The Dell Directory, November 2021 by Konect Magazines

November 2021

THE DELL DIRECTORY

THE SEASONAL TOUCH: LOCAL HISTORY:

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT:

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THIS ISSUE

ovember is remembrance time, and our front cover for this month commemorates 2021 being the 100th anniversary of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance and hope. Our local history column features the story of a tragic crash at Hare Hill in the Pentlands during the second world war, and Lynne’s column also touches on remembrance this month. Besides our usual columns, awardwinning local business The Seasonal Touch provides top tips for creative gift shopping, and there is a chance to win tickets to Edinburgh’s MagicFest – see page 34. I hope you enjoy the magazine this month, we try to keep it topical, local, informative and relevant. As ever, I love to get your feedback!

P36 Local History: Wartime crash in the Pentlands................................................................8 Lynne’s column: Remember in November............................................................ 14 Top Tips for creative gift shopping............... 15 Money Matters: Responsible investment............................................................ 19 Wine tasting: Avoiding traditional rules........ 29 Puzzles.................................................................. 34 WIN! Tickets to Edinburgh MagicFest......... 34 Local Environment: A prayer of godwits..... 36

COVER IMAGE: November 2021: 100th anniversary of the poppy as symbol of remembrance

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On a clear day, from the top of Hare Hill in the Pentland Hills, you can see a great deal of Edinburgh. You can recognise Corstorphine Hill gracing the city’s west, and make out the Leith Docks flanking it on the North. But on the night of 24th March 1943, the Pentland Hills were swathed in dense fog. Anyone searching for the city in the dark that night would find it difficult—and not only because of the inclement weather.

National blackout regulations were in full force. City windows were tightly curtained, and city streets unlit in an attempt to prevent the docks being bombed by enemy planes. Anyone flouting regulations faced prosecution. BBC Historian Andrew Jeffrey reveals that Scottish newspapers of the time were littered with blackout offence stories. He describes one unfortunate Dundee man who, using an unshaded torch to pick his way home after dark, was hauled up before the county sheriff. Even a lit cigarette after dark might be regarded as dangerous and punishable, such was the fear of attack from above. It was believed that pilots might somehow spot the glow of cigarettes from their planes. Unlikely as this may seem, the actual threat of bombing was real enough. On 24th March 1943, four pairs of eyes searched Edinburgh in the fog. They belonged to the four crew members of a German Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 Bomber, whose mission was to bomb the Leith Docks. They had set out from France, and had then made their way to Holland for refuelling and loading with bombs before crossing the North Sea towards the Firth of Forth and Edinburgh city docks. Disabling Leith would have severely disrupted the heavy flow of shipping traffic upon which Scotland relied, but the men were unable to locate the docks in the fog, and decided to return to base. Before making the long flight home, however, 8 | THE DELL

they needed to jettison their heavy cargo of unused bombs over farmland. So, they turned southwards towards the Pentland Hills. Their Junkers Ju 88 aircraft, was a model widely used by the German Luftwaffe (air force) during the war. The dark green and black colouring on its underside made it difficult to spot in a lightless sky during night bombing raids. Its twin engines made it the fastest of the bombers, and it could be used for medium bombing, dive-bombing, torpedo bombing, reconnaissance flights and night fighting. We can imagine the airmen in the aircraft that night: the deep drone of twin engines, the smells of fuel, steel and leather. Perhaps the pilot scans a chart and consults with his wireless operator as, together, they peer through the cockpit windows into a gloomy night, searching for landmarks in the fog. Suddenly, the bulk of Hare Hill rushes towards them out of the darkness at impossible speed. The pilot, unable to divert the aircraft in time, ploughs helplessly headlong into the slope, where the aircraft instantly shatters. A deafening explosion rocks the surrounding hills, followed by the quieter crackle of burning fuselage and an orange glow in the night fog. It is officially recorded that at 45 minutes past midnight on the 25th March, the aircraft “hit the ground on the side of (the) hill at a shallow angle and wreckage was scattered over half a mile”. The report states that although machine gun fire had been heard by locals earlier during the night, it was not this, but the weather which caused the crash. And a logbook, @KonectMagazines

Illustrations with permission of the Aircrew Remembrance Society

recovered from the wreckage, sheds further light on the accident. It gives a full account of the pilot’s personal flight history, and suggests that the aircraft he was flying that night was not the same model as another he had flown on every other occasion. Could it also be, then, that slight unfamiliarity with the aircraft that night led him to make a fatal error? All four men died in the crash. They were subsequently identified as: Fritz Foerster, 30 (pilot), Horst Bluhm, 23 (wireless operator/air gunner), Heinz Kristall, 21 (wireless operator/air gunner), and Willi Euler, 21 (air gunner). Local people, moved by the tragedy of four young lives lost, took the crew’s remains and gave the young men burial in Kirknewton graveyard, where their graves lay for some years. Later, an agreement was made between the governments of Britain and Germany in 1959 to relocate German graves on British soil to a single central location. As a result, the four men’s graves were re-interred to the German War Cemetery in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. A photograph of the pilot, Fritz Forster reveals an earnest looking man. Another, of his wife, Hilde, and their two small children shows a young family that, like so many others on both sides during the war, will have been blighted by the loss of a loved one. The two children, if they live, will be in their seventies now. Perhaps they have walked on Hare Hill, or visited Kirknewton where, in the North West corner of the graveyard, a small plaque remembers their father and his companions.

ABOVE: Secret crash document RIGHT: The pilot, Fritz Foerster BELOW: Frau Hilde Foerster and their children

The very informative Aircrew Remembrance Society website contains an account of this particular wartime accident, with photographs and excerpts from the original documents, see www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com Or take a walk up Hare Hill in the Pentlands. There, on the north west of the hillside, you can find the memorial post erected by local man Kenny Walker, to mark the site of the accident. Stand and admire the views over Edinburgh, and there you may also imagine the rumble of aircraft engines and the fatal crash that happened one dark and foggy night in 1943. This article was written by Emma Merchant @KonectMagazines

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Remember in

As the long winter nights start to really settle in, I’m thinking that it may be time to tackle one of the many (many!) unfinished projects that rattle around in my head begging for that elusive combination of free time and willpower to properly get off the ground.

One of those projects might be tracing and delving into my family tree. Having never known any of my grandparents and having lost both my parents several years ago, there is so much I don’t know about my own family. My mum always regretted the fact that I never got to meet her parents and would often tell me fond stories of her childhood. She and her three siblings seemed to be a close family who grew up in the Earl Haig houses at Saughton Mains on account of the fact that her dad had lost a leg in the first world war. I remember her talking about a particular favourite neighbour, a lovely man they all called “Papa Crowe” who had lost his sight due to the effects of mustard gas. In summer he used to sit outside happily as all the neighbourhood children played and made daisy chains on the green area in front of the houses and tell passers-by he was enjoying “watching them” by listening to their excited chatter and play. My grandad worked alongside other men who were disabled during World War 1 at the Lady Haig poppy factory which opened at Whitefoord House on the Royal

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Mile in 1926. The factory relocated to new premises in Warriston Road at Canonmills in 1965 but production of the poppies has been moved just down the road to Redford barracks in recent years whilst the Canonmills site undergoes a major refurbishment.

I’ve always meant to try to visit the poppy factory for a tour. I remember my late Uncle Bill (my mum’s big brother) visited once and was delighted to find photos of his dad in their archives. He in turn was able to provide a name and back story to one of their photos.

We used to have a photo clipped from an old Evening News showing men working at the poppy factory and one of them was my grandad but sadly my brother, sister and I have been unable to find it in recent years. With 2021 marking the 100th anniversary of the poppy as a national symbol of remembrance perhaps that’s a sign that it’s the perfect time for me to resume researching my family history. I will definitely arrange a tour once the factory returns to its usual place but would love to hear any memories or information that anyone may have about this place or the Earl Haig homes at Saughton.

Lynne lives in Colinton with her husband and two children. She dreams of being a freelance writer when she grows up but mostly just avoids growing up!

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Top Tips for

Creative Gift Shopping “The themed gift basket or pressie bag is my ‘go to’ when it comes to Christmas shopping,” says Lynn McMurray, owner of Balerno-based home & gift business The Seasonal Touch. Having just scooped a ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Most Enterprising Business of the Year’ category at this year’s Association of Scottish Businesswomen Awards, she’s one to be trusted when it comes to getting creative! Here she shares her top tips for creative gift shopping this year. Coming up with inspired gifts is a headache we all share at this time of year so when I’m sourcing the unique gifts on offer at The Seasonal Touch, I’m always thinking about how they would work with other items, together in a little gift bundle. Start with a spark of an idea, something that you think would resonate with the recipient, and build your gift around it.

It’s a simple technique. Let’s say you know your recipient loves a good cuppa. Why not treat them to one of these gorgeous winter robin design fine bone china mugs. Add to it a matching milk jug and perhaps a luxury, made-inthe-UK robin kitchen towel and build from there. Add some locally roasted coffee or

artisan tea - what else would they enjoy? A subscription to their favourite magazine to enjoy while they relax? Some gourmet chocolates perhaps? Pull them together in a cute bag or basket - job done!

I’m passionate about finding and bringing the unique to The Seasonal Touch. If it’s something I’ve seen in every gift shop and garden centre across the country then it’s not for me! That’s why I got so excited when I came across these Magnetic Stemless Wine Glass Charms. With so many design collections to choose from including shoes, handbags, tennis, golf, animal prints etc, you’ll be able to create a gift bundle for everyone on your list. No stem on your glass? No problem! These cool little accessories mean your guests will always know which drink is theirs and what a fun ice-breaker! How about adding them to a beautiful bottle opener or stopper, a couple of quirky glasses and a bottle of their favourite tipple? Teens can be hard to buy for but the gift bundle approach

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ADVERTISING FEATURE

MONEY MATTERS

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WINE TASTING

This month I designed a wine tasting dinner party for a group staying at Old Mill House, Dalkeith. My brief was to work with Private Chef Elizabeth Pardoe and select a series of dishes from her beautiful menus, pair gorgeous wines and present a tasting dinner– my dream job!

When selecting the right wine there are a lot of things to consider. I avoid the ‘rules’ of traditional wine pairing and don’t automatically pair a white wine with white meat and red wine with red meat. Instead, I consider the weight and texture of the food. Monkfish can have a firm texture, as can king prawn, while some red meat can ‘melt in the mouth’. The next thing I consider is how the food is cooked. If the meat is grilled it may have a smoky flavour which could mask the character of an otherwise perfect wine. Perhaps one of the components of the dish has been caramelized, giving a sweeter note to the food. Next think about the spice and stand out signature flavours the chef has added. Is there green or red chili in the marinade or fresh ginger? These little component parts make a whole and the wine should act as a canvas to showcase the dish. While I avoid the traditional ‘rules’ of wine pairing, there is one that I love to follow, Champagne goes with everything! I paired a delicious Pol Roger ‘Pure’ with Grapefruit, Lime and Chilli Scallop Ceviche Skewers – perfect! The monthly wine tasting column is contributed by Joanne Frette. Joanne lives in Juniper Green with her 3 children. She is a Sommelier Wine & Spirit Specialist who runs Swirl Sip Socialise, an online wine tasting business which connects friends and family across the UK. @KonectMagazines

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PUZZLES

NOVEMBER CROSSWORD

WIN! A pair of tickets to Eyes Open Eyes Shut We’ve teamed up with Edinburgh International Magic Festival to offer readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to Kevin Quantum’s show: Eyes Open Eyes Shut From the Britain’s Got Talent 2020 semi-finalist, trained by Penn & Teller, Edinburgh Fringe Sellout. Gain a unique insight into deception. Never has an audience been given so much control over how they view/enjoy/observe a magic show. Enjoy all the tricks that are and ever were in 90 minutes. You won’t watch magic the same way again.

^^^ Solution in the December edition ACROSS: 1. Nearest (7), 5. Inexpensive (5), 8. Type of cattle (7), 9. A slight fever (5), 10. Sweet, thick liquid (5), 11. Flat area of high land (7), 12. Form of dance (6), 14. In good condition (6), 17. Family member (7), 19. Trimmed (5), 22. Enclosed within (5), 23. Non-professional (7), 24. Dizzy (5), 25. Painters (7). DOWN: 1. 3D squares (5), 2. To give or volunteer (5), 3. Prototype (7), 4. Soldiers (6), 5. Bedtime drink (5), 6. Obvious (7), 7. Contaminate (7), 12. Imploring (7), 13. Highly intelligent (7), 15. Graceful (7), 16. Type of fruit (6), 18. Unclean (5), 20. Conjecture (5), 21. Risks (5).

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

Whilst I’m not looking forward to the shorter days of winter, it does have some benefits. Darker mornings mean you don’t need to get up so early to look for wildlife, and there’s less cover so you can see more. It’s also one of the best times of year to look for, and watch our wading bird species. It can be really tricky to identify these birds, they don’t have the nickname “little brown jobs” or “LBJ’s” for no reason! A lot of species can look incredibly similar, and these black tailed godwits have a cousin who bares a striking resemblance - the bar tailed godwits. I’m fairly confident these are blacked tailed! In winter, they gather in huge flocks with other wading birds as they patrol the shore, and mud-flats to hunt for food when the tides are out or water levels are lower. To get this shot, I went to Kinneil Nature Reserve on an incoming tide and waited, hoping they’d take off in a flock similar to this shot. If you want to photograph them, that’s the best time as you’re already in position as the tide pushes the birds closer 36 | THE DELL

so you’re less likely to spook them. Other places to see them are at the lagoons in Musselburgh, or RSPB Baron’s Haugh in Motherwell. It can really brighten a winters day to watch them paddle about, and you’ll be surprised just how quickly those short hours of daylight can pass by. This column is contributed by Clare Harte and Kate Stevenson, who grew up in Edinburgh and now live in West Lothian. Together they run Scottish Sisters Photography and travel around the country to watch and photograph amazing wildlife and scenic landscapes. Follow them on Facebook @ScottishSistersPhotography @KonectMagazines

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SOLUTIONS

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SOLUTION TO OCTOBER CROSSWORD

DESTINATION JUDO @ CRAIGLOCKHART Craiglockhart sports Centre. Wednesdays 3.45pm (5-8 year olds) and 4.30pm (9+ year olds). Judo is a dynamic sport based on a combination of balance, co-ordinationation and reaction. Most importantly judo helps children become more self aware, disciplined, and polite. Of course we teach all this in a fun way. For information please email callum@destinationjudo.com or call 0131 467 9043. COLINTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Want to know about local history? Visit: www.colintonhistory.org or Email: enquiries@colintonhistory.org COLINTON LITERARY SOCIETY Colinton Literary Society regretfully cancels all talks until Christmas 2021. Keep up to date with latest news about the Lit on the Church website www.colinton-parish.com COLINTON GARDEN CLUB Club members share their love of gardening, gardens and nature, and work together to preserve and add value to our quality of life here in south-west Edinburgh. Monthly meetings on a Monday currently via Zoom. For more information see www.colintongardens.org.uk or Email: membership@colintongardens.org

ACROSS: 1. Used, 3. Faithful, 9. Tornado, 10. Large, 11. Mayor, 12. Rescue, 14. Tangle, 16. Grease, 19. Stages, 21. Chums, 24. Alive, 25. Opening, 6. Together, 27. Ants. DOWN: 1. Ultimate, 2. Early, 4. Aboard, 5. Tells, 6. Formula, 7. Leek, 8. Barrel, 13. Messages, 15. Nothing, 17. Richer, 18. Ashore, 20. Great, 22. Union, 23. Daft.

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