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Clubs and Societies ADDICTION HELPLINE Non-profit addiction treatment provider offering free 24 HR access in Turriff to fully trained alcohol addiction treatment mentors. Call 0808 163 9632

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RHYNIE BABIES & TODDLERS Fri (term-time only), 9.15am 11.15am, Rhynie Community Hall. For under 3s £1 entry Email Laura Allan at lallan336@gmail.com

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, HUNTLY 7.30pm, Linden Community Centre, Castle Park Road, Huntly www.alcoholicsanonymous.org.uk

HUNTLY COMMUNITIY ADVICE CENTRE Mon - Fri, 9.15am - 4.15pm, 143 Main Street, Huntly. Non-profit organisation, working for the community - helping people with any queries & difficulties. Call (07) 828 9500

ROCK SOLID YOUTH GROUP 1st Fri of month, 7pm - 9pm & once a month on a Sun. Rock Solid is a youth group within the church & is open to anyone between the ages of S1 - S6. Email rocksolid@ stniniansandforglen.org.uk

HUNTLY GOLF CLUB Cooper Park, Huntly, The Golf Club can offer everyone an enjoyable day of golf & suitable refreshment in the club house. Call 01466 792643 to enquire or book

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Tues, 7.30pm - 9.30pm. No experience needed. Call Irene Morrison on 01888 562557

AUDREY WATT SCHOOL OF DANCE Lemonbank Place, Macduff Call 01261 833194 or email at audidancer22@gmail.com DEVERON, BOGIE & ISLA RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST The Trust's objectives are to conserve, protect & rehabilitate salmon, sea-trout, trout & other indigenous wildlife. Call 01466 711388 or at office@deveron.org FYVIE ANGLING ASSOCIATION Four miles single bank downstream of Fyvie. Very water dependant & mainly back-end. For permits please visit the Co-

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HUNTLY PLANT DRAWING CLASSES 1st Sat of month,10am 11.30am, Brander Kitchen, Huntly. Artist in residence, Rachel Ashton will run the classes & will be sharing her skills in drawing & recording plant species. Booking is essential. Email at info@deveron-projects.com JOG SCOTLAND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Wed, 6.15pm - 7.15pm, Turriff Library KENNETHMONT TODDLERS ( FOR UNDER 5S) Thurs, 9.30am - 11.30am, the Rannes Hall, Kennethmont. Come along to our group for a chat & a cuppa. We also have excellent toys for kids of all ages & regularly do craft & music sessions. Adults £1.50, children 50p. LINE DANCING Mon, 11am - 1pm, the British Legion, Turriff. Adults £5, Seniors £4. Call Linda West on 01261 851537 POUND FIT Tues, 6pm - 7pm, the Royal Oak in Turriff. A drumming inspired workshop at Yoga mat required.

TURRIFF & DISTRICT ACCORDION CLUNB Encouraging the playing & appreciation of traditional Scottish music particulary accordion & fiddle playing. All welcome! Call Pat Steele on 01888 562486 or email at penelopefield@aol.com TURRIFF DISTRICT AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB Turriff Swimming Pool. Call 01888 562528 TURRIFF ROTARY CLUB Tues, 6pm for 6.30pm, The Kastille, 10 Castle Street. Call 01888 563838 for further info

THE DORIC NEUK Wed - Sat (Summer), 11am 3pm, High Street, Turriff. Keeping Doric alive for future generations: We have a Doric book collection (started) & run Doric events: Doric quizzes, a How-to-get-started-with-Doricguide, etc THE HUNTLY FOLK CLUB 3rd Wed of month, 8pm, the in the Ex-Servicemens Club, Gordon Street, Huntly. Performances of the acoustic nature, singers, poets, story tellers, fiddlers, pipers, instrumentalists are all welcome, as are any who want to listen. Call John McPherson on 01466 792279

U3A GENERAL MEETING 1st Tues of month, 2pm, in St Ninian's Church, Turriff. A chance to get to know members & see what’s on offer. WEE TOOTS: BABIES & TODDLERS (0 - 5 YEARS) Wed: 1.15pm - 3pm & Fri: 9.15am - 11.25am. the Linden Centre, Castle Street, Huntly. £1.50 per child plus 50p each extra sibling. Call Di Mitchell on 07595 601523 or email at weetootshuntly@hotmail.com

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

WEE TOOTS: WEE ONE'S & WEE TWO'S Tues - Fri, 8.30am - 11.25am, the Linden Centre, Castle Street, Huntly. Playworker led session. £5.50 per session. Call Di Mitchell on 07595 601523 or weetootshuntly@hotmail.com

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) at tranquility_town@hotmail.co.uk www.facebook.com/TranquilityWildWestTown

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TURRIFF TENNIS CLUB Courts may be hired for games by members & non-members alike. The club runs competitive leagues & also tennis coaching sessions for children & adults. Call 01888 563800 for info

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings I love the sea, whether it is calm or totally wild, I go to the sea to mess about with the kids and I go there when I need to think things through. It gives me peace and energy and it inspires me and fills me with wonder all at the same time. It has helped me to grow as a Christian because it has helped the bible to make sense at difficult times. There is a verse in the bible written by the apostle Paul after he was shipwrecked in a massive storm. All through the storm Paul knew God’s peace, everyone else on board lost the plot and panicked, some were even prepared to kill others on board to save themselves, but Paul was at peace, he listened to God and kept everyone calm and so they were all saved. He wrote about the experience to help us see the difference that God makes in our lives when we trust in Him entirely. ‘Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.’ Ephesians 4 v 14 When I first read this, the picture of the powerful and turbulent sea was so clear to me because my life was chaotic -

whatever I did or tried, it never managed to satisfy me for long, so I looked for the next thing or wanted more of it until it became an unhealthy habit, my life became a soap opera, living in the moment, trying whatever made sense at the time to fix it - a new job, a new place to live, a new house, a new car, a new relationship, diet, exercise, drink…..on it went. Living this way, I hurt people and damaged myself, and in that chaos, I craved stability, I wanted something secure, that made sense and that satisfied for longer than a week! And this verse showed me exactly what was happening to me, tossed back and forth, blown here and there, my life was caught in a storm as I followed the latest greatest thing on TV or the internet or what my friends were doing. The next verse says ‘Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ.’ This was what I wanted – to grow up, to know the truth in all things, to see things as they really are, what has value and what doesn’t and I also wanted to know love – that I was loved and to be able to love – because neither of these was possible because of the hurt and

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 - February 2018

damage I had caused. This verse told me that if Jesus was at the head of my life then all this was possible. So, I wanted to know more and I found out that by saying sorry to Jesus, I could be forgiven for all the hurt I had caused, and by trusting in Him, He would help me see things more clearly, and do things differently – His way. So, I said sorry and asked Jesus to help me and Jesus has been as real to me as these two verses about the sea promised He would be. I still get things wrong and life is still tough, but through it all I know God’s peace because I am forgiven and He uses the mistakes I make to show me better ways to live. He promises the same for everyone who asks for His forgiveness and help. The bible is the lighthouse to guide you through the stormy sea to the solid rock of Jesus.

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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. Gordon Brown, Lay Reader Tel: 01345 518411. Email gordon@derbyhall.plus.com St Kanes Church, New Deer Sunday service 11.30am. Currently seeking new minister. Tel: 01771 644097. Email web@stkanes.org.uk St Margeret's Church, Huntly. Sundays 9.45am 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, The Town House, Turriff. 11am service. 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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Hollow tine Aeration removes thousands of cores, reducing compaction and allowing air to move in the root zone, encouraging microbial activity and root development.

2. Severe Scarification removes as much thatch as possible, allowing the seed to find the soil surface which always aids germination. Once the thatch has been removed it has to be cleaned off the surface by either raking or sweeping, using a leaf sweeper.

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Seeding should be applied at a rate of 20-25gms per m². The seed, being on the soil surface, puts it in direct contact with the material that will help it germinate; it is, however, open to the elements and can be disrupted by heavy winds and birds’ feasting.

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Top Dressing covers the seed. Many think top dressing should be a sandy soil mix. We actually use a lawn compost, manufactured from recycled green waste and, therefore, environmentally friendly. It contains nutrient to assist existing grass and promote good germination from the seed and aids good microbial activity. This is applied at 2kg per m². All that’s required now is regular watering until the seed germinates (regular rainfall isn’t usually a problem in these parts). The best time to tackle this is June-Sept in Scotland, and that means starting planning now for your new lawn this summer. At around £2 per m2 to renovate, compared with around £12 per m2 to replace, it really is worth considering.

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