December 2023
TRINITY SPOTLIGHT
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Wishing All Our Readers A Very Merry Christmas And A Happy, Prosperous New Year Welcome to this last issue of the Trinity Spotlight for 2023. And just like that the nights have drawn in, the temperature has dropped and ..... the festive season is well and truly upon us. The Christmas Market is in full swing and Edinburgh is looking super sparkly and beautiful. As usual there are many events happening in and around the city for both Christmas and Hogmany. You can find details of both at : www.edinburgh-christmas.com
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I would like to say a very heartfelt thank you to all the readers of the Spotlight for your support and kind comments over the year. And of course to everyone who advertised with us during 2023. I hope the Spotlight has helped your business prosper. Have a fabulous time during the festive season. Here's to 2024 .........
Best Wishes Sue
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Contents
The Trinity Spotlight
6 Seasonal Sentimentality
Editor : Sue Hutchison
10 Hard Sudoku
M : 07817 206 418
14 Trinity Community Council
E: sue@trinityspotlight.co.uk
20 Weight Loss Without Willpower Course 26 Burnout - How To Recognise It And Take Action 28 An Article From Deidre Brock MP 32 Books For A Better You 36 Is Swimming Worth The Effort 38 Mini Cryptic Crossword/Review Of The Year Quiz 40 Don't Lose The Things You Love 40 Last UK Posting Dates 2023 41 Community Spotlight 42 Puzzle Solutions 43 Recipe - Strawberry & Blueberry Crumble
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HARD SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through to 9 with no repetition! Thats all there is to it. You solve the puzzle with reason and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up. Its fun. Its challenging Its addictive. (Soln on pg 40)
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IN AND AROUND TRINITY IN AND AROUND - Your communityTRINITY council - Your community council
The 20mph Limit The 20mph Limit
Are you old enough to remember when smoking was allowed in trains, planes and restaurants? It’s unthinkable but not long ago we justsmoking acceptedwas that it was okay to pollute Are you oldnow, enough to remember when allowed in trains, planesthe andenvironment: restaurants? you It’s had to put up with other’s people smoke in yourthat clothes, and unthinkable now, but not carcinogenic long ago we just accepted it washair okay tolungs. pollute the environment: you had to put up other’stoday people carcinogenic smokegeneraAons? in your clothes, hair What do with we accept that will appal future We’ll all and havelungs. our own thoughts, but how about traffic? Unless around Edinburgh with your gluedour to own your thoughts, mobile phone you’ll Whatspeeding do we accept today thatyou willgoappal future generaAons? We’lleyes all have but how have noAced that traffic? most roads in the now have a speedwith limityour of 20mph. In Trinity it’smobile virtuallyphone all of you’ll about speeding Unless youcity go around Edinburgh eyes glued to your them. this a street should fromInthat. To state the obvious, haveAlmost noAcedeveryone that mostreading roads in thelives cityin now have that a speed limitbenefit of 20mph. Trinity it’s virtually all of it’s a maximum, noteveryone an average. Nor isthis it guidance: it’s thethat law,should just asbenefit it’s thefrom law that can’t the exceed 70 onit’s a them. Almost reading lives in a street that.you To state obvious, motorway. a maximum, not an average. Nor is it guidance: it’s the law, just as it’s the law that you can’t exceed 70 on a motorway. I said it was a benefit. Perhaps you disagree. If so, ask yourself if you’re pleased to have traffic speeding
I said it was benefit. youtodisagree. If so, yourself if you’re pleased to you havehappy trafficfor speeding past your fronta door. YouPerhaps may want be able to go ask faster than 20 yourself, but are everyone past front door.all You want to be able to go faster than yourself, are“everyone you happy for everyone else toyour do so? Almost usmay spend more Ame at home than in our20 cars. By thebut way, else” isn’t else of to an do exaggeraAon. so? Almost allThe us spend more Ameout at home than in our By the way, “everyone else” much Council carried a traffic survey in cars. Granton Road in the last week of isn’t April. much of was an exaggeraAon. Council 96.5% carriedofout a trafficdrove survey Granton Road in thethat last didn’t week of April. The result no surprise toThe residents. vehicles at in more than 20. (Those The result was and no surprise to The residents. 96.5% of was vehicles more than included cyclists learners.) average speed 29.5.drove Someatpeople think20. we(Those shouldthat givedidn’t drivers included cyclists Some people think we drove shouldfaster give drivers some leeway: 10%and overlearners.) the limit The plusaverage anotherspeed 2mphwas is a 29.5. common one. Yet someone than that some 10% overdrivers the limit plus another 2mph is a common one. Yet someone drovethat faster that every 25leeway: seconds. More exceeded 35 than observed the limit. ObservaAon suggests thethan 20 limit seconds.on More drivers 35 even than observed theare limit. ObservaAon suggests that the 20 limit is every broken25rouAnely other roadsexceeded in our area, when there speed bumps: drivers race between is broken onon other them beforerouAnely slamming the roads brakes.in our area, even when there are speed bumps: drivers race between them before slamming on the brakes. You get the horrible picture. Now surveys show that most people support 20 in residenAal areas. Lower You get the horrible picture. Now surveys show and thatwalking, most people support in residenAal areas. Lower speeds mean fewer accidents, encourage cycling reduce noise,20 which is highly stressful, and speeds mean fewer accidents, encourage cycling and walking, noise, people which ischange highly their stressful, and encourage people to socialise more. However, lower limits don’treduce work unless encourage to have socialise more. However, lowerno limits don’t work unless people change their behaviour, aspeople smokers done. So far there’s been acAon in Trinity since the survey, unless you count behaviour, as smokers have done. So farThis there’s been noparalysis acAon inbyTrinity sinceSomething the survey, unless count having another survey (results awaited). sounds like analysis. must be you done, having survey (results awaited). Thisas sounds like paralysis analysis. Something must be done, even if it’sanother just signs flashing speeding drivers, on Lower Granton by Road. Different street design and even if it’s just signs speedingRemember, drivers, as on Granton Road. Different street design enforcement would beflashing more effecAve. thisLower affects all Trinity residents. Everyone wouldand benefit enforcement wouldjust be as more Remember, this affects all Trinity residents. Everyone would benefit from slower speeds, we effecAve. do from smoking bans. from slower speeds, just as we do from smoking bans. If you want to raise this issue (or anything else) at a Trinity Community Council meeAng, the next one is on If you want to raise issue (orof anything a Trinity Community December 11th, at thethis usual Ame 7.00pmelse) in StatSerf’s Church hall, and Council online. meeAng, the next one is on December 11th, at the usual Ame of 7.00pm in St Serf’s Church hall, and online.
Have a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year. Have a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year.
Get involved or get it done to you! Get involved or get it done to you!
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Step by Step Guide for First Time Buyers
Looking to buy your first home? As a solicitor estate agent, we are here to help you every step of the way. Step one – Find a solicitor
It is a legal requirement to have a solicitor represent you, when buying a home in Scotland. One of our experienced solicitors will give you a fee quote for buying a property. They will then register you as a client and guide you through the process, advise you and make offers on your behalf. As an ESPC Charter firm, we can offer you even more assurance. We are committed to offering you the very best of service, above and beyond what we are legally required to provide. Please contact us to find out more.
Step two – Get a mortgage in principle
A mortgage in principle is a document from a lender which tells you how much they may be willing to lend you to buy a property. This is an essential step so that you know what you can afford to buy and how much deposit you will require to progress with a purchase. ESPC mortgages can help you with this. Their team of independent mortgage specialists can offer mortgage advice for first time buyers, as well as giving you up-to-date information on available support schemes for first time buyers. To learn more about this please visit espc.com.
Step three – Plan your budget
Now that you know how much a bank or building society may lend you, it’s a good time to plan your overall budget. Other costs to take into account when buying a property include: • extra cash to bid over the Home Report value (your bank won't lend more than the property's Home Report value) • Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) • legal fees • removal costs • furniture/essential items that you'll need to purchase • any upgrading that needs to be done
Step four – Search for your first home
Now it is time to start your property search! An ideal way to begin is to register with the ESPC where you will find hundreds of properties, ideal for first time buyers. You can filter your search for the type of property you would like.
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ESPC also lists many properties exclusively for 72 hours, so you can get ahead of other buyers and find your dream home before it’s listed anywhere else. Sign up to My ESPC on the ESPC website to receive property alerts.
Step five – View properties
Start booking viewing appointments and look over the home report and sales schedule for each property before you attend (you will find these on the selling agent’s website or the ESPC website, to download). Take a note of questions you would like to ask while you are at the viewing that aren’t covered in the home report or schedule.
Step six – Note your interest
Once you have found the property you really want, your solicitor can formally note your interest with the selling agent and establish at that point how much interest there is from other people, how long it has been on the market and whether or not there is a closing date set (a closing date is a day and time that the selling agent has set to receive sealed bids for a property).
Step seven – Make an offer
You can make an offer without a closing date being set and your solicitor can advise you on recent sales in the area, including what percentage over home report valuation has been achieved, the contents of the home report and discuss what level you would like to offer at.
Step eight – Your offer has been accepted
Your solicitor will start the conveyancing process (the legal part of a purchase) and your mortgage advisor will take you through your mortgage application. This usually takes around 8 weeks until the settlement day.
Step nine – Arrange removals
Time to plan your removal company for the settlement date and start packing!
Step ten – Move in day
Your solicitor will tell you when the funds are through for your purchase and when you can collect the keys to your new home!
If you would like to chat to one of our expert conveyancing solicitors please get in touch.
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Weight Loss Without Willpower Course By Gillian Dalgliesh
Festive Greetings to all! Many of us will have been enjoying the seasonal Festive treats in store for us at this time of the year – perhaps eating and drinking a bit more than we would normally. I don’t mean to be a bah humbug, but as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I’ve always been very busy in January with requests of hypnotherapy for weight management!!! So for the past 3 months, I’ve been writing an online course which I’m intending to launch in January – ‘Weight Loss Without Willpower’. This isn’t your typical weight loss and motivation course. It’s a gamechanger in helping people to waken up to how they’ve been unconsciously creating failure when it comes to their weight loss attempts. I’ve been working with the subconscious mind for years now so I know how it’s a major player in supporting or sabotaging one’s weight loss endeavours. In this course I help people to become aware of how they’ve been unknowingly negatively programming their subconscious and I give insights, language, tools and techniques to change all that. So let have a look at one of the powerful insights that this course delivers Unconscious Sabotage: Generally, people are unaware that they don’t have their subconscious mind supporting them in their weight loss endeavours. In fact, it’s almost certainly likely to be working against them because it’ll be reinforcing old patterns that it believes have been keeping them safe and in their comfort zone, and that those are what they want. The subconscious mind is a faithful servant and companion and it doesn’t question or judge, it simply gives us more of what it perceives we want – and it perceives that by responding to our repeated thoughts and behaviours. Whatever you’re regularly doing or whatever you’re regularly thinking about, your subconscious mind will think you want more of because that’s where you’re placing your focus. It doesn’t register that you’re thinking about habits and behaviours you don’t want, it just knows that that’s what you think about regularly, so it gives you more of it! That is unconscious sabotage! Programming your subconscious mind for success: The thoughts we put into our mind are far more important than the food we put into our mouths. It’s our thoughts that dictate our success or failure. Having this realisation and awareness is the first step in starting to positively and powerfully change. If you have any questions, about my course, you may like to join my FaceBook group “Weight Loss Without Willpower”. I’ll be doing weekly ‘Lives’ and I’ll be on there most days, so if you have any questions, you’ll get a response pretty quickly. If you’d prefer to work with me one-toone, whether for weight management or another issue, then do get in touch for a free consultation. My contact details are in the side ad. 20
Are you struggling to deal with issues in your life? Weight Loss? Anxiety? Stress? Smoking? Phobias? Alcohol? Confidence? If so, then hypnotherapy may be the solution. Find out more about my holistic approach to resolving client’s issues on my website www.gilliandalgliesh.com or call me on 07593 082 349 for a free consultation
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An Article From Deidre Brock MP Take a moment to think of being forced to flee your home due to war, persecution or human rights abuses; trekking hundreds of miles through all seasons, enduring the purgatory of refugee camps, then risking your life on a flimsy dinghy crossing the English Channel. Rather than treat folk seeking refuge with the compassion and dignity they deserve – and create safe and legal routes to undercut traffickers – the British government would prefer to ship vulnerable asylum seekers off to Rwanda like human cargo. Thankfully, in November the Supreme Court ruled that the Rwanda scheme is not only immoral but unlawful - something many of us had foreseen months ago. The unanimous decision found that Rwanda is not a safe third country for asylum seekers and that there was a risk that they could be sent back to the home country they'd fled, breaking UK and international human rights laws. In addition to the humanitarian impact of the scheme, the financial costs were eye-watering. The UK government has already paid the Rwandan government £140m, before a single asylum seeker has been sent there, and their own figures estimate that removing each individual would cost £63,000 more than keeping them in the UK – racking up a potential bill running into billions of pounds. The ruling has provoked some truly preposterous reactions, with the Conservative party's Deputy Chair absurdly suggesting we should instead “find an island in the Orkneys or up there that’s got no-one on there”. A more realistic concern, perhaps, is the prospect that the government may attempt to drag us out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Its critics often forget that the ECHR offers protection for every citizen in the UK, enacted through the Human Rights Act. As I emphasised in a question to the new Home Secretary, the ECHR and the Human Rights Act are entwined throughout 25 years of Scottish case law and Holyrood legislation, shaping the work of successive governments in Scotland. It would be unconscionable for Westminster to weaken or change this without the consent of the Scottish Parliament. Over the summer, the Scottish Government published a paper on citizenship in an independent Scotland, which would enshrine fundamental protections for all citizens. This complements a new publication on migration, setting out plans to end the hostile environment approach of successive UK governments and ensure humane, fair and compassionate refugee and asylum policies. Safe and legal routes could be available for displaced people and refugees, meaning they wouldn’t have to place their fate in the hands of ruthless criminal gangs. It would also aim to reduce the need for refugees to jump through unnecessary bureaucratic hoops as is the case presently, and those granted refugee status could then settle in Scotland. Having a safe and loving home and community is something we should never take for granted, especially at this time of year. On that note, I’d like to wish you, whichever communities you’re a part of and wherever you call home, a peaceful and restful time with loved ones over the festive period. 28
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Is Swimming Worth the Effort? By Tracy Griffen Short answer: Yes. Swimming is one of the best workouts you can do. Even though it can be a faff to get organised, here’s why it’s so great: • It gets your heart rate up without putting impact through the body. • Builds strength, especially upper body strength as your swimming improves. • Builds endurance, especially if swimming lengths. • Focuses the breathing, and improves lung function. • Is a complete change of scene, and can help alleviate stress levels. The more you swim, the easier it gets. The routine around going to the pool also gets easier as you get in the habit. For your first swim, use this checklist: 1.Check your swimsuit. Does it still fit? Check it’s not perished! This can happen. If you need a new swimsuit, aim for good coverage and sturdy straps. Speedo is the ‘go to’ brand. 2.Find a time in your diary you can take a good 1.5 hours. You don’t want to be rushed the first time you’re figuring out a new pool. 3.Check the pool timetable that lanes are available for public swimming. You might also like to phone and chat to the receptionist - can you just drop-in, or do you need to book? Do the lockers take a pound coin? What’s the best time to come for an informal swim? 4.Pack a bag. Plastic carrier bags inside a backpack (that can be hung on a cubicle hook) is how I pack. One plastic bag for clothes, one for swimsuit and towel. Remember goggles if you use them, a pound coin for the locker if required, flip flops if the floors make you squeamish, toiletries, water bottle (swimming is thirsty work) and a post-swim snack. 5.If you’ve not swum for a while, congratulate yourself as you enter the water. You’ve done the hard bit. The most difficult thing is actually getting to the pool. 6.Enjoy your first swim, aim for about a quarter to half of your ‘normal’ distance. Best to do less, enjoy it and recover well. 7.Build up slowly - the longer break you’ve had from swimming, the more gradual increase in distance over time. Stretch, too. 8.Look forward to your swim, perhaps weekly, as alternative exercise and a good stress release. Plan around it. Enjoy! Personal Trainer Tracy Griffen has extensive experience training fitness for swimming and all pool-based exercise. See adjacent advert. 36
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Community Spotlight EDINBURGH FLORAL ART CLUB MEETINGS The club meets at Blackhall St. Columba’s Church hall, Queensferry Road, the second Friday of each month from 2pm to 4pm
Future Meetings December 8th Linda Soutar from Dunfermline Title ‘Winter Wonderland’ February 9th ‘The Club Entertains' Membership for the year is £47 and new members and visitors are always welcome.
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Accountants Cowan & Partners
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Art Galleries/Exhibitions Powderhall Bronze Editions 29 Blind Suppliers Bomar James Erskine
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Building Services KM Services Penplaid Ronald G Graham
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Carpets & Flooring Bomar James Erskine
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Christmas Events Christmas At The Botanics 1, 21-24 Complementary Therapies Gillian Dalgleish
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Computer Services AV & PC Home Help User2computers
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Cost Of Living Help Stewart Paterson
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Curtains & Blinds Bomar James Erskine
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Dance Classes Stockbridge Scottish Reelers 8 Decorating Services AM Decorating Craighall Decorators
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Door Specialists J & L Joinery
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Driveways Aileen Rankin Designs 10 Alpine Paving & Driveways 27 Edinburgh Driveways & Landscaping 35 Eating Out Christmas At The Botanics 21-24 Electricians KM Services
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Estate Agents Donaldson Property 40 ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan 18/19 Gibson Kerr 5
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Events Christmas At The Botanics 1 21-24 Garden Design Aileen Rankin Designs
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Gift Shop Christmas At The Botanics 21-24 Going Out Stockbridge Scottish Reelers 8 Handyman Services House Hero 25 Health & Fitness Griffen Fitness 36 Health & Wellness Slimming World Hearing Services Fairfield Hearing Hear Here
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Hypnotherapy Gillian Dalgleish 20 Joinery Services Harbour Multi Trades 33 J & L Joinery 27 Local Joiner Ross McLean 25 Penplaid 15 Landscaping Services Aileen Rankin Designs 10 Edinburgh Driveways & Landscaping 35
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Paving Services Alpine Paving & Driveways 27 Plumbing Services Harbour Multi Trade KM Services Scott Findlay Plumbing & Heating Engineers Record Shops VoxBox Music Roofing Services Edinburgh Roofing Gallen Roofing Ronald G Graham SPM Roofing
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Royal Botanic Gardens Christmas At The Botanics 1, 21-24 Rug Suppliers Rug Cottage
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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Genesis, 7 Okapi, 8 Villain, 9 Lapse, 11 Chats, 12 Aroma, 14 Riled, 16 Dilemma, 18 Haste, 9 Disdain. Down: 1 Gavel, 2 Nil, 3 Stale, 4 Sonic, 5 Raphael, 6 Minus, 10 Promise, 12 Alpha, 13 Added, 14 Roles, 15 Drawn, 17 Moa.
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