January 2013

January 2013

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Happy New Year to everyone, it’s certainly been very quick year and look forward to exciting time ahead for 2013.

I would like to first of all say a very big welcome to the residents of Craiglockhart who will be receiving this magazine for the first time this month! The magazine is a monthly publication, which is FREE and has been circulating in the Colinton area for the last 5 years. It has been a great platform for many local businesses to promote their services and for the local community to utilise these services and buy the products we have on our own doorsteps. I believe that by doing this we will all prosper and our community will thrive and will be a great community to live. The magazine has also been a great advertising vehicle for our local community groups and local clubs by keeping the residents informed of regular and up and coming events in the area.

Please take a look through the magazine, this month there is a great recipe on page 34. On page 28 there is an interesting article about the Flytipping problem at Dreghorn. We also have a great prize in the crossword this month take a look at page 38.

Congratulations to our crossword winner from the Nov/Dec 2012 issue, Ms Lucy Thomson, Bonaly Wester who wins a Sand Art Party from Kids Bee Happy.

Please get in touch if you have any interesting articles or recipes you would like to share I would love to hear from you.

Thank you for reading The Dell Directory and supporting our local businesses.

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New Year’s Resolution?

Get healthy with a home gym Getting into shape at home has many advantages over going to the gym. Not only do you cut out travelling time, membership fees and queuing for the most popular machines, but you can also play whatever music you like and happily wear your most embarrassing tracksuit, writes Katherine Sorrell.

Where to start A separate room kitted out with all the latest equipment might be your dream, but it is possible to plan some exercise space in the smallest shared room. The key to getting the design right is to decide whether you want to increase your strength, reduce your fat, tone your body, or a combination of all three. Then you’ll need to buy the relevant equipment around which to design the space.

The smallest safe area in which to exercise is about ten square feet, and this could simply be the corner of a room with a clear, cushioned floor, adequate ceiling height and reasonable lighting. Keep a deflatable Swiss ball (for highperformance conditioning), one or two medicine balls, some resistance bands and a heart-rate monitor in a cupboard or drawer and hey presto, you have a ready-made

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gym. Other equipment that takes up little space includes a skipping rope, dumb bells or hand weights, a cable stack of weights that can tuck into a corner or a folding bike or rower.

At the other extreme, the sky really is the limit - a crosstrainer, treadmill and rowing machine, an area for weight training or yoga, somewhere to stretch to warm up and down, and perhaps a mini trampoline or a punch bag.

It would have proper flooring and a full-length mirror.

As for the cost? With gym equipment you really do get what you pay for: machines can cost from several hundred to several thousand pounds each, depending on their complexity.

The practicalities Rule number one: don’t install a gym containing heavy equipment (not just

weights – even a treadmill can weigh 150kg) on an upper floor without advice from a structural engineer.

And whether you’re running on the treadmill or following an aerobics DVD, using a gym can be noisy, so it’s best to avoid siting it above or adjacent to a living room or bedroom. If you are going to play very loud music, you may want to consider some form of additional soundproofing, too. A ground floor site that’s well away from living or sleeping areas but close to a shower room is ideal.

and so on) together, perhaps lined up facing a view or a TV. You need space at each side to swing your arms and step on and off, with at least a metre run-off behind the treadmill. If you mirror the back wall, you can put your strength area here, perhaps with dumb bells, a bench or even a multi-gym, allowing adequate space to use each item without banging into anything else.

At least one opening window is essential for ventilation, and you may want to add a fan too. You’ll also need adequate heating so that the room is at a comfortable temperature year round.

The ideal floor would be nonslip and easy to keep clean, perhaps wood laminate with a thick underlay. For floor exercises, the cheapest option is to unroll a mat;

alternatively, you could cover the entire floor in 1015mm thick rubberised gym matting.

Lighting should be adequate but not over-bright – inset ceiling lights are ideal.

Dangling pendants and jutting wall lights present obstacles that could annoying or even dangerous.

One last essential is music.

You might be happy with a portable radio, an MP3 player with headphones or a stereo plugged into a wall socket (don’t let wires trail around, though), or you may wish to invest in a bespoke music system with hidden speakers and smart controls. Whether you prefer Fleetwood Mac or Flo Rida, Roxy Music or Rihanna, it’s time to crank up the volume and become that super-honed athlete you always wanted to be.

• For advice on setting up a home gym, you can’t beat a personal trainer, who can help identify the best workout for you, what equipment you’ll need and how to use it.

Contact the National Register of Personal Trainers on 0844 8484 644 or go to www. nrpt.co.uk. Alternatively, a reputable fitness equipment retailer should be able to advise on what to buy and where to put it.

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Place any permanent equipment so that there is room both to use it and move around it safely. If more than one person is likely to use the gym at any time, you’ll need to allow extra space. It makes sense to group cardiovascular type equipment (treadmill, cross-trainer, bike

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A very different type of care home Cairdean House is now open for viewings and reservations

Cairdean House is a superb new care home with excellent facilities and a great location in the Colinton area of Edinburgh.

Cairdean House opens in February and will offer the highest standards of nursing, residential and respite care for older people and specialist care for those with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia in luxurious surroundings.

Cairdean House will have a strong community feel too – the home has plenty of spaces for socialising and activities, including The Terrace coffee shop, a hairdressing salon and a cinema.

Residents’ rooms are stylish and spacious, with en-suite wet rooms plus high quality furniture and furnishings.

Our team will spend time getting to know every resident, so that we can provide care that is as individual as they are.

This includes designing activities around residents’ own interests, hobbies and experiences.

Why not come and see Cairdean House for yourself. We’ll be happy to show you around and to discuss the best care options for your loved one.

To find out more about Cairdean House or to arrange a visit please contact: Cairdean House 185 Redford Road Edinburgh EH13 9PN 0333 321 1920 careuk.com/cairdean-house

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Cairdean House will provide the best possible care, tailored to individual needs, in a safe and comfortable environment.

• High quality residential and nursing care for older people • Specialist dementia care • Personalised care plans • Highly trained, dedicated staff • Coffee shop, cinema, hairdressing salon and library • Outings and organised activities • Home cooked food About Care UK Cairdean House is part of Care UK, the largest independent provider of health and social care services in the UK. Care UK has been providing residential and nursing care for older people and those with dementia for over 30 years and also has over 100 care homes and day clubs .

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2013 Membership Offer At Swanston we have seen a dramatic growth in our club over the last 7 years. New investment in the course and clubhouse gives Swanston a strong and secure future, with no need for a members annual levy. We now have a new clubhouse, a par-68 18 hole course, a 9 hole par-3 course, driving range, 3 practice greens and to hone your skills the assistance of 2 fulltime and 2 assistant PGA professionals.

While other clubs seem to be cutting back, Swanston is continuing to invest in the future and in 2013, new machinery arrives that will further improve our playing surfaces.

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Body Beautiful Treat your body to some TLC this winter When it comes to skincare most of us are pretty good at looking after our face. We’re used to cleansing, toning and moisturising as part of our daily routine and every year we spend a small fortune on trying products that claim to make us look more beautiful, youthful and radiant. We think nothing of this, but what about our body?

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Many of us completely neglect the rest of our skin, especially in the wintertime. It’s easy to become lazy when you’re covered up under layers of clothing, but we all want super-soft skin.

quick, easy and simple steps that will have you ready to bare all in no time. All you have to do is promise to follow them once or twice a week. The reward? Fabulous skin all over.

If you’re honest you probably won’t have thoroughly scrubbed, buffed and polished your body since the summer months just before applying your fake tan.

There’s no doubt that your skin will be looking dull and lackluster as a result.

The Benefits of Brushing There’s been a lot of hype about body brushing.

It has been shown to have great results on reducing the appearance of cellulite, toning the skin and guaranteeing a youthful glow.

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Using a dry natural bristle body brush, work from your feet upwards in long,

firm, sweeping strokes.

Be careful not to press too hard - the idea is to invigorate the skin, not irritate it.

This action has been proven to boost circulation and lift skin-dulling impurities from the pores in one easy action.

Be Brave - Boost Your Circulation Although this isn’t the most appealing step, it definitely does the job. When you’re in the shower, alternate between blasts of warm and cold water for about 30 seconds. You only need

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to do it a couple of times to encourage blood that’s rich with fresh nutrients and oxygen to travel to the surface of your skin, leaving it looking healthy and glowing.

Exfoliate, Exfoliate, Exfoliate Exfoliators have great results when used on both face and body. The tiny grains lift and remove impurities and dead skin cells from the skin, leaving it looking instantly brighter.

It’s best to use an exfoliator that has fine particles, rather than coarser varieties, because they are less abrasive on the skin.

Use a circular motion to apply the product to damp

skin and work from your feet upwards, spending time massaging every bit of your skin. Rinse thoroughly, and move on to the next stage.

instead turn down the heat to pleasantly warm.

Gently Does It Whether you consider your skin to be sensitive or not, it’s always best to choose a shower gel that’s designed for sensitive skin and one which has natural ingredients.

Leave your skin damp and massage a generous amount of product into the skin - this helps to lock-in moisture for longlasting hydration.

The harsh chemicals that can be found in some products strip the skin of essential moisture and leave it feeling dry and irritated.

Don’t be tempted to have the water too hot when you’re in the shower, as it dehydrates the skin -

Lock-In Moisture It’s essential to moisturise your body every time you shower.

Again, try to use moisturisers that have been designed for sensitive skin and which are free from harsh ingredients.

Try to avoid perfumed products. They smell great, but can contain strong chemicals which have a drying effect on delicate areas of skin.

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Wrap Up For Winter

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by Pippa Greenwood

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Winter is upon us and even if you think that it can’t become any colder, it’s time to face facts because the lowest temperatures are likely yet to come. Most plants in British gardens are good and hardy, but when conditions become particularly miserable even these may suffer. So whether your garden is already covered in snow and ice, or simply suffering from a slight frosting, it’s time to make sure that it’s wrapped up warm.

or old curtains – it may not look pretty but it’ll do the job.

Plants in containers are particularly vulnerable to winter damage as their roots are not protected beneath the soil but instead are relatively exposed with only the container and a layer of compost to protect them. This leaves the roots in serious danger so, if the garden soil is not frozen solid, plunge any pot that can be plunged. If it’s too heavy to move then wrap it up well in several layers of bubble wrap polythene

If your garden is inclined to be a bit windswept, it may be worth investing in some fleecy jackets for your favourite shrubs.

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Most shrubs and trees in your garden will be ‘hardy’ in the UK, able to withstand all but the most harsh weather but if very harsh weather is forecast or there has been a spell of mild weather which may have encouraged the plant to produce some soft, new growth, then drape a double layer of horticultural fleece over the top growth of the plants and anchor it well.

A double fleece layer can of course be used on plants in beds and borders too. Make sure you weigh down the edges of the fleece well with bricks, or use metal pegs at intervals along its length.

Larger individual plants in borders can be given good, individual protection if you use four sturdy canes to

create a framework, wrap with netting or chicken wire and fill the central space around the plant with dry bracken, straw or leaves.

Many wall shrubs, for example the pineapple broom, are grown in this relatively warm and sheltered spot because they aren’t the hardiest of plants. To dramatically reduce any risk of cold damage you can make a similar ‘cage’ of mesh around these and again fill it with dry material so that the plant inside remains snug. It is essential with any such protection that you don’t use materials that cannot ‘breathe’ or else it may become damp inside and the plants will start to deteriorate.

Evergreens in containers and in open ground may suffer from drought as well as foliage or stem growth – during the cold weather they continue to need a fair amount of water and if this is frozen solid in

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the soil, they soon suffer.

Deep mulch applied to the soil surface on the root area before the ground becomes frosted will help immensely. During milder spells, if the soil is dry, give them a drink too.

Although most fruit trees such as apples, pears, cherries and plums are definitely hardy, they are also prone to damage.

Although quite tough, the newly opened blossom and the buds themselves may be damaged, with late frosts being most harmful because the buds are further developed. A fleece cover will help here too. If you live in a particularly cold part of the country and are planting new fruit plants buy them from a local specialist nursery who

know local conditions, and try to buy late flowering varieties where possible.

If your garden is inclined to be a bit windswept, it may be worth investing in some fleecy jackets for your favourite shrubs.

These are made from fleece and are like massive bags, complete with a drawstring at the open end. Just pop them over the plant and tighten the drawstring.

Alternatively use a double layer of ordinary fleece, such as the type we offer on my website, wrap it around and cut to size before clipping or tying in place.

Outdoor taps and pipework are likely to need protection too, and if left open to the elements could result in

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burst pipes and expensive bills. I suggest turning outside taps off at the mains, but if this isn’t feasible or logical, do make sure any exposed pipework is properly insulated. Your local builder’s merchant or DIY store is worth a visit for this job - well insulated pipes and garden taps could save you a fortune.

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Some self-employed people are really organised and keep all their receipts and invoices in a safe place and file them properly and do their books every month and, when it’s time to fill in their tax returns, have everything they need to hand and can sail through it in a morning or less.

invented in 1799 along with window tax and hearth tax and clock tax and all those other weird taxes that paid for the Napoleonic Wars. At first it was fairly mild – 10% of all incomes above £60 a year – and as soon as the war was over it was scrapped like all the others.

Not me. And quite possibly not you either.

Even when it was reintroduced in 1842 to recover from a financial crisis, like how never happens nowadays – hah! – it wasn’t expected to be permanent. But it turned out to be one of the easiest of taxes to collect because, in the eyes of the voters (most of whom still didn’t have to pay it), it was the fairest, and – well, we still have it. But it was only about 100 years ago that Lloyd George’s Liberal government really started giving it some wellie. In 1874, for instance, it yielded less than 10% of all government income. Then in 1918 Lloyd George whacked the rate up to 30% to pay for World War I, and even though Mrs Thatcher slashed it to 22% it’s still the mainstay of the Treasury’s revenues.

Actually, I do have a system of sorts – the euphemisticallynamed “dump file” system.

Everything related to income tax goes into a big box, and at the end of the year I spend days – two or three, usually – arranging it in some sort of order and turning it into a spreadsheet that bears at least a passing resemblance to what I’ve actually earned and what I’ve actually spent.

Then I send it all off to my accountant, who is the rampart that stands between me and HMRC. We all know the quote about death and taxes (although for the life of me I can’t remember who actually said it – Mark Twain?), but in point of fact we very nearly didn’t have income tax. It was

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enough to be chained to a desk, depending on how you look at it – income tax is something that can be taken for granted because since 1944, when PAYE was invented, it’s been docked off wages before you can take it down the bookie’s. For the rest of us – well, it’s not something you want to get wrong.

HMRC is actually amazingly patient with dysfunctional arithmophobics like me.

They’re always very cheery and patient on the odd occasions when I have to ring them, and although I’m sure they wouldn’t bung me in chokey for an error of a few quid, they do quite reasonably expect to receive any underpayment back as quickly as they refund overpayments (which I’ve always found to be pleasingly quickly). And that can blow quite a hole in my none-toocareful budgeting.

Which is why I have an accountant. She’s not all that cheap, but she’s as comforting as a favourite armchair.

No shocks, no surprises, nothing to worry about – and occasionally you even find a 50p stuck down the side.

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WHAT’S ON

HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE! Start 2013 as you mean to go on. Get out and about and try a few new things, meet new people and visit places you have never been before. You never know you may well enjoy it!

Happy New Year.

ON YOUR DOORSTEP Colinton Amenity Association Executive Committee meeting - Tues 15th Jan. 7pm Venue: The Old Library, Merchiston Castle School Juniper Green Farmers Market Sat 26th Jan. 9am- 1pm. Kinleith Arms car park, Lanark Road. Local community produce.

Game, vegetables, bread, pies, cakes and meat.

Colinton Garden Club - Winter Talks Mon 28th Jan .Our Garden at Shepherd House Lady Ann Fraser - 8 pm Dreghorn Loan Hall Colinton Local History Society - Winter Talks Mon 4th Feb - The European Room, City Chambers - Jim Paris - 8pm Dreghorn Loan Hall

close to home Gene Jury - Our Dynamic Earth January- March 2013. Wed- Sun 10am, 1pm, 3pm.

Primary 3-7. Interactive workshops- introducing children to genetics and DNA looking at animals then fictional monsters. Contact: Enquiries@dynamicearth.co.uk Royal Botanic Gardens. Edible Gardening - Seasonal Advice Sat 12th - Sun 13th Jan 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM; Sat 09th - Sun 10th Feb 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM An advice session from the edible gardening team, focusing on seasonal gardening information, with activities and tasters.

Real Life Science Studio, John Hope Gateway.

National Museum of Scotland, Big Museum Garden Birdwatch 13 Jan 2013 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM Join the RSPB for some museum wildlife activities and find out how you can take part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2013.

Burns Unbound! National Museum of Scotland 26 - 27 Jan 2013 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Explore the collection to discover more and look out for activities, performances and workshops for all the family taking places around the museum.

E-mail: hospitality@nms.ac.uk Tel: 0131 2474113 Royal Observatory Visitor Centre. Blackford Hill Monday 14th January 7.30-8.30pm. Professor Colin Cunningham explains Scotland’s role in building a telescope four times bigger than anything done before – and why they’ve decided to do it. No booking necessary.£3.00 Tel: 0131 668 8404

CLUBS & CLASSES EXERCISE & FITNESS AND CHILDRENS GROUPS Colinton Tennis Lawn Association 10 Westgarth Avenue.

Tel: 0131 476 0996 or 07989 437059 Colinton Bowling Club.

49a Redford Road. Contact: 0131 441 2964 Colinton Mains Bowling Club 221 Oxgangs Road North (next to Colinton Mains Park).

Outdoor bowling, adults and juniors (age 9-16), April-September. Dominoes and Whist off-season.

Contact: 0131-477 4400 Badminton Club

Hot Rocks, Holyrood Park 27th Jan 9am-12. Join a Ranger on a longer moderate graded guided walk to discover the fascinating geological history of Holyrood Park.

Email: hs.rangers@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or Tel : 0131 652 8150.

Monday 8pm-10pm. Sept- March.

Edinburgh Playhouse - Chinese State Circus: Yin Yang 31 Jan 2013 7:30 PM An incredible new Chinese state circus production. The embodiment of a traditional art form which can trace its history back over 2000 years.

Web: http://www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk

Contact: Ann Dean on 0131 441 3729.

Burns Supper - Corn Exchange 25th Jan at 7.30pm.

Book early. A big traditional Burns Supper celebration in aid of St Columba’s Hospice. Tel: 0131 551 1381 Web: stcolumbashospicefundraising.org.uk

further afield Stirling Castle, Burns Weekend Help us celebrate our national bard with a diverse programme of new events for all the family. 26th & 27th Jan. 11am - 3pm. Ticket Prices- £6.50-£10.00 For further info: hs.stirlingcastle@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or Tel: 01786 450 000.

Contact: Archie Clark on 0131 449 4703.

Location: St Cuthberts Church Hall. Westgarth Av. Scottish Dancing Alternate Thursdays. 7.45pm- 9.15pm Sept- March Location: St Cuthberts Church Hall. Westgarth Av. Jolly Babies (up to 14mths) & Music with Mummy (14mths-3 yrs) Pentland Community Centre Mondays (JBs) 1pm, (MwM) 1.40pm. Book places.

Tel 07971 045384. musicwithrachel@btinternet.com StableRoom Playgroups Happy and stimulating playgroups from 2-5 years old.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Colinton Parish Church.

9.15am- 11.45am. Term Time. Contact: 0131 477 9494 Email: stableroom@hotmail.co.uk Zumba Fitness Classes Sun 10.30am and Thurs 9.30am. Dreghorn Loan Hall.

Further details: www.progressfitness.co.uk Freestyle Fitness Yoga Classes Sun 11.40am & Thurs 10.40am. Dreghorn Loan Hall.

Tues 9.30am in St Cuthbert’s Church Hall.

Further details: www.progressfitness.co.uk

Social, Local Interest & Other Friendly Bridge Colinton Cottage Homes. Every Tuesday. 2-4pm.

Tel 0131 4412962

*All events and details have been printed in good faith and as supplied, The Dell Directory cannot be held responsible for any alterations or misprinted details

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Colinton Garden Club Meets 4th Monday of every month.

Dreghorn Loan Hall 8.00pm. September to April.

Email: membership@colintongardens.org.uk www.colintongardens.org.uk

Colinton Amateur Orchestral Society Meets Tuesday 7.30pm- 9.30pm.

Location: St Cuthberts Church Hall. Westgarth Av. Email: secretary@colintonorchestra.org.uk Colinton Townswomen Meets 2nd Thursday of every month from 2-4pm Location: St. Cuthberts Church, Westgarth Avenue.

Contact: 0131 441 6643.

Colinton Local History Society Meets 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 8pm.

Amusing and Educational Speaker Programme.

Location: Dreghorn Loan Hall Contact: Derek Douglas: 0131 441 3335 Colinton Community Conservation Trust A registered charity aiming to preserve the natural and cultural heritage in and around Colinton.

For membership details write to the Treasurer.

42 Pentland Avenue EH13 OHY Colinton Literary Society The “Lit” meet Wednesdays (Oct-Mar) at 8pm.

Location: Dreghorn Loan Hall Contact: A nn-Marie West 0131 446 0150 Morningside & Newington Floral Art Meet 1st Monday of the month 7.30pm-9.15pm.

Boroughmuir Rugby Club (off Colinton Road.)

Contact Joyce Rutherford on 0131 443 2536 The Colinton Merchiston Choir Taking new members in January. £25.00 for a years subscription. Tel 0131 312 2200. Email admin@ colintonchoir.org

Colinton & Oxgangs libraries Colinton Library – Tel: 0131 529 5603 Teenage Book Club For S1-S3 will be held on the first Tuesday of the month 4pm-4.45pm Book Club Last Tuesday of every month 2-3pm.

Last Wednesday of every month 6.30-7.30pm Learn Ebay Wed 6.30pm- 7.30pm Chatterbooks 8-10yrs. 3rd Tues of Month 3.45pm-4.45pm Childrens Arts & Crafts Last Friday of the month 2.30pm- 3.30pm Book Bug! 0-3 years Tuesdays 2.15-2.45pm & Fridays 10.30am-11am.

Oxgangs Library – Tel: 0131 529 5549 Chatterbooks 8-11yrs. 1st Mon of Month 4pm-5pm Share a Story Children 2-5 years. Wed 10.30- 11.00am Childrens Arts and Crafts Friday 2.30-3.30pm Book Bug! 0-3 yrs. Fridays 11.00am & 11.30am.

Book Group 1st Wed of every month 10.15am- 11.00am, 6.30pm-7.30pm Yap &Yarn Every Tuesday 10.30-12.00. Phone for dates.

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J & L Joinery Over 25 years experience

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 Replacement windows  Sash ‘n’ case window repairs  Stud partitions & water ingress

Marc is situated at Oxgangs Broadway every Wednesday Between 08:10 and 0900

renovation works

FREE ESTIMATES. FULLY INSURED.

Contact - Russell Swan T: 0131 539 4997 M: 07981 436 485 www.jandljoineryedinburgh.co.uk E: russwan@blueyonder.co.uk 33 Craigs Drive, Edinburgh

and at Colinton Mains shops From 12:20 until 12:55 Sells: Haddock, Cod, Herring, Kippers, Lemon Sole, Tuna, Mackerel, Trout, Halibut, Salmon

Wm. PARSONS

Colinton Country Cattery 5 STAR ACCOMMODATION

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WHY

WEATHERPROOF? Weatherproof have been providing roofing services in and around the Edinburgh area for many years and between them, our tradesmen have more than 30 years’ experience.

When approaching a project Weatherproof does so in a highly professional manner, employing only the most experienced tradesmen and with a determination to always produce quality work that is fully guaranteed and something you will be proud of for years to come.

EDINBURGH’S FINEST FULLY ACCREDITED ROOFING FIRM. WE OFFER...

• A 10 Year Guarantee on All Work • 30+ Years’ Experience • Free Photographic Reports and Estimates • Available 365 days a year

Weatherproof’s goal is to: • Maximise the value of your home • Help you to avoid long term damage • Provide a reliable and expert service to every customer • Offer unbeatable value for money • Avoid expensive scaffolding costs • Ensure your home is weatherproof What’s more, we are incredibly proud to be a member of the Chartered Institute of Building (a claim not many other similar firms in Edinburgh can make) out staff are qualified on PRINCE2 project management. We are confident that any project we take on will be completed on time and on budget.

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• Chimney Removal & Repair • Extensive Roofing Services • Tile & Slate Repairs and Replacement • 24 Hour Emergency Repairs Service • Structural Alterations OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE...

“We would like to say what a great job Weatherproof did when they re-harled the back of our house. Whenever we had a question or decision to make they were very helpful in informing us of our options and giving us the benefit of their experience.

For what is obviously a very messy job they took great care to keep the site and house as clean as possible. They also coped brilliantly with the difficulties of access to the site.

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14 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL. T: o131 629 1215 or 07954550560 weatherproofsolutions.co.uk enquiries@weatherproofsolutions.co.uk To advertise call Ann on 07843 449441

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Men Can Sing – A Free Singing Course for Men We all have talents, but in truth most of us keep them fairly well hidden for fear of embarrassment. Unless someone hears you singing and tells you that you have a good voice, how would you know you could sing?

The days of primary school and doting parents and grandparents give way to the insecurities of adolescence and in those years our belief about our capabilities can be set for a lifetime. Especially for men, our voices change so much as adolescents, how many of us will have ever been encouraged to sing with the voice we grew into?

But what if?

What if you knew someone who could have that talent reawakened or a passion unlocked? What if he could find an outlet to do more than sing in the shower or hum along with the occasional song at Christmas or a late night karaoke? Just think of the pleasure of a hobby that goes on as long as life itself, and which as well as being sociable and enjoyable, provides entertainment to many.

Who can help?

The Rolling Hills Chorus is an Edinburgh male voice chorus that knows the pleasure and joy singing can bring. We are offering a Free Learn to Sing Course aimed at encouraging men to sing. It starts on February 12th for 6 weeks What next?

We can provide the opportunity to allow someone to fulfil that long hidden potential, but we need you to encourage them in the first place. Who do you know that needs to be encouraged to make that first step.

Let them know that they have the talent. If you can help someone make the first step we can take it up from there. Neither you nor he will regret it. It might even BE you.

More details at www.learntosingedinburgh.org.uk or telephone 07758 427581

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Supported by a national music educational charity, this course is designed to encourage more men to take up singing. It is aimed at both newcomers and those who have not sung for a while.

Tuesday 12th February 2013 for 6 weeks 7:00pm to 8:30pm Place: Fairmilehead Parish Church Halls 1a Frogston Road, Fairmilehead Edinburgh EH10 7AA

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Scottish Charity Friends of the Pentlands have been awarded £3,850 from Zero Waste Scotland to help transform the car parking area at Dreghorn, Edinburgh, by clearing illegally dumped waste and implementing new measures to prevent future flytipping.

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The busy car park, next to the City bypass at Dreghorn, provides an important access point to the Pentland Hills but unfortunately it has IE N ND LA S of a long history of illegal flytipping too. Regularly a large variety of the PEN T household and commercial waste is dumped there which takes many hours to clear by a number of organisations. The award will be used to provide a number of anti-flytipping measures such as the siting of large boulders to prevent parking away from allocated spaces and also an awareness scheme.

• Specialists in cutting, colouring, hair up and bridal hair

The funding has been awarded from the £75,000 Flytipping Small Grants Scheme, which is administered by Keep Scotland Beautiful on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland.

John Stirling, Chairman of Friends of the Pentlands said: “We are pleased to have partnered with the Ministry of Defence and the Pentland Rangers on the project and to have been awarded this funding. We hope the measures, together with the hard work of our volunteers, will see a lasting improvement at Dreghorn and consequently visitors` enjoyment of the hills”.

Incidents of flytipping can be reported to: - Ministry of Defence Police on 0131 441 9811 - Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131 or at www.lbp.police.uk - The Dumb Dumpers hotline on 08452 30 40 90 or at www.dumbdumpers.org.uk

• A caring and friendly highly trained team that go that extra mile • With soothing colours and a tailored lighting system our newly built bespoke salon you will help you feel relaxed • 40 minute appointment times • FREE client Consultations • Gift vouchers available

About Friends of the Pentlands • Friends of the Pentlands is an all volunteer charity whose purposes include protecting and enhancing the natural beauty and upland character of the Pentlands Hills and surrounding countryside.

• The Society was formed in 2003 and has a varied programme of project works in the Pentland Hills together with a wide range of other activities • More information on the Friends of the Pentlands activities can be found at www.pentlandfriends.plus.com

AT KIM O’DONNELL HAIRDRESSING YOU ARE OUR PRIORITY. 4 CRAIGLOCKHART ROAD NORTH, EDINBURGH EH14 1BU T: 0131 444 2727 E: kimodonnell75@hotmail.com www.kimodonnell.co.uk

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£23.99 sqm* Free Estimation Free Advise Free Underlay Free Fitting Free Delivery

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Tag Cleaning Services Local window and gutter cleaning service

Established over 30 years Free quotations on request Tel : 0131 449 2807 (Office) Neil : 07711 581 384 (Mob) www.TagCleaningServices.co.uk

Fresh reasons to celebrate It’s been five years since we opened our doors. To mark the occasion and reflect our popular all-day service, we’re introducing the Swanston Brasserie a new name for the same high standards, the same warm welcome and the same relaxed, informal atmosphere.

To book your table, call us on 0131 445 2239 or for more information visit our website www.swanstonbrasserie.co.uk

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TWO COURSE EVENING MEAL

£10.00

Offer is for Sun to Thu after 4pm and expires on the 7th February 2013.

To receive this offer, please bring this ad with you.

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Ready in 1½ hours plus chilling

Serves 8

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If you have a bowlful of nuts left over from Christmas then why not make this classic American favourite with a British twist – simply replace half the pecan nuts with walnuts, hazelnuts and Brazil nuts. Serve with a dollop of thick Greek yoghurt or whipped cream.

For the pastry: • 225g plain flour • 100g butter, diced • 1 medium egg, beaten with 2 tbsp cold water

For the filling: • 100g dark chocolate, broken into pieces • 50g butter, diced • 75g golden syrup • 4 tbsp maple syrup • 75g caster sugar • 4 medium eggs, beaten • 175g pecan nuts (or a mixture of pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts and Brazil nuts)

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To make the pastry, sift the flour into a bowl and add the diced butter. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Stir in the egg and water and mix to a crumbly dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth.

Wrap and chill the pastry for 20 minutes.

Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 25cm round deep metal pie tin (or a loose-based fluted flan tin). Crimp the pastry edge with your fingers and prick the base all over with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and place a baking sheet in the oven to heat.

To make the filling, melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir in the golden syrup, maple syrup and sugar then whisk in the beaten eggs.

Chop half the nuts and stir into the mixture.

Gently pour the mixture into the pastry case and sprinkle over the rest of the nuts (roughly chopping the hazelnuts and Brazil nuts, if using). Slide the pie tin onto the preheated baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and bake for a further 25-30 minutes until the filling has set and the pastry is crisp and golden. Serve warm or cold.

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Imagine 365 blank pages: a brand new year of opportunity stretching before you. 2013 will be full of ‘dear diary’ moments and to kick-start your new year’s resolutions of self-improvement and examination (until February at least) here are some of the best, and most amusing slants on, and windows into other characters’ lives.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl by Belle De Jour Publisher: Grand Central Publishing It’s a growing problem: graduate unemployment. What do you do when university loans and soaring rent become too much and you need to find a way to make ends meet? Belle hits on a new and rather unorthodox get-rich-quick-scheme that fits perfectly in with her London lifestyle. It’s not for the fainthearted but if it’s titillation you’re after then there are observations and shock events that will have you laughing your fishnets off.

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Publisher: Vintage Classics.

Cassandra Mortmain’s family is poor. They live in a castle that’s crumbling around them and this is her story, written while she’s sat ‘at the kitchen sink’.

So begins the endearing and warming tale of the children, living under the burden of their novelist father’s writer’s block.

Cassandra’s journal charts the change and disruption that breaks out when heirs to the family home come to claim it. Dream-like and highly memorable, it’s a diary to be treasured.

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 and � by Sue Townsend The teenage Adrian Mole is unfailingly satirical, tremendously funny and completely loveable. This is one of the most memorable diaries ever and it’s oozing, like a giant zit, with teenage angst. Will he ever discover the delights that lie hidden under Pandora’s Janet Reager slip? Children will read this and both look forward to and dread adolescence in equal measures, whilst adults will be able to reminisce over first having a girl in their bedroom.

I’d insist the door’s propped open if I were you.

Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith.

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Limited Don’t let the fact that this book was first published in 1892 put you off. It may be a year and a half in the life of a lower-middle class Victorian clerk but there are so many parallels with modern life that you can’t fail to be touched by its humour. Fundamentally flawed by his own over-inflated sense of worth and his desire to climb the social ladder, Charles Pooter’s observations, wit and snobbery will have you laughing out loud.

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Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding Publisher: Picador.

With her constant caloriecounting, lusting after her bounder of a boss and remorse over binge-drinking sessions and social faux pas, how can we not love Bridget Jones? She’s become cemented as one of the great literary (or at least chickliterary) anti-heroes. Enjoyed by singletons and ‘Smug Marrieds’ alike, we love Bridget Jones… just as she is.

Diary by Chuck Palahniuk Publisher: Vintage Told in diary form and mainly through the eyes of hotel maid and self-confessed ‘white trash’ woman, Misty Mary Wilmot, this is a thought-provoking novel from the author of Fight Club. Misty was once a bohemian art student who met the wealthy and enigmatic Peter, so unlike the other students that she thought all her prayers had been answered.

Now she lives in a world she doesn’t recognise and her husband lies comatose after a suicide attempt. This is for those of us in a period of selfreflection and examination. If it tells us anything it’s to be true to ourselves.

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Cape Town

Dutch and British settlers left a fair heritage, from the starshaped castle of Good Hope to the Houses of Parliament, the Anglican Cathedral, once the diocese of Desmund Tutu, and the Company’s Gardens.

The modern town has treelined avenues and upmarket stores but in the midst of it all are quaint colonial buildings and colourful alleyways, especially in the Malay district, a favourite location for film producers and still home to descendants of Asian slaves.

Seapoint is a leisurely place to picnic on the lawns, stroll on the promenade to enjoy the ocean breeze or gaze at fur seals basking on the rocks.

Meanwhile beyond the lively Greenmarket at the heart of town, the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront bustles from morning to night. There are fishing boats along the quay, English pubs and al fresco restaurants, Zulu dancers, Jazz musicians and people of all ages having a good time.

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Victorian clock tower. A dainty pedestrian bridge swings now and then to let the boats go through and Table Mountain looks down on the scene in quiet splendour.

Silhouetted against the blue sky or lost in the mist at over 1000 metres, the mountain has a mind of its own so it’s best to check the forecast and choose a good day to head for the top. Some visitors walk up the steep trails, three hours or so by the easiest route, most queue for the cable car to be whizzed up to the summit in just six minutes.

It’s a great place to sample fresh seafood or a mega ice cream, hunt for the finest African craft or sail around the harbour The platform revolves so everyone has a turn to look at the view, more vertiginous as you climb until you near the top, hanging just metres from the sheer cliff face.

Up there, the panorama takes your breath away, from the glistening city and harbour to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held in captivity, now a sanctuary

Draped like a silver necklace around the green slopes of Signal Hill, Cape Town, the ‘Mother City’, is an intriguing mix of pastel-coloured walls, red roofs and mighty skyscrapers lapped by the Atlantic surf. for seabirds and penguins, from the verdant Devil’s Peak and Lion’s Head to the Cape peninsula and the Twelve Apostles stretching into the ocean.

Myriad footpaths crisscross the vast rocky plateau, sprinkled with 1500 species of plants, among them flowering protea and golden fynbos. There are Cape canaries and orange sunbirds, goat antelopes and elands, baboons and rock hyraxes, resembling oversized guinea pigs, who have wisely set up home near the coffee shop.

Suddenly the fog horn blows, sending everyone rushing back to the cable car. Mist rolls across the mountain tops, the temperature drops, the view disappears and you can’t see the edge of the cliff. It’s a relief to head back down into the sunshine where the ocean rolls as far as you can see and the beat of African drums and dancers echoes along the waterfront.

Table Mountain has vanished like a dream but on the eastern slopes of the National Park, the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens release their most exotic fragrance in the setting sun.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS A quick and easy reference guide to all services in The Dell Directory ARIEL & SATELLITE SERVICE Douglas S Mackay

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ARCHITECT Andy Ross Novo Design MDA Studio

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BEAUTY THERAPY Caroles Beauty

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BLACKSMITHS Corstorphine Blacksmiths

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BUILDER Colinton Building Services Dean Jones Building Services J M Builders

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CARPENTER/JOINER J&L Joinery SMC Joinery Liberton Joinery

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GAS HEATING & SERVICING Geoff Lennie

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GOLF CLUB Swanston Golf Swanston Brasserie

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HAIRDRESSING Kim O’Donnell

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HANDYMAN SERVICES Calder

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HOME CARE SERVICES Bluebird Care

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MUSIC LESSONS Music with Mummy Men can Sing

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NURSERY Colinton Village Nursery

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OVEN CLEANING Alba Oven Cleaning

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CARPETS James Erskine

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CHIROPODIST Colinton Chiropody

PET SERVICES Colinton Country Cattery (Boarding)

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CLEANING SERVICES Scott’s Premier Cleaning Done & Dusted Fiona’s House Cleaning

PERSONAL FITNESS Karen Murray

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PILATES CLASSES Judith Rintoull

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COMPUTER SERVICES Colinton PC Solutions Capital PC Repairs Sortmy PC

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PLUMBING & DRAINS Alex Hunter Plumbers Shandon Plumbing

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DECORATORS Kenneth Bayne Lamb W M Parsons Heritage Decorators Ian Hodgson & Co

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DENTIST Colinton Dental Practice

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ELECTRICIAN D Sykes Electrical

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FISH MERCHANT Marc Horsburgh

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GARDENING Evergreen Landscaping RKB Home & Garden

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RE-UPHOLSTERY Absolute Upholstery James Erskine

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ROOFING & BUILDING SERVICES Stormshield 24HR Roofing & Building Weatherproof Aquaguard Roofing KM Contracts Edinburgh Quality Builders

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TREE SURGEON Delisle Tree Solutions

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