Dell Directory September 2021

September 2021

MONEY MATTERS:

The non-financial benefits of financial advice

LYNNE'S COLUMN: HEALTH:

PLUS: Wine tasting, health & beauty, Puzzles, and more local features inside!

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elcome to the September issue of The Dell Directory. I find it hard to believe we’re heading into the autumn already, although this year hasn’t created quite the same black hole in our memories that last year did.

As things slowly return to normal, I’m delighted to be able to get back to printing details of local clubs and events that are taking place, such as the pop-up outdoors screening of a new short film celebrating the independent identities of parts of Edinburgh, including Colinton.

THIS ISSUE What’s On: Pop-up “Redrawing Edinburgh” film.............................................................................9 Health: Osteoporosis & Exercise................... 14

Please do email to editor@konect.scot information of any events coming up in the autumn that you’d like to share with the local community, as well as clubs and classes. Listings are free of charge for community/not-for-profit organisations.

Wine tasting: Showstopper Combination.... 26

I hope you enjoy the magazine this month, as ever, let me know what you think!

Clubs & Classes................................................. 34

NEW! Money Matters: The Non-financial

Benefits of Financial `advice........................... 17 Puzzles.................................................................. 26 Lynne’s Column: Memory Jogger................. 32 Local Environment: Whitethroat..................... 22 Puzzle Solutions................................................. 34

COVER IMAGE: Memory Jogger - Read Lynne's Column on page 32.

All enquiries, E: editor@konect.scot M: 07854 492638 @KonectMagazines

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CVE is working with The Spylaw so that there will be a pop-up bar onsite from 7.00pm to 10.00pm – not limited to ticket-holders.

They will also engage with attendees about plans for Colinton Community Hub in the outbuilding following a substantial refurbishment (for which funds are required).

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A pop-up outdoor screening of a new 15-minute film ‘Cinescapes: Redrawing Edinburgh’ is lighting up Spylaw Park this month.

SAT SEPT 4TH, SPYLAW PARK Colinton Village Enterprises (CVE) are helping organise the event, which will take place by the Shed.

The approx 15-minute film ‘Cinescapes: ReDrawing Edinburgh’ will be projected on a loop of 3 with individual tickets assigned at 30 minute intervals with attendance socially distanced.

The film has been created from archive footage showing five areas which were amalgamated with Edinburgh in 1920.

Redrawing Edinburgh celebrates the strong independent identities of the areas of Cramond, Colinton, Corstorphine, Liberton, and Leith had back then and how they have retained them throughout the past century.

Leith-born scriptwriter Alistair Rutherford has written the screenplay for the film, which includes footage from all five areas to inspire people to think about local history in a new way. The film is also accompanied by an original score produced

by Edinburgh based musical duo Dowally.

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HEALTH

Osteoporosis and Exercise

The diagnosis of Osteoporosis can be a scary one. The thought that your bones are thinner, weaker and more likely to break than they should be for your age is not a comforting one. In fact, the instinctive reaction is to do less activity – to avoid sport, exercise or lifting for fear that it may cause a fracture.

However, this is the opposite of what is needed.

Bones need exercise to stay strong. So, which exercises are recommended for bone health?

Osteoporosis is the condition where bone density reduces over time. Typically, there are no symptoms in the early stages but as it progresses you may notice loss of height, your posture may become more flexed, and bones can break more easily, usually the wrist, hip or spine.

Our bones are living tissues with bone cells that are always changing – new cells are formed, and old cells broken down and replaced. You can think of bones like a bank. When we are young and active our body will make new bone faster than it needs to replace old bone cells and our bone density increases. We reach peak bone density about age 30. At this point we reduce deposits into the bone bank and

start withdrawals – bone mass can start to be lost faster than it can be replaced. Women are much more likely to develop Osteoporosis than men, particularly after menopause when women lose the protective influence of the hormone Oestrogen.

You can help prevent Osteoporosis by aiming to have a good diet with adequate calcium, protein and vitamin D but exercise is incredibly important for bone density. Our bones respond to exercise by laying down more bone cells in response to the stress we put on them. Exercise will benefit your bones no matter what age you start so you cannot use the “I’m too old to make it worthwhile” excuse!

The type of exercise is important. Swimming, cycling and the use of some gym machines like the cross trainer are excellent for cardiovascular health but do not provide the weight bearing and muscle strengthening necessary to encourage bone health. Bones need impact to be encouraged to stay strong and they like variety of exercise where different movements, directions and speeds are involved. This makes Scottish Country dancing a perfect exercise for bone health. Other moderate impact exercises for bone health include jogging, running, team or racket sports, skipping, hopping and stamping.

Most people with Osteoporosis will benefit from 50 moderate impacts on most days – jumps, skips, hops etc. If you have had a spinal fracture or are unable to do moderate impact activities, then 20 minutes of low impact exercise like walking or stair climbing on most days will help.

Any weight bearing exercise is better than none and it is never too late to start. For more information, The Royal Osteoporosis Society is a great place to start - www.theros.org.uk – or ask your Physio or GP. The health column is contributed by McNaughton Physiogrange, Edinburgh www.physiogrange.co.uk

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

MONEY MATTERS

The non-financial benefits of financial advice Financial advice is more important than ever. Not only have changes in pensions and financial regulation placed more responsibility for planning retirement income into the hands of individuals, but the coronavirus pandemic has also reminded us all of how unforeseen events can rock the foundations of what we had thought was a stable financial footing.

The financial benefits of taking advice is well known. Research undertaken by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) in 2019 showed that those who take advice are on average £47,706 better off in retirement than those who don’t.*

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Building on this study, the ILC has undertaken new research that shows financial advice could be an important factor in promoting mental health and wellbeing.

Its report “Peace of mind: Understanding the non-financial value of financial advice” finds that non-financial benefits may be at least as important as the more easily visible financial ones in achieving this.

Participants who had taken financial advice reported that they felt less worried about their future, enjoying the peace of mind that comes from knowing that proper preparation has been made for their later years – and that included those who were already in retirement. *1ILC, What it’s worth – Revisiting the value of financial advice, November 2019, based on receiving professional financial advice between 2001 and 2006 resulted in a boost to wealth (in pensions and financial assets) of £47,706 in 2014/16.

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

Is it just me, or has 2021 flown by so far? It feels like only yesterday I was looking forward to the return of our migrant species, and within the next few weeks many of them will be heading back to their winter habitats.

The positive side of this is it does mean that after this transition period, we can welcome our winter visitors back.

This includes the common whitethroat.

These can be found hopping about the trees and bushes making their raspy call as they hunt for insects and gather berries or fruit. I was delighted to see this bird around the ponds in Wester Inch, Bathgate, earlier this year. He was singing his very loud song from the tops the trees.

Migratory birds always fascinate me.

This little bird travels c11,000km twice a year from the Sahara, what an incredible distance! It was thought birds used stars as a way of migrating, and whilst this is true it’s mostly related to the North Star directing the birds in the right direction i.e., South. Many species migrate at night as it’s safer given 22 | THE DELL

there’s not as many predators around.

With birds using stars to migrate at night, increasing light pollution can disorient them causing them to be drawn to brighter lights, put them off course, and cause fatal collisions with buildings. Research is still ongoing into this, but we can all do our bit to help the birds by turning off excess lights both indoors, and outdoors when they’re not needed.

This column is contributed by Clare Harte and Kate Stevenson, who grew up in Edinburgh and now live in West Lothian.

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CROSSWORD

SUDOKU ^^^ Sudoku solution on page 34

PUZZLES

ACROSS: 1. Entrance (6), 4. Be owned by (6), 9. Hold (7), 10.Previous(5),11.Brush(5),12.Conversing(7),13.Promises(11), 18. Sediment (7), 20. Undressed (5), 22. Avoid (5), 23. In the open air (7), 24. Guard (6), 25. Grown-ups (6).

^^^ Crossword solution in the October edition

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DOWN: 1. Blame (6), 2. Type of light boat (5), 3. Soap (7) 5. Banish (5) 6. Belief (7) 7. Car repair centre (6), 8. Directive (11), 14. Make clear (7), 15. Caught fire (7), 16. Snakes (6), 17. Worships (6), 19. Curse (5), 21. Small hill (5)

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WINE TASTING

Showstopper COMBINATION I love a challenge, especially when it involves food and wine! I was tasked with selecting the perfect wine to serve at a dinner party.

The main course was slow cooked lamb, so Rioja seemed an obvious choice: wood spice, red cherry and tobacco notes, a grip of tannin and a long finish. However, this leg of lamb was stuffed with Pecorino cheese, mint and artichokes. Wrapped in bay leaves and thyme, slow cooked to perfection and served with barley braised in ale. This showstopper dish required a showstopping wine!

When selecting a wine, I consider the weight of the food and find a similarly weighted wine; the wine shouldn’t dominate the food or vice versa.

The wine’s tannin, acidity and alcohol should play a supporting role to the food and the wine act as a canvas for the ingredients of the dish.

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There were so many flavours in this dish to consider! Should I select a juicy fruit bomb of a wine? No, this would have been heavy handed, the juicy berry fruit drowning out the herbs.

Perhaps a rose? No, a rose would get lost with the rich tannin and texture of the lamb.

I needed something to complement the lamb, Pecorino, herbs and barley. I selected an old European vintage wine, Grato Grati, Vecchia Annata 1991 from Tuscany, Italy. It is made with Sangiovese grapes and has a sophisticated earthy tannin, mellow fruit developing to dried herbs, dried fruits and old oak. It’s delicious and has just the right weight, acidity, tannin and finish to complement the lamb dish. I was delighted to find a 30 year old wine and the guests loved it!

The monthly wine tasting column is contributed

by Joanne Frette. Joanne lives in Juniper Green with her 3 children. She is a Sommelier Wine & Spirit Specialist who runs Swirl Sip Socialise, an online wine tasting business which connects friends and family across the UK.

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SOLUTIONS

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SOLUTION TO AUGUST CROSSWORD

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Visit: www.colintonhistory.org or Email: enquiries@colintonhistory.org COLINTON GARDEN CLUB Club members share their love of gardening, gardens and nature, and work together to preserve and add value to our quality of life here in south-west Edinburgh. Monthly meetings on a Monday currently via Zoom.

For more information see www.colintongardens.org.uk or Email: membership@colintongardens.org

ACROSS: 7. Remove, 8. Loughs, 9. Sofa, 10. Envelops, 11. Ignored, 13. Steel, 15. Clues, 17. Provide, 20. Tolerant, 21. Pale, 23. Weight, 24. Roused.

DOWN: 1. Zero, 2. Potato, 3. Referee, 4. Slave, 5. Mullet, 6. Shepherd, 12. Galloped, 14. Writers, 16. Energy, 18. Vapour, 19. Cacti, 22. Lies.

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