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AIR TRAINING CORPS 446(FORRES SQUADRON)Community organisation open toyoung men and women betweenthe ages of 13 and 20. VictoriaRoad, Forres. Contact Flt LtChris Leaney 690215

ARK COMMUNITY NETWORKSAims: to provide housingsupport and other services to in-dividuals with a learning disabil-ity, in their own home. ContactAndrew Findlay 675763 [email protected]

ALVES CHURCH GUILDContact Mrs Butler 01343850209

CHILDREN 1ST (ELGIN)Aims: to provide a therapeuticservice for children and youngpeople to help them through theeffects of abuse and neglect.Contact Beth Fraser 01343564170 or [email protected]

COMPUTER CLASSES FORBEGINNERSA course of 6 lessons - £15 or £3per lesson. Covering basiccomputer schools & basic under-standing of most widely usedprogrammes. Findhorn VillageCentre. Call John 692339 tobook

CULBIN SINGERSSinging and performing 4-partchoral music. Age 16+. August -May. Thursdays, 7.30pm -9.30pm at Anderson's PrimarySchool, Forres. Contact IshbelHardie 673110

FALCONER MUSEUM,FORRES“Fascinating Forres, Past &Present”. Opening times: April-October, Mon-Sat 10am - 5pm(except public hols). Freeadmission

FÈIS INBHIR NARAINNReg. Charity No. SC038460.Running weeklay traditional

music classes in guitar, fiddle,whistle, accordion, chanter,keyboard & bodhran. Any abilityfrom age 8. Instrument hireavailable. Tel: 01667 462681 orvisit www.spanglefish.com/inbhirnarainn

FINDHORN BOWLING CLUBAffiliated to the Scottish BowlingAssociation & Highland BowlingLeague. Beginners to advanced.All ages. April to September9.00am - 9.00pm daily. ChurchPlace. Contact Joan Tomkinson673847

FINDHORN TENNIS CLUBNow open for membership -adults and juniors. Friendly club,2 full size courts, 1 short court,low subscription rates. Adults£50 and Juniors £20 per annumfor unlimited play. Family andyoung juniors rate too. ContactRos Wright, MembershipSecretary tel. 691173 or [email protected] more info. see ‘Find a Court’at the Lawn Tennis Association(LTA website) www.lta.org.uk andenter ‘Findhorn’ into the searchbox

FINDHORN VILLAGE ARTGROUPMeets every Tuesday 9.45amuntil 12noon, Osprey Room,James Milnes Institute, Findhorn.Contact Tess 675210

FINDHORN VILLAGE CENTREAims: to benefit inhabitants ofFindhorn, to provide recre-ational/leisure time facilities,encourage educational groups,participation training, after-school clubs/IT resources.Contact Christine Hunt 692339

FINDHORN WRIMeets 1st Tuesday each month,James Milne Institute. ContactMarjory Barber 690349

FITNESS LEAGUE (FORRESBRANCH)Recreational low impact exerciseclass in a friendly relaxed atmos-

phere. Level - basic to moderate.Age 30+, Tuesdays 10-11am,Forres House. Contact PamWatson 672971

FORRES & DISTRICT ROUNDTABLEContact Gary Banford 671435

FORRES & NAIRN DISTRICTWELFARE ASSOCIATIONA football league made up fromclubs and pubs in the Forres &Nairn area. Activities from April toSeptember. Age: 16 years plus.Contact Stephen Levy 674875

FORRES ANGLING ASSOCIA-TIONFormed in 1933, the FAA waterconsists of four miles of doublebank fishing on the RiverFindhorn. Season February-September. Visitor permitsavailable. Contact CampbellRoss 690097

FORRES AREA CREDIT UNIONContact Ann McHardy 676735

FORRES AREA SOCCERSEVENSProvides fun football for childrenaged 8-15 in the Forres area.Grant Park. Contact 691662

FORRES ‘BALL’ GROUP‘Be Active Life Long’, meetsThursdays 10am-12noon, over60’s group for exercise to music,and social exchange. ForresHouse. Contact 672838

FORRES COMMUNITY WEBTo promote the town of Forreson the Internet, Wednesdays7pm, Community Hub, TolboothStreet, all levels welcome, aged18+. Contact: Anthony Bowmer672244

FORRES DISABLED CLUBProvides a meeting place withsome occupational therapy andsocialising for adults with variousdisabilities, Forres House,Thursday mornings 10-12 noon.Contact Annette Paterson672355

FORRES HARD OF HEARINGTo assist hard of hearing/deafpersons and tinnitus sufferers.Any age, lipreading classes,meets 1st & 3rd Mondaymonthly, Forres Town Hall.Contact tel: 672282/675075

FORRES QUILTERSMeets every Tuesday 1.30pm -3.30pm in Forres CommunityCentre. Contact Mrs MaureenBrooks 675962

FORRES RAMBLERSMeets 1st Saturday of eachmonth at 9.30a.m. at bottom ofcar park (opposite ApplegroveSchool). Contact Carolyn Boyd672286

FORRES ROTARY CLUBMeets Thursdays 12.30pm for1.00pm at the Ramnee Hotel.Contact Tony Galloway Secretarytel: 694816

FORRES ST LAWRENCECRICKET CLUBApril to September - Senior com-petitive cricket (weekends),coaching Tuesday and Thursday,6pm - 8pm. Junior (over 9 yearsold) coaching Monday andWednesday, 6pm - 7.30pm. Allcoaching in Grant Park. Newplayers welcome. Contact GusFarr 672206 or Steve Hogley672913

FORRES SMALLBORE RIFLE &PISTOL CLUBRifle; air rifle & air pistol targetshooting. Contact club secretaryon 01309 675105

FORRES SQUASH ANDFITNESS CLUBTwo squash courts and twosmall gyms available any time ofthe day or night. Club nightSunday from 7.15pm when awarm welcome will always beextended. Contact JohnMckenzie 672103

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FORRES TENNIS CLUB“All ages, all abilities, allwelcome”. Club Nights - Fridayevenings, courts available from6.30pm. Come along and enjoysocial tennis where there willalways be someone to partnerup with and have a game!Contact Julia Thomas 01343890742

FORRES TOWNSWOMENSGUILDMeets 1st Wednesdaymonthly,7pm, 1 Leask Road,Forres. Contact Joan Tomkinson673847

INVERNESS AND HIGHLANDBRANCH PARACHUTE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATIONAll ex Airborne are welcome toour meetings which are held thesecond Monday of the month at7.30pm in the Royal BritishLegion Huntly Street Inverness.Contact [email protected]

LGBT MORAYSocial networking group for

lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-

gender people in Moray. Monthly

meetings - 1st Tues. & 4th Thurs.

The Cooperage Bar, High St,

Elgin, 7.30pm; 2nd Weds.

Scribbles, High St, Elgin,11am:

3rd Sat. Time Out Café, High St,

Forres,10.30am. For further info

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MEN’S CHOIRA new choir just for men. Allkinds of music. Meets fortnightly

at St. John’s Church, Forres.Alternate Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm. No experiencenecessary. For more detailscontact Bill tel: 672951

MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ARTCLUBEnjoy flowers? Come and watchtalented flower demonstrators atwork. Meets 2nd Wednesdayeach month Applegrove PrimarySchool Contact May Bichan tel: 01343 850634

MORAY ADVANCEMOTORISTS & MOTORCY-CLISTSReg. Scottish Charity(SC 033561) visitwww.morayiam.org.ukor 01309 673954

MORAY BUSINESS WOMENAn informal club for womenwithin the Moray area who havean interest in business, network-ing, sharing information andgeneral socialising. Meetings areheld on the first Thursday ofevery month. For more informa-tion, tel: Michelle on 07887730708 or e-mail us [email protected]

MORAY COAST MOTORCYCLE CLUBMeets the 1st Wednesday everymonth at Mill House Hotel, Tynet,Buckie. Join us for social rideout’s, fundraisers and more.Visit www.mcmc.org.uk orcontact Tracey Scott tel: 07928444376

MORAY DISABILITY FORUMSpeaking on behalf of disabled

people and their carers fromacross Moray, with a united voicethrough consultation and partner-ship with services that supportthem. We welcome everyone in-terested, or working, in the areaof disability to become a memberof the group. Contact MikeMcKenzie, c/o Moray ResourceCentre, Elgin. Tel: 07967 440164

MORAY, BANFF & BADENOCHDECORATIVE & FINE ARTSSOCIETY (MBBDFAS)Meets 10 times a year forlectures on arts, Eight AcresHotel, Elgin. Contact Mrs.Caithness 672510

MORAY MODEL RAILWAYGROUPContact Norman Dusty Millar tel:01343 830928 or see our websitewww.moraymrg.org.uk

NAIRNSHIRE CEILIDH DANCEGROUPMeets every Tuesday in theSeaforth Club, Gordon Street,Nairn, 7.30pm-10pm. Anyone in-terested in learning & enjoyingsocial, sequence and ceilidhdancing in a friendly andinformal group. Contact Doreen01667 451430 or Alistair 01309674499

QUARRIERS CARERSUPPORT SERVICE MORAYProviding practical andemotional support to the unpaidCarers of Moray. If you look aftera family member, friend orneighbour and could use somehelp or just want to find out moreabout what we do, call us on01343 556031

RSCDS (FORRES BRANCH)Scottish Country Dance classesSeptember - March: Adults -Monday 8pm-10pm, Town Hall,Forres; Juniors (age 5-15 years)- Wednesdays 6.30pm-8.30pm,Applegrove Primary School.Contact Miss M. Ross, ‘Morven’,Castle St., 673325

RAFFORD TODDLER GROUPMeets Tuesdays 9.30am to11.30am at Rafford Hall. ContactPauline 671592

RIDING FOR THE DISABLED(FORRES, NAIRN & DISTRICT)Provides opportunities to rideand give therapeutic benefit todisabled children in the Forresand Nairn area. Contact Mrs CNegus 0845 241 5301

THE HANDYPERSON SERVICE(MORAY)Supports vulnerable, elderly,disabled and disadvantagedmembers of our community tomaintain their independence anda better quality of life in their ownhomes, by providing a small(free of charge) repair/assistanceservice to those with no localfamily or friends available.Contact 01343 559739

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION(MORAY)Forres meetings: Beavers -Tuesdays, Cubs - Mondays,Scouts - Fridays. Email [email protected](or @..... or scouts@..... etc)


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Dyke Church - Church of Scotland meets every Sunday at 10amfor a family service. On the last Sunday in the month we enjoy fel-lowship over a cup of tea, email: [email protected] Church meets every Sunday at Clovenside Chapel.Service starts at 10am, refreshments served afterwards.Tel: 676434 or email [email protected] Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday Worship 12noon.Contact Mrs A. Young (Session Clerk) tel: 611271St. Leonards Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am for FamilyService and 6.30pm for Evening Worship, tel: 641239 or email:[email protected](For services at Rafford and St Michael’s Dallas contact StLeonards)St. Margaret’s Catholic Church mass on Tuesday, Thursday andSunday at 10am. Contact Father Barnett tel: 01667 453323Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Meeting every Sunday at6.30pm. For more details tel: 674375, email: [email protected]. Laurence Church meets every Sunday at 10am for Family

Service, tel: 672260, email: [email protected] Church meets every Sunday at 9.30am for FamilyService, our praise is from CH3 and Mission Praise. After theservice we enjoy fellowship over a cup of tea and a biscuit.Contact Anne Garrow (Session Clerk) tel: 672930St. John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church meets everySunday at 8am for Communion and 10am for Family CommunionService, tel: 672856, email [email protected] or visitwww.stjohnsforres.wordpress.comKinloss, Findhorn & Alves Church of ScotlandAlternating weekly, Kinloss and Findhorn, at 10am, and Alves 1stSunday of each month 11.30 am. Contact 690931 or 690349Moray Grace FellowshipMeets Sunday mornings 10.30am in Alves Village Hall.Contact Vic Cameron for more details tel: 850142 email [email protected] www.moraygrace.wordpress.comIf you are a member of a church not listed here please email usthe details and we will print this in future issues.

28 And we know that for those who loveGod all things work together for good,for those who are called according tohis purpose. …13 May the God of hopefill you with all joy and peace inbelieving, so that by the power of theHoly Spirit you may abound in hope.(Romans 8:28 & 15:13, EnglishStandard Version)

Where is the hope?As ex-airman aircrew myself, onceserving on 206 Sqn, it was sad for meto see the remaining flying squadronsfinally disband. Undoubtedly, the impactof the closure will be felt to somemeasure by all of us. The servingservice personnel that have settled inthe area face the prospects of redun-dancy or posting away. Many havesettled in the area owning their ownhomes with children well established inthe local school system. Many localclubs and associations are activelysupported by these people. And ofcourse, there is the impact upon theeconomy, the local services andretailers. Indeed, even the localchurches will be affected.

At the Lighthouse Church, Forres weface the real prospect of a significantimpact due to the potential loss offaithful members. No doubt pressure isalready coming to bear down uponmarriages and family life in the area. Sowhat is my point you may ask, is thereany merit in painting the inevitablegloomy picture?

Consider the opening verses. Could thetruth that these verses contain possiblyhave anything to say to us in Forres anddistrict? Could this truth possibly carrypeople safely through their particularchallenging circumstances? I believewith my whole heart that it does andcan.

Faith in Jesus Christ literally transformsa person’s life. Such a person is nolonger defined by the nature of theirimmediate, temporal circumstances.Rather, their outlook, aspirations and ex-pectations transcend to embrace a lib-erating reality - the sovereign will of theliving God. ‘All things work together forgood…’. In the light of this, even gov-ernmental decisions are put into per-spective. Man is not in control but theliving God. The Christian gospel is good

news about God’s hope, peace, joy,calling and purpose.

I find it difficult to describe the momentwhen I first believed. It was as if I’d hada veil drawn back from my eyes to seereality as it is. However, the path to thisfirst takes us to a hard, even offensiveplace; to the foot of the cross of Christwhere our sinful condition is revealedbefore a holy God. But once acknowl-edged we’re freed to repent, countChrist’s death as payment for our sinand receive God’s forgiveness andfavour.

Read and re-read the opening verses,slowly and carefully. Do you find theyhave a strange appeal? Do you long tolay hold of the hope that is promised asyour own? This hope has carried manya Christian triumphantly through thetrials of adversity. Meditate upon them;let them work in and over you andmaybe God will grant you mercy andgrace to believe; to see your great needof Jesus Christ as Saviour.

Chris Woodman, PastorThe Lighthouse Church, Forres

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Meets third Wednesday of each month (excluding

august and december) 7pm at dyke Village Hall.

Contact: Karen Hamilton (Secretary) tel: 641236

Findhorn & Kinloss Community Council

Meets last Thursday of every month (excluding July

and december) 7.30pm at alternate venues.

Contact: Mr Tim negus (Secretary) tel: 691823

OThER COMMuNiTy COuNCil CONTACTS

Public Session

• Police Constable Kevin Skivington told the

meeting that just over 100 crimefiles had

been raised since the last meeting of which

approximately 1/3rd had been detected with

ongoing enquiries in relation to the others.

These included a case of Public indecency,

with an arrest & court appearance; 2 cases of

wilful fire-raising, with a youth reported for the

offence; 2 shoplifting cases, both detected

and 8 cases of housebreaking, or attempted

house breaking, again 2 of which had been

detected. PC Skivington encouraged

members of the public to pass on information

to the Police either through the service centre

on 0845 600 5 700 or through Crimestoppers

on 0800 555 111. He said the Pub Watch

Scheme had apprehended some 40 people

for anti-social behaviour & banned them from

participating premises and a ring round

warning system is to be initiated soon to

combat shoplifting increases. Finally he told

us that speed checks carried out have

resulted in 12 motorists being reported for

speeding and a further 13 are being

educated. a campaign, Operation Zenith, is

endeavouring to reduce the number of mo-

torcycle accidents in the region by improving

rider behaviour. Cllr Ferris asked if there was

an increase in break-ins and Cllr Mackenzie

enquired if the police were notified of the

movement of “bad lads” into the area but

didn’t expect an answer.

• Carin Schwartz advised the meeting that the

Moray Small Towns Partnership & the area

Forum had firmed up suggestions for the

Welcome to Forres signs, and showed

examples to the meeting, for their input. She

also described the function signs which were

being considered, and said that 10,000 more

street maps, similar to the last ones, had been

ordered. Wearing her TTF hat she said that a

30 year lease had been negotiated for Bogton

and a LEadER grant had been applied for to

equip their shed with toilets. Tain garden Club

had asked if they could visit the site in June.

TTF also intended investigating a car sharing

scheme for its viability.

• Eleanor Hayward addressed the meeting

and said that she was aggrieved by the failure

of the Moray Council to make a decision on

the sale of the common good land at Bogton,

on the advice of the Chief Legal Officer, and

that it was her intention, therefore, to raise a

formal complaint against him with the Public

Services Ombudsman. She said that he had

failed to prove that statements he made to

sway the Moray Cllrs decision had substance.

• Sandra Maclennan said that following

advice from the Forres Moray Cllrs she had

been in contact with Mr n Carlton on the use

of the plot of land adjacent to the squash

courts which the young Fibees used for

rearing plants. Mr Carlton had pointed out that

there was no formal lease for the Fibees to

use that facility and it was being considered

as one of three sites for a Mental Health

Facility. Cllr Hellyer said that once again the

Moray Council were going ahead with plans,

for common good land, that they had not

discussed with the community. He called

upon the Forres Moray Cllrs to stand up for

the community that had elected them against

officers who thought they had divine right to

make decisions without consultation.

Secretary’s Report

• Letters were received from the Fire Brigades

union asking us to support their stance on a

centralised Fire Brigade in Scotland, & a

Magical Mystery Tour, organised by Paths for

all, on May 19th from 10am til 4pm.

• Friends of the Falconer Museum invited us

to attend the agM, sadly it clashes with our

meeting.

• Emails were received from Mr S Hoath,

Solicitor, Moray Council asking if the Chair of

the Community Council would act as trustee

of auchernack Trust, a nomination to which

he agreed.

• The CC had been approached by the Chair

of the Forres Kayak Club, for support in

applying for a common good grant of £250.

Members unanimously supported the appli-

cation. Cllr Bell asked if we could also support

a grant of £869.31 to repair an unadopted

path, linking Bogton & Croft Road. Members

again supported this grant & Cllr Bell asked

the Secretary to write to nicky gosling MC.

• an email, from Margaret Cowie gave her

apologies for non-attendance & listed infor-

mation on litter picks, including 60 volunteers

who cleaned out the Mosset Burn. The Town

Hall Cinema fund has reached £10,800 and

you can be a friend of Film Forres for just £5

by contacting Margaret.

• a member of the public has requested back

accounts of the CC from 2007 to present day.

This has been referred to the Treasurer for

action.

Chair’s Report

• The Chair asked if there were any follow up

meetings on access to public buildings. Cllr

Bell said that at present the policy did not

include common good property.

External Groups Report

• Cllr duncan said that Mt dora Students

would be here from 12th June to 12th July

• Cllr Mackenzie said that a draft lease was

nearly ready for nelsons Tower and the Trust

had applied for LEadER funding to continue

working on the Tolbooth which was now

empty of archives.

• Cllr Hayward queried the Moray Cllrs as to

the holdup by the planning department on the

development of the Castle which was ap-

proaching a year since it had been submitted.

• Moray Cllr Creswell said that she had

spoken to Mark Cross re the new Local Plan

and it had been agreed that the invitation to

make submissions had been slanted to de-

velopers, rather than Community Councils

who normally commented after a plan had

been drawn up. an invitation was extended to

address the Community Council and area

Forum on the subject.

Treasurer’s Report

• The Treasurer informed the meeting that our

account stood at £1040.78

A.O.C.B.

• Cllr Kennedy, supported by Cllr Hellyer,

asked why tradesmen’s vehicles were

banned from the dump when carrying private

waste, they felt this would encourage fly

tipping.

Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Thursday

21st July.

ExTRaCTS FROM THE RaTiFiEd MinuTES OF THE MEETing OF 21ST aPRiL 2011 OF FORRES COMMuniTy COunCiL

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Firstly I mustrecord my thanksto everyone whogave me theirsupport at the

recent election and pledge mycommitment to taking forwardthe issues that matter to thepeople of Moray, and toScotland as a whole.

The Scottish Parliament isbuilding up its own traditionand history and part of that isthe connection between theparliament and the people itrepresents. In the official

opening ceremony on 1st July,Local Heroes nominated fromeach constituency will takepart in proceedings and I amdelighted to be welcomingForres Community WardenMargaret Cowie, who has beennominated by the people inMoray.

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passing through and there are

some excellent local shops and

places to stop for a bite and

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until august 24 wednesdaycircus theme summer reading challenge, elginlibrary, recommended for children up to age 12, tel: 562600

until october 31 mondaypictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, duringnormal opening hours, an opportunity to see thisrecreation of a pictish throne, the first to be made inover 1000 years, by master craftsman adrianmccurdy, who took his lines from ancient stonecarvings, on loan from the national museum ofscotland, included in tour of the castle, contactbrodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

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1 fridaythe shee, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6,tel: 691170 for details

2 saturday to 7 thursdaysci-fi convention, sci-fi visiting displays, demos and

characters : the return of the daleks!!, grampiantransport museum, alford, tel: 019755 64517 or visitwww.gtm.org.uk

2 saturday and 3 sundayjazz singing workshop, saturday 10.30am-5.30pm,sunday 10am-4pm, moray art centre, findhorn, withvocalist andrea turner and pianist jon hall,www.morayartcentre.org, contact andrea tel: 07846048680 for details and bookings or visit www.andreaturner-singjazz.co.uk.

3 sundaymundole equestrian british dressage and unaffiliateddressage, closing date 24th june, contact 07901602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.comworking horse show, 9.30am-3.30pm, brodie castle,by forres, see shetlands to clydesdales, contactbrodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156edinkillie community association guided walk,2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘an ecological surveyof the breathing place’ with ian suttie, [email protected] for detailslive music - declan nerney and band, doors open6.15pm, the mosset tavern, tel: 672981

5 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsreycentre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsfamily fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy carpark, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details

6 wednesdayanimal sculptures - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm,make a wild creature from clay, take it home andpaint it, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701

7 thursdaydallas gala prize tombola, 7pm for 7.30pm,houldsworth institute dallasan evening of scottish music performed by ‘musicfor a while’, 7.30pm, brodie castle, by forres, adults£8/child & concession £5, contact brodie castle formore details tel: 0844 493 2156

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8 fridaydallas gala ceilidh with the speyside fiddlers, 7pmfor 7.30pm, houldsworth institute, dallas, £6adults/£3 school children, for tickets contact mrsutherland tel: 01343 890420

9 saturdayforres farmers market, 10am to 3pm, andersonsschool playground, local foods, products and crafts,for further details contact anne marie tel: 691616western front association - firing and hiring on thewestern front - dr john bourne, former director ofcentre for first world war studies, university of birm-ingham, 2.30pm, the gallery, elgin library, contactderek bird tel: 01343 870562, [email protected] or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukstreet football carnival, elgin plainstones

9 saturday and 10 sundaymundole equestrian summer show, BSPS, NPS,CHAPS(UK), veterans, blair WH, clydesdale, JWH, ex-racers,bright stars, junior qualifiers for turriff show, contact07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

10 sundaydallas gala day, 2pm to 4pm, float parade, displays,activities, BBQ, tea tent, £2 adult/children freenairn and district pipe band, 2.30pm-3.30pm, brodiecastle, by forres, a selection of stirring music, re-freshments available, donations welcome, contactbrodie castle for more details tel: 0844 493 2156

11 monday to 15 fridaysummer castaway camp for 8-11 years with wildthings!, booking essential, camp in culbin forest,learn about nature and master outdoor skills, formore information and to book, please visit www.wild-things.org.uk, email [email protected] or call tel: 690450

12 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsreycentre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsfamily fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy carpark, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsthe pink castle philosophy club - human rights,7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, nessbank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual &transgender community visit www.pinkcastle.eu

13 wednesdayjunior highland games, 10am-12noon, pilmuirprimary, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang thewelly, organised with active schools & thecommunity wardensuperbugs - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make abug or beetle inspired by the museum’s exoticinsect collections, falconer museum, tel: 673701

14 thursdayjunior highland games, 10am-12noon, dyke primary,hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang the welly,organised with active schools & community warden

15 fridayjunior highland games, 10am-12noon, roysvaleplaying fields, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wangthe welly, organised with active schools & thecommunity warden

16 saturdaymoray farmers market, elgin plainstonescawdor heritage group 20th anniversary year openday, 11am-5pm, cawdor school, learn about nairn-shire from our large archive, all welcome, refresh-ments all dayoi polloi, billy liar, kings of the delmar & filthpact,7.30pm, flanagan’s bar, elgin, visitwww.myspace.com/thesyndicate2008

17 sundayfree walk & talk for speakers of other languages withangela innes, 2pm, meet outside 1629 restaurant,clifton road, lossiemouth, come for a walk, meet newpeople, practise speaking english, all welcome,phone / text 07922 051930 or visitwww.english4moray.co.ukedinkillie community association guided walk,2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘butterflies andmoths’ with alan lawrence, email [email protected]

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Universal Hall, FindhornShowing films through the yearVisit www.findhorn.org/uhall orcall 01309 691170 for details.

Moray Playhouse, ElginNew Screenings begin on Fridays

Call 01343 542680 or visitwww.morayplayhouse.co.uk

Portessie Public HallRegular films including

Saturday matinees.For further details email

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Highland Spiritual CinemaMonthly screenings of upliftingand inspiring films that inform,

enlighten and entertain.For further details please visit

www.highlandspiritualcinema.netor telephone 01463 237452

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Vue Cinema, Inverness

From Friday 1st JulyTransformers 2D & 3D

From Friday 15th JulyHarry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

Part 2 2D & 3DFrom Friday 22nd July

Cars 2D & 3DFrom Friday 29th July

Captain AmericaZookeeper

Horrid Henry

KidsAMEvery Saturday & Sunday at 10.15am

Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75Teen Screens

Every Thursday & Friday afternoonTickets £2 / VIP Tickets £3.50

Senior ScreeningsEvery Tuesday afternoon

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Cinema NairnVisit cinemanairn.blogspot.com orcontact Nairn Community Centre

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18 monday to 23 saturdayNCFE bushcraft certificate, wild things, findhorn, tel: 690450 or visit www.wild-things.org.uk

19 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsreycentre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsmoray disability forum open meeting, 2pm, morayresource centre, ‘shared lives scheme’, any queriescontact lynn parton tel: 07925 183816family fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy carpark, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details

20 wednesdayjunior highland games, 10am-12noon, mannachieplay park, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang thewelly, organised with active schools & thecommunity wardenfeltmaking - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make acolourful flower, butterfly or bug from felt and elbowgrease, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701

21 thursday to 23 saturdaycontinental market, elgin plainstones

21 thursdayjunior highland games, 10am-12noon, dallasprimary, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang thewelly, organised with active schools & thecommunity warden

21 thursday to 30 saturday‘the spirit of the spey’ textile exhibition, the greathall, baxters of speyside, fochabers

22 fridayjunior highland games - grand finale, 10am-12noon,grant park, hurl the haggis; toss the caber; wang thewelly, organised with active schools & thecommunity wardendrawing room concert with ‘bel canto’ singinggroup, 7pm, brodie castle, by forres, adults £10/con-cessions £8, contact brodie castle for more detailstel: 0844 493 2156abba tribute night, doors open 8pm, the mossettavern, tickets £10, tel: 672981

24 sundayelgin and district cancer support group selling teasand coffees, 11am-4pm, the the old stationbuildings, aberlour, to raise funds for the groupclassic & vintage gathering, 12noon-4.30pm, tradi-tional afternoon gathering of classic and vintagecars, commercials and motorcycles pre-1990,grampian transport museum, alford, tel: 01975564517 or visit www.gtm.org.ukfindhorn fair - findhorn residents association, 1pm-4pm, plant stall and many others, BBQ, music,childrens competitions, raffle first prize £100, spend

the afternoon with us beside the piersforres accordion & fiddle club players with pat fraser,1.30pm-4pm, brodie castle, by forres, an afternoon’sentertainment of scottish music and verse in ourown marquee, afternoon teas available, entry bydonation, contact brodie castle for more details tel:0844 493 2156open garden & croft, 2pm-5pm at laikenbuie, veg &flowers, farm walk & feed lamb, handmade localpottery stall, treasure hunt, boating plus tea & cakeswith live folk music, in aid of highland hospice, 3miles up A939 from nairn, tel: 454630, visit www.hiddenglen.co.uk

26 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsreycentre, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsfamily fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy carpark, visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details

26 tuesday to august 7 sundayart society of inverness 67th annual exhibition,eastgate centre, inverness, a great show to browsewith something for everyone

27 wednesdaysea snail gardens - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm,make a miniature garden, plant it with cress andwatch it grow, falconer museum, forres, tel: 673701

29 fridayrobin colvill performs popular piano classics frombach to gershwin, 8pm, brodie castle, by forres, anopportunity to hear robin's stories and listen to aselection of classics in the drawing room, £18(available at www.nts.org.uk), contact brodie castlefor more details tel: 0844 493 2156

30 saturdaymoray farmers market, elgin plainstonesglencoe and the devil’s staircase with marie curiecancer care, 23 mile trek, a must for those withstamina & a thirst for adventure, visitwww.mariecurie.org.uk/uktreks or call 08700 340040 to regsiterartists open studios, 11am-5pm, altyre estate nearforres, artists working on the estate will be openingtheir studios to the public, open event, all welcome,visit www.altered-arts.co.uk

31 sundayinsh marshes family fun day, 2pm-5pm, inshmarshes national nature reserve RSPB car park,adults free/children £2.50, email [email protected] tel: 01540 661518 for more detailsedinkillie community association guided walk,2.15pm, edinkillie hall car park, ‘plants and flowers’with ian green, email [email protected] maclean, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn,£16/£14, tel: 691170 for details


JULY 2011 continued

throughout augustforres in bloom - an exhibition celebrating 21 years of forres’award winning floral displays, falconer museum, forres, tel:673701 for more detailsneedle art north - an exhibition of embroidery and textilesinspired by a floral theme, falconer museum, forres, tel:673701 for more detailsuntil august 24 wednesdaycircus theme summer reading challenge, elgin library, rec-ommended for children up to age 12, tel: 562600until october 31 mondaypictish throne exhibition at brodie castle, during normalopening hours, an opportunity to see this recreation of apictish throne, the first to be made in over 1000 years, bymaster craftsman adrian mccurdy, who took his lines fromancient stone carvings, on loan from the national museumof scotland, included in tour of the castle, contact brodiecastle for more details tel: 0844 493 21562 tuesday to 30 tuesdayart & photography exhibition ‘landscape & heritage’ by brianloveland, elgin museum, tel: 5436752 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre,visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsfamily fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park,visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details3 wednesdaysundials - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm, make a sundial totell the time - the roman way, falconer museum, forres, tel:6737017 sundayedinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm,edinkillie hall car park, ‘birds and mammals’ with roy dennis,email [email protected] music - philomena begley and band, doors open6.15pm, the mosset tavern, tel: 6729819 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre,visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsfamily fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park,visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details10 wednesdayfamily fun day, 12.30pm-4pm, return of the popular activityafternoon including rides, magic, storytelling, craft making -indoors and out!, grampian transport museum, alford, tel:019755 64517 or visit www.gtm.org.ukbird buffet and bug hotels - free family drop-in, 1pm-3pm,keep the wildlife in your garden happy, falconer museum,forres, tel: 67370113 saturdaylive bands presented by elgin BID, elgin plainstonesmagdalena reising and the blue café jazz ensemble, 8pm,brodie castle, by forres, £12, contact brodie castle for moredetails tel: 0844 493 215614 sundayhistoric wheels club annual rally, 2pm-4.30pm, brodiecastle, near forres, contact tel: 01343 85037216 tuesdayamazing ospreys, 10am-1pm, loch garten opsrey centre,visit www.rspb.org.uk for more detailsfamily fun in the forest, 2pm-4pm, loch mallachy car park,

visit www.rspb.org.uk for more details20 saturdaymoray farmers market, elgin plainstonesarena concert, 3pm-8pm, ticket available in advance only,line up to be confirmed, grampian transport museum,alford, tel: 019755 64517 or visit www.gtm.org.uk21 sundayedinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm,edinkillie hall car park, ‘fungi’ with kerstin keillar, [email protected] saturdayelgin city band, elgin plainstonesfriends of guiding coffee morning, 10am-12noon, forrestown hall, £1.50, for more details contact tina coffey tel:67693628 sundaymundole equestrian show jumping, contact 07901 602042or visit www.mundoleequestrian.commoray carnival 2011, 11am-5pm, cooper park, elgin, livelocal bands, dance exhibitions, pipe bands, showies,carnival parade and much more, contact rotoract moray tel:07872 587943edinkillie community association guided walk, 2.15pm,edinkillie hall car park, ‘trains, trees and footpaths’ with davaway association members, email [email protected]

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Whilst they can be seen (or not) at any time, you will increase your chances of spotting them by paying attention to tide times. Microscopic marine life such as plankton drift on the tides, fish follow the plankton and dolphins follow the fish. You will normally find most activity on the rising tide and from personal experience, being at Chanonry point a couple of hours after low tide, when the tide reaches it's fastest flow, has never failed to deliver sightings for me. Spey bay is another excellent vantage point, plus a number of boat operators offer trips out on the firth to view them. For tide times, check http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk where you can get 7 day tidal predictions.

Whilst the dolphins can be found in the firth all year round, the summer months are usually more reliable as they feed on the runs of salmon returning to our rivers to spawn. They are a very social animal usually found in schools of up to 15. The females give birth to one calf every few years and births can take place at any time of year. Gestation lasts around a year and family ties seem to last beyond the weaning stage. For more information on the dolphins, visit the WDCS web site at www.wdcs.org or the visitor centre at North Kessock.

Whilst Moray residents can enjoy this wildlife spectacle so close to home, other species of cetacean can be found by taking a day trip, Perhaps to Skye or Arisaig on the west coast and taking a boat trip. During the summer months, when the seas warm up and the plankton blooms start to drift further north, whales, dolphins and basking sharks follow them to feed in the rich currents that flow up the west coast of Scotland.

The wet and windy weather of late has greatly restricted dragonfly activity, and to date I've had just one sighting of a four spotted chaser dragonfly, before the weather turned. The one benefit of the bad weather has been that, so far the midges have been fairly inactive. I certainly haven't suffered as yet! Hopefully things will settle very soon and I can get out to try the new camera and freshen up my dragonfly and damselfly galleries.

I hope you’ve found something interesting in this article and do let me have your own wildlife photos and stories.

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I have had a bit of an obsession with seafood in general and shellfish in particular for some years now having first tasted a delicious spider crab in a French Restaurant in St Malo in Brittany.

The experience is best described as “interactive” involving many weird and wonderful implements to extract as much of the tender meat as possible. It can also be a lengthy process and is therefore best shared with some good friends and good bottle of wine. Shortly after this experience I tasted my first lobster and fully understand why it is often called the King of meats.Imagine my delight when someone told me that fresh local shellfish including lobsters were available near to Lossie-mouth. I knew that the coastal waters along the Moray Firth were a rich breeding ground for shellfish but had always been told that it was difficult if not impossible to buy these products locally as they were all sold for export.Well – the great news is that I was completely wrong. Whilst much of the local shellfish caught along the Moray Firth Coast does indeed go for export there is now a shop outlet in Covesea

Café, near Lossiemouth selling cooked and raw Crab, Lobster, Langoustine and Smoked Mackerel.And who is responsible for this – one lone lossie loon – Dan Flett. Born and Bred in Lossie, Dan has been Creel Fishing (Creel is the local term for the pots used to catch shellfish) for some 40 odd years (starting after and before school at the age of 13!). Local Teacher, Jimmy Stevens, used to pick up the young Dan and take him out in all weathers and taught many of the best fishing locations, which Dan still uses today. Dan recalls that his first unofficial salary for a weeks work was £36 which in 1973 was a small fortune for a 13 year old!Dan was kind enough to invite me out on one of his fishing trips, which was

certainly an experience. Dan shared his real passion for shellfish – who else without a passion would put in back breaking shifts of 12 hours a day (minimum!)? For Dan, Creel fishing is not about the money – whilst he is able to make a living – it is more about using wisely local produce that is just waiting to be enjoyed. Dan has a cheerful and

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The refurbishment of our Elgin kitchen and bedroom showroom is now complete. It’s quite a transformation and we hope that you will agree that it was well worth any inconvenience caused while it was closed.The fi nished result is stunning with classic and contemporary new styles, fantastic design ideas and amazing storage solutions.On show alongside our award winning Metris displays we are also showing our new Fusion range and our Classic Painted collection.All our kitchens and bedrooms are manufactured at our Highland factory with fantastic build quality which we have continued to update over the past 25 years. Our skilled manufacturers, designers and installers will continue to offer unrivalled quality and service and we look forward to welcoming you to our stunning new refurbished Elgin showroom.

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