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Clubs and Societies CINEMA NAIRN Each year Cinema Nairn screens 11 evening films & 3 matinees with tea & bakes at Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Neglected gems, classics, the best of foreign language movies. Pre film bar & no popcorn or ads! Call Cinema Nairn on 01667 453476 or email at enquiries@cinema-nairn.co.uk www.cinema-nairn.co.uk CROSSROADS Provide & develop a high quality, cost effective, domiciliary respite care service for carers within Nairn & Distict. Call 01667 455369
HIGHLAND BOWHUNTERS (ARCHERY) Near Nairn. Open to any person who wishes to take up field archery (No indoors). Basic training courses with equipment available. Experienced archers also welcome to join. Equipment can be hired. Call Gerry Parks on 07801 593 637 daytime or evening (up to 9pm) JAZZ NAIRN We run a number of gigs every year bringing national & international jazz musicians to venues in Nairn. Call Phil Pullan on 01309 641114 or email at jazznairn@gmail.com. www.jazznairn.org
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LEGO CLUB 2nd & last Tues of month, 4pm 5pm, Nairn Library. For ages 5 11yrs. Lego provided. Please call to book a place or ask library staff. Call 01667 458506 MINDFULFORCES (NAIRN) 1st Tues of month, 7pm 8.30pm, the Committee Room, the Seaforth, Nairn. Practising mindfulness can help you relax & calm the mind. £7 per session. Everyone welcome. Join us in the bar for a drink before (6.30pm) or after for a chat. Call Jan Grigg & Elke Ambrose 07855 926645 or 07739 793389 info@mindfulforces.com www.mindfulforces.com MORAY & NAIRN PONY CLUB Call 01309 641483 or email at willandjudith@btopenworld.com www.pcuk.org MUSIC NAIRN Nairn's popular & well supported music society. Regular high quality concerts are held in Nairn Community & Arts Centre & everyone is most welcome. Call 01667 455701. www.musicnairn.org.uk
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nairnsailingclub@yahoo.co.uk www.nairnsailingclub.co.uk NAIRN SMASHERS BADMINTON CLUB Mon & Wed, 9am - 10.30am & Fri, 9am - 10am, the Games Hall, Nairn Sports Club. A sociable group & new members are always welcome, irrespective of ability. Call Mrs Jan Stuart on 07742 019286
NAIRN DISABLED SPORTS CLUB We cater for bowlers & athletes who have a disability. Call 07766 952477 NAIRN DOMINO LEAGUE For further information call 01667 452496 NAIRN FRIENDSHIP CLUB Tues, 2pm - 4pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. For over 16s, retired, disabled. Bring family & friends for an afternoon of entertainment. Tea, coffee & biscuits served. Entry £3. All welcome. Entertainers & volunteers needed. Call Moira on 01667 455011 or 07716 183466 NAIRN LITERARY INSTITUTE Fri, 7.30pm, Nairn Free Church. Series of talks during the winter months on local history, archaeology & literature, various outings at other times during the year. Non-members welcome at talks, £4. Email at info@nairnliterary.org.uk
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Pastoral Le er & Church Meetings Wow, those DIY SOS home renovation programmes on TV get me every time! They are just so moving. My wife can’t believe I get so emotional – after my many years in social work and knowing so many sad stories. I am struck by many things in the show. Firstly, there is the combination of sadness - sometimes, utter desperation – and then incredible courage for the family themselves. They are often dealing with almost impossible demands and are very limited by their surroundings. Secondly, there is the ingenuity and vision of the designers to see the space and environment differently – that is such a talent. Then, there is the willingness and flexibility of the local teams and tradesmen to do their work. Finally, there is the kindness of the community to pitch in, be part of the process and to make a real difference. It is tremendously good news and so refreshing against the backdrop of much other news where we see a different side of our humanity or the potential evil and confusion in our world.
The Gospels show Jesus’ way of life to be like this very good news and more. He said of himself, “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give himself as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Jesus dealt with many desperate life circumstances with incredible compassion, wisdom and insight and his basic model for humanity was to serve. That was so unexpected and counter to what people thought a great leader should be, but it was his way and his example. And he even went beyond service to sacrifice in his death for us – to win us back from all that evil and confusion that seems to control us. Many of the families on the TV show have reached a point where they cannot help themselves – they need outside intervention and it is lifechanging. There is a challenge, however, in Christian faith, that goes beyond kindness, good as that is. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). His hope for all is that we would see that trusting in him is the good news that
Ardersier with Petty Parish Church, Church of Scotland Sundays 10.15am. Petty Sundays 12 noon.Tel: 01667 462224. Auldearn and Dalmore Parish Church Sundays 12noon. Contact Rev. Thomas M Bryson on 01667 451675. Email: tbryson@ churchofscotland.org.uk
Cawdor L/W Croy and Dalcross Parish Church Sunday 10.15am. Contact Rev Robert E. Brookes on 01667 493717 or RBrookes@churchofscotland.org.uk Nairn Baptist Church Nairn Community Centre. Sundays 11am. Contact Jonathan Turner (Sec) on 01667 454030. www.nairnbaptist.uk Nairn Christian Fellowship Sundays 10.30am. Call Sandy Shaw on 01667 456492. Nairn Free Church Sundays 11am with Sunday school and crèche, 6pm at Gordon St, Nairn. Junior Club at 6pm, for P4P7 and Youth Club at 7pm for S1-S6. Thursdays: Tiddlywinks: Parent and Toddler group at 10am and Bible Study Prayer Meeting at 7pm. Contact the Minister, Murdo MacLeod, on 01667 459131. Nairn Old Parish Church 10.30am: Sunday School and
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rescues us and releases us into love. Jesus would have loved this TV programme as well although there is one great story in Mark 2 where he inspires a sort of “anti-DIY” approach. Four friends bring their desperately needy and disabled friend on a mat to Jesus, but the house is so busy they decide to break through the flat roof to let their friend down! No one seems to worry too much about the damage as he brings healing to the man, joy to his friends and amazement to everyone. (I suspect Jesus would have offered to fix the roof for free later!) For DIY SOS, friends bring their needy neighbours to the fore and it is really an expression of love and humanity at its best which Jesus would have loved. As we see who Jesus really is in the Gospel narratives and connect with local churches seeking to follow him, there will be no end of SOS projects around us to which we can give our faith and talents.
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Parliament Blog & Tide Times Foster care is challenging but extremely rewarding. Foster Care Fortnight is The Fostering Network’s annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and to show how foster care transforms lives. Last week there was a debate in the Scottish Parliament regarding Foster Care. This offered an opportunity to highlight The Fostering Network’s annual campaign as a valuable awareness-raising campaign. Foster carers can, and do, make a real difference to the lives of children and young people. 93 per cent of local authorities and independent foster carers have achieved grades of “good” or better, however, 45 per cent have experienced a net loss in the number of foster carers. The Highlands is compounded by sparse population and geography.
With Climate Change a much talked about and topical issue, it is important that we don’t just brush it off as an others news story or as scaremongering. There are many things we can do as individuals to help the environment, and climate change. For example, when I’m both in London and at home in Inverness, I often choose to cycle rather than drive long distances. Not only does this have personal benefits for my physical health, but it’s a great way to reduce fuel emissions. An added bonus is that we are lucky enough to have excellent initiatives, like the Velocity Café and Bike Shop in Inverness, so should you need any help with repairs or if you’re interested in getting involved with a cycling group, they are the people to see! Drew Hendry MP
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until 21 july Nairn Art Society Summer Exhibition: a wide range of original work by local artists at very reasonable prices. Community staff are on hand to deal with purchases Centre opening times, Nairn Arts & Community Centre, King Street, Nairn
27 july - 3 august
Annual
The Art Society of Inverness Summer Exhibition 2019 The Town House, Inverness. Email at secretary@artinverness.com. www.artinverness.com
until 9 august Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements: Bus replacement Dyce to Huntly
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Saturday 27th July to Saturday 3rd August 2019 10:00am ƵŶƟů 5:00pm (closed on Sunday 28th July)
Paula O'Brien: New Beginnings; Up close & personal - caberet style with limited audience members 7.30pm - 9.30pm, The Mercure Hotel, Inverness. www.paulaobrien.net
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High Street, Inverness IV1 1JJ There will be a wide variety of paintings, prints and cards by a range of local amateur and professional artists to view and also available to purchase.
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Non-Uniform Day@Logie Primary School, Forres Please check the date. Small donation
3 wednesday Findhorn Heritage Jul 19.pdf
29 saturday Piping Inverness 2019: European Pipe Band Championships 10am, Bught Park, Inverness. Hundreds of pipers & drummers & highland dancers along with food & drink, traditional craft stalls & live entertainment Brodie 1st Bunnyversary Party 10am onwards, Brodie Castle, Forres. 1st Annual celebration of the Brodie Bunny & his Playful Garden. Call 01309 641371 Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Spirit & Rotterdam, 7am 5pm & 8am - 5pm Moishe's Bagel 7.30pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn. Call 01309 690110 or email uhall@findhorn.org Accidentals Summer Concert: Programme of Songs from the Musicals sung in aid of Archie Foundation & Arthritis Care 7.30pm, United Reformed Church, King Street, Nairn. £5 (inc refreshments). Tickets from Dimensions, Leopold Street, Nairn & at door Call Cath Stevenson on 01667 258512 or email at cathstevenson442@yahoo.co.uk
29 saturday - 30 sunday Wooly Weekend: from Lamb to Loom; Includes the shearing of 20 sheep 10.30am - 5.30pm, Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore. Call 01349 781650 www.highlifehighland.com/highlandfolkmuseum
30 sunday Car Boot Sale (IDCA) 8.30am - 1pm, Inchberry Hall, Orton, Fochabers IV32 7QB. £10 per car pitch; £20 double pitch. Tea, coffee, refreshments, butteries & cakes in Hall. BBQ Burger Hut food. All funds raised go to maintain IDCA facilities & local charities Afternoon Tea with a Glass of Fizz in aid of the Highland Hospice 12.30pm - 5pm, Lochardil House Hotel, Stratherrick Road, Inverness. £25. Monies raised will go towards Fiona & Louise's Great Wall of China Trek fund. Call Fiona Jones & Louise Lockhart on 07795 314633 or 07748 383632
July 2019 2 tuesday
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Special arrangements for groups. Easy Access for Disabled.
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3 wednesday - 4 thursday XpoNorth 2019 9am - 5pm , Eden Court, Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SA. Scotland’s leading creative industries' festival. Pre-registration recommended in order for you to collect your free Delegate Pass. www.xponorth.co.uk
3 wednesday - 9 tuesday Eddie & Jan Charity Memorial Motorcycle Run in aid of CHSS 12pm (3rd) - 10pm (9th), Nairn Bus Station (Departure from). For details see Facebook page or email at charlie@jacobitemcc.co.uk www.facebook.com/jacobitemcc
4 thursday Nairn & District Gardening Club: An-Grianan Garden Visit; a tour with owners Susan McCrone & Howard Stollar 7pm, Rafford. www.spanglefish.com/ nairnanddistrictgardeningclub
5 friday Skipinnish 20th Anniversary Summer Show 6pm, The Big Top, Bught Park, Inverness. General admission standing event. U16s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. www.ticketline.co.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: MSC Orchestra 9am - 6pm
5 friday - 7 sunday
Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Sea Cloud II 8am - 2pm
2 tuesday - 28 sunday Forres Crafters Summer Pop Up Shop (Tues - Sat ) 10am - 5pm & (Sun) 12pm - 4pm , 86 High Street, Forres. Free Entry. Variety of locally handmade crafts & gifts. Forres Area Food Producers fruit, veg, salad on Sat, 10am - 2pm. Email at page 16 - July 2019
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Scotland Invades inverness Hosted by Inverness' Highland Swing. Blues dancing event Inverness. £22 from www.highlandswing.dancecloud.com
6 saturday The Proclaimers The Big Top Tent, Bught Park, Inverness. Tickets from website or Cafferys Menswear, Eastgate Shopping Centre, inverness
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outdoor theatre live at Cawdor Castle Presented by three inch fools
MACBETH friday 19th july 2019
Saturday 20th July 2019
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Call 0844 888 9991.www.ticketline.co.uk Corrieyairack Challenge: Point to Point Mountain Duathlon & NEW FORMAT Mountain Bike Event 7am & 9.30am from Fort Augustus, Badaguish www.badaguish.org Forres Highland Games 2019 11.30am, Grant Park, Forres. All welcome Wojtek the Bear with the Roov@Tooth & Claw, Inverness, 6.30pm - 9.30pm Inverness Farmers' Market 8am - 2.30pm, High Street Inverness. Local food, plants, crafts & more Let’s Trance@Tooth & Claw, Inverness 8pm - 12am, £5. DJs - James Thomson; Conor Ferguson, Kevin Thompson & Andy Innes Banff & Moray Members' Centre (NTS): Coffee Morning & Sale Tables 10am - 12pm, Forres Town Hall. £2 entry. Tea, coffee, biscuits & stalls: cake & candy, bric-a-brac, CDs, bottle stall, etc. Call Janice Oakes on 01309 675224 or email at janiceoakes51@gmail.com The VIllage Cafe 10am - 2pm, Rafford Village Hall Soup, bacon rolls, delicious cakes, good company & a warm welcome awaits!
6 saturday - 7 sunday Summer at Eden: Craft & Food Festival supporting Logie Steading July 19.pdf 30/05/2019 the Highland Hospice 10am - 5pm, The 1Bishop's Palace, Eden Court, Inverness. www.exclusivelyhighlands.co.uk
7 sunday MFR Cash for Kids: Kidsfest 2019 - "Down on the Farm" 11am - 3pm, Scorguie Place, Inverness. Adults £10; Children Free (tho there may be charges for some rides, etc) David Walliams' Gangsta Granny Gates open at 2pm; 3pm - 6pm, Brodie Castle, Forres. Tickets from website. Refreshments available. Dress warmly & bring a picnic & rug or low seating. Advance booking advised. www.nts.org.uk Ardioch Farm Annual Show 9am, Ardioch Farm & M J Livery, Keith. Inhand, Ridden & Working Hunter competitions Proud Ness Volunteer Sunday Social 2pm - 4pm, MacGregor's Bar, Inverness. Find out about volunteering at this year's Proud Ness Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 3 7.30am - 7pm
8 monday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess 7am - 6pm
8 monday - 11 thursday Summer Tennis Camp for Primary Age Children 9.30am - 11am( P1-3) & 11am - 12.30pm (P4-7), 10:51 Sports Club. Members £5 & Non-members Nairn £6.50. Call Pauline Barron on 01667 454523 or at
Live Theatre Outside at Logie Steading Award-winning outside theatre company, Illyria, are back at Logie Steading with three fantastic performances for the summer 2019 season. Bring a chair, all-weather clothing (but no view-blocking umbrellas please) and a picnic and enjoy the show!
William Shakespeare
THE TEMPEST 25th July, 7pm
Adults: £14, children: £6, Concession: £11
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES!
Oliver Gray
8th August, 5.30pm
Adults: £14, children: £6, Concession: £11
Mary Shelley
FRANKENSTEIN 15th August, 7pm
Adults: £14, children: £6, Concession: £11
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The Olive Tree Café is open for 30 mins before each performance, and during the interval, serving hot and cold drinks, cakes and ice cream.
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17 wednesday - 18 thursday
Bastard Wordiness@Tooth & Claw, Inverness 7pm, Spoken word but a little different Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Zenith 7.30pm - 4.30pm
Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Hebridean Princess 6pm (17th) 8pm (18th)
9 tuesday - 14 sunday Zippo's Circus Inverness Caledonian Thistle Adults £9 (15yrs +); Children £7.50; U2s
Hebridean Celtic Festival TBC, Stornoway Hebridean music galore. Email at office@hebceltfest.com. www.hebceltfest.com
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19 friday
Abernethy Golf Club: Seniors' Open; Ladies & Men 9am, Abernethy Golf Club, Nethy Bridge. Members £9; non-members £12. See website for details. Call 01479 821305 or email info@abernethygolfclub.com www.abernethygolfclub.com Fruity Feast Investigators 2pm - 3.30pm, Inverness Botanic Gardens, Bught Lane, Inverness. £5.50 for Highlife Highland Card Holders
11 thursday Assynt with Clava & Cairdean 7.30pm, Croy Village Hall. All welcome Jersey Beats@The Ironworks, Inverness, 7pm www.ironworksvenue.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: AIDAbella & Saga Sapphire 7am 5pm & 8am - 6pm
13 saturday Nairn & District Gardening Club: Annual Outing Scone Palace. Details at www.spanglefish.com/ nairnanddistrictgardeningclub Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve: Den Building 11am - 3pm, Merkinch Local Nature Reserve. Adult supervision with all children. Meet in the picnic table field. Please bring refreshments & wear weather appropriate clothes & footwear
14 sunday Cars & Coffee 10am - 12pm, Rollerbowl, Inverness A quiet social gathering of like-minded car enthusiasts. Email at carsandcoffeeinverness@highlandclassic.org.uk www.facebook.com/carsandcoffeeinverness Private Lives presented by Heartbreak Productions 7pm, Brodie Castle, Forres. Tickets from www.nts.org.uk Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Columbus & Sea Cloud II 7am - 4pm & 8am - 1.30pm
15 monday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: AIDAcara 8am - 6pm
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Macbeth presented by Three Inch Fools 7pm, Cawdor Castle. See website for details & to purchase tickets. Call 01667 404401. www.online1.venpos.net Highlands' Strongest Man & Woman 2019 7.30pm - 10pm, Northern Meeting Park, Inverness Competitors battle it out over 5 thrilling events Headland Summer Tour 8pm, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. All welcome Necronomidol European Inquisition 2019@Tooth & Claw, Inverness 7pm, Ultradark Japanese idol unit Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Azamara Journey & Sea Cloud II 6am - 10pm & 7am - 5pm Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Featuring Mozart's Symphony No 31 'Paris'; Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme & Haydn's Symphony No 104 'London' 8pm, Universal Hall, Findhorn, The Park, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ. Adults £17; £15 Concs; £6 Disabled, U16s. Call Universal Hall Promotions on 01309 691170 (enquiries only) or email at uhallpromo@gmail.com. www.universalhall.co.uk
19 friday - 22 monday RockYES Festival 2019@The Ironworks, Inverness 7pm (Fri), Family friendly live music celebration. ProIndy stalls from across the political spectrum. Call 0800 086 2194 or email at sales@RockYES.co.uk www.RockYES.co.uk/Tickets
20 saturday The Wind in the WIllows presented by Quantum Theatre Gates open 5.30pm, 6.30pm start, Cawdor Castle. See website for details & tickets. Call 01667 404401.www.online1.venpos.net Scottish Old Skool Escorts Highland Tour 2019 10.30am - 4.30pm, Grantown on Spey www.scottisholdskoolescorts The Loch Garten Osprey Centre 60th Birthday 11am, RSPB Loch Garten, Abernethy. Normal entrance fee. Vintage Operation Osprey fun, games Inverness Highland Games Bught Park, Inverness Traditional Highland Games www.invernesshighlandgames.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Crown Princess 7am - 6pm The VIllage Cafe 10am - 2pm, Rafford Village Hall
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Soup, bacon rolls, delicious cakes, good company & a warm welcome awaits! Quiz & Chips in aid of Moray’s Women’s Aid 6.30pm, Dyke Community Hall. Quiz with chips delivered at half time. BYOB. Call Lisa Miele on 07518 518736 or email at Lisamiele@outlook.com Family Fun Day 12pm, Riverside Park, Nairn. Hosted by Green Hive Nairn. Lots of fun activities
Speyfest 2019 Various events & timings, Playing Fields, East Street, Fochabers. Traditional & contemporary music. www.speyfest.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Hebridean Princess 5pm (26th) 2pm (28th)
27 saturday
21 sunday Proud Ness 1pm - 5pm, Bught Park, Inverness. Free. Parade through the city centre to Bught Park where there will be stalls, food & drink, a funfair, inflatable city for children, Well Ness show, Ruff Ness dog competition & craft fair, etc Abernethy Golf Club: Ladies' & Men's Mixed Greensomes 9am, Abernethy Golf Club, Nethy Bridge. Members £15 per cpl; non-members £20 per couple. See website for details. Call 01479 821305 or email at info@abernethygolfclub.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Brilliance of the Seas 8am - 6pm T Arnott Moffat Memorial Road Run 2019 10.30am, Inverness. Motorcycle Road Run. (Loch Ness Restorations)
22 monday - 25 thursday Multi Sports Sports Camp for Children 10am - 3pm, Nairn Sports Club, For P1 - S2. Come & try tennis, squash, badminton & table tennis. Members £12 per day; £14 Non-members. Call Pauline Barron on 01667 454523 or at nairnsportsclub@yahoo.co.uk
23 tuesday Blood Donors: Nairn 1.20pm - 4.30pm & 6pm 8.20pm, Nairn Arts & Community Centre, King Street, Nairn IV12 4DN. To book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net The Highland Literary Society: Open Mic 6.30pm 8.30pm, Ness View Room, Glen Mhor Hotel, Ness Bank, inverness. www.highlandlit.com
24 wednesday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Norwegian Spirit 7am - 5pm
25 thursday Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 5 7.30am - 7pm
Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: MSC Orchestra 9am - 6pm Speyfest Craft Fair 10am - 4pm, The Marquee, Playing Fields, East Street, Fochabers. Free. Craft & food fair. www.speyfest.com Zombie & Horror Film-Making Workshop 2.30pm, Craigmonie Community Centre, Inverness. Free. Call 01456 459224 2622 (Highland) Sqn RAF Reserves Information Day 10am - 4pm, RAF Lossiemouth. Interested in joining the RAF Regiment Reserves? Find out what it takes & what's on offer. 'JOIN OUR TEAM.' Call Andy Stephens on 01343 810776 or email at 2622sqn@gmail.com www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/ 2622-squadron-rauxaf-regiment
28 sunday Car Boot Sale (IDCA) 8.30am - 1pm, Inchberry Hall, Orton, Fochabers IV32 7QB. £10 per car pitch; £20 double pitch. Tea, coffee, refreshments, butteries & cakes in Hall. BBQ Burger Hut food. Abernethy Golf Club: Texas Scramble 9am, Abernethy Golf Club, Nethy Bridge. £40 per team of 4 (unisex or mixed.Call 01479 821305 or email at info@abernethygolfclub.com Rothes Golf Club : Walkers Open - Mixed Greensomes Rothes Golf Club, Blackhall, Rothes, AB38 7AN. To book a tee time visit www.rothesgolfc. Members £10, Visitors £12. Call Neil McCulloch on 01340 831443 or at enquiries@rothesgolfclub.co.uk. JINSKI: Indie folk duo as seen on BBC1 The One Show Doors open 7pm, Fornighty Hall, Nairn IV12 5JB. £8. Call Alison Ayres on 07803 247021 or email at Fornightyhall@gmail.com Tour of Kinloss Abbey 2pm, Kinloss Abbey. Free. Guided tour with plans for public access to the nationally & archaeologically important Abbot's House. Call Kirsteen Mitcalfe on 07786 071185 or email at k.mitcalfe@btinternet.com
29 monday
26 friday Out of the Box (Series of Concerts): Traditional Scottish & Shetland fiddle music, classical duets, bagpipes, Nordic Viola, & Nykelharpa (national instrument of Sweden!). Inverness Cathedral Cinema Nairn: On Golden Pond (PG) 7.30pm, Nairn Community & Arts Centre. £5 & £3. Call Cinema Nairn on 016677 453476. www.cinema-nairn.co.uk page 20 - July 2019
26 friday - 28 sunday
Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Mein Schiff 5 7.30am - 7pm
30 tuesday Ocean Colour Scene@The Ironworks, Inverness 7pm. www.ironworksvenue.com Port of Invergordon - Cruise Liner List 2019 Provisional V5: Sea Cloud II 10am - 6pm
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By David Walliams
Scotland, 1950s Walter MacMillan is bewitched by the clever, glamorous Jean Thompson and can't believe his luck when she agrees to marry him. Neither can she, for Walter represents a steady and loving man who can perhaps quiet the demons inside her. Yet their home on remote Loch Doon soon becomes a prison for Jean and neither a young family, nor Walter's care, can seem to save her. Many years later, Walter is with his adult children and adored grandchildren on the shores of Loch Doon where the family has been holidaying for two generations. But the shadows of the past stretch over them and will turn all their lives upside down on one fateful weekend.
The World’s Worst Teachers Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world's most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster... Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is ALWAYS furious - and she's on a detention rampage. And as for Pent, he's a teacher with a real difference. He is bone-shakingly terrified of... children!
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder By Holly Jackson
The case is closed. Finito. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. End of. But Pip Fitz-Amobi isn’t so sure. Now Pip has to do a school project. She’s a good girl, shooting for the top grade. And what’s her topic? It’s this: who killed Andie Bell? But as Pip starts to research her project, she starts to uncover deadly secrets. When Pip wants to accomplish a task, nothing usually stands in her way. But this time, getting top marks might be murder… Junior Fiction
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Adult Non-Fiction
The Planets
Andrew Cohen with Professor Brian Cox A sweeping, stellar investigation to the worlds we share in our solar system. Drawing from the very latest research from an armada of probes exploring our planetary neighbours, The Planets sets out the dynamic history and present of our immediate universe.
By Onjali Q Rauf This is the story about how one ordinary nine-year-old child and three classmates are full of empathy for Ahmet, a boy that comes to their school as a refugee from Syria (he is the boy at the back of the class). Through their sensitivity, curiosity, ingenuity, bravery and innocent niceness, they make a massive impact on Ahmet’s life, friends, class, school, community and wider world. There’s a lovely lack of stereotyping on gender and backstory for the narrator, which adds to the message of not judging people before you know them.
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The Butterfly Room By Lucinda Riley Posy Montague is approaching her seventieth birthday and is unexpectedly reunited with a long lost lover who cruelly rejected her. But exactly what are Freddie’s motives and what dark secrets does he have to hide?
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Coarse Grasses in the Lawn 1 am prompted to mention this now as this spring saw an emergence of coarse grasses in many lawns, more so than usual. What are coarse grasses ? They are “wild” grasses, as opposed to “lawn” grasses, typically pale in colour, a thicker, coarse looking leaf, and often seem to grow in clumps in the lawn. They are seeded by other coarse grasses already in the lawn, or can be blown in from neighbouring land, or even deposited in bird droppings.
major infestation, that’s not realistic, and you might just have to get used to it, unless you are prepared to replace the lawn with a new one. They were prevalent this spring as lawn grasses were slow to start growing, because April and May saw fairly dry and cold conditions. Coarse grasses tend to tolerate and keep growing in these conditions, whereas lawn grasses don’t, so the wild stuff seems to dominate, even if only for a short spell until the main grass gets going. You can help prevent them spreading by mowing regularly. Also, if you give the lawn a quick swish with a spring rake prior to mowing, you will lift the long stems, which can then be mown off before they produce seed.
They are not weeds, so a lawn weedkiller won’t clear them. If there are just a few clumps, you can dig out a square of turf (like a carpet tile) and put it in the bin. You can replace with a patch of turf, or seed with lawn grass. If there is a
There is a good factsheet provided by the Royal Horticultural Society. If you search for www.rhs/coarsegrasses, it should take you straight there.
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Community Based Nature Projects N A I R N R I V E R I N VA S I V E S P E C I E S P R O J E C T The banks, woodland and open spaces along the River Nairn are an integral part of our town, a natural asset that adds to locals’ quality of life. Riverside Park, near the Jubilee Bridge is a well-used but sometimes overlooked space that connects residential areas to the town centre. Green Hive and many other community groups want to see a flourishing riverside environment that provides a safe space to play and explore nature, for all ages. And now, users of Riverside Park are coming together to draw attention to this forgotten spot. Community groups such as Green Hive, Nairn PLAY and the
Forres and Nairn Welfare League are joining forces with Nairn’s Community Planning Partnership to develop their interest in enhancing the Riverside. The Nairn and Nairnshire Community Planning Partnership (NNCPP) brings the police, NHS, education, local council and voluntary groups together to enhance and develop our community ’s health and wellbeing. The NNCPP’s Places and Spaces subgroup is currently focused on Riverside Park, and will later turn to Tradespark. “We seek to make our open spaces accessible and useable, and are bringing groups
together to develop this space for the good of the community.” Cllr Tom Heggie, Place and Spaces Group Chair. As custodians of the Riverside football pitch and changing rooms, Forres and Nairn Welfare League portion part of their income to maintaining these important facilities. In the future they plan to extend the changing room area at either side, giving room to store equipment that will facilitate maintenance of the football park. “We are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year and we are committed to the area long term. In the past, we have teamed up with other local sports clubs to provide support for the pitch and we very much welcome other partnerships to further that and any redevelopment of the surrounding area.” John Rowley, FNWFA Executive Committee Member Nairn PLAY is a constituted community group which aims to improve play facilities at the riverside in Nairn. “It has been very helpful getting the help and support from Green Hive, Keeping
Nairnshire Colourful, the Welfare League and skatepark users. I'm delighted that Nairn PLAY was invited to work as a member of Places and Spaces.” Kat Woods, Nairn PLAY vice chair Young people that use the skate park are also joining efforts to improve the area. "I think it's a great idea for skaters and members of the Nairn community to come together and express the interests we have in the riverside area … the many of us who use the skatepark for its intended purposes feel that it is overlooked. So this would be a great opportunity to show that there is a community based around the skatepark … and convince organisations, groups and the public that Nairn
Family Day at Riverside Park on Saturday 20th July from 12pm
skatepark and the surrounding area is somewhere for improvement.” Dayne Inglis Green Hive’s Nairn River Invasive Species Project is working to reduce species such as Giant Hogweed from our riverbanks, creating a more biodiverse and healthy riverside. As part of this project we are planning a Family Day at Riverside Park, inviting members of the public to help clear Himalayan Balsam plants from the woodland area along the riverside. The other Places and Spaces members are keen to join in, making this a collective family event. The event, on Saturday 20th July from 12pm, will be a day of family activities for our community to enjoy our riverside environment. Green
Hive will have opportunities to learn about and remove invasive species, while our Countryside Ranger, the Welfare Football League, the SISI project, Fire Scotland and others will lead nature trails, sports, bushcraft and other activities. Attendees will be encouraged to give thoughts and hopes for the park’s development, so come along and share your ideas. “This will be an open-ended process and other groups that regularly use this park are invited to make themselves known” Cllr Tom Heggie. By Kirsty Ellen, Green Hive Development Officer
N o t lo c al t o N ai r n? G o o nl i ne t o fin d s im i la r g r o ups o r pr oj ec t s
If you would like to find out more or join as a volunteer get in touch with Kirsty at Green Hive, kirsty@greenhive.co.uk, 07453912697 Cllr Tom Heggie can be contacted at Tom.Heggie.cllr@highla nd.gov.uk
Water, Wells and Wellness
by Highland Historian The superstitions, beliefs and
The fact that this is so often
so-called “superstitions” which
traditions of our communities
closely linked with the sea,
emanated from living from the
are full of intrigue and
agriculture and the power of
sea or from poor arable land.
mystery; as well as truths that
nature is not surprising. The
Christian monks eventually
may only become apparent
most prominent pockets of
stopped trying to dissuade
once the stories have been
what I.F. Grant called “well
these older beliefs and healing
understood. This phenomenal
worship” in her book Highland
pools named after saints
importance in the storytelling
Folk Ways, appear to exist in
began to emerge. Examples of
tradition is certainly not
areas which incoming
this are St Fillan’ s pool in the
confined to the west. In north
Christian monks struggled to
River Earn near Crief f and St
east communities, there is a
amend the peoples’
Maelrubha’ s well on Skye and
noteworthy similarity in
longer-held beliefs. The north
the water of f Eilean
folkways.
east, like some pockets of the
Maolruibhe in Loch Maree.
west, was not populated by
This renaming in honour of
Christian monks until later in
Christian figures gave
integral to our education. The
the development of Scottish
legitimacy to the water-beliefs
writing of histories must not be
Christianity and so, older
already present. The use of
ignorant of the significance of
beliefs flourished and many
these waters for curing mental
these traditions and what their
still remain in some form.
illness by shock immersion is
belief systems are based on.
The coastal communities of
not entirely dif ferent from the
There is far more truth in
the north east, the west coast
‘modern’ uses of cold water
folklore than it ever appears
and islands are bound
swimming today.
upon the first hearing of a
together in this cultural
The power of water in belief
simple folk tale.
development due to the
systems still exists to this day
If we truly want to understand our culture, the stories are
with the carrying of cof fins by
at Annat in Torridon and on
in Rathven was being used
the community over the first
the Isle of Skye. It is a
regularly for its healing
running water before being
common theme that the ill
properties. This well,
transported to the grave site.
would drink three times from
however, was not the
This tradition has been
the well or spring and circle it
community’ s preference as
known in Portree in recent
three times “sunwise”
their belief in another well in
years and appears to exist in
(clockwise) for the healing to
the parish had outlived the
varying forms in other areas.
have permanence. In the
well itself. When the older
This mixing of the nature
Torridon example, some
well was filled in by a farm
traditions that predate
folklorists maintain that this
tenant, mothers from Buckie
Christianity and the formality
included for many hundreds
brought their children and,
of Christianity have created
of years, the drinking of the
finding the well gone,
traditions which are almost
spring water from a human
scooped a pool with their
entirely unique to the
skull! This tradition has been
hands in the earth. Once full
communities they developed
recorded several times, most
of water, the children bathed
in.
recently by an author who
in the pool before being
Healing wells feature
claims to have witnessed it in
carried home, asleep, on
prominently across the
recent years.
their mothers’ backs. In 1890,
Highland region. Particularly
In the North East, healing
healing wells were still in use
noteworthy are the clootie
wells were certainly revered
at Strathdon and Corgarf f
wells close to Inverness and
and respected in a similar
where of ferings were still
the traditions of healing wells
way. In 1842, a well at Oxhill
being found.
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left it too late and the chick is
nest at such high altitudes as
very large I will withdraw to
many would believe.
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fledging. If a tricky abseil is
levels would be dangerously
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body with me. It is a long time
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