SpotLighton Strathspey & District July 2013

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Flooding

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Pastoral Letter

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Community Council News p6 Useful Info

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Parliament Blog p10 What’s On

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Wildnight Comedy p16 Restaurant review p15 Travel

This month’s issue - Property Feature

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES ABERLOUR TENNIS CLUB New members welcome. Two excellent clay courts. Available for visitors, 7 days a week. For information contact Graham Pook on 01340 871835.

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 or visit www.al-anonuk.org.uk ASHTANGA YOGA AVIEMORE Geranium Cottage, Inverdruie, Aviemore. Yoga centre offering yoga classes. Contact 01479 812511 for times.

LGBT MORAY Meet 1st Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm at The Mucklecross Pub, Elgin.18+ only. OR 3rd Saturday of the month, 10.30am at The Mosset Tavern, Forres. Under 18's welcome. Well attended group with mixed ages. For info viist www.lgbtmoray.co.uk, email lgbtmoray@gmail.com or call 07598 418638.

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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 AVIEMORE & ABERNETHY ANGLING ASSOCIATION Season: 11th February to 30th September (no Sunday fishing) Contact Eileen Troup (Treasurer) Tel: 01479 831615 AVIEMORE BOWLING CLUB Club nights on Mon & Wed at 6:45pm, play at 7pm. Outdoor May - Sept, Indoor short mat Oct - April. Dalfaber Drive, Aviemore.

Bingo every Thurs at 7pm. Call Ally on 01479 81064, Norrie on 07974 033036 or email : norriemacleodabc@gmail.com.

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

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 Individual and Group Music Therapy sessions to encourage, enable and empower all ages and abilities through interactive music experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities and schools. Call Kristen Macleod on 07770427396.

KINGUSSIE BOWLING CLUB Open daily, May - Sept. Spey Street, Kingussie. Bowls and footwear available. Club nights Mon & Thurs 6:45pm for 7pm.

New members & visitors welcome. Call Campbell on 01540 662476 for info or email kingussiebowlingclub@ hotmail.co.uk

HEAVENLY PIECES Wednesdays 2pm - 4pm, June to September at Knockando Church. Afternoon teas, home bakes and Traidcraft stall. All welcome. www.moraykirk.co.uk HIGHLAND SPIRITUAL CINEMA Meets last Wednesday each month at Highland Rail House, Inverness. Film group screening uplifting & inspiring films.

Members can also use our postal service to borrow films for home viewing. For details call 01463 237452 or visit www.highlandspiritualcinema.net 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.

KNOCKANDO CRAFT GROUP General interest group. Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm. £2 per session.

Meets at Margach Hall, Knockando. Contact Lucy: 01340 810229.

LADIES KICKBOXING & JUNIOR SELF DEFENCE AVIEMORE Every Friday at Aviemore Village Hall, Grampian Road, Aviemore.

Juniors 6:15pm - 7:15pm - £3.50 Ladies 7:30pm - 8:30pm - £4.40 Call Kevin Grigsby on 07757 327351or email kevinmgrigsby@ gmail.com MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ART CLUB Come and watch talented flower demonstrators at work. Contact 01309 673431 or 673552.

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)

tel: 01309 690063

MORTLACH ART GROUP Every Thursday, 1pm - 4:30pm in the Mortlach Memorial Hall, Dufftown. All welcome, 16 up 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 & Fri, 9.15am - 11.15am term time & 10.00am - 12pm school holidays & in-service days. £2 entrance fee per family, includes snack & drinks for children & parents 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 RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Supporters of the Strathspey Steam Railway. Keeping Steam Alive in the Highlands. Visit www.strathspeyrailway.net for info & membership details.

Email laurence.grant@ strathspeyrailway.co.uk PLEASE NOTE: Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis.

If you would like details of your club or society included in this section, please let us know. All club listings are free. Not all clubs will be listed in every issue.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS

If you go into any supermarket there are labels of all kinds and all colours everywhere, on cans, jars, boxes and shelves. And, of course, labels are really useful in helping us find what we want and let us identify what is in the can or jar. Where labels are not so good is when they are stuck on people and when people are defined by that label. When that happens the real person can be hidden and lost behind the label, and there are many different labels. Some are religious, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Catholic or Protestant. Then there are the other labels that can be put on people such as white, black, gay, lesbian, HIV, obese, anorexic, disabled, young, old and so on. The problem is that when a label is stuck on someone we often see only the label and we can forget the human being behind it.

In the ancient world leprosy was a dread disease and people were often labelled as ‘unclean’. As such, they were shunned for fear of infection, and often had to live apart from their families and their communities, and, whatever they might have been, they became simply lepers.

The Gospels tell us that one day a leper came and threw himself at

Jesus’ feet and cried, ‘If you are willing you can make me clean.’ (St. Mark 1: 40) He was asking for healing, certainly, but he was also asking Jesus to see behind the label of leper, to see the man behind the dreaded word. He was asking Jesus to reach across the barriers of prejudice, and fear to heal him and set him free. And the Gospel continues, ‘And Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand and touched him and said, “I am willing, be cleansed.” (St. Mark 1: 41).

Jesus was moved with compassion for the man; he saw the human being and the need behind the label. Then the Gospel tells us that Jesus did the unthinkable, he touched the leper and the man was healed. (St. Mark 1: 42).

There’s a story about an interviewer who asked an old woman what she would do if she knew she only had one day to live. She replied, ‘I’d go and get my hair done.’ The interviewer was shocked, ‘One day to live and you’d go and get your hair done?’ ‘Yes, because before I die I’d just like someone to touch me.’

Jesus refused to be put off by the label leper, or any other label for that matter. He reached behind labels and touched people, both physically and

Abernethy Parish Church Nethy Bridge. Sundays 9.30am: family morning service. Followed by refreshments. Traditional service at 12 noon. Tel: 01479 821280.

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

Alvie & Insh Church of Scotland Our services are at 09.30 each Sunday in Kincraig (Church beside Loch Insh). The first Sunday of the month is our All-Age interactive service, also 09.30, held in Kincraig Church Hall beside the Cairngorms Christian Centre. Please ring 01540 661 918 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 morning service 10am. Evening worship at Kincardine Church, 6pm the second Sunday of most months: please check the weekly press. Contact: 01479 831252.

Craigellachie Church Victoria Street, Craigellachie. Sundays 9.45am. page 4 - July 2013

emotionally, and that touch brought healing of body, mind and spirit.

Someone once said, ‘Labels are for tins, not for people.’ Jesus loved people, not labels, and we too are called to share his compassion and his love one for one another (St. John 13: 34-35).

We are called to look past the labels, to see the real people behind them, and, through the touch of our compassion, to make one another whole. Because labels really are for tins, and not for people.

Morris Smith Inverallan Parish Church

Cromdale and Alvie Church, Church of Scotland Services 9:15am. Contact Diane Brazier: 01479 872547.

Dulnain Bridge, Church of Scotland Sunday services 12noon.

Duthil Parish Church Carrbridge. Sunday morning service at 11.30am. Tel: 01479 831252.

Grantown Baptist Church High Street, Grantown-on-Spey.

Sundays 11am and evening service at 6pm. All welcome.

Contact Rev. Rick Moeller: 01479 873125.

Inverallan Parish Church Church of Scotland. Grantown-onSpey. Sundays 10.30am with crèche. All welcome. Contact Rev. Morris Smith: 01479 872084. www.inverallanparishchurch.org.uk Inveravon Church of Scotland Sunday morning service 9.30am. All welcome.

These are listed alphabetically from A - I and are regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here or if there are any amendments to be made to existing details, please email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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COMMUNITY COUNCIL NEWS

EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 2013 OF GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY & VICINITY COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Futurescapes Project Mrs C Vis-Christie attended the meeting to explain RSPB’s Futurescapes Project.

The project has identified 83 projects in 38 locations in the UK, 2 of the projects are within the Cairngorms National Park; Badenoch & Strathspey farmed floodplain and the Cairngorms Caledonian pinewood.

C Vis-Christie went on to explain both of the projects stressing the need for community support and building partnerships with farmers and estates.

The major thrust of the overall project is to extend and connect areas of good quality wildlife habitat.

B Dunlop articulated some concern regarding the intention to plant trees to join remnants of the boreal forest in the Abernethy, Glenmore & Glen Feshie areas, as these have regenerated naturally since their formation in the Post Glacial period and expressed his opinion that planting would degrade them forever. C Vis-Christie responded that she had no knowledge of proposals to plant within these areas.

Matters Arising Strathspey Railway - B Dunlop reported that Transport Scotland have been obstructive in the placing of the bridge over the river Dulnain, which has resulted in the Army no longer being available to do the work. A private contractor has been approached to quote for the job, which will now not happen before September. It was observed by B Dunlop that the ‘Rails to Grantown’ project is more a social and economic development one and not primarily a transport project.

B Dunlop went on to give an update on the HML 150 Celebrations planned for 3rd August. As it has proved too expensive to move the engine to the triangle, it has been decide to put a railway wagon there instead. The broken tree will have to be removed and the Community Council will sponsor the planning application required for this. The Publicity Officer is contacting the BBC to explore the possibility of television coverage.

Aviemore & VCC Meets 2nd Thursday of every month, 7.30pm in St Andrews Church Hall, Aviemore.

Contact John Grierson on: 01479 811280 page 6 - July 2013

Other issues: PA System – E Sutton to proceed with new installation.

Service Point Hours – Cllr Douglas said that now the 3 month trial period using the appointment system is over, the results have to be analysed and Cllr Douglas will have these for the next meeting.

Gritting the road outside the Primary School – Cllr Douglas indicated that the gritting routes are reviewed before next winter.

Dog Fouling – Cllr Douglas told the meeting that there is no dog warden and only one Enforcement Officer who is based in Inverness and covers the whole of Highland region. Cllr Douglas has emailed him with the problem areas in Badenoch and Strathspey.

Town Signs – E Sutton and Cllr Douglas have a meeting to discuss them on the 22nd of April to take place before the Team Grantown meeting.

Allotments – B Dunlop said there had not been much support expressed at the Anagach Woods Trust meeting/drop-in.

Cllr Douglas informed the meeting there is now a Community Garden established at Revack.

Lay-by by the Spey – Cllr Douglas contacted BEAR and Highland Council re. placing bins at the lay-by. She also confirmed the availability of a portaloo at the lorry park and a night toilet at South West High Street, and suggested to Highland Council that a sign could be placed at the lay-by to inform drivers of this.

Chairman’s Report J Beveridge wrote to Scottish and Southern Electricity to express concern about the work on the A9 over the busy summer period. They admitted that they handled the consultation badly and should have given more notice.

Planning.

B Dunlop told the meeting that after an enquiry from a member of the public he had checked the Community Council planning records and had found no

COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONTACTS Grantown-on-Spey & VCC Meets 3rd Tuesday of every month except July, 7:30pm in the Town House, Grantown.

Contact Jim Beveridge on: 01479 872332 tel: 01309 690063

reference of an application for the chalets under construction at the caravan park.

Malcolm MacLeod, Senior Planner at Highland Council had subsequently informed him that they required no planning permission because the Scottish Government deemed them to be permitted development.

B Dunlop expressed surprise that the Community Council had not been informed. He and Cllr Douglas are to meet with Malcolm MacLeod to clarify the position.

Badenoch and Strathspey Staffing We now have a new Area Commander in place, Ch Insp Mhairi Grant took up post recently. Ch Insp Grant has a longstanding connection with the local area having served here previously as a Constable and Sergeant.

PC Stuart McKellaig, Kingussie, has now taken up his new post as Community Safety officer for the Badenoch, Strathspey & Nairn command area. He has now been replaced in Kingussie by PC Neil Doherty, who has worked in the area before.”

Anagach Woods - B Dunlop said that the meeting/drop-in session on Thursday 21st of March had been successful and that 70 questionnaires had been filled in, with more made available in various locations in the town.

AOCB Cllr Douglas and J Flannery presented a proposal for a wall at the entrance of the Cemetery; the Community Council agreed that this should be pursued with Highland Council.

There was a discussion about granting the Freedom of Grantown to Suzanne and Shelley Grant. It was agreed that Cllr Douglas would find out more about the process.

N Miles indicated her intention to stand down as Secretary at the next AGM.

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending the meeting, which was closed at 21.40 hrs. The date of the next meeting: Tuesday 21st May @ 19.30 hrs

Newtonmore Community Council Meets first Monday of every month except for August and January, 7.30pm Village Hall, Newtonmore Contact: Nigel Nicol on: 01540 670188 admin@spotlighton.co.uk

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Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days

Summer Bank Holiday Mon 5th Aug 2013 British Summertime Ends Sun 27th Oct 2013 Guy Fawkes Day Tues 5th Nov 2013 St Andrew’s Day Sat 30th Nov 2014 Christmas Day Wed 25th Dec 2013 Boxing Day Thurs 26th Dec 2013 New Year’s Eve Tues 31st Dec 2013 New Year’s Day Wed 1st Jan 2014

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I am very proud that here in the Highlands, when we work together, we get things done.

That is exactly what we have to do to protect our vital air links to the UK capital. I was very concerned to learn that Flybe had sold its Gatwick landing slots to easyJet last month. And while I write this, the outcome is by no means certain. But easyJet have a good record in the Highlands and already I have seen support come in from all corners of our community – including from local politicians, business leaders and the Highland media.

Following my meeting with stakeholders in Inverness, I am confident that working together we have an opportunity to put a strong case forward that will ultimately see the routes maintained.

Earlier this month, I was also delighted to be part of another important community venture, as I was invited to open the St Vincent’s Therapy Garden in Kingussie.

The Garden will be of great benefit to patients and staff and it is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when the community bands together behind a project.

The people of Kingussie should be very proud of what they have achieved in creating a spot for respite and to aid recovery for residents at the hospital. I am very much looking forward to hearing the thoughts of people using the facility in the months to come.

Danny Alexander MP

Tuesday 6:45-7pm What’s On In The Park 7-8pm Shirley’s Choice 8-9pm Aimee After Eight

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Wednesday 6-8pm Emma MacDonald including Monday What’s On In The Park 6:45-7pm 5-7pm Drive Time including What’s 8-9pm Folk ’n’ That On In The Park 6:45-7pm Thursday 7-9pm Peat’s Beat 5-7pm Ceilidh in the Park (bilingual) 9-10pm John’s World including What’s On In The Park 6:45-7pm www.speysound.com 7-9pm Classics For Pleasure to listen live 9-10pm Speysound Scottish page 10 - July 2013

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This week I went ice climbing with James Bond! To open the new ice climbing facility at `Xscape, Braehead, the ‘Snow Factor’, Britain's largest indoor real snow centre, I attended and, with crampons and ice axe, climbed up the minus 8C wall with the Daniel Craig look alike, who was amiably pointing his revolver at me as we both hung off the vertical face.

Bit of a change from Holyrood!

Actually the Snow Factor, along with the other central belt snow starter facilities at Bearsden, Bellahouston, and Hillend in Edinburgh constitute a great opportunity for the real ski centres - in Glencoe, Nevis Range, Cairngorm, the Lecht and Glenshee.

For children can try out skiing, snowboarding , and now ice climbing, in the safe surroundings of these facilities, and get the taste of the huge exhilaration and enjoyment that snow sports can bring. That first taste whets the appetite for the real McCoy. Therefore I hope that we can do more to help young people in even greater numbers learn the basics and then find for themselves the unforgettable experience of Scotlands high mountains in winter.

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JUNE 26 wednesday curtis stigers @ ironworks 7:30pm. seated. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com

27 thursday headway highland social night 7pm - 9pm at inshes church. if you have suffered a brain inury or are a carer or family member come along for a chat. for more details contact 07767 416006 after-school orienteering taster 4pm - 6:30pm, roseisle forest. a repeat of last week's beginner-level event ideal for anyone thinking of taking part in the big 6-day festival at the end of july. for details visit www.moravianorienteering.org

28 friday mosstodloch quiz night 7pm quiz starts at 7.30pm, speymouth hall, mosstodloch. teams of up to 4 at £2 per member. tea & biscuits served at half time free of charge! cash prize & normal - donations welcome. call steve fowler 01343 820046 for details. after-school orienteering taster 4pm - 6:30pm, culbin forest. a repeat of last week's beginner-level event ideal for anyone thinking of taking part in the big 6day festival at the end of july. for details visit www.moravianorienteering.org luke from channel 4’s ‘undateables’ @ ironworks 8pm. 16+ 0871 7894173. www.iroworksvenue.com inverness ranger walk - babes on the moor, kingussie 7pm - 10pm. meeting place given out on booking. grade a. adults £5, conc £3. an opportunity to see this year's red deer calves as they are led to low ground with their mothers. refreshments available. booking essential. please book by 4pm 27 june.contact duncan macdonald on 01479 873706 or email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk

29 saturday armed forces day event starting from the eastgate centre parading through the city centre to the northern meeting park. there will be a drumhead service followed by an afternoon of entertainment. admin@spotlighton.co.uk

www.armedforcesday.org.uk piping hot forres - european pipe band championships grant park, forres. www.pipinghotforres.com

29 saturday - 30 sunday scotland's gardens - cuddy's well, clephanton 12:30pm-8:30pm.

JULY 2 tuesday macs moray area cancer support 2pm-4pm. moray coast medical practice, lossiemouth. 07516 219151 dallas gala week - cycle race 6:30pm, houldsworth institute, dallas village. crowning of the gala queen followed by the traditional cycle race - all ages welcome. short courses for small cyclists, long course for everyone else. ice cream on sale.

3 wednesday inverness ranger walk - natural navigation, grantown-on-spey 2pm - 4pm. meet at grantown-onspey caravan site car park. adults £5, conc £3. can you find your way home without a map? come along and learn some new & very old skills! call saranne bish on 01479 873914 or email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk

4 thursday ironworks summer showcase 1 feat. searching for donkeys, dylan tierney & ashley & the cosmonauts 7pm. 14+. 0871 7894173.www.ironworksvenue.com dallas gala week - tombola night 7pm, eyes down 7:30pm, houldsworth institute, dallas village. prizes galore! light refreshments provided, licensed bar. entry £1 incl tea & biscuits. tombola tickets £1 per set.

5 friday sigma (moray’s astronomy club): “solar outdoor astronomical kitchen event” 7pm for a 7:30pm start. www.sigma-astro.co.uk the international british masters heavyweight boxing championship featuring gary 'the highlander' cornish vs paul butlin @ ironworks 7pm. 16+. reserved table seating. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com dallas gala week - treasure hunt 6:30pm, from houldsworth institute, dallas village. who knows where the annual car treasure hunt will take you!

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follow the clues for a magical mystery tour around the local area. after, relax with a drink from the bar. inverness ranger walk - orchids galore, newtonmore 6pm - 9:30pm. meet outside wildcat centre, main street, newtonmore. adults £5, conc £3. a gentle stroll around part of the wildcat trail in search of orchids and other wildflowers as well as some of the lore associated with them. contact duncan macdonald on 01479 873706 or email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk wrestling - w3l live in elgin doors open 6:30pm, first bell 7pm, elgin town hall. american style featuring all the stars of the world wide wrestling league - great fun for all the family!

5 friday - 7 sunday burgie international horse trials 9am - 5pm. burgie house, by forres. 01343 850128. secretary@burgie.org www.burgie.org

6 saturday corrieyairack challenge run/cycle 11am. scotland's toughest mountain duathlon followed by the kincraig ceilidh. dallas gala week - pram race and it's a knockout 12:45pm, dallas village. get your prams, wheelbarrows or anything else you can find ready for a traditional pram race. followed immediately by 'it's a knockout'. teams of 4 welcomed to battle it out for the title of knockout champion 2013. dallas gala week - family ceilidh 8pm, houldsworth institute, dallas village. don those kilts and (sensible) dancing shoes. a great night with some lively music. caller on hand and licensed bar. adults £6, children £4, under 5s free. tickets available on the night or in advance from ian sutherland 01343 890420.

6 saturday - 7 sunday tomatin distillery scottish nine hole open carrbridge golf club. ladies on saturday and men on sunday. for more information visit www.carrbridgegolf.com

7 sunday - 12 friday kingussie golf festival kingussie golf course. men’s, ladies, juniors and teams. prize giving on the friday night. www.kingussie-golf.co.uk

7 sunday cairngorms farmers market the big 100! 10am - 4pm, grantown-on-spey. celebrating 100 farmers markets in the national park. fergus ewing will be cutting the market birthday cake! there will be face painting and balloons and balliefurth farms's delicious bbq - more activities still being confirmed. fun for all the family. dallas gala day 1:45pm, dallas main street and field. join us for the parade down main street then a wonderful afternoon of family entertainment and displays. adults £2, kids free.

8 monday family activities at knockando woolmill 1pm - 3pm. page 12 - July 2013

£2 per person. booking required. check website and facebook for details or call 01340 810345

10 wednesday family activities at knockando woolmill 1pm - 3pm. £2 per person. booking required. check website and facebook for details or call 01340 810345

11 thursday ironworks summer showcase 2 feat. neon knights, devils queen & more 7pm. 14+. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com

13 saturday the western front association: “fishermen against the kaiser” by douglas d’enno 2:30pm. elgin library.

01343 870562. chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net

14 sunday scotland's garden scheme: bent's green garden 2pm - 8pm, 10 pilmuir road west, forres. well stocked plant stall. admission £3 - for scotland's gardens & macmillan nurses. for details visit www.scotlandsgardens.org. also by arrangement for individuals or groups from 1 july - 30 august. call 01309 674634 or email fixandig@aol.com

15 monday family activities at knockando woolmill 1pm - 3pm. £2 per person. booking required. check website and facebook for details or call 01340 810345

17 wednesday family activities at knockando woolmill 1pm - 3pm. £2 per person. booking required. check website and facebook for details or call 01340 810345 inverness ranger walk - here be dragons - grantown 2pm - 4pm. meeting place given out at time of booking. adults £5, concs £3. do dragons really exist? be brave and join the dragon walk. suitable for children aged 4-10 years. booking essential by 5pm, tues, 16 july. contact saranne bish on 01479 873914 or email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk

18 thursday ironworks summer showcase 3 feat. the ragazzi, nicky murray & more 7pm. 14+. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com

18 thursday - 21sunday carrbridge festival of golf carrbridge golf club. for more information visit www.carrbridgegolf.com

19 friday highland seashore project roadshow 11am - 4pm, central beach, nairn. discover what lives on the beach & how animals, birds & plants survive there. there will be games, art on the beach, stories and exploring. visit www.highlandseashore.org.uk or call 01463 255291 for more information. inverness ranger walk - screaming swifts, newtonmore 7:30pm - 9:30pm. meet outside wildcat

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centre, main street. adults £3, concs £2. swifts are such a feature of summer with their aerial antics. learn more while we look for & record nest sites. contact duncan macdonald on 01479 873706 or email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk

20 saturday tomintoul highland games 11am - 5.30pm. in the public park. highland dancing, piping, hill race, pibroch competitions & heavy events. tomintoulhighlandgames@hotmail.co.uk open air performance of ‘treasure island’ 6pm, cawdor castle. a swashbuckling family musical. adults £15 / cons £10 / family £45. to book call 01667 404401or email info@cawdorcastle.com

nairn pipe band @ brodie castle 3.00pm. donations to pipe band. romeo and juliet outdoor theatre @ brodie castle 7:00pm. adult £12 / child £8 / concs £10. for more information and booking please call 0844 493 2156 or visit www.nts.org.uk/events. booking is essential. inverness ranger walk - top dogs day out, glenmore 12pm - 4pm. meet at the hay field, glenmore, near aviemore. dog agility courses, displays, quizzes & all sorts of doggy craziness! register your dog on the day (first come first served basis), or come & watch the fun. £5 per dog. contact saranne bish on 01479 873914 or email rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk

23 tuesday inverness ranger walk - journey through badenoch, kincraig 9:30am - 3:30pm. meeting place given out on booking. adults £5, concs £3. following the badenoch way from kincraig to kingussie exploring the natural and social history on our way. joint event with rspb futurescapes. limited spaces so booking essential. contact duncan macdonald on 01479 873706 or rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk

25 thursday summer showcase 3.5 feat. city in surveillance + more @ ironworks 7pm. 14+. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com

26 friday cake walk with story 10am, highland council, glenurquhart road. wildcat trail, newtonmore. details & a lift call 07724 992790 www.guyandjocelyn.org

27 saturday dufftown highland games 11am. fun for the whole family. spectacular massed bands, afternoon teas and a beer tent. 01340 820342. picnic with the picts 12pm - 4:30pm on the headland at burghead. an historical re-enactment event in the pictish fort. felt making, pottery, spinning, face painting, grinding barley and much more for adults & children. entry is free, with a small charge for some of the activities. figgat fair 10am - 1pm at grantown-on-spey museum and heritage trust. charity and trade stalls. for further information please call 01479 872478 or email: gosmuseum@btconnect.com

27 July - 3 August evening entertainment @ brodie castle throughout the week, including an outdoor ceilidh and brodie’s got talent. please call 0844 493 2156 for program of events.

28 sunday scottish 6 day orienteering week lossiemouth, ardersier, culbin, loch of boath, roseisle, coulmony and belivat. admin@spotlighton.co.uk

AUGUST in brief 1 August - 1 September tea in the park at glenlivet 10th annual event. glenlivet hall. b9008. ballindalloch. open every day from 11am 5pm for freshly cooked local food. over 30 craft stalls. raffles. quizzes. tourist information.

1 thursday music for a summer evening @ brodie castle 7:30pm. adult £12 / child £8 / concs £8. for more information and booking please call 0844 493 2156 or visit www.nts.org.uk/events. booking is essential.

2 friday sigma (moray’s astronomy club): “oddball stars” by maartan de vries - has 7pm for a 7:30pm start. birnie village hall, near elgin. www.sigma-astro.co.uk 3 saturday aberlour strathspey highland games the alice littler memorial park, aberlour. email: julie@jacomins.com vienna to broadway by concert pianist robin covill @ brodie castle 7pm. adult £15 / child £8. for more information & booking call 0844 4932156 or visit www.nts.org.uk/events. booking is essential as spaces are limited. newtonmore highland games 10.30am - 5pm. the eilan, newtonmore. 01540 673348. www.newtonmorehighlandgames.co.uk 3 saturday - 17 saturday summer arts festival @ kingussie professional and

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amateur painters, ceramicists, jewellers and textile artists. www.theionagallery.co.uk 8 thursday grantown show 8am - 5pm in heathfield park, grantown-onspey. agricultural show. for details visit www.grantownshow.co.uk ballater highland games monaltrie parl, ballater. adults £7. children £2. parking £2.

10 saturday abernethy highland games from 10am at the games field, nethybridge. a full programme of traditional events plus children’s race, chieftains parade, 10 mile race, stalls, entertainment and much more. for details visit www.nethybridge.com/highlandgames moth morning and butterfly walk 10am. rspb insh marshes car park nr kingussie. for more information visit www.highland-butterflies.org.uk 11 sunday historic wheels club rally @ brodie castle 1:30pm - 4:30pm. for information visit www.nts.org.uk/events 13 tuesday the cribs @ ironworks 7:30pm. 14+. 0871 7894173. www.ironworksvenue.com 24 saturday british heart foundation scotland sponsored event: loch ness duathlon 8am. fort augustus to inverness. contact: 0845 130 8663 or events@bhf.org.uk more information from bhf.org.uk/lochness 28 wednesday an evening with neil gaiman @ ironworks 6:30pm. 14+.

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The most cosmopolitan sporting festival ever staged in Moray?

Australians and Austrians. Swedes and Swiss.

Young mums with kids, hardened adventure runners, wily 75 year olds who can read a map with their eyes closed, with runners and walkers of all ages and abilities in between. The Scottish 6 Days Orienteering Event is set to be one of the most cosmopolitan sporting festivals ever staged in Moray, and you can be part of it. No good with maps? No problem! Even the best orienteers get lost sometimes! Thereʼs something for everyone who loves the great outdoors at Moray 2013 and you can enter at our cheaper rate until 30th June.

If you donʼt mind queues you can turn up and enter on the day but you can help us and yourself by entering on line. Get in training by coming to our practice sessions in the lead-up week where there will be experienced coaches on hand to show you the ropes.

Itʼs all on: www.scottish6days.com/2013 Together we can make it a sporting week to remember!

Experience one of Scotland’s best-kept sporting secrets and discover the parts of Nairnshire and Moray that normal visitors don’t reach!

Photo: Chris Spencer

The Scottish 6 days is a summer festival of adventure running where the fastest runners SOMETIMES win. Whoever makes fewest mistakes is king!

Join 3,500 competitors from all over the world to find out if you’re magic or tragic with a map in your hand. Run, jog or walk against the clock to see how quickly you can complete your course in six fantastic locations in the local countryside.

From toddlers on the ‘follow the string through the woods’ course, to some of the world’s best adventure runners toughing it out at the top, there’s something for everyone who enjoys the great outdoors.

www.scottish6days.com/2013

28th July - 3rd August 2013

review “friendly and efficient service...”

A warm and welcoming atmosphere is what greets diners on arrival at the Royal Hotel & Restaurant in Keith. The dining room and its anteroom are up a short flight of stairs and offer comfortable chairs and tasteful decoration – an ambience that whets the appetite for what one expects to be a meal to relish.

Every day the restaurant has an excellent choice of specials as well as the more formal a la carte menu. The Royal specialises in fresh Scottish seafood and succulent rib-eye steaks, and we were told that the cranachan is to-die-for.

We chose to be a little more delicate in our menu selection. To start we picked Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup – a warming, creamy and sweetish flavour with a faint ginger under-taste – extremely moreish, and a soup for which you would like to borrow the chef’s recipe. The Hot Goat’s Cheese was covered in a subtle herb breadcrumb coating that gave crunch to the smooth, clean and creamy cheese. The accompanying cranberry sauce was a rich and fruity delight to the palette.

Seared Salmon fillets in caper butter beckoned, and the crispy skin and softness of the salmon was more than complemented by the vegetables and the smoothness of the melted caper butter. This was not for the faint-hearted – this was a man-sized portion (as indeed were they all).

On our other plate was a Rack of Lamb, cooked to a professional and perfect pinkness. The creamed potatoes were silky smooth and spiced with mustard seeds, while the medley of vegetables was cooked to perfection – nothing soft and flabby here.

The wine list was more than ample and diverse, offering crisp white sauvignon or chenin blanc to fully robust Chateau Neuf du Pape, as well as bubbly like Moet et Chandon should you be in celebration mode.

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The service was wonderful and ultra-efficient throughout the evening, and the friendliness was so commendable considering that too many hotel restaurants are renowned for being cold and formal.

Would we choose to take our friends and family to The Royal for dinner? Emphatically, yes. We would recommend the warm atmosphere, the friendly and efficient service, the chefs and their delicious menus – don’t just take our word, book a table or two and enjoy your own evening at The Royal.

For bookings or further information, please phone 01542 886978 or email:info@theroyalhotelandrestaurant.co.uk

Wildnight Comedy Nairn Community & Arts Centre Friday 26th July

To most people, Paul Tonkinson might be known as 'that Northern bloke from the telly.' If you don't recognise his face, you might recognise his voice as 'that Northern bloke from the radio.' Paul started stand-up in 1992, when he won the Time Out New Act of the Year Award. Now a bone fide veteran of the comedy stage, you may also recognise Paul from his appearance on BBC1ʼs Michael McIntyres Comedy Roadshow.

Paul Tonkinson

Jarred Christmas has a unique style that deftly mixes gags with storytelling. He has a dynamic onstage persona and the ability to improvise and roll with anything thatʼs thrown his way, making his comedy sizzle with originality. Full of passion and charisma Jarred takes the audience on a hilarious thrill ride of laughs and gasps with an edge of anger that manifests itself in his incredible rants against the small things in our lives. His confidence leaves the audience secure in the knowledge that they are in very capable hands. His material is strong and distinctive, drawn from life experience and random happenings. His laugh out loud tales are packed with jokes and the good times flow non-stop with Jarred Christmas.

Zoe Lyons is a highly sought after act on both the national and international circuit. Zoë takes a sideways view of life, picking out the many absurdities and turning them into hilarious routines which she delivers with tremendous energy, drawing on her acting skills to provide a kaleidoscope of voices and faces throughout the act. She also demonstrated to the nation her ability to laugh in the face of adversity, as a contestant on ITV's 'Survivor!' where she ate a rat and lived to tell the tale.

Doors open 8.15 performance starts 8.45pm Tickets £15.00 Tickets available Nairn Community & Arts Centre King Street Nairn IV12 4BQ Online Wildday.com Further Information Phone: 01667 453476 Info E-Mail: info@nairncc.co.uk

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The work of my salvation required the Son of God, Himself God (John 1:1&2, Colossians 2:9); to take to Himself sinless manhood (John 1:14, Philippians 2:5-8), in order to die for my sins upon the cross of Calvary (Isaiah 53:5&6, 1 Peter 3:18).

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