The Dell Directory October 18

October 2018

THE DELL DIRECTORY

PLUS: Patterns For Living, CLUBS & CLASSES, Puzzles, and much more inside!

The monthly community magazine for Colinton, Craiglockhart and Kingsknowe

TO OUR OCTOBER EDITION

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t was a gorgeous summer but I must admit I love the onset of autumn too, and a walk in the hills in October is a must, to enjoy the spectacular colours.

Walking in the Pentlands with my son one day ages ago he started talking about a heist that had happened here. I thought it was his overactive imagination, but in fact it was a true story. I tracked it down and publish an abridged version here.

Team Jak is our Charity of the Month, started in West Lothian but now with services in Edinburgh Sick Kids too and stretching out elsewhere in Scotland. It was a pleasure to meet them for an update on where they are up to three years since Jak set this in motion; see pages 8 – 9.

I hope you enjoy the magazine this month, and as always, do get in touch if you have any local events to promote, topics you would like to see covered, or any other comments and feedback.

P37 Can You Help Ease The Journey....................8 Health: Tendinopathy – What is it?.............. 16 Local People...................................................... 21 The Seasonal Touch........................................ 23 History: Pentland Heist.................................... 26 Puzzles................................................................ 34 Home Improvements....................................... 36 Recipe: Spicy Chocolate Tartlets................. 37 Lynne Arnott’s Column.................................... 38 Useful Information............................................ 40 What’s On........................................................... 43 Clubs & Classes............................................... 45

The Dell Directory is distributed to 5,500 homes in the Colinton, Craiglockhart and Kingsknowe areas. There are 11 copies a year with a joint issue in Dec/Jan.

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CHARITY OF THE MONTH

Can you help with “easing the journey”?

If you’ve been living here more than a couple of years, you’ve probably heard of the local charity Team Jak Foundation or seen their collection tins in local shops and organisations.

Jak Trueman was the teenager from Mid Calder who touched everyone’s hearts with his sudden and short fight three years ago with the rare cancer T-Cell Lymphoma. In his short time he set up a charity as he wanted other young people touched by cancer – themselves and their siblings – as well as their families, to have emotional and practical support to ease the journey. Jak ploughed through a bucket list of activities before he left; and this energy and sense of grasping life for what it is, is what infuses the charity Team Jak today.

I met last month with one of their stalwart volunteers, Hazel McLinden, and the chairman of the board and Jak’s grandpa, Walter Barr, to see where they are up to. At their premises in Livingston, “Jak’s Den” offers counselling, activity days, magic shows, teen days, X-Box and PS4 challenges, arts and crafts, coffee mornings, music therapy, counselling, pamper days, alternative therapies and much, much more. They are currently supporting over 100 families with their activities in Livingston, and have also started offering outreach services at hospitals and “pop-up Dens” elsewhere in Scotland.

“Support for Team Jak has been phenomenal,” says Hazel, “but people move on, another cause comes along, which is understandable. We need to get the message out that we still rely very much on volunteers to deliver our services, and we need more volunteers to enable us to carry on delivering them and to develop the charity.”

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People can help in just about any capacity with the activities of Team Jak. Whether you have some specialist skills, or just a few hours a month to contribute, your help will be very welcome. Please contact Team Jak if you can help, contact details on next page. @KonectMagazines

Team Jak needs volunteers to: • Drop off and pick up the collection tins in local shops • Help at events • Help with office and admin work • Raise funds, through events or grant applications • Help with marketing, social media, website and technical • Join the board to help direct the charity going forwards • Provide befriending services, for children and their parents • Cleaning at the Den and offices Team Jak Foundation was Jak’s personal vision. It provides practical, social and emotional support to children and young people with cancer, related illnesses, their families and those bereaved. “Creating smiles, easing the journey” Address: Geddes House, Kirkton North, Livingston, EH54 6GU T: 01506 412302 | W: www.teamjak.org.uk Facebook: Team Jak Foundation- Jak’s Den Charity Registration: Team Jak Foundation is a charity registered in Scotland, SC045586.

Every day 11 children are diagnosed with cancer. 3 won’t survive. Help us create smiles and ease the journey of these families. A donation of: • £5 could provide snacks for 2 kids • £10 could provide art and craft activities for a child in Jak’s Den • £20 could provide an hour of outreach support from a Support Worker for a week in hospital • £25 could pay for a counselling session for our warriors or siblings • £50 could provide 2 counselling sessions for our young people • £100 could pay for an activity session for our warrior and angel families in Jak’s Den This article was written by Helen-Jane Shearer after meeting with Hazel McLinden and Walter Barr of Team Jak Foundation.

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TEAM JAK

VOLUNTEER WEEK 1ST TO 7TH OCTOBER 2018 Launch of volunteer week with Volunteer Information Drop-In on Sunday 30th September, Mercure Hotel, Livingston 12.00 - 2.00pm: Pop in for a coffee and chat and find out how you can be part of our volunteer team making a difference for the families we support.

Every day of volunteer week 1st-7th October - Facebook introductions to some of our fabulous volunteers.

Team Jak Volunteer Awards Ceremony on Saturday 27th October: Next year it could be you receiving an award. Awards presented for 10 hours volunteering onwards.

Here is what a few of our fabulous volunteers had to say about volunteering: “Volunteering for Team Jak is rewarding and gives me a sense of achievement knowing I am helping make children with cancer smile a little during treatment.”

“I love volunteering for Team Jak, I have also learned so many new skills as Team a Jak makes sure I have training opportunities to help me help others.”

“Team Jak is a fabulous charity to volunteer for, I really feel appreciated and I can see volunteers are an integral part of the team.”

“I was delighted to receive an award at last year’s volunteer award ceremony.

A lovely event that made me feel special and has actually made me aim for my next award all whilst helping families living with childhood cancer.”

To find out more about the recruitment activities happening during this week visit the website on www.teamjak.org.uk or find us on Facebook.

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HEALTH

Tendinopathy - What is it?

As Physiotherapists, we are often asked, “what is the most common injury you treat?”

From a quick review of the statistics here at Physiogrange, spinal pain is the top of the leader board. Second place, however, goes to a condition that can affect any joint, from our fingers to our toes and all large joints in between. It is a condition that causes great pain and inconvenience. It is Tendinopathy.

Tendons are the strong tissues that attach muscles to bone. They allow us to move and can easily be seen on the back of our hand as they pull our fingers straight. Tendons are made of a substance called collagen and they have various functions in movement. Some act as springs transmitting forces and storing energy such as the Achilles tendon at our ankle when we run and jump, while others help hold bones in the correct position for movement, such as the rotator cuff tendons at the shoulder.

Although tendons are tough structures, they can become damaged for several reasons.

Tendonitis is the term used to describe an inflamed tendon, tenosynovitis is inflammation of the sheath, which surrounds a tendon, and tendonosis is the chronic degeneration or weakening of the tendon fibres. All causes are included in the general term tendinopathy.

Tendon problems are most common in middleaged adults. Most of our patients have a history of repetitive strain as the cause of their tendon pain, such as a sudden increase in sport resulting in Golfer’s or Tennis elbow. Increased typing at work can affect the thumb causing DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis.

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Initial symptoms of tendinopathy will be pain that is worse on movement, sometimes with heat and swelling over the affected tendon. You may feel a “crackling” as the tendon moves and this is called crepitus. Initial treatment can include relative rest for the affected tendon, ice to reduce inflammation, and if possible try to identify the cause so that adjustments can be made. This may involve changing your running shoes to help your ankle and knee tendons, adjusting your golf swing to help your shoulder, elbow and wrist tendons, or adjusting your computer keyboard or mouse position to help your elbow, wrist and finger tendons. A Pharmacist or GP can also help by advising on appropriate medication to help with pain and inflammation.

Physiotherapy is also advised. Progressive exercises to strengthen the affected tendon have excellent results. There is now evidence that physiotherapy can have better long-term results in the treatment of shoulder tendinopathy than corticosteroid injection or surgery.

Tendons can be a real pain and we can’t move comfortably if they are not happy. If you have a sore tendon, you are not alone as it is a very common condition. Much can be done to help an irritated tendon recover. Knowing what to do can make all the difference allowing you to get back to pain free activity.

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HEALTH

Although it’s perhaps a statement of the obvious, it’s interesting to wonder about the fact that we are not controlling our breathing ... breathing is happening. We are not beating our hearts ... beating hearts is happening ... And so it is for a myriad of incredible, synchronised body processes.

Though our egos might struggle with the concept - it is much the same with thinking.

Thoughts are not initially personal either - but the experience of our days is created by those thoughts we attach to and ‘make our own’.

Peculiar though it sounds - it’s obvious that thoughts (which are actually energy forms) have been ‘taken on’ by people millions of times before. It’s as though they float around in the ether and pop in to our heads!

A client emerging from alcohol addiction once said ‘I’m not responsible for the FIRST thought but I am responsible for the one that comes next’. He was describing the crucial element of noticing and choosing how to respond to thought - the embracing of the central sense of Self, who recognises the importance of making careful choices about what to ‘listen to’ in the thoughts that pop in and what to just let float on by.

We have all done our best through life’s challenges to reach where we are today. How might the next chapter be if - just as we trust our beating hearts - we might trust our deeper wisdom to choose carefully about entering the drama within and around our heads?

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LOCAL PEOPLE

Judith Mclean:

“I support people to stay independent as long as possible” When Colinton resident Judith Mclean was growing up, the family always had up to four elderly residents living with them – her parents ran a mini-nursing home from a large house in Morningside, where they looked after older people who couldn’t live independently.

“They were part of the family – they came on trips with us and joined in our family activities,” explains Judith. I get the impression it was like having fostered guests, but for older people instead of children! “Dad was a doctor and mum was a nurse. I grew up with the elderly people as part of my life, and helping out with the nursing home, and have been in elderly care ever since.”

I met Judith in The Pantry for a chat about Colinton Homecare, which she has set up to provide in-home care services for older residents in the Colinton area. “I support people to stay at home and remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible,” she explains. “I qualified as a nurse and helped my mum in the business, then when she retired from running the nursing home, I moved into doing agency work, working in various different nursing homes around the city. So I’ve always been a nurse, and always worked in elderly care, with the exception of a couple of years I spent in the States.”

So when she was looking to have more flexibility over her hours rather than agency work, starting Colinton Homecare was a natural choice. Doing anything from an hour a week to daily visits, Judith does personal care and making lunch, and as a fully qualified Nurse she can also do blood pressure and blood sugar monitoring, oxygen therapy, skin @KonectMagazines

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Companionship is also a given – Judith is a very sociable, warm and chatty person, and also happens to be qualified beauty therapist so there may even be a little pampering if required!

Judith has been in Colinton since 2007. She is married and has three children and a pointer.

“I love Colinton, I think once you move here you stay!” She sings in the Christmas Choir at Colinton Parish Church, does flower arranging for the church (taking turns with other volunteers to do the floral displays for Sundays) and is a member of Sisters with Spirit, the ladies’ social club at the church.

If you or your relative/friend in Colinton are at the stage of needing a helping hand, I think you’d be very lucky to have Judith popping in to help out. See her advert opposite for contact details.

This article was written by Helen-Jane Shearer after meeting with Judith in Colinton. HelenJane is the editor of Konect magazines.

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THE SEASONAL TOUCH

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Lynn’s 15 year old Westie, Fergus, getting comfortable on the sofa

While I’m always a little sad to say goodbye to summer, I love autumn and its opportunity to switch up the decor at home.

Our home decor accents should work to create a certain feeling as we walk through the door. What feeling do you want this autumn? If you’re like me, it’s probably one of cosiness and comfort, creating a welcome nest you’ll want to retreat to until spring comes round again.

Switching out a few key pieces, to reflect the new season, will ensure your home always looks and feels loved, newly dressed and bang up to date.

It needn’t be expensive either. Think of dressing your home the same as you would yourself. Have you ever considered the ‘cost per wear’ of an item of clothing? Your home will be ‘wearing’ these accessories every single day for the next 5 or 6 months. Now that’s value for money! What’s more, you can pack them away in spring and they’ll feel like new when autumn rolls around again.

Or my favourite - faux fur? If you’re short on storage space, think about just switching out the cushion covers. How about a mini sheepskin, faux or otherwise, over a chair or sofa back for a real feeling of cosy comfort.

2. Add a seasonal scent. Our sense of smell can have a huge impact on our emotions and general wellbeing. Enjoying the scent of a seasonal candle or aroma diffuser can help to lower our stress levels, lift our mood and promote relaxation. With so many options out there in stores right now, you’ll be spoilt for choice.

3. Fill vases with seasonal accents. Nothing adds a touch of autumn around the home better than some pine cones, autumnal leaves, mini gourds or decor pumpkins in a vase or around the base of a hurricane lamp. Add a string of battery lights on a pre-set timer for an extra warmth. How great would it look as a ‘welcome home’ on your hall table?

Here are my top 3 ideas for minimum effort but maximum impact.

With just a few easy tweaks your home be all set for the season ahead.

1. Switch out your cushions and throws.

Choose something to complement your core wall, floor and sofa colours. Cosy autumnal shades? Beautiful berry tones?

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PENTLAND HEIST Thirty three years ago, Pentland Hills Regional Park was at the centre of a police investigation when what appeared to be little more than a winter road accident in the hills transpired to be one of the bloodiest heists ever played out on Scottish soil.

On a snowy morning in January 1985, a local farmer discovered an army Land Rover lodged in a ditch in the Pentland Hills, on a quiet country track near Flotterstone Inn. Its lights were still glowing and window wipers on.

Spotting blood on the front seat and a shattered front window, he reported it to the police, who, unbeknown to him, were already looking for the vehicle. They had been contacted by army officials at the Glencourse Barracks on the back of a chain of events which had aroused suspicion. Police followed a trail of blood in the snow which led to the remote and disused Loganlea Cottage, where they made a gruesome discovery – the bodies of three army personnel, each of whom had been shot dead.

They were Major David Cunningham, Staff Sergeant Terrence Hosker and Private John Thomson.

But it was not so much what they found at the scene which shaped the investigation but rather what was missing. The three army men had been making their way back to base with almost £20,000 – the payroll for their comrades at Glencourse. The sack stuffed full of money, freshly collected from a branch of the Royal Branch of Scotland in Penicuik, was nowhere to be seen; the motive for the killings was seemingly clear.

Today Loganlea Cottage, once used by water workers, still stands empty. The site is enveloped by inviting countryside, and few passers-by are aware that this quaint building has an integral part in Scotland’s criminal history. In 1985, it was a crime scene with the police throwing resources at a type of crime which fortunately was at the time and still is today, rare.

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The fact that three men had been murdered in cold blood ensured that the subsequent manhunt was one of the biggest and most concerted ever mounted. The fact that all three were army men intensified the shock that people felt over their deaths and the services’ cloak of invincibility seemed to have been thrown to one side. Terrorism (related to the troubles in Northern Ireland) was at the forefront on everyone’s mind initially, but the evidence didn’t stack up. Scotland had publicly been declared safe from IRA attacks, and as the circumstances were examined further it became clear that robbery, not politics, was the motive. They were dealing with a cash heist.

It transpired that the army guarded the country with more diligence than the did the force’s money. As the probe into the missing money began, a familiar routine was revealed, where rather than an armoured security van, a canvasroofed Land Rover was used to make the payroll journey from the Glencourse Barracks to Penicuick and back. The trusty Land Rover had been part and parcel of army life since they were first developed in the late 1940s.

From carrying supplies and troops to serving as field ambulances, their versatility has been a boon for the army for decades, but with no security features it was never designed to be a cash-carrying vehicle. However it was regularly used for the payroll run at Glencourse, manned by three people, and with a nod to the lack of external security features the crew was under strict orders – no stopping, no passengers and no diversions except under police direction.

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At base on the day, colleagues became concerned when the three men on the payroll run did not return on schedule, and notified police. And at around 11am officers were alerted by the farmer who found the Land Rover. Focus was directed towards the army as knowledge of the payroll run and the use of a firearm in the murders pointed towards the sickening realisation that it was an “inside” job.

Soldiers stationed at Glencourse and the nearby Ritchie Camp at Kirknewton were interviewed immediately. The discipline at the heart of the army lent a sense of order and protocol during those crucial early stages, which gave a significant head start to the officers detailed to deal with the colleagues of the murdered soldiers. They knew where everyone was and had access to well-kept logs of people’s movements and other aspects of life at the base. Ledgers pertaining to use of the weaponry held on site were being carefully examined within hours.

In tandem, police were gathering forensic and ballistic data from the scene. What the man who fired those fatal bullets would not have bargained on was that not only can the type of gun used be identified, but the exact one, thanks to the ballistic “fingerprint” - the mark each gun leaves on every round it fires.

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cross-referenced with the weaponry logs at Ritchie Camp. The results were available on the evening after the payroll robbery.

At 8am on 17th January, a soldier called Andrew Walker had signed out a sub-machine gun with the apparent intention of using it for weapons training with a young soldier at Glencourse. He returned it at 2pm with no concerns raised. He was 31 and lived in Kirknewton. As soon as the results of the ballistics investigation confirmed that the gun he had had in his possession was the one that had fired the deadly shots, he was charged with the murder of his three colleagues.

At his High Court trial in Edinburgh in May 1985, evidence from 125 witnesses painted a picture of desperate actions by a desperate man. He was due to depart for a tour of duty in West Germany, leaving behind his wife and two young children and he had debts to settle.

He had hitched a lift in the payroll Land Rover in November and December 1984, testing his ability to breach security procedures. The problem was – and Walker was well aware of it – that by using his uniform to gain a seat on the return journey from the bank on that January morning, he would be easily identifiable to his colleagues which meant the only way of escaping with the money was for him to kill those men.

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After persuading the crew to give him a lift back to base, he presumably chose an opportune moment to produce the gun he had concealed within his uniform. A witness reported hearing a shot near to the Mauricewood housing estate, on the approach to Flotterstone, and it is believed that Major Cunningham may have been the first victim at this point. Hosker is thought to have been the next to suffer, with Thomson, the driver, spared only until they had reached their destination at Loganlea Cottage. The plan began to unravel as Walker made his escape in the Land Rover with blood dripping from it. Fresh snowfall and ice on the track, coupled with his hasty retreat, led to the vehicle careering off course and into a ditch. From there, his plan for an exit on four wheels was replaced by one on two feet.

He hitched a lift first in the direction of Edinburgh and then back towards Penicuik, where he retrieved a distinctive Fiat Mirafiori that he had borrowed from a fellow soldier. He undertook various activities in order to establish his alibi, but it quickly fell to pieces in the public arena of the investigation.

He was known to his army colleagues as Billy Liar - a nod to his tall stories and boasts.

Beneath that was a steely aggression, something he had demonstrated

from a young age by reaching the semi-finals of the national amateur boxing championships while representing his Edinburgh club Sparta.

In the build up to the murderous heist, he had fallen foul of army superiors – fined at first for failing to return to his unit after leave and then again for failing to appear for duty and lying to his commanding officer. Eventually, just a week before the robbery, he was dismissed from his job as a firearms instructor at Glencourse and was returned to his battalion at Kirknewton. In the words of his military record, Walker had become “quite unreliable and was losing the confidence of his comrades and superiors.” In hindsight, that assessment was an incredible understatement of the character of the man under investigation for one of the greatest crimes in modern-day Scottish military history.

Intriguingly, the £19,000 has never been found.

Walker always maintained his innocence and never revealed what he did with the money. It remains one of the few remaining mysteries yet to be solved, three decades on from one of Scotland’s most shocking criminal episodes.

This article is extracted from “Heist” by Paul Smith, published by Birlinn, 2014.

Abridged by Helen-Jane Shearer with permission of the publisher. Helen-Jane is the editor of Konect magazines.

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

The EKCO Guide to Your Next Cooking Appliance The beauty of ‘Bake Off’, MasterChef and other cookery programmes is they give us the confidence to have a go.

Skill, however, is one thing; having the right tools is another. You can’t install a luxury kitchen with just a hacksaw and a screwdriver. Likewise, if you want perfect results from your cooking you need the perfect oven and hob with features to suit modern living. Here is EKCO’s guide to the key features to look out for when choosing your next cooking appliance.

Flex induction: Induction cooking works with a magnetic field rather than an open flame or electric element. Because there’s no direct heat the surface of the hob remains cool after you remove your pot.

However, in early models, pots could only be placed on specific areas of the hob that meant there was always wasted space – not any more. Siemens flexInduction Plus hobs can accommodate different sized which means you can place a large roaster and a small pot side by side at the same time.

Plus, the ultra-modern touch-control panel can be programmed to cook everything from scrambled eggs to an autumn casserole – automatically.

Slide&Hide® doors: Neff Slide&Hide® doors disappear under the main oven housing so you can get closer to your food. This is not only a space saver in a smaller kitchen but a great safety feature too.

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Warming drawer: Did you know that a warming drawer, in addition to keeping food warm and heating plates, can also slow cook your food? A relatively new addition to the kitchen, the warming drawer has become a firm favourite with home chefs who want to enjoy a Sunday dinner with the family, but don’t want to slave over a hot stove all day.

Steam Ovens: Cooking with steam has long been regarded as a healthy option as it retains flavour, colour and nutrients. Now you can steam your fish, meat and veg in combination ovens from Siemens, Neff and Bosch. Fans of ‘Bake Off’ can also try their hand at home baking using the steam setting.

Steam ovens can also be used for the sous-vide cooking method used in top restaurants. Sous-vide involves placing the food in a vacuum-sealed bag and gently steaming it at very low temperatures, for flaky fish, juicy meats and crunchy veg.

Self-cleaning ovens: The worst part of preparing a home-cooked meal is the cleaning up afterwards and unless you have your own kitchen porter you can spend ages getting rid of baked-on gravy or fat from your roast. To make life easier, ovens from top manufacturers have a pyrolytic cleaning system. This means heating the oven to 500 degrees, which turns all baked-on food to ash. It can then be wiped away with nothing more than a damp cloth ready for that next culinary masterpiece.

This article was contributed be Stewart Bruce, Managing Director of Ekco Kitchens and Bathrooms | www.ekco.co.uk | 54 West Main Street, Uphall, West Lothian, EH52 5DW

Siemens warming drawer can also slow cook your evening meal

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FOOD & DRINK

Salted Saramel, Chocolate & Chilli Tartlets

A fiery compliment

It may sound like an unusual combination but a hint of fiery chilli complements a rich chocolate dessert perfectly. Serve with a spoonful of thick cream or Greek yogurt for a really indulgent dessert.

Method: Ingredients: • Flour, for dusting • 250g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry • 260g jar salted caramel sauce • 25g unsalted butter • 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces • 1 small red chilli, deseeded and chopped (see Tip) • Shredded fresh basil leaves, to decorate (optional) • Icing sugar, for dusting

Tip:

Blanch the chopped chilli pepper in boiling water for 1 minute, then refresh under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. This will remove a little of the fiery heat from the chilli. If you prefer, replace the fresh chopped chilli with a sprinkle of dried chilli flakes.

Serves 4

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1. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out the pastry to about 3mm thickness. Use to line six 10cm tartlet tins. Prick the bases with a fork and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas mark 6.

2. Line each tartlet tin with a circle of baking paper and fill with baking beans. Bake blind in the preheated oven for 7-8 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake the tarts for a further 4-5 minutes until the pastry is crisp and pale golden. Leave to cool completely, then remove the pastry cases from the tins and place on a board.

3. Divide the salted caramel sauce between the cold tartlet pastry cases, smoothing the surfaces level with the back of a teaspoon. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

4. Place the butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water and leave until melted. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir the mixture until smooth. Cool for 20 minutes then spread over the salted caramel filling. Chill for 1 hour or until set.

5. To serve, sprinkle the chopped chilli pepper over the set chocolate topping and scatter over the shredded basil (if using).

Dust with icing sugar.

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LYNNE’S COLUMN

The nights are drawing in . . .

So here we are, already in October – the month in which the clocks “fall back” and the nights get longer.

I usually find this last quarter of the year seems to ramp up a gear. As a family we tend to have a lot on at this time of year - children’s birthdays and parties with Halloween thrown in for good measure before the countdown to Christmas really begins.

I have to confess that I’m not a huge fan of Halloween – it’s definitely one I do “for the kids”. Even as a child I never really enjoyed dressing up, dooking1 and guising2. We seem to have embraced the American traditions nowadays with the emphasis much more on “trick or treating” than guising (essentially similar but slightly more menacing rather than offer to entertain people in grateful exchange for rewards, offer a small threat lest suitable rewards are not forthcoming).

Don’t get me wrong – I do enjoy seeing kids in the neighbourhood all out having fun in their various costumes and hearing their little jokes and routines. And I will be proudly displaying my pumpkin carving skills, grateful at least for the American influence on that one (way easier than carving a tumshie3!)

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this month. The German Oktoberfest springs to mind as an obvious and enjoyable way to herald October (even if it does start in September – preparation is key!). Or what about following the French lead and observing some sort of “White Night”? In early October the annual “Nuit blanche” sees central Paris turned into a large art gallery. Museums, art galleries and libraries open all night, some with free entry, and public transport runs free all night so that everyone can enjoy the art.

As Halloween is a Wednesday this year Colinton library will be open until 8pm. I think I’ll soak up some evening literature then head down to the Colinton Inn or the Spylaw Tavern and have myself a rather European celebration this year. Who’s in? Happy October!

1. Dooking - Submerging your head in a basin of water into which swirled round apples and monkey nuts OR dropping a fork from your mouth into said basin of water to try to spear an apple – both practices that would likely not pass any sort of risk assessment these days!

2. Guising - Visiting friends and neighbours whilst decked out in scary fancy dress and offering to sing a song or tell a joke in the hope (but not the certainty!) or receiving rewards such as apples and sweets.

3. Tumshie - Colloquial Scottish for a turnip.

Traditionally hollowed out and carved into a scaryface then lit from within by a tealight. Often done by parents as it’s something akin to carving a solid stone boulder. Again, unlikely to pass any sort of risk assessment these days.

This article was contributed

by Lynne Arnott. Lynne has lived in Colinton for the past 9 years with her husband and 2 kids. @KonectMagazines

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USEFUL INFORMATION

POST OFFICES & LIBRARIES Colinton Post Office (within Olive Deli) - 0131 441 1003 - www.postoffice.co.uk Opening Times: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 6.30pm, Sat 9am - 5pm, Sun 12.30pm - 4.30pm Colinton Mains Post Office - 0131 441 2657 - www.postoffice.co.uk Opening Times: Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 9am - 12.30pm Colinton Library - 14 Thorburn Road, Edinburgh, EH13 0BQ - Tel: 0131 529 5603 Email: colinton.library@ edinburgh.gov.uk - Opening Times: Mon & Weds 1pm to 8pm, Tues & Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat 10am to 2pm - Facilities: Free wifi, disabled access, car park, exhibition space, induction loop, Library Link (Fridays at 1pm) Oxgangs Library - 343 Oxgangs Road North, Edinburgh EH13 9LY - Tel: 0131 529 5549 Email: oxgangs.library@edinburgh.gov.uk - Opening Times: Mon-Weds 10am to 8pm, Thurs – Sat 10am to 5pm. Sun – Closed. - Facilities: Free Wifi, self service, disabled access, car park, community room for hire, display/exhibition space for public use, toilets incl disabled, baby changing facilities & induction loop

COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION

Local Councillors (Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward): Scott Arthur - Labour - 0131 529 4014 - scott.arthur@edinburgh.gov.uk Phil Doggart - Con - 0131 529 4255 - phil.doggart@edinburgh.gov.uk Jason Rust - Con - 0131 529 4953 - jason.rust@edinburgh.gov.uk

Local Councillors (Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart Ward): Gavin Corbett - Scottish Greens - 0131 529 3174 - gavin.corbett@edinburgh.gov.uk Andrew Johnston - Con - 0131 529 4355 - andrew.johnston@edinburgh.gov.uk David Key - SNP - 0131 529 3260 - david.key@edinburgh.gov.uk Colinton Amenity Association: www.colinton-amenity.org.uk Craiglockhart Community Council: www.craiglockhart.btck.co.uk Colinton Community Council: www.colintoncc.org.uk Firrhill Community Council: www.firrhillcommunitycouncil.btck.co.uk Longstone Community Council: www.longstonecc.org.uk Pentland Community Centre: 0131 445 287

MEDICAL Colinton Pharmacy - 0131 441 2352 - Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 9-1pm & 2-5.45pm, Sat: 9am to 1pm Colinton Mains Pharmacy - 0131 441 3388 - Opening Times: Mon- Fri: 9am – 6pm, Sat: 9am- 1pm - Closed daily between 1pm and 2pm Colinton Surgery - 0131 441 4555 - www.colintonsurgery.co.uk - Opening Times: Mon- Fri: 8am- 6pm Firrhill Medical Centre - 0131 441 3119. Mon- Fri 8am- 6pm Royal Infirmary - 0131 536 1000 - www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Sick Kids Hospital - 0131 536 0000 - www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk NHS 24 - 111 - www.nhs24.scot NHS Inform - www.nhsinform.scot - For everyday questions about health

SCHOOLS Bonaly Primary School - 0131 441 7211 - www.bonaly.edin.sch.uk Colinton Primary School - 0131 441 1946 - www.colintonprimaryschool.wordpress.com Firrhill High School - 0131 441 4501 - www.firrhillhighschool.org.uk Merchiston Castle School - 0131 312 2200 - www.merchiston.co.uk Oxgangs Primary School - 0131 441 3649 - www.oxgangs.edin.sch.uk St Marks RC Primary School - Tel 0131 441 2948 - www.st-marks.edin.sch.uk

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WHAT’S ON

Th e is bac k!

There are huge treats in store for book lovers this Autumn in venues from Colinton to Balerno when Pentlands Book Festival will welcome Val McDermid and Jackie Kay in November at locations in Juniper Green and Currie respectively.

An early event sees Neil McLennan visiting Baberton Golf Club on October 13 to tell us more of its link with Wilfred Owen and the First World War poets.

Our schoolchildren from P7 to S3 will be challenged to write a poem on the Book Week Scotland theme of “Rebel”; plenty of scope there for sure. Thanks to the Balerno and Currie Rotary Club there are serious prizes to be won and fame, too, with a public reading at the prizegiving ceremony during Currie High School’s Christmas Fair.

Scotland’s own radical rebel Thomas Muir will be featured by his biographer Murray Armstrong at Currie Library thanks to an award from the Scottish Book Trust. And an historical walk in the city centre will follow the course of Muir’s rough treatment by the Edinburgh establishment.

Local authors Janet Dyer, Geoff Akers, Amanda Berriman and Norma-Ann Coleman will share their work and enthusiasms in Colinton Library and whisky expert Blair Bowman will go further and share samples at the Juniper Green Bowling Club.

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writes her popular Rucksack Readers in a further session at Colinton Library. There will be a Scientific Supper at Al Borgo, a visit to the War Poets archive at Napier University, a collaborative event with Colinton Lit, a literary quiz night at Tanners, a film in Balerno and former Edinburgh Makar Ron Butlin is appearing at Currie Library.

Younger children can meet Elizabeth Ezra on Friday 30 November at Currie Library for 8-12 year olds. And, in a closed afternoon session Jackie Kay, the Scots Makar, will speak to senior pupils at Currie High School on 6 November. We hope to invite students from many of our local secondary schools to this event.

Full details on pentlandsbookfestival.org and don’t forget to collect the free leaflet from the library in mid-October. Booking will be

by Eventbrite or in person at the libraries.

Most events are free (except for the Scientific Supper) though donations are always encouraged!. We are grateful to the C&B News, the Currie and Balerno Round Table, Edinburgh City Libraries and the Scottish Book Trust for their continued support of the Pentlands Book Festival.

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SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER Awesome Autumn!

Ever wonder why leaves change colour?

As the autumn colours start to florish, join us to explore the woodland. Get crafty with autumn leaves and see if you can make a leaf animal! Meet at Bonaly Country Park.

10.30am to 12.30pm. Bring sturdy footwear and waterproofs. £3 per child (ages 3+). For more information and booking please contact the Pentland Hills Regional Park on 0131 529 2401 Email: pentlandhills@edinburgh.gov.uk Website: www.pentlandhills.org SUNDAY 7TH OCTOBER Bridges of the Water of Leith from Gorgie to Roseburn Hosted by Water of Leith Conservation Trust.

To celebrate 200 years of the Institution of Civil Engineering (ICE) we will be joined by local expert Sandra Purves to look at the history of some of the river’s important crossings and discover the rivers newest bridge built as part of the Murrayfield flood defence works. Meet 2pm at the corner of Gorgie Road and Balgreen road at the bridge entrance to Saugthon Park £5 (members £2).

Booking essential, please contact 0131 455 7367 email admin@waterofleith.org.uk.

EVENTS ON UNTIL 15TH OCTOBER Balerno Music Festival See www.balernomusicfestival.org.uk. Tickets available via the website or at the Farmers Market on 8th September.

FRIDAY 2ND AND SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER Fireworks Extravaganza Friday at George Heriot’s Playing Fields and Sunday at George Watson’s Rugby Ground.

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SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER From Fire and Ice Come and find out how the Pentland Hills were created from volcanoes and glaciers on this moderate low level. Meet at Threipmuir carpark, time 10.30am to 2.30pm. Bring sturdy footwear, waterproofs, packed lunch and a drink. Cost £10 per person (concession £5) Over 16s only. For more information and booking please contact the Pentland Hills Regional Park on 0131 529 2401 Email: pentlandhills@edinburgh.gov.uk Website: www.pentlandhills.org

WATER OF LEITH CONSERVATION TRUST Children’s Autumn events at the Water of Leith Conservation Trust Visitor Centre £5 per child & start at 2.00pm until 4.00pm. Booking essential, please contact 0131 455 7367 email admin@ waterofleith.org.uk. Water of Leith Conservation Trust, 24 Lanark Road. See www.waterofleith.org.uk/Suitable for 4 to 12 year olds, Accompanying adult free.

• Tuesday 16th October – Rotten! Delve into the decomposing world of fungus, compost & poo. A Rotten event which will leave you mucky!

• Thursday 18th October – Survive!

- Build a shelter, forage for food and learn to create fire In November the Water of Leith Conservation Trust turns 30! Watch out for some great Anniversary Events at the end of the year.

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CLUBS & CLASSES

SPORTS, HOBBIES, LEARNING, SUPPORT GROUPS & MORE...

NEW LITTLE STEPS Baby and Toddler Group, Weds 10am – 11.30am (term times). Play, Bible stories, crafts, singing, snacks for kids, coffee and homebaking. St John’s Colinton Mains Church, 223 Oxgangs Road North. See facebook: St John’s Colinton Mains

EDINBURGH LINUS GROUP We are a small group who meet every second Tuesday afternoon in the Pentland Community centre and make quilts and incubator covers for the Sick Kid’s Hospital.

New members are always welcome. More information from alisonjdunlop@yahoo.co.uk

COLINTON & MERCHISTON CHOIR Amateur choral society, performing two concerts per year.

We meet in the Music Department at Merchiston Castle School, Mondays 7.30pm to 9pm. All ages welcome, no audition required.

Annual membership subscription of £35.00, which includes the hire of music. For more information, please visit www.colintonchoir.org HATHA YOGA Colinton Parish Church - Redford Room, Dell Road on Wednesdays 7pm 8.30pm. For more details please email june4yoga@btinternet.com or call 07730 130435 FRIENDLY BRIDGE Colinton Cottage Homes - 15 Thorburn Road, Colinton. Every Tues 2-4pm. Contact Ken McLeod, tel 0131 466 0888.

COLINTON BADMINTON CLUB St. Cuthberts Church Hall, Westgarth Ave - Monday 8pm-10pm from Sept to March. Contact: Archie Clark on 0131 449 4703 STABLE ROOM PLAYGROUPS Colinton Parish Church, Dell Road - Happy and stimulating playgroups from 2-5 years old. Mon, Weds & Fri 9.15am to 12.00pm. (term time).

Claire Pope on 07966 627756.

STABLE ROOM & TODDLER GROUPS Colinton Parish Church, Dell Road - Thurs 9.30am - 11.30am (term time). Contact: Sarah Yule on 07850 195334. Please phone before coming as we operate a waiting list.

PROGRESS FITNESS Fitness classes in Colinton and Juniper Green. Zumba, Zumba Step, Zumba Gold, Floor Barre, Yoga, Fitness Yoga and Total Body Conditioning. £5 per class or 10 classes for £45. For full details go to www.progressfitness.co.uk

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COMPLIMENTARY FITNESS CLASSES All level classes Tues: Fitness Pilates 7.30pm in Craiglockhart Church Hall & Classes in Dreghorn Loan Church Hall, Colinton, on Weds: Fitness Toning 9.30am Thurs: Fitness Yoga 6.35pm & Fitness Pilates 7.30pm. Fri: Fitness Yoga 9.30am info & details www.complementaryfitness.co.uk COLINTON GARDEN CLUB Dreghorn Loan Hall - Meets 4th Monday of every month at 8.00pm. September to April. Email: membership@colintongardens.org. uk Email: www.colintongardens. org.uk

BIDE & BLETHER LUNCH CLUB Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre, 71 Firrhill Drive, Edinburgh EH13 9EU - Every Wednesday from 1.30pm to 3pm, starting from 7th June. Call us today to book your place on 0131 466 0678.

CRAIGLOCKHART CHURCH GUILD Craiglockhart Church, Craiglockhart Drive North, EH14 1HS. We meet in Centenary Hall at 7.30 pm on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays from October to March to encourage men and women in their faith while hearing interesting talks, having fun and finishing with a chat over tea and coffee. Everyone most welcome.

COLINTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Dreghorn Loan Hall Want to know about local history!

We meet every other Monday evening in the Hall with Speakers starting at 8pm prompt. Visit www.colintonhistory.org.uk or contact Bob Bell at 0131 441 4915.

EDINBURGH GUILD OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS AND DYERS Craiglockhart Church, Craiglockhart Drive North - Meet at monthly usually the third Saturday of the month. Our aims are to further the crafts of weaving, spinning and dyeing, to learn from each other as well as from experienced craft tutors, and to create opportunities to display and pass on our skills. See www.ewsd.org.uk WEDNESDAY WALKING GROUP Meet every Wednesday for walks in the Lothians, Fife, the Borders and further afield. Transport from Currie Library car park, walks of various grades and distances (usually 6 to 8 miles). Just turn up and go. Contact: M. Timmins T: 0131 449 4525 or A

Blythe T:0131 629 3644 (Balerno and District Ramblers) for details and a programme.

SISTERS WITH SPIRIT Swing Café at Colinton Parish Church A new women’s group that meet on the first Thursday every month at 7.30pm. For more details on the themes for our meetings, and to book tickets, please visit facebook. com/sisterswithspirit or call 0131 441 2232.

GO GET FITNESS Insanity Live classes - Max Interval Training for all fitness levels. Mon 8pm Spylaw Park, Colinton. Tues 8.15pm Pentland Community Centre. Thurs 1pm, Fri 9.40am North Merchiston Club (parents welcome to bring children to watch!) £5 per class or block of 10 classes for £40 For bookings and further details: emma@go-get.co.uk Visit: www.go-get.co.uk or facebook.com/gogetinsanitylive

7th EDINBURGH BOYS BRIGADE Co. We welcome boys of all school ages, from Primary 1 to S6 - For a real variety of fun, games, activities, outings & competitions.

Most Friday evenings during school term at Dreghorn Loan Hall, Dreghorn Loan. Alastair Merrill (Company Captain); ajsmerrill@ gmail.com; 0131 477 3982; 07766 246880. Martin Shand (P1 – P6); martinshand74@gmail.com; 0131 441 9149; 07860 368285.

COLINTON LITERARY SOCIETY Dreghorn Loan Hall - Meets every Wednesday at 8pm from 11 October.

Keep up to date with latest news about the Lit, on Church website www.colinton-parish.com

CRAIGLOCKHART LADIES GROUP Craiglockhart Parish Church - We meet at 8pm on the second and fourth Mondays, September to March, to hear a variety of speakers on diverse subjects and to meet up for tea/ coffee and a chat. £25 membership.

All welcome.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

AERIALS & SATELLITE Douglas Mackay Aerial and Satellite 29 APPLIANCE REPAIRS Appliances of Edinburgh 13 ARCHITECT Andy Ross Architect 6 BATHROOMS & KITCHENS Ian Merriman 12 Splash Bathrooms 11 Paragon Bathroom Solutions 2 Taylor Property 10 BEAUTICIAN Beauty Therapy by Rhona 4 BOILER SERVICES The Gas Engineer 4 BUILDER Almond Building Company 14 Dean Jones Building Services 5 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING CW Services 22 James Burnett Carpet Cleaning 29 Lion Cleaning Services 29 CHILDREN’S NURSERY Colinton Private Nursery 39 COMPUTER/PHONE REPAIRS Capital PC Repairs 6 Colinton PC Solutions 7 CONCIERGE We Can Do It 4 CURTAINS & BLINDS Blind Design 29 Portobello Blinds 22 DENTIST Artis Dental and Implant Studio 17 Seven Hills Dental Practice 25 DRAINAGE SERVICES Currievale Drainage Services 7 DRIVEWAYS AND PAVING Alpine Paving 32 ELECTRICIAN Bry-Ter Electrical 5 Morningside Electrical 33 Spark Electrical Solutions 7 ESTATE AGENT Blair Cadell Solicitors 35 EXTERIOR CLEANERS Cleaning and Maintenance 30 FIREPLACES / WOODBURNERS Fireplaces, Stoves and Flues 22 GARDEN CENTRE Riccarton Garden Centre 31 GARDEN DESIGN / MAINTENANCE Evergreen Balerno 30 Greenspace Landscapes 30 West Lothian Landscaping & Gardening 30 GLAZING REPAIRS Double Glazing Repairs 10

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HAIR SALON Colinton Hair Design 20 HEALTH Cheyne Gang 18 Colinton Homecare 20 JOINERY SMC Joinery 10 LAWNS Greenspace Lawncare 4 LOCKSMITH CVC Locksmiths and Security 34 MilEx Contracts 33 MARKETING/LEAFLETING The Leaflet Lady 48 MEMBER OF SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Gordon Macdonald MSP 4 MOBILITY SERVICES Ableworld 19 PAINTING & DECORATING Gerry Aitken 33 Heritage Decorators 35 Ian Hodgson Decorators 11 Lane Decor 33 PHYSIOTHERAPY Physio Grange 17

PLASTERING Lothian Plaster 14 Self Employed Plasterer 6 PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES Bill Reid & Son 14 Currievale Plumbing & Drainage 31 Geoff Lennie Plumbing & Heating 12 Owen Gibb Plumbing & Heating 34 Scott Findlay Plumbing & Heating Engineers 13 Shandon Plumbing 11 Smart Heating Edinburgh 33 Weir Plumbing Heating and Gas Services 14 ROOFING Edinburgh Roofing Services UK 15 Fairmile Roofing 14 Thomson Roofing Services 24 Worlds End Roofing and Building 32 SOFT FURNISHINGS Absolute Upholstery 29 Forth Fabrics 22 TAXI & PRIVATE HIRE Capital Cars 5 TREE CARE SERVICES Delisle Tree Solutions 32 Evergreen Tree Surgery 31 TUITION Rhona Finlay 39 WINDOW CLEANER Keith Wales Window Cleaner 7

SOLUTIONS

SOLUTION TO SEPTEMBER CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 7. Digest, 8. Eroded, 9. Clog, 10. Yachting, 11. Robbing, 13. Fiend, 15. Minus, 16. Request, 18. Eighteen, 19. Iced, 21. Famous, 22. Ornate.

DOWN: 1. Dill, 2. Neighbourhood, 3. Staying, 4. Mercy, 5. Contributions, 6. Remnants, 12. Original, 14. Reunion, 17. Cease, 20. Eats.

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