The Dell Directory July 2025

July 2025

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chool’s out for summer and there is plenty on in the area for the children during the holidays, including a visit to Almond Valley Heritage Centre in West Lothian, which is always a fantastic day out; see their advert on page 7, and check the What’s On section for more ideas for all the family this month.

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Colinton Village Enterprises share their progress on The Shed, see page 9. The food spread this month gives us a peek into a wine tasting within the Ribbon in Edinburgh thanks to Joanne’s usual wonderful wine column; and all our usual columns are here.

Community: Rotary Community

As ever, you will find everything you need for home and garden in the pages of this magazine. Thank you for supporting local businesses and organisations.

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Oriam joins Currie Balerno Rotary as Community Member Oriam, Scotland’s sports performance centre based at Heriot-Watt University, joins Currie Balerno Rotary in supporting our local community.

Alongside its provision of facilities for Scotland’s national sporting bodies, Oriam has from the start been committed to supporting local sports groups and the local community and they see this partnership with Currie Balerno Rotary as strengthening these links.

Oriam will work with Currie Balerno Rotary and the other Rotary Community Members to serve the local community by providing help where it’s needed, encouraging the healthy development of young people and protecting the local environment; and they have made their first contribution by supporting Rotary at the Balerno Children’s Gala.

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community is extremely important to us and we look forward to working alongside this fantastic organisation to strengthen our links in the surrounding area." (Colin Muir, Facility Service Manager, Oriam) Oriam is the sixth Rotary Community Member - joining Circle Security, Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, Jack Brown Eyecare, Lindsay & Gilmour and William Purves - in working with Currie Balerno Rotary to support the local community.

Currie Balerno Rotary and its partners serve the communities of Ratho, Kirknewton, Balerno, Currie, Juniper Green, Baberton, Colinton and Wester Hailes.

To know more, contact Mike Rowe at PR@cbrotary.org or go to cbrotary.org or facebook.com/rotary1020

This article was contributed by Currie Balerno Rotary.

A BIG YEAR AHEAD… THE HERITAGE HUB PROJECT

We are delighted to confirm the sale of Angela’s generously bequeathed property in Colinton, which marks a significant turning point for securing funds to develop the Old Coach House in Spylaw Park, known locally as The Shed.

Colinton Village Enterprise eagerly awaits final confirmation of further funding via the City of Edinburgh Council that would help us move even closer to realising our vision of transforming The Shed into an inclusive community space for Colinton residents and visitors.

As you may already know, in September 2024 we obtained planning permission for the redevelopment of the building. With continued support from David Moore, MDA Studio (Edinburgh) Ltd, we recently submitted architectural building warrant drawings to the council and anticipate a timely assessment by the Planning and Building Standards Team.

There will be some survey work carried out in the coming weeks to ensure no materials pose a risk during construction, and to assist with planning external works and service to the building itself.

Thanks to Community Enterprise who enabled us to conduct a survey on the Community Heritage Hub Project. A huge thank you to all those who were able to complete the survey.

We are now reviewing the responses to help us develop ideas for the venue to include a café, information centre and event space. Thanks

also to those who attended and volunteered at the recent Repair Café, an event run at The Shed by Edinburgh Tool Library and SW20.

It’s safe to say a great day was had by all, and some fantastic repair work carried out with Paul and his team. We are looking forward to more fundraising events during 2025, and welcome your support. If you’d like to donate to the project, or volunteer at one of our events, please reach out to us at colintonvillage@gmail.com This is also a great opportunity to introduce you to the new Board of Trustees! Lorraine O’Shea remains our Chair, with Pam Wardell as Vice Chair and Julie Johnson as our Treasurer. Kim Anderson has recently joined as Secretary, alongside Trustees Jennie Loudon, Elise Anderson and Amanda Easton.

Watch this space for the launch of our iconic Phone Box on Bridge Road, soon to become The Colinton Village Exchange of information, books and plants.

Please visit us at www.cventerprise.org and follow us on our socials for the latest updates.

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FOOD & DRINK

In an elegant summer twist to the traditional Sunday lunch, this beef joint is marinated in rosé wine and herbs, and served with roasted garlic and red onions.

Serves 6 Prep 5 minutes, plus marinating Cooking time 1 hour 20 minutes Ingredients: • 1 x 1.3kg lean topside, silverside or sirloin joint • Salt and black pepper

• 3 large sprigs of fresh rosemary, cut into smaller sprigs • 300ml medium rosé wine • 4 fresh bay leaves, torn • 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 whole unpeeled garlic bulbs, cut in half horizontally • 2 large red onions, peeled and cut into wedges

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180-190°C, fan 160-170°C, gas mark 4-5.

An elegant summer twist 2. Place the joint on a chopping board. Make several slashes over the surface with a sharp knife, taking care not to cut any butcher’s strings or meat bands. Season on both sides and push the rosemary sprigs into the slits.

3. Place the beef in a strong, large plastic freezer bag and add the wine, bay leaves, oil and garlic.

Seal the bag and refrigerate for at least 6 hours/ overnight, turning occasionally.

4. Remove the garlic and bay leaves from the marinade (reserve the marinade) and transfer to a large non-stick roasting tin with the onions.

Place the beef on top of the onions, pour over the marinade and open roast for the preferred, calculated cooking time, basting occasionally with any rich meat juices. (For rare, 20 minutes per 450g plus 20 minutes; for medium, 25 minutes per 450g plus 25 minutes; for well done, 30 minutes per 450g plus 30 minutes). Cover with foil if browning too quickly.

5. Transfer the beef to a large warm plate, cover with foil and leave to rest for 20 minutes before slicing. Serve with the pan juices, red onions and garlic, and a new potato salad.

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WINE

Edinburgh’s skyline is iconic and instantly recognisable. A recent addition is the Ribbon Building which whips above the W Hotel and St James Quarter.

Within the Ribbon sits the W Lounge where I recently had the pleasure of meeting Wine Director and Sommelier, Sumith Alahakoon who expertly guides his guests through the extensive wine list.

My friends and I had a table in W Lounge, located within the Ribbon. The 360 degree views across Edinburgh are breathtaking!

It’s usually my job to select the wine, but this evening, I could relax!

To my delight Sumith selected a beautiful red from the South of France, Cigalus Rouge 2021 by Gérard Bertrand. The wine is a blend of Syrah, Carignan, Grenache and Mourvèdre. Each grape variety has its own superpower: Syrah is silky with peppery spice, Carignan gives dried fruit and baking spices, Grenache brings a bright top note and freshness and Mourvèdre delivers inky brambles, earthiness and sophistication.

Bertrand carefully blends this combination and wraps it in an oak barrel, aging it for 12 to 14 months. The resulting wine is magical!

Deep ruby in colour, the nose is full of dark red and black fruits, there’s spice, black cherry and vanilla with a hint of chocolate on the finish. The tannins weave together to give the wine structure and a velvet finish.

For dessert, to pair with my Sticky Date Cake arrived a perfectly chilled and frosted bottle of ”umelicious” Kamoizumi Umeshu Saijo, Japanese plum liqueur. It was the perfect pairing!

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f you saw the recently released film sn’t interesting that the we wish one TheitSalt Path or read best-selling another “happyWinn, new year” long book byaRaynor you will after Auldof Lang Syne –and for knowsinging something the beauty weeks boxing up the Christmas challenges ofafter the South West Coast Path. decorations and returning them to the loft.

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Year”. I’ve not exactly made any new year’s “I’m not sureThis I feeltradition inspired,” I said. resolutions. seems to“Raynor be and Moth didn’t have any money.

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bewill realistic, I love for theus,” promise that a new “It be different my husband year holds, the “clean slate” potential! promised. “We can take it easier than we did when young.you We’lltoo bemay covering If you we livewere in Balerno, have a been greater distance totalfalling than we didmorning then. But delighted to see in snow early we won’tYear’s walk as far every andglass we can on New Day. I stoodday, at our use the as way.

Andturned we won’t patiocampsites door and along watched sleet to have to live on noodles.” big white snowflakes that quickly covered our garden and bedecked the idea trees.that It was a Somewhere inside me was the wonderfulwere illustration of theNevertheless, “it’s all fresh and holidays for relaxing.

I new”tempted theme. because 1) I wanted to see if I was could stillupdofor it and 2) I loved thought Signing a Pilates classthe was a new of a new adventure with my husband.

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IDo accepted the challenge. something new this new year.

TO BE CONTINUED NEXT ISSUE real LIFE is contributed by Suzanne Green.

Suzanne, freelance writer/editor, in real LIFE isa contributed

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

The above phrase is a little lesson in Gaelic, which roughly translates to “the bird with the sunlit eye” which is a beautifully descriptive phrase for the white tailed eagle. It’s one of two native species of eagles we have in Scotland.

The white tailed eagle is our biggest bird of prey, with a wingspan of up to 8ft. Their size gives them the nickname of “flying barn door” which is apparent when you see them soaring in the sky.

They were heavily persecuted and the last white tailed eagle was shot in 1918 before a reintroduction project began in 1975 on the Isle of Rum. They’re now mainly found in the Highlands and Islands but this image was taken on the Isle of Mull during a photography workshop I was co-leading earlier this month.

Whilst I was away, the oldest wild white tailed eagle in the UK passed away at the grand age of 32. Frisa lived an incredible life on Mull, one which saw her raise a total of 25 chicks with her partner Skye. He has since taken up with another female, which is quite normal for birds of prey.

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I took this shot from a boat, which is licensed to feed the birds a small amount of fish each day. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve done this trip over the years but seeing these birds power up the loch never gets old.

This column is contributed by Clare Harte, who lives in West Lothian. Clare spends much of her time travelling around Scotland looking for and photographing our wonderful wildlife.

Follow her on social media as Clare Harte Photography for more wildlife content.

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SUMMER EVENTS AT HOUSE OF THE BINNS JULY 12TH - 1940s DAY AT THE HOUSE OF THE BINNS Join us at the House of the Binns for our 1940s Day on July 12th! 10:30am – 3pm. Why not dress in your vintage best and learn about the Binns during the war and engage with historic reenactment groups as they bring to life the country during this tumultuous time.

• Living history (Edinburgh LDV & History from the Home Front) • Costumed guided tours • The Codebreakers Trail (Children’s Trail) • Best Dressed Competition 2ND AUGUST - COVENANTERS DAY AT THE HOUSE OF THE BINNS The House of the Binns Team are thrilled to have The Sealed Knot (the oldest & biggest re-enactment society in the UK) bring the Covenanting Times to life on the front lawn of the House of the Binns. 10.30am - 3.00pm - The Sealed Knot is the oldest re-enactment society in the UK, a registered educational charity, and the single biggest re-enactment society in Europe. They bring the 17th century to life, giving you a glimpse into the past. Experience what a war torn country looked like and how people lived through this turbulent time. Meet the soldiers and the camp followers to find out what life was like.

• Children’s Trail - Search for the notorious 17th centrury General Tam who is on the run from the covenanters and planning a secret attack. Follow the clues and find out just where he might be hiding • Covenanter competitions • Guided Tours - Learn how “Bloody Tam” came to be such a fearsome & notorious enemy of the covenanters

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CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS!

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AT WATER OF LEITH VISITOR CENTRE - All 1.30pm - 3.30pm and £7 per child unless otherwise noted below.

More info and booking essential via: www.waterofleith.org.uk/whats-on • THU 3RD JULY - Splash! for 3-6 year olds, 1.30pm – 3.00pm, £5 • TUE 8TH JULY - Stockbridge Summer Exploration for 5-10 year olds • THU 10TH JULY - Bushcraft for 5-10 year olds • TUE 15TH JULY - Ultimate Survival for 8-12 year olds • THU 17TH JULY - Art in Coalie Park for 5-10 year olds • TUE 22ND JULY - Butterflies & Bugs for 5-10 year olds • THU 24TH JULY - Extreme River Dipping for 8-12 year olds • TUE 29TH JULY - Fairy Folk for 4-8 year olds • THU 31ST JULY - Bugs! for 3-6 year olds • TUE 5TH AUG - River Dipping for 5-10 year olds • THU 7TH AUG - Butterflies & Bugs for 5-10 year olds SATURDAY 5TH JULY Craiglockhart Health & Well-being Event At Craiglockhart Church Hall, organised by Craiglockhart Community Council. 10.00am 1.30pm. Stalls, refreshments, taster sessions.

See page 35 for details.

SATURDAY 12TH JULY Mesmerising Mechanisms Exhibition Ian Graham, proprietor of Colinton Clocks is once again hosting a free, hands-on exhibition at the Water of Leith Visitor Centre featuring a collection of wooden machines he has designed and built himself. The exhibition features mechanical clocks but also interesting and amusing machines such as drawing machines, ball runners and automata. These fascinating machines use gears, levers and other mechanisms to create movement. This hands on exhibition allows you to get involved, setting the machines in motion and watching the results.

10.00am - 4.00pm, FREE ENTRY. SATURDAY 12TH JULY Farmers Market Main Street, Balerno, 9.00am to 1.00pm.

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“Unearthed Edinburgh” photography competition, by Edinburgh Libraries Run by Edinburgh Libraries, the theme celebrates both the city’s wonderful green spaces and gardening as forces for creativity, resilience and connection. We welcome photos which celebrate any green space in the city, from the Meadows to your window box! The competition is free to enter and open to all. All entries must be submitted via Edinburgh Collected (edinburghcollected.org) where they will become part of a community archive of Edinburgh memories.

Tell us in the accompanying description what makes the picture special to you and remember to add the tag “unearthed”. Entries will be judged on both their photographic merit and on the accompanying text.

There are fantastic prizes to be won!

• 1ST PRIZE – £100 book token • 2ND PRIZE – £50 book token • 3RD PRIZE – £25 book token The competition runs until 31 July 2025.

Make sure to read the Unearthed Edinburgh competition guidelines and terms and conditions - zurl.co/BvAtt - or if you have any queries, contact informationdigital@ edinburgh.gov.uk SUNDAY 13TH JULY The Dells in Summer – Guided Walk by Water of Leith Conservation Trust Join Kat for a hands on exploration of Summertime in the Dells. We’ll discover which plants and flowers are thriving and see if we can learn to identify some of them. If we’re lucky, we might even notice signs of what the wildlife is doing at this time of year. This walk is aimed at adults, if you have an older child who would like to attend with you, please contact us to discuss this before booking. 1.30pm - 3.30pm £7, members free. More info and booking essential via: www.waterofleith.org.uk/whats-on/ WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR EVENT HERE? COMMUNITY AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT LISTINGS ARE FREE OF CHARGE. EMAIL EDITOR@KONECT.SCOT BY 15TH OF THE MONTH FOR FOLLOWING MONTH’S ISSUE.

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

COLINTON BROWNIES Spaces available to join now (Monday evenings). At Girl Guiding’s Colinton Brownie units we welcome all girls to explore their creative side, get out and about into the great outdoors and start to learn to look after themselves, others and our world.

Girls aged 7-10 years have fun, learning and adventure. For info about joining now contact: colintonbrownieslist@gmail.com GLENLOCKHART PROBUS CLUB - For ex-business men and women. We meet to hear talks, mostly by outside speakers, on a wide range of subjects.

The venue is Mortonhall Garden Centre, at 10.30am. on the last Thursday in the month, January to November. Occasionally there are additional outings. Contact: E. glenlockhartprobus@outlook.com ORIAM WALKING FOOTBALL CLUB - We run a local Walking Football Club, established in 2015, for women aged 40+ and men aged 50+. Our sessions, which are very much mixed ability, take place at Oriam Sports Centre, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, on a Mon, Wed and Fri 12:30-1:30pm. We’d love to see new teammates coming along. Sessions are priced at £4.20 but we do have monthly membership schemes available.

Please contact Deric Oliver on 07803 508401 or dericandjoan@ btinternet.com OXGANGS WRITE AWAY! WRITERS' GROUP - Whether you are a beginner or not, wouldbe novelist, journal-writer or poet, come along and share, learn, be inspired or simply listen. We meet at Oxgangs Library every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6.00pm - free tea/coffee and biscuits too! For more information, contact Robert Carroll Robert.

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REDHALL WALKING GROUP A gentle walking group exploring areas such as the Union Canal, Colinton Dell and the Water of Leith. Improve your health and wellbeing and meet new people.

Meet at Redhall Walled Garden entrance on main road at 97 Lanark Road. Mondays 10.00am - 11.30am Fun, friendly and free.

Contact: emily@elgt.org.uk or 07943 530806.

Facebook @GreenspaceTrust ST CUTHBERT'S PLAYGROUP - 10.00am - 11.30am - Every Monday during school term time. £2 per family. Toys, snacks and a fun songs! St Cuthbert's Church Hall, Westgarth Avenue, Colinton. Contact Rev Nicki McNelly for more information: stcuthbertsrector@gmail.com FORGET ME NOTES - The Forget Me Notes Project is a charity that uses music to build community and combat isolation in a variety of settings On the first and third Monday of each month - 2.00pm - 4.00pm in St Cuthbert's Church Hall, Westgarth Avenue, Colinton.

Join us when you can, for an hour of music and memories, followed by refreshments. All welcome. Please contact Rev Nicki for more information: stcuthbertsrector@gmail.com (www.forgetmenotes.org.uk) COLINTON FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB - Colinton Cottage Homes’ Hall every Monday from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. Please contact Ken McLeod on 0131 466 0888 for more information.

TEA AND TOTS - Stay and play for ages 0-5 with their parent/ carer - all are welcome! Toys, crafts, refreshments, song-time and more. Every Thursday during school term time, 10am-11.30am at Redeemer Church, 64 Bridge Road, Colinton, EH13 OLQ. FREE. E:admin@redeemeredinburgh.org T: 0131 441 7327

ST CUTHBERT’S BADMINTON CLUB - The Club was formed about 1946 and meets in the Church Hall in Westgarth Avenue, Colinton on Monday evenings at 8.00pm between September and Easter. It is noncompetitive. For details, call Julia Roberts on 07904 813145.

PENTLAND BRIDGE CLUB Come and play duplicate bridge in a friendly atmosphere. We meet in St Margaret's Court, Juniper Green on Thursdays at 7pm. Table money £4. Less experienced players made very welcome. For further information see www.bridgewebs.com/ pentland or email mthkjb@gmail.com.

COLINTON LITERARY SOCIETY - Meetings start with coffee, tea and wine at 7.30pm and are held at Dreghorn Hall, 22 Dreghorn Loan, EH13 0DE. Full programme details are at www.colinton-parish.com/ colinton-literary-society.html COFFEE, CAKE AND COMPANY - Drop in for a free coffee between 10.30am and 12pm on Mondays at Redeemer Church Edinburgh, 64 Bridge Road EH13 0LT. We are mostly retired people, but all ages are welcome! More details at redeemeredinburgh.org/ccc THIS WOMAN RUNS - We are a small group of local women who support and empower each other to be healthier and happier. We meet Wednesday’s at 7.30pm at the bottom of Thorburn Road, or Sunday’s at 8.00am in Spylaw Park for a quick warm up, 30-minute run at the pace of chat/your pace, and then a gentle cool down. We’d love to see you there! All free, run by friendly local volunteers www.thismumruns.co.uk/joina-local-run WAVERLEY SPEAKERS CLUB - Meets in Morningside Parish Church, fortnightly on Tuesdays

at 7.15pm. Our aim is to improve members’ public speaking skills in a supportive atmosphere. Each evening has three prepared speeches SOLUTION TOevaluated JUNE of eight minutes, constructively by another CROSSWORD member. Eight impromptu short speeches follow, also evaluated. New members will be made most welcome.

Contact Douglas.Lothian@ lenlothian.com LOCAL FLORAL ART CLUB - Sit back and enjoy relaxing evenings watching a floral demonstration with lively & interesting chat.

You might even win one of the arrangements. Meet: Boroughmuir Rugby Club, Meggatland, off Colinton Road EH14 1AS. 7.15pm ACROSS: 7. August, 8. Prince, 9. Stun, 9.00pm 1st 13.

Monday 10. Relation,on 11.the Present, Oddly, 15.ofStart, the month September.

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COLINTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB SOLUTION TO SUDOKU Come and join ON PAGE XXus on alternate Thursday evenings from September to March for an evening of fun dancing to live music. We meet in St Cuthbert's Church Hall Colinton from 7.45pm to 9.15pm.

Dances are called but as this is not a teaching class some knowledge of Scottish Country Dance steps and figures is beneficial. For further details phone 07751186359 or 07483814988.

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COLINTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY - Want to know about local history?

W: www.colintonhistory.org E:enquiries@colintonhistory.org COLINTON GARDEN CLUB - Club members share their love of gardening, gardens and nature, and work together to preserve and add value to our quality of life here in south-west Edinburgh. Monthly members’ meetings on a Monday, in the upper Hall, Dreghorn Loan and start at 8.00pm. We are a friendly and thriving club and new members are very welcome, plus outings and events. The annual subscription is £10.00. per household.

For more information see: W: colintongardens.org.uk E: membership@ colintongardens.org.uk LUNCHCLUB - Every Wednesday 1pm – 3pm, 3 courses £4. Spaces are limited, first come first served.

Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre, 71 Firhill Drive, EH13 9EU. Please visit: oxgangsneighbourhoodcentre.org.uk PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP - Tuesdays, am session and pm session for two age groups (all under 5s). Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre, 71 Firhill Drive, EH13 9EU. T: 0131 466 0678 E:oxgangs neighbourhoodcentre @gmail.com

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SOLUTION TO JUNE CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 7. August, 8. Prince, 9. Stun, 10. Relation, 11. Present, 13. Oddly, 15. Start, 17. Playful, 20. Bungalow, 21. Hike, 22. Stalls, 23. Rodent.

DOWN: 1. Mutter, 2. Ruin, 3. Staring, 4. Apple, 5. Birthday, 6. School, 12. Struggle, 14. Glowers, 16. Taunts, 18. Unkind, 19. Close, 21. Hide.

SOLUTIONTO TOSUDOKU SUDOKU SOLUTION XX ON PAGE 28

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