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Media- Layout and Design Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen (due to staff relocation)to work in a small team in a growing media company, basedclose to Forres. The job will mainly entail computer baseddesktop publishing for a number of high profile magazines.The suitable candidate will also have the opportunity todevelop/improve skills in the application of computer-baseddesign in the preparation and completion of advertisingartwork.

Previous experience would be helpful but not essential,although an aptitude for computer work is important.

The following characteristics are also considered essential:

A positive and friendly mannerAn understanding of what it means to work in a small teamA committed and determined attitudeA willingness to learn

The position is intended to be full-time but part-time may bean option depending on previous experience. Salary isabove average for the area but subject to experience. Theposition will be available from June and full training will begiven where required.

Please phone 01309 690063 or email:[email protected] to apply for the position.

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AULDEARN SWRI2nd Wednesday of month, 7.30pmDunbar Hall (excl Jul & Aug).Talks & demos incl craft, travel,social and international affairs.Preserves and enhancesawareness of Scotland's ruralheritage.Contact 452345 oremail [email protected]

BEFRIENDERS HIGHLANDVoluntary organisation, co-ordi-nating friendships between vol-unteers and people who havemental health problems and feellonely or isolated. ContactHeather Forbes 451444 or emailnairn@befriendershighland.org.ukwww.befriendershighland.org.uk

CVS NAIRNUmbrella group for voluntary or-ganisations in Nairn. Providesadvice & information regardingfunding and establishing newgroups. Contact 455234 or [email protected]

FAMILY FIRST (BADENOCH,STRATHSPEY & NAIRN)Support service via home basedvolunteer support and or groupsupport for families with a childunder 4. Contact Lynne 452865

HIGHLAND RUSSIA CONNECTIONRussian language lessons, artand craft workshops, Russiandancing, educational talks,displays and exhibitions. CallElena Reid 456245 or [email protected]

INVERNESS RACING PIGEONCLUBSeeking new members youngand old. Races held fromInverness to as far away asFrance with the North East Fed-eration. All ages welcome. Call01463 243038.

LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OFNAIRN HOSPITALOur charity raises funds toprovide extra comforts for staffand patients at Nairn TownCounty Hospital and alsoprovide equipment for thehospital. Contact 452243

LYNX NETBALL CLUB OFNAIRNAll abilities welcome. S1 and up.Contact Kim Neill tel: 455486

MEN’S CHOIRAlternate Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm at St. John’s Church,Forres. All kinds of music. No ex-perience necessary. Contact Bill01309 672951 for more details

NAIRN & DISTRICTGARDENING CLUB2nd Thursday in month, 7.30pm,Nairn Community Centre. Avariety of topics are coveredfrom visiting speakers. Contact452331 for further details

NAIRN & DISTRICT PIPE BANDWe aim to keep TraditionalScottish Music alive andentertain the many visitorsduring the summer months atHighland Games, Galas & Street

Performances etc. Call 454645

NAIRN HIGHLAND GAMESCOMMITTEEContact 452422 or [email protected]

NAIRN LADIES CURLING CLUBFriendly club offering good funsocial curling. New memberswelcome. Contact 404256

NAIRN LUNCHEON AND SOCIALCLUB FOR 60 AND OVERMonday & Thursday. 2 courselunch & tea/coffee for £3. Bingo,bus trips, good blether & more.All welcome. Call Moira on 455011

NAIRN MEN'S BREAKFAST3rd Saturday every month (notJul & Dec) 9.45am at WindsorHotel Nairn. The opportunity formen of all ages & denominationsto share how their life changedthrough faith in JESUS. Call01667 455149 book a place.

NAIRN SCHOOL OF DANCINGWednesdays, 3.30pm at the BBHut, Old Parish Chruch. ContactMrs Fraser 01463 729477

NAIRN SOCCER SEVEN'SMondays 6pm - 7.15pm, Easterto October. Qualified SFAcoaches provide coaching andgames. P2 - P7. Contact 452930

NAIRN SPORTS CLUBSomething for everyone - Fitnessclasses, Gym, Tennis, Squash &Badminton Courts, Sauna, Non-members welcome. Contact454523 or [email protected]

FREE SOCIAL GROUP Last Thursday every month 7pmMuckle Cross, Elgin. For over21s in Moray Walking group,weekends away, attendingmusic, theatre & cinema events.New members always welcome.

SEAFORTH CLUBPrivate members club, welcomingguests & visitors to a warm,comfortable and friendly environ-ment. Weekend entertainment,incl. bingo & dancing to livemusic. Contact 452509

THE ACCIDENTALSNairn’s Community Choir.Practices every Wed, 7.30 -9.30pm, St Columba’s churchhall, Queen Street. Sing acappella in four-part harmony.New members welcome. Call453838 or just come along.

TREES FOR LIFE GREEN DAYSOUTFor people in Moray & Inverness-shire. Spend a day carrying outconservation tasks. Transport,tools & training free of charge.Pick ups available. Volunteers over18 with reasonable level of fitness.Every Wed & last Sun of themonth. Booking essential. CallRosie on 01309 691444 or [email protected]

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By the time you read this, theEaster season will be over- kidsand adults will have eaten their fillof chocolate eggs and families willhave reconnected over the schooland bank holiday. Hopefully theweather will have improved suffi-ciently to allow us to contemplatethe garden and the possibility ofsummer barbecues. But maybe,just maybe we should also con-template something else; afterEaster Christians celebrate theresurrection story and the fact thatGod is on the loose. God is out ofthe box!

You see when you think about it weall have a tendency to box God, tokeep religion firmly under control.We tend to access God on ourterms subjecting God to the rules

and regulations of Church struc-tures and practices as and whenwe want to access them. We createclubs of church goers, and toooften we exclude others particu-larly those on the margins ofsociety from our religious experi-ences. But people and especiallyreligious people should take timeto reflect on this; it is because ofEaster that we believe in the resur-rection and so God is free, freefrom the constraints of religioussystems, free to use religion tomeet our needs in the most unex-pected places and in the most un-expected people. God you see stillspeaks to us both within churchesand beyond them. His resurrectionoffers the possibility of changingpeople and society by touchingthem hope and love. His resurrec-

tion speaks of a different perspec-tive where all people matter andwhere we are touched with aninnate beauty and worth becauseGod freely loves us.

And if God is free, if Christ is risen,well the world is turned upsidedown and our prejudices andpersonal ideologies are challengedto see that God is no longer blackor white, man or woman, gay orstraight, catholic or protestant.What matters is that God by hisresurrection is still working in theworld to renew it , transforming usby his love and mercy and the for-giveness of our sins.

Steven MandersNairn United Reformed Church

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Church Meetings

Ardersier with Petty Parish Church C of S Sundayservice at 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12noon. Call 462224Nairn Baptist Church 11am every Sunday & 6pm everythird Sunday of the month. Meets in Nairn CommunityCentre. Call the Pastor 459672 or visit www.nairnbap-tistchurch.org.ukAuldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Sunday Serviceat 12 noon. Rev. Ricky Reid 451675.Cawdor Parish Church Sunday service at 10.15am.Rev. JS Mathieson 493217Nairn Free Church Sunday at 11am with Sunday School& Creche (Gordon St); Evening 6pm (Gordon St); YouthClub for S1 up on Wed at 6.30pm (Rosebank Hall);Prayer & Bible Study Thurs at 11am or 7:30pm alternateWeeks (Gordon Street). Minister Murdo MacLeod459131.Nairn Christian Fellowship Sunday Worship 10.30am;Praise & Bible Study Wednesday 7.30pm. Call SandyShaw 456492.Old Parish Church meets at 10.30am for morning

Worship, Sunday School & Creche. Rev. Ian WFHamilton.St Ninians Church Morning Worship and Sunday School10.15am. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7.30pm. Rev. RickyReid 451675.St Columba’s Scottish Episcopal Family Worship10.30am. Evening Prayer 6.30pm. Rev. Canon AlisonSimpson 452458.St Mary’s Catholic Church IV12 4RJ, Saturday Vigil6pm, Sunday Mass 11.30am, tel: 453323United Reformed Church Morning Service with SundaySchool & Creche 11am. Rev. Steven Manders 451443.The Pentecostal Church of God Nairn Sundays at10.30am. Minister: JD Grant 456088. www.churchofgod-nairn.orgNairn Joint Service 1st Sunday monthly St Ninians6.30pmIf you are a member of a church not listed here pleaseemail with details and we will print this in futureissues.

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SandownRY invited comments on the recently heldCharrette on Sandown.It was generally felt that it was very profes-sionally led, well chaired and did aneffective job of bringing out peoples views.The Charrette was not to address whetherSandown should be developed, but that itwas a given that it would, and that over thethree days discussion would be whatwould be there, how it would be developedand within what context. BS commentedthat the consultants had noted that withouta good town centre a development atSandown would not thrive. BS felt that thiswas the most important conclusion and un-derlined how critical the town centre devel-opment is to the town as a whole.GV observed that one interesting point toemerge was that those landowners whoretained a long term interest in the landbeing developed (like the Cawdor Mainte-nance Trust at Delnies) were able to placeconditions on the future use of the landwhich are much stronger and harder tooverturn than Planning conditions. Thiswas both relevant and useful in respect ofSandown, where the trustees of theCommon Good could – if they chose –maintain oversight and impose similar con-ditionsThe Charrette is process is not over. Oncethe consultants fine tune the ideas putforward, sketches and displays will beavailable for public viewing at the Golf ViewHotel on 29th February from 3pm until7pm, with meeting commencing afterpublic viewing at 7pm. RY encouragedresidents to attend the viewing at the GolfView HotelTown CentreRY noted that Nairnshire Telegraph hadreported that Old Community Centre wouldbe demolished starting on 05 March 2012and would take a couple of months. Shewas hoping that this could be extended toinclude the Petrol Station owned by the Co-op but this is still being negotiated. Thesite would be cleared, landscaped andmade into parking. It was hoped that thestone King Street buildings would beconverted into use, whether housing orbusiness. Councillor Liz MacDonaldfavoured the buildings being used forrented council housing.Veterinary Practice application (Lodgehill)

A planning application had been submittedto the Council for a small rear extension tothe Lodgehill Clinic building to enable itsuse as a veterinary clinic.Traffic Issues, RatrunsBill Young had written a letter on behalf ofNWCC to Mr Richard Evans, Area Roadsand Community Works Manager of THCregarding Local Authorities Traffic Ordersregulations of 1999 and Prohibition ofVehicles except for Access, Marine Road toAltonburn Road, Nairn. The letteraddresses the ‘rat runs’ through the westend of Nairn due primarily to installation oftraffic lights. A96 through traffic is increas-ingly using these residential streets toavoid traffic lights and tail backs of trafficduring peak times. This creates problemsin a quiet residential area with elderlyresidents. The lack of pavements on somestretches is a safety issue – along SandownFarm Lane and by the Links, an area withopen play parks which visitors are encour-aged to visit. The letter invited solutions,and proposed the installation of restrictedaccess signage. BY noted that there wouldbe a statutory consultation process andlooked forward to receiving a responsefrom Highland Council.BS was disappointed that public and pressreaction had so far been very negative.Prejudiced comments did a disservice tothe serious points being raised. The problem had arisen because of the authori-ties’ failure to consider the local impact ofthe additional traffic lights. It was not onlya matter of ‘rat runs’ through the West Endof Nairn. There was also a serious safetyissue of traffic using theCroy/Cawdor/Auldearn road as an unoffi-cial bypass. There should have been morejoined up thinking between TransportScotland and Highland Council planners..

RY felt that the problem of traffic tail backswill resurface during the summer monthsand wondered how could this beaddressed. Police are not traffic planners,they enforce laws and do not analyse trafficflow. Mr Colin Macaulay pointed out thatpolice are there for crime prevention and‘driving without due care and attention’ isa crime. Anyone can contact the police toreport this, which could result in theoffender receiving points on their licence.Cllr LM advised consultation with the police

over traffic issues and encouraged CC’s towrite to Keith Brown the Transport Ministerto keep up the pressure for the NairnBypass to be brought forward as soon aspossible RY looked forward to receiving areply from THC Any other Business- Firhall BridgeRY enquired how Mr Murd Dunbar was pro-gressing with campaign to improve acces-sibility across Firhall bridge. MD repliedthat the pipe on the bridge was to beremoved in May, as per copy of letterreceived from Ron Mackenzie of THCdated 17 February 2012, but was stillseeking the funding for ramps. The costwas likely to be some £30,000. MD hadheard from Cllr Graham Marsden that nonaccessible signs were to be placed nearthe bridge, after discussion with AccessPanel regarding access. Cllr LizMacDonald mentioned the possibility ofsome cash for the accessibility rampscoming from the discretionary fund whichhas £50,000 per annum to draw upon.However if £30,000 were to be allocated toFirhall bridge, this would mean significantlyless funding being available to the manyother local organisations, groups andevents such as the Book and Arts Festival.The discretionary fund prefers to matchfund projects. Chances of matchedfunding might be significantly greater ifcontributors could also be obtained fromelsewhere.There then followed discussion overfunding from various sources. BSregretted that when amounts of moneybecame available for community use, suchas the Sainsbury money, there had beenno consultation on how this money shouldbe assigned. The money had beenallocated to improvements to shopfrontage in the High street, CCTV improve-ments and street lights. Even if these wereworthy projects, BS felt there should bemore transparency and local public dis-cussion to get ideas on how to allocate themoney. and to prioritise needs within thecommunity. Cllr Liz Macdonald agreed.John Dolan hoped there might be an op-portunity for ‘community gain’ from devel-opment at Nairn South, and MD added thatthere could be similar monetary opportuni-ties with Sandown.

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May Day Bank Holiday Mon. 7th May 2012

Spring Bank Holiday Mon. 4th June 2012

Queens Diamond Jubilee Tues. 5th June 2012

Inverness Holiday Mon. 2nd July 2012

Summer Bank Holiday Mon. 6th Aug. 2012

Inverness Holiday Mon. 1st Oct. 2012

Inverness Holiday Mon. 5th Nov. 2012

St Andrews Day Fri. 30th Nov. 2012

Christmas Day Tues. 25th Dec. 2012

Boxing Day Wed. 26th Dec. 2012

New Year’s Day Tues. 1st Jan. 2013

Scottish Bank Holiday Wed. 2nd Jan. 2013

* substitute, as this holiday falls on a weekend orother bank holiday

SCHOOLSAuldearn Primary School ............................(01667) 452118Cawdor Primary School ..............................(01667) 402460Millbank Primary School..............................(01667) 452240Rosebank Primary School ..........................(01667) 454090Nairn Academy ............................................(01667) 453700Moray College Nairn Learning ....................(01667) 456759

DOCTORSNairn Hospital A&E .....................................(01667) 452101The Lodgehill Clinic ....................................(01667) 452096Arderseir Medical Practice ..........................(01667) 452278Nairn Sports Medicine Clinic ......................(01667) 454523

DENTISTSJones Jones & Behrendt ............................(01667) 453189RM Donald & Associates ............................(01667) 454603

PHARMACIESLloyds Pharmacy ........................................(01667) 453100Boots The Chemist ......................................(01667) 453169

VETSMoray Coast ................................................(01667) 453161Inshes Veterinary Clinic Inverness ..............(01463) 711777

Police Station ..............................................(01667) 452222Stagecoach Inverness.................................(01463) 239292Citizens Advice Bureau ...............................(01667) 456677Nairn Museum ............................................(01667) 456791Dalcross Airport .............................(01667) 464000/462280Inverness Job Centre ....................(01463) 888100/888200Highland Council ........................................(01667) 458500Victim Support ............................................(01463) 710806Samaritans ..................................................(01463) 713456Gas - Emergency............................................(0800 111999Water - Emergency ........................................08456 008855British Red Cross Inverness ........................(01463) 231620Crossroads ..................................................(01667) 455369National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950

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May Day Holiday Monday 7th May 2012

Summer Term Starts Tuesday 17th April 2012

Summer Term Ends Friday 29th June 2012

for 2012/2013 (all dates inclusive)Regional Closure Monday 13th August 2012

Autumn Term Starts Tuesday 14th August 2012

Autumn Term Ends Friday 5th October 2012

Regional Closure Monday 22nd October 2012

Winter Term Starts Tuesday 23rd October 2012

School Holidays

Winter Term Ends Thursday 20th December 2012

Spring Term Starts Monday 7th January 2013

Holiday Closure Monday 11th February 2013

Holiday Closure Tuesday 12th February 2013

Regional Closure Wed. 13th February 2013

Regional Closure Thursday 14th February 2013

Regional Closure Friday 15th February 2013

Spring Term Ends Thursday 28th March 2013Good Friday Holiday Friday 29th March 2013

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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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Over the Easter recess, I am looking forward to a visit tothe USA and Canada in connection with Scotland week.It will be my first major visit of this type as Scotland’s manin energy, enterprise and tourism. It will include a visit tosome of the oil and gas companies which have a strongpresence in Aberdeen, but which are mostly headquar-

tered in Texas. I am sure that some Spotlight readers are old enoughto recall the first series of the US TV show, Dallas.

I am looking forward to telling them that unlike in Dallas Texas, inScotland the Ewing’s never really went away! Seriously though, there is a great chance now in oil and gas and also

in renewables to see Scotland continue to succeed. We have seenover the past couple of weeks, major wins - in Nigg global energy newskills academy - in Edinburgh the Green Investment Bank andGamesa the offshore wind turbine manufacturer to create 800 jobs. None of this happens by accident and I pay tribute to the people who

work in HIE, Scottish Enterprise and SDI who do the boiler room workto make all this happen.

In fact one of the top people in the enterprise network told me thaton the day the Gamesa decision was to be delivered - by phone - asto whether they chose Scotland or England - he was so nervous thathe could not sit at his desk - but paced around the block. All of that andthe sunshine is shining a spotlight on us too. There is a divinity lookingout for us.

Various news reports of misbehaviour in theParliament bars might lead some to believethat we MPs do nothing more than spend ourweeknights in the bars around Parliament.Unfortunately, for most of us this is untrue.

But when the opportunity arose for a quick half pint in thename of work, who was I to pass it up?When I was told that Stephen Crossland from the LochNess Brewery was in Parliament to visit his ale and I hadbeen invited to join him for a half pint, I didn’t need to beasked twice, I was delighted that a real ale from my con-stituency had been chosen to go on tap in the ParliamentStrangers bar. The Loch Ness Brewery is a small 2-barrelplant that produces 6 regular beers a year using the finestof malts, hops and highland water. What better way todemonstrate what the Highlands have to offer?And it seems the aptly named Ness Minister beer proveda big hit amongst the MPs. By the time we arrived onWednesday afternoon, three of the five kegs that hadbeen sent down were already empty. Fergus Ewing MSPDanny Alexander MP

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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 more information or visitwww.thehouseofautomata.com

23 April - 19 May‘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

APRIL23 mondaymiles kane @ ironworks 7pm. standing. 14+. ticketsor info tel: 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.com

25 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]

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 of

punk, 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 10.30am, nairncommunity centre, king street. plants, stalls & coffeemorning. scottish rock garden national show opensat midday. tel: 01320 366246pritchard vs dainton @ ironworks 8pm, 18+. ticketsor info call 08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.cominverness choral society perform verdi’s requiem7:30pm, eden court theatre. inspiring & uplifting. the 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

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MAY 1 tuesdaycawdor castle and gardens open for the season 7days a week 10am - 5pm. enquiries and ticket infocall 01667 404401, email [email protected] orvisit www.cawdorcastle.com

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 treebadour puppet theatre presents "organicpepper" 2pm, the james milne institute, findhorn.(next to the stone piers). for children from 3 years.£4 per person. for bookings or info call elisabethjulian 01309 691225 or visit www.treebadour.co.ukelgin’s 2nd scottish theme day (part of the 12th spiritof speyside whisky festival) 10am - 4pm. browse thescottish themed market from 10am and enjoy thetraditional scottish music & dance. activities heldaround the city centre and st giles centre. visitwww.elginbid.com for info.new children's adventure playground @ brodiecastle official opening at 11am. fun for all. visitwww.nts.org.uk/events or call 0844 493 2156.

5 saturday - 6 sundaymundole spring show closing date 20th april. call07901 602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.com

6 sundaymusic in a marquee with michael macmillan @brodie castle 1:30pm - 4pm. enjoy afternoon tea withhome baking. free entry. part of spirit of speysidewhisky festival. visit www.nts.org.uk/events or call0844 493 2156.

9 wednesdaymoray & nairn floral art club 7:30pm, ramnee hotel,forres. demonstration by audrey foster from northyorkshire - ‘re use & recycle’. call jean 01309 673552or caroline 651375 for further details.

11 fridaydodgy @ ironworks 7:30pm. tickets or info call08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comconcert with ‘lyra’ @ brodie castle 7:30pm. a world

famous company of professional singers from st pe-tersburg, who perform a selection of Russian folksongs, classical & sacred music. Adults £10, con-cessions £8 at www.nts.org.uk/events or call 0844493 2156evening of mediumship with june field at nairncommunity & arts centre. call 01667 453476 or [email protected] for tickets and more information.

12 saturdaycoast @ ironworks 7:30pm. tickets or info tel: 0871789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

13 sundaymundole equestrian british dressage & unaffiliateddressage closing date 4th may. contact 07901602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.combuckie 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.orgopen garden, plant stall & teas in aid of help forheroes 1:30pm - 4:30pm at hawthorn cottage, dyke.contact bridget on 01309 641271 for more info.

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

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Cinema ListingsMay 2012

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 MayBel Ami (15)

Into The Abyss (12a)In Darkness (15)

The Kid With A Bike (12a)Visit www.eden-court.co.uk orcall 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 at10.15am Tickets £1.25 / VIP Tickets £2.75

Senior ScreeningsEvery Tuesday afternoon

Tickets £3.05 / VIP Tickets £4.55Includes tea/coffee & biscuits

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Cinema NairnFriday 25th May, 7.30pm

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16 wednesday - 18 fridaynairn drama club presents two one act plays - “havea nice day” and “a dog's life” 7:30pm, the littletheatre, nairn. £6 on the door on the night. teas,coffees & wine available. contact sandra mcgowanon 01667 455899 or visit http://nairndrama.org.uk

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

18 fridaymusical banquet - a feast fror your ears @ brodiecastle 7:30pm. step back in time 400 years to hearthe group serve up a delectable menu of musicaltreats. adults £14, concessions £12, incl. souvenirprogramme, at www.nts.org.uk/events or 0844 4932156

19 saturday‘time for tease’ burlesque night @ ironworks 9pm.18+. standing. tickets or info call 08717894173 orvisit www.ironworksvenue.com‘the trees that made britain’ rhs talk by tony kirkham11am, cawdor community centre, with refreshments.followed by a tour of cawdor gardens at 2pm and3:30pm. £5 rhs members, £7.50 non members.booking essential. enquiries & ticket info call 01667404401, email [email protected] by 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.comnairn men’s breakfast 9:45am for 10am, windsorhotel, nairn. meet other men christian & nonchristian and share food and fellowship. speakerronnie mclean. phone campbell 01667 455149 ordereck 01667 456088 by friday 18th may 2012 tobook a place.traditional may fair at moray steiner school 11am -4pm. craft Activities, live music & maypole dancing, stalls, school tours, café and bbq. discover themagic of community at this traditional may fair. call01309 676300 or visit www.moraysteinerschool.orghighland 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 sundaymundole equestrian show jumping contact 07901602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.comgordon castle highland games and country fair11am - 5pm, fochabers. for details & tickets at a special on-line discount visit our websitewww.gordoncastle.co.uk/highland-gamesstand 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 newcomedy 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 fridayrenowned viennese harpist monika stadler @ thelittle theatre 7:30pm, the little theatre, nairn. tickets£8 / £6 from sandra mcgowan on 01667 455899 orat the door on the night.bhajan 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 saturdaychristian aid cupcake coffee morning 10am - 12pm,cawdor community centre. entry by donation. allwelcome. children - join in and decorate a cupcake.

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abc boxing tournament returns to ironworks 7pm. 16+. unreserved seating. tickets or info call08717894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

27 sundaymusic nairn presents anthony hewitt (piano) 7:30pm,nairn community & arts centre. playing schumann,schubert, chopin & more. tickets £18, members £14,students £2. for info call 01667 453476 or visitwww.olympianist.com.lofty arts @ the loft 10am - 12noon, east grangefarm, kinloss. creative fun sessions £4 per child - allchildren welcome (accompanied by an adult).booking recommended call 01343 850111

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] 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

31 thursdayopen air performance of macbeth by the lord cham-berlain’s men gates open 6pm for a 7:30pm start.adults £14.50, children £8. enquiries and ticket infocall 01667 404401 or visit www.cawdorcastle.com

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1 sundaymundole equestrian show jumping contact 07901 602042 orvisit www.mundoleequestrian.comhighland 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.treebadour puppet theatre presents "the stolen birthdaycake" 2pm, the james milne institute, findhorn. (next to the

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stone piers). hand puppet show for children from 3 years.£4 per person. info or bookings call elisabeth julian 01309691225 or visit www.treebadour.co.ukdiamond jubilee garden party & strawberry teas @ brodiecastle 1:30pm - 4pm. with entertainment by the truly terribleorchestra and tony baxter. an afternoon of light hearted fun,children's games & crafts. www.nts.org.uk/events or 0844493 21562 saturday - 3 sundaycawdor castle garden tours 11am & 2pm. included innormal gardens ticket. enquiries & ticket info call 01667404401 or visit www.cawdorcastle.com3 sundaymotorfun 12pm - 5pm, cooper park, elgin. organised by therotary club of elgin. free event offers a new cars motorshow, classic and vintage cars, "show and shine" cars, mo-torbikes, live entertainment, with bands, stalls and more.visit www.elginrotary.co.uk. 8 friday - 10 sundayrock ness on the very shores of loch ness. featuresheadline performances from ed sheeran and indie folkfavourites mumford and sons and noah and the whale,alongside scotland’s own biffy clyro. visitwww.rockness.co.uk for more info.9 saturdaytreebadour puppet theatre presents "kasper and crocodilevisit nessie" 2pm, the james milne institute, findhorn. (nextto the stone piers). hand puppet show for children from 3years. £4 per person. info or bookings call elisabeth julian01309 691225 or visit www.treebadour.co.ukstrathpeffer victorian day - live music, street stalls, climbingwall, pony rides, bouncy castle, flea circus, dog display &much more. treasured vehicles show: to register contact07736463762. free entry to the museum of childhood.finally an evening ceilidh in the pavilion. fun for all thefamily, with free park and ride from castle leod (shinty field)to all events.13 wednesdaymoray & nairn floral art club 7:30pm, ramnee hotel, forres.demonstration by allan beatty from northern ireland -‘summer visit’. call jean 01309 673552 or caroline 651375for further details.16 saturdayabsolute elvis for ironworks 7pm. seated. tickets or info tel:08717894173 / www.ironworksvenue.comtreebadour puppet theatre presents "kasper and thehighland games" 2pm, the james milne institute, findhorn.(next to the stone piers). hand puppet show for childrenfrom 3 years. £4 per person. info or bookings call elisabethjulian 01309 691225 or visit www.treebadour.co.uk20 wednesdayinverness college uhi open day 12 noon - 6pm, longmancampus refectory. for people interested in joining coursesin aug & sept 2012. for info call 01463 273000 or [email protected] 21 thursdaybbc antiques roadshow 9:30am - 4:30pm in the grounds ofcawdor castle. enquiries and ticket info call 01667 404401or visit www.cawdorcastle.com30 saturdaymundole summer show, closing date 16th june, call 07901602042 or visit www.mundoleequestrian.comtreebadour puppet theatre presents "crocodile hastoothache" 2pm, the james milne institute, findhorn. (nextto the stone piers). hand puppet show for children from 3years. £4 per person. bookings or info call elisabeth julian01309 691225 or visit www.treebadour.co.uk

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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.

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Penny Ellis, Owner - Knockomie Hotel, Forres. Tel: 01309 673146

H O T E Lk n o c k o m i e

Flourless Triple Chocolateand Orange BrowniesAfternoon Tea is very fashionable and proving very popular at

Knockomie and these Brownies are one of the varieties we bake.

They are always very popular. During the Summer sunny weather

we can serve Afternoon Tea in the garden, available between 3pm

and 5pm daily.

300g White Chocolate

75g Unsalted Butter

275g Dark Chocolate 70%

4 x Large Eggs

175g Caster Sugar

100g Milk Chocolate Chips

200g Ground Almonds

Finely grated rind of 1 Orange

Heat the oven to 190°C and you will need a 23cm x 33cm x 1.5cm

deep oven proof tin, lined with baking parchment.

Method

1. Break up 150g of white chocolate in a bowl with the butter and

place over a pan of barely simmering water to melt and mix

together.

2. Roughly chop the dark and white chocolate and place in a

clean bowl. Add the milk chocolate chips.

3. In a separate bowl beat together with an electric hand whisk the

eggs and sugar until light and frothy. Beat in the melted butter and

white chocolate mixture, and the grated orange rind.

4. Stir in the ground almonds and the chopped chocolate pieces.

5. Pour the mixture into the lined tin and place on the centre shelf in

the oven. Bake for 35 minutes until risen and firm to touch. Test with

a skewer to ensure it comes out clean. You might need to test

various sections to make sure you test the sponge not the choco-

late chunks!

6. Leave to cool completely in the tin. When completely cold, turn

out and cut in to squares. Indulge and enjoy!

You can substitute the ground almonds for self raising flour if you prefer.

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Athens is now within reach with direct flights from Edinburgh. The Acropolis, Temple of Athena & the National Archaeological Museum are all in the city and a trip to The Sacred Site of Delphi to see the Temple of Apollo would provide enough knowledge to get a Gold Star in any school project on Ancient Greece! The Plaka area of Athens with it's maze of narrow streets is perfect for browsing stalls selling pottery, jewellery and marble. Eating out here is mainly outdoors in the Tavernas specialising in Souvlaki (kebab), spanakopita (spinach pie) & Meze (greek tapas) all washed down with some surprisingly good local wine!

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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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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THE OSPREY, one of Scotland’s most iconic birds will now be back on its breeding grounds after a long hard migration from its winter quarters in West Africa.

Driving around any part of Speyside you will frequently see this amazing bird’s image adorned on sides of guest houses, hotels and local businesses. In fact it was the huge image of the Osprey that once hung on the side of the Old Aviemore Centre buildings that first lit my passion for this species (and hence the logo for “Birding Ecosse”)

The Osprey is highly adapted to a life feeding on fish. Its talons have a reversible toe and rough, spiky scales that allow the bird to grip and carry a slippery fish in head on torpedo fashion. In full breeding season it has been known for the male to catch up to eight fish per day to feed its hungry chicks. And the sight of an Osprey plunging feet first into a

THE OSPREY, one of Scotland’s most iconic birds will now be back on its breeding grounds after a long hard migration from its winter

Driving around any part of Speyside you will frequently see this amazing bird’s image adorned on sides of guest houses, hotels and local businesses. In fact it was the huge image of the Osprey that once hung on the side of the Old Aviemore Centre buildings that first lit my passion for this species (and hence the

The Osprey is highly adapted to a life feeding on fish. Its talons have a reversible toe and rough, spiky scales that allow the bird to grip

loch to catch a Pike or Brown trout is a sight that will long remain with you.

At present two of the most famous Ospreys have returned to their favourite nesting sites. The first is “Lady” from the Loch of the Lowes, Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve at Dunkeld, now in her 23rd year! And “EJ” at RSPB Loch Garten Reserve. Both are worth a visit (entrance fee payable to non SWT or RSPB members respec-tively) or alternatively log onto their websites to witness live video feeds direct from the nests!

If you visit a local estuary such as Findorn bay in Moray or Loch Fleet in Sutherland you may just catch these birds as they pass through en route to their breeding grounds.

For more detailed information log onto www.rspb.org.uk, www.swt.org.uk or www.roydennis.org

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known for the male to catch up to eight fish per day to feed its hungry chicks. And the sight of an Osprey plunging feet first into a

Information kindly supplied by Birding Ecosse, offering Birdwatching for beginners workshops.

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