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9pm. Call Mr D G Roberts on 01542 840861 BUILDING BLOCKS NURSERY Open all year (incl school holidays), 8am - 6pm. 37 St Peters Terrace, Buckie. Spaces available for children aged 2-5 years. Also provides funded preschool places Call 07771 360880 CLOCHAN COMMUNITY CENTRE Tues, 10am - 12pm: coffee morning, home bakes; Thurs, 1.30pm - 4pm: tea dance. Call Alan (Art) or Pauline (tea dance) on 01542 850493/ 01542 850416 FOCHABERS PÉTANQUE CLUB Meets at Fochabers Cricket Club. Call MIke Watt on 01542 832591 ISLA ART & CRAFTS Mon, 7pm - 9pm, Keith. Help, advice & tutorials. Call 01542 886070 or 01542 882391.

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NTS members residing in the area & wishing to join the Centre are most welcome. Call the secretary 01343 835258 or email secretary2.bmnts@btinternet.com YOUNG PERSONS ADDICTION COUNSELLING In Keith, offering free, confidential counselling to Moray youngsters (12 - 24 years), with issues regarding addictions or are concerned about someone else’s addiction. Call Robert or Diane on 01542 886630 or email at admin@ypac.org.uk ‘FIT FUN’ FOR TOTS Fri, 10.15am - 11.15am, Portessie Public Hall. Active games class for 2-3 year olds.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings "They knelt down and paid [Jesus] homage.

Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh." (Matthew 2:11 NRSV) At Christmas we celebrate the nativity of the Christ child. On 6th January, we celebrate Epiphany (Christ's revelation to the wise men who represent all the nations of the world). The story is very familiar to us, dramatised in nativity plays everywhere.

The feast of the Epiphany is a celebration that God is the God of all – Jews and Gentiles; that he will accept what we have to offer and that he freely gives his salvation to all who turn to him. God sees us and accepts us just as we are. This is tremendously good news – as Paul puts it in Colossians, "In [Christ] there is neither Greek or Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all." [Colossians 3:11 NRSV] Those wise men were not Jews; they journeyed to Bethlehem representing the world outside Israel.

They have become kings; they have

been depicted as representing youth, maturity, and old age; they have been given the features of different races; they have been named – Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. The gifts as interpreted: gold for kingship, frankincense for (Old Testament) priesthood and myrrh for preparation for burial, bring a sombre note reminding us of the roles Jesus encompassed and his eventual death. The Epiphany, the manifestation of the glory of God to the whole world is a sign that God accepts people of all nations. He accepts people like us.

The story of the Epiphany is not just a simple story. Matthew wrote his Gospel for Jewish people: set in Bethlehem because this was David's city and Jesus was a direct descendent of King David through his father Joseph. These astrologers "observed his star at its rising" and, employing the wisdom of their time, interpreted this as a sign of a great ruler's birth. Matthew knew that the prophet Isaiah had predicted that " nations shall come to your light and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

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All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie Sundays 11.30am: Parish Eucharist.

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Buckie Baptist Church Sundays 11am & 6pm. All welcome. Contact Rev. Gavin Hunter • Church - 836041• Manse - 833587 • jesuslives@hotmail.co.uk Buckie Church of Christ Sunday 9.30am: Bible Study. Morning worship 11am. Children welcome. Tel: 01542 834696.

Buckie North, Church of Scotland Cluny Square. Sundays 11am and 6pm. Contact Rev. Isabel Buchan on 01542 832118 Buckie Salvation Army Sunday meeting @ 6pm and Tuesday Musical Tots 10am. Enquiries 01542 489061 Buckie South & West, Church of Scotland High Street. Sundays 11:30am including Sunday school.

Buckie Methodist Church Sundays 11am and 6pm. Sunday school, Bible studies, prayer meetings, study and house groups, Alpha and Women’s Guild. Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com Cullen & Deskford Church of Scotland First Sunday of the month. Hall church at 11am. Followed by soup & sweet. Every other Sunday. Auld Kirk at 10.30am and the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Jubilee Hall, Deskford at 12pm.

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frankincense" [Isaiah 60: 3 & 6].

The Epiphany is no magical and ultimately meaningless legend about beautiful babies and visiting strangers. It is very much more valuable than that. The Wise Men saw beyond the obvious and realised the very presence of God in their midst. We too are called to recognise his presence here and now, not in some future, golden time; in the humble, ordinariness of our own surroundings. We are here for good reasons: to be one with God; to help transform life on earth from within; to participate in the work of creation and redemption; to make God's presence and glory manifest in the world; and to tell others, so that they might share in our hope.

The Revd Canon Jeremy Paisey All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckie

Contact Sheila Sellar: 01542 840760. Email: sasellar@btinternet.com Cullen Methodist Church, Buckie Sundays 11am. Contact Rev. Chris Jackson. Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com Enzie Parish Church Portgordon, Buckie. Sunday worship and Sunday school 10am. Call 01542 833775 or Email: enziekirk@btconnect.com Findochty Church of Scotland Sundays 9.45am. All welcome. Contact David Pirie: 01542 834123.

Findochty Methodist Church Sunday fellowship 11am. Rev. Chris Jackson.

Tel: 01542 833765. chris.jackson7@gmail.com Findochty Salvation Army Sundays 10:30am Morning meeting, S.A.S Kids 12pm (Sunday School), 6pm evening meeting plus a weekly programme.

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Gordon Chapel Scottish Episcopal Church, Fochabers Sunday Family Eucharist 10am. 1st Wednesday of month Communion 2.30pm.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times 2017 was a roller-coaster year ending my time as a Moray Councillor and moving from Holyrood to Westminster. Fingers crossed 2018 will be more settled! I hope you enjoyed the festive season, spending precious time with friends and family and got the chance to have a bit of time off. As I head back to London I will continue to focus on getting the best deal that I can for Moray. Among the issues I will be seeking to improve will be better broadband, action on delivery charges and promoting the Moray Growth Deal. I will also continue to support vital industries and communities in our area such as farming and fishing in whatever way I can. As usual, myself and my staff will be working hard to support constituents with any issues they may have from my office in Moray. Please feel free to drop in or phone 01309 679253.

In the run up to Christmas, my colleague Richard Lochhead MSP has launched a campaign to end the rip-off delivery surcharges across Scotland.

The problem of high delivery charges for consumers in remote or rural areas continues to cause hardship for many of my constituents and businesses in the Highlands and Islands – an area that is impacted more than any other part of the UK. As someone who has lived and grown up in the Highlands, I have always thought that it is completely unfair that consumers in rural and remote areas pay more for delivery than anywhere else in the UK. Please support the campaign by singing the petition and if you have a story to tell please share it with us: www.fairdeliverycharges.scot

Happy New Year! I hope you managed to have an enjoyable and peaceful festive period.

Every year I run a Christmas Card Competition which raises money for a charity which does great work in Moray. I opened up the opportunity to every child in the constituency to draw a “family and friends” themed picture. This year the winner was Lewis Mackenzie (11) from Applegrove Primary and his picture was on the front of my Christmas card.

The charity I received donations from local businesses for this year was Alzheimer Scotland. They do great work in raising awareness of, and supporting people with, dementia. My staff and I recently underwent “Dementia Friends” training which gave us a better understanding of how to deal with people who have dementia. It’s a great scheme and if you haven’t done the training (which is all available free and online at www.dementiafriendsscotland.org) then I would highly recommend it.

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Hogmanay Sun 31st Dec 2017 New Year’s Day Mon 1st Jan 2018 New Year’s Day (substitute) Tues 2nd Jan 2018 Epiphany Sat 6th Jan 2018 Burns Night Thurs 25th Jan 2018 Shrove Tuesday Tues 13th Feb 2018 Valentine’s Day Wed 14th Feb 2018 Ash Wednesday Wed 14th Feb 2018

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for 2017/2018 (all dates inclusive) Christmas Holiday Ends Fri 5th Jan 2018 Spring Term Starts Mon 8th Jan 2018 Mid Term Holiday Fri 9th Feb 2018 Mid Term Holiday Mon 12th Feb 2018 Spring Term Ends Thurs 29th Mar 2018 Spring Holiday Starts Fri 30th Mar 2018 Spring Holiday Ends Fri 13th Apr 2018

Summer Term Starts May Day Holiday In-Service Day In-Service Day Occasional Day Keith Occasional Day Buckie Summer Term Ends Summer Holiday Starts

Babs Dial A Bus..................................................01542 835800 Buckie Leisure Centre ........................................01542 832841 Dial ‘M’ For Moray Buses ..................................03001 234565 Keith Community Bus ........................................01542 882222 Keith Community Centre ....................................01542 882222 Keith Library........................................................01542 882223 Keith Resource Centre ......................................01542 886174 Keith Sports & Com. Ctr ....................................01542 882222 Keith Swimming Pool ........................................01542 882222 Keith Tourist Info. Ctr ..........................................01542 888423 Moray Council Access Point, Keith ....................01542 885500 Moray Families Information Service.......................................... www.facebook.com/MorayFamiliesInformationService National Rail Enquiries ......................................03457 484950 Police Station ......................................................................101 Registrar ............................................................01542 885525

St Peters RC Primary School ..............................01542 831339 St Thomas RC Primary School ..........................01542 882256 Buckie High School ............................................01542 832605 Keith Grammar School ........................................01542 882461 Milne’s High School ............................................01343 820611

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December 2017 27 wednesday red hot chilli pipers@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com

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Our small team of 4, based here in the Moray Firth, will have a busy year ahead as we will have over 1,100 regular customers presenting us with their lawn problems. Sounds a lot, but we are a pretty small franchise up here though. GreenThumb across the UK will have 500,000 customers this year! As we will be providing local monthly updates as the season unfolds through the year again in this magazine, we thought it might be nice to let you see where we are based.

Although we don’t know exactly what the weather will throw at us this season, we have a fair idea what we will be asked to tackle. Highlights will likely include:

Winter Months Moss and thatch; we will be aerating and scarifying all hours of the day to get through everybody before the Spring Weed and Feed Treatments start. Also look out for leatherjackets emerging (crane fly grubs) and eating lawn roots, sometimes causing devastation.

Spring Months Weed kiill and Spring fertiliser; we will want some decent weather to get lawns off to a good start. Spring 2017 was lovely, but a nice Spring has been a rarity recently..

Summer Months Mowing; best practice is never cut shorter than 1”.

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6 saturday moray typhoons vs kilmarnock storm (away game) tbc, galleon centre, kilmarnock. all welcome www.moraytyphoons.co.uk the princess & the goblin 6.30pm, new deer public hall. £4 - £9. all welcome

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10 wednesday inverness orienteering club: northern night cup (nnc; round 4; craig leach. registration from 5.45pm, nnc is 100% powered by local orienteering volunteers. www.invoc.org.uk the arts society speyside lecture: vivaldi in venice: with a live musical performance explores the amazing world of vivaldi's music 11 am - coffee & Pilates Jan 1 hall, 04/12/2017 tea served Physio from 10.15am, the 18.pdf williamson duff avenue, elgin. £7 for visitors/new members welcome

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13 saturday moray typhoons vs kilmarnock junior ice hockey team (away game) 7.30pm, galleon centre, kilmarnock. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk moravian orienteering: saturday & moray & nairn schools league; ardgye tbc, all welcome. www.moravianorienteering.org

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17 wednesday moravian orienteering: northern night cup; round 5; culbin registration from 5.45pm, nnc is 100% powered by local orienteering volunteers. www.orienteering.scot/northern-night-cup

20 saturday moray typhoons vs aberdeen lynx (snl sot/cup) 6pm, ice rink, moray leisure centre, elgin. all welcome. www.moraytyphoons.co.uk 09:38 buckie south & west church guild coffee morning in church hall 9.30am - 11.30am. admission £2.50 theo kottis + clyde rouge + ethan french @ironworks, inverness 10.30pm, over 18s only. www.ironworksvenue.com the rollin drones doors 7pm-11pm, stewarts hall huntly. ticket 12.50/ table of 10 - £100 trad meets modern. join us for a night of ceilidh music & modern tunes. call james mckay on 07990 978732

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26 friday james brown is annie@the drouthy cobbler, elgin 9pm - 11pm. www.thedrouthycobbler.co.uk

27 saturday moray rock garden club: members' afternoon 3.30pm, new elgin hall annex, land street, elgin. short talks on plants, flowers & gardens, plus a quiz call alan souter (convener) on 01340 871504 torridon: burns night special@ironworks, inverness 8pm. www.ironworksvenue.com moray typhoons vs aberdeen lynx (away game): snl scot/cup 7.15pm, linx ice arena, aberdeen. all welcome. ww.moraytyphoons.co.uk

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DO clean garden furniture and decking, slimy moss and algae can start growing from February so now is a great time to get ahead of the game.

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DON’T prune Plum and Cherry trees at this time of year.

Pruning puts them at risk of Silverleaf disease, so they should be pruned mid-summer.

DON’T fertilize your plants in your garden or inside your house at this time of year. Most plants are having a rest at the moment, and you really don’t want to be encouraging tender new growth.

DON’T cut back any herbaceous perennials that have attractive seed heads left on them. Many also use their old foliage to protect the crown of the plant over the winter, so whilst there are some plants that do need cutting back, it is not right for every plant.

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Not only is it a good excuse to get a bit of exercise outside, but some work done in the garden now can really reap rewards once spring arrives. I created a number of new beds in my back garden this year and at the moment I am taking the opportunity to really make sure there are no remnants of weeds in there waiting to burst into life in a few months. I’m also cutting neat edges in the beds and clearing the last of any debris like dead leaves and twigs out.

Here are some other jobs to be getting on with in the garden in January:

DO prune Apple and Pear trees. This needn’t be an intimidating job, check out my blog for some step-by-step instructions for pruning small trees. Remember, the final form of an Apple tree should look a bit like a bowl, and a Pear tree should resemble the shape of a Champagne flute. A blackbird should be able to happily fly between the branches of both once you have finished.

DO keep the birds fed. Put out a variety of feed if you can, and try to make some water available. I have a ‘pond’ in a Belfast sink which has various stones around and within it to allow birds to use it as birdbath. I free the pond of any ice each morning.

DO think about new plans for your garden. Now is the perfect time for new landscaping jobs such as building your own compost heap, or getting help with new designs or

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At this time of year, keep an eye out for emerging bulbs and enthusiastic perennials coming back to life. It can get a bit dreary at this time of year and it is always nice to be reminded of the spring and summer riot of emerging life that is just round the corner!

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FORRES NAIRN & DISTRICT RDA The Forres Nairn and District Group of Riding for the Disabled Association, which helps local young people cope with their disabilities, first came into being over 35 years ago, following an appeal from the local support group for people with learning difficulties.

1981 was the International Year for the Disabled and the Forres & Nairn Support Group for people with learning difficulties were asked what they would chose if they were given a blank cheque they chose to ask for a local RDA group. And so, in 1982, the local group, (part of a large National & International organisation) came into being.

Forres women, Heather Fotheringham and Beth Garrow, were the driving forces behind the creation of the new group and enlisted Joanna McGregor from Nairn, who became the first organiser.

therapeutic benefits that it brings.

Thanks to the kindness and generosity of Hamish and Polly Lochore, the group have always been able to take advantage of the indoor and outdoor arenas at Burgie Eventing Centre.

The group meets every Monday morning (during termtime) and hold four rides - each catering for eight children from local primary and secondary schools. They have a wide range of disabilities but once on the ponies their conditions are often much less obvious. For many it is the highlight of their week and they are able to achieve a freedom and movement that they may not experience in their day to day life. They have great pleasure in small successes and enjoy having their trust in their pony returned.

The benefits of the session lasts well beyond the Monday morning, with feedback from parents and school telling us of improved muscle tone, better concentration and motivation to persevere at tasks.

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» Learning earning to follow instructions » Interaction tion with strangers » Working ing in an unfamiliar environment » Better concentration entration

equipment that some of the children need.

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We are fortunate to have well-trained ponies, two dedicated and professional Instructors plus a group of local volunteers who give their time as leaders for the ponies, side-walkers and fund-raisers.

However, we are the only RDA group in Scotland that make no charge to the riders or schools and with each session costing in excess of £400 in pony hire, instruction and insurance, our fund-raising efforts are continuous. We also raise all funds to purchase equipment such as hardhats, saddlery and specialist

If you are interested you should contact our current chair, Elizabeth Furness, on 01343 890745 or email epfurness@btinternet.com You could also contact us via our Facebook page R.D.A Forres & Nairn Group

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Sweet and Sour Sauce You've tasted it at the takeaway, but you can make it far better at home!

Sweet and sour sauce is a great way to add flavour and sweetness to many dishes and can be used in almost all protein based dishes.

Ingredients: 1 Large knob of ginger 2 Cloves garlic 5 Star anise 1 White onion 1 Red onion 1 Green pepper 1 Tin pineapple or 1/4fresh

200ml White vinegar 200ml Orange juice 200ml Coca cola 150g Granulated sugar 4tbsp Tomato puree Pinch Salt and Pepper 2/3tbsp cornflour

Method: 1.Using the tip of a tea spoon peal the knob of ginger, chop into fine matchsticks. Peel and finely chop the garlic cloves, onions and pepper.

2.Put vinegar, sugar, cola, tomato puree and star anise in a heavy based saucepan and heat.

3.Taste as you go adding more vinegar or sugar accordingly to get the balance right.

4.Add in the ginger, garlic, onions and pepper and let simmer for 5-10minutes.

5.Add pineapple. mix the cornflour with a little cold water and make a smooth paste. Add the paste to the simmering sauce and stir until thick. This will take a few minutes as the flour will need to cook out.

This sauce goes well with either prawns, chicken or pork and served with rice.

Enjoy!and Happy 2018

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