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AIRD & DISTRICT FOOTBALLASSOCIATIONSept - Mar. Call George Davidson,Smithton, Inverness tel: 798543

AUTISM RIGHTS GROUPHIGHLAND (ARGH)Run by and for autistic adults tomake the adult autistic voiceheard. We uphold ‘NothingAbout Us Without Us’ principle.Contact [email protected]

BEAULY ANGLING CLUBEstablished around 1960, theclub provides sea trout andsalmon fishing to residents ofBeauly as well as to visitors. Visitwww.beauly-angling-club.co.uk

BL’AZZNon-profit organisation topromote awareness and under-standing of Jazz & Blues in theHighlands. Call Nigel Mackenziefor more info on 221460 or [email protected]/blazz.htm

CAPITAL SKATEPARK GROUPTel: 714516 or email:[email protected]

CHANONRY SAILING CLUBProvides a safe & fun environ-ment for people to cometogether and sail. The Harbour,Fortrose, tel: 01381 621973www.chanonry.org.uk/

CHARLESTON YOUTHTHEATREFor ages 12-18, CharlestonAcademy, Inverness

CLACHNACUDDIN CYCLINGCLUBCall 791000 or email: [email protected]

THE HIGHLAND BRIDGE CLUBMeets every Wednesday all year.New members welcome. CallMarsalaidh on 01463224434 orGraham on 01463792811

HIGHLAND GERMAN SOCIETY1st Wednesday each month,8pm, St.Ninian’s Church Hall,Culduthel Road, Inverness. CallRosa Finlayson on01463 238560or [email protected]

INVERNESS CATHEDRALSOCIETY OF BELL RINGERSThursdays 7.30pm - 9pm.Anyone can be a bell ringer! Wering for Sunday services,weddings and other specialoccasions. Tel: 01381 610411 oremail [email protected]

INVERNESS HOSPITAL RADIOEmail requests to be played forsomeone in Raigmore Hospital,Inverness to: [email protected]. We arelooking for ward visitors andtechnical team members.Email: [email protected] Contact Mr AthollMenzies tel: 704500/704501

INVERNESS LOCAL HISTORYFORUMContact George Christie tel:235448 or 07887 858224

INVERNESS PETANQUE CLUBWed 7 - 9pm & Sun 2- 5pm atFairways Golf Club. Boules canbe supplied. Call John Mudd on790912

INVERNESS WINE APPRECIATION SOCIETYBringing together people with aninterest in wine and to developtheir interest by holding tastings,usually led by a member of thewine trade and accompanied bysuitable food, tel: 221535

MEDITATION CLASSESMondays 6.30pm at RNI Chapel,Ness Walk, Inverness. £5 (£4conc.). All welcome. Visit www.meditateinglasgow.org orcall 0141 334 1334

MERKINCH MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUBRegular monthly trips, ages 12 toadult. Call 07879 443979 oremail: [email protected]

MINI-NESS DOLLS HOUSECLUB2nd Wednesday each month.Promotes the hobby of dollshouses and miniature making.tel: 223590 or visit the websitewww.magpieminiatures.co.uk

MORNING CALLFREE daily telephone call to bemade to any person who needsthe reassurance of such a call.Made between 8.30am & 10am.Call Alan Michael on 790410

PINK CASTLE PHILOSOPHYCLUB2nd Tuesday of the month. Fun& sociable chat with meaning forthe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender community. Visitthe website www.pinkcastle.euor tel: 07745 930383

PLANEFIELD BOWLINGCLUBOpen to visitors Mon - Sat from2pm - 5pm. Members can playfrom 11am onwards most daysof the week. Contact Mrs GillianFarquhar 07752 300367

RELATIONSHIP COUN-SELLING HIGHLANDConfidential relationship coun-selling service in Inverness foranyone experiencing problemsin their intimate, personal rela-tionship. Call 712888, or email [email protected]

SALVATION ARMY TEA &CHATTuesdays 10am -12noon.Salvation Army Hall, Tom-nahurich Street, Inverness. Allwelcome. No charge. Tel:225276

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The changing scenes of life!

As I write this letter at the end ofMarch I find myself looking forwardto Easter. By the time this letter ispublished the event will have comeand gone for another year.

Perhaps for many different reasons,most of us will be looking forward toEaster, some to take a well earnedbreak after the winter, somerejoicing in the resurrection ofJesus, while others will be itching toget on with the gardening. Whateverthe reason, it will come and go. Forsome, expectancies will besurpassed, for others it will be justas expected, while others might bedisappointed, but one thing iscertain the bible text ‘and it came topass’ will be fulfilled.It strikes me that that is how life is.At the moment I am looking forwardto a water baptismal service, to oursummer break to be spending timewith my wife, and to a wedding inJuly for two members of our churchfamily. Similarly, at the end of thisweek the planned visit to the dentist

is looming high on the horizon, buteach event will come and go.Perhaps that’s why Jesus tended topoint peoples gaze to heaven, in therealisation that this life is passingbut heaven will be permanent. ‘TheKingdom of God is near you’ hesaid to one, while to the thief whowas dying on the adjacent cross hedeclared ‘Today you will be inparadise.’ To his Disciples in a timeof trouble he reported to them that‘in his Father’s house were manymansions and that he was going toprepare a place for them’. What ofhis words to Nicodemus, recordedin John 3:16 ‘For God so loved theworld that he gave his One andOnly Son, that whosoever believesin him, shall not perish but haveeternal life.’The truth is, that Easter may havecome and gone, but the message ofEaster remains - that the death ofJesus and His resurrection on thethird day, has opened heavens doorfor us. Across the life of everyhuman being, God writes the words‘not good enough!’

While some think that they may bebetter than others, in God’s sight wehave all missed the mark, however,at the Cross, Jesus took all ourwrong doing. 1 Peter 2:24 puts itlike this, ‘He himself bore our sinsin his body on the tree.’

It gives us the great news today thatthe past has been dealt with andthrough a simple act of repentanceand faith in Jesus, heaven becomesa living reality.

Heaven, where a new day will dawnbut the sun will never set. WhereGod Himself will wipe away the lasttears and pains of earth, and wherewe will be with him and with allthose that love Jesus, forever.

In the passing scenes of life can Iencourage you to spare the Eastermessage a thought-- the alternativeis unthinkable!

David WilliamsInverness Christian Fellowship

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Inverness Crown Church, C of S 3 Midmills Road, tel: 230537Inverness East Church, C of S Academy Street, Rev. Professor ATBMcGowan tel: 236695 www.invernesseast.comInverness Greyfriars Stratherrick Free Church, Greyfriars at BalloanRoad, Inverness and Stratherrick at Errogie, Stratherrick, tel: 714085www.greyfriarschurch.orgInverness Methodist Church Huntly Street, Inverness, tel: 231170 www.churchesinverness.comKiltarlity Church of Scotland, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Sunday serviceat 12noon. Contact Rev. Dr Kobus Smit tel: 831662www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.ukKiltarlity Free Church of Scotland Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, tel: 741729email: [email protected] Fellowship meets at Smithton Industrial Estate, Culloden tel:792700 email: [email protected] Christian Centre Balnafettack Road, Inverness IV3 8TFtel: 716843, Services: Sunday - 11.30am/6pm; Wednesday - 7.30pmKinmylies C of S, Kinmylies Way, Inverness. Sunday morning10.30am, tel: 714035 www.kinmylies.co.uk

Kirkhill (Wardlaw) Church of Scotland Sunday service at 10.30am Rev. Dr. Kobus Smit - tel: 831662www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.ukKnockbain Free Church, Ferry Brae, North Kessock, tel:731368 [email protected] & Killearnan Free Church, Seaforth Place, Maryburgh,tel: 01349 863367 and Killearnan Manse, Bogroy, Tore, tel: 731369email: [email protected] Bank C of S, Inverness. Sunday Service 11am. Tel: 243165 orvisit www.nessbank.netNorth Kessock, C of S Main Street, North Kessock tel: 731712www.churchofscotland.org.ukOld High St Stephen's, C of S, 1. Old High Church, Church Street,Inverness tel: 250802; 2 Southside Road at Old Edinburgh Road,Inverness tel: 250802 www.oldhighststephens.comThis is listed alphabetically from K to O and will regularly berotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here pleaseemail us with details and we may print this in future issues.

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“ ”Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners

In practically everything, save Christianity, there is a great variety. Christianity is unique in every respect. There is only one Christianity and it stands alone and apart from all the religions of the world. It cannot be compared with these religions, because it has nothing in common with them. It is the only and it is supreme, just as Jesus Christ is the only and is supreme. Only one Being in all the universe has the right and power to save the lost: Jesus Christ alone can save sinners. He came into the world to save sinners; He died on the Cross to save sinners; He was raised from the dead and exalted at God’s right hand to save sinners; He is appointed to save sinners; He is proclaimed in Scripture as the Saviour of sinners; and He does save all who receive Him by faith as their own personal Saviour. He alone can save you from the power of sin, the penalty of sin and make you a new creation with a new nature and new desires.

Only one way has been provided whereby sinners may be saved. That way is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” Acts 16:31. “To him that worketh not, but believeth... his faith is counted for righteousness” Romans 4:5. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8. It is alone by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that sinners are saved. Good works, morality, baptism, joining a church, observing the Lord’s Supper and any similar things do not save you. These things are all good and right in their place but they are not a means to salvation. Salvation is not something the sinner must work out or merit, but it is provided by Christ’s redeeming work and the free gift of God to all who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. The sinner cannot earn or merit salvation, he must receive it as a free gift from God.

Only one thing remains for the sinner to do in order to be saved. He must turn from his sin and come to Christ, believing on Him and receiving Him to be saved. And he may freely come to Christ, since he is invited to come. Dear reader, come to the Lord Jesus, for though you have nothing to commend you to God, yet you are called, and He says, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out” John 6:37. Therefore, come as you are, and do not delay.

namely sinners, or those who are lost. The supreme purpose for which Jesus Christ came into the world is that He might save sinners. He came to save you.. Jesus Himself declared, “I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” Matthew 9.13. All men by nature and practice are sinners, but multitudes do not own nor confess that they are. For such there is no hope of salvation. Only those who own and confess themselves lost sinners before God can be saved.

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for 2011/2012 (all dates inclusive)May Day Holiday Monday 7th May 2012Summer Term Starts Tuesday 17th April 2012for 2012/2013 (all dates inclusive)Regional Closure Monday 13th August 2012Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 14th August 2012Autumn Term Ends Friday 5th October 2012Regional Closure Monday 22nd October 2012Winter Term Starts Tuesday 23rd October 2012

Winter Term Ends Thursday 20th December 2012Spring Term Starts Monday 7th January 2013Holiday Closure Monday 11th February 2013Holiday Closure Tuesday 12th February 2013Regional Closure Wed. 13th February 2013Regional Closure Thursday 14th February 2013Regional Closure Friday 15th February 2013Spring Term Ends Thursday 28th March 2013Good Friday Holiday Friday 29th March 2013

Police Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08456 005703Bus Station, Inverness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 239292Citizens Advice Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08444 994111Dalcross Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 464000Highland Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01349 886606National Rail Enquires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08457 484950SCHOOLSAldourie Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 751272Ardersier Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 462344Auldearn Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 452118Balloch Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 790287Balnain Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01456 476262Beauly Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 782576Bishop Eden’s Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 237103Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 725980Cannich Bridge Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01456 415304Cauldeen Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 235905Cawdor Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 402460Central Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 233906Charleston Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 234324Cradlehall Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 791195Crown Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 233879Croy Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01667 493356Culloden Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 790851Dalneigh Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 232636Daviot Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 772226Dochgarroch Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 861240Drakies Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 236032Drummond School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01463 701050

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Various news reports of misbehaviour in the Parliamentbars might lead some to believe that we MPs do nothingmore than spend our weeknights in the bars around Par-liament.Unfortunately, for most of us this is untrue.

But when the opportunity arose for a quick half pint in the name of work, whowas I to pass it up?When I was told that Stephen Crossland from the Loch Ness Brewery wasin Parliament to visit his ale and I had been invited to join him for a half pint,I didn’t need to be asked twice.I was delighted that a real ale from my constituency had been chosen to goon tap in the Parliament Strangers bar. The Loch Ness Brewery is a small 2-barrel plant that produces 6 regular beers a year using the finest of malts,hops and highland water. What better way to demonstrate what theHighlands have to offer?And it seems the aptly named Ness Minister beer proved a big hit amongstthe MPs. By the time we arrived on Wednesday afternoon, three of the fivekegs that had been sent down were already empty.

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Over the Easter recess, I am looking forward to a visit to theUSA and Canada in connection with Scotland week. It will bemy first major visit of this type as Scotland’s man in energy,enterprise and tourism. It will include a visit to some of the oiland gas companies which have a strong presence in

Aberdeen, but which are mostly headquartered in Texas. I am sure that some Spotlight readers are old enough to recall the first seriesof the USA TV show Dallas. It was eventually closed, of course, and has nowrestarted, or so i have read. I am looking forward to telling them that unlike inDallas Texas, in Scotland the Ewing’s never really went away! Seriously though, there is a great chance now in oil and gas and also in renew-ables to see Scotland continue to succeed. We have seen over the past coupleof weeks major wins - in Nigg global energy new skills academy - in Edinburghthe Green Investment Bank and Gamesa the offshore wind turbine manufac-turer to create 800 jobs. None of this happens by accident and I pay tribute tothe people who work in HIE, Scottish Enterprise and SDI who do the boiler roomwork to make all this happen.In fact one of the top people in the enterprise network told me that on the daythe Gamesa decision was to be delivered - by phone - as to whether they choseScotland or England - he was so nervous that he could not sit at his desk - butpaced around the block. All of that and the sunshine is shining a spotlight on ustoo. There is a divinity looking out for us.

Carol TurnbullSenior Interior Designer

Bridie Ross MowatInterior Designer

Sarah M. MackayDirector

Canonbury Interiors Limited, The Studio, The Dairy at Daviot, Daviot Estate, Daviot, Inverness IV2 5ER

furnishings. Canonbury Interiors provide a

wide range of services from the supply of

fabrics and wall coverings through to the

design, making and �tting of curtains and

blinds. A full upholstery service is also

available.

Canonbury Interiors aim is to assist clients in

achieving excellence in design with the help

and friendly advice of their specialist design

team who have years of experience in interiors

and textiles.

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will be known to many from her years as a

design consultant with Inside Story at

Auldearn. Carol is assisted by Bridie Ross

Mowat who also previously worked with Carol

at Inside Story.

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Mackay, Director of Canonbury Interiors and

also Farm & Household Stores who has worked

with Carol on a number of challenging projects

and who �rmly believes that the assistance of

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in any interior design project easy to make.

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stunning Studio on Tuesday 8th May 2012.

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Rolling EventApril 23 - May 5women in moray - art exhibition mon - fri 10am-5pmsat 11am-4pm, elgin museum. ‘promoting women’shistory’. £1.00 entrance fee (free for moray societymembers and conference ticket holders)

April 23 - May 19‘john gordon and son – celebrating 150 years’ 10am- 4:40pm mon-fri & 10am - 1pm sat, nairn museum.the 150 year history of one of the most successfulbusinesses in the highlands told in paintings, photo-graphs, stories and artefacts. an exhibition not to bemissed! www.nairnmuseum.co.uk

April 24 - onwardsinteractive exhibition of modern automata & kineticart 10am - 5pm, tuesday - saturday at the house ofautomata, kinloss (next to petrol station). free entry.call 01309 691212 for information or visit our websitewww.thehouseofautomata.com

5 May - 30 May‘discarded thoughts’ at inchmore gallery an exhibi-tion of painted sculptures and sculpted paintings bylocal artist mark lomax, along side "craft month". visitwww.inchmoregallery.co.uk

5 May - 26 May‘notes on birds and other beasts’ @ castle galleryopen monday - saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm. jennymclaren & fiona watson exhibit collage, paintingsand original prints. free admission. for info & imagescontact denise collins on 01463 729512, email [email protected] or visit www.castlegallery.co.uk

APRIL23 mondaymiles kane @ ironworks 7pm. 14+. tickets or infotel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

25 wednesdayinverness college uhi open evening 5:30 - 7:30pm,longman campus refectory. for people interested injoining courses in aug & sept 2012. call 01463273000 or email [email protected] for info.

26 thursdayadmiral fallow @ ironworks 7:30pm. 14+. tickets orinfo call 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.com

27 fridaythe syndicate presents ‘found on the floor, filthpact &the obscenities’ 8pm, flanagans bar, elgin. a night ofpunk, metal & catchy choruses. for more info email [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/thesyndicate2008dividing the silence @ the loft 8pm, the loft, eastgrange farm, kinloss, forres, IV36 2UD. tickets £5.visit www.eastgrange.co.uk or call 01343 850 111

28 saturdayannual spring flower show plants, stalls and coffeemorning. 10.30am. scottish rock garden nationalshow opens at midday (approx.). nairn communitycentre, king street. tel: 01320 366246inverness choral society perform verdi’s requiem7:30pm, eden court theatre. an inspiring & uplifting workvariety evening with fish & chip supper by the redpoppy 7.00pm, strathpeffer community centre. forstrathpeffer spa railway assoc. & strathpeffervictorian day. BYOB. tickets £12 (£8 under 10s) fromaladdin’s cave, sports & model shop, dingwall &strathpeffer community centre. call 01997 423209pritchard vs dainton @ ironworks 8pm, 18+. ticketsor info call 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.comthe house of automata and obscura day 5pm athouse of automata, kinloss (next to petrol station),forres. enter a magical world where rare mechanicalentertainers come to life. 40 minute show £5, bookat www.atlasobscura.com. contact 01309 691212 inverness ramblers corryhabbie hill. 7.5miles. meet0830hrs highland council car park. contact 01463236204 for further information.

28 saturday - 29 sundaygreat glen walking club weekend away. details tofollow. contact 01463 236204 for further information.

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1 tuesdaycawdor castle and gardens open for the season7 days a week 10am - 5pm. enquiries and ticket infocall 01667 404401, email [email protected] orvisit www.cawdorcastle.com

4 fridaygroam house museum annual academic lecture7:30pm, fortrose community theatre. “spaces &places in the pictish landscape” – illustrated talk bystratford halliday (of the royal commission onancient & historic monuments). £4 / members £2call 01381 621252 for details.

charity quiz night - save the children 7pm for 7:30pmstart at strathpeffer spa golf club. teams of 4. £20per team. email rachael: [email protected] toenter.

5 saturdayfunk'void & silicone soul @ ironworks 7:30pm. 18+.for tickets 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.comjamp @ universal hall 2pm. findhorn foundation, thepark, findhorn. tickets £7 / £6 concessions / £4 u16savailable at the phoenix stores 01309 690110 elgin’s 2nd scottish theme day (part of the 12th spiritof speyside whisky festival) 10am - 4pm. browse the

scottish themed market from 10am and enjoy thetraditional scottish music & dance. activities heldaround the city centre and st giles centre. visitwww.elginbid.com for info.

6 sundaybuddha day festival 9:45am - 5pm, eden court. med-itation classes, talk, children’s storytelling & craft ac-tivities, bookstall & related film screenings in theevening. www.bigmind.org.uk for more informationinverness ramblers slattadale to loch tollaidh, westerross. 10 miles. meet 0900hrs highland council carpark. contact 01463 236204 for further information.

8 tuesdayinverness gardening club 7:30pm, mackenziecentre, inverness. a practical demo by john owen,askival alpines. “buy �one�get �one �free” alpinepropagation. new members welcome. call graeme01463 224445 or [email protected] for more details.‘class’ with the pink castle philosophy club 7.30pm,riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, inverness. open toall, friendly towards gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans-gender. visit www.pinkcastle.eu for more info.

10 thursdaysacred music of russian orthodox church andrussian songs 7:30pm, daviot church, inverness.includes works by handel, rossini, tchaikovski &rachamaninov. tickets from rev. reg campbell, themanse, daviot - 772242 or email [email protected]. suggested donation £5 per ticket togo to the russian choir & daviot church.

11 fridaydodgy @ ironworks 7:30pm. tickets or info call08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comevening of mediumship with june field at nairncommunity & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or [email protected] for tickets and more information.

12 saturdayinverness ramblers sgurr na h-eanchainne & druimna sgriodain, ardgour. 9 miles. meet 0800 hrs /cawdor to nairn by river nairn.10 miles. meet0900hrs highland council car park. contact 01463236204 for further information.coast @ ironworks 7:30pm. tickets or info tel: 0871789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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Friday 25th - Cinema Nairn ................... “Michael Clayton” 2007 (15)

Sunday 27th - Music Nairn presents ....... “Anthony Hewitt” on Piano

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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:

[email protected]

Highland Spiritual CinemaMonthly screenings of upliftingand inspiring films that inform,

enlighten and entertain.For further details please visit

www.highlandspiritualcinema.net ortelephone 01463 237452

Eden Court Theatre, InvernessThroughout May

Bel Ami (15)

Into The Abyss (12a)

In Darkness (15)

The Kid With A Bike (12a)

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or

call 01463 234234 for details

Vue Cinema, InvernessFrom Wed 2nd May

American Pie: Reunion (tbc)

Beauty and the Beast 3D (U)

Men in Black 3 (tbc)

The Dictator (tbc)

Dark Shadows (tbc)

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Jeff Who Lives at Home (15)

Safe (15)

KidsAM Every Saturday & Sunday at

10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75

Senior Screenings

Every Tuesday afternoon

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Visit www.myvue.com for details

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Michael Clayton 2007 (15)Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or

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13 sundaybuckie classic car show at linzee gordon park,buckie (next to tesco) no admission charge for thepublic or for classic vehicles. call 07831 263915 forenquiries or visit www.buckieclassiccarshow.org discovering ‘the seer within’ 10.30am - 4.30pm,blacksmiths, inverness. workshop open to all levels& abilities. for details visit www.myinnerpeace.co.ukor email [email protected]

15 tuesday highland seer - barbara mieklejohn-free doors open7pm for 7:30pm, chieftain hotel, inverness. a demon-stration of seership. tickets £10 & fund raising raffle.for tickets email [email protected] or esotericearth stall in eastgate shopping centre, chieftainhotel & blacksmiths.

16 wednesdayroddy woomble @ ironworks 7:30pm. unreservedcabaret seating . for tickets or more information tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

16 wednesday - 17 thursdaystrathpeffer pavilion food & craft fair 10am - 5pm. avariety of stalls selling local products & produce. callfrances on 01997 421344 to book a stall.

17 thursdaythe pigeon detectives @ ironworks 7:30pm. ticketsor info 0871 789 4173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

19 saturdayplant sale 10am - 12pm at st andrew’s cathedral,inverness. ‘time for tease’ burlesque night @ ironworks 9pm.18+. standing. tickets or info call 08717894173 orvisit www.ironworksvenue.comby the seat of your pants @ universal hall 4pm.findhorn foundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £7 /£6 concessions / £5 u16s available at the phoenixstores 01309 690110 or at www.wegottickets.comhighland escapes show 10am - 5pm, smithton -culloden free church & conference centre, invernesstickets £3 adults, children under 12 free. only inde-pendent holiday, travel & ‘days out’ show in scottishhighlands. visit http://highlandescapesshow.co.ukmore info.

19 saturday - 27 sundayhighland soil biodiversity festival 9 days of illustratedtalks, field visits & guided walks to raise awarenessof the importance of soils for nature & wildlife.events throughout the highlands. for further info visitwww.highlandbiodiversity.com .

20 sunday gordon castle highland games and country fair11am - 5pm, fochabers. for details & tickets at a special on-line discount visit our websitewww.gordoncastle.co.uk /highland-gamesinverness ramblers beinn enaiglair, near braemorejunction.10 miles. meet 0900 hours / brahan estate.8 miles. meet 1000 hours highland council car park.contact 01463 236204 for further information.stand up and be kilted for moray with fred macauly& friends 7:30pm for 8pm start, mansfield hotel,elgin. an evening of fun & comedy. another opportu-nity to wear a kilt or touch of tartan to raise theprofile of moray. tickets £20 can be reserved [email protected].

23 wednesday - 28 mondayhappyness - inverness play host to an exciting new

MAY 2012 continued


HIGHLAND SOILBIODIVERSITY WEEK

19-27 MAY 2012BIODIVERSITY WEEK

19-27 MAY 2012Why does soil matter? What does it do for us?

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1 fridaycal - ‘turning the tide’ tour 8pm. strathpeffer pavilion. tickets£12 from ticketweb, 24-hour 08444 771000, www.wegottick-ets.com. www.cal-band.com highland hospice cabaret evening & fashion show at nairncommunity & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or [email protected] for tickets and more info1 friday - 3 sundaynorthern roots festival held on bogbain farm, a short hopfrom inverness city centre, offering an enticing mix of folk,roots and country acts including blazin’ fiddles and thegroanbox boys. for more info visit www.northernrootsfesti-val.co.uk2 saturdayswri arts & crafts show 11am - 3pm, elgin town hall. stalls &raffle, tea/coffee and home baking available.2 saturday - 3 sundaycawdor castle garden tours 11am & 2pm. included innormal gardens ticket. enquiries & ticket info call 01667404401 or visit www.cawdorcastle.com8 friday - 10 sundayrock ness on the very shores of loch ness. features headlineperformances from ed sheeran and indie folk favouritesmumford and sons and noah and the whale, alongsidescotland’s own biffy clyro. visit www.rockness.co.uk formore info.

9 saturdaystrathpeffer victorian day - live music, street stalls, aclimbing wall, pony rides, bouncy castle, flea circus, dogdisplay & much more. treasured vehicles show: to registercontact 07736463762. free entry to the museum ofchildhood. finally an evening ceilidh in the pavilion. fun forall the family, with free park and ride from castle leod (shintyfield) to all events.12 tuesday‘fundamentalism’ with the pink castle philosophy club7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, inverness. opento all, friendly towards gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.visit www.pinkcastle.eu for more info.16 saturdayabsolute elvis for ironworks 7pm. seated. tickets or info tel:08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.com20 wednesdayinverness college uhi open day 12noon - 6pm, longmancampus refectory. for people interested in joining courses inaug & sept 2012. for info call 01463 273000 or [email protected] 21 thursdayceltic dream 8pm at strathpeffer pavilion. call 01997 420124or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org bbc antiques roadshow 9:30am - 4:30pm in the grounds ofcawdor castle. enquiries and ticket info call 01667 404401or visit www.cawdorcastle.com

JUNE 2012 in brief

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comedy festival. world renowned comedy stars aswell as newcomers, break-through acts & gaelictalent. includes ardal o’hanlon, bill bailey, dylanmoran and scotland’s own fred macaulay. visitwww.happy-ness.co.uk

25 fridaybhajan sandhya @ universal hall 8pm. findhornfoundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £10 / £8 con-cessions / £6 u16s available at the phoenix stores01309 690110 or at www.wegottickets.comwe were promised jetpacks @ ironworks 7:30pm.call 0871 789 4173 or www.ironworksvenue.comjj gilmour @ the loft 8pm, the loft, east grange farm,kinloss, forres, IV36 2UD. call 01343 850111 or visitwww.eastgrange.co.uk

26 saturdayshowaddywaddy 8pm. strathpeffer pavilion. tickets£17.50 / £16.50 / £6 from ticketweb 24-hour 08444771000, june’s card shop, dingwall & pavilion 01997420124 (open 9-6 mon-fri) www.showaddywaddy.netabc boxing tournament returns to ironworks 7pm.16+. unreserved seating. tickets or info call08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comcake walk meet 9.30am, scottish natural heritage car

park iv3 8nw. walk from altsigh (invermoriston) todalcataig on the great glen way (5.5 miles). call guy& jocelyn for info on 07724 992790.

27 sundaymusic nairn presents anthony hewitt (piano)7:30pm, nairn community & arts centre. playingschumann, schubert, chopin & more. tickets £18,members £14, students £2. for info call 01667453476 or visit www.olympianist.com.

30 wednesdayinverness college uhi open evening from 5:30pm -7:30pm, longman campus refectory. for people inter-ested in joining courses in aug & sept 2012. for infocall 01463 273000 or email [email protected] sport uk national track & field and tug o' warchampionships 2012 11am - 5pm at queens parkstadium, inverness. forces represented from acrossthe uk. hosted by the northern constabulary sports& athletics club on behalf of psuk. no cost tospectate.tannahill weavers @ universal hall 7:30pm. findhornfoundation, the park, findhorn. tickets £10 / £8 con-cessions / £6 u16s available at the phoenix stores01309 690110 or at www.wegottickets.com

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supermarket. Many of our local supermarkets have a buy local ethos and you

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A short break doesn't need to be just a city however. More frequent flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow mean you can have a few days in the sun. Fly to Palma in Majorca - a wonderful city often overlooked - and you can combine a city and beach. Faro Airport makes the beaches of the Portugese Algarve easily accessable and Faro itself is not to be missed with some lovely churches and an old walled town overlooking the sea. The amazing nesting Storks all over the town are worth a visit alone! A bit longer onboard a plane will get you to Dubai which is perfect for a short break. A stay in some of the world's most elaborate hotels could be the ideal way to celebrate a special anniversary or birthday. Take a very fast lift ride up to the observation deck on the 124th floor of the world's highest building for remarkable views, shop in fabulous high end boutiques and the spice and gold souks or take a Dhow (boat) ride across the Creek - you can even Ski!

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The superb weather in March really caught everyone on the hop. On lawns all round the Firth, we soon began to see the grass start growing, far too early, and of course it soon needed a cut ! I may be too late of course, but the first cuts should always be just a trim. Indeed, my mission this season is to persuade as many amateur green keepers as possible to resist the urge to scalp the lawn. I have to say, it seems to be a “man-thing”. It is truly the worst thing you can do to a piece of lawn turf. A domestic lawn is a completely different beast to the putting green at the golf club, different base, different grass and a different treatment regime. Scalping a lawn takes the leaf off the grass plant, removes the colour, and inhibits strength and growth. Weak grass on a lawn provides less resistance to the competition, and in our part of the world, that means MOSS. We all have enough trouble keeping it at bay, without actually encouraging it to flourish !

If you haven’t done so already, now is when you need to give your lawn a spring fertiliser, and perhaps make a start at weed killing. We started our customers’ lawns in March (usually an early spring start for those living along the milder “banana belt”, from Nairn to Fochabers), and in April we tend to get going in Inverness and the surrounding area. Crucial in spreading lawn fertiliser is an accurate application. It’s easy for us as we have calibrated rotary spreaders, and I know some of you have little “trolley” spreaders. You have to be careful though as it’s all too easy to end up with “tiger stripes” of burnt lawn ! Lawn weeds are also up and running now and it is a good idea to get on top of them while they are young, and before they seed.

With the mower coming out of the shed now, it is a good time to check the blade, and if it is blunt or pitted, get it sharpened. A blunt blade chews the grass rather than cutting it, and will leave a ragged cut on the grass leaf causing bruising and brown tips, and making the plant more susceptible to disease. Also check the cutter height is not set too low, we recommend a cut of not less than 1” as it leaves a decent amount of leaf on the plant, allowing good photosynthesis to occur and a green and healthy plant. The most common problems we see are scalped, weak lawns with poor colour and the resultant bad moss.Now is a good time to aerate and scarify the lawn, especially if you didn’t get it done last Autumn. We tend not to scarify once new grass starts growing as we find it often takes too much of a hammering from a vigorous scarifying machine such as ours. We use a professional blade scarifier which cuts through thatch build up (the perfect habitat for moss to

flourish). This is a more rigorous process than simply raking out existing moss (which just grows back) as it actually removes the main cause of moss growth.

Aeration is good at any time and I know some of you will have forked the lawn (back breaking and ineffective). We use a big hollow-core tining machine as do the golf and bowling clubs. It takes thousands of cores out of the root zone easing compaction, improving ventilation and drainage and allows new root growth. If you have problems with moss and lichen this is one of the best things we can do for you.

For more information about seasonal lawn improvements from just £15 per qtr, 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 Cawdor and cover the whole Moray Firth area. Contact Alastair or Fiona for a FREE LAWN ANALYSIS on 01667 404774 or email us at: [email protected].

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outdoorWILD TNATURENATUREThe Caledonian MacBrayne ferry eased away from the terminal at Lochboisdale, South Uist, on a warm, still, late June afternoon. Bound for Oban. Many of the passengers were on deck. the usual mixture of local people, delivery drivers and tourists, taking advantage of the warm sun and the views. A couple were close to me at the rail. They had been on the Uists for two weeks, walking and looking at wild life and, although they had seen a lot of birds, their one regret was that they had not been able see to an otter during their stay.

The Highlands and Islands are rightly famous for containing some of the last true wild areas in Europe and a rich variety of wildlife. Hardly a week goes by without close up images of Red squirrels or fishing Ospreys on the television and other media. So why had the couple on the rail not been able to realise their ambition of seeing a wild otter? After all, the Uists’ are one of the best places in Europe to see these animals. The answer is, of course, that the Scottish wilderness is a tough place to live, food can be scarce and the weather makes survival demanding. So wildlife can be thin on the ground and in addition wild birds and animals avoid or hide from the people trying to watch them –very annoying!

Back at the rail of the Cal Mac ferry, 50 metres away, an otter was swimming silently and low in the water, leaving a faint wake behind. I pointed it out to the couple and tried to show them, but by the time they had found their binoculars the otter had disappeared. Seemingly dissolving into the dark water as the ferry picked up speed.

Over the coming months I will share with you my experiences of spending time with wildlife and help you realise your ambitions, be they watching a wild otter fishing or just being able to see more and identify the birds around you on a weekend walk.

Mike Rae is a communication coach and has travelled the world watching and photographing wildlife. He returns regularly to the Highlands and Islands to continue his obsession of watching wildlife, especially otters!

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