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Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green and Baberton

WIN Meal for two at The Grey Horse, Balerno

Feature Article In praise of Juniper Rory Mackenzie – School Leaver!

PLUS local businesses, community information and more!

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Hello neighbours We’ve enjoyed the gala and fair season during May and feel very fortunate to be part of such a lively community where there are so many opportunities and activities for children and young people. The huge effort on the part of those who organise these events doesn’t go unappreciated!

Now in the run up to the end of the school term, Emma Merchant has been chatting to Balerno High School’s head teacher Rory Mackenzie who hands over the reins of leadership at the end of term. Emma has also been focusing on Juniper Green for our feature article this month and we’ve learnt some intriguing things about junipers and the village. We have a local history article on Hatton House in our neighbouring parish of Ratho, which had links to various Balerno and Currie personalities. And of course our local walk feature and other regular columns.

Balerno is offering the crossword prize of a meal for two. With a choice of Chinese or European cuisine and a charming beer garden it’s well worth trying your luck with the crossword on page 38.

Please continue to support our local businesses. Many of the businesses in this magazine have received a real boost of custom from Konect readers and, as they say, what comes around locally goes around; local businesses help keep village life alive.

Thanks for reading the Konect Directory, we’ll be back in July!

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Contents Feature Article In praise of Juniper Local Walk Pets Recipe Competitions & puzzles Prize crossword

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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.

Sudoku Children’s puzzles Children & Family Community What’s on + Useful Info Clubs & Classes Index of Advertisers

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Erratum from May issue: Harmeny Trust article page 9 : The reference to St. Mungo’s Christmas Fair should have been Balerno Parish Church Christmas Fair.

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In praise of Juniper

By Emma Merchant

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uniper Green is not named after the famous brand of gin, so where does it get its name?

Who knows what Juniper Green was called in the Early Bronze Age, but it was certainly civilised at the time! As reported by the Juniper Green 300 project in 2007, human remains now in the National Museums of Scotland found in a stone burial chamber in the garden of a butcher’s shop have been dated to 4300 years ago. The name Juniper Green is first mentioned in the Colinton Parish Kirk records of November 1707. At that time there were probably just a few cottages nestling beside Woodhall House on the south bank of the Water of Leith.

Woodhall House dates from around 1630 and was Juniper Green’s most important residence for many years. Lady Mary Murray lived there and was mistress of the house for 25 years until 1702. Juniper was one of the floral emblems of her family’s crest. It is possible that the village was named in honour of her, but there is no direct evidence for that.

Juniper ranges widely round the globe, being found in Canada and the United States, Iceland, Japan, Africa Asia and Europe. Our local variety is common juniper (Juniperus communis). A member of the cypress family, it is a small, thorned, shrubby evergreen with aromatic blue-grey needles and all year round berry fruits.

Juniper was probably once quite common in the Pentland area. Now, however, there are fewer places where it can grow, and young junipers are vulnerable to grazing animals. A few wild juniper bushes remain near Bonaly and beyond Balerno, but, in wider Scotland, juniper is now common only in the Highlands. In England also, juniper is declining. It is encouraging, then, that Rangers in the Pentlands are intervening locally, growing juniper bushes from cuttings and then planting them out to join the original stock once they are strong enough to survive. In 2005, some new junipers were planted in Dr Mackay’s Wood next to the bypass. Perhaps Juniper Green may yet live up to its name.

Scottish Plants Officer at the Royal Botanic Garden, Dr Heather McHaffie, suggests that Juniper Green was probably literally a juniper green - a small stretch of land scattered with juniper bushes, used for drying laundry. Linens would have been spread on the bushes to dry, the prickles preventing them from blowing away. There is some evidence for this. A map of Gillespie’s Farm estate in 1771 has a south west facing slope, beside the Water of Leith near the Tanners Pub, marked as a ‘bleachfield’, or bleaching green. This means a place where laundry would be exposed to the sun and wind to whiten, having been hand-washed in the Water of Leith. (Excuse me while I quickly go and give my washing machine a big hug!)

However, there are no records of juniper trees in the village. In the early 1800s a Professor of Natural History specifically recorded that there were no junipers at all in the area.

As well as providing valuable food and shelter for wildlife, juniper is useful in many other ways. In cooking, especially in France, juniper berries are used to flavour game, and are put into marinades for pork and venison.

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Romans sometimes used juniper berries to replace pepper, but this was probably an acquired taste. The dried ground berries may have been sprinkled sparingly. (Raw juniper berries are astringent and very bitter, although they taste less so when dried.)

Juniper is particularly loved by artists and wood turners. Although it does not grow big enough to be useful for making substantial furniture, it is much prized for its density and long-lasting fragrance. The gnarled twists and turns of the wood create interesting shapes, and have been exploited for abstract art. In Scandinavia, juniper wood is used to make dairy containers and knife handles, and Estonian handicraft shops are full of decorative juniper wood items. If junipers thrive here again, perhaps a local wood turner may be inspired to produce our own juniper products! Juniper is a favourite with bonsai enthusiasts because it grows fast and its bark can be stripped to reveal bare white wood as a contrast to the rich dark foliage.

And because it twists and turns, juniper can be trained to produce the most amazing contorted miniature trees.

When burned, juniper wood creates a dense, aromatic smoke, which is said to give barbequed food and smoked salmon a delicious winey flavour. Possibly due to the unusually pungent smell, juniper wood smoke was once believed to keep demons away, and sprigs of juniper were hung on doors to terrify witches.

Juniper berries are actually tiny cones, remaining on the bush for some time, so that both young green berries and mature purple berries may be seen together. Used as a medicinal ingredient, possibly since prehistoric times, the berries have been taken dried, fresh, whole, crushed or in teas.

Ancient Greeks believed that juniper could help ward off epidemics, and the Romans considered it to have antiseptic qualities. In the Middle Ages, juniper was the answer for headaches, kidney and bladder conditions, and various infections, and it is still valued today by herbalists. Juniper is very strong, however, and like many natural remedies, and indeed all medicines, it can cause serious poisoning if not used with knowledge and caution. A muscle stimulant, it poses a risk of miscarriage in pregnant women, and should not be taken during pregnancy.

Juniper berries are also added to many wines and liqueurs. The best known of these is gin, supposedly created four hundred years ago by a Dutch apothecary wishing to make his medicine more palatable! So, when next you enjoy a (medicinal!) gin and tonic, or sample French pâté on toast, consider the many virtues of Juniper Green’s namesake, the common juniper!

And if you know of any juniper bushes in Juniper Green, tell Konect Directory!

For lots of interesting photographs and articles about Juniper Green’s history visit the excellent Juniper Green 300 website at www.junipergreen.org.uk/jg300index

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Village People

By Emma Merchant

Rory Mackenzie – School Leaver!

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I left school at 16 and began working in a variety of jobs, ending up as a gas fitter. “ Rory Mackenzie never imagined then that he would become Headteacher of Balerno High School. This year he steps down after 35 years service, 16 as headteacher.

Several years after first leaving school, an English teacher encouraged Rory to return to school. He took Highers at Stevenson’s College and went on to Edinburgh University and teacher training at Moray House. In 1976, he began his new career at James Gillespie’s High School, teaching English. In the following years, he worked at various High Schools, as Guidance Teacher, Assistant Head, and Depute Head before coming to Balerno as Headteacher.

“I arrived on April 1st, of all days!” he remembers with a grin. “I walked into my office to find a completely bare desk, and cleared shelves. Even the lever-arch files had been emptied!” The previous head teacher had left behind no hints on picking up the job, but at least this gave Rory a clean sheet. His first change was to introduce an open door policy – starting with his own office. Out went the red, amber and green lights (!) the previous incumbent had installed above his door to signal availability.

Rory was often amused to see people peering curiously in at him as they passed by!

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Rory has always been, in his own words, “a political animal”, at one stage seriously considering a career in politics. He nearly became a Labour candidate but instead took up his first teaching post. Does he regret this? “No, not at all.” He feels his determination that every pupil deserves the best opportunity to succeed at school is rooted in his politics.

“One of my greatest pleasures is to watch young people grow in confidence and capability. I am delighted that this year 92% of our school leavers found work or pursued further or higher education.”

Times have not always been easy. When still fairly new to the post, Rory steered the school through a difficult period when a killing involving ex-students from Balerno and Currie High Schools rocked the community.

“The Dunblane tragedy was another anxious period for everybody,” he remembers, “and, of course, we have often had to find ways of coping with education cuts.”

Rory looks back over his years at the school with great affection. He will miss the pupils and staff who zie en cK M Rory have played a crucial role A big challenge was maintaining in his working life. To kick Balerno High School’s excellent off his retirement, Rory plans to tour the academic reputation. To support pupil United States with his daughter, taking in learning, Rory encouraged the development San Francisco and the Grand Canyon. He is looking forward to the future, both for of a strong guidance system, and is proud himself and for all his former students. of the way key academic subjects have developed over the years. He also initiated “The youth of today will tackle the world’s Chinese language learning and established big issues, and should set their sights high.” cross-cultural links in Europe and beyond.

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he Konect Directory is run and written by local people whose daily lives are rooted in our villages.

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Emma Merchant contributes our new regular “Village People” column, and will be writing more of our feature articles and interviews.

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I am delighted to contribute to the Konect Directory and look forward to discovering more about local history, events and people through my articles.”

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“I have been a journalist/editor for far more years than I care to remember beginning with the University newspaper and moving through just about every other form of communication. Now I juggle running a pottery painting studio, writing for Konect and looking after three children which leaves no time for housework, which is just the way I like it!”

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Jupiter Artland

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ue to popular demand Jupiter Artland’s education programme is growing. We have been running our visits and workshops for schools and colleges for the last two years and they have been so successful that we are now booked up a term in advance. To complement this we are building on our Artsparks courses and offering holiday workshops for children of all ages, as well as a twelve-week preschool “Little Sparks” course from August.

is to stimulate and inspire the children by looking at the sculptures, and to teach skills through fun activities based on the artwork and the artist’s practice.

This winter the staff at Jupiter have been hard at work creating a woodland classroom. It is nestled on the edge of the woods and has its own outdoor area -perfect for outdoor workshops and exhibition space for the children’s creations. With plenty of indoor space for workshops and lots of facilities and resources at our disposal, children will be able to work on large scale projects they simply can’t do at school where space is a limitation.

The courses on offer this summer give a range of interpretations of the artwork and a behind the scenes insight into the collection.

Artsparks Tuesday 26th to Thursday 28th July

Jupiter Artland is a unique place; the stunning woodland and open fields are home to sculpture by some of the world’s most talented contemporary sculptors. It is a place where children are instantly comfortable and they absorb the atmosphere learning almost without noticing.

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An exciting 3 day course investigating the collection with lots of fun outdoor and indoor activities. This course is being run

by Davina Richardson, a hugely talented and experienced teacher who has worked with us at Jupiter often before. With a special focus on the Marc Quinn orchid, the children will create large scale collages as well as a variety of work on paper and sculpture. The course runs from 10am to 4pm. For 5 to14 year olds.

Drop in holiday workshops On the 5th, 12th and 19th of August we will be offering three drop in workshop days that children can join from either 10.30am to 12.30pm or 1pm to 3pm. The sessions will allow children to have their own unique look at the collection while their parents have theirs too! For 5 to 15 year olds.

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Artsparks Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd August A 2 day course at Jupiter run by Diana McMicking the education director.

This course is inspired by the Charles Jencks landforms. We will be creating our own outdoor landforms in the new education garden – so watch out, your own gardens may never be the same!

The course runs from 10am to 4pm. For 5 to14 year olds.

Little Sparks We are very excited to announce the launch of an Artsparks preschool group, “Little Sparks”. It will be led by a new recruit to Jupiter, Izzy Chapell, who is a very inspiring and experienced nursery teacher with a special interest in the performing arts. “Little Sparks” will run every Tuesday morning from 9.30 to 12 in our new woodland classroom from the 30th August to the 22nd November. The sessions will include an outdoor activity to initiate an art workshop based on the collection and around natural themes.

Every session the children will produce a piece of artwork to take home. Children will also have related singing, drama and imaginative play activities built into the mornings.

To find out more about Artsparks at Jupiter please visit our website at www.jupiterartland.org You can book in online for our courses and all the information you need will be there

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untrap Garden is signed off the A71 near the Hermiston Park and Ride.

We’ve all probably driven past the signs many times, but how many of us have actually visited Suntrap? I was approached by the Friends of Suntrap who are currently fighting to save the garden from being sold and built on, so I went along this month to find out what it’s all about.

The garden is nestled away in Gogarbank.

It is currently owned partly by the National Trust and partly by Oatridge College, and has been used for many years as a horticultural teaching resource and a horticultural therapy centre, providing vocational training, community gardening and a range of other services. Many courses “Wildlife Motel” were for students from special schools or with learning difficulties, as well as night school and recreational classes for amateur local gardeners. With changes at Oatridge the garden facility is no longer required and a buyer is being sought.

It extends over about three acres and is divided up into delightful and beautifully maintained themed areas including the Italian garden, the oriental garden, the sensory garden, the potager and the woodland garden, to name a few. It is also home to the National Bonsai Collection of Scotland.

Suntrap was bequeathed in 1972 to the National Trust and what was then Lothian Regional Council by George Boyd Anderson.

Boyd Anderson was originally from Lossiemouth and he made his fortune in the rubber trade in Malaya. Besides Suntrap, where he built his home in 1957 and stayed til his death, he also bequeathed to the nation the land at Hillend on which Midlothian Snowsports Centre is now located and the Lagganlia outdoor education centre in the Highlands. He was a keen amateur gardener and his bequest

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of Suntrap was that it should be used to “provide gardening advice for those with small gardens” s use Greenhoom plastic bottle and encourage made fr botanical education. He was an innovator and a pioneer of domestic green energy years ahead of his time – the house he built at Suntrap, called Milbuies, was insulated, double-glazed, had underfloor heating and wind turbines on the roof, all of which is very remarkable for the 1950s.

He made use of solar energy to heat the house and other buildings on the land. A battery of electric meters in the garage monitored the cost of the various systems in the house.

Milbuies today is still pretty much how Boyd Anderson left it. At the Konect Directory we often research and visit grand old houses for our history articles; this house is not grand or beautiful and at first glance it is rather nondescript. But walking around the house and learning a little about Boyd Anderson you can soon see that it was very carefully designed and a lot of thought and care went into getting it “just right.”

The Friends of Suntrap was formed in 1977 and since then volunteers have cared for and assisted in the running of the garden. They were the first Friends group of any National Trust property. They are now fighting to save Suntrap and keep it running as a working garden so that this resource is not lost to the community and that the garden can continue to be run in the spirit in which Boyd Anderson intended.

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A Reservoir Ramble

By Karen Murray

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lways on the look out for somewhere different to have a stroll, enjoy the fresh air and take in some views, I took up a friend’s suggestion and headed into the Pentland Hills from Bonaly.

It’s not too far; simply drive to Colinton, go right onto Woodhall Road and left onto Bonaly Road, following the road as it narrows substantially until you reach a car park.

Through the gate and the hills are straight ahead. Immediately you have a choice of left, right or straight ahead and any of these walks are well worth it. Stout walking boots are probably best as the terrain can be rough and muddy and it is sometimes fairly steep.

Straight ahead takes you fairly immediately up and over to Bonaly Reservoir, across heather moorland and ultimately to Glencorse Reservoir. Left will take you to Dreghorn and right will take you to the Torduff Reservoir. When you are standing in the car park it seems unlikely there lie ahead so many reservoirs as they are entirely hidden from view, however there they are - some still serving the city’s water supply, others no longer in use.

I fancied Torduff and on to Clubbiedean Reservoir so took the right path. The first thing to note is the wonderful panoramic views over the city that appear as soon as the path veers to the left. It follows along the side of the hill and down some wooden steps to the reservoir where you walk along the old dam wall to the other side. Turn left following signs for Easter Kinleith and walk

along the side of the reservoir; again I am surprised at the beauty and tranquility of this place. There are a few dog walkers but it is by no means crowded and I wandered slowly taking in the birdsong and the way nature knows her colours so well that the gorse is interspersed with fading bluebells - the yellow and blue on opposing sides of the colour wheel working beautifully together on the hillside.

The path follows over a wooden bridge, with a small waterfall tumbling down the right hand side. You are faced with another choice of paths here - straight ahead through a stile to complete the circuit and back to the car park, or follow the path as it turns sharply right signed again for Easter Kinleith.

I headed that way to see where it would take me. There is quite a steep incline at first levelling out at the next reservoir - Clubbiedean. Again the views are breathtaking. Not over the city this 

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A Reservoir Ramble

By Karen Murray

 time, but over the heather moorland and the fields and across to the Ochil hills. Various birds swooped and dipped around me and the sheep grazed quietly in the fields. There is an old Iron Age Fort at Clubbiedean which 2000 years ago would have made an impressive sight with ramparts up to five metres high and ditches up to five metres deep.

The path continues along the side of the reservoir and then onto a gravel track along a ridge. Veering right, it heads downhill to the farm at Easter Kinleith.

There are, as ever in the Pentland Hills, a number of options here. You can follow a less defined path around the other side of Clubbiedean Reservoir, cutting across to Bonaly Reservoir and back to the car park, or simply directly back to the car park.

View over the City.

I was rapidly Photo by Paul Freeman running out of time as ever and retraced my steps back to the top end of Torduff Reservoir. I then went through the stile and gates on the right and uphill onto the heather moorland. This area has a very different feel to it - much bleaker but the heather is home to ground nesting birds such as skylarks and meadow pipits so be careful not to disturb them. It is also lambing season between April and July so it is best to keep your dog on a lead.

If you are exceptionally lucky you might just spot some rare white heather which is considered lucky. So the story goes,

Malvina, the Celtic Bard Ossian’s daughter, wept at the death of her betrothed and where her tears fell the heather turned pure white. She wished good fortune on all who found it and it is still thought to be lucky to this day.

It is however not all that long before you hit Sanctuary Woodland and the atmosphere changes once more. The path continues through the woods and then downhill quite rapidly to reach the car park at the bottom.

The simple circuit of Torduff Reservoir, which can be done the opposite way to the way I walked following the ‘tap’ signs, is around 1.5 miles in length and will take about 45 minutes, but it is very tempting when you are there to branch off on the myriad paths and see where they lead.

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Local History

Hatton House – grandest of them all

By Helen-Jane Shearer

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hese days you don’t need Mons Meg, the giant cannon now at the top of Edinburgh Castle, to gain access to the site of Hatton House from the A71. But in 1453 King James II accompanied his massive flagship weapon here to besiege Hatton in order to evict clan Douglas followers, in a tale of regal plotting, murder and revenge...

At that time “Haltoun” was a massive L-shaped tower house with walls 3 metres thick, owned by the Lauder family, built

by Alan de Lauder in 1377. With tensions rising between King James II and the Douglases, Sir William Lauder of Haltoun was a confidant of both the King and the 8th Earl of Douglas. The King summoned the Earl of Douglas to Stirling Castle in 1452, and Lauder was the King’s personal messenger sent to escort the Earl. When the King murdered Douglas there Haltoun Tower was seized by outraged Douglas followers and during the struggle Sir William Lauder was killed. The king personally led the seige to take Haltoun Tower back. Crown accounts of the time refer to the cost of transporting “the great bombard” (Mons Meg) and go on to list costs for stone cannon balls, javelins and arrows, the construction of a movable hut to protect the quarrymen hewing their way

A drawing of Hatton House in 1680

Photography by Jenny Thomson

through the walls and all the trappings of a well fitted-out siege.

Hatton remained in the Lauder family until 1653. It was a significant local stronghold and the Lauders were an important family who played their part in current affairs.

During the reign of Mary Queen of Scots, the 4th Earl of Bothwell was, it seems, “favourable to the laird of Haltowne “ ; and it was in his house that he slept on the night of 23rd April 1567, before his abduction of the Queen.

In 1653 the Hatton estate passed into the hands of Charles Maitland, later the 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, who had married into the Lauder family, and he began to transform it from a crude fortified tower into a magnificent country house. Around the ancient tower house he added wings and turrets. He also started remodelling the grounds on a lavish scale, turning it into one of the most elegant country estates of the time. He held high office in the Scottish Parliament and was appointed Master General of the Scottish Coinage in 1661. He took the opportunity to run three large-scale coinage frauds and used treasury funds to create his impressive new estate.

Besides the coinage frauds, which came to light in a judicial enquiry in 1682, he was suspected in 1689 of acting “contirar to the government” of William III and sent to prison.

Hatton House was searched for “cannon, armes and amonutione.” Six muskets and cannon were found, confiscated and taken to Edinburgh Castle.

Gateway on the A71 Proven ill-gotten gains don’t seem to have had consequences for the Hatton estate. A 16th century visitor to Hatton wrote that “there is no residence in the Lothians west of Edinburgh to compare with Hatton House save Hopetoun.” By this time it had over fifty bedrooms and stabling for seventy horses on grounds of 240 acres. By the early years of the eighteenth century, Hatton was one of the noblest residences in all Scotland. The top of the original tower was a balustraded viewing platform commanding views of the surrounding countryside and hills. The main approach to the house was via a mile-long grand avenue from the east and was lined by a double row of oaks, beeches and limes.

There was a large walled garden, bowling green, formal rose garden, and terraced area in front of the house and beyond it a “wilderness” complete with an artificial lake.

The fifth Earl of Lauderdale was titled Lord Ravelrig, having lived at Ravelrig for a while before inheriting Hatton. The Maitland family residence at Hatton ended in 1792 when it was sold by the 8th Earl. The property changed hands many times. It was purchased in 1797 by Mr James Gibson (afterwards Sir James Gibson-Craig, Baronet of Riccarton), who broke up the estate and sold it off in portions for speculative gain.

The house itself went to Rev., Dr. Thomas Davidson for £14,000.

The Renaissance gateway, which can be seen today on the A71 near the intersection with Linburn Road, was originally located half-way along the main eastern approach avenue to Hatton House. The date ANNO DOM 1692 is engraved on the keystone of the arch. It was moved to its current location on the Edinburgh road by Captain Davidson in 1829 (that date is also engraved on it).

The upper part of the antique ornamental ironwork of this gateway is said to have been wrought by one of the Earls who enjoyed ironwork - the Eastern Pavilion of Hatton House was known as Lord Lauderdale’s Forge, where tradition has it one of the Earls had a forge.

The house had several owners over the years and many famous visitors. Until, on the evening of 25th February 1952 the owner returning from Edinburgh found the house had mysteriously caught fire. The roof and upper floor were completely destroyed, while the other floors were extensively damaged by water. The Evening Dispatch of 26th February said: “One portion after another of the house, which contained four floors, was involved in the blaze, until there was no part of the building which was free from the flames.”

The ruins were taken down and the stones removed to various unknown locations; the estate was sold off in pieces. All that remains today are two corner pavilions, some of the walls and of course the Western Gate on the A71.

Despite some decline in its last decades before the 1952 fire, Hatton House was one of the most spectacular of grand Scottish homes from its founding in the 14th century through murder, fraud, royal favours and clan battles to the sad romantic remains of today.

Sources for this article: Hatton House A Lost National Treasure by John Scott, Currie and District Local History Society www.rathohistory.co.uk Bank of Scotland: a history, 1695 – 1995 by Richard Saville.

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Kitchen design and installation.

Boiler replacement & full systems.

Cookers, hobs, fires, landlord certificates, gas servicing.

Showers and all general plumbing.

Beautiful bathrooms designed and installed. Full service including tiling, joinery and electrical work.

www.coval.biz t. 01506 884437 m. 07092 363678 e. office@coval.biz 36

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The WEAVERS Opening Hours 12pm - 11pm Mon - Wed 12pm - 12 am Thurs 12 pm - 1am Fri and Sat 12.30 - 11pm Sun

Spicy Village

Tandoori Indian Restaurant & Takeaway 17 Main St, Balerno, EH14 7EQ

0131 451 5500 0131 451 5588

BUFFET NIGHTS

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 6pm - 10pm

5 courses - Adults £11.95 Children (under 12) £6.95 Other nights on request for parties of 10 or more

EAT AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE! PARTIES UP TO 45 WELCOME

Bar snacks every day Friendly bar staff Function room free hire for all occasions, with resident DJ. Buffet food available from £2/head Sky Sports Free WIFI Teas and coffees Pool, darts. Pool night Thursdays NEW karaoke Saturday nights 2/7 Corslet Place, Currie, EH14 5LS

Landlord Bill Meldrum

07577 968381

Childrens menu available Kebabs, burgers, fish & chips also available A-LA-CARTE ALSO AVAILABLE

Bring Your Own Bottle of Wine or Beer (no corkage charges)

OPEN 6 DAYS

(Closed Mondays) Tuesday-Sunday 5pm-11pm Home Delivery 5pm-11pm

Set meal for 2 (B)

Chicken Pakora 2 Poppadoms & Spiced Onions Choice of any 2 Curries from the menu Fried Rice and Nan Bread

£17.50

Set meal for 2 (A)

Mixed Pakora 2 Poppadoms & Spiced Onions Choice of any 2 Curries from Old Favourittes Fried Rice and Nan Bread

£15.50

Get your bike ready and serviced for the summer.....

Repairs and Bike Servicing

Tel: 01506 873123 CLUB TRAINING NIGHT Every Tues 6.15pm Start at Pedal Power 28 miles Open to beginners and racers ALL WELCOME

www.pedalpower.org.uk

Pedal Power, 51 West End, West Calder, EH55 8EJ To advertise call 07824 469266 or 07854 492638

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Prize Crossword

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Complete the crossword & send to: The Konect Directory, Overton Farmhouse, Kirknewton, EH27 8DD. Please include your name, address & phone number. Closing date for entries 17th June, 2011.

Sudoku

Sudoku solution on page 44

HAVE YOU NOTICED WE’RE GETTING A BETTER CLASS OF DOWN & OUT IN THE PARK DURING LUNCH HOUR NOWADAYS?

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Sunday breakfast 10am -12am

Sloeberry Restaurant open Wed - Sun 6pm - 9.30pm Chinese and European food

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

Currie Star Football Club Dave Stevens from First Rate Exchange Services presents a cheque for £750 to Tony Catlin coach of Currie Star under 13 Boys Football Club. First Rate are the suppliers of Travel Money to the Post Office and pictured are Sub postmistresses Mari Morrison (Currie) and Alison Doyle from Balerno (far right). Both Post Office branches provide a range of Travel Money Services and have Euros and US Dollars instantly available. Dave Stevens says “The Travel Money facility at Currie and Balerno provides a convenient service to the local community many of whom may not be aware that they can buy Euros and US Dollars from their local Post Office” Also pictured are coach, Andy Wanstall and two players from the Currie Star under 13 team, Scott Gourlay and Cameron Wanstall.

Currie Star Under 15s are holding a

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT ‘THE DOVECOT CUP’ at Dovecot Park, Kingsknowe on SUNDAY 19TH JUNE at 11am until 5pm Come along and bring the family to a fun day out.

Support your local team!

Food and refreshments available ‘Beat the Goalie’ Presentations by Special Guest

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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 and Thurs 7.30pm – 9pm. 4 weeks 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 Classes Aerobics/Step/Conditioning 7.30 - 8.25pm Total Body Conditioning 8.30 - 9.20pm Every Monday, Balerno High School in small gym.

For further information call/text 07811 424946 or email 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

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

Rookie Lifesaving 51st Pentland Scouts (Balerno) Balerno Community High School Beavers, Cubs, Scouts For swimmers aged 10 - 14 years.

Various evenings, Balerno Scout Hall Alternate Thursdays 6pm - 8pm. For further Contact Lawrence Mitchell on information contact the Community Education Office 0131 449 4680 on 0131 477 7733 Please remember to mention The Konect Directory when contacting advertisers 42

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Juniper Green SWRI Juniper Green Community Centre (Village Hall) 1 Juniper Park Road, EH14 5DX Contact 0131 539 9886

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.

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 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.

Monkey Music Juniper Green Church Tuesdays, 10am for 2 & 3 year olds, 10.40am for babies from 9-18 months Contact: 0131 669 6004 www.monkeymusic.com 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

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 & 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 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 resusitation 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.

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Solution to Sudoku

Solution May 11 crossword Across: : 1 Path, 3 Clashing, 9 Oppress, 10 Chaos, 11 Encyclopedia, 13 Repair, 15 Asleep, 17 Contribution, 20 Photo, 21 Villain, 22 Treasure, 23 Gems.

Down: 1 Pioneers, 2 Topic, 4 Lesion, 5 Successfully, 6 Imagine, 7 Gasp, 8 Descriptions, 12 Openings, 14 Promote, 16 Silver, 18 Irate, 19 Spit.

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.

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What’s On? + Useful Info June

Sunday 5th June Felting Workshop at Potter Around Come and learn how to make fabulous felted jewellery or a pebble pot at our workshop run by renowned felter Ann Ross. £45 for a full day course (10am-4pm) including tea/coffee, cakes and light lunch.

See www.potteraround.co.uk Saturday 11th June Balerno Farmers Market 9am – 1pm Main Street Balerno Saturday 11th June Dolly/Teddy Makeover at Honeypot Ceramics Do you have a favourite Teddy or Dolly who is in need of a little bit of tender loving care?

Bring them along between 10.30 -12.30 where we will help you give them a makeover treat (a new bow, a quick patch or a new hair style or even a new dress) ready for a Dolly and Teddy summer picnic.

Price £10 per head, includes picnic.

See www.honeypotceramics.co.uk Sunday 12th June Open Day at Hatton Sports Club. On A71 between Wilkieston and Dalmahoy. 12pm-4pm.

Saturday 18th June Creepy Crawly Day at Honeypot Ceramics Edinburgh Insect & Butterfly World will be visiting us with some of their ‘Creepy Crawly’ friends. Children will be able to have ‘handson’ experience with a tarantula, stick insects, cockroaches, snake and millipedes. Then once inspired, children will be able to model them in clay!

Two sessions - 11am and 1pm. Each session will last 90mins, includes juice and snack. Price £12 per head. Booking essential.

See www.honeypotceramics.co.uk Sunday 19th June Father’s Day Frivolity at Potter Around Treat Dad to a day out - encourage him to paint a wee something for free if your are painting. See www.potteraround.co.uk Tuesday 21st June Mirror Magic at Potter Around Learn how to make your own gorgeous glass mirror with the help of Nancy Hamilton of Farago Glass. You will cut and grind the glass and learn all the techniques involved. £65 this includes all your materials and tools as well as tea/coffee and cake. 10.30am-1pm.

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

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Saturday 25th June Juniper Green Farmers Market 9am – 1pm. Kinleith Arms To include your event here, please email hj@konectdirectory.co.uk or post details to: The Konect Directory, Overton Farmhouse, Kirknewton, EH27 8DD

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 Currie Library information 210 Lanark Road West, Currie, EH14 5NN 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

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Index of Advertisers Architect King Architects 13 Tom McDonald 23 Attractions Jupiter Artland 48 Bathrooms Splash Bathrooms 22 Beauty Therapist Juniper Beauty Room 14 Lilac Rooms 15 Bike Repair 2 Wheel Support 6 Bike Shop Pedal Power 37 Blacksmith Keith Davidson 23 Building Materials MKM Building Supplies 5 Building Surveyor David Hasting 4 Business Opportunities Blue Otter Products 47 Car Sales Hermiston Motor Co 2 Juniper Green Garage 11 Car Service/Repair Bavelaw Garage 11 D.A. Ward 29 Hermiston Motor Co 2 MBA Specialists 29 Cattery Claylands Cottage 26 Rosebank 26 Ceramics / Ceramic Painting Honey Pot 17 Potter Around 17 Chiropody Chiropody by Claire 16 Cleaning Services Alba Oven Cleaning 6 Fiona’s Housecleaning 6 HydroKleen 6 Tag Cleaning Services 6 Computer Repairs SortMyPC 13

Dentist No 9 Dental Practice 14 Dog Walking Carole Smith Pet Watcher 26 Electrician A&A Electrical 36 Estate Agent Mavor & Co 11 Fitness Hatton Sports Club 7 Sarah Byers Zumba 15 Flooring Murrayfield Carpets 22 Florist Vicky’s Flowers 16 Food Real Foods 35 The Whole Shebag 35 Funeral Directors Porteous 29 Garden & Landscaping Garden Services Edinburgh 21 Riccarton Garden Centre 21 Woodford Timber 24 Golf Baberton Golf Club 7 Hairdresser Tony Harper 15 Home Improvements Alexander Aitken Plastering 23 Craft Worx 36 Lothian Property Care 31 MKM Building Supplies 5 Property Matters 11 Homes CALA Homes 25 Ironing Services Ironing Aid 6 Joiners GK Wilson 10 Logs Reservoir Logs 23 Optician Clear Vue 4

Painter/Decorator Alistair McLellan Brushstrokes Gerry Aitken Ian Merriman Ltd Lane Decor Pet Crematorium iCare Physiotherapy SportsActive Picture Framing Mount Parnassus Plumbing Services Bill Reid & Son Browns Coval Weir Plumbing & Heating Public House Grey Horse Inn Kinleith Arms The Weavers Restaurant Sloeberry Spicy Village Roofing KM Contracts Security Circle Security Sewing Services & Supplies Marys’ Patch Soft Furnishing Essential Window Blinds Taxi Baillies GlenAir Tax Services JP Tax Services Tiler B. Edwards Tiling Tree Surgery Delisle Maxwell Tree Care Vet Pentland Veterinary Clinic Window Cleaner Tag Cleaning Services

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Wonderland BOOK NOW

Children’s eduCation Courses and aCtivities Due to popular demand Jupiter Artland is expanding its holiday and preschool courses to complement the education programme we run during term time. We have created a superb woodland classroom with an outdoor area under the trees which will act as a fantastic base for all our activities.

26th to 28th July an exciting 3 day Artsparks course investigating the collection with lots of fun outdoor and indoor activities. With a special focus on the Marc Quinn orchid the children will create large scale collages as well as a variety of work on paper and sculpture.

5th, 12th and 19th August drop in workshops for 5 to 15 year olds during Jupiter’s opening hours. These themed workshops are based on mud printing and sculpting, Jencks’ landforms and Andy Goldsworthy’s work at Jupiter.

22nd and 23rd August a 2 day course inspired by Charles Jencks building our own earthworks and landforms which will transform your garden forever!

We are very excited to announce the launch of Little Sparks an Artsparks preschool group. It will be led by a new recruit to Jupiter, Izzie Chappell, who is a very inspiring and experienced nursery teacher with a special interest in the performing arts.

Little Sparks will run every Tuesday morning from 9.30 to 12 in our new woodland classroom from 30th August to 22nd November. The sessions will include an outdoor activity to initiate an art project based on the collection and around natural themes. Children will also have related singing, drama and imaginative play activities built into the mornings.

For more information and to book any of these activities visit

www.jupiterartland.org OPENING TIMES:

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13 May – 18 SEPTEMbEr 2011 30 May + 29 auGuST 2011 thursday to sunday monday 10.00am – 5.00pm 10.00am – 5.00pm JUPITER BonnIngTon HoUsE sTEADIngs nEAR WIlkIEsTon EDInBURgH EH27 8BB TEl 01506 889900