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FEATURES

Village People Interview with Chris Edgar

PHOTO FEATURE

Vicky's Flowers

plus local businesses, community information and more!

Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green & Baberton

Welcome to the February konect, our first issue of 2014. We're looking forward this year to continuing to celebrate all things local.

The front cover story is an interview with local artist Chris Edgar as part of our “village people” series, by local writer Suzanne Green whom we are delighted to have on board writing for Konect.

Message from the Editor

Chris will be recognised by her former pupils of Currie High School, many of whom were lucky enough to accompany her on school camping and climbing expeditions to the north west of Scotland. She now combines her love of art and the great outdoors.

Besides this, Vicky of Vicky's Flowers talks us through some of her gorgeous floral creations, and there are various other short features on local businesses as well as the usual regular columns. If you have not already attended a film at the excellent Balerno Village Screen, make sure you do so in the coming months – we've printed their full programme for this season on page 59.

So it's been a busy start to the year. We hope you enjoy the magazine!

Helen-Jane, Editor hj@konectdirectory.co.uk 07854 492638

Advertising enquiries Jenny Thomson 07824 469266 jenny@konectdirectory.co.uk Charlene Gaffney 07772 941899 charlene@konectdirectory.co.uk

Advert booking deadline: 15th of the month prior to print Artwork/copy deadline: 18th of the month prior to print www.facebook.com/KonectDirectory www.konectdirectory.co.uk The Konect Directory is delivered to homes in Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Baberton. Copies are also left at the library, community centres, convenience stores and various other locations within the area.

Contents Features Interview with Chris Edgar

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icare & Brownings

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Vicky's Flowers

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Regulars Money Matters

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Thought for the Month

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Technology 52 Recipe and Food Notes

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Competitions and Puzzles Crossword and sudoku

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Community

Front cover photography

by Amy E Green: Chris Edgar

What's on

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Useful Information

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Clubs & Classes

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Index of Advertisers 62

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Local artist Chris Edgar

Spotlight on

Monkey Music

Exploring remote places is her heartbeat!

by Suzanne Green

Walk along the Lymphoy Road running between Currie and Balerno and you’ll reach “Lymphoy Stables”, home of local artist Chris Edgar. It’s an old dwelling, full of character, with a step up or down into every room. Its walls are covered with Chris’ paintings – which feature mountains, derelict farm buildings and intriguing features of the landscape – as well as photos of adventurous trips Chris and her husband have undertaken. These have included skiing in Arctic Norway, and climbing in the Himalayas, the Alps, the Rockies and South America. “My subject matter reflects what I like to do,” she says.

Originally from London, Chris came to Edinburgh because it was known as the best place in the UK to pursue a career in outdoor education, the chosen profession of both Chris and her husband, Doug.

She initially worked for the City of Edinburgh as an Outdoor Education Instructor for local schools, leading trips to the Pyrenees, the Alps and Iceland, among other places. Later she worked as an Outdoor Education Teacher for Currie High School.

The culmination each year was the senior pupil expedition to NW Scotland, where the skills of camping, hillwalking, climbing and sea kayaking were developed.

After taking early retirement, Chris retrained in Fine Art (1999-2003) through the Open College of Art and at the Leith School of Art. Eventually she did a

Monkey music branches out to Balerno!

Monkey Music is delighted to announce that it is expanding its classes and Monkey has swung into Balerno!

full-time foundation course, attaining a distinction.

She then did a full-time painting course and was awarded the Eliza Clifford Prize for excellence.

On average Chris works 4-5 hours per day following a regular early-morning swim. She normally heads for her studio at Cockburn Farm, Balerno, though not always. “I sketch a lot outdoors and photograph too,” she says. When I met her, Chris had just returned from a trip up north to the Kinlochbervie area, where she is always inspired by the “wild beauty”.

Monkey Music’s award winning classes introduce music to very young babies and children in a way that they understand in classes full of songs, movement, brightly coloured props and of course live music with your very own instruments!

At Monkey Music, we know that music is fundamental to a pre-school aged child's development. Our progressive and educational four stage curricula are designed to nurture a lifetime of music: from rock 'n' roll to ding-dong, classes are a 'good fit' for each separate age group. By the time our little monkeys 'graduate', they have a sound base from which to build a musical future.... have a look!

To capture that beauty Chris usually uses acrylics. “I tend to work on a firm surface like board or card, and usually ‘collage’ the surface first.” This means gluing bits of paper onto the board. She may also add wax, glue or sand, providing a rich and interesting surface on which to paint. Chris showed me prints she had made by buying a washing mangle on eBay, and using it as a basic printing press!

Unique to Monkey Music is our newest curriculum

which has been specially written for babies from 3 months in response to huge demand from parents, who are increasingly aware of the importance of introducing their children to music from as young an age as possible.

Called “Rock‘n’Roll”, each class is themed around the everyday life of a very young child and is a special time in the week for parents and carers to simply stop, look at each other and enjoy the sensory experience of sound together.

Come along and experience the Magic of Monkey Music at a free trial class. Classes are held in Balerno at St Joseph’s Centre on a Monday morning. Places must be booked in advance for your little monkeys by calling Lisa on 0131 441 4581 or emailing morningside.pentland@monkeymusic.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you to Monkey Music!

In late March Chris and Doug will be cross country skiing in Arctic Norway. This summer they head for Greenland, where they’ll wild camp and be self-sufficient for 3-4 weeks. “I’ll take my sketch pad and Doug will take his fishing rod,” says Chris. How fortunate Chris has been to have worked and spent leisure time in the great outdoors she loves so much!

She continues to capture it in paint, preserving her memories in a very personal and vivid way.

Along with other local artists, Chris will exhibit her work at the Balerno Parish Church in August. A percentage of the profits will be donated to help those affected by the Syrian crisis.

Photography by Amy E. Green

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Products such as caskets, urns, scatter containers and a range of memorial products are available for both services at Whitburn. This is the first collaboration of its type in Scotland, although it has been more common in the United States for a while. So far Alex reports positive reception to the idea. “Families that have used Browning's are pleased that they can now offer a service for pets too via icare Pet Crem".

The new collaboration with Browning's Funeral Directors suggested itself as a way of providing a service for the whole family – pets included – as well as helping both businesses keep costs down for their clients. Browning's is a long-established funeral directors and at their Whitburn premises they have arrangement rooms, viewing rooms and service rooms.

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Vicky's Flowers If it is possible to improve on the natural beauty of flowers, Vicky can do it.

If romance is in the air this February and you find yourself lucky enough to be planning a wedding, look no further than Vicky's Flowers for a local, talented and creative florist. We asked Vicky about some designs from her recent work and how she created them.

1 Flower-girl's calla bouquet with twisted wire and diamante detail:

Vicky says, “This bride liked all things sparkly and had her own brooch bouquet to use for the ceremony so I designed her bouquets to complement this. The flower girls' dresses were a shimmery purple colour so I made a collar of silver twisted wire surrounding the white/purple calla and with the addition of diamante catching the light it would give a sparkly

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modern feel. I left the stems on the flower-girls' bouquet longer as I wanted it to be held like a wand."

2 Summer hand-tied bouquet:

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6 This design can be made in a range of sizes, colours and flowers to suit the wedding and venue. Vases and light boxes can all be hired for the day.”

Vicky says, “When speaking to this bride about the flowers she found it hard to choose what she liked the most! However it was clear she preferred small and delicate varieties, the bridesmaids' dresses were a lovely bright coral pink colour so we decided it was best to go with a mixed selection of pinks rather than trying to match the dress material. I used hydrangea, ranunculus, lizianthus and mixed roses with touches of Gypsophila. I was really pleased with the results!”

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Vicky says, “A low level square arrangement with t-lights and collar of ivy surrounding. This style of design can also be made as a long top table display. A lovely design for a more intimate setting.”

Vicky says, “This is a minimal but particularly eyecatching design. This vase is approx 95cm high and the silver wire and purple vanda orchids are suspended in water with floating candles on the top. The vase is placed on an LED light box which adds another dimension to the design and is particularly effective when the lights are dimmed in the room for the evening celebrations!

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see over the top! The aspidistra leaves were looped with the iris at the base and snake grass arranged at angular points to create contrast. I particularly love the bright yellow globes of craspedia through the design!”

Vicky says, “These three button-holes were made to complement bride's and bridesmaids' bouquets which were in the same style and flowers. The bride particularly asked for her bouquets to be finished with natural twine and I thought it would be a nice touch to finish the gents' button-holes in the same way. Flowers here are 'Lucky' white heather and September flowers and gypsophila.”

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Vicky says, “The brief for this corporate client was for a round, 'different' arrangement in blues and yellows and low level so people at the awards dinner could

Vicky says, “Stunning gold/yellow ranunculus are shown here. I added loops of bear grass to surround the flowers with lengths of wire with ivory pearl detail to add sparkle. Sometimes using just one variety of flower is more effective than lots of different varieties… especially when they are as pretty as ranunculus!”

Vicky says, “These are all made with phalanopsis orchids but I added different accessories and created leaves with plain wire and bullion wire in different colours to co-ordinate with the outfits. I can create many different shapes and frames using wires and love experimenting with this sort of material. Wires and beads, diamante, sequins etc., all come in an amazing variety of colours and I often use these to add a touch of colour or sparkle.”

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Money Matters

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From a tax point of view March is the most important month as it offers many tax opportunities which if not taken will be lost.

Independent tax planning Where one spouse pays a lower rate of tax (or no tax) than the other spouse it can be tax beneficial, subject to practical considerations, to transfer investments to the lower tax paying spouse to save income tax and possibly capital gains tax.

Transferring between married couples will not incur any inheritance tax, nor will there be any capital gains tax.

Tax efficient investments With the current relatively high rates of income tax and capital gains tax it is most important for people to invest in the most tax efficient way. Everyone 16 years old and over can take out an Individual Savings Account (an ISA).

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This is the main method of investing savings with freedom from income tax and capital gains tax without giving up access to the investments. For this tax year the overall annual ISA contribution is £11,520 of which no more than £5760 can go into cash, with the balance being invested in a stocks and shares ISA. If you do not use your ISA allowance in this tax year it cannot be carried forward to a future tax year.

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Thought for the Month

Budgeting

By Pat Banfill Do you feel financially in control or far from it? Do you know roughly how much money you owe?

Do you know what you have spent it on in the last month?

Creating a budget can help with all of these questions and bring you peace of mind too! It is not just about managing your money in order to tackle debt and reign in your spending, (it can do that too), but it can also help you to find a way to have cash left over to spend on things you enjoy.

Budgeting is about making sure that you are spending less than you are bringing in. Many people think of budgeting as depriving themselves, but that does not have to be the case.

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Sticking to a budget gives you peace of mind, knowing that you have enough to cover essentials, plus something for treats, guilt free.

Be honest and consistent, plan for occasional expenses, make easy savings if the budget does not balance, review your budget each week or month, and have fun choosing what to spend any surplus on.

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Fit for purpose The gadgets that give you a handle on your health A gadget a day keeps the doctor away: health and fitness gadgets are big business, whether it's trendy fitness trackers such as the Nike FuelBand (£129) and the Fitbit Force or more serious devices such as blood glucose meters and body composition analysers.

As tech becomes smarter, smaller and cheaper, DIY health monitoring has never been easier or more affordable. Diabetics need to monitor their glucose levels regularly, and there are lots of gadgets designed to help, such as the Lifescan One Touch UltraMini (around £33) and the Bayer Contour NEXT USB (£29.99).

Using health monitors has become something of a craze, and it even has a name: Quantified Self, or QS for short. Devotees use gadgets to monitor pretty much everything, They'll wear devices such as the Jawbone Up (£99), a bracelet that's designed to be worn 24/7 and which records the steps you take, the activity you undertake and even your sleeping patterns.

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That's not all you can monitor. A trip to Maplin or Amazon uncovers all kinds of health monitoring gadgets, including blood pressure monitors that can upload data to your PC (around £39), finger pulse oximeters (£27) and fully digital heart rate monitors (around £29), and you can also buy bathroom scales that analyse your body composition: for around £30 you can pick up scales that can tell you not just how heavy or light you are, but what your BMI (Body Mass Index) is and what percentage of your body is made of fat. Scales such as the Omron BF508 also have a guest mode, so visitors won't see your vital statistics.

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weight, running faster or just being out and about more. Many such gadgets also enable you to share your progress on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

Devices such as the Jawbone Up, Nike FuelBand and Fitbit Force are designed to work with smartphones, using low-power radio signals to share data with compatible apps. 60beat offers the £29 BLUE heart rate monitor for iPhone and iPad users, AliveCore has a £170 heart monitor for iPhone 5 users and there are various connected blood glucose monitors, pulse monitors and fitness trackers for both iOS and Android.

While the various devices differ, they all have the same idea in common: by recording the data, they enable you (or your doctor) to have a much better picture of your health.

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If you roast a slightly larger piece of meat or chicken than usual you will have leftovers to make into the next meal. A large chicken will feed 4-6 people hot but will leave enough meat to make a pasta sauce and the bones can be used for stock for soup for a third meal. It is a little fiddly picking off the cold meat from the bird but worth it when you have enough to add to a pack of stir fry veg which, with rice or glass noodles, then makes a weekday supper.

Stock from chicken bones Take all the bones, bits of skin you don't fancy and any jelly or tasty bits left in the roasting tin. If you roasted garlic, lemon or onion in the bird’s cavity, so much the better; add them all to the pot and cover with water and bring slowly to the boil. Boil gently for 20 minutes and then sieve the liquid into a scrupulously clean bowl or container suitable for freezing. Stock will keep in the fridge for 2 or 3 days.

If you want to keep it longer, freeze it and use from frozen for soup, stews or cooking rice.

Leftover Cottage Pie

Recipe and Food Notes

Leftovers

By Anne Pinkerton At first glance leftovers doesn't sound very appetising as a topic. However for busy people leftovers are a starting point for all kinds of good and economical things to eat.

Much classic family British food relied on leftovers.

In older household management cook books there was often a chapter on them but rather grandly named…. “Rechauffes.” Shepherd’s Pie, Beef Hash, Bubble and Squeak, croquettes, fish cakes and rissoles all needed leftovers as a main ingredient.

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can become warming soup with a depth of flavour not obtainable from stock cubes.

In July 2013 the Office for National Statistics announced that food prices had risen by 12% in the previous 12 months. Since then some food prices have dropped back but fruit is still 10% more expensive than last year. Don't let this depress you; we can use the food we buy carefully, waste as little as practical and still enjoy a varied diet.

Cooking at home, planning ahead and being alert to special offers and reductions all play a part.

If you are not like me - a collector of old fashioned kitchen tools! - and don't have a hand mincer, use a food processor or even a hand wand to mince the meat from leftover roast lamb or beef. About 300/350g will give you enough for Cottage Pie for four people.

2 onions chopped 2 sticks celery 2 medium carrots grated 2 parsnips peeled and grated 1 leek washed and finely sliced little oil (sunflower or corn oil) for frying. leftover plain boiled or mashed potatoes salt and pepper to taste flour

boiling water for a couple of minutes to start the cooking process. This saves time and ensures the spuds are cooked. Cook at 180oC for half an hour till bubbling and the top brown and crusty.

Serve with peas or cabbage if you want more veg but you can treat it as a meal in one.

Left over pastry is really useful. Cheese straws, jam tarts, fruit turnovers and Eccles cakes can all be made from scraps.

Cheese straws pastry, puff or short will do. finely grated strong cheese - old and looking dried out is perfect black pepper and, if liked, paprika Pile the scraps of pastry on top of each other; try not to mush them together. Roll them out thinly into as regular a shape as you can.

Cover 2/3 of the surface in grated cheese and seasoning. Fold the plain 1/3 over the cheese and then fold in again.

Roll out, not too thin, and do the same thing again with more cheese.

Roll out and cut into strips about as thick as your little finger. Bake at 200C for 10 minutes till pale golden. (Do not burn, as they go bitter).

Fruit turnovers or Eccles cakes

Method Heat the oil, fry the onions and then add all the other prepared veg. Add the minced meat and get all the ingredients really hot. Mix in 2 or 3 flat tablespoons of plain flour to take up any juice, cook a few moments.

Add ½ pint water and bring back to the boil.

The mixture should be thick. Put the meat in an oven-proof dish and cover with sliced cold, cooked potatoes, leftover mash or newly sliced and blanched potatoes.

Add a few dots of butter or a little oil to help top brown in cooking. Blanching is just putting into

Puff leftovers are nicest but either will do. Roll out the pastry into a circular shape. In the middle put stewed fruit, apple is most commonly used but whatever you have will be good.

For an Eccles type cake - mix currants, a little butter and soft brown sugar together and place in the middle of the pastry.

Bring the edges together and seal. Turn the cake over and roll lightly. Slash with a sharp knife paint with a little milk and sprinkle with a sugar. Bake at 200C for 10/15 minutes till golden.

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What’s On and Useful Information February Saturday 8th February Balerno Farmers Market Main Street (pedestrianised), Balerno, 9am – 1pm.

Saturday 22nd February Juniper Green Community Market The Dental Surgery Car Park, 577 Lanark Road, opposite Juniper Avenue, Juniper Green. 9am – 1pm.

To include your event here email editor@konectdirectory.co.uk or call 07854 492638

Useful Numbers The Pentlands Medical Centre 44 Pentland View, Currie, EH14 5QB 0131 449 2142

Library Information Balerno Library 1 Main Street, Balerno, EH14 7EQ 0131 529 5500 e. balerno.library@edinburgh.gov.uk

Opening times Mon & Wed: Tues & Fri: Saturday:

1.00pm - 8.00pm 10.00am - 5.00pm 10.00am - 2.00pm

February Activities

Bookgroup - Last Mon of the month 6.30 - 7.30pm Bookbug (rhymes and songs for babies and toddlers) – every Fri 10.30 - 11am Storytime for under fives every Tues at 10.30am

Balerno Village Screen Friday 14th February Time tbc When Harry met Sally (15) 1.30pm The Croods (U) 7pm Sunshine on Leith (PG)

Currie Library 210 Lanark Road West, Currie EH14 5NX 0131 529 5609 currie.library@edinburgh.gov.uk Opening times Mon & Wed: 1.00pm - 8.00pm Tues, Thurs & Fri: 10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday: 10.00am - 5.00pm

February Activities

Bookbug (rhymes and songs for babies and toddlers) – every Thurs & Fri 10.30 – 11am Bookgroup 1st Wed of the month 7 - 8pm Arts and Crafts every Thurs 3.30pm

News from Juniper Green Community Council The Garden District Public meeting You might want to hear about the Garden District proposals at a public meeting on 4th February at 7pm in the Gibson-Craig Hall in Currie organised by Currie Community Council.

Look out for posters for more details.

Curriemuirend Park feasibility study unveiled Tuesday 11th February, 7.30pm at Tanners, Lanark Road The possible loss of Curriemuirend Park to housing development has been exercising those of us on Juniper Green CC and the Friends of Curriemuirend Park for many months. CEC has earmarked it as a site that could meet the Scottish Government’s housing target for SE Scotland, while JGCC and the recently formed Friends of Curriemuirend Park are strongly opposed to the potential sacrifice of another valuable green space while brownfield sites in the city remain undeveloped.

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The site has several drawbacks as a residential area, not least difficulty of access, with the slip road to the by-pass on one side and the dual carriageway of Wester Hailes Road on the other, plus the traffic hazards facing young children attending Juniper Green Primary School. The Scottish Government requirement that some 5,000 more houses than proposed in the original SESplan should be built in the Edinburgh area, of which 2,500 would have to be built on new sites increases the pressure on planners.

With these considerations in mind, CEC has commissioned a feasibility study into the suitability of the site for housing. Come and join us at a public meeting, where the results of the study will be revealed.

Keep an eye on the websites : www.junipergreencc.org.uk or www.curriemuirend.co.uk in the days running up to the event.

February 2014 Friday 14th

When Harry met Sally (cert 15) See website for time.

Valentine’s day classic Rom Com. Can a single man and a single woman be friends without having a physical relationship?

Bring a bottle and a box of chocs...

Saturday 15th

The Croods (cert U) 13.30pm Kids blockbuster from 2013 Sunshine on Leith (cert PG) 7.00pm Why not walk 500 yards to see last year’s homage to the Proclaimers song book?

A possible BVS surprise in store…

April 2014 Saturday 26th

Star Trek - Into Darkness (cert 12A) Time tbc. Our Easter Blockbuster: JJ Abrams’ take on the classic series sees Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain.

June 2014 Friday 13th

Film to be confirmed 7.30pm

Saturday 14th

Finding Nemo (cert U) 2.00pm The same week that long anticipated sequel Finding Dory opens, why not see why the best film of 2003 still delights. Your chance to see the masterwork on the big screen.

Long Walk to Freedom 7.30pm Nelson Mandela 2013 biopic closes Season 2 of Balerno Village Screen.

March 2014 Friday 14th

Searching for Sugar Man (cert 12) See website for time.

Truth is stranger than fiction in this documentary. What happens when your music suddenly makes you famous but you cannot be found…

Saturday 15th

The Sandlot (cert 12) 2.00pm A terrific family movie in the nostalgic style of Stand by Me. This is one of the best children’s films of the last twenty years.

Rush (cert 15) 7.30pm Ron Howard’s authentic presentation of the hairy world of 1970’s Formula 1 racing.

Splash on the Brut…

May 2014 Friday 23rd

Good Vibrations (cert 15) 7.30pm.

A ‘Film Club’ special.

Feel the redemptive power of music.

Terri Hooley, is the rascally entrepreneur who fires up the Belfast punk scene and releases Teenage Kicks on an unsuspecting John Peel…

Saturday 24th

Blue Jasmine (cert 12A) 7.30pm Woody Allen is back on form in 2013’s independent hit. Cate Blanchett is superb as a socialite fallen on hard times in Woody Allen's homage to Tennessee Williams.

All under 12's to be accompanied by an adult.

Programme subject to time variation and title substitution. Keep up to date at

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Clubs & Classes Sports, Hobbies, Learning, Support Groups & more...

Bridge Club Meetings in Gibson Craig Hall on Mondays at 1:30pm, September to June.

For more information contact the Secretary on 0131 449 3527.

Chat’n' Chill for S1-S6 - NEW!

BABERTON 172nd Pentland Scouts (Baberton)

BALERNO Monkey Music - NEW! St Josephs Centre, 2 Main Street, Balerno, EH14 7EH Monday (during term time) 9.50am - Jiggety-Jig (2+) 10.30am - Heigh-Ho (1 – 2 years) 11.10 - Rock ‘n’ Roll (3months – 1 year) Tel - 0131 441 4581 Balerno Girls' Brigade Ogston Hall in Balerno Parish Church.

Tuesdays 6.30 – 7.30pm Contact Marion Milne 0131 449 4441 or email marion724@talktalk.net Village Playgroup, Wraparound and Afterschool Club Balerno Community Centre.

Available 8am – 6pm, 5 days a week.

Preschool play from age 2 years Breakfast/Afterschool Club up to 8 years.

Full or part time childcare.

Call 0131 451 5756.

Pilates Classes Balerno Parish Church - Mondays 6.35 - 7.35pm - Post Beginners/Intermediate 1 7.35 - 8.35pm - Intermediate 2/Advanced 8.35 - 9.35pm - Beginners Contact Judi on 07716 830905 or judithrintoulpilates@hotmail.com Balerno Footsteps 4 Fitness Mondays 10am Balerno High School Riverside Café Alternative Thursdays 10am Balerno High School Riverside Café Alternative Fridays 10am Balerno Parish Church Hall Contact 0131 477 7733 www.bf4f.org.uk Pentland Caledonia Pipes and Drums Balerno Community Centre Every Friday 7pm-9.30pm.

New members welcome.

Tuition free on pipes or drums.

Phone 0131 4495133

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51st Pentland Scouts (Balerno) Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Various evenings, Balerno Scout Hall Contact Lawrence Mitchell on 0131 449 4680 Currie Rugby Football Club Malleny Park Minis (P1-7) Sundays 10.30am - 12pm Contact 0131 449 2432 www.currierugby.org Pentland Art Club Meet at Balerno High School Art Room Every Thursday 7.30 – 9.30pm Demonstrations, speakers, work evenings.

All mediums. New members welcome.

Please contact Denise Cunningham on 0131 449 3468 Compass Playgroup Dean Park Primary Pre-School Centre.

2-5 years, wide variety of activities.

Mon to Thurs (school term time only) 9:00am-11.45am. Lunch Club and Transfer Service to Dean Park Nursery.

Call 0131 449 4530 (during opening hours) for more information or email info@compassplaygroup.com Balerno Parish Church Guild Balerno Parish Church New Hall First and third Wednesdays (commencing October) at 7.30pm.

Varied syllabus with many interesting speakers. Tea/coffee is served at the end of the meeting.

New members or visitors warmly welcomed.

Balerno Folk Club Held on the last Tuesday of each month in Balerno Bowling Club.

Doors open 8pm. Evening begins 8.20pm.

Guest artist on stage at 8.30pm.

Members and guests welcome.

For further info contact Morag Dunbar on 0131 449 5014 or John Stirling on 0131 449 3456.

Adult daytime swim club Balerno High School.

Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info.

Balerno SWRI Balerno Community Centre.

First Tuesday of every month (ex Jul & Aug) 7.30pm in.

We usually have a speaker but we also have “in house” evenings. There is usually some business to be discussed and we enjoy a “cuppa” whilst chatting. New members or visitors welcome, just come along.

Children’s swim scheme Balerno High School Tues, Wed and Fri pm; Sat and Sun am Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info Minis @St Mungo’s Group for babies and toddlers with their carers on term time Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am to 11.30am in St Mungo’s church building, Ladycroft, Balerno.

All welcome. For more information visit www.stmungos.org.

Pentland Flower Club Drama Studio, Balerno High School.

First Friday of the month at 7.15pm (excluding January, February, July and August).

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Contact Lis Daly on 0131 442 2146.

Balerno Baby and Toddler Group Balerno Parish Church Hall 3 Johnsburn Road, Balerno, EH14 7DN. For children 0-5 years and their carers.

Term-time Thurs 9.30am-11.30am

CURRIE Fitsteps - Get fit 'Strictly style!' - NEW! Ballroom and Latin dance fitness class - no partner required.

Wed 6.15-7.00pm: Inveralmond Community High School - £4.00 Wed 7.30-8.15pm: St Mary's Hall, Bathgate - £4.00 Thurs 7.30-8.15pm: Currie Community High School - £4.50 Classes start week beginning 6th Jan 2014.

For more info contact Lianne on 07737 927463.

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Teenage Café Church Gibson Craig Hall, Lanark Road West Currie Games, Café, Chat.

Every second Friday 4-6 pm.

Contact Viola on 07806 806920 for more info.

Currie Youth Club Various activities and facilities available including Gym Teds for childern Sound and Music room, Youth club facilities Sports hall Playgroup Lunch club and Football teams.

See http://cyc.smartchange.org/ Coffee and Craft Currie High School, Sun Room Monday 7pm -9pm. Bring your own craft and share your knowledge and experience with other crafters and perhaps learn something new. All welcome. £2.00 per night. Refreshments are included.

Currie Playgroup Currie Baptist Church Hall Mon-Fri, 8.45am-11.45am (term time).

Preschool play from age 3 years. £6.50 per child per morning.

Wraparound and Lunch Club for children attending Currie Nursery. Wrap around £5.00, lunch club £2.00.

See www.currieplaygroup.co.uk 42nd Pentland Scout Group Currie Forth View Crescent, Currie Beavers: Tuesdays 18.15 - 19.30 call Martin Elliot 07752 182793 Cubs: Mondays 18.15 - 19.45 call Wendy McEwan 07773 446694 Scouts: Mondays 19.45 - 21.45 call Ross Brown 07729 714445 Air Cadets 2463 (Currie & Balerno) Squadron Forthview Crescent Mon and Thu 7-9.30pm. 0131 449 7449 for more info The Octagon Club For Adults with Special Needs and Learning Difficulties.

Meets in the Gibson Craig Hall, Lanark Road West, Currie, 7 - 9pm on Wednesday Evenings from mid September until June for table tennis, snooker, badminton, table games and “tuck shop” etc.

Contact Alastair Hardie on 0131 453 3556.

Boys Brigade - 65th Edinburgh (Currie)

Company Gibson Craig Hall, Lanark Road West Currie.

Anchors (Boys P2 & P3) - Thursday 6-7pm Juniors (Boys P4, P5 & P6) Thursday 7-8.30pm Company/Seniors (Boys P7 - S6) Friday 7-9.15pm For further info contact Jim Webber on 0131 451 5112.

Currie & District Local History Society Meetings Mondays at 7.30 in the GibsonCraig Hall in Currie.

Visitors welcome. For further information contact Mr P.D. Cowlishaw on 0131 449 2520 or pdcowlishaw@hotmail.com Currie SWRI Meet in the Masonic Hall 3 Riccarton Mains Road, Currie, on the second Tuesday of each month (except July and August) at 7.15pm.

New members and visitors welcome.

Balerno and District Ramblers Midweek Group meets on a Wednesday at Currie Library Car Park, Lanark Rd West at 9.15am for 9.30am start.

Contact K Gordon 0131 449 2534 or A Blyth 0131 449 5020 Saturday and Sunday Group meets at Pentland View Carpark, Currie, at 8.45am for 9am start.

Contact E Scroggie on 0131 441 1666.

Currie Baby and Toddler Group Gibson Craig Hall Friday 9.30 am - 11.30 am (term time only).

Adults £2.00; Kids go free.

Parents/Grandparents/Carers/Childminders are all very welcome. Snack provided for the kids and tea and coffee for the adults.

Loads of space to play.

Baby Group Currie Library Thursdays 2.00 - 3.30pm.

Come along for an informal tea.coffee and chat with other parents and babies.

50p per week.

Book Group Currie Library.

First Wednesday of each month - 7.00pm

JUNIPER GREEN Pilates Classes Juniper Green Parish Church - Thursdays.

6.45 - 7.45pm - Beginners 7.45 - 8.45pm - Post Beginners/Intermediate 1 Contact Judi on 07716 830905 or judithrintoulpilates@hotmail.com 31st Pentland Scouts (Juniper Green) 45 Lanark Road West, Currie Beavers: Wednesdays 6.30pm Cubs: Mondays 7.00pm Cubs: Tuesdays 6.30pm Scouts: Fridays 7.00pm Contact: Mary Dick on 0131 449 7043 Juniper Green SWRI Juniper Green Community Centre (Village Hall), 1 Juniper Park Road, EH14 5DX Contact 0131 539 9886 Juniper Green Nursery Playgroup Juniper Green Community Centre 1 Juniper Park Road, EH14 5DX. Contact 07948 554889 or see website at www.junipergreenplaygroup.vpweb.co.uk

OTHER AREAS Potter Around Studio at Overton Farm Kirknewton, EH27 8DD Clubs including oil painting for both children and adults, jewellery workshops, fused glass, candle making, knitting, scrapbooking, kids craft club, Warhammer club.

Craft shop, beads, children’s parties, baby prints and more.

Plus drop in any time for pottery painting.

For all class times, bookings and more information call 01506 238961 or email chat@potteraround.co.uk. www.potteraround.co.uk

Karate Currie High School Mondays 7.30 - 9pm. Adults and Children over 6 years.

Please contact 0131 449 3510 or 0131 445 2945 for more info or email patricia.shearer@edinburgh.gov.uk Messy Church at Currie Kirk Usually the last Friday of the month 2-3.30pm for children from Pram to Primary age, accompanied by an adult.

Crafts, stories, games and fun.

Please register through www.curriekirk.org or currie_kirk@btconnect.com or tel 0131 451 5141

To include your club or class, email details to editor@konectdirectory.co.uk.

Charity and not-for-profit groups are free, there is a small charge for other listings.

See our website for details www.konectdirectory.co.uk.

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