Events in and around Forres
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Buggy Walks – Chat and Cuppa
Buggy Walks – Chat and Cuppa
Come along to the Forres Town Hall (Side Door) with your thermal cup for a takeaway cuppa and then a social buggy walk, whatever the weather. It’s a great way to get out and about, meet some new folk and enjoy a cuppa.
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Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Are you a job seeker or long term unemployed? Forres Online are here to help. Come along to free Job Seeker classes each Thursday 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the North Room at the back of the Forres Town Hall. They can help with job searching, Universal Credit Journals, Job applications, Cv’s, emails and basic IT ... Read more
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Mama & Child Circle
Mama & Child Circle
DOES MOTHERHOOD SOMETIMES LEAVE YOU FEELING LONELY, OVERWHELMED OR LIKE YOU'VE LOST SIGHT OF YOURSELF? Do you want to feel part of a community of mums who get how hard this mothering thing is? Do you want to have some well-deserved time to slow down and calm the adrenaline-fuelled motherhood marathon? Do you want to ... Read more
Rafford Jubilee Jamboree
Rafford Jubilee Jamboree
Come along to celebrate the Jubilee with us on Sat, 4 June from 10am - 1pm. Food, fun and frivolity for all your friends and family. Free outdoor events are weather dependent so keep your weather eye open right here. Programme below: 10am: The Village Cafe Royal homebakes, Victoria sponges, Empire biscuits, fairy cakes, cream ... Read more
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Show and Shine
Show and Shine
We are so pleased to be able to announce that Show and Shine is back for 2022! We are excited to see great examples of well loved cars all in one place again. Show and Shine is a major feature of Elgin Rotary Clubs annual Marafun and Motorfun events. This year it is held in ... Read more
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Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Are you a job seeker or long term unemployed? Forres Online are here to help. Come along to free Job Seeker classes each Thursday 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the North Room at the back of the Forres Town Hall. They can help with job searching, Universal Credit Journals, Job applications, Cv’s, emails and basic IT ... Read more
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Film Forres
Film Forres
08.04.22 Peter Rabbit 2 29.04.22 The Lorax 13.05.22 The Lorax 13.05.22 Ponyo 27.05.22 Inside Out 10.06.22 My Neighbour Tortoro 24.06.22 Goosebumps 08.07.22 Despicable Me 22.07.22 Monsieur Hult's Holiday
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Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Are you a job seeker or long term unemployed? Forres Online are here to help. Come along to free Job Seeker classes each Thursday 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the North Room at the back of the Forres Town Hall. They can help with job searching, Universal Credit Journals, Job applications, Cv’s, emails and basic IT ... Read more
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Cullen Bay & Portknockie Circuit
Cullen Bay & Portknockie Circuit
A great coastal walk taking in old fishing villages, picturesque harbours, disused railway and viaduct, historical buildings alongside the natural beauty of a wide sandy bay, striking rock formations, sea birds and the possibility of seeing dolphins offshore. This walk is an inspiring and varied coastal walk. Few things can be more enjoyable than a ... Read more
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Mindful Photography Walk
Mindful Photography Walk
Take a leisurely walk along the Moray Coast with outdoor photographer Kim Grant. Learn how to mindfully tune the world around you and capture beautiful photographs as you do so Take a walk along the Moray Coast and learn how to connect with nature through photography. During this guided walk, we will make our way ... Read more
Altyre Ecological Walk
Altyre Ecological Walk
A medium length, flat, circular walk exploring a range of habitats and ecosystems as well as looking at some historical features and opportunistic wildlife spotting. A circular walk meeting at the old Dallas Dhu distillery, heading along the Dava way then back through the ancient and fascinating Altyre estate. We will look at and discuss ... Read more
WALK: Heldon Hill Sunset Challenge Walk
WALK: Heldon Hill Sunset Challenge Walk
A 25 mile self-navigated challenge walk from Elgin to Findhorn, finishing with a beach BBQ We are a local group of the Long Distance Walkers Association serving a large area in the north of Scotland, roughly everything north of a line between Aberdeen and the Isle of Mull, including the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland ... Read more
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The Stories Behind Kinloss Abbey
The Stories Behind Kinloss Abbey
A guided walk around the remains of the largest Cistercian Monastery in the North of Scotland, including the Abbot’s House, which is not usually accessible. A walk and talk around the Kinloss Abbey site, including the Abbot’s House, which is not usually accessible and has undergone repair in 2020/21. Access to it is over a ... Read more
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Mindful Walking in Nature
Mindful Walking in Nature
Join us as we go for a gentle walk around the beautiful Gordon Castle Estate. We’ll stop off along the way for some mindful moments and learn about the importance of regular nature connection practice. Walking as part of a small group brings many benefits to physical, mental and social health. These benefits are deepened ... Read more
Walk: In the footsteps of botanist Mary McCallum Webster
Walk: In the footsteps of botanist Mary McCallum Webster
A botanist guided walk in Culbin forest to celebrate local woman scientist, Mary McCallum Webster, including time to hear her story, from Mary Byatt, co-author of ‘Women of Moray’. A highlight of the exterior of the Falconer Museum, ‘a Victorian gem in the heart of Forres’, are eight keystone portrait masks of eminent scientists and ... Read more
Useful Nature Foraging Walk
Useful Nature Foraging Walk
Learn about the natural medicines, foods, useful woods and more on this gentle walk in a lovely community woodland. Come learn about the bounty that nature has on offer, from delicious mushrooms & berries, through useful timbers, to helpful medicines. We will be walking very slowly on a very short walk tasting, sampling and collecting ... Read more
Forres Town Hall Community Meal
Forres Town Hall Community Meal
Enjoy a family meal in the Forres Town Hall. Two courses of high quality food from Moray Food Plus made onsite. Booking advisable and payment is by donation, pay what you can. Please contact Linsey, 01309 674388
WALK: Western Side of the Findhorn Gorge
WALK: Western Side of the Findhorn Gorge
A delightful, scenic, circular scenic walk that explores the western side of the River Findhorn Gorge using forest tracks and fishermen’s paths. This is a five-mile circular walk through delightful woodlands that explores the western bank of the River Findhorn gorge using forest tracks and fishermen’s paths. There are steep drops to one side of ... Read more
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Forres – Around and About
Forres – Around and About
An engaging, informative, circular seven-mile walk around and about Forres with glimpses of the town’s past. This delightful circular seven-mile walk around the environs of Forres and along a stretch of the River Findhorn will enable you to see Forres from a different viewpoint. It will also provide the opportunity to learn about the town’s ... Read more
Evening Sunset Photography Walk
Evening Sunset Photography Walk
Join outdoor photographer Kim Grant for an evening sunset walk through Roseisle Forest and beach, while learning to capture the world around you on camera. Whether you own a camera or just have a camera phone, Kim will open your eyes to the many subjects you can photograph when walking in nature. During the walk, ... Read more
Roseisle: Summer Solstice Get Together
Roseisle: Summer Solstice Get Together
All welcome for this relaxing evening at Roseisle Beach. Meeting at the forrest carpark we will then walk to our spot on the beach. Heart opening Cacao will start our evening along with a guided meditation. Nourishing Vegan treats to eat and a firepit to keep us cosy. We will set our intentions for the ... Read more
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WALK: Wildlife & Railways
WALK: Wildlife & Railways
Join the Countryside Officer for a scenic walk along the wooded valley of the former railway line from Craigellachie to Dufftown, with an amazing range of flowers and wildlife to see along the way. Bring refreshments and suitable outdoor clothing. Public transport back, so bring your bus fare with you.
It’s a Small World – Photography Walk
It’s a Small World – Photography Walk
Learning to see the world around us and capturing beautiful close-up photographs. An intuitive Photography Walk where you will gain tips and tricks on taking beautiful, close-up shots of an often unseen world. If you own a camera, phone or tablet and enjoy taking photographs why not join us for a leisurely and relaxed stroll ... Read more
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Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Are you a job seeker or long term unemployed? Forres Online are here to help. Come along to free Job Seeker classes each Thursday 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the North Room at the back of the Forres Town Hall. They can help with job searching, Universal Credit Journals, Job applications, Cv’s, emails and basic IT ... Read more
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Film Forres
Film Forres
08.04.22 Peter Rabbit 2 29.04.22 The Lorax 13.05.22 The Lorax 13.05.22 Ponyo 27.05.22 Inside Out 10.06.22 My Neighbour Tortoro 24.06.22 Goosebumps 08.07.22 Despicable Me 22.07.22 Monsieur Hult's Holiday
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Nature Writing Woodland Workshop
Nature Writing Woodland Workshop
A walk in the woods is a great way to inspire your nature writing. This circular walk involves a gentle stroll and nature writing workshop in beautiful Roseisle Forest, Burghead. The natural world is an endless source of inspiration for wildlife writer and photographer Rebecca Gibson. Join her as she walks around Roseisle Forest, starting ... Read more
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Findhorn Dunes Walk
Findhorn Dunes Walk
Join The Findhorn Dunes Trust, a charity set up by gift in 2000, to explore and discover the importance of the 175 acres of dunes along the Moray coast. We shall walk around much of the area to see the varied, enduring, but delicate nature of the dunes and their plant cover. The area is ... Read more
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Elgin: Wildlife Discovery Walk
Elgin: Wildlife Discovery Walk
Join naturalist Dan Puplett for an exploration of our fantastic wildlife. We will look out for birds, mammals, insects and more as well as the clues they leave behind. Join naturalist Dan Puplett for an exploration and celebration of our fantastic wildlife. We will be on the lookout for birds, mammals, insects and more as ... Read more
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Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Forres: Digital Sessions for the Long Term Unemployed
Are you a job seeker or long term unemployed? Forres Online are here to help. Come along to free Job Seeker classes each Thursday 1.30pm to 3.30pm in the North Room at the back of the Forres Town Hall. They can help with job searching, Universal Credit Journals, Job applications, Cv’s, emails and basic IT ... Read more
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Forres Highland Games 2022
Forres Highland Games 2022
Forres Highland Games take place every year in July in the magnificent setting of Grant Park, Forres. The Forres Highland Games day starts with the Forres & District Pipe Band up the High Street into the Grant Park arena. Then follows a spectacular show of Scottish tradition, sport and culture with Highland Dancing, Track and ... Read more