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Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Baberton February 2013

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Hello neighbours Welcome to the February issue of the Konect Directory.

With norovirus and other winter bugs very much in the news, our writer Emma has been looking at an outbreak of scarlet fever that swept through Balerno in 1934 and how it was dealt with. We’re also starting a new column this month - a 60 Second Interview - along with our regular walk, food and charity features and of course the puzzle and competition.

Congratulations to Dr Johnson of Balerno who won the crossword

Contents

Feature Article Winter Bugs!

8 60 Second Interview Tony Harper 16 Local Walk 26 Pets 32 Food & Drink 44

competition in the December issue.

This month, Albar of Currie is offering breakfast for two, a perfect way to get you going on a cold morning, so turn to the crossword on page 42.

Thanks for reading the Konect Directory and for supporting local businesses.

Helen-Jane, Editor hj@konectdirectory.co.uk 07854 492638 The Konect Directory welcomes contributions such as old photographs, or short articles of local interest. The Editor reserves the right to edit any articles submitted for publication.

Children & Family Competitions & puzzles Prize crossword Sudoku Community What’s on Useful information Clubs & Classes Index of Advertisers

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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.

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Winter bugs!

When Scarlet Fever struck Balerno

By Emma Merchant

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most unwanted and unpleasant visitor came to Balerno during the winter of 1934 and 1935. Jack McCaig of Glenbrook was then very young, but he still remembers. And well he might, for the visitor was Scarlet Fever.

Scarlet fever is a bacterial illness that spreads rapidly in airborne droplets, especially in poorly ventilated and overcrowded conditions. Its victims are usually aged between three and eight.

They may develop a very sore throat, high fever, vivid scarlet rash and a strawberry-like tongue. Historically, it was widely feared as one of the main causes of infant mortality.

Although no preventative vaccine has been developed against scarlet fever, it is now quite rare. It no longer poses the same threat or causes the same alarm.

With powerful modern antibiotics, it is now treatable, and most cases are relatively mild.

In 1934, Jack was living in Balerno. A number of the village children contracted the disease that year. Once diagnosed, youngsters were quickly removed and quarantined for the duration of their treatment. It was a traumatic time for both the sick children and for their parents. Jack became ill too. He recalls how he and the other Balerno children were taken from their anxious parents and transported to the Fever Hospital at Drumshoreland, between Broxburn and Pumpherston.

“There must have been more than twenty of us taken to the fever hospital,” Jack reflects. “I wasn’t yet old enough to start school when I became ill and went there to be quarantined. I remember being very hot, shocked and frightened to be taken away from home.

Fortunately I wasn’t quite alone though.

My brother and sister came too. We were all sick.

“We were kept in the hospital for at least a fortnight and we weren’t allowed contact with any visitors. But on Saturdays, when the mills shut at lunchtime, our parents would come by bus to Drumshoreland to see us.”

This was almost worse than no contact at all. Visitors were allowed into the grounds, but not inside the hospital, and so could only wave frantically to their children through the windows.

“I remember all the parents standing on the lawn in front of the hospital.

All the boys and girls from our village were housed together in one ward. And there we were, inside, looking through the big windows at our parents outside.

Everyone was crying.”

Treatment for scarlet fever was mostly bed-rest, lots of fresh air, plenty of liquids and good food. Fortunately for Jack, he made a good recovery.

“Once we began to feel better, we were soon all running up and down the ward.

It was Bedlam!”

Meanwhile, at home, the children’s houses were fumigated in an attempt to destroy the disease. It was a fairly dramatic event for the rest of the family.

First the house was sealed. Drafts were stopped. Sash window gaps were filled with newspaper. Keyholes were plugged.

“Then a coal bucket was half-filled with soil from the garden and placed in the

middle of the room,” recalls Jack, “A coal shovel was balanced on top to provide a platform and on that was placed a tin. Inside the tin was a candle made of sulphur-impregnated wax – a sulphur candle. The candle was lit, and everyone went outside for a few hours or visited a neighbour while it burned.”

The fumes would seep into every nook and cranny, and when the family returned home they would find everything covered in a fine reddishyellow dust. Sulphur candles are still used by gardeners to fumigate green-houses.

The sulphur-dioxide they produce helps to control spores, fungi and greenhouse pests. But sulphur-dioxide does not kill bacteria and would be ineffective against scarlet fever. It is therefore no longer recommended or endorsed as a home fumigator. It is a toxic gas, not to be inhaled, and smells very pungently of a just-struck match.

“Our house smelt of sulphur for months afterwards,” Jack smiles ruefully.

“It was much more difficult to arrange to see a doctor than it is today. With no telephones, you had to take a note to the Post Office instead of ringing the surgery.

The doctor would drop in to the post office every day to see who wanted a visit, and then he would do his rounds. It cost half a crown (equal to thirty pennies) for every visit before the National Health Service began. That was a lot of money, considering mill workers took home only around eleven pennies an hour. If you were really sick, and perhaps you had been taken to the Royal Infirmary, then it was a real piece of village news, recorded in the Evening News and Dispatch. You could become a great conversation piece, with people chatting about you and proving that they could afford to buy a newspaper!

“Our doctor was Dr Maitland Moir.

He was a big tall man with very cold and bony hands. He was a member of the fishing club and used to fish in the reservoir. He was a good doctor.”

But it could be rough treatment in those days, and we have much to be thankful for. Jack describes a girl who fell over a wall and cut her leg badly. She had to have stitches without anaesthetic. “ ‘I’m beginning to feel sick,’ she says. So the doctor puts her head between her knees and tells her, ‘You’ll no be sick in that position’!”

We may not see scarlet fever this winter, but there are plenty of other bugs we’d all like to avoid. Flu seems to be circulating currently in the Lothian area.

We are all advised to help keep germs at bay by catching coughs and sneezes in a tissue, and by washing our hands regularly.

Lothian NHS also ask parents to be aware of the signs of meningitis which can be more common at this time of year. Symptoms include: High temperature Flu like aches and pains Stiff/sore neck or back Vomiting Dislike of bright light Skin rash that may not fade when pressed Drowsiness/loss of consciousness.

If you are concerned, call your local GP or contact NHS 24 : 08454 24 24 24

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The staff of James Erskine Interiors have won recognition for their environmental efforts. They were recently presented with the National Green Apple Award at Edinburgh Castle. “This is a great achievement for a family-run business, especially being up against some much larger companies,” says Norman Laidlaw, Managing Director of James Erskine.

James Erskine Interiors attempt to keep both the environment and local community in mind when carrying out at home furnishing services. Working alongside local organisations, James Erskine Interiors offer a unique free removal service.

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60 second interview with Tony Harper

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How long have you lived/ been working in this area?

54 years, I came down from Elgin to Currie in 1958, and opened my first unisex salon in Currie on the 4th June 1979 after being trained by Mr Tomi in Wilkie’s (Shandwick place). I moved up to Balerno about 17 years ago in what was then Smith & Saunders industrial units. There was a salon vacant in what used to be the offices of the coal merchants, which previously belonged to the mill. The whole site was demolished 8 and a half years ago and we had to go mobile until the new development was built and the council took charge of three industrial units. We moved back into our new salon in February 2006 and reopened for business in May 2006.

I love having my family around on Sundays whenever possible Jenny & Valerie (my daughters) One thing you’re looking forward to in 2013?

Hmmm some sunshine would be good, so we are looking for a holiday abroad with some sunshine; the continuing good support from all our customers, the socialising with our customers on a Saturday afternoon; Oh! and losing 2 stone. There now I’ve said it so I will have to do it.

One thing you couldn’t do without?

I couldn’t be without my wife (Kathryn ) and my loyal staff, Susan, Jenny, Rhea & Sam. And all my gadgets.

What do you like about working in the Balerno area?

The people in Balerno are warm and friendly and there’s a good community spirit that seems to bind people together.

I particularly like the “ characters “ of Balerno, the people who have lived here all their lives and tell you what it was like working in the thrashing sheds of the mill or working up in the quarry at Torphin, being station master of the railway line which is now the walk way (I remember goods trains running from Cliftons in Currie to the coal merchants in Balerno which was on the site of the now Balerno High School).

What do you do when you’re not busy running your business?

When I’m not working I like to play golf, walking,cycling,motor cycling. I used to do scuba diving which took me to some wonderful exotic places like, Truk Lagoon, the Cayman Islands, the Great Barrier Reef and best of all Orkney (Scappa Flow).

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Lady of the Glen

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n Scotland a piper is traditionally given a bottle of whisky for his services. I come from a long line of pipers and growing up I was captivated by my father’s impressive whisky collection. I will never forget the night we had our first dram together; we cracked open a bottle and talked to the wee small hours of everything and anything.

Whisky is deeply ingrained in the Scottish tradition and every important milestone goes hand in hand with it. It doesn’t matter if it is a birth or a funeral; a graduation or a wedding; it all starts with a dram.

We at Lady of the Glen only buy premium whisky casks from distilleries which have either closed down or have produced a limited amount of a particular cask.

As a result we sell some of the rarest Scottish malts and grains on the market.

Furthermore every bottle is numbered so you can see how rare your whisky is.

As independent bottlers we believe that whisky flavour is all too often overshadowed by age and regional stereotypes; that somehow the age on the bottle will dictate how good the dram will be. We want to change that! Before we even consider buying a cask it has to meet our criteria: it must be rare, it must be of exceptional quality, and most importantly, the intricate flavours must dance and excite on the tongue. A beautiful whisky should never make you flinch.

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Rambles in Roslin

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y year always begins with a brisk walk on New Year’s Day – dragging myself and the whole family out no matter the weather or the latest of going to bed the night before!

This year it was exceedingly late (or early) even for smallest child, so the rousting out of bed and into the fresh air was all the harder.

However, once the precedent for the year has been established, it continues and although the troops always angle to stay home, once out they have a great time.

One of New Year’s Day walks in the past has been to visit Roslin Glen Country Park where you can wander the paths, check out the chapel, visit an old gunpowder mill or go for broke and walk all through the Glen – a distance of around 7.9km which will probably take around 3 hours.

The paths are all well trodden and include farm tracks and some public road or if you remain in the park, they are beaten earth so they can be muddy at this time of year.

If you decide to go attempt the lengthy walk, it will take you on a fascinating journey along the river North Esk. You leave the car park and walk around the walls of Rosslyn Castle which dates from 1304. As you continue along the river valley, you will come to Rosslyn Chapel, famous for its incredibly ornate and beautiful stonework although made even more famous by the Da Vinci Code – first book, then film.

The chapel was built by Sir William Sinclair and work began in 1446 taking some 40 years to complete. You could spend many hours here, but when it is fresh air and exercise you are out for, a quick visit will suffice on this occasion.

Therefore you can return to the main path and woodland. Dippers can be seen along the river banks and wood peckers in the trees.

On the opposite bank of the river is Wallace’s Cave, which takes its name from William Wallace who took part in the Battle of Rosslyn on 24 February 1303. Nearby is Hawthornden Castle which is privately owned and now a retreat for writers.

The path dips down and then climbs back up to cross over a sand embankment where you can spot sand martins at the right time of year. You will eventually reach Polton village, where you turn left up the hill and go through the first gap in the wall into Bilston wood, to the viaduct and across open fields.

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Once you have made your way there, you can park in the country park car park but be aware there are no toilets here.

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Turn right at Montmarle monument which commemorates the Battle of Rosslyn, then left in to Kill Burn woods where you will pass a walled garden.

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2) Rossyln Chapel

If you are haven’t the time for this longer walk, or are suffering the complaints of small people, then you can spend your time walking along one or two of the various routes within the country park. There is plenty of wildlife to keep you amused in the park which is rich in biodiversity, but as well as the environment and wildlife, if you look behind the trees and flower meadows, you will also notice the legacy of Roslin’s rich industrial past, which benefited from the river – mills abounding down its length. The world famous Roslin Carpet Factory was once here, where exquisite tapestry carpets were produced and the atmospheric ruins of Roslin Gunpowder Mills can be also be found towards the southern end of Roslin Glen.

Here, the protection of the deep, steep wooded valley proved to be an ideal site for Roslin Gunpowder Mills which started production in 1804 and continued

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producing ‘Black Powder’ gunpowder until they closed in 1954.

Getting there: Roslin is signposted from the A720, Edinburgh City by-pass at the Straiton Junction or take the Lothianburn Junction for the ski centre and head towards Peebles where you will pick up signs for Roslin.

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Has Child Benefit gone?

By Personal Money Management

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here has been much publicity over the reduction or total loss of child benefit should either parent earn over £50,000, so is this the case? As ever the answer is not as straight forward as has been generally reported.

NO: Provided neither parent’s ‘Adjusted Net Income’ (ANI) is greater than £50,000 they will continue to receive £20.30 a week for their eldest child plus £13.40 a week for any further children.

The calculation to arrive at ‘Adjusted Net Income’ is not simple as it includes, amongst other things, grossed up pension payments and professional advice should be sought to attain a figure.

YES: If either parent’s ANI is more than £50,000 then they will lose child benefit using a complicated calculation and again professional advice should be taken. The end result is their child benefit will be reduced in stages up to £60,000 and will be removed completely above £60,000.

How can I retain my Child Benefit?

The simplest and best method is to pay more into a company pension scheme or a private pension

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If because of existing financial commitment it was not possible for the parents to make the additional pension payments then the children’s grandparents could pay the pension contributions.

There are other methods to maintain your child benefit such as buying child care vouchers, buying extra holiday days or giving money to charity, but for my money there is only one option to avoid what is being dubbed the “tax on children” worth considering, and that is additional pension contributions Written by: Peter M Marshall PhD, DipPFS, AFPC Personal Money Management 0131 538 7390

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February Recipe and Food Notes Oranges and Lemons

By Anne Pinkerton

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radition has it that marmalade was first made as the result of the love of a bargain by Dundee merchant James Keiller and the thrift of his wife Janet. In the early 18th century a stormdamaged Spanish ship took refuge in the port of Dundee and Mr Keiller bought the perishable cargo of oranges very cheaply. To his horror he found nobody wanted his bargain because the fruit was bitter. Janet Keiller, not wanting to waste the investment, came to the rescue and tried cooking the fruit with sugar. Her experiments were a success and so the new preserve of marmalade was born.

The orange marmalade caught on and by the middle of the century recipes began to be published in Edinburgh cookery books. By 1797 the Keiller jam factory was built.

Later, in 1859, a Paisley grocer and his wife decided that the Dundee conserve was too bitter for modern taste and they produced the still famous Robinson’s “Golden Shred” marmalade. In 1870 Cooper’s Oxford Marmalade made its appearance because the wife of a Don at the university thought she might sell a few jars of the conserve she had known with her Perthshire family. This caught on and so another style of the bitter jam developed.

Seville oranges are grown in quantity around the town in southern Spain which gave its name to the variety of citrus fruit. Most of the crop is exported to Britain and it is in season for about 6 weeks from mid-January to mid-February. Nowadays there are hundreds of recipes for marmalade using lemons, limes, grapefruit, ginger and almost any combination of all of them .

Methods sometimes involve skilled and tedious work peering, slicing, squeezing, measuring pulp and precise temperature control.

My marmalade I think has an especially good, rich but still proper bitter taste. It is also easy to make. When my Mother

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made her marmalade she had to make the year’s supply all at the same time because the fruit does not keep for long.

Now I buy all I will need for the year’s breakfasts in February then freeze the Seville oranges till supplies run low and I make another batch.

Seville Marmalade 8 Seville oranges, washed 2 unwaxed lemons, washed Granulated sugar Method The good thing about this method is that you can leave it at almost any stage till you have time to carry on.

Pack the fruit in a pan and just cover with water. Put a lid on the pan and bring to the boil. Cook slowly till the fruit is soft, about 1 ½ hours. If you are using frozen fruit proceed as above, cooking the fruit from frozen.

Remove the fruit from the pan, cool and then cut in half, roughly scooping the pips and flesh into a fine cloth. Tie the cloth up. Measure the quantity of liquid, and for each pint you need 450gm of sugar. There will be about 3 ½ pints.

Warm the sugar if you can, this helps it dissolve better and keeps the jelly clear.

Cut the peel to whatever thickness you prefer (easy because it is soft). p46

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February Recipe and Food Notes Continued p42Put the liquid, sugar and the bag of pulp

back into a large, or jelly pan, and bring slowly to the boil till the sugar melts.

Set the pan aside to cool and hang the bag of pulp above so it drains into the pan, leave dripping over-night or till the bag is dry. Add the cut peel to the pan and bring back to the boil and then boil rapidly till setting point is reached.

Test by putting a little of the liquid on a cold saucer and see if it jells in a few moments. Cool a little and pot up in glass jars whilst still hot. Should make 7 or 8 lb.jars.

I prefer to use traditional cellophane covers and elastic bands always on sale at Lakeland Plastic. You can use cling film and the screw tops of your jars. Cover the jars while the marmalade is hot to ensure a sterile seal.

Seville oranges can be used to good effect in savoury food.

Cheats Duck with orange.

1 Duck leg joint per head or2 breasts for 3 people.

Salt, pepper and caraway seed Glass of red wine Pudding spoon marmalade Method Rub the seasoning into the skin of the duck. Heat a heavy-bottomed frying pan. Put the duck, skin side down, in the pan and cook till the fat begins to flow, lower the heat a little and cook for 4-5 minutes. Turn the joints over and cook for 5-6 minutes or till the meat is a pink as you like. The legs need a little longer than the breasts. Dish the duck and keep warm. Reheat the pan and add the wine, reduce till half volume and add the marmalade to make a rich sauce.

Serve with watercress, sweet orange and chicory salad and small potatoes cooked in their skins.

The juice and grated rind of Seville oranges is a good flavour to use in beef stews, casserole of pigeon and venison.

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If you make a pot of juice and rind and freeze it you can add depth to the taste of these dishes later in the year. Part of the pleasure of these fruits is that they are only available for a short time, about 6 weeks between Christmas and February.

Marmalade can be used in lots of puddings. Add a spoonful when you poach older rhubarb, put some at the bottom of the dish when you make a baked custard, mix some into rice pudding before it is put in the oven or use some in treacle tart. However a steamed marmalade pudding served with handmade custard is one of the best for this time of the year.

Steamed Pudding 2 large eggs, their weight in butter, selfrising flour and sugar 2 heaped table spoons of marmalade.

Method Butter a 2 pint pudding basin. Cut a silicon paper circle to the size of the top of the bowl. Set a pan, large enough to take the bowl, on the heat with about 2inches of water; bring to a slow boil.

While the water is getting ready make a cake mixture. Cream the butter and sugar, add the flour and eggs alternately and if the mixture seems very dry add a little milk to get a dropping consistency.

Put the marmalade in the bottom of the bowl and then spoon the cake mixture on top. Cover with the paper circle and a lid of foil loosely crunched over the rim.

Using a tea towel as a sling put the bowl into the pan of boiling water. Loosely fold the edges of the tea towel over the top of the dish. Cover with a well-fitting lid and steam gently for 1 ½ hours. Every now and then make sure there is enough water in the pot. If not add hot water from the kettle. Using the tea towel lift the pudding from the pan and invert the pudding on to a dish. The marmalade will fall down the sides of the pudding.

You can make this with any jam or even lemon curd. Very 1950’s but delicious!

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Parenting Teenagers Course Balerno High School 21st February to 21st March

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arenting teenagers is harder than ever for most parents today, but still it’s the most important role we have in life, because you are the most important influence on your teenager’s future! If you are the parent or carer of one or more children aged between 11 and 18, then this course is for you, whether you feel that all is going well or you are facing challenges.

Over the five sessions of the course you will discover practical tools to help you: • Keep your long term aim in mind • Meet your teenagers’ needs • Set effective boundaries • Help to develop our teenagers’ emotional health • Pass on values and help them make good choices

This five session course will run on Thursday evenings through the Community Education programme at Balerno High School from 21 February to 21 March, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, and will be led by Pastoral staff from St Mungo’s Church.

Talks are on DVD followed by small group discussions and refreshments. There is no expectation that participants will be Christians, and all discussions will be around practical parenting issues. Come as a couple or on your own, whatever your situation.

Book a place (which is free) through the Community Education office on 0131 477 7733. For more information contact pat.banfill@stmungos.org

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Public Meeting regarding Curriemuirend Park

Gordon Macdonald MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands Constituency

Tuesday 5th March Workshop to be held by the City of Edinburgh Council to enable the local community to discuss future plans for developing the triangular site currently known as Curriemuirend Park, to the north of Viewfield in Juniper Green, and the ground to the north of Lanark Road, constituting Clovenstone and its football pitch.

ADVICE SURGERIES Wester Hailes Library

1st Monday of the Month at 6.30pm

Carrickvale Community Centre

2nd Monday of the Month at 6.30pm

Currie Library

3rd Monday of the Month at 6.30pm

Pentland Community Centre

4th Monday of the Month at 6.30pm

Ratho Community Centre

5th Monday of the Month at 6.30pm

The workshop will be held in two separate sessions on 5th March, from 5 – 6 pm and from 6 – 7 pm in Juniper Green Village Hall.

How to contact Gordon Macdonald MSP: 1. By email:

Gordon.Macdonald.msp@scottish.parliament.uk

2. By phone:

Local office: 0131 466 5810 or Parliamentary office: 0131 348 5741

3. By letter:

Gordon Macdonald MSP, The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

4. By appointment: These are held in the local office see www.gordonmacdonaldmsp.info 5. Home visits are available for those people who cannot travel.

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Useful Info + What’s On? February

Balerno Library information 1 Main Street, Balerno, EH14 7EQ 0131 529 5500 balerno.library@edinburgh.gov.uk Opening times Mon & Wed: 1.00pm - 8.00pm Tues, Thurs & Fri: 10.00am - 5.00pm Saturday: 9.00am - 1.00pm Bookgroup – Last Monday of the month, 6.30-7.30pm Bookbug (rhymes and songs for babies and toddlers) – Fortnightly on a Monday, 2-2.30pm Under fives storytime – Fortnightly on a Tuesday, 10-10.30am Currie Library information 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 Bookbug (rhymes and songs for babies and toddlers) – Fortnightly on a Friday, 10-10.30am Bookgroup – 1st Wednesday of the month, 7-8pm Tiger Tales – stories and crafts for school-aged children - Fridays 2-2.30pm The mobile library visiting Juniper Green now parks at the corner of Woodhall Terrace and Baberton Crescent. The library times remain the same - Mondays 2.25pm to 2.50 pm.

For any enquiries about the service please call 529 5683, mobile library office. For any users who are not able to manage to the new site, please contact the library office for alternative arrangements.

The Pentlands Medical Centre 44 Pentland View, Currie, EH14 5QB 0131 449 2142 To include your event here, please email hj@konectdirectory.co.uk or call 07854 492638 School Term dates (from www.edinburgh.gov.uk) February break Mon 11th Feb to Fri 15th Feb inclusive for Primary.

Secondary also off on Mon 18th.

Term ends Friday 22nd March Summer Term Mon 8th April - Friday 28th June.

Sunday 3rd February Heriot-Watt Anniversary Service Featuring Excelsior per cantum (Chamber choir).

Currie Kirk,10am.

Wednesday 6th February “Between two Worlds” A talk by Dr Bishabe Fraser, hosted by Balerno Church Guild. In Ogston Hall, Balerno Parish Church at 7.30pm Wednesday 20th February “Historical Dolls” A talk by Valerie Spence, hosted by Balerno Church Guild. In Ogston Hall, Balerno Parish Church at 7.30pm Friday 22nd February Lunchtime Music Hour Edinburgh String Quartet plays Benjamin Britten in the Heriot-Watt Lunchtime Music Hour. 12.30pm, Zero Degrees (Student Union), Heriot-Watt. Free admission.

Saturday 9th February Balerno Farmers Market Main Street (pedestrianised), Balerno, 9am – 1pm.

Saturday 23rd February Juniper Green Community Market The Dental Surgery Car Park, 577 Lanark Road, opposite Juniper Avenue, Juniper Green. 9am – 1pm.

Friday 1st March Lunchtime Music Hour Edinburgh String Quartet plays Benjamin Britten in the Heriot-Watt Lunchtime Music Hour. 12.30pm, Zero Degrees (Student Union), Heriot-Watt. Free admission.

Currie Bowling Club 1st February - Quiz Night Start time 7.59pm.

Thursday 7th February Ladies Bingo Night Thursday 17th February Men’s Bowling Meeting Tuesday 5th March Annual General Meeting

The Choirs of Heriot-Watt in St. Giles Cathedral, 6pm on February 10th The Orchestra of Heriot-Watt in St. Giles Cathedral, 6pm on February 17th

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Clubs and Classes

sports, hobbies, learning, support groups and more...

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

BABERTON 172nd Pentland Scouts (Baberton)

BALERNO Balerno Footsteps 4 Fitness Mondays 10am Balerno High School Riverside Café Alternate Thursdays 10am Balerno High School Riverside Café Alternate Fridays 10am Balerno Parish Church Hall Contact 0131 477 7733 www.bf4f.org.uk

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.

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

Pilates Classes Balerno Parish Church New block starts 22nd October Mondays 6.40 - 7.40pm Post Beginners, 7.40 - 8.40pm Intermediate, 8.40 - 9.40pm Beginners Contact Judi on 0771 683 0905 or email judithrintoulpilates@hotmail.com

51st Pentland Scouts (Balerno) Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Various evenings, Balerno Scout Hall Contact Lawrence Mitchell on 0131 449 4680

Balerno Baby and Toddler Group Balerno Parish Church Hall, 3 Johnsburn Road, Balerno, EH14 7DN. For children 0-5 years and their carers. Termtime Thurs 9.45am - 11.30am.

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.

Adult daytime swim club Balerno High School. Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info

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.

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 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

Currie Rugby Football Club Malleny Park Minis (P1-7) Sundays 10.30am - 12pm Contact 0131 449 2432 www.currierugby.org

CURRIE 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.

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.

Currie Baby and Toddler Group Gibson Craig Hall Friday 9.30 am - 11.30 am (term time only). Adults £1.50, 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.

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/ Boys Brigade - 65th Edinburgh (Currie) Company Gibson Craig Hall, Lanark Road West Currie Anchors (Boys P2 & P3) – Thursday 6.00-7.00 pm Juniors (Boys P4, P5 & P6) – Thursday 7.00-8.30 pm Company/Seniors (Boys P7 – S6) – Friday 7.00 – 9.15 pm For further info contact Jim Webber on 451 5112.

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 Carpark, 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.

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

Sarah’s Fitness Bokwa : Thurs 7.15pm-8pm Currie High School Kettlercise : Mon 7.15 – 8pm Currie High School Zumba : Tues 9.30 – 10am Currie Youth Club, Tues 8.30 – 9.30pm Balerno High School, Thurs 6.30 – 7.15 Currie High School, Fri 9.30 – 10.30am Currie Youth Club For more information tel Sarah on 07540 894287 or emailsarahhardie@hotmail.co.uk

JUNIPER GREEN 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 Monkey Music Saturdays in Juniper Green 9.50am Heigh-Ho for 1-2 year olds 10.30am Jiggety-Jig for 2-3 year olds 11.10am Ding-Dong for 3 & 4 year olds

Book Group Currie Library. First Wednesday of each month 7.00pm Baby Group Currie Library Thursdays 2.00 - 3.30pm.

Come along for an informal tea.coffee and chat with other parents and babies. 50p/week.

Topic for 19th August - Baby resuscitation 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.

Currie & District Local History Society Meetings Mondays at 7.30 in the Gibson-Craig Hall in Currie. Visitors welcome. For further information contact Mr P.D. Cowlishaw on 0131 449 2520 or pdcowlishaw@hotmail.com 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

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