May 2013

May 2013

THE DELL DIRECTORY

Your local community magazine & business directory.

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WELCOME TO MAY 2013 Welcome to the May issue of The Dell Directory.

I always think that May is a great time of the year for a good Spring Clean. Please take a look through the magazine we have lots of advertisers who can help with this from Cleaning to Gardening and more.

In this month’s issue, there are some really interesting articles so please do take the time to read them if you can as most of the articles are about what’s happening in our local area and may be of some interest. Again please do get in touch if you have any local news or stories that you would like to share with us.

Please remember to take a look at the What’s on pages for May for things to do as I know that some of our local schools are holding their annual school fairs and would be grateful for your support.

Congratulations to Ms Heather Hartley, Bonaly who wins a £20 gift card from Dobbies Garden Centre, well done! Next month’s prize crossword is for a £25.00 DIY gift card from B&Q and I look forward to receiving your entries.

Thank you for taking the time to read through the magazine and supporting our local businesses.

Til next month.

Ann. Why not visit our website www.thedelldirectory.co.uk or if you would like to advertise Tel: 07843 449 441 or Email: ann@thedelldirectory.co.uk

CONTENTS Computing ‘Easy ways to protect your pc’

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Gardening ‘Hide & Seek’

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What’s On

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Clubs & Classes

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Buy Local

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Finance

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National Smile month

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Book Review

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Colinton Village Events

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Recipe

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The Life List

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Useful Info

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Crossword

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Beauty ‘Blown Away’

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Index of Advertisers

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The Dell Directory is distributed in the following areas:Colinton Mains, Dreghorn, Redford, Bonaly, Campbell Park, Woodhall, Torphin, Spylaw, Pentland and Craiglockhart.

Copies will also be available at our local Libraries Colinton and Oxgangs and some local shops.

If you would like to receive a copy please don’t hesitate to get in touch. You can also view the magazine online at www. thedelldirectory.co.uk.

Whilst every care is taken to ensure accuracy, the publisher cannot accept responsible for loss, damage oromission caused by error in the printing of an advertisement. The Dell Directory does not endorse any advertising material that appears in this publication. Adverts are accepted on the understanding that descriptions of goods and services are fair and accurate. All material is accepted for publication on the understanding that it is copyright free.

The Dell Directory accepts no liability for any subsequent copyright issues. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of the publisher. Publisher: The Dell Directory. Editor: Ann Brydon. Please think of the environment when you have finished reading the magazine and recycle.

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COLINTON PARISH CHURCH

ORGAN FUND BALL Get your glad rags on, and join us for a night of dining, dancing and fun!

Saturday 18th May 7.15pm – 12.00 midnight The Officers’ Mess, Dreghorn Barracks Music: Bill Richardson’s Scottish Country Dance Band Single Ticket - £40 See website for details (www.colinton-parish.com) or contact Ken Houston - ken.houston@blueyonder.co.uk, 0131 441 3611 Tickets will be available from Monday 1st April

“PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS” This Ball marks another major step in the fund-raising campaign towards the restoration to full health of our 100 year old Church pipe organ. To enhance the worship of future generations, we have a target of £185,000, to fund a complete refurbishment. Please support us in this huge task!

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Further complimenting our existing Care Homes, Lorimer House and Struan Lodge, Lindemann Healthcare are proud to add Thorburn Manor.

Set amongst rich flora and fauna in The marriage between the Grade “C” the midst of the peaceful Colinton listed schoolhouse and our purpose built Dell – a pleasant stretch of greenery

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nestled along the Water of Leith – is allow our dedicated team deliver the a picturesque, well-kept community. highest quality care to our residents.

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The home is registered to cater for 34 highly sought-after suburb of Edinburgh, residents set in luxurious single rooms a former former mill town which has has with en-suite shower wet room facilities. retained a quaint village feel and some quite historic buildings.

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our quiet lounges or our stunning main School, Thorburn Manor, is a thoughtfully lounge which opens onto the beautifully designed care home to cater for older landscaped gardens. people with a range of care needs including dementia and palliative care.

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Colinton Private Nursery for children aged 3 months to 5 years Government funded pre–school places available.

Open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm Part and full-time places available Experienced and Qualified staff Private garden and secure outdoor play area, well equiped to provide a stimulating and play learning environment For further information or to arrange a visit please telephone Judith McGuigan on 0131 477 7330 We also have nurseries in Colinton Village & Grange please contact...

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alasdair morrison joinery Bespoke Joinery Services 42 Braid Road Edinburgh EH10 6AD

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Telephone: 0131 452 9642 Email: admin@alasdair-morrison.co.uk All types of domestic joinery work New fitted kitchens Bespoke joinery work Built-in wardrobes and bookcases Replacement stairparts Doors and locks Decking Spiral stair installation

LOOKING FOR A JOINERY BUSINESS YOU CAN TRUST? alasdair morrison joinery offers a friendly domestic joinery service to our local clients. With over 25 years’ experience, we provide a personal joinery service to many satisfied customers. We will discuss your job with you and offer the best solution and design for the job. Our tidy, reliable and trustworthy team will arrive at an agreed time, carry out and complete the work, keeping you informed at all times as the work progresses.

Our services include: • Complete domestic joinery • Kitchens • Bespoke doors • Bespoke wardrobes, bookcases and desks • Window seats • Decking • Replacement stair parts.(Spindles, newel posts and handrails) • New and replacement locks • Spiral stair installation • Window ropes • Free estimates • If unsure just ask!

We offer a key collection/drop off service if you need to get to work early.

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Easy ways to protect your PC How to avoid a digital disaster

These days, we’re doing more and more things digitally: our holiday snaps sit on hard disks, our music is often in MP3 and we’re as likely to download films as buy them on disc. That’s great when your PC’s working perfectly, but how do you make sure it stays that way?

Protecting your PC falls into three key categories: protecting your valuable data, protecting your PC from online threats and protecting your PC from physical damage.

Protecting the hardware is the easy bit. Surge protectors can prevent nasty spikes in the electricity supply from causing any damage, and if you have a laptop you can buy a Kensington Lock to secure it to something suitably hefty. A compressed air canister can blow dust out of fan vents and debris out of keyboards, and it’s a good idea to keep your PC away from extremes of temperature - a sunny room in summer is a terrible place to keep a PC. Be particularly aware of potential spills: liquid can destroy computers and you won’t believe the damage a tin of baby food can do to a keyboard. It’s a very good idea to keep food and drink and PCs separate.

No matter how careful you are, computers can and do break: every hard disk will wear out

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eventually. That’s why it’s really important to keep backup copies of anything important such as family photographs, home videos or iTunes downloads.

You can do this in several ways - using an online service such as Mozy (www.mozy.co.uk) or Skydrive (skydrive.live.com), by burning them to DVD or by copying them to an external hard disk, but remember that if your backup is in the same place as the original, a domestic disaster such as a burst pipe might ruin both of them.

It’s worth remembering too that services such as Facebook won’t compensate you if they accidentally delete or damage your online photo libraries; once again make sure that if it’s important, you have more than one copy in case of disaster.

The other issue to worry about is “malware”, which is software designed to do nasty things.

Sometimes malware spies on you, trying to obtain your passwords and other details; other times it just damages files or slows your PC to a crawl. The good news is that it’s relatively easy to avoid: Windows 7 and Windows 8 both have firewall software, which can prevent nasties getting in, and if you’re suspicious you can avoid most malware. Don’t open unsolicited

email attachments from people you don’t know, and don’t let fake emails from the bank fool you: your bank will never send you programs or zipped documents in an email.

Always make sure you’re downloading from reputable sources, such as Microsoft.com, not Big Dave’s Totally Honest Download Page and make sure your web browser software is up to date. Old browsers are a real security risk.

Last but not least, invest in some security software. You don’t need to spend any money - Microsoft’s Security Essentials is free (www.microsoft.com/security_ essentials/), as is AVG Free antivirus (free.avg.com) and AVAST (www.avast.com), and there are also free tools to tune up your PC. One of our favourites is CCleaner (www.piriform.com/ ccleaner), which works miracles on sluggish PCs, and we’d also recommend the free Ad-Aware program (www.lavasoft.com) to prevent annoying software setting up shop on your PC. Keeping your PC safe isn’t difficult, time-consuming or expensive, but it’s worth doing.

Think of PC protection like home insurance: you hope you’ll never need it, but if disaster strikes you’ll be glad you have it.

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Colinton Building Services

Colinton Building Services carries out all aspects of general building and renovation work OUR SERVICES Our company provides the following services.

• House Extensions • Conservatories • Brick and Stone Walls • Attic Conversions • Garages • Driveways • Renovation work • Kitchens • Slabbing • Landscaping • Decking • Decoration Quality work at a Reasonable Price Call for a FREE estimate or advice 0131 478 9359, 07714 951 810 Or email at paul@colintonbuildingservices.co.uk www.colintonbuildingservices.co.uk

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Garden Hide and Seek

by Pippa Greenwood However much effort you make with your garden, you can be sure that there will still be a few things that look awful. You may have made (or hope to make) beautiful borders, sensational shrubbery and lots more besides, but how do you cope with those things you just cannot seem to hide?

A washing line may be essential but rarely adds to the appeal of the garden. If yours consists of two large poles with a line in between, try growing a pretty climber up the poles. If you use a self-clinging plant such as variegated ivy it won’t need any additional support. Alternatively make a chicken wire, trellis ‘box’ or frame around the posts and then allow the climber to scramble up, using plant ties if necessary. Summer flowering clematis or sweet pea will look great too. If you do use a more vigorous climber then be prepared to do some intermittent pruning.

Decrepit sheds or moth-eaten garages can be a real eyesore.

Sometimes a thorough scrub of the walls will do the trick, or why not make a feature out of the shed or garage and re-paint it. Consider erecting a trellis on one or more of the vertical surfaces and grow a selection of

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favourite climbers up it to make an even more attractive feature.

If the garden can be a little gloomy then it helps if you paint any surfaces such as garage or shed walls with a paler colour.

If your heating is fuelled by gas from an unattractive and enormous cylinder or oil from a large green tank, you will know that they have to be sited in an accessible position. You can use hazel wattle hurdles to hide them which are perfect as they also match with the adjacent boundary fence. Try using standard fence panels in the same way and again planting them with climbers or scramblers will help. Whatever you do, make sure that you check on it from time to time and remove excessive climber growth so that the tank remains accessible.

Is it the neighbouring garden that harbours the eye sore which makes you want to retreat back into your house? Something nasty next door is of course even harder to conceal but why not add a layer of trellis to the top of your existing fence and then use climbers once it is in position.

Hold the trellis in position using batons of wood attached to the existing fence posts or special post-joining metal sleeves that

you can buy from your fencing supplier or garden centre.

Trellis is available in a range of shapes and need not be straight edged so you can create a range of different looks to suit your gardening style. Another option is to erect a pergola or arch to obscure or break up an unsightly view or the eyesore in the neighbour’s garden and adding plants will help to add a bit more height and soften the outline. If you combine some of your favourite flowering climbers with some evergreen planting too, you should even achieve good effects during the seasons when the leaves have fallen from many plants.

Visit Pippa’s website www. pippagreenwood.com and sign up for Pippa’s free newsletter packed full of gardening hints, happenings, advice and offers and you will also receive a free ebook on organic gardening.

Don’t forget that you can buy Nemaslug and other biological controls, anti-slug matting and tape, Enviromesh and signed books, autumn vegetable packs and a hand-picked selection of garden products from the website too.

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WHAT’S ON

HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE! What’s on here, there and everywhere!

Live local performances, summer fetes, food markets, family activities and more.

Nature seems to be the theme for this month.... not enough hours in the day in May! Have a mooch over the list of local events being organised this month to keep you busy.

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Oxgangs Primary School May Fair.

Scottish Birdfair - Hopetoun House 11th and 12th May 09.30am- 17.30pm. Tickets £12. Children under 16 go free. With proceeds being used to protect corncake and other Scottish birds.

Hosted on the grounds of Hopetoun House, the festival offers a wealth of art, books and nature breaks. A great day in countryside.

Saturday 11th May. 10am- 1pm. Stalls and family fun for all.

St Peter’s Primary School Duck Race Braidburn Valley Park. Sunday 12th May. 2.30pm. Public welcome.

Colinton Amateur Orchestra Sunday 12th May at 7.30pm. Polwarth Parish Church, Powarth Terrace Beethoven Piano Concerto No4. Anna Mavromatido- piano.

Dvorak Symphony No6.

Water of Leith Visitor Centre - Celebrate Scotland’s Nature Festival.

Sunday 26th May Join staff for a wander through the natural jewel of the Water of Leith, discovering history and wildlife of the Dells. £4 (members £2) BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Meet at 2.00pm in the car park under Gillespie bridge in Colinton, off Bridge Road, walking to the Visitor Centre in Slateford.

Bonaly Primary School - Summer Fair Saturday 1st June. 12- 2pm. Plant sale, stalls and family activities.

Colinton Food Market Every second Friday of the month. 4pm- 6.30pm. St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church. Fresh bread, fish, fruit and veg and organic eggs and more!

Colinton Market Place First Saturday of every month 2-4pm St Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church.

An ever changing market place full of handmade goods and quality gifts.

Historic Scotland - Arthur’s Secrets Holyrood Park Arthurs Seat 1pm. 14th, 21st, 28th May. This moderate graded walk will explore the geology, natural history and archaeology of Holyrood Park.Max 20 people free. To make a booking visit www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/events A Touch of Nature 19th May 12 - 5pm. Redhall Walled Garden, 97 Lanark Road. EH14 2LZ. Plant sales, and nature themed activities for children. Visit the walled gardens of Edinburgh and enjoy cream teas for the adults!

Bear Hunt - Lauriston Castle!

20th May 10am- 12.30pm. Bring your teddy along. Hunt for bears in the woods, enjoy teddy bear stories, best dressed teddy competition, and make teddy bear bunting! £6 per adult/ child.Contact Margaret Findlay 0131 529 3963.

Britain from the Air Art Exhibition Finishes 20th May. Edinburgh is hosting the first Scottish free street gallery of more than 100 stunning aerial landscape photographs from around the UK. Free. Join the trail through the city. For the map visit: www.britainfromtheair.com Edible Garden Season - Royal Botanic Garden 25th and 26th May 1-4pm. Free event. Advice and activities about growing your own vegetables. Tel 0131 552 7171

*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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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 Monday 8pm-10pm. Sept- March.

Contact: Archie Clark on 0131 449 4703.

Location: St Cuthberts Church Hall. Westgarth Av. Scottish Dancing Alternate Thursdays. 7.45pm- 9.15pm Sept- March Contact: Ann Dean on 0131 441 3729.

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 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 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: Ann-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 Military Wives Choir April - June. Free- no audition! Tues 6pm- 7.30pm.

Dreghorn Barracks Band Block. Tel 0131 310 2876 or email: edinburghmwc@gmail.com Edinburgh Popular Music Choir- Now Recruiting!

No experience needed. Need both men and women ages 18-80! Choir office Morningside School of Music 138 Comiston Road. Tel 0131 447 1117 Email: linda@polarflamemusic.com

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 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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BUY LOCAL, Help Local There’s a new way to shop in Edinburgh.

It’s one that not only helps the customer to buy beautiful products that are handmade in Scotland, but one that supports numerous small businesses, and raises money for charity too.

Fiona Bushby, at Marie Curie Cancer Care said, “We love the charitable concept of Edinburgh Pop Up Events.

It’s great that at each event they raise money for charities like Marie Curie.

With the versatility of Edinburgh Pop Up Events, we hope to be able to work together more in the future to enable us to care for more patients at our Hospice in Edinburgh and at home throughout the Lothians.”

Edinburgh Pop Up Events was the brain child of two Edinburgh mums who had an idea one day, which then just took off. They both made and sold handmade products, and wanted to create new selling opportunities, whilst addressing their desire to support two leading cancer charities. So, they moved Mohammed and his mountain, and began to organise events themselves.

Jayne Forbes at Macmillan Cancer Support said, “We are very grateful to Pop Up Events for supporting us in this way and raising this fantastic amount.

It will make a huge difference to people affected by cancer. We help people in many ways, from specialist nurses and doctors, to help and advice for people who have financial worries. None of this would be possible without supporters such as Edinburgh Pop Up Events.”

Edinburgh Pop Up Events organises shopping events across the city and, in three months they, their sellers and their customers raised over £1,100 for charity! The money raised at their regular Food and Craft markets in Colinton, is split between Marie Curie Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Support.

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At a time of recession, it is all too often the micro businesses and the cottage industries that are under most pressure.

But times are changing, and people are beginning to look for alternative ways to earn money, whether because of redundancy, or the need to increase the household income. And this is being met with ever increasing

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interest from customers who want to buy local, and eat local.

Two mums became three, and the ladies now have a database of over 300 makers and bakers, offering a huge variety of products that are handmade in Scotland. But, delve a little deeper and you find a myriad of personal stories as to why people want to sell their own products. And, along the way, communities are being brought together, friendships are being forged, and there’s a real feeling of giving a bit back.

So, where next for Edinburgh Pop Up Events? Perhaps you would like a market at a forthcoming conference, or in your office canteen. Or, perhaps you want to raise money for a charity close to your heart. With three mums at the helm, and hundreds of talented makers and bakers, the sky’s the limit!

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Finance Ignorance is No Defence Taking professional financial advice is advisable, but your own education is essential In my parents’ day, money was a simpler matter. In many families they went to work, earned their money, paid their taxes and saved what they could. When it came time to buy a house, they approached the bank manager to see if he would be kind enough to lend them three times the husband’s salary (the wife stayed at home looking after the children) for a repayment mortgage which was paid off over 20 or 25 years before he got his final salary scheme pension.

By the time I started earning money, it had become much more complicated. We were two people paying the mortgage needing much higher salary multiples to afford rising house prices. Then came the ending of MIRAS, the emergence of interest only mortgages and endowment policies to pay them off (or not as it turned out in some cases). Pensions became more complex too, with choices for opting out of SERPS, private pension schemes, money purchase schemes and final salary scheme pensions became a distant memory for most.

Throw in the scandals of misselling of endowments and PPI to name just two, and it’s clear even for my generation the financial world has become a confusing place. Hedge funds, derivatives, swaps – even the

so-called experts struggle to make sense of it.

The common thing throughout all these generations, my parents, myself, our children, is that none of us have ever had any financial education. Not one single lesson in the classroom at my school was ever devoted to personal financial matters. The financial company employees are taught how to sell to us, but we have little idea of how to make a judgement on what they tell us.

At last, this should be about to change.

In 2011, 118,000 people signed an e-petition via the MoneySavingExpert.com website to force the issue of Financial Education in Schools to be debated in Parliament.

Draft proposals have been published recently and are still under consultation into April, but it is expected that from September 2014, financial education will form part of the national curriculum in England, with 11-16 year olds receiving it as part of their compulsory citizenship education.

Plans are that pupils in Key Stage 3 (ages 11 to 14) will be taught the function and use of money, personal budgeting, money management and a range of financial products and services.

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From 14 to 16 in Key Stage 4, they will be taught about wages, taxes, debt, credit, financial risk plus more sophisticated financial services and products.

The Government wants students to have “the financial skills to enable them to manage their money on a day-to-day basis as well as to plan for future financial needs.”

It is clear that the lessons are long overdue. You only have to look at how much the financial world has changed in the last 40 years to see that what is needed (and will hopefully be taught in schools) is a good grounding in the ‘basics’ of understanding personal finance. It is to be hoped that the generation that receive this education realise that their learning will need to continue long after they leave the classroom as the financial world continues to evolve.

If knowledge is power, having the right financial knowledge will help our children avoid the mistakes with money we may have made along the way, and that can only be a good thing.

In the meantime, pass on what you know already Mums and Dads, and a free Teen Cash Class is available at http://www. moneysavingexpert.com/family/ Teenagers-cash-class.

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BR E L ING I ING A SM TO COLINTON

National Smile Month is coming to your local village, as Colinton Dental Practice will be holding a special event to back the National Campaign.

To show their support, the team from Colinton Dental Practice will be holding ‘Smile on a stick’ sessions in the practice in May & June 2013 that aims to put the smile into National Smile Month, in opening our doors to you, we hope to raise awareness of how important oral health is.

Duncan Sandland “National Smile month is an excellent opportunity to bring an element of fun to a serious issue.

Good oral health is vital for a healthy smile as well as a healthy body, and we’ll be spreading that message at our open afternoons.

Taking place from 20th May to 20th June, the campaign is an ideal opportunity for children to learn about oral health in a fun and positive way.

By making an event as fun and imaginative as possible, we hope it will inspire more people to join in the fun than ever before while delivering the Foundation’s three key messages for good oral health,SMILES Brush forFOR two LIFE CREATING BEAUTIFUL minutes twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, cut down on how often you have sugary foods and drinks, and visit the dentist every six months or as recommended.”

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How to Win Friends From the playground to the workplace, we all know we’re not going to get by without a little help from our friends. But how do we go about forging those friendships in the first place?

We’ve put together a collection of stories where a friendship is central. And it just goes to show, bonds can be formed in the most unlikely of places.

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck George Milton and Lennie Small are two migrant workers who dream of owning their own farm. George is intelligent but uneducated and Lennie is a great hulk of a man; physically strong but mentally weak. Set during the Great Depression, the pair is forced out of the aptly-named ‘Weed’, California after Lennie’s fondness for touching ‘soft things’ lands him in trouble. Chasing the elusive American Dream, George must decide what kind of a future their friendship can have.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne Bruno is the son of an SS officer and is also a natural-born explorer, so it’s no surprise that when his family moves to ‘Out With’, he has a lot of questions about the children who appear behind the barbed wire fence wearing blue striped pyjamas.

Bruno meets Shmuel, who lives the other side, has a shaved head and is constantly hungry and the two form a friendship that will have devastating consequences.

Boyne’s children’s book about concentration camps is a must-

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read for all adults. It will stay with you for days, weeks and months afterwards, just as it should.

Wonder, R.J. Palacio Starting high school is tough enough for any kid, but when you have a facial deformity and it’s your first time stepping into the torrential current of mainstream education, you’re bound to be washed away.

August Pullman is starting in the Fifth Grade and has the rather unenviable task of helping his classmates see beyond his disfigurement. There are tears and laughter in equal measures as ‘Auggie’ tries to make the right friends and find his place in the unforgiving environment of Beecher Prep.

The Help, Kathryn Stockett This is the story of three women: Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny, and their attempts to change the social structure and confines of a segregated Mississippi in the 1960s. Young Skeeter is a white woman with a degree, but no husband. Aibileen is a black maid who is essentially raising a white woman’s child for her, whilst grieving for her own dead son. Meanwhile Minny is a fantastic cook but an even greater gossip. Between

them, the three plan to write and publish their own stories, revealing social scandals and ‘tellin’ it like it is’.

Starter for Ten, David Nicholls It must be every teenage boy’s dream to appear on ‘University Challenge’ mustn’t it? For anyone who ever felt the odd one out, this book is testament to the fact that within institutes of higher education, everyone can find kindred spirits. Working-class student Brian Jackson is off to university on a full scholarship and he’s determined to flex his intellectual muscles by winning a place on the UC team.

The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan Before Carrie Bradshaw et al, four Chinese women began meeting in San Francisco to compare notes as recent immigrants. It was 1949 and they called themselves ‘The Joy Luck Club’. It’s a complex and delicately interwoven tale of Chinese mothers and daughters, revealing secrets and lies and all striving to find a place in the modern world whilst feeling the constant tug of their past.

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ART IN THE PARK 2013

Art in the Park, Colinton’s annual village fair will take place in historic Spylaw Park on Sunday, September 1st or Sunday, September 8th should weather force a postponement. This family friendly event will run from 11am to 5pm.

Art in the Park is organised by Colinton Village Events (CVE) Group and encompasses a wide array of handmade arts & crafts stalls, a dedicated area for children’s activities, a dog show, and an all-day performance area. Food on offer includes burgers, pizza, home baking, gourmet coffee and ice-cream.

If you would like to showcase interesting arts/crafts/food then we encourage your involvement at Art in the Park. Diverse performers are also encouraged to participate.

With past performances including bagpiping and Zumba, we are always open to new and exciting acts. Participants from schools and community groups are more than welcome.

Potential stallholders and performers should contact CVE Group at colintonvillage@gmail.com to secure a place.

Art in the Park is an ideal venue to browse art, entertain the kids, learn about local clubs/ societies, enjoy a variety of music and dance performances, or even to participate in our fun dog show!

Can you help? We are looking for new participants and ideas. We are also looking for more volunteers to help plan and run our events. Please contact us if you wish to share your suggestions and be part of this exciting, annual community event.

For further details on CVE Group and its various projects, please visit our website:

www.colintonvillage.com CVE Group, whose projects always include a theme of fostering community spirit, is run by volunteers on a non-profit basis. All funds raised at CVE events will be used toward projects of benefit to the community

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Cheese, Bacon & Onion Pie Makes 8 Slices

Ready in 1½ hours, plus chilling Perfect for a simple lunch or for an early summer picnic this savoury pie has a really rich and buttery crisp pastry and a tasty smoked bacon and onion filling.

It tastes just as delicious warm or cold. Look for packs of smoked bacon pieces near the bacon rashers in the supermarket or use flavoursome Italian diced pancetta instead.

Pastry: • • • •

225g plain flour 1 tsp mustard powder Pinch of salt 115g butter, chilled and diced • 4-5 tbsp iced water

Filling:

• 175g smoked bacon pieces • 4 onions, peeled and thinly sliced • 1 tbsp sunflower oil • 200g mature Cheddar cheese, grated • Beaten egg, to glaze • Tomato salad, to serve (see Tip)

Tip:

Serve simply with a fresh tomato salad made by thickly slicing ripe vine tomatoes and layering with finely chopped spring onions and a few fresh basil leaves. Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with freshly ground black pepper.

To make the pastry, sift the flour into a large bowl and stir in the mustard powder and salt. Add the diced butter and rub into the flour between your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

Stir in enough of the iced water with a round bladed knife to mix to a crumbly dough. Knead very lightly until just smooth then flatten into a disc and wrap in cling film. Chill for 20-25 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Dry-fry the bacon pieces in a large non-stick frying pan for 4-5 minutes until just golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the oil and sliced onions to the pan and fry gently, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes until the onions are very tender and pale golden. Leave to cool.

Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, Gas Mark 5.

Place a baking sheet in the oven to heat up.

Roll out just over half the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 20x30cm loose-based fluted flan tin. Layer the bacon, onions and grated cheese in the pastry case and season between the layers with freshly ground black pepper.

Roll out the rest of the pastry and use to cover the filling. Seal the edges of the pastry with water then pinch them tightly together with fingertips.

Trim off any excess pastry.

Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and pierce 3-4 holes in the top of the pie to allow the steam to escape. Bake on the hot baking sheet for 2530 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Serve warm or cold with tomato salad, if liked.

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ADULT MEMBERSHIPS FROM £18 PCM

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.

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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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The Life List The Forward-Thinking Forties There’s nothing new under the sun, according to Shakespeare, and who am I to argue?

Sometimes, all we need is to adjust our perspective. Take the 1940s, for example were things really so different?

Now: Twitter offers 140-character minimalist communication.

Then: Morse code. Nothing but the essentials, and with an option to retweet using a hand-held device known as a transmitter.

Now: A gap year or two to travel the world, experience new cultures and test your courage.

Then: National Service. All of the above plus a regular wage.

Now: Wikipedia allows anyone to find out everything about anything.

Then: The Public Library (remember those?) did that as well, and you also left the house.

Now: Then: Now: Then: Now:

The War on Terror.

The War. Recycling.

The Rag & Bone man.

Mobile phones - talk wherever you happen to be.

Then: Telephone boxes - conveniently placed almost everywhere you might need to be. And the battery never runs out.

Now: Upcycling.

Then: Make Do and Mend.

Now: Going green and growing your own veg.

Then: Dig for Victory.

Some things are different, of course. According to the lovefoodhatewaste website we throw away over seven million tonnes of food from our homes every year, whereas, in the 40s, people didn’t have enough to eat. And, while there were fewer antibiotics back then, they didn’t have MRSA or the Norovirus. Maybe we need the best from the past to shape the future. Matron! © Derek Thompson www.alongthewritelines.blogspot.com

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USEFUL INFORMATION COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION Edinburgh City Council www.edinburgh.gov.uk Local Councillors: Colinton/Fairmilehead Elaine Aitken - Conservative – 0131 529 4282 Buckstone Primary, 3rd Monday Term Time 6.30pm Jason Rust - Conservative – 0131 529 4953 Colinton Library, 1st Monday 7.30pm Eric Barry - Labour – 0131 529 3265 Colinton Mains Communtiy Centre 3rd Thursday 6-6.30pm Term Time Colinton Amenity Association www.colinton-amentity.org.uk Firrhill Community Council – www.firrhillcommunitycouncil.btck.co.uk Pentland Community Centre – 0131 445 287 www.edinburgh.gov.uk LEISURE Edinburgh Leisure – 0131 458 2100 www.edinburghleisure.co.uk MEDICAL Colinton Pharmacy – 0131 441 2352 Mon-Fri: 9-1pm & 2-5.45pm. Sat: 9-5pm Colinton Mains Pharmacy – 0131 441 3388 Mon-Fri: 9-1pm & 2-6pm. Sat: 9-5pm Colinton Surgery – 0131 441 4555 www.colintonsurgery.co.uk Mon- Fri 8am- 6pm Firrhill Medical Centre – 0131 441 3119 Mon- Fri 8am- 6pm Royal Infirmary – 0131 536 1000 www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Sick Kids Hospital – 0131 536 0000 www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk NHS 24 – 08454 24 24 24 www.nhs24.com POST OFFICES & LIBRARIES Colinton Post Office – 0131 441 1003 www.postoffice.co.uk Mon- Fri 9am- 5.30pm. Sat 9am- 12.30pm Colinton Mains Post Office – 0131 441 2657 www.postoffice.co.uk Mon- Fri 9am- 5.30pm. Sat 9am- 12.30pm Colinton Library – 0131 629 5603 www.edinburgh.gov.uk Mon, Wed: 1pm-8pm, Tue, Thur, Fri 10am-5pm, Sat: 9am-1pm

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Oxgangs Library – 0131 529 5549 www.edinburgh.gov.uk Mon-Thur 10am-8pm, Fri: 10am-5pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm PROPERTY ESPC – 0131 624 8000 www.espc.co.uk SAFETY Association of Scottish Neighbourhood Watches – 01786 450 145, www.aosnw.co.uk Crimestoppers – 0800 555 111 SCHOOLS Bonaly Primary School – 0131 441 7211 www.bonaly.edin.sch.uk Colinton Primary School – 0131 441 1946 www.colintonprimaryschool.wordpress.com Firrhill High School – 0131 441 4501 www.firrhillhighschool.org.uk Merchiston Castle School – 0131 312 2200 www.merchiston.co.uk Oxgangs Primary School – 0131 441 3649 www.oxgangs.edin.sch.uk St Marks RC Primary School – Tel 0131 441 2948 www.st-marks.edin.sch.uk UTILITIES Electricity Power Loss – 0845 27 27 999 www.sppowersystems.co.uk Gas Emergency – 0800 111 999 www.nationalgrid.com/uk/gas Scottish Water 24 hours – 0845 600 8855 www.scottishwater.co.uk Cleansing & Special Uplifts – 0131 666 2623 www.edinburgh.gov.uk (environmental health) TRAVEL & TRANSPORT Train Times and Enquiries – 0845 748 49 50 www.networkrail.co.uk Edinburgh Airport – 0870 040 0007 www.edinburghairport.com Traveline Scotland – 0871 200 22 33 www.travelinescotland.com Lothian Buses – 0131 555 6363 www.lothianbuses.com

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NO JOB TOO SMALL • 35 years experience • Balustrades • Handrails • Structural Steelwork • Gate and Railing repairs also welcome

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Beauty Blown Away - A Salon Blow-Dry at Home You can’t beat the feeling of leaving the hairdressers with a perfectly blow-dried mane that’s glossy, bouncy and completely glamorous.

When your hair looks great you feel fantastic, but as most of us are trying to cut down on our monthly spend, it can be hard to justify visits to the stylist in between your regular cut and colour.

Because we don’t want you to compromise on looking and feeling great, we’ve compiled a guide that will help you to achieve a professional-looking blow-dry at home.

Wash and Go

It’s really important to think carefully before buying shampoo and conditioner. You need to assess your hair’s needs and select products that will work with your hair to achieve the look you want.

If your hair is dry, brittle and straw-like, you’ll need a shampoo and conditioner that will add much-needed moisture to your locks, leaving them manageable and supple when you come to style your hair.

Coloured hair - particularly red shades, as they fade so fast requires a specialist shampoo and conditioner that won’t strip away your hue, but will instead pamper it and prolong the time between colours.

It’s worth investing in quality products for your hair, because cheap shampoos tend to contain harsh ingredients that strip the natural oils and quickly remove the artificial colour.

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at the time of purchase, you’ll find that good shampoos and conditioners last a lot longer, because you don’t need to use so much of them.

Be prepared not to see much lather when you wash though; professional products don’t behave the same way as cheaper versions, because their ingredients are better.

Always ask your stylist for advice. They use them every day on all different hair types and will know what will work best for yours.

Ready to Blow

Once you’ve washed your hair, wrap it in a towel and leave it for a short time, so that it’s damp rather than dripping wet when you start to dry it.

Next, gently brush through your hair using a good brush - natural bristles are best. Keep an eye on plastic varieties, because they tend to break and can snag and pull at your hair, resulting in split ends and damage.

Section your hair using clips even if it’s relatively short. Start at the bottom of your hair first, moving to the top of your head last.

Whilst your hair is damp apply a little oil or serum to the lengths to lock in moisture and add shine.

Dry Like a Professional

Using a round barrel brush (which creates volume and lift) start drying the first section, roots first. Keep your dryer

about six inches away from your scalp, so that the heat isn’t too intense. Use your brush to grip and pull hair taut in the direction you want it to go.

If your hair is very fine or damaged, use a cooler setting so that you don’t cause breakage.

Direct the air from your dryer downwards - the nozzle will help with this - to create a smooth, sleek finish.

Don’t move on to the next section until each is completely dry but be sure to keep moving your dryer as leaving heat concentrated on one area for too long will frazzle your locks.

Set and add shine to your blowdry by finishing off with a cool blast of air from your dryer and add a little more gloss or oil to make your tresses look even shinier.By Helen Taylor Image credit: Racoon International

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

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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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 Grigor Mitchell Novo Design MDA Studio Andy Ross

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BLACKSMITHS Corstorphine Blacksmiths

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BUILDER Lothian Building Supplies Dean Jones Building Services Colinton Building Services J M Builders

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CARPENTER/JOINER Alasdair Morrison SMC Joinery Liberton Joinery

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CARPETS James Erskine

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CHIROPODIST Colinton Chiropody

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

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COMPUTER SERVICES Colinton PC Solutions Capital PC Repairs Sortmy PC

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DECORATORS Kenneth Bayne Lamb Heritage Decorators Ian Hodgson & Co

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DENTIST Colinton Dental Practice

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DRIVEWAY CLEANING Driveway Cleaning Edinburgh

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ELECTRICIAN D Sykes Electrical

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FISH MERCHANT Marc Horsburgh

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GARDENING Capital Gardening RKB Home & Garden

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GAS HEATING & SERVICING Les Weir Geoff Lennie

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GOLF CLUB Swanston Golf Swanston Brasserie

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HAIRDRESSING Kim O’Donnell

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HOME CARE SERVICES Bluebird Care

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LIFE COACHING Heloise Dempster

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MUSIC LESSONS Rhona Finlay

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NURSERY Colinton Village Nursery

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OVEN CLEANING Alba Oven Cleaning

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PLANNING ADVICE/APPLICATIONS Nicholas Morris – Planning Solutions

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PLUMBING & DRAINS Shandon Plumbing

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PROPERTY SERVICES Stewart Black

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RESIDENTIAL CARE Thorburn Manor Care UK

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RE-UPHOLSTERY James Erskine Absolute Upholstery

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

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TREE SURGEON Delisle Tree Solutions

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WINDOW CLEANING SPM Window Cleaning

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EDINBURGH ROYAL CHORAL UNION

Performed by Edinburgh Royal Choral Union with Tallaght Choral Society and Edinburgh Pro Musica Orchestra

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Edinburgh Quality Builders Ltd

0131 441 6655 07547 925 974

Edinburgh’s roofing people!

We undertake all roofing works from minor slate repairs to full roof refurbishments on all types of residential properties from big tenements to small bungalows

Fixed quotes at reasonable prices.

All work guaranteed We only employ trusted time served tradesmen assisted by accredited skilled operatives All slating and tiling, flat roofs, valleys, ridges, lead and zinc work repaired or replaced Full four storey ladder equipment for minor works Rainwater and guttering pipework repaired or replaced Full public liability insurance

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