Community

Forres Area Community Trust and Forres Heritage Trust raised the funding for a new leaflet highlighting forthcoming events.

Ambulance technician and RNLI volunteer Elaine Mair was named Hero of Heroes at the Moray and Banffshire Heroes ceremony.

TIPS on how to manage forthcoming changes to employment are set to be on offer at a forthcoming workshop session in Moray.

Author Ewen Watson and illustrator Sathya Schlösser are using Berry Burn funding for the project.

GROUPS who help maintain premises used by those in need could be in line for a four figure cash boost.

Anyone interested in improving life in Forres is invited to a Spirit of Community meeting this evening.

MORAY landmarks were illuminated in blue last week to raise awareness of Parkinson’s on World Parkinson’s Day.

ON World Parkinson’s Day, crocheted post box toppers have sprung up in Elgin to celebrate a group’s 25-years of local aid.

OLDER adults in Forres enjoyed an afternoon of music, laughter, and community bonding during the first event of a new social programme.

The Leanchoil Trust is investing in the next stage of a project focused on the health and wellbeing of the community.

THOUSANDS of families gathered last weekend for Brodie Castle’s annual Easter trail.

PUPILS have been praised for their amazing work in building replicas of Moray monuments.

CHEQUES were handed over to the charities this week.

THIS year’s significant anniversary of the D-Day landings is to be marked in Findhorn, while major services take place in Normandy and Portsmouth.

A MORAY third sector organisation is encouraging groups in the region to join in with Volunteers’ Week celebrations over June 3-9.

John Mackintosh and Sheena Wallace received awards in Edinburgh.

Peter Mackenzie’s new events company Bongo Promotions aims to bring the best in entertainment to the Forres area.

Findhorn Bay Arts’s report details the ongoing success of their Combine to Create community programme.

More than 100 seniors enjoyed free afternoon tea provided by Forres Rotary.

Forres Rotary showcased community trishaws at Grant Park.