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Clubs and Societies ABERLOUR ANGLING CLUB Visitors welcome. Day & weekly tickets at reasonable prices. Call 01340 871428 or email at hamish@munro-of-speyside.com ART IN STRATHDEARN Thurs (term time only), 2pm 4pm, Tomatin Village Hall. Do come along to enjoy the company of like minded people being creative in a friendly environment! We have tutors throughout the year & an annual exhibition. Call Pam Hardwick on 01808 511766 AVIEMORE HEALTH WALK GROUP Thurs, 1.30 pm, the Myrtlefield Car Park near Mike’s Bikes (by the stairway entrance). Call Mary on 01479 810519 CAIRNGORM ORCHESTRA Mon, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, (Autumn Term, Sept - 3rd Dec 2018), Dulnain Village Hall, Dulnain Bridge. We are a community orchestra playing a variety of styles of music. New string, woodwind & brass players will be warmly welcomed. Call 01479 821308 or email at cairngormsorchestra@gmail.com

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COMMUNITY LUNCH Tues, 12.30pm, The Boat Hall for some soup, sandwiches & a cuppa - all for £4. Open to all. A great place to meet up with folk.

Lifts can be arranged for those who don't have transport!

Email info@boathal.org.uk CRAIGELLACHIE REAL ALE CLUB 1st Wed of month at 7.30pm. All welcome. Call 01340 881446 DISABILITY SNOW SPORTS UK Glenmore Lodge Grounds, Queens Houses, Glenmore. Call 0845 521 9338. www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk DUFFTOWN BOWLING CLUB Mon & Thurs evenings, the Memorial Hall. Call Mr A Wright on 01340 820071 www.facebook.com/groups/5888 82437915700/ DUFFTOWN OVER SIXTIES 1st Wed of month, 2pm - 4pm Back Hall of Memorial Hall.

Entertainment including tea/coffee. All are welcome & Membership fee is £10 per annum. Annual summer bus outing. Call 01340 820388, 01340 820582, or 01340 820264 EDINVILLIE CRAFT CLUB Tues (Oct - Apr), 2pm - 4pm, Edinvillie Hall. Tea & coffee available. There is also a visiting 'mobile craft shop', Lauraine's Crafts from Buckie, who calls every Tues afternoon where you can buy yarn, patterns, etc.

Everyone welcome. Call Ina Whyte on 01340 871665 GRANTON JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB Thurs (term time), 6.45pm 8.45pm, Grantown YMCA Community Centre. For P6 & P7 pupils. £1 per session. Come along & join in the fun! Call Heather Fraser (Centre Coordinator) on 01479 872262 or grantowncommunitycentre@ gmail.com www.grantowncommunity centre.org

GRANTOWN AND DISTRICT BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER CLUB Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, 7pm 10pm, Old Church Hall, Dulnain Bridge, near Grantown-on-Spey.

SPEYSIDE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE Mon (term time only), 7.30pm 8.30pm, Performance Area, Speyside Sports & Community Centre, Aberlour. For P5 & over, young people & adult beginners. £1. Primary children should be accompanied by an adult.

Please wear soft shoes. All welcome. Call Bill & Rosemary Legge on 01340 810304 Facebook - Speyside SCD

GRANTOWN ON SPEY U3A Every two weeks (Oct - Apr), Grant Arms Hotel, Grantown on Spey. www.grantownu3a.co.uk GRANTOWN SENIOR YOUTH CLUB Tues (term time), 7pm - 9pm, Grantown YMCA Community Centre. For S1 & S2 pupils. £1 per session. Come along & join in the fun! Call Heather Fraser (Centre Co-ordinator) on 01479 872262 or email at grantowncommunitycentre@ gmail.com www.grantowncommunity centre.org

STRATHSPEY BRANCH CLUB LEGION SCOTLAND 31 The Square Grantown-onSpey. Call 01479 872212 or 01479 873690

GRANTOWN'S THURSDAY CLUB FOR THE OVER 50'S Fortnightly meetings, 1.30pm 3.30pm, Grantown YMCA Community Centre. Varied programme of events. £2 (incl refreshments). All welcome.

Call Heather Fraser (Centre Coordinator) on 01479 872262 or at grantowncommunitycentre@ gmail.com www.grantowncommunity centre.org NEWTONMORE CAMANACHD CLUB The clubhouse & playing fields at the Eilan are home to this famous & successful club. Two teams play in the National Leagues & 3 other teams cater for all ages from primary school upwards. Call Ian Gibson on 01540 673048.

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

Welcomes parents, grandparents, family or friends who have gone through the death of a baby at any stage of pregnancy. Call Louise Mainland 07983 689056 or email at aviemoresimbacharity@gmail.com www.simbacharity.org.uk

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STRATHSPEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Wed, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, Aviemore Primary School.

Players of all levels & experience welcome. Call Owen MacGregor on 07475 416172 www.strathspeyrugby.com & Facebook: Aviemore Touch Rugby THE OSPREY MUSIC SOCIETY (TOMS) TOMS is a group operating under the umbrella of Boat of Garten Community Company, a charity which acts as an umbrella organisation to support groups within the village, runs events & manages community projects. Call Ann Napier on 01479 831213 or email at ann.nap@btinternet.com YOGA CLASSES (IYENGAR) Mon, 6.30pm - 7.30pm, Speyside Sports & Community Centre, Aberlour; Tues 10am 11.30am, Glenlivet Hall, Glenlivet. All welcome. Call Jo Macdonald on 07722 594966.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings The expression “Do-gooders” used to be commonly applied to anyone who advocated more enlightened ways of dealing with offenders and with people who engaged in what was deemed antisocial behaviour.

“Do-gooders” were at best naive and at worst responsible for any breakdown in society. These “Dogooders” were an irritating menace.

That was how they were often described and some people said that they were well intentioned but hopelessly out of touch.

But in his letter to the Galatian Church the Apostle Paul said “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

(Galatians 6:9-10.) At the same time the Apostle warns us to be careful: “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.”

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Some people have done outstandingly good things and have been recognised in some way for the good they have done, perhaps in work with young people or the elderly. They may have established clubs and organisations and helped to raise huge sums of money for charitable causes and we applaud them for what they have achieved.

Countless others however, brighten other people’s lives with simple kindly words or deeds as they go by.

I often reflect on people I have known over the years, and I am so thankful that my life has been blessed by knowing so many really good people.

It isn’t that they have done some outstanding great work or that they have stood out in some way as an example of goodness. It is just that they were people who day by day took time to listen, offered advice, enquired genuinely about someone’s welfare, offered words of appreciation for some small thing that was done.

They were not looking for compliments or acting in their own interests – as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:24 “No-one should

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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 Brides Church of Scotland Newtonmore. Sundays 11.15am. Rev Catherine Buchan. Tel: 01540 673236.

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seek their own good, but the good of others.” They were still good people even if someone insulted them.

(Luke 6:27.)

The truth is that goodness does not necessarily require any great or outstanding action.

A kindly greeting, a helping hand even with something small, a warm smile and a patient ear is often more than enough to bring simple joy into someone’s life. It doesn’t just make our day, it makes our life seem more delightful, more precious. It can make someone feel that their life counts, that they are recognised. It isn’t always easy, especially if we are tired or distracted, but it always counts. And if someone is a person of faith they can always remember in prayer those they meet along life’s way.

In any event, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.

(2 Thessalonians 3:13.)

Rev. Bob Anderson Knockando, Elchies & Archiestown linked with Rothes

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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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The dark winter nights have changed the Moray landscape and the fantastic summer is definitely a distant memory, but November gets off to a brighter start as Bonfire Night celebrations are in full swing.

Even before the last embers have died, organisers in towns across Moray will be stringing up displays ready for their festive light switch-on. Can I also take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contacted Krystle and I following the announcement that we are expecting our first child next year. With all the joy surrounding this, there are also the questions all future parents in Moray are currently facing about where they will have their child; how they will get to Aberdeen if they have to go there and what kind of journey they will face as they travel a considerable distance in labour. I have been working with the campaigners since the announcement of the downgrading of maternity paediatric services at Doctor Gray’s and while I previously heard their concerns, I now very much share them as well. As usual I can be contacted on douglas.ross.mp@parliament.uk

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Access to banking facilities are vital for Highlands families, small businesses, and the success of our tourism industry. Yet, ATM cash machines are closing down at a rapid rate across rural areas, leaving many communities and businesses without adequate banking facilities. Latest figures from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, revealed 1,300 ATM machines were lost in the first quarter of 2018.

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Christmas is fast approaching and it is time to think about stirring the Christmas pudding but it is also the time to think about how we can help locally.

Christmas gives us all the chance to not only to buy local but also to help in our own neighbourhoods, so perhaps that should be our festive resolution.

Whilst online shopping couldn’t be more convenient, it comes at a cost. Little of our hard earned money ends up in the local economy and in the Highlands we often have to face expensive and unfair delivery costs.

Shopping locally ensures local jobs, more independent shops and some truly unique gifts often showcasing local craftsmanship.

So in the run up to Christmas my plea is that we all think about what we can do locally so that all Highlanders can benefit.

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2 egg yolks

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1 thursday - 5 monday exhibition of watercolours: dave fallows & other local artists as well as locally produced crafts including jewellery. wood & glass, etc 10am - 4.30pm, chapel house arts, high street, kingussie. call 07921 729249 or email at abridgen1@gmail.com

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spectrum support group room 133 (every thurs) 12pm - 1pm, the guidance team, inverness college uhi. open to staff & students with autism spectrum disorder

until 30 friday the highlands supports refugees (formerly moray supports refugees) for collection points see facebook page, appeal for warm clothing, toiletries, camping equipment & toys. volunteers, transport & cash donations welcome. www.en-gb.facebook.com/moraycalaid

1 thursday scottish ceilidh dance: fundraiser for inverness hospital radio; featuring the iain joseph macdonald band, tom's brats; tom mciver & elizabeth fraser's scottish dancers, etc 7.30pm - 11.30pm, mercure hotel, inverness. ÂŁ10 (incl stovies) at door or via email - chairman@invernesshospitalradio.co.uk or graham@invernesshospitalradio.co.uk the british watching & wildlife club: the nature of abundance; speaker - karen lloyd on the various research field trips in romania & spain, etc for her forthcoming book 8.30pm - 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. call 01479 872526 or email at info@bwwc.co.uk bookbug rhyme & story session: aimed at babies but all children & carers welcome 10.30am 10.55am, aviemore library bookbug rhyme & story session: aimed at toddlers but all children & carers welcome 11.05am 11.30am, aviemore library

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2 friday grand opening of the grantown east highland heritage & cultural centre 8am - 9pm, grantown east railway station, grantown on spey. email at hello@grantowneast.com the british watching & wildlife club: philippines; island treasures; speaker - mike dilger (the one show) on places (& people) with the highest biodiversity & potentially the most to lose 8.30pm 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. call 01479 872526 or email at info@bwwc.co.uk highlands & islands tourism awards 2018 7pm - 1am, the kingsmills hotel, inverness deaf heritage collective: scotland's hidden culture 10.30am - 5pm, inverness town house. a day of discussion & debate as to the future of deaf heritage & deaf creatives. www.eventbrite.co.uk

2 friday - 4 sunday encounter christ retreat 8am - 2pm, the dominican sisters of st cecilia in scotland, elgin. single catholic women, ages 18-35, are invited to spend a weekend at greyfriars convent, elgin. registration required. www.dominicansisters.dioceseofaberdeen.org

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Scarification – How Much Will it Cost ?

It is the toughest job of the year, but it is the key thing to get done if you are serious about keeping on top of moss.

You can do it yourself, if it is a small lawn this is feasible, and could be done with a spring rake.

Or for a larger lawn you might consider hiring a machine for the day. I think the going rate is around £50 per day, plus £20 delivery and collection.

Many of you will have done this yourself and will appreciate it is not a job for the faint hearted.

We will have around 800 lawns to scarify over the next few months. We usually use 2 men plus machines and blowers. While a small lawn can often be done in a couple of hours, a larger lawn can be an all day affair, or even longer. I thought it would be worth putting out some typical prices we would charge:

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Up to 40m2

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Medium

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£90

Large

Up to 200m2

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3 saturday - 4 sunday modelfair: trains, boats, planes, cars &lorries, engineering, lego, wargaming & lots more sat 10am - 5pm, sun 10am - 4pm, elgin town hall. adults £5, children £3, family (2+2) £12. call andrew allardyce on 01343 542378 or email at andrew.allardyce@btinternet.com www.elginmodelrailwayclub.co.uk

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5 monday the bird watching & wildlife club: champions of the flyway; speaker - mark pearson on combatting the widespread illegal bird killing on the mediterranean flyways 8.30pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free, call 01479 872526 or email at info@bwwc.co.uk moray field club: agm followed by a presentation: field exploration beyond the arctic circle by ernie & val emmett 7pm, the lounge, elgin town hall. call sara marsh on 07840 285438 or email at morayfieldclub@gmail.com boat talks: the stability of the greenland ice sheet; speaker - professor pete nienow on the implications of sea level rise 7.30pm, boat of garten community hall

6 tuesday

highland astronomical society: "where next?"; speaker - paul jenkins (has) 7.20pm - 10pm, smithton culloden free church. www.spacegazer.com the wildcat trail race in aid of the wildcat trail 2pm highland disabled ramblers: the fairburn estate 4pm (registration from 12.30pm), newtonmore.

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scottish onithologists' club highland: (stalking) scotland's bean geese; speaker - brian minshull 7.30pm, culloden library, keppoch road, culloden, inverness. £3 members; £4 non members call kathy bonniface on 01463 772539 or 01808 511740

6 tuesday - 7 wednesday children 1st christmas fair 6th: 5pm - 8pm & 7th: 10am - 4pm, the ballroom, drumrossie hotel, inverness. £4 (incl tea, coffee & biscuits). scarves, jewellery, ceramics, scented candles, pet supplies, knitwear, artworks, cards, handmade chocolates, etc

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7 wednesday dyslexia awareness week : dyslexia scotland moray firth free drop-in session 2pm - 8pm, laichmoray hotel, elgin. free. drop-in for free information, advice & resources on dyslexia for adults, children, parents, teachers & employers. call mary evans on 01343 830104 or email dsmorayfirth@gmail.com. www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk friedenreich hundertwasser: speaker - neil campbell on the life & work of this eccentric artist 2pm, st. ninian's hall, culduthel road, inverness. call richard baxter on 01463 571372 or email at richbax52@yahoo.com

7 wednesday - 11 sunday inverness film festival various timings, the playhouse cinema, eden court, inverness. for information please call 01463 234243

8 thursday the shakespeare schools festival 2018 7pm, one touch theatre, eden court, inverness. all welcome call 01463 234234 arrested development@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com year of young people business breakfast with elgin high school pupils: how they view the workplace & what they would like it to be like with dyw moray & moray chamber of commerce 8am - 10am, unit 1, elgin business centre, elgin high schoo. £13.37 – £19.76. limited tickets available. email at sbaxter@dywmoray.co.uk. www.eventbrite.co.uk cantraybridge college early christmas late night market with bodyshop 5.30pm - 8pm, cantraybridge college cafe. wide range of handmade gifts & products like our famous bath bars, christmas puddings, etc. taking orders for our highly demanded but limited christmas wreaths on the night. call cat burton on 01667 493500 or email admin@cantraybridge.co.uk royal society of edinburgh@inverness: gravitational wave detection technology; speaker - dr peter admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

murray of glasgow university 7pm - 8pm, inverness royal acedemy. free entry. refreshments from 6.30pm, cafe style seating aviemore & glenmore community trust (agct): agm Kes Furniture April 18.pdf 01/03/2018 7pm. agenda to be published closer to 1the event. open to members & friends of the trust

9 friday moray speyside tourism conference 2018 9.30am 4.30pm, eight acres hotel, elgin. tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk beyond faith: the george michael tribute@the ironworks, inverness, 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com voodoo night with urban voodoo machine & spring break@the ironworks, inverness, 11pm. www.ironworksvenue.com the big charity evening of mediumship in aid of children's hospices across scotland (chas): with steven trolland, tommy goodwin & fiona clark 7.30pm, carrbridge hotel. ticketed event. www.lineupnow.com

9 friday - 10 saturday a "centenary of song" with inverness military wives choir & guest performers tbc, st andrew's episcopal cathedral, inverness. tickets include refreshments at the interval. commemorating the end of wwi. fundraiser for poppy scotland, the british legion inverness & mikey's line. raffle. email at inverness@militarywiveschoirs.org

10 saturday cairngorm ski club snowsports equipment sale: buy & sell second hand & new ski & snowboard equipment & clothing 3.30pm - 5.30pm (arrive early as queueing, dalfaber golf & country club, aviemore. adults - 50p; children - free. email at sale@cairngormskiclub.co.uk inverross yf dinner dance 2018 7pm, jury's inn, milburn road, inverness. £30. please get in touch with one of our members, via facebook or email inverrossyfc@gmail.com

10 saturday - 11 sunday monsterfest@the ironworks, inverness tbc, indoor rock music festival. www.ironworksvenue.com

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12 monday mfr cash for kids: mfr mission christmas launches 9am - 5.30pm, caithness, sutherland, ross-shire, inverness, moray & part of aberdeen-shire. bring some christmas magic into the lives of local children who are at risk of waking up to nothing on christmas morning. call 01463 227700 or email allana@mfr.co.uk banff & moray members' centre (national trust scotland): autumn lunch; guest speaker & grand draw of the annual raffle tbc, the mansefield hotel, elgin. call janice oakes on 01309 675224 or email at janiceoakes51@gmail.com the big dance show - highlands 2018 7pm, the empire theatre, eden court, inverness. over 20 local groups of all ages from across the highlands contemporary to commercial

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call 01343 544132 the arts society highland: food & art through the ages; speaker - tasha marker. the history of food as an artistic medium 2.15pm, the free church hall, smithton, inverness. suggested donation for guests/visitors is ÂŁ8. tea, coffee & biscuits after the lecture. www.theartssocietyhighland.org.uk

16 friday stargazing leonid meteor shower in arbriachan forest: speaker - dr anthony luke, uhi on the chemistry of stars, meteors & comets 7pm, arbriachan forest. booking essential. call 01463 861236 or email arbriachanforest@gmail.com the grantown society: strathspey farmers' club; speaker - member of the farmers' club 7.30pm 9pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. call 07709 270044 or email at info@thegrantownsociety.org scotland: a rewilding journey; speaker - peter cairns on what should scotland look like 7pm, kincraig community hall, kingussie. ÂŁ5 highland car club (hcc): awards night 7pm - 12am, castle heather, inverness

the moray tenants forum (mtf) 2pm - 4pm, venue tbc. free. call 0300 123 4566 or email at tenantparticipation@moray.gov.uk. www.moray.gov.uk inverallan social dancing 7.30pm - 10pm, inverallan church hall, grantown on spey. ÂŁ4 per person (incl tea & biscuits). all welcome. call 01479 851353 friday saturday phil campbell & the bastard sons@the ironworks, 20:25inverness cathedral wedding fair 16th: 4pm & 17th: thornhall nov 18.pdf 1 11/10/2018 inverness, tbc. www.ironworksvenue.com 12pm, inverness cathedral. various exhibitors

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15 thursday clan coffee morning 10.30am - 12pm, the clan cancer support centre, 227 high street, elgin open to anyone affected by cancer with information & support available. guest speakers. all welcome page 20 - November 2018

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16 friday - 18 sunday eden 1 christmas craft & food fair 16th: 10am - 8pm; 17th & 18th: 10am - 5pm, eden court, inverness

17 saturday scooty & the skyhooks northern soul night@the ironworks, inverness, 9pm, all welcome. www.ironworksvenue.com the clan donald society of the highlands & islands: clan donald ceilidh 7.30pm - 11.30pm, munlochy hall, ross-shire. entertainment, simple ceilidh dances, refreshments, byob. email at contact@clandonald.org moray ramblers: ben aigan 8am, elgin community centre. grade: moderate; distance: 8 miles. bookings essential on wed prior to walk. call ruth gerrie on 01343 820545 moravian orienteering: saturday & moray & nairn schools league tbc. see website for details www.moravianorienteering.org inverness choral society concert performing "the armed man" & other shorter items 7.30pm, eden court theatre, inverness. call sandra riach on 01997 466253 or email at sandra.riach1@btinternet.com neil oliver: the story of the british isles in 100 places 7.30pm, the empire theatre, eden court, inverness

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defibrillator hosted by aviemore & district lucky2bhere training sessions 7.30pm - 9.30pm, st andrews church, grampian road, aviemore. free, but booking essential as space limited. donations welcome. email aviemorelucky2bhere@gmail.com

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boat talks: matthew forster heddle; speaker - hamish johnston on the unknown pioneer of scotland's mountains 7pm for 7.30pm, boat of garten community hall

the british watching & wildlife club: put away that 500mm; speaker - jack perks on using a wide angle lens to capture all kinds of wildlife from birds, mammals & reptiles 8.30pm - 10pm, the grant arms hotel, the square, grantown on spey. free. call 01479 872526 or email info@bwwc.co.uk

21 wednesday the badenoch gardening club: the mountain gardener; speaker - tom angel. tips & ideas on how to improve the results in your garden in a mountain environment 7.30pm - 9.30pm, newtonmore village hall. call 01540 670181 or email at badenochgardeningclub@gmail.com

22 thursday jake bugg@the ironworks, inverness tbc, www.ironworksvenue.com

23 friday the proclaimers 7pm - 11.30pm, inverness leisure centre. www.ticketline.co.uk the police sting@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm, www.ironworksvenue.com

24 saturday abernethy primary school christmas fayre tbc, abernethy primary school. all welcome happy mums' market: indoor pre-loved market dedicated to baby & children's items, from birth to 10 years 10am - 12pm, inverness leisure centre. £1 - adults; u16s - free www.happymumsmarket.co.uk stone roses tribute with resurrection 7.30pm, the playhouse, nairn. www.facebook.com/resurrection stonerosestribute

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30 friday festive tea & competitions: fundraiser 7.30pm, craigelalchie village hall concert evening with the badenoch fiddlers in aid of badenoch arthritis support 7.30pm - 10pm, taila nan ros, king street, newtonmore. £3 (incl refreshments). call 01540 673020 or email sjsc@atmybtinternet.com stewart francis: into the punset@the ironworks, 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com moray reach out disco 7.30pm - 10pm, ugie hotel, church road, keith. £3. raffle. you must be over 18 unless accompanied by a responsible adult. transport can be arranged by calling angela kelly on 07951 088184 where 2 today music afternoon/ceilidh 2pm - 4pm, grantown legion. £2.50 for tea. an afternoon of music, fun, song, dancing, raffle & fab afternoon tea. all welcome. transport can be arranged. call ros munro on 01479 810004 or email ros@ct4u.co.uk. www.ct4u.co.uk tsimoray: managing difficult conversations in the workplace 9.15am - 11am, the inkwell, francis place, elgin. free. tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk

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