Fundraising

A Forres cycle shop owner is revving up for a fundraising challenge to ‘give something back’ to the nurses who cared for his mum before she died. Kevin Riddoch, who runs The Bike Bothy on Forres High Street will travel the epic NC500 on a 30-year-old moped to raise money for cancer charity Macmillan next … Read more

Forres Rotary Club members are challenging themselves to commemorate their 70th year serving the local community and raising funds for good causes. The club was founded in 1951 and chartered at a meeting held at The Cluny Hill Hotel (now Cluny Hill College) on 10 September and has gone from strength to strength and into … Read more

A new life-saving defibrillator has been installed in Grant Park thanks to Keiran’s Legacy and the recent Kiltwalk events. The new device is located at the Soccer7s and Bowling Club Pavilion off South Street in Forres and will be available 24 hours a day for anyone to use in the event of an emergency. Kieran’s … Read more

A weather buff is hoping the sun will be shining and the wind will be behind him when he comes to Forres to take part in a gruelling race next month. Windy Wilson, who is well-known for his straight-talking, off-beat (and sometimes sweary!) weather reports through Facebook, has amassed more than 300,000 followers on his … Read more

A viral dance craze filmed in Forres and other scenic parts of Moray is raising vital funds for a popular local charity. Sandra McKandie lost her son, Keiran, in a tragic accident in 2016 and set up Keiran’s Legacy to ‘save lives, advance education and provide recreational facilities.’ The fundraising dance has been performed as … Read more

The organisers of the Forres Christmas Lights have set up a Just Giving page so people can show their appreciation for the Christmas lights which came down on Sunday. Due to Covid restrictions, there was no organised event last November, which normally brings out hundreds of people to see Santa pick a winner from the … Read more