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Every wedding is unique and tailor-made for each couple. You may hold the ceremony here in the garden or in one of the two beautiful reception rooms. After the service your guests can wander around the gardens whilst you have your photographs taken in these tranquil, romantic surroundings.

The reception and dinner may be held in the East Dining Room or larger parties can be held in our marquee extension which covers a walled garden complete with a summer house for the bar and a fountain around which the tables are set. After dinner you may enjoy dancing or other entertainment and then drive away down the tree lined avenue and look back on a magnificent floodlit house.

Alternatively, you and some of your guests may stay the night in one of our splendidly appointed bedrooms and leave after a leisurely breakfast the next morning.

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES ABERLOUR ANGLING CLUB Visitors Welcome. Day & weekly tickets at reasonable prices.

For booking enquiries calll 01340 871428 or email hamish@munro-of-speyside.com ABERLOUR PARISH CHURCH GUILD Meetings are held monthly on Thursday afternoons at 2pm in Aberlour Parish Church. For info call Betty Hay on 01340 881706.

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.

AVIEMORE JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:30pm. Call Vicki Gosling on 01479 810 071 AVIEMORE COMMUNITY CAFE Wednesdays 10am - 4pm. St Andrew's Church Hall. Tea, coffee, home baking; and homemade soup and roll or cheese scone from 12noon. A warm welcome awaits you. For more information email Jan Gardner: gardnerjanette97@googlemail.com

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AVIEMORE TINY TOTS Fridays 9:30am - 11:30am (except Christmas Holidays) at the Hub (above the Red Cross Shop) in Aviemore. For u3 and their Parents or Carers. Play, do crafts, music, outings, parties and snacks. For information email aviemoretinytots@hotmail.co.uk BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY RAMBLERS Alternate weekends, mostly Saturdays. Contact Ann Hadley 01479 873806 or email bands.ramblers@live.co.uk for more info. Visitors are welcome to join us for up to three walks before joining the Ramblers.

BALL - OVER 60S CLUB Wednesdays 10am - 12.15pm at Memorial Hall, Tomintoul.

BUCCANEER THEATRE CLUB Club nights are Monday, 7pm at RAF Lossiemouth. New members interested in both onstage and back-stage activities welcome. For more info call Chris on 07789 552968 or Ally on 07887 513915.

DUFFTOWN OVER SIXTIES Meet first Wednesday monthly 2pm - 4pm in Back Hall of Memorial Hall. Entertainment including tea/coffee. All are welcome and Membership fee is £10 per annum. Annual summer bus outing. Tel: 01340 820388, 01340 820582, or 01340 820264.

EDINVILLIE BADMINTON CLUB Thursdays at the Hall. Junior section which starts at 6pm until 7.30pm. Junior coaching for attendees only from 7.30pm 8pm. ALL juniors MUST be accompanied by an adult. Adult section starts at 8pm until late.

Call Paula Roberts on 01340 810620 or for the Junior Club Andrea Fuller on 01340 871745.

GRANTOWN AND DISTRICT BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER CLUB Meets on Monday, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays 7pm 10pm at Old Church Hall in Dulnain Bridge, near Grantownon-Spey.

HELGIN ROLLER DERBY Saturdays, 12pm - 2pm in Elgin Community Centre and Thursdays, 6:30pm - 8pm in Forres House Community Centre.

Learn to roller skate with the newly formed Elgin Roller Derby team and find out more about how you can get involved.

Beginners welcome. Open to males and females 16+. Find us on Facebook for more details.

LONG DISTANCE WALKERS ASSOCIATION (NORTH WEST GRAMPIAN LDWA) For all who enjoy the outdoors combined with cake. Centred on Moray but covering Thurso to Pitlochry and even the islands.

A varied programme of walks is planned to attract a wide range of people with shorter options for families when possible. For more info visit www.ldwa.org.uk NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETIES (MORAY, BANFF AND BADENOCH BRANCH) 2nd Wednesday of the month, 11am, Sherwood Suite, Eight Acres Hotel. Lectures on a variety of arts related subjects are delivered by experts from across the UK. New members always welcome. Contact Jennifer Kerr on 01343 835258 or www.nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk SPEYSIDE VOLLEYBALL Monday evenings 7pm - 10pm in The Games Hall, Speyside Community Centre, Aberlour.

Men, women, youths, juniors, seniors, all welcome. Contact Stewart on 01340 871730 STEP BY STEP IN MORAY Toddler group for isolated and vulnerable families. Thursdays 9:30am - 11am. Meets at Aberlour Church. Tel: Margaret 07583 835681.

STRATH SUNSHINE CLUB Meets every other Monday at 2pm in the St John’s Church Hall, Rothiemurchus. A social club for the over 50s living in the Strath. For info call Anne on 01479 810998 or e-mail walter.dempster@homecall.co.uk

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STRATHSPEY ANGLING IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Membership open to residents of the Grantown-on-Spey, Duthil, Cromdale, Carrbridge, Dulnain Bridge and Nethybridge areas.

Season Visitor Permits are available. Call us at Mortimer's shop in Grantown on Spey, from where this Association is administered. 01479 872684.

STRATHSPEY HIGHLAND PONY CENTRE Open daily from Easter to end October, 9:30am - 5:30pm.

Winter opening by appointment only. Pre-booking essential Phone 01479 812345 (daytime) 07884 276368 (evening) STRATHSPEY RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Members/Volunteers help run the Strathspey Railway at Aviemore.

More needed to be train drivers, guards, station staff, signalmen & coach restorers. Training given.

Join and help the Railway extend to Grantown. For details contact Gill Kelly 01479 810725, email gill.kelly@strathspeyrailway.co.uk www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk TREES FOR LIFE CONSERVATION DAYS …

Spend a day out in the Highlands working to restore the fabulous Caledonian forest. Transport, tools and training provided. Pick up from Forres for volunteers over 18. ,Usually every second Wednesday. Booking is essential.

Call the office on 01309 691292 or volunteer@treesforlife.org.uk to join the email list.

WALKMORAY (NHS GRAMPIAN) Do YOU want to get more active? WalkMoray offers volunteer-led, short, weekly walks in various locations. For details, contact the Healthpoint: 01343 567842.

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month, I tempted fate The Editor Last by suggesting that Summer might have arrived. Well - on the day I am writing this, temperatures in Kinloss have reached 27 degrees! Warmer than Barcelona I am told.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Jesus promises a life of real joy It only seems like a moment ago since the last one but the Rio Olympics are fast approaching, a time when the world’s greatest athletes will complete to win the top prize in their sport. I remember reading Kriss Akabusi’s biography, he shared about his first big win on an international stage. It had been his goal for so many years, his one, all consuming, pursuit in life and then he achieved it. The crowds were roaring, the national anthem was playing and he felt great but at the same time there was this nagging feeling, a sense of ‘is this all, is this it?’ It would take him few years to find the fulfilment that he thought would be quenched with winning a medal. Kriss Akabusi became a Christian, the emptiness was filled in his life.

A biography written centuries before, by Augustine, his confessions start at a similar place. Augustine, on his very first page, says “Lord, you made us for yourself but our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.” That’s the first page but the end of his story, in the book, he tells us how he pursued other things, other things to fill the void, although we know him as Saint Augustine, he tried everything, he had lived a life before

becoming a Christian. He tried stealing & womanising, he even joined a cult. This smart wealthy man’s pursuit of pleasure led him into many wrong paths but brought him no satisfaction. He was also a genius and a scholar and sought after for his gifts but still there was this void in his life. He had tried it all and still had this nagging restlessness inside of him.

One day he heard a voice, a child’s voice singing, take up and read. Although it was a child’s voice he heard, it was to him like a voice from heaven, a weighty voice and it affected him greatly. He immediately and very earnestly went to find the Bible.

He picked it up and turned to the first passage his eyes saw. It was Romans 13:13-14 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarrelling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. That was enough for Augustine he had tried those other things and they hadn’t worked for him, he had come to the conclusion that the only thing that could fill that God shaped hole in his life was trusting in Christ.

In Isaiah the prophet, eight centuries before the arrival of the Messiah, has a

Kingussie Parish Church Sundays 11am. All welcome. www.kingussieparishchurch.org.uk Knockando, Elchies & Archiestown Parish Church of Scotland Sundays 10am. Tel : 01340 831381.

Mortlach & Cabrach Church Dufftown. Sundays at 10.30am Tea & Coffee after. 01340 820049 (session clerk). All welcome.

Rothes Parish Church Sundays 11.30am. Tel: 01340 831381.

Rothiemurchus & Aviemore Church of Scotland St Andrews Church, Grampian Road, Aviemore. Sundays 11.15am. Website: www.standrews-aviemore.org.uk Sacred Heart RC Church Chapel Terrace, Aberlour, AB38 9LL Vigil Mass alternate Saturdays at 5pm. Tel 01340 810442 St Columba Episcopal Church High Street, Grantown.

Sundays 10.30am: Holy Communion. Ven. Richard Gillings: richard.gillings698@btinternet.com or phone 01479 831365.

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vision of the Messiah saying, Isaiah 55 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy?

And Jesus makes that same offer, to any who are thirsty, John 7:37-38 “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’”

There is an invitation to everyone - It doesn’t matter if you find yourself on top of your game or if we if you are making a complete mess. Jesus says He can bring the satisfaction that is missing in your life.

To turn from our old way of living and seek his forgiveness. To some people, the very idea is to take a life of misery but Jesus promises it is a life of real joy.

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

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

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Rolling Event until october elgin museum, 1 high street, elgin 10am - 5pm (mon - fri),11am - 4pm (sat). contact 01343 543675 or email curator@elginmuseum.org.uk. falconer museum, forres 10am - 5pm (mon sat),1pm - 5pm (sun). contact 01309 673701 or email museums.forres@moray.gov.uk. nairn museum 10am - 4.30pm (mon - fri),10am 1pm (sat) at viewfield house, nairn. contact 01667 456791 or email manager@nairnmuseum.co.uk. inverness museum & art gallery, castle wynd, inverness 10am - 5pm (tues - sat). call 01463 237114 or email inverness.museum@highlifehighland.com.

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MAY 2016 24 tuesday essential skills: the roadshow 2.30pm - 3.30pm at cullen library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray with moira strathdee. for info call 01807 580755.

25 wednesday essential skills: the roadshow 3pm - 4pm at keith library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray with joan scott. for info call 01542 882223.

27 friday where 2 today? music afternoon & ceilidh 2pm 4pm at grantown legion. ÂŁ2 for afternoon tea with homebaking. music/dancing/raffle. all welcome. transport can be arranged. call 01479 810004 book club for 10 - 12yrs 3.30pm at keith library. all welcome. call 01542 882223. elvana@ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com.

28 saturday ladies’ greensomes open at abernethy golf club, nethy bridge. for info call 01479 821305 or info@abernethygolfclub.com.

geoff france photography exhibition 10am - 5pm at grantown museum, grantown on spey. for more info call 01479 872478.

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ten - temporary exhibition 10am - 5pm at grantown museum, grantown on spey. call 01479 872478.

17 june - 24 september automata - mechanical wonders brought to life at nairn museum. 10am - 4.30pm (mon - fri),10am 1pm (sat) at viewfield house, nairn. contact 01667 456791 or www.nairnmuseum.co.uk.

25 june - 23 july naked craft - exhibition of the best of contemporary canadian & scottish craft 1pm - 5pm at the iona gallery, duke street, kingussie. for info 01540 673422 or roya@a9partnership.co.uk.

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JUNE 2016 1 wednesday storytime 9.30am &10.30am at tomintoul library. for info call 01807 580755. essential skills: the roadshow 7pm - 8pm at aberlour library. presentation on the need for adult literacies in scotland & how it works in moray. for info call 01340 871693.

2 thursday amy henderson & brian o headhra@hootananny 9.30pm. free. red, amber, green: our birds of conservation concern by mark eaton 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. fochabers library reminiscence event 6.30pm 7.30pm at fochabers library, milne’s high. take a trip down memory lane with vicki holmes of fochabers heritage and folk museum. call 01343 821434.

3 friday gary innes & friends@hootananny 9.30pm. free. a winter weekend in vancouver by jim almond 8.30pm - 9.30pm, grant arms hotel, grantown on spey. free. email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. fraser name day 11am - 3pm at the highland archive centre, bught road,inverness. original archive material on fraser surname, famous family trees & a quiz. for info 01463 256444 or archives@highlifehighland.com.

the bikeathon, kingussie 10/11am - 4pm. in aid of chest heart & stroke scotland. £10 adults, £5 children - all proceeds to charity. email paul.corrigan@chss.org.uk or 01463 701198. elgin rotary club - motorfun & picnic in the park in celebration of hm queen’s 90th birthday 12pm - 5pm at cooper park, elgin. free entry. classic & performnce cars, motorbikes, it’s a knockout, exhibitors & displays. email jamson@uwclub.net or see www.elginrotary.co.uk for more info. cairngorm farmers’ market 10am - 4pm at the square, grantown on spey. email organisercfma@gmail.com. the john langan band@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

6 monday dove step - a journey for turtle doves by jonny rankin 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. adult reading group 2pm at dufftown library. all welcome. for info call 01340 820272.

7 tuesday malaysian barn owls by graham lenton 8.30pm 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. reading group for adults 2.30pm at aberlour library. all welcome. call 01340 871693.

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brew at the bog 2016 6pm at bog bain farm, inverness.

quarrelwood forest run 6.15pm - 7.15pm at spynie village hall, nr elgin. third of the moray forest runs junior races (active schools trail running series) & 4 mile trail fun run for all. paul.rogan@moray.gov.uk. moray, banff & badenoch decorative and fine arts society lecture (mbbdfas) ‘constable’s paintings; experiments and innovations: how britain’s favourite painter of natural landscapes rebelled against established convention’ - lecturer eveline eaton 11am at the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. nonmembers £7 donation. new members welcome. email membership@nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk or visit nadfas-in-elgin.org.uk. storytime 9.30am &10.30am at tomintoul library. for info call 01807 580755.

3 friday - 6 sunday room with a view: 4 highland artists at ardross community hall, nr alness. raffle in aid of highland hospice. fri: 6pm - 8.30pm, sat : 10am - 6pm & sun: 10am - 4pm. for info contact www.spanglefish.com/roomwithaview.

3 friday - 25 saturday fiona watson: paintings, collages & original prints at castle gallery, 43 castle street, inverness. contact 01463 729512.

4 saturday vishten@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk. seabirds - a talk by graham bell 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. bookbug for babies & toddlers 11.15am at fochabers library. call 01343 821434.

4 saturday - 5 sunday the mystic shoes@mad hatters (above hootananny) 9.30pm. free. page 12 - June 2016

8 wednesday - 9 thursday xponorth - scotland’s leading creative industries festival at the eden court, inverness. free. for more info www.xponorth.co.uk.

9 thursday bear necessities: alaska, the last frontier by graham lenton 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526.

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Thursday 16 June to Sunday 26 June, 2016 www.moraywalkingfestival.co.uk | info@moraywalkingfestival.co.uk | 07764615517

16/6 12:00 Plant Identification & Woodland Botany Walk 16/6 19:00 Adventures with the Midnight Mountaineer 16,17/6 19:00 Taster Disc Golf 17,19/6 09:00 The Three Rivers Walk, 17,22,24/6 13:00 Secret Rothes: The Dounie&GlenGrantGardens 17/6 18:30 Experts in Short Trousers 18/6 09:30 Coasteering, 18/6 09:30 River Findhorn:Fish Floods & Alien Invaders 18/6 10:00 A Walk through a Revolutionary Landscape 18/6 14:00 Tracking and Bird Language 19/6 24:00 Midsummer Summit on Ben Rinnes 19/6 10:30 A Culbin Cycle - What lies beneath?

19/6 12:30 Secrets of Spynie - A Paddle and a Plod 20/6 08:30 BurgheadtoDunphailCoastalTrail-DavaWay 20,24,25/6 14:00 Walk Write Here; Wood, Water, Sand 20,24/6 18:30 Indoor Climbing 21/6 08:30 Dunphail to Cromdale Dava & Spey Ways 21/6 15:00 Secrets of Pluscarden

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08:30 Cromdale to Aberlour -Speyside Way 10:00 Wildlife and Railways Walk 10:00 Gorges and Waterfalls Walk 08:30 Aberlour to Garmouth -Speyside Way 11:00 Hill 99 and Findhorn Bay, a CulbinRamble 18:30 The Western Side of the Findhorn Gorges 08:30 Garmouth to Burghead, Moray Coastal Trail 19:00 Exploring Extraordinary Elgin 09:45 Canyoning 10:00 Maritime Markings – Art Walk 11:00 & 19:30 Extremely Pedestrian Chorales 13:30 River Tube & Cliff Jumping @ res 09:00 River Findhorn - A Walk on the West Side 09:30 Walking with Ease 09:30 Wildlife and Woollen Mills 09:30 Navigation Skills - Hills of Cromdale 10:15 White Water Rafting & Cliff Jumping 11:00 WWII Coastal Defences History Walk

Moray Walking Festival 16-26 June 2016 Explore Moray this Midsummer - from Thursday 16 to Sunday 26 June 2016, the newly named Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival has activities for all walks of life! Over 10 days you can see Moray from a different view; from the top of a hill at midnight, jumping off a cliff, from an open canoe, painting a coastline or tasting tea made from your wild view!

This year our guest speaker is Alan Rowan, the Midnight Mountaineer. When Alan Rowan finished his shifts as a sub-editor at a national newspaper, he knew he was too jacked up on deadline adrenaline to attempt sleep. He was starting to worry if he would ever complete his ambition to reach the summit of every Munro . He decided upon a single solution to both problems.

He would begin his ascents in the middle of the night! You can also join Alan on a Midnight walk up Ben Rinnes with former RAF mountain rescue team leader David “Heavy� Whalley.

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highland decorative & fine arts society -”constable and the making of masterpieces” lecturer - eveline eaton 2pm - 3.30pm at smithton free church. murray road, inverness. contact averillbrodie@ymail.com or davidmartin30@hotmail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk.

10 friday - 12 sunday keith festival - a weekend of music, song & dance. for info call sandy mccombie on 01542 882638 or wilma murdoch on 01542 887362 or email keithfestival@gmail.com.

10 friday the scone fairies@hootananny 9.30pm. james hickman & dan cassidy (transatlantic folk duo) 8.30pm at the old bridge inn, dalfaber road, aviemore. contact 01479 811137 or email sayhello@oldbridgeinn.co.uk.

11 saturday public image ltd@ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com. the western front association: ‘the suicide club: intelligence gathering on the western front’ by andrew williams 2:30pm, elgin library. for details call 01343 870562 or email chairman.wfasnb@virgin.net. super ceilidh with fraser & erik@hootananny 9.30pm. shinty - mctavish cup final@bught park for info see www.shinty.com.

2016 inverness music festival highlights concert 7.30pm at onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness. performance opportunities for talent of all ages.

11 saturday - 12 sunday burgie international horse trials 9am - 5pm by forres, moray. with food & craft stalls, trade village & side shows. email secretary@burgie.org or call 01343 850128 for info.

15 wednesday why are my ancestors not on the oprs? - a talk by bruce bishop 3pm - 4pm at aberlour library. free. all welcome. for info call 01340 871693.

16 thursday only a mile from home by john young 8.30pm 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. adventures with the midnight mountaineer@the drouthy cobbler 7pm. call 01343 596000

16 thursday - 26 sunday moray walking festival midsummer for the very latest info visit www.moraywalkingfestival.co.uk or email info@moraywalkingfestival.co.uk.

17 friday the great highland bash@ironworks 7pm. live wrestling. visit www.ironworksvenue.com. the mad ferret band@hootananny 9.30pm. ranger walk - orchids galore, newtonmore 6pm 9pm. booking essential. meeting place given out on booking. adults £4.50, conc. £3.50, family £15. call saranne bish at rangers.inverness@highland.gov.uk or call 01463 255291. birdwatching talk: on heilan’ wings by mike crutch of a9birds 7.30pm at dava school guest house (on a939 at dava). wildlife prints on sale, proceeds to roy dennis’ highland foundation for wildlife. booking essential. 01309 651332 or email info@a9birds.com. highlands strongest man & highlands strongest woman 10am - 3pm at bught park, inverness. (part of the city of inverness highland games & gala weekend). contact gerry reynolds on 01463 785006

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12 sunday car boot sale on behalf of knockando playgroup 10am - 12pm at archiestown hall. all welcome. teas & coffees. for a table contact sarah on 07557 781174. the patron’s lunch, nairn rotary 12.30pm at viewfield, nairn. picnic, music, circus skills, magic show, inflatable slide, races, stalls.

13 monday keith library storytime 2pm. for info call 01542 882223.

14 tuesday inverallan old time dancing 7.30pm - 10pm at inverallan church hall, church avenue, grantown on spey. call 01479 851353. whale of a time by john young 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526.

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highland literary salon: speaker - christopher brookmyre 7.30pm at glen mhor hotel, inverness. for more info see www.highlandlitsalon.com.

adam stafford@hootananny 8pm. upbeat sneakers@mad hatters (above hootananny) 9.30pm - 3am. glenbuies flyfishers club evening gala 6pm - 2am at glen of rothes fishery. names and more info to secretaryglenbuies@hotmail.com or call neil on 07454 413932. nairn men’s breakfast 9.45am for 10am at dunbar golf club, nairn. testimony by tba. share food & fellowship & hear what god is doing in other men’s lives. contact campbell on 01667 455149 by 6.30pm on fri 17th june to book your place. archiestown village fête incorporating the junior speyside highland games 12:30pm - 4pm. food market incl. fochabers ice cream, pony rides, bouncy castles, kids corner, velocity art spinning bike, demonstrations and more. tea tent with yummy bakes and bar for a wee tipple. games open to children in p4-7. £3 per child.

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BURGIE HORSE TRIALS Burgie is here again! For the 39th year, this high 11th & 12th of June. As usual, there will be a fabulous Family Fun Day on the Sunday.

Saturday hosts the Arena Eventing Competition during the European Eventing Championships in September - but Sunday is the day to come and bring all the family. Not only will you all see the highest level of Eventers tackling dressage, show jumping and the exciting, stimulation of the cross country with all it's hazards but there are so many other activities and attractions.

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20 monday tom walker@the drouthy cobbler 7pm. £8. book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

21 tuesday speyside: a place for all seasons by richard pegler 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526.

22 wednesday roseisle forest run 6.15pm - 7.15pm at roseisle forest picnic area. last of moray forest runs - junior races (active schools trail running series) & 4 mile trail fun run for all. contact paul.rogan@moray.gov.uk. g250: architecture and planning - photographic exhibition grantown on spey. birdwatching talk: on heilan’ wings by mike crutch of a9birds 7.30pm at dava school guest house (on a939 at dava). wildlife prints on sale, proceeds to roy dennis’ highland foundation for wildlife. booking essential - ring 01309 651332 or email info@a9birds.com. dufftown library storytime 11am. for info call 01340 820272. daimh - pirates of the hebridean@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. £12. book early. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

22 wednesday - 26 sunday grantown 250 festival - annual celebration of the town. seven key themes: heritage, environment, sport & culture, music, trade, tourism, food & drink. for info see grantown250.org.

23 thursday g250: heritage and culture - explore some of the planned villages of moray & relax later with some of strathspey’s musicians. grantown on spey. the little owls of leicestershire by richard pegler 8.30pm - 9.30pm at grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. for info email info@bwwc.co.uk or 01479 872526. aberlour library storytime 2pm. for info call 01340 871693.

24 friday where 2 today? music afternoon & ceilidh 2pm 4pm at kincraig village hall. £2 for afternoon tea with homebaking. music/dancing/raffle. all welcome. transport can be arranged. call 01479 810004 for more details. bon giovi@ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com. g250 georgian day grantown on spey.

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25 saturday - 26 sunday highland market 10am - 4pm at culloden battlefield. local crafts & produce. face painting & games for kids. free. 01463 796090 or culloden@nts.org.uk. craft & food festival@eden court 10am - 5pm. email isabel@exclusivelyhighlands.co.uk or info@exclusivelyhighlands.co uk fo more info. scottish traditional boat festival - portsoy 9am - 5pm, portsoy harbour. engages the local region, bringing together boats, music, crafts, food and drink to celebrate the region’s cultural heritage. for info visit www.stbfportsoy.com

25 saturday - 28 tuesday scottish hydro challenge 10am - 4pm at macdonald spey valley golf & country club. fun packed weekend, with free entry. for info call 01479 815100 or see www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk

26 sunday car boot sale (idca) 8:30am - 1pm, inchberry hall, orton, fochabers. turn up before 8.30am, no booking required. £8 per pitch / £16 per van (double pitch). tea/coffee/butteries/cakes in hall and bbq food from the hut. visit www.wherecanwego.com. walk for parkinson’s - brodie castle 10am registration, 11am start. choose a gentle 1 mile stroll round the pond or a more challenging 5 mile walk. £10 - adults, £5 - u16s. scotlandfundraising@parkinsons.org.uk. “ratburger” by david walliams 3pm - 5pm at brodie castle. adapted for the outdoor stage by heartbreak productions. adults £13, child £8, family £35 & concs £10. early bird prices at www.nts.org.uk. book early. for more info call 01309 641371. leo stannard@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

28 tuesday the turbans@the drouthy cobbler 8pm. call 01343 596000 or visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

29 wednesday the drouthy cobbler comedy club@the drouthy cobbler 7.30pm. visit www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk.

30 thursday adult reading group 6.30pm at fochabers library. all welcome. for info call 01343 821434.

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eview R Kristoffs ‘

Kristoff's is located in Tollbooth Street, Forres, very handy for the mother and daughter evening I had planned as a reward for my teenage daughter having revised hard during the Easter Break.

On our arrival we were shown to a booth, given our menus and the Specials on offer were run through by the friendly waitress. Whilst we looked at the Menu, our Drinks order was taken and brought promptly, along with a jug of fresh water.

For Starters I had a Prawn, Crayfish and Smoked Salmon cocktail with a Marie-Rose sauce, served with a crispy roll and my daughter had a Beef Fillet medallion on French toast, topped with a garlic mushroom and Gruyere cheese. In a word – delicious.

Given the variety of main courses, it was a difficult choice for me, but I finally settled on the Hungarian Style Potato Rosti with Beef Goulash, topped with peppers, cheddar cheese and sour cream.

The beef simply melted in your mouth and the flavours were wonderful. A vegetarian option is available – a nice touch. As you might expect from a teenager, the prospect of building your own burger was too tempting and so a platter bearing a brioche bun filled with a large burger, cheddar cheese and chorizo was brought to the table, accompanied by rustic chips, salad and tomato chutney. Enough said.

Finally the desserts – I plumped for Sticky Toffee pudding and custard, with my daughter opting for Stew'n'Drew's ice cream served on toasted banana bread with fresh fruit and Chantilly cream. Gorgeous!

Kristoff himself served up the main courses to all the tables, giving him the opportunity to check that all was to everyone's satisfaction.

The two waitresses coped well with a busy restaurant, with no-one being left to wait and tables were cleared efficiently. The restaurant is warm and cosy, the staff friendly and the food of a very high standard.

I highly recommend Kristoff's and will be heading back as soon as I can find an excuse, that's if I need one.

A review by Helen & Linda - May 16

PARLIAMENT BLOG This is a beautiful place and we have long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as a world class tourist destination but, for good or bad, the days when mystery and undiscovered gems would draw people to explore the area with limited information are long gone. These days visitors have a wealth of choice and, powered by the Internet, have access to thousands of possibilities. They want to know, in advance, what they can do and, most importantly want to get here with the minimum of fuss. That's why, after nearly 19 years absence I'm delighted that British Airways are re-establishing a daily link between Inverness and Heathrow. Around 90% of international visitors to Scotland arrive by air, over a third through Heathrow, so the potential of the link is very good news for tourism and business.

By the time you read this flights will have already commenced and more visitors will be experiencing our unique attractions as a result.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award I recently had the great pleasure of welcoming home Duke of Edinburgh participants after two days of activities in celebration of the origins of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, which originated from an idea that started at Gordonstoun right here in Moray.

The ‘Moray Badge’ was introduced by the founder of Gordonstoun and participants came from around Moray, including the Duke of Edinburgh himself while he attended Gordonstoun. The Duke of Edinburgh then subsequently sponsored the expansion of the scheme with it becoming the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award! Moray can be very proud of being the origin of what is now a highly successful and internationally recognised scheme. The day involved DofE participants from right across Moray and it was fantastic to see so many gaining the broad range of experiences that the Award Scheme offers and which will serve them well for the future.

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FACIAL REJUVENATION TREATMENTS Reverse the signs of ageing and achieve a fresher more youthful appearance. Using muscle relaxing injections and dermal filler techniques we are able to offer treatments for:

LINES AROUND THE MOUTH FOREHEAD AND FROWN LINES (SMOKERS/SUN DAMAGE LINES) CROW'S FEET AND CHEEK WRINKLES EYEBROW LIFT UNDER ARM EXCESSIVE SWEATING DOWN-TURNED CORNERS OF THE MOUTH NOSE TO MOUTH FOLDS All treatments individually tailored and carried out by Dr Gordon McGovern.

Total discretion assured. Call us for further information or to book a free, no-obligation consultation. * with the exception of Hygienist Scalings and Fissure Sealants

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" I was very happy with my treatment today. Excellent service and care" "I am a very nervous patient. If I didnt live 300 miles away, I would be registering with you. You have a lovely practice and great staff"

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