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Clubs & Societies 3The Elgin Marvels 4Pastoral Letter 6Tide Times 6Church Details 8Vikings 10Council News 12/22Whatʼs On 17/18/20

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LAICH OF MORAY TRUSTThe bus provides transport forelderly, infirm and disabledwithin Moray e.g. Day care,Lunch Club, Sports Club,Church etc. Mainly within Moray,but sometimes further. ContactRosie Burnett 544987

LHANBRYDE DISABLED CLUBMeets every Thursday from1.30pm - 3.30pm, for games,bingo and outings, LhanbrydeVillage Hall. Contact Mary Law843044

LHANBRYDE INDOORBOWLING CLUBPromotes the game of indoorbowling, both sociable and com-petitive, meets September toApril on Mondays andThursdays from 7pm-10pm.Contact Ella Harley 814224 /843194

LOSSIEMOUTH BOWLINGCLUBSt Gerardine’s Road, Lossietel: 813766

LOSSIEMOUTH CRUISINGCLUBAn active club with fullprogramme of races & mustersduring the season. Come &along and chat with members -crews always required. Contactsally skalke or john jones tel:07840 198871, visitwww.lossiecc.co.uk or [email protected]

LOSSIE FOLK CLUBmeets every Tuesday at 8.30pmin the Beach Bar, Lossiemouth

MEN’S CHOIRA new choir just for men. Allkinds of music. Meets fortnightlyat St. John’s Church, Forres.Alternate Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm. No experiencenecessary. For more detailscontact Bill tel: 01309 672951

MORAY BUSINESS WOMENAn informal club for womenwithin the Moray area who havean interest in business, network-ing, sharing information andgeneral socialising. Meetingsare held on the first Thursday ofevery month. For more informa-tion, tel: Michelle on 07887730708 or e-mail us [email protected]

MORAY CAMERA CLUBMeets every Monday 7.30pm -9.30pm September to May,Elgin Library. Contact RaeMunro 544956www.moraycameraclub.co.uk

MORAY CEILIDH CLUBIt's informal! It's fun! It's a greatnight out! Everyone welcome!Great dancing in a traditionalvillage hall environment. Danceswill be explained for beginners..and those members whocannot remember! Bring yourown booze. Contact SteveCoomber on 541983 or visitwww.moraycc.org

MORAY & NAIRN FLORAL ARTCLUBEnjoy flowers? Come and watchtalented flower demonstrators atwork. Meets 2nd Wednesdayeach month Applegrove Primary

School Contact May Bichantel: 01343 850634

MORAY JAZZ CLUBMeets at Joanna’s, Elgin everyThursday from 8pm to 10.30pm,doors open at 7.30pm.Admission is £5 for non-members and everyone iswelcome. Visit our websitewww.morayjazzclub.co.uk oremail [email protected]

MORAY PHILATELIC SOCIETYRegular meetings and exchangeof information on the variousaspects of philately. ContactBrian J. Goodwin 545391 oremail [email protected]

MORAY ROADRUNNERSWelcomes new members of allabilities, seniors Wednesday6.30pm Elgin CommunityCentre, juniors Tuesday &Thursday 6pm Morriston PlayingFields. Please visit website formore details & contactswww.morayroadrunners.com

ROTARY CLUB OF ELGINMeets every Thursday 12.30pmfor 1pm at the Mansion HouseHotel. Contact Brodie Ross01309 696272

WESTERN FRONTASSOCIATIONWe hold 9 meetings per year(on Saturday afternoons) inElgin Library open to anyonewith an interest in the First WorldWar. Contact Derek Bird on01343 870562 or email [email protected]

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The Elgin Marvels

Fossil Reptiles & Footprints

Not to be confused with the Elgin Marbles, the Elgin ʻMarvelsʼactually come from Elgin! They are 250 million year old fossilreptiles, and their footprints, that were collected from oldsandstone quarries, mostly over a century ago. Dr Neil Clark,Curator of Palaeontology at the Hunterian Museum inGlasgow, provides a fascinating insight into our local history.

Carol Hopkins, a student at a 1996 Open University SummerSchool in Edinburgh, had visited the local Clashach quarry atHopeman and found a vast number of footprints beingexcavated. The quarry had recently been re-opened to supplystone for the facing of the new Museum of Scotland inEdinburgh. By 1997, Carol had investigated over 200 foot-prints and trackways!

The animals responsible for making these footprints arethought to have been mammal-like reptiles. Fossil skeletons ofthese animals were known from the nearby Cuttieʼs Hillockwest of Elgin and can be seen displayed in the Elgin Museum.

Also in 1997, Bill George, who worked in the quarry atClashach, found a rock with an intriguing hole in it. It was im-mediately thought this may be a cavity left by bones dissolvedby acid waters. No recognisable fossil bones had ever beenfound in the Hopeman sandstone so this discovery was po-tentially an extremely important one, as the age of thesandstone at Hopeman was not known with any certainty.

At that time, there was really only one way to deal with cavityfossils; to fill the cavity with rubber and smash it open with ahammer to remove the dried rubber. I decided this was

probably not the best way to investigate the cavity as it woulddamage the fossil so I removed the rock to Glasgow for furtherresearch using modern medical techniques.

With the help of Calum Adams, a consultant radiologist, at theWestern Infirmary in Glasgow and the Royal Alexandra inPaisley, we scanned the hole in the rock using both CT andMRI. It was not easy scanning through such a thickness ofrock and the machine had to be tweaked close to its limits. Asthe CT produced its first scan, we saw something I was notexpecting. We saw a difficult to interpret complex network ofcavities.

When all the scans were collected and stacked into a 3Dimage, the nature of the hole in the rock became clear. It wasthe entire skull of a mammal-like reptile! After this, the rockwas placed in a plastic box and filled with fluid to make theMRI scanning work. The whole process was so unusual thatthe BBC filmed an episode of Tomorrowʼs World on this noveltechnique of analysing cavity fossils in a non-destructivemanner.

Research by Arthur Cruickshank, an expert in such animals,showed that the skull was identical to a known animal fromCuttieʼs Hillock called Dicynodon (Gordonia) traquairi.Because of this discovery, we now know that the age of theHopeman sandstones is the same age as the Cuttieʼs Hillocksandstones closer to Elgin - 250 million years old.

In March 1998, the quarrying was increased which put anumber of critical footprints at risk of being destroyed. TheMoray Stone Cutters kindly offered to move the slabs ofsandstone containing footprints to a convenient spot, formingan amphitheatre close to the Moray Coastal Trail nearHopeman.

If you are interested in fossils from the Elgin area, or findingout more about other fossils, please visit the Elgin Museumwww.elginmuseum.org.uk

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Just over one year on from the earth-quake that devastated Haiti, themassive aid effort has yet to bringstability to the country as cholera,rape and despair take hold. In thecentre of Port-au-Prince, the presi-dential palace still lies in ruins. Whatwas a large, green open space justbeyond the palace grounds is nothingbut a sea of tents.

After all this time, the piles of rocks,wood and mangled metal that wereonce homes and offices still line thestreets. Mountains of it fester betweenthe homes that were spared, likerotten teeth. “We are living in mud, weare living in garbage” said AugustCassandra. Here described is oneexample of poverty described fromwithin our global community.

Throughout our world people arestarving, thirsty, dying of preventablediseases, homeless etc. Oftenbecause of natural disaster,sometimes because of injustice orgovernment corruption, are just someof the reasons why. Sadly too oftenwe are quick to forget.

Although it can be different, there aremany social problems locally as wellas globally The biggest ever anti-poverty movement came togetherunder the banner of MAKEPOVERTY-HISTORY in 2005. Great stepsforward were made, but the fightagainst poverty continues.Mother Teresa when asked why shespent so much time among the poorsaid this: “Each one of them is Jesusin disguise.”

Nelson Mandela in a speech given onhis 90th birthday challenged thepeople of South Africa to considerthose in poverty. “There are manypeople in South Africa who are richand who can share those riches withthose not so fortunate who have notbeen able to conquer poverty.”

Jesus, God’s son, was someone whohad a heart for the poor. Jesusbrought healing to broken lives,Jesus fed the poor. Jesus made timefor needy people. Jesus calls us to dolikewise. Matthew 25v34-40 says“Then the King will say to those on hisright, ‘Come, you who are blessed bymy Father; take your inheritance, the

kingdom prepared for you since thecreation of the world. 35 For I washungry and you gave me somethingto eat, I was thirsty and you gave mesomething to drink, I was a strangerand you invited me in, 36 I neededclothes and you clothed me, I wassick and you looked after me, I was inprison and you came to visit me.’ 37

“Then the righteous will answer him,‘Lord, when did we see you hungryand feed you, or thirsty and give yousomething to drink? 38 When did wesee you a stranger and invite you in,or needing clothes and clothe you? 39

When did we see you sick or in prisonand go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you,whatever you did for one of the leastof these brothers and sisters of mine,you did for me.’ Let us as people seekto make poverty history as we reflecton Jesus words “whatever you do forthe least of these you do for me.” “If aperson shuts his ears to the cry of thepoor, he too will cry out and not beanswered.”- Proverbs 21:13

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11.30am. Contact 01309 690931Hopeman Baptist Church meets everySunday 11am & 6pm. Everyonewelcome. Contact Rev. S.J. Macdonald831175 or visit the websitewww.hopemanbaptist.org.ukParish of Duffus, Spynie and HopemanFirst Sunday of each month, one service(10.30 a.m.) in Hopeman if five Sundaysin the month, all other Sundays Hopeman10am, Duffus or Spynie 11.30am. ContactRev. Bruce Lawrie 830276 or email:[email protected] - Pluscarden Church SundayService Pluscarden 10am and EveningService 6.30pm 3rd Sunday each month;Birnie 11.30am and Evening Service6.30pm 1st Sunday each monthScottish Episcopal Church Holy Trinity,Elgin Sunday Services - 8am HolyCommunion; 11am Family Eucharist;6.30pm Evensong, tel: 547505Elgin & Forres Free Church of ScotlandSunday Sevice 11am including SundaySchool & Creche; Evening Service 6pm,Midweek Meeting Wednesday 7.30pm.Contact Colin Morrison 542196Elgin Community Church SundayMorning Service 10.30am; Evening Fel-lowship & Youth Group at 6pm.Contact 546654Elgin City Church Every Sunday10.30am at Elgin Community Centre -childrens church & creche available.Contact 543624

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Vikings and Norse inthe Moray Firth

Where was the frontier?

Viking pirates attacked areas of Scotland, as elsewherein Western Europe, in the late 700ʼs and continued spo-radically for several hundred years. They favouredwealthy coastal settlements where their highly mobilefleets could accomplish swift grab and run raids. We knowabout the raids of monasteries, because monks elsewherereported on these frightening marauders, but suspect thatwealthy secular sites were also targeted. Not onlyprecious objects were taken, but also people to be soldinto slavery.

In the wake of these raidsScandinavians came andsettled, in particular onthe Northern and WesternIsles, but also toCaithness and Suther-land. These areas werecontrolled by powerfulchieftains, known as jarlsor earls. Gradually over

time the King of Norway obtained nominal overlordshipover these Scottish Scandinavian settlers. Officially theWestern Isles were part of Norway until 1266, and theNorthern Isles until 1472, resulting in centuries of Scandi-navian influence in these areas. Ideally the term Vikings isused to refer to the raiders, and Norse to the settlers.

The initial Scandinavian settlers were pagan and wereburied with gravegoods in marked contrast to the nativeChristian Picts. Viking graves are known from Caithness,and there appear to be isolated remains of female andmale graves from near Dunrobin Castle and Ospisdalenear Dornoch. South of the Dornoch Firth there is verylittle archaeological evidence, and unfortunately none atall from Dingwall. A Viking silver hoard was deposited atTarbat church, Portmahomack around 1000. Recently asmall silver ingot fragment, similar to ones found in Vikingsilver hoards, was found by a metal detectorist nearDores. If it dates to the Norse period, it would provide hintsof Norse use of the Great Glen. However, unfortunatelysilver ingots were used throughout history and intomodern times, and because it was not excavated by ar-chaeologists we are unable to determine the context ordate.Another metal detector find, but of a more distinctiveobject allowing better dating, was found only last year atArdersier. It is part of an openwork brooch or mount with

an interlaced animal. Brooches of this style were worn inScandinavia and often date around c. 1150. This excitingfind provides evidence of late encounters on the southside of the Moray Firth – but whether as a traded item orpart of a short-lived settlement cannot be determined.

From these fragments of evidence, it is clear we cannotsay anything with certainty about the southern frontier ofthe Vikings and Norse in the Moray Firth area south of theDornoch Firth. I suspect that it was not static, and wouldhave been a contested frontier area with its fertile agri-cultural land. It probably changed hands between Norseopportunists and the local powers, the original Pictishrulers (and possibly kings of Fortriu, if indeed this key latePictish stronghold was situated on the Moray Firth as AlexWoolf has argued), and later the earls of Moray (whoduring the reign of MacBeth in the early 11th century con-trolled a vast area), depending on who was stronger at thetime. Sometime in this period Dingwall presumably wasthe centre of Norse control, perhaps as Barbara Crawfordhas argued, as part of a strategy of the Earls of Orkney togain timber from the Conon and Beauly rivers to bringback to Orkney.

Tantalising questions remain. What was the relationshipbetween Norse and native in this area? Where were thePictish and later native settlements especially to the northof Inverness? And of course, how much and in what waydid this Norse settlement influence the local area? We canonly hope that future archaeological discoveries will shedlight on these issues.

Dr. Susan Kruse is a Viking archaeologist with interests in Viking silverhoards, economic systems, and the issues of frontiers. Currently she isa project officer with ARCH, Archaeology for Communities in theHighlands, providing a range of courses and events for people to learnabout and preserve their local heritage. She is an Honorary ResearchFellow with the University of the Highlands and Islands and a Fellow ofthe Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

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Roads & Transportation• Murray Ross advised that a meetingwith Lorna Davidson to discuss theRelief Roads proposed routes consulta-tion has been arranged for Monday 24thJanuary 2011 in the Council Chambersbetween 3-4pm. Eight members agreedto attend. The Chairman agreed toinform the Elgin North and Elgin SouthArea Forums.• Murray Ross advised that he would liketo see the Moray Council encouragingmembers of the public to help grit theirown roads and pavements duringadverse weather conditions. He felt thatin order to do this, more grit bins shouldbe made available and the possibility ofa stock pile of grit being available at acentral location for members of thepublic to help themselves. Murray Rossagreed to investigate further.• George Littlejohn advised he wasawaiting replies to various letters he hadwritten to Ministers regarding theproposed changes to railway services,as agreed at the previous meeting.• George Littlejohn advised he had readan article in the Press & Journal statingthat the long-distance 125 train servicebetween Aberdeen/Inverness andLondon was to be retained. However, heis awaiting an official reply to his letter toPhilip Hammond, MP (the UK Govern-ment Transport Secretary) regarding thisissue.The Chairman agreed to informthe JCC of the proposed changes asthey would affect the whole of Moray.• Murray Ross reported that he had e-mailed members a copy of the proposedamendments to the Elgin Town CentreTraffic Management Plan; shouldmembers have any concerns they couldsend their comments direct to theaddress stated on the letter. Murray

Ross advised that the C&RBoECC R&TCommittee was happy with the changes.

Air Gun LegislationFollowing the possibility of Air Gun Lawsbeing devolved to the Scottish Govern-ment, a lengthy discussion took place togain views on this issue. All memberspresent agreed that Air Guns shouldcome under the same legislation as FireArms. The following actions wereagreed that:-• Bryan Watson and Gordon Methvenwould produce a report on the recom-mendations of C&RBoECC and pass tothe Chairman, who would then gain theviews of the JCC at its next meeting onthe 14th February 2011.• Any proposals should go through theASCC.• Support from Angus Robertson, MP,Richard Lochhead, MSP and Council-lors would be sought. It was emphasisedthat Members were not in support of atotal ban of Air Weapons - just greatercontrol of their ownership and use.

Community Notice BoardsThe following suggestions were putforward:• Obtain estimates from local carpenters- (solid wood with plastic lens).• Possibility of sponsorship from localbusinesses, dependent on location ofNotice Board.• Possibility of using the one alreadylocated in the High Street.The Chairman agreed to pass DeniseGormley’s e-mail to Mary Wall in orderto investigate further.

A.O.C.B.• Local Outdoor Forum. Following an e-mail request for volunteers, Anne Glover

agreed to nominate a member of theLeisure Committee and to complete allthe necessary paperwork. This wasendorsed by the C&RBoECC.• Harry Torry felt that in view of MorayCouncil now charging to park in theopen air public car parks they should bekept clear of snow/ice. Murray Rossagreed to take forward.• Bryan Watson stated he was veryimpressed by the work carried out in theopening off the High Street, opposite theM&S Simply Food store. Cllr Russelladvised that this was completed by theElgin Town Regeneration Fund.• Gordon Methven wished to raiseconcerns regarding the followingissues:-• Tailgating by young drivers on the A96in Alexandra Road.• Drivers not stopping at the PelicanCrossings on the A96 and Bishopmill.Gordon Methven to mention hisconcerns to the Police at the nextmeeting.• Harry Torry felt that the lights situatedin Bishopmill change too quickly fromGreen to Red when the button ispressed. Murray Ross advised that thelights were checked and found to beworking correctly.• It was also felt that the lights on theA96 by Lossie Wynd take too long tochange, leading to pedestrians crossingwithout waiting for the lights to change.The C&RBoECC R&T Committeeagreed to discuss with BEAR Scotland.• Beautification Scheme. In view of thebad weather and the winter plants notsurviving, it was agreed to plant winterbulbs only. Murray Ross agreed to takeforward.

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FEBRUARY1-28 tuesday - mondayexhibition on the people of moray, local heritagecentre, institution road, elgin, tel: 01343 569011 orvisit www.moray.gov.uk/localheritage‘a cabinet of curiosities’, visit our exhibition ofobjects from all over the world designed to incitewonder, fascination, curiosity and perhaps evenrepulsion…, open 10am to 2pm, tuesday tosaturday, free, tel: 673701 for more information.

22 tuesdayfamous people of moray by graeme wilson, 7pm,local heritage centre, institution road, elgin, for moredetails contact elgin library tel: 562600 or visitwww.moray.gov.uk

24 thursdayscottish opera, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn,£11/£5 concessions, tel: 01309 691170 for details

25 fridaythe moray society presents moray connections -some famous moravians by mr alistair campbell,7.30pm, elgin museum hall

MARCH 1 tuesday to 4 friday18th moray science festival on environmentalwonders, moray college, elgin, for primary 6 & 7pupils at all moray primary schools, interactivehands-on fun science sessions, for more detailscontact sam bright tel: 576319

1-31 tuesday - thursdayold elgin in photographs, local heritage centre,institution road, elgin, tel: 569011 or visitwww.moray.gov.uk/localheritage

1 tuesdaybook sale - sale of withdrawn library stock to includebooks, cd’s, videos, dvd’s all at bargain prices,12noon-8pm, elgin library, tel: 562619

2 wednesdaybook sale - sale of withdrawn library stock to includebooks, cd’s, videos, dvd’s all at bargain prices,10am-8pm, elgin library, tel: 562619

3 thursday18th moray science festival - malt whisky nosingsession by diageo, 7pm-9pm, the beechtree restau-rant, moray college, tickets available at receptionpriced £10 from 6.45pm onwards, for more detailscontact sam bright tel: 576319pure brass, 7:30pm, south room, gordonstounschool, nr elgin, £12/£6, visit our websitewww.thegcs.org.uk for details or tel: 01343 837917

4 fridayquiz night and raffle in aid of breast cancer care,7pm, hopeman bowling club, telephone sarah on07788 580987 for further detailsback to the future - ‘elgin in style’, 7.30pm, elgintown hall, showcasing a number of city centre busi-nesses using drama, dance & live music, brought toyou by elgin business improvement district (bid) andthe out of the darkness theatre company, £7, visitwww.elginbid.co.uk for more details

5 saturdaycraft fair, 10am-3pm, holy trinity church small hall,elgin, £10 per table paid in advance, contact nicolatel: 810550, refreshments, raffle & jewellery hall,£1.50 entry fee18th moray science festival - families day on envi-ronmental wonders, 10am-4pm, moray college,elgin, open to families & the whole community,tickets £6/£21 for a family, doors open at 9.15am,come along & get messy & find out science is fun!for details contact sam bright tel: 576319

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8 tuesdaypancake coffee morning for christian aid, 10am-12noon, elgin high church, contact joan cook fordetails tel: 544461spring melodies featuring local musicians, 2.30pm,lossiemouth library, for more details contact elginlibrary tel: 562600 or visit www.moray.gov.uk

9 wednesdayalejandro ziegler tango quartet, 7.30pm, universalhall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel: 01309 691170

9 wednesday to 12 saturdayelgin musical theatre present disney’s beauty andthe beast, 7.30pm (including saturday matinee),elgin town hall, a treat for all ages, tickets on sale atmathieson’s, batchen street, elgin or tel: 547765, formore details visit our websitewww.elginmusicaltheatre.co.uk

12 saturdayslam, the loft venue, by kinloss, £15/£20, tel: 850111or vist www.loftgigs.co.uk

14 mondayquarriers - introduction to the internet, 10am-12noon, lossie, contact nuala tel: 556031 for details

16 wednesdayquarriers - introduction to the internet, 10am-12noon, hopeman, contact nuala 556031 for details

18 friday‘deja vu dressed as new’ sale in aid of children 1st,10am to 6.30pm, westfield house, spynie, near elginiv30 8xl, designer clothing; top quality almost newclothing; bargain prices, tel: 547308a history of the province of moray by bruce bishop,7pm, elgin library, for more details contact elginlibrary tel: 562600 or visit www.moray.gov.uklive music - bonesaw, 8pm, flanagans irish bar, highstreet, elgin, with support from absolutist, visitwww.myspace.com/thesyndicate2008 for more infomatt andersen, the loft venue, by kinloss, tel: 850111or vist www.loftgigs.co.uk

19 saturdaywestern front association - from front to back : thegerman prisoners of the bef - mike taylor, 2.30pm,the gallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel:870562, email [email protected] or visitwww.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukmad, bad and dangerous to know, 7.30pm, thewarehouse theatre, lossie, £10, tel: 814004 or visitwww.thewarehousetheatre.co.ukthe wiyos, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £13/£11/£8,tel: 01309 691170 for details

20 sundaymatt andersen take 2, the loft venue, by kinloss, tel:850111 or vist www.loftgigs.co.uk

21 monday to 23 wednesdaymoray arts club festival of one-act plays by localgroups, adult and junior, 7pm, elgin town hall, ticketsat door £6/£4/£1

24 thursdayquarriers - mental health awareness session, 1pm-2pm, elgin community centre, contact nuala tel:556031 for detailsquarriers - care and share session, 1pm-3pm, elgincommunity centre, contact nuala tel: 556031 fordetails

25 fridaythe moray society presents over the air to skye by lt.col. grenvill s. johnston, 7.30pm, elgin museum hallmoray rock garden club - donald davidson ofabriachan ‘primula and auricula’, 7.30pm, new elginhall annexe, for more details contact colinne soutertel: 01340 871504 or netta milne tel: 01343 881558she’koyokh klezmer ensemble, 8pm, universal hall,findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel: 01309 691170 for details

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APRIL 1 fridayelgin museum reopens for summer season, 1 high street,elgin, iv30 1eq, mon-fri 10am-5pm, sat 11am-4pm, forfurther information tel: 543675visit www.elginmuseum.org.ukor email [email protected] campbell, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel:01309 691170 for details2 saturdaythe call of the loonbird, 4pm, universal hall, findhorn,£6/£5/£4, tel: 01309 691170 for details13 wednesdaycaged, 7pm, universal hall, findhorn, £6/£5/£4, tel: 01309691170 for details14 thursdaysean hughes, 7.30pm, universal hall, findhorn, £14/£12,tel: 01309 691170 for detailswestern front association - postal and paper ephemera ofthe great war - jim mackay, branch member, 2.30pm, thegallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel: 870562, [email protected] or visitwww.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukred room, 8pm, universal hall, findhorn, £10/£8/£6, tel:01309 691170 for details29 fridaymoray rock garden club - carole and ian bainbridge‘patagonia’, 7.30pm, new elgin hall annexe, for moredetails contact colinne souter tel: 01340 871504 or nettamilne tel: 01343 881558

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26 saturdayelgin high church spring sale, 10am-12noon,high church hall, elgin, all the usual stallsbuckie choral union (with guest singers andorchestra) present gabriel faure’s requiem andjohn rutter’s magnificat, 7:30pm, fishermen’shall, buckie, wine or juice will be available inthe interval, adults £8/children £5, ticketsavailable from house of hair fashion, tlc healthand beauty and choir members, for more infovisit www.buckiechoral.org.uk or [email protected]

27 sundaycelebration of life fair, 12noon-4pm, eightacres hotel, elgin, £3/under 12’s free, widerange of top quality products & services,proceeds to macmillan cancer support &maggie’s highland centrefree walk & talk for speakers of otherlanguages with angela innes, 2pm, meetoutside1629 restaurant, clifton road, lossie,come for a walk, meet new people, practisespeaking english, all welcome, phone / text0792 2051930 or visitwww.english4moray.co.ukscotland’s census 2011, further details can befound at www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

29 tuesdaycharity chic : dress well for less by the britishred cross, 7pm, elgin library, for more detailscontact elgin library tel: 562600 or visitwww.moray.gov.ukfamous buildings of moray by graeme wilson,7pm, local heritage centre, institution road,elgin, for more details contact elgin library tel:562600 or visit www.moray.gov.uk

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• Mary Wall asked if it waspossible for the C&RBoECCto donate some moneytowards the refurbishment ofthe Elgin Youth Café.Following a discussion, itwas agreed that it would beinappropriate to donatemoney to individual groups.• The Secretary advised thatMichael Gates was unableto take over the role ofSecretary due to studyingfor his exams. He also saidthat as he would be leavingin March that a newSecretary would have to beappointed from within theexisting Community Councilmembership prior to thatdate.• Alastair Kennedy advisedthat Mary Dow would nolonger be able to continueas Minute Secretary due toher recent appointment to afull-time position. Ifmembers know of anyonewho may be interested intaking up this position,

please contact theSecretary.• The Secretary advised thathe had received a draft copyof the Coach Drivers YearBook entry for the City ofElgin and had agreed thatthe Visitor InformationCentre be marked on themap.• Alex Macmillan felt that,notwithstanding nationwidereports of refuse being leftuncollected during thiswinter of adverse weather,refuse collections in Elginhad been excellent – welldone to Moray CouncilRefuse Collectors. Membersalso thanked the emergencyservices, taxi drivers, paperboys/girls, postmen/womenand bus drivers for theirexcellent work during theadverse weather conditions.

Next MeetingThe next meeting of the City& Royal Burgh of ElginCommunity Council will takeplace on Tuesday 8thMarch.

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politicians to come to Scotlandand examine our meat produc-tion facilities in a bid to have thehaggis ban lifted.Not only would it help ensurethat those celebrating BurnsNight in the States can do so au-thentically, it would also providean important export boost forproducers who know there is amarket that they just can’t access.Here’s to the haggis and here’shoping!

While I amgenerally avoidingparty politics inthis column I thinkthe one political

issue I can mention without fearof reprisal is the UK Govern-ment’s plans to hold a referen-dum on the same day as theScottish Parliment elections.All of the main political partiesin Scotland have expressed theirconcern over this with the worrythat media coverage of the keyelection issues - including health,justice, education, environment,

fishing, farming and, indeed,almost all functions of local gov-ernment - will be overshadowedby the debate on voting reform.That belittles the importance ofthe Scottish Parliament ondeciding on these crucial issuesthat affect us every single day.At the time of writing there isstill a possibility of the votesbeing held separately and for thesake of democracy and having aproper debate on both theScottish Parliament and the ref-erendum I really hope that is thecase.

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Now that the days are getting longer and theweather milder, Knockomie is welcoming localwalkers, who have enjoyed a stroll on many ofthe local footpaths, Blairs Loch and the DavaWay. Those who enjoy a delicious hot chocolate,cake and a warm fire to relax beside, not tomention the weekend newspapers! One of thefavourite cakes are our home made Cranberry andGinger Cupcakes, so we thought we you mightlike the recipe.

Ingredients

125gm Unsalted Butter or Margarine250gm Caster Sugar2 Large Eggs1 tsp Vanilla Extract250gm Plain Flour2 tsp Baking Powder150gm Dried Cranberries1 piece Stem Ginger in syrup2 teaspoons of stem ginger syrup3 dessert spoon Semi Skimmed Milk

Method

Line a muffin or cupcake tray with 12 largecupcake / muffin cases. In a mixing bowl cream thebutter and sugar. Add the eggs and and vanillaextract and and beat again. Add the flour andbaking powder and stir in the cranberries, stemginger, syrup and semi skimmed milk.

Spoon the mixture between the cupcakecases, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake in the ovenat 170°c / 325°f / gas mark 3 for about 25 minutesuntil they are firm to touch and if you put a skewerin to them it comes out clean. Remove from ovenand leave in the tray to cool.

Orange Buttercream

125g Unsalted Butter at roomtemperature50ml Freshly Squeeze Orange Juice500g Icing Sugar

Method

Beat the butter and orange juice together.Gradually beat in the icing sugar until smooth. Icethe cupcakes once cool, either using a knife or anicing bag with a large star shaped nozzle.

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Safer Communities have launched an initiative

targeting dog fouling in Moray. The Green Dog

Walkers is a non-confrontational, friendly way to

change attitudes about dog fouling throughout the

Moray area. Volunteers wear a GDW armband (or

their dogs wear the GDW collar) which signifies that

they have "taken the pledge" to always:

• Clean up after their dog• Wear the armband when walking their dog• Carry extra dog waste bags• Be happy to be approached to 'lend' a

dog waste bag to those without• Be a friendly reminder to other dog walkers

to clean up after their dogs

The initiative was initially launched and piloted in

Forres in May at the Dog Show in Grant Park by

Community Warden Cowie. Consultation so far with

the dog owners who have already signed up to the

scheme has revealed that they believe the scheme

to be a really good way to approach the persistent

problem of dog fouling. Many also believe it is

beneficial to counteract the bad publicity dog walkers

get with this green armband, which in itself

represents and recognises responsible dog

ownership. The scheme in Forres is being supported

locally by Moray Coast Vets and the two pet shops

in the town, ‘Pearls Pets’ and ‘PALS’.

An evaluation for the first six month period of the

initiative is underway with results to be published

shortly. A questionnaire has been issued to all

volunteers signed up to the scheme. We will also

monitor how many dog fouling complaints have been

reported in Forres prior to the pilot and during this

six month period to assess the impact. Further eval-

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bags distributed in the area and usage of dog waste

bins in the area.

First indications based on a comparison of the period

just before and during the start of the pilot show that

dog fouling complaints reported to the Safer

Communities Service in the Forres area has

decreased by approximately 50%.

Based on this information Communities Committee

gave approval to roll out the scheme throughout the

rest of Moray.

On Saturday 21st of August a Dog Awareness Day

took place in the Cooper Park, Elgin, organised by

Community Warden Debbie Anderson to raise

awareness of and tackle the varying community

issues involving dogs. The main aim of the day is to

show dog owners how to act responsibly and how to

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further roll out the "Green Dog Walkers" scheme.

A further dog socialisation group has been attended

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