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Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Baberton

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prize crossword: Bowl and Dine for two at Deer Park Golf and Country Club LOCAL HISTORY: Wartime crash on Hare Hill

PLUS local businesses, community information and more!

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Message from the Editor

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Hello neighbours There’s no escaping the fact that winter is approaching fast, with local businesses this month reminding us of services available to help us prepare for winter in case it’s as bad as the last one. Between these pages you’ll find businesses offering everything you need including firewood, ice and snow clearing services … not to mention plenty of Christmas shopping fairs and gift ideas. Buy locally and support local causes and traders as well as picking up something a bit different.

November is remembrance time too, so with this in mind we’ve been looking into the story behind a wartime crash in the Pentland Hills. It’s mentioned on the information board in the car park at Threipmuir, and our writer Emma Merchant dug deeper into the story.

And as usual, our local walk feature,

seasonal recipe page, Village People column and lots of charity and other local information are all included.

Congratulations to Ewan Kelly of Juniper Green who won the crossword prize last month. This month, Deer Park Golf and Country Club in Livingston are offering the chance to win bowl and dine for two, so check out the crossword on page 36 for your chance to win a lovely night out.

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

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

Contents Feature Article Wartime crash on Hare Hill 8 Local Walk 20 Pets 26 Recipe 32 Competitions & puzzles Prize crossword 36

Children & Family Community What’s on + Useful Info 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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Front cover photograph by Jenny Thomson: War Memorial, Currie.

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Hare Hill crash

By Emma Merchant

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n 1943 Britain was at war. On a clear day, from the top of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills, you could see a great deal of Edinburgh. You would recognise Corstorphine Hill gracing the city’s West, and make out the Leith Docks flanking it on the North. But on the night of 24th March 1943, the Pentland Hills were swathed in dense fog. Anyone searching for the city in the dark that night would find it difficult—and not only because of the inclement weather.

National blackout regulations were in full force. City windows were tightly curtained, and city streets unlit in an attempt to prevent the docks being bombed by enemy planes. Anyone flouting regulations faced prosecution.

BBC Historian Andrew Jeffrey reveals that Scottish newspapers of the time were littered with blackout offence stories.

He describes one unfortunate Dundee man who, using an un-shaded torch to pick his way home after dark, was hauled up before the county sheriff. Even a lit cigarette after dark might be regarded as dangerous and punishable, such was the fear of attack from above. It was believed that pilots might somehow spot the glow of cigarettes from their planes. Unlikely as this may seem, the actual threat of bombing was real enough.

On 24th March 1943, four pairs of eyes searched Edinburgh in the fog. They belonged to the four crew members of a German Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 Bomber, whose mission was to bomb the Leith Docks. They had set out from France, and had then made their way to Holland for refuelling and loading with bombs before crossing the North Sea towards the Firth of Forth and Edinburgh city docks. Disabling Leith would have severely disrupted the heavy flow of shipping traffic upon which Scotland relied, but the men were unable to locate the docks in the fog, and decided to return to base. Before making the long flight home, however, they needed to jettison their heavy cargo of unused

bombs over farmland. So, they turned southwards towards the Pentland Hills.

Their Junkers Ju 88 aircraft, was a model widely used by the German Luftwaffe (air force) during the war.

The dark green and black colouring on its underside made it difficult to spot in a lightless sky during night bombing raids. Its twin engines made it the fastest of the bombers, and it could be used for medium bombing, dive-bombing, torpedo bombing, reconnaissance flights and night fighting.

We can imagine the airmen in the aircraft that night: the deep drone of twin engines, the smells of fuel, steel and leather. Perhaps the pilot scans a chart and consults with his wireless operator as, together, they peer through the cockpit windows into a gloomy night, searching for landmarks in the fog.

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Images 1) Crash wreckage - Photo credit Graem Lister 2) The pilot, Fritz Foerster 3) Frau Hilde Foerster and their children Illustrations with permission of the Aircrew Remembrance Society

Suddenly, the bulk of Hare Hill rushes towards them out of the darkness at impossible speed. The pilot, unable to divert the aircraft in time, ploughs helplessly headlong into the slope, where the aircraft instantly shatters.

A deafening explosion rocks the surrounding hills, followed by the quieter crackle of burning fuselage and an orange glow in the night fog.

It is officially recorded that at 45 minutes past midnight on the 25th March, the aircraft “hit the ground on the side of (the) hill at a shallow angle and wreckage was scattered over half a mile”.

The report states that although machine gun fire had been heard by locals earlier during the night, it was not this, but the weather which caused the crash. And a logbook, recovered from the wreckage, sheds further light on the accident. It gives a full account of the pilot’s personal flight history, and suggests that the aircraft he was flying that night was not the same model as another he had flown on every other occasion. Could it also be, then, that slight unfamiliarity with the aircraft that night led him to make a fatal error?

All four men died in the crash. They were subsequently identified as: Fritz Foerster, 30 (pilot), Horst Bluhm, 23 (wireless operator/air gunner), Heinz Kristall, 21 (wireless operator/air gunner), and Willi Euler, 21 (air gunner).

Local people, moved by the tragedy of four young lives lost, took the crew’s remains and gave the young men burial in Kirknewton graveyard, where their graves lay for some years. Later, an agreement was made between the governments of Britain and Germany in 1959 to relocate German graves on British soil to a single central location. As a result, the four men’s graves were reinterred to the German War Cemetery in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England.

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A photograph of the pilot, Fritz Forster reveals an earnest 3) looking man.

Another, of his wife, Hilde, and their two small children shows a young family that, like so many others on both sides during the war, will have been blighted by the loss of a loved one. The two children, if they live, will be in their seventies now. Perhaps they have walked on Hare Hill, or visited Kirknewton where, in the North West corner of the graveyard, a small plaque remembers their father and his companions.

Many people are interested in the events of the past, and some superb websites exist to promote understanding and to keep memories alive. You may wish to visit the very informative Aircrew Remembrance Society website where you will find an interesting account of this particular wartime accident, with photographs and excerpts from the original documents. www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com You may prefer a visit to Kirknewton churchyard where the men’s graves first lay. Or you may take a walk up Hare Hill.

There, on the North West of the hillside, you can find the memorial post erected by local man Kenny Walker, to mark the site of the accident. Perhaps, like others before you, you will stand and admire the views over Edinburgh. And there you may also imagine the rumble of aircraft engines and the fatal crash that happened one dark and foggy night in 1943.

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Village People

By Emma Merchant

Keith Bryce Delve into your family history and what will you find? Lives that were eccentric, funny or sad? But what if alarming family events jump out at you during a quiet meal in a country pub, as happened to Balerno resident, Keith Bryce?

Keith and his wife Jessica volunteer as Cub and Scout leaders and regularly help at local primary school events. Jessica teaches in Livingston, supporting special needs children through drama. Keith is a Project Manager in Information Technology, currently overseeing a major merger of IT systems between Lloyds Bank and HBOS. Neither Keith nor Jessica suspected any skeletons lurking in the Bryce family cupboard.

“The Bryces moved to Currie in the 1860’s, and recorded their children’s births in this Bible,” Keith says, opening a huge leather bound book.

“The family ran a grain business and general store from the Temperance Hall opposite to where Currie Post Office stands today. They did well and their descendants managed several local businesses, including a piggery, dairy farm and haulage business. “ Keith shows me a 1907 haulage contract for moving paper from the local paper mill in Balerno to the railway station sidings (where Balerno High School now stands).

“Originally these loads were horsedrawn, but many people will remember the distinctive blue lorries that followed.

They were much photographed, especially on Gala Days, when thirty or more were donated and dressed for the parade.”

“I knew quite a lot of my family history from the 1860s onwards. I had wondered what happened before, and why the Bryces

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moved to Currie, but didn’t take it any further - until I went to eat at the Bridge Inn in Ratho.”

During his meal, Keith noticed a gruesome death mask on the wall. But what caught his attention was the caption beneath: George Bryce - the last man to be publicly hanged in Edinburgh!

Keith read on, astonished. Apparently, his ancestor in Ratho had fallen in love with a neighbour’s young cook. However, that family’s nursemaid strongly disliked him, and discouraged the romance. Maddened, George vowed revenge, and on the 14th April 1864, clutching his father’s razor, he forced entry to the house and stormed upstairs. The nursemaid fought him desperately before fleeing in terror to a nearby house where George followed, caught her, and ended her life close to the Ratho canal towpath.

“I was intrigued, and went to check the facts with the National Archives of Scotland. I discovered that George was a ‘simple soul’, victim of his passions. The defence pled insanity at his trial. Nonetheless, he was executed before 25,000 people. But then the archivist revealed records of another Bryce execution - in 1844, George’s destitute uncle James had robbed and then finished off his brother-in-law.“ Two executions in two decades, then, explained the family move from Ratho to Currie. Deeply troubled, some Bryces had emigrated to Canada and the US. Keith’s ancestors, however, stayed nearby, determined to pick up the family pieces, start again, and to work hard.

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A hike at Hillend

By Karen Murray

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s winter approaches my mind turns to the possibilities of skiing in Scotland and if the last two winters are anything to go by a few good runs at Hillend on snow are a possibility.

When skiing there, the view of the city never fails to impress and I always contemplate a good walk over the hills beyond the skiing area.

Walking in this part of the Pentlands can be made easy or more arduous depending on whether you decide to opt for the chairlift to make the first part of the ascent or head on up on foot and of course whether your opt for the longer or the shorter route.

Either way, a walk on the Hillend trail can begin at the lower car park of the Hillend Country Park or up at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre car park. Encumbered with children we opted for the chairlift but if you are counting on this as your method up, it is best to call ahead and check the chair is running - any hint of a strong breeze and it’ll be closed.

If however you want to walk, set out from the lower car park and follow the signs for ‘Capital View Walk’ which will head up on the left side of the ski area. From the upper car park, the path starts to the left of the buildings and heads up the grassy slopes by the side of the ski lifts.

The path continues until you come to another path and fence running across the hill from the top of the lifts.

Again keep to the left as the path runs parallel to the fence and you will soon reach a stile.

If you have taken the chairlift, you will come to the same stile after disembarking. Over the stile and the

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path zig-zags up the hillside until you reach the summit of Caerketton Hill.

Stop and take in the panoramic views across the city, to Bass Rock in the east, Ben Lomond to the west, Fife and the Ochills to the north and the Lammermuir Hills to the southeast. Of this view, Robert Louis Stevenson said, “...there is something in the view that spirits up the blood and puts you in the vein for cheerful labour.”

After this the path deteriorates as it descends slightly before heading across to Allermuir Hill where there is a trig point and indicator naming all the hills around you. Again the views are spectacular.

Views enjoyed, retrace your steps and take the grassy path heading down to your left. You will see the path that you crossed on your ascent. Pick up that path and follow for a while until it splits.

Take the right fork and soon you’ll be back on the summit of Caerketton Hill.

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Images 1) View over Arthur’s Seat and beyond 2) Allermuir Hill 3) 360 cafe – named for the 360 degree view

The path starts to level out and become a well trodden farm track running behind the Lothianburn golf course. You’ll come to stile which you cross over and then make your way down to the ski centre again.

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The distance is around 3 miles and depending on whether children are involved and whether you take the chair lift up, should take anywhere between 45 minutes and 1.5 hours.

The saving grace is that you end up at the ski centre where the café offers decent coffee, warming hot chocolate and tasty snacks or even lunch. You could of course indulge in a little skiing while you’re there.

to Hillend when the snows come, but also because the views across Edinburgh are particularly beautiful in the low winter sunlight. Of course it is an ideal walk at any time of year - but as always when walking in the hills, remember to go prepared with gear for all weather conditions as four seasons in one day are more than a probability!

I always think of this walk as a winter walk, probably because I head

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Tel: 0131 453 4535 & 0131 441 6500 553 Lanark Rd, Juniper Green, Edinburgh EH14 5DE 7 Bridge Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 0LH

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Have them hand painted in a colour of your choice.

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KIRK BROTHERS LTD Established 1956

ALL TYPES OF JOINERY AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE UNDERTAKEN FREE ESTIMATES GIVEN

· UPVC · FASCIAS · SOFFITS GUTTERING ETC. · LOFT & GARAGE CONVERSIONS · HOUSE EXTENSIONS

Tel: 01506 871451 Fx: 01506 870251 Mob: 07802 449219 Email: kirkbros49@aol.com www.kirkbrothers.co.uk

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Gerry Aitken Painter and Decorator Juniper Green

Tel: 07798 565321 Ames Taping Coving Artexing Interior Exterior 25 years Experience

Advanced Property Solutions Ltd 25 Baberton Mains Dell, Edinburgh EH14 3DQ Office: 0131 442 1794 Mobile:07759646241 email: enquire.aps@hotmail.co.uk

Exceptional service at acceptable prices.

All estimates free, insurance work welcome.

Extensions/Conversions, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Doors Internal & External, Facings & Skirting’s, Window’s, Fencing & Decking, Locks & Ironmongery, Staircases, Ceilings, Flooring, Loft Ladders, Shopfitting, Partitioning & Office fit-out, Plumbing/Electrics, Decoration.

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Adam’s

Spice Village

Indian Restaurant & Takeaway Fine Food Is Life’s Most Exquisite Pleasure 17 Main St, Balerno Village, EH14 7EQ

www.adamspicevillage.com BYOB

(no corkage charges)

PARTIES WELCOME BUFFET NIGHTS

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6pm - 9pm Adults £11.95pp Children (under 12) £6.95pp ENJOY BUFFET NIGHTS DURING THE WEEK If your party consists of 10 people or more

0131 451 5500 0131 451 5588 OPEN 6 DAYS: Tuesday - Sunday 5pm - 11pm (Closed Mondays)

HOME DELIVERY SERVICE Balerno: £1.00, Juniper Green £1.80, Currie: £1.50, Kirknewton, Baberton, Colinton, Clovenstone, Kingsknowe and Oxgangs: £2.50 For any other areas please call to enquire Our highly experienced chefs have compiled a menu that offers an electric selection of dishes designed to suit every palate and every pocket. Allowing you to experience the tastes and techniques covering thousands of miles, resulting from years of perfecting.

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We’ ve got the deals to GET YOU MOVING

THE HOME YOU WANT. THE PART EXCHANGE YOU NEED.* just ask cala. a choice of incentives available from:* • 100% part exchange • stamp duty paid

A typical Moncrief interior

5 star rated 2 years running as voted by homebuyers

Plot 24, The Moncrief, 5 bedroom detached home, 2,513 sq ft, £550,000.

At CALA, we’re ready and waiting to talk to you about a whole range of exclusive offers and tailor-made incentives which could really help you to move. So call in now. Because at CALA, we care about the things you care about.

The Mooring, ratho Showhomes open daily from 11AM – 5.30PM. Call 0845 900 2752.

For details click www.justaskcala.com BDIRNOV11 *CALA will obtain 2 independent valuations based on achieving a sale in 4-6 weeks, part exchange considered subject to CALA’s purchasing criteria, terms and conditions. Up to 100% part exchange and other incentives available on selected plots only, subject to terms and conditions.

Our range of incentives are not available in one purchase. They represent a choice of incentives and cannot necessarily be used in conjunction with each other.

Not in conjunction with any other offer. Please consult a Sales Advisor for further details. Telephone calls within the British Isles will be charged at local rate.

5 stars awarded for ‘Quality of Home’ and ‘Recommend to a Friend’ are findings of the 2009 and 2010 surveys, undertaken by the Home Builders Federation (HBF).

Vet’s Tip:

Exotic pets : snakes

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ot many people have snakes as pets, but those who have will know how wonderful having one

An ideal beginner’s snake is a corn snake.

Corn snakes can grow up to 5ft long, but remain quite slim. A snake container (called a vivarium) should have a few hides for the snake to hide in, and a bowl of fresh water. A heat mat on one side of the vivarium is needed, so that the snake can choose the warm side or the cooler side. Anything you put in the vivarium needs to be very clean, as snakes can pick dirt up very easily in their scales and get ill.

Young corn snakes eat about once every 5 days. As they get older, once a week, and fully grown corn snakes will only need to eat once a fortnight. They

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eat mice of varying sizes which should be purchased frozen and defrosted at room temperature. Make sure they’re thoroughly defrosted before feeding, as frozen food can give snakes serious indigestion.

Snakes don’t mind being handled, although after feeding or shedding they should be left for a couple of days to digest their meal or recover from shedding. Corn snakes tend not to wrap around your arm like pythons, but instead point their head in one direction and go straight. It’s best to always try to give them more than one option of where to go, as they often change their minds.

If you’re thinking about getting a snake for the first time, it’s essential to get care advice from a professional.

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Dog Walking, Doggie Day Care and Dog Boarding Service

Lorna Brown Dog Walker

Walks tailored to suit individual dogs Insured and Police checked CURRIE

FUR & FEATHERS PET LODGE Going on holiday?

We provide boarding at our home for all small pets & birds:

Rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, mice, rats, cage birds, fish, poultry, hens etc.

Pick up / Delivery service

07770 761 955

lornabroon@gmail.com

Premium specialist dog feeds

Dog food to your door

At our pet lodge based in Kirknewton, on the A71, we aim to keep your pets healthy and happy while you are away.

Collection available

Bookings now being taken for Christmas / New Year

Prices from £12 per 15kgs Gluten free from £22

07530 584242

01506 885775 - 07740 203254 info@furandfeatherspetlodge.co.uk

email: weslocsj@hotmail.co.uk

Claylands Cottage Cattery ...for contented cats

www.furandfeatherspetlodge.co.uk

Let us welcome your pet to

Rosebank Cattery Established over 20 years Rosebank Farm, Kirkgate, Currie EH14 6AH

Established in May 2006, we provide first-class holiday accommodation for up to 35 feline guests.

Tel: 0131 449 4401 Mob: 07775 708813 Email: helenandjohn34@hotmail.co.uk

Chalets heated from Oct-Apr

Single and double cabins, as well as large cabins for families, each comprises an upper sleeping area (heated in winter) with an exercise run below.

A collection and drop-off service is available Fully licensed and insured

Cats Dogs and Small Animals

Rossbank Labrador puppies sometimes for sale

Alistair Taylor

Proprietors: Pam and Bill Clark Phone: 0131 333 1636 Email: mail@claylandscottagecattery.co.uk Off Claylands Road, Newbridge, EH28 8LZ

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BVMS MRCVS www.pentlandvetclinic.com 100% Small animal practice Modern surgical, medical, x-ray laboratory and dental facilities Boarding cattery available 24 hour Emergency Service

0131 451 5111

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1st Five Lessons £80.00

ALAN’S

SCHOOL OF MOTORING UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

Pay As U Learn

www.alans-schoolofmotoring.co.uk E:info@alans-schoolofmotoring.co.uk

Est. 1979

0131 661 5962 High Pass Rate - Second To None Automatic and Disabled Tuition Block Bookings • Intensive Courses Christmas Gift Vouchers Available

BABERTON GOLF CLUB Special 2012 Offers on Midweek and Young Adult Memberships from November 2011

Midweek Membership. Play Mon-Fri, £540 with NO ENTRY FEE Young Adult (Age 18-30) Membership. From £252 with NO ENTRY FEE Use our interest free direct debit scheme to spread the cost at no charge!

Number of places are limited so to book your discounted trial round (£10) and for further details phone :

Club on 0131 453 4911 Mon-Fri ■ Pro shop on 0131 453 3555 Sat-Sun email: manager@baberton.co.uk website: www.babertongolfclub.com Be part of the changing face of golf at Baberton!

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TELEPHONE ENGINEER New sockets fitted for phone, internet or sky •••• Removal of unsightly old wiring and sockets •••• Repair to internal phone and broadband faults •••• Old style phones converted to work on UK sockets I CAN SUPPLY AND INSTALL Easy to use big button amplified hearing aid compatible phone with hands free calling •••• Loud audio phone ringers with flash indicators

Free estimates – no call out charge

Tag Cleaning Services Local window and gutter cleaning service

Established over 30 years Free quotations on request Tel : 0131 449 2807 (Office) Neil : 07711 581 384 (Mob) www.TagCleaningServices.co.uk

IRONING AID

Free pick-up & delivery - next day service

0131 538 5223 07877 381940

Contact John McGraw Tel : 0131 555 1314 Mob : 07771 927796

ALL AREAS – PROMPT - RELIABLE

Professional Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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When you feel like shouting, try calling instead.

Your very own I T expert is just one phone call away.

Making sure your PC is on it’s best behaviour is a lot easier when you have someone on hand who’ll come out to your home or office. We won’t bamboozle you with techy jargon, we will just get down to the job in hand at fixing your PC. We are a local and friendly business. In fact using us is a bit like having your very own IT expert, that’s just one phone call away.

Get sorted now at sortmypc.

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Products (Scotland) Ltd

Unit 17, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DF LOG CABINS • PLAY EQUIPMENT • GATES • FENCING • DECKING • FIREWOOD

Keep your family warm this winter.

We now cater for your winter fuel needs.

Black Diamond Smokeless Coal 20kg £7.00 Bord Na Mona Peat Briquettes (24 per pack) £3.50 Heat Logs Wood Briquettes (6 per pack) £2.50 Hardwood Logs per bag £4.00 Delivery Available All prices include vat

All Fence Life 5.ltr £ 4.00 + vat All Decking Stain 2.5 ltr + 20% £13.00 + vat All 5yr Woodstain 2.5 ltr + 20% £20 + vat All Total Wood Preserver 5 ltr £12.50 + vat All Decking Oil 2.5 ltr £ 6.50 + vat Give your fence and deck a new coat before winter

SPECIAL OFFERS

Jungle Gym Special Reduced Prices Order NOW for Christmas San Remo Fence Panels 6’ x 6’ £24 inc vat

Tel: 01506 238115

Email: mail@woodfordtimberproducts.co.uk www.woodfordtimber.com

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November recipe and food notes

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umpkins are good for more than just disembowelling for Jack-o-Lantern fun at halloween! An Amercian favourite, pumpkins are gradually becoming more popular here. They are delicious, healthy and versatile and can be used in sweet and savoury dishes. There is a variety of pumpkins and winter squashes available.

They all have hard orange or yellow flesh and a hollow centre with stringy fibres and seeds. Before cooking, remove the hard skin and cut away the seeds and stringy fibres. Pumpkin seeds can be washed and lightly roasted for a tasty snack or to add a crunchy texture to biscuits and muffins.

Pumpkin Risotto Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 12 sage leaves 400 g risotto rice, preferably arborio 800 g pumpkin, peeled and chopped into small pieces 1.25 litres chicken stock 30 g butter 40 g parmesan, finely grated finely grated parmesan and fried sage leaves, to serve Method Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

Heat a large ovenproof saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and onion and cook for 3 minutes or until soft. Add the sage and cook for 1 minute. Add the rice, pumpkin and stock and cover with a tight-fitting lid. Bake for 30 minutes.

The risotto will be quite liquid. Season with salt and pepper, then stir through the butter and parmesan for 2 minutes until the risotto thickens slightly. Sprinkle with extra parmesan and fried sage leaves to serve.

Pumpkin Pie Classic American sweet pie traditionally served at Thanksgiving (every fourth Thursday of November).

Ingredients Serves: 16

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For the filling: 500g mashed, cooked pumpkin (scoop out seeds and stringy fibres, cut pumpkin into chunks and boil or microwave until soft. Remove peel then mash with potato masher) 1 tin evaporated milk 2 eggs, beaten 175g dark brown soft sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt For the pastry: 350g plain flour 1 teaspoon salt 200g butter 125ml cold water Method Preheat oven to 200 C/180C fan/gas 6.

Prepare pastry by mixing together the flour and salt. Rub butter into flour, and add 1 tablespoon cold water to mixture at a time.

Mix and repeat until pastry is moist enough to hold together.

With lightly floured hands, shape pastry into a ball. On a lightly floured board, roll pastry out to barely a 0.25cm thickness.

Transfer to a 20 or 23cm pie dish, gently pressing pastry into the bottom. Cut off any excess pastry hanging over the sides of the dish, and pinch pastry securely around the inner edge.

In a large bowl with mixer speed on medium, beat pumpkin with evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Mix well. Pour into a prepared pie dish. Bake 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean.

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Saturday 26th Nov 8.30 pm Disco and fancy dress

Live folk music 18th Nov 16th Dec

Special pensioners menu

Fresh food served Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur : 12-8pm Fri, Sat : 12-9pm Sun : 12.30-8pm

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All fresh home-made Children over age 5 welcome

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Don’t have a Smelly Christmas, have a Merry Christmas!

Do you want your Christmas dinner to taste like everything else you’ve cooked this year?

Or would you prefer it to taste fresh and perfectly cooked in an Alba cleaned oven?

For a free quotation on our services beat the rush and book your oven clean in time for Christmas. Call us now on 01506 410530. www.albaovencleaning.co.uk To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

Fresh local organic produce delivered to your door

Vegetables * Fruit * Milk * Eggs & Wholefoods SPECIAL OFFER:

First standard vegetable box for £8.50 (normal price £11.50) FREE DELIVERY To order or for more information contact: bags@thewholeshebag.com or call: 01501 785436 or check out

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Family business established over 40 years

EDINBURGH’S BEST selection of

USED VANS All makes and models OPENING HOURS

Mon - Fri 8.30am - 6.00pm Sat 8.30 - 2.00pm

Part exchange welcome Licensed credit broker Full dealer facilities

All major credit cards accepted

VOSA - Approved MOT Centre

Class 4,5 & 7 for cars, vans, campervans and minibuses All servicing and repair work carried out Same day service All makes and models Fleets welcome SERVICING • Tyres • Exhaust • Clutches • Batteries • Diagnostics Short walk from Heriot Watt University (Riccarton Campus) opposite park and ride on A71 Calder Road

0131 449 4098

07771 998546 or 07860 619850 sales@hermistonmotor.co.uk

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0131 449 7450

www.bavelawgarage.co.uk Email: info@bavelawgarage.co.uk

D.A. WARD MOTOR ENGINEERS Servicing Car Sales Tyres

Repairs M.O.T Testing Exhausts

Tel : 0131 458 3123 626/3 LANARK ROAD JUNIPER GREEN • EH14 5EW To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

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Festive Bowling Festive bowl ‘n’ dine

from £17.95pp

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Deer Park Golf & Country Club, Golf Course Road, Livingston EH54 8AB

conditions. To secure your booking, we require a non-refundable deposit of £10 per person. Final numbers and balance must be received 14 days prior to the event. We reserve the right to change the menus subject to seasonal availability.

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Book more than 10 spaces and receive 1 space complimentary Terms & Conditions apply

... and a warm welcome

Real ales, fine food, live music...

Live entertainment

Bar meals daily 12pm - 2.30pm 5pm - 8.30pm

Espial 5th Nov 8.30pm

Tea, coffee & cake served all day

Maid of the Forth Stompers 13th Nov 3pm Quiz night 18th Nov 8.30pm. Free admission, prize £25 voucher to spend in our bar or restaurant.

Restaurant now taking Xmas bookings

The Grey Horse Inn 20 Main Street, Balerno | 0131 449 2888 www.greyhorsebalerno.com

To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

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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 Bookbug sessions Action rhyme and song sessions for parents/ carers and children 0-3.

Alternate Fridays 10.30am - 11.00am

FRI 25TH, SAT 26TH & SUN 27TH NOVEMBER 10am - 4.30pm

HOPETOUN HOUSE SOUTH QUEENSFERRY 0131 331 2451 www.hopetoun.co.uk Featuring over 60 stands selling a range of unusual and quality gifts in this magnificent stately home With unlimited free parking, this event offers a welcome release from the pre-Christmas rush or high street shopping.

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: 9.00am - 1.00pm Bookbug sessions Action rhyme and song sessions for parents/ carers and children 0-3.

Alternate Fridays 10.30am - 11.00am The Pentlands Medical Centre 44 Pentland View, Currie, EH14 5QB 0131 449 2142 Saturday 12th November Balerno Farmers Market 9am – 1pm Main Street Balerno Saturday 12th November Christmas Fayre and Car Boot Sale in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. At Scottish War Blinded, Linburn Centre, Wilkieston EH27 8DU. Incl. Santa’s grotto, Tricky Ricky (from 1pm), tombola, face painting, stalls and more.

The tearoom will be open and the State Apartments decorated for Christmas.

November 25th - 27th Hopetoun House Christmas Fair 10am to 4.30pm. Free parking. £6 entry.

with a donation given to Make-A-Wish Foundation

Saturday 26th November Juniper Green Farmers Market New venue : The Dental Surgery Car Park, 577 Lanark Road, opposite Juniper Avenue, Juniper Green. 9am – 1pm.

£6 entry

Saturday 26th November Currie Playgroup Christmas Shopping Fair 10am-12.30pm, Gibson Craig Hall Come along with all the family - we have lots of great stalls, Christmas crafts, delicious home baking and refreshments. www.currieplaygroup.co.uk

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Useful Info + What’s On?

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Saturday 26th November Balerno Parish Church Children’s Christmas Fair for Charity Balerno High School concourse 1pm – 3.30pm (Charity beneficiaries are St Joseph’s Development Fund and The Broomhouse Centre) Sunday 27th November Currie Community High School Christmas Fayre 12pm to 3pm in the School Assembly Hall.

Parents in Partnership (PiP) are looking for people to “buy” a table with the opportunity for the table-holder to sell crafts, cards or any other items. The tables £10.00 each, with any profit from sales going direct to the table-holder. Money will be collected on the day of the Fayre.

If you would like to participate, please send an email to Lauren at CCHSPIP@gmail.com or contact the school community office.

e Inn at Ratho Come and join us the gardens to wr in the Elves’ workshop in draw pictures befoite letters to Santa and barge to sail up th re boarding the sleigh magical Island Grote Union Canal to Santa’s £12 /person. Call 01to. Booking essential, Dec cruise dates : 31 333 1320.

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To include your event here, please email hj@konectdirectory.co.uk or post details to: The Konect Directory, Overton Farmhouse, Kirknewton, EH27 8DD

Marys’ Patch

time of music Nur turing a life

To book your complimentary class, call 0131 669 6004 or email alison.rankin@ monkeymusic.co.uk

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Music classes for babies and young children!

Action songs and rhymes Music and movement Fun with percussion Musical games Since 1993 thousands of children across the UK have grown up with Monkey Music. Our unique teaching curriculum was written by classically trained musicians, and introduces music to very young children in a way they can easily understand and enjoy.

Rock ‘n’ roll - from 3 months Heigh ho – from 12 months Jiggety jig – 2 & 3 year olds Ding dong – 3 & 4 year olds It’s fun, formative and a great way of making friends!

www.monkeymusic.co.uk To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

“The Barn” at Veitchs Garden Centre, East Calder

Tel: 01506 882440 New Christmas ideas

Opening Times: for adults and children Mon to Sat 10-5 Sunday 11-4 Children's craft packs ideal as stocking fillers or presents for friends

New range of 100% natural yarns available

We stock around 2000 bolts of quality patchwork fabrics, plus yarns, haberdashery and patchwork/knitting classes

www.maryspatch.co.uk

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Inside & Out

By Tony Foster

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f you like putting your feet up at home or love to go out, each month Tony Foster will take you through the highlights of what to do and where to go across the Lothians.

INSIDE Technology special This month many people experienced problems with their Blackberry. Mine simply died and is still in the shop getting repaired! It is amazing how cumbersome it feels turning on a laptop to check my e mail and social networking sites. My smart phone failure coupled with my recent shopping expeditions for requests to Santa I thought I’d touch on the latest gadgets and gizmos this month!

Kindle Normally on the ‘Inside’ section of this column we have a book of the month.

Now you can download most books in a minute on your new Kindle from Amazon and store up to 1,400 books in your ‘library’. The Kindle is only 170 grams, lighter than a paperback book, and can fit easily into your pocket or bag. Over one million books are free or retail less for what you would pay in the shops. iPhone 4s Smartphone wise the Samsung Galaxy or HTC Wildfire or Sensation are popular models at the moment and Blackberry, despite all their current problems, have launched a new touchscreen phone.

Just released is, of course, the i-Phone 4s. Lighter, faster and with ‘Siri’, the best voice controlled system ever, the new phone also has Apples latest operating software, IOS5. IOS5 has 200 new features as well as TheCloud online storage. Most apple i phone and i-pod touch users can download the new 40

operating software, so don’t go trading in your old i phone just yet.

Sony S tablet PC The iPhones bigger brother, the iPad2, may still be the most well know ‘tablet’ but just released is the Sony S Tablet PC. It has all the benefits of a Sony Bravia and Tru Black technologies, can have simple interaction with your TV and is a PlayStation Certified console with integrated camera. Music, movies, games and books are easily downloaded too! Perfect for your new Christmas albums from JLS, One Direction, Olly Murs, Ronan Parke, Susan Boyle and Kate Bush’s ‘50 Words For Snow’ (yes, there is an album or two not influenced

by Simon Cowell)!

Moshi Monsters Despite all the wonderful things this latest technology is capable of people will simply enjoy playing games on them. Moshi Monsters is the fastest growing online game with 50 million players in 150 countries worldwide!

Moshi Monsters – Moshling Zoo is out mid-November for Nintendo. Hands free games consoles should be big this Christmas and other games that will be on the Christmas wish list look like being football games (Pro Evolution, Football Manager or Fifa 2012), Dance and fitness games (Just Dance 3 & Zumba Fitness) or Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. Or you could go outside and have a kick around or join a dance class. Just saying…

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Guy Fawkes and I share the same birth date (not year, obviously) – 13th April.

A truly unmemorable date, unlike the 5th November – a day of gunpowder, treason and plot. There are plenty of

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fireworks promised at Hopetoun House this year, alongside music from Walt Disney classics. November 25th-27th is also their Christmas Fair. So if you are looking for an unusual gift for someone extra special then get down to this wonderful stately home.

There are also firework displays at Currie/Balerno in King George V Park.

Deer Park (with family disco), Linlithgow at the Rugby Football Club and at Livingston Cricket Club too.

Linlithgow Book Festival The Linlithgow Book Festival takes place from 4th to 6th November. Now in its 6th year the highlight of the Festival is politician Tam Dalyell who will be talking about his autobiography ‘The Importance of Being Awkward’. This event has been moved to Linlithgow Academy and more tickets are now available.

Sunday is a day for the kids at the Book Festival. This year Allan Burnett, author of the ‘And All That’ series, will be in costume and talking about Mary Queen of Scots and other famous characters from Scottish history. I don’t think Guy Fawkes will count!

More info can be found at www.linlithgowbookfestival.org Car boot sale The Scottish War Blind based at the Linburn Centre in Wilkieston will be having a car boot sale in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust on 12th November from 11am til 3pm. There will be award winning magician Tricky Ricky at 1pm with Santa’s grotto, tombola, face painting, home baking and craft stalls too.

East Calder All Steps Cheerleaders The annual performance from the East Calder All Steps Cheerleaders can be seen at the Howden Park Centre on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

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November. We mentioned earlier throwing away the games console and going to a dance class. Howden has a few you can join – find out about the Cheerleaders event and the dance classes at www.howdenparkcentre.co.uk.

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 The film of the month is the latest instalment of the Twilight saga starring Kirsten Stewart and latest teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson. Based on the book by Stephenie Meyer,Edward and Bella’s unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and the vampire coven. The film is released on 18th November in the UK. Farmers Markets at Juniper Green and Balerno This issue of Konect may come out in time for you to still enjoy the Kirknewton Apple Day event that is taking place in the Village Hall on 30th October from 12 noon to 4pm. Enjoy home baking, face painting and dooking for apples. MSP Angela Constance will be judging the best apple pic contest.

For more tasty food and crafts you can also try out the community led farmers market at Juniper Green, near the Kinleith Arms, on Saturday 26 November from 9am to 1pm or go to the Balerno Farmers Market on 12th November, where there is a new regular service of kids craft activities too.

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A Handmade Christmas at Honey Pot Ceramics

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e love Christmas...there’s nothing nicer than making and receiving gifts, and what better time to do this than at Christmas?

We have lots of ideas to help you create something fabulous for someone you love, your home or simply something for yourself. We are now open late every Thursday evening until 9pm in the run up to Christmas so you can plan that girls night out, or come and make something without little people seeing what you are up to! ……..and we’ll be on hand to help you as much as you need.

Honey Pot Cosmetics We are delighted to announce that we have now introduced a range of essential oils into the studio - so you can drop in any time to make even more fabulous soaps, bath bombs, lip gloss, balms and shower gels. COMING SOON: A new range of products for you to try making (including Bath Melts, Bath Muffins and Body Scrubs) - they’ll make great Christmas presents as well. For an extra special gift, you could paint a personalised soap dish or other ceramic item to go with it. Once finished, you can add your own labels and your gift can be gift-wrapped in cellophane ready for you to take away.

Honey Pot Jewellery Christmas charms and beads in this season’s colours are now arriving in the studio, so you can make your jewellery really Christmassy!

Christmas Drop–in-Crafts Every Friday afternoon and Saturday morning from Friday 25th Nov, 2nd Dec and 9th Dec (from 1 – 5pm) and Saturday 26th Nov, 3rd Dec and 10th 42

Dec (from 10am – 12noon). A range of craft projects will be available each day. Price £10 per head and children can choose to do two different craft projects. From the following range: Beaded Tree Decorations, Christmas Garlands, Set of 4 beautiful Christmas Cards, Air dry clay ornaments, Decorating ‘edible’ tree decorations, Christmas Soaps or Bath/Bombs Santa’s Grotto Come and meet Santa in his Ratho Grotto and visit the Rock Tots Playroom (the Haston suite) 3rd/4th and 10th/11th Dec, 10 – 5pm.

Price £6 (includes a visit to Santa, an hour in the playroom, Christmas gift, face painting, photo in Santa’s sledge and children can make their own special bag of ‘Reindeer Food’, ready to put out on Christmas Eve, in Honey Pot Ceramics.

Last day for painting pottery, to be kiln fired ready for Christmas, is Thursday 22nd Dec 2011 Thursday Nights We are open late every Thursday night to 9pm until Christmas, so bring a bottle, some friends and have a fun evening painting from a selection of pots. We have a range of festive samples you can copy and we’ll show you some techniques, or create something yourself. Warning: pottery painting is addictive! Alternatively, make your own Christmas Cards, Bath Bombs/Soap or something else from our range of cosmetics or why not make your own bracelets and earrings for a truly ‘Handmade Christmas’.

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Honey Pot Ceramics Come and see us for some creative fun! paint your own pottery

large selection of pottery and colours to choose from

make your own cosmetics

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design your own jewellery chains, charms and beads

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Be amazed at what you can do....

For details of workshops and holiday activities visit:

www.honeypotceramics.com or call us on: 0131 333 6348 Based at the EICA, Ratho, South Platt Hill, Edinburgh EH28 8AA Now open 7 days (10am-5pm) other hours by arrangement

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Zumba Fitness with the ZumbamamaZ Mon and Fri 9.30 – 10.30am Juniper Green Church Hall Tues 20.30 to 21.30 Balerno High School Thurs 19.00 – 20.00 Scout Hall, Lanark Rd West, Currie For more info contact zumbamamaz@hotmail.co.uk or call Laura on 07976 694 077 Busy Bee Club at Honeypot Ceramics Friday’s 1 – 5pm term time. (from 18th Mar). Arts and crafts, £10, booking essential. See www.honeypotceramics.com or call 0131 333 6348.

Craft Club at Potter Around Fridays 1.30 – 3.30pm Different arts and crafts projects each week, including glass, clay modelling, pottery painting and jewellery making. Cost £10 per session. All materials, squash and a snack supplied. See www.potteraround.co.uk for more information.

Range of other clubs available at Potter Around incl.

Papercraft, ladies nights, pottery painting.

See www.potteraround.co.uk for more details.

BABERTON 172nd Pentland Scouts (Baberton)

BALERNO 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 Fitness Class Aerobics & Conditioning 7.30 - 8.25pm Every Monday, Balerno High School in the small gym.

For further information call/text 07811424946 or e-mail balernofitness@blueyonder.co.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.

Pentland Flower Club Meetings 1st Friday of every month (ex. Feb, Jul & Aug) at Balerno High School Drama Studio, 7.15pm prompt. All welcome, visitors £5. Contact Lis Daly on 0131 442 2146.

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 Rookie Lifesaving Balerno Community High School For swimmers aged 10 - 14 years.

Alternate Thursdays 6pm - 8pm. For further information contact the Community Education Office on 0131 477 7733 51st Pentland Scouts (Balerno) Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Various evenings, Balerno Scout Hall Contact Lawrence Mitchell on 0131 449 4680

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.

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 9.45am - 11.30am.

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

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

Balerno 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 Janet Dyer on 0131 449 3767 or Marion John on 01506 880428.

Badminton Balerno High School Tuesdays - sessions from 7-9.40pm Fridays - sessions from 6.20-8.50pm Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info

Yoga with Claudia Goncalves Wed 7.30pm – 9pm, Thursday 10am. 4 week block £20, drop-in £7. Pirnie Ha’, Cockburn Hill Road, Balerno, EH14 7JB. Booking 07501 668364

Step Conditioning Balerno High School Tuesdays 8-9pm. Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info

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 Adult daytime swim club Balerno High School Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info 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 Fitness Yoga Balerno High School Fridays 7-8pm. Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info.

CURRIE Air Cadets 2463 (Currie & Balerno) Squadron Forthview Crescent Mon and Thu 7-9.30pm 0131 449 7449 for more info 42nd Pentland Scouts (Currie) 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.

Book Group Currie Library First Wednesday of each month 7.00pm 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.

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 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.

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 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/ 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 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 information contact Jim Webber on 451 5112.

JUNIPER GREEN Juniper Green SWRI Juniper Green Community Centre (Village Hall) 1 Juniper Park Road, EH14 5DX Contact 0131 539 9886 Monkey Music Juniper Green Church Saturdays 10am for 1-2 year olds, 10.40 for 2-3 year olds.

Contact 0131 669 6004 www.monkeymusic.co.uk Juniper Green Nursery Playgroup Juniper Green Community Centre, 1 Juniper Park Road, EH14 5DX. Contact 0131 453 4427 or see website at www.junipergreenplaygroup.vpweb.co.uk 31st Pentland Scouts (Juniper Green) 45 Lanark Road West, Currie Beavers Wednesdays 6.30pm Cubs Mondays 7.00pm Scouts Fridays 7.00pm Contact: Mary Dick on 0131 449 7043

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