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Clubs and Societies BEAULY ANGLING CLUB Established around 1960, the club provides sea trout & salmon fishing to residents of Beauly as well as to visitors. www.beauly-angling-club.co.uk BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Last Thurs of month, 7pm - 9pm, Best Western Palace Hotel, 8 Ness Walk, Inverness. For those who have lost a baby before, during or after birth. Bring along any photos or memory items.

Call Susan or Denise on 07771 358382 or 07724 306983 CARS & COFFEE 2nd Sun each month, 10am 12pm, Cafe V8, Henderson Rd. Inverness. Free. A social gathering of like-minded car enthusiasts. classic, retro, sport cars all welcome. Email at carsandcoffee@ highlandclassic.org.uk www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeeinverness/

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CHARLESTON BABY & TODDLER GROUP Tues & Fri, 9.30am, Charleston Community Complex. £1 per session or register for 6 months or the year. Learn, play & socialise. Call 01463 220128 DINGWALL INDOOR BOWLING CLUB Tues, 7.30pm & Thurs, 7pm, Dingwall Sports Centre Have fun on dark nights. Bowls are available, however flat soled shoes or slippers are necessary.

FAMILY FIRST A support service for families with at least one child 0-3 yrs old. Call 703033 or email at alisonstanley@smoothmail.co.uk HIGHLAND CAR CLUB Last Thurs of month, Fairways Leisure Golf Centre, Inverness.

Aim is to promote & encourage motorsport in the North of Scotland. The club organises a wide variety of events throughout the year, with something for everyone. www.highlandcarclub.co.uk HIGHLAND DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY (HDFAS) 2pm, 2nd Thurs of month, Smithton Free Church, Murray Road, Inverness. Interested in learning more about art?

Encouraging Young Artists?

Volunteering to record Churches for posterity? Join or come for £8 donation to a lecture. Call Averill Brodie or David Martin on 07595 219308 or email at averillbrodie@ymail.com davidmartin30@hotmail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk HIGHLAND FLING ULTIMATE FRISBEE Sun, 3pm - 4pm, Dingwall Leisure Centre. For info email fraserwelsh@hotmail.com or visit the Facebook page "Highland Fling Ultimate"

HIGHLAND LITERARY SALON Monthly - see website/social media for details. 7.30pm, Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness 7-17 Ness Bank, Inverness. Brings together those with an interest in the written word & the wider world of publishing. Discussions, workshops, readings etc. www.highlandlitsalon.com

including Beginners, welcome.

Tutor available. Latin American, Ballroom & Sequence. Call Iris Macleod (Sec) on 01463 233746 iris.macleod241@btinternet.com INVERNESS TENNIS Bishop’s Road, Inverness, Call 01463 230751 or email itsc.information@googlemail.com www.itscnews.com

HIGHLAND RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Coaching & competitive opportunities in Rugby Football for the whole community. Call Andrew Russell on 243972 or 07786 256891

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF INVERNESS & NAIRN 2nd & 4th Monday evenings in Lochardil House Hotel. Call Janet Home (Sec) on 01463 221185

INVERNESS ADVANCED MOTORISTS 7.30pm, Milburn Academy, Inverness. Improve your driving with the Inverness branch of the IAM - lectures & practical tuition to bring you up to the IAM test standard. For info email at info@inverness-iam.org

THE INVERNESS SINGERS Wed, 7.30pm - 9.15pm, Crown Church Hall, Inverness. Call Ken Young on 01463 232835 or email kenmag20@btinternet.com

INVERNESS FIELD CLUB 3rd Wed of month (Oct - Mar) apart from Dec (2nd Wed), Millburn Academy, Dirleburn Road, Inverness . Our interests include natural history, geology, archaeology & local history.

Lecture & excursion programmes. Annual membership £12. www.invernessfieldclub.org.uk

WATERLOO BOWLING CLUB Season starts 16th April ‘til last Sat in Sept. Open all week.

Riverside Street, Inverness. New members & visitors welcome.

Call Doreen Murray or Angus Shearer on 01463 731008 or 01463 710375

INVERNESS LOCAL HISTORY FORUM For further information call 07843113414 or email info@ invernesslocalhistoryforum.org.uk INVERNESS PARKRUN Sat, 9.30am, Bught Park, Inverness. A free, weekly, 5K timed event. To take part, register at www.parkrun.org.uk & bring along your barcode.

INVERNESS SOCIAL DANCE CLUB Wed (Sept. - Apr, term times only) 7.45pm - 9.45pm, Smithton Primary School hall. All levels,

tel: 01309 690063

NOAH'S ARK TOTS Tues - Fri, 9.45am - 11.30am, Culduthel Christian Centre, Culduthel Avenue, Inverness www.culduthelchristiancentre.org

YEE'S HUNG GA KUNG FU ACADEMY Kung Fu, Qigong, Tai Chi, Lion Dance & Display Training, etc.

Evening, public & private classes available. First class free. 34 High Street, Inverness Call 07545 460743 www.yhginverness.com PLEASE NOTE Details of Clubs & Societies are published on a rotational basis. If you would like your details to be included in this section please email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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A form of Japanese poetry. A haiku expresses a single feeling or impression and contains three unrhymed lines of five, seven and five syllables respectively.

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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Bridges join things up. That’s their purpose and effect. But it’s funny how something designed to bring things together can divide people.

The new Holm bridge over the River Ness joining Ness-side (where our church parish is) to Glenurquhart Road is no exception.

When the plans for the Westlink came out, there were those who were for it, and those against. There were those who thought this was the best way of crossing the river, and those who thought another way would be better.

But the bottom line is - the bridge has been provided to us, and it is joining two places together in a way that changes things permanently - if we choose to make use of it.

I’m writing this piece days before Christmas, a time that we celebrated God giving us something. Reaching out over the great gulf between Himself and the human beings who had put clear water between He and them. And providing us with the gift of a bridge.

That child grew up to become a man, talked Himself up as God, got hung up to die on a cross because of it, was raised up to life to prove He was right, and then ascended up to the Heaven He had come from. And what Jesus brought us through all of

that was a bridge. A way to join our life to God’s. For human beings to cross the great divide we’ve allowed to run between us and our Maker.

For those living in this world to discover a place they’d never known.

In John 14, Jesus explains that He’s become a bridge so that He could bring those who trust Him over to be home with God. Not just now, but forever. Not just forever, but now. In John 14:3-5, Jesus begins, ‘“You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me.”’

For me, living in Slackbuie, now there’s more than one way to get the kids to the Leisure Centre on time for their activities. But here’s where my analogy breaks down (as they all do).

Because here, Jesus said that He is the bridge to bring people to God. Here’s the divisive bit. Lots of people reject the bridge God’s provided in Jesus. They’d prefer another way to get to Him. They reason there must be another way. But the bottom line is, in Jesus, a bridge has been provided for us to the God we’d never be able to draw near otherwise.

Inshes, Church of Scotland Insches Retail Park, Inverness. Rev. David Scott. Tel: 01463 226727. Website: www.insheschurch.org Inverness Baptist Church 69 Castle Street. Rev. Iain Morrison . Tel: 07900 08792. www.invernessbaptistchurch.co.uk.

Inverness Bible Fellowship Wyvis Place, Inverness, IV3 8DR. Sundays @ 11:15am, Wednesdays @ 7:30pm, drug and alcohol dependency & addiction support Tuesdays @ 12noon includes lunch, monthly drop-in cafe with value £1 menu every first Saturday of each month. Tel 01463 226776, email leojrose@me.com Inverness Christian Fellowship at Merkinch Community Centre.

Sundays 10.30am. Website: www.icfchurch.co.uk Inverness Church of God Friars Lane. Sunday 10.30am and 6.30pm.

Tel: 01463 241318.

Inverness Crown Church, Church of Scotland 3 Midmills Road. Tel: 01463 230537.

Inverness East Church, Church of Scotland Academy Street. Call Rev. Professor ATB McGowan: 01463 236695 www.invernesseast.com Inverness Greyfriars Stratherrick Free Church Greyfriars at Balloan Road, Inverness, and Stratherrick at Errogie, Stratherrick. Tel: 01463 714085. Website: www.greyfriarschurch.org Inverness Methodist Church Huntly Street, Inverness. Tel: 01463 239784. Website: www.invernessmethodist.org.uk Journey Church Sundays @ 4pm at Church of God Pentecostal, 6 North Church Place, Inverness. For info call 07547 955567 or visit www.journeyinv.com Kiltarlity Church of Scotland Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Sundays: 11:15am. Website: www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.uk

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This bridge changes things between us and God permanently - if we choose to make use of it.

A week before Holm bridge was opened to the public, pupils from Holm Primary and Kinmylies Primary school met each other there. Before getting to the bridge for the symbolic moment of joining up, one of the P3s from Holm Primary asked ‘Do they speak a different language over there?’ I think she was joking, but I’m not sure of that…

When it comes to approaching God and meeting Him on the bridge that He’s given us in Jesus, we can think the same way. ‘What if I don’t understand God? What if He doesn’t understand me?’ But just like that P3 I know whose curiosity about the bridge won out over her uncertainty about the ‘language barrier,’ I pray that you’ll have a curiosity about Jesus that will overcome any hesitancies about meeting a God on the other side of this bridge whose ways seem unfamiliar.

Rev Scott McRoberts St Columba Church, Inverness

Kiltarlity Free Church of Scotland Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire. Tel: 01463 741729. Email: jfraser@gmail.com Kings Fellowship Meets at Smithton Industrial Estate, Culloden, Sundays, 11am. Tel: 01463 792700. Email: office@kingsinverness.com Website: www.kingsinverness.com Kingsview Christian Centre Balnafettack Road, Inverness, IV3 8TF. Sundays 11.30am and 6pm. Wednesdays 7.30pm. Tel: 01463 716843.

Kinmylies Church of Scotland Kinmylies Way, Inverness. Sundays 10.30am. Te---l: 01463 714035. Website: www.kinmylies.co.uk Kirkhill (Wardlaw) Church of Scotland Sundays 10am.

Website: www.kiltarlityandkirkhill.org.uk Killearnan & Knockbain Parish Church of Scotland Sunday Services Call 01463 731930 or visit www.kandkcofs.org Maryburgh & Killearnan Free Church Sunday service 11am & 6pm.

Seaforth Place, Maryburgh. 01349 863367. Email Rev. Alec Stewart afs1@btinternet.com Ness Bank Church of Scotland Inverness. Sundays 11am. Tel: 01463 238409. Email: nessbankchurch@gmail.com • www.nessbank.net North Kessock, Church of Scotland Main Street, North Kessock. Tel: 01463 731712. Website: www.churchofscotland.org.uk Inverness Presbytery www.invernesspresbytery.co.uk/congregations Listed I to N and regularly rotated. If you are a member of a church not listed here and would like to be considered for inclusion or for any amendments to existing details, email linda@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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Always use a pet toothpaste and not a human one. Ted will not rinse and spit! but will instead swallow the paste so it has to be safe and digestible for him. The toothpaste we use is made by Virbac and is called C.E.T. Enzymatic paste.

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Parliament Blog & Tide Times The modern world’s reliance on the internet has become so important that a fast broadband connection is now regarded as the fourth utility along with water, gas and electricity.

All politicians will be judged on this issue and even more so now that the UK Government will ensure that homes and businesses have a legal right to high-speed broadband by 2020. That strengthens consumer rights and that is a step in the right direction.

The Scottish Government have committed £600 million towards ensuring every home and business has secured superfast broadband by 2021. A bold ambition and one that I welcome. However, only time will tell if £600m is enough.

By 2021 there will be no excuses and the Scottish Government must deliver.

The Scottish Government plans to enable all homes and businesses to have access to superfast broadband, at 30megabits per second, by 2021. The plan, supported by a budget of £600M, will divide Scotland into three regions for the purpose of getting competitive bids and thus best value.

I know that those who lack superfast are frustrated, and so 2021 seems like a long way away.

In the interim, those on very slow speeds of up to 2mbps can contact the Better Broadband Programme run by the Scottish Government.

Rolling out R100 from 2019 we aim to complete the provision by end 2021 using a voucher scheme for those who cannot access through fibre. This is the most ambitious plan anywhere in the UK, and the largest investment. It will seek to make Scotland a world class digital nation essential for the world our children are inheriting.

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Thanks to online shopping we are all increasingly aware of the benefits of shopping around when it comes to purchasing new household items, getting deals on broadband services and booking holidays. However people still remain reluctant to shop around to get better deals when it comes to their home energy.

Whilst this is the case across the country, new figures published

by Energy UK, show that consumers here in the Highlands are some of the least likely to switch providers.

From my ongoing campaign to encourage people to take charge of spiralling energy costs, I have heard some fantastic first hand examples of just how much can be saved. One constituent told me she made a saving of £1,117 per year, whilst another saved £813. This shows just how worthwhile it can be to switch and I would encourage all Spotlight readers to look to see how much they can save.

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Vegan Caramel Apple Walnut Cake This issue we see the return of the popular Vegan Caramel Apple Walnut Cake.

You know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well, it is true that apples are healthy for us. Apples also make a tasty addition to baked goods like cakes, they’re simple, easy and always taste great. Recipe is supplied by The Peppermill Restaurant in Forres.

Ingredients: 6 tbsp brown sugar 4 cooking apples, peeled and sliced 3 cups plain flour 3 tsp ginger 225g vegan marg 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

2 tbsp golden syrup 1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 1/3 cup soya milk 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 2 grated apples 1 cup walnuts

Method: 1. Sprinkle the sugar in the base of a large heavy-based frying pan suitable for the

oven, arrange apples on top of the sugar.

2. Sift the flour and ginger together then rub in the margarine and sugar.

3. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the soya milk.

4. Mix all the remaining ingredients with the flour mixture and the soy mixture and tip into the tin and bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for approximately 40-45mins or until a skewer comes out clean.

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inverness music festival tbc, various venues. competitive music festival open to all ages & abilities to show off their skills. email admin@invernessmusicfestival.org

until 11 march art installation by robyn woolston, artist in residence tbc, ground floor of the highlanders museum, fort george, nr invernesss. call ann-marie peckham, curator on 0131 3108764/0131 3108702 or email at ann-marie@thehighlandersmuseum.com. www.thehighlandersmuseum.com admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

legends of american country 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. the show features 4 fantastic singers who are all backed by the superb country storm band. call 01463 234234 the comedy bothy@mad hatters, inverness 8pm bob stewart@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm kioko (gig of the month)@mad hatters, inverness 10pm, all welcome dorec-a-belle@the market bar, inverness 10pm

3 saturday mo kenne@tooth & claw, inverness tbc tickets from www.skiddle.com

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Complete Lawn Renovation – a project this year ?

Many of you will, in your darkest moments, consider giving up on your lawn… too far gone ….. wouldn’t know where to start ….. best to get it dug up and put down a new lawn !

Replacing a lawn can be very expensive, however, whether you plan to replace it with a new lawn or even slabs or gravel.

Consider this, a worn-out lawn can actually be renovated in situ at a fraction of the cost of removing and replacing the whole thing. I have included here a Before and After picture taken just a few weeks apart. I suggest there are 4 stages in the process, and you could either try this yourself, probably with some hired machines, or get some help (probably best as you have to live with the results for years to come).

1.

Hollow tine Aeration removes thousands of cores, reducing compaction and allowing air to move in the root zone, encouraging microbial activity and root development.

2. Severe Scarification removes as much thatch as possible, allowing the seed to find the soil surface which always aids germination. Once the thatch has been removed it has to be cleaned off the surface by either raking or sweeping, using a leaf sweeper.

BEFORE

3.

Seeding should be applied at a rate of 20-25gms per m².

The seed, being on the soil surface, puts it in direct contact with the material that will help it germinate; it is, however, open to the elements and can be disrupted by heavy winds and birds’ feasting.

4.

Top Dressing covers the seed. Many think top dressing should be a sandy soil mix. We actually use a lawn compost, manufactured from recycled green waste and, therefore, environmentally friendly. It contains nutrient to assist existing grass and promote good germination from the seed and aids good microbial activity. This is applied at 2kg per m².

All that’s required now is regular watering until the seed germinates (regular rainfall isn’t usually a problem in these parts). The best time to tackle this is June-Sept in Scotland, and that means starting planning now for your new lawn this summer. At around £2 per m2 to renovate, compared with around £12 per m2 to replace, it really is worth considering.

AFTER Alastair Watt

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the trad band@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm seedlings saturday@mad hatters, inverness 10pm stetsonhead@the market bar, inverness 10pm great glen walking club: cawdor to nairn by river nairn 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: c; distance: 10 miles. www.greatglen.org

4 sunday inverness ramblers: brora to golspie 9am, start time 10.30am, uhi car park, inverness. grade: moderate; distance: 6.8km. www.ramblers.org.uk ben & emily@the market bar, inverness 10pm

5 monday the highland astronomical society: pluto; speaker pauline macrae (has) 7.20pm - 10pm, smithton culloden free church. all meetings are open to the public - your first visit is free! www.spacegazer.com

6 tuesday scottish ornithologists' club (highland): timing of seabird breeding in a changing climate; local to global perspective. speaker - kat keogan 7.30pm, culloden library, inverness. £3 members; £4 nonmembers. call 01463 772539 or 01808 511740

7 wednesday nairn u3a: nairn bid: business improvement plans in nairn; speaker - alan rankin, bid manager on future developments in tourism & improvements to the nairn economy 1.45pm for 2pm, nairn community & arts centre,. £2 (members) £3 (non-members). call pauline ross on 01667 453537 or email at website@nairnu3a.org.uk fergus & greg@the market bar, inverness 10pm

8 thursday a parent's guide to the law & additional support needs: falkland house school, a leading school for boys with additional support needs, invites you to a seminar 10am - 1pm, mercure inverness hotel, church street, inverness. free but tickets from www.eventbrite.co.uk

9 friday super hans@the ironworks, inverness tbc www.ironworksvenue.com pathogen, never knowing & jacket rabbit slams@ tooth & claw, inverness tbc footerin aboot@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm wully smith@the market bar, inverness 10pm the side@mad hatters, inverness 10pm

10 saturday north district cross country league 1.15pm start (u-11 girls) onwards, grant park, forres. call 07890 729969 or email at ndccleague@gmail.com www.northleague.co.uk page 16 - February 2018

highland car club's 2018 snowman rally in aid of the elsie normington foundation inverness. for the first year the snowman rally will be the first round of the rsac motorsport ecosse challenge. www.snowmanrally.co.uk cobalt - bourbon nightmares ep launch show@ ironworks, inverness 7pm.

36th bothy ballads champion of champions 2018 doors open 6pm for 7pm, elgin town hall. £10 upstairs; £9 - downstairs from elgin library. call 01343 562603 inverness ramblers: sgurr an airgrid 8am, start time 9.15am, uhi car park, executive building, ness walk, inverness. grade: strenous; distance: 3.7 miles www.ramblers.org.uk tunna@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm taking back elmo club night@ tooth & claw, inverness 9.30pm kinky karma@johnny foxes, inverness 10pm the mystic shoes@the market bar, inverness 10pm smokin' jeffrey's@mad hatters, inverness 10pm

11 sunday great glen walking club: castle roy to revack circular 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: b; distance 11 miles www.greatglen.org doc livingston@johnny foxes, inverness 10pm caroline truslove@the market bar, inverness 10pm,

12 monday royal geographical society of scotland (highland): the great horizon: stories of exploration; from polar exploration to bolshevist russia. speaker jo woolf.

7.30 p.m, highland council chamber, glenurquhart road, inverness. £10; students, u-18s free; tiso card £8. email robert preece at rpreece@onetel.com www.rsgs.org gerry coogan@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm robin abbot@the market bar, inverness 10pm

13 tuesday inverness botany group: dragonflies; speaker jonathan willet 7.30pm, smithton culloden free church. £2 non-members www.invernessbotanygroup.com davy gowan@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm calvin prior@the market bar, inverness 10pm

14 wednesday karaoke@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm

15 thursday the arts society highland: undressing antiques; speaker - mark hill. an introduction to buying antiques, the state of the antiques market, current & future trends 2.30pm, smithton culloden free church £8 non-members. email averill brodie at averillbrodie@ymail.com. www.hdfas.org.uk

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16 friday inverness gaelic society: the naval reserve in the highlands & islands; speaker - ben thomas 7.30pm, sgl room, eden court, inverness. www.gsi.org.uk orynthia@tooth & claw, inverness tbc a'hooligan@hootananny, inverness 9,30pm city limits@ johhny foxes, inverness 10pm all so simple & table for four@mad hatters, inverness 10pm, sara bills & the hasbeens@the market bar, inverness 10pm, all welcome

winter folk session@velocity cafe, inverness 7pm, james shewan hosts a winter folk session. enjoy a hot cuppa, some delicious cake & brilliant local music! email nicole@velocitylove.co.uk rspb (highland): a day in the life of a highland ranger; speaker - alison greggans, rspb community ranger 7.30pm, greyfriars church, balloan road, inverness. group members £3, visitiors £4 call doreen manson on 01997 433283 or email at doreen.a.manson@gmail.com caman@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm punching elvis@the market bar, inverness 10pm

23 friday

17 saturday moravian orienteering saturday league: darnaway 10.15am - 11.15 am (registration; 10.30am 11.30am (start), darnaway. in conjunction with moray & nairn schools league. contact karen fraser www.moravianorienteering.org inverness fiddlers rally: an orchestra of around 100 players performing a varied programme of traditional music from scotland & beyond 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. £16; £14 call 01463 234234 u2 2@the ironworks, inverness 7.30pm. www.ironworksvenue.com neon waltz@bogbain farm 8pm. call 01463 772800 great glen walking club: culbin forest 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade: c; distance: 8 miles www.greatglen.org kinnaber junction@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm, ashley & the cosmonauts@the market bar, inverness 10pm dixie fried@mad hatters, inverness 10pm

18 sunday chris grant@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm ben & emily@the market bar, inverness 10pm

19 monday

the dunnottar ceilidh band@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm, all welcome rant@ johhny foxes, inverness 10pm pathogen@the market bar, inverness 10pm the mystic shoes@mad hatters, inverness 10pm shredd@tooth & claw, inverness 10pm,

23 friday - 24 saturday groove cairngorm 2018: the uk's only winter music & snowsports festival cairngorm mountain & badaguish outdoor centre. tickets from www.skiddle.com

24 saturday rspb (highland): nairn & findhorn field trip 9.30am (inverness); 10am (nairn harbour), nairn & findhorn. departing inverness retail park car park( opposite burger king). call doreen manson on 01997 433283 or at doreen.a.manson@gmail.com ww2.rspb.org.uk/groups/highland mactallica@tooth & claw, inverness 8pm the van ts@tooth & claw, inverness 7pm mactallica@ tooth & claw, inverness 8pm ruairidh maclean@hootananny, inverness 9.30pm hunky dory@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm deadfire@mad hatters, inverness 10pm mactallica@tooth & claw, inverness 10pm

24 saturday - 25 sunday

robin abbot@the market bar, inverness 10pm, doc livingston@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm

hilton coylumbridge cairngorm ski club open tbc, cairngorm. email at info@cairngormmountain.org call 01479 861261

20 tuesday andy duncan@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm peter gavin@the market bar, inverness 10pm

25 sunday

21 wednesday inverness field club: academy street townscape project; speaker - sarah james-gaukroger of the academy street townscape heritage project on the fruits of recent research 7pm for 7.30pm, millburn academy, inverness. free for members; nominal charge for visitors. www.invernessfieldclub.org.uk fergus & greg@the market bar, inverness 10pm karaoke@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

22 thursday

great glen walking club: conagleann & loch mhor 9am (please arrive 15 mins earlier), uhi car park, ness walk, inverness. grade c+; distance: 8 miles www.greatglen.org bflf inverness launch: 'unicorns love rainbows' party@the ironworks, inverness 2pm, big fish little fish scotland. craft area with themed crafts play area with tents & tunnels giant colouring-in mural. www.ironworksvenue.com perpetua@ tooth & claw, inverness 10pm

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kevin fraser@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm robin abbot@the market bar, inverness 10pm gerry coogan@ohhny foxes, inverness 10pm

27 tuesday chris suckle@ johhny foxes, inverness 10pm

28 wednesday the classic rock show 'guitar greats - world tour 2018' 7.30pm, eden court (empire theatre), inverness. a tribute to many of the world's all time guitar greats - jimi hendrix, jimmy page (led zeppelin), etc. call 01463 234234 steve eaglesham@the market bar, inverness 10pm karaoke@johhny foxes, inverness 10pm

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national trust for scotland (highland members’ centre): talk by david barclay of the wildcat project 3pm, nairn community & arts centre

(1st John 4:14)

Reader, the Lord Jesus gave His life a ransom for all. Because of His work on the Cross of Calvary the “whosoever” can be saved (and that means YOU!) We all either accept and receive Him as our Saviour or we refuse the provision God has made for us in Christ. We alone are responsible. The Lord would have all men to be saved; those who come to Him, He never turns away. Come to Him now.

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Kumon believes that learning is for the long run. Students develop lifelong study skills and a passion for learning, as well as the confidence to tackle new challenges and face the unknown.

This confidence is not just instilled in them whilst at Kumon, it is something they will keep with them for life.

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Please refer refer to your local study centre. centre. Subject to availability availability.

The Kumon Inverness Study Centre runs its classes from Milburn n Academy, Academy, Diriebught Road, Inverness, Highlands IV2 3QR on Tuesday 5.30pm – 7.30pm, Thursday 5.30pm – 7.30pm and Saturday 11.30am – 2.30pm.

For more information, contact Instructor Riffat Rif fat Fatima on 01463716414 or email inverness@kumoncentre.co.uk. ness@kumoncentre.co.uk.

SALE

EX-HIRE STARTS 24TH FEBRUARY McCalls of Elgin, on South Street, are the ultimate Highlandwear outfitters, supplying exceptional tailored kilts starting from ÂŁ459 and high quality hire outfits from as little as ÂŁ58.

We will have fantastic bargains to offer, including:A wide range of Gent’s Kilts starting from only £140 Jacket and waistcoat sets from £85

Their friendly staff pride themselves in offering a high standard of service and unmatched choice, from the initial tightening of the tape measure to the last stitch made to your kilt.

Ghillie Brogues from ÂŁ25

Choose from the contemporary classics of the PRIDE range, or get kitted out in the more traditional clan tartans.

McCalls will always have something to suit.

Plus many more deals that are just too good to miss.

Coming soon is their once a year Ex-hire sale.

Sporrans from ÂŁ30

We’ve also 20% off our current stock throughout the sale meaning there really is no excuse not to pick up a bargain.

But hurry sale ends 5.00pm Saturday 3rd March 2018.

McCalls of Elgin's sale begins on Saturday 24th February 2018 for one week only.

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The Garden TOM ANGEL IS A GARDEN DESIGNER AND CHARTERED HORTICULTURIST BASED IN AVIEMORE. TOM PROVIDES GARDEN DESIGN AND HORTICULTURAL SERVICES AS

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TOM ALSO BLOGS AS THE MOUNTAIN GARDENER. February can feel like the harshest of winter months, and we have certainly already received enough cold weather in January, but spring is around the corner now and there are a number of jobs that can be done now to help keep on top of the garden before the spring growth commences.

One of the trickier jobs that can be managed now is pruning Wisteria, but you needn’t be too scared of this.

Pruning involves cutting back summer side-shoots to 2 or 3 buds. I’m going to elaborate on this in my blog, where I will give some more detailed instructions for this.

Here are some other tasks that could or should be done in the garden in February:

DO prune summer-flowering Clematis before they start growing actively.

DO renovate Beech hedges that need more robust pruning.

DO plant bare root shrubs and trees.

DO prune Winter Jasmine after it has flowered.

DO take down any tired looking dead seed-heads that you have left over the winter.

DO cut back deciduous grasses before fresh growth begins.

DO prune/trim winter-flowering shrubs such as Mahonia japonica and Viburnum tinus after they have flowered.

DO dead-head winter bedding as it can encourage some species to flower again.

DO prune apple and pear trees.

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DON’T forget to make sure all your machines are all serviced ahead of the spring.

DON’T work heavy soils that are wet, wait till they have dried out.

DON’T be tempted to start sowing lots of seeds in the greenhouse, they may well just become weak and spindly due to lack of light.

DON’T forget to keep putting bird food out, and if possible keeping some water available for birds to drink from and bathe in.

DON’T forget to use any slightly warmer days to start tackling moss build-up on hard surfaces.

March is a busy month in the garden, with fair amounts of pruning to do, so get all and any tidying done that you can in February. I’ll be back next month, and in the meantime I’ll be getting on with all these jobs in my own garden!

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