The Edition - St Andrews & The East Neuk Local Community Magazine - Easter 2014

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St Andrew s & The East Neuk Loc al community Magazine - Easter 2014

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The Edition Welcome to the Easter 2014 Issue of The Edition - St Andrews & The East Neuk Local Community Magazine.

Thank you to all those who got in touch when you couldn't find the boats in the last issue. I have to hold my hands up to that one and admit I did forget to put them in, it wasn’t just a case of them being well hidden. So my apologies if you looked and couldn't find them. iartsupplies will be opening their new shop mid April and are currently offering a 15% discount for their online shop p4. The Cellar Restaurant, Anstruther is now under new ownership and will reopen Early Spring p14. If you like a bit of Jazz music - Penmans Jazzmen are performing at the Craw’s Nest on 27th April from 2-5pm, it’s a fundraising event for PSP p34. Don’t forget the clocks go forward on Sunday 30th March and it’s also Mother’s Day that day too. Be sure to check out the feature on page 24, 101 Things To Do In St Andrews & The East Neuk, I’m going to have some fun with that over the next 12 months.

Until next time….

Liza

Advertiser Information Copy deadline for Summer 2014 edition ~ Friday 6th June 2014 ~ If you would like to advertise your business in the next edition you can find all the information and prices on the ‘Advertise with us’ section of the website www.theeditionmag.co.uk or call Liza on 01333 313941.

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Contents 4 - Competition 7 - Beauty Treatments 8 - Martin Lewis 11 - St Ayles Rowing Club 12 - Recipe 15 - Natures Way 18 - Travel - South Africa

21 - Edna & Mr P 22 - Fly Lady 24 - 101 Things To Do 26 - Gardening 28 - Book Review 30 - Gagets 32 - Crossword 37 - Events & News 38 - Index

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Contact Us The Edition - Published & Edited by: Liza Reekie Tel: 01333 313941 Email: email@theeditionmag.co.uk Web: http://theeditionmag.co.uk Address: The Edition, 9 New Grange Crescent, Pittenweem, KY10 2QX Contributors: Martin Lewis, Solange Hando, Pippa Greenwood, Murray Walker & Marla Cilley Whilst every care is taken to ens ure accuracy The Ed itio n cannot be held re spo ns ible for any error s or omissions or e ndor se pr oducts , companies or services t hat appear in this publication . T he publisher s cannot accept respons ibility for vie ws expre sse d by co ntributors or for the accuracy of claims made by a dvertisers . Repro ductio n in whole or part wit hout writte n perm iss ion is strictly pr ohibite d. © The Ed itio n 2014

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Martin Lewis Money Saving Expert Far too many people think "savings rates are so low, why bother doing anything?” Yet, while rates are indeed spitworthily low, don’t be complacent. Active, on-the-ball savers can grab up to 6% interest. So I want to give you a rate-boosting masterclass. The aim's to put every penny where it earns themax interest. Many specialist higher-rate accounts only let you pay in limited amounts for short amounts of time.

So if you've big savings, you need to fill them up, then snowball on to the next best, and so on. Don’t overly worry about safety. All UK-regulated savings (which all the accounts below are) have the full £85,000 per person, per financial institution savings safety protection. Yet that’s not a reason to just put money in and forget about it. Monitor rates every few months and if they drop, ditch and switch.

customers get 4% AER on a similar product, while anyone can get the LeedsBuildingSociety.co.uk regular saver at 3.05% AER. Full info and more best buys at mse.me/ regularsaver

Lock in for up to 2.57% AER. If you’re prepared to lock cash away without access, you can earn more in a fix. Yet it's worth noting many pundits predict UK rates will rise in 2015. So today's best rates may not look so good if you lock in for too Use current accounts to get 5% long. These are the current top fixed AER easy access. I always used to deals for both normal savings and say “never store cash in current cash Isas. They change daily – latest accounts, as you earn nothing". rates are at mse.me/fixedsavings While that still holds true in the One-year fixed savings: United main, bizarrely, these days a few Bank 1.9% (www.ubluk.com). bank accounts offer super-high One-year cash Isa fix: Britannia interest rates to draw you in. The 1.85% (britannia.co.uk) highest is Nationwide's FlexDirect Two-year fixed savings: United (www.nationwide.co.uk/flexdirect) at Bank 2.28% (www.ubluk.com).

5% AER, but you only get this rate for Two-year cash Isa fix: Post Office a year, and only on balances up to 2.25% (www.postoffice.co.uk) £2,500. The stand-out deal's Three-year fixed savings: Bank of Santander 123's Cyprus 2.57% (www.santander.com) 3% AER on all (www.bankofcyprus.co.uk). savings if you've £3k-£20k. It has a Three-year cash Isa fix: Virgin £2/month fee, but pays up to 3% Money 2.4% (virginmoney.com) cashback on bills. Weigh up if you'll First, clear expensive debts. The earn more than the fee before Check your local credit union too. highest guaranteed return for switching. With both, you need to Credit unions are local savings and savings comes from clearing properly switch to them. Full info, loans co-ops. Some have deals that expensive debts, starting with the pros and cons at mse.me/ beat the market's best buys, such as highest rates. If your debts cost more bankaccounts 3% savings, 2.15% AER one-year fixes than your savings earn after tax, and 2.5% easy-access cash Isas. clear what you can and you’re onto a Is an Isa nicer? Up to 1.75% AER They're very localised, so whether tax-free. A cash Isa's just a savings winner. This applies to mortgages you can get these deals depends on account where the taxman doesn't too, unless you’ve early repayment where you live or work. Locate ones penalties. Though with a mortgage, remove 20% or 40% of your interest. near you at always have a cash emergency fund You can put £5,760 in each tax year, www.findyourcreditunion.co.uk. and it remains tax-free year after year in savings before clearing it. until you withdraw it. It's a no1.5% AER standard easy access Earn 6% AER in a regular saver, brainer. Don't think you're locking savings. If you’ve any left, the final PLUS free £100. The highest rate on the cash away - the top easy access option's a normal easy access the market is a regular savings deal is from postoffice.co.uk at 1.8% savings account. The top payers are account, but it's only available to AER on £100+, with two penalty-free www.tescobank.com and new or existing Firstdirect.com withdrawals allowed each tax year. www.icicibank.co.uk at 1.5% AER, current account customers. Though This allows you to transfer old Isas although Tesco's account includes a as First Direct's won every customer into it as well to boost their rates. bonus rate for the first year, so it's service poll I've ever done and The rate includes a bonus for 18 likely to plummet afterwards. If currently offers £100 to switch to it, months, so it'll almost certainly you’ve big cash, as you’re only that's still an attractive proposition. plummet after. Make a note in your protected up to £85,000 per Its 6% regular saver lets you put up diary to ditch and transfer. Full best institution, split the cash into to £300 a month away for a year and buys and Isa FAQs at www.mse.me/ different institutions. the rate's fixed. HSBC.co.uk isas.

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Anstruther Rowing Regatta 10th May 2014 Anstruther's St Ayles Rowing Club’s 3rd Rowing Regatta promises to be a great spectacle with around 10 Skiffs competing for top honours in a variety of races.

The revival of coastal rowing in the area, once so popular amongst the mining villages in Fife, will see skiffs from around Scotland taking part in a full day of racing with 9 different class races for both men and women of all ages being held in the East Basin harbour area with plenty of action and excitement on and off the water.

also a fantastic opportunity for local people to find out how to become part of this fast growing sport and hopefully encourage them to have a go as there are also clubs in Crail, Pittenweem and a possible new club forming in St Monans.

The event is being organised to coincide with the launching of our new skiff which is being built by the members of the club.

Anyone looking for more information can contact us on secretary@staylesrc.org.uk or visit www.staylesrc.org.uk . Or come along to The aim of the regatta is to provide both a Stuart Barton Physiotherapy on the day as well-run event for rowing club crews and they have kindly allowed us to use their their followers and to create a spectacle that premises for the day. will encourage day visitors to Anstruther. It is

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Cake and Bake Banana, Walnut & Chocolate Cake Bananas ripen so quickly that it’s easy to find yourself with several left over needing to be used up. Many people don’t like the taste or smell of ripe bananas though so they often go to waste. However, when baked in a cake they lose their s lightly sour smell and give a subtle taste, which is particularly delicious when combined with chocolate and walnuts.

Ingredients:

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Preheat the oven to 180C, 160C for fan oven or gas mark 4.

• 100g light brown sugar

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Grease a 900g loaf tin and line with greaseproof paper.

• 25 grams caster sugar (white or golden)

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Cream the sugar and butter together until fluffy.

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Add the eggs and the vanilla essence and then the bananas and mix in well.

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Carefully mix in the flower and bicarb, baking powder and cinnamon so there are no lumps, then fold through the dark chocolate and most of the walnuts.

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Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 45-55 minutes until a skewer through the centre comes out clean.

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Leave on a rack until cool before serving to allow time for the chocolate to set.

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Sprinkle with icing sugar and a few more chopped walnuts.

• 100g butter at room temperature

• 2 large eggs • 1 tsp vanilla essence • 3-4 ripe bananas (depending on size), mashed • 175g plain flour • 1 tsp baking powder • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda •

tsp cinnamon

• 100g Walnuts (Chopped or whole) • 75g Dark chocolate chopped or coarsely grated

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The Cellar Restaurant Anstruther Opening Early Spring 2014 The Cellar, Anstruther will reopen in early Spring 2014 under the new ownership of Chef Owner Billy Boyter formally of Edinburgh’s Balmoral Hotel michelin star restaurant Number One. Follow us on Facebook as we prepare for the opening Facebook: www.fb.com/CellarAnstruther Tel: 01333 310378 ~ Web: www.thecellaranstruther.co.uk

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Spring/Summer Newsletter

Nature’s Way Healthstore

Holiday time is approaching and whether you are staying in this country or going to an exotic destination, here are some ideas that may help avoid health problems.

ALLERGIES / HAYFEVER TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINALPRODUCTS POLLINOSAN tablets - a Homeopathic Medicinal prodAs with all medicines, always read the uct, used to relieve symptoms such as sneezing, blocked leaflet enclosed. nose, runny and itchy nose, itchy eyes and throat.

ATROGEL for bruises and the relief of muscular aches It also comes in spray form and works by rinsing and and pains. clearing the nose of pollen/allergen particles, restoring ECHINAFORCE for colds, flu and sore throats. moisture and making the nasal passages more comfort- DIGESTISAN for indigestion and flatulence able. See special offer.

DORMEASAN for sleep disturbances.

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BITES, STINGS AND OTHER THINGS Specific B vitamins, garlic and herbal NEEM spray help to VENAFORCE for varicose veins, leg cramps and swollen repel the Scottish midge and mosquitoes. Organic Aloe ankles.

Vera gel helps soothe sunburn and irritated skin.

For first aid, Homeopathic Arnica may help all the family including the family pet.

DIGESTIVE HEALTH The probiotic S. Boulardii, used for over 50 years, helps with ‘travel tum’. We give advice on the correct probiotic for you and the family. A point to note is that probiotic capsules/powder can help with the immune system as well.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL OFFER (while stocks last) 10% OFF selected products

In-store qualified advice from an A Vogel Institute Phytotherapist - Sandi Johnstone (also an advisor in Nutritional Supplements and Flower Remedies) Tel. 01333 311077.

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Alternatively, call in to Nature's Way Health Store in Anstruther, for brochures and more information.

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LICENCED MEDICINAL HERBS, VITAMINS & MINERALS FLOWER REMEDIES (also suitable for pets) SPECIAL OFFERS OUR PRODUCTS ARE APPROVED FOR SALE IN THE UK This is important for quality & safety reasons FOR ADVICE & MAIL ORDER (LOCAL and U.K. WIDE) TEL: 01333 311077 or e mail info@naturesway-fife.com

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Carpet Sun Limited Things you may not know about Carpet Sun Limited Carpet Sun Limited have been trading in Fife for over 20 years, giving thousands of customers the very best service that they deserve for their well ea rned cash. Over the years we have been adding specialist products to our range. As the name suggests we are a carpet and floor covering, wood and design floor reta iler. Here are some other things you maybe didn’t know that we specialise in.

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Holiday Homes and Rentals We know how difficult it is s cheduling any work in your property. Here is how we can help, we will f it you in only to suit your date, uplift and dispose of all your old floor coverings or fabrics, move all your furniture and place it back exactly where it was, all hovered and door locked. Even if you don’t own a holiday house we can do all of this for you too, you only have to ask.

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South Africa The Garden Route

By Solange Hando Such a lovely name seems far too humble for the magnificent southern coast of the Western Cape. Stretching for some 200 km along the Indian Ocean, from Mossel Bay to the Tsitsikamma National Park, this is a largely untamed African Garden of rugged shores and virgin beaches, lagoons and lakes, mountains, gorges, flowers and forests of conifer and red and yellow wood.

Heather and fynbos bloom purple and gold along the paths and myriads of birds weave their nests in lush greenery.

Half way between the Cape and Port Elizabeth, ‘Route 62’ reaches George, the main town, where pride of place goes to the superb transport museum gleaming with steam engines and vintage trains, including the royal carriage of George VI. The last steam train recently ceased operations though friends hope it may reopen. At the moment, a ‘powervan’, a bus running on rail, carries excited visitors on the same scenic line laced with tunnels, viaducts and bridges, and up the dramatic Outeniqua mountains, named after the honey bees once buzzing on flower-covered slopes. The range follows the coast, dropping steeply on the northern side where the arid lands of Little Karoo beckon

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with ostrich farms and a meagre shade.

On this legendary Garden Route, luxuriant nature reserves flourish alongside a sprinkling of coastal resorts haunted by surf and sun seekers. Popular Plettenberg is a great place to watch dolphins and whales, especially in the southern winter, while at the heart of the National Lake Area, Knysna is famed for its festivals, oysters and colonies of seabirds. It’s an attractive place festooned in bottle brush and bougainvillea and down in the bay, honeycoloured rocks are battered by the waves. Along the coast, Mossel Bay hugs a fine crescent of white sands where Bartolomeu Dias, the first navigator to sail around the tip of Africa, landed in 1488. This little gem also claims the oldest ‘post office’, a tree, still standing, they say, where sailors of yore left messages before returning to sea.

Created in 2009, the Garden Route National Park covers an amazing range of eco-systems from the Knysna Lake Area to the Tsitsikamma and Wilderness national parks. Framed by mountains and forests, fringed by pristine beaches, lakes and waterways, Wilderness has wetlands of international

importance, meadows bursting with spring flowers and nature trails where you might spot myriad kingfishers and vervet monkeys.

On the eastern edge of the Garden Route, you reach Tsitsikamma, a true paradise for nature lovers, both on land and sea where you can snorkel along underwater trails and explore the reefs. Meanwhile in the forest, baboons forage around as a dappled light filters through the lofty cathedral-like canopy. Yellowwoods draped in lichen reach up to 50 metres, mosses and ferns carpet the valley floor and crystal clear streams babble in the undergrowth. The woody scent of fynbos lingers in the air and there are sparkling waterfalls and lots of trails stretching across cliffs and rivers to Nature’s Valley. Hikes range from a short walk to the mouth of the Storms River and its vertiginous suspension bridge, to the 42 km long Otter trail along the coast, with a chance to swim and ford a river or two.

But most exciting of all is a sudden flash of olive green in a nearby tree as a beautiful Knysna Lourie, one of the most elusive birds in the park, takes off in the canopy.

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JAMES McGHEE Builde r For all Types of General Building Work Exten sions Renovations Plastering Slating Tiling Roughcasting Slab Laying “Holm lea� 6 Glenburn Road Anstruther, KY10 3ES

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Paws for Thought D og Grooming in Crail & at 64 Argyl e Street, St Andrews

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Edna and Mr P …… Stairway to Heaven [Mr P] Good morning, Murr ay. How are you?

[Murray] Fine than k you and a good morning to you to o. How can I help you?

[Mr P] Well! I’m looking fir some info aboot stair lifts….

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Acorn Stairlift available from C C Mobility

[Mr P] Well yes but no… I’m enquiring fir a pal.

[Mr P] Aboot as bad as anither pal who t akes twa glasses w’ him tae his bed. One is fu’ of water and the ither is empty.

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Marla Cilley The Fly lady Many of you are habitually late! This is a common trait for most of us.

Our husbands hate it too. Believe it or not this has to do with our martyred attitude. Tardiness is a passive-aggressive behavior. I know you don't think it is! We are in control when we make people wait on us, consciously or unconsciously! The problem also arises because of our perfectionism; I just need to do one more thing! This may become more of a problem after you have your routines in place.

zippered notebook with a handle.

It had pockets, zippered pouches and it would hold a three ring binder. In this notebook, I kept my bills to be paid, my check stubs, my file for my paid bills (at that time I kept every receipt: I don't do this anymore), pens, pencils, notebook paper, my menus, grocery list, greeting cards, thank you notes, paper clips, little stapler and stamps. This became my portable office. At work, on my break I could work on my menus or grocery list or at lunch, I could pay a few bills and work on my budget. This was a quiet time that I could take 15-20 minutes of uninterrupted time and take care of our finances, plan our menus and make out a grocery list.

It was always with me. This was the proto-type for our Office in a Bag.

So what is making us late? We are the reason because of our lack of thinking ahead. When we put a little forethought to our day and take precautions to keep ourselves from getting off track. This is why our Before Bed Routine is so important to a peaceful start to your day. Another reason we run late is we don't fill our cars up with petrol, Ask yourself; how much time do when it is convenient. We wait till you spend searching for things? If we are smack dab on empty and we you could put your hands on an are running behind schedule. This item when you need it, this could cost us time and our safety. Runsave you precious time every day. ning late, makes us rush and rushRight now, where are your car keys? ing can cause us to be careless.

I keep mine clipped to my purse.

Keep a ÂŁ20 note hidden for emerBefore I get out of the car, I hook gencies or that opportune time to them to my purse. I never have to fill up. I also keep a ÂŁ100 stashed hunt for my keys. This used to be a for larger problems. I rarely have to big problem for me. I would get use it, but I know I have it, if down to the car and then have to needed. This gives me a sense of run back up to the house to search relief and that translates to less for my keys. I have also hidden a stress in my life. I have even done key on my car in a magnetic case, this when I only had ten pence to just in case I get sidetracked again. my name. It took a while to save it up, but I did it.

Do you search for bills that need to be paid? When I first got organized, We have to curb our thinking!

I devised a notebook similar to the When we hear ourselves say, "I can control journal, except I didn't have do that later!" Let this be the trigroutines in it. This was a portable ger that tells you, "Right away is the

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easy way!" Putting things off usually make them more difficult to do.

The reality is we think, we dread, and we continue to procrastinate until it just has to be done. The whole time we are beating ourselves up over not doing the task when it was so simple. My Sweet Darling calls this the "Do it Now Principle." You know that awful feeling when you should have put that roll of toilet paper in the holder when you first thought about it, now you really, really need it!!!

When you think about something that could be so simple to do right now, don't put it off until ater. Now this is not getting sidetrack. I am talking about very short simple jobs that will save time and energy if done now. You know what your granny's always said, "A stitch in time, saves nine!"

Learning to ACT in advance instead of Re-Act will help you gain precious minutes to your day. Eventually this will become a habit and you will surprise yourself. I have had to look up and make sure I had paid a bill, because I did it without even thinking. This is a wonderful feeling.

FLYing is so easy, when you look ahead.

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101 Things To Do In St Andrews & The East Neuk #101StandrewsEastNeuk

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Bakery in St Andrews.

2. Visit the Secret Bunker at, Troywood near Anstruther.

3. Visit the St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company.

Watch ‘Anster' cheese being hand-made on the farm.

4. Have Afternoon Tea at The Old Course Hotel & enjoy the views over the Old Course.

5. Go for a walk on the West Sands, St Andrews. Made f I came across the list quite recently and thought It would amous in the opening scenes be fun to turn the list into a bit of the film "Chariots of Fire".

6. Have a fish supper from of a challenge and work my Anstruther Fish Bar. way through it over the next 7. Walk the Coastal Path. The 12 months or so.

Fife Coastal Path stretches 117 So often these days our time is miles from the Forth Estuary to consumed by every day life the Tay Estuary. Take part in eating, working & sleeping and Anstruther Rotary Club’s Charwe often forget to take a step ity Coastal Walk on 25th May back, to breathe in the sea air 2014. You can choose to walk and actually t ake in and appre- either 13 miles from Elie to ciate everything that’s around Crail or 7 miles from Anstruther us. to Crail. See page 35 for more How often have you heard details. people say there’s nothing to 8. Visit St Andrews Botanic do here? When in reality there Gardens. 8,000 species of are lots of thing and this list is plants, trees and herbs are just the start. You can follow grown here. me taking part in each of the 9. Go to The Scottish Deer activities on the website, face- Centre in Cupar. book & twitter. Feel free to 10. Visit St Andrews Museum. join in and post your own pic- Housed within the Victorian tures too using the #tags Mansion in Kinburn Park . A #101StandrewsEastNeuk permanent "St Andrews A-Z" #theeditionmag display relates the history of To get us started here are the the town.

11. Enjoy at day out at Cra il first 21 activities on the list: Food Festival 14th & 15th 1. Enjoy a fudge doughnut June. from Fisher and Donaldson

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12. Take a trip to Cairnie Maze and Fruit Farm.

13. Climb the 151 steps to the top of St Rules Tower. It’s quite a climb with the reward of panoramic views of St Andrews town and harbour once you reach the top.

14. Visit the Cocoa Tree Cafe‚ in Pittenweem. Home of the Pittenweem Chocolate Company.

15. Sample the artisan and speciality cheeses at IJ Mellis' Cheese Shop, St Andrews.

16. Go Wine and Whisky shopping at Luvians on Market Street. St Andrews.

17. Take a Pro Golf Lesson.

18. Catch a play at the Byre Theatre. It’s currently only open on a temporary basis.

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19. Ceres Highland Games The 700th anniversary of the oldest free games in Scotland takes place on Saturday 28th June 2014.

20. Roll your Easter Egg at Hill of Tarvit.

21. Go on a historic ghost tour of St Andrews Cathedral and Castle.

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Gardening A Touch Of The Orient

By Pippa Greenwood www.pippagreenwood.com As the new gardening year is under way, is it time to embark on a new era in your garden? It can be really refreshing to have a change of style, not necessarily in your whole garden but perhaps you could create a different and contrasting feel in a small part of your plot to the rest of your well-loved garden?

source of water powered by a pump, then allow the water to pour out from a bamboo spout and then into another hollowed out piece of bamboo. As the weight of the water increases in the hollowed out bamboo it causes it to tip and to swivel around slightly. Once filled up it then tilts downwards and pours its water into the basin or bowl beneath.

When empty it clunks back into position. If you want something even simpler, then buy some wide diameter bamboo canes, hollow one out, cut the end at an angle and simply create a trickling water spout.

Provided you fix everything up with a pump, the water can then be recycled around from the bowl or basin and back into the trickling pipe.

plant in the centre of the middle circle.

When it comes to plants there are several which instantly help to evoke that Japanese effect. The so-called Japanese maples with their intricately divided leaves epitomise Japanese gardens and many will turn brilliant shades in the autumn. Japanese azaleas too The Japanese style is largely can be used to great effect and very simplistic and aims to can bring in some of those create a relaxed, calm environreally bright colours which ment. In any garden you’re look so good for the relatively going to need walls, fences, simple garden surrounding pathways and so forth, and if them. Pine trees may be too you use natural materials such large for most gardens, but as wood or of course bamboo, you can gradually bend the they blend in better with the stems of a smaller one to cresurroundings of an existing or ate a bonsai effect. Of course, if a newly planned garden and you’re a collector of bonsai instantly help to create that then most of these trees actuoriental feel. Provided the surally enjoy spending the sumface is made relatively slipGravelled areas raked into sim- mer outside in a garden and proof, a small bridge can be ple patterns resembling waves provided they are kept adecreated quite easily using a or entire circles also help to quately maintained, will look simple plank of wood, allowing create a Japanese feel. These great in your Japanese garden. you to cross over an existing or can take up the majority of the A trip down to your local garnew pond or other water fea- garden space, be a relatively den centre is bound to supply ture. Stain the wood an intersmall area or perhaps link your you with a few orientalesting colour: perhaps even existing garden into the Japathemed containers. Plant one bright Japanese-style red if nese ‘room’ that you have creor two of these up with a small you’re feeling daring. ated. Concentric rings of raked acer, camellia, miniature azalea gravel or sand look particularly Thinking of water, why not or miniature bamboo and you dramatic if you place a sizecreate your own ‘deer chase’? will really help to complete able, interestingly shaped All you need to set up is a that oriental touch. boulder, stone or specimen

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It Is Easy Being Green

The Gr een Book by Eliz abeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen This book is packed with information about small efforts that can make a big difference. It has thought -provoki ng facts a nd figures for w hen y ou’re standing there cleaning your teeth with the tap runni ng. There are celebrity hints and tips including pearls of wisdom from Robert Redford, Jennifer Ani ston a nd Justin Timberlake to name but a few.

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Get clued up this month ahead of Earth Day on the 22nd April.

Kermit actually had it all wrong: with so many great books around to help us be more environmentally aware, it’s just a matter of making some simple changes, and finding the right books to help us along the way.

1960s. T his hugely-influential work, and Carson’s fi ndings on the destruction caus ed by pesticides changed laws and helped to get harmful substa nces banned from use in the USA and many other countries. She opens the book by quoting Keats: ‘The sedge is wither’d from the lake, and no bird sings.’ Thanks to the pioneer of the ‘Deep Ecol ogy’ movement, the Carson revol ution lives on withi n every new reader.

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Pet Projects Pet owners are famously free with their cash: not hing’s too expensive for a beloved dog, cat, budgie or Viet namese potbellied pig. It’s taken a while for the technology industry to notice, but now they have and there are all kinds of hi gh-tech gizm os for your furry or feathered friends. For get automatic pet flaps and anti-bark collars: the new wave of pet tech includes healt h monitors, cameras and even exercisers.

The star of this year’s Cons umer Electronics Show - or its pet division at least - was Voyce, which is ess entially a fitnes s tracker for dogs. It isn’t cheap it’s around £200 for the collar and anot her £10 per mont h - but the pitch is that by monitoring your dog’s activity, breathing, heart rate and calories it’ll give you early warning of any potentially dangerous a nd expensive healt h problems.

Voyce will go on sale later this year, and it’s entering a market that’s already looking a bit crowded: in addition to Voyce there are pet fitness trackers including Fitbark (around £60 ) and Whistle (als o around £60).

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promises to convert doggy brainwaves into huma n speech.

Don’t expect to engage i n scintillating conversation with your Shi h-T zu, though: the repertoire is currently limited to “I’m hungry”, “I’m tired”, and “who are you?” The developers say that No More Woof is a work in progress, though, and early sales of t he device will enable them to make it smarter, more useful and - we hope - m ore comfortable. We can’t imagine our ow n dog putting up with a No More Woof headset for more than a few sec onds.

Anot her way to get an insight into your pet’s life is to shell out for an Eyenim al camera. The Petcam is available for cats and dogs, attaches to your pet’s collar and records whatever he or she see s; you can then trans fer the footage to y our computer.

Expect to pay around £60.

Some pet gadgets appear to be practical jokes, but the GoDogGo is perfectly serious: its Automatic Ball Thrower is a £99 gadget based on t he automated tennis ball machine s that tenni s players use in training. The GoDogGo will happily hurl tennis balls 5 to 10 metres, exercising your dog w hile you sit back and relax.

Have you ever wis hed you c ould take your pet bird for a walk? The people behind the Feather Tether hope y ou hav e, because their £12.99 bird harness mea ns your bird can go wherever you are without fear of inj ury or “the tragedy of fly-aways”. T he harnes s comes in five size s and a range of colours.

If you can’t always be with your pet, Petcube might be the answer: it’s a smartphonepowered gadget which c ontains a wide-angl e camera and microphone for streaming hi gh definition video and audio to your iPhone or iPad. There are speakers and a low-i ntensity laser pointer to transmit your voice and amuse your cat respectively. It’ll cost around £160 w hen it goes on sale i n May. If you don’t have a pet, the iPhone/iPad app also enable s you to log int o other people’s public Petcubes (with their permission) a nd annoy their pets instead - and if it’s just the laser pet toy you want, the Frolicat Bolt automatic laser toy is currently £20.01 on Amazon.

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Give Blood - Crail Monday 16 June At Crail Community Hall 4pm - 8pm.

JAZZ AFTERNOON Sunday 27 April 2 - 5pm With Penman’s Jazzmen at the C raw ’s Nest Hotel, Anstruther. Tickets £10 available from Coast Coffee Anstruther or call Colin Campbell 01333 720214.

Elizabeth Birrell 01333 310451 or Eleanor Bowman 310985. Supporting the Charity P SP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy).

St Andrews Farmers Market First Saturday of Every Month 9am 1pm, Argyle Street Car Par k, St Andrews.

CAMBO EVENTS Visit the Cambo website for a full listing of events for the coming months www.camboestate.com /events-list/ or call 01333 450054 for more details.

Snowdrop Spectacular 1 Feb - 17 March 10am - 5pm Adults £5, Children free Plant & Craft Fair Sunday 13 Ap ril 11am - 4pm Adults £2.50, Children free - proceed to Cambo Institute.

Spring Bulb Extravaganza 2 - 11 May 10am - 5pm A riot of colour with thousands of bulbs Adults £5, Children free.

Cambolicious Craft Beer Festival Saturd ay 17 May 2pm - 8pm Advance booking required.

Rose Festival 21 June - 7 July.

Anstruther Improvements Association 20th March 2014 Dreel Halls - 7:30pm, ‘The Princess Titaua - Mrs Darsie of 19th Century Anstruther ’ Clare Checkland www.anstrutherimprovements.org/ events.php EAST NEUK FESTIVAL 27 June - 6 July. Full programme details on the website eastneukfestival.com CRAIL FOOD FESTIVAL 14 & 15th June. Full programme details on the website crailfoodfest.com

CRAIL FOLK CLUB Crail Town Hall - 8pm Mar 13 - Singers Night £1 Mar 27 - Catriona McKay & Olov Johansson £10 Apr 10 - Singers Night £1 Apr 24 - Sangsters £6 May 08 - Singers Night £1 May 15 - Tannahill Weavers £6 May 22 - Dan Cassidy & James Hickman £6 Jun 12 - Singers Night £1 Jun 26 - C herry Grove £6 Visit website www.crailfolkclub.org.uk or call Bernie on 451126 for more info.

East Neuk Kids After School Club Meet at Cellardyke Church Hall, Toll Road, Cellardyke. Phone 07581090910.

Pitenweem Community Council Fundraising Events Saturday 19 April Indoor Car Boot Sale New Town Hall, Pittenweem, 10am.

Saturday 26 April Film Night at Scout Hall. For more information contac t the Events Co-ordinator , Marg aret W ardlaw 01333 312362.

EAST NEUK ART CLUB Old and new members warmly welcomed. Anyone interested in joining can contact the secretary for more details Tel. 01334 880 332 or email seagates@tiscali.co.uk Patchwork & Quilting Group Meet from 7 - 9pm on Wednesday evenings in Anstruther Wester Town Hall. Details from Christine Keay 01333 310579.

St Andrews Photographic Society The Society normally meets on Wednesday Evenings from late September until the end of March at 7.30pmin the Art Club Rooms, Argyle Street, St Andrews, KY16 9BP www.standrewsphotographicsociety.com Bookworm Stories, Craft and Fun For age 4+ , Thu rsdays 3:45 - 4 :30pm during term time; St Andrews Public Library , Church Square, South Street, St Andrews 01334 659378 THE FIFE SHOW Saturday 24th May Kinloss nr Cupar . 8.30 am- 5pm.

Admission £10, Children u’14 Free. Visit www.fifeshow.com for more details.

Cellardyke & Kilrenny Men’s Assoc.

Meets every Thursday from mid September to the end of March at 7pm in Cellardyke Church Hall and is open to all men in the area. With c arpet bowling, speakers and the occ asional social evening. Come along for good company and an enjoyable evening. Contact Alec Govan Tel 01333 313706 for more information.

The Guizards - 28 March - 5 April Presents ‘Out of Order’ - A Farce by Ray Cooney at the By re Theatre, St An drews. Tickets available from East Neuk Books, 5-7 Rodger Street, Anstruther 01333 310474 or Occasions, 68 Market Street, St Andrews 01334 474252.

Coastal Walk - Sunday 25 May Anstrther Rotary Club’s annual ch arity coastal walk – registration is now open Further details can be found on the club website www.rotar yanstru ther.org email colinc42@btinternet.com or phone Colin on 01333720214. (page 35) BRITISH SUMMER TIME BEGINS Sunday 30th Mar ch - Don’t forget to move you clock forw ard b y one hour.

Anstruther Rowing Regatta 10th May 2014 - visit the club website www.staylesrc.org.uk or see page 11 for more information.

On The Rocks Festival - 4-13th April On The Rocks is an entirely student-run arts festival incorpor ating art, photography, film, theatre, d ance, f ashion, music and comedy. It brings together over 100 University of St Andrews student groups & societies to showcase their talents. w ww.ontherocksfestival.com FIFE SCIENCE FESTIVAL 14 - 23 March. Full programme of events throughout Fife for all the family www.fifesciencefestival.org.uk Quick Crossword Soluti on (P32) Across: 1 Refused, 5 Yours, 8 Fantastic, 9 Dot, 10 Sleep, 12 Retorts, 13 Approximately, 15 Grandma, 17 Cured, 19 Inn, 20 Spiritual, 22 Giddy, 23 Nunnery.

Down: 1 Rifts, 2 Fan, 3 Shampoo, 4 Determination, 5 Yacht, 6 Underwear, 7 Satisfy, 11 Explained, 13 Angling, 14 Auction, 16 Dusty, 18 Delay, 21 Use.

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