Konect Directory Balerno September 11

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Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Baberton

WIN Meal for two at Kinleith Arms, Juniper Green Feature Article Curriehill

PLUS local businesses, community information and more!

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Message from the Editor

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Hello neighbours Welcome to the September issue of the Konect Directory. With the endless analysis last month of the reasons for the riots down in England, it was by contrast lovely to read the nominations for our Friendship Blooms competition, and to learn of people in our local community who give their time simply helping others get through. Vicky’s Flowers prepared a lovely bouquet for the winner, who you can read about on page 16.

Back into routine after the summer holidays, there seems to be a lot going on this month, and the Balerno Music Festival kicks off at the end of the month. Check out the regular What’s On page and please continue to send in information on your events and fundraisers so that we can share it around.

For the local history article this month thanks are due to Andrew Peden of Curriehill House for sharing his research into the history of Curriehill. Our familiar view of the skyline to the north from various

points in Currie - including from Curriehill Road as on the front cover – would have looked very different from Curriehill Castle in the middle ages, and subsequently from the mansion at Curriehill.

Congratulations to Alistair Lyndon of Balerno who won the crossword prize last month. This month you could a meal for two at Kinleith Arms in Juniper Green.

They serve delicious fresh home-made food everyday from 12noon to 9pm (from 12.30 on Sundays), so it’s well worth trying your luck with the crossword on page 36.

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

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

Contents Feature Article Curriehill Local Walk Pets Recipe Competitions & puzzles Prize crossword

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Sudoku Children’s puzzles 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.

Jenny Thomson, Sales 07824 469266 jenny@konectdirectory.co.uk

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Front cover photograph: View from Curriehill Road, Currie

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Curriehill

Images 1) Curriehill House in 1880 2) Curriehill House today 3) Sir William Davidson of Curriehill

(portrait held by National Galleries of Scotland)

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urriehill Castle Drive, the name of a road, is all that remains to mark that fact that there used to be a castle here. Located on the high ridge of land between Balerno and Currie, it dated back to at least the mid fourteenth century, as there is a reference in a royal charter of 1341 referring to “Terras, fortilace De Hill” - the lands and castle of the Hill.

For centuries known as “The Hill,” this became Curriehill.

Like many castles, Curriehill had its share of intrigue and violence.

There may have been a tunnel at one point linking it to Lennox Tower in Lymphoy, the other side of the Water of Leith. In the sixteenth century it was owned by the Wardlaw family who also owned the Riccarton estate.

Alexander Wardlaw of Curriehill was one of the accomplices in the famous 1566 stabbing of David Rizzio, secretary of Mary Queen of Scots. He was exiled along with all the other conspirators, who were then pardoned later in the year and their lands returned to them – but only after all their castles and other dwellings were rendered uninhabitable. This vandalism of the castle was the beginning of the end for Curriehill Castle. It was involved in one further scheme against Mary Queen of Scots - after her marriage to Bothwell, Curriehill was one of six castles on the Water of Leith involved in the campaign against her, and she was forced to abdicate in 1567 in favour of her baby son, James VI.

While Lennox Tower was loyal to the Queen, Curriehill was in favour of her son.

A new mansion house was built at Curriehill in the late 16th century, slightly to the east of the castle site, after the turbulent times of Mary Queen of Scots. Curriehill was inhabited by the Skene family at this time, who eventually purchased it in 1604. Sir John Skene was a close confidant of James VI, and was responsible for bringing Ann of Denmark as bride of the king. The king’s superstition and campaign again witches was shared by Skene, and in his role as Lord Advocate from 1589 to 1594 he was involved in the prosecution of many alleged witches.

Curriehill was owned and tenanted by many different families over the years. A certain George Watson grew up here at the end of the 1600s. He and his brother James were bought up by their aunt Elizabeth Watson who lived in Curriehill House, and who was the mother of Sir William Davidson. William Davidson settled and married in Amsterdam and actively supported the exiled Charles II. He was rewarded when Charles was restored to the throne in 1660, and the King made him “Conservator of the Staple at Veere” – a Dutch town with a large Scottish population where his role was to protect Scottish trading privileges.

He encouraged George Watson in pursuing a successful business career in the Netherlands. George

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returned to Scotland and continued to build his fortune; he was appointed the first Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland on its formation. On his death in 1721 his fortune was left in Trust and used to found George Watson’s College.

The sixteenth century Curriehill mansion was altered, extended and refurbished several times in the nineteenth century.

The Marshalls, last Lords of Curriehill, extended it and also incorporated parts of the ruined castle into barn on the estate.

In the 1880s a wealthy cotton mill owner called Archibald Buchanan purchased the Curriehill and Newmills estates, 1) and invested a large sum of money in a complete refurbishment of Curriehill House.

He staffed the property with two gardeners, three house servants, and a coachman for his five coaches. His daughter Julia became the wife of Sir James Gibson of Riccarton.

After laying empty for a period at the beginning of the twentieth century Curriehill was tenanted by several different families until it was acquired in 1955 by a pig farmer who converted the castle

ruins into a piggery and reduced the 16th century mansion to its present size. The estate was finally sold to a developer, and the new Newmills housing built on the lands.

All that remains today is a portion of the original mansion house which is a private home.

With thanks to Mr Andrew Peden of Curriehill House.

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Village People

By Emma Merchant

Spike at Party in the Park

Spike Allibone Balerno-based Spike Allibone’s day job can be stomach-churning. Split-second decision making, momentous highs (and the constant threat of crashing lows) would alarm most people. Not Spike.

He runs his own events company, Night Train Productions, organizing festivals, corporate shows and roadshows on a huge scale. He also directs and showcalls for TV and rock n’ roll. And yes, before you ask, Spike does get to work with some extraordinarily famous people.

But it’s a serious business. He is responsible for the seamless running of hugely expensive events with enormous complicated sets, multi-screened video presentations, music, lighting and pyrotechnics. Clients are corporate giants and megastars. So, no pressure then.

“Several crews may work in tandem, dismantling and assembling equipment.

Everything (perhaps in 15 articulated lorries) must arrive on time in the right place,” he tells me. “On one occasion, a set supposed to be in New York, turned out to be on a scheduled flight for London! The plane was about to take off, but we got it turned around and unloaded!”

The set in place, Spike breaks down every technical effect into its actions, writing a script describing who does what, when and where during the show. As showcaller, communicating via headset, he gives instructions to the sound, light and any other special effect technicians throughout the show.

“Every cue is timed to the split second.

Mistakes would be seen by as many as 25,000 people in some venues.”

“One showcaller accidentally turned two pages of his script and gave the wrong cue during an important Chinese political rally event. The curtains rose early, revealing technicians on scaffolding towers, preparing the next scene. In panic, they fled the stage, pulling the towers in opposite directions.

But being connected by electric cables

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at the top, the towers jerked suddenly throwing heavy data projectors onto the stage. The rally ended abruptly and the showcaller left in tears. The Chinese clients were none too pleased either.”

“When I’m showcalling, I’m thinking about lots of things all at once. I’m watching the show, giving instructions, planning ahead, listening to the crew on headphones, and timing cues with a stopwatch. I need 100% concentration. Any unplanned changes on stage mean the sweat is really on!”

“The 2005 World Music Awards Ceremony in Earls Court was a huge event with huge personalities to boot. Anything could happen that night.”

It did. American actress/singer Lindsay Lohan was struggling to find her way to the stage, German rock group Tokio Hotel were furious because they never actually got to perform at all, and their passports were stolen from their dressing room (they were due on a plane to Japan the next morning!), and meanwhile a choir of children singing “We Are the World” waited nervously on stage for Michael Jackson to get out of his car and appear with them. Nothing went as planned and tension gripped the backstage crew.

“The audience were completely unaware of what was going on, but I remember that show very well!”

Making it work, whatever happens, is Spike’s passion. And he loves to hear, “That was the best show I’ve ever seen!”

If you saw the Help for Heroes concert in London last year, or perhaps saw the Dancing on Ice Tour, you will have seen examples of Spike’s spectacular work.

He tells me he is currently producing the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations for 2012. (Momentarily, I imagine the Queen with microphone and pyrotechnics.) One thing is certain, she is in good hands. Spike will make sure her celebrations are second to none.

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he winner of our Friendship Blooms competition was Eileen Craw of Currie. She was nominated by her friend who said this : “I would like to nominate Eileen Craw for a bouquet of flowers because she helps young and old in our community.

She plays the piano for mothers and toddlers in Balerno, also at nursery and the Balerno playgroup.

She helps with the old folks’ club in Currie and is always taking friends and neighbours to hospital appointments etc. During the bad winter she trudged 16

through the snow and ice with shopping for various old folks.

She is a wonderful friend to many and when I saw this item about Friendship Blooms in the Konect Directory I just had to write and tell you about Eileen.”

Vicky Speirs of Vicky’s Flowers presented Eileen with a well-deserved beautiful bouquet.

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Turn your house into a home

By Karen Murray

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ith over twenty years’ experience in styling homes with blinds, curtains and accessories, familyrun business Style Rite Blinds will guide you through the process of turning your house into a home.

Established by Paul Mitchell working alongside Audrey and Peter, the company offers not only a wide range of blinds and curtains to suit all homes - from a single roller blind to a full range of conservatory blinds - but a free measuring service too.

The best way to see the range is of course to pop in to the showroom at Dedridge East Industrial Estate, when you can browse in comfort and pick out styles and colours. You will receive a friendly welcome with a professional approach and the personal touch.

When it comes to blinds, you might think a blind is blind but there you’d be mistaken. There are wooden blinds, Venetian blinds, vertical, roman and roller blinds as well as conservatory blinds and all in a number of styles. Roller blinds these days come with a fitted pelmet and can be fixed to open up to the exact point at which you want them to open.

Points to note are things such as the safety angle - to alleviate any worries over child safety, you can choose blinds that come with a uni wand control for extra piece of mind. If you don’t want holes in your walls, tiles or window frames, then Perfect Fit or Intu blinds are for you. There is no drilling required - they have a frame which integrates into your existing window or uses a discreet head rail and almost invisible side rails.

They are perfect for tilt and turn windows and conservatory.

system from America with the frame and shutter all in one. Another American import are PVC vertical blinds which are very durable and easily wiped clean.

However, it might be that you want the softer look of curtains and again, Style Rite has a style and colour to suit any environment. “We continually update the designs and make sure there are always the latest styles available,” smiles Paul. A visit to the showroom will give you a great starting point and all curtains are made to measure, with a visit to your home ensuring a perfect fit.

Paul and the team are happy to make recommendations if you are unsure which way to go and the manufacturing work is carried out above the showroom.

So when you are looking to restyle your home, pop in to Style Rite’s showroom and see the wide range they have to offer.

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There are pleated blinds, awnings, panel blinds, screen printed blinds, wood weave, velux and blackout blinds as well as a wide range of curtains and blinds especially made for conservatories - both windows and roofs. There are also what is known as plantation shutters - a new

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Wild rabbits do not have the convenience of being handed a large bowl of nuggets or muesli to eat every day – their main diet is grass, dried grasses, weeds, twigs and wild flowers.

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Balerno’s Red Road Ramble

By Karen Murray

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here are various places to start this walk but if you don’t live in Balerno and want to use the bus service to get to the start, then the best place is the bus terminus in Balerno on the corner of Cockburn Crescent and Mansfield Road.

Head away from the buses towards the Red Moss Nature Reserve but after only a few yards you will see a turning on your left, signed Malleny Millgate. I’ve noticed this road many times driving past it but have never ventured down.

On the day I did this walk, it was lovely and sunny and I revelled in the leafy avenue with the sun dappling through the trees; open fields of barley to the right and enticing little woodland paths to the left.

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Now called Malleny Millgate, this road was once known as the Red Road - a name that dates back to the 1800s when there were no houses here and the road was surfaced with red shale.

Stroll along past some rather nice dwellings and you will eventually come to an old bridge over the Bavelaw Burn. It is quite relaxing just leaning on the bridge and watching the burn tumbling down.

The bridge was built in 1805.

Continue over the bridge where the road becomes a rough track and up onto Harlaw Road where you turn left. As you walk down Harlaw Road you’ll see Harmeny Community Woodland on the left into which you can take a detour. The wood has been cleaned up with the 

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By Karen Murray

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A little further down the road, you might spot a wooded hill on the right which is locally known as ‘the tip’. It is a man made spoil heap made up of paper waste - left over from Balerno’s papermaking days.

Just after this is a turning into a housing estate - Harlaw Gait. At the end of this you’ll find a gateway onto to a cycle path and footpath signed Malleny Gardens.

Images 2) Path off the red road 3) View from Harlaw Road over field to Malleny

then Mansfield Road, or you could go through Bavelaw Gardens and Millbank in a slightly less direct route.

The route is around two miles long and as much of the terrain is on tarmac it is relatively easy. Do watch out for vehicles and ensure you take note of your surroundings from the historical aspects relating to the papermaking days to the flora and fauna when you are on the more rural parts of the walk.

The terrain changes entirely at this point from suburban housing to overgrown woodland and once in the woodland - known as Sawpit Wood from the days when logs were sawn into planks in the ‘sawpits’ - you feel you could be far away from civilisation. A narrow and overgrown path twists and turns through the wood with 2) an open area in the middle until you come to a little wooden bridge of a burn and out onto the Lymphoy Road.

Turn left and walk down the lane with Malleny House and Gardens on the left - if you have time, the gardens are well worth a visit - and Currie Rugby Club on the right.

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Recipe and September Food Notes

By Anne Pinkerton

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eptember is an exciting month for food. Early autumn brings the start of the fruit harvest, mushrooms, nuts and game are all coming into season.

Peaches are at their cheapest, grapes from Europe are delicious, plumbs and damsons arrive from England and apples and brambles are ready to gather here.

One of September’s pleasures is blackberry picking. It is the perfect reason for an extended slow walk along byways or canal paths. You can listen to the birds and hear the buzz of insects and enjoy the last of the wild flowers having sunshine on your back the while. Somehow you forget the nettle stings, the scratches and the sticky-willy stuck to you clothes!

Blackberries or brambles are part of the same botanic group as raspberries and can be cross-bred to create hybrids such as tayberry or loganberry. They are more esteemed in Britain than in other countries and they marry really well with our apples and can be made into jams, jellies and puddings. A few fruits added to a beef or venison stew enriches the dish. Here there is a long tradition of fruit with meat, for example pork and apple sauce or lamb with redcurrant jelly. Also good early autumn food!

When you get your harvest home, if you do not need to use it right away the brambles can be frozen in a plastic box or double plastic bags. Used later in the winter they will remind you of the good time and purple-stained hands you had finding them.

The simplest way to enjoy brambles without the pips is to make a fool.

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Bramble fool 500 gm brambles, 2 tablespoons sugar, ½ pint whipping cream.

In a heavy bottomed pan stew the fruit with some sugar very slowly with just enough water to stop the berries catching or burning. When they are soft and pulpy sieve them through a nylon sieve and mix them with an equal quantity of whipped cream. Pour into glasses and chill. Decorate with a whole berry on top.

Lemon berry pudding 250g brambles layered on the bottom of a straight sided oven-proof dish (1pt. soufflé dish is perfect) 30gm butter 120g sugar 1 lemon: rind grated and juice squeezed 2 standard eggs, separated: mix the yolks with the milk ¼ pt milk 30g plain flour Whipped cream to serve if liked.

Cream the butter with half of the sugar, add the lemon rind and juice and beat well.

Add the milk/egg mixture little by little to the sugar/ butter mixture alternating with the flour. Mix in the rest of the sugar. Whip the egg whites till stiff but not dry; fold the eggs into the lemon mixture.

Pour over the brambles in their dish.

Bake for 40mins at mark5 or 180oC till top is browned and underneath there is a delicious sauce in the brambles.

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1pt water Juice of 1 lemon Sugar. The amount depends on the volume of juice you get from the brambles.

Cook the fruit very gently with the water in a large pan or a jam pan if possible.

Strain the fruit and all the liquid through a fine cloth or jelly bag.

This can be done by tying a piece of clean old sheet onto the legs of an upturned chair or stool; or by putting the cloth over a basin, pouring in the fruit and then gathering the edges together, tying them with a longish piece of string and hanging the whole thing up to drip into the bowl.

This is NOT as complicated as it sounds and the pip-free jelly is well worth the effort.

Leave for 12 hours or till all the juice is collected. Do not be tempted to squeeze the bag because you will have a cloudy jelly.

Measure the liquid and to each pint add 450gm sugar. Put the lemon juice in now.

Bring slowly to the boil and then boil rapidly till a teaspoon of liquid sets on a cold plate or saucer.

Have ready clean, warm jam-jars. Fill the pots and cover with lids or cellophane jam covers.

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The most traditional of all - Bramble and Apple Pie. Just add brambles to your apples when you make a pie.

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Put all the fruit in the pie, sprinkle over the sugar.

Wet the edge of the bottom layer of pastry.

Cover the pie with the second round of pastry and press the edges together. The wet edge helps it stay together. Seal the pie edge in whatever pattern you prefer.

Pushing it with a fork or cutting and folding the edge all look pretty. Make a hole on the top to let out the steam. Scatter a little sugar over the pie or brush with a little milk. This makes the resulting dish look even better in the end.

Cook 200oC or gas 6 for 40 mins or till golden.

Let the pie cool a little before cutting into it. Boiling fruit sugar is very hot.

Serve with cream, custard or thick yoghurt.

If there is any left over it is still good cold.

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What’s On? + Useful Info September

Sunday 4th September Companion dog show in aid of hearing dogs for deaf people Now in our 17th year of Companion Dog shows, run by the Scottish Newfoundland Club. Humbie Holdings, nr Wilkieston.

Fun classes, pedigree classes, obedience classes, fun agility. Barbeque, raffles plus much more.

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Tuesday 6th September Balerno Community High School Adult Learner Open Evening 7.00-9.00pm in the high school.

Call 477 7733 for more information.

Saturday 10th September Balerno Farmers Market 9am – 1pm Main Street Balerno Saturday 24th September Juniper Green Farmers Market 9am – 1pm. Kinleith Arms Saturday 24th September Currie RFC duck race From 1pm, Malleny Park, Balerno.

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Wednesday 28th September Maasai Warrior Song and Dance Group, Currie Community High School See page 39 for details

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Osiligi Warriors Experience the sights and sounds of Kenya here in your community Maasai Warrior Song and Dance Group comes to Currie Community High School 28 September 2011 Parents In Partnership is delighted to announce for one night only The Osiligi Warriors Maasai Tribal Song and Dance Group from Kenya will be performing on Wednesday 28 September 2011 at 7.00pm. Expect a really entertaining evening.

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Terry Pratchett and Ian Rankin launch new novels There is nothing like a good book to get you through the winter months and two commercial greats of the literary world release new novels on 13th October. In Sir Terry Pratchett’s 50th book and 39th Discworld novel, ‘Snuff’, Sam Vimes investigates a country house murder.

Closer to home in Fife, Malcolm Fox and his team from Internal Affairs are back in the latest book from Ian Rankin. ‘The Impossible Dead’ has Fox involved with conspiracy, cover up, a brutal murder, letter bombs and kidnapping in a case that spans 25 years.

Tony Bennett croons with Amy Winehouse The music industry will be gearing up for the release of those all important Christmas albums next month. All ears will be on the second duet album from Tony Bennett in early October. Duets 2 has crooner Tony singing with the hottest female star in the world, Lady Ga Ga, and the late (and some say great) Amy Winehouse.

Feel the force on Blu Ray If you haven’t got a Blu Ray player yet then you will miss out on a treat. The first Blu Ray edition of Star Wars I-VI is released mid September. The box set includes the classic trilogy and the disappointing prequels. The kids enjoy them though 40

If you like your gaming to be slightly more traditional with a modern twist then ‘Angry Birds Knock on Wood’ may be more your style. Based on the popular i Phone app your mission is to build a structure before the Angry Birds get an attempt to knock it down. Kids from 5 will love it.

OUTSIDE West Port Book Festival West Port claims to be Edinburgh’s answer to Soho. Each year ten venues, from second hand bookshops to crisp art spaces via whisky scented pubs, get together for the annual West Port Book Festival. This year’s festival runs from 13-16 October.

Jump off a bridge for charity What are you doing on the 2nd October?

Fancy seeing one of engineering’s greatest triumphs by dangling 165 feet from the Forth Road Bridge? This charity event is in aid of Deaf Blind Scotland and you can find out more at their website www.deafblindscotland.org.uk

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Mountain Film Festival You and 2000 other outdoor enthusiasts don’t have to climb up to the George Square Theatre to enjoy the Mountain Film Festival but it may urge you to give it a go! Climbers, skiers, kayakers and explorers will enjoy a weekend full of film, photography and lectures from 6-9th October. More details at their website www.emff.co.uk . Prior to this event the British Dryslope Ski Championships take place on 24th & 25th September at Midlothian Ski Centre. More details at www.fis-ski.com.

Mushroom Knowledge How do mushrooms get their spotty appearance? Don’t know the answer?

No, don’t google it! This is the ‘Outside’section. Get down to Dalkeith Country Estate to find out at their Fughi Family Fun Day on 2nd October, 2pm – 3.30pm.

Another family day out is the East Lothian Multicultural Event at Prestongrange Museum on Sunday 18 September, 12 til 6pm. This is now in its third year and has entertainment inspired from cultures around the world, including music, dancing, singing, acrobats, food and crafts.

Or on the same day you may prefer an Introduction to Letter Cutting with Natalie Taylor at Jupiter Artland. Natalie is an Edinburgh based artist who incorporates living plants in her work. Find out more about her at www.nataliejtaylor.com.

Another secret agent coming out of semi retirement is accident prone Johnny English, reborn but still played by comedy genius Rowan Atkinson. English has to prevent international terrorists from eliminating a world leader and causing global terror. No pressure there then!

Music Festivals Tony Bennett may be on your CD player at home but you can enjoy plenty of live music this month. The Linlithgow Music Festival takes place from 7th-11th and if the weather is good the square at the foot of Linlithgow Palace is a great place to listen and dance to free music.

As the Linlithgow Festival ends the Bathgate Music Festival begins until 17th September with events in and around the Regal Theatre during lunchtime and in the evening.

You can then quickly catch ‘The Poozies’, Scotland’s best loved all girl folk band, at the Howden Park Centre, Livingston on 22nd September before dropping into our very own ‘biggest little music festival’ in Balerno from the end of September to early October. The popular ‘Jazz Party’ is already sold out so check out www. balernomusicfestival.org.uk for latest ticket information.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spies...

At a cinema near you in October Gary Oldman stars as George Smiley in the film version of ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’. He has to come out of semi retirement to uncover a secret soviet agent in the ranks of MI6 during the Cold War. To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

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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

including soaps, lip balm, bubble bath, bath bombs

design your own jewellery chains, charms and beads

try out other craft activities

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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Solution August 11 crossword Across: 1 Placed, 4 Gassy, 8 Goal, 9 Entrance, 10 Shrivel, 12 Reign,13 Blame, 14 Sites, 17 Wages, 20 Keel, 22 Juicy, 23 Sold Out, 24 Zhejiang, 25 Burn, 26 Edged, 27 Scenic.

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Whilst every care is taken to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot accept responsibility for loss, damage or omission caused by error in the printing of an advertisement. The Konect Directory does not endorse any advertising material that appears in this publication. Adverts are accepted on the understanding that descriptions of goods and services are fair and accurate. All material is accepted for publication on the understanding that it is copyright free. The Konect Directory accepts no liability for any subsequent copyright issues. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior consent of the publisher.

Publisher: Lothian Publications Ltd, Overton Farmhouse, Kirknewtonk, EH27 8DD. Editor :Helen-Jane Shearer 07854 492638 hj@konectdirectory.co.uk

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Clubs and Classes

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

Zumba Fitness with the ZumbamamaZ Mon: 9.45-10.45am Juniper Green Church Hall Tues: 8.30-9.30pm Balerno High School Thurs: 6.30-7.30pm Currie High School Fri: 9.45-10.45am Juniper Green Church Hall Look out for our KIDS and TEENS Zumbatomic classes, coming soon!

Tel: Sara: 07723 589 280 or Laura: 07976 694 077 zumbamamaz@hotmail.co.uk

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 077 8080 6600.

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.

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.

BABERTON 172nd Pentland Scouts (Baberton)

BALERNO 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.

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 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 Joyce Wilkie on 0131 449 3030.

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

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

Currie Rugby Football Club Malleny Park Minis (P1-7) Sundays 10.30am - 12pm Contact 0131 449 2432 www.currierugby.org 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 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 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 Step Conditioning Balerno High School Tuesdays 8-9pm. Contact Balerno Community Education Office 0131 477 7733 for more info 51st Pentland Scouts (Balerno) Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Various evenings, Balerno Scout Hall Contact Lawrence Mitchell on 0131 449 4680

CURRIE 42nd Pentland Scouts (Currie) Yoga Currie High School Mondays 7.00 - 8.15 A blend of dynamic postures, body awareness and relaxation. £55 per 10 week block. £5.50 drop-in to try. Call 07810 824 195 for more information.

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.

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.

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

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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Dating Services Allure Confidential 37 Dentist No 9 Dental Practice 12 Driving Instructor My Driving School 11 Electrician A&A Electrical 19 Estate/Letting Agent Edinburgh Letting 5 Fitness Sarah Byers Zumba 17 Zumbamamaz 15 Flooring Murrayfield Carpets 21 Florist Vicky’s Flowers 16 Food Real Foods 48 The Whole Shebag 35 Funeral Directors Porteous 33 Garden & Landscaping Garden Services Edinburgh 6 Woodford Timber 24 Golf Baberton Golf Club 4 Hairdresser Tony Harper 13 Handyman Bits ‘N’ Pieces 5 Home Improvements Advanced Property Solutions Ltd 23 Alexander Aitken Plastering 21 Craft Worx 31 Homes CALA Homes 25 Hotel The Bridge Inn 27 Ironing Services Ironing Aid 15 Joiners GK Wilson 19 Kirk Brothers 23 Logs Reservoir Logs 6 Optician Clear Vue 13 Painter/Decorator Alistair McLellan 19 Brushstrokes 21 Gerry Aitken 23 Ian Merriman Ltd 22 Lane Decor 31

Pest Control Gordon Manson 37 Pet Supplies Weslo CSJ 5 Photography Knight Shades Photography 37 Physiotherapy SportsActive 16 Plumbing Services Bill Reid & Son 19 Browns 31 Weir Plumbing & Heating 22 Public House Grey Horse Inn 33 Kinleith Arms 35 The Bridge Inn 27 The Weavers 35 Restaurant Sloeberry 33 The Bridge Inn 27 Roofing KM Contracts 19 Security Circle Security 11 Sewing Services & Supplies Marys’ Patch 17 Shopfitters Advanced Property Solutions Ltd 23 Soft Furnishing Essential Window Blinds 4 Stylerite Blinds 21 Taxi GlenAir 29 Telephone Engineer John McGraw 18 Tiler B. Edwards Tiling 31 Tree Surgery Delisle 6 Maxwell Tree Care 6 Tuition Alexander Stewart 4 Monkey Music 4 Utilities & Mobile Phones The Utility Warehouse 18 Vet Pentland Veterinary Clinic 26 Window Cleaner Tag Cleaning Services 37