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Page 1: iMAG SpotLight on Inverness - March 2011 Issue

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School Term Dates 4Local Holidays 4Clubs & Societies 7Elgin Marvels 8Whatʼs On 9/10/11/12Cinema Listings 11Life Style 13Chefʼs Confidential 26Nordic Walking 18/19

Council News 28Parliament Blog 29Pastoral Letter 30Tide Times 30Church Details 31Vikings 32Useful Contacts 34Advertisers Index 35

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APRIL ISSUEEditorial Deadline - Friday 4th March

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ACTIVE CHEER & DANCEOffering classes for all ages andabilities. The only IASF (Interna-tional All Star Federation) Levels1-5 certified coaches in the Northof Scotland. Min Age 3 years,contact Kerri Love, Head CoachMob: 07789 715553www.acdstars.com

AUTISM RIGHTS GROUPHIGHLAND (ARGH)Run by and for autistic adults.We hold meetings for members;produce a newsletter; campaignfor improved services andchallenge discrimination as agroup, and as individuals in ourdaily lives. Working as a collec-tive we aim to make the adultautistic voice heard. We uphold‘Nothing About Us Without Us’principle. Contact [email protected]

BEFRIENDERS HIGHLANDProvide befriending service forHighland. Contact Dr GraemeMochrie, tel: 712791www.befriendershighland.org.uk

BOLESKINE SHINTY CLUBTel: 791955 or email:[email protected]/shinty/

CLACHNACUDDIN YOUTHDEVELOPMENT FCTel: 791458, [email protected] orwww.clach-youth.info

CROMARTY BOWLING CLUBOutdoor at the Green - May toSeptember (Bowling forBeginners Fridays 2pm to 4pm)Indoor at Victoria Hall -November to April (Bowling forBeginners Fridays 2pm to 4pm)Causeway, Cromarty

CROWN CHURCH MENSCLUBTel: 237768 or email:mackenzie17@mackenz

CULLODEN FENCING CLUBMeets at Culloden AcademyCommunity Centre on Tuesdays

from 7 to 9pm during term time.Contact reception for furtherdetails on 792794.

DINGWALL TAEKWONDOWTF Classes in Dingwall. Sports-centre Tuesday 7.30pm; FridaysDingwall Academy 7.30pm. FunClub well established more than45 years in the running. Experi-enced Black Belts advancedstudents only. Professionaltraining and examinations.

FITNESS FRENZYFitness sessions Thursdaylunchtimes at the palace hotel.Visit www.fitnessfrenzy.co.uk

HIGHLANDS ASTRONOMICALSOCIETYTo promote and extend theawareness, interest andenjoyment of astronomy. Meetson the first Tuesday of everymonth in Smithton PrimarySchool from 7.30pm-10pm.Contact Gerry Gaitens tel: 01349863563 or 07761 866778

HIGHLAND HILLWALKINGCLUBTel: 791572, email: [email protected]/HighlandHillwalkingClub

HIGHLAND LONGBOWSTel: 741307, or email:[email protected]

HIGHLAND SCHOOLSGYMNASTICS ASSOCIATIONTo promote participation in thesport of gymnastics within

schools across Highland.

INVERNESS ADVANCEDMOTORISTSThe aim of the organisation is toimprove the standard of drivingon the UK roads. Five weeklycourses are run twice a year. Formore details visit www.inverness-iam.org

INVERNESS BRAVEHEARTSEncourage the maintenance of ahealthy lifestyle and to providesupport to those with cardiacdisease, together with theirfamilies. Open 6.30pm Wednes-days, Sports Hall 1, InvernessLeisure Centre, tel: 704554

INVERNESS CLASSIC JAZZSOCIETYTel: 01463 223857www.ds.dial.pipex.com/jazzitoria/home.htm

INVERNESS CHAMBER MUSICSOCIETYA group of music lovers whopromote concerts of chambermusic by professional perform-ers in the Town House,Inverness, September toApril/May, Contact Paul Crowe,tel: 221535 visit www.invernesschambermusic.com

INVERNESS TENNIS &SQUASH CLUBInterested in joining InvernessTennis & Squash Club, Bishop’sRoad, Inverness, tel: 230751email: [email protected]

LOCH NESSTOASTMONSTERSWe’re a group of people who’vejoined together to face one of themost feared things in general life- speaking in public, which isn’tthe monster that many peopleseem to think it is! So, if you areinterested in taming your ownbeast, in friendly and supportivesurroundings, then please get intouch or drop into one of ourfortnightly meetings.www.toastmonsters.co.uk

SALTIRE SOCIETY HIGHLANDBRANCHThe Society has wide ranginginterests including history, litera-ture, music, science & engineer-ing, architecture and arts &crafts. We have talks, StAndrew’s Day celebrations, aBurns Lunch and a summerouting. For details contact PhilipShimmin tel: 231421 or send anemail to [email protected]

WESTERN FRONTASSOCIATIONWe hold 9 meetings per year (onSaturday afternoons) in ElginLibrary open to anyone with aninterest in the First World War.Contact Derek Bird on 01343870562 or email [email protected]

WILDCATS CHEERLEADERSTel: 01463 792360Mobile: 07912650440Email: [email protected]

If you would like details of your club or society included in this section pleaselet us know. All club listings are free. Not all clubs will be listed every issue.

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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

3D Image of the Skull

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FEBRUARY 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 visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

22 tuesday & 23 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 visitwww.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

MARCH 1 tuesday to 5 saturdayswan lake on ice - the imperial ice stars, 7.30pm and1.30pm matinee on 3rd and 5th, empire theatre,eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

1 tuesdayleddra chapman & ben montague at the ironworksroom 2, 7pm, £8, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com

2 wednesdaysmalltown, 8pm, £10/£12, onetouch theatre, eden

court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

3 thursdayjames grant, 8pm, £11/£13, onetouch theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.ukcoca tenorio singer-songwriter, doors 7.30pm,strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997 420124, visitwww.strathpefferpavilion.org or go online athttp://cocatenorio.com/coca.html

4 fridaycommemoration service for general sir hector‘fighting mac’ macdonald, 11am, at his monument atdingwall, organised by the clan donald society of thehighlands & islands, visit www.clandonald.orgalabama 3 (unplugged and acoustic), 7.30pm, £17,tel: 0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comback 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 detailsnigel’s nonsense sextet - an audacious assortmentof some of the highlands’ finest jazz musicians per-forming toe-tapping tunes from the 1920’s,cancelled, seewww.nigelsnonsense.org for details

5 saturdayignite, 7pm, £2, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.comcoca tenorio, 8pm, £10/£12, onetouch theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

6 sundaygreat glen walking club - glenmoriston windfarm viaeasan ban, depart 0900 hrs, inverness cathedral carpark, 10 miles 1400 feet ascent, grade b, os sheet26 gr nh 502 402spring wedding fair, 11am-4pm, strathpeffer pavilion,tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

7 monday to 12 saturdaydeath of a salesman, 7.30pm & 2pm matineesaturday, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, tel:234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

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8 tuesdayinverness advanced motorists - spring five weekbetter driving course, 7.30pm, holiday inn express,visit www.inverness-iam.org for more detailsthe pink castle philosophy club - the internet,7.30pm, riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, nessbank, inverness, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual &transgender community visit www.pinkcastle.euhebrides ensemble, 8pm, onetouch theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

10 thursdayconversations with the IoD featuring leslie evans -director general, education, scottish government,4.30pm-6.30pm, uhi executive office, inverness, forfurther details visit www.uhi.ac.uk/lectures

11 fridaycraig campbell at the ironworks, 7pm, £12, tel: 0871789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

12 saturdaygreat glen walking club - by the river nairn to boyfisher memorial, depart 0900 hrs, highland councilcar park, 8 miles level, grade c os sheet 27 gr nh883 570judge jules + activa, graeme platt, mark burton &bryan love, 9pm, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com

13 sundaygilded balloon comedy circuit, 8pm, £10/£12,onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

16 wednesdayrussell kane - smokescreens and castles at theironworks, 7pm, £12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com

icm concert series: piatti string quartet, 8pm,£10/£12, town house, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

17 thursdayjohn shuttleworth in ‘a man with no more rolls’, 8pm,£14/£12, onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness,tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.ukdave macleod - illustrated talk, 8pm, strathpefferpavilion, tickets £10, tel: 01997 420124, visitwww.strathpefferpavilion.org

18 fridaygaelic society of inverness - guth na h-òige, 8pm,£12/£10, empire theatre, eden court, inverness, tel:234234 or visit www.eden-court.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:01343 870562, email [email protected] orvisit www.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukwolfstone plus support from the cherry on the creamat the ironworks, 7.30pm, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 orvisit www.ironworksvenue.com

20 sundaygreat glen walking club - boat of garten, loch vaa,loch mallachie, loch garten, depart 0900 hrs,inverness cathedral car park, 10.5 miles 170 feetascent, grade c os sheet 36 gr nh 971 185highland regional music groups concerts, 2.30pm &7pm, £8/£6, empire theatre, eden court, inverness,tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.ukjerry sadowitz at the ironworks, 7pm, £19.50, tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

21 mondaythe bootleg sixties at the ironworks, 7pm, £16, tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com

22 mondaythe band of her majesty’s royal marines scotland,7.30pm, £16, empire theatre, eden court, inverness,tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uktwilight hotel, 8pm, £12/£10, onetouch theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

23 wednesday & 24 thursdaysweetness, 8pm, £12/£10, onetouch theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

23 wednesdayorquesta buena vista social club featuring omaraportuondo, 7.30pm, £32.50, empire theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

MARCH 2011 continued

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Cinema ListingsMarch 2011

Universal Hall, FindhornShowing films throughout the

year. Visit www.findhorn.org/uhallor call 01309 691170 for details.

Moray Playhouse, Elgin

New Screenings begin on Fridays

Call 01343 542680 or visitwww.morayplayhouse.co.uk

Portessie Public HallRegular films includingSaturday matinees.

For further details [email protected]

Eden Court Theatre, InvernessThe King’s Speech (12a)

BlueValentine (15)Neds (18)

True Grit (15)plus many others

Visit www.eden-court.co.uk orcall 01463 234234 for details

Vue Cinema, InvernessFrom 4th March

Rango (U)From 11th MarchThe Resident (15)From 16th MarchChalet Girl (12a)From 25th MarchThe Eagle (12a)

KidsAM - Every Saturday & Sunday at10.15am - £1 per ticket

Seniors Club - EveryTuesday at12.30pm - £3.05 inc. refreshments

NEWTeen ScreenEveryThursday & Friday

£2 with upgrade for 3D films

Visit www.myvue.com for details

Cinema Nairn4th March

Julie and Julia (12a)25th March

3:10 toYuma (PG)

Visit cinemanairn.blogspot.com orcontact Nairn Community Centre

on 01667 453476 for details

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1 fridayhighland darts challenge, 7pm, 22.50, tel: 0871 789 4173 orvisit www.ironworksvenue.coman evening of burlesque, 8pm, strathpeffer pavillion,£19.50, tel: 01997 420124 or visitwww.strathpefferpavilion.orgnigel’s nonsense sextet - an audacious assortment of someof the highlands’ finest jazz musicians performing toe-tapping tunes from the 1920’s, cancelled visitwww.nigelsnonsense.org for more details2 saturdaylive/wire ac/dc at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £14, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comthe peatbog faeries, 8pm, £15, strathpeffer pavillion, tel:01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org3 sundayhymnaid (organised by inverness rotary), 8pm, methodistchurch, inverness, a wonderful evening singing favouritehymns, led by inverness choral society, delicious homebaking, all welcome, offerings to lifestraws5 tuesdaycatherine wheels present caged, 1.30pm, strathpefferpavilion, £5, tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavil-ion.org8 fridayroy ‘chubby’ brown at the ironworks, £20/£30, tel: 0871 7894173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.comopera bohemia present la bohéme, 8pm, strathpefferpavilion, tickets £12/£10/£5, tel: 01997 420124,visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org12 tuesdaythe pink castle philosophy club - black holes, 7.30pm,riverside lounge, glen mhor hotel, ness bank, inverness, forthe lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community visitwww.pinkcastle.euwestern front association - postal and paper ephemera ofthe great war - jim mackay, branch member, 2.30pm, thegallery, elgin library, contact derek bird tel: 01343 870562,email [email protected] or visitwww.wfascotlandnorth.org.ukalvin stardust - i love rock & roll, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion,tel: 01997 420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org14 thursdaybeyond presents kassidy at the ironworks, 7pm, £8, tel:0871 789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.com16 saturdaydavy cowan - the journey album launch at the ironworks,7pm, £7, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com20 wednesdayconversations with the IoD featuring mike cantley - chair ofvisit scotland, 4.30pm-6.30pm, uhi executive office,inverness, for further details visit www.uhi.ac.uk/lectures23 saturdaydominic kirwan, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, tickets£18.50/£17, tel: 01997 420124 visit www.strathpefferpavil-ion.org or24 sundayphil kay, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997 420124visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org or www.philkay.com28 thursdayed byrne - crowd pleaser ironworks at inverness leisure,7pm, £20, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.com29 fridayhoward marks at the ironworks, £15, tel: 0871 789 4173 orvisit www.ironworksvenue.com

APRIL 2011 in brief

24 thursdayblazin’ fiddles, 8pm, £15/£13, empire theatre, edencourt, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

25 fridaydan antopolski - turn of the century at the ironworks,7pm, £12, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.comtapsalteerie!, 7.30pm, £22/£15, onetouch theatre,eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.ukskerryvore, 8pm, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

26 saturdaygreat glen walking club - monaughty forest, depart0900 hrs, inverness cathedral car park, 8 miles 975feet ascent, grade c os sheet 28 gr nj 165 589highland fight club presents battle in the glen 2,7pm, £35, tel: 0871 789 4173 or visitwww.ironworksvenue.comthe maccollective, 8pm, £10/£8, onetouch theatre,eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uksing-a-long a sound of music, 7pm, £14/£12, empiretheatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234 or visitwww.eden-court.co.uk

27 sundaycelebration of life fair, 12noon-4pm, eight acreshotel, elgin, £3/under 12’s free, wide range of topquality products & services, proceeds to macmillancancer support & maggie’s highland centrescotland’s census 2011, further details can be foundat www.gro-scotland.gov.ukbarbershopera : apocalypse no!, 7.30pm, £12/£10,onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

30 wednesdaythe vaccines at the ironworks, 7.30pm, £8, tel: 0871789 4173 or visit www.ironworksvenue.complutot la vie : by the seat of your pants, 6.30pm, £7,onetouch theatre, eden court, inverness, tel: 234234or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

30 wednesday & 31 thursdayfood and craft fair, strathpeffer pavilion, tel: 01997420124, visit www.strathpefferpavilion.org

30 wednesday to 2 saturdayinverness opera : south pacific, 7.30pm & 2.30pmsaturday matinee, empire theatre, eden court,inverness, tel: 234234 or visit www.eden-court.co.uk

MARCH 2011 continued

To advertise in the next issue ofSpotLight on Inverness call 01309 690063 or visit

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SAMSINDIAN CUISINE

Sam’s Indian Cuisine is in the heart of thecity, in an excellent location, just off Academy Street. It offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere to customers. Bookings not necessary but advisable atthe weekends due it’s popularity.Owned by Sam Miah he who has beenin the Restaurant Industry in the area for the last 20 years, it offers a modern yet homely feel to it, with stylish décor andcosy lit leather booths and soft music inthe background sets the scene for an Indian Meal with a difference. The restaurant comfortably caters for around 70 people.

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A real taste of IndiaA real taste of India

We specialise in the �nest quality Indian cuisine and

you are guaranteed a warm and friendly welcome when

you visit our restaurant.

Business Lunches: Mon - Sat 12 -2 pm £6.95 (2 course).

Sunday Meals: 12.30 - 4.30pm £8.95 (2 course)

Carry out meals available every day - No delivery.

Sams Indian Cuisine, 77-79 Church Street, InvernessTelephone: 01463 713 111 / 711400

SAMSINDIAN CUISINE

This is the best indian restaurant me and my

husband have eaten in for a very long time when

it comes to quality of food.

Jaqui and Paddy Derbyshire

I went for a meal with my husband on a Thursday evening and we were treated to a very enjoyable evening meal, which was veryrelaxing and compliments to the staff for their very attentive and friendly service.The Menu offered a vast range very reasonable priced Indian Cuisine dishes and it was highlyrecommended that we tried something from Sam’s Specialities Menu.Once shown to our table we were presented with a mix of Papadums, Chutney and Pickle toenjoy whilst browsing through the menu. We opted to go with the chef’s recommenda-tions for the evening. For starters I had Sam’sSpecial Platter Vegetarian Option, which was presented with a crispy fresh salad this consisted of mushroom pakora, onion bhaji and vegetable samosa. The other starter was Sam’s SpecialMeat Platter this was a delicious array of lambTikka, chicken Pakora, meat Samosa and chicken kebab all tender and cooked toperfection. We ordered a selection of main courses from Sam’s Specialities Menu, the first was Sali Bolti this

was tender lamb cooked in onions, tomatoes and spices, topped with crispy straw potatoes, the next was Sam’s Special (Malaysian) a delightful dish of flavour cooked with Garlic, Lemon Grass, onions, pepper, green chillies and fresh coconut. The highlight of the meal was the arrival of the Sholey Chicken, cooked withonions, peppers, tomatoes, topped in coriander in ginger sauce and flamed Sambuka served inan iron Karani. These were all served with Pilau Rice and Naan Bread. Each meal was exceptional.After such an exceptional meal we were struggling to find room for dessert but were tempted by the Coppa Ice –Cream range, I had the Chocolate & Custard Pistachio flavour, which was served with a drizzle of sauce and chopped Pistachio on top. Our other option was Mascar-pone and Amaretto flavour, which was very enjoyable.

Over all i’d give Sam’s 10/10 and would highly recommend this restaurant for its delicious cuisine and comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.

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EMBARRASSED BY YOUR SKIN?

Want to do something about it? Then let Unique

Beauty work with you to improve or eradicate your

skin problems, to help you achieve the skin you’ve

always wanted.

Unique Beauty was established in 1998. It’s aim - to

provide personalised advice and treatment to anyone

suffering the indignity or embarrassment of acne, scars,

unwanted hair or tattoos, redness, pigmentation, skin

lesions or prematurely aged skin.

We use the most up to date medical equipment and

products on the market, to provide you, the customer,

with some of the most advanced treatments available

today. Your satisfaction and visible results from

treatment are our utmost aim. A first class aftercare

and support package comes as standard.

Most conditions are easily removed or improved –

some with just one treatment! Why spend your life

hiding behind a long fringe or heavy make-up, when

simple, affordable solutions are available locally? Let

us guide you through the treatments available, to

provide a solution that fits in with your lifestyle and budget.

Treatment using products start from as little as £30.

Unwanted minor redness can removed in one

treatment using advanced electrolysis. Darker, more

noticeable colouring can be reduced as much as 90%

using one Intense Pulsed Light treatment (IPL). Pigmen-

tation and acne can be reduced or treated using

medical peels, IPL, Laser, or products. Unwanted hair

can be brought quickly under control using IPL or Laser

treatments. Wrinkles, aged or loose skin, stretch marks,

scars and acne damage can be visibly improved using

Dermaroller. Tattoos can be removed using Laser.

At Unique Beauty, most treatments are available from age 16. However, acne treatment, or unwanted facial

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hair that is causing distress, can be treated at any age with a guardians consent.

Unsure about treatment, or have a severe medical condition that may exclude you?Why not consider camouflaging thecondition using specialist make-up? Comealong and have a lesson on how to disguiseunwanted tattoos, leg or facial vessels, birth marks, scars or uneven skin tones.

Don’t let the way others see you, affect the way you see yourself. Phone us today for afree, no obligation consultation, and make the rest of your life, the best of your life.

6 UNIQUE BEAUTYSpecialist Skin Treatments

7 DEE JONESIHM Massage

8 ANN MILLERHigh Vibrational Healing

9 SKYE THERAPISTSMassage & HealingFOREVER LIVINGAloe Vera Products

LAZY DAISY GLASS Fused Glass Gifts

BON BON MINERALS Quality Handmade Cosmetics

MUSIC BY MARIE Music Teacher & Soprano

FIONA KYLE Inspirational Harping

CALEDONIAN KILTS Kilts Makers & Hire

ANDREW GRANSDEN Photography

SIMON POYNER Gardner Financial Services

CRAIC POTS Fun Pottery

BRENDA FINDLAY Foot Health Specialist

AVON SKINCARE & COSMETICS

GREEN KITE TRADING Fair Trade shop

LAURAS COTTAGE KITCHEN Gluten free food

JOA-TOA Distinctive fleece clothing

ALBA BHEAG JEWELLERY Hand painted miniatures

CROOKED CRAFTS Quirky Bird Houses

LUCY JACKSON Australian Bush Flowers

THE RESULTS ACADEMY Personal Development

MORAY IT Computer Repair & Systems

FIRST AID & RESUSCITATION Moray College

APEX DENTAL Facial and Dental Aesthetics.

FUNKY BONGOS Ceilidh Band

JOHNSTON & CARMICHAEL Accountants

KARIN DALLEY Chiropractic Clinic

DAWN LECKIE Specialist & Novelty Cakes

AQUAPLAY Team Building Activities

Carole Bridge from Maggie’s and David Cameron from Macmillan will be available on the day for a chat as to how their range of services can support you, your family and friends in the event of cancer.What will you find there? The widest range of top quality products and services in the area. Come and have a mini massage, reiki or other relaxing taster treatment. Try some yummy chocolate, gluten free products, or one of the many other tasty delicacies on offer. Test luxurious products from aloe vera to hand made specialist make-up. Get business and personal advice to improve your companies profitability, the way you look or your own self confidence and health. Get a foot health check, advice on skin, dental and posture problems, from one of the medical specialists available. Treat yourself or a loved one to unique designer jewellery, clothing or other beautiful products available.The aim of the day is to have fun, raise money and celebrate life by improving it in whatever way small we can.

Celebration of Life FairSunday 27th March, 12-4pm Eight Acres Hotel, Elgin, Moray

Entrance for visitors is £3,which includes a raffle ticket for over £1,000 of prizes.

Under 12’s admitted free of charge.

Proceeds raised will be donated to MacMillan Cancer Support & Maggie’s Highland Centre.

UNIQUEBeauty

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PILATES FOR YOUR POSTUREAND YOUR LIF"Pilates and Nordic Walking compliment

eachother incredibly well" says Karen Powell, Inverness based Pilates Teacher and British Nordic Walking Instructor.

PILATES trains the body to work in its own natural posture, lengthening and strengthening the muscles gently, and so develops yur deep core muscles which support your spine with movement. After practising Pilates for a few months, Karen says that "Often people experience the feeling of having grown taller, of feeling more relaxed, as their posture has improved"

NORDIC WALKING uses the same principles of Pilates in its unique walking style, using poles, and also has the benefits of improving stamina and cardiovascular fitness.It uses specially designed poles to enhanceyour natural walking experience. With atechnique similar to the upper body actionof classic cross country skiing, it becomes a whole body exercise that can be enjoyed at many levels, from walking for health to athletic Nordic running.

Karen Powell is based in Inverness and runs short courses, tailored to suit small groups and individuals.Armed with your own poles and a wee bit oftuition there are many Nordic Walking routes of varying length, both easy and more difficult on your doorstep and easily accessible from Inverness.

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Try out some of these scenic alternatives........Craig Phadrigh Forest - 1-2 mile easy routeOrd Hill - 2-4 mile route, undulatingDaviot Forest - 2-4 mile route, fairly flatCaledonian Canal for Inverness to Dochgarroch return - 7 miles flat.In addition here are 2 simple Pilates exercises you can try at home to help your body move more freely.

1. Spine Twist Start by sitting tall, on a chair or the floor. Reach arms out to sides, and allow your shoulders to relax away from your ears. Pull in your belly button. Imagine you are a puppet being lifted up through the crown of your head. Turn to the right, keeping your hips forwards, return to the middle, then turn to the left. Repeat 3 times on each side.

2. Hip RollLie down on the floor with knees bent. Placea cushion between your knees. Notice howyour back feels on the floor. Breathe in a relaxed way without lifting your shoulders. Tilt your tail bone (at the bottom of yourspine), flatten your back onto the floor, and peel your back off the floor into a long line. Imagine you have a ski slope running from your knees to your shoulders. Pull in yourbelly button, and then gradually return to the floor, allowing each bone in your spine to touch the floor one by one until you are back down to your tail bone once again.Repeat 5 times.

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Situated in the heart of Inverness, Bar

One is less than a two minute walk from

the railway station, and provides a

welcoming atmosphere for travellers

and locals alike. If you are looking for

somewhere with a touch of class, lively

atmosphere but where you can always

hear yourself think, then we are just the

place for you.

The Pinot Noir or the Rioja? Our wine list is

varied without being intimidating. A

Cosmopolitan or a Mojito? Our mixolo-

gists have assembled an exhaustive list

of classics and modern twists for your

libation. Our cocktails are constantly

evolving, providing a never-ending

selection of tastes for our guests. Bar

One’s house cocktail – the towering

daiquiri – is a constantly popular choice.

Bar One is also proud to offer a series of

packages that allow guests to become

stirred but not shaken with the help of

our highly trained mixologists and our

cocktail making master classes and

demonstrations.

Award winning cocktail barman, Andy

Adams leads our team. He has

competed all across the UK in countless

competitions, winning some, loosing

some, but always opening eyes and

creating a stir with drinks that are not

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Primary alcohol by volume - GIN

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Standard garnish - SUGARED GLASS,

LEMON RIND

Standard drinkware - COCKTAIL GLASS

Commonly used ingredients

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When I think of meat balls I somehow alwaysthink of “ Lady and the Tramp”. Yes… Lady and theTramp!

Speaking to an Italian friend of mine they tellme that every house in Italy will have its own recipefor meatballs or “Polpette“ as they are known, andthey can be served with pasta, bread or risotto.

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Put about 90ml of the olive oil in a saucepanand add onions, pine nuts and garlic. Gently cookuntil golden. Remove from the heat and leave tocool.

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Inverness Partnership - Vibrant City -CityArts - Forward PlanningThe City Manager introduced the report andsummarised the principal benefits for the Citythat the Arts programme had brought. Ms SCarey, who had been commissioned to reviewand actively work with Inverness Old Town Arts(IOTA) with the aim of integrating IOTA into aHighland-wide strategy for public art, waspreparing this work which had been fundeddirectly by Creative Scotland through the RuralInnovation Fund. Ms Carey summarised thereport and highlighted the economic, socialand reputational impact the City’s investmentin public art, as part of the Streetscapingprogramme, had made on Inverness. She thenoutlined proposals for future projects includingthe use of the waterfront (the river, theMuirtown Basin, the Harbour and the canal) forpermanent and temporary public art.In discussion, Members commented that:the IOTA projects could lever in significant ad-ditional investment into the City; there was aneed to ensure that public art was not done onan ad-hoc basis and some consistency wasrequired; public art could be controversial andchallenging but was important in stimulatingcommunities; there was a need for more con-sistent partnership working in marketing thevarious arts projects and activities within theCity; support for this project was an unneces-sary burden on the Common Good Fund whenimportant buildings within the City were fallinginto disrepair; the Council was looking tooutsource its Culture, Learning and LeisureServices and this project would suit the newCompany’s remit better than the CommonGood Fund; local businesses had not beensupportive of some of the public art in the Citycentre; young people wanted to be in a‘happening’ place; the landscape of a City wasvery important to tourism and referral the bestform of marketing and therefore public art wasessential; it should be noted that the DonationsWorking Group funding was sourced from theCommon Good Fund; there was no point inputting public art in a City that wasn’t main-tained to a high enough standard; there shouldbe better linkages to the Events and FestivalsWorking Group; a large number of organisa-tions and businesses owned public art whichshould be available to anyone and more in-vestigation should be carried out as to whatmight be available to the City; and manyvoluntary organisations and individuals wereinvolved in creating public art and this shouldbe encouraged. Public Art in the ownership of

private Companies should be made availablefor public view. In response, Officerscommented that public art did stimulate debatebut if the City Vision was to be delivered therewas a requirement to invest in a high qualityinfrastructure with public art providing a focuson how people moved through and used theCity. A three year funding programme wasessential to ensure match funding from othersources.The Committee therefore AGREED toi. provide a maximum of £30,750 from theInverness Common Good Fund revenuebudget for the financial years 2011/12, 2012/13and 2013/14 to fund core support for IOTA; ii.continue to invest in a public art programme forthe City on the condition that the programmedemonstrated match funding from othersources and subject to governance; iii.recognise the value of public art as animportant resource for the City and animportant tool to deliver the confident andresilient City imagined in the City Vision; and iv.the City Manager reporting back on progress tothe Committee, as appropriate, but in anyevent, no later that 6 June 2011.Inverness Partnership - MarketingInvernessThe Corporate Manager, INBS, introduced thereport highlighting the fact that at an InvernessPartnership workshop in November 2010Members had agreed that marketing was oneof three key themes the Partnership shouldfocus on. The Tourism Co-ordinator thenoutlined the current activities being carried outby various partner organisations in isolationand stressed the importance that partnershipworking was essential to ensure consistencyand the maximisation of resources.Members were generally supportive of the ini-tiative and commented that: it was important tomarket Inverness and Loch Ness together tomaximise potential returns for both areas; co-ordination of marketing activities of the partnerorganisations was required but current in-house resources should be examined beforecreating additional posts; marketing did notappear in any one persons job at the moment;there was a need to realign the focus by linkingmore with Loch Ness; there was a need for anoverall marketing strategy for public buildingsin Inverness; Events and Festivals WorkingGroup should play a role in the marketing ofthe area; with the potential for a major sportsevent coming to Inverness in the Summer of2011, it was important to move quickly; andInverness Leisure should be considered as animportant partner in any marketing initiative for

Inverness.Officers confirmed that all existingin-house resources would be reviewed as partof the Marketing Plan as well as liaison with allrelevant Project and Working Groups,including Events and Festivals and IOTA. Thegovernance for any decisions would be theInverness City Committee. The Committee i.ENDORSED the proposal that the MarketingProject Group seek greater private sector rep-resentation; ii. AGREED that the MarketingProject Group produce a Marketing Plan withcosted actions; and iii. AGREED that thecosted action plan be presented to the nextmeeting of the City Committee.Fabric Restoration Works to the Steeple onBridge StreetThe restoration would include full stonerepairs; mortar pointing; improved internalmaintenance access; and works to the clockfaces and weather vane. The City Manageroutlined the report, providing Members with thebackground as to the reasons why this workwas essential.Members commented that:in the interest of public health and safety, therewas no alternative but to carry out this work;this was an under loved and unknown piece ofInverness architecture which should beimproved; if scaffolding was to used in the ren-ovations, the Council should look at innovativeways of disguising it with, for example, artwork; and additional sources of funding shouldbe investigated e.g. Historic Scotland andInverness City Heritage Trust. In response toMembers queries, Officers responded asfollows: all avenues of external funding wouldbe investigated but until a project was live itwas difficult to get positive responses; all pre-viously removed stonework had been set asidefor replacement during the renovation; a feasi-bility study into future possible uses andaccess to the Steeple had been budgeted at amaximum cost of £5,000; and improvementsto the clock lighting would form part of therestoration project. The CommitteeAPPROVED: i. Common Good Fund expendi-ture from Revenue Balances for investment inthe measures outlined in the foregoing reportto carry out fabric repairs all as highlightedabove for a total estimated project cost of£950,000; and ii. the carrying out of a feasibil-ity study into alternative or additional uses forthe lower areas to encourage limited publicaccess, noting that the cost would be includedwithin the above sum; and AGREED iii. that allreasonable steps would be taken to seek thirdparty funding from other sources.

EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 29TH NOVEMBER 2010 OF INVERNESS CITY COMMITTEE - PART TWO

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Parliament Blog ”“News that Castle Stuarthas been chosen as thevenue for the BarclaysScottish Open hascheered us all up, in thesetimes of gloom and austerity. From the 7th -

11th July, the “spotlight” will be on theMoray Firth, Inverness. The benefits tothe area will be considerable. The goldcourse General Manager, Stuart McColm, has said that we need to attract20,000 visitors a day to be sure of keeping the event, as the Loch LomondClub, which has hosted the event since1996 attracted between 70-85,000 - soput it in your diary!This will be a major attraction to bringvisitors north - and a boost for hotels,B&B’s and guest houses. Perhaps inScotland, we tend to undersell our ownmanifold tourist attractions - so the potential to use the tourism trade to bolster our jobs, livelihoods and futuresmay not be realised. We can be backward at coming forward, and maynot see Scotland as others see us. Thiswas brought home to me when a B&Bowner from Newtonmore told me thatshe had holidayed in the Nile in January,and asked me how many visitors Ithought there were in ships on the Nile,

on any one day. She told me the answer:one million! With our scenery, whisky,tartan, Gaelic, history, culture, heritage,beaches, mountains, lochs as well asgolf, fishing, sailing and countless otherreasons to come to Scotland, we could,should and will see more people fromcountries throughout the world comingfor a stay here.Lying between the current time, and myvisits to the Scottish Open in July, is thelittle matter of the Scottish elections!This column is pretty much non-politicalso I will not make a pitch here! But politics and elections do have theirlighter side. I do remember, for example,one of the first letters I received as MSP,on the day after I was elected, three elections and twelve years ago. “DearEwing” it began rather unpromisingly.“I woke up this morning to learn thatyou are my MSP. This makes this day theunhappiest of my life.” It went on in thisrather gloomy vein, but then ended witha twist in the tale. “PS Can you send asigned photograph.” This was not, I amrelieved to say, a typical communication.And I am not sure what happened to thisvoter after I complied with the request.But if he is reading this, and does comealong to view the Scottish Open, I amhappy to make his acquaintance!

Last month I washonoured to bethe guestspeaker at theHighlands andIslands PressAwards in Nairn.

The local press are vital to ourcommunities and it is importantthat we recognise the importantrole they play. We are lucky inthe Highlands to have such avibrant, successful, and challenging local media. Theircommitment to the wellbeing ofthe Highlands is somethingthey and I share. Whilst we donot always agree, and I may notalways seem grateful for it, it isvital that they keep making thelives of our elected representa-tives awkward - it is thelifeblood of our democracy.It was a privilege to present theawards to the winners - apartfrom anything else as the minister for public spending Ido not often get to make announcements that peoplelike!

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No matter the difficulties we’represently experiencing or the chal-lenges we face, God wants us to ex-perience joy in the depths of ourbeings. Joy is not the same ashappiness. Happiness depends onwhat happens, but joy is muchdeeper and can still be our experi-ence, even in the hardest of circum-stances. Joy is the supernatural giftGod gives through the Holy Spiritwho lives within every Christian.Luke 10:21 describes Jesus as

being “full of joy through the HolySpirit” and Jesus said in John.15:11that when we live our lives in Hislove “I have told you this so that myjoy may be in you and that your joymay be complete.”

So if you’re struggling withproblems and difficulties thatthreaten to overwhelm you and youfeel as if “joy” has disappeared fromyour life, let me encourage you totake a fresh look at God and redis-cover joy in God’s worth - who Heis. Just reflecting on the nature andcharacter of our God lifts us up fromour darkness and brings us into thelight and joy of His presence. Davidsaid in Psalm 32:11 “Rejoice in theLord and be glad, you righteous.”We should also rediscover joy inGod’s word - what He has said.

Start to read the Bible and let Godspeak into your heart and your lifesituation through His word. God’sword restores our joy. Jeremiah saidin Jeremiah15:16 “When your wordscame, I ate them; they were my joyand my heart’s delight”. And we

need to rediscover joy in God’sworks - what He has done. And Godhas done amazing things for everyone of us. He sent Jesus, His oneand only Son, to open up the way tosalvation and eternal life. TheApostle Peter reflects on theamazing things God has done in 1Peter1:3-9. He “has given us theprivilege of being born again” (v3).We can all have a fresh new startwith God. He has “reserved apriceless inheritance for hischildren” (v4). We have all theglories and perfections of heaven tolook forward to. God “will protectyou until you receive this salvation… So be truly glad! There iswonderful joy ahead” (v5-6).

So don’t lose heart if the circum-stances of your life are dark anddifficult at this time. God is still there,even in the darkness. He still lovesand cares for you, no matter whatyou’ve done or haven’t done. If youreach out to Him, He can fill you with“a glorious, inexpressible joy”.Bill SlackPastor, Culduthel Christian Centre

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Avoch Congregational Church, StationRoad, Avoch. Sunday Service 11.30am.Refreshments afterwards. Visit www.avochcongregationalchurch.co.ukBlack Isle Charge EpiscopalChurches 1 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 meets10.30am Sunday mornings at CullodenAcademy, tel. 794005. www.cullodenbaptistchurch.org.ukculloden.baptist@btconnect.comCulloden, C of S, 45 Oakdene Court,Culloden, InvernessCroy & Dalcross Parish Church C of S, Croy Village, service everySunday at 12noonDingwall Baptist Church, TullochStreet, Dingwall www.dbc.org.ukDingwall Castle Street Church ofScotland www.dingwall-church.co.ukDingwall Episcopal Church, St JamesThe Great, Castle Street, Dingwall tel:01349 862204 www.stjames-stannes.org.ukDingwall Catholic Church, StLawrence 21 Castle Street, Dingwall tel: 01349 863143Free North Church, Bank Street,Inverness, tel: 224332www.freenorthchurch.orgGrace Community Church meetsSundays 10.30am at Inshes PrimarySchool, email:[email protected], C of S, Tomatin Road,Inverness, tel: 233310www.hiltonchurch.org.ukInshes, C of S, Sir Walter Scott Dr,Inverness tel: 226727 www.insheschurch.orgInverness Baptist Church, 69 CastleStreet, Inverness Rev Tom Urquhart, tel:223506,email: [email protected] Christian Fellowship, Meets

Sundays at 10.30am, Millburn Academy,Diriebught Road, visitwww.icfchurch.co.ukInverness Crown Church, C of S3 Midmills Road, tel: 230537Inverness East Church, C of SAcademy Street, Rev. Professor ATBMcGowan tel: 236695www.invernesseast.comInverness Greyfriars Stratherrick FreeChurch, Greyfriars at Balloan Road,Inverness and Stratherrick at Errogie,Stratherrick, tel: 714085www.greyfriarschurch.orgInverness Methodist ChurchHuntly Street, Inverness, tel: 231170 www.churchesinverness.comKiltarlity Free Church of ScotlandKiltarlity, Inverness-shire, tel: 741729email: [email protected] Fellowship meets at Smithton In-dustrial Estate, Culloden IV2 7WL tel: 792700 email: [email protected] Christian CentreBalnafettack Road, Inverness IV3 8TFtel: 716843, Services: Sunday -11.30am/6pm Wednesday - 7.30pmKinmylies C of S, Kinmylies Way,Inverness. Every Sunday morning at10.30am, tel: 714035www.kinmylies.co.ukKirkhill (Wardlaw) Church of ScotlandSunday service at 10.30am www.kiltarl-ityandkirkhill.org.ukRev. Dr. Kobus Smit - tel: 831662Knockbain Free Church, Ferry Brae,North Kessock and Bogallan (offKessock-Munlochy Road), tel:[email protected] & Killearnan Free Church,Seaforth Place, Maryburgh, tel: 01349867885 and Killearnan Manse, Bogroy,Tore, tel: 731369 email: [email protected] Bank C of S, Inverness. SundayService 11am (10am July/Aug)tel: 793926 visit www.nessbank.comNorth Kessock, C of SMain Street, North Kessock tel: 731712www.churchofscotland.org.ukOld High St Stephen's, C of S, 1. OldHigh Church, Church Street, Inverness

tel: 250802; 2 Southside Road at OldEdinburgh Road, Inverness tel: 250802www.oldhighststephens.comSt Andrew's Cathedral, ScottishEpiscopal Church, Ardross Street,Inverness, tel: 233535www.invernesscathedral.comSt Columba, Inverness, C of S 11amSunday, and 8pm Wednesday for prayer,at Holm Primary Schooltel: 07535 290092 or visit www.stcolumbainverness.orgSt John the Evangelist, EpiscopalChurch, Southside Road, Inverness.Sunday Service at 10.45am and HolyCommunion on Wednesdays at 11am.Tel: 716288 or visit the websitewww.stjohns-inverness.comSt. Ninian's Catholic Church21 Culduthel Road, Inverness tel:236620 www.saintninians.org.ukSt. Mary's Catholic Church30 Huntly Street, tel: 233519www.stmarysinverness.co.ukSt Mary-in-the-FieldsEpiscopal Church, Culloden, SundayService 9.45am and Holy Communion onFridays at 10.30am, tel: 716288www.stjohns-inverness.comSt Michael & All AngelsAbban Street, InvernessCanon Len Black tel: 233797www.angelforce.co.ukSalvation Army20 Tomnahurich Street, Invernesstel: 225276 www.salvationarmy.org.ukSmithton Free ChurchMurray Road, Smithton, Invernestel: 790977 www.freechurch.orgTrinity Church, C of S, 60 Huntly Place, Inverness. 11amService on Sunday, 6:30pm EveningService First Sunday of the Month www.trinityinverness.org.ukUrray & Strathconon Free Church,Urray at West Road, Muir of Ord andStrathconon at The StrathcononCommunity Hall, tel: 871223email: [email protected] you are a member of a church notlisted here please email us withdetails and we may print this in futureissues.

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Vikings and Norse in the 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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