The Monthly Edit - November Issue 22

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We successfully launched our Facebook Page and New and Improved Website on Monday 3rd October.We had a great {virtual} launch day offering competitions and prizes!! A big congratulations to:

Cheryl Carroll who won a £20 gift voucher for The Studio, PenicuikMichael Graham who won a £1 0 gift voucher for Penicuik Wines

Darren Coyle who won a box of chocolates and a R.A.K (Random Act ofKindness) Message in The Monthly Edit

Dawn Blackwood who won a R.A.K Message in The Monthly Edit

Thank you to all who entered in the Spirit of the Launch!! Our nextcompetition day will be on Thursday 1 0th November! ! Make sure you aresigned up by liking our Facebook page!!

We are also going to be featuring one of ouradvertisers every month on our Facebook page.We will be sharing information and any offers theadvertiser may be running. If you are anadvertiser and wish to be featured please get intouch!!

In the next coming issues we will be runningcompetitions within The Monthly Edit where wewill be asking our readers to send in their poetry,short stories, artwork and music (the winner ofthe music competitions will be showcasedonline!) There will be local school competitionstoo!! We will be launching a competition in nextmonth's issue so make sure you check out theEditors Word section for further details!!

If you have some local Good News you wish toshare, please feel free to contact us, again this isYOUR Local Magazine and the Good NewsSection is YOUR community place to shine!!

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Hi, I 'm Nikki and the neweditor of The Monthly Edit!!Over the next few months Ilook forward to sharing a new

vibe with our readers. My ambition is to make thismagazine a true reflection of our community. Ilive in Penicuik with my husband and 3 childrenand I am commited to making this magazineenjoyable, informative and fun!

In order to do this I want to offer all our readers achance to 'get involved' whether that be throughour competitions, good news sections or editorial.Please contact me with any information you feel isrelevant for these sections. Along with ouradvertisers we hope to be a remarkable service toshowcase local businesses, local people and be acommunity voice.

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HOWGATE VILLAGE HALL - @:[email protected] 01 968 672277HOWGATE PRE-XMAS COUNTRY MARKET -SATURDAY 5 Nov 9.30 – 1 .00 pmT'was the Pre-Christmas market, up at the hall, all thevolunteers are helping and will be having a ball. Thetension is building we have traders galore, all of thevisitors wondering what is in store. So pay us a visitand join in the FUN! You’re shopping for Christmashas just begun! To book a stall please call07976549387/075031 78326 By popular demand thereturn of the Exmoor Ponies.

BONFIRE EVENING Tel: 01 968 672277/67241 5 PAYAT THE DOORSun 6th November. Start time: 5.00 pm. Tickets£6.00 Adult’s, £4.00 Children, Children under 3 FREE(Price includes hotdog or cup of homemade soup.Come along and join in the FUN. Any wood or itemsto burn gratefully accepted. Please drop off at thebottom end of the car park.

HISTORY SHOW Will take place on Thurs 24thNovember at 7.30 pm. Photos taken by Ernest Lovettat concerts in the 70’s. If you would like to take a tripback, come along and join us and enjoy the memory.Cost £2.00 including cup of tea. For furtherinformation please call 672277.

HOWGATE KIRK HARVEST SUPPER Saturday 29thOctober, 7.00 – 1 1 .00 pm. BYOB.Tel: 01 968 67227. Tickets £1 0.00 Adults, £25.00Family

THANKSGIVING SERVICE Sunday 30th October 9.30am. All welcome.

KIRK Every Sunday Service at 9.30 am. Sunday clubalso starts at 9.30 am. All welcome.

BABIES & BEYOND Come along and join us on aFriday morning. Lots of fun for babies, toddlers and

pre-school children. 1 st week FREE. Come along andjoin us at 1 0.00 am.

BRIDGE CLUB Monday evening 7.00 – 1 0.00 pm orWednesday morning 1 0.00 – 1 2.00 noon. Please call674229 for more details.

SWRI HOWGATE The next meeting is Tuesday 8November. For more information please call ShonaTait on 01 31 448 0774. All welcome.

READERS GROUP For further information, callPenicuik library 01 968 664050 or call Pat on 01 968677509. New members always welcome.

ART CLASS There are a few spaces in the Wednesdayafternoon art class from 3.00 – 5.00 pm. You willnever know what you can do until you give it a try.Call Maureen on 01 506 639770 for further details.

LEISURELY LUNCHES – XMAS LUNCH The Christmaslunch date for local residents will be Wednesday 7thDecember at 1 2.30 pm. Home cooking at its best.Quality food, meet with friends, discuss your festiveplans. Cost £3.00 for a two course meal. Tel 674229or 672277 to confirm that you are attending.

PILATES NEW Pilate’s class Howgate Village Hall.The class meets on Thursday evenings from 6.00 –7.00 pm. Spaces limited. Call 07946900738.

PENICUIK TWINNING ASSOCIATIONThe choir from L’Isle sur Sorgue have advanced plans



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to visit Penicuik 1 5th - 20th May 201 2. Theyhave contacted St James Church the Less, Penicuikand St Peter’s Church, Edinburgh; the choir will give aconcert during their stay in Penicuik. We have alsohad contact from a choir in Anagni, Italy who areconsidering a visit at the same time in associationwith the choir from L’Isle. The Twinning Associationplan to liaise with local schools and arrange visits toschools by choir members. We will confirm details aswe know them. If you are interested in joining theTwinning Association or wish further informationplease contact Derek 01 968 679367.

RELEASE FROM COUNCILLOR MARGARET WILSONAs a councillor part of my remit is to conserve andimprove Midlothian’s environment . I am supportingthe natural environment of Penicuik to encouragepeople to walk, cycle or run in a safe and enjoyablearea.I care a great deal about the area in Valleyfield whichhas as part of its natural beauty, a thriving duck pond.This pond is not only there to be enjoyed by youngand old for it’s wildlife diversity, it exists to help ourlocal schools in their educational pursuits. Thanks tothe Local Ranger (Alan) and also the the Officers inLand Services at Midlothian Council for their time andknowledge in helping care for this area. The pond hasreally thrived with 40 ducks and many moremoorhens, coots and 1 solitary Canadian goose. Wealso have newts, frogs, water beetles and numerouswet land plants. The pond needs a lot of care andattention to stop it stagnating and to ensure aconstant flow of fresh water reaching it. I havedecided to help in this important work by channelling

some of my environmental fund intoimprovements in this area.I will give you all a preview of proposed projects Ihave set up with officers and the Rangers.Valleyfield Pond1 0m boardwalk adjacent to pond edge and smallpath.New drainage to improve seating and picnic area.From Pond to Mill LadeCreate wildlife area on grass banking adjacent topath.Woodland Path Above Main Walkway Nature TrailNew steps to be placed there and sections ofboardwalk to improve access.Eskbridge/Harpers BraeNew field gate and posts and timber fence atentrance.Eskbridge Car Park to Harpers BraeNew planting with native trees and shrubs.

PENICUIK & DISTRICT BRANCH SNPAt the Branch meeting held in the Navaar Hotel onTuesday 1 1 th October 201 1 Convener Joe Wallacewelcomed those present. He went on to tellmembers that there had seen a substantial increasein the Branch membership since the fantasticelection victory in May. What is more pleasing is thefact that a lot of those joining have done so in recentmonths. This would show that they are happy with



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the performance of the SNP Government tosuch an extent that they have been moved to join theParty.In his capacity as Convener of Midlothian LiaisonCommittee Joe told members that should the SNPtake control of Midlothian Council next May therewill be hard challenges ahead. Most of this could bebrought about through Labour’s use of the flawedand discredited Public Finance Initiative to build 8new schools in Midlothian.The GMB union through the use of the Freedom ofInformationAct discovered that South AyrshireCouncil has been left with a £400 million debt to agroup of private companies after being forced toborrow cash to build 5 new schools. New figuresshow the debt amassed by South Ayrshire Council isso large that the local authority will have to spend £1million a month for the next 30 years to pay back thedeficit.Last month it emerged that Scots will pay for schoolsand hospitals funded by the controversial PublicFinance Initiative for more than a century. Contractsfor projects such as Edinburgh Royal Infirmary andHairmyres Hospital at East Kilbride have “hitched”taxpayers to paying land leases to firms for 1 30years.

All the evidence now coming to light shows

that the present Scottish Government has beenshown to be correct in ceasing the use of PFI as a wayto fund projects.Councillor Margaret Wilson gave a report on behalfof the SNP Group on Midlothian Council. She went onto tell members “ We all want Penicuik, Midlothiansbiggest town, to be a warm and welcoming place forresidents and visitors. I have used my budget to re-vamp an area of John Street that has suffered muchneglect over the years. At one time this area hadmany flower beds filled with roses, but sadly nowthey are empty and full of rubbish. Many people passby this area and I hope they will enjoy the newplanters filled with seasonal flowers and the newtrees when they are in bloom. New kerb stones havebeen laid and new covering for the area in which the



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planters sit. I hope this brings back some civicpride to the town as not enough has been done toclean up and reinvigorate certain main areas in ourtown. I will do all I can to reverse this trend”.Margaret advised that she has asked for a trafficreport on the busy junction at the bottom ofQueensway and Tesco store. The right turn into

Tesco is a nightmare for drivers and also the rightturn from the bottom of Queensway onto the mainroad is difficult. Margaret has requested a filter atthe lights at Tesco to ease this right turn and also atthe bottom of Queensway. This is long overdue.

BEESLACK PENICUIK CAMERA CLUBThe Club’s season continues with some fascinatingThursday evenings including a lecture by well-knownwildlife photographer, Neil McIntyre. Friends frommany other camera clubs joined Beeslack membersand enjoyed some wonderful wildlife pictures and aninsight into the skills and preparation in taking them.The competitive side of the club’s activities saw judgeGerry Tomkinson providing an appraisal of over 60prints and 40 digital images. Upcoming eventsinclude a lecture by David Stout “ In Alexander’sFootsteps” on October 20th, skills nights on Tuesdayevenings and a further programme of visitingspeakers.The club meets in the Bistro at Beeslack High Schoolat 7.30pm on Thursday evenings. Skills nights may beheld in Room G1 3. New members are promised a

warm welcome. Membership is £1 0 per yearwith a small charge each evening. For moreinformation contact Brian Salvona on 01 31 442 1 082or John Barnett on 673467.

SPIRITED MEETINGSWe meet every Wednesday at The Craigiebield HouseHotel, Penicuik from 7pm – 9pm everyone iswelcome!2nd Nov–Energy Share (open to anyone who workswith energies to give a receive a treatment) 9th Nov–Energy Share with Guided Meditation1 6th Nov- Evening of Mediumship23rd Nov–Energy Share

TAROT OF THE MONTH

by Starlight Scotland

The Wheel of FortuneYou have opportunities at your fingertips more sonow, than ever before, only if you choose torecognise them. As you are coming into the colderseason you are reminded that things in your life mayhave to be changed. Relationships, jobs, behaviourswhich keep you stuck or inhibit your true potential,will now be highlighted to you in order for you tomake a decision to keep that aspect in your life, tochange it or to let it go. This time of yearis all about letting go of somany things, unhealthyemotions, unhealthythoughts and processes.Really use this time to lookwithin yourself and behonest. The Spring of nextyear is a hugely excitingtime for us all that is why it isso important now to do theself work in order to gain therewards the New Year has tooffer!!

For a full personal readingplease go towww.starlightscotland.co.uk orcontact us on 07969 848 81 0.



EducationBEESLACK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLCommunity Education Programme InformationNEW CHRISTMAS FLORAL ART WORKSHOP forADULTSDue to the recent success of our floral art workshopand popular demand we are offering a ChristmasThemed workshop on Saturday 3rd December 1 0.00 –2.30 pm (includes break for lunch). Materials to bringwith you (thinking Christmas) a bunch of flowers,greenery - holly, ivy or fir. These can be artificial.Cost £25.00.CHRISTMAS SWEETS AND DESERTS for ADULTS*ONE SPACE LEFT*- Thursday 3 November –8December 7.00 – 9.00 pm for 8 weeks. Cost £31 .80 +the cost of ingredients. Come along and makesweet/deserts to be proud off. Surprise your familyand friends with your creative expertise. Learn howto make your Christmas treats specialAQUANATAL CLASS NEW TERM Sunday 6 November– Sunday 1 1 December from 5.00 – 6.00 pm. Cost£1 8.25 payable in advance. This is a wonderful formof safe exercise during and after pregnancy.Aquanatal helps you to feel good about yourself.Aquanatal will give you an opportunity to make newfriends.



EducationNEW LEARN TO KNIT Learn to knit or improve

your skills in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere withexpert tuition. No experience necessary. Materialsprovided. (Men welcome). Friday afternoon from2.00 – 4.00 pm. For further information please giveGilleion a call on 075840591 46.NEW LEARN TO SPIN – *One space left* Learn to spinyour own yarn, or improve your current skill levelusing traditional spinning wheels. Learn to prepareraw material, spin ply and finish the yarn. Mondayevening from 7.00 – 9.00 pm. For further informationplease give Gilleion a call on 075840591 46.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDRENCHRISTMAS CRAFT CLASS FOR CHILDREN (P1 – P7)Saturday 1 0 December from 1 0.00 am – 1 2 noon.Christmas cards, Santa decorations, Windowdecorations etc. Cost £8.50 including materials.CHRISTMAS SWEETS FOR CHILDREN (P3 – P7) Threeworkshops will be offered Saturday 3rd Decemberfrom 1 0 am noon until 1 2.30 pm. This class willproduce various sweets ideal for the festive period.If you would like further information please contact01 968 673893 as spaces are limited. Cost £28.50including ingredients.



EducationBASKETBALL (Primary School P3 – P7) a funand enjoyable way to keep fit and healthy whilelearning to play basketball in an open and activegroup environment. The class meets on a Saturdaymorning from 1 0.30 – 1 1 .30 am. New memberswelcome.DOLPHINS - Learning to swim at an early age sets apositive foundation towards a lifetime ofparticipation and enjoyment in a variety of watersports and aquatic activities. Swimming is the secondmost popular sport in Scotland, after football, foryoungsters aged 4 -1 6 years. SIf you are interested ingetting your child on the ladder to success, pleasegive us a call. Waiting lists now open.DRAMA CLASSES – Craft Theatre and Music School(C.R.A.F.T) hold Drama Classes each Friday between

3.30 – 7.30 pm. These classes cater for 41 /2 – 1 7 yearolds. For further information please call DerekDouglas Mobile on 07949973388GYMNASTICS CLUB – Meets on Saturday afternoonsfrom 1 2 noon – 4.30 pm. Beeslack Gymnastic Clubcaters for all abilities and new members arewelcomed. If you would like to enrol your child orrequire further information, please contact clubsecretary Maria Fawns 07974706841 . Please feelfree to pay us a visit any Saturday where you canmeet coaches and see how the club operates.JUNIOR JOG & FUN ATHLETICS - Beeslack offer aworking relationship between Jog Scotland and FunAthletics to deliver opportunities to improvejumping, throwing and running. This class meets on aMonday evening from 6.1 5 – 7.30 pm. New memberswelcome.LIFESAVING CLUB – Beeslack Life Saving Cluboperates on Saturday mornings from 1 0.00 – 1 2.30pm and is aimed at young people aged 8 – 1 8 years.Opportunities exist for members to take part inLocal, District, Regional and InternationalCompetitions, either individually or as part of a team.Experienced qualified instructors tutor this group.

PARENT & CHILD SWIMMING OPPORTUNITY –Names are now being taken for our new swimsession for parents and children. This will be held onTuesday evenings from 6.00 – 6.45 pm. Bookingswould be taken in advance.PARENT & TODDLER GROUP – Meets at Beeslack onFriday mornings from 1 0.00 – 1 2 noon. The new termwill commence Friday 21 August. New memberswelcomed. We have a large selection of toys for thechildren and there is plenty of time for parents toenjoy a chat. For further information please contactclub secretary Jay French 01 968 6777372.NEW BABY BUBBLES – Sunday morning 1 0.30 – 1 2.00noon & Sunday afternoon 4.00 – 5.00 pm. BabyBubbles will provide swimming lessons for babies,toddlers and pre-school children up to the age of 4

years old. OnQualified Swimming Teachers andAwards Programmes in place. Call SwimWell: 07834486 1 08 or email: [email protected] KWON DO - Call Angus Budge 07753837641 [email protected] children’s classes . Monday’s1 6:1 5 – 1 7:00 4-6 years old 1 7:00 - 1 8:00 juniors.Wednesday’s 1 8:00 – 1 9:00 juniors. New memberswelcome.ALL-WEATHER FACILITIES - As you may be aware, wehave a Purpose Built All Weather Astro-Turf Facility.Unfortunately, at present this area is not floodlitalthough it is still possible to play 5aside Football,

Hockey and Tennis at weekends from 9.00 am until

dusk.SCHOOL OPENING TIMES - As a community schoolour Community Education Programme is on offerthroughout the calendar year. Please note we DONOT close during school holiday periods althoughopening hours may be altered. We do however closeon PUBLIC HOLIDAYS and access may be limited orrestricted during exam times.


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BEESLACK THISTLE FOOTBALL CLUBwe offer children the opportunity to learn andparticipate in games for age groups from under 7through to under 1 7. Following our success in beingawarded SFA Quality Mark Development Club statusearlier this year we remain committed to progressingthe club further and providing an engagingexperience for children to learn football and thewider physical and social skills associated with thegame. please call Shaun on 675554 for furtherdetails.

ESKMILL FOOTBALL CLUB UNDER1 1 'SWe are currently looking for players to add to ourcurrent squad for the current season, next seasonand beyond. If you were born in 2000, why not give ittry? We currently train on Tuesday evenings from6:30 -8:00 and our games are on a Sunday morning. Ifyou require further information please contactJames Robertson on 07803974261 or for further infoplease contact me at [email protected] or 07746 964854

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