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Clubs and Societies ABERCHIRDER DANCING CLASSES All welcome. Call Beverly Walker on 07795 0748878 ACTIVE BOXING Fri, 6.15pm - 7pm, Turriff Sports Centre. Call 01888 563800 or email at turriff.sports@ aberdeenshire.gov.uk ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND: HUNTLY ACTIVITY GROUP 2nd Thurs of month, 1.30pm 3pm, Hanover Sheltered Housing, Granery Street, Huntly.

Community groups are there to be enjoyed by anyone living with dementia, experiencing difficulty with their memory (plus family & friends). Call Sharon Findlay on 07584 408209 or email at sfinlay@alzscot.org BOWLING LINDEN CENTRE Mon, 7pm - 9pm,; Tues & Thurs, 2pm - 4pm, Linden Centre, Huntly. Call Annie Shand on 01466 793527 COMMON THREADS 2nd Tues of month, 7.30pm 9.30pm, Forglen Hall. Informal group for people interested in all

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textile & related crafts. Call Elaine Harding on 01466 711363 DRUMBLADE BABIES & TODDLERS Thurs (Term time only), 10am 11.30am, Drumblade School Call Fiona Mair on 07776 168558 HUNTLY ASDITUDE 21 Main Street, Huntly.

Support, events & activities for Parents, Carers & Children affected by Autism, AD(H)D & other related conditions, in & around the Huntly area. Call 07903 304384 or email at huntly_asditude@outlook.com www.huntlyasditude.btck.co.uk HUNTLY CHEST HEART & STROKE CLUB Tues, 9.30am - 11.45am, Huntly Health Centre. Call Isabel McGregor or Kathleen McPherson on 01466 792949 or 01466 794971 HUNTLY PARISH CHURCH THRIFT SHOP Wed, 9am - 12pm, Huntly Parish Church. Selling furniture & brica-brac. Donations wanted.

Call 01466 792295 HUNTLY SWIFT GROUP Huntly Swift Group was set up to address the rapid decline of the Common Swift especially across Scotland. We are raising awareness and holding events to explain what we can all do to help this fantastic summer visitor.

Call Cally Smith on 07411 808573 or email at huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com MONQUHITTER PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Held at Monquhitter School every Wednesday 9:30am 11:30am. All welcome, £1 each, under 1s go free. Call Amy Harrison on 01888 544033 or email at monquhittertoddlers@ hotmail.co.uk NETWORKS OF WELLBEING Mon - Fri. The Clashmach Centre, Steven Road, Huntly.

Support for people with mental health issues. A variety of groups, social, recreational & work based including a

horticultural project. Call Fiona Alderson (Services Manager) on 01466 793732 or email at fiona@networksofwellbeing.org

Banff/Macduff, Ellon, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Inverurie, Peterhead & Stonehaven. A lot of work needs to be done to progress this idea further & all comments would be welcome Call 01466 799416 or email at donald.boyd@huntly.net

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING, HUNTLY Wed (Sept - Mar), 7.30pm - 9pm, the Linden Centre, Castle Street, Huntly. All welcome. Call Elaine Robson on 01466 793260 or 07799 876958

SLIMMING WORLD - HUNTLY Mon, the Ex-Servicemens Club Ltd. Call Gillian on 01466 799145

TRANQUILITY & THE NORTHERN ROUGH RIDERS Sun, Tranquility, Drumblair. We do Wild West re-enactment, make western movies & have weekend events. Email Alistair Baranowski (Club Organiser & Founder) tranquility_town@hotmail.co.uk www.facebook.com/TranquilityWildWestTown

SLIMMING WORLD TURRIFF Wed, 3.30pm, 5.30pm & 7.30pm & Thurs, 9.30am, Baden Powell Centre, Turriff. Be inspired with Slimming World! Lose weight & feel amazing, with our friendly group in Turriff. Cal Lindsay Jackson on 07815 995968 or email lindsay.marie.jackson07@ aberdeen.ac.uk www.slimmingworld.co.uk

TURRIFF & DISTRICT PROBUS CLUB 1st Tues of month (excl July & Aug), 10.30am, The Fife Arms, The Square, Turriff. Promoting the social & intellectual wellbeing of members, the club provides meetings & fellowship for retired & semi-retired men. Call Bill Robertson on 07772 554089 or 01888 562644

TABLE TOP SALES 1st Sun of month (excl Turriff Show), 12.30pm - 4pm, The Royal Oak, Turriff in association with Butterfly Bargains 'Booter Babes.' Refreshments available at Scon & Yon Cafe. Tables £6.

Call Jackie on 07977 447416.

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TURRIFF & DISTRICT U3A 1st Tues of month, 2pm, St Ninian's Church, Turriff. General meeting followed by a guest speaker. www.u3asites.org.uk/turriff

SCOTTISH SLIMMERS HUNTLY Mon, 5pm, the Huntly Hotel

TAP O' NOTH WRI 1st Thurs of month (excl Jul & Aug), 7.30pm, OAP Hall, Church Street, Huntly. Demonstrations & speakers.

THE SURF CLUB Nearly every day all year round, Banff Links Beach. Learn to surf & Sup-StandUpPaddleboard. All ages & abilities. All equipment supplied - Warm Steamer Wetsuits. Call 07867 522 282 TOWNS TOGETHER CYCLE TOUR The Towns Together Forum is looking to develop a cycle route linking together the nine participating towns. These towns are Turriff, Banchory,

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TURRIFF ADVICE CENTRE (CAB) Mon- Thurs, 9.30am - 12.15pm & 12.45pm & 3.30pm; Fri, 9.30am 12pm. Masonic Building, Gladstone Terrace, Turriff. Free, confidential & independent advice. Call 01888 652495 or 0808 800 9060 TURRIFF RUNNING CLUB Wed, 7pm - 8pm ,starting at the Turriff Sports Centre. All abilities welcome. £1 a session

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As I write this we haven’t yet had much snow and I know that the reindeers will be looking forward to colder weather and extra feed when they start deliveries with Santa.

I wonder if they look forward to Christmas as much as we humans do?

All I know is our family will be getting into the spirit of things over the next few weeks and something we always look forward to is carol concerts. Check out our website www.spotlighton.co.uk to find local carol concerts in your area and exercise those vocal chords. The benefit with lots of people singing together is that the worst voices all seem to sound better!

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Words by the Wayside “Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in His salvation.”

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Reader, the greatest sin is not doing our own will, but omitting to do God’s Will. He is not willing that any should perish but that all men and women should repent of their sins and come to the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. What will all your pleasures and possessions avail you if you have not Jesus Christ as your Saviour? There is peace for you now through Jesus Christ, He is Lord of all.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings The warmth of friendship in a cold world “Loneliness feels like a deep, deep ache. It's strange when you find the house empty - you really don't know what to do. We took delight in the simple things in life, like walks. We used to go time after time to watch the cloud shadows on the sea at Seven Sisters.

And that's what I miss - that type of companionship that is so close and so intense.” 1 The words of Jack King, a ninety-six year old widower, who lives in the south of England and one of the 55,000 people who completed an online survey for the BBC’s Loneliness Experiment on Valentine’s Day 2018.

The Advent and Christmas seasons are times when loneliness can bite hardest.

The bright lights and decorations present a defiant face to the opposing darkness and cold but for many who feel very alone, even in company, it can all be too much. I read recently about the committed ritual of Christmas card preparation and writing that the poet Seamus Heaney set himself every December. It’s a ritual many of us are familiar with and yet we may not have

found the same focus and intensity that Heaney did in our fulfilment of the duty.

He would begin by bringing out the list of names and add to it the names of people he had been introduced to in the year that had passed. He would then buy the stamps and address the envelopes by hand. His desk would become an assembly line with the kitchen table acting as overflow. Ever since the early 1970s he had planned the design on his cards and wrote a new poem each year that was inscribed within them. As the years passed and his life became so busy, his family tried to encourage him to scale back in the enterprise, but he refused. He would take great care with each card and would fret that he had missed someone out. And through the whole process he found an enjoyment in maintaining the special gift of friendship that meant so much to him in life.

The cultivation of friendship can ease our loneliness but it’s not guaranteed to do so. We need something more and in the seasons of Advent, as we wait, and of Christmas, as we gratefully receive, we are encouraged to turn towards God and his gift of Immanuel - God with us -

Gordon Presbytery Email gordoncoscotland.org.uk. www.presbyteryofgordon.org.uk All Saints Episcopal Church, Woodhead of Fyvie 2nd Sunday of the month: Holy Communion 10.15am (unless notified locally).

Rev Alastair MacDonald Tel: 01464 820477. Email macinsch@gmail.com. www.allsaintswoodhead.aodiocese.org.uk Auchterless Church Rev Stephen J Potts Tel: 01888 511058.

Christ Church, Provost Street, Huntly. Rev. Michael Last.

Sundays 10:30am Fyvie & Rothienorman Parish Church Sunday 11.30am. Teas & coffees from 11am. Interim Moderator: Rev Steve Potts Tel: 01888 511058. www.fyviechurch.org.uk Huntly Christian Fellowship, 10.30am at the Linden Centre, Tim Gordon-Roberts Tel: 01466 794539. Email admin@huntlychristianfellowship.com Huntly Parish Church Rev. Thomas Calder Tel: 01466 792630 Marnoch New Church, Aberchirder Tel: 01466 781143. Email amacgregor@churchofscotland.org.uk Mintlaw & Pitsligo Community Church Sunday 10.30am, St John’s Centre, High Street, New Pitsligo. 2pm Mintlaw Academy.

Refreshments after both services. www.mintlawchurch.co.uk Monquhitter & New Byth Tel: 01888 560304. Email jcook@churchofscotland.org.uk. page 6 -December 2018

Jesus, his Son (Matthew 1:23). The author of John’s Gospel described the Word, Jesus Christ, as drawing especially near: “The Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” (John 1:14 New Living Translation).

It’s one thing for Jesus to appear on earth but quite a different thing for him to find himself ‘at home’ with us. But it’s that level of intimacy that brings us comfort and reinforces the sense of friendship and togetherness that we may find in one another.

As you set about, and continue, the task of writing cards and renewing contact with friends old and new may you know the special closeness of God in Jesus his Son. May God bless you all this festive season, Rev Geoff McKee St. Gerardine’s High linked with St. James’ Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth

St Andrew’s Church, Turriff. Sunday 11.15am. Tel: 01888 560304.

Email jcook@churcchofscotland.org.uk St Congan’s Church, Turriff. First & second Sunday of month: Holy Communion, 10.30am; third Sunday of month: Morning Prayer/Family Service, 10.30am; fourth & fifth Sundays of month: Holy Communion, 10.30am. Mary Murray Tel: 01888 568800 or David Henson 01888 563202.

St Kanes Church, New Deer Sunday service 11.30am. Currently seeking new minister. Tel: 01771 644097. Email web@stkanes.org.uk St Margaret's Catholic Church, Huntly. Sunday Mass 9am St Marnan, Aberchirder. Rev Michael Last St Ninian’s & Forglen Church, Turriff. Rev Kevin Gruer Tel: 01888 563850 or email minister@stniniansandforglen.org.uk Strathbogie Drumblade, Huntly Tel: 01466 792702 St Peter’s Church, Fyvie - See Fyvie & Rothienorman Parish Church.

Turriff Baptist Church. Meetings vary time and venue.

Deacon Neil Mclean Tel: 01888 560241 If you are a member of a church not listed here or if there are any amendments to existing details, please email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Put your Christmas tree in an old duvet cover when you’re transporting it home and keep it on when you carry it into your house no needles in your car or on the path from the front door. Do the same thing when you’re removing the tree after Christmas and you can get it out of the house with the minimum of mess.

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Make mulled wine or mulled cider in the slow cooker. That way, you are greeted by the most welcoming and festive aromas on walking through the door after work. An instant cure for any chilly or busy commute home and gets you straight back into the festive spirit.

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Do the 'squint test' on the lights on the Christmas tree. Once you have the lights on the tree, turn the rest of the lights in the room off, stand back and squint at the tree. You can then see any bare spaces so you can rearrange the lights for maximum coverage before you add the decorations.

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Put the roll of wrapping paper on the top of a double radiator - it's the perfect dispenser.

To easily remove sticky price labels off gift bags without breaking your nails or destroying the gift, use a hairdryer to heat up the glue and peel the labels off easily.

Always win at Christmas crackers.

If you never get your hands on that covetable key ring bottle opener, here’s what to do. Hold your end of the cracker lower, so it tilts towards you, and go for a slow, controlled pull, with minimum twisting.

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Homemade mincemeat is much tastier than shop-bought, but not everybody has time. Buy the best supermarket jar, then add extra brandy and a handful of luxurious fruits, such as dried cherries or figs.

Accept compliments graciously.

If your tree is looking thin, there is no need to splash out on a new one.

Simply buy some dark-green tinsel (as close to the colour of the needles as you can find) and twist it around the tree to give the impression of fuller branches. Or for the ultimate DIY decoration use a cream feather boa instead of tinsel - it looks like snow!

Many a parent has tried to “post” their child’s letter to Father Christmas up the chimney, only to find the missive refuses to budge – to the distress of the little ones. Crack open a door or window to create a draught and the missive should fly up with no trouble. And if you haven’t got a chimney? Post the letter to Santa’s Grotto, Reindeerland, XM4 5HQ by December 6, and the Royal Mail will send your child back a personalised reply, free of charge.

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Useful Information

Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days 1st Sunday in Advent Hanukkah (J) 2nd Sunday in Advent 3rd Sunday in Advent Shortest Day Christmas Day Boxing Day Hogmanay New Year’s Day

Sun 2nd Dec 2018 Sun 2nd Dec 2018 Sun 9th Dec 2018 Sun 16th Dec 2018 Fri 21st Dec 2018 Tues 25th Dec 2018 Wed 26th Dec 2018 Mon 31st Dec 2018 Tues 1st Jan 2019

New Year’s Day (substitute) Wed 2nd Jan 2019 Epiphany Sun 6th Jan 2019 Burns Night Fri 25th Jan 2019 Valentine’s Day Thurs14th Feb 2019 St David’s Day Fri 1st Mar 2019 Shrove Tuesday Tues 5th Mar 2019 Ash Wednesday Wed 6th Mar2019

(H - Hindu; J - Jewish; M - Muslim; S - Sikh)

School Term Dates

for 2018/2019 (all dates inclusive) Winter Term Ends Fri 21st Dec 2018 Christmas Holiday Starts Mon 24th Dec 2018 Christmas Holiday Ends Fri 4th Jan 2019 Spring Term Starts Mon 7th Jan 2019 Fri 8th Feb 2019 Occasional Day § Mid Term Holiday Mon 11th Feb 2019 In-Service Day Mon 12th Feb 2019 In-Service Day Tues 13th Feb 2019 Spring Term Ends Fri 29th Mar 2019

Spring Holiday Starts Spring Holiday Ends Summer Term Starts Good Friday May Day Holiday Occasional Day § Summer Term Ends Summer Holiday Starts

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Turriff Citizens Advice Bureau. . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562495 Turriff Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562539 Turriff Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562427 Turriff Swimming Pool & Sports Centre. . . . 01888 562528 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & 01888 563800 Women’s Aid ..............................................0800 027 1234

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Men in Recovery ............................info@meninrecovery.org National Domestic Abuse & Forced Marriage Helpline ..........................................................................0800 027 1234

National Rail Enquires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950 Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 123 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0808 800 4444 page 10 -December 2018

VILLAGE HALLS AND COMMUNITY CENTRES Auchterless, Inverkeithny & Fisherford Community Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 511331 Fyvie, Rothienorman &Monquhitter Community Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01651 891652 Gateway Community Centre . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562562 Linden Centre, Huntly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 405953 Srewarts Hall, Huntly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01467 537753 Turriff & District Community Council . . . . . . 01888 562363 VETS Deveron Vets, Turriff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 563217 Dunnydeer Veterinary Group . . . . . . . . . . . 01464 820235 Seafield Veterinary Group . . . . . 01542 882209 (Keith) or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01542 835207 (Buckie) Strathbogie Veterinary Centre . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792627 Rotated on a regular basis. To add a contact or to amend existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Winter fashion trends 2018

Pleats There are lots of ways to wear pleated skirts this Autumn, and most of these are really fun and cool outfit ideas instead of something that will remind you of your Granny.

Checked We are mad for checks and happy it's not going anywhere for Autumn. Wear a checked shirt with your favourite skinnies because checks are for people with unparalleled taste.

Tartan isn't just for kilts, these jeans are a bit different and would look great dressed up or down.

This cute monochrome dress would look great with a bright clutch or bold jewellery.

A long, bright coloured skirt teamed with a tucked in t-shirt and trainers is a great style.

Alternately, go short for a cute, fun look.

Oversized Jumpers A great way to make the most of an oversized jumper is wearing it with fitted trousers or skirt to create a contrast. Try a pair of slim-fit black jeans with this pink baggy jumper and you can make the most of the extra fabric and show off the new jumper.

The main decision you need to be making is what style of stitch you need. A thicker stitch not only brings more texture but also warmth and style to the jumper. If you want to go for all-out casual, your best bet is to stick to a loose knit jumper for a comfy feel.

For an Autumnal feel this burgundy jumper will keep you warm and stylish.

Tweed With the help of a tweed blazer, you can complement any outfit without compromising on comfort like this one from Joules.

Whether it's a bright bold jacket to jazz up an outfit or a whole 3 piece suit, you're guaranteed to look stylish in tweed.

Silver Future-proofing your wardrobe is as simple as investing in a slash of silver. Fashion girls in search of the next big trend, take note: the Space Cadet look is in. Futuristic, metallic ensembles walked the Autumn 2018 runways.

Invest in a sparkly dress, which will also see you over the festive period or a silver bag or shoes will also add that pop of shimmer to your wardrobe.

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isolation, to get together during the day & enjoy themselves learner craft sessions 3pm - 4pm, aberchirder library hae a news 2pm - 3.30pm, turriff library

5 wednesday brexfast: how can we prepare for brexit & beyond? booking recommended 10am - 11am, the brander building, huntly. email the deveron projects at info@deveron-projects.com brander library reading group 11am, huntly library

6 thursday knit & natter group 1.30pm - 3pm, aberchirder library. all welcome clan cancer drop ins 10am - 4pm, turriff library

November 2018

7 friday - 28 friday

1 saturday winter tree trail: the history & stories behind some of leith hall's magnificent trees 9am, leith hall, huntly £3 parking charge applies. pick up a free information sheet from the car park. call 01464 831216 or email at leithhall@nts.org.ukhuntly farmers' market 9am - 1pm, the square, huntly. local produce, etc lego club 2pm - 3pm, turriff library. all welcome greg byron: wordshow 7.30pm, new deer public hall, fordyce terrace, new deer. £9 - £10. booking advised. tickets from the pharmacy & food for thought, new deer. 01771 644217 or 01771 644366

1 saturday - 2 sunday victorian christmas event 2018 10am - 4pm, delgatie castle, turriff. £5. decorations, crafts & of course santa will be visiting with presents for the children fyvie castle christmas festival: art, craft & food 10am - 4pm, fyvie castle. £4. turriff winter wonderland 12pm - 5pm, the den, turriff free entry. ice rink, festive lit woodland, santa's grotto & reindeer, etc

durn house: friday steak nights 6pm onwards, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. call 01261 843424 or email at events@durnhouse.co.uk

8 saturday banffshire field club: moray birds; a century of change. speaker - martin cook 2.15pm - 3.45pm (refreshments), st rufus church hall, turner street, keith. £3 members; £4 non-members. call dr alistair mason on 01261 812941 or bfc.1880@gmail.com. www.banffshirefieldclub.org.uk christmas carol concert: the university of aberdeen chapel choir, conducted by professor paul mealor 7pm - 9pm, music gallery, leith tower, fyvie castle tickets from www.nts.cloudvenue.co.uk

9 sunday den dasher ft tinsel trot hosted by turriff running club 11am - 2pm, the den, turriff. £7.50 entry fee. 5k (over 16s only) & a kids' fun run at 10.40am keith royal british legion tea dance with d morrison 2pm - 4.30pm, the royal british legion, keith. tea & home bakes (3pm)

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With nothing much growing, and the ground sometimes pretty solid, often frosty. It’s when we take our heavy American golf course aerators out and about to aerate lawns. We do hollow-core tining, where the machine removes thousands of plugs from the ground. Golf courses are doing this too at this time not surprisingly. Aerating the ground is multi-beneficial as it allows air into the ground, helps with drainage, and thins-out the root zone which becomes compacted and choked over time.

This is mainly about moss control in this part of the world ! You can do this with a garden fork too, but not as effectively obviously as with a machine which actually removes a core of material. I’ve included a picture of our aerator, a formidable piece of kit, and not available in B&Q or at your local garden centre !

Just a reminder; the leaves are all off now, and if they are still in drifts on your grass, it’s a very good idea to lift them. Several weeks without light and air under a pile of leaves is likely to kill/seriously damage a patch of grass.

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wordzworthies: reading & creative writing group 2.30pm - 3.30pm, turriff library turriff & district u3a: current affairs 2.45pm - 4.15pm, turriff library. all welcome

hae a news 2pm - 3.30pm, turriff library

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b.a.p.t.a.p. hosted by turriff united 7pm - 12am, kastille hospitality suite, the haughs. ÂŁ29.50.

3 course meal & disco. call 07836 780928 can you catch the killer (alvah) 7.30pm, alvah parish hall. ÂŁ6 - ÂŁ30. all welcome shh, the elves are very shy! 2.30pm, forglen hall Inverurie panto dec 18.pdf 1 06/11/2018 ÂŁ6 - ÂŁ26. all welcome lego club 2pm - 3pm, turriff library

19 wednesday learner craft sessions 3pm - 4pm, aberchirder library

knit & natter group 1.30pm - 3pm, aberchirder library. all welcome huntly film club 7.30pm - 10pm, huntly & district exservice mens' club. email huntlyfilms@hotmail.com for details of the film to be screened 10:19 clan cancer drop ins 10am - 4pm, turriff library

21 friday merry quizmas hosted by huntly asditude 7.30pm, the crown bar, gordon street, huntly. ÂŁ2.50 friends tea dances 2pm - 4pm, insch parish church hall. all welcome

22 saturday hoolie in the haughs (over 18s only) 8pm - 1am, turriff showground, station road, turriff. ÂŁ22 per person. radio 1 dj, scott mills & local dj ollie's nightfever discos. www.grampianevents.co.uk

27 thursday tin hut accoustic music sessions 8pm - 11pm, tin hut, gartly. free. opportunity for musicians to play in an informal setting. folk, blues & traditional music. call simon mcphun on 01466 720768 or email at f.wilson@bosinternet.com. www.visithuntly.net

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tesco trolley dash hosted by turriff christmas lights 7am, tesco, high street, turriff. squares numbers 101-400 at £2 per square. squares can be booked online we will pencil names in until paid. contact: marj at trafford’s or elaine at autocare

hogmanay in the haughs: the red hot chilli pipers, mĂ nran, etc 6pm - 2am, turriff showground, station road, turriff. tickets from www.gec.eventcube.io new year's eve party 6pm onwards, durn house, portsoy. booking essential. includes transport to & from the fireworks display at the links, portsoy call 01261 843424. www.durnhouse.co.uk

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Adult Non Fiction

Blowing the Bloody Doors Off

By Michael Caine With over 100 movies to his credit over six decades, Hollywood legend and British national treasure Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career - and now his 85th year. A brilliant new insight into his life and work and with his wonderful gift for story, this is Caine at his wise and entertaining best.

Adult Fiction

Macbeth

By Jo Nesbo When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it's up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess.

He's also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. He's rewarded for his success. Power. Money. Respect.

Plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel. He's convinced he won't get what is rightfully his. Unless he kills for it.

Adult Non Fiction Adult Fiction

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

By Heather Morris When Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau he was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink.

Waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. For Lale - a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer - it was love at first sight. And he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, Gita, did, too. So begins the love story of the tattooist of Auschwitz.

Junior Fiction

There’s a Yeti in the Playground!

By Pamela Butchart Izzy and friends are excited! The snow is falling fast and they're hoping they'll all be sent home early. But then they hear weird noises in the playground, and find a big footprint in the snow... And that's when they know!

There's a YETI in the playground and it's HUNGRY!

Have you Eaten Grandma?

By Gyles Brandreth A definitive (and hilarious) guide to punctuation, spelling, and good English for the twenty-first century. Without hesitation or repetition (and just a touch of deviation) Gyles skewers the linguistic horrors of our time, tells us where we've been going wrong (and why), and reveals his tips and tricks to ensure that, in future, we make fewer (rather than 'less') mistakes.

Junior Fiction

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

By JK Rowling A favourite bedtime read in wizarding households for generations. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. Translated by Hermione Granger the collection includes: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers' – which Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' and 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart' amongst others. Published in aid of the Lumos, a charity dedicated to ending the institutionalisation of children.

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This issue we see the return of the popular Vegan Caramel Apple Walnut Cake.

You know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well, it is true that apples are healthy for us. Apples also make a tasty addition to baked goods like cakes, they’re simple, easy and always taste great. Recipe is supplied by The Peppermill Restaurant in Forres.

Ingredients: 6 tbsp brown sugar 4 cooking apples, peeled and sliced 3 cups plain flour 3 tsp ginger 225g vegan marg 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

2 tbsp golden syrup 1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 1/3 cup soya milk 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 2 grated apples 1 cup walnuts

Method: 1. Sprinkle the sugar in the base of a large heavy-based frying pan suitable for the

oven, arrange apples on top of the sugar.

2. Sift the flour and ginger together then rub in the margarine and sugar.

3. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the soya milk.

4. Mix all the remaining ingredients with the flour mixture and the soy mixture and tip into the tin and bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for approximately 40-45mins or until a skewer comes out clean.

Enjoy!

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Chocolate and Orange Christmas Pudding This recipe for Christmas pudding includes the popular flavour combination of chocolate orange.

A Sure-fire Festive Hit!

Ingredients: 100g raisins 100g sultanas 1 orange, zested 2 eggs 50g plain flour 100g frozen raspberries, defrosted 100g frozen cherries, defrosted and chopped roughly

1 pear 100ml brandy 100g dark chocolate 100g unsalted butter 100g dark soft brown sugar 1 tsp mixed spice 1 tbsp cocoa powder 50g fresh breadcrumbs

Method: 1. Peel and grate the pear and place in a microwave safe bowl with the raspberries, orange zest, cherries, sultanas, raisins and brandy. Heat for 2-3 minutes then leave to stand and allow the fruit to absorb the brandy.

2. Grate or chop the chocolate and stir into the warm fruit with the butter. The fruit should still be hot enough to melt the chocolate, if not, give it a further minute in the microwave making sure not to burn the chocolate.

3. Grease a 1 litre pudding bowl with a little butter.

4. Lay two sheets of tinfoil over each other and grease the top one. Hold them together, fold a pleat across the middle of the tinfoil and set aside, this will form the lid while the pudding is steaming.

5. Beat the eggs together. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, sugar and mixed spice onto the cooled fruit and chocolate mixture, then add the breadcrumbs and eggs and mix until well combined.

A sturdy spatula or wooden spoon does the job nicely.

6. Transfer the mixture into the greased pudding bowl and cover with the pre greased tinfoil lid (greased side down). Tie a length of string around the lip of the bowl to keep the tinfoil in place.

Tuck the tinfoil so as to keep the water from getting into the pudding whilst it cooks.

7. In a large pan, place a smaller heatproof bowl to sit the pudding on while it cooks, and pour enough boiling water so as to reach about half way up the pudding bowl and leave to simmer with a lid on the pan for about 2 hours. Use a skewer to test if the pudding is cooked straight through the foil. Allow an extra 15-20 minutes if the skewer comes out wet.

8. Once cooled the pudding can be kept for up to 2 months wrapped up in the foil.

Microwave for 5 minutes to reheat and serve with cream or ice cream.

Christmas Cake Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a Christmas cake. The process of making it over a number of weeks, the aromas when cooking and then the joy of the deep, rich flavours when we come to eat it. In my house we always eat it with a good cup of tea in the early afternoon when there is just a “wee space to fill” even when there probably isn’t a “wee space to fill”!!

Ingredients: 525g currants 225g sultanas 225g raisins 110g candied peel 165g glacé cherries 300g plain flour pinch of salt ½ tsp mixed spice ½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ tsp ground nutmeg 300g soft butter 300g soft brown sugar Zest of one lemon 6 large egges, lightly beaten 3 tbsp brandy, extra to feed

Method: 150 °C, 23cm tin – line with 2 layers of baking parchment 1. In a large bowl, mix the fruit, flour, salt and spices 2. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest.. beat in the egg, little at a time (if you rush adding the egg the mixture will curdle).

3. Add Half the fruit mix to the creamed butter, fold to incorporate. Add the second half and then the brandy 4. Tip mixture into the cake tin making a slight dip in the centre so as the cake cooks it will level out leaving a flat top to decorate 5. Bake for about 4 ½ hours 6. Leave to cool in the tin for at least an hour, then remove from tin and cool completely.

7. Once cool, prick with skewer and slowly drizzle 3-4 tbsp brandy over. This is feeding!

The cake should then be “fed” every 2 weeks until being iced with marzipan and icing before Christmas.

Enjoy!!

Salt Dough Ingredients/Equipment : 1 cup plain flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup water (or more as needed) Rolling pin

Drinking straw Cookie cutters Paint and Paintbrush Glitter Ribbon

1: Preheat oven to 120’c.

3: Mix ingredients together thoroughly.

4: Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.

5: Cut out ornaments using cookie cutters.

6: Make a hole with the straw 7: Bake in oven for about 2-3 hours (Until completely dry) 8: Add paint, glitter and ribbon once cooled.

Body Scrub Ingredients: 1 cup Sea Salt ½ cup Olive Oil 5-15 drops of an Essential Oil of your Choice

1: Combine all the ingredients until you get a coarse paste.

2: Put in a jar and make labels / add decorations if you like. For example, a hand scrub for a gardening Grandparent or a luxury, pampering scrub for a friend.

A History of

Festive Traditions Why Mince Pies?

Mince Pies, like Christmas Puddings, were originally filled with meat, such as lamb, rather than the dried fruits and spices mix as they are today. They were also first made in an oval shape to represent the manger that Jesus slept in as a baby, with the top representing his swaddling clothes. Sometimes they even had a 'pastry baby Jesus' on the top!

During the Stuart and Georgian times, in the UK, mince pies were a status symbol at Christmas.

Very rich people liked to show off at their Christmas parties by having pies made is different shapes (like stars, crescents, hearts, tears, & flowers); the fancy shaped pies could often fit together a bit like a jigsaw! They also looked like the 'knot gardens' that were popular during those periods. Having pies like this meant you were rich and could afford to employ the best and most expensive, pastry cooks.

Now they are normally made in a round shape and are eaten hot or cold.

Why Christmas Trees?

Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition (as we now recognise it) in the 16th Century, when devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes.

When did it start in the UK? German-born Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, is usually credited with popularising the Christmas tree in Britain in the 1840s and 1850s. A drawing of the Royal Family celebrating around a decorated Christmas tree in Windsor was published in 1848 by the Illustrated London News and the custom was eventually taken up by the masses.

Why Christmas Crackers?

Christmas crackers are a traditional Christmas favourite in the UK. They were first made in about 1845-1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith. He had seen the French 'bon bon' sweets (almonds wrapped in pretty paper). He came back to London and tried selling sweets like that in England and also included a small motto or riddle in with the sweet. But they didn't sell very well.

Legend says that, one night, while he was sitting in front of his log fire, he became very interested by the sparks and cracks coming from the fire. Suddenly, he thought what a fun idea it would be, if his sweets and toys could be opened with a crack when their fancy wrappers were pulled in half.

Crackers were originally called 'cosaques' and were thought to be named after the 'Cossack' soldiers who had a reputation for riding on their horses and firing guns into the air!

When Tom died, his expanding cracker business was taken over by his three sons, Tom, Walter and Henry. Walter introduced the hats into crackers and he also traveled around the world looking for new ideas for gifts to put in the crackers.

The company built up a big range of 'themed' crackers. There were ones for bachelors and spinsters (single men and women), where the gifts were things like false teeth and wedding rings! There were also crackers for Suffragettes (women who campaigned to get women the vote), war heroes and even Charlie Chaplain! Crackers were also made for special occasions like Coronations. The British Royal Family still has special crackers made for them today!

Very expensive crackers were made such as the 'Millionaire's Crackers' which contained a solid silver box with a piece of gold and silver jewerly inside it!

Cracker manufacturers also made large displays, such as horse drawn carriages and sleighs, for the big shops in London.

The world's longest Christmas cracker measured 63.1m (207ft) long and 4m (13ft) in diameter and was made by the parents of children at Ley Hill School and Pre-School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, UK on 20 December 2001. Now that would be one big bang!

The biggest Christmas cracker pull was done by 1,478 people at an event organised by Honda Japan at Tochigi Proving Ground, Tochigi, Japan, on 18 October 2009. Now that would be a lot of bangs!

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itting next to the fire as I write this, with a steaming cup of coffee on the table and the dog curled up next to me, I am reminded about why I ended up living in the highlands.

A day out enjoying the autumnal colours, followed by cosy evenings spent indoors make for a pretty unbeatable mix.

The beautiful autumn display this year was never going to last too long, the trees and plants have had a stressful summer with the lack of rain, so will have been keen to shrug off their leaves at the first sign of frost. The Birch trees that I can see beyond my garden fence are looking increasingly sparse, and are starting to take on that magical monochromatic sheen unique to Birch woodlands in the winter.

There are jobs to do in the garden, not only to put the garden to bed for the winter, but to keep it looking interesting from the warmth of the house. Once the remainder of the leaves are down, I will use my lawnmower to collect them from the lawn before putting them in bin bags to create a nice leaf mulch for next year. If you put too many leaves in your compost it will make it too carbon-heavy, but a good well-rotted leaf mulch creates a reliable soil conditioner for use next year.

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In the flowerbeds I will be raking the leaves out, and paying special attention to clearing the leaves from the base of plants where they can cause fungal infections to build up.

There are plants to divide, plants to mulch, and some lawn repairs to do too. My shed’s green roof which has been looking very sorry this year will get some running repairs as well. Plants with spent seed-heads will be cut back if they are looking messy, and others I will leave to catch morning frosts and add some interest to the garden.

I have some great projects on the go at the moment too.

One that has recently come to completion was a tricky planting plan for a boggy bed that is both exposed and shaded – a perfect storm of difficulties! Careful selection of plants will reward us with a long-lasting and robust display next year and for years to come.

Autumn and winter are the best time of year for planning and undertaking garden projects, and the absolute best time for planting bare root hedges and trees. Keep thinking about your garden through the winter and you can reward yourself with some magical results come spring time!

To find out more about what I am up to you will find me as The Mountain Gardener™ on Instagram or on my blog which you will find at www.angelhort.com.

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