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Clubs and Societies 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 07584408209 or email at sfinlay@alzscot.org

HUNTLY NORDIC & OUTDOOR CENTRE Mon, Tues & Fri, 9am - 4pm, Sat & Sun, 9am - 5pm. Hill of Haugh, Huntly. The UK's o-----nly purpose-built all-weather facility for cross-country skiing & rollerskiing, providing tuition at all levels from novice to elite!

Call 01466 794428 or email at hnoc@aberdeenshire.gov.uk www.hnoc.nordicski.co.uk

BABY SENSORY CLASS Mon, 10.30am - 1pm, the OAP Hall, Huntly. A learning & developmental programme for babies from birth to 13 months.

Call 07903 769300 or email at aberdeennorth@ babysensory.co.uk

HUNTLY ASDITUDE Support, events & activities for Parents, Carers & Children affected by Autism, AD(H)D & other related conditions, in & around the Huntly area. 21 Main Street, Huntly. Call 07903 304384 or email at huntly_asditude@outlook.com www.huntlyasditude.btck.co.uk

BIN RANGER CLUB Weekly Summer Club for 8 11yrs, Bin Forest Car Park, off A96. Practical & educational activities. learn more about the wildlife found in the Bin Forest.

Free. Call Jackie Cumberbirch on 01466 794161 or email at jackie.cumberbirch@ forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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HUNTLY BREASTFEEDING BUDDIES Sun, 9.30am - 11am, the Deveron Room, the Linden Centre. A group for breastfeeding families, potential, current or past. Come along & support other breastfeeding families & enjoy a hot drink & biscuit too.

HUNTLY CRICKET CLUB Summer Weekends at Castle Park. Call Patrick Scott on 01466 792647 HUNTLY FARMERS MARKET 1st Sat of month, The Square, Huntly HUNTLY FOOTBALL CLUB Christie Park. Call 07776 398837 huntlyfc@highlandleague.com HUNTLY HIGHLANDERS CRICKET CLUB Junior Club. U10s - U18s. Call Mr A.F Ritchie on 07920 782322 HUNTLY ROTARY CLUB Mon, 6pm for 6.30pm, the Castle Hotel. Call Paul Robinson on 01466 792696 or visit Facebook page for more details

HUNTLY SMALL-BORE RIFLE CLUB Leagues, comps, coaching, safety training. Reference & Police checks required. Call Jack Henderson on 01466 792483 or jackmar@btinternet.com HUNTLY TEA DANCE Mon (Monthly),1pm - 2pm (lesson) & 2pm - 4pm (Dance), Stewart Hall, Huntly. £3. Before every tea dance there are free dance lessons for people attending the afternoon. A great way to get out, meet new people & learn new skills. Call 01466 793732 or email at fiona@networksofwellbeing.org LADIES BADMINTON Held weekly at Stewarts Hall, Huntly. Call Marlo Luedi on 01466 793154 MONQUHITTER PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Wed, 9.30am - 11.30am, Monquhitter School. All welcome, £1 each, u1s 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 SCOTTISH SLIMMERS HUNTLY Mon, 5pm, Huntly Hotel ST NINIANS & FORGLEN WOMANS GROUP 2nd Wed of month for fun chatting & a variety of informal activities. Call Jill on 01888 563850 or 01888 560282 TABLE TOP SALES 1st Sun of month (excl Turriff Show), 12.30pm - 4pm, The

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Royal Oak, Turriff in association with Butterfly Bargains 'Booter Babes.' Refreshments available at Scon & Yon Cafe. Tables £6.

Call Jackie on07977 447416.

Facebook@booterbabes TIN HUT SESSIONS Last Thurs of month, 8pm 11pm, The Tin Hut, Gartly, near Huntly. Hosts open acoustic music sessions. Entry is by donation to cover hall hire costs.

All welcome to come along & play, sing or just listen to both modern & traditional music.

Call 01466 720247 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 TURRIFF ADVICE CENTRE (CAB) Mon- Thurs, 9.30am - 12.15pm & 12.45pm & 3.30pm; Fri, 9.30am 12pm. Free, confidential & independent advice. Masonic Building, Gladstone Terrace, Turriff. Call 01888 652495 or 0808 800 9060 TURRIFF KAYAK CLUB Fri, Juniors: 7pm, Adults: 8pm, Turriff Swimming Pool.

TYURRIFF & DISTRICT U3A 1st Tues of month, 2pm, St Ninian's Church, Turriff. General meeting followed by a guest speaker. For info email David Liebnitz (Membership Sec) www.u3asites.org.uk/turriff

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For many, the prospect of a New Year can be daunting sometimes but I recently came across this quote which I quite liked:

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings God Knows I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown”.

And he replied, “go into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”

King George VI concluded his Christmas Day broadcast in 1939 with these words of encouragement from the poem “God Knows” by Minnie Louise Haskins.

Britain had recently gone to war with Germany and uncertainty reigned in the hearts and minds of the people.

Today, as we go into 2018, the world is very different but no less frightening.

The political and economical turmoil, the effects of climate change, the seemingly constant threat of terrorism and the general moral decline means that we too face an uncertain future.

As a Christian it comes as no surprise that the world is as it is. Whilst many people try to tell us that things are getting better and better, it is obvious that that’s not the case. The Bible

gives us a clear explanation of the condition of the world, a world that is under the hand of God. We don’t always understand what is going on, or why, but as the Apostle Paul said, “we live by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor 5:7). This means that we live our lives based on the word of God, and not from what we see on TV or on social media.

Because of my faith in Jesus I have confidence in God’s plan for this world. As we go into 2018 we will all have good days and bad days - God doesn’t promise that life will be free of troubles, but he does promise that he’ll be with us in the good times and the bad. And what could be better than taking the almighty hand of God that is offered to us? With Him there is safety, rest and peace. What greater comfort can you have than knowing that his dear son has died for you and gone ahead to prepare a place for you?

Yes, in this life we can eat, drink and be merry but these pleasures fade, they do not last. They can’t compare to the good news we hear about in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only

Gordon Presbytery Email gordoncoscotland.org.uk. www.presbyteryofgordon.org.uk Auchterless Church Rev Stephen J Potts Tel: 01888 511058.

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

Sundays 10:30am 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 Monquhitter & New Byth Tel: 01888 560304. Email jcook@churchofscotland.org.uk.

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 page 6 - January 2018

Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”.

Accepting this promise was the most important decision that I ever made.

It has meant that no matter what life throws at me, I have the comfort and reassurance of knowing that Jesus is with me. It also means that my hope is not focussed on life in this world but on the one to come. Knowing that God is in control of my life, and indeed the whole world, means that I can lean on Him, trusting that He works for the good of those who love Him. None of us know what the future holds – but God knows – and we can be sure that, if we put our trust in Him, he will lead and direct us as we go into the unknown.

Alex Morrison Huntly Christian Fellowship

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 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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Useful Information

Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days

Hogmanay Sun 31st Dec 2017 New Year’s Day Mon 1st Jan 2018 New Year’s Day (substitute) Tues 2nd Jan 2018 Epiphany Sat 6th Jan 2018 Burns Night Thurs 25th Jan 2018 Valentine’s Day Wed 14th Feb 2018 Ash Wednesday Wed 14th Feb 2018 St David’s Day Thurs 1st Mar 2018

Mothering Sunday Sun 11th Mar 2018 St Patrick’s Day Sat 17th Mar 2018 British Summertime Starts Sun 25th Mar 2018 Palm Sunday Sun 25th Mar 2018 Maundy Thursday Thurs 29th Mar 2018 Good Friday Fri 30th Mar 2018 April Fool’s Day Sun 1st Apr 2018 Easter Sunday Sun 1st Apr 2018

School Term Dates for 2017/2018 (all dates inclusive) Christmas Holiday Ends Fri 5th Jan 2018 Spring Term Starts Mon 8th Jan 2018 Occasional Day Fri 9th Feb 2018 Mid Term Holiday Mon 12th Feb 2018 In-Service Day Tues 13th Feb 2018 In-Service Day Wed 14th Feb 2018 Spring Term Ends Fri 30th Mar 2018

Spring Holiday Starts Spring Holiday Ends Summer Term Starts May Day Holiday Occasional Day Summer Term Ends Summer Holiday Starts

Mon 2nd Apr 2018 Fri 13th Apr 2018 Mon 16th Apr 2018 Mon 7th May 2018 Mon 4th June 2018 Fri 6th July 2018 Mon 9th Jul 2018

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Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Aberdeenshire Community Substance Misuse Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 794488 Aberdeenshire Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0345 608 1208 Aberdeenshire Council Money Advice Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01467 538555 Aberdeenshire Libraries HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . 01467 532929 Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 769 7555 Child Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 11 11 Family Information Service Aberdeenshire Council (AFIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0800 298 3330 Gordon Rural Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 793676 Grampian Caredata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0345 45 65 990 Grampian Women’s Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01224 593381 Huntly Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 405950 Huntly Advice Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 793676 Huntly, Keith & Turriff Cats Protection. . . . . 01466 760311 Huntly Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 793448 Huntly Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 793448 Huntly Social Work Services. . . . . . . . . . . . 03456 081206 Huntly Swimming Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792397 Huntly Tourist Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792255 Money Advice Scotland Helpline . . . . . . . . 0800 731 4722 National Debtline Scotland . . . . . . . . . . . . 0808 808 4000 National Rail Enquires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950 North East Scotland Credit Union. . . . . . . . 01466 793676 Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 123 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0808 800 4444 page 8 - January 2018

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

DENTISTS Deveron Dental Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 794089 Huntly NHS Dental Practice . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792787 Turriff Dental Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562440 DOCTORS NHS 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03454 566000 An Caorann Medical Practice . . . . . . . . . . . 03453 379966 Bydand Medical Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792116 Jubilee Hospital Huntly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03454 566000 Turriff Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 563293 Turriff Medical Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03453 376320 PHARMACIES Boots Pharmacy, Turriff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562413 Duke Street Pharmacy, Huntly . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792141 Largue Pharmacy, Huntly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01466 792728 Strachan Pharmacy Turriff. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01888 562403 Rotated on a regular basis. To add a contact or to amend existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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2 Course Lunch £14.00 Fife Arms Hotel The Square, Turriff Aberdeenshire AB53 4AE Tel: 01888 563124 Fax: 01888 563468 e-mail: stay@fifearms.com Web: www.fifearms.com

Lunches Monday – Sunday: 12:00 to 13:45 Evening Meals Mon – Sat: 17:30 - 20:30 (Oct – Apr) Mon – Sat: 17:30 - 21:00 (May –Sept) Sundays: 17:00 - 20:00 (All Year)

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Contact venues & organisers first as there may be changes to events.

huntly comedy night 7pm-11pm, huntly fc -social club. £10. great night of live comedy. 2 top stand up, 2 new full shows. call james mckay on 07990 978732 or email at hfcsc@hotmail.co.uk

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new year's day music bonanza 2pm - 12am, huntly & district ex-servicemen's club. £15 (all day) - no ticket no entry. dancing to high & dry, double trouble & julian. food will also be available. all money raised will be donated to charity. call joan or willie on 07714 945745 or 07818 415645

3 wednesday rspb 2018 new year bird count join in & count the birds in your garden

5 friday the princess & the goblin 6.30pm, portsoy church hall. £4 - £9. all welcome

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linedance social evening 8pm - 11.30pm,

1 monday - 2 tuesday

the princess & the goblin 6.30pm, new deer public hall. £4 - £9. all welcome

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commercial hotel, aberchirder.linedance to old & new music & make new friends. all levels of dancers & non-dancers welcome. £3.50. call christina walker on 07507 889504

turriff & district community council meeting 7pm 9pm, turriff academy. members of the public are welcome

9 tuesday turriff district u3a: cruse bereavement care; speaker - marilyn lyall 2pm, st ninian's church, turriff www.u3asites.org.uk/turriff an evening with geoff billington 7.30pm, the cabin

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GreenThumb, About us and looking towards the New Year.

Our small team of 4, based here in the Moray Firth, will have a busy year ahead as we will have over 1,100 regular customers presenting us with their lawn problems. Sounds a lot, but we are a pretty small franchise up here though. GreenThumb across the UK will have 500,000 customers this year! As we will be providing local monthly updates as the season unfolds through the year again in this magazine, we thought it might be nice to let you see where we are based.

Although we don’t know exactly what the weather will throw at us this season, we have a fair idea what we will be asked to tackle. Highlights will likely include:

Winter Months Moss and thatch; we will be aerating and scarifying all hours of the day to get through everybody before the Spring Weed and Feed Treatments start. Also look out for leatherjackets emerging (crane fly grubs) and eating lawn roots, sometimes causing devastation.

Spring Months Weed kiill and Spring fertiliser; we will want some decent weather to get lawns off to a good start. Spring 2017 was lovely, but a nice Spring has been a rarity recently..

Summer Months Mowing; best practice is never cut shorter than 1”.

Mowing too close is the most destructive thing you can do to a lawn (usually a man-thing) and in particular encourages moss to flourish! June is when we will likely see the first signs of Red Thread fungal disease damage (wet summers are the worst). We’ve had 2 wet Summers in a row now.

Autumn Months Moss control treatments and winter feeds; we will want to get all our customers’ lawns ready for next winter, and most will want to think about aerating and scarifying outwith the growing season, either themselves or using us and our machines.

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For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just £15 per treatment, plus useful downloads and photos, go to www.greenthumb.co.uk.

Although GreenThumb is a national franchise with over 200 branches across the UK, we are locally based in Nairn and cover the whole Moray Firth area.

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equestrian centre, inverurie. £20 (book in advance) geoff billington olympian, gives a presentation on his amazing career in showjumping followed by q & a session. call 01467 624378 or email at cabindressage@yahoo.co.uk

sssa: gordon skiers open tbc, lecht ski school, strathdon, aberdeenshire. all welcome. call 0131 625 4405 or email at info@snowsportscotland.org

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the arts society speyside lecture: vivaldi in venice: with a live musical performance explores the amazing world of vivaldi's music 11 am - coffee & tea served from 10.15am, the williamson hall, duff avenue, elgin. £7 for visitors/new memzbers welcome call membership secretary on 07789 880481. www.theartssociety.org/speyside

sled dog rally 9am - 5pm (on 28th jan), glenmore, aviemore. two-day timed trials held by the siberian husky club of great britain which take place each year in aviemore. call 0871 277 6783 or email at enquiry@siberianhuskyclub.org.uk www.siberianhuskyclub.org.uk/

31 wednesday sssa alpine series primary qualifier: three venues cairngorm mountain; nevis range & glencoe mountain resort tbc, call 0131 625 4405 or email at info@snowsportscotland.org.

18 thursday huntly film club 7.30pm - 10pm, ex service mens club, huntly. free. all welcome. email for details of screenings. email anna wilson at huntlyfilmcommunity@gmail.com

20 saturday

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the rollin drones doors 7pm-11pm, stewarts hall huntly. ticket 12.50/ table of 10 - £100 trad meets modern. join us for a night of ceilidh music & modern tunes. call james mckay on 07990 978732 or email at hfcsc@hotmail.co.uk www.buytickets.at/huntlyliveevents

“Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not your arrogancy come out of your mouth.”

(1st Samuel 2:3)

21 sunday the legendsAllan of american show 7pm Murdoch country Autobodytribute Jan 17.pdf 1 doors open for 7.30pm, elgin town hall. £19.50.

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