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The ‘Strictly Entertaining’event held at local supermar-ket Asda last month provedto be a major hit with customers.

Organised by CraigmillarCircle of Arts, the event, whichwas staged to raise funds forRadio Forth’s Help a ChildAppeal, had many shoppersshowcasing their singing anddancing talents for the worthycause.

Craigmillar resident andsinging coach, Nikki Barneswas on hand with what mostcustomers thought was herkaraoke machine - a voiceenhancer known as an orches-trator.

Chalky of the CPN DanceCompany demonstrated Salsa,Jive and Merengue with cus-tomers invited to join in for afee. The Help a Child appealfunds are now £1104.64 betteroff.

Nikki Barnes told theChronicle: “It was a fantasticday. Everyone seemed to loveit. I especially found it funnythat everyone thought I wasusing a karaoke machine.”

She added: “It was a shamewe didn’t have a larger spacefor the dancing as there were somany people wanting to join in.”

Happy New YearHappy New Year Inside this issue:Awards for local schools...pages 4 & 5 Orchard planted at nursery...page 8

Letters...page 9 Stars for January 2005...page 11

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appeal

Peffermill Road play centre,The Jelly Club has been reported toEnvironmental Health afterbeing accused of poor standardsof hygiene and a lack of heating.

Jewel resident Denise Robertsonmade the complaint after a recentvisit with her young daughter.

Denise claims she encounteredfilthy toilets, thick dust and grime,and food debris splattered on thefloor and tables. She also claimsthat the indoor centre wasunpleasantly cold, and that herdaughter, who suffers from respi-ratory problems, suffered a violentbout of coughing as a result.

She told the Chronicle: “I wasthere an hour, and in that time notone of the staff collected any dishes,cleaned any tables or picked up any-thing from the floor. The kids wererunning about in bare feet, and theycould have slipped on chips,sausages; you name it, it was on thatfloor. Even the door on the way inand out was thick with dust.

“I was there an hour after it wasopened and there is no way all thatdust could have collected. Theywere short staffed, but that’s notmy problem. I was appalled at thestate of the place.”

Denise admits she wanted toleave earlier, but decided to makethe most of the visit having paidan entry fee of £3.60 on behalf ofher daughter, who wanted to stayput and play in the ball pit. Thisarea was, according to Denise“just as bad”, with “inches” ofdust collected in its corners.

Asked if she felt the experiencehad been a rip-off, Denise repliedangrily: “Even if they paid me togo in it wouldn’t have been worththe money. It was absolutely ran-cid. The owner is obviously more

interested in taking in the moneythan he is in the health and safetyof the kids he’s expecting to comeand play in there.”

Speaking to the Chronicle, JellyClub owner Matthew Jones wasunruffled as he deflected concerns,and argued that the play centredoes in fact provide good value formoney compared with competi-tors. He also confirmed that hewas frequently in touch withEnvironmental Health, they had acordial relationship, and the prem-ises were subject to regular visitsand inspections.

Responding to Denise’s com-plaints, Mr. Jones’ tone was unre-pentant: “Parents come in free ofcharge. The only paying customers

are kids, and we have not had onesingle complaint from a payingcustomer - from a child. They loveit. And we just get parents whohave chips on their shoulders.”

He reasoned: “We ask parents todispose of their own rubbish, andthey leave it in a filthy [state]. Wehad a lady in at the weekendchanging a baby at a table, whenwe supply facilities to do that.”

Mr. Jones went on to assert: “Ithink that the hygiene of some ofthe customers is appalling. I actu-ally had to come in early thismorning to clean a toilet that hadbeen blocked up with a sanitarytowel. We [also] have excrementsmeared over walls.”

Mr. Jones was more judicious as

he stressed that the issue is beingtaken seriously: “We are cleaningall the time. We clean every day,and we do everything we possiblycan. We are human, and some-times there might be an oversight,and we might miss a piece of foodon the floor.

“I’m always apologetic, and Ialways say to [customers] that ifyou point it out to us we’ll attendto it. We have nothing to hide; wedo everything we possibly can.”

A spokesman from EnvironmentalHealth told the Chronicle: “We canconfirm that a complaint has beenreceived regarding the Jelly Club inPeffermill Road. There will be aninvestigation into the complaint andif necessary, action will be taken.”

Local mum hits out at“rancid” Jelly Club

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A presentation was held recentlyat Jewel And Esk Valley college tohonour trainees completing an ITskills course organised by locallybased social enterprise ForthSector.

The IT Works course offeredEuropean Computer DrivingLicence (ECDL) training foradults with mental health difficul-ties, followed by a six week workplacement.

Successful trainee MariaFullerton of Niddrie House wasamongst those honoured at thepresentation. She enjoyed thecourse, saying: “It’s given memore confidence and made memore outgoing. It’s nice for singleparents to get out and still believein their education. I’m already atrained typist, so I’m catching upand moving on. I’ve had encour-agement from day one and it’sbeen a happy experience.

Forth Sector IT Training TeamManager Sheila Marin said:“People with mental health prob-

lems deserve to have the opportu-nity to get training to get back intoemployment. This course offers[the chance] to help people breakthat barrier.”

According to Jewel and EskValley College CommunicationsLecturer Duncan Mackay, boost-ing the confidence of trainees is abig part of the course.

He explained: “Very often, forsome of the students, simply turn-ing up and participating is a hugestep forward from them.”

To help, an SQA assessed mod-ule in communications is taughtalongside the ECDL course toensure students have not only thenecessary skills thrive in employ-ment, but also the confidence touse them.

Duncan Mackay added: “I thinkit’s been a huge success this year,and looking back on previousyears, we can see students fromprevious classes have gone on andare holding down really good,positive, worthwhile jobs.”

AA Memorial Memorial AssemblyAssemblywill be held for

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Kintry is proposing rent increase of between 1.6%and 3.2% effective from 1st April 2005.

Tenants are invited to discus these proposals at eitherof the following open meetings, at which staff and

Board members will be present :-

* at 5.30pm on Wednesday 19th January at2 Craigmillar Castle Road

* at 10am on Friday 21st January at 1 Hay Avenue

More information on these increases can beobtained by contacting Ian Hepburn :-

* at our offices in 2 Craigmillar Castle Road* by phone on 0131 659 4500

* by e mail at [email protected]

All tenants will be individually notified by letter ofthe increase in their rent before April 2005.

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Santa bikers bringjoy to Craigmillarchildren

Books forBabies celebrate1000th member

Craigmillar Books for Babies helda celebration for their 1000thmember recently.

A special presentation was madeby Mark Laing, ManagingDirector of the local SimmersBiscuit factory, at CraigmillarLibrary in November to babyMurrin - the 1000th baby to jointhe project since is began just oversix years ago.

Born in September this year,Murrin was invited to join theproject when she was just 11 daysold. Little did her proud parentsrealise that she was the 1000thbaby in the Craigmillar area to doso.

Project Coordinator KaraMulvihill said: “We are veryproud of this achievement. It isamazing to think that in the past

six years, in this one area of thecity over 1000 babies have been apart of this project.”

Kara added: “This project trulybelongs to the families and youngchildren of Craigmillar”.

Craigmillar Books for Babieswas launched in Craigmillar in1998.

In addition to the 7month baggiven on behalf of Bookstart,Craigmillar Books for Babies alsogifts a book at 10 days, a bookbagat 8 weeks, a book bag at 2 yrs onbehalf of Edinburgh Bookstart anda rucksack with book at 3 yrs.

For further information aboutCraigmillar Books for Babiesevents please contact TeresaMartin or Kara Mulvihill on0131 621 2621 or [email protected]

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A gang of over 30 Edinburgh bikers roared intoCraigmillar just before Christmas.

Trouble? - Anything but - just a swarm of Santas onHarleys delivering sacks of Christmas presents tolocal project, Caring in Craigmillar.

Caring in Craigmillar Manager, Midge Lamb toldthe Chronicle: “It’s fantastic - so many presents. Itmeans a happier Christmas for so many youngsters inour area.”

The delivery was arranged by George McGuire, amember of the Dunedin chapter of the UK Harley

Davidson owners.Mr McGuire, a civil servant from Bonnyrigg,

learned about Caring in Craigmillar earlier this yearwhen he orgainsed a day out for Craigmillar kidsfrom Richmond Church during the Fayre week.

Mr McGuire said: “We always do a Christmas toyrun for a charity. Caring in Craigmillar tell us theyreceive many referrals from churches, health workersand social workers.”

He added: “It’s good to know we can help put asmile on a few young faces.”

The Craigmillar Joint VentureCompany has a new brand name -PARC.

It was decided that a new nameand logo was needed to make theproject more easily identifiable.

After much consultation, PARCwas chosen to represent the regen-eration of Craigmillar.

PARC means Promoting AndRegenerating Craigmillar. It alsohas another interpretation - mostpeople think of parks as niceplaces, places where you want totake your children, where you canenjoy yourself, a place where youwant to be.

The company wants to makesure Craigmillar retains all that isgood and positive and add to thatin whatever way possible throughits regeneration programme.Promoting Craigmillar as a placeto be, to live and to work is centralto the work of PARC.

It was decided that a brand was

needed that could represent every-one involved in the regenerationof Craigmillar, from developers tolocal businesses, to the Counciland to the local resident.

Every project that theCraigmillar Joint Venture compa-ny is responsible for will use thePARC logo.

It is intended to be a mark ofquality and a sign that things arehappening. The PARC sign willtell people that the project it isattributed to is approved as part ofa wider regeneration programme.

PARC will also be launching awebsite very shortly, (you will beable find it at www.theparc.co.uk)and a newsletter called‘PARCLife’ will be distributed ona number of occasions every yearto every household.

The website and the newsletterwill keep you up-to-date on allPARC projects. The first editionof ‘PARCLife’ should be in your

copy of the Craigmillar Chronicle.Other copies can be had from allmajor distribution points through-out the community.

Recent PARC activity hasincluded developing a plan to tidyup Niddrie Mains Road.

Children from all three primaryschools in the area planted bulbs,the flowers from which will hope-fully be seen along the roadside inthe Spring.

Similarly, a project is beingdeveloped to enhance the land-scaping around the local shopsand the shopping areas.

Other work has been withCastlebrae Secondary Schoolwhere pupils are working withstudents of the Edinburgh ArtCollege to produce an exhibitionof models, to be displayed in thenear future, on ideas prompted bythe regeneration programme.

Further information on this willbe available at a later date.

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Local primaryfrom Costcoawards forFive Craigmillar primary schools weredelighted to take part in the recent CostcoAchievement Awards.

Over 100 local children, 20 from each ofthe five schools, benefited from the compa-ny’s donation of 100 backpacks filled withacademical goodies and safety awarenessbrochures.

Three children from each school alsoreceived a prize for special achievementranging from a Leap-pad learning systemto fun games.

Each year Costco donate gift packs tochildren in local communities. Costco’smarketing Manager this year approachedCraigmillar’s Community Police Officer,Sam Jess with the offer of the packs. Samtold the Chronicle: “It is not often that anorganisation the size of Costco give some-thing back to the community. In order tomake the best use of the donation, wedecided that an achievement award schemebe set up in the local primary schools. Theschools we approached we delighted totake part in this.”

In the run up to Christmas, CostcoMarketing Manager, Colin Smith and com-munity Officers, Sam and his colleague‘Chippy’, played Santa at the local schoolsand handed out the prizes to the lucky win-ners - all of whom were nominated by theirteachers for having achieved excellence ina variety of areas such as school work andattendance and helping their fellow pupilsand teachers.

Costco’s Colin Smith was extremelydelighted with the response from the localschools and especially the children them-selves. He told the Chronicle: “The awardshave been real fun. It’s been great seeingthe children happy and being rewarded fortheir achievements.”

He added: “I have very much enjoyed thispart of my job and I hope that we can con-tinue this relationship with the Craigmillarcommunity.”

Costco have also, through the Children’sSafety Education Foundation, sponsored15 educational ‘Young Persons guide toBullying’ packs which are to be distributed

For more information or tobook a place, contact the

Capacity Building Project on0131 661 0200

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to the local St. Francis Primary School.Niddrie Mill Primary Headteacher, Mrs

Boyle-Ronaldson praised Costco’s commu-nity involvement by saying: “We aredelighted that such a large organisation likeCostco actually take the time and the

trouble to think about children who oftenmaybe don’t get a lot at Christmas.

“The children are delighted, the staffare delighted and hopefully Costcowil l be good enough to repeat this incoming years.”

Castleview winners: P1a - Kade Johnson, Cameron Lawrie. P1b - Caitlyn Grady,Jenna-Rose Casey. P2 - Nicole Moffat, James Weir. P2/3 - Josh MacDonald, CharlottePennycuik. P3 - Michaela Elliot, Rebecca McRobbie. P4 - Annie Milne, Steven Birkett.P5a - Dionne Whitney, Gary Morgan. P5b - Shannon Williamson, Heather Main.P6 - Chloe Gillan, Sean Swaney. P7 - Roseanne Reid, Megan Glass.

Brunstane winners: P1- Hannah Johnston, Daniel McKinnon. P2 - Michael McKenzie,Kiatlin Cross. P3 - Jodie Parrott, Christopher Mason. P4 - Shannon Stevenson, ConnorFergus. P4/5 - Ben Gibson. P5/6 - Darryn Gold, Louise Greenan. P6 - Mark Russell,Stephanie Sangster. P7 - Suzanne Lewis, Ryan Mason. Special awards also went toSamantha McGregor P1, Abbey Sutherland P4/5 and Greg Gunn P7.

Lismore winners: P1 - Adele Harvey, Joshua Slow-Clayton, Kelsey Halliday. P2 - ChloeBetts, Haley Walker, John Harvey. P3 - David Walker, Naomi Wilson, BriannaPatten. P4 - Peter Laidlaw, Hayley Walker, Chelsea Wilson. P5 - Damielle Dickson, DaleMcNaughton, James Reilly. P6 - Amy Taylor, Jack Bruce. P7 - Roseanne McKenzie,Denholm Harvey, Donna Wilson.

Niddrie Mill winners: Leonna Huth, Becky Booker, Lewis Ramsay, Emma Garratt,Reece Borthwick, Roxanne Henderson, Ashleigh Tiffney, Dean Black, Tiffney Nicol,Morgan Millar, Mehmet Erdem, Thomas Douglas, Chistopher Hunt, Shannon Johnstone,Claudine Darling, Joseph Renwick, Nicki Thomon, Claire Dunn, Sean Faughey, JamieMcGovern. Special Awards to Morgan Millar, Claire Dunn and Jamie McGovern.

St. Francis winners: P1 - Tate paterson, Pauline Hillen. P1/2 -Jordan McCormick,Jasmine Hillen, Arren Reid. P2/3 - Sean Wilson, Roseann Richardson. P3 - Paul Stewart,Sarah Hillen, Billie Easton. P4 - Michael McGovern, Stephanie Richardson, RyanHillen. P5 - Kimberley McCallum, Chelsea Henderson. P6/7a - Lee Sillar, Donna Hillen,Matthew Stewart. Special Awards to Chelsea Henderson, Tate Paterson, Donna Hillen.

The City of Edinburgh Councilare expected to approve the finalroute alignment of Tram Line 3 -Edinburgh’s proposed third tramline serving the south of the city.

In a recent report to the Council,tie outlined revised proposals forthe preferred route corridor whichwere the result of on-going liaisonand discussions with businesses,community groups and residentssince April this year.

The approved route runs fromWaverley to Newcraighall viaCameron Toll, the RoyalInfirmary of Edinburgh, Niddrieand Craigmillar via Clerk Street,Cameron Toll, around the north-ern perimeter of Inch Park andpart the new Royal Infirmary andBio Medipark.

On Clerk Street, trams will sharea lane in each direction with gen-eral traffic while the lanes nearestthe footpaths will serve a combi-nation of uses along their length,including bus lay-bys, tram stops,and loading/parking bays.

At Inch Park, the route will fol-low the northern perimeter of thepark close to Cameron TollShopping Centre. This maintainsthe integrity of the park, limitsencroachment into parkland toapproximately 1 metre, and signif-icantly reduces tree loss. As partof the Braid Burn FloodPrevention Scheme, the park wall

at the east end of the park will bereconstructed, enabling the tramto run outwith the park boundary.

Further south along the route,trams will run to the west of OldDalkeith

Road on a segregated alignmentbuilt on the existing grass verge.This allows the tram stop to beconveniently located for housingat The Inch and allows more reli-able running times.

The tram will then continuealong the western carriageway ofOld Dalkeith Road before cross-ing to service the new RoyalInfirmary. In order to achieve thisroute and minimise impact onLiberton Golf Course, this revisedroute alignment will require the

compulsory purchase of two prop-erties and discussions are takingplace with the affected parties.

tie limited Chief Executive,Michael Howell, says: “We arecommitted to developing a mod-ern, efficient and integrated tramscheme in Edinburgh.

City of Edinburgh Councilapproval of the route alignmentgives the green light for us to enterthe next stage of the project andprepare to submit a Private Bill forTram Line 3 to the ScottishParliament before Christmas thisyear.”

The proposed Edinburgh TramProject is the amongst the top fivenational transport projects identi-fied by the Scottish Executive.


Craigmillar is set to be transformed withthe acquisition by the EDI Group of 150acres of land for woods and parkland.

The move will create a major new public park that willplay a similar role to the one that the Braid Hills orCorstorphine Hill plays in other parts in the city.

The new park will complete a green corridor runningall the way from Holyrood to the City boundary.

“The move will dramatically improve the appearance ofthe area both for residents and for visitors to the city com-ing along the Old Dalkeith Road”, said EDI Chairman IanPerry. “It will open up the historic parklands for residents ofareas such as Craigmillar and Moredun to enjoy - as well aspeople working in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary”.

The land being acquired runs from Craigmillar CastleCountryside Park down into the valley, which is crossed bya burn, continuing up the side and to the top of theEdmonstone Ridge.

Craigmillar’s historical parkland...It includes 50 acres of historic parkland adjoining the Wisp

and Old Dalkeith Road that was once regarded as havingsome of the finest trees in the country.

Owned by the Don-Wauchope family for over 400 yearsthe land formed part of a series of landed estates that ranfrom the centre of Edinburgh into Midlothian and EastLothian.

new woodland and public areas to be similarin nature to Meadows...

Improvements to the area will include planting furthertrees on the Edmonstone Ridge to create high quality wood-ed areas. The remaining 100 acres will allow for the cre-ation two new public landscaped areas. Each of these areasconsisting of about 50 acres, forming a new woodland onthe side of the Edmonstone Ridge, and a new public parklikely to be similar in role and nature to the Meadows.

connecting communities...This new parkland will include pleasant walking and cycle

routes connecting the different communities in the area. The environment, which is currently relatively poor from

an ecological point of view, will offer new wildlife habitatsin line with the Edinburgh biodiversity action plan. Theseimprovements will include the restoration of the burn.

Cllr. Perry added: “The future growth and development ofthe city doesn’t just depend only on new homes and com-mercial developments.

“If we are to maintain Edinburgh’s reputation for a highquality of life, we need new areas of recreational open spacein those parts of the city, such as the South East of the city,that will grow over the next few years”.“enhance the quality of life for people who live and

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picturethis and win a £10gift voucher

This photo competition is brought to you by theCraigmillar Arts & Environment Project and the

Craigmillar Chronicle.The photo on the right is a place in Craigmillar, butdue to the angle it’s taken from, it may not be so

easy to recognise!Readers are invited to guess where the picture was

taken and the lucky winner will receive a £10 gift token.All photos have been taken by the Arts & EnvironmentProject with the intention of highlighting the diversity of

plant life in Craigmillar and show the area from adifferent angle.

Answers to: picturethis Competition,Craigmillar Chronicle, Unit 9a, Castlebrae Business

Centre, Peffer Place, Edinburgh EH16 4BBby Monday 24th January 2005.

December answer: View of New Royal Infirmaryfrom Craigmillar Castle

Winner: Donna Bigg of Craigmillar

Pipping all others to the post lastmonth, Children’s House Nurseryplanted their own orchard in theschool’s grounds.

The Edinburgh Community FoodInitiative choose Children’s Houseto launch their Pip Project - anunder fives healthy eating initia-tive.

The project supplies free fruit to43 nurseries across the cityenbling 2000 youngsters threefruit snacks each week.

In addition to this many nurseriesalso run fruit stalls on a regularbasis where parents can buy goodquality fruit at a low cost.

Children’s House Nursery sellsover 90 bags of fruit each weekand each child receives a dailyfruit snack.

Head Teacher, Maureen Bakertold the Chronicle: “We alreadyhave three thriving apple trees inour grounds, but are delighted toexpand this to an orchard!

“We are also delighted with ourlinks with Edinburgh CommunityFood Initiative. We are workingtowards ECO school status andthe intiatives we are developingwill support our submission.”

On hand to help with the treeplanting, Sustainable DevelopmentOfficer at the Community Food

Initiative, Iain Goodbrand said:“The Pip project encourages chil-dren to eat a wider range of fruitand vegetables. However, it is justas important for children to under-stand where fruit comes from andhow it grows. Children who live in

cities don’t always get the oppor-tunity to pick their own fruit or tosee fresh fruit growing on trees.It’s something we would like tohelp change.”

Maureen Baker added: “Localpeople are no doubt aware of the

extensive established garden wehave here at the nursery. It is real-ly exciting to extend this resourceby being the first nursery to takepart in the Pip project - you neverknow we might soon be harvest-ing for our snacks!”

Local nursery becomes first inEdinburgh to plant orchard

Nursery pupils Teigan Reillyand Steven Lorimer help

Community Food Initiative’sIain Goodbrand with the

tree planting

Cancerawarenesssessions forCraigmillarresidentsFollowing on from the success ofthe recent women’s Pamperzonenights, the NOF CancerAwareness project is organisingfurther information sessions.

A series of six daytime sessions,lasting around two hours each,will be held in the HaysCommunity Business Centre, HayAvenue and will also includelunch for participants.

The new sessions are for bothwomen and men this time aroundand will provide useful informa-tion on ways to reduce you andyour family’s risk of cancer.

A programme providing detailsof the content of each session isavailable.

The sessions start in late Januaryand are free to Craigmillar resi-dents.

For further information, aprogramme or to book a placeon any session, contact NOFworker, Anne Paterson on 0131537 7475.


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Constituency Office nowopen at

52 Clerk Street,Edinburgh EH8 9JBtelephone: 0131 668 4800

email:[email protected]

Colin Fox is available at hisconstituency office every Friday

from 2.00pm - 4.00pm

WRITE TO REPLYWRITE TO REPLY - - Letters to the EditorDear EditorAs parents, guardians or carers, doyou know where your children werelast night or even tonight and whatthey were doing?

No? Then let me perhaps help you.In mid-September we embarked

upon an initiative aimed at dealingwith the increasing number of callswe were receiving relative to gather-ings of youths across the whole of theCraigmillar and Portobello area.

Time and again your local policeofficers were being sent to areas suchas Piersfield, Northfield, Bingham,Magdalene, Mountcastle andPortobello High Street to deal withthe inappropriate and, in my view,completely unacceptable behaviourof youths.

On occasion youths they would findwere drunk, some were carryingweapons and others were simply act-ing aggressively towards innocentmembers of the public whose onlyerror was to be in the vicinity.

This behaviour has to stop - NOW!But, we cannot tackle this alone. We

need you as the parents, guardians

and carers for these kids to take onresponsibility.

We have recourse to the law, includ-ing Anti-Social Behaviour legislation.

You have recourse to instillingrespect and discipline in their mindsand letting them know what is tolera-ble and acceptable.

I am acutely aware that the Councilalso has a role in this and we aregrateful for the excellent team ofcouncillors and MP’s that serve thegreater area.

They too are gravely concernedand, together with my sectorInspectors at Craigmillar andPortobello, we have regular discus-sions on how we can tackle thisblight on OUR community.

I have asked my officers to dealwith problem youths firmly, fairlyand robustly.

They will do that. But we need youto help us also. Don’t let you be theone who gets a knock at your door tofind my officers with your son ordaughter accompanying them.

Jim McBrierty, Chief Inspectorfor Portobello and Craigmillar

Interested inworking in acare home?

A part-time course for thoseinterested in working with peoplein care homes will be starting thismonth.

The course will be run in part-nerhsip with Braeside NursingHome, Braid Hills NursingHome, Bield and ViewpointHousing who will deliver jobtraining sessions as well as offer-ing short two-day placements toparticipants during the course.

Applicants must be out of work,all benefits will be protected andeveryone will get travel, childcareand lunch expenses.

People from the following post-codes are eliglble - EH15 3, EH164, 5, 6 and EH17 7 and 8.

Interviews with local employersare guaranteed and vacancies arewaiting to be filled!

The course will be based inCraigmillar and there are 12places available.

Contact Dorothy McKeon assoon as possible at Worktrack on0131 620 6220.

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Dear EditorWe write as the CommunityRegeneration Forum (CRF) represen-tatives on the SIP Board and wouldlike the community to know that weare very disappointed that we lost theargument to continue funding forsome of the projects in Craigmillar.

In July, the funding panel of theSIP Board, under the chairmanship ofPaul Nolan, decided that some of theCraigmillar projects should lose fund-ing.

The paper which was tabled on theday by Paul Nolan (without any con-sultation with us) proposed that proj-ects affected would be; TheCraigmillar Neighbourhood Alliance,the Craigmillar Ability Network andWomenzone from 1st March 2005and The Craigmillar Chronicle andWorktrack from 1st January 06.

His decision was based on an esti-mated cut of approximately 15% ofthe funding and on an evaluation car-ried out almost 2 years ago, which didnot include all projects.

We argued that no decisions shouldbe made until a final figure on the size

of the cut was known and all projectscould undergo a full, open and trans-parent evaluation.

The Community Council reps (PaulNolan & Mick McNulty) voted infavour of the tabled paper and, it wasalso supported by the Council rep., sothe vote was carried.

In November the final cut was iden-tified as less than 4% and we felt thatan across the board cut would safe-guard all of the projects until a fullevaluation of the projects could takeplace.

Again, we were over-ruled by theCommunity Council Reps and thecouncil rep. Basically we tried every-thing we could to ensure that valuableprojects catering for the most vulner-able people in our community weresaved but some people supposedlyacting in the best interests of the com-munity decided otherwise.

We want to make it clear that we donot take any responsibility for thecuts and we were 100% against thishappening.

Honor Flynn & Norrie DaviesCommunuty Reps.


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Since it’s revitalisation in January 2004 theCDBA has had a positive impact on the localbusiness community.Originally established in 2000, the CDBA is a mem-

bership organisation that a ims to promote, co

ordinate and represent the interests of local busi-

nesses.

Its primary objective is to provide a local network-

ing and information forum for established business-

es, local entrepreneurs and individuals within the

Greater Craigmillar area. It has a vital role to play in

the developments within Craigmillar and the effects

that these changes will have for the local business

community.

CDBA provide informed input on the major redevel-

opments planned and when necessary act as an

effective lobbying group for its members and the

local community.

What we achieved for local

businesses in 2004:

*CDBA represented on the Partnership Board

*Provided representatives from the CDBA to attend

and contribute to the Local Economic Sub Group

and Community Steering Group meetings enabling

us to provide our members with the most up to date

information

*Organised CDBA Committee meetings with JVC

and Llewellyn Davies to ensure that the views of

the local business community are considered in

the Urban Design Framework

*Increased membership from under 50 to over 250

*Co-ordinated 4 open meetings for local businesses

highlighting relevant business information

and providing opportunities for discussion forums

*Provided opportunities for local businesses to showcase

their products and services

*Recorded 131 instances of Business 2 Business

trade locally

*Created a dedicated website and online directory of

local services which can be found at -

www.cdba.org.uk

*Established Women in Craigmillar WINC - a

meeting group dedicated to local businesswoman

*Supported CBIP upskilling courses for over 100

local business people

Aims for 2005:

*Continue to provide open meetings and networking

opportunities

*Increase membership to include as many local

businesses as possible

*Represent the views of the local business community

by providing recommendtions to JVC/PARC

throughout the regenerat ion process

*Support the Local Business & Labour Charter

*Stimulate local job creation and retention

*Work with major developers to provide opportunities for

local companies to tender and be part of the

regeneration of our area

*Promote local B2B Trade

*Promote up-skilling courses and further enhance

these for the local business community

Most of all we will continue tohelp and support local busi-nesses, aiming to create a moresustainable future forCraigmillar.

For further information please contactNicolette Glashan. Telephone: 0131 6618888 or email: [email protected]

Craigmillar District Business Association - what we achieved in 2004!

Begin your journey and ensure your business

success with the help of CBIP!

Ever wanted to be your own boss? Do you have a

great idea, product, or perhaps a unique skill?

Whether your business idea is a ‘mega’ venture, or a

hobby turned into a ‘money-maker’, you will meet

the same challenges and go through the same

process of starting, building, and managing your

new venture. Through your energy, enthusiasm and

creativity, you can turn a great idea into a business!

CBIP is based in the Castlebrae Business Centre and

offers an informal walk-in support service for all

local residents and businesses.

The project provides opportunities for all residents

no matter their background who wish to realise their

entrepreneurial ambitions and encourages self

employment as a realistic option to improve their

circumstances. Support, advice, upskilling and

encouragement are all available through CBIP.

What does CBIP Offer?

•Free local professional 1 to 1 business advice

•Support new or existing businesses to expand or

diversify

•Assistance for social enterprises

•Direct links to mainstream business support services

•Assistance with property

•Stimulate entrepreneurial activity

•Local Business Development Fund

•Access to Edinburgh wide business funding sources

Who are CBIP clients?

•Any resident or business in our area who wishes to

start or grow a business

•People from all backgrounds and social circumstances

•Any local business, large or small

•People or businesses relocating to our area that can

demonstrate they will provide quality local jobs

•Other local Agencies Social Enterprises and

Projects

What we can do?

•Where appropriate CBIP will help the client to

research their business proposal

•A viable business plan & financial projection

is prepared with the client

•CBIP can access specialist advisers and services

when necessary

•If there is a funding gap, with CBIP assistance

clients can apply for grant or loan funding to action

the proposal

If you have any questions about starting your own

business or growing an existing business, contact our

advisors on 661 8888 or visit us at Units 1-3 Castlebrae

Business Centre, Peffer Place, EH16 4BB.

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SCOTTISH PSCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARLIAMENTIndividual Learning Accountswere introduced soon after thecreation of the ScottishParliament.

They were an important part ofthe Scottish Executive’s aim toprovide opportunities for all andto enable more people to pursuelearning at different stages intheir life.

The scheme was initially a greatsuccess and I am aware thatmany people in the Craigmillararea benefited.

Unfortunately, the Scheme wasshut down around two years agowhen evidence of fraud andabuse came to light.

Since that time a great deal ofwork has gone in to designing anew scheme.

There has also been detailedexamination of the weaknessesof the old scheme so that lessonscould be learned.

lt has taken a long time, but I amvery pleased that in December,the Scottish Executiverelaunched the ILA scheme.

The new scheme will initiallytarget those with an income ofless than £15,000 as they aremost likely to face financial bar-riers when accessing learningopportunities.

It will be extended in 2005 toallow everyone to increase theirICT skills through a £100 learn-ing grant.

The new Individual LearningAccounts will provide a hugeboost to those wishing to

improve their skills and increasetheir employability.

They will be an importantaddition to the range of othersupport and learning opportu-nities now available both local-ly and nationally. I hope thatmany local people will take upthese opportunities.

All you have to do to accessthese funds is to call free on 08081001090 and request an ILAapplication form.

Alternatively, further informa-tion and advice can be obtainedlocally from Adult Learning Link0131 652 6324 or from theCapacity Building Project 0131661 0200.

Susan Deacon MSPEdinburgh East & Musselburgh

ARIES- The time is now

coming for you to make seri-

ous plans for the future. It is

up to you to create your own

dreams and turn them into reality. You are

now able to achieve whatever you set

your mind to. Don’t hold yourself

back!

TAURUS- Grab the bull

by the horns and seize the

opportunities that are coming

your way. Don’t be tempted

to let your fears hold you back. Allow

your inner strength to shine through and

don’t be afraid to push yourself to the

limit.

GEMINI- This month

sees your life changing for

the better. Everything seems

to be falling into place nicely.

Enjoy the period ahead although you may

find that it will get rather hectic at times.

Deal with each individual hurdle as it

comes.

CANCER- Life is going

to be full of many surprises

for you this year. Learn to

expect the unexpected and

begin to see life as being one great

adventure.Remember not to overdo

things as you may end up tiring your-

self out.

LEO- Put the past firmly

in the past this month and let

go of all of your old grudges.

Start to treat others as you

would like to be treated yourself.

Shake off the old baggage that you

are carrying and create a fresh begin-

ning.

VIRGO- Events are still

outwith your control, but life

is definitely changing for the

better. many pleasant sur-

prises are coming your way. You will find

yourself being in the right place at the

right time. This will help you to achieve

your dreams.

LIBRA- Your life is going

to be chaotic for most of this

month, but try to take things

in your stride. People around

you may be trying to control your life.

Don’t worry about it as they will

only be giving you a push in the right

direction.

SCORPIO- Don’t be

tempted to get involved in

the problems that are going

on around you. If it doesn’t

concern you - keep your nose out of it!!

You have plenty to be getting on with

in your own life. Try to focus on your

future.

SAGITTARIUS- Go

with the flow of things and

follow your heart instead of

your head. If you feel that

you must pursue a dream don’t allow

anyone else to talk you out of it.

Destiny is on your side of the next

few months.

CAPRICORN- Don’t

allow yourself to get caught

up in the hassle that others

are creating and don’t be

tempted to take sides. It is up to them to

fix their problems. You have your own

life to lead and you can’t afford to make

enemies.

AQUARIUS- You

have been overdoing things

recently and you have been

running on empty most of

the time. Take the time out to recharge

your batteries and get your life back in

order. You don’t want your long-term

health to be affected.

PISCES- Everything is

now within your reach.

Lady Luck is shining on you

and it is up to you to put in

that little bit of effort to achieve your

dreams. Don’t be tempted to put

things off as the opportunity may

pass you by!!

January Stars by Athena

12 Craigmillar Chronicle...January 2005

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Back to schoolCBP has helped establish a ParentTeacher Association (PTA) at NiddrieMill Primary School.

The main function of the PTA will be torun a series of fundraising events to helpmeet the cost of extra-curricular activi-ties.

CBP helped the parents form a commit-tee, develop a constitution and open abank account. They hope to continue tosupport the group’s development with tai-lored training.

To contact the PTA call Sharon or Nickyon 468 7025, or if you'd like to knowmore about setting up a similar group foryour school, contact Tam Heron on 6610200.

Just for funCBP continues to work with the advisorygroup of Niddrie Marischal Kids Club,helping with funding applications, volun-teer training and accessing club resources.

Unpaid volunteers have been runningthe club for six months and it continues togo from strength to strength. Over 50youngsters attend each Wednesday nightand on alternate Friday nights, and a num-ber of outings and an outdoor activitiesresidential trip have already been plannedfor next year.

Co-ordinator Lynn Rush said “Therewasn't any youth provision in NiddrieMarischal and we noticed a gap in servicefor 5-10 year olds, but we also work with11-15's. Since we started, I've found itextremely rewarding. ”

Accredit where it’s dueCBP are now official partners of the ACTConsortium, delivering various accredit-ed community-work training coursesalongside Edinburgh University andMidlothian, Borders and West LothianCouncils.

These courses were endorsed at a recentmeeting at Edinburgh University, whentwo local ACT Youth Work students,Elaine Elder and Brooke McGee told apanel about their personal experiences ofcourses at CBP. CBP would like to like tothank them both for helping achieve vali-dation.

By now, many will have heard aboutCommunity Planning Partnerships,being introduced from next April toreplace existing Social InclusionPartnership (SIP) structures.

A major part of the proposal is the group-ing of the Craigmillar electoral ward withthose of neighbouring Milton, Duddingstonand Portobello. Such a move would havesignificant consequences, but there aremore immediate concerns.

For instance, there is likely to be a substan-tial reduction in funding for local projects.

Given the short timescale, it's importantthat these kinds of issues are addressednow. If funding cuts need to be imposedthen it's only fair that organisations affectedare given as much notice as possible.

Through the Empowering Communitiesproject, the CBP is working to ensure thatpeople are kept informed about the pro-posed changes.

On 24th November, on behalf of theCommunity Council, we held aworkshop/information session for localworkers, volunteers and residents.

Speakers from the City Council andEdinburgh University gave contrasting per-spectives on what the proposals mightmean for Craigmillar.

CBP is now preparing a report for the CityCouncil based on the session, outlininglocal concerns, issues and recommenda-tions prior to the drafting of final proposals.

Community Planning Partnership propos-als have meant some difficult decisionsbeing made locally. We believe it's vital toaddress the resulting issues and challengesin a timely and considered manner.

In doing so, the community is betterplaced to adapt to the changes next April,

Call Mike Bell on 661 0200 if you'd likefurther information on the CommunityPlanning process.

James Henderson joined the CBP staff inSeptember, taking up the new ActiveCommunities project Research Workerpost. He has a wealth of previous researchexperience, and will develop the work oflocal volunteers and community activists.

CBP also welcomed Stuart Preston asmaternity cover for Lee Blyth. Stuart pre-viously worked as an administrator withthe Scottish Executive and brings with hima good deal of office management experi-ence, as well as a broad range of IT skills.

Finally, Claire Neilsen (née Lyddall) hasdecided not to return after a year out. Herdecision means that we are able to keepher original replacement, Catherine Scott,who was delighted to hear that she can nowcontinue in the post beyond February 2005.

Providing a broad range of trainingand learning opportunitiesFacilitating conferences and seminarsAssisting people to participate atevents outwith CraigmillarUndertaking surveys and researchprojectsSupporting community representationon the Craigmillar PartnershipSupporting the functions ofCraigmillar Community CouncilSupporting Craigmillar Credit UnionDeveloping community exchange pro-grammesProviding a range community meet-ings facilities.

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We also offer a good range of equipmentand materials to support one off projectsand activities, as well as having a high qual-ity minibus available for community use.

The challenge of preparingfor Community Planning

CBPstaff update

The Capacity Building Project performsthe key community engagement functionsof the Craigmillar European Programme.

Based in the community centre onNiddrie Mains Terrace, the project deliv-ers a wide variety of resources, servicesand facilities to support local groups’ andindividuals’ participation in communityaffairs, issues and interests.Our core activites include:

Capacity Building Project CBP News & Events

Staff from Craigmillar Childcare Services and Haywired’s Lisa Anderson (left) try out laptops at the new community ITcentre, previewed here last month. The centre opens to the public this month. Further information from 661 5117.

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