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CLUBS & SOCIETIES 423 (SPEYSIDE) DETACHED FLIGHT AIR TRAINING CORPS Meet every Monday & Thursday, 18:30 - 21:00 in the Grant Hall, Rothes. Age group - 13 - 18 Enquiries can be made to oc.423df@aircadets.org ABERLOUR BRIDGE CLUB Wednesday nights 6.30pm for a 6.45pm (Sept - April) start at The Fleming Hall, Queens Road, Aberlour, Speyside. Secretary Audrey Marr Tel: 07855 087984 To book your seat phone Mike on 01343 543962 ARCHERY IN ABERLOUR GLENLIVET ARCHERS Target Archery club, for Recurve, Traditional & Longbow archers.

Small, friendly club, junior to senior, all abilities. We shoot every Wednesday and Sunday.

Affiliated to Archery GB (GNAS) & Scottish Archery Association.

For details or general nformation call Michael on 01807 590493, or email: m_cooper13@sky.com AVIEMORE ART ASSOCIATION Every Thursday 2pm - 4pm in St, Andrew's Church Hall, Grampian Road, Aviemore. Throughout the year (not during school holidays) AVIEMORE & ABERNETHY ANGLING ASSOCIATION Season: February to September (no Sunday fishing) Contact

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Eileen Troup (Treasurer) Tel: 01479 831615 AVIEMORE & DISTRICT YOUNG CURLERS Call Mr I. Hay on 01479 870431 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.

Contact Jane Alexander: pjanealexander@gmail.com AVIEMORE WOMEN'S RURAL INSTITUTE Meet on the third Wednesday of the month, 7:30pm - 9.30pm in the Church Hall, Aviemore, from September to April every year.

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

BIRD WATCHING AND WILDLIFE CLUB All special events, suggested itineraries & programmes are subject to availability and liable to change without notice. BWWC Ltd, 25 The Square, Grantownon-Spey, PH26 3HF. Call 0800 043 8585 or email: booking@ bwwc.co.uk CAIRNGORM RUNNERS Monday and Wednesday club nights we meet at, The Fun House rear car park (next to Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel on the Ski Road) Email enquiries@ cairngormrunners.org or visit www.cairngormrunners.org CAKE WALK & STORY GROUP Regular walks for all ages. For more details call Guy on 07724 992790 / www.guyandjocelyn.org CARRON CREATES CRAFT GROUP General interest group. Mondays 2pm-4pm. £2 per session. Guest instructors. Meets at Carron Village Hall. Contact Jenny: 01340 810506.

FORUM FOR MEN Wednesdays, 8pm at Macnabs Bar, Columba Hotel. For gay and bi men. Look for the small red post box on our table. Text 07941 553620, www.gay-ness.org.uk or e-mail jampa40@yahoo.co.uk

GRANTOWN & DISTRICT DRAMA GROUP Thursdays, 7pm, YM/Community Centre. All new members and young people welcome.

Call Jennifer Tiller on 01479 872262 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 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 9:30pm in Tala na Ros, King Street, Kingussie from September to March.New members and visitors welcome.

Contact 01540 662060 / 01540 661772.

MORAY FLYING CLUB 7 days a week. Also offering courses for people to become leisure pilots, all the way up to professional ratings. Kinloss barracks, IV36 3UH. For details please call 01309 617361 and visit www.morayflyingclub.com 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 ROTHIEMURCHUS AND AVIEMORE TENNIS CLUB Situated at Inverdruie, on the outskirts of Aviemore. Court Hire: 10am to 5pm. Call 01479 812345

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS Being a presence I wrote last year about my experiences at my first annual camp acting as Chaplain (Padre) to the 2nd Battalion Highlanders Army Cadet Force at their annual camp. I have just returned from my second camp and I had a great time. My body clock is still adjusting. Reveille at camp is 6.45am which is a wee bit earlier than I am used to! I am always amazed at how eager the cadets are to get up and get on with the day’s activities.

When I was a teenager the summer holidays were full of long lies and lazy days. Not so for the army cadets – their days being early and finish late.

I have pondered over the role of Padre and what it is that we do when we are at camp. Apart from the very practical role of running the ‘bank’ what we do is lurk with intent. We are there. And we are ready to help when and where we are wanted. And we are there for both the cadets, the adult volunteers and the staff that help run the camp. My fellow Padre and I had a good chat one evening about the conversation that was

going on around us – we were in the Mess on our last evening sharing in the banter among the adults. The conversation, as it often did when we were about, turned to the church and our beliefs. My colleague said ‘this conversation wouldn’t happen if we were not here.’ And he was right.

Our presence brought with it the opening for conversation about faith to take place.

And what a wonderful opportunity to fulfil our commission as disciples of Christ. As we lurked with intent we brought God’s presence to the fore.

Jesus, when he sent out the seventy two, said “When you enter a house, first say, “Peace to this house.” If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.” (Luke 10:5-7 NIV) That’s a great description of lurking with intent! Being a presence.

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Abernethy Parish Church Nethybridge. Family worship service on Sunday at 9:30am, followed by refreshments. More traditional worship service at 11:45am. Contact: Rev. Donald Walker. Tel: 01479 831252.

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

Alvie & Insh Church of Scotland Our services are at 9:30am each Sunday in Kincraig (Church beside Loch Insh). The first Sunday of the month is the All-Age interactive service, also 9:30am, held in Kincraig Church Hall beside the Cairngorms Christian Centre. Please ring 01540 661918 for details.

Badenoch Free Church Ruthven Road, Kingussie. Sundays 11am and evening service 6pm.

Boat of Garten Parish Church, St Columba's Boat of Garten.

Sunday service 10am. Evening worship at Kincardine Church, 6pm the 2nd Sunday of most months: check the weekly press.

Contact: Rev. Donald Walker Tel: 01479 831252.

Craigellachie Church Victoria Street. Sundays 9.45am. page 4 - September 2014

way is needed. That might be driving the minibus, comforting a homesick young person, talking with adults about problems they have left at home, encouraging a cadet who didn’t get the promotion they thought they deserved, managing the bank, handing out gummy bears… Lurking with intent. Being a presence.

So often this is what Jesus did. He spent time with people. It wasn’t all miracles and great speeches. He brought the presence of God into the world. And that is what we in the church should be doing to. Lurking with intent. Being a presence. We can all do that.

I look forward to next year’s annual camp and the other opportunities I will have to spend time with the battalion.

Lurking and being.

Every blessing this autumn.

Rev Shuna Dicks Aberlour Parish Church

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

Dulnain Bridge, Church of Scotland Sunday services 12noon.

All welcome. Contact Rev Jim MacEwan 01479 821116.

Duthil Parish Church Carrbridge. Sunday morning service at 11.30am. Contact Rev. Donald Walker 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. Rev Jim MacEwan 01479 821116.. www.inverallanparishchurch.org.uk Inveravon Church of Scotland Sunday morning service 9.30am. All welcome.

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USEFUL INFORMATION Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days British Summertime Ends Sun 26th Oct 2014 Halloween Fri 31st Oct 2014 Bonfire Night Wed 5th Nov 2014 St Andrew’s Day Sun 30th Nov 2014 St Andrew’s Day Observed Mon 1st Dec 2014 Shortest Day Sun 21st Dec 2014 Christmas Day Thurs 25th Dec 2014 Boxing Day Fri 26th Dec 2014 New Year’s Eve Wed 31st Dec 2014

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for 2014/2015 (all dates inclusive) In-Service Day Thurs 25th Sep 2014 In-Service Day Fri 26th Sep 2014 Autumn Term Ends Fri 10th Oct 2014 Autumn Holiday Starts Mon 13th Oct 2014 Autumn Holiday Ends Fri 24th Oct 2014 Winter Term Starts Mon 27th Oct 2014 Winter Term Ends Fri 19th Dec 2014 Christmas Holiday Starts Mon 22nd Dec 2014

Useful Contacts Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Aberlour Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871693 Aberlour Post Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01340 871201 Aviemore Citizens Advice Bureau. . . . . . . . 01479 810919 Aviemore Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 813141 Aviemore Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 811056 Aviemore Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 813146 Aviemore Social Work Services . . . . . . . . . 01479 810251 Aviemore Tourist Information . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810363 Badenoch Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 661596 Badenoch Learning & Resource Centre . . . 01540 662420 Dufftown Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 820244 Dufftown Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01340 820272 Grantown Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 873175 National Rail Enquires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950 Moray Cats Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07837 342646 Railway Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 078419 85768 SCHOOLS Aberlour Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871255 Abernethy Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 821274 Alvie Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 651238 Aviemore Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 810343 Carrbridge Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 841249 Craigellachie Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 881271 Dalwhinnie Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01528 522228 Deshar Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 831226 page 6 - September 2014

Gergask Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01528 544272 Glenlivet Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01807 590216 Grantown Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 872525 Grantown Grammar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 872649 Inveravon Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01807 500217 Kingussie Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 661354 Kingussie High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 661475 Knockando Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 810257 Mortlach Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 820268 Newtonmore Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 673252 Rothes Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 831269 Speyside High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871522 Tomintoul Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01807 580271 DENTISTS Aviemore & Kingussie Dental Practice. . . . 01479 810301 Kingussie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01540 661280 NHS Highland Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . 01479 811019 Speyside Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01340 871738 Your Perfect Smile Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . 01479 812846 (Aviemore) Your Perfect Smile Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . 01479 872107 (Grantown) Rotated on a regular basis. To add a contact or to amend existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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PARLIAMENT BLOG Both the spotlight and the sun have shone on Scotland this summer. We holidayed in Lewis - or "Struay" as our six year old daughter called it, the home of Katie Morag! In the sunlight, the beaches there, as in Nairn, Lossie and along the Moray coast, rival those anywhere. This year, Scotland has risen to the challenge of hosting the Commonwealth Games, the Homecoming and Bannockburn Live and shortly, the Ryder Cup. But sadly, some people are deterred from coming to Scotland, by the UK tax on travel, Air Passenger Duty, the highest in the western world. Why? Because we in Scotland cannot decide our own tax policy. On September 18th we have a chance to claim what people in most other countries take for granted: The right to decide and determine our own affairs and accept the responsibility that comes with it. And to be a friendly country to our neighbours and the rest of the world.

I’m fortunate that as a Highland MP there has always been plenty to be proud of. But never before have we had quite so many of our Highland sportsmen and women making an impression on the world stage. Following the success of the 2012 Olympics in London, I was delighted to be at the opening of the Commonwealth Games last month. And I was privileged to be there to cheer on Stephanie Inglis in the judo. But I was not the only Highlander to travel to Glasgow to be there. It’s funny who you meet sometimes. But when I was out and about speaking to people in Milton of Leys, in July, I bumped into someone who was sitting just behind me! They were as excited as me to see Stephanie perform so well and bring a silver medal back to Inverness. As well as judo, Highland athletes competed in swimming, athletics, cycling, hockey, shooting and squash. I know that the whole of the Highlands is as proud as I am of them and their achievements.

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tomintoul & glenlivet walking festival day 2 - • glen brown. walk the dramatic area of glen brown, wild, rugged and steeped in history 12 miles. time: 6hrs graded: moderate. start / finish: tomintoul • the ladder hills with navigation. visit the summits of carn liath and carn mor [corbett] consolidate/learn navigation skills. 12 miles. time: 6hrs. graded: moderate. start / finish- the wells of lecht. £20 each. call mike fletcher on 01807 580262 or visit www.tgwf.co.uk highland darts challenge @ ironworks 7pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

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AUGUST 2014 26 tuesday healing meeting with john mellor 7pm at culduthel christian centre, inverness. all welcome to attend & receive prayer. for more info call 01463 798896, or visit www.christianfellowshipofhealinghighland.com

27 wednesday healing meeting with john mellor 7pm at eight acres hotel, elgin. all welcome to attend and receive prayer. for more info call 07835 583820 or visit www.christianfellowshipofhealinghighland.com do you like jokes? comedy club @ the drouthy cobbler 7pm. jojo sutherland mcs this evening of up and coming and established comics. tickets ÂŁ10. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk and at the bar.

carve carrbridge chainsaw carving competition on the village sports field. top chainsaw carvers from the uk and around the world compete for the magnificent claymore trophy and prize money. a day of family events including live music, activities, games, stalls and food & drink. www.carvecarrbridge.com tomintoul & glenlivet walking festival day 3 - • the ailnack. explore the wild ailnack gorge, noted for its special scenery 12 miles. time: 6hrs graded: moderate. start / finish: tomintoul. ÂŁ20 • ben a’an and beinn a’ bhuird “cairngorm treksâ€? will lead a two day trek with an overnight camp. summiting two outstanding munros. all necessary equipment and food will be provided, only normal walking equipment is required. 2days. graded: strenuous. start / finish: tomintoul. ÂŁ90. call mike fletcher on 01807 580262 or visit www.tgwf.co.uk technoboy, kutski, scott brown, andy whitby, phil york, mad dog & more @ ironworks 8pm. visit www.ironworksvenue.com or call 0871 7894173

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Sheryl Milligan gives us an insight into her recent wedding at Innes House: Where did you meet? Sean and I met in the Abbey Arms in Kinloss, exactly 2 years to the day before we got married; a complete coincidence as we hadn’t realised it when we booked the wedding.

Why Innes House? We chose Innes House because of its uniqueness. As they say in their brochure, there is an actual garden in their marquee! We wanted to get married outside because it was a breathtakingly beautiful setting for a wedding.

The night before? Sean spent the night at my parent’s house with his wedding party and Uncles having a few drinks. We girls all stopped at Innes House for drinks and nibbles, as we were getting ready from there the following morning.

Your ceremony? We wanted a religious Christian service, and our minister brought just the right amount of humour to it, settling both our nerves.

My Wife and I… I was quite nervous about Sean's speech but it was perfect. His words about me were beautiful and touched my heart; there wasn't a dry eye in the room. He paid my parents the credit they were due and got way more laughs than he expected. …and your food? We choose our menu based on our favourite foods, and we had to be rolled out of the tasting at the 1629 restaurant! On the day it was presented beautifully and enjoyed by all.

Any star performers? The staff at Innes couldn’t do enough for us, but our photographer, John Baikie was absolutely fantastic; he risked life and limb up on the roof of the Innes tower to get the perfect sunset shot that he promised.

Party Time… Our day was made complete by our perfect party. We had just the right music mix from our band and disco. The photo-booth was a big hit with the guests and it was all topped off with an amazing firework display.

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