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Let’s Talk about corstorphine ARMENIA “A BIT OF NOSTALGIA! BELGRAVE HALLS WINTER 2017 NEW TO CORSTORPHINE A magazine produced by St Ninian’s Church, Corstorphine LETS TALK ABOUT” CORSTORPHINE 1ISSUE 40 Welcome to Corstorphine Churches Carrick Knowe Parish Church St Andrew’s Church St Ninian’s Church Church of Scotland Saughton Road North Church of Scotland Church of Scotland www.ckchurch.org.uk Clermiston View St John’s Road Main Sunday Service: 11am www.edinburghstandrewsclermiston.org.uk www.corstorphinestninians.org.uk July-August: 10.30am Main Sunday Service: 10.30am Main Sunday Service: 10.30am Evening Services as intimated Minister: Rev. Alistair Keil Evening Services as intimated Minister: Rev. Fiona Mathieson Minister: Rev. James Aitken St Anne’s Church Corstorphine Old Parish Church Church of Scotland St Thomas’ Church Church of Scotland Kirk Loan Kaimes Road Scottish Episcopal www.corstorphineoldparish.org.uk www.stannescorstorphine.org.uk Glasgow Road Main Sunday Service: 10.30am Main Sunday Service: 11am www.saintthomas.org.uk Minister: Rev. Moira McDonald July-August 10.30am Main Sunday Service: 10.30am Minister: Rev. James Griggs Rector: Rev. David McCarthy Corstorphine Craigsbank Parish Church Church of Scotland (One Church 2 centres) St John the Baptist St Kentigern’s Roman Catholic www.craigsbankchurch.org.uk Roman Catholic Parkgrove Avenue At East Craigs Church Centre St Ninian’s Road www.stkentigernsedinburgh.co.uk (Bughtlin Market) www.stjohnthebaptist.rcstanded.org.uk Sunday Morning Mass: 9.30am Main Sunday Service: 9.45am Saturday Mass: 6pm Holy Days of Obligation: Craigsbank Church Sunday Mass: 11.30am As announced (North of Glasgow Road) Holy Days of Obligation: Weekday Mass: Main Sunday Service: 11.30am As announced As announced Minister: Rev. Stewart McPherson Parish Priest: Fr. Jeremy Milne Parish Priest: Fr. Jeremy Milne Corstorphine Community Church Glebe Road Sunday Service: 10.30am Pastor: Duncan Whitty SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES FOR ADVENT, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Carrick Knowe Parish Church Corstorphine Old Parish Church St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Sun 3 Dec 11am Gift Service Sun 10 Dec 9.40am ‘Wee Service’ in Church Hall To be announced Sun 10 Dec 11am Lessons and Carols for families with young children Sun 17 Dec 11am Worship 10.30am Morning Service and 6.30pm Communion by Candlelight Gift Service St. Kentigern’s Roman Catholic Church Sun 24 Dec 11am Worship Wed 13 Dec 7pm Torchlight Procession To be announced 6.30pm Christingle from St. Margaret’s Park 11.15pm Carol Singing 7.30pm Carols and Stories 11.30pm Watchnight Service Sun 17 Dec 9.40am ‘Wee Service’ in Church Hall St. Ninian’s Church Sun 31 Dec 11am Worship for families with young children Sun 10 Dec 10.30am Sunday School Sun 7 Jan 11am Worship in Hall 10.30am Festival of Nine Gift Service Lessons and Carols Sat 16 Dec 10.30am-3.30pm Quiet Day Corstorphine Community Church (followed by mince pies and coffee) - Church open for prayer and Sun 24 Dec 10.30am Christmas Service Sun 24 Dec 10.30am Children’s Nativity Service meditation 6pm Family Service Sun 17 Dec 10.30am Family Service Corstorphine Craigsbank Parish Church 11pm Carols in Church 6.30pm Lessons & Carols (One church, Two Centres) 11.30pm Watchnight Service Sun 24 Dec 10.30am Family Service Mon 25 Dec 10.30am Family Worship 8pm Christmas Eve East Craigs Church Centre Candlelight Service Sun 3 Dec 9.30am Advent Worship Mon 25 Dec 10.30am Christmas Day Service 7pm Advent Candlelit Communion St. Andrew’s Church Sun 10 Dec Joint event at Craigsbank Sun 17 Dec 6pm Brass Band Carol Service Sun 17 Dec 9.30am Nativity Sunday Tues 19 Dec 6.30pm Community Carol Service St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church Sun 24 Dec 9.30am Joint Service of Readings Sun 24 Dec 11.30pm Watchnight Service Sun 3 Dec 10.30am Advent Sun with and Carols Mon 25 Dec 10.30am Christmas Day Service Communion Sun 31 Dec 9.30am Morning Worship Sun 31 Dec 10.30am End of Year Service Sun 10 Dec 10.30am Morning Praise Sun 17 Dec 10.30am Café Church All Age Service Craigsbank Church followed by Children’s Party Sun 3 Dec 11am Advent Worship St. Anne’s Church 12 noon to 4pm Sun 10 Dec 10am Christian Aid Breakfast Sun 3 Dec 11am Advent Sunday 6.30pm Carols by Candelight 11am Gift Service Sun 10 Dec 11am Advent 2 Service Sun 17 Dec 11am Nativity Sun Sun 17 Dec 11am Advent 3 Sun 24 Dec 10.30am All Age Service with Sun 24 Dec 9.30am Joint Service in East Craigs Sunday Club Nativity Communion 6pm Family Christingle Service 7pm Lessons & Carols Service 11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion 11pm Mulled Wine Thurs 21 Dec 7.30pm Longest Night Service Service 11.30pm Watchnight Service Sun 24 Dec 11am Advent 4 Mon 25 Dec 10.30am All Age Christmas Day Sun 31 Dec 11am Morning Worship 4pm Christingle Service Service 11.30pm Watchnight Service Sun 31 Dec 10.30am All Age Communion Service Mon 25 Dec 11am All-Age Christmas Day Service with Holy Communion 2 WINTER Let’s talk about Corstorphine Welcome to the fortieth issue of ‘Let’s Talk’- the volunteers who produce and distribute the magazine produced by the Enterprise the magazine. Committee of St. Ninian’s Church. The magazine is distributed to over 7,000 homes Should you wish to enquire about advertising in the area. in ‘Let’s Talk’, please contact the number below. The magazine contains stories of local interest and articles on clubs and organisations. Best wishes. Please regard it as your local magazine. Contributions and suggestions for articles Ian Kirkpatrick, are welcome. The next issue of this magazine The Convener, will be distributed in June 2018 for which the Enterprise Committee, copy date is 15 April. St. Ninian’s Church, St. John’s Road, We are a small group of volunteers from St. Edinburgh, Ninian’s Church, and accept advertisements EH12 8AY and feature material in good faith. The Tel – 0131-316 4777 (Tuesday – Friday opinions expressed by contributors and mornings only) advertisers may not be those of the Enterprise Committee of St. Ninian’s Church. (Cover picture – Belgrave Halls) Many thanks to our advertisers, to those who contribute articles and photographs and to Halls and rooms available Childrens birthday parties, etc at St. Ninian’s Church Contact Gaynor Beames Tel: 0131 316 4777 Email: [email protected] LETS TALK ABOUT CORSTORPHINE 3 A Bit of Nostalgia! Undoubtedly 4th September 2017 was a day to celebrate. There has been a crossing at Queensferry since the Another century, and another feat of engineering to 1000s. Queen Margaret established a ferry here to take bridge the Firth of Forth at Queensferry. The Queen would her and King Malcolm to the Royal Palace in Dunfermline officially open the Queensferry Crossing, exactly 53 years and to St Andrews. It was used by travellers, monarchs after she had opened the Forth Road Bridge. But as we and pilgrims for centuries. Indeed, the ferry was still crossed the Forth Road Bridge early that morning it was used for passengers and cars until 1964! Though a road with a sense of sadness and of loss. This would be the crossing had been mooted since the 1740s the first last time, our return would be over the ‘New Bridge’. Fifty- bridge crossing was the iconic Rail Bridge. It is indeed three years ago, I was 10!! Being born and brought up in sturdy, a magnificent feat of C19th engineering. But so Aberdeen, Edinburgh was far away – too far to visit, the too is the Road Bridge. Graceful and elegant, it brought journey too long. But the new bridge made that much the North of Scotland closer to the central belt; it has easier. My father was very excited about this wonderful been crucial to Scotland’s road network and economy; new construction, so in October 1964 we travelled down and it became vital to the daily commuters. We just have to see it. to remember the havoc caused in December 2015 when it was closed for 3 weeks due to a serious crack. I had I remember we parked at the south side and walked arranged a trip to Aberdeen and this added an hour to across and back. It was a wild, wet, dreich day. I have the journey each way. It was one of the most heavily used a vague memory that we then went on to visit the castle crossings in the UK. Indeed, it was so popular it exceeded but the highlight of the day was definitely crossing the its weight bearing capacity. Originally no more than 11 Road Bridge! It would be another sixteen years before I million vehicles were expected to use it annually; now crossed it again, to live in Edinburgh, and then it became it’s over 26 million. Not only that, the maximum lorry a lifeline back to Aberdeen to see family. It also made our weight was raised from 22 to 40 tonnes. So, it is really trips to the hills much easier. In those days, of course, we not surprising that it did not last its predicted working life. had to pay a toll – it was important to have the correct money ready to allow as slick a passage as possible! In February 1982, I had a job for a few weeks in Dunfermline. Of course, the bridge allowed this to happen – and I went against the flow of traffic so no long delays! However, one day it was windy with thick fog, a real pea- souper! There was a hold-up and I was stuck in the car on the bridge for 15 minutes.