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Welcome to the Summer 2019 Issue of The Edition - St Andrews & The East Neuk Local Community Magazine. As I write this, it looks like summer has arrived blue sky, sunshine and it’s toasty outside too, it’s just a shame I’m stuck inside! With an extra week of school holidays this year it’s going to be a long summer. Luckily there’s lots of local fair days & festivals taking place over the next couple of months, with events to keep everyone happy. Starting off with Elie Fair Day on Saturday 13 July, Crail Festival from 17 - 27 July - more details on pages 18 &19, Anstruther Harbour Festival over the weekend of the 19 - 21 July, St Andrews Highland Games on Sunday 28 July, Cellardyke Sea Queen Festival on Saturday 3 August, Pittenweem Arts Festival from the 3 - 11 August - more details on pages 10 & 11 and before you know it’ll be time for the Lammas Market which is on from 9 - 13 August and the kids will be heading back to school. Until next time….
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Contents 4 - Competition - Find The Boats Win £25 6 - Recipe - Vegetables & Pork Kebab 8 - Person Behind The Business - Valentin Getov 10 - Pittenweem Arts Festival 14 - Gardening - Add Some Vertical Interest 16 - Parenting - Budget Friendly Family Fun 18 - Spotlight On - Crail Festival 20 - Home Décor - Botanical Beauty 22 - Spotlight On - Stuart Barton Physiotherapy 25 - Edna & Mr P 27 - Pets - Healthy Summer Rabbits 28 - Book Review - Summer Reads 30 - Community - Pittenweem Community Library 32 - Travel - Astana 34 - Club - The St Andrews Photographers 35 - Spotlight On - The Little Gallery 36 - Motoring - Honda CR-V Hybrid 38 - Fly Lady 40 - Crossword & Suduko 42 - Health - Mindfulness 45 - What’s On 46 - Index & Useful Numbers
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3. Meanwhile, mix the remaining oil, maple syrup, ketchup and mustard together and brush all over the kebabs for the last 2-3 minutes of cooking time, until glazed and sticky. Serve immediately.
TIP Marinating the meat in lemon juice and oil will make it extra tender. Add some chopped chilli for a spicy touch or add 2 tbsp light soy sauce, if liked.
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Q&A
The Person Behind The Business Q&A Name and Business: Valentin Getov Carpet Sun Limited
What did you do previously? I studied Engineering technology at university in Bulgaria.
Where do you live? Originally from Plovdiv in Bulgaria and at the moment I live in Glenrothes. Athough I hope to move to the East Neuk soon.
What’s the best bit about your job? The best bit with Carpet Sun is meeting all the different types of people.
When did you come to Scotland? 16 years ago, looking for some adventure, I came to Scotland to work in the fields for a summer berry picking. From summer berry picker to business owner; what have you been up to in between? My first summer in the fields was an eye opener. The fields suited me as it was very straightforward, the harder you work-the more you get paid. I can work hard. Realising the opportunities in Fife, I stayed and worked as a taxi driver and then combined working in the fields during the day and driving taxis at night. After a couple of years this allowed me to buy my first buy to let property. You became a landlord within just a few years arriving here? Yes, but continued to work both in the fields, taxis and do takeaway deliveries-something I still do a few nights per week even now! However, I continued building my property portfolio to the point where I could begin to look at owning and running my own small business. Now after a couple of years searching, I’m the very proud owner of Carpet Sun Limited in Anstruther. What are your plans and hopes for the future? My plans are for Carpet Sun to remain an independent alternative to the major carpet and interior retailers in Fife. Our core offering and first-class service will never change but I do intend to source new sustainable products where possible. My hopes are that the local community welcomes me by continuing to use Carpet Sun and maybe in 20 years I’ll be considered almost a local.
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And the worst bit? The weather! What’s your favourite local shop? Lunch box in Anstruther, very handy for my lunch. What’s your favourite local venue? The Bank in Anstruther is great for a meal. What do you like best about St Andrews & The East Neuk? Cleanliness, friendliness and the feeling of community. What’s the best thing that’s happened to you recently? I’ve just returned from my first visit to Skye. What a wonderful place and I’m looking forward to see more of Scotland. What’s your favourite one liner? I like it when Scots people tell me I’m ‘sharp as a tack’ I didn’t know what it meant at first but now I think it’s a compliment Favourite drink? Lucozade-it aids recovery. Favourite food? My mums homemade Bulgarian Goulash. Favourite Song or Band? Eminem, he is a modern poet. Favourite Sport? Ju Jitsu, I was heavily involved in this when I was young in Plovdiv. Something that not many people will know about you? Any time I’m involved in an accident I have always been unscathed. My friends and family think I have an angel. Something that's on your bucket list? To have children - and a partner!
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Gardening
Add Some Vertical Interest By Pippa Greenwood
Whether your garden is large or small, long, wide or a completely uneven shape, you can guarantee that it will benefit from having some height added to it – and what better way to do this than by erecting an arch or arbour? The great thing is that, of course, any vertical structure you install in your garden makes for a new planting opportunity too… So what are the advantages of a bit of vertical structural interest (aside from the plants it can support) and how can you make the very best of them in your garden? Position an arbour so that it overlooks a good view or particularly attractive part of the garden and you instantly create a fabulous place to sit and relax. You can also use an arch or even an arbour as a means of dividing your garden into one or more rooms. This age-old designer’s trick can make your garden seem a lot larger and more interesting.
the first one you see; shop around and remember that if you clothe them with climbers, you are adding to their appeal. Some plants look great but others have another secret ingredient: scented climbers, like some of the rambling or climbing roses, or honeysuckle or jasmine, can totally transform the whole garden as their perfume wafts out for you to enjoy. If an arbour is situated in a sunny spot and you have fairly free-draining soil, why not plant an area around it with lavenders? Then you can enjoy both the way it looks and the perfume and aromatic leaves as you sit and relax after a stressful day. In sunny positions, thymes or camomile can be used to great effect on the approach to your archway or arbour – when your feet gently crush the thyme or camomile lawn, a fantastic aroma will be released.
Chosen carefully, arches and arbours themArches and arbours are available in a wide selves are good looking and can be a feature range of materials, but by far the most in their own right, so don’t necessarily go for popular are those made from wood or metal.
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To a large extent it is a case of shopping around to find something that suits your garden style, the purpose you have in mind for it and, of course, your budget. I am a great fan of wood or metal because I find that they both fit in well with the sort of gardening style I like and, of course, you can always use one of the numerous and readily available wood stains or paints to transform it from its natural subtly coloured state to a bright blue, rich red or pretty well any colour you fancy! Although it is possible to construct an arch or an arbour from scratch yourself, you will be amazed at the range of ready-made arbours and kits for both arches and arbours that are now available. If you choose wood, do ensure that it is a wood which is either naturally going to resist decay – western red cedar or a hardwood such as oak would be my first choice, with Douglas fir or larch a close sec-
ond. Alternatively you can choose a softwood which has been tanalised or pressuretreated with a wood preservative, which will usually be somewhat cheaper. By choosing a wooden arch, perhaps with a rounded top and trellis up the sides, you ensure a really good planting space, and this somewhat more rustic look fits in well with a particularly informal garden. Many of these are also relatively inexpensive and easy to install. To find out just what’s available, it is well worth paying a visit to a local garden centre or taking a look at mail-order products from the numerous arch and arbour websites, which make window shopping even easier!
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Parenting
Budget Friendly Family Fun By Kate Duggan
Have fun with the kids this summer, without breaking the bank. Kids Pass Kids Pass will allow you to save up to 57% off at thousands of UK attractions including Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Up to 40% off at over 420 cinemas including Cineworld plus kids eat free at hundreds of restaurants nationwide. You can even get discounts on holidays with Haven, Butlins, Eurocamp and other companies. You only require one pass per family and using the link below you can get kids pass for £39.99 instead of £75. www.bit.ly/kidspassoffer Think small Check whether your local amateur dramatics society is performing any plays suitable for
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families. Smaller venues are a lot cheaper than well-known theatres and young children really won’t care if an actor is an awardwinning thespian or Mark from the corner shop. Older kids could even join the drama youth group. Don’t discount larger theatres altogether, however, as some offer discounts during the summer holidays. Children can attend a host of London shows for free during August’s Kids Week, as long as they’re accompanied by a paying adult – see www.officiallondontheatre.com/kids-week. Party time Clubbing together with other parents can help to keep costs down. Having a kids’ party at a soft-play centre, theme park, pottery barn or other activity centre often costs less per head than buying the activity and food
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separately for each child. Use PayPal’s Money adult. (Tickets are usually cheaper if they’re bought in advance.) For less than £15 for one Pools to collect the money from everyone. adult and four children, you could enjoy a DIY day out with aerobatics displays, ferret racing, A trip to a pottery workshop usually costs upmotocross displays, puppet shows and more. wards of £10 a child, but if you buy the paints Just remember to pack a cool bag with a and pots online you can get that down to picnic and ice pops, otherwise you’ll spend a around £3 or £4 per child. Likewise, a home tie small fortune on hotdogs, chips and icedye kit costs less than £15, which gives you cream. enough dye for around ten children’s T-shirts. Cashback Fabric pens are even cheaper (and less Cashback sites such as Quidco and Topmessy). Try eBay for kits, T-shirts and other cashback give you money back every time items to dye, such as cotton bags or pillow you buy something online from one of their cases. Bulk buy with other parents to save retail partners. They also offer discounts. When money. we checked, Quidco was advertising a fourCheap days out teen-day Walt Disney pass for the price of Keep an eye on social media and seven days, and money off various flights. If www.familiesonline.co.uk for cheap days out. you register your credit and debit cards with Libraries and councils sometimes organise Quidco, you can also earn money when you holiday activities, such as storytelling and shop on the high street, whether you’re buying crafts. Country fairs often have lots on for kids kids’ clothes or treating the family to lunch out. and entrance is often free for under-16s as www.bit.ly/offerquidco. long as they’re accompanied by a paying
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Spotlight On...
2019 A varied, entertaining and exciting programme will ensure that Crail Festival, in its 36th year, will have very broad appeal. The Festival will run from 17-27 July in the usual locations around the village. The outstanding Putting Green - eat your heart out Augusta, providing great fun for all the family, is now open and will feature every afternoon until 25 August. The ambitious target this summer is 5000 putting rounds to set a new record. The Festival Box Office will be open daily in the Crail Town Hall 10am-5pm. Online ticket sales will be available until Saturday 27 July. Tickets can also be purchased daily, except Sunday, by telephone on 0333 666 3366. Crail Festival can be contacted on 01333 451585, please leave a message. The range of children's activities at every Crail Festival is unsurpassed. The Afternoon at the Movies – 'Sing-Along with The Greatest Showman'- will provide relaxation and fun on the first afternoon. The ever popular workshops include Drama, Art, Calling All Wizards, Krafty Kids, and Story Telling. All those who are in any way competitive will relish taking part in the Sandcastle, Crabbing, Rock Stacking, and Bake Off competitions and the Scavenger Hunt. Archery and Falconry, in response to popular demand, feature again. Fun and games too for all who participate in the Junior Golf Skills, Rock Pool Guddle, Fossil Hunt, and Zoolab. Memorable music is rightly associated with Crail Festival and the musical events this year are keenly anticipated. The Blueswater, after last year's superb performance, need no introduction. Blazin' Fiddles, a group of the hottest fiddle players mixed with piano and guitar, will bring the best traditional music to Crail. Cat Loud's cabaret style
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with forthright stage banter must not be missed. Ali Affleck and The Copper Cats will perform sensational New Orleans Jazz and Blues. The Scottish folk scene is vibrant so the Crail Folk Club Concert with Siobhan Miller, 3 times Scottish Singer of the year, Perthshire folk royalty Jim Malcolm and Johnny Izatt will be an outstanding evening. Michael Christian Durrant, a hugely talented, accomplished classical guitarist, makes a very welcome return, this time to the Community Hall. Our closing headline act will be the fabulous Something Blue Live Band who will play everything from 60s soul classics right up to modern R and B hits. A chance to dance the night away until the later time of 11.30pm. The inimitable Les Barker, a very funny man, always a favourite at Crail, will entertain with his comedic poetry and very topical parodies of popular songs. Les has a magical, innocent sense of the ridiculous so we can only wonder how he will deal with Brexit. Live theatre is back with Illyria's outdoor performance of 'The Tempest' in the atmospheric setting of the Castle Grounds. This will almost certainly be 'The Tempest' with a difference! Bring warm clothing in case it is a chilly night. Hardy annuals the Festival Quiz, Street Market, Adult Ceramic Workshop, Open Gardens and the Art and Crafts Exhibition will add to the enjoyment of many. www.Crailfestival.com, our new style and updated, user friendly website contains everything you need to know about the events and ticketing. The excellent Programme Booklet, widely available, also has comprehensive material about all the events. Do join the 1050 people who now follow us on Facebook.com/CrailFestival.
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Home Decor
Botanical Beauty ‘Whether you prefer small succulents or a giant monstera, use plants and foliage to add a natural touch to your home.
This faded image of flowers and leaves is printed on paper with a linen backing to give it a crumpled vintage look. Kyoto wall hanging, £130, Abode Living.
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Group lots of small plants together, contrasting their shapes, colours and textures, to create an impact. Potted plants, from £6, Ikea.
These hand-blown glass minigreenhouses will nurture nature’s smallest plants through their first stages of life. Small £28.50, large £38, Abode Living. Surround yourself with seasonal British foraged grasses and seeded foliage. Nostalgia botanical wallpaper, £75 per roll, Woodchip and Magnolia.
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Add a touch of nature to your home with a lifelike faux plant – no need to water. Lene Bjerre Flora artificial succulent, £65, Sweetpea & Willow.
Bring Nature Indoors
Let the plants provide the decorative accents in your living room. Isla two-seat sofa In Oat Smart Linen, £1,790, Sofa.com.
Incredibly realistic, these faux Silver Saltmarsh stems look beautiful simply placed in bottles or grouped together in a vase. £9, LillianDaph.
Printed on highquality white paper with a slender black frame, this set of two anatomical plant prints will add a touch of botanical style. £175, Cox & Cox.
• Shades of green are very on-trend and provide a lovely background for displays of plants. They are easy to live with and combine wonderfully with whites and off-whites, as well as natural materials such as timber, stone and linen. • Botanical-themed wallpaper and fabrics can be beautiful but quite overwhelming. If you prefer to keep the look relatively subtle, choose small-scale or delicate prints in shades of green and neutrals for background interest. • To make an impact with a display of real botanicals, choose large plants and position in strategic places, as you would a sculpture. Alternatively, place collections of smaller plants together in rows or groups, allowing for contrasts in shapes, colour and texture. Don’t forget to pop trailing plants on a high shelf to create a ‘living wall’ effect. Coordinate pots or planters for a sense of overall cohesion. • Enhance your walls with botanical works of art. Traditional school-style posters are very on trend right now, as are anatomical botanical drawings, eighteenth century-style paintings (used as bold, whole-wall murals) and graphic modern prints.
These patterned ceramic pots are modelled on the outer leaves of an artichoke and finished with an aqua glaze. Artichoke pots, £8 and £15, Garden Trading.
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Stuart Barton Physiotherapy At Stuart Barton Physiotherapy we are pleased to offer enhanced physiotherapy rehabilitation with the introduction of the AlterGÂŽ Anti-gravity TreadmillÂŽ to the practice. This uses NASA technology to reduce weight going through the body from between 20% -100% of body weight allowing patients to work on the treadmill without bearing full weight on lower body injuries or surgical areas.
The benefits include: X Rehabilitation with less stress to joints and muscles, without the need for crutches for protection.
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X Enhanced rehabilitation for joint replacement patients, who use the treadmill shortly after surgery to aid movement and promote protected loading of joints. X Patients with some long term conditions can see benefits with walking that they find hard with normal gravity. X Running for people with lower limb joint pain due to injury, arthritis or being over weight. X Train unsupervised (once familiar with the machine)
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No refunds will be given for failure to complete a package.
Contact the clinic on 01333 311651 to find out more information on the All packages to be paid in advance and physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatments available. completed over 3 - 6 months.
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Edna and Mr P……A Lot of Hot Air! [Murray] Good morning C C Mobility. How can I help you?
[Mr P ] Good morning, Murray - it’s only me. How you doing? [Murray] I’m Fine! How have you both been? [Mr P] Good, but Edna got a bit of a shock. She went to see Jessie McClean in thon new nursing home. Edna wis asking Jessie how she wis getting on. “Fine!” says Jessie. “Food good, day room very pleasant, caring excellent staff but maybe a bit over the top… wi my Parkinsons I tend to sort of flop over to one side. No sooner than I have and a staff member comes over to straighten me up. I
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then start flopping to the other side and again anither staff member comes to straighten me up!” “That’s all right is it no?” says Edna “Maybe but you’d think they could leave you tae fart in peace!”
Note from Murray:I have quite a few copies of the “Making Life Easier” brochure which I would be happy to send to anyone free of charge - just phone and leave your name and address.
If you want to come to the shop it is advisable to phone first since I am often out assisting customers.
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Pets Healthy Summer Rabbits
Although rabbits are generally viewed as lowerprofile pets when compared with cats and dogs, they have specific needs and require lots of care and attention to make sure they thrive. With this in mind, the heat of summer introduces the risk of your rabbit suffering two particularly nasty and potentially fatal diseases. Fly strike Fly strike is a serious condition that affects rabbits in the warmer months. Flies lay their eggs close to your rabbit’s back end, and within a couple of
hours the eggs hatch into maggots that feed on the rabbit. The sheer speed of fly strike means you need to be alert, and check twice a day that your rabbit is clean. It’s also advisable to disinfect the hutch at least weekly, and not to overfeed them. If your rabbit lives outside, you can also protect them from fly strike to some extent by fixing mosquito netting around their hutch. Myxomatosis Myxomatosis is usually fatal for rabbits, and is caused by fly, flea, tick, or mosquito bites. It can also be carried between rabbits on infected bedding and straw. Myxomatosis is a highly infectious virus that causes the mucous membranes around the eyes to swell, but there is a vaccine that typically lasts for 12 months. The vaccine doesn’t remove the risk of this awful disease entirely, but if your vaccinated rabbit is infected by the virus it can increase its chances of survival if treatment is also administered as an emergency. www.vet4life.co.uk/flystrike www.kingsteigntonvetgroup.co.uk/blog/summerrisks-to-rabbits.shtml
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Book Review
Summer Reads
Pull up your sun lounger, pour yourself an ice-cold drink and lose yourself in a good book. Little Darlings – Melanie Golding
Lauren is convinced someone is planning to abduct her newborn twins, so when they go missing it seems her fears were justified. But when the twins are found, Lauren is convinced they’re not hers. Have they been swapped for changelings like she believes, or is Lauren suffering from postpartum psychosis? Is she the only one who can save the babies, or is she the one who’s putting them in danger? A chilling page-turner that keeps you guessing. Vegan One Pound Meals – Miguel Barclay This book proves that vegan food can be as delicious, easy and inexpensive as it is healthy. There are twists on classic dishes, such as ‘artichoke paella’, ‘cashew pesto pasta’ and ‘tomato tarte tatin’, along with plenty of original dishes, such as ‘kimchi tacos’ and ‘sticky aubergine bao’. Most only use a handful of ingredients and all work out at around £1 per portion. Recipes are easy to follow and each is accompanied by a mouth-watering image. The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris If you haven’t yet read the biography of Lale Sokolov, summer could be the perfect time as you’ll want the time to digest this book in peace. Lale was imprisoned in Auschwitz from 1942 and put to work tattooing the other prisoners. During his time at Auschwitz, Lale witnessed both the brutality of the human race, and its appetite for
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kindness, self-sacrifice and hope. While The Tattooist of Auschwitz is at times harrowing, it is also a love story. A must-read. The Perfect Wife – JP Delaney Abbie wakes in a hospital bed to discover everything she thinks she knows to be true is wrong. She’s an AI who’s been created by her tech genius husband using memories of the real Abbie, who died five years before. As she struggles to come to terms with her life, Abbie starts to question everything she’s been told. But when she has no rights, who can she trust? Suspense, twists and moral quandaries abound in this skilful thriller. Cleaning the Gold – Karin Slaughter and Lee Child Looking for a quick read? This collaboration between bestselling writers Karin Slaughter and Lee Child is just 80 pages long. It brings together two of their best-known characters – Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Will is undercover investigating Jack when they realise there are bigger fish to fry. A perfect slice of fast-paced action to enjoy while you’re waiting for your flight. The Farm – Joanne Ramos Golden Oaks farm doesn’t grow tomatoes, wheat or potatoes. It grows babies. The surrogate mothers (Hosts) are paid to incubate their rich clients’ embryos. While at Golden Oaks, they have to adhere to strict rules, from giving up their phones to following a diet. The Farm is told from the viewpoint of four women: Jane and Reagan are two of the hosts, while Mae is the brains behind the lucrative business. Ate is Jane’s cousin. The Farm is thought-provoking and topical, but above all it’s a fantastic page-tuner of a story.
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Pittenweem Community Library & Information Centre - Books By Bike ago and has become a lifeline for many. Books can be chosen from the library’s online catalogue at pittenweem.libib.com but if internet access is not available a house call can be arranged by telephone (01333 311 591) so that potential titles may be discussed and requested. Books of all genres are available – crime, fiction/non-fiction, biography, large print and audio books, local history & reference and so on, plus a wide range of DVDs and children’s books. A Books By Bike volunteer sets out on his mission
Books by bike a hit at Pittenweem library Libraries lend books – we all know that: you go in, register as a member, choose a book from the shelves and take it away to read at home over the next three weeks or so, before bringing it back and doing the same again. But in Pittenweem the library can come to you. Their Books on Wheels service makes the whole stock of the library accessible to anyone finding themselves housebound for whatever reason. The service has expanded significantly since it was launched a year
Requested titles are delivered by bicycle at an arranged time and may be kept for an extended period if necessary. The service is absolutely free, as is nearly everything else at Pittenweem Community Library & Information Centre. In the two years since it reopened as a volunteer-run resource the library has attracted more than 350 members of all ages who can access a growing number of books. Many of them are brand new editions acquired recently and include the whole of the centenary edition of the novels by Edinburgh-born Dame Muriel Spark.
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Travel
Astana - Kazakhstan in Central Asia By Solange Hando
In 1998, barely seven years after independence, a new capital rose in Kazakhstan in the middle of the steppes on the banks of the Ishim River. Planned by the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, it grew into a futuristic dream, replacing Almaty, the former capital enclosed by mountains with little room for expansion and prone to natural disasters. Today, with over one million people sharing 100 nationalities, Astana is the northernmost capital in Asia and the second coldest in the world. Although much of the old town still spreads along the right bank, the new capital across the water dazzles everyone with innovative architecture, wide avenues and open spaces and parks.
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Day or night, the central Nurzhol Boulevard is a wonderful place for a stroll, a wide traffic-free oasis full of greenery, fountains and flowers and traditional sculptures, here a shaman, there a dancer or a nomad. Stretching for over two kilometres towards the riverside presidential headquarters, it is dominated by the Bayterek Tower, the top attraction in Astana. It’s easy to see why: rising to 97 metres, this lofty monument is crowned by a 300 tonne glass ball where colours change according to the natural light. Bayterek, they say, is a ‘tree of life’, clutching an ‘egg’ between its branches to ensure a peaceful and prosperous future. It is truly
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enticing and up on the top, inspired no doubt by the wonderful views, many visitors make a wish, eyes closed as they place their hand in the president’s golden print. Away from the river, the boulevard opens onto a vast circular space leading to fine outdoor restaurants and flower shops and an archway framing the Khan Shatyr centre, an indoor place for souvenir and other stores, as well as family amusements – including a beach covered with sand from the Maldives. But most exciting is the actual building, moulded like a giant steel yurt, gleaming white, slightly topsy-turvy, and one of Norman Foster’s landmarks. Bold and dynamic, the new Astana also pays tribute to its roots, be it in the museums, the stark blue Palace of Independence or the Central Concert Hall, where the main room is shaped like a dombyra
lute, Kazakhstan’s national instrument. Sculptures of Samruk, the mythical bird, pop up here and there to protect the country. In 1999, UNESCO declared Astana a ‘City of Peace’, a theme upheld in the newlyerected Peace Wall, inscribed with the word ‘peace’ in 51 languages, and the glass pyramid, known as the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation. There a stained glass painting displays 130 doves symbolising cultural and religious tolerance. Islam is the main religion, open and relaxed for most followers, and with its white minarets and domes, the iconic Hazrat Sultan mosque claims the largest complex of its kind in Central Asia. Inaugurated in 2012, it was named after a 12th century poet and mystic, linking past and present in one of the youngest capitals in the world.
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The St Andrews Photographers The St Andrews Photographers are a small group of photographers from NE Fife who between them have many years’ experience and have exhibited widely. They exhibit and sell photographic art locally around Fife and at Pittenweem Arts Festival. Their styles of photography range from traditional to more creative digital art and cover all genres of photography from landscape to portrait, wildlife to abstract and everything in between. We have been exhibiting our work since 2011 in various locations from: St Andrews Cathedral, Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, Byre Theatre St Andrews, Discovery Quay Dundee, Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther, Tayport Harbour Café, as well as Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews and Pittenweem Arts Festival. We are currently exhibiting in Holy Trinity Church, South Street, St Andrews from now until the end of October, normally open between 10.00 am – 4.00pm Monday to Satur-
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day unless required by the Church. You will find a varied selection of mounted photographs and cards for sale, each member showing their own unique style of photography. This is a beautiful Church with lots of StainedGlass Windows and carved stone to look at and enjoy. We will also be exhibiting at Pittenweem Arts Festival 2019 at Venue 71 The Old Coalyard, 66 High Street, Pittenweem from Saturday 3rd – Sunday 11th August 10.00am – 5.00pm daily with Preview evening Friday 2nd August 6.00pm – 9.00pm where we will have a variety of Photographic products for you to see. All welcome. Exhibiting in 2020 we will be back in Discover Quay from mid-January for 3 months, more information to come on our website. www.standrewsphotographers.com
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Spotlight On... The Little Gallery - Pittenweem Take a wander along the high street in Pittenweem and you’ll soon find The Little Gallery tucked away along a side lane, on the sea side of the street. You’ll spot the blue signs that lead you to the front door. The owner, Ursula Ditchburn arrived in Pittenweem in 1986, the property was originally a holiday house and opened as The Little Gallery two years later. Inside you’ll find a treasure trove of antiques, paintings & rustica. With a variety of both old and vintage items you’ll find tables and cabinets full of great and affordable finds, especially the hand-painted rustica pieces which are extremely popular with visitors to The Little Gallery.
During her time in Switzerland Ursula taught folk art to the local children, you can see these artistic designs, inspired by her Swiss heritage on many of the different wooden pieces on display in The Little Gallery. The Little Gallery is open Friday to Monday throughout the year and 7 days during the week of the Pittenweem Arts Festival - well worth a visit.
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Motoring
Honda CR-V Hybrid By James Baggot
What is it? Honda’s best-selling CR-V SUV is reliable, practical and well-priced, and the latest model is stylish with a bolder, US-inspired look.
takes 9.0 seconds and top speed is 112mph, but it never feels as quick as those figures suggest. Around town, it will exceed the claimed 53.3mpg fuel economy, but on motorways and at higher speeds fuel economy drops below 40mpg – disappointing for a model that claims to be so efficient.
An increased wheelbase means a more What’s it like to drive? practical cabin, with a seven-seat version an The CR-V Hybrid is comfortable rather than option on the petrol-powered model. sporty, with supportive seats and a wellWhat’s new? composed suspension setup. Honda offers the CR-V with a 1.5-litre petrol It’s refined at speed with limited road and engine – and this, the Hybrid. It’s Honda’s first wind noise and there’s some roll in corners. electrified SUV, and aims to offer a good mix How does it look? of efficiency and performance. The striking front nose and overuse of What’s under the bonnet? A 2.0-litre VTEC petrol engine is paired to an chrome give a more American look, resulting in a bold-looking SUV. electric motor and a lithium-ion battery
The new car is wider and more muscular and the angular front end makes it aerodynamiFront- or four-wheel-drive is available, with an cally efficient. e-CVT automatic transmission. 0-60mph pack, giving a total output of 181bhp and 315Nm of torque.
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All models also benefit from front and rear LED lights to give the CR-V plenty of presence. What’s it like inside? Quality is a big improvement, with plenty of soft-touch materials, as well as a clean, clutter-free layout, and wood trim. The absence of a transmission tunnel allows for a spacious centre console, while a traditional gearstick is replaced by buttons. The seven-inch touchscreen is loaded with features but can be difficult to operate. For practicality, the CR-V excels, even as the Hybrid. There’s 491 litres of load space, while the rear seats offer plenty of legroom and headroom for adults. What’s the spec like? The entry-level ‘S’ specification is a little disappointing, with satellite navigation and parking sensors missing. However, our highspec SR grade car came with leather upholstery, keyless start and entry, heated
front seats and ambient interior lighting. The Hybrid costs over £2,000 more than the petrol model, a significant chunk of money considering that running costs aren’t exactly revolutionary. Prices start from £30,130 for the Hybrid, with our test car costing £34,470 – putting it in a similar ballpark to Toyota’s RAV4. Verdict The CR-V Hybrid is the pick of Honda SUV’s line-up, and is ideal for quiet and efficient town driving. Honda should be admired for pushing ahead with electrification and abandoning diesel in its CR-V – especially as the SUV sector is still dominated by diesel-powered models. However, for long-distance efficiency, diesels still make sense, but for urban drivers wanting a stylish and practical SUV, the CRV Hybrid could be ideal.
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The Fly Lady
Are You Losing Your Mind? By Marla Cilley
Do you ever feel like you must be losing your mind? Someone says to you, “I told you that last week!” or “Don’t you remember?” We can get defensive about comments like this. I know I have. This morning as I was "sleeping in" it hit me what the problem is. It is sensory overload and our database has failed to file the information in the proper place. Can you tell that I am learning to speak geek? Let’s think about this overload for a second. When I am sitting at home in my chair with my computer on my lap, four dogs, a television on with a ticker tape scrolling across the bottom or music playing, a house phone, a cell phone, my assistant Michele, my ipod, text messaging and instant messaging, emails coming in, the doorbell ringing and my sweet darling somewhere in the house. It is a miracle that I can do anything much less remember something that is tossed into this chaotic mix. We are so smug at believing that the ability to multitask is a virtue. All it really does is divide our attention, take us longer to accomplish anything and make us feel frazzled. The only thing that it does is make us look busy. Just because we look as if we are doing something doesn’t mean we are accomplishing anything. This is called busy work. It's no wonder why we can’t remember anything. We are not losing our minds! We are multitasking!
movie never has my undivided attention! I watch with my computer on my lap! In the evening I don’t usually make business calls but my instant messenger is always up and I am checking emails. This is just the physical things I am doing with my hands. My mind is a million other places; processing ideas for essays and what is going to happen tomorrow. So how do we stop this sensory overload? We have to pull the plugs! Let’s practice turning off and tuning in. This is not going to be easy. I know myself too well but I also know the satisfaction that comes from being able to accomplish something. This is how I wrote my first book. I had made myself a strict routine for the morning. I know my mornings are my most productive time as long as I am not pulled in several directions at once. My routine started with getting dressed to lace up shoes, making my bed, swishing and swiping the bathroom, emptying the dishwasher, feather dusting, a quick dust mop of the floors and then eating my breakfast with a strong cup of coffee. This is my normal morning routine.
My sweet darling laughs and tells me that I My goal was to write ten pages or three must have movie amnesia. This morning I have figured out why I don’t remember mov- hours whichever came first. To accomplish ies that we watch at home. It is because the this goal I had some rules for myself.
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1. Do my regular morning routine. I could not script. Do you see what you can accomplish allow my house to fall apart while I was writ- when you turn off the distractions and tune ing the book. into your brain power! 2. Turn on my computer only after I had my breakfast and bottles of water by my side.
We are very smart people. We don’t have to feel frazzled and pulled in many directions. As I have been writing this essay I 3. I could not turn on my email program or a have had to stop myself several times from browser; only my Word Program. turning on the television, radio or my iPod. We can focus! When we practice unplugging and tuning in to the power that we 4. I could not turn on my instant messenger have in our brains the sky is the limit! program. 5. This one is the most important! I could not answer the phone! I started my day at 7:30am by 8:00am I was ready to start writing and by 11:00am I was finished with ten pages or I had worked for three hours. In two weeks I had a manu-
Are you ready to FLY! For help getting rid of your CHAOS, check out her website and join her free mentoring group at www.FlyLady.net or her book, Sink Reflections published by Random House and her New York Times Best Selling book, Body Clutter published by Simon and Schuster. Copyright 2019 Marla Cilley Used by permission in this publication.
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officially recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to prevent depression in people who’ve had three or more bouts, and is increasingly recommended by doctors for helping with chronic conditions or pain, as well as stress, anxiety or depression. There’s emerging evidence that it can ease insomnia, too. Practising Mindfulness The NHS recommends:
Why Doctors Are Prescribing Mindfulness By Alison Runham - www.alison.runham.co.uk
Mindfulness has gone from buzzword to a therapy increasingly prescribed by doctors. So what’s it all about?
Noticing the everyday and trying something new: notice the details of what’s going on around you and try a different seat or going somewhere new for lunch to see things in a new way. Watching and naming your thoughts and feelings: “Mindfulness isn’t about making these thoughts go away, but rather about seeing them as mental events,” says Dr Williams. “Imagine standing at a bus station and seeing ‘thought buses’ coming and going without having to get on them and be taken away. This can be very hard at first, but with gentle persistence it is possible.”
Mindfulness is… • Increasing your awareness of what’s going on inside and outside yourself in a particular mo- Identify them. “That’s my worry about my Dad’s ment—both physical sensations and emotions. health.” “I’m stressed because I’ve got a really busy week.” By being aware of your fears and • Stopping to really notice what you’re thinking concerns, you’re more likely to recognise when and feeling and what sparked these thoughts you’re letting them grow disproportionately to and emotions. the thing they’re about. How it can help Freeing yourself from the past and future: realisToday, many of us rush through our days, reacting that worries about the past or future can ing ‘off the cuff’ and missing opportunities to dominate, stopping you from enjoying the now. take a breath and appreciate what’s around If you realise you’ve been reliving or pre-living us. Mindfulness means taking a step back to negative experiences for several minutes, take a examine what’s going on rather than just reactmoment to focus yourself in the present, appreing. ciating the day and the moment you’re living “It’s about allowing ourselves to see the present now. moment clearly. When we do that, it can posiTaking time out: ideally having more formal, tively change the way we see ourselves and our longer mindfulness sessions, focusing on your lives,” says Professor Mark Williams, former direcbreathing and your body and bringing your tor of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, attention back whenever your mind wanders. By becoming more aware of your thoughts and This could be at home or while travelling. Find feelings, you can recognise signs of stress and the time and place most convenient and helpanxiety earlier and begin to see patterns, recog- ful for you. nising those that aren’t helpful. This can make it The NHS recommends the Mental Health Founeasier to prevent them overwhelming you or dation’s online mindfulness course which can be leading you into a spiral of negative emotions or found at www.bemindfulonline.com, or you can actions that make the situation worse. find a local teacher: bemindful.co.uk/learnWe can all benefit from mindfulness, but it’s now mindfulness.
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Crail Folk Club Crail Town Hall - 8pm Jul 11 - Ian Walker Band £8 Aug 8 - Singers’ Night £1 Aug 22 - Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe £8 Sep 12 - The John Ward Trio £8 Sep 26 - Singers’ Night £1 Oct 10 - Dave Peabody & Regina Mudrich £8 Oct 24 - Singers’ Night £1 Nov 14 - Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente £8 Visit website www.crailfolkclub.org.uk or call Tony on 01333 450572
The St Andrews Photographers Will be exhibiting in Holly Trinity Church 1st June - 31st October 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday (unless required by the Church). A selection of mounted prints and cards for sale. Free entry, all donations to Church would be appreciated.
ning Friday 2nd August from 6pm. Do come along and see our exhibition of framed, canvas & mounted prints as well as cards for sale
Give Blood Monday 8 July 4pm-7.40pm Thursday 11 July 4pm-7.40pm at St Andrews, Boys’ Brigade Hall Tuesday 8 October 2.30-4pm & 5.307.10pm at St Monans Town Hall
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Elie Fair Day - Saturday 13 July at 1pm Bowhouse Market Weekends Meet the makers at Bowhouse, St Monans, July 13 & 14 and August 10 & 11, 10am-4pm. Visit Fb.com/bowhousefife Taste of Summer Food Fair Sunday 14 July at Ardross Farm Shop, 11am - 4pm. Crail Festival - 17 - 27 July See page 18 for more info. A host of activities and events for all the family taking place at venues throughout Crail. Full programme details at www.crailfestival.com Anstruther Harbour Festival 19 - 21 July St Andrews Highland Games Sunday 28 July at Station Park, St Andrews. Events include running, cycling, weights, tug of war, solo piping and highland dance. Admission £7 adults, £4 concessions. Free parking. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on the day. Singing For The Memory and Music & Movements Groups For people with Dementia & their carers at Kilrenny Parish Church Hall 1pm - 4pm. Singing - 31 July, 25 September, 30 October, 27 November. Music & Movement 1pm - 4pm, 11 Sept, 13 Nov & 11 Dec. For more details contact Ruby 01333 311837.
Balgove Larder Night Markets Live music, crafts, street food. 5 - 9pm Aug 6th & Sep 3rd. ww.balgove.com
East Neuk Model Railway Club Annual exhibition at Town Hall, Queens Gardens, St Andrews on 17 Aug 10am 5.30pm and 18 August 10.30am - 5pm The Friendship club Every 2nd & 4th Friday of the month, 12-2pm at Coastline Community Church Café, Pittenweem. A chance to meet new people and make friends over a bowl of soup. Transport available call the day before on 01333 312041. All welcome. Bite & A Blether - Coming This Autumn Fridays 2pm - 4pm at The Waid. Open to all members of the community aged 65 or over. Come along and enjoy a bit of company and a bite to eat with others. Enjoy a range of activities and a fish tea for £4.50. Contact Ruby 01333 311837 Medau Move to Music A friendly, not to serious exercise class for women of all ages. St Andrews Town Hall, Thursday 10am - 11am. Contact Fiona Vincent 0750 3380711 or medau@ravenscourt23.demon.co.uk St Andrews Memory Café For family and carers and those with dementia, meets in Hope Park and Martyrs Church Hall on the first Wednesday of every month from February - December from 2pm - 3pm. Contact Church office 01334 478144 or just turn up on the right Wednesday afternoon! Crossword & Suduko Solutions (P40)
Pittenweem Arts Festival 3 - 11 August See advert on page 10 for more information. The St Andrews Photographers 3 - 11 August during Pittenweem Arts Festival, exhibiting at The Old Coal Yard, 66 High Street, Pittenweem 10am - 5pm daily, with preview eve-
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