SpotLight on Nairn & District January 2014

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CLUBS & SOCIETIES BOYS BRIGADE Contact 452950 CAKE WALK & STORY GROUP Regular walks for all ages. For more details call Guy on 07724 992790 / www.guyandjocelyn.org CAWDOR HERITAGE GROUP 3rd Wed every month excl Aug, Sept, Dec & Jan, 7.30pm. Family and local history archive facility within Nairn Museum. Cawdor Community Centre. Contact 493218 for details CAWDOR SWRI Last Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm, Sept - April, Community Room at Cawdor Community Centre, (not December when we go out for our Christmas Meal).

Call Brenda on 493361 or email gbshone@btinternet.com CVS NAIRN Umbrella group for voluntary organisations in Nairn. Provides advice & information regarding funding and establishing new groups. Contact 455234 or email ed@cvsnairn.org.uk GEDDES W.R.I. Call Mrs Evelyn Cumming 404237.

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Weekly traditional music classes in guitar, fiddle, whistle, chanter, accordion, keyboard & bodhran.

Any ability from age 8. Instrument hire available. Tel: 462681 or visit www.spanglefish.com/inbhirnarainn FORRES & NAIRN SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING Mondays 8pm - 10pm in Forres Town Hall & Thursdays 7:30pm 9:30pm in Nairn from Sept - Mar. Dancers of all abilities welcome at these RSCDS classes. For details see www.rscdsforres.org or phone 07906 306160 GIRLGUIDING NAIRN Contact District Commissioner Jane Burns tel: 07962 190557 nairnshiregirlguiding@gmail.com GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND New branch volunteers needed at Nairn & Moray Branch. Call 0845 372 7406 for details.

HARMONY MUSIC THERAPY SCOTLAND Individual and Group Music Therapy sessions to encourage, enable and empower all ages and abilities through interactive music experiences. Will travel to private homes, facilities and schools. Call Kristen Macleod on 07770427396.

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HIGHLAND HISTORICAL SEARCH SOCIETY Inverness based metal detecting club. Free equipment loan, tuition and regular places to detect. Beginners & new members welcome. Contact Len tel: 01808 521340 anytime

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NAIRN ARTS SOCIETY We meet in the Laing Hall, Fishertown. Regular exhibitions, demonstrations & sales of art works. Groups meet daily at various times. for Information call Frances Hendry (secretary) on 01667 454653 or visit www.nairnarts.co.uk

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NAIRN CARDIACTIVE GROUP Mondays, 7pm - 8pm, Nairn Community Centre.

Physiotherapist led exercise group. Intended mainly to help people recovering from heart & stroke problems, but all welcome. Call 01667 456397.

NAIRN ST NINIAN BADMINTON CLUB Currently held at Nairn Academy gym hall every Thursday, September to Easter from 6pm 7.30pm. Age between 8 & 15 years. Contact 454716 or email mariadicarlo46@hotmail.com NAIRN MEN’S BREAKFAST Meets third Saturday(not Jun or Dec) 9.45 at Dunbar Golf Club, Lochloy Road, Nairn. The opportunity for men of all ages & denominations to share how there life changed through faith in Jesus. Call Campbell 01667 455149 to book a place.

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP NAIRN Last Wednesday of the month, 2pm in Nairn Hospital. For people with Parkinson’s, carers & family members. Speakers & discussions on medical matters and topics of general interest. Call 455236

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NAIRN THUNDERBOLTS Mini Rugby Club for P4 - 7. Train on Sundays 10.30am - 12pm @ Viewfield, behind Nairn Museum.

Call 01667 454963 or visit www.pitchero.com/clubs/nairnmi nirugbyclub/ NAIRN LACE GROUP Self-help lace group meets Thursdays from 7.00 - 9.30 pm in Nairn Community Centre, Contact number 01667 453521 RSCDS (FORRES BRANCH) Nairn class. Scottish country dance class. Sep - Mar. Adults: Thurs 7.30pm - 9.30pm at Nairn Community Centre. Secretary: Mrs E Grant. Tel: 01309 675187.

VOLUNTEERING HIGHLAND Volunteer Centre in Nairn welcomes anyone who would like to volunteer in the local area.

Contact Fiona Barnes 453055 or nairn@volunteeringhighland.org NAIRN PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY AND CAMERA CLUB Tuesdays 7:30pm in Nairn Community Centre Sept - April.

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PASTORAL LETTER & CHURCH MEETINGS

The Feast of Epiphany, traditionally kept on 6th of January, carries the sounds and scents of Christmas into the beginning of a new year. The wise men follow the star, guiding them to an unknown town, to an unknown land in pursuit of a new born king.

Captured by our imaginations, the story has all the elements of the best adventures. We can picture the kings packing their camels and striding out into the desert on a clear, frosted, starlit night; wondering how long and how far they will be travelling and what will be their end; bearing their exotic gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

For most of us, the beginning of a new year has that same sense of

anticipation and expectation. Like the wise men following their star, we all have hopes and dreams but none of us really knows what lies ahead.

Perhaps a new year brings the realisation that we need to make changes in our lives but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sure how to make those changes.

Maybe we know there are difficulties looming ahead and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sure how we will cope. A new year can be a time of anxiety as well as hope.

None of us know what lies ahead in life but sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a help to feel that we are held and guided by something more than ourselves, like the wise men trusting that they were following a star wherever it led.

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gathered his friends together and made them this promise â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will be with you always to the end of the ageâ&#x20AC;?

(Matt 28v 20) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have told you these things so that you might have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer, but be brave, I have defeated the worldâ&#x20AC;?

(John 16v33). No matter what troubles come, no matter what the stresses and pressures of our lives, there is one in whom we can trust as a constant guiding presence. If the journey is life, then the star is Jesus.

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How long will we live? The other day I heard someone say that “you will die if you have too much fat in your diet”. Then I thought - well we’ll all die no matter how much fat we eat! Not that I would be advocating a careless attitude to our food but maybe we should relax a bit more and try to worry less for “who would add one day to his life by worrying?”

Enjoy life and enjoy 2014!

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for 2013/2014 (all dates inclusive) Spring Term Starts Mon 6th Jan 2014 Holiday Closure Mon 17th Feb 2014 Holiday Closure Tues 18th Feb 2014 Regional Closure Wed 19th Feb 2014 Regional Closure Thurs 20th Feb 2014 Regional Closure Fri 21st Feb 2014 Spring Term Ends Fri 4th Apr 2014 Good Friday Holiday Fri 18th Apr 2014 Easter Monday Holiday Mon 21st Apr 2014 Summer Term Starts Tues 22nd Apr 2014

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SCHOOLS Auldearn Primary School ..............................01667 452118 Cawdor Primary School ................................01667 402460 Millbank Primary School ................................01667 452240 Rosebank Primary School ............................01667 454090 Nairn Academy ..............................................01667 453700 Moray College Nairn Learning ......................01667 456759

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DOCTORS Nairn Hospital A&E .......................................01667 452101 Nairn Healthcare Group ................................01667 452096 Ardersier Medical Practice ............................01667 462240 Nairn Sports Medicine Clinic ........................01667 454523 DENTISTS Jones Jones & Behrendt ..............................01667 453189 RM Donald & Associates ..............................01667 454603 Dental Unit at Nairn Hospital ........................01667 422722 PHARMACIES Lloyds Pharmacy ..........................................01667 453100 Boots The Chemist ........................................01667 453169 page 6 - January 2014

Police Station ..................................................................101 Nairn Community Centre ..............................01667 453476 Stagecoach Inverness ...................................01463 239292 Citizens Advice Bureau .................................01667 456677 Nairn Museum................................................01667 456791 Dalcross Airport ...............................01667 464000/462280 Inverness Job Centre........................01463 888100/888200 Highland Council ..........................................01667 458500 Victim Support................................................01463 710806 Samaritans ....................................................01463 713456 Gas - Emergency ..........................................0800 111999 Water - Emergency ........................................08456 008855 British Red Cross Inverness ..........................01463 231620 Crossroads ....................................................01667 455369 National Rail Enquiries ..................................08457 484950 If you would like to add a contact or if there are any amendments to be made to existing details, email tamsyn@spotlighton.co.uk

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PARLIAMENT BLOG & TIDE TIMES Let me start by saying that I sincerely hope everyone had a very enjoyable Christmas and New Year. I am writing this blog in December, so I can tell you that I am very much looking forward to spending some time with my family in Aviemore over Christmas. Last year, I was able to spend a day on the Mountain teaching my girls to ski. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m told that Cairngorm are expecting another record breaking year, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to do the same again this year. It was also good to be able to stop on the village high street to speak to so many folk out doing their last minute Christmas shopping. Like me!

I would like to end by wishing everyone in the Highlands all the best for 2014. It will be a very important time for many people and it is a very important year for our country.

If I can ever do anything to help you over the coming year, no matter how big or small, please do email me at danny@highlandlibdems.org.uk or call my office on 01463 711280.

2014 will not be boring! This year will see Scotland host the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup, which will be watched by 500 Million people all over the planet. We will celebrate the Year of the Homecoming, with hundreds of events all over the country, and the centrepiece Bannockburn Live held on the 28th - 30th June near Stirling, combined with Armed Forces Day there. This will see Scotland on the world stage as never before. A huge amount of effort has been devoted to the success of these events, to promote Scotland, as a great place to visit, with a vast array of visitor attractions and quality accommodation as well as food and drink. As Tourism Minister, I will be busy to play a part in making the most and the best of the opportunities this year brings, when we will portray ourselves as a positive welcoming friendly country - democratic and dynamic innovative but traditional, with whisky, tartan and the bagpipes recognised and loved by people from all over the world.

Oh yes - there is also something else happening in 2014. A time to choose the future we wish for Scotland.

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rhythmnreel hogmanay party @ ironworks 9pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

JANUARY 2014 8 wednesday highland rock garden club 7:30pm, nairn community centre. elspeth mackintosh, royal botanic gardens edinburgh “plant hunting in arunachal pradesh”. call 01320 366246 for details.

Please note: contact venues and organisers first as there may be changes to events.

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nairn literary institute - illustrated talk ‘ kangaroos and didgeridoos by paul hibberd 7:30pm, nairn free church, gordon street, nairn. non-members £3. www.nairnliterary.org.uk

the loft hogmanay ceildih tickets 01343 850111 / www.wegottickets.com

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slam @ ironworks 10:30pm. call 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

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17 friday music nairn presents pure brass 7:30pm at nairn community and arts centre. fun and fabulous playing from this scottish brass quintet. for details call 01667 455701 or visit www.musicnairn.org.uk

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The Imaginarium of Cookery A rendezvous with Leftovers Anything that happens, happens.

Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen.

Anything that, in happening causes itself to happen again, happens again. It doesn’t necessarily do it in chronological order, though, and this is what happens when you turn leftover turkey into the coolest dinner.

Greetings brothers and sisters of the cookery revolution. Could I please have your attention for a minute. Relax and return your seat to the upright position and fasten your seatbelt. There are no exits; please read this recipe before we take off.

Thai Green Curry For the paste: 10 bird's eye chillies 3 tbsp chopped lemongrass 1 tsp lime zest 1 handful of coriander 1 tsp chopped red turmeric 2 tbsp chopped shallots 2 tbsp chopped garlic 1 tsp shrimp paste Ground white pepper and salt

For the curry: 5 tbsp coconut cream 1 tsp fish sauce ½ tsp sugar 180ml chicken or vegetable stock 180g chopped leftover turkey, 100g pea aubergines 2 lime leaves, shredded 3 red chillies, de-seeded and finely sliced Handful of Thai basil leaves

1. Pound the paste ingredients one by one in a pestle and mortar, making sure each is well incorporated before adding the next. You can use a food processor, but you won't get quite such good results.

2. Heat the coconut cream in a small saucepan, and allow to come to the boil. Once it has reduced and begun to split, add 4 tbsp curry paste and mix, stirring continuously until aromatic – taste to see whether the spices are cooked.

3. Add the fish sauce and sugar to taste, pour in the stock and bring back to the boil, then put in the turkey, and the aubergines. Simmer until cooked through, then stir in the lime leaves, red chilli and basil leaves. Stir in a little more coconut cream if it's too spicy, and serve with jasmine rice.

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