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AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPSFree, confidential help & supportto the relatives & friends of prob-lem drinkers. Local weeklygroups in Buckie & Keith. Visitwww.hexnet.co.uk/alanon/, [email protected] or call 0207403 0888 for more information.

BANFF, MORAY & NAIRN CA-NINE CLUBClasses are held in obedienceand ringcraft every Mondayevening during school terms from6.30pm in Spynie hall, Elgin. CallJoanne on 07715 557395.

BANFFSHIRE FIELD CLUBMeets monthly at St RufusChurch Hall, Turner Street, Keithto explore the district, its botany,geology, natural history, archae-ology, etc. Contact Mrs K MHawkes 840718 or visit www.banffshirefieldclub.org.uk

KEITH SCOTTISH COUNTRYDANCE CLASSEvery Thurs 7.30pm - 9.30pm,Royal British Legion Hall, Keith

BUCKIE AND DISTRICT PIPE BANDWe meet in the Royal British Le-gion hall, Buckie, on Thursdayevenings 6.30pm-9pm. Learners& experienced players welcome.www.buckiepipeband.co.uk

BUCKIE AMATEUR SWIMMINGCLUBClasses spanning all levels andcoaching available. Ages 5-16.Contact David Eckersley 832078

BUCKIE ARCHERSIf you are over 21 and interestedin forming an Archery Clubbased in Buckie, please [email protected] We have 2 targets, 2 recurve and1 field bow for trial.

BUCKIE BE ACTIVE LIFELONG (B.A.L.L.)Gentle exercise for body andmind. Over 60s welcome. Meetin the Guide Hall, NewlandsLane. Tuesdays 10am - 12.15pm.Tel: 839200 / 832952.

BUILDING BLOCKS NURSERYSpaces available for childrenaged 2 - 5 years. Also providefunded pre-school places. Openall year, including school holi-days, 8am - 6pm. 37 St PetersTerrace, Buckie.Tel: 07771360880.

BUCKIE CHORAL UNIONMixed choir. Rehearsals are onThursdays 7:30-9:30pm in theBuckie North Church Hall,Buckie. For more information (in-cluding map), visit www.buckiechoral.org.uk

CULBIN SINGERSRegular Thursday evening prac-tice sessions take place in StLaurence Church, Forres. Newmembers welcome. Email: [email protected]

DIABETES UK MORAY VOLUN-TARY GROUP AGM.and Understanding Diabetespresentation. 7pm. in Elgin YouthCafe, Francis Place, Elgin, IV301LQ. All welcome, young andold, come along and learn moreabout diabetes and the activitiesof our local group.

FAITH AND LIGHT GROUPBUCKIETo provide an evening of respitecare to the parents or carers ofclub members. 1st and 3rd Tues-day evening at 7pm. ContactAnne Gerrard 831124.

FINDOCHTY BOWLING CLUBOur carpet bowling group meetsFridays, Nov - March, 6:30pm -9pm at Findochty Primary School.New members & beginners wel-come! Call Ian Miller 832708.

FOCHABERS HILL WALKING &RAMBLING CLUBMeets the last Sunday eachmonth for hill walking outings.£15 annual sub and £10-£20 busfare. Contact Wilma Forsyth formore details 01343 821101.

ISLA VOLLEYBALL CLUBWednesdays, September - April.7.30pm - 9pm Intermediate &Seniors; 9pm -10pm Seniors.Keith Community Centre. Con-tact Mhorag Mitchell 888310.

JOG SCOTLAND BUCKIETuesdays 6.45pm, SwimmingPool car park. Juniors, Monday4.30pm, BHS Games Hall. Suit-able for beginners. Email: [email protected] call 842847.

KEITH CRICKET CLUBDesperate for new players. Allages & abilities welcome. Prac-tice on Thursdays - 5pm Juniors& 6pm Seniors at Fife Park,Keith. Contact N Green on 01542887105 for more details.

KEITH SPORTS AND COMMU-NITY CENTREContact 01542 882222

MORAY ADVANCE MOTORISTS& MOTORCYCLISTSReg. Scottish Charity SC 033561visit www.morayiam.org.ukor call 01309 673954

MORAY DISABILITY FORUMWe welcome everyone inter-ested, or working in the area ofdisability to become a member ofthe group. Call Mike McKenzie,c/o Moray resource Centre,Elgin. tel: 07967 440164

MORTLACH ART GROUPMeets in the Memorial Hall, Al-bert Place, Dufftown everyThursday 1pm-5pm. £2 permeeting. Tuition available.Some materials are available.

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NIKKI’S AEROBICSExercise class at Longmore Hall,Keith on Tuesdays 7pm to 8pm

‘NO STRINGS ATTACHED’CONFIDENTIAL HELPLINECaring for someone affected bydrugs, alcohol or mental healthissues and feel that it’s having animpact on you and the rest ofyour family? Call 01343 555031Anonymity if required.

SPEY BAY COMMUNITY HALLMon Peak Physique 7 - 7.45pmand 8 - 8.45pm (07973149855).Tues Indoor Bowls 7 - 8.30pm(821947) Wed morning BALL(821713). Thurs Mums & Toddlers1 - 2.30pm (821162) Badminton 7 -9pm. Fri Peak Physique 10 - 11am.Indoor Bowls 7 - 7.30pm. Call WilliePirie on 01343 823995 for generalenquiries.

WALK BUCKIEWednesdays 7pm. 30-45 minwalks at various paces fromBuckie Swimming Pool car park. www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk

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As we go to presswith this issue,

the Paralympics being held inLondon are drawing to a close.Whilst athletics in general maynot be everybody’s “cup of tea”as a spectator sport, one cannotdeny the sheer scale of thecompetitors’ personalachievements. What betterplace from which to drawinspiration for our own lives?

The Editor

I would like to start today with my

favourite passage of Scripture, and

that is John 3:16, “For God so loved

the world, that He gave His only Son,

that whoever believes in Him shall not

perish but have eternal life”.

Some people, maybe you are one,

thinks that if God exists, then there

would be no bad things in the world,

and everything would be wonderful.

Because that obviously isn’t the case,

their conclusion is, then, that God

does not exist.

But this doesn’t take into account

mankind’s propensity to do bad things

to each other.

If a deranged person decides to walk

into a school with a gun, or goes to a

remote island where a young group

are holding their annual camp, and

start shooting and killing people, why

is God blamed for that? Or why is His

existence questioned?

No, the fact is, God does exist, and

He loves the people of the world so

much, that He sacrificed His Son for

each and every one of us. Could any

of us give up our son or daughter for

somebody else? I doubt it.

But there is a condition to receiving

the eternal life spoken about in the

verse above. We are to believe in Him

(Jesus) so as not to perish. The word

‘believe’ means so much more than

just to acknowledge that Jesus lived

on earth as a man 2000 years ago; it

means to exercise belief in; to credit

upon the authority or testimony of an-

other; to be persuaded of the truth of,

upon evidence furnished by reasons,

arguments, and deductions of the

mind, or by circumstances other than

personal knowledge; to regard or ac-

cept as true; to place confidence in; to

think; to consider; as, to believe a per-

son, a statement, or a doctrine.

In plain language, it means to hand

over our very lives to Him. To let Him

govern our thoughts and deeds, and

to agree to abide by His rules, and not

our own. The Bible calls that ‘faith’. If

everybody did that, then there would

be no bad in the world, but that is an

impossible dream.

God loves even those who commit

these heinous crimes, but He will hold

them accountable for what they have

done, as He will hold us all account-

able for what we do as individuals.

My prayer is that everybody who

reads this article would turn to God

and trust Him and to ask Him to come

into their lives and to live for Him.

I could not consider going back to the

life I lived before I became a Christian

25 years ago.

God is good, and only good.

Pastor John Coppard.

Riverside Christian Church,

Buckie.


Keith, Church of Scotland - North, Newmill, Boharm andRothiemay. North Church: Sundays 11am. BoharmChurch: Mulben village Hall. First Sunday of the month9.30am. Rothiemay Church: Sundays 9.30am, except thefirst Sunday in each month. Contact Rev. Hutton Steel on01542 882559 / 01542 886390. Email: [email protected], Church of Scotland - St Rufus, Botriphnie, andGrange. St Rufus Church: Sundays 10.15am. Botriphnie Church:Sundays 11.45am (alternate Sundays). Grange Church:Sundays 11.45am (alternate Sundays). Contact Rev. RanaldS.R. Gauld: 01542 882799 or email:[email protected], St. Thomas’ Church RC Sunday Masses: Vigil Mass9.30am and 6.30pm. Saturday 10am: confessions (on re-quest). Tel: 01542 882352.Portessie Assembly Hall Ogilvie Street. Sunday 6:15pm:gospel meetings. Wednesdays 7:30pm: prayer and Biblestudy. Tel: 01343 820532.Portessie Methodist Church Portessie, Buckie. Sundays11am and 6pm (alternately here and at Buckie).Portgordon Methodist Church Sundays 11am. Bible study

meeting on alternate Mondays with the Church of Scotlandcongregation at 2pm. Craft group meets on Wednesdays at2pm.Portknockie Church of Christ Sunday 11am: breaking ofbread. 6pm: gospel service. Friday 7pm: prayer meetingand Bible study. Ladies fellowship (September - March)every second Monday 7pm. Wednesdays 8am: prayerbreakfast. Leader Mr Stewart Gray: 01542 836007.Portknockie Church of Scotland Sundays 11.15am. Allwelcome. Contact Morag Ritchie: 01542 840951 or HeatherReid: 01542 840921.Rathven Church of Scotland Sunday 9.45am led by a min-ister or an authorised local preacher. Contact Moira: 01542833956 or Ann 01542 831607.Riverside Christian Church Buckie. Sundays 10.30am.Tel: 01542 833923. Website: www.riversidebuckie.orgSt Peters Church RC St Andrews Square, Buckie. Satur-day Vigil 6.30pm. Sunday Mass 10am. Resident priest: RevTad Turski. Tel: 01542 832196.

This is listed alphabetically from K to S and will regularly be rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here, please contact us with the details and we may print them in future issues.

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POLICE MATTERSSince the last meeting there have been 42recorded crimes:-9 dishonesty crimes including theft ofdiesel,7 road traffic offences,1 drink driver was detected.The others resulted from anti social drivingpatrols by traffic officers.The Royal Hotel is to receive a visit from PCRay Walker and the LicensingStandards Officer to address ongoing con-cerns. Reports of youngsters who think it’sfunny to lie on the A96. People from otherareas are coming to the Boom – Box ses-sions. There have been reports of in-creased vandalism when these events arebeing held.Constable Ian Ralston has secured fundingof £250 to develop a football tournament.This year`s event has already taken place– money will go towards next year`s tour-nament.Keith Music Festival and Tractor Pullingevents went without incident.A CC has received a complaint from amember of the public regarding the recentevent held at the Longmore Hall. The com-plaint was that the event was late in finish-ing and the food operator being allowed toserve food. Sergeant Black is looking intothis. GC replied that the Longmore Hallwould have had the appropriate license torun the event.Patrols have been made on the school carpark – no offences have been detected.Residents living adjacent to the golf clubpraised the police for showing an in-creased presence after complaints of vehi-cles driving too fast in the road from golfclub. JM received complaints from resi-dents on Land Street about the speed andvolume of traffic. There have been a fewminor accidents and near misses, andthere are concerns that a child may gethurt. Speed bumps, traffic counting, speedstrips and smiley face signs were all sug-gestions to calm the traffic. GC thought thebest measure was to reintroduce the Smi-ley face sign – when you approach the signit tells you the speed you are doing. JMalso said it was a worry that there was nocrossing patrol at St Thomas primaryschool.ACTION –TR contact roads.

4. PRESENTATIONTracey Rae the Community Council LiaisonOfficer gave a presentation asfollows:-Consistent membership has been retainedthroughout the term of office – 6 membersand 4 vacancies. The term started in Octo-ber 2009 and runs until October 2013.Meetings have been held regularly andhave been well attended.There have been a number of good initia-tives from Keith Community Council andsub-groups formed including the XmasLights group.There is no doubt that ‘Community’ is at theheart of Keith Community Council with theChristmas Extravaganza a very successfulevent and the more recent huge success of‘Haud ER Gaun’. Being a quine with Keithroots I’ve had to translate this title to manya person!Successful partnership working with otherGroups and Organisations in the Commu-nity leads to the success of your group andyou can’t underestimate the work you aredoing and the successes you are achiev-ing, not only with The Moray Council, butwith other organisations e.g. Bear Scot-land.There has been excellent self promotion ofKeith Community Council and an integralpart of this has been the relationship withThe Banffshire Herald – you are very luckyto have the regular attendance and input ofEsther.A regular stream of operational issues arebeing raised and dealt with and it’s veryeasy to write off the amount you do be-cause you all do it automatically! Meetingsare also regularly attended by the local Po-lice and the dedicated Elected membersyou have in this ward.I regularly flag up the good practice in KeithCC of individual portfolio’s – it allows eachCommunity Council to have responsibilityin an area of interest and allows their skillsand confidence levels to develop – an ex-cellent piece of best practice that I may wellshowcase for future promotional material.There has been a recent concern regardingthe style of Minutes – I must stress the Min-utes have always been produced to a morethan acceptable standard.However, the concerns have been sympa-thetically considered by Office Bearers

and a new style is being introduced. I hopeyou all lend your support to yourMinute Secretary during this period of tran-sition.There is no question that a successfulCommunity Council requires a strong andmotivating person at the helm and I am de-lighted that Jane has taken on the Chair ofKeith CC – her friendly and inclusive man-ner makes visitors and Community Coun-cillors feel at ease at the meetings.Keith Community Council are doing reallywell, believe me you are! But you can al-ways do better. If there is any desire fortraining, either collectively or as an individ-ual, please let me know and I can liaise withmy colleague in the Community SupportUnit to see what we can do. Also if there areany projects or initiatives you want to getinvolved with in the area but are concernedit may just be ‘too big’, or don’t know whereto start, please speak to me and again I cansee what resources we have to assist you.JM thanked Tracey for her presentation.

5. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUSMINUTESCL has tried to contact Ralph at BEAR – hehas been unsuccessful. The entrance toKeith at Brig O’Haughs is still very over-grown and grass needs cutting. The Huntlyside of Keith has been kept much tidier. JMsuggested that there be nice plants that areeasily maintained be planted at the BrigO’Haughs side and that KCC could fundthese as running costs. A plaque could beput in to say that KCC were funding thisproject; a decision will be made at the nextmeeting. GC saidthat the signs on entering Keith that werevery dirty were cleaned by BEAR. Den carpark was reported by JM, and CaravanPark and Tartan Museum were still dis-played on A96.ACTIONS – JM to report again.Change of minutes – SH and JM liased ata meeting with Linda Adams with regard tothe new format of the minutes.Dog mess – Donna Jamieson has beenconsulted.


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Parliament Blog“ ”it has been a busy summer period and

it seems to have flown in! having two

growing boys full of energy certainly fills

up the time and it was great to get some

time away with the family.

We spent a few days in Wales this year

and while the weather, like pretty much everywhere else

this year, was a bit changeable the Welsh welcome for

neighbours from the north more than made up for it!

nearer to home i recently had the pleasure of being at

the opening of northern oils new headquarters at Lint-

mill, near Cullen. While many businesses are still under

pressure there is some confidence coming back in and

northern oils are really going from strength to strength.

as many of you will probably have spot-

ted i have, in my role as the SnP’s De-

fence Spokesperson, recently put

forward new defence policy proposals,

which are set to be debated later this

month at the SnP’s annual national

Conference.

it has been interesting seeing the reaction from some parts

of the media who have talked about rebellion and deep splits.

if we didn’t debate challenging issues there would of course

be headlines saying we weren’t prepared to face up to those

challenges!

at the end of the day we will have a robust debate, agree a

position with a vote and move on. We will still speak to each

other - indeed we haven’t stopped speaking to each other -

and there will be other challenging issues to deal with. a good

number of constituents in Moray have contacted me on this

issue and i am grateful for the many considered responses

covering both sides of the debate.

Richard Lochhead MSP Angus Robertson MP

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DOCTORSArdach Health Centre ....................................01542 831555Seafield Medical Centre ................................01542 835577Seafield & Cullen Medical Group...................01542 835577Keith Medical Centre......................................01542 882244Dr Grays Hospital, Elgin................................0845 456 6000

DENTISTSThe Keith Dental Practice ............................(01542) 886251Buckie Dental Practice ................................(01542) 831163

PHARMACIESBairds Pharmacy, Keith..................................01542 882512Clarks Pharmacy, Fife-Keith ..........................01542 882533Cullen Pharmacy............................................01542 840220Listermac Pharmacy, Union St ......................01542 840268Listermac Pharmacy, W. Church St ..............01542 833321W.S. Taylor, Buckie ........................................01542 831116Normac Pharmacy, Buckie ............................01542 831147

Buckie Leisure Centre....................................01542 832841Police Station ................................................0845 600 5700Keith Community Centre................................01542 882222Keith Swimming Pool ....................................01542 882222Keith Resource Centre ..................................01542 886174Keith Library ..................................................01542 882223Keith Sports & Com. Ctr ................................01542 882222Moray Council Access Point, Keith................01542 885500Registrar ........................................................01542 885525Keith Tourist Info. Ctr......................................01542 888423Keith Community Bus ....................................01542 882222Babs Dial A Bus ............................................01542 835800Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..............................01343 562533National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950

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SEPTEMBER 26 september - 31 october“impressions of an untamed country” exhibition bykeith tilley elgin museum. call 01343543675 or [email protected]

28 friday‘the boys are back in town’ pro night @ ironworks7pm. 14+. professional boxing night. tickets or infocall 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

29 saturday‘handmade in scotland’ autumn craft fair 10am -1pm, lossiemouth high school. find us on facebookor email tara at [email protected] emma kirkby & jakob lindberg in concert 7pm- 8:30pm, old high church, inverness. for tickets andinfo visit www.moraysteinerschool.org

30 sunday last day of opening for castle & gardens for the year.enquiries & ticket info call 01667 404401 or visitwww.cawdorcastle.comharvest tea 2pm - 4pm, boharm public hall, mulben.call 07825 794882 / email [email protected]

OCTOBER1 mondaymoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'in my shoes' 11am -1pm / 2:30pm - 4:30pm, the gallery, elgin library,elgin. join art practitioner kate craik on a journey ofself discovery, creativity and fun. free / limitedspaces, booking required. call 01343 567188. visitwww.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk for more info.

1 monday - 6 saturdaymoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'recapture' exhibitionthe loft youth project, keith. youth led photography

project to inspire those with an eating disorder tofight & recover. call 01542 886630 for opening timesand info.

1 monday - 24 wednesdaymoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'the feelgood mural'51 south street, the old junners building, elgin. pro-moting messages of mental health & wellbeing. visitwww.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk for details or call01343 550652 moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'knitting your way togood health' mon - sat 8am - 5:30pm sun 11am -4pm. st giles shopping centre and start to knit shop,elgin. promoting everything good about knitting.free, no booking required. for info call 01343 551512

2 tuesdaymoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'a creative & caringmoray' 3:15pm - 7pm, registration 2:30pm, moraycollege, elgin. aimed at community members andprofessionals from the arts, health and social sec-tors. free, limited spaces, booking required. [email protected]

3 wednesdaymark steel’s in town - comedy @ the loft 7:30pm,east grange farm, forres. call 01343 850111 or visitwww.eastgrange.co.uk

4 thursdaynewton faulkner @ ironworks 7:30pm. 14+. call0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com“bridging the gap” lecture by lt. col. andy sturrock,39 engineer regiment, kinloss 2pm - 4pm, elgin mu-seum. call 01343543675 or email curator@ elginmuseum.org.ukmoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'feelgood bookbug'10am - 10:45am children's area, elgin library. stories& rhymes for babies & toddlers. great way to meet

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Wednesday, October 3rd, 7.30pm@

The Loft, East Grange Farm, Forres, IV36 2UD Tel: 01343 850111

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other parents and children in the area. free session,no booking required. for info call 01343 562602

5 fridayjason porter as michael buble doors open 6:45pm,longmore hall, keith. tickets £10. call 01542 882537 /01542 886422. tickets from peterkins solicitors, 145mid street, keith.moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'feelgood bookbuglite' 11am - 11:30am children's area, elgin library.smaller, shorter & more intimate. free session, nobooking required. moray feelgood festival 2012 : 'healthmatters launch'12:30pm - 3pm, the gallery, elgin library. publica-tions and materials on display. free health info andresources to take away. free event. call 01343562602 for details.

5 friday - 6 saturdayaffordable art fair nairn community & arts centre. forinfo call 01667 453476 or email [email protected]

6 saturdayconcert with 'music for a while' at brodie castle. adult£8 / £5 concs. call 0844 493 2156 or visitwww.nts.org.ukharvest craft fayre 10am - 4pm. at fisherman’s hall.refreshments available. lots of crafts to see and buy. lhanbryde community challenge quiz night 7pm for7:30pm, lhanbryde community centre. £2 per per-son with teams of four. BYOB and nibbles.

9 tuesdaymoray feelgood festival 2012 : an audience withchristopher brookmyre 7pm - 8:30pm, the gallery,elgin library, elgin. free, booking required. visitwww.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk or call 01343562602

10 wednesday

myshkins ruby warblers @ the loft 8pm, east grangefarm, forres. 01343 850111. www.eastgrange.co.uk‘the ballad of pond life mcguirk’ 7:30pm, deskfordcommunity centre. tickets £9 / £7. call 07779 336971for more information. moray feelgood festival 2012 : moray 'random act ofkindness' day 24 hrs, throughout moray. doing gooddoes you good. take a moment to do somethingnice for others. visit morayfeelgoodfestival.co.ukmoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'pay it forward' 10am -12:30pm, moray playhouse cinema, elgin. free,booking required. call 01343 567108

12 friday“background to burghead - the recent excavationsat clarkly hill, roseisle” (lecture) 7:30pm - 9:30pm,elgin museum. call 01343 543675 or email [email protected] presents: benjamin francis leftwich @ iron-works 7.30pm. 14+. £12. call 0871 7894173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.comsharon king and the wreckless angels @ the loft8pm, east grange farm, forres. £8, booking required.call 01343 850111or visit www.eastgrange.co.ukmoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'the happy movie'8pm - 10pm, universal hall, findhorn foundation.free, no booking required. call 01309 691170.

13 saturday this is nirvana - nirvana tribute @ ironworks 7:30pm.call 0871 7894173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com‘choctober’ - morays chocolate festival 12pm - 4pm,elgin academy. with chef's demos, a chocolate craftmarket and a mad hatters restaurant. free entry. seewww.facebook.com/choctober for more details.

14 sunday kingston community litter pick 10am - 11am. to helpout please call the ranger for info on 01343 820339.hue and cry @ ironworks 7pm. call 0871 7894173 orvisit www.ironworksvenue.com

15 monday - 24 wednesdaymoray feelgood festival 2012 : 'walk in my shoes’ ex-hibition during opening hours, the gallery, elgin li-brary. expressing mental health issues through art &creativity. for info call 01343 562602. free entry.

16 tuesday moray feelgood festival 2012 : the flying starts fleacircus 6:30pm - 7:30pm, the gallery, elgin library. afundraising event presented by the house of au-tomata. suggested donation £2/£4. limited places,booking required. call 01309 691212

17 wednesday wildlife warriors 2pm - 4pm at the scottish dolphincentre, spey bay, fochabers. call 01343 820 339 oremail [email protected] north american alpines (highland rock gar-den club) 7:30pm. lesser town hall, forres. illustratedtalk by drs liam and joan mccaughey. call john owen01320 366246moray feelgood festival 2012 : ‘walk in my shoes’poetry writing sessions with colin will 11am -12:30pm or 2:30pm - 4pm, the gallery, elgin library.free, limited places, booking required. call 01343567188 or visit www.morayfeelgoodfestival.co.uk

18 thursday bat for lashes + sylver tongue @ ironworks 7.30pm.call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comgroup open evening 7pm - 10pm. bi-weekly men’sgroup in forres, invites men to come & see how we

Music

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Wednesday, October 10th, 8pm@

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support men to work on things that are difficult intheir lives. call ashley 07557282563www.mkp.org.uk

20 saturday turin brakes + iain mclaughlin & the outsiders + an-derson + anderson, mcginty, webs @ ironworks7:30pm. 0871 7894173 orwww.ironworksvenue.com

21 sunday there was an old lady who swallowed a fly 4pm, uni-versal hall, findhorn. £7 / £6 (concs) /£5 u16s call01309 690311 or visit www.findhorn.orgmoray feelgood festival 2012 : ‘feel good on thefarm’ family day out 10am til late at the loft, east-grange farm, forres. a full day of taster sessions andactivities. free entry & discounted activities. for infocall 01343 850111 or visit www.eastgrange.co.uk

24 wednesday wildlife warriors 2pm - 4pm at the scottish dolphincentre, spey bay, fochabers. call 01343 820 339 oremail [email protected] feelgood festival 2012 : ‘bully’ kutting edgeyouth theatre 7pm - 8:30pm, lossiemouth high-school, lossiemouth. free, no booking required. forinfo call 01343 557148

25 thursday bike doctor (bike revolution) 10am - 3pm. tesco carpark, keith. performing free bike safety checks. call01343 549 571or email [email protected]

26 friday ironworks unplugged @ ironworks call 08717894173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.comarradoul wri quiz night 7pm for 7.30pm, arradoulhall, arradoul, near buckie. £3.50 per person (max.of 6 people per team). call 01542 850284. ‘help whip cancer’ fundraiser 7:30pm - 9:30pm, oak-wood cookery school, forres road, elgin. gorgeousrecipes, live cooking demos and raffles. help us‘stand up to cancer’.cinema nairn presents ‘oranges and sunshine’ (15)2010. 7:30pm, nairn community & arts centre. forinfo call 01667 453476 or email [email protected]

27 saturdayalzheimer scotland’s elgin branch coffee morning10am - 12noon, the supper room, elgin town hall.home baking & usual stalls. £2 entrance fee.halloween horrors at spey bay 6pm - 7:30pm. book-ing essential. call 01343 820 339 or email [email protected] unplugged - acoustic cabaret night 7pm.14+. 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.comslam’s halloween party @ ironworks 10pm. 18+. call0871 7894173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.comhalloween fancy dress disco 8pm - 12:30 pm, desk-ford community centre. tickets £6. call 07779336971for more information.hocus pocus halloween haunt 6:30pm - 8:30pm.brodie castle. tickets £4/ family £10. call 08444932156 or visit www.nts.org/eventsverdi’s “la traviata” 7:30pm, nairn community & artscentre. for info call 01667 453476 or [email protected]. visit www.musicnairn.org.ukelgin bid ‘halloween family fun day’ 10am - 4pm, theplainstones, elgin. fun for all ages.

Raising funds for local mental health charities Family fun and taster sessions on activities and therapies •

Bouncy Castle • Facepainting • Chocolate demonstration

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Part of Moray’s “Feel Good Festival”The Loft, East Grange Farm, Forres, IV36 2UD

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Sunday, October 21st

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28 sundaylofty arts: halloween craft! 11am - 1pm. the loft, eastgrange farm, kinloss.

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1 thursday lau @ ironworks 7.30pm. call 0871 7894173 orvisitwww.ironworksvenue.com

3 saturday the wolfe tones @ ironworks 7.30pm. call 08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

3 saturday - 4 sundayelgin model fair (organised by the elgin model rail-way club) 10am - 5pm, elgin town hall. disabled

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Taster sessions on therapies such as Indian Head Massage, Body Alignment, Herbalism, Homeopathy, Swedish Massage, Thai massage, Hopi Candles, Access Conciousness.....Taster sessions on The Loft activities- Zip Wire, Quads, Archery, Water Walkerz & Laser Tag. Scottish Youth Theatre presenting "African Tales".Chocolate Making Demonstration from Olive Tree Chocolate- Seratonin makes you happy and is present in chocolate, so eat up!

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The ethos of the day, as part of the Feelgood Festival is to raise money for charity & promote things that make you feel good! Therapy, exersise, fun, laughter, relaxation.... it is a FREE entry event with charges/ donations for activities/ taster sessions. All those attending are doing so on a volountary basis with no fee charged for attendance. The therapists will charge for therapies/activities and at the end of the day will donate a proportion of takings to localmental health charities.

Our Feel Good on the Farm on the21st October, will include everythingthat makes you feel good!

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To get to my office you come in the back door, through the kitchen, along the front hall and turn left. This is a route the Robin knows well and uses when the back door is open and I need “training”. Like many people, we have bird feeders in the garden and during the late Spring and early Summer they seem to be the main source of food for the local breeding House sparrows who consume nearly a kilo of food a day. Last Winter we started to feed mealworms, the Black birds and Robins really seemed to appreciate this. A couple of Robins started to watch for signs of us coming out of the house. They would make it very clear that they wanted more meal worms, and as time went on they became quite happy to eat these from the hand.

This Spring two pairs of Robins nested in the garden and our “training” was stepped up a gear, I guess by the male birds who were feeding their mates sitting on eggs. If there were no meal worms out the Robins would look directly through the window into the house, and continue to watch us until we put out more mealworms.

Back in May we spent a couple of weeks in the Cairngorms, and while we were away our neighbour checked the garden and filled the bird feeders. On returning I noticed a small pile of bird droppings on the door step. I thought this was a little odd until I surmised that a Robin had spent a lot of time sitting on the back door handle waiting for someone to come out and feed him.

Over the past months the demand from the Robins has reduced, the young have left the hedge and I assume they are looking after themselves. However, the male birds seem to be feeding the females again, perhaps they have laid more eggs. I am looking forward to my work being interrupted again in a couple of weeks and for my “training” to be resumed.

In the meantime, the local starlings have discovered the mealworms and the Blackbirds nesting in the clematis on top of our oil tank are feeding them to their young. No chance of stopping our regular mealworm order!

Briefly, and on more serious note, wild birds eat all year round and feeding them in the Winter can really help them through difficult cold spells.

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Local firm marks 5th year in business by employing three new apprentices in joinery, bricklaying and roughcasting & plastering.At Home Construction Ltd, a family run firm, headed up by Mr Leigh Ritchie, Operation Director offers one point of contact for all trades to their customers, project managing works from conception to completion.According to current market research, homeowners who have made a significant home improvement stated the single most challenging element of their project was managing the array of different contractors required.“This is reflected in our own customers feedback who have praised our one-stop-shop approach” states Mr Ritchie. “In response to this we have just further expanded our workforce and can now offer plumbing, heating and slating services to complement our current portfolio of trades.”

The team at At Home Construction Ltd, based in Buckie, are well equipped to help generate ideas or move your own home improvement ideas forward.“We have seen a definite shift in what our customers want in the last 18 months” says Eve Ritchie, Office Manager, “New builds have tailed off and extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions and internal alterations are how are customers in the North East are choosing to improve their family living experience.”In fact improving your home, by extending for example, will save on the costs of buying, selling and moving – money that can help fund your new projectTo find out more about At Home Constructions range of services visit www.athomecontruction.co.uk t: 01542 832000, e: [email protected]

VALUE MATT£RSAt Home Construction “Extending” Their Business…

Tel: 01343 547289 Fax: 01343 556226

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Visit our Showroomat New Elgin Road, Elgin IV30 6BA

Craftsmen in Marble, Granite and Slate since 1919

Traditional and Contemporary Designs to suit your specific requirements

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We currently maintain 20 developments serving nearly 1000 customers.

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Anderson Removals ................................................3Ashley Ann ............................................Inside BackAt Home Construction ............................................5Beaver Travel ........................................................ 21Castle Stuart ..........................................................23Elgin Marble Company ........................................24Excel Scotland Ltd ..................................................5Fast Fix ..................................................5, 19, 21, 23Grampian Furnishers ..............................................7Johnstons of Elgin ..............................Outside BackLegal Willwriters of Moray ......................................9Mackenzie & Cruickshank ....................................23McLachlan & Dawson Opticians ..........................12Moray Feelgood Festival ......................................16Moray Locksmith ..................................................23Moray Office Supplies ..........................................21Nairn Community & Arts Centre ..........................15Olive Tree Chocolate ............................................12Open University of Scotland ................................11Planet BBK Ltd ......................................Inside FrontPlanwell ................................................................17

R McGregor Monumental Engraver........................9Roof Wizard ..........................................................19Royal Hotel - Elgin ................................................19Russell Construction Moray Ltd ..........................26Scotengineering ....................................................21Screenautumn Ltd ................................................26Sixpins Gift Shop ..................................................26Sol y Playa Spanish Lessons ..............................23Springfield Properties............................................25The Loft Bistro ..................................................12-16The Royal Hotel, Keith ..........................................17The Wood Centre Ltd ..........................................19Unique Beauty ....................................Front Cover, 3W. Thomson Saw Service ....................................19Well-Fit Carpets ......................................................3Wheelchair Care......................................................5

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