40 in the lounge). charity fundraiser. live band, prize bingo, byob. for more information contact yvonne milton or janice gregor badenoch & strathspey ramblers: carrbridge & general wade's road 10am, carrbridge car park grade: c+; distance: 7.5 miles. call ann hadley on 01479 873806 www.badenochandstrathspeyramblers.org.uk mockness 2018@the ironworks, inverness 3pm www.ironworksvenue.com

30 saturday - 1 july (saturday)

riding for the disabled (rda): agm & quiz 7pm, elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin. following the meeting there will be nibbles & a fun quiz. we look forward to seeing all our members & friends

highland rising 1746 highland folk museum, kingussie road, newtonmore. jacobite & redcoat re-enactment weekend. call 01540 673551

xponorth various events & venues, inverness cross genre festival devoted to crafts, publishing, screen & broadcast as well as music xponorth official showcase@the ironworks, inverness 7pm call 0871 789 4173

superfly - new paintings by angus grant 10am-5pm, logie steading, forres. free. exhibition of paintings inspired by a love of fishing in the cairngorms. preview night on june 30, 6pm-8pm. www.angusgrantart.com

xponorth official afterparty@the ironworks, inverness 10pm, free. www.ironworksvenue.com chamber music evening concert at brodie castle 7pm, brodie castle fiona mancey-jones (flute) & juan pablo honorato (classical guitar). £15. call front desk on 01309 641371 or email brodiecastle@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/brodie-castle/events

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canada day remembrance service 2pm, the dallachy memorial. lennox community council invites your participation. (the b9104 will be closed at the memorial from 2pm - 2.30pm)

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Forres Highland Games 2018

Colin Manson - Chieftain Forres Highland Games, an annual celebration of traditional Scottish sport, music and entertainment, takes place on Saturday 7th July 2018 in Grant Park in Forres. Proceedings get under way at 12.30 pm with the Opening Ceremony.

This year is the 90th anniversary of the first ever Forres Highland Games and with the exception of some of the years during WW2 the Games have been held in Grant Park annually each summer ever since. The concept of the initial 1928 committee known then as Forres & District Amateur Athletic Association was to hold a summer event to promote sports, traditional culture and give the people of the local area a fun day out. Today the Games still promote those values and are as popular and well supported as ever.

The official opening will be carried out by this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Chieftain local farmer Mr Colin Manson. Colin grew up and went to school in the local area and is widely known in farming circles throughout the North of Scotland. He has been a long standing supporter and helper of Forres Highland Games over the past two decades.

During the afternoon the pipe bands will be competing for best march and smartest turnout. The highlight of the afternoon is the Massed Pipe Bands marching around the arena to the skirl do the pipes and swish do the kilts. A sight and sound not to be missed and one definitely 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 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.

A classical summer celebration of Scottish culture.

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Scotland is celebrating the Year of Young People 2018 and in support of this the Games hope to have a local Junior Chieftain in their midst on Games Day. 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.

SATURDAY 7TH JULY 2018 GRANT PARK, FORRES 12.30pm START Under B.A.F S.A.L. and S.C.U. rules

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grampian transport museum: autofest 12pm - 4pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. annual celebration of the performance & prestige car. trade stands, displays, demonstrations, food stalls & live music. call 01975 562292 or email at info@gtm.org.uk great glen walking club: carn nam bain–tighearna 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b+; distance: 12 miles www.greatglen.org

2 monday

break through your barriers! 1pm - 3pm, cooper park, elgin. wrist band £1.50. fun family activity day to 'make everyone feel bright on the inside' & to raise money for mental health services. call beth on 01343 548300 or email at beth@elginyouthcafe.org dufftown library reading group 2pm - 3pm

3 tuesday

tartan touch single pass 6.30pm, morriston park, elgin. £3 per session. tartan touch is scottish rugby’s fun, simple & social version of non-contact rugby! simba in the highlands & islands: inverness support group 7pm - 9pm, glen mhor hotel & apartments, ness bank, inverness. open to all who have gone through the death of a baby any stage Logie Steading Julyat18.pdf 1 of 05/06/2018 pregnancy or close to the time of birth cairngorm cycling club: 10 mile tt 6.30pm, meet at

woodland car park next to aviemore & rothiemurchus tennis club. email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com aberlour reading group 2.30pm - 3.30pm, aberlour library

4 wednesday - 8 sunday

clan maclennan international gathering various events & times, inverness. guided bus trips, ceilidh dancing, a formal dinner & investigate your family history. based in beaufort house hotel

5 thursday

wdc scottish dolphin centre: otter & osprey walk 7pm - 9pm, wdc scottish dolphin centre, spey bay, fochabers. £3 per person; u16s free. must be bought prior to event. suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. please wear appropriate clothing & footwear. call 01343 820339 or email at dolphincentre@whales.org the merchant of venice by w. shakespeare. outdoor theatre 7pm, logie steading. tickets from logie steading. a funny play that deals with serious issues – in particular the keeping of promises. with the ever-entertaining illyria. call panny laing on 01309 611378 or email at panny@logie.co.uk www.logie.co.uk/outdoortheatre 15:06 cairngorm cycling club: social ride 6.30pm, grantown. meet at folk museum car park for social

Live Theatre Outside at Logie Steading We look forward to welcoming Illyria – and you – back in the summer.

Bring a chair and a picnic, and be entertained by award-winning outside theatre

William Shakespeare

5th July, 7pm

Adults: £14, children: £6, Concession: £11

THE ADVENTURES OF DR DOLITTLE

Hugh Lofting

12th July, 5.30pm

Adults: £14, children: £6, Concession: £11

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES 16th August, 7.30pm

Adults: £14, children: £6, Concession: £11

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Gilbert & Sullivan Perfromed by:

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23rd August, 7pm

Adults: £16, children: £8, Concession: £14 The Olive Tree Café is open for 30 mins before each performance, and during the interval, serving hot and cold drinks, cakes and ice cream.

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Aberlour Strathspey WK Highland Games 1.00pm Saturday 4th August 2018 The Alice Littler Memorial Park, Aberlour

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6 friday

josh rouse@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 7.30pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

7 saturday

charity texas scramble in aid of mnd scotland buckpool golf club. £12 per player. featuring prizes for 'longest drive' & 'closest to the pin,' plus raffle prizes. call 01542 832236 charity mixed foursomes in aid of the eve appeal 9am, abernethy golf club, nethybridge. members & non-members £15 per couple. draws published on website. call 01479 821305 or email at info@abernethygolfclub.com www.abernethygolfclub.com forres highland games 12.30pm - 5.30pm, grant park, forres corrieyairack challenge 2018 7am, badaguish, aviemore. scotland's toughest mountain duathlon. run - walk - cycle you choose! call 01479 861285 or email at events@badaguish.org great glen walking club: circuit of croic-bheinn 8am (please arrive 15 minutes earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: a; distance: 12.5 miles www.greatglen.org marika rossa@the ironworks, inverness 10pm www.ironworksvenue.com

8 sunday

big breakfast@glenrinnes community centre 10am 12pm, all welcome david walliams 'the midnight gang' at brodie castle (outdoor theatre) 3pm, brodie castle. adults £14.95; child £9.95; concessions. bring a picnic, rug or low seating. advanced booking is advised. refreshments available. call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk. www.nts.org.uk/events aberdeen vegan festival 2018 10.30am - 4.30pm, pittodrie stadium, aberdeen. £3 at the door. call 07957 331356. www.veganfestival.co.uk

10 tuesday

cairngorm cycling club: 10 mile tt 6.30pm, myrtlefield car park, aviemore. ride the ski road from aviemore to the top. email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com www.cairngormcc.co.uk

11 wednesday

seniors' open: ladies & men 9am, abernethy golf club, nethybridge. members £9 & non-members £12. call 01479 821305 or email at info@georgewalkerevents.co.uk. draws published on www.abernethygolfclub.com

11 wednesday - 15 sunday

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venues & timings - aberdeen, banff, fraserburgh, garlogie, etc. a packed programme of more than 150 events, including interactive workshops, concerts, interviews, talks, etc. call 01224 272996

12 thursday

scottish studies: travellers' tales & songs; speaker bob wright 2pm - 4pm, the activities room, elgin library. £3 roy chubby brown@ the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com appointment in arezzo: my friendship with muriel spark; speaker - alan taylor 7pm - 8pm, elgin library £5 from the library or www.secure.moray.gov.uk/ eshop/home.php cairngorm cycling club: social ride 6.30pm, myrtlefield car park, aviemore. new members welcome. email at info@cairngormcc.co.uk www.cairngormcc.co.uk tannara@the old bridge inn, aviemore 8.30pm 11.30pm call 01479 811137 or email at sayhello@oldbridgeinn.co.uk www.theoldbridgeinn.co.uk

13 friday

advie hall quiz night 7.30pm advie hall £5 per person teams of up to 6 individuals welcome tea/coffee served byob, raffle. call helen barton on 01807 510308 or at helen_barton@hotmail.co.uk www.facebook.com/adviehall durn house: friday steak nights 6pm, durn house, portsoy. prior booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk www.durnhouse.co.uk

13 friday - 14 saturday

tomintoul motorcycle gathering time to be confirmed Furniture April 18.pdf 1 01/03/2018 tomintoul.Kes a weekend dedicated to all things rock, roll & motorcycle orientated

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14 saturday

coffee morning in aid of banff & moray members' centre of the nts 10am - 12pm, forres town hall tea, coffee, biscuits & stalls - cake & candy, bric-abrac, bottle stall, etc moray ramblers: glas maol - creag leacach 7am, community centre, elgin via keith. grade: strenuous; distance: 7 miles. booking essential. call alan campbell or evie mcivor (bookings) on 01542 832218 or 01343 820844 (bookings) or email at bookings@morayramblers.org.uk scotland's gardens scheme: gordon castle walled

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garden 10am - 4pm, fochabers. adults £5; children free. teas & plant sale super hans@the ironworks, inverness 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com john davidson 8pm - 11pm, glenmore shop, glenmore. free. call 01479 861253 or email at mandy@askival-oban.co.uk

14 saturday - 15 sunday

exclusively highlands: summer at eden craft & food fair 10am - 5pm, eden court, inverness. free. glassmakers, patissiers, preservists, textilers, sculptures & artists to gardeners, silversmiths, jewellers, etc

15 sunday

great glen walking club: gairloch & flowerdale glen 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b; distance: 7.5 miles www.greatglen.org

16 monday

me & kate bush 12am - 1am, the old bridge inn, aviemore. call 01479 811137 or email at sayhello@oldbridgeinn.co.uk. www.theoldbridgeinn.co.uk

17 tuesday

blood donors: kingussie 5.15pm - 7.15pm, the badenoch centre, spey street, kingussie. please book an appointment. call 0345 90 90 999 or email at nss.snbtenquiry@nhs.net adam holmes & the embers 8.30pm - 11.30pm, the old bridge inn, aviemore. email at sayhello@oldbridgeinn.co.uk www.theoldbridgeinn.co.uk cairngorm cycling club: 10 mile tt 6.30pm, meet at woodland car park next to aviemore & rothiemurchus tennis club. for information email at treasurer.cairngormcc@gmail.com www.cairngormcc.co.uk

19 thursday

grampian transport museum: big stuff rides 2pm 4pm, grampian transport museum, montgarrie road, alford. an afternoon of rides around the museum's outdoor circuit in one of many large, commercial vehicles! call 01975 562292 or at info@gtm.org.uk

20 friday

inverness gala night 6pm, inverness city centre & northern meeting park. inverness wheelbarrow grand prix, the city of inverness pipe band & the elizabeth fraser school of highland dance, etc the highlanders' museum: war widows' stories the highlanders' museum. fort george, ardersier footage of oral histories given by war widows & bereaved families. call 0131 310 8702 www.thehighlandersmuseum.com durn house: friday steak nights 6pm, durn house, portsoy. prior bookings essential. call 01261 843424 admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk www.durnhouse.co.uk nyos jazz orchestra summer tour 2018: the power of nature@ the ironworks, inverness 8pm www.ironworksvenue.com

21 saturday

inverness highland games 2018 10.30am - 6.30pm, bught park, inverness. a world class traditional highland games fochabers hill walking & rambling club: white mounth munros (glen muick) 7am, departs fochabers. depending on bus route we pick up in keith, huntly, mosstodloch, lhanbryde, elgin, forres, rothes & aberlour. call 01343 209001 or email at veronica@glanlivet.org tomintoul highland games (the friendly games) 11am - 5pm, the public park, tomintoul. traditional heavy & light events, highland dancing, piping competitions & lesser known entertainments tilt the bucket. call patricia grant (sec) on 01807 580407 or at tomintoulhighlandgames@hotmail.com

21 saturday - 22 sunday

tributes in the park tbc, northern meeting park, inverness. party with tribute acts featuring your favourite bands. over 18s only

22 sunday

ladies' & men's mixed greensomes 9am, abernethy golf club, nethybridge. members £10 & nonmembers £15 per couple. draws will be published on website. call 01479 821305 or email at info@abernethygolfclub.com www.abernethygolfclub.com chamber philharmonia cologne: vivaldi, mozart, tchaikovsky & paganini 7.30pm, inverness cathedral bookings: visitscotland inverness centre. call 01463 252401

26 thursday

wdc scottish dolphin centre: otter & osprey walk 7pm - 9pm, wdc scottish dolphin centre, spey bay, fochabers. £3 per person; u16s free. must be bought prior to event. suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult. please wear appropriate clothing & footwear. call 01343 820339 or email at dolphincentre@whales.org alistair mcculloch trio 8.30pm - 11.30pm, the old bridge inn, aviemore. call 01479 811137 or email at sayhello@oldbridgeinn.co.uk www.theoldbridgeinn.co.uk cairngorm cycling club: 1 mile tt 6.30pm, meet at woodland car park adjacent to aviemore & rothiemurchus tennis club. email at info@cairngormcc.co.uk. www.cairngormcc.co.uk

27 friday

where 2 today music afternoon/ceilidh 2pm - 4pm, aviemore legion. £2.50. an afternoon of music, fun, song, dancing, raffle & afternoon tea. all welcome.

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transport can be arranged. call ros munro on 01479 810004 or email at ros@ct4u.co.uk. www.ct4u.co.uk moray reach out disco 7.30pm - 10pm, elgin exservice men's club. £3 per person at the door. must be over 18 unless accompanied by a responsible adult. raffles. transport can be arranged. call angela kelly (to arrange transport) on 07951 088184 www.morayreachout.org.ok

27 friday - 28 saturday

speyfest workshops 12pm - 2pm (both days), baxters highland village, fochabers. free. available in fiddle (beginners, improvers & advanced); guitar accompanient & miscellaneous ensemble email laura.davidson@speyfest.com the loch ness film festival the craigmonie centre & the loch ness backpackers lodge, drumnadrochit the range of films screened come from every corner of the globe & from low to high budget. email at info@lochnessfilmfestival.co.uk www.lochnessfilmfestival.co.uk

27 friday - 29 sunday

speyfest: celtic & scottish music festival playing fields, fochabers

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refreshments). call rebecca harrison on 01309 641371 or email at raharrison@nts.org.uk www.nts.org.uk/events flook at speyfest 8pm, fochabers. www.speyfest.com ladies' charity day in aid of the oaks, elgin 3pm, moray golf club, elgin. £30 (incl a bottle of prosecco, sandwiches, disco, games, raffle prizes & much more. call 07512 758175 or at damselle@ymail.com le haggis sauvage 9pm - 12am, the stuart arms, dufftown. all welcome 126th dufftown highland games 11am - 5pm, mortlach school field, hill street, dufftown £8; concession - £4; u5s - free. full programme of light & heavy events, massed pipe bands, highland dancing, hill races, fun for the entire family, etc call miranda murdoch (sec) on 01340 820313 www.dufftownhighlandgames.com exklusive presents ramiro lopez@the ironworks, inverness 11pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

29 sunday

strawberry/cream tea 2pm - 4pm, glenrinnes community centre. all welcome texas scramble 9am, abernethy golf club, nethybridge. £40 per team of 4. draws will be published on website. call 01479 821305 or email at info@abernethygolfclub.com www.abernethygolfclub.com

2018 Outdoor Theatre Productions

SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST Bard in the Botanics presents Shakespeare’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 7.30pm £15 Full Price £10 Concession.

FRIDAY 17TH AUGUST Quantum Theatre Presents Family Friendly THE RELUCTANT DRAGON 6.30pm £15 Full Price £8 Concession

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30 monday

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fèis spè cairngorms cèilidh trail informal concert 12.30pm - 3pm, highland folk museum, newtonmore traditional music & singing from young musicians aged 16 - 22yrs. call caroline sterritt on 07989 907213 or email at caroline.sterritt@feisean.org fèis spè cairngorms cèilidh trail session 7pm - 9pm, cairngorm hotel, aviemore. traditional music & singing from young musicians aged 16 - 22yrs call caroline sterritt on 07989 907213 or email at caroline.sterritt@feisean.org www.feisspe.org.uk fèis spè cairngorms cèilidh trail informal concert 12pm - 2pm, cairngorm mountain, glenmore. traditional music and singing from young musicians aged 16 - 22yrs. call caroline sterritt on 07989 907213 or email at caroline.sterritt@feisean.org www.feisspe.org.uk

With lots to see and do throughout the summer holidays including: 19th July – Big Stuff Rides 2nd August – Blue Light Rides 15th August – Family Fun Time

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car boot sale (inchberry & district community association) 8.30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. no booking required, just turn up early before 9am with a car & table. teas/coffess, soft drinks, butteries, bbq. www.wherecanwego.com scotland's gardens scheme 2018: glenrinnes lodge, dufftown 2pm - 5pm, dufftown. adults £4; children free. teas & plant sale little mix tbc, bught park, inverness great glen walking club: walk 1: sgor gaoith & mullach clach a' bhlair 8am & 9am (please arrive 15 minutes earl, uhi car park, ness walk, inverness walk 2: cnoc croit na maoile & loch nam bonnach. 1 - grade: a; distance: 15 miles & 2 - grade: c+; distance: 6.5 miles. www.greatglen.org top dogs day out hosted by high life highland countryside rangers, forestry commission 11.30am 4pm (register 11.30am - 1.30pm), the hayfield, glenmore forest park, uphill from aviemore. £3 per dog plus donations welcome. a day of wacky races, daft games & an obedience & agility course. goody bags, rosettes & prizes for some lucky dogs! email admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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However, ever-watchful of pests and diseases, I do a daily tour of the garden to keep an eye on any issues that might suggest a deeper problem. I recently made the discovery that rabbits enjoy eating my Rudbeckia fulgida, so that adds to the list of purchases I will not be making again!

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