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Clubs and Societies ABERCHIRDER DANCING CLASSES All welcome. Call Beverly Walker on 07795 0748878 ABERCHIRDER GUIDES FOR GIRLS Wed 6pm - 6.30pm, Marnoch Church Hall (basement). For girls aged 10 - 14yrs. Call Elaine Robertson on 07773 267445

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HUNTLY WRITERS Fortnightly, upstairs at the Ex-Servicemen's Club, 5a Gordon St, Huntly AB54 8A. Informal friendly writers' group.

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1st meeting free, thereafter £2, membership £10 pa. Call 01466 793765 (Orbs Bookshop) or email info@huntly-writers.co.uk. www.huntly-writers.co.uk

TRANQUILITY & THE NORTHERN ROUGH RIDERS Sun, Tranquility, Drumblair. We do Wild West re-enactment, make western movies & have weekend events. Email Alistair Baranowski (Club Organiser & Founder) tranquility_town@hotmail.co.uk www.facebook.com/TranquilityWildWestTown

KENNETHMONT TODDLERS Thurs, 9.30am - 11.30am, Rannes Hall, Kennethmont For U5s. Come along to our group for a chat & a cuppa. We also have excellent toys for kids of all ages & regularly do craft & music sessions. Adults £1.50, children 50p.

TURRIFF & DISTRICT U3A 1st Tues of month, 2pm, St Ninian's Church, Turriff.

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BRANDER LIBRARY READING GROUP 1st Wed of month, 11am, Huntly Library. New members welcome!

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ADVOCACY NORTH EAST Independent advocacy throughout Aberdeenshire to adult users of health & social care services with a Learning Disability, Mental Illness/Disorder & Unpaid Carers. Call 01467 651604 or email at advocacyne@btconnect.com

COMMON THREADS 2nd Tues of month, 7.30pm 9.30pm, Forglen Hall. Informal group for people interested in all textile & related crafts. Call Elaine Harding on 01466 711363

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BIN RANGER CLUB Weekly Summer Club for 8 11yrs, Bin Forest Car Park, off A96. Practical & educational activities. learn more about the wildlife found in the Bin Forest.

CUMINESTOWN TABLE TENNIS CLUB Tues, 7pm - 8.30pm, Cuminestown Church Hall. Dropin club. No membership fee.

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GARIOCH YOUNG FARMERS CLUB Call 07876 457843. www.sayfc.org HUNTLY HIGHLANDERS CRICKET CLUB Junior Club. U10s - U18s Call Mr A.F Ritchie on 07920 782322 HUNTLY ROTARY CLUB Mon, 6pm for 6.30pm, the Castle Hotel, Huntly. Call Paul Robinson on 01466 792696.

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NEW BYTH COMMUNITY & PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION Church Hall, Main Street, New Byth AB53 5XD. Organising community events, fundraising, coffee mornings, etc. Email at newbyth.community@gmail.com See Facebook Page RHYNIE BABIES AND TODDLERS Fri (term-time only), 9.15am 11.15am, Rhynie Community Hall. For under 3s. £1 entry.

Email Laura Allan at lallan336@gmail.com ST NINIANS & FORGLEN WOMAN’S GROUP 2nd Wed of month. For fun, chatting & a variety of informal activities. Call Jill on 01888 563850 or 01888 560282 TIN HUT MUSIC OPEN SESSIONS Last Thurs of month, 8pm 11pm, The Tin Hut, Gartly, near Huntly. Hosts open acoustic music sessions. Entry is by donation to cover hall hire costs.

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TURRIFF & UPPER YTHAN 50+ WALKING GROUP Tues (fortnightly), 9am - early afternoon. Travelling by bus with pick up points in Turriff, Fyvie & Rothienorman. Walks are usually 5 - 6 miles. You will have the opportunity to discover & visit new places & make new friends.

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Although I have never seen the series, I understand it was shown in 207 countries and very popular. I also read that a lot of time, effort and work was put into its production. I understand Game of Thrones was filmed in ten countries; it used 12,986 extras and two thousand crew members in Northern Ireland alone; it included three thousand pyrotechnic effects, fifty miles of fabric for costumes, and more than twenty-four thousand pounds of silicone for prosthetics; wigs for one of the lead characters required two months of testing and seven prototypes. The series received 174 award nominations and won sixty-three times.

If the production of a TV series like Games of Thrones strived for professional excellence, how much more does God deserve excellence from us? No one in Christian history was more passionately committed to personal excellence than the Apostle Paul. He encouraged excellence in our thoughts: “Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is

lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Philippians 4:8). He encouraged excellence in our words: “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear” (Ephesians 4:29).

He encouraged excellence in our actions: “Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:11). What a difference it would make if we followed that advice in our homes, families and workplace!

Do our lives set an example of personal excellence in what we do and say? Although we are human, we recognise that we all make mistakes. I know I do. However personal excellence isn't about being perfect or always being right. It is about recognising our need of God's love and help.

In God's wisdom He created us with a free will. This means that God has given us the ability to choose and decide what we do and how we will live. While God is a Holy God, all knowing and all powerful He doesn't

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Christ Church, Provost Street, Huntly. Rev. Michael Last.

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The Christian message of Jesus' death and resurrection for us is good news as it brings forgiveness of sin, new life and hope. While we may not be nominated for an award, we can live a life of excellence when we have God at the centre of our lives, making our lives attractive as well as challenging.

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Local & Bank Holidays and Special Days August Bank Holiday Mon 5th Aug 2019 Tisha B’Av (J) Sat 10th Aug 2019 Raksha Bandhan (H) Thurs 15th Aug 2019 Eid-al-Adha (M) Wed 22nd Aug 2019 Janmashtami (H) Sat 24th Aug 2019 Muharram (M) Sat 31st Aug 2019 Birth of the Bab - Bahai (S) Sun 20th Oct 2019 British Summertime Ends Sun 27th Oct 2019 Diwali (H) Sun 27th Oct 2019 Halloween Thurs 31st Oct 2019

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Inclusion of events is free. We do not accept submissions for classes, courses or workshops.Contact venues & organisers first as there may be changes.

Rolling Events

26 june - 7 July Garioch Theatre Festival 2019 Various events, Inverurie. Tickets available online – Facebook. A mix of professional & youth theatre shows alongside community events & exhibitions

27 june - 29 june Mr Francis & The Village of Secrets 7.30pm with a matinee at 3pm on 29th, WYness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. True story of Francis Lathom, a Gothic novelist mysteriously banished from England in 1810, who reappeared in Aberdeenshire fifteen years later under the guise James Francis. www.ticketsource.co.uk

2 july - 31 july Cullen Auld Kirk open on Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun 2pm - 4pm, Cullen. Guides will available to show visitors this 13th century Auld Kirk. Free.

Call Isobel Addison on 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk

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26 july

Insch Farmers' Market (Fridays) 9am - 1pm, Insch Parish Church Hall. All welcome

until 9 august Aberdeen to Inverness Rail Improvements: Bus replacement Dyce to Huntly

until 30 october Banff & Moray Members’ Centre NTS: Photography admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

competition. 3 age categories. Entries online. Call Janice Oakes on 01309 675224 or email at janiceoakes51@gmail.com www.cullen-deskford-church.org.uk

June 2019 24 monday NoWs Huntly Tea Dance Lessons 1pm - 2pm & Dance 2pm - 4pm, Stewarts Hall, Gordon Street, Huntly. £3.50. Don’t worry if you don’t know the dances - before every tea dance there are free dance lessons for people attending the afternoon.

Call 01466 793732 or fiona@networksofwellbeing.org Deveron Projects Cookery Workshop: Syrian Cakes with Hayat Shahoud & Abeer 6pm - 8pm, Brander Kitchen, Huntly. £5. Booking essential. Email at info@deveron-projects.com

25 tuesday Swift Talk & Walk 8.30pm, The Square, Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 8BR. Outside Brander Library.

Free. Donations welcome. Outdoor event to learn about & watch Swifts. Our summer visitors are now endangered. Do you know a swift from a swallow?

Call Cally Smith on 07411 808573 or email at huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com Turriff & Upper Ythan Walking Group: Turriff Showground to Luncarty TBC, Turriff. Via railway line (pick up Fyvie & Rothie only). Distance: 6 miles. Call 078251 115792 or email at tuywg@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/tuywg

26 wednesday Bookbug Rhymetime: A song, rhyme & story session for babies, toddlers & pre-school children & their parents or carers 10am - 10.30am, Huntly Library. Free. Call Susan McKay on 01467 532929 or 01466 405950

27 thursday Swift Talk & Walk 8.30pm, Cairnie, Aberdeenshire AB54 4TQ. Outside Village Hall. Free. Donations welcome. Outdoor event to learn about & watch Swifts. Our summer visitors are now endangered.

Do you know a swift from a swallow? Call Cally Smith on 07411808573 or email at

tel: 01309 690063

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Discover the wonderfully diverse West Coast islands of Scotland the easy way with CalMac Ferries.

You’ll be guaranteed good travel and connection times, regularity and service on all of our 28 routes.

CalMac has been providing passenger ferry services to the west coast and peninsula communities for more than 150 years.

Scotland’s west coast islands are magical places that offer something special for every visitor, for example great beaches, breath taking scenery and everywhere you go, a great Scottish welcome.

Every island has its own individual character and charm.

Irrespective of whether it’s a trip to the islands off the Clyde Coast, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, or Skye and the nearby Small Isles, all count amongst some of Scotland’s finest and most dramatic natural landscapes.

While you are on board While you are on board why not take advantage of our wide range of hot and cold snacks and meals - all prepared freshly on board and using locally sourced produce.

Don’t forget to buy a few souvenirs too in our onboard shops.

CalMac Adventures A selection of day trips and mini cruises.

Departing from Oban, Mallaig, Uig/Skye, and Ullapool as well as Wemyss Bay (for Bute) Kennacraig (for Islay) and Ardossan (for Kintyre and Arran) Take your pick from a short trip of a couple of hours, or a make a full day of it.

Further information Our website at www.calmac.co.uk offers a wealth of information about the routes and islands we serve – including detailed information on timetables, fares, day trips as well as updates on service status.

huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com Tin Hut Accoustic Music Session: Folk, blues & traditional music 8pm - 11pm, The Tin Hut, Gartly Community Hall. Opportunity for musicians to play in an informal setting. Call Fraser Wilson or Chas Ford on 01466 720247 or 01466 720234 or email at f.wilson@bosinternet.com

29 saturday

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 The Moira Monologues & (More) Moira Monologues 7.30pm, Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. Alan Bissett touring his raucous & acclaimed pair of ‘one-woman shows' www.ticketsource.co.uk Grampian Youth Orchestra 2019 7.30pm, The Music Hall, Aberdeen AB10 1QS. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com

Soapbox Race - Foggie: 1st Marnoch Scout Troop; Build it, bring it, race it 10am, Aberchirder www.eventgoat.co.uk/aberchirder Keith Silver Band: Maggie Fair TBC, Maggie Fair, Garmouth. All welcome. www.keithsilverband.org Ladies' Night with the Sassy Boys in aid of the Scottish Huntingtons Association 7.30pm, The Gordon Arms Hotel, Huntly. £20. Raffle; DJ; glass of fizz on arrival monday Piping Inverness 2019: European Pipe Band Nothing Ever Happens 7.30pm, Wyness Hall, Championships 10am, Bught Park, Inverness.

Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. Kate Cairns, a Hundreds of pipers & drummers & highland dancers farmer's wife, complains that "nothing ever happens" along with food & drink, traditional craft stalls & live in her humdrum life. A series of hilarious situations entertainment develop which has Kate eating her words before the Banff Farmers' Market 10am - 3pm, St Mary's Car Madhatters Jul 19.pdf 1 07/06/2019 11:19 final curtain. www.ticketsource.co.uk Park, Low Street, Banff. Call 01261 821244 Lego Club 2pm - 3pm, Turriff library. Free. 5 - 12 yrs.

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Banff & Buchan Employability Workshop/Job Club 12.30pm - 3pm, Deveron Community & Sport Centre, Bellevue Road, Banff. Free. Drop in workshop for those in need of help looking online for work & access to a computer

Children’s Parties & Events

3 wednesday

Craft Supplies Laser Cut MDF Shapes Craft Kits Craft Workshops

Shylock 7.30pm, Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. Suitable for 8+yrs. www.ticketsource.co.uk Bookbug Session for Babies, Toddlers & Pre-School Children 10am - 10.30am, Huntly Library. Free.

Songs, rhymes & stories. No need to book, just turn up & join in the fun!

Tel: 01888 560866 Madhatters, 37 Main Street, Turriff, AB53 4AB

30 sunday Table Top Sale (New Byth Community & Playing Field Association) 12pm, The Old School House, New Byth. After last year’s success, we will be holding this event every year & already we have secured some exciting local businesses to join us. If you are interested in holding a stall, volunteering, please contact a member of the committee or email at newbyth.community@gmail.com Blood Donors: Insch 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm 4pm, Bennachie Leisure Centre, Largie Road, Insch To book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net page 16 - July 2019

tel: 01309 690063

4 thursday Terminal 7.30pm, Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. Suitable for ages 15+yrs. www.ticketsource.co.uk

5 friday Bond: An Unauthorised Parody 7.30pm, Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. Suitable for ages 10+yrs. www.ticketsource.co.uk

6 saturday Foggie Truck Show & Dance 12pm (Show) & 7.30pm (Dance), McRobert Park, Aberchirder admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

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TURRIFF SHOW 2019 on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th August. In the Livestock section, there will be a new breed section for the Blue Texel Sheep with the Champion Trophy being donated by the Blue Texel Sheep Society. Turriff will this year host the Blue du Maine National Sheep Show for the first time and are hoping to attract many exhibitors from across Scotland.

the largest displays in the country.

Sulky racing and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and adultsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; races will take place on both days.

Plans for a major expansion of the Food and Drink section of the Show are well underway and it is hoped to attract a large number of North East food and drink producers to exhibit in the marquee, which will also include a cookery theatre and will feature demonstrations on both days of the Show by a leading chef.

There will be over 300 trade stands with the outdoor stands promoting all aspects of agriculture including arable, livestock, farm management and farm machinery and indoor trade stands offering a variety of items on display in the Art and Craft Marquee, Exhibition Marquee, and the Indoor Shopping Mall.

For the children there will be a Farm to Food themed treasure trail where they will have to collect clues which will be placed throughout the Showfield.

Sunday will see the highlights of the judging with the Grand Parade of Horses, Ponies and Donkeys as well as judging of the Goats, Rabbits and Cavies and Pigeons, Vintage Vehicle Display and Open Dog Show. Monday will see the Grand Parade of Cattle and Clydesdale Horses, with judging of the Sheep, Poultry, Highland Dancing and Companion Dog Show.

Now in its 155th year, Turriff Show takes place

The main attraction in the ring on Sunday afternoon will be the 3SIXTY Bicycle Stunt Team and on Monday, the return of the ever-popular Heavy Horse Turnout display will again be one of

Adults £15; U16s £5. Marty mone & DJ Jasper & Sandy. Families welcome. Tickets from The Wedding Wardrobe, Foggie or Lynne Durno or via Facebook page Tillymorgan Hill Race 2019 Registration 9am - 10am; 10.30am start, Culsalmond Community Education Centre at the junction of the A96 & A920 at Colpy £6 (Surplus monies to Community Charity).

3.53 miles, 875ft climb on varied terrain, open pasture, forest track,open heather, steep climb & some scrambly bits Corrieyairack Challenge: Point to Point Mountain Duathlon & NEW FORMAT Mountain Bike Event 7am & 9.30am from Fort Augustus, Badaguish www.badaguish.org Bond: An Unauthorised Parody 7.30pm, Lumsden Adult £10; Conc £9; U16s £6. Call 01464 861010 or email at lumsdenevents@gmail.com www.neatshows.org.uk

7 sunday Blood Donors: Huntly 10.30am - 12.30pm & 2pm 4pm, Gordon Schools, Castle Street, Huntly AB54 4SE. To book an appointment please call 0345 90 90 999 or email nss.snbtsenquiry@nhs.net David Walliams' Gangsta Granny 6pm, Leith Hall Gardens & Estate, Huntly. Suitable for children aged 7+. Advance booking advised. www.nts.org.uk Fun Run for MyName's Doddie 11am, Saplinbrae, Mintlaw AB42 4LF. A run around the lake followed by food & drinks & music. Prizes for best fancy dress Call 01771 623585 Far Seagulls Dare 7.30pm, Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB. Doric drama www.ticketsource.co.uk Tranquility Wild West Town's Independence Celebrations 1.30pm - 4pm, Tranquility Wild West Town, Drumblair, Forgue AB54 6EE. Horseshoe pitching, knife throwing, target shooting, buffalo hunt (archery) etc., Tours of the buildings. Music & Song from Brendan Moir. Gunfights at 2pm & 3pm.

Raffle. Email at tranquility_town@hotmail.co.uk Dig in the Park: Neolithic Open Day Aden Country Park, Station Road, Mintlaw. Workshops on ‘Neolithic crafts’ - straw working, music, pottery & traditional dyeing. Come along & have a go!

Cullen Harbour Gala 2019 12pm, Cullen Harbour Free. Featuring water-based activities & demonstrations including skiff rowing, kayaking & a visit from the RNLI Buckie Lifeboat. Stalls, BBQ, refreshments, etc Ardioch Farm Annual Show 9am, Ardioch Farm & M J Livery, Keith. Inhand, Ridden & Working Hunter competitions admin@winterburnmedia.co.uk

SuperCLAN in aid of CLAN Cancer Charity Aberdeen. Donations. A wide selection of exotic & rare Supercars take part in a set route drive on Scottish roads, Register via website. Public viewing of cars at The Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen

9 tuesday Turriff & Upper Ythan Walking Group: Loch Garten & Woods Circular 8.30am, Turriff. High Tea at Boat Hotel (TBC). Bus leaves from Turrriff, Distance: 6 miles/short option. Call 078251 115792 or email at tuywg@gmail.com

10 wednesday Super Salmon! hosted by the Deveron, Bogie & Isla Rivers Trust 10am, Macduff Marine Aquarium, 11 High Shore, Macduff AB44 1SL. Free. Talks about salmon biology, crafts, wildlife in the River Deveron & the opportunity to chat with fish scientists Lumsden Lunch Club 12pm, Small Hall, Lumsden Village Hall. All welcome

11 thursday Swift Walk & Talk 8.30pm, The Square, Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 8BR. Outside Brander Library.

Free. Donations welcome. Outdoor event to learn about and watch Swifts. Our summer visitors now endangered. Do you know a swift from a swallow?

Call Cally Smith on 07411808573 or email at huntlyswiftgroup@gmail.com

12 friday - 14 sunday Scottish Pagan Federation (SPF) Summer Camp 2019 4pm (12th) - 12pm (14th), Clatt Village Hall.

Tickets from website. www.scottishpf.org

12 friday - 17 wednesday Thrift Sale in Hall Church Cullen 10am - 4pm daily, Hall Church, York Place, Cullen. Free entry.

Cullen & Deskford Church Thrift Sale open from Friday through to Wednesday including Sunday Call Isobel Addison on 01542 840610 or email at ianaddison43@hotmail.com

12 friday Turriff U3A: Arts Appreciation 2.45pm -4.15pm, Turriff library. Free. Tel: 01888 530830 Fyvie Folk Club 8pm, The Vale Hotel, Fyvie. Call Mike on 01651-891797 or email at mike@flobbets.freeserve.co.uk

13 saturday Sub Zero All Day Terrace Party with Mitchellman 12pm, Ugie House Hotel, Keith. Also featuring Kornél Kovács, Mall Grab, Hammer, Optimo, The

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Black Madonna, Red Axes & Krystal Klear The Comedy of Errors 6.15pm for 7pm start, Duff House, Banff AB45 3SX. Adult £12; Conc (60+yrs) £11; Child £10. Dress for the weather North East of Scotland Music School Grand Tour Concert: Featuring Weber, Bartok, Dvorak, Debussy, Ravel & Mendelssohn 1.30pm, The Music Hall, Aberdeen AB10 1QS.

14 sunday Cars & Fun for T21: Family Fun Day & Static Car Show 12pm, Grampian Transport Museum, Montgarrie Road, Alford. Free but donations to Down's Syndrome Inverurie Music: The Thistle Quartet; Featuring works from Haydn, David Hamilton & Smetana 3pm - 4.30pm, The Acron Centre, West High Street, Inverurie AB51 3SA. www.eventbrite.co.uk

4.15pm, Turriff Library. Free. Call 01888 530830

20 saturday Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Programme includes Mozart's Symphony No 31 'Paris'; Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme & Haydn's Symphony No 104 'London' 7.30pm - 9.30pm, St Ninian's & Forglen Church, Turriff. Call 0131 557 6800. www.sco.org.uk The Jersey Notes: Summer of '62 7.30pm, Fyvie Castle. Adults £15; Child £12. Outdoor concert, bring your own seats, picnics etc, Bar will be available on the night. Banff Castle Pipe Band will perform at start & end of evening. www.nts.org.uk Tomintoul Highland Games TBC, Tomintoul Public Park. Traditional Highland Games

20 saturday - 21 sunday

Team Turiff Reading Group 6.30pm - 7.30pm, Turriff Library. Free. New members always welcome Call 01888 530830

New Deer Show 2019 9am (Sat) & 10.30am (Sun), Craigieford Park,New Deer. One of the largest horse shows in the area, top quality livestock competing for many prizes in their classes, industrial classes, food & trade stands, etc

16 tuesday

21 sunday

Banff & Buchan Employability Workshop/Job Club 12.30pm - 3pm, Deveron Community & Sport Centre, Bellevue Road, Banff. Free. Drop in workshop for those in need of help looking online for work & access to a computer

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 www.proud-ness.org Alford 10K Running Festival 11am, Grampian Transport Museum, Montgarrie Road, Alford www.entrycentral.com

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17 wednesday Bookbug Session for Babies, Toddlers & Pre-School Children: songs, rhymes & stories 10am - 10.30am, Huntly Library. Free. No need to book, just turn up & join in the fun!

18 thursday Banffshire Beaders’ Open Day for International Beading Week 1.30pm - 4.30pm, Arradoul SWI Hall on A98 near Buckie. Free. Simple bead project to try, display of members work, tea & cakes. Call Janet Winterbourne on 01542 850420 Much Ado About Nothing with the Three Inch Fools 7pm, Fyvie Castle. Adult £16; Child £8; Family £45 www.nts.org.uk Huntly Film Club 7.30pm - 10pm, Huntly & District Ex-Service Mens' Club, Gordon Street, Huntly. Free.

For details of film titles please call 01466 792322 or email huntlyfilms@hotmail.com

19 friday Turriff U3A: Geology Group 10.30am - 11.45am, Turriff library. Free. Call 01888 530830 Turriff & District U3A: Current Affairs 2.45pm page 19 - July 2019

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23 tuesday Turriff & Upper Ythan Walking Group: Blue Door Walk, Edzell 8.30am, Edzell. Ice Cream in Edzell before departure. Bus leaves Turriff at 8.30am.

Distance: 6 - 7 miles. Call 07825 115792 or email at tuywg@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/tuywg

23 tuesday - 24 wednesday Fire From the Sky 12pm, Duff House, Banff AB45 3SX. On the anniversary of the bombing of Duff House, hear the story & learn about the weapons & equipment used by a Scottish soldier stationed at the house

25 thursday Zoolab in the Racquets Court 11am, Fyvie Castle.

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26 friday - 28 sunday Speyfest 2019 Various events & timings, Playing Fields, East Street, Fochabers. Traditional & contemporary music. www.speyfest.com

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30 tuesday Banff & Buchan Employability Workshop/Job Club 12.30pm - 3pm, Deveron Community & Sport Centre, Bellevue Road, Banff. Free. Drop in workshop for those in need of help looking online for work & access to a computer

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27 saturday Clatt & District Vintage Rally All day, Clatt Village Hall. All welcome

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.

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Adult Fiction

The House by the Loch Junior Fiction

By Kirsty Wark

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!

Young Adult Fiction

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.

Adult Fiction

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?

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

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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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the nest I ensure that I can do

usually a sharp drop below

Ringing and related matters

so safely – that is for me and

and the margin of error is

the nest and contents. If I have

narrow. Golden eagles don’t

left it too late and the chick is

nest at such high altitudes as

very large I will withdraw to

many would believe.

avoid

I am licensed to catch and ring all birds but for specially protected birds such as golden eagles I apply for and am granted what we call a Schedule 1 licence. The Schedule 1 licence

ensures

that

only

individuals with the required skills

and

experience

are

allowed to disturb these breeding birds. My licence for 2019 arrived yesterday. I feel it an honour and a privilege to be allowed to spend a short time in the eyrie and it never becomes a chore.

I have ringed 140 golden eagles so far. Before I enter

causing

Being

premature

early nesters sites at high

fledging. If a tricky abseil is

levels would be dangerously

involved I like to have some-

exposed to wind and often

body with me. It is a long time

above the snow line at a time

since University of London

when laying commences.

Mountaineering Society trips to North Wales but I have been on two rope access courses in recent years so I think I know what I’m doing.

I have the

right equipment and, above all, an idea of what is doable and when to walk away.

If the chick is 4 to 5 weeks old there will be brown feathers replacing the white down. If the chick is still downy it will be too small to ring. The ring is an adult size, 26 mm diameter, and if the chick is small the ring would slip over the foot so

Special care needs to be taken

cannot be ringed. If the chick

at a ‘walk-in’ nest as there is

is emaciated and unlikely to

survive I will not ring or

these will not be going to

thickness and presence of

disturb it. Unfortunately there

hatch.

toxins picked up from the

is sometimes a dead chick in

and have them professionally

the nest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or nothing at all. If

examined for reasons for not

there are eggs left in July

hatching as well as shell

I can remove these

environment.

Jon Brain Twin Twin chicks; chicks; Easter Easter Ross Ross 2018 2018

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Chicken, Kale & Mushroom Pot Pie

Ingredients

Method

1 tbsp olive oil

1. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil over a gentle heat in a flameproof casserole dish. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins until softening. Scatter over the thyme and garlic, and stir for 1 min. Turn up the heat and add the chicken, frying until golden but not fully cooked. Add the mushrooms and the remaining oil. Heat oven to 200C/180 fan/gas 6.

1 large onion, finely chopped 3 thyme sprigs, leaves picked 2 garlic cloves, crushed 350g chicken breasts, cut into small chunks 250g chestnut mushrooms, sliced 300ml chicken stock 100g crème fraîche 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 100g kale 2 tsp cornflour, mixed with 1 tbsp cold water 375g pack puff pastry, rolled into a circle slightly bigger than your dish 1 egg yolk, to glaze

2. Add the stock, crème fraîche, mustard and kale, and season well. Add the cornflour mixture and stir until thickened a little.

3. Remove from the heat and cover with the puff pastry lid, pressing into the sides of the casserole dish. Slice a cross in the centre and glaze with the egg. Bake for 30 mins until the pastry is puffed up and golden.

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INGREDIENTS: 60ml Isle of Harris Gin 10ml of Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry (Dry) 10ml of Juniper and Sea Kelp infused vinegar.

Pickling onions

ME THODOLOGY: 1. Pour 400ml of White Distilled Vinegar into a Kilner jar.

2. Add a handful of Greek Juniper berries plus a handful and a pinch of dried Kelp.

3. Add pickling onions (e.g. Silverskin, Pearl), seal jar and leave to infuse for 10 days.

4. Add ice to an already chilled mixing glass.

5. Pour in the gin, vermouth and vinegar before mixing with a teardrop bar spoon.

6. Julep strain into a chilled vintage coupette glass.

7. Garnish with two of the pickled onions.

Tommy Cummins is the bar manager of Discount Suit Company in London, UK. This independent cocktail bar is situated moments from Spitalfields Market and focuses on great cocktails made with traditional methods and forgotten classic recipes. All of this soundtracked by a big love for all things Soul - especially Northern.

“A simple classic that really proves its point, though the devil is certainly in the detail. We infused the onions with the juniper berries and sea kelp to drive home the maritime idyll and to represent both the gin ( juniper berries), and the island (kelp). Also, Isle Of Harris Gin stands with its head held high against the pickling liquor. It’s great to try something different in the gin world and Isle of Harris are doing that. While everyone is doing heavy juniper London Dry styles, they are keeping to their heritage of the island. This is shown in that lovely maritime smell, with hints of pine needles and dried oranges. Looking forward to seeing what you release next."