The lossie local spring 14

THE LOSSIE LOCAL LOSSIEMOUTH’S COMMUNITY MAGAZINE AND LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY

SPRING 2014 YOUR FREE LOCAL MAGAZINE

Dear Neighbours, Happy New Year! And welcome to issue 26. It was delivered by Elgin Albion Football Club, so thanks to their team of volunteers who have helped earn £350 for their funds. And thanks also to Scott Marshall for the amazing cover photo.

This issue’s 10% donation will go to the 1st Lossiemouth Scout Group and their ongoing project to raise enough funds for a new roof.

New advertisers to welcome this issue are Crafty Gifts & DIY on page 27. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing them every success in their new venture.

Meg Duncan Sewing Services is on page 30, Bellyfit on page 31, Highland Hydrotherapy are back with us on page 39, A Stitch in Time on page 40 and Moray Locksmith on page 41. Please consider using our local businesses first and foremost, and if you do please make sure you mention you saw them here first!

Editorials this issue include local schoolgirl Jodie Stewart’s expedition to India (page 40), a plea for information about the East Beach Bridge from our Community Council (page 14), another request for info from Hythehill Primary for their forthcoming Golden Jubilee celebrations (page 28) and information on Doors Open Day ‘Town Lossiemouth’ (page 32). Plus loads more ...

The Summer issue will be out week beginning 19 May, so please be sure to get in touch if you have a business to advertise, or have any community information to submit. Full details at www.thelossielocal.co.uk.

Bye for now … Nicky Slater

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Life is Precious Two situations cause us to appreciate the preciousness of life, 1. When we look at a new born baby.

2. When ill health causes us to face up to the reality of death.

Let us consider why life is precious.

Where does life come from?

The Bible makes it clear and plain that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only life giver. It therefore follows that life is a gift from God. He created every life form, from the simple to the complex and produced conditions suitable for all life to be sustained. Scientists are still looking to find other planets with even basic conditions to sustain life. Why then are we so slow to acknowledge our earth environment is perfectly suited to sustain and maintain life? This could not happen by chance but was the design of an all wise creator.

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What is the purpose of life?

God has a purpose for everyone who has ever lived on planet earth.

That is that they might know God, [whom to know is life eternal], and Jesus Christ whom He sent. Life can only be truly enjoyed if one is at peace with their Maker. The shorter catechism states that “man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” So that this might be a reality for everyone, God sent His Son from Heaven to earth to be the Saviour of the world.

He it is who says “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” John10:10. This is a quality of life that can only be experienced when we come to Him. What have we done with our life?

We can use our life or abuse it, totally forgetting the preciousness of it. How many lives have been Gospel Hall, James Street

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wrecked with substance abuse, thus never realizing their full potential?

We can use our lives to amass wealth and fame and a multiplicity of other things, but of themselves these things do not afford satisfaction.

Not every rich person is satisfied with their life but rather the opposite might be true. To live for self makes us selfish; and a selfish person is never happy. This attitude quite forgets that not only is life precious but it is passing, and that quickly. It has been well said that there are no pockets in a shroud, so to have made a fortune to keep for you and yours, means to leave that fortune when it comes your time to leave this world.

Why not stop and consider how precious your life really is and seek to know peace with God through Jesus Christ the Lord and know how your life can be wonderfully fulfilled. It is never too early nor too late to do this for where there is life there is hope.

But remember, only in this life can we have hope of salvation.

IA Only one life, yes only one, Now let me say, "Thy will be done"; And when at last I’ll hear the call, I know I’ll say ’twas worth it all"; Only one life,’ twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

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“For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away” James 4:14

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Health & Wellbeing Daniela, our regular writer of the Health & Wellbeing feature, has been really busy recently and therefore hasn’t had time to put something together. Don’t worry though, I’m going to give it a shot! I’ve become a great fan of sourdough bread recently, especially since I was given some sourdough starter for Christmas. So that’s the theme this issue.

Here goes …

What is Sourdough Bread?

‘Sourdough’ means a dough fermented with naturally occurring yeasts and lactobacilli and without industrially manufactured yeast of the kind used by bakers for home baking. Making sourdough bread is easy. People have made bread this way for thousands of years - and this simple folk knowledge has been rediscovered by a new community of both artisan bakers and home enthusiasts.

Naturally occurring (‘wild’) yeasts and lactic acid bacteria (lactobacilli) are present in any sample of wheat or rye (and many other) flours. Water and warmth provide conditions for their growth. They feed on sugars converted from flour carbohydrate by the action of enzymes (also naturally occurring).

One of the reasons sourdough has become so popular is that many people nowadays suffer from glucose intolerance. There are all kinds of books and websites dedicated to gluten-free living, and rightfully so, because the bread we have today is very different from the bread we ate for hundreds of years. But why is gluten intolerance an epidemic in this day and age?

What’s changed?

Before the 1950s, most bread bakeries ran two shifts of workers because the dough was fermented throughout the night with a long and slow process using a culture that contained the lactobacillus bacteria. This slow process is necessary for bread to be properly digested.

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The phytic acid in grain needs to be 90% neutralized in order for the minerals to be absorbed by the human body. When you naturally ferment bread, you eliminate all phytic acid. About 90% of the phytic acid remains in breads made with instant yeasts (unless it‘s sprouted bread, but that’s a whole other topic …).

In their efforts to increase profits and speed up the bread making process, bakers began using new techniques that took only three hours to make a loaf of bread – and now can even take only one hour. They used the new instant yeasts, which made the old way of making bread (using cultures and fermentation that not only help to preserve food, but also increase the nutrients available for our bodies) unnecessary.

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www.carpetcleaningmoray.co.uk These changes in our bread have had devastating effects on our gut. Many believe that along with overly processed foods, soil depletion, and the loss of fermentation and probiotic foods that heal and protect our bodies, our diets are wreaking havoc on our guts. This, in turn, is causing the rise in all kinds of food allergies. Our diets are a dim reflection of the nutrient-dense whole foods we used to eat years ago. The average consumer is unaware of these changes in our food supply and then labels gluten and breads as the enemy, when they don’t realize the culprit is the dramatic changes in the actual process of making bread today.

During the making of sourdough bread, complex carbohydrates are broken down into more digestible simple sugars, and protein is broken down into amino acids. Enzymes develop during rising. These enzymes are not lost while baking since the centre of the loaf remains at a lower temperature than the crust. This fermentation, partly from lactobacillus, also allows for a bread that is lower on the glycemic index, thus making it better for those with blood sugar issues. The

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fermentation also helps restore the functioning of the digestive tract, resulting in proper assimilation and elimination.

Sourdough bread, fermented for at least 7 hours or longer, is the time it takes to transform the bread. Then not only is it easily digested, but often can be handled by those who are gluten intolerant.

Sources: ‘Bread Matters: Why and How to Make your Own’ by Andrew Whitley Donna Schwenk’s website: www.culturedfoodforlife.com A quick google search will turn up many recipes for sourdough bread. Here’s an easy one which should give good results:

Classic Sourdough from ‘Paul Hollywood’s Bread’ 375g strong white flour 250g sourdough starter 130 - 175ml tepid water 7g salt olive oil, for kneading 1. Combine the flour, starter and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the water, a little at a time, and mix with your hands to make a soft dough (you may not need all of the water).

2. Coat a chopping board or work surface with olive oil, then tip the dough on to it and knead for 10 - 15 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic.

3. Tip the dough into a lightly oiled bowl and cover with cling flim. Leave to rise in a warm place for 5 hours, or until at least doubled in size.

4. Knead the dough until smooth, knocking the air out. Shape for placing in a proving basket or loaf tin and leave to rise for 4 - 8 hours.

5. Pre-heat the oven to 220°C, and bake for 30 mins. Then reduce the heat to 200°C and bake for a further 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

If you’d like some sourdough starter let me know (Nicky on 815328) - we’ve always got plenty on the go. I’ve also got a good recipe for a soft sourdough sandwich bread if you want to experiment. Happy Baking!

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lossiemouth community council

The new Lossiemouth Community Council met for the first time before Christmas following the first-ever election of councillors in our part of Moray.

We are now very much a mix of experience and new faces - but there was little time to waste in getting down to work as a community organisation event had already been organised by the outgoing council and held in the Town Hall just a few days after the election result was announced.

Our Community Council has set itself a Š Stuart Crowther number of issues we wish to pursue that are all of great interest to people in our community. At the top of that list is our landmark bridge which is not only of vital importance to the town in practical terms but is a landmark much loved by local people and visitors alike.

ownership issue is established and with that insurance is put in place.

We would also be required to organise fundraising for the material required and future management of the bridge, again, however, this is severely hampered by the ownership issue.

If there is anyone reading this who has documentary knowledge of the ownership issue then we would certainly like to hear from them please contact the Community Council Chair, Mike Mulholland, on 01343 813787.

As mentioned earlier the Community Council has been bringing together community groups from around the town with a view to coordinating future activities and events. The first meeting was held back in November - now a follow-up meeting to discuss the findings and recommendations from that is to be held at the Stotfield Hotel on Wednesday, February 26.

We would urge representatives from those community groups who attended the first For some years now the Community Council meeting to return but would also welcome has been attempting to create a strategy for the representation from other groups who were future maintenance and improvement of the either not aware of that event or could not bridge, with former members having turned in a attend. Further details can be obtained from fantastic amount of research work on its history our Chair, Mike Mulholland, on the number and ownership. above.

The latter point is of vital importance - it has so far simply not been possible to identify who actually owned or owns the bridge. Moray Council has been carrying out essential maintenance on the structure but records of actual ownership have been lost over time and changes in administration.

Ownership is vital if we are to create a forward plan. The Army at Kinloss Barracks have very kindly taken a look at the structure and say that they would be willing to carry out the work of improving the bridge as a community project however, they cannot do anything until the

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Membership of the Lossiemouth Community Council: Chair: Mike Mulholland; Deputy Chair: Carolle Ralph; Treasurer: Tim Stanning; Community Councillors: Stuart Crowther, Malcolm Edwards, Maureen Garden, Donna Milne, Anna-Mary Overing, John Smart, Lynn-Marie Wood.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month in the Lossiemouth Community Centre at 7.30pm. Me mbers of the public are welcome to attend.

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Hi everyone, as the new Station Commander at RAF Lossiemouth it gives me great pleasure to write this quick intro to the 'local'. I took over from Group Captain Ian 'Windy' Gale on 8 Nov 13 and since then it feels like time has just flown by. Windy left the base in great shape and so it has been business as usual in the main - but here is a resume of what we have been up to and what lies ahead for the RAF's undisputed premier fighter base!

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the afore mentioned have everything they need to get their jobs done. Both of the Lossie front-line Tornado Squadrons, 12 (Bomber) and 617, returned from Ops in Afghanistan; each unit acted in exemplary fashion and discharged their challenging duties with the style that we have all come accustomed to. It will be even more bitter sweet therefore when both Squadrons formally disband at the end of March this year.

But the future for all of us with a connection to the Station is extremely bright! RAF Lossiemouth will celebrate its 75th Anniversary in May as well as welcome home 51 Squadron RAF Regiment back home from Afghanistan. Over the Summer we will host the annual Lossie Raft Race and support both the local and National Armed Forces Days.

Furthermore, and as a result of being chosen to remain as the sole RAF main operating base in Scotland, we will also see the arrival of 3 Typhoon Squadrons this year. Six, 1 (Fighter), and II(Army Cooperation) Squadrons will start to move into their new home starting in June of this year and all of them will be fully ensconced by October. You have probably seen the large number of construction workers coming on and off of the base as a result - I hope the volume of vehicles hasn't been too annoying to everyone; it's all in a good cause though.

So, it’s going to be a busy and exciting year.

To keep right up to date with our news follow us at: http://facebook.com/raflossiemouth and on our Twitter account: @RAFLOSSIEM0UTH, and @LossieStnCdr

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What’s On?

It’s free to place a listing on these pages, so make sure your community event/info isn’t missed out in the next issue. The Summer 14 Lossie Local is due for delivery week beginning 19 May, so get your entries to me before the end of April at the latest, before if poss:

on the Bible. Hosted by the Lossie Bible Club.

07862 898939 (Donald). Free Admission.

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FUTURE DIARY DATES Sun 4 May. Lossie Crafters Fair. 11am - 3pm.

Lossiemouth Town Hall.

Sat 17 May. Moray Steiner School May Fair.

A lovely family day out. Maypole dancing, craft stalls, gifts, plants, games, school tours, BBQ & Café.

nicky@thelossielocal.co.uk / 812271 RNLI QUIZ NIGHT Friday 28 February, 7pm for 7.30pm start, at the RNA Club, Commerce Street. All welcome. Teams of up to 5. £2 per person. All proceeds in aid of RNLI. WALKING ON SUNSHINE Choreographic show performed and produced by the full time HNC dance students of Rock Academy Lossiemouth. The show is a real mixture of song and dance. Saturday 8 March 2.30pm & 7.30pm at Studio 1, Rock Academy Performing Arts, 56 High St, Lossiemouth.

Tickets £5, limited seating, licensed bar. To book call 01343 813111 or email: shona@rockacademy.co.

AUDITIONS For the full time HNC & HND Professional Stage Dance course for Sept 2014 intake.

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LOSSIEMOUTH LIBRARY (813334) Opening Hours: Mon 10am - 8pm, Tue 2pm 8pm, Wed 2pm - 8pm, Thurs 10am - 5pm, Fri 2pm - 5pm, Sat 10am - 12 noon.

Book Bug Sessions: Book Bug Rhyme Time sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 2pm. Book Bug Story Time is on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 2pm.

Book Groups: If you enjoy reading and talking about books why not join one of the Lossiemouth Library Book Groups? One meets

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-Serving Members are welcome to attend.

1ST LOSSIEMOUTH SCOUT GROUP Beavers (age 6&7) Wed 1745 - 1845 Cubs (age 8&9) Mon 1830 - 2000 Scouts (age 10 - 13) Wed 1900 - 2100 Contact Alan Anderson (Group Scout Leader): 07739 815298 / alan.anderson100@hotmail.co.uk or Duncan Anderson (Assistant Scout Leader): 07929 654788. www.facebook.com/1stLossiemouthScoutGroup

BOYS BRIGADE Wednesday nights, Hythehill Primary School.

Anchor Section 5.30pm - 6.30pm (Primary 1, 2, 3).

Junior Section 6.30pm - 8pm (Primary 4, 5 & 6) Company Section 8pm - 9.30pm (Primary 7 & High School). £1 per session. Contact James Allan on 542305. www.boys-brigade.org.uk. reads a range of popular authors and new titles.

The other group meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm and focus on crime and mystery novels. Come along and join us!

CHARITY SHOP ON QUEEN STREET (up lane by Indigo Mystique) Please donate all your good quality clothes, toys, books etc. Come in, browse & pick up a bargain!

We will be supporting the following charities during April & May: 7 Apr - 14 April: Royal British LegionWomen’s Section 21 Apr - 2 May: Twin Town 5 May - 16 May: SSAFA 19 May - 30 May: St James’ Church THE ROYAL AIRFORCE ASSOCIATION (RAFA) LOSSIEMOUTH The RAFA meet at 7.30pm at on the first Wednesday of every month at the RNAS Club, Lossiemouth. All RAF Serving Members and Ex

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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN MORAY www.msmoray.net. A website of information and support for people with MS, their friends, family and carers. By people with multiple sclerosis for people with multiple sclerosis.

ROYAL BRITISH LEGION WOMENS’ SECTION LOSSIE BRANCH Monthly meetings 7.15pm every 4th Wed of the month. Meet at Lossiemouth Football Club Social Club, McDuff Street.

For details contact Margaret Stephen 812305.

DARBY & JOAN CLUB Our very popular Darby & Joan Club meets every Tuesday, and will run until 29 April.

We meet from 2pm - 3.45pm in the Community Centre. All over 60s very welcome. Transport available if required.

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pharmacy without the need for an appointment. On registration, the pharmacy You often don’t need to wait to see a Doctor; the local pharmacies all provide an excellent team may ask for proof of eligibility, then NHS Minor Ailment Service and can give complete a registration form for you to sign. prescriptions for medicines and offer advice.

Why waste time waiting for a Doctors appointment when you can just walk into This service is for children, people aged 60 or your local pharmacy. over, people who hold a medical exemption

Feeling under the weather?

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Once registered for the service, your pharmacist is able to give you advice or medicine for a range of minor illnesses and complaints if they think you need it. You are entitled to use this service is you are registered with a GP in Scotland.

Pharmacists are trained specialists and can offer free advice and treatment for minor illness and ailments such as:

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The pharmacies all have private consultation rooms where you can discuss your illness with complete confidentiality. It should be remembered, however, that like your doctor, your NHS pharmacist can only prescribe certain products so you may not get the product or brand of medicine you would normally buy.

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Your pharmacist will only provide care within their individual level of competence, so if they feel it is appropriate that you see your GP about a particular condition they may suggest this or refer you directly if this is possible.

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Team RAFBF Lossiemouth was set up in November 2012 with the goal of raising funds and awareness of the RAF Benevolent Fund here at Lossiemouth. We have already held a number of events, including quiz nights and coffee mornings and, more recently, we had a Karaoke Night at the Beach Bar and Craft Fayre in the Lossiemouth Community Centre. Both these events raised over ÂŁ400 between them, were a great success and well enjoyed, especially the Karaoke Night! We are definitely planning on doing that again, so keep your eyes peeled. By November 2013, Team RAFBF Lossiemouth had raised over ÂŁ7,000 for the RAFBF and has supported many others in their fundraising locally and further afield, through our Facebook and Twitter profiles.

veterans and families continues, and we are passionate about what we do here at Lossiemouth. We are always looking for volunteers to get involved with our events, so please get in touch with us. If you would like to take on your own challenge for RAFBF, please visit www.rafbf.org.

We are looking forward to a very busy 2014, attending lots of local events, as well as planning some of our own, and we look forward to hearing from anyone who would like to get involved.

Contact: 01343 813999 / 01343 817050 / 07775 737647

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If you’ve not yet been down to Crafty Gifts & DIY on Pitgaveny Street, now’s the time … Helen and Tash have some lovely things in at very reasonable prices. See what they have to offer opposite.

21 - 22 Pitgaveny Street Lossiemouth Why not pop in and have a browse ...

From 1st Feb Sally Snape, of Encourage Designs, will also have her works out to view and purchase too. She specializes in paintings, cards with words stamped in metal, box frames, wire hearts and jewellery.

Sally can make things to order and personalise items with people’s names. All her work stems from the idea of positive and encouraging words that uplift. Prices range from £1.50 for cards to £25 for large paintings.

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Can you help us celebrate our Golden Jubilee?

Nearly half a century ago, in 1965, Hythehill Primary School opened. Hythehill is coming up to its fiftieth birthday! Primary 7a is using the year before the actual jubilee to try and gather information. We know that Hythehill opened in 1965 but at the moment that is nearly all we know! We are finding it harder than we imagined to get any information and are really hoping for your help.

The best information will come from you – the community of Lossiemouth. You will all have memories of Hythehill or know someone who has. You may have just one memory or fact to share or you may have many. The information could be from fifty years ago or just five years ago. Tell us about your teachers, head

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teachers, classmates, school work, changes in the building, school clothes, lunches and playground games. Please take a few moments just now to stroll down memory lane and then jot down one or more of your precious memories for us. Maybe there are some friends of Hythehill who are full to bursting with information and you have too many things to write down. If that’s the case you could pop in and chat to us. We would love it.

What about photographs? You can tell a lot from a photograph. We are sure you must have even just one photo of your school days at Hythehill. There will be many class photos out there that we would love to display. Some of the photos might even show some changes in the building inside or out. You could send your photos by e-mail or if you pop in with them we can photocopy them so you can keep your cherished pictures. Photos old or new are bound to create fun and enjoyment for all who see them. So spark off some memories, go and look out your old photos for us now.

We can’t wait to learn all about our school and how it has served others in our community over the years. We will love reading the memories you jot down or looking at your photos. Don’t think you don’t have anything worth sharing; the smallest details will be extremely welcome. Some of the small things that have tickled us so far are that we think knee high socks are quite funny and we can’t get over the fact that there wouldn’t have always been computers and smart boards, there would just have

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Once we’ve enjoyed all your photos and memories we hope to find some way to share them with others in the school and hopefully members of the community too. We might make a display in the hall; we could gather things together in a book; we are keen to make a time capsule to bury for someone to discover in the future.

Remember, without your help this cannot happen! You might be the only one with that memory or that special photo so please don’t Many thanks to Mr Walker, of leave it to others, take a spare moment to jot Stuart Walker Taxis, for his kind something down or look something out to pop into us. Have fun and enjoy looking through sponsorship of our new football strip. your photos and rediscovering your precious The football team are very proud of memories.

Our contact details are Hythehill Primary School, St Margarets Crescent, IV31 6QT, tel: 812014 and email: admin.hythehillp@moray-edunet.gov.uk.

Thank you so much for all your help.

their new kit and hope it will bring them luck in the League.

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Lossiemouth Sports & Community Centre Spin Classes Tue 6.15pm - 7pm & 7pm - 7.45, Wed 6.15pm – 7pm & 7pm – 7.45pm, Fri 5.15pm - 6pm. Spin Class Saver Card available from reception - cost £16.50 (5 Sessions + 1 free class).

Children’s Birthday Parties Bouncy Castle. Sat & Sun 11.30 - 1.30pm. £43 for two hours including hire of hall and bouncy castle. Sports Party. Sat & Sun 11.30 - 1.30pm. £26 per hour for hall hire (£9 extra for room if having food). Pool Party. Saturday 12.30pm - 1.30pm, Sunday 12 noon - 1pm or Wed 7pm - 8pm.

Or hire pool exclusively for £60 Sat & Sun 1pm - 2pm.

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NEW ADULT CLASSES Adult Fun-key Fitness Class Fri 7pm - 8pm, £4.50 per class (Tae Bo, Kettlebells, Conditioning, Step to tae bo).

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Bellyfit Classes Mon 7pm - 8pm.

Fitness Fun in Moray Adult Classes. Ladies Strength & Tone Fri 7pm - 8pm. Mixed Circuits 8pm - 9pm.

NEW CHILDREN’S CLASSES Children’s Fun-key Fitness Wed 4.15pm - 5.15pm.

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Highland Dancing Classes Thursday 3.30pm 6.15pm.

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NEW PARENT & CHILD TODDLER GROUP Tue mornings 9.45am - 11.30am. Come along for a tea/coffee, chat & make new friends.

Swimming Pool Mini Dookers - swimming lessons for children age 3.

Advanced children’s swimming lessons. Parent & Child Classes Tue 10.30am 11.30am & Sat 11.30am - 12 noon. Aqua Aerobics Tue 7pm - 8pm and Fri 10am - 11am. Adult only sessions (see timetable for times). Fun & activity sessions available for children.

Tang Soo Do Korean Martial Arts. Mon & Wed evenings 6pm - 7.30pm.

Children aged 5+ £3.50 per class, Adults £4.50 per class.

For information on any of the above activities please contact: Lossiemouth Sports & Community Centre 01343 815299 The swimming pool timetable is available at www.moray.gov.uk and follow the leisure link

Expect a fabulous workout combining the fun of Dance Aerobics inspired by Bellydance, African Dance and Bollywood, with the mindfulness of Pilates and the spiritual integrity of Yoga.

Lossiemouth Community Centre Monday 7pm Holy Trinity Church Hall, Elgin Monday 9.45am & Tuesday 7.30pm Sandra Ream willowbankholisticmassagemoray.co.uk

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Westbrae is tucked away behind Ardivot Farm, just out of Lossiemouth, although it feels like it’s in the middle of the country with its open views and 3/4 acre of land. The house is a great size, recently tastefully refurbished, with 4/5 bedrooms (master with en suite), large kitchen/ diner, utility room, spacious living room (with wood burner), family bathroom and snug/ bedroom 5. The rooms are light and airy with huge windows so the view can still be enjoyed inside by the fire.

Outside there are two garages, wood storage and even a sauna. With lots of garden space, Westbrae is great for kids to run wild and climb trees, as well as for just enjoying the peace and

For a look around either contact Grampian Property Centre on 01343 549944 or give Bekki and Chris, the current owners, a call on 07837 703007, who will be happy for you to come and take a look.

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Town Losssiemouth Saturday 6 September 2014

Doors Open Days (DOD) is Scotland’s largest free annual architectural event. It is coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust and is part of European Heritage Days, supported by Historic Scotland. In past years it has been organised in Moray by the Civic Committee, Moray Society, Elgin, who are very happy this year to help Lossiemouth with advice on insurance risk assessment etc.

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lighthouse, RAF heritage, Ramsay MacDonald’s house The Hillocks, Kinneddar cemetery and castle site, the Fishery Museum and Harbour, various memorials, the Town Hall, David West, Seatown, Moray Golf Club etc, etc.

All of the above buildings and groups are being notified of the proposed idea and asked if they’re interested in taking part.

Some are already very enthusiastic about it. Can you think of any more Lossiemouth groups who may like to participate?

Each interested group would organise themselves and their volunteer stewards, setting times to suit themselves. For example Covesea Lighthouse could decide to guide parties to the top of the platform at certain times, a church could offer ‘soup and sweet’, tea could be served on the veranda of Ramsay MacDonald’s house with a guided tour, the museum might demonstrate net mending.

The LHA would advertise all these activities nationally with maps, leaflets, radio broadcasts, BBC, banners round the town etc. A guided town circular walk will also be organised.

If your group is interested in taking part in Doors Open Day on 6 September, please contact Iona Kielhorn, 17 Moray St, Lossie (ionakielhorn@hotmail.co.uk) by the end of February at the very latest (earlier if possible). We’ll then arrange a time to meet to cover initial questions and organisational queries.

The Lossiemouth Heritage Association (LHA) are planning to run ‘Town Lossiemouth’ as a DOD event on Saturday 6 September 2014. It will be a non-profit making event used to promote our town as a splendid centre for history, tourism and a place to live.

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A Nice Cup of Tea After water, tea is the most popular drink in the world, with 70,000 cups drunk every second.

Tea is a British institution. However the global tea industry has a history of poor wages and working conditions, damaging biodiversity and overusing pesticides. In Ethical Consumer Issue 146 (Jan/Feb 14) Jane Turner and Heather Webb ask how we can make a better cup of tea.

Poor wages and conditions for tea workers remain the stand-out problem for tea. In response to concerns about declining living standards, a range of ethical initiatives are working to make the tea industry more equitable. But Oxfam reveals that even Fairtrade standards have not managed to fully address the problem of a living wage.

Although global prices for tea are at historically high levels, in real terms (accounting for inflation) the prices paid to producers are barely level with, or are even below, where they were 30 years ago. Tea farmers and tea workers are the most vulnerable in the tea supply chain, having very little bargaining power in a market littered with middlemen and dominated by a few big companies. According to UK charity War on Want, the structure of the global supply chain means that the lion’s share of profits is captured by these big companies.

Tea is usually exported after primary processing (drying and bulk packaging). This means that blending, final packaging and marketing - which are the most lucrative stages - are mainly carried out by the tea brands in the buyer countries.

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The buying side of the tea supply chain is very concentrated, which gives the companies involved a high level of power over the prices paid to producers. In the UK, just four companies control 74% of the retail market by value: Tetley (Tata), PG Tips (Unilever), Twinings (Associated British Foods) and Yorkshire Tea (Taylors of Harrogate). PG Tips and Tetley alone account for around half of the tea sold.

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As tea passes through the tea brands and retailers (the final 2 stages of its journey to the consumer), they capture a massive 86% of the value added, compared to 7% for the producing country. Very little of the profits included in the retail price of a box of tea goes to the tea-producing country. Instead, whilst multinational corporations reap large rewards, tea workers are condemned to a life of penury.

A tea picker makes just 1p for each £1.60 box of tea bags sold in a British supermarket.

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Buying Better Tea

Ethical Consumer Best Buys

Buy direct sourced tea - avoid buying from companies that do not identify anything about the origin of their teas. Farmer-owned cooperatives with a retail presence, which may or may not be Fairtrade certified, can also be a good source of tea.

Buy single origin tea, rather than blends Single origin tea, like Assam or Darjeeling, is a tea that hails from a single geographic region, estate, garden or small country. It’s more likely that a greater portion of the price you pay will reach the original producer.

Buy loose-leaf tea rather than tea bags - the packaging of tea into tea bags tends to concentrate profit in wealthy countries. By buying loose-leaf tea, you not only reduce waste and resource usage, but you make it more likely that a greater portion of the price you are paying reaches the producers.

Grow your own herbs for herbal tea, or buy locally-grown ones just steeping a mint leaf in some boiling water makes a great alternative.

Best Buys are teas that are both Fairtrade and organic, e.g. Hampstead Tea teas (Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Assam, English Breakfast, Chai, Oolong, white tea and green tea) and Pukka teas (green tea, English Breakfast & Earl Grey).

Next best are the Fairtrade and organic loose leaf varities from Steenbergs - English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Black Chai, Green Chai.

Fairtrade pioneers, Cafedirect and Tradecraft, are also best buys but are not organic.

Cafedirect is a Fairtrade blend and is sold in selected supermarket stores and Oxfam shops.

Tradecraft sells Tanzanian, English Breakfast, Earl Grey, blended and green tea from its website www.tradecraftshop.co.uk.

For a comprehensive report and more detailed information get a copy of Ethical Consumer 146 (why not order from Buckley’s?), or check out their website:

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Lossiemouth Business Directory Local businesses are being urged to sign up to be included in a forthcoming directory before it's too late! 'The Lossie Pages' is being produced by Alison Read on behalf of the Lossiemouth Business Association. Aimed primarily at local residents, the directory will provide a 'Yellow Pages' style listing of companies, shops and services in the town, with a short description of each.

Most local companies will have received a letter in January, enclosing an application form. If you've not already completed and returned the form to Bernard Annikin at the Post Office, please do so right away (final deadline Friday 28 Feb). If you don't have a letter, you can find full details on www.lossiemouth.org. Alternatively, contact Alison on LossieBusiness@hotmail.co.uk, Tel: 814547.

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The Lossie Pages The Lossiemouth Business Association is producing a yellow pages style directory of local businesses. The Lossie Pages will be distributed free of charge to all local residents in April, and copies made available for all visitors. It will be valid for one year.

More info on www.lossiemouth.org To ensure your business is listed, please contact Alison Read on 814547 email LossieBusiness@hotmail.co.uk Or talk to Bernard Annikin in the Post Office.

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An extract from The Bulger, a ‘Summer Journal for Lossie, Elgin & Neighbourhood’. Produced in 1894; a joint collaboration between the Chemist James Peterkin and James Ramsay MacDonald.

T H E F ACT OF T HE M AT T E R I S — On the classic green of St Andrews one of the holes is named the Ginger Beer Hole. The name is suggestive of cooling drinks, and calls up a delightful fancy in summer weather. Our course is excellent, but amateurs murmur because there is no water or equivalent. Ditches do not count. Players who are not cracks find golf hard exercise, and, though they have stripped themselves to their shirts, they are still warm. Reaching half-way after more stoppages than they cared for, they bit on a brilliant idea, “How delicious a glass of ‘pop’would be now!” Poor souls!

They must tread the heather to the wild west, and plough their way back and home before they can “weet their thrapples” with the light beverage. Could not the Golf Council put their heads together and supply the want? Boys might go round and offer drinks to weary golfers. What a variety, too, it would give to the sounds on the links to hear the shouts of “fore” softened by persuasive cries of “Ginger beer, Sir?” L O SS I E N OT E S AN D N E WS During the week the Isa Reid, from Sunderland, with coals; The Racer, from Sunderland, with cement and coals; the Southern Cross, from Runcorn, with salt; and the Margrethe, from Kirkwall, with peat, arrived in the harbour.

A very important improvement is now being completed at the harbour. The old harbour walls on the west side have been for years slowly disintergrating, but, through the exertions of our esteemed harbour master, Captain Coull, the Railway Company have built up and repaired a large portion of the wall and piers.

This much-needed improvement will do much to protect the railway embankment from encroachment, by the sea, and will prove a convenient landing-stage for fishermen when fitting out for the fishing.

On proceeding to sea last Tuesday night the herring boat “Ruby,” belonging to Mr Joseph Mitchell, was struck by the ground swell and stranded on the rocks.

From the position she was in it was soon seen nothing could be done to save the boat, but, by the help of willing hands, the crew succeeded in saving the nets and all movable goods. As the tide flowed the boat was driven against the south breakwater and soon broke up, and before twelve o’clock the wreckage was lying on the beach opposite the Station Hotel.

The boat was fully insured.

Yesterday the train which should leave Lossiemouth at 11.45 A.M. could not start. The engine had broken down. The officials wired to Elgin for an engine, but three-quarters of an hour elapsed before an engine arrived.

The herring fishing yesterday (Tuesday) was only T H E T AN K fair, some boats that fished inshore being blank. An average of seven to eight crans per boat was got over Dear Mr Editor, - I come from California. Perhaps you are under the impression that Lossiemouth is a the whole fleet. Prices from 10s to 14s per cran. lively place. I am not. We do things better in the Sir Wm. Gordon Cumming, Bart., has generously new country, I guess. I have admired the lovely ruin offered, through Provost Brander, fifty loads of you call ‘the mines;’ but why do you not utilise the firewood for distribution among the poor people of disused tank by the road? I make the suggestion for Lossiemouth and Branderburgh. Intending applicants what it is worth. Cover it with a glass roof and make should apply to Mr J. H. Glennie, who will see that a nine-pin alley of it. It is an elegant game, and this offer reaches the deserving and needy. requires some skill. The boys would find it do them The small line boats proceeded regularly to the good, I’m sure; and it is a pastime that would fishing ground last week, and succeeded in landing brighten the dull hours of winter. Out our way, we 150 boxes of fish. Prices from 4s 6d to 5s per box for cannot be beat at ninepins, I tell you. small, and 8s to 9s per box for large haddocks.

–Yours, &c, JONATHON.

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Email: Tigerlily3476@aol.com Sounds exciting, doesn’t it … and it’s just what local schoolgirl Jodie Stewart has to look forward to. Age 15 and in the 4th year of Lossie High, Jodie, along with fellow classmates, teachers and Outlook Expeditions, is organising a trip to Southern India this summer (the destination was originally planned for Ethiopia, but the foreign office

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have since advised against it).

Pupils have a hand in choosing their own itinerary to meet their chosen objectives; to have a once in a lifetime adventure, participate in community work, experience a different culture and meet new people. Their first project will take them to Villupuram and the ARMDS project, a non-profit voluntary social development organisation working among and for the empowerment of marginalised groups and communities. The group will then take the picturesque Nilgiri Mountain Railway Train to Mudumalai National Park, where they’ll be based for 2 nights, including a visit to an elephant camp. Other adventures will include a trek through the Western Ghats and a visit to the Shore Temple in Mamallapuram, which has been given UNESCO World Heritage status.

Jodie is focused on her studies and eventually hopes to go to university to study architecture.

She loves sports, and her favourite past time is horse riding. Expedition members need to raise £3000 each. Group fundraising initiatives so far have included car boot sales, coffee mornings, a Christmas fair and orienteering event.

Just before Christmas Jodie took over the Lossie Charity Shop to help meet her personal fundraising target. The Lossiemouth community were very supportive and generous, and Jodie would like to thank everyone that came in to support her. A special thank you goes to her Grandad Charlie Jansch, and neighbours Anne and Liz, who all gave up their time to help man the shop while Jodie was in school.

Forthcoming fundraising events to watch out for include a quiz night, race night and bag packing.

If you would like to support Jodie and her classmates with this experience of a lifetime please get in touch with Lossiemouth High, or Carol Stewart on 07968 507397.

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LOSSIEMOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB The festive period began with the visit of Huntly to Grant Park. A slow start saw the home side go three goals behind before launching a comeback which just failed to rescue a point.

Two first half goals had Huntly on easy street and hopes of a point for Lossie were all but ended when Huntly bagged a third moments into the second half, but a Scott Miller reply gave Huntly something to think about. Sub Jordan McBain came on for Lossie and immediately caused problems for the Tigers, and following a hotly disputed disallowed goal McBain scored with almost the final kick of the game to leave the home fans wondering what might have been had Lossie begun the game with the purpose with which they finished.

A windy day in Merkinch saw Lossie well beaten

by Clachnacuddin the following week. An early Gordon Morrison penalty put the Inverness side

ahead, and Martin Laing extended his side’s lead before the interval. Second half goals from Morrison and Sean Ellis flew in either side of a bizarre effort from Clach keeper Jamie Fraser, who scored a wind-assisted effort from a goal kick. The win moved Clach above Lossie in the table and ended a run of seven straight defeats; Lossie’s travel sickness continues, with Clach the fifth team to put at least five past a visiting Lossie team this season.

January commenced with a demolition of local rivals Buckie Thistle. Lossie even handed out a head start to their cocky neighbours, allowing Aaron Conway to score for the second week in a row, but a first half equaliser from Darren Bailey was the least the Coasters deserved following a stirring performance, and two second half strikes from youngster Jordan

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McBain sealed the points for Lossie on a day when the hosts could have scored more against a dismal Jags side.

Lossie failed to follow up the win over Buckie when they lost at Bellslea to Fraserburgh, but the hosts required two late goals to earn all three points.

Goalless at half time, the Broch stole into the lead when Scott Barbour opened the scoring, but Lossie were level a minute later when Jordan McBain scored again. The game looked to be heading for a draw when the Broch were awarded a late penalty which was converted by Barbour, and with Lossie chasing a second equaliser Barbour added a third in injury time to complete his hat-trick.

materialise and the game was more than an hour old before Zander Sutherland gave his side breathing space. Steve Mackay added a third with ten minutes remaining to send the Dudgeon Park side to the top of the table.

The club’s supporters now have their own internet forum, which is used for discussions on all matters relating to the club and the Press and Journal Highland League.

The forum has become very popular with fans throughout the Highland League and contains information on all levels of local football, including local junior, welfare and women’s clubs and leagues. To sign up and have your say, visit www.fitbanorth.com. You can also follow the club on Twitter @lossiemouthfc.

League fixtures are now scheduled until the beginning of April, as detailed below. The draw for the Breedon Aggregates Highland League Cup will take place at the end of January; details will appear online once the draw is made.

Forthcoming fixtures…

01 Feb 14 – Wick Academy (H) 08 Feb 14 – Forres Mechanics (H) 15 Feb 14 – Fort William (A) 22 Feb 14 – Keith (H) 01 Mar 14 – Inverurie Loco Works (A) 08 Feb 14 – Strathspey Thistle (H) 15 Mar 14 – Highland League Cup - opponents TB C 22 Mar 14 – Deveronvale (A) 29 Mar 14 – Turriff United (H) 12 Apr 14 – Rothes (A) Fixtures are subject to change - please check www.lossiemouthfc.co.uk for details before setting out.

Kevin McKenzie

Title favourites Brora Rangers picked up three more points when they visited Grant Park but had to work for their win. A quiet start to the game ended when Martin Maclean opened the scoring, but the expected onslaught failed to

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Hairforce 814468 ………….…….…….22

Bodymatters 811188 ………...….……..41

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A Stitch in Time 830476 ……………....40

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The Blind Spot 549939 ………..…..….45

Janice Lawrence 07791 087173 ..……16

Gutter Clearance Heating Engineers Firth Heating 814172 ……….………...15

Butchers B Clark & Son 01667 453221 ……..…...7

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Covesea Café 815454 ………...……….15 The Tee Shack 810012 ………………..45

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Children’s Entertainment

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Churches

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Community Centre

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Removals & Storage

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Opticians

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W’shire Farm Foods 01466 799620 ...10

Golf

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Bookkeeping

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Podiatry

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Golf Dedication Centre 810061 ……..23 Moray Golf Club 812018 ………..…...42

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Performing Arts

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