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HUNTLY FARMERS’ MARKET 1st Sat of month, The Square, Huntly HUNTLY FOOTBALL CLUB Christie Park, Huntly. Call 07776 398837 or email at huntlyfc@highlandleague.com

What’s on, Clubs, Eating out, Trades Listings and much more... fiona@networksofwellbeing.org LINE DANCING Mon,11am - 1pm, the British Legion, Turriff. Adults £5, Seniors £4. Call Linda West on 01261 851537 PEER SUPPORT GROUP Mon, 10.30am - 12pm, The Clashmach Centre, Steven Road, Huntly. Call 01466 793732

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HUNTLY OVER 50S' CLUB Thurs (fortnightly). Guest speakers & demonstrations. Call Betty Morrison on 01466 792946 HUNTLY RUGBY CLUB Tues, 6.30pm - 8pm & Sat, 10am - 12pm (Training), the Gordon Schools pitches, Huntly. Email James Paxton at james@huntlyrfc.com or secretary@huntlyrfc.com HUNTLY SPORTS HUB Supports, promotes & helps sports & wellbeing organisations, clubs & facilities within the AB54 postal code area of Aberdeenshire www.huntlydevelopmenttrust.org 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

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TURRIFF & DISTRICT ACCORDION CLUB 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

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STRATHBOGIE FIDDLERS Mon, 7.30pm - 9.30pm, the Huntly Football Club. Everyone is welcome & you do not need to be an experienced player to come along, just keen to learn.

Call 01466 793808 or 07801 48628 THE CABRACH TRUST To facilitate rural regeneration within & around the Cabrach area & advance understanding & knowledge of historical distilling, farming, education, the arts & culture, etc . Email at hello@cabrachtrust.org www.cabrachtrust.org TIN HUT MUSIC OPEN SESSIONS Last Thurs of month, 8pm 11pm, The Tin Hut, Gartly, near Huntly. Hosts open acoustic music sessions. Entry is by

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." [Isaiah 9:2 NRSV] You will be reading this during the Christmas season, the time when Christians celebrate the birth of the child Jesus; this was a real event, not just a lovely story. The birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem was so important that it is the point to which all former history moved and in whose light all later history is to be seen.

St Matthew wrote for Jewish Christians.

In his account of Christ's birth [Matthew 1:18-25], he was keen to show that Jesus was the child that the prophet Isaiah, said would be born.

"Hear then, O House of David…The Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child, and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel." [Isaiah 1:13-14 NRSV] Christians interpret this prophecy as pointing to the birth of Jesus. For Matthew and his readers it is very important that Jesus is connected to King David in the Old Testament. St Luke [Luke 2:1-20] writes for other Christians who do not have a Jewish background and he is keen to tell his readers when and where Jesus was born. Luke identifies a particular place and a particular year, the year when that

census happened: "when Qurinius was governor of Syria". Luke tells us much more about the details of Jesus’ birth than Matthew. Nativity plays are based on what St Luke wrote; Matthew just gives his readers the basic facts.

God loves so much that he came from the glory of heaven to be born a baby in a cold, dirty, stable, bringing hope and meaning to our lives. It is a real cause for rejoicing. In the child of Bethlehem we see God in action - God in the flesh - God engaged in a loving relationship with the world and the human race. St Luke in his version of the story tells us that the angels, in all their glory, went first to those freezing cold shepherds, out on the hillside, to tell them the good news of Jesus. We can take real encouragement that God wanted ordinary people, rather than kings and rulers to be the first to know about this great event.

There is no evidence that the birth took place on 25th December, and it probably didn’t.

Some Christians started to celebrate, on 25th March in each year, the event of the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to ask her to help God with his plan, a little later some other Christians suggested that the Church should celebrate Christ’s birth some nine months later on 25th December,

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).

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

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and this was the start of Christmas.

About a 100 years later, about 450 AD after Christianity had became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the Church’s leaders adopted 25th December to celebrate Christ’s birth, taking advantage of the great Roman end of year celebrations – “The Birth of the Sun” the midwinter festival of light.

These Church leaders saw the chance to catch the public’s imagination, and to move them on from worshipping the light of the Sun – the star - to worshipping “The Son” of God, which is another name for Jesus. A further clever play on words and ideas is that St John in the prologue to his Gospel [John 1: 1-14] identifies Jesus with light, and the pagan festival was about celebrating new light, so it was an easy step to shift the focus from the light of the stars to the light of Christ. Those early Christian leaders deliberately developed the carnival aspect of Christmas, so enjoy the fun and celebrations as well as the Church part of Christmas.

Canon Jeremy Paisey All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie

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 Kane’s 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.

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Gluten Free Cashew and Dark Chocolate Brownie Moist, gluten-free brownies with cashew chunks are the perfect snack to satisfy your sweet tooth. A quick and easy recipe, whether you’re gluten free or not!

Ingredients: 250g Butter (salted) 275g Dark chocolate in pieces 325g Caster Sugar 4 Eggs 175g Gluten free plain flour 1 tsp Baking powder 50g Chopped cashews

Method: 1. In a large heavy bottomed pan, first melt the butter on a low heat.

2. Then add in the chopped dark chocolate and gently stir in.

3. Add the caster sugar and allow to dissolve over a very low heat for a few minutes.

4. Allow the mix to cool a little, then add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each one.

5. Sift in the flour and baking powder and beat the mix until glossy and smooth.

6. Stir in the cashew nuts.

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December 2018 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

January 2019 1 tuesday - 31 thursday scotland's early silver: a national museums scotland touring exhibition 11am - 4pm, duff house, banff. normal admission price. call 01261 818181 lowry's canal & factories: annual ‘masterpiece’ loan from national galleries of scotland 11am - 4pm, duff house, banff. normal admission price. call 01261 818181 battle of the bands@tooth & claw, inverness tbc, grand prize £1,000 cash plus loads of runner up prizes to be announced! to apply to play please email. over 18s only. email at venue-hire@thetoothandclaw.co.uk

5 saturday fragz 9.30pm, the harbour bar, buckie. all welcome

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carers xchange - adult support group 10am - 12pm, aberdeenshire carer support service, wardes road, inverurie. an opportunity for adult carers who are supporting someone living with dementia to meet. refreshments available

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31 monday hogmanay in the haughs: the red hot chilli pipers, mànran, 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 admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

botriphnie social group: rust2rome trip; speakers dianne & james 7.30pm - 10pm, drummuir hall, drummuir. taste & try, fine pieces & nibbles. bring along your favourite item- this can be a piece of jewellery, ornament, etc special constable information evening 6.30pm 8.30pm, inverurie police office, blackhall road, inverurie. a free, informal event purely to give out information & answer questions. booking essential. email james.wilkinson@scotland.pnn.police.uk or gavin.farquhar@scotland.pnn.police.uk

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Our small team of 4 based here in the Moray Firth, will no doubt have a busy year ahead.as usual. I should also give a mention to Susie, the springer spaniel, who I don’t think has been properly introduced. Many of you will have met her though, as she goes everywhere with us – mad as a box of frogs !

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leatherjackets emerging (crane fly grubs) and eating lawn roots, can cause devastation.

Spring Months Weedkill and Spring fertiliser; we will want some decent weather to get lawns off to a good start. Recently, spring has been very late.

Summer Months

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 NOW 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

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).

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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mj livery winter dressage league 10am, ardioch farm & mj livery, aultmore, keith. entries £10 per class via paypal. open to all. walk, intro, prelim & novice leagues to participate in. entries close 23rd jan. email at mandygarlick@hotmail.com

11 friday turriff & district u3a: arts appreciation 2.45pm 4.15pm, turriff library. free. all welcome

11 friday - 25 friday mindfulness skills for difficult times (every friday) 2pm - 3pm, networks of wellbeing, 18 steven road, huntly. suitable for people new to mindfulness. booking essential. call 01466 793732 or email at maria@networksofwellbeing.org

12 saturday banff vs north police scotland 11am (kick off tbc), banff rugby club. the rugby club is open throughout the day. raffle, refreshments

13 sunday mx-5 owners club, grampian: foostie turkey 2019 12pm - 3pm, the redgarth, oldmeldrum. annual post festive lunch & planning meeting. www.mx5scotland.co.uk

26 saturday tribute to dzem performed by barberq. zespol barber q (a widely-known polish blues-rock band) 8pm, the plough inn, macduff. £8 at the door active schools fun runz 2018/19 (race 3): races for p1 - p3; p4 - p5 & p6 - p7 10am - 12.30pm, dales park, peterhead. call melanie alexander (turriff) on 07900 165806 or email at melanie.alexander@aberdeenshire.gov.uk. tickets from www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk burns supper in aid of 2019 cornhill highland games 7pm, fife lodge hotel, banff

26 saturday - 27 sunday aviemore sled dog rally times vary, glenmore forest park, aviemore. the largest event of its kind in the uk, with over 1,000 sled dogs & 250 mushers. www.siberianhuskyclub.org.uk

29 tuesday paul brandt 7pm, deer abbey, mintlaw. all welcome

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bookbug rhymetime 10am - 10.30am, huntly library free. song, rhyme & story session for babies, toddlers & pre-school children & their parents or carers. no need to book

turriff & district u3a: family history 10.15am 11.45am, turriff library

19 saturday cullen art group coffee morning in aid of cullen art group 10am-12pm, cullen community centre. delicious home bakes & original artwork. call lyn macdonald on 07840 290590 or email at lynmac1000@gmail.com

31 thursday mindfulness skills for difficult times 2pm - 3pm, networks of wellbeing, 18 steven road, huntly. suitable for people new to mindfulness. booking essential. call 01466 793732

19 saturday - 20 sunday the strathpuffer 24 hour mountain bike endurance event 10am (sat) - 11am (sun), strathpeffer. see website for details. email at info@strathpuffer.co.uk. www.strathpuffer.co.uk your wedding exhibition: wedding fashion, beauty & styling tips, wedding jewellery, etc. aberdeen exhibition & conference centre, bridge of don, aberdeen. £12.50 per person from www.yourweddingexhibition.com page 18 - January 2019

February 2019 9 saturday 37th annual bothy ballads champion of champions 7 pm, elgin town hall. £12. traditional doric singing competition. see www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs

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Loch Ness Furniture and Upholstery was established in 2013 and is run by brothers, Stuart and Daryn. Since 2013 the company has gone from a small operation, to having 3 full time, fully trained upholsterers and a full time sales manager, serving customers all over the UK. The workshop staff have a great eye for detail and specialiase in modern, antique and traditional horse hair, commercial, car, camper and caravan, marine and plane re-upholstery, as well as the manufacture of bespoke sofas, cushions, chairs, headboards, stools and more, all in high quality fabrics and materials from leading brands.

After spending over four years building up the workshop, we opened a shop at 106 High Street, Nairn in September 2018. Here we sell high quality upholstered items (to order if required), including, sofas, chairs, dining chairs, fabrics, furniture, lighting, clocks and a great selection of one off and quirky giftware. We always try to offer something alternative to the norm.

The shop is also a great place for people to drop in, have a chat, enquire about having something re-upholstered and browse our large range of fabrics.

One area we excel in is our ability to offer bespoke covered sofas made to order in the customer’s choice of fabrics and leathers. Whether it’s a traditional Chesterfield sofa or a retro style you’re after, we can help bring your ideas to realisation. We even hold a small amount of interesting second hand items that are available for giving a new lease of life to. So, even if you don’t have the piece but are after something interesting we can certainly help.

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Heroes

By Stephen Fry Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of at our worst and our very best.

Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx and discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.

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By Ben Schott Jeeves, it transpires, has long been an agent of British Intelligence, but now His Majesty's Government must turn to the one man who can help... Bertie Wooster. In this magnificent new homage to P. G. Wodehouse, Ben Schott leads Jeeves and Wooster on an uproarious adventure of espionage through the secret corridors of Whitehall, the sunlit lawns of Brinkley Court, and the private clubs of St James'.

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Made in Scotland

By Dawn McMillan

By Billy Connolly After my knighthood was announced, a woman from the BBC came to Glasgow to interview me. We sat down in a lovely hotel in a nice part of town, and she hit me with her first question: "This must mean a lot to you, with you coming from nothing?" Scotland is a unique and wonderful place. Its national motto says a lot about it: Nemo me impune lacessit. A decent translation might be: `By all means punch me in the nose but prepare yourself for a kick in the arse.' I did'nae come from nothing: I come from Scotland. And this book is about why I will always be happy and proud that I do.'

A young boy suddenly notices a big problem - his bum has a huge crack! So he sets off to find a new one. Will he choose an armour-plated bum? A rocket bum? A robot bum? Find out in this silly, quirky tale with hilarious illustrations.

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Villian

By Michael Grant When the lines between hero and villain blur, it's hard to tell who's the real monster. Dillon Poe wanted to be a comedian once... but everyone made fun of him. Dillon the loser, the freak. Now he can control anyone with the power of his voice and he's preparing to send thousands to their deaths. Who's laughing now?

Dekka, Shade, Cruz, Malik, Armo and a new mutant with unmatched powers are all that stand in Dillon's way.

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Malala

By Malala Yousafzai Raised in a changing Pakistan by an enlightened father from a poor background and a beautiful, illiterate mother, Malala was taught to stand up for her beliefs. When terrorists took control of her region and declared that girls were forbidden from going to school, Malala refused to sacrifice her education. And on 9 October 2012, she nearly paid the ultimate price for her courage when she was shot on her way home from school. The extraordinary, true story of a young girl's courage in the face of violence and extremism, and an incredible testament to what can be achieved when we stand up for what we believe in.

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Crafty Corner NAIL VARNISH MARBLED COASTERS Materials needed for this project: s Nail polish s Disposable container s Tepid water s Tiles s Wooden sticks s Disposable gloves s Nail polish remover – for clean up Here’s how you make this project: Before you start you want to cover your work area with scrap paper as nail varnish can be tricky to clean off. .

Fill your container with a couple of inches of tepid water.

Begin dropping in the polish. The first colour to hit the water will span out over the whole surface, so beginning with a light colour is best.

Continue to add colours to your desire. However, you must work fast.

You want to hold your polish close to the surface so that it doesn’t hit the water too hard and just drop to the bottom.

Quickly use a toothpick or wooden skewer to make swirls. Be sure to glide around just the surface of the water, if you poke too far into the water the polish will stick onto the skewer and the polish will ball up.

(The polish hardens when the skewer is too far into the water.)

Then take your tile and dip it into the water with the tile facing down. If you want to cover the whole tile then dip it in as flat as you can so as to not cause any air bubbles. Lif t out the tile and slowly turn it over and let it air dry for a few hours.

Once the tile is completely dry, spray with a sealant to make it heat safe.

Then cut out squares of felt and use double sided tape to stick them to the bottom of the tile to prevent them scratching surfaces.

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THE HARRIS TWEED PROJECT Local school children design pattern of unique H a r r i s Tw e e d c l o t h i n i s l a n d - w i d e c o m p e t i t i o n

Pupils from Sir E Scott School in Tarbert using wooden handlooms. Picture credit: Laurence Winram

As part of the Year of Young People 2018, the Isle of Harris Distillery, in collaboration with Harris Tweed Hebrides and the Harris Tweed Authority invited school children from across the Outer Hebrides to join them in creating a unique Isle of Harris Distillery Harris Tweed cloth.

In September the distillery launched the competition to design the final pattern through a series of guides, practical workshops and class visits as part of an island-wide project run through local schools and supported by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Education Services.

The first round of judging has just taken place and 140 wonderful creations from school children across the Outer Hebrides have been whittled down to a very strong shortlist of 35 designs which will be displayed at the Isle of Harris Distillery throughout December.

At the end of January 2019 prizes will be awarded to the best entries across four age

categories, with a final overall winner going on to spend time with the team at Harris Tweed Hebrides at their mill in Shawbost, Isle of Lewis to bring their final creation to life.

Harris Distillery Managing Director Simon Erlanger said: “The reason the word ‘Harris’ evokes such wonderful imagery is in no small part thanks to the extraordinary fabric that is Harris Tweed. It inspired the work done at the distillery today, setting the high standards of quality and provenance required of anything that bears our island's name. We look forward to working together with the Tweed industry, developing the distillery’s own cloth, importantly designed by the young people of the islands, whose future the distillery was established to support.

Margaret Ann Macleod, Sales Director, Harris Tweed Hebrides added. "Creating sustainable employment for young people in the Harris Tweed industry has been a key focus for Harris

Tweed Hebrides since we were established over 10 years ago. Working with the Harris Tweed Authority and the Harris Distillery we have developed an innovative project which will cover all aspects our unique industry from the pure new wool right through to the finished Orb stamped fabric which is exported all over the world from our base in Shawbost. We are all looking forward to seeing the creative ideas and design inspiration which we know the young people of our islands will bring to this project."

Lorna Macaulay, CEO Harris Tweed Authority (HTA) said: "The Harris Tweed industry shares many aspirations and brand values with the Isle of Harris Distillery (IOHD) having worked successfully together on several promotional projects over the last 3 years, including both the HTA and IOHD working together as business representatives on the local 'Developing Young Workforce' Board.

magnificent interiors at the distillery since its initial design phase and it is hoped that together as a team - the distillery and the mill, making use of the HTA's Educational Trust's brand room in Stornoway Town Hall will whet the appetite of the young people as to the design, manufacture, branding and storytelling considerations and processes of both the distillery and the Harris Tweed industry.�

In this Year of Scotland’s Young People, it is great to see the design project, which has been in the planning for a couple of years, finally come to fruition. Harris Tweed Hebrides (HTH) have been Harris Tweed suppliers to the

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atching my resident red squirrel feeding in my garden this morning, I was happy to see that he’d brought along a friend. And a few weeks back, when I first put this feeder up, I derived great enjoyment from watching the squirrel and the rooks all trying to work out how to access the peanuts in this particular feeder. One of the great joys of living in the Highlands is the abundant, wonderful wildlife that we have on our doorstep. A garden well managed for wildlife can bring an enormous amount of enjoyment through the winter months. I find watching the birds in the morning a helpful reminder that there is a whole busy world out there getting on with surviving and living, and in the process helping to dwarf any day-to-day trivial problems that might be distracting me. My one-legged blackbird Bob (because he ‘bobs’ up and down) is a case in point!

Immediately outside my kitchen windows I have arranged three bird feeders that hang from various sections of drainpipe, meaning that the birds are inches from my windows. I’ve seen a number of places where people have done this. Some people are even lucky enough to have red squirrels happily feeding at their window.

To ensure wildlife wants to come and visit your garden at any time of the year, you need to make sure you are looking after them through the whole year. That means putting bird food out all year, not just in the winter, though it is obviously more critical for them in the winter. The single best thing you can do for wildlife in your garden is to have a body of water in your garden. If you’re lucky enough to have space for a pond then that’s perfect, but there are other options. I have a mini pond that I have created in an old Belfast sink, with bricks at the side creating an access point for frogs. It is important that the pond has a shallow area so that birds can use it to bathe, and again I have used bricks and stones to create a shallow area. Aquatic plants finish off the essential items, and whatever size pond you have it is best not to have fish if you want to have maximum benefit for wildlife.

Other things you can do to create a wildlife-friendly garden are cutting a small hatch in the bottom of your back fence to enable hedgehogs to get in; piles of branches and twigs left to rot down are also a great addition because the woodlice and beetles that make their home become food for larger animals and you have helped create a little garden ecosystem of your own. In a larger garden, leaving areas of longer grass is good thing to do, and if you want to avoid it looking too messy then just mow around the longer grass and it will suddenly become an intentional-looking garden feature.

Bird boxes are a great idea too. You can buy ones with cameras in now that allow you to watch the roosting, nesting, feeding and squabbling birds from the comfort of your TV! Sometimes you have to love technology!

Hopefully this gives you a few ideas, but there are so many more things you can do to attract wildlife and in turn create a garden with a diverse and exciting ecosystem.

Don’t forget that winter is also the best time for planning future projects and carrying out structural changes to your garden. To find out a bit more about what jobs I’ve got on at the moment just head to www.angelhort.com.

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Wild Haggis WILD HAGGIS (given the humorous taxonomic designation Haggis scoticus) is a fictional creature of Scottish folklore, said to be native to the Scottish Highlands. It is comically claimed to be the source of haggis, a traditional Scottish dish that is in fact made from the innards of sheep (including heart, lungs, and liver).

According to some sources, the wild haggis' left and right legs are of different lengths, allowing it to run quickly around the steep mountains and hillsides which make up its natural habitat, but only in one direction. It is further claimed that there are two varieties of haggis, one with longer left legs and the other with longer right legs. The former variety can run clockwise around a mountain, while the latter can run anticlockwise. The two varieties coexist peacefully but are unable to interbreed in the wild because in order for the male of one variety to mate with a female of the other, he must turn to face in the same direction as his intended mate, causing him to lose his balance before he can mount her. As a result of this difficulty, differences in leg length among the haggis population are accentuated.

HAGGIS ABROAD The notion of the wild haggis is widely believed, though not always including the idea of mismatched legs. According to an online survey, commissioned by haggis manufacturers Hall's of Broxburn, released on 26 November 2003, one-third of U.S. visitors to Scotland believed the wild haggis to be a real creature.

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Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!

Aboon them a' ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye worthy o' a grace As lang's my arm.

Address to a Haggis Robert Burns

A fictional wild haggis specimen, Haggis scotticus, as displayed in the Glasgow Kelvingrove Gallery.

HOW TO HUNT WILD HAGGIS First, be sure to identify whether the creature you are stalking is a clockwise or anti-clockwise variety. Dig a large hole in which to hide and then, as it approaches, leap up and yell, "BOOOO!!" in its face as loudly as your lungs permit (It will be noted that facing in the wrong direction at this point would be rather ineffectual, hence the importance of pre-determining the rotational preference of the intended prey). Correct application will cause the animal to take fright, recoil and turn to attempt to run in the opposite direction, the consequences of which will be immediately apparent. While it is still stunned from rolling downhill, simply pick it up (assuming that you have managed to keep pace with its rate of descent and reach it before it has recovered), whack it over the head with your walking stick and pop it into your backpack.

OTHER INFO Wild Haggis do exist, It is rare to catch on camera, but when it does happen, the flash from the camera causes them to create a loud screech, which tends to attract a Giant Bagpipe Spider or two. http://strangeanimals.wikia.com

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