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Marc Hindley is a local journalist and photographer, and editor of this website Forres Local.

Have your say on council’s budget cuts

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Forres area residents are being given the opportunity to have their views considered on proposed budget cuts by Moray Council, including the possible closure of Falconer Museum, at a series of upcoming drop-in sessions this month. These are being held locally in Forres Library as well as libraries throughout Moray, from 15 – 25 October, as … Read more

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Festival counts successes with footfall of more than 10,000

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It is estimated that more than 10,000 people attended more than 100 events in the third Findhorn Bay Festival which ended on Monday 1 October. Reasonably warm weather and mostly dry skies meant that outdoor events were well-attended and comfortable. Staged in unexpected spaces and scenic locations around the Forres area over six days, the … Read more

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Findhorn Bay Festival – Secret Studio Tour (Review)

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Moray Art Centre was a fitting pick-up point for a tour of artists’ studios and art exhibitions during Findhorn Bay Festival. The three destinations in our ‘Secret Studio Tour’ were geographically dispersed, so with every attention to detail, our transport was no less than a cultural trip back to the sixties in a vintage Bedford … Read more

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The Buke of the Howlat (Review)

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Brodie Castle, World Premiere 26.09.18 Good books always end up as a film or theatre production, but 600 years is a long wait for The Buke of the Howlat, written in Older Scots in the 15th century by Richard Holland. As I walked away from the world premiere of the theatre adaptation of this cautionary … Read more

Duncan Chisholm: The Gathering – Findhorn Bay Festival

Duncan Chisholm: The Gathering (Review)

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St Laurence Church, Forres – 26.09.18 It’s nearly 200 years since German composer Felix Mendelssohn famously visited the west coast island of Staffa and was so inspired by it that he wrote an overture which arguably personified the Hebrides. Scottish fiddler Duncan Chisholm recently visited remote Sandwood Bay in north-west Sutherland and was similarly inspired to … Read more

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Festival in a Day

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The Findhorn Bay Festival is about to descend on the Forres area for the third incarnation of the arts and culture spectacular. With more than 100 events lined up for its six-day run, we asked festival director Kresanna how to make the most of the cultural menu. “Everyone can enjoy the Festival from their doorstep … Read more