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Clubs & Societies 3Vikings 4Pastoral Letter 6Church Details 6Elgin Marvels 8What’s On 9/10/12Cinema Listings 11Chef’s Confidential 12

Celebration of Life 13Council News 14Parliament Blog 15Tide Times 16School Term Dates 16Local Holidays 16Useful Contacts 18Advertisers Index 18

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1ST BUCKIE BOYS BRIGADEMon. Anchor Boys 6pm; Tues. Band Club 6pm; Wed. Gymnastics6.30pm; Fri. Juniors 6pm; Fri.Company 7.20pm; SundayBibleclass 10am. Contact AlanMcIntosh 832999

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS-BUCKIE & KEITHAl-Anon Family Groups offer free,confidential help & support tothe relatives & friends of problemdrinkers. Local weekly groups inBuckie & Keith. For further infor-mation call 020 7403 0888, visitwww.hexnet.co.uk/alanon/ or [email protected]

BANFF, MORAY & NAIRNCANINE CLUBClasses are held in Obedienceand Ringcraft every Mondayevening during school terms from1800 hrs in Spynie Hall, Elgin.Call Joanne on 810293 or Maryon 850262

BUCKIE AMATEUR SWIMMINGCLUBClasses spanning all levels andcoaching available. Age 5-16years. Contact David Eckersley832078

BUCKIE BE ACTIVE LIFELONG (B.A.L.L.)Gentle exercise for body andmind. Over 60’s welcome. Meetsin the Guide Hall, NewlandsLane Tuesday mornings 10am-12.15pm. For more informationtel: 839200 / 832952

BUCKIE BRIDGE CLUBWeekly, on Wednesday at 7pm,

September to April. BuckieCommunity High School.Contact Mr B.G. Smith 832731

BUCKIE ROVERS JUNIORFOOTBALL CLUBTraining Monday & Wednesday,7pm-9pm July - May. Contact MrD G Roberts 840861

BUCKIE RUGBY FOOTBALLCLUBMeets Saturdays 10am-12noonfor training, Linzee Gordon Park.

CLOCHAN ART GROUPWe are a small group who enjoypainting and drawing and wemeet in Clochan Hall everyMonday Afternoon, 2pm-4pm.Members work in all mediumsand are only too happy to offerhelp and advice to each otherover a cup of coffee. Comealong any Monday if you want tolearn more!

FOCHABERS PETANQUECLUBTo play and promote the game ofPentanque, Fochabers CricketClub, Fochabers. Contact MIkeWatt 832591

ISLA VOLLEYBALL CLUBWednesday evenings fromSeptember to April, KeithCommunity Centre. 7.30pm-9pmIntermediate & Seniors; 9pm-10pm Seniors. Contact MhoragMitchell 888310

JOG SCOTLAND BUCKIEMeets on Tuesday 6.30pm atSwimming Pool car park, juniorsmeet on Monday 4.30pm at BHSGames Hall. Suitable for

beginners. Tel: 842847 or [email protected]

JOG SCOTLAND KEITHMeets on Monday 6.30pm atKeith Community Centre, juniorsmeet at 6pm. Suitable forbeginners. Tel: 870609 or [email protected]

KEITH AND DISTRICTAMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUBMeets Wednesdays, 7pm, KeithCommunity Centre Car Park,Annual subscription £15, ContactClub Secretary, Steven Taylor:Tel 832898, 07808 687036www.walkjogrunmoray.org.uk

KEITH COMMUNITY CENTREBOWLING CLUBMeets Wednesday and Thursdayafternoon at Keith CommunityCentre. Contact Margaret Adam887921

KEITH SENIOR YOUTH CLUB& SEVEN 2 ONE CLUBMonday, Tuesday, and Fridayevenings. 12-25 - Senior YouthClub. 11-12 Seven 2 One Club(P7 & S1). Contact SharonDuncan / Shona Goodall 882222

KEITH SPORTS ANDCOMMUNITY CENTREContact June Simpson 882222.

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]

PORTGORDON ART GROUPWe are a group of 25 who meetevery Friday afternoon, 1pm-4pm in the PortgordonCommunity Centre. We work indifferent mediums and on variedsubject matter, but what we havein common is our love ofdrawing and painting. We have acouple of places left, so if you'reinterested in joining us - comealong or phone us on 850409

WALKMORAYWe are looking to recruitVolunteer Health Walk Leaders tolead short, social, low-level walks(daytime & evenings) in Buckieand Keith. For details contact -Debbie Barron 01343 567172

WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATIONWe hold 9 meetings per year (onSaturday afternoons) in ElginLibrary open to anyone with aninterest in the First World War.Contact Derek Bird on 01343870562 or email [email protected]

WEIGHTWATCHERSEvery Wednesday from 6.30pm,Longmore Hall, Keith

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Vikings and Norse in the Moray Firth

Where was the frontier?

Viking pirates attacked areas of Scotland, as elsewherein Western Europe, in the late 700’s and continued spo-radically for several hundred years. They favouredwealthy coastal settlements where their highly mobilefleets could accomplish swift grab and run raids. We knowabout the raids of monasteries, because monks elsewherereported on these frightening marauders, but suspect thatwealthy secular sites were also targeted. Not onlyprecious objects were taken, but also people to be soldinto slavery.

In the wake of these raidsScandinavians came andsettled, in particular onthe Northern and WesternIsles, but also toCaithness and Suther-land. These areas werecontrolled by powerfulchieftains, known as jarlsor earls. Gradually over

time the King of Norway obtained nominal overlordshipover these Scottish Scandinavian settlers. Officially theWestern Isles were part of Norway until 1266, and theNorthern Isles until 1472, resulting in centuries of Scandi-navian influence in these areas. Ideally the term Vikings isused to refer to the raiders, and Norse to the settlers.

The initial Scandinavian settlers were pagan and wereburied with gravegoods in marked contrast to the nativeChristian Picts. Viking graves are known from Caithness,and there appear to be isolated remains of female andmale graves from near Dunrobin Castle and Ospisdalenear Dornoch. South of the Dornoch Firth there is verylittle archaeological evidence, and unfortunately none atall from Dingwall. A Viking silver hoard was deposited atTarbat church, Portmahomack around 1000. Recently asmall silver ingot fragment, similar to ones found in Vikingsilver hoards, was found by a metal detectorist nearDores. If it dates to the Norse period, it would provide hintsof Norse use of the Great Glen. However, unfortunatelysilver ingots were used throughout history and intomodern times, and because it was not excavated by ar-chaeologists we are unable to determine the context ordate. Another metal detector find, but of a more distinctiveobject allowing better dating, was found only last year atArdersier. It is part of an openwork brooch or mount with

an interlaced animal. Brooches of this style were worn inScandinavia and often date around c. 1150. This excitingfind provides evidence of late encounters on the southside of the Moray Firth – but whether as a traded item orpart of a short-lived settlement cannot be determined.

From these fragments of evidence, it is clear we cannotsay anything with certainty about the southern frontier ofthe Vikings and Norse in the Moray Firth area south of theDornoch Firth. I suspect that it was not static, and wouldhave been a contested frontier area with its fertile agri-cultural land. It probably changed hands between Norseopportunists and the local powers, the original Pictishrulers (and possibly kings of Fortriu, if indeed this key latePictish stronghold was situated on the Moray Firth as AlexWoolf has argued), and later the earls of Moray (whoduring the reign of MacBeth in the early 11th century con-trolled a vast area), depending on who was stronger at thetime. Sometime in this period Dingwall presumably wasthe centre of Norse control, perhaps as Barbara Crawfordhas argued, as part of a strategy of the Earls of Orkney togain timber from the Conon and Beauly rivers to bringback to Orkney.

Tantalising questions remain. What was the relationshipbetween Norse and native in this area? Where were thePictish and later native settlements especially to the northof Inverness? And of course, how much and in what waydid this Norse settlement influence the local area? We canonly hope that future archaeological discoveries will shedlight on these issues.

Dr. Susan Kruse is a Viking archaeologist with interests in Viking silverhoards, economic systems, and the issues of frontiers. Currently she isa project officer with ARCH, Archaeology for Communities in theHighlands, providing a range of courses and events for people to learnabout and preserve their local heritage. She is an Honorary ResearchFellow with the University of the Highlands and Islands and a Fellow ofthe Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

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“The best way to get rid of temptationis to give in to it,” said Oscar Wilde,the flamboyant Irish writer of thesecond half of the 19th century, whodied young, gifted and dissipated byhis unbridled passions. I want tosuggest to you that Jesus had abetter way of dealing with temptation.

In church at this time of year - aroundthe beginning of the season of Lent -we often refer to the account of Jesus’testing time in the wilderness. (Lookat it for yourself in Mark’s GospelChapter 4, Verses 1 to 11)

The story tells us that Jesus took timeout to do some serious thinking aboutwhat God wanted Him to do. Tempta-tion was something He had to facebecause He was open to God’s will.It came to him in rather dramaticfashion. But what it amounted to was

the temptation of selfishness, thetemptation to impress, the temptationto grab at power.

How did Jesus deal with thesethings? When we read the passageconcerned we notice that each ofJesus’ replies to the temptations havethis in common. They all start with thewords “The Scriptures say…” or “It iswritten…” In His time of testing, Jesuswas not relying on His own ability buton the truth of God’s Word. This iswhat enabled Him to meet the temp-tations that came to Him with integrityand confidence both then and later.

Being tempted is not a sin. Experi-encing temptation is not a sign offailure. And that in itself should nottherefore make us feel guilty. Tempta-tion confronts us in quite subtle waysas well as the very obvious. But when

it does we are in good company.

For as the New Testament remindsus, Jesus was tempted just like us. Inbecoming human like us, He gave upthe power of being able to knoweverything, be everywhere and doeverything.

It was for people like us that He came.“He had to be made like His brothersand sisters in every way, and becauseHe Himself suffered when He wastempted, He is able to help wherehelp is needed.” (Hebrews chapter 2,verses 17:18)

Our particular struggle, with times oftesting, reflects that of Jesus, but withthis difference - we do not face themalone.Rev James Gordon MathewBuckie North Church of Scotland

Buckie Baptist Church meets Sundays11am & 5.45pm. Contact Rev. V Mac-Dougall Email [email protected] -Children welcome, Contact Irene 840821Buckie North, C of S, Cluny SquareContact Rev Gordon Mathew 831328 Email [email protected] Salvation Army Sunday Services10.30am & 6pm, plus many other meetingsduring the week. Contact Caroline Buchanan tel: 823790Buckie South & West, C of S, High Streetmeets for Sunday worship at 11.30am,including Sunday School, Contact Revd Alan Macgregor 833775 or email [email protected], Riverside Christian Church,Sundays 10.30am, contact 01542 833923or visit www.riversidebuckie.orgBuckie, St Peters Church RC 832196Buckie Methodist Church Sundays 11am& 6pm, alternative Sundays at Portessie.Sunday School, Bible Studies, Prayermeetings, Study groups, Women's Guild,Men's Prayer Breakfast and House GroupsCullen & Deskford C of S every Sunday at

10.30am. First Sunday of Month in the HallChurch, every other Sunday in the AuldKirk, 2nd and 4th Sundays in Jubilee HallDeskford at 12noon, contact 840193 oremail:[email protected] Methodist Church, Seatown,Cullen, Buckie Sunday morning worshipat 11am led by a Minister or an authorisedLocal Preacher; Enzie Parish Church,Portgordon, Buckie meets for Sundayworship at 10 am, Sunday School. Contact Revd Alan Macgregor 833775 or email [email protected] Methodist Church welcomesyou to fellowship Sundays at 11amKeith, Holy Trinity EpiscopalFamily Eucharist 11.30am.Keith, C of S North, Newmill, Boharm and RothiemayNorth Church : Sunday 11am; BoharmChurch : Sunday 9.30am (first Sunday ofthe month at Mulben village hall);Rothiemay Church : Sunday 9.30am,except the first Sunday in each month.Contact: Rev G Hutton Steel or email:[email protected]

Keith, C of S St Rufus, Botriphnie and GrangeSt Rufus Church : Sunday 10.15am; Botriphnie Church : Sunday 11.45am(alternate Sundays); Grange Church :Sunday 11.45am (alternate Sundays),contact: Rev Ranald S.R. Gauld oremail:[email protected], St. Thomas’ Church RCVigil-Mass 9.30am and 6.30pmConfessions Saturday 10am on request.Portessie Methodist Church, Portessie,Buckie Sunday worship at 11am and at6pm (alternately here & at Buckie).Portgordon Methodist ChurchPortgordon, Buckie meets for Sundayworship at 11am, bible study meeting onalternate Mondays with the Church ofScotland congregation at 2pm, craft groupmeets on Wednesdays at 2pmRathven Church of Scotland Sundaymorning worship at 9.45am led by aMinister or an authorised Local Preacher.Contact Moira 833956 or Ann 831607If you are a member of a church not listed here,please email [email protected] and wemay print this in future issues.

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The Elgin Marvels

Fossil Reptiles & Footprints

Not to be confused with the Elgin Marbles, the Elgin ‘Marvels’actually come from Elgin! They are 250 million year old fossilreptiles, and their footprints, that were collected from oldsandstone quarries, mostly over a century ago. Dr Neil Clark,Curator of Palaeontology at the Hunterian Museum in

Glasgow, provides a fascinating insight into our local history.

Carol Hopkins, a student at a 1996 Open University SummerSchool in Edinburgh, had visited the local Clashach quarry atHopeman and found a vast number of footprints beingexcavated. The quarry had recently been re-opened to supplystone for the facing of the new Museum of Scotland inEdinburgh. By 1997, Carol had investigated over 200 foot-prints and trackways!

The animals responsible for making these footprints arethought to have been mammal-like reptiles. Fossil skeletons ofthese animals were known from the nearby Cuttie’s Hillockwest of Elgin and can be seen displayed in the Elgin Museum.

Also in 1997, Bill George, who worked in the quarry atClashach, found a rock with an intriguing hole in it. It was im-mediately thought this may be a cavity left by bones dissolvedby acid waters. No recognisable fossil bones had ever beenfound in the Hopeman sandstone so this discovery was po-tentially an extremely important one, as the age of thesandstone at Hopeman was not known with any certainty.

At that time, there was really only one way to deal with cavityfossils; to fill the cavity with rubber and smash it open with ahammer to remove the dried rubber. I decided this was

probably not the best way to investigate the cavity as it woulddamage the fossil so I removed the rock to Glasgow for furtherresearch using modern medical techniques.

With the help of Calum Adams, a consultant radiologist, at theWestern Infirmary in Glasgow and the Royal Alexandra inPaisley, we scanned the hole in the rock using both CT andMRI. It was not easy scanning through such a thickness ofrock and the machine had to be tweaked close to its limits. Asthe CT produced its first scan, we saw something I was notexpecting. We saw a difficult to interpret complex network ofcavities.

When all the scans were collected and stacked into a 3Dimage, the nature of the hole in the rock became clear. It wasthe entire skull of a mammal-like reptile! After this, the rockwas placed in a plastic box and filled with fluid to make theMRI scanning work. The whole process was so unusual thatthe BBC filmed an episode of Tomorrow’s World on this noveltechnique of analysing cavity fossils in a non-destructivemanner.

Research by Arthur Cruickshank, an expert in such animals,showed that the skull was identical to a known animal fromCuttie’s Hillock called Dicynodon (Gordonia) traquairi.Because of this discovery, we now know that the age of theHopeman sandstones is the same age as the Cuttie’s Hillocksandstones closer to Elgin - 250 million years old.

In March 1998, the quarrying was increased which put anumber of critical footprints at risk of being destroyed. TheMoray Stone Cutters kindly offered to move the slabs ofsandstone containing footprints to a convenient spot, formingan amphitheatre close to the Moray Coastal Trail nearHopeman.

If you are interested in fossils from the Elgin area, or findingout more about other fossils, please visit the Elgin Museumwww.elginmuseum.org.uk

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FEBRUARY 1-28 tuesday - mondayexhibition on the people of moray, local heritagecentre, institution road, elgin, tel: 01343 569011 orvisit www.moray.gov.uk/localheritage

24 thursdayscottish opera, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn,£11/£5 concessions, tel: 01309 691170 for details

26 saturdaybuckie choral union (charity no sc022330) coffeemorning, 9.30am-11.30am, ‘all saints’ scottishepiscopal church hall, west church street, buckie,sales and bottle stalls and raffle, tickets adults£1.50/children half price, available from choirmembers; house of hair; and tlc health and beauty,for more info visit www.buckiechoral.org.uk or [email protected] music - jason porter, the harbour bar, buckie

MARCH 1 tuesday to 31 thursdayold elgin in photographs, local heritage centre, institution road, elgin, tel: 01343 569011 or visitwww.moray.gov.uk/localheritage

1 tuesdaybook sale - sale of withdrawn library stock to includebooks, cd’s, videos, dvd’s all at bargain prices,12noon-8pm, elgin library, tel: 01343 562619

1 tuesday to 4 friday18th moray science festival on environmentalwonders, moray college, elgin, for primary 6 & 7pupils at all moray primary schools, interactivehands-on fun science sessions, for more detailscontact sam bright tel: 01343 576319

2 wednesdaybook sale - sale of withdrawn library stock to includebooks, cd’s, videos, dvd’s all at bargain prices,10am-8pm, elgin library, tel: 01343 562619

3 thursday18th moray science festival - malt whisky nosingsession by diageo, 7pm-9pm, the beechtree restau-rant, moray college, tickets available at receptionpriced £10 from 6.45pm onwards, for more details

contact sam bright tel: 01343 576319pure brass, 7:30pm, south room, gordonstounschool, nr elgin, £12/£6, visit our websitewww.thegcs.org.uk for details or tel: 01343 837917

4 fridayback to the future - ‘elgin in style’, 7.30pm, elgintown hall, showcasing a number of city centre busi-nesses using drama, dance & live music, brought toyou by elgin business improvement district (bid) andthe out of the darkness theatre company, £7, visitwww.elginbid.co.uk for more details

5 saturday18th moray science festival - families day on envi-ronmental wonders, 10am-4pm, moray college,elgin, open to families & the whole community,tickets £6/£21 for a family, doors open at 9.15am,come along & get messy & find out science is fun!for details contact sam bright tel: 01343 576319

9 wednesdayalejandro ziegler tango quartet, 7.30pm, universalhall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel: 01309 691170

9 wednesday to 12 saturdayelgin musical theatre present disney’s beauty andthe beast, 7.30pm (including saturday matinee),elgin town hall, a treat for all ages, tickets on sale atmathieson’s, batchen street, elgin or tel: 01343547765, for more details visit our website www.elginmusicaltheatre.co.uk

10 thursdaykeith support group parkinsons uk - oberammergau,keith resource centre, for more details contact mikemustard tel: 887972

12 saturdayslam, the loft venue, by kinloss, £15/£20, tel: 01343850111 or vist www.loftgigs.co.uk

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15 tuesdaykgs world challenge - india with students from keithgrammar school, 7pm, keith library, tel: 882233 oremail [email protected] for more details

16 wednesdaythe changing times of the banffshire advertiser byjack johnston, 7.30pm, buckie library, for moredetails contact elgin library tel: 01343 562600 or visitwww.moray.gov.uk

16 wednesday to 18 friday“cash on delivery” - a comedy by michael cooney, tobe performed by keith amateur dramatic society,7.30pm, keith grammar school, tickets £6 adults/£5concessions available at the door

18 friday‘deja vu dressed as new’ sale in aid of children 1st,10am to 6.30pm, westfield house, spynie, near elginiv30 8xl, designer clothing; top quality almost newclothing; bargain prices, tel: 01343 547308live music - bonesaw, 8pm, flanagans irish bar, highstreet, elgin, with support from absolutist, visitwww.myspace.com/thesyndicate2008 for more infomatt andersen, 8.30pm, the institute, fochabers,tickets from christies chemist or from daz tindall tel: 07977 150641

19 saturdaywestern front association - from front to back : thegerman prisoners of the bef - mike taylor, 2.30pm,the gallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel:01343 870562, email [email protected] orvisit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukmatt andersen, the loft venue, by kinloss, tel: 01343850111 or vist www.loftgigs.co.ukthe wiyos, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £13/£11/£8,tel: 01309 691170 for details

20 sundaymatt andersen take 2, the loft venue, by kinloss, tel:01343 850111 or vist www.loftgigs.co.uk

21 mondayantiques roadshow, 7pm, keith library, antiquesexpert and auctioneer graham whatman, fromhuntly, will be offering advice and valuations on anytreasures lurking in your attic, come along and findout if you’re sitting on a real treasure trove! tel:882233 or email [email protected]

21 monday to 23 wednesdaymoray arts club festival of one-act plays by localgroups, adult and junior, 7pm, elgin town hall, ticketsat door £6/£4/£1

25 fridaymoray rock garden club - donald davidson ofabriachan ‘primula and auricula’, 7.30pm, new elginhall annexe, for more details contact colinne soutertel: 01340 871504 or netta milne tel: 01343 881558she’koyokh klezmer ensemble, 8pm, universal hall,findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel: 01309 691170 for details

26 saturdaybuckie choral union (with guest singers andorchestra) present gabriel faure’s requiem and johnrutter’s magnificat, 7:30pm, fishermen’s hall, buckie,wine or juice will be available in the interval, adults£8/children £5, tickets available from house of hairfashion, tlc health and beauty and choir members,for more info visit www.buckiechoral.org.uk or [email protected] music - jason porter, the harbour bar, buckie

27 sundaycelebration of life fair, 12noon-4pm, eight acreshotel, elgin, £3/under 12’s free, wide range of topquality products & services, proceeds to macmillancancer support & maggie’s highland centrefree walk & talk for speakers of other languages withangela innes, 2pm, meet outside1629 restaurant,clifton road, lossie, come for a walk, meet newpeople, practise speaking english, all welcome,phone / text 0792 2051930 or visitwww.english4moray.co.ukscotland’s census 2011, further details can be foundat www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

Matt Andersen - The Loft VenueSaturday 19th March

With a larger than life showmanship, earning him a fervent steadfast audience.

www.loftgigs.co.uk tel: 01343 850111

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Cinema ListingsMarch 2011

Universal Hall, FindhornShowing films throughout the

year. Visit www.findhorn.org/uhall

or call 01309 691170 for details.

Moray Playhouse, Elgin

New Screenings begin on Fridays

Call 01343 542680 or visit

www.morayplayhouse.co.ukPortessie Public HallRegular films including

Saturday matinees.

For further details email

[email protected]

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

The King’s Speech (12a)

Blue Valentine (15)

Neds (18)

True Grit (15)

plus many others

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or

call 01463 234234 for details

Vue Cinema, Inverness

From 4th March

Rango (U)

From 11th March

The Resident (15)

From 16th March

Chalet Girl (12a)

From 25th March

The Eagle (12a)

KidsAM - Every Saturday & Sunday at10.15am - £1 per ticket

Seniors Club - Every Tuesday at12.30pm - £3.05 inc. refreshments

NEW Teen Screen

Every Thursday & Friday£2 with upgrade for 3D films

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Cinema Nairn

4th March

Julie and Julia (12a)

25th March

3:10 to Yuma (PG)

Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or

contact Nairn Community Centre

on 01667 453476 for details


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Cranberry and Ginger Cupcakes

with Orange Butterceam

Now that the days are getting longer and theweather milder, Knockomie is welcoming local walkers, who have enjoyed a stroll on many ofthe local footpaths, Blairs Loch and the DavaWay. Those who enjoy a delicious hot chocolate,cake and a warm fire to relax beside, not tomention the weekend newspapers! One of thefavourite cakes are our home made Cranberry andGinger Cupcakes, so we thought we you mightlike the recipe.

Ingredients

125gm Unsalted Butter or Margarine250gm Caster Sugar2 Large Eggs1 tsp Vanilla Extract250gm Plain Flour2 tsp Baking Powder150gm Dried Cranberries1 piece Stem Ginger in syrup2 teaspoons of stem ginger syrup3 dessert spoon Semi Skimmed Milk

Method

Line a muffin or cupcake tray with 12 largecupcake / muffin cases. In a mixing bowl cream thebutter and sugar. Add the eggs and and vanillaextract and and beat again. Add the flour andbaking powder and stir in the cranberries, stemginger, syrup and semi skimmed milk.

Spoon the mixture between the cupcakecases, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake in the ovenat 170°c / 325°f / gas mark 3 for about 25 minutesuntil they are firm to touch and if you put a skewerin to them it comes out clean. Remove from ovenand leave in the tray to cool.

Orange Buttercream

125g Unsalted Butter at room temperature50ml Freshly Squeeze Orange Juice500g Icing Sugar

Method

Beat the butter and orange juice together.Gradually beat in the icing sugar until smooth. Icethe cupcakes once cool, either using a knife or anicing bag with a large star shaped nozzle.

Penny Ellis, OwnerKnockomie Hotel, Forrestel: 01309 673146

1 fridayelgin museum reopens for summer season, 1 high street,elgin, iv30 1eq, mon-fri 10am-5pm, sat 11am-4pm, forfurther information tel: 01343 543675visit www.elginmuseum.org.ukor email [email protected] campbell, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel:01309 691170 for details2 saturdaythe call of the loonbird, 4pm, universal hall, findhorn,£6/£5/£4, tel: 01309 691170 for details13 wednesdaycaged, 7pm, universal hall, findhorn, £6/£5/£4, tel: 01309691170 for details14 thursdaykeith support group parkinsons uk - bonsai demonstration,keith resource centre, for more details contact mikemustard tel: 887972sean hughes, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, £14/£12, tel:01309 691170 for details16 saturdaywestern front association - postal and paper ephemera ofthe great war - jim mackay, branch member, 2.30pm, thegallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel: 01343 870562,email [email protected] or visit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukred room, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel:01309 691170 for details29 fridaymoray rock garden club - carole and ian bainbridge‘patagonia’, 7.30pm, new elgin hall annexe, for more detailscontact colinne souter tel: 01340 871504 or netta milne tel:01343 881558

APRIL 2011 in brief

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SIMON POYNER Gardner Financial Services

CRAIC POTS Fun Pottery

BRENDA FINDLAY Foot Health Specialist

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GREEN KITE TRADING Fair Trade shop

LAURAS COTTAGE KITCHEN Gluten free food

JOA-TOA Distinctive fleece clothing

ALBA BHEAG JEWELLERY Hand painted miniatures

CROOKED CRAFTS Quirky Bird Houses

LUCY JACKSON Australian Bush Flowers

THE RESULTS ACADEMY Personal Development

MORAY IT Computer Repair & Systems

FIRST AID & RESUSCITATION Moray College

APEX DENTAL Facial and Dental Aesthetics.

FUNKY BONGOS Ceilidh Band

JOHNSTON & CARMICHAEL Accountants

KARIN DALLEY Chiropractic Clinic

DAWN LECKIE Specialist & Novelty Cakes

AQUAPLAY Team Building Activities

Carole Bridge from Maggie’s and David Cameron from Macmillan will be available on the day for a chat as to how their range of services can support you, your family and friends in the event of cancer.What will you find there? The widest range of top quality products and services in the area. Come and have a mini massage, reiki or other relaxing taster treatment. Try some yummy chocolate, gluten free products, or one of the many other tasty delicacies on offer. Test luxurious products from aloe vera to hand made specialist make-up. Get business and personal advice to improve your companies profitability, the way you look or your own self confidence and health. Get a foot health check, advice on skin, dental and posture problems, from one of the medical specialists available. Treat yourself or a loved one to unique designer jewellery, clothing or other beautiful products available.The aim of the day is to have fun, raise money and celebrate life by improving it in whatever way small we can.

Celebration of Life Fair Sunday 27th March, 12-4pm Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin, Moray

Entrance for visitors is £3,which includes a raffle ticket for over £1,000 of prizes.

Under 12’s admitted free of charge.

Proceeds raised will be donated to MacMillan Cancer Support & Maggie’s Highland Centre.

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• Christmas lights - the Chairman said

that the volunteers who once again put

up the Christmas lights deserved to be

congratulated doing so under adverse

weather conditions. as always, he said,

they were quite spectacular and they

had been remarked about and

commented on by visitors to the town.

• Postal Workers and Paper Boys -

Karen Pitt said that the postmen/women

who delivered mail during the past

atrocious weather conditions deserved

much parise as it couldn’t have been an

easy job carrying heavy bags of mail on

pavements which were treacherous in

the extreme. allan fraser said that the

paper boys/girls should also be

commended as the delivery of the

papep inevitably arrived through the

door around the same time daily as

during the bonny days, a quite remark-

able feat.

• Reprieve for Halls - James Smith said

like the majority of people he was

delighted to learn that the administrative

group at Moray Council had withdrawn

the proposal to close so many halls etc

throughout Moray, including specifically

the town House abd fisherman’s Hall.

• travellers Halt Site - the Chariman

said that he was also pleased to learn

that sense had prevailed among Moray

Councillors when they took the decision

to drop the proposal to create a trav-

ellers Halt Site at Stonies Bridge off the

a98 at arradoul where safety for all had

been the main concern, thereby lifting a

cloud off the shoulders of those most

affected.

• litter Problem - allan fraser said that

he had been approached about the

amount of litter that was being dropped

ostensibly by puplis from Buckie

Community High School. He had read

where a Policewoman had said there

were plenty of rubbish bins in the area

which could be used. Mr fraser

continued by saying that he had walked

up High Street, from the shops, and

along West Cathcart Street and could

find no bins until the school was

reached. He felt that there was a need

for bins to be placed on both streets. Mr

Cowie said there were bins on Blairdaff

Street and elsewhere but they had been

vandalized. He agreed to pass on the

request for bins to be set up on West

Cathcart Street. it was also agreed that

a note should be sent to the school.

• St andrews Square (St Peters Place) -

Howard Cartwright brought up the

matter of the poor state of thre ground

surface on the south west corner of the

Square where there were a number of

deep holes in a dangerous state. Mr

Cowie made the pont that people had

no need to walk across it as there were

2 footpaths. He understood that the

ground in question did not belong to

Moray Council but was in the ownership

of the developers of the new flats and

also those living in the older ones. Who

would be responsible if someone came

by an injury due to the ground condition.

He didn’t know but would try to find out?

the area is being used extensively for

parking.

• Poor Road Repairs - allan fraser said

that he had received a complaint about

the road surface on High Street north of

the roundabout adjacent to the new

tesco supermarket. Mr Cowie agreed

that what was said and explained that a

track had been dug and pipes laid prior

to being filled temporarily. a finished job

was then done only for a hard frost to

come and destroy the work. Once the

weather improves the job will be done

properly again.

• tower on West Church Street -

Members have been approached by

residents now living in flats in what was

once the ‘low School’ on West Church

Street. they complain the tower is more

& more showing signs of disrepair and

fears are expressed that it could

become dangerous. the ownership of

the tower was questionable. the

Secretary said that he would endeavour

to find out who owned the tower and

who would be responsible for any

necessary repairs.

• Steps at Buckpool - at the October

meeting of BCC, the condition of the

steps was described where a member

told of 2 steps being undermined and

had fallen in. the Secretary informed

members the steps had been reinstated

with further remedial work planned.

• Community Council Christmas feature

- the question of whether Buckie

Community Council had ever provided

a large circular Christmas light feature

was again discussed with members

having different views. it was decided

the matter will be discussed in the New

year.

• Poor lighting - gordon Cowie said

how residents in the area encompas-

sasing Hall Street, gordon Street, North

Pringle Steet, admiralty Street and East

& West Carlton terrace were complain-

ing the lights seemed to give out a very

poor glow making the area very dark.

up to 50% of the people living in this

area are lederly. it was agreed he would

write to the lighting Engineer to see if

any improvements can be made.

ExtRaCtS fROM tHE MiNutES Of tHE MEEtiNg Of tuESDay 23RD DECEMBER 2010 Of BuCKiE COMMuNity COuNCil


Keith community councilMeets first Monday of each month (excludingJanuary/August) 7pm at Keith Community Centre.Contact: Diane Halley (Secretary) tel: 886640

Buckie community councilMeets third Tuesday each month (excluding July)7pm Town House West.Contact: Gordon Cowie (Secretary) tel: 831956

communIty councIl contacts

Parliament Blog”“

Fair fa yer honestsonsie face, whycan ye naeAmerica grace?That’s a question I

have been pursuing in my minis-terial role, promoting Scotland’sfood and drink.

Unfortunately United Statesrules ban the import of haggisdue to sheeps lungs being part ofthe ingredients. Our food hygienelaws in Scotland are, however,strict and well policed by Envi-ronmental Health services and Ihave invited U.S. officials and

politicians to come to Scotlandand examine our meat produc-tion facilities in a bid to have thehaggis ban lifted.

Not only would it help ensurethat those celebrating BurnsNight in the States can do so au-thentically, it would also providean important export boost forproducers who know there is amarket that they just can’t access.

Here’s to the haggis and here’shoping!

While I amgenerally avoidingparty politics inthis column I thinkthe one political

issue I can mention without fearof reprisal is the UK Govern-ment’s plans to hold a referen-dum on the same day as theScottish Parliment elections.

All of the main political partiesin Scotland have expressed theirconcern over this with the worrythat media coverage of the keyelection issues - including health,justice, education, environment,

fishing, farming and, indeed,almost all functions of local gov-ernment - will be overshadowedby the debate on voting reform.That belittles the importance ofthe Scottish Parliament ondeciding on these crucial issuesthat affect us every single day.

At the time of writing there isstill a possibility of the votesbeing held separately and for thesake of democracy and having aproper debate on both theScottish Parliament and the ref-erendum I really hope that is thecase.

Richard Lochhead MSP

Angus Robertson MP

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School Term DatesHolidays and Tide Times



for 2010/2011 (all dates inclusive)Spring Term Ends Friday 1st April 2011Summer Term Starts Monday 18th April 2011Good Friday Holiday Friday 22nd April 2011Milne’s High & Feeders Friday 29th April 2011May Day Holiday Monday 2nd May 2011In-service Closure Thursday 19th May 2011In-service Closure Friday 20th May 2011Buckie High & Feeders Mon. 6th June 2011Keith Grammar & Feeders Mon. 6th June 2011Speyside High & Feeders Mon. 6th June 2011Summer Term Ends Friday 1st July 2011for 2011/2012 (all dates inclusive)Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 16th August 2011

Autumn Term Ends Friday 7th October 2011Winter Term Starts Monday 24th October 2011In-service Closure Monday 21st November 2011In-service Closure Tuesday 22nd November 2011Winter Term Ends Wed. 21st December 2011Spring Term Starts Thursday 5th January 2012Mid-term Holiday Friday 10th February 2012Mid-term Holiday Monday 13th February 2012Spring Term Ends Friday 30th March 2012Good Friday Holiday Friday 6th April 2012Summer Term Starts Monday 16th April 2012May Day Holiday Monday 7th May 2012In-service Closure Thursday 17th May 2012In-service Closure Friday 18th May 2012

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