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Monthly Community Magazine covering Inverness & District
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Contents
Lifestyle section starts p5
Real Life Wedding p6
Keep it real p10
What’s On ps 15 to 18
Chef’s Confidential p24
Biodiversity p28
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Welcome...to the first issue of the monthly jointiMAG/SpotLight on Inverness. iMAG and SpotLight have joined forces tooffer you, the reader, the BEST OF BOTHWORLDS. iMAG is really strong on LIFESTYLE andSpotLight focuses on local communityinformation. We hope that you like theamalgamation and will continue to support
us over the coming months and years byproviding us with information on what’shappening locally.iMAG/Spotlight is just the place to get yourbusiness really noticed with sizes ofadverts to suit all budgets starting at aslittle as £57 plus vat per month to reach aquite impressive 47,670 homes andbusinesses in Inverness and surroundingDistricts.
iMAG/Spotlight depends on informationsupplied to us by the community so if youhave any details about clubs andsocieties, events or gigs from small villagehalls to large concert venues then pleaselet us know. Most entries are run free ofcharge.Phone us on 01309 690063 or go online atwww.spotlighton.co.uk
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It’s amazing how inventive the bad guys can be when it
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details. Scams tend to target the weakest of us and recently
we’ve had customers who have been preyed on by very
friendly and approachable conmen, who are exploiting their
lack of technical know-how and worst fears about their own
personal computer. It all starts with your phone ringing and
when you pick it up a friendly, and very persuasive, voice
advises you that they have detected issues with your
computer over the internet. Now, at this stage they don’t even
know if you have a computer, although obviously most of us
do, and they probably get rebuffed more often than not.
However, it’s frightening how many people then log on to their
computer and, by visiting a website, give this unknown person
full access to their system.
So now they have access to everything on your computer,
but that isn’t enough, so next they will explain that to fix the
problem you need to download some software, but there is a
cost, so you give them your name, address and credit card
details. Once you’ve downloaded the software things generally
start to go wrong, at which point the voice on the other end of
the phone leaves you to your own devices, never to be heard
from again.
Now a lot of you are probably thinking that you would never
fall for this, as within this context it sounds very obvious,
however these conmen can be incredibly persuasive and a
reassuring voice can get away with quite a lot under the right
circumstances. All we can really stress is that if somebody
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Clubs & Societies 4Lifestyle section 5Real Weddings 6Exotic Holidays 8Donald MacNaughtonProfile 10Parliament Blog 12What’s On 15-18Cinema Listings 17
Pastoral Letter 20Tide Times 20Church Meetings 22School Term Dates 22Chef’s Confidential 24Council News 26Biodiversity 28Local Holidays 29Useful Contacts 30Advertisers Index 31
In this issue......
MARCH ISSUEEditorial Deadline - Friday 28th January
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ABERNETHY GOLF CLUBNethy Bridge, tel: 01479 821305, visit www.abernethygolfclub.com
BEAULY ANGLING CLUBEstablished around 1960, the clubprovides sea trout and salmon fishingto residents of Beauly as well as tovisitors. Visit www.beauly-angling-club.co.uk
CAPITAL SKATEPARK GROUPTel: 714516 or email:[email protected]
CHANONRY SAILING CLUBChanonry Sailing Club provides a safeand fun environment for people fromall walks of life to come together andsail. The Harbour, Fortrose, tel: 01381621973, www.chanonry.org.uk/
CLACHNACUDDIN CYCLING CLUBTel: 791000 or email: [email protected]
CROY & CULLODEN MOOR SENIORCITIZENS' LUNCH CLUBChurch Hall, Croy, alternateWednesdays, 1pm-3pm, £3 for 2course meal and afternoon tea. Enjoydominoes, jigsaws and other activities
DRAKIES BOWLING CLUBTel: 237033
FAMILY FIRSTFamily First offers a support service to
families with at least one child 0-3years of age, tel: 703033 or email:[email protected]
HIGHLAND BONSAI SOCIETYMeets on 3rd Wednesday of everymonth in Balloch Village Hall at7.30pm. For more infomation contactChris tel: 01349 865485
HIGHLAND RUGBY FOOTBALLCLUBTo offer coaching and competitiveopportunities in Rugby Football and toprovide facilities for, and promoteparticipation of the whole communityin the sport of Rugby. Contact AndrewRussell tel: 243972 or 07786 256891
INVERNESS ANGLING CLUBFor details please contact DonMacKay, Inverness Angling Club, 4Maxwell Drive, Inverness IV3 5EXwww.invernessanglingclub.co.uk
INVERNESS CHESS CLUBPromotes chess in the Highlands andprovides coaching and games for allages and standards, juniors verywelcome. Every Wednesday, 7pm-10:30pm, Chieftain Hotel, Invernesswww.spanglefish.com/invernesschessclub
INVERNESS SWIMMING CLUBInverness Leisure, Bught Lane. We area competitive club. Club night isWednesday from 6.15pm, but trainingsessions are throughout the week.
LEACHKIN ANGLING CLUBTel: 223621, or email:[email protected]
MEDITATION CLASSESGuided drop-in classes Mondays6.30pm at RNI Chapel, Ness Walk,Inverness, IV3, £5 (£4 conc.).Everybody welcome. For more details
tel: 0141 334 1334 or visit our websitewww.meditateinglasgow.org
PINK CASTLE PHILOSOPHY CLUBFun and sociable chat with meaningfor the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender community and all theirfriends. Meets every 2nd Tuesdaymonthly. Visit www.pinkcastle.eu or tel:07745 930383
SQUASH CLUBTel: 230751, or email:[email protected]
STARLIGHT MUSICAL THEATREWe are a new amateur musical theatregroup and will be performing ‘JesusChrist Superstar’ in August 2011 atEden Court Theatre. For moreinformation or to express interest e-mail [email protected]
THE WAY FOUNDATIONHelp each other rebuild our lives afterwidowhood. Call us on 0870 011 3450or email [email protected]
If you would like details of your club
or society included in this section
please let us know. Ring 01309
690063 or visit
www.spotlighton.co.uk. All club
listings are free. Not all clubs will be
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H I G H L A N D . L I F E . S T Y L E
Real Life Weddings
Life Coaching
Exotic Holidays
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Couple: Jamie MacKenzie and Colleen Skillin, both from Inverness
Date: 31st July 2010
Location: St Mary's RC Church, Inverness
Bridesmaids: Lindy (friend), Helen (friend), Anne (sister in law) andAshleigh (cousin)
Jamie and Colleen met at a mutual friend's house six years ago. They
soon became friends and shortly after, this blossomed into a close
relationship. In June 2008 Jamie got down on one knee and asked
Colleen to make him the happiest man in the world. She was
delighted and said yes straight away!
wedding relax and enjoy the day!
A few months later the date for the wedding was set
and the Drumossie Hotel was booked as their venue.
The wedding day was all Jamie and Colleen had
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wedding, it was very much a family affair as Colleen
comes from a large family and the couple are both
very family orientated. To be surrounded by friends
and family meant a lot to the couple and made the
day truly memorable for them.
After the wedding the couple jetted off on their
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“If you have a task to perform and are vitally interested in it,excited and challenged by it, then you will exert maximumenergy. But in the excitement, the pain of fatigue dissipates,and the exuberance of what you hope to achieve overcomesthe weariness.”Jimmy Carter
Most of us will set some New Year’s Resolutions, even if we don’tspeak them out loud. Most of us will also fail to keep those NewYear’s Resolutions, because we don’t speak them out loud. TheNew Year is the perfect time to set these goals (and that’s all Resolutions are; Goals) because wefeel that we can put the past behind us and step forward into a new time, mind frame andconsciousness. Of course the truth is you could do this at any time of the year, we’re just in thehabit of only doing it in January.If you want to be one of the people who stick to their goals, Donald MacNaughton can helpyou. The key to succeeding is to know what success is for you; whether it’s about improving yourbusiness or career, losing weight, making more money or improving your working and personalrelationships, we’ve come up with a few easy ways to make sure it happens.
• Keep it REAL – Set yourself challenging but realistic goals, there’s nothing more disheartening than getting halfwaythere and realising you’re never going to make it to the top.
• Make it CLEAR – Write down your goal/s. Write in your best handwriting on some beautifulpaper and keep it somewhere you can look at it every day.
• Say it LOUD – Nothing is stronger than the power of repetition. Stand in front of a mirror andrepeat your goal, using positive language, every day, twice a day if you want! Say it oftenenough, you’ll start believing it.
Of course, setting goals is only the beginning, there is more to being successful than simply statingyour goals and waiting for it to happen. If it was that easy we would all be in a permanent stateof bliss. Ask yourself what you need to make your goals a reality; do you have all the skills andtools at hand to make it happen? If the answer is no (and it often will be) then ask yourself whoaround you has what you need. Can you go on a course, or read a book that will provide youwith the necessary equipment? Sometimes you won’t know what you need, but there will bepeople around you who can help with that, people who are on your ‘team’.
One of the really important things about goals and how to make them happen is choosing the‘team’ of people who are around you. This might be your partner, friends, parents and colleagues.You know yourself who on your team helps you already, who encourages you to push harder, tobe bolder and those who are having a negative effect – people who encourage you to stayout too late, to settle, to do the things you know aren’t right for you. Start to get smart about whois on that team, make sure their on your side and pulling towards the same goals you are. Cut the
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Parliament Blog ”“All of us in lifecan get into hotw a t e r ,domestically, bysaying things wemay not mean -or saying
something in jest which is takenthe wrong way. The power ofwords to hurt and harm isprobably greater than that ofweapons, which few of us,thankfully ever wield in earnest.So too, the positive power of words- and a smiling face - is massive.In Scotland, we can be a bit dour!Recently in Holyrood, I sat induring the ‘Time for Reflection’which often comprises a religiousmessage which starts theparliamentary week. I was awarethat the lady delivering themessage, standing in the Chamber,beside the Presiding Officer, wasobviously nervous. I was sitting inthe front row, and therefore did mybest to encourage her by smilingand by nodding at key points ofher message - which incidentallywas both humorous and telling.
I was greatly surprised andtouched to receive a note from her,saying that my beaming smile had
helped her cope with what musthave been a nerve wrackingexperience - but one which shehad enjoyed! I say this as someonewho is probably not known forbeaming smiles!
The power of thanks, too, is great,especially for young people - andparticularly in my privileged roleas a Minister. I recently attendedan evening event where groups ofyoung people from schools whohad made short films presentedthem to a large audience. Thefilms aimed to promote theGovernment campaign againstcarrying knives - ‘No knives,better lives.’ I was bowled over bythe huge range, imagination andhumour which the several shortfilms contained. The reservoir oftalent of our young in Scotland isthere to be seen, and youngpeople’s achievements are notrecognised sufficiently. I said so -and this may encourage theseyoung people to greater efforts .Even I was young once - despitemy mother Winnie once saying,thoughtfully, “The thing aboutFergus was that he was born olderthan me.”
New Yearis a timef o rreflectionand forl o o k i n gforward.
Politically, economicallyand personally, 2010was an important year.This coming year, 2011,is going to be a difficultyear, where resolve inseeing through difficultdecisions is going to becrucial to ensuring thatwe get back onto a pathof growing prosperity infuture.
The Hogmanay party inInverness this year wassuperb - with the RedHot Chilli Pipersproviding a wonderfulshow for all the family.But my personalhighlight came on 3rdJanuary.
I grew up in Glengarryin Lochaber, and everyyear I go back for
annual New Year claypigeon shooting matchheld by the GlengarryGun Club. The venue inKingie is somewhatexposed - the wind, rainand sleet were in fullforce this year - but it isgood fun and anopportunity to catch upwith old friends.
I have always been a'moderate' shot, but thisyear, wonder ofwonders, managed towin the Tomdoun Trophyin the handicapcompetition - my firstwin in nearly 25 years oftrying!
May I wish all Spotlightreaders all the best for ahappy and prosperous2011. I am here to helpmy constituents, so ifyou want to get in touchplease call me office on01463 711280 or emailat [email protected]
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JANUARY26, 27, 28 & 29 weds, thurs, fri & satscottish ballet - cinderella, 7.30pm daily & 2pmthursday and saturday, eden court theatre,inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
27 thursdayroddy woomble trio, 8pm, onetouch theatre, edencourt theatre, inverness, £13, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk
28 fridayteddy thompson & david ford at the ironworks,7.30pm, £14, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comdaniel sloss, 8pm, onetouch theatre, eden courttheatre, inverness, £12, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk
29 saturdayburns night (in aid of croy & dalcross church funds),croy village hall, tel: 01667 493217 for detailserol alkan and we see aliens and filth dj’s at theironworks, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
FEBRUARY 1 tuesdaystephen venables - in the footsteps of shackleton,7.30pm, £12/£10, empire theatre, eden court,inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
3 thursdaythe brian kellock trio with support from cathie rae &graeme stephen, 7.30pm, £14/£12, onetouchtheatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk
4 fridaya night of dirty dancing at the ironworks, 7pm, £15,tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comemily smith, 7.30pm, £12/£10, onetouch theatre,eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uknigel’s nonsense sextet - an audacious assortmentof some of the highlands’ finest jazz musicians
performing toe-tapping tunes from the 1920’s, 8pm-10pm, glen mhor hotel, inverness, those in 1920’sstyle costume get in free, 1920’s cocktail bar,charleston competition, black bottoms!, visitwww.nigelsnonsense.org for more details
5 saturdaybothy ballads - champion of champions, 7pm (doorsopen 6.15pm), elgin town hall, tickets, £8.50upstairs, £7.50 downstairs, available elgin library,cooper park, elgin, tel: 01343 562600, judge - joeaitken; compere - raymond wood; guest entertainers- colin campbell and ian cruickshank, organised byrotary club of elgindingwall choral society - broadway to beauly,7.30pm, strathpeffer pavillion, £8, tel: 01997 420124or visit www.strathpefferpavilion.orgsingin’ i’m no a billy he’s a tim, 7.30pm, £17, 16+,empire theatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 orvisit www.eden-court.co.ukcall mr robeson - a life with songs, 8pm, £12/£10,onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234or visit www.eden-court.co.ukprofessor green plus ed drewett at the ironworks,£13.50, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
6 sundaybrendan cole live and unjudged, 7.30pm,£31.50/£29.50, empire theatre, eden court,inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.ukphil cool : a comedy legend, 8pm, £15, onetouchtheatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk
8 tuesdaybeauly gallery and the kirk coffee shop re-opens for2011, from 10am, come and view the new lookgallery, wester balblair, beauly, tel: 783508 or visitwww.beaulygallery.co.ukthe pink castle philosophy club - atheism,secularism, agnosticism and humanisim...aconclusion, 7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhorhotel, ness bank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay,bisexual & transgender community visitwww.pinkcastle.eu
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8 tuesday - 12 saturdayspirit of the dance, 7.30pm & 2pm saturday matinee,empire theatre, eden court, inverness, tickets from£18, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
9 wednesdayscottish ensemble with rsamd, side by side, 8pm,£14.50, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel:234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
10 thursdayrichard wood, 8pm, £14/£12, onetouch theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
12 saturdayscooty and the skyhooks at the ironworks, 7.30pm,£8.50, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comthe loveboat big band, 8pm, £15/£12, onetouchtheatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
13 sundaygilded balloon comedy circuit, 8pm, £12/£10, 16+,onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
14 mondaymoira harris & steve jones, 1pm, inverness townhouse, £4/£3/£1, contact james munro tel: 710363
17 thursdaytom stade at the ironworks, 7pm, £12, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
18 fridayagainst the odds, 7.30pm, £10/£8, onetouch theatre,eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
19 saturdayalastair humphreys - round the world by bike, 8pm,£12/£10, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, tel:234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.ukthe dangleberries at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £8, tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comedwina hayes, 7.30pm, £10/£8, onetouch theatre,eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
21 mondayreel big fish at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £14.50, tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
22 tuesdaywonderful day - the doris day show, 8pm, onetouchtheatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
22 & 23 tuesday & wednesdayrambert dance company : awakenings, 7.30pm,£19/£17, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, tel:234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
24 thursdaythe solid silver 60’s show, 5.15pm & 8.30pm, empiretheatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk
26 saturdayinverness fiddler’s rally, 7.30pm, £14/£12, empiretheatre, eden court, inverness, annual rally with over100 players on stage plus renowned fiddler duncanchisholm with guitarist tony byrne, and song groupcanntaireachd, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.ukdave clarke at the ironworks, 10pm, £10, tel: 0871789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com
27 sundaydavid ferrard, kim edgar & yvonne lyon tour, 7.30pm,£10/£8, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel:234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk
FEBRUARY 2011 continued
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1 tuesdayleddra chapman & ben montague at the ironworks room 2,7pm, £8, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com3 thursdaycoca tenorio singer-songwriter, strathpeffer pavillion, tel:01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org or goonline at http://cocatenorio.com/coca.html4 fridayback to the future - ‘elgin in style’, 7.30pm, elgin town hall,showcasing a number of city centre businesses usingdrama, dance & live music, brought to you by elginbusiness improvement district (bid) and the out of thedarkness theatre company, £7, visit www.elginbid.co.uknigel’s nonsense sextet - an audacious assortment of someof the highlands’ finest jazz musicians performing toe-
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Cinema ListingsFebruary 2011
Universal Hall, FindhornShowing films throughout the
year. Visit www.findhorn.org/uhall
or call 01309 691170 for details.
Moray Playhouse, Elgin
New Screenings begin on Fridays
Call 01343 542680 or visit
www.morayplayhouse.co.ukPortessie Public HallRegular films including
Saturday matinees.
For further details email
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Black Swan (15)
The Way Back (12a)
Lifecycles (8+)
plus many others
Visit www.eden-court.co.uk or
call 01463 234234 for details
Vue Cinema, Inverness
From 28th January
Tangled (PG)
From 4th February
The Fighter (15)
From 11th February
Gnomeo & Juliet (U)
Yogi Bear (U)
From 18th February
Paul (tbc)
I Am Number 4 (12a)
KidsAM - Every Saturday & Sunday at10.15am - 95p per ticket
Seniors Club - Every Tuesday at12.30pm - £3 inc. refreshments
NEW Teen ScreenEvery Thursday & Friday£1.95 2D or £2.95 3D
Visit www.myvue.com for details
Cinema Nairn
Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com or
contact Nairn Community Centre
on 01667 453476 for details
Let’s all EMBRACE ELGIN and put the VIBRANCY back into the CITY CENTRE
Back to the future
Brought to you by: Elgin Business Improvement District (BID) and the Out of Darkness Theatre Company
Tickets £7.00 on sale from Monday 7th February. Concessions £5.00.For more information see www.elginbid.co.uk
Told through drama, dance and live music with a focus on the rich history of Elgin (people and place) - BACK TO THE FUTURE – ELGIN IN STYLE – will showcase a number of City Centre businesses from the fashion, hair and beauty industry. This spectacular
event brings together a wide range of fashions for all ages, tastes and uses. Prize draw for all ticket holders, charity raffle and free hospitality. An evening not to be missed!!
tapping tunes from the 1920’s, 8pm-10pm, glen mhor hotel,inverness, those in 1920’s style costume get in free, 1920’scocktail bar, charleston competition, black bottoms!, visitwww.nigelsnonsense.org for more details6 sundayspring wedding fair, strathpeffer pavillion, tel: 01997 420124,visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org8 tuesdaythe pink castle philosophy club - atheism, secularism,agnosticism and humanisim...a conclusion, 7.30pm,riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, forthe lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community visitwww.pinkcastle.eu11 fridaycraig campbell at the ironworks, 7pm, £12, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com16 wednesdayrussell kane - smokescreens and castles at the ironworks,7pm, £12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com17 thursdaydave macleod - illustrated talk, strathpeffer pavillion, tel:01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org19 saturdaywolfstone plus support from the cherry on the cream at theironworks, 7.30pm, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com20 sundayjerry sadowitz at the ironworks, 7pm, £19.50, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com21 monday
the bootleg sixties at the ironworks, 7pm, £16, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com25 fridaydan antopolski - turn of the century at the ironworks, 7pm,£12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comskerryvore, strathpeffer pavillion, tel: 01997 420124, visitwww.strathpefferpavilion.org27 sundayscotland’s census 2011, further details can be found atwww.gro-scotland.gov.uk30 wednesdaythe vaccines at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £8, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com30 & 31 wednesday & thursdayfood and craft fair, strathpeffer pavillion, tel: 01997 420124,visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org
MARCH 2011 in brief continued
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As well as serving the ScottishEpiscopal (part of the world-wideAnglican Communion) communities ofSt Mary’s Culloden and St John’s,Inverness, I also act as the AnglicanChaplain to Raigmore Hospital. Likemany major employers they operatean ‘Equality and Diversity’ policy. Whatthat means is that no matter the race,colour, sexual orientation, religious orsecular beliefs (the diversity that existswithin the hospital), all are treated asequals. But, given that I am a ministerof religion, I would like to dwell for afew moments on the religious aspect.
Many people who tend to knock theChurch point to the fact that we are sodiverse - the multitude of differentdenominations that make up the wholeof the world-wide Christian Church -and use that diversity as a weaponagainst us. They seem to feel that aswe claim that there is one God, andsalvation is to be found in his only Son,Jesus Christ, then there should be nodenominations, no diversity, all shouldbe the same, singing from the same‘hymn sheet.’ But that detracts fromthe fact that God has not made us allthe same. We are different. We allpossess different gifts and talents.Most of us are of average intelligence
and very few are members of MENSA.So in our creation there is diversity. Butthere is one thing that we do profess:‘that we are all of equal worth in God’seyes.’ So with God there is equalitywithin our diversity.
The history of the Church both locallyand world-wide tends to suggest thatwe were more aware of the diversitythat existed between thedenominations, and oblivious to theequality. And this has caused, downthrough the centuries, much loss of lifeand much bitterness. The ‘foundingfathers’ of the newly independentUnited States of America wrote intotheir Constitution, the Bill of Rights (theFirst Amendment): “Congress shallmake no law respecting anestablishment of religion, or prohibitingfree exercising of religion.” ThomasJefferson said (1807) “among theinestimable of our blessings, also, isthat ...of liberty to worship our Creatorin the way we think most agreeable toHis will; ...”The First Amendment givesthe people the right to worship (or not)in the way they chose - so bothdiversity and equality is enshrined intheir Bill of Rights.
Today the Church works together and
acknowledges both the diversity ofworship, and the equality of thatworship. The majority of the churchesin Inverness are comfortable inworshipping with their neighbours, andin the style of their neighbours.
The seasons of Advent and Lent, andthe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,are times when the churches cometogether; these major festivals are alsooccasions when the diversity and theequality are joyfully acknowledged.The Pope, in his recent visit to theseshores, worshiped alongsiderepresentatives of the reformedchurches in an English Cathedral - anacknowledgement of the equality ofdiffering traditions.
Today the churches are not that farapart. We celebrate in our own stylesand traditions and we don’t see thediversity as a stumbling block to amore ecumenical way of workingtogether to bring in God’s kingdomhere on earth. And when all that issaid, that is what we, all of us whoworship God, are called to do.
Rev. Arthur SinclairSt Johns the Evangelist, Inverness &St Mary-in-the-Fields, Culloden
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Black Isle Charge Episcopal Churches1 Deans Road, Fortrose, tel: 01381 622241Cale House, C of S, Millburn Road,Inverness, tel: 718616Culduthel Christian Centre, CulduthelAvenue, Inverness tel: 222795 PastorReverend Bill Slack www.culduthelchristiancentre.orgCulloden Baptist Church meets 10.30amSunday mornings at Culloden Academy, tel.794005. www.cullodenbaptistchurch.org.ukemail [email protected], C of S, 45 Oakdene Court,Culloden, InvernessCroy & Dalcross Parish Church C of S,Croy Village, service every Sunday at 12noonDingwall Baptist Church, Tulloch Street,Dingwall www.dbc.org.ukDingwall Castle Street Church of Scotlandwww.dingwall-church.co.ukDingwall Episcopal Church, St James TheGreat, Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349862204 www.stjames-stannes.org.ukDingwall Catholic Church, St Lawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349 863143Free North Church, Bank Street, Inverness,tel: 224332 www.freenorthchurch.orgGrace Community Church meets Sundays10.30am at Inshes Primary School, email: [email protected], C of S, Tomatin Road, Inverness, tel:233310 www.hiltonchurch.org.ukInshes, C of S, Sir Walter Scott Dr, Invernesstel: 226727 www.insheschurch.orgInverness Baptist Church, 69 Castle Street,Inverness Rev Tom Urquhart, tel: 223506,email: [email protected] Christian Fellowship, MeetsSundays at 10.30am, Millburn Academy,
Diriebught Road, visit www.icfchurch.co.ukInverness Crown Church, C of S, 3 MidmillsRoad, tel: 230537Inverness Greyfriars Stratherrick FreeChurch, Greyfriars at Balloan Road,Inverness and Stratherrick at Errogie,Stratherrick, tel: 714085www.greyfriarschurch.orgInverness Methodist Church, Huntly Street,Inverness, tel: 231170 www.churchesinverness.comKiltarlity Free Church of Scotland, Kiltarlity,Inverness-shire, tel: 741729, email: [email protected] Fellowship meets at SmithtonIndustrial Estate, Culloden IV2 7WL tel:792700 email: [email protected] Christian Centre, BalnafettackRoad, Inverness IV3 8TF tel: 716843Services: Sunday - 11.30am and 6pmWednesday - 7.30pmKinmylies C of S, Kinmylies Way, Inverness.Every Sunday morning at 10.30am, tel: 714035 www.kinmylies.co.ukKnockbain Free Church, Ferry Brae, NorthKessock and Bogallan (off Kessock-MunlochyRoad), tel:731368, [email protected] & Killearnan Free Church,Seaforth Place, Maryburgh, tel: 01349 867885and Killearnan Manse, Bogroy, Tore, tel:731369, email: [email protected] Bank C of S, Inverness. SundayService 11am (10am July/Aug), tel: 793926visit www.nessbank.comNorth Kessock, C of S, Main Street, NorthKessock tel: 731712,www.churchofscotland.org.ukOld High St Stephen's, C of S, 1. Old HighChurch, Church Street, Inverness tel: 250802;2 Southside Road at Old Edinburgh Road,
Inverness tel: 250802 www.oldhighststephens.comSt Andrew's Cathedral, Scottish EpiscopalChurch, Ardross Street, Inverness, tel: 233535, www.invernesscathedral.comSt Columba, Inverness, C of S 11amSunday, and 8pm Wednesday for prayer, atHolm Primary School, tel: 07535 290092 orvisit www.stcolumbainverness.orgSt John the Evangelist, Episcopal Church,Southside Road, Inverness. Sunday Serviceat 10.45am and Holy Communion onWednesdays at 11am. Tel: 716288 or visit thewebsite www.stjohns-inverness.comSt. Ninian's Catholic Church, 21 CulduthelRoad, Inverness tel: 236620, www.saintninians.org.ukSt. Mary's Catholic Church, 30 HuntlyStreet, Inverness tel: 233519, www.stmarysinverness.co.ukSt Mary-in-the-Fields, Episcopal Church,Culloden, Sunday Service 9.45am and HolyCommunion on Fridays at 10.30am, tel: 716288 www.stjohns-inverness.comSt Michael & All Angels, Abban Street,Inverness. Canon Len Black tel: 233797 orwww.angelforce.co.ukSalvation Army, 84 Firthview Drive, Invernesstel: 225276 www.salvationarmy.org.ukSmithton Free Church, Murray Road,Smithton, Inverness tel: 790977,www.freechurch.orgUrray & Strathconon Free Church, Urray atWest Road, Muir of Ord and Strathconon atThe Strathconon Community Hall, tel:871223, email: [email protected]
If you are a member of a church not listedhere please email us with details and we mayprint this in future issues.
Holiday Closure Monday 14th February 2011Holiday Closure Tuesday 15th February 2011Regional Closure Wed. 16th February 2011Regional Closure Thursday 17th February 2011Regional Closure Friday 18th February 2011Spring Term Ends Friday 8th April 2011Good Friday Holiday Friday 22nd April 2011Easter Monday Holiday Mon. 25th April 2011Summer Term Starts Tuesday 26th April 2011May Day Holiday Monday 2nd May 2011Summer Term Ends Friday 1st July 2011
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At this time of year, it’s dark, cold and in truth, quitedepressing, so to cheer yourself up, why not cookyourself a warm and comforting hotpot....glass of shirazand a cosy fire and believe me, you will feel better!
Hotpots were orignially created for long bones oflancastrian sheep, which acted as a frame to hold theother ingredients. Sheep breeds have changed over theyears and not all are as robust as the Lancastrian so agreat alternative is Venison.
What You Need..8 Venison Chops4 Venison Kidneys, sliced - if yoy cant get venison kidneys, use lambs2 ½ lbs of Sliced Potatoes - I find baking spuds the best6 slices of Black Pudding4 Onions, sliced fairly thickly¾ pint of lamb stockOil & ButterSalt & Pepper
How To Make It..Preheat your oven to 180˚c. Trim most of the fat off
the chops, leaving a little thin trim, and brown in a panalong with the kidneys. This should only take 3-4 minutes.
Rub an oven proof dish with a little butter then puta layer of potatoes in. Add a couple of chops, somekidneys, black pudding and onion. Season with salt &pepper. Repeat this, finishing with a layer of potato.
Pour the stock over the dish and leave for 5 minutes. Add a couple of knobs of butter on to the top.Cover and cook for 2 hours to get a nice golden browntop. Remove the cover for the last 20 minutes.
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Provost J gray informed members that a
request for an Emergency resolution had
been received, as follows: ‘We the
undersigned, request Inverness City
Committee condemn the recent decision by
TECS Committee of Highland Council to
outsource the ground maintenance in
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.
We believe no cognisance has been taken
of the value of the Council’s workforce in the
said areas who are multi-skilled and are
presently at the forefront of snow clearing
and gritting in this area and other
emergency works. The Council’s workforce
is flexible and adaptable, able to respond to
a range of needs in relation to the demands
of communities, which is unlikely to be
available from an outsourced contract,
which, if available, would cost significantly
more than the £27,000 savings each year in
and around the Inverness area.’ signed: mr
J Finnie, mr J holden, mr r Balfour, mrs g
sinclair, mr n Donald, mr B Wynd, mr D
Kerr, mrs P munro, mr D hendry, mr r
Pedersen.
the Provost considered the request and
noted that the decision referred to in the
proposed resolution had been taken at the
transport, Environment and Community
services Committee with a notice of
amendment having already been submitted
to the next full highland Council meeting.
Consequently, the Provost was satisfied that
members would have an opportunity to
discuss the issue at Council when all the
relevant information would be available and
therefore refused the request that the
Emergency resolution be accepted as
competent Committee Business
Presentation - Visit by the Inverness
Highland Games Touring Party to the
Basque Country
the Events officer provided members with
an overview of the recent visit to the Basque
Country by the inverness highland games
touring Party which included the highland
youth Pipe Band and the Caledonian Canal
Ceilidh trailers. the highland contingency
had been invited by the Basque
government to participate in an annual
festival which attracted visitors in excess of
40,000. mr r Pedersen asked members to
note that the trip had been done at no
expense to the highland Council. some of
the highlights of the visit had been : the
success of the young performers who had
been excellent ambassadors for the culture
of the highlands, particularly the gaelic
speakers; the phenomenal community
involvement in the organisation of the
festival; the rapport that had been built up
between the Basques and the highlanders;
and the intention to investigate developing
cultural and economic links with the region.
Supporting Vulnerable People through
Multi-Agency Working
there had been circulated report no. iCC
48/10 dated 19 november 2010 by the
Director of housing and Property updating
members on : initiatives taken forward
around multi agency working, focusing on
developing positive activities which were
initially outlined in a report to City Committee
on 2 november 2009; and local service
developments around positive activities for
marginalised homeless people.
the Principal housing officer summarised
the report highlighting the fact that
homelessness was often a result of many
complex and challenging issues affecting
applicants including : substance misuse;
mental health issues; and criminal justice
issues.
as a result, improved partnership working
across agencies was required to help
prevent or sustainably resolve
homelessness. housing and Property
services required the expertise of other
services and Partner agencies to
understand why people were making certain
lifestyle choices thus enabling the Council
to get better at assessing the needs of
applicants.
members welcomed this report noting that,
although homelessness was not as
prevalent in inverness as in other cities
around the country, it had become a focus
because of a lack of accommodation
elsewhere in the highlands. members also
commented that : the average time of stay in
temporary accommodation was too long
(average 18 months) and ways of reducing
this time should be looked at; once
tenancies were allocated, many tenants
required additional support to ensure their
tenancy could be sustained; changes to the
benefit system and current economic
pressures could lead to additional
applications for accommodation; the
availability of cheap alcohol often
exacerbated the issues affecting vulnerable
people; early intervention was vitally
important to help support those facing
homelessness; homelessness was complex
and could happen very fast, where
homeless people often became the victims
of crime themselves; there were many
voluntary and third sector organisations
providing vital support who could access
funding not always available to the larger
agencies; social support networks were
required to help people occupy their time
when living in hostels or temporary
accommodation; government restrictions on
the building of Council housing had added
to the problems faced by the Council;
providing accommodation was only the first
step for vulnerable people, they often
required help in managing their finances and
a way of structuring their lives to have
purpose; the use of huntly house should be
reviewed to ascertain if it could be
resurrected as a short stay hostel.; some
people would not be able to sustain
tenancies and therefore hostel
accommodation was still required; and
prisons played a vital role in ensuring that
prisoners were supported upon release.
officers reassured members that Council
services were working together to use their
combined resources to try to alleviate the
problems arising from homelessness and
rough sleeping and commented that : front
line officers faced real challenges on a daily
basis; street work projects with partnership
organisations were helping to keep rough
sleeping at a relatively low level; the
housing and Property service was working
with the private sector to increase the
housing stock available; a measured and
assertive approach was being taken with
young people presenting themselves as
homeless and early intervention was
essential.
the Committee notED the contents of the
report and agrEED to request that the
Council review the requirement for hostel
accommodation and particularly the use of
huntly house.
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Biodiversity is a word that was coined in 1985 to describethe variety of all life on earth and the places that it lives.Biodiversity is everything from butterflies to bluebells, whelksto whales, ponds to mountain plateaux. It is the backdrop toour daily lives and it is everywhere, even in the busiest ofcities; though it is seldom noticed.
For most people the place where we first encounterbiodiversity is on our doorsteps. During our childhoodexplorations we will pick Daisies and some of us will makeDaisy chains or we will guess the time with a Dandelion clockor watch helicopter seeds fall from a Sycamore tree anddefinitely find out that Nettles and Wasps are best avoided. Aside from giving us memories of childhood exploration and
discovery, on a largerscale our economy is verymuch built on biodiversity;be it clean water fordrinking or the whiskyindustry, the grass thatthe cattle and sheep eator the landscapes thatthe tourists marvel at. It isalso a major tourismincome for our area, thesuccess of Springwatchand Autumnwatch haveshowcased the area andbrought more touristshere. Biodiversity and ourhealth and wealth areinseparable.
In Highland and Moray we are very fortunate to have somuch of interest on our doorstep. I would like to mention afew of the special species that we have up here.
Bott lenose DolphinsA population of around 130 live in the Moray Firth and rangeall the way down to the Firth of Forth. They are a major drawfor tourists and an unforgettable sight if you get a good lookat them. They are very big, which is something you might notexpect. They can be upbto 4m or 12ft long, the reason theyare so big is to keep warm in our cold waters. They are themost northerly resident population of Bottlenose Dolphins inthe world. www.scottishdolphins.info
SealsThese animals can be taken for granted as they are in mostof the harbours in our area. There are two species, the Greyand Common. The Common stays in our waters all year
round and can breed on tidal sandbanks as the pups canswim almost immediately after birth. The Grey Seal pups willbe 3 weeks old before they can swim so their breeding isrestricted to remote islands or isolated coves where the pupscan grow in safety. 40% of the world’s Grey Seal populationis found in the UK and most of that is in Scotland.www.smru.st-andrews.ac.uk/documents/IdentifyingSeals.pdf
Red SquirrelThis species is a huge favourite for its tufty ears and acrobaticantics. If you want to see it then head to your nearest coniferwoodland and see if you can spot any nibbled cones. If youare lucky they may come to the peanut feeder in yourgarden. It is amazing to think that this species may havebeen extinct in the mid-1800’s and, after some re-introductions, its population sky-rocketed so much that in thelate 1800s and early 1900s there were squirrel hunting clubsall over the Highlands to control their numbers! The North ofScotland is the last stronghold of this species where itdoes not face competition from that American import theGrey Squirrel.www.redsquirrelsofthehighlands.co.uk
Helping Biodiversi tyPublic awareness of the decline of biodiversity worldwide isincreasing; as is the feeling that this is not inevitable andindividuals can have a positive impact on global biodiversityby taking local action. Local biodiversity action such as greenvolunteering, wildlife surveying or doing some wildlife friendlygardening can have a big positive impact and if lots of peopledo this then it will have a huge positive impact. If you would like to find out about what you can do forbiodiversity locally then get in touch with your localBiodiversity Officer.www.nesbiodiversity.org.uk • www.highlandbiodiversity.comjonathan.wi l [email protected]
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