Rutherford Cleaning Services Broughton Spurtle is ·Belle's NO TIME FOR .Contacts .. - HOUSEWORK? BROUGHTON free Specialist in domestic cleaning Bellevue and Claremont Residents and completely Association Debbie Rutherford View Yvonne Pryor 466 1144 Tel. No. 0131 476 0201 independent! Mobile 07747 121494 Broughton Village Association Spurtle tel • 556 0903 Stephanie Harvey 557 2762 (daytime) THINKING OF LETTING Gaytield Association No91 April2002 William McNair 556 4493 YOUR FLAT? We always require properties to meet constant MANSFIELD PLACE CHURCH McDonald Area Amenity Society demand I have been on a cultural odyssey these Bob Stewart 557 1267 Broughton Property Management BRIEFLY past weeks, dear Readers, sooking up Redbraes Residents Association 61 Broughton Street Stonework appeal Like many others, we've been all that Broughton and Bellevue has George Hosey 467 6151 Tel 0131 478 7222 The wraps are corning off as the main the scaffolding went up and craftsmen waiting impatiently for the traffic to offer. And what a feast! New Town Broughton and Pilrig E-mail: broughton [email protected] building work at Mansfield Place could look more closely they calming measures Bryant were At Gateway Theatre in Elm Row, Community Council Church nears discovered, for supposed to be installing at their students of Queen Margaret College Annette O'Carroll 556 7586 KIMBELL JOINERY SERVICES completion. The example, bits that housing development in East London Your local tradesman Street. Now we hear this will be recently stagoo ~ a run of Blackpool, Broughton History Society lower floor will - looked fine from David Watt 556 5271 All insurance work, bookcases, cellar become the HQ of ~~~' ground-level but delayed until Smart's office block Irvine Welsh's first musical, with a lining, general joinery, floorsanding across the street is completed. the Scottish were in fact old score by Vic Goddard ofThe Subway Drummond Community High - City and Guilds qualified - Sect. A good time was had by all as the School Council for cement repairs that The next Community Council meeting 556 8821 fresh-faced cast rattled through the 556 2651 Voluntary would have to be is on Monday, 8th April, 7.30pm at WWW.KJS.BUN.COM convoluted plot with an obligatory Cllr. Trevor Davies Organisations and h chipped out and the Broughton StMary Church Centre in East Broughton Place sweary-word script and plenty of Broughton Ward 529 3221 the upper, church ~' replaced with (please note tire clzange of venue). Surgery at Broughton Primary School, floor a multi-functional venue that indented stone. Result: another enthusiastic kilted singing and Weds. 6.30pm-7pm during school WOODCRAFT SUPPLIES The agenda includes a repm1 on retains the views of the murals. £100,000 required. dancing! terms Picture Framing • Keys Cut crime statistics from Superintendeflt Up at Ego in Picardy Place, I Shoe repair service Restoration of the murals will follow So the Mansfield Traquair Trust Cllr David Guest Grieve. Timber Boards Cut to Size once the building has dried out and the has launched an appeal, 'Help us finish recently attended the Scottish premier New Town Ward Monday-Saturday Elections are due for the of The Vagina Monologues by Eve 558 8823 or 529 4268 internal environment stabilised. with a flourish'. Donations should be 9.30am-5.30pm (Closed Wed. pm) Community Council: for 16 elected Ensle.r, held as an event to raise funds Surgery at 67 Northumberland Street But there's a problem. Before work sent to the Trust, c/o The Glasite 109 Broughton Street individuals, plus 8 members on Mondays from 6 to 6.45pm 556 9672 started, the cost of stonework repair Meeting House, 33 Barony Street, for womer;'s charities. The readings, nominated to represent local interest by a mixed amateur and professional Malcolm Chisholm MSP was estimated at £780,000. But when EH3 6NX. groups. The Returning Officer for the cast, were utterly fabulous, spoilt only 555 3636 Surgery on Saturdays, elections is Councjllor David Guest, 7 . Drummond High School, I.OOpm. SELECT by the trotting of indignant high heels BROUGHTON MARKET SAUNA East Claremont Street (phone 558 Floor sanding as several of the blue-rinse brigade Mark Lazarowicz, MP 8823): he bas forms for both Joinery fled after the first mention of the c Advice sessions every Friday at Misinformation individual candidates and 27 4 Leith Wal k, 12.30pm and every Plumbing word! organisations which want to register Saturday at Stockbridge Library, All aspects of work undertaken and nominate representatives. Estelle Murgatroyd and myself 10.30am. Tel. No. 0131 476 0201 muddies the water Completed forms must be returned to have been lucky enough to secure Mobile 07747 121494 him by Monday, 29th April. front row tickets for David Cassidy at Some local residents still have genuine Superintendent Grieve challenged the The Playhouse on 28th April. I was worries about the sauna planned for idea that gay-related assaults were not In February we featured David Open Now Richardson of Victoria, Australia, slightly reluctant to sit so close to the Bellevue Broughton Market - the traffic and reported saying it was contrary to the front because I didn't want to be in the parking implications in particular. experience of Gayfield police. who wanted make contact with fellow pupils from his days at Canonmills moshpit, but Estelle assures me it will AQUARIUS But some of the claims made about More recently it was claimed that a Newsagents School. We're glad to report that be a dignified sit down experience! Not just a newsagent! Designer Silver the development have caused confusion. company had abandoned its plans to Margaret McGowan of Broughton David, now an amazingly youthful mobile top-up cards, Jewellery Mainstream press coverage said that the build townhouses at Broughton Market Road (maiden name Dickson) has police had objected to a licence for the as a direct result of the sauna being (and some would say surgically electronic top-up cards, Nearly New Ladies Clothes now written to David, telling him enhanced) 53, is doing this tour as a sauna: misleading, Superintendent approved. Spurtleis reliably informed she's also in touch with five other toys, stamps, Interior Accessories thank you to his fans for 30 years of Grieve told the March meeting of the that this is not true: any delay has been contemporaries. Littlewoods Pools agents, unstinting loyalty (steady on there Furniture Community Council- they'd simply caused by a desire to improve the plans dry cleaning. A 'Friends of George V Park and laddie, you're giving our age away!) Antiques asked for opening hours to be restricted for the housing development. 42 Bellevue Road Scotland Yard' group has now been Till next time, just do it! 7f. Broughton Street to midnight. (The licence eventually The danger is that all the talk could set up. They are applying for City 557 3617 Open Mon-Sat 10.30-5.30 granted only runs to 11pm.) It has also prove self-fulfilling. If local people - and Council money through the Local We now also accept all - but closed W ednes

· CLEANING UP BROUGHTON SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT EAST CLAREMONT CROSSINGS BRIER.Y Councillor tackles M_$Ps' pay Those double yellows Pat Eccles of City Trees would like to : thank all those who supported the The Senior Salaries Review Body recent exhibition at the Bellevue take-away litter recommended a 13.5% rise. MSP arrive at last . Gallery. The exhibition will now be at ' Shona Robison's amendment wanted When Councillor Davies stood for approved, the new rule will be When East Claremont Street was That process completed, a few the World Heritage Trust, 5 Charlotte an inflation-only pay rise. The majority Square during April- so anyone who election last October, one of his introduced as licences come up fo~ restructured in 1997, raised weeks ago markings appeared to show of MSPs voted for the SSRB missed it can see it there. pledges to electors was. to find a way their annual renewal. The Council has platforms designed to slow down wliere the lines should be drawn. Then recommendation. We asked our own of "making fast food shops put aside the money to traffic were included. At each nothing. Spurtle asked local · Still on trees, following a successful responsible for all during employ nine more constituency MSP, Malcolm Chisholm: platform pedestrian crossings were Councillor Davies when we could application by the Community Council . nsee sh ' d their customers' "The llce d t the en Environmental Wardens Why not a majority vote for Shona marked out, the idea being to make expect the work to be done: to the City Council, trees are to be h urs an a h Robison's alternative? Surely that litter". It looks like business o ensure t e to help enforce this new crossing easier and safer by creating "Unfortunately, the Council planted around the bowling grem on he's made some of each daY ~ernoval of anY rule. Iftake-away shops would have been a positive statement breaks in the kerbside parking. But, contractors can't get at the road to Broughton Road, adjacent to collection wrapping, by MSPs? In going along with the Powderhall. solid progress in that a~d f~od_ don't comply, the even when white lines were added paint the lines because cars are always paper, foo drinks contalner 13.5%, did you (collectively) not miss direction. ultimate sanction is, to reinforce the message, there were parked there. And we can't legally Amateur classical musicians! Haven't container and nt or footpath a real opportunity? "A working group th Paverne • d ~ r a after they've received still drivers who just weren't move the cars until the yellow lines played in 20 years? Want to again? frorn e rnises an ° I of course understand your point in the Council is soon fronting the p~~ rnetres eit~er the necessary interested. So local residents pressed are painted! Catch 22." The Stockbridge and New Town but suppose there are three other going to send out for distance of d. acent prernl~es to have for double yellow lines, and the City But as we go to press they've Community Orchestra meets in ·de V{here a ) Catenng 11· cence considerations. Stockbridge Parish Church (St public consultation s1 · t B.ours Council set the wheels in motion to managed to do the lines at one of the 2 5 Firstly, this is the last time there will Bernard's), Saxe-Coburg Street, new rules for licensing to which La e e within removed from get the necessary traffic order. crossing points. L\. cences apply adr. tance to be be such a vote and the issue therefore Thursdays at 7 .30pm. Bring a stand late-night take-away the \S · d them." and come! There are no auditions, and rnetres, the:ll be to the IU1 , - If we think this was how this would be fixed in future. shops" he told if you can handle about Grade 3, cleaned sh rernises. Rightly or wrongly, it is to be 87% of Spurtle. "And, on my oint between the P is a good idea, you'll do fine. Visit their website, suggestion, one of those p Councillor Davies would like the Westminster salary. www.snco.org.uk, or call the infoline new rules will be that owners us to make our views known to the Secondly, and perhaps less at 0792 985 0483. must clean the pavement 25 metres Council. Write to him at the City convincingly from your point of view, either side of their shop. If it is Chambers, High Street, EHl 1YJ. it was the recommendation of an independent review body. While we Winter strips leaves from are still in the unacceptable position of BROUGHTON STREET BUILDINGS trees deciding on our own pay, that is perhaps of some relevance. the pensioner counts her No. 22a is declared Thirdly, and personally, I could not as a minister vote down a pay change recommendation for my colleagues for the Broughton bus 'at risk' when I already receive more as a Cleaning up Broughton by getting minister. David Leslie is exhibiting a series of 15 photographs, each showing a bridge or crossing over the Water of Leith, is on view at Broughton Books in Broughton rid of litter and graffiti will Returning to the first point, pay will Place. One has already become an historic photograph: it shows three massive First in a series of haikus by certainly help make it a better now automatically be adjusted each stone pillars which once supported a railway bridge near Bonnington Mills. They Richard Love ofBellevue Place place to live. More trees and other year and this will not happen again. were recently removed after the severe flooding in that area. greenery too. And the buildings in Given that we are to be fixed at 87% of our streets are also an important Westminster, why once again is it the OUTLOOK Mark Lazarowicz SIRACH COMPUTER TRAINING part of the environment: their Scottish Parliament that takes the flak, Member of Parliament for Computer training solutions for housing and assistance Edinburgh North & Leith fabric needs safeguarding. while no-one says a word against for older people everyone Broughton Village Association Westminster? Are you looking for computer very sheltered housing are particularly anxious about 22a training ? and residential care homes Broughton Street; it's been Spurtle team for this issue: Have you just got a new computer? looking abandoned and neglected Tim Puntis, Norma McKendrick, beautiful houses* and gardens Do you want to know how to use Ken McKay, Gavin MacGregor, for some years now. In recent years in Edinburgh your computer better? Peter Galinsky, David Aitken, it had housed the Rifle Club, and John Dickie and Alan Mcintosh. Computer lessons available from then become a nightclub venue; individuality *and freedom as low as £20 BROUGHTON BOOKS in Broughton in a caring environment Constituency Office: 274 Leith Walk but it was built in 185 3 as a George Place are our "postbox". \ Drop in and visit us at Heriot District School - you can they raised their concerns about Tel: 0131 555 0598 Edinburgh, 26 Forth Street PHONE - 556 7727 I 556 0903 Tel: 0131 556 4511 Fax: 0131 555 3737 EH6 5EL see the 'G' and 'H' carved at first Or FAX - 556 7727 I 557 6752 Or telephone us on 477 8645 the building, the Scottish Civic 43 London Street Edinburgh EH3 6LX Email: [email protected] Fax; 0131 557 8666 Or visit our website at floor level. Association secretary Trust has put it on its "At Risk" Visit our web site at Please contact Constituency Office for E-mail: [email protected] www.sirach.co.uk Stephanie Harvey told us that since register. www .tpuntis.demon.co.uk ~ebsite : www.outlookhous i ng . org . uk details of Advice Sessions.