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THURSDAY SUPPER CLUBFree Social Group for anyone21+ in the Moray area. Typicalsocial events are a walkinggroup, weekends away andattending music events/ theatre/cinema. We meet on the lastThursday of every the month inThe Muckle Cross in Elgin at7pm. New members always verywelcome.

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Dyke Church - Church of Scotland meets every Sunday at 10amfor a family service. On the last Sunday in the month we enjoy fel-lowship over a cup of tea, email: [email protected] Church meets every Sunday at Clovenside Chapel.Service starts at 10am, refreshments served afterwards.Tel: 676434 or email [email protected] Parish - Church of Scotland Sunday Worship 12noon.Contact Mrs A. Young (Session Clerk) tel: 611271St. Leonards Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am for FamilyService - tea and coffee served afterwards.tel:01309 672380,email: [email protected] visit:www.stleonardschurchforres.comSt. Margaret’s Catholic Church mass on Tuesday, Thursday andSunday at 10am. Contact Father Barnett tel: 01667 453323Caroline Street Gospel Hall Gospel Meeting every Sunday at6.30pm. For more details tel: 674375, email: [email protected]. Laurence Church meets every Sunday at 10am for FamilyService, tel: 672260, email: [email protected]

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

How do you walk around a roomviolently? How can you tie yourshoelaces bravely? These were acouple of things we had to dorecently. You would be perfectlyentitled to ask – why? We wereplaying a game – I can’t rememberthe name – in which you had to actout words like dreamily, vacantly,anxiously, repeatedly while otherstried to guess what you weredoing. The catch was that youcouldn’t say a word; you couldsing, tie your laces, walk aroundthe room or drink something whileeveryone else shouted theirguesses as to what kind of manneryou were imitating. It was difficult –even frustrating – sometimes im-possible. Once the word wasrevealed or guessed we could allsee clearly what the person wastrying to show; before that we wereoften in the dark.

Afterward I recalled someone frommy own profession talking aboutdelivering a message; theyremarked that they preferred to

use images because an image, apicture, conveys the messagewhereas words can meananything. I’m not so sure. Imagesadd colour to a message butnormally we need words to fullyand clearly get our messageacross. Words are the basicbuilding blocks of communication.Visual communication – on theother hand – has impact; oftensomewhat imprecise it can makeyou feel the message, as well asunderstand it.

Christians believe the Bible isGod’s word; that means we believeGod has communicated with usclearly. He has told us all abouthimself – giving us reliabledirection and quality information.Put another way this personalprofile published by God takes usright to the heart of the personalityat the heart of our universe.Because God has spoken to us wecan know him. We can know hispreferences and understand hispriorities.

But the Bible also reveals that Godhas sent an image; his image. Hehas done more than speak – hehas drawn a picture of himself. Byentering into our time and spaceJesus, the Son of God and ‘theexact imprint of his nature’ enablesus to see the face of God. I don’talways find it easy to relate to ‘aword’, a letter, an email, but Iusually can to the person whowrote it. The written message maybe very clear – just what I need –but the person behind it is the onewith whom I form a bond.

Now Jesus is also called the Wordof God; Jesus is God’s messagespoken and God’s message lived.God seen and God heard; Godtouched and God known so wedon’t need to remain in the dark.As Jesus himself said, ‘I havecome as a light to shine in this darkworld, so that all who put their trustin me will no longer remain in thedark.Rev Colin MorisonForres & Elgin Free Church

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Dyke landward Community Council

meets third Wednesday of each month (excluding

august and December) 7pm at Dyke Village hall.

Contact: Karen hamilton (secretary) tel: 641236

Findhorn & Kinloss Community Council

meets last thursday of every month (excluding July

and December) 7.30pm at alternate venues.

Contact: mr tim negus (secretary) tel: 691823

OThER COmmuniTy COunCil COnTACTS

Public Session:

Wing Commander gordon Bruce, raf

Kinloss, came to brief the Community

Council on the ongoing draw down plans for

the base after the cancellation and removal

of the nimrod fleet before preparation of the

takeover by 39 engineering regiment (air

support) he said that the draw down had

reached the ½ point, and completion was

hoped to be accomplished by early Dec

prior to handing over to the landlords, moD.

the task had been split into 4 phases, 1.

support for units still using the airfield until

next July. 2. People – the future for 200 civil

service and contractors facing redundancy

and 150 servicemen, about a 20%

reduction. 3. material disposal, some 1.7

million items either returned to stock for

further use or disposal on the open market

& 4. handing structures back to the landlord

Defence structures.

the Wing Commander said that at the

same time engagement with stakeholders

was being carried out ahead of schedule on

the arrival of some 600 army personnel

next easter following a weekend visit by

representatives of 39 engineering

regiment. from spring next year there

would be 4 field sqdns and 2 support

sqdns moving in, though not en masse.

Cllr J mackenzie remarked that he was

sorry to see the departure of the raf but

recalled that in 1954/5 army engineers

were stationed at Pinefield in elgin. Cllr

hellyer said that it would be nice if the

regiment arranged to meet the public,

once they had settled in, in the town hall.

the Chair thanked the Wing Commander

for his briefing on the current state of the

changeover.

Police Constable hammond updated the

members on the latest police information

with respect to a number of minor incidents

during Bonfire night though the remem-

brance Day Parade passed without any

trouble. she said that operation avon,

focussing on underage drinking & anti

social behaviour had been in operation

during november but without anyone being

found under the influence or having alcohol

on them. operation shield, a proactive ini-

tiative aimed at serious & organised Crime

will be ongoing in grampian until april 2012

and moray will be targeting taxi & Vehicle

hire Companies and hotel & leasing

Companies.

With the onset of darker nights, attention

was drawn to house/Property security and

the Winter safe Journey Campaign and PC

hammond also drew attention to the

grampian Police Community initiative fund

which supports local projects with small

grants for reducing crime, victim support

and community empowerment.

Cllr ferris drew members attention to the

celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

on 4th June 2012 and a plan to light

bonfires around her kingdom on that day.

he felt it would be rather appropriate for the

royal Burgh of forres to join in the cele-

brations and suggested that the Common

good fund be urged to support the town in

a celebratory event.

Secretary’s Report

the secretary said that he had received an

update from moray Council heads of De-

partment, together with their email

addresses and telephone numbers.

We had also received an invitation to attend

a user meeting in the forres house

Community Centre on the 30th november.

Cllr Duncan & Cllr lipscomb would attend.

the secretary also informed the meeting of

receipt of an answer to a written question

submitted to the scottish Cabinet public

meeting on the 6th sept. reference

Common good legislation.

Chair’s Report

the Chair had nothing to report.

External Groups Report

Cllr hayward told the meeting that whilst

she was aware that moray Council often

failed to respond to emails she felt that the

least that could be expected was an ac-

knowledgement of receipt from our local

moray Councillors to emails addressed to

them.

Cllr mackenzie said that the heritage group

were still awaiting action from moray

Council to take over the tolbooth. he also

drew attention to the state of the streets &

the lack of a sweeper.

Cllr Kennedy wished to draw attention to

the fact that while we were still deprived of

a pedestrian crossing to gain access to the

railway station, supposedly because you

can’t have a crossing on a bypass/trunk

road. a further two have been installed on

the fochabers Bypass, adding to the ones

for the benefit of residents in elgin. he

requested that our local Cllrs do something

about the inequalities that exist on rulings

referring to trunk roads.

Treasurer’s Report

the treasurer said that the account stood

at £1974.74 with £387.70 being transferred

to special Projects. the secretary

suggested that a letter from forwords, a

forres Writers group, requesting funding

for prizes for junior writers at a literary

event on the 25th march could be met from

the special Projects fund. the prizes

totalling £180 of Book tokens was agreed

unanimously by all members and the

treasurer was instructed to write a cheque

for that amount.

A.O.C.B

tanya mclaren told the meeting that fair

Deal for forres was arranging for a mini

event of stalls, Wave radio, santa Claus

and a fancy dress competition to coincide

with the switching on of the Christmas lights

and urged all to attend or become involved.

the Vice Chair, Cllr hellyer, told members

we had been approached by soccer

sevens with a request for sponsorship.

this sponsorship would provide the first

aid Kit for a three year period at a cost of

£300.00. after discussion the members all

agreed to sponsor the first aid Kit and au-

thorised the treasurer to make payment.

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Following the success of the first event - Back to Future – Elgin in Style which was a sell-out, Elgin Goes to the Movies will be held on Friday 2nd March at Elgin Town Hall. The event will be themed around an Oscar ceremony with each retailer having their own showcase with each showcase related to a chosen movie told through drama, dance and music. There will be a focus on using local people, young people and performers for all aspects of the event further emphasising the vast talent to be found in Elgin.

The City Centre retailers from the fashion, hair and beauty sectors signed up so far includes many well known names such as: Bijou, M and Co, McCalls, Xanadu, ESP, Tesco, Dorothy Perkins, Ultimate Hair and Beauty, DE Shoes Dorothy Jack, LCTG, Moray College, Marks and Spencer, Eterno Bridal, Chuck McCall, Edinburgh Woollen Mill.

Fashions on show will include children’s, young teenagers, casual men’s, ladies casual and classical, formal and bridal, as well as a hairdressing showcase so there is something for everyone.

Included as part of the evening will be an exhibition/ fayre where local retailers will be promoting and selling their products. This will take place following the show. There will be refreshments throughout the evening with a finger buffet.

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 6th February priced at £10.00 each (£5.00 for concessions) from Elgin Library and Moray College.People can choose from a selection of movie themed tables for the evening and are invited to dress up in style for the occasion.

There will also be a charity raffle for local Elgin Charities.

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3 fridayfeeder @ ironworks 7pm. over 14s. tickets or info tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comfamily ceilidh 5 - 8pm, rose abbey school, kinloss.£5 adults £3 children. call 01309 691 872 for moreinformation. all welcomeandy white @ the loft 8pm - 11pm. the loft, eastgrange farm, kinloss. call 01343 850111 for moreinfo.

4 saturdayceilidh with julie mcritchie 8pm, rafford village hall.tickets £7. contact 01309 674583rachel sermanni @ ironworks 7:30pm, under 16s tobe accompanied by an adult. tickets or info tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

5 sundayjosie long @ ironworks 7pm. seated. 16+. tickets orinfo tel: 0871 7894173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

8 wednesdayhow our ericaceous plants grow 7.30pm, nairncommunity centre, king street. an illustrated talk byprofessor ian alexander, aberdeen university onheathers & related plants hosted by the highlandrock garden club. call 01320 366246

11 saturdayst leonard’s guild coffee morning 10am - 12 noon. stleonard’s church hall. £1.50 admission. usual stalls.

13 mondaydiabetes uk moray voluntary group AGM 7pm, elginyouth cafe, francis place, elgin. includes understand-ing diabetes presentation. all welcome. call daveduff (chairman) 01343 860671 for more info.

16 thursdaycatriona mckay (gaelic harp) and chris stout(shetland fiddle) 7:30pm. ogstoun theatre, gordon-stoun school, nr elgin. £12/£6. for more details visitwww.thegcs.org.uk. tickets at www.thebooth.co.uksteve hall @ ironworks 7pm. 16+. seated. tickets orinfo tel: 0871 789 4173 or www.ironworksvenue.com

17 fridayattack! attack! @ ironworks 7pm.14+. tickets or infotel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

18 saturdaybothy ballads champion of champions 7pm (doorsopen 6:15pm), elgin town hall. compere, robbieshepherd, of BBC scotland's "take the floor", judge,robert lovie. tickets at elgin library. tel 01343 562600.www.elginrotary.co.uk

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Chocolate and RaspberryMeringue NestsFebruary is the month of romance and this is a pudding that will surprise and delight the one you love and, also friends. As usual Knockomie's chefs will be offering a special menu over the Valentines weekend and we look forward to welcoming you and your loved one.

Serves 6-8

4 Large Egg Whites225g Caster Sugar25g Cocoa Powder1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence or Paste1 dessertspoon Cornflour1 teaspoon of Vinegar280ml Double Cream250g Fresh Raspberries1 generous slug of Drambuie (or liqueur of your choice)

Method

1. Place the egg whites in a clean dry bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in the caster sugar one spoon at a time until all is mixed into the egg white mix.

2. Sift the cocoa powder in to the egg mixture and stir gently until all mixed together. Sift in the cornflour and mix. Add the vanilla paste / essence and the vinegar. Beat again with the electric whisk, to make sure all is mixed together thoroughly.

3. Line a baking tray with baking parchment and mark out 6 – 8 circles. Place the mixture in to a piping bag with a star shaped nozzle and pipe into a nest shape using the circles as a guide.

4. Bake in a pre heated oven at 110°C for 1 ½ hours. Leave on the tray to cool. The nests will store for up to a week in an airtight container.

5. Whip the cream into soft peaks and add the Drambuie or Liqueur of your choice. Whisk for 20 seconds more to fully blend in the Drambuie.

6. Spoon into the meringue nests and decorate with the fresh raspberries. If you can't get fresh raspberries, you can use frozen. Defrost and drain any juices them and then mix them in to the beaten cream and fill the meringue nests.

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