West End Issue 57

Issue 57

June 2011 West End Edition Your Personal Copy

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Something Old, Something New Travel : Cape of Good Hope Centre Pages : Scottesque at Rosehip & Tutu

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Hello everyone...

Here we are entering the sixth month of 2011.

The weather has been kind.

Lots of houses going up for sale.

Lots going on to entertain those that are staying put!

And the children will be on their summer break in approximately four weeks... let’s hope the weather holds and they get to enjoy some outside time.

I have a new toy! A webcam! And Skype! I hope to catch up with some old friends in Australia and some a lot closer to home. How long the novelty of viewing them and me on the screen will last - who knows, but for the time being it is a great source of fun.

Rosehip and Tutu in Rosemount have developed their business and started a brand new design label Scottesque. Read about them in the centre pages and visit them online as well as at the Rosemount shop.

I stumbled upon Ian Greig when sourcing businesses for the Deeside gazette but felt that you all might like to learn about his unusual business too. He makes - violins!

Have you ever been to Delgatie Castle near Turriff? It is a hidden gem. It just won an award for home baking! So if you ever needed an excuse for a nice drive, why not head out the road and discover how truly fantastic these home bakes are. Joan is sure to give you a huge welcome. Or, if you don’t drive, more local is high tea at the Paula McEwen Restaurant.

Continuing the eating theme... if you enjoy Italian food then why not pop along to Ciao Napoli in Bon Accord Crescent and enjoy authentic Southern Italian cuisine. Or a bar meal at the Four Mile at Kingswells or Ferryhill House Hotel.

Pippa Greenwood is back to help you with your hanging baskets, along with lots of other regular features.

Until next time, go grab a refill and enjoy the June magazine.

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Ian Greig Violin Maker

By Jane Robinson

In this high-tech, digital age, it is not often that a new business emerges which depends on skills, techniques, tools and traditions that are centuries old. But here in the North East of Scotland, alongside the cuttingedge technological wonders of a strong engineering base, one entrepreneur is carving out a career for himself as a highly skilled craftsman using sheer, old-fashioned know-how, and a profound knowledge of the history of his trade.

Already a skilled joiner with a great eye for a well-made object, Ian Greig found himself becoming increasingly interested in violins...not merely the music they could make, but the construction of the instruments themselves. As violin and fiddle playing remain central to cultural life in the North East, he happened to find himself surrounded by a bewildering array of musical instruments. He soon wanted to know more about how to make, restore and repair some of these instruments.

Before long, Ian enrolled on a course at the top college for learning the craft, the Newark School of Violin Making in Nottinghamshire.

Four years later he had qualified with flying colours as a ‘luthier’, otherwise known as a ‘maker of string instruments’. Having studied the techniques of famous violin makers of the past, he found himself part of a long line

of skilful craftsmen, and someone who was now a part of that history.

Back home in Banchory, Ian has already made many instruments himself, each one with its own character, its own sound, its own ‘soul’. Made from spruce and maple, painstakingly moulded, carved and finished, his creations are not only produce a rich, rewarding tone, but represent works of art too. The care and precision with which each instrument is constructed is heart-warming, and the results are astonishing.

Ian has a passion for the history of the instrument too. As a repairer and restorer, he is fascinated in the violin makers of Scotland, and is keen to research older instruments made in Aberdeenshire. His restorations are informed by his extensive knowledge of who made instruments in the past, where and how they were made.

He also restores and re-hairs bows, some of which can be very valuable too.

It is seldom that such an unusual business is set up that is so rooted in our cultural history. But as violin playing continues to thrive in the North East, Ian Greig hopes he can play his part.

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Something Old Something New Words : Katherine Sorrell Unexpected and individual, unique and environmentally friendly, well-made and timelessly appealing – how does this sound?

Whether we’re talking vintage, retro, antique or, erm, just plain old, there are heaps of good reasons why adding a well-chosen selection of ‘mature’ furnishings to any room scheme can be enormously successful. Old pieces make a statement, have a fascinating history and are built to last. The quality of old pine, for example, is vastly superior to that of new pine (and a nicer colour, too), and old mirrors are much more flattering. What’s more, including even just one antique piece in an otherwise-modern room will add texture and subtle individuality.

But just how do you combine old with new, contemporary with classic? Especially when the aim is to be both good-looking and practical, with a look that won’t go out of fashion in the next five minutes.

As with all interior design schemes, it’s best to start by assessing your room. Measure it and draw a plan, marking in such key elements as windows, doors, built-in cupboards,

radiators, light fittings, plus sockets and so on. Do you need to make any structural changes? If so, now’s the time. If the structure is fine, consider the room’s size and shape, and whether its architectural style will affect the way in which you decorate. Work out where furniture will go, and whether you have too much or too little of it. Now you have a good idea of what type of things you’ll need to look out for – whether you’re planning a trip to the high street, a charity shop, car boot sale or auction house.

The next important principle is to concentrate on timeless designs. If it’s well designed, whatever era it dates from, it will work with other pieces. Another good rule is to keep floors, walls and woodwork neutral. They won’t date and, more importantly, won’t clash with your one-off furnishings. On a similar note, avoid having more than one, or perhaps two, ‘statement’ pieces in a room. When you have chosen a piece that you really love, you can build a scheme around it. It could be a chaise longue, a lamp or a hand-made vase – try to complement its characteristics with other key pieces and to provide a pleasant

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Homes and Interiors contrast with others. It’s a subtle one, this. Too much contrived matching and the room will look forced; too many contrasting elements and it will lack coherence. It all comes down to a combination of instinct and trial and error – just keep on trying until everything feels right.

Colour can be an excellent ally, drawing together disparate items so that they co-ordinate well. It could be that you reupholster an old armchair and choose coordinating cushions for a new sofa, adding in a picture with elements of the same colour, or a vase in a complementary shade. Bingo!

An appealing room appears as if by magic.

And of course, the easiest and cheapest transformation of all is to repaint. Tables, cabinets and sideboards, wardrobes and chests of drawers, and in particular wooden chairs and stools, can all be rescued, restored and transformed quite easily. A selection of cheap wooden chairs, for example, will look

fabulous painted the same matt off-white, no matter how disparate their style – a superbly simple way to mix old and new. A paint job is ideal for a junk-shop find or an old Ikea purchase – though obviously not for valuable antiques. Changing knobs and handles can also make a dramatic difference, giving a vintage feel to a cheap, modern piece, or adding a touch of class to something frumpy and old-fashioned. If you’re feeling bold, you can even add or remove mouldings, replace solid doors with glazing, or fit additional hanging rails or hooks.

The final guideline is perhaps the most important of all: don’t forget function. Old or new, every piece you choose should do its job brilliantly. Mend that sticking drawer or wobbly chair and then you can be as bold and imaginative as you dare, putting together rooms that are as enjoyable to live in as they are to look at.

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You will spend a lot of time there so it needs to be inviting, inspirational and well organised to boost your entrepreneurial spirit.

If possible, have an exclusive and permanent room for your work area. This increases efficiency and is a requirement to qualify for tax deductions. But if space is at a premium, you can separate an area from the rest of the house by a screen or other barrier. This reduces disturbance and creates a business-like atmosphere.

Your main priority is comfort and practicality. Invest in an ergonomically comfortable chair and utilise vertical space with shelves and filing cabinets. Don’t locate your office away from the outside world. Have a window nearby for light, ventilation and the view. Add real plants and some fancy stationery to brighten your working day.

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Working from home In Sickness and in Health by Ted Bruning

Being ill is simple when you work in an office.

You just stay at home until you’re better. Of course, there are refinements. For example: do you ring in sick early, before the switchboard is warmed up, and leave a message hoping nobody will bother to call back? Or do you wait until the boss has his/her coffee, and then ring up and really lay it on with a trowel? The actor in me says the latter; the coward says the former.

It’s not so simple when you work from home, though, because work and home are the same place and – if you’ll pardon the metaphysics – the same time. If you’re an office worker with a snuffle that looks like it could turn nasty, then you make a decision at a specific time – ie the last moment you can leave home in time to catch the bus – not to go to a specific place – ie the office. If you work from home then that time doesn’t exist, and you’re already in that place.

So how do we workers-from-home decide when we’re too ill to go to work? Well, there are two options: (a) when we’re genuinely too ill to get out of bed, and (b) when we’re not really that ill but there’s nothing vital to do. These two states of ill-health correspond exactly to those that keep office workers at home; it’s the process of deciding exactly when one or the other has been attained and then acting on

it that is less well-defined and therefore more problematical for us workers-from-home. You have to be really, really (a) or really, really (b) before you admit that you’re far too ill to crank up the PC. (And yes, it is possible to be really, really (b), although it feels more like apathy than illness).

Then there’s guilt. If you’re an office-worker, there’s a simple piece of political philosophy that can utterly zap employee guilt: it’s called Marxism. All value is labour, says Karl: the value of goods and service precisely equates the labour that has gone into them. Capitalists become rich by appropriating most of the value of the workers’ labour; so every moment you spend at work you’re being robbed. By calling in sick, you keep your miserly share of the value of your labour – without actually surrendering the labour itself. So throwing a sickie is a crime prevention measure and a blow for social justice. Don’t feel guilty, feel proud! But if you’re self-employed then you are both capitalist and labourer, so whichever way you look at it you’re robbing yourself. Again, don’t feel guilty: feel confused.

My musings on illness were prompted by a recent bout of flu during which I ran a high temperature and so enjoyed a state of mild delirium. During my uncontrolled mental ramblings two (mercifully short) poems leapt fully-formed into my fevered brain. I don’t pretend to understand them. Delirium is the twin brother of dreaming, and just as incomprehensible. But they made me laugh, so here they are.

ODE TO WILLIAM HAGUE Whether you take this ode as a compliment is up to you.

It’s just something that’s there, and perhaps slightly surprising, Like suddenly seeing your portrait painted on a boulder Or tattooed on the rear end of a pig.

STEPHEN FRY IS WATER Stephen Fry is water. He is everywhere and necessary, The loving gift of a bountiful God. Not enough Stephen Fry and we wither.

Too much and our carpets get wet.

No, I don’t get it either.

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Queen’s Cross and Harlaw Community Council met on Tuesday 10th May 2011 at 7pm in St. Joseph’s RC School, Queen’s Road.

Const. Wilson presented Sgt. Davidson’s report. The main item in the report was: 3 males have been arrested regarding various thefts and attempted thefts of motor vehicles throughout Aberdeen including the Queen’s Cross and Harlaw area. They were also reported for a variety of driving offences. All were remanded in custody until their appearance in Court the following day. 1 pled guilty and is awaiting sentence.

1 is being dealt with as a Juvenile by the Reporter and the other was released by the Procurator Fiscal.

In total there were 19 Priority Crimes. 2 were attempted thefts of motor vehicles – 1 car and 1 motorcycle. 2 were of fire raising which occurred on the same evening although there is no apparent connection between these crimes. The first was at Rubislaw Playing Fields where a shed was destroyed (this was highly publicised in the press). The other was an incident whereby a jacket was set on fire in King’s Gate. The Police are aware of the youth problems at the Playing Fields and keep a passing watch on the situation.

There were 2 instances of possession with intent to supply drugs. Following a routine stop of a motor vehicle on Alford Place, 3 males were found in possession of controlled drugs. They were charged, arrested and kept in custody until their appearance at Court the following day.

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In total, there were 8 instances of vandalism of which 4 were to cars and 2 to wooden gates. All occurred at different times and locations, although 2 instances were in Cromwell Gardens.

The Quality of Life incidents again relate to drinking in public, drug/substance misuse, fire raising and public nuisance. The drinking in public incidents occurred in Alford Lane and at Rubislaw Playing Fields. As above, the police are fully aware and continue to monitor. The fire raising and drug incidents have already been detailed above. 4 of the public nuisance calls were in relation to Rubislaw Playing Fields and mainly concern youths. Again, Police are aware of the problem and continue to give the matter passing attention. The other nuisance calls were unrelated.

Messrs Hugh Black and Sandy Whyte, the new owners of Rubislaw Quarry, were welcomed to the meeting, and proceeded to give some background to their ownership of the quarry. As Aberdonians both men had a keen appreciation of the place of the quarry within the city’s heritage; and when the property came on the market, they took the opportunity to purchase without having any specific plans for future development of the site. As they are aware of the dangers posed to the public by unrestricted access, the primary effort to date has focused on

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repair, maintenance and improvements to the perimeter fencing.

The owners are also aware of public anxieties re: the reported rising water-levels within the flooded quarry, and have been working with Aberdeen City Council to resolve this issue.

Historical records (while scant) suggest that a drainage system once existed for the quarry to prevent overflow, but this appears to have been sealed off around the time of building developments in the Kepplestone/Queen’s Road area. The meeting was informed that an agreement has been reached with the local authority, whereby the Roads Department will provide a storm drain for future drainage, together with man-hole access (paid for by the owners) for maintenance and inspection purposes. This will alleviate any danger of overflow, and together with a pumping system, will allow the water level in the quarry to be lowered from the current level.

The owners stated that they did not have any plan at present to drain the quarry completely, but could not rule that out of future plans. The owners stressed that the quarry is a man-made wonder, yet many

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people in the city were largely oblivious to it.

They therefore felt that for the future, there may be scope for providing controlled access to the quarry for viewing purposes. It was also stated that to gain an appreciation of the spectacular depth of the quarry (around 500 feet), the water-level would have to be lowered substantially to maximise any viewing experience. The owners were quite clear that there are no specific plans at the present time, and that any such viewing facilities are merely an aspiration for the future.

You can visit the website at www.rubislawquarry.co.uk and the owners are particularly keen to add detail to the site.

Any photographs you may have, that can be scanned (if not in digital format) would be welcome and they will be returned asap .

Next Meeting This will take place at 7:00 p. m. on Tuesday 14th June in St Joseph’s RC School on Queen’s Road.

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Chilli Prawn and Tomato Linguine At this time of year you want to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen so here’s a quick and easy supper that takes less than 25 minutes to create.

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350g (12oz) linguine 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small red chilli pepper, deseeded and finely chopped 225g (8oz) raw, peeled tiger prawns 8 sundried tomatoes in oil, sliced, plus 3-4 tbsp of the marinating oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Few fresh basil leaves

Method Cook the linguine in a large pan of lightly salted, boiling water for 10-12 mins or according to the packet instructions until tender but still with a little bite.

Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the chilli for 1-2 mins. Add the prawns and cook over a medium-high heat for 3-4 mins, stirring all the time until they have turned from grey to pink.

Drain the pasta and add to the frying pan with the sun-dried tomatoes and the marinating oil. Toss well to mix and heat through for 1-2 mins. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately garnished with fresh basil leaves.

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Delgatie Castle wins national award for its homebaking Having recently been awarded a national award for its home baking after it was nominated by customers who love its cakes and scones, Delgatie is a place where the quality is always maintained.

Melanie Andrews,the Helensburgh caterer who launched the award, was determined to showcase tearooms that bake on the premises from scratch! Melanie described the Lairds Kitchen at Delgatie...

of the woods- not only for the experience but for the chance of eating excellent home baking in the kitchen of this ancient castle. The baking is just the way my Gran taught me many moons ago and is truly fantastic. We were generously handed a full dark gingerbread to take away which did not last long on the journey home. An Absolute must for Joan’s storytelling and baking alone. Keep the spirit alive Delgatie!”

Joan Johnson, Trustee of the Delgatie Castle Trust was delighted that so many of her customers had made nominations to the Scottish Home Baking Awards. She has always strived to provide cakes and scones which always leave you wanting more. Joan commented ‘to receive such an award following nominations from the public is wonderful. We have always taken pride in being able to offer fresh home baking every day at the castle since the Laird’s kitchen opened almost 20 years ago and to have this recognition is a real honour.’

“This is a fabulous ancient castle in Turriff just off the A947 Aberdeen to Banff Road. You arrive in the grounds and take a step back in time- old world rustic charm and not commercialised to the hilt –completely charming. But the story to be told is even more charming. Joan, the baker, chief cook, housemaid and manager of the whole shebang is quite a woman and a true loyal scot to the Castles predecessor. Joan is the true spirit of what Scots people are and she practically runs the castle single handed with the help of her trusted companion Donna.

You absolutely must try this castle and the Laird’s Kitchen if in this neck

Delgatie Castle is open to the public every day from 10 am - 5pm until the 20th December.

Visitors do not need to tour the castle to visit the “Laird’s Kitchen”

Delgatie Castle Delgatie Castle, best visitor experience award winner is a unique Delgatie Castle, is a best visitor and interesting castle with the ambiance of a lived in home.

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The ‘Lairds Kitchen’, voted the 17th best place to have afternoon andoffers interesting castle withonthe tea in Britain, a lunch menu building its already excellent ambiance of a lived in home. reputation for scones and home-made delicious cakes.

Delgatie Castle, Delgatie, Turriff, Aberdeenshire AB53 5TD The ‘Lairds Kitchen’, Scottish Tel: 01888 563479 www.delgatiecastle.com

Home Baking Award winner, offers a lunch menu, building on its already excellent reputation for scones and home-made delicious cakes.

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Why notDelgatie pay usCastle, a best visitor experience award winner is a unique visit today!and interesting castle with the ambiance of a lived in home.

The ‘Lairds Kitchen’, voted the 17th best place to have afternoon teaOpen in Britain, offers a lunch menu building on its already excellent reputation 10am - 5pm for scones and home-made delicious cakes.

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Castle, best visitor experience award winner is a unique teresting castle with the ambiance of a lived in home.

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Spice of Life - Cumin Cumin is the dried seed of an annual herb, Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. Although native to the Mediterranean, cumin is most commonly associated with the spicy cooking of the Far East and North Africa. It’s an ingredient in most curry powders.

The small, thin seeds are light brown with a striped pattern of nine ridges and a strong, aromatic flavour. Cumin can also be bought ready-ground. Whole seeds should be lightly dryroasted before being used to release the aroma.

This spice has been known for millennia and cumin seeds have been found in Egyptian pyramids. It was also used by the Greeks and Romans as a medicine and a cosmetic. Medicinal uses are focused on the gastrointestinal tract, although cumin has been used as a paste to treat boils and is said to be effective in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.

During the Middle Ages, it was believed that a line of cumin seeds prevented chickens from wandering away from home. This belief also applied to lovers, so it was often carried by a bride and groom throughout the wedding ceremony in the hope of bringing a happy and faithful, marriage.

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travel Head for the top of Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula spreads below you, a dramatic finger of land jutting out 60 km into the ocean, bristling with peaks, fringed with rugged cliffs, coves and bays and pockets of suburbia surprisingly at ease in this stunning National Park, on the very edge of Cape Town.

It’s easy to forget the courage of early explorers as they sailed down the coast to round Africa’s most south-westerly point. Battered, as it was then, by the cool waters of the Atlantic, the western shore is peppered with exclusive villas – think Madonna, Beckham or Elton John - and sandy beaches such as Camp and Hout Bay, renowned for their seafood restaurants and romantic sunsets. Inland, the road climbs over craggy mountains, skirts vineyards and riding stables and, here and there, a thatched cottage straight out of rural England, before reaching the nature reserve. Stretching from the west coast, with its rich ‘forest of kelp’, to the eastern shore and the usually calm waters of False Bay, these wild open lands are covered with fynbos, an ancient scrub with over 1000 indigenous plants, including the bright King Protea and orange Pincushion, making the Western Cape the smallest but richest of the world’s six floral kingdoms. The wild life follows suite. Ramblers might spot antelopes and zebras, ostriches, 250 species of birds and Chacma baboons who have bred here for a million years. Out at sea, Southern Right whales, dolphins and seals frolic in the waves.

Whatever the season, the weather may well take a turn for the worse when you approach the Cape of Storms, so called by the Portuguese explorer Dias who discovered it in 1488. Later Vasco de Gama renamed it the Cape of Good Hope, honouring the new passage to the East and its lucrative trading route. Africa’s most south-westerly point was long thought to be the meeting place of the

Cape Point

Indian and Atlantic oceans, but this is in fact found 150 km or so to the east, depending on prevailing winds. Standing on the legendary Cape of Good Hope is awesome but even more spectacular is its neighbour, Cape Point, on the south-eastern tip of the peninsula. Come gale force winds or driving rain, redwing starlings twitter along the path all the way to the cliff top. Whether you walk up to the lighthouse or take the funicular, Cape Point truly rises like the end of the world, often drifting in low cloud and mist, parting now and then to reveal the last sliver of land edged with vertiginous cliffs. There is nothing ahead of you but vast churning waters melting into an ever changing sky.

After such untamed wilderness, the east coast greets you like a breath of fresh air with warm sheltered waters, sweeping sands and quiet villages with colourful harbours and cobbled streets. There’s Cork Bay, all ceramics and fishing boats, Fish Hoek, framed by mountains or Simon’s Town remembering its illustrious visitors, Nelson and Kipling. Just minutes away, a colony of jackass penguins live on Boulders beach, digging their nests in the sand, basking on the rocks, wobbling in and out of the water, untroubled by noisy Egyptian geese and cormorants. Fluffy babies peep out of the holes, the most endearing residents on the tip of Africa.

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Above: Sign at Cape of Good Hope Below: Penguins on Boulders Beach

On the Tip of Africa The Cape Peninsula

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leads the nominations in Scottish Fashion Awards A group of students at Robert Gordon University’s Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, are celebrating their nominations for a prestigious Scottish Fashion Award.

end-of-year Degree Show which this year will be unveiled at a high-profile fashion show in the city’s Academy Shopping Centre next month.

The four BA (Hons) Fashion Design students comprise half of all nominees in the running for the Scottish Graduate of the Year Award, open to all of the country’s fashion students.

Christina McIntosh (22) from Aberdeen, Sian Parker (21) from Stonehaven, Sarah Struthers (21) from Biggar in South Lanarkshire, and Carolyn Edmondson (23) from Kirkcaldy, are all in the final-year of the course and will attend the glittering Scottish Fashion Awards ceremony together in Glasgow on 15 June.

The budding designers had to provide images and sketches of their designs, as well as a summary of their design philosophy. Christina (22) from Craigiebuckler, submitted designs from her classic 1940s-inspired sustainable fashion collection, which focuses on the waste associated with the industry. She explains: “Using fine cashmere pre-consumer fabric waste, I have created a range of vintage-style clothing, demonstrating that waste fabric can be manipulated to create beautiful, timeless garments.”

Prior to their nominations, the students submitted three designs from their collections, currently being designed and created for their

Sian (21) from Stonehaven, has based her final project on a rebranding of famed Italian fashion house, Valentino. Her series of all-white garments

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nt features angular, geometric dresses made from a selection of heavier winter fabrics including faux suede and duchesse satin. Commenting on the nominations, she said: “I’m thrilled to be nominated and also really pleased for my classmates. We are all very excited to be attending the Awards ceremony together which gives us a great opportunity to meet key fashion industry figures.”

Kim Eason, Head of Fashion and Textiles at the School, adds: “I’m absolutely delighted with the nominations which reflects the quality of work being produced by students on our Fashion Design course. All four girls are very deserving and talented designers who I believe stand a great chance of winning, and will have a great time at the Awards mixing with the crème de la crème of Scottish fashion.”

The fourth-year Fashion Design class will unveil their Degree Show collections at two grand fashion shows on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 June at The Academy Shopping Centre, Little Belmont Street, Aberdeen.

Photographs courtesy of Martin Parker from the Gatehouse

Sarah (21), who recently won the Scottish final of the Society of Dyers and Colourists design competition, has created a highly decorative collection comprising a full-skirted dress, wrap coat and trousers with intricate embroidery and beading, whilst her fellow nominee Carolyn (23), has designed a collection using nontraditional clothing materials such as plaster and faux-bone, provided by her sponsors ‘Roberts Real Faux Bone’, and features a jersey coat with fur collar and a dress with heavy glitter detailing.

A firm fixture on the international fashion calendar, the Scottish Fashion Awards celebrates and showcases the very best of home-grown Scottish talent. VIP guests will join MTV Presenter Laura Whitmore and an international fashion panel including leading journalist, Hilary Alexander, who recently visited Gray’s.

Christina (on the right) with model Samantha Hair

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A great bling thank you Organisers of the Bling Fling Trainers and Tiaras Charity Walk and Party on the 15th May were delighted with the outcome of their third annual event which raised over 40,000 pounds.

The money will be split and used to help create a new Breast Cancer Support Centre at ARI and help Archway, a local charity supporting over 200 children and adults with learning disabilities and their families.

Janine Davies, one of the event organisers said : “Bling Fling aims to celebrate life and friendships and put the fun back into fundraising.”

And while this years' event was to be the final Fling as many of those involved originally had moved on to new challenges, those remaining have been persuaded and encouraged to do it all again next year As Janine explained: “There is so much still to be done - so much still to be achieved - so many more people who will find themselves affected by breast cancer or learning disability tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. Next year we hope to Bling It On Again - to come together again as friends, have fun and do something amazing with a new event that will combine all the best bits of Bling Fling with a few new ideas to enjoy.”

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Despite the weather, over 300 people turned up and sloshed and shimmied, sparkled and glittered and walked and talked along the 10km route from the Duthie Park - to come back and be pampered and entertained at a fizz and fun filled after walk party in the Winter Gardens.

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Please note that Ruthrieston Community Centre is now a leased centre that is run by the community, for the community.

If you fancy running a book club or need a new venue for your group contact : Chair: Lewis Bainbridge via email on lewisbainbridge@btinternet.com or Vice Chair: Gregor McAbery on gregor.mcabery@mac.com Rooms are available for hire from £10 per hour.

Playshed - £10 per hour, Room 5 - £10 per hour, Main Hall £16 per hour, Half Hall - £12 per hour, Art Room - £12 per hour There are a wide variety of activities and clubs at Ruthrieston including dance, jewellery, figure drawing, WRI and Ruthrieston Residents’ Association and Neighbourhood Watch.

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specialising in tartan designs. Pairing traditional cloth with other high quality fabrics, Scottesque offer a new and feminine way to include tartan in your wardrobe.

The website, www.scottesque.co.uk, launching in early June, will provide the opportunity to view new designs, sign up for the Newsletter, include details of special in-store events and promotions, link to the facebook page and offer online sales for a selection of the ready to wear collection.

Whilst ordering online is convenient, customers visiting the shop can choose fabric pairings for a personal twist on the off-the-peg collection. And, when it comes to special occasions, it’s nice to have something out of the ordinary. Scottesque offer a bespoke design service to ensure that your one-off outfit is perfect for the event. Be it a Summer Ball or a Wedding, whether you’re the bride, graduating or just want to feel a bit special, we can create the perfect gown for you.

So, for the personal touch, call Janet or Sally on 01224 622522 to arrange a design consultation, or just pop in ... we’d love to see you!

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Smile Bright A bright white smile is associated with youth and vitality because as we age, our teeth start to discolour naturally. Whilst good dental health is an essential basis for your youthful smile, many external factors can make otherwise good teeth look unhealthy. So how can you address this?

The first step is to avoid the things that cause your teeth to yellow in the first place.

Smoking, coffee (particularly black coffee), tea, red wine, cola drinks and curry will all cause discolouring. If you do indulge, brush your teeth as soon as practical afterwards.

For red wine or cola using a straw will minimise the effects as this delivers the liquid into your mouth without touching your teeth.

Crunchy, raw foods such as carrots, celery and apples are natural cleaners. They encourage your mouth to salivate and can help to rub

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off the plaque that sticks to your teeth.

There are many whitening toothpastes available although some can be pricey. Often the main ingredient in these toothpastes is baking soda. You can make your own paste of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda although it won’t taste great and you shouldn’t use it every day as it can be abrasive.

If toothpaste and vegetables are not enough to make a noticeable difference, then the next option is to go for a teeth whitening treatment. It is possible to buy kits to do this at home and this is certainly a cost effective way of getting a bright white smile. However, treatment from a dentist will both achieve better results and be much quicker.

is delighted to announce the opening of their new dental practice in Cults on Tuesday 3rd May. Chris Pumford BDS a long standing partner of Queens Road Dental Practice and his team have moved. Dr Pumford and his team are dedicated to providing the highest quality dentistry in a caring, relaxed and professional environment. The practice ethos is all about preventative dentistry, listening to our patients needs and helping them achieve their ultimate desire.

A beautiful smile creates confidence and gives us a sense of wellbeing and improves our general health.

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Gardening

Hanging Baskets

by Pippa Greenwood

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may be the famous ones, but why not create a superbly colourful hanging basket of your own?

Garden centres and nurseries are crammed full of summer bedding plants at this time of year and there are colours to suit every taste.

If aerial gardening is not for you, then the same type of plants can be used to produce a superb container for your terrace, patio or backyard. The great thing about summer bedding containers is that you can do just about whatever you want in the way of planting ...and get away with it. So now that the frosts are over in most areas, why not start planting?

All you need is readily available from your local garden centre: a good-sized basket - choose a 12” basket as it’s easier to keep moist than smaller ones, a hanging-basket liner (make sure it is the same diameter as the basket you’ve chosen), or a good-sized pot or planter with plenty of drainage holes.

A good quality multi-purpose compost is essential for excellent results. What you choose is up to you, but the range is vast - Nemesia, Surfinia Petunias, Upright Petunias, Cineraria ‘Silverdust’, purple-bronze leafed Thalia Fuchsias or their more traditional cousins, Pelargoniums, Lobelia ...the list is endless. Think

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carefully about colours and textures. Decide whether you’re going for subtle or brash and bold, or if you would like to co-ordinate the flowers with other garden features.

If you are planting a basket, place it in a large flowerpot as this stops the round-bottomed basket from moving and makes it much easier to plant. Place the liner in the basket, adjusting it to fit the basket and trimming off any excess. Next add handfuls of compost up until the point where you want to plant around the sides of the basket. Planting slits are included in some liners. If you are using a pot, place a few inches of broken flower pots or large stones in the base and top up with compost to within a few inches of the pot rim.

Carefully remove the plants you need from their containers, easing the root balls out gently but firmly. An upright plant such as a Fuchsia or Pelargonium is a perfect choice for the centre of the basket or container as it helps to give your planting height and structure. For hanging baskets carefully ease the root ball of each through the planting slit and nestle the root ball in to the compost. It is easier posting the roots through and you’re less likely to do any long term damage.

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Any container looks better if there are plants cascading over the sides, so choose trailing plants and put these in around the edge.

Space the trailing plants evenly around the sides of the basket.

shine. This little rest period allows the plants to settle in to their new home and perform better later on.

Drizzle compost around and between the root balls of all the plants, making sure that each one has new and fresh compost to grow in to. Use your fingers to firm the compost and make sure that there are no gaps. It is best to use a combination of cascading plants and some upright ones around the outer edges of a basket. This will ensure a really well filled and colourful display and should help to hide the basket framework too.

Pippa Greenwood is a gardening writer and journalist and regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’. Pippa gives a wide range of talks and lectures to gardening clubs and societies. Visit www.pippagreenwood.com and sign up as a ‘Friend of Pippa’ to receive a free e-book and regular gardening updates and bulletins. Browse the site to buy signed books and find out more.

Once the planting is complete, water the container thoroughly using a watering can with the rose attached. It is best not to hang a basket up or stand a pot in its final position until it has had a few days ‘rest’ sitting in a cool spot out of too much hot, direct sun-

Astilbe Astilbes don’t have a common name and are generally known by their Latin label, although some species are called False Goat’s Beard.

These hardy perennials are widely cultivated for their attractive fern-like foliage and spectacular feathery cone-shaped clouds of flowers. They are very popular because they produce their abundant blooms when planted in full shade and damp, or even waterlogged earth. Although they respond best to a rich soil, as do most plants, Astilbes also grow well in difficult to work clay soils. Virtually pest and disease free, these plants are very easy to grow. They are a beautiful plant to use as a feature beside a pond. While they prefer shade or partial shade, they can also cope with full sun as long as they are given plenty of water.

Their flowers bloom for a long time and come in shades of red, pink and white. They don’t even need to be deadheaded as the flowers still look attractive when dried on the plant. Cut stems back in spring and divide clumps every four to five years.

Astilbes are a must-have plant for every garden in a spot that doesn’t support anything else. They brighten up the shade in outstanding fashion.

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Tips for Keeping your Summer Planter or Basket Looking Great •

Water regularly, never letting the compost dry out completely. Use a watering can with rose attached, or a gentle spray nozzle on the end of a hose to minimise the risk of disturbing the compost or the plants.

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If the container does become too dry it may be difficult to re-wet the compost. If so, carefully sit it in a bowl of water for about an hour, allowing it to soak up the water it needs from the base and sides.

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Regularly remove faded flowers, before they have a chance to set seed. This should help to encourage the plants to continue producing more flowers. Pinching them off by hand works well for most plants but if the stems are a bit tough, use secateurs or sharp scissors.

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Check regularly for any pests such as greenfly and treat the problem promptly.

When plants are as tightly crammed together as they are in a flourishing basket or patio pot, problems soon build up and spread if you’re not quick off the mark.

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Feed every couple of weeks with a high-potash liquid fertiliser such as a tomato feed, as this will help to encourage more flowers to develop. If you position a planter full of summer bedding on the paving beneath a hanging basket, then any excess water or feed from the basket won’t be wasted.

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Car buyers are used to driving their new purchase off the forecourt and it instantly plu a fact of motoring life. Or is it? What if we told you there are some cars out there that a value? And we’re not just talking about automotive exotica either.

We spoke to experts from trade price bible CAP as well as leading auction house BCA that are turning residual values on their heads.

‘There are some classic and sports cars that will keep going up in value,’ one expert to simply hold firm. But it’s all dependent on how much you use them and their conditio So here are our depreciation-busting top picks.

Jeep Wrangler This one surprised us too. CAP has found that the Hard Top 4.0 Sahara two-door model with an automatic gearbox has risen £475 in the last 12 months to a trade price of £5,450. CAP says even at this price it’s considered to be a cheap, heavy-duty vehicle – but only for those that can afford to run it.

MINI BCA says despite the volumes currently being sold, the Mini is a future classic in waiting. The auction house told us that One models are selling well for around £3,500 to £4,000 even with as many as 100,000 miles on the clock. But prices for well looked after Countryman, Convertible and Clubman models are the firmest.

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old us. ‘Others will on.’

Ford GT London-based dealer Clive Sutton specialises in selling the most exclusive supercars. He often sees cars rise in value, but if he was spending his money it would be the Ford GT he’d shell out on.

‘The Ferrari Enzo was the one to go for a while ago, but prices have cooled,’ he told us. ‘Now the Ford GT is the car to invest in.’

Audi R8 It’s the V8-engined sports car from Audi that’s popular with buyers, reports CAP. Our experts said it had a slow start in the used market, but in the last 12 months a 2007 model with 20,000 miles has risen £1,900 in the trade to £53,100. ‘It’s increasing in popularity,’ said CAP’s man in the know.

Aston Martin DB7 This is a good sign that the recession is easing. Prices for the Volante Convertible version of the stunning Aston Martin DB7 have risen £1,300 in the trade during the last year, according to CAP. An 04-reg, 50,000 miler currently costs £31,400. ‘Today’s buyers appear less concerned about running costs than they were 12 months ago,’ said CAP.

By James Baggott, editor of Car Dealer Magazine (CarDealerMag.co.uk)

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No-cook Strawberry Cheescake Serves 8-12 Prep 30 mins plus one hour chilling time for base and overnight chilling for the cheesecake Ingredients Base 250g digestive biscuits 100g unsalted butter, melted Filling 1 vanilla pod 600g soft cheese (Quark or Philadelphia work well) 100g icing sugar 284ml pot double cream Topping 400g punnet strawberries 25g icing sugar 1 tsp water For the base: Butter and line a 9 inch / 23cm loose-bottomed tin with greaseproof paper.

Put the biscuits in a plastic food bag and crush to crumbs using a rolling pin.

Transfer the crumbs to a bowl, and then pour over the melted butter. Mix thoroughly until the crumbs are coated thoroughly. Tip them into the prepared tin and press firmly down into the base to create an even layer. Chill in the fridge for 1 hr to set firmly. This is important – if the base isn’t set properly it will break up and become mixed with the filling later.

For the filling: Slice the vanilla pod in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds using the back of a kitchen knife.

Place the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla seeds into a bowl, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the cream and continue beating on a slow-medium speed until the mixture is completely combined.

Spoon this cream mixture on to the biscuit base, working from the edges inwards. Smooth the top of the cheesecake down with the back of a dessert spoon. Leave to set in the fridge overnight.

To serve: Bring the cheesecake to room temperature, about 30 mins before serving. To un-mould, place the base on top of a can, run a round-bladed knife around the edge of the cheesecake first then carefully pull the sides of the tin down. Slip the cake onto a serving plate, removing the lining paper and the base of the tin.

For the topping: Purée half the strawberries in a blender or food processor with 25g icing sugar and 1 tsp water, then sieve to remove the seeds. Pour the puree over the cheesecake and top with the remaining strawberries and more puree.

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Tickets from boxofficeaberdeen.com or tel 01224 641122 Every Saturday: Creative Kids, sponsored by Argus Care, in the Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, doors open 12pm, activities from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Saturday, June 4: Scottish Opera presents Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, sung in Italian with English supertitles, in a stylish and theatrical production of an operatic classic tale, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen at 7.30pm.

Saturday, June 4: Born on a hippie commune in Canada and brought up in a commune in Virginia, Devon Sproule is as difficult to define as her music which has been described as alt-folk-indiecountry-Americana-swing and she showcases it with her band, The Unmarked Animals, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm.

Monday, June 6: With voices which marry the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds of Christian gospel music, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with special guest Muntu Valdo, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm.

Tuesday, June 7 to Saturday, July 2: The worldwide smash-hit rock musical by Queen and Ben Elton,

We Will Rock You, starring Noel Sullivan, Jenny Douglas, Ian Reddington and Ashley J Russell, in His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen at 7.30pm, with 2pm Thursday and 2.30pm Saturday matinees.

Wednesday, June 8: Musician, singer, producer, curator, multiprize winner and scion of a UK folk royal family, Eliza Carthy and her band, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm.

Wednesday, June 8: Reeling and Writhing presents The Presents, for babies six to 18 months old, with a show crafted to complement babies’ concentration span and boost sensory development, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 11am and 2pm. Numbers restricted to a maximum of 25 and

in his Barrel of Fun Extra show, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 8pm.

Saturday, June 11: One-hour behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am.

Saturday, June 11: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), in the Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688 Saturday, June 11: The UK’s number one live Motown concert show, Magic of Motown, with a super-talented cast perform solid-gold hits from the likes of The Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson Five and Stevie Wonder, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm.

Sunday, June 12: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, featuring Mary May, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm.

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Thursday to Saturday, June 9 to 11: Join the World Magic Awards Best Comedy Illusionists and stars of BBC1’s The Magicians, Barry and Stuart Live! for a night of devious, jaw-dropping magic, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm.

Sunday, June 12: With classic hits like Las Vegas, Avenues and Alleyways, Walk Like a Panther and Is This the Way to Amarillo, Tony Christie is back on the road to celebrate his 50th anniversary in music and the release of his new album, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm.

Friday, June 10: Free Friday Live session, featuring John Alexander, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm.

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Friday, June 17: Free Friday Live session, featuring The Bonfire Band, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688

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twist are the four-piece State Road Ten, plus support, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm.

Saturday, June 18: One-hour behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am.

Saturday, June 18: Free SC&TURDAY LIVE session with Scottish Cultures and Traditions’ (SC&T), in the Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12.30pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688 Saturday, June 18: London Classic Theatre presents Ghosts, by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Frank McGuiness, where a long-awaited homecoming descends into tragedy, exposing a dark story of hypocrisy and betrayed love, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm.

Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19: International fun slinger Jimmy Carr – Laughter Therapy in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7pm and 10pm on Saturday and Sunday at 7.30pm.

Sunday, June 19: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, featuring Kate Gieben Band, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688 Monday, June 20: The star of Black Books, Shaun of the Dean and Run Fat Boy Run, Dylan Moran – Yeah Yeah in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 8pm.

Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21 and 22: National Theatre of Scotland presents 5 Minute

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Theatre, to celebrate their fifth birthday and filling 24 hours with five-minute pieces of theatre, broadcast live to the world, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 5pm. Tickets FREE from boxofficeaberdeen. com or tel 01224 641122 Wednesday, June 22: Jazz at the Lemon Tree presents Carol Kidd sings Gershwin with Nigel Clark, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, West North Street, Aberdeen, doors at 7.30pm.

Thursday, June 23: Following the success of his hotly-anticipated debut stand-up show at last year’s Edinburgh Festival, the man renowned as the psychotic Mr Gilbert in The In Betweeners, Greg Davies is on tour with Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 8pm.

Friday, June 24: Free Friday Live session, featuring Los Acousticos Bandidos, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 1pm.

Tables booked by calling 01224 337688 Saturday, June 25: One-hour behind the scenes tour at Aberdeen’s iconic Edwardian landmark, His Majesty’s Theatre, in HMT at 10.30am.

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Saturday, June 25: Scotland’s Danny Bhoy embarks on a limited 10-date city tour of the UK with Messenger (Please Do Not Shoot) on the back his spectacular TV debut in Live at the Apollo, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 8pm.

Saturday, June 25: Graduate performing company from the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, The Space Cadets Dance Company, perform work by three exciting choreographers based in Scotland, Tom Dale, Joan Cleville and Gary Clark, in The Lemon Tree Studio, West North Street, Aberdeen, at 7pm.

Sunday, June 26: Free Belhaven Sunday Jazz session, featuring the Andrea Turner Quartet, in The Lemon Tree Lounge, Aberdeen, from 12pm. Tables booked by calling 01224 337688 Sunday, June 26: The most successful and popular touring show of its kind, Beyond the Barricade returns with a new 2011 production, recreating original West End/Broadway musical hits, in The Music Hall, Aberdeen, at 7.30pm.

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community clubs & groups Mannofield Mother & Toddlers 10am - 1130am Wed for children aged 0-3. & 10am-11.30am Fris for children aged 0-3. Mannofield Church, Gt Western Rd All welcome - friendly, sociable groups Holburn West Mothers & Toddlers Meet on a Wed fm 0930 & Fri fm 9.45am Parent and Toddler Group Wed (not school hols) fm 9.45 - 11.15 Rubislaw church centre, beaconsfield pl NCT Bumps and Babies Queens Cross Church,Thurs fm 2 - 4pm ‘Toots’ Playgroup Airyhall Community centre 2’s Group 1 ½ to 2 ½ - Tues & Thurs 9.30 to 11.30 Playgroup – 2 ½ onwards – Mon,Wed & Fri 9.30 – 11.30am Holburn West Playgroup Meet on a Wed fm 930am Babies andToddlers Mon 0945-1200 Crown Terr Methodist Church Friendly group for parents/ carers of children aged 0-3 Cost £1 incl refreshments. 861209/733276 or 01330 823480 e-mail: babiesand toddlers@ aberdeenmethodist.org.uk Midstocket Playgroup, Midstocket Parish Church, Harcourt Rd. 2.5 - 5 year olds. Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 09.15 - 11.45, Mon,Tues,Thurs 13.0015.30. Funded places available. Tel. 07542 256703 www.midstocketplaygroup.co.uk Rubislaw Playgroup Rubislaw Church Centre. Mon - Fri: 09151145. Fm 2yrs 10 months to school age.

Funded places available. Tel: 594345 Toddlers and 2’s Rubislaw Church Centre. Enjoy play, craft, singing and snack.

Toddlers: up to 2yrs.

Wed and Fri - 0930-1100 Girls Brigade : Meet Tues in Queens Cross Church Hall Explorers P1-3 : 5pm-6.30pm Juniors P4-7 : 6pm-7.30pm Brigaders S1-6 : 6pm-8pm Morag Pirie - 01358-742621 Girls Brigade : Are you in P1-P3? Looking for some fun? Then come and join us we meet every Thurs @ South Holburn Church, Holburn St. Tel : Lesley Bills 01224-596596 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides tel : 01224 638685 for your nearest group Beavers, Cubs, Scouts : tel : 01224 208426 for your nearest group Boys Brigade HQ :

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Tues and Thurs 0930-1100, Tel: 379626 Kids Crew Playgroup.2yrs 8mnths. Mon, Wed, Fri mornings 9.30am-12pm. Funded Places available. + Two’s Group.Wed, Thurs 9.30-11am. Both groups at Ferryhill Community Centre, Albury Road, Ferryhill. Tel : 584118.

Playgroup @ Ruthrieston Comm Centre ‘Playshed’, Holburn St Mon-Thurs 9.1511.15. fm 2 yrs 6 mnths. £3.50 per session - includes healthy snack. Call 572211 NCT Waddling - Toddling Mon @ St Francis of Assisi Church, Deeside Dr, Mannofield 10-11.30, drop in group for mums to be, parents & carers of babies & toddlers birth - preschool w w w. n c t. org.uk/in-your-area/aberdeen/W2T

Queen’s Cross Parent & Toddler Group Queens Cross Church Mon 9.30-11.30 Children 0-4 & their grown-ups are very welcome. £1.50 Gaelic Parent & Child Group Gilcomstoun Primary School Mon, Wed & Fri 9.15-11.30. You don’t have to speak Gaelic to attend. Mairi Morley 07900 337122, e : gaelic@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Singing Tots 6mths - 3 yrs Mon 945-1015 & 1045 -1115 Rubislaw Church Centre Tel : Liesl 580317 or 07541 309617 Toddler Time Wed 09:15 – 11:15 term time. Friendly, welcoming group for parents & children aged 0-4. Cost 50 pence, inc snacks & refreshments New Life International Church, Leadside Road, AB25 1TW Michelle - 07808 932 907

tel : 01224 644400 for your nearest group 17th Aberdeen Cub Scouts : 1830-2000h Scout Centre, PitstruanTerr Choi Kwang Do : Inchgarth Community Centre Garthdee Mond 4.45-5.45 Thurs 6-7pm Tel Claire - 746778 After School Bridge classes : Wed atThe Bridge Club 14 RubislawTerrace P6-7 -Anytimefm3.00-4.30. S1-6-Anytimefm 3.005.30 , Sally Reid : 01224 - 322719 Fun Kids Yoga Airyhall Community Centre Tues 4-4.30pm (4-7 yrs) & 4.30-5pm (8-13 yrs) Call 07967 647 220 or go to www.louisayoga.co.uk ATC 107 Squadron

Ruthrieston West Church Twos Group Fri 9.45 - 11.00 ( During term time) Age 1year 10 months + £2.50 per child per session. For more information phone Lynne on 01224 314692 Children’s Football Tel Alison - 314669 Football for children fm age 21/2 up to P3.

Held at Kingswells and Airyhall. www.aberdeenfootballfun.co.uk Teeny Beats Fun singalong with musical instruments.

Meets on a Tuesday 2pm - 3pm during term time at Rubislaw Church Centre.

For children aged 0 to 5 years. £2 per session discounted rate for additional children. For further information contact Margaret 587144 or Caroline 566141 The 123 Group, Craigiebuckler Church Hall, Every Thurs 2-4pm, Adult and Child group; children fm babies up to the age of 3 are all welcome. Costs £8 per month, with lots of fun activities, crafts and healthy snacks provided for the children. For more information, please email the123group@ yahoo.com, or call Pauline (07793 325278) Messy Play Rubislaw Church Centre. Enjoy messy play for ages 2 - 5. Wed & Fri 1.15 - 3pm.

Fees payable per term. Contact Leigh on 07792 265273.

Aberdeen Dolphin Swimming Club Swim School for children fm 4 years old.

Lessons at Hazlehead & Hazlewood Pools.

Coaching for children who would like to train and swim competitively.

Contact Louise Lindsay (membership secretary) on 596709 for more info.

Open to new members, male & female aged 13 – 16. Also looking for enthusiastic adult staff, male & female to join the team., Prince Charles Cadet Centre, Albury Road, Ferryhill, Aberdeen Mon &Weds 19.00 - 21.30.Tel. 01224 590679 www.107aircadets.org.

Highland Dancing Classes If your child is interested in starting a new hobby, Highland Classes are available at Craigiebuckler Church and Danscentre through Carolanne Sinclair and are open to all levels of experience, with beginners classes starting at aged 5 & over. Carolanne can be contacted directly on 07972104774 or by email at sinclair_carolanne@yahoo.com

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Bites and Stings

When an insect bites or stings you, it makes a small hole in your skin, usually in order to feed on your blood. The sting will contain chemicals which are an irritant and will trigger a very mild through to a very severe reaction.

Most stings are unnoticed at the time except those of bees and wasps, but the swelling and itchiness that follows brings it to your notice.

If you can still see the sting in the wound you should remove it as soon as possible. It is better to scrape it out than to use tweezers as pinching it can cause the venom sac to further deposit its contents into your skin. There is one important exception to this though, and that is if you have a tick which has latched itself onto any part of your body. This will look rather like a dark, swollen tag mole and it must be completely removed otherwise you risk developing Lyme disease. You can use

tweezers to remove a tick ensuring you pull straight up rather than twisting the tick out. If you are unsure how to do this consult your GP. If your skin becomes particularly itchy as a result of being bitten, a flannel soaked in cold water and taking paracetamol or ibuprofren can relieve the discomfort. Over the counter preparations may also help, or if you are really suffering, your GP will prescribe crotamiton cream. Antihistamines may be recommended to help reduce the reaction.

Finally, despite the temptation, try to avoid scratching the area as this increases the risk that the bite will become infected, especially if your hands are dirty.

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After School Football - Session 2011-2012

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Kingswells Community Centre Monday 1.30-2.00 2.00-2.30 3.30-4.15

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Albyn dental practice tel : 209286 Carden Place Dental Practice tel : 621350 Dentawhite Ltd 01506 206148 Fergus and Glover tel : 644876 Henderson & Hardy tel : 640764 Mark Palmer & Associates tel : 641778 Queens Cross Dental tel : 638889 Ross McLelland tel : 625090 The Dentist, skene street tel : 643622 The Orthodontic Clinic tel : 611633 Waverley Dental Health Practice tel : 625090

Aberdeen Grammar tel : 642299 Ashley Road Primary tel : 588732 Albyn School tel : 322408 Broomhill Primary tel : 315487 Gilcomstoun School tel : 642722 Harlaw Academy tel : 589251 Kaimhill Primary tel : 316356 Robert Gordon’s College tel : 646346 St Margaret’s School tel : 584466 St Joseph’s School tel : 322730 The Hamilton School Tel : 317295

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Aberdeen’s oldest independent art club has been in existence for 104 years and is open to anyone in the city and surrounding area with an interest in drawing and painting. Despite its long history, most people have never heard of the Northern Arts Club and its premises at 8 Bon Accord Square Aberdeen. I can assure you that we are not a secret society!

So, with this in mind, I'll explain that we are a varied group of around 20 amateur artists who meet every Wednesday from 10am - 12noon.

The club has a long history and has enjoyed some well known artists as members over the years. As an example, George Russell Gowans RSW (18431924), born in Woodside Aberdeen, was a renowned landscape artist.. His paintings featured regularly in the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in watercolour, and in the Aberdeen Artists' Society of which he was a founding member. A number of his watercolours, including Muir of Dinnet are held at the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

Another well known artist was John MacDonald Aiken ARSA ARE, (1880-1961) He was a painter in oils and watercolours as well as an etcher and stained glass artist. He became Head of Grays School of Art between 1911-1914. He exhibited widely in London and Paris and is in the collections at the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

The Northern Arts Club started out in rented premises on Union Street, then moved to 1 Bon Accord Terrace, before the members decided to take the bold step of purchasing their own building at 8 Bon Accord Square in the Christmas of 1919, enabling members to enjoy a permanent home.

Over the years, the club has retained a very interesting collection of records, including the minutes of club meetings. Dating from 1910, these provide a very contact the gazette : 01224 - 318561

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interesting insight into the running of the club and reflects the changes in local social history. During the early years of its existence, the club became a hub for many different social gatherings. Members enjoyed billiards and music evenings as well as performing their own plays. There were weekend excursions organised to Drum Castle, Hazlehead, Muchalls, Torphins and Dyce.

Other records show the changes at 8 Bon Accord Square over the years; invoices from local tradesmen show the removal of coke fired furnaces and the change to gas central heating: gas lighting is changed to electric lighting. The records also show the names of many local companies and banks such as the British Linen Bank that no longer exist.

It also charts the fluctuating fortunes of the club during and through WW1 and WW2. We have letters from 1941 detailing the Fire Prevention Scheme which covered properties in Craibstone Street and Bon Accord Street. There was a mix of volunteers and men paid to be in attendance each night from 8pm to 8am to watch the properties and deal with any fires.

Back to the present day, the new Autumn session begins on Wednesday 31st August.

The club will now benefit from monthly tutoring from the artist Michael Samson.

All of this makes this club hugely important and unique. The club has changed over the years and it is certainly more relaxed now than it was in 1910, but the constant is that the members retain their enthusiasm and interest in the arts. It has been run and continues to be run by the members for the enjoyment of not only existing members but anyone who is interested in art and in being creative.

Please contact Jacqueline on 312389 for more information.

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community clubs & groups adult groups

Adult Choi Kwang Do Inchgarth Community Centre Garthdee - Wed 8pm-9pm Tel Claire : 746778 Indoor Bowling @ Holburn West Church 2pm on a Mon Bon Accord MBC Hockey tel : 01224 572075 www.bonaccordmbc.net email : info@bonaccordmbc.net Seafield Bowling Club Cromwell Gdns : A Leaper, Treasurer Tel 319985 If you are interested in an outdoor pursuit among friends?

Rubislaw Tennis Club Cromwell Gardens Offers friendly and competitive tennis for all ages.

Membership info David Stead (Sec) Tel: 07811 748512 Tues Coffee Holburn West Church - Coffee & biscuits every Tues 10:30 - 11:30 All welcome.

Aberdeen Choral Society Mike Longhurst tel : 861629 @ Queens Cross Church Hall 7.30-9.30pm The Bridge Club : tel : 01224 322719 (Sally Reid) 14 Rubislaw Terrace Granite City WRI Ruthrieston Community Centre, 536 Holburn Street, Meets 4th Wed of the month, Sept to Jun. 7pm – 9pm. All welcome: Tel 571131 or 316266 University of Third Age (U3A): tel 702836 Marion. Informal learning for the retired & semi-retired.

Monday Club : tel : 01224-322946 Queen’s Cross Church Hall - Mon’s 2-4pm. Friendly games of bridge & scrabble - beginners welcome - All Ages Royal Horticultural Society Abdn tel : 781171 1st Tues in Mar @ 7.30pm Girl’s Brigade Hall, 19a Victoria St The Learig Orchestra Tel : 322617 Brian Priestley Welcomes string, brass & woodwind players of all standards to its rehearsals at Woodend Hospital on Tues at 7.30pm

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Scottish Country Dancing Aberdeen Gaelic Club Summer Socials commence on Brings together Gaelic speakers Wednesday 4th May and run until the and individuals interested in Gaelic end of August. Every Wednesday 7:30language and culture. Gaelic language 9:45 at the Boys Brigade Hall on Crimon evening classes & weekend courses plus Place Aberdeen. Everyone welcome social activities. tel 0777 939 8289, (not suitable for complete beginners). e clubgaidhlig@googlemail.com or http://aberdeengaelic.wordpress.com.

For more information please call 01224 636128 or www.aberdeenrscds.co.uk.

Holburn West Church Tennis 12a Ashley Park South Open Apr - Oct Aberdeen Chorus - Sweet Adelines Int’ Annual Subs & Family Membership at Britannia Hotel, Bucksburn, Mon 7.30 Bargain Prices New members always 10pm Tel: Debbie 07967629272 welcome Small friendly Club Sally Silver City Blues - Swimming Club Davis (sec) Tel. 326111 Hazlehead Pool Mon 8.30 - 10pm, Aberdeen Bowling Club Kincorth Pool Tues 9 - 10 pm or Come and join us for a game of bowls at Kincorth Pool Thurs 830 - 10pm.

50 Carlton Place. Tel.643233 Contact Bill Reid on 745244 or 07796 Woodburn Walkers 248961 Enjoy the countryside, meet new Senior Citizens Group friends, keep fit – join the Woodburn Tues (2-4pm) Airyhall Community Walkers. Age: 55+. Transport: Hire Bus. Centre. New members always welcome Fortnightly: Tues Start Point: Interested, contact 318698 (sec) Hazlehead Park. Time: 9am for The City of Aberdeen Probus 9.15am. Average Distance: 7 miles Tel: A Club for retired businessmen & 317197/319741 professionals. Meet on Wed am’s twice Yoga monthly (Sept - Jun), (Aberdeenshire Teacher : Florence Wed 1030-1130, Cricket Club) A wide range of talks on Broomhill Activity Centre 050 t : many topics fm interesting speakers.

316278 £2 per class It’s wonderful!

Other activities incl occasional lunches, Bon Accord branch – Sugarcraft trips, bowling & golf competitions.

Guild New members welcome. Chris Blunt, Meets at Rubislaw - Last Mon of Tel. 317298 month, 7-9pm Learn lots through Airyhall Community Centre demos and workshops £5 per meeting Bowling Section Meets Mon/Wed/Fri (incl. refreshments) – friendly & 10-12 – Fri pm 2-4 £6 for session £4 to informal group, enjoyable at all skill join community centre Limited spare levels. Call Madeleine Fraser 591672 bowls if you don’t have your own. for a programme Tel : 318103 (Bill Setter) Viking Hiking (Nordic Walking) Granite City Speakers Club One hour sessions each Thurs, Fri, Sat Meet every two weeks on Friday nights and Sun at 10am, Meet at Hazlehead at 8.0pm in Aberdeen Arts Centre, main car park (behind the Park Secretary: Fred Stewart, tel 723937 Restaurant). Info fm John Greig Tel. Our club offers a warm friendly 321088 atmosphere, advice and support. New Aberdeen Humanist Group members & visitors welcome.

Skene House Hotel, 6 Union Grove Aberdeen Kiltkickers American Monthly meetings for those with a Square Dance Club secular life-stance. Interesting speakers Beginners - Mon 7.30 - 9.30 pm and topics for discussion.

Sandra Allen, Tel. 715181 Tel : M Richardson - 01888-562237 Woodend Bowling Club 285 King’s Gate, A. McCulloch Secretary List your classes here for free.. Name of class, Tel. 317317 Friendly and relaxing Time - Day - Cost Brief description outdoor activity: new members Email to :- gazette@fsmail.net welcome. tel : 01224 318561

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Northern Arts Club 8 Bon Accord Square, Aberdeen Interested in Art? then grab your brushes and get painting on Wed. mornings 10.0012.30pm. Please contact 312389 Aberdeen Tai Chi Chuan ‘88 Authentic tai chi, thorough tuition.

Cults Church Hall, 6.30pm Wed £3.50. First class free. Tel: Don Wells 310904 Old Time Dance Classes Dunbar St Hall, Old Aberdeen - 7.45pm 10pm 1st & 3rd Tues each month £4.00 per night Tel : James Watson : 314953 Tango Aberdeen Argentine tango dance classes Wed & Sun evenings fm 7.30pm £6 (Conc £4) Discover the passion & elegance of Argentine Tango www.tangoaberdeen.com Rotary Club of Aberdeen Deeside Weekly on a Wed at 6.15pm for .45pm in Cults Hotel. Rotary is a Service Organisation for community and international needs where we put Service Before Self”. Take a look www.aberdeendeesiderotary.org.uk we look forward to seeing you.

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Iyengar Yoga Classes ; Tues noon - 1pm & 1pm - 2pm at citymoves dancespace, opp art gallery.

Tues 7.30 - 9.30 pm & Wed 7.15 - 9.15 at South Holburn Parish Church. All classes run

by Fiona Bochel, registered Iyengar teacher since 1995. Cost is £5 an hour, tel 861347 Like walking?

Then why not join the “Seafield Walking Group”. It’s a great way of keeping fit, socialising and getting out into the countryside! For further information contact Elinor Tel. 314609.

Keep Fit Class, the Swedish Way! Day: Monday Time: 5.30pm Fitness, flexibility and strength, “all round exercise to great music”. No need to book, just turn up and have fun while working out!

For more info : contact Sue 07766218880 Mannofield Church Hill Walking Club Monthly trips to the Cairngorms. New members welcome. Contact Peter Stewart for a programme. 313721 or p.stewart1@btinternet.com .

Rubislaw Church Centre Fountainhall Road/Beaconsfield Place Open Monday - Friday morning for teas, coffees etc Full access and facilities for those with disabilities Rooms available for hire - contact 645477 www.rubislawchurch.org.uk Jog Scotland Meets at RGU Sport Garthdee Road Thurs 6pm Contact Mandy 322158 www.bkwsu.org/uk/aberdeen 01224639105 How do I live…NOW? Meeting the challenges of a changing world. A conversation with Mike George Manda Patel and YOU! Friday 17th June @ 7pm Cowdray Hall, Schoolhill , Aberdeen AB10 1FQ FREE ADMISSION Please register online or by phone

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Wrong Trousers Day Friday 24th June 2011

This Wrong Trousers Day we need your help to support sick children in hospitals and hospices across the UK. It is easy for you to take part with friends, family, at work or at school, simply register online today and you’ll receive a fantastic Wrong Trousers Day fundraising pack filled with great ideas to help you raise money and have fun!

Together we can make a real difference.

Register today...

to enter our free prize draw to win Cracking high street Vouchers!

Kindly sponsored by Supported by

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Who’s Advertising and Where to Find Them ...

A pg 13 pg 54 pg 53 pg 39 pg 63 B pg 15 pg 53 C pg 10 pg 54 pg 19 pg 54 pg 54 pg 11 pg 55

Aberdeen Restorations Adair and McIntosh Allie McLeod After School Football Anderson’s Groundcare Ltd Aquatic Soul Bathrooms Barbara Ellis Property Leasing Blue Flame Heating Caring Hands Christie Wood Joinery Ciao Napoli Clara Cleaning Compucare Colin Thompson Architects Cumming Fire and Security

D pg 63 pg 55 pg 20 pg 35 pg 35

DAWGS Deeside Home Cleaning Delgatie Castle Dental Inspirations Devonair Hairstylists

F pg 21 pg 64 pg 54 pg 2

Ferryhill House Hotel Finnies the Jeweller Fiona Carter - Piano Tutor Flying Colours

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Gatts Contracts - Painter/Joiners Gatts Cotnracts - Upholstery

I pg 4&5 pg 9

Ian Greig - Violin Maker Interiors at Home

J pg 54 pg 61 pg 45

Jane Crofts Gibb Jazzercise Junction Art and Gifts

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Kenny Davidson - Painter Kenyon Upholstery Kippie Lodge Kumiko Beauty

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Mannofield Music Mrs Charles - Piano Tuition

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Neil Angus - IT

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Queens Cross Community Council

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Book space with the gazette today 20 June is deadline for joint July/August issue Tel : 01224-318561 www.thegranitecitygazette.co.uk email : gazette@fsmail.net

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Class times 9.45am

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Regular Craigiebuckler Church Hall

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Regular Craigiebuckler Church Hall

Regular Craigiebuckler Church Hall Express Airyhall Community Centre

5.15pm

6.00pm

6.15pm

Regular Airyhall Community Centre Regular Albyn School Queen’s Road

Regular Albyn School Queen’s Road

Regular Albyn School Queen’s Road

6.30pm

7.30pm

Lite Albyn School Queen’s Road

Jazzercise is a 60-minute group fitness class combining cardio, strength and stretch for a total body workout which will enhance endurance and burn mega calories.

Every class includes a gentle warm up, 30minute aerobic workout, muscle toning and strengthening segment with weights, and a stretch finale.

Jazzercise Express is an all standing class which offers a quick, 30-minute workout featuring strength and aerobic conditioning.

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FRIDAY

SATURDAY 9.30am Regular Mannofield Church Hall

Circuit Albyn School Queen’s Road Lite Airyhall Community Centre

Jazzercise Circuit

Featuring a proven combination of aerobic exercise and strength training with weights, resistance tubes, and balls.

NEWCOMERS WELCOME ANYTIME!

Jazzercise Lite

Fitness that’s invigorating, not intimidating!

This 60-minute class pairs moderate aerobics with exercises designed to improve your strength, balance, and flexibility.

For more information call Judy on 01224 647695 or Kay on 01224 772589

www.jazzerciseaberdeen.co.uk e: aberdeen@jazzercisemail.co.uk

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What’s the best ebook reader for bookworms?

Holidays: a time to relax, turn off the phone and catch up on all those books you’ve been meaning to read. Thanks to ebook readers there’s no need to stuff your suitcase full of books when you travel, but which one’s the best for holiday reading?

There are three big players in the UK ebook market: Apple, with its iPads; Amazon, with its Kindle; and Sony, with its Reader devices. There are others - for example Waterstone’s offers a range of ebook readers from firms including Elonex and iRiver, while recent Android-powered tablet computers boast Google Books software - but for now it’s a three-horse race.

There are some big differences between the devices. If you want a do-it-all that doubles as an ebook reader, then Apple’s iPad 2 is the way to go: it’s a proper computer that can edit video, make music, browse the Internet and play games. Android-powered tablets are very similar.

There are downsides to all that power, though. The first is price - iPad 2s start at around £440, rising to nearly £700 for the top-end model. The second is the screen - tablet computers use laptop-style screens, which are hopeless in direct sunlight.

They’re also power hungry. The iPad’s ten-hour battery life is impressive in computer terms, but it’s terrible compared to a device such as Amazon’s Kindle.

The Kindle (pictured here) has an e-ink display, which is the gcg : 62

closest to real ink on paper from an electronic device. That means it’s quite happy in direct sunlight, very easy on the eyes – there’s no tired-eyes feeling that comes from staring at a screen for hours - and it’s very small and light, although it also means the Kindle can’t cope with colour images, let alone video. E-ink only uses power when you change the page, so battery life is extraordinary: tablets need charging daily, but e-ink devices last for weeks between charges.

There are two Kindles: the Wi-Fi-only one at £111, and the 3G one at £152. The former is the better bet. Unless you intend to read newspapers on it (you can subscribe and have them delivered wirelessly) there’s no real need for a 3G mobile connection - simply transfer books via Wi-Fi when you’re at home. Kindles store up to 3,500 books, so you’re unlikely to run out of things to read when you’re travelling.

The problem with the Kindle is that it’s an Amazon-only effort: if you want to read copy-protected books (most mainstream ebook releases are copy-protected), you’ll need to buy them from Amazon. It’s a similar story with the iPad 2 - its iBooks software expects you to buy from the iBooks shop. If that sounds too restrictive, then Sony would like to show you something.

Sony’s Readers (pictured below) are based on the same idea as the Kindle and costs much the same (at the time of writing the PRS350 is £149), but it has two interesting features: its e-ink screen is a touch screen, which makes using the device much easier, and its formats of choice are EPUB and PDF. Such books are sold in all kinds of places - all Waterstone’s titles are in EPUB or PDF format - so you’re not limited to a single ebook shop.

So what’s best? If you want a do-everything device, choose a tablet - but if you’re a bookworm, try an e-ink display.

Our final thought...

The choice ultimately comes down to your favourite bookshop.

If it’s Amazon, choose a Kindle; if it isn’t, think Sony.

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Bathrooms Kitchens 20th Annual Animal Blessing Service Craigiebuckler Parish Church Hall, Springfield Road, Aberdeen

12 June 2011 @ 3pm

The Service will be conducted by the Revd Kenneth Petrie

All animals with their human companions welcome. We would be particularly pleased to welcome back old friends, animal or human, who have attended previously.

D.A.W.G.S Dog Action Working Group Scotland

If you can no longer take care of your dog, we can help!

D.A.W.G.S finds loving homes for dogs whose owners can no longer take care of them

For further information contact:DAWGS on 01224 208989 or visit www.dawgs.co.uk 6 Whitemyres Holdings, Lang Stracht, Aberdeen.

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FOR EVERY

OCCASION

another reason why people keep coming back to Finnies.

Finnies has one of the largest collections of rings in Scotland. We have rings for every age, every budget and every occasion.

Rings of precious metals – white, yellow and rose gold, silver and of course platinum; with or without gemstones; Finnies’ own creations and international brands, from under £50 to over £50,000.

Visit Finnies at George Street and see our wonderful collection of rings for yourself.

For life.

George Street, Aberdeen (01224) 636632 www.finnies.co.uk

Open: Mon/Fri/Sat: 9am-5.30pm. Tues: 9.30am-5.30pm. Wed: 9am-1pm. Thurs: 9am-7pm.