February/March 2024
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Happy New Year And Best Wishes To Everyone For A Prosperous 2024 Welcome to the first issue of the Trinity Spotlight for 2024. And just like that we are into the second month of the year. On the positive side though, you can see a difference already with the mornings gradually getting lighter. All we need now is the weather to warm up a bit. I never have been one for New Year resolutions but over the festive period I have reflected a lot on last year and where I am in life. 2023 was a particularly difficult year. I had to take the decision to move my elderly mother to a care home as her Alzheimer's progressed and she became unable to live on her own. Settling her in was extremely stressful, but we got there and it is reasuring to know that she is safe and well looked after. A massive worry off my mind. But you never know what is round the corner. A routine mammogram came with the news no one wants to hear and I found myself undergoing surgery. I was fortunate that I had a positive outcome and I am now back on my feet with medication as my only addition treatment. So, my reflections have led me to the conclusion that 2024 is the year to slow down more, reduce my work hours a bit and plan for the future - including making the most of my bus pass. 'Work Smart, Not Hard' is the new phrase. Over the years 'Working Smart for many businesses has meant advertising in the Spotlights, reaching local residents and turning them into new customers. If you have a business why not try doing the same in 2024. We would love to hear from you.
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Contents
The Trinity Spotlight
6 Time To Work For Yourself?
Editor : Sue Hutchison
8 Hard Sudoku
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10 Understanding ADHD
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14 An Update From Councillor Cammy Day 18 Weight Loss Without Willpower 22 Lifecare Launches Chatty Cafe 24 Spotlight On Wine 28 Trinity Community Council 30 The Best Destinations In Europe For Off-Season Travel 34 The Power Of Sleep (And How To Get More) 36 General Knowledge Crossword 37 Community Spotlight 38 Puzzle Solutions 39 Recipe - Everything Chop Suey
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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 38)
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An Update From Councillor Cammy Day IMPROVING TRINITY SCHOOLS As I watched the fireworks at New Year I reflected that later in 2024 I will have been Councillor for Forth Ward for 16 years. Time flies! In that time one of my main interests has been to improve the schools in the area. It is also a big issue for residents and young people. Of course the education of children is the top priority but these days schools are also used by many community groups. As a result residents who do not have children at school also have a close interest. In recent years progress has been made. Newhaven's Victoria Primary is now firmly established in its new home across Lindsay Road and additionally I was pleased to work with local residents creating the Heart of Newhaven centre in the old school in the village. The relocation of Sport and PE at Trinity Academy to the new building at Bangholm appears to be going well. Of course the biggest challenge remains - the creation of a modern Trinity Academy on its existing site. This is now at the detailed planning stage. Reflecting on my 16 years as a Councillor I have one immediate thought. Everything takes so long! Of course there are some good reasons for this. It is important to get the plans right. School buildings last a long time. The main Trinty Academy building was built in the early 1890s so, if we get things wrong, future generations have to live with the consequences. There were some big strategic decisions. Should the new school be in a new location on the Waterfront or even as some (not me!) suggested in part of Victoria Park? How big should it be? That work involves specialised statistical work on demographic trends and the effects of new housing. Then there are the vital details. How do we deliver the right high technology setting for education while providing the opportunity for adaptation as technology and pupils' needs change? In all this we have made a big change from the 1890s and made a big effort to consult local residents. Their suggestions have been vital. However other issues, especially financing the projects, are more frustrating. Finding the £16m for the new Victoria Primary was frankly a saga and while our plans include money for the new Academy I know only too well that Edinburgh Council's budget is always facing new pressures. For example the recent discovery of RAAC at Trinity Primary will cost an estimated £3.8m to put right and our pleas for special Government help have so far fallen on deaf ears. Most of the funding for Councils comes not from the Council Tax but from Scottish Government and Edinburgh currently receives the lowest allocation per head in all Scotland. That needs to change if we are to continue to build an educated modern city competing on the European stage. Cllr Cammy Day will hold surgeries the 1st Wednesday of every month (except during school & public holidays). 1pm: at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North EH5 1NF AND 2pm: at Newhaven Church Hall Cafe, 7 Craighall Road EH6 4ND By appointment only. Please see contact details below to arrange. Telephone - 0131 529 3281 / email - cammy.day@edinburgh.gov.uk Correspondence address: The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JY 14
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Weight Loss Without Willpower By Gillian Dalgliesh
This is the first Spotlight edition of the year, so may I wish you a Happy 2024 and send you glad tidings for the rest of the year and beyond! We’re already into February now! Hasn’t time flown! How did your new year resolutions work out for you? Are they still enduring or have they fallen by the wayside? Many people start the new year with a ‘new year, new me’ mindset, but without the right tools in place, they often fall back into familiar habits and patterns. Simply relying on willpower is generally not a mindset that’s sustainable. Willpower is a finite thing and throughout our days and weeks, we can be faced with daily challenges that erode our resolve and result in decision fatigue. If you started 2024 with the aim of reducing your weight and shape and have found that you haven’t been able to maintain your resolve, then you may be interested in my new weight management methods: I am delighted to introduce my new online course, Weight Loss Without Willpower. It’s available now on the learning platform, Udemy. This course goes beyond the conventional weight loss and motivation courses. It represents a transformative approach that sheds light on your unconscious patterns that have been contributing to past weight loss failures. As a Clinical Hypnotherapist specialising in Weight Management, I bring years of experience working with the subconscious mind - a crucial factor in either supporting or hindering your weight loss journey. Throughout this course, I guide you in recognising how you've unintentionally programmed your subconscious negatively, and I provide you with the insights, understanding, language & resources to change all that.
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 18
Our thoughts are a catalyst for selfperpetuating cycles: They’re a trigger for repeated negative or positive patterns! This course explains how the impact of past thoughts and behaviours have confined you to a cycle of unmet expectations and it delivers you an awareness of your ability to effect powerful change. As I mentioned earlier, simply relying on willpower can lead to decision fatigue and lack of resolve so the course is offering you ways of reframing your mindset in order to restore emotional power to your food choices. We delve into the realm of the subconscious mind, I show you how to reprogramme it, and together, we elevate your awareness and unlock the potential of your mind to create a lasting and sustainable transformation in your weight and shape. Also, this doesn’t stop at weight loss, you can use the same dynamic techniques to
positively change other areas in your life as well! The course is not a diet – but you can use the techniques it teaches you with any diet in the world, or no diet at all if you prefer to simply eat the healthy foods you enjoy and still lose weight but at a slower pace. You may also be interested in joining my Facebook group, ‘Weight Loss Without Willpower’ - I give weekly Lives and you can post any questions you may have. If you’d like to know more about the course, just tap ‘Udemy Weight Loss Without Willpower’ into your search bar. There’s lots of free videos explaining the course, how it works and what it offers. As an introductory offer, during the month of February, the course is priced at just £39.99. (List price is £59.99) One last thing that I’m excited to share with you – in the Spring of this year I’m publishing the course as a book. There’ll be a Paperback, a Kindle version and an Audiobook. So if online learning isn’t something for you, you’ll soon be able to get a reading or listening version.
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LifeCare launches Chatty Café Tables To Help Get People Talking Again LifeCare Edinburgh has been offering vital support to help ensure no local person is lonely or isolated for over 80 years. Services include registered day clubs, outreach care, help at home, meals on wheels, a free Saturday social club and a wide range of groups and activities, including dedicated support for unpaid carers, all delivered from the charity’s vibrant community hub and café on Cheyne Street. LifeCare is now extending its activities through the addition of friendly ‘Chatty Café’ tables within its community café, CaféLife, based on Cheyne Street in Stockbridge. The “chat and natter” tables offer a designated space in CaféLife where customers of all ages can come together to meet new people and have a chat. LifeCare Chief Executive, Sarah Van Putten, said: “Our community hub and café is a unique space, embedded in the local community, that brings together generations for activities, classes, and groups. Signing up to be part of the Chatty Café Scheme with the addition of our “Chat and Natter” table will further enhance our already significant social value. 100,000 older people in Scotland feel lonely all or most of the time1, with Edinburgh named recently as one of the loneliest cities in the UK2. Loneliness is an epidemic that can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, race or background. Something as simple as a regular conversation could change a person’s life. We hope it will make the start of 2024 a little bit brighter for those in our local community who need it.” LifeCare’s professional and high-quality support is delivered to some of the most vulnerable members of the community – including those living with dementia and unpaid (often older themselves) carers - within the home and out and about. Demand for the charity’s services have risen at an unprecedented rate through the cost-of-living crisis, and they recently launched an urgent appeal to raise funds so they can continue to provide vital support during the difficult winter months. The charity’s thriving community Cafe, CaféLife, has become a vital lifeline for many loyal customers. 71 year old David, who has lived in Stockbridge all his life, has been coming to the Café for almost 10 years, “I stay in sheltered housing in the local area and they don’t offer meals there, we can come to [CaféLife], eat and get a blether, we’re made so welcome and it’s a fabulous place with fabulous staff. It gets you out and about.” The Café also holds a special place in the heart of Sofiya and her friends, “We’ve been coming to the café every Wednesday for over 10 years. In the beginning there were four of us, one person sadly died, the other person has now got dementia and is about to go into a home so there’s now only 2 of us left. We think the staff are exceptional. We’ve got to know them all very well over the years and we have a good laugh every week.” 22
The “chat and natter” tables will be a permanent addition to CaféLife, with two-hour sessions, supported by volunteers, taking place on a weekly basis. All proceeds from CaféLife fund the charity’s vital services. Jenny Bimpson, Volunteer Manager at Chatty Café, said: The Chatty Café Scheme, launched in 2017, helps reduce loneliness via the use of Chatter & Natter tables. Designating a few tables in a café, pub or community centre creates a space for people to connect, have conversations and meet new people. The sessions are supported by Chatty Café volunteers, welcoming people to the table and helping to create a friendly atmosphere”. The Chatty Café scheme is a brainchild of Alexandra Hoskyn, who founded it after a miserable day at a supermarket café with her infant son, where she noticed that no one was talking to each other. She found that by simply putting ‘Chatter and Natter’ signs on tables in cafes it created a space for people to talk. Anyone can join the table; if you're on your own, in a couple, with a friend, if you're a carer why not sit there with who you care for, mums and babies, dads and babies, grandparents and babies, young people, older people and anyone in between! It’s a great way to meet new people in your community
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Spotlight On Wine by Diana Thompson February/March 2024 With Spring around the corner here are some super refreshing wines with plenty of character and at great prices.
Turckheim NV Crémant d’Alsace, France – Waitrose, Aitken Wines from £13.99
Alive with zesty lime and crisp apples, elegant creamy bubbles and bone dry. Enjoy anytime.
Rosé Prosecco DOC Extra Dry, Italy – Lidl £5.99
Lots of deliciously refreshing elegant red fruits here. Extra Dry means a touch more sweetness than the classic Brut so a perfect food-friendly fizz.
Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa – Tesco £9.50
Three popular white grapes bringing a cocktail of fresh, ripe citrus and tropical fruit. Enjoy with shellfish.
Calvet Prestige Côtes du Rhône Villages – Amazon, Tesco from £8
Perfumed black fruit and juicy red cherries with spicy, robust tannins. One for a hearty casserole.
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The Power of Sleep (and how to get more)
By Tracy Griffen
We all know how important sleep is. It’s when we recharge, thought processes consolidate and our bodies recover from exercise. It also makes us feel a whole lot better when we’re well-rested. So why are so many people struggling to get enough? When new clients start at Griffen Fitness, we always ask about sleeping habits. And what we’ve noticed is that more and more of us are turning into night owls. Especially since the pandemic. The primary reason? Our screens! As someone who’s struggled with sleep, here are some of my personal tips to getting better zzzz’s: - Doing some low intensity cardio exercise during the day is one of the easiest ways to make sure your body, as well as your brain, is tired in the evening. - Even though it seems like alcohol can help you get to sleep, it’s been proven to interrupt sleep cycles and can lead to sluggishness in the morning. Have a week off booze and see if it makes a difference to you. - Likewise check your caffeine intake, it might have crept up over the winter months. Can you reduce it to the essential cuppas? Nighttime teas (with chamomile or valerian) are a good after-dinner sup. - Most smartphones have a ‘sleep’ mode that you can set to a timer. My android phone is set to go to ‘boring’ mode at 10pm, that is no screen colour and no alerts, it reminds me to go to bed at a good time. - Make your bedroom your sanctuary. Blackout blinds are especially useful when the mornings start getting brighter earlier. Try to avoid all screens, and charge your phone in another room. If you use your phone as an alarm, get a bedside alarm clock instead. You can even get daylight alarm clocks that light up gradually in the morning, brilliant in winter. - Earplugs have evolved! You can now buy earplugs online that reduce annoying noises, but don’t block out all of the sound (I use Flare Audio Calmer earplugs). Be proactive in creating the cave-like sleep environment you need. - Sometimes an afternoon nap is a great way to keep your energy levels up during the day, but don’t have it too late as it might impact your evening sleep. Hopefully you will find these ideas helpful. If you start a new year exercise programme, remember you will need more sleep/recovery time so get to bed earlier to feel the benefit! If you’re looking for a comprehensive exercise programme that includes nutrition and lifestyle, feel free to contact Griffen Fitness for a free 30 minute phone consultation. See adjacent advert.
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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 March 8th Grace Black from Laurencekirk Title ‘Flowery Fun’ April 12th Julie Pearson from Bolton on Tour Title ‘It’s a Little Crafty’ Membership for the year is £47 and new members and visitors are always welcome.
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Across: 1 Sudoku, 7 Schooner, 8 Lah, 9 Legend, 10 Apex, 11 Scarf, 13 Cardiac, 15 Handbag, 17 Totem, 21 Scum, 22 Troops, 23 Sir, 24 Basement, 25 Spleen. Down: 1 Splits, 2 Dahlia, 3 Usher, 4 Cheddar, 5 Poland, 6 Delegate, 12 Charcoal, 14 Panther, 16 Damsel, 18 Tissue, 19 Matron, 20 Goats
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