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St. Anne’s Parish Church
Kaimes Road, Corstorphine
Edinburgh, EH12 6JR
Tel. 0131 316 4740
www.stannescorstorphine.org.uk
Issue No. 625
May 2013
St. Anne’s MagazineSt. Anne’s MagazineSt. Anne’s MagazineSt. Anne’s Magazine
Sco�sh Registered Charity No. SC006300
Cake and Candy ~ Children’s Toys ~ Books ~ Tea/Coffee ~ Ice CreamCake and Candy ~ Children’s Toys ~ Books ~ Tea/Coffee ~ Ice Cream
Hot Food ~ Indoor/Outdoor Plants ~ Fire Engine ~ Fair TradeHot Food ~ Indoor/Outdoor Plants ~ Fire Engine ~ Fair Trade
Games ~ Silent Auction ~ Quality Goods ... to name but a few ...Games ~ Silent Auction ~ Quality Goods ... to name but a few ...
See Pages 4 & 5See Pages 4 & 5
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Contents Page 2 Sunday Services, Parish
Register, Editorial
Page 3 Minister’s Le�er,
Rev. Jamie Griggs
Page 4 - 5 Grand Centenary Fair
Page 5 Vusimpilo Drop-In Centre
Page 6 Chris+an Aid, Scout Bedding
Plant Sale, Heart & Soul
Page 7 Church Flowers, Sunday
Coffee, Centenary Picnic,
The Walking Group
Page 8 Waverley Cra7 Group, Guild
Summer Ou+ng, Book Group,
FAN Club, Shoeboxes
Page 9 Windows on His World
Page 10 Twinning, Hidden Talent
Page 11 Junior Sec+on, A Hymn for
St. Anne’s
Page 12 Contact List, Diary Dates,
Next Magazine
Services in
May & June
May
5th
11am Morning Worship.
2.30pm Service at Struan Lodge.
12th
11am Morning Worship - Tea & Coffee will be
served in the hall following the service.
Fairly traded goods will also be
available.
19th
11am Morning Worship.
26th
11am Morning Worship - followed by an
informal celebra"on of the
Sacrament of Holy Communion
in the Youth Chapel.
June
2nd
11am Morning Worship.
2.30pm Service at Struan Lodge.
9th
11am Morning Worship - Tea & Coffee will be
served in the hall following the service.
Fairly traded goods will also be
available.
16th
11am Morning Worship.
23rd
11am Morning Worship.
26th
7.30pm Evening Celebra+on of the Sacrament
of Holy Communion.
30th
11am Morning Worship - with the Sacrament
of Holy Communion.
Editorial
Dear All
It is lovely to see St Anne’s daffodils in flower for real this week.
For those of you who have not heard St Anne’s exci+ng news, look at page 3 for confirma+on of the
new minister.
Details of the Grand Centenary Fair, the Centenary Picnic and the twinning visit are all included in this
month’s magazine, plus a myriad of other dates for your diaries.
As ever, if you would like to write about any of these events please do and send it to St Anne’s office,
also it is always great to have photos from these occasions, send us those too. Thank you.
Best wishes, Eds
Parish Register Marriages
April 5th
Lynsey Ellio� & Stephen Gay
Deaths (*) denotes member
March 21st
(*)
Miss Rita Horsburgh,
100 Balgreen Road
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Minister’s Letter Rev. Dr Anne T Logan MA, BD, MTh, D.Min, PhD
D ear Friends,
As always, a7er Easter, we are brought face to face with the starkest of the Chris+an
challenges – how do we live as Resurrec+on people? Our faith asks us to live in ways that show our
beliefs. Over the months I have been your Interim Moderator, I have been impressed by the
willingness and commitment to live in faith. Many things are happening in St Anne’s: the twinning
project is almost upon us, the centenary celebra+ons are well underway and of course, we look
forward to welcoming Jamie as the new minister.
I know too, how much you have enjoyed having Bill and Esther Irving amongst you and I am delighted
that Bill feels well enough to be able to lead worship on the first two Sundays in May. As I say
farewell to you all, I know that you will con+nue to go forward in faith.
Wishing you all God’s Blessings in the future,
Anne
Rev Dr Anne T Logan (Interim Moderator)
Anne Logan, our Interim Moderator, congratulates
Jamie on his unanimous acceptance by the
congrega"on as our new minister.
On Sunday 14th April, Rev. Jamie
Griggs preached as sole nominee to
become St. Anne’s new minister.
The date provisionally agreed for the
Induc+on of Rev. Jamie Griggs is
Tuesday 14th May, 2013. Any change
to this will be in+mated at Morning
Worship.
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S T A N N E 'S
GRAND CENTENARY FAIR
Gentle reminder
Date:- 11th
May 2013
Time:- 10:30am to 2pm
The Church will be open from 6pm on the Friday 10th
May 2013 for
seKng up the stalls and receiving dona+ons, which I hope everyone
is collec+ng.
We are s+ll wai+ng to hear from the Council regarding the road closure, but it looks like no
entertainment licence needed this year.
We will have many of the usual stalls and ac+vi+es such as Cake and Candy, Children’s Toys,
Books, Food (Teas/Coffee, ice cream, hot food), Indoor/Outdoor Plants, Fire Engine, Fair
Trade, Games, Silent Auc+on & Quality Goods to name but a few.
We are s�ll looking for stall holders on the day,
so any offers of help gratefully received.
Mark Hesketh (0131 312 8591)
Church Fair Quiz Fundraiser
In this copy of your magazine you will find 5 copies of our Fair Quiz - ‘Sharing Our 100 Years’.
Can I kindly ask you to try and sell the quiz to friends, neighbours and work colleagues to
support our fundraising efforts and get the Fair off to a good start. If you need any addi+onal
quiz sheets these can be obtained from the Church Office.
The Quiz costs £1 and a first prize of a £25 token/voucher (the winners’
choice) is on offer for the first correct answer pulled from the hat.
All monies collected should be returned in an envelope marked ‘Fair Quiz’
and placed in the box at the back of the church, passed to myself, or
brought on the day of the fair.
Many Thanks.
Mark Hesketh
Saturday 11th May
10.30am - 2pm
Entrance Donation:
Adults - £1
Children - 50p
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VUSIMPILO DropVUSIMPILO DropVUSIMPILO DropVUSIMPILO Drop----In CentreIn CentreIn CentreIn Centre This month there is good news and, sadly, bad news – the news that Mrs Dorah Lusaseni who started
Vusimpilo and got in touch with us asking for our help, has died. Readers may recall that she trained as
a nurse in a Church of Scotland mission hospital in South Africa, married the son of a local minister and
went to live in one of the most impoverished, AIDs-ridden parts of the country, near a town called
Kokstad. There her personal mission was to bring love in the form of a daily hot meal to the hundreds
of AIDS-orphans a�ending the local school. We have been privileged to be part of that mission.
The good news is that several members of the congrega+on have offered to donate money each month,
“only a few pounds but I hope it helps” as most have said! It will most certainly help and might
encourage others to do the same. Anybody willing?
The lady who will con+nue Dorah’s work has been in touch begging us to con+nue to help as and when
we can. I have asked her for regular updates and sight of their Income and Expenditure Account, as well
as reminding her that photographs would be so welcome, but we must never forget that neither she
nor any friends may possess a camera or know that photos can so easily be sent as e-mail a�achments.
Derek Doyle (334 3168 or [email protected])
Silent Auction If you are doing your Spring Cleaning during the next few weeks please look for
all those good quality items you no longer use and which are just taking up
space.
Any items are welcome – bring them to the Church on Friday 10th
May a7er
6.00pm, or during the previous week when the Church buildings are open.
Let’s make this Centenary Fair one to remember and keep up the Silent Auc+on’s reputa+on of
quality items and takings of note.
Rose Fleming
Have you found a costume to wear on 11th May? We would like to see stall-holders and fair-goers alike dressed for our Grand Fair in any
era or style of the past 100 years.
So dig out your vintage gear, your six+es mini skirt, your plus-fours or your gown or hat.
The Centenary Organising Team will be circula+ng amongst you to find a prize-winning
ouVit!
Laureen Lyall
Tea & Coffee Bar - Volunteers Required! There is now a poster up on the Church No+ceboard for volunteers to add their
names to help serve teas and coffees at the Fair on Saturday 11th
May. If you
can help for an hour or more between 9.30am and 2pm, please add your name
to the list. It would be helpful to have around 6 people per hour.
Dona+ons of baking will also be very much appreciated and can be handed in on the evening of
Friday 10th
May or first thing on the Saturday morning. Many thanks.
Angela Ditchfield
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Christian Aid Week 2013
12th - 18th May
Over the years St. Anne's has helped to raise
thousands of pounds for Chris+an Aid. This has
been achieved with the support of volunteers
who deliver and collect the Chris+an Aid
envelopes.
If you feel you can offer a few hours of your
+me to help, please contact Gail McLaren on
334 4646 or add your name to the list on the
Church no+ceboard.
Envelopes and collec+on bags will be available
to be picked up from the church hall on Sunday
5th
and Sunday 12th
May.
Gail McLaren
Craigalmond District
Scout Active Support Unit
ANNUAL BEDDING PLANT
SALE
Saturday 25th May
10.00am - 12.00noon Magnet car-park, St John’s Road
A selec+on of bedding plants will be available
at the Plant Sale on Saturday 25th
May.
All proceeds go to the Scout Ac+ve Support
Unit who assist in the furtherance of Scou+ng
in Corstorphine.
Thank you.
John Lyall
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Church Flowers in MayChurch Flowers in MayChurch Flowers in MayChurch Flowers in May
H opefully by the +me this goes
to print we will be star+ng to
think about bedding plants and
flowers from the garden. Year a7er
year I plant Sweet Peas hoping to be
able to cut them for the church and
year a7er year I fail miserably – perhaps this will
be my lucky year!
Those arranging the flowers this month will be
Myrtle Turner on the 5th
; Roz Gibson on the 12th
&
19th
and Nan Howie on the 26th
.
Claire Grant
Sunday CoffeeSunday CoffeeSunday CoffeeSunday Coffee
P lease note Sunday 12th
May in your diaries for
the next Sunday Coffee served a7er the
morning service in the main hall.
Your team leader on that Sunday
will be Nancy Wallace aided by
Moira Anderson, Muriel Philip
and Noel Proven. All are very
welcome to join us.
Angela Ditchfield
Centenary Picnic TicketsCentenary Picnic TicketsCentenary Picnic TicketsCentenary Picnic Tickets
T ickets for the St. Anne’s
Centenary Picnic are
available now from the church
office (please order before 19th
May).
£10.00 per person all-inclusive of bus transport,
lunch bag, ice cream, teas/coffees and all the fun
of the day.
See you at Netherurd 11am +ll 4pm on Sat 22nd
June.
Laureen Lyall
The Walking GroupThe Walking GroupThe Walking GroupThe Walking Group
T he Tuesday Summer
Evening Walks commence
for the new season on Tuesday
30th
April.
Meet at 6.50pm in Kaimes Road (full syllabus in
April Magazine).
We will be joined on Tuesday 28th
May by our
African visitors, so come along to help guide them
through a South Queensferry stroll.
Laureen Lyall
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St Anne's Guild St Anne's Guild St Anne's Guild St Anne's Guild ---- Summer OutingSummer OutingSummer OutingSummer Outing
T he Guild annual Summer
Ou+ng this year is on
Tuesday 21st
May to Scone Palace
near Perth. The bus leaves Kaimes
Road corner at 11am and the cost
of £26 covers entry to the palace, bus travel and
high tea on the way home at the Sta+on Hotel,
Perth.
There are s+ll some seats available on the bus
and if you would like to join us, please contact Lyn
Chalmers, 337 2839. It should be a good day out!
Roz Gibson
The Book GroupThe Book GroupThe Book GroupThe Book Group
T he Book Group meets in the
Session Room on Thursday
30th
May at 7.30pm to discuss
"The Black House" by Peter May,
the first of his Lewis Trilogy.
We look forward to a visit from
our St. Andrews, Lusaka visitors.
Laureen Lyall
St. Anne’s FAN ClubSt. Anne’s FAN ClubSt. Anne’s FAN ClubSt. Anne’s FAN Club
T here will be a special mee+ng of the FAN
Club on Friday 24th
May, 2013, at the usual
+me of 10.30am. The delegates from Zambia,
Bishop Rodwell Chomba, Bishop for the Lusaka
Presbytery, and Mrs. Josephine Muchelemba, will
be visi+ng St. Anne’s during this period and have
accepted the invita+on to a�end our mee+ng.
Mrs. Muchelemba has agreed to talk to us and
will be introduced a7er our usual casual +me over
coffee or tea and home baking.
Her talk may be about St. Andrews, their Church
in Lusaka, where she is a trained church elder.
She is also an economist, an author, a publisher, a
prominent women’s rights campaigner, an
advisor to the Zambian Government and married
to the Zambian ambassador to places such as
Rome and Tokyo. She has many topics from
which to choose, all of which would be of
absorbing interest.
We would dearly love to reach the target of 100
people at this event as they have travelled such a
distance to be here. This mee+ng is not restricted
to St. Anne’s members or to the members of the
FAN Club. People from other churches would be
warmly welcomed and St. Anne’s members are
encouraged, PLEASE, to bring as many friends and
neighbours as possible to this very special
mee+ng.
Bill Stevens, 01506 412411, the new Transport
Contact, should be able to help if there is any
difficulty in travelling to or from the mee+ng.
Frances Gould
ShoeboxesShoeboxesShoeboxesShoeboxes
W hile we are looking
forward to the summer
can I men+on Christmas. Kath
Palmer is collec+ng shoeboxes
for the Christmas Child Appeal.
She and some willing helpers cover them in
Christmas wrapping paper. This is a massive task
and we owe them our thanks. Can you help to fill
Kath’s spare room and aKc by collec+ng boxes
from family and friends.
We can then all start collec+ng the items to fill
them. We can make this year a special one for
many more children.
Enjoy the summer but remember Christmas.
Doris Duff
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WINDOWS ON HIS WORLD
A monthly look at world issues by the World Issues Team of St Anne’s Parish Church, Corstorphine.
May 2013
The Culture of Blame
Blaming is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making nega+ve statements about an individual
or group that their ac+on or ac+ons are socially or morally irresponsible. It is the opposite of praise.
The readiness to blame, o7en with no good reason, seems to be an inherent feature of man, part of
what it means to be human. Whether or not that is true it is easy to see it around us and easy to do. It
is important because it can deeply distress and hurt others, in tragic cases making a life unbearable. It
o7en displays a lack of honesty in the person blaming others, an unhealthy ability to cri+cise without
being able to accept cri+cism, and is o7en a mark of arrogance or unjus+fied pride.
We all laugh at poli+cians who, whatever the poli+cal issue, blame every problem, every mistake on
those in office before them never once accep+ng any blame or responsibility themselves. Today we
see this culture of blame all around us – teachers are blamed for the behavioural problems of their
pupils, managers and poli+cians for every problem in the NHS, the clergy for emptying our churches,
Islam for Middle East unrest and worldwide terrorism, working women for neglec+ng their children,
the Council for not removing the mountains of rubbish we have produced …… and so the list goes on.
We all recall the old Scots saying ’It was’nay me, mister!’.
Does any of this ma�er? Should we not be able to laugh it off as we do when our least favourite
poli+cian once again denigrates all who went before him / her? Well, one thing is certain the Bible
recognises it but clearly does not approve of it. It is obviously not something Chris+ans should do.
Adam tried to blame it on Eve, Eve on the serpent. God accepted neither but both knew the truth.
“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not no"ce the log that is in your own
eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye’, when there is the log
in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to
take the speck out of your brother's eye.” (Ma�hew 7; 3 - 5)
Yet again a saying of Jesus says it all. By all means let us blame someone or some prac+ce, but only
a7er we have looked within ourselves at our failings, our faults, the quality of our work, our aKtude to
others, whether or not we could have done anything be�er.
What would a day be like without a single word of unjus+fied cri+cism or blame crossing our lips?
More to the point, what must it feel like never believing we know so much or are so talented that we
are qualified to blame others without looking into our own souls?
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News - May 2013
In three weeks’ +me Josephine Muchelemba and Bishop Rodwell
Chomba (photos on right) will be with us. I asked Josephine to write
something for our May magazine and am delighted that she has done
this. The piece below gives a lovely insight into a lady of many talents
who will be in our midst shortly. I trust that both of our visitors will
receive a warm St. Anne’s welcome from all of us.
Over the summer I will be pleased to get comments about, impressions
and photographs of the visit so that the World Issues Team can plan for
the future of Twinning.
Ann Scott World Issues Team.
HIDDEN TALENT My husband’s pos+ng into diploma+c service to Rome, Italy in May 1993 gave me a chance to take a
break from my twenty-year exci+ng and challenging career as an economist. I stayed at home while my
husband and children went to work and school respec+vely. To my surprise, it was proved to be a
unique opportunity to discover my hidden talent as a crea+ve writer.
The first six months of my stay in Rome was quite adventurous. I joined an English-Speaking Welcome
Neighbour of diplomats’ wives. This group met newcomers, informed them about the upcoming events
and regularly held scheduled coffee mornings in each area of Rome. Mee+ngs provided an opportunity
to get to know each other and to share per+nent informa+on that helped newcomers to se�le down in
Rome. I also ventured into pain+ng on porcelain, yet another exci+ng wonderful interac+on and
experience. Furthermore, for the first +me in my life, I spent considerable +me reading novels by
Jeffrey Archer, Danielle Steel, and Sydney Sheldon to men+on but a few. With so many ac+vi+es and
involvements, it was truly an inspiring moment and experience I will never forget. However, deep down
in my heart there was s+ll empty space yearning to do something else! One prominent thought was to
do periodic consultancy work, and opportuni+es were available in Zambia.
At this point in +me, I earnestly sought the Lord’s guidance. I prayed every day and on the thirteenth
day, I woke up constantly thinking about Danielle Steel’s first novel, “Going Home”. I therefore drew
the inspira+on a7er I had read Danielle’s novel and confidently said to myself, “I am going to write my
first novel”. My family and friends truly encouraged me to go ahead with the project.
Immediately I set up my office in the study room at home and created a formal work
culture in terms of +me observance and dressing. I became my own trainer in
crea+ve wri+ng through reading and consulta+ons in order to learn about the art: the
plot, characters and story development and ar"s"c construc"on of a coherent novel. I
se�led on an autobiographical novel to have direct recourse to real life experiences.
It took me six months to get the manuscript ready and my first novel “Haunted By The
Past” was first published in 1996 by Minerva Press in the United Kingdom. My second
novel, “The Fight for Jus"ce” was first published in 2003 under JBM Innova+on, my
own Zambian Company. The two novels were reprinted in 2008 by Create space in
the USA.
At par+cular +mes in our lives, we may find ourselves in a crisis but the Lord is saying, “What is that in
your hand?” (Exodus 4:2). God can provide divine op+ons if only we can hear and recognize His voice
and act upon it in faith. Crea+ve wri+ng was my hidden talent revealed to me by divine interven+on.
Josephine Bwalya Muchelemba 11th April 2013
TWINNING
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Junior Section In any church service music plays a big part. We all have favourite
hymns and the li�le stars on a Sunday are very good with their
musical instruments in the Guild Room.
The organ is not going to be one hundred just yet. In the days
before people paid with plas+c cards money had to be saved. A
gentleman in the congrega+on le7 the Church £131. It was decided
to use this to start a fund to buy an organ.
In 1922, and cos+ng the sum of £1685 the organ was built. Look
closely at the woodwork and you will see the words "Great is the
Lord and Greatly to be Praised".
We are fortunate to have this beau+ful musical instrument which fills our space with sound. Maybe
you could ask to look closely at all the pipes, the notes and pedals a7er church.
Try and find out what £1685 could buy you now.
Doris Duff
A Hymn for St. Anne’s A Hymn for St. Anne’s wri�en as a celebra+on of the Centenary by Doris Duff. This would be sung to
the tune of "Away in a Manger".
We thank you Lord Jesus for our church here today
For the vision of others, their thoughts and their prayer.
Who started our building with the beauty we share
Let us never forget them as we worship God there.
Our families and friends we have shared through the years
And though many have leA us we remember them here.
Through "mes of great love and of joy we did share
Or in days full of sorrow we found comfort and care.
Our building s"ll echoes with our songs and our praise
The music rings out as our voices we raise,
We look to the future as we bless young and small
May we open our doors and welcome them all.
As we leave our Church doorway may we look to the light
As our faces proclaim a message so bright,
So others come to join us and learn more and more
As we go on our journey as they did before.
Doris Duff
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Diary DatesDiary DatesDiary DatesDiary Dates
MayMayMayMay 5
th 11am Morning Worship.
2.30pm Service at Struan Lodge.
7th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: Calderwood Country
Park.
10th
6pm Church Fair setup & dona+on receipt.
11th
10.30am Church Fair.
12th
11am Morning Worship - Followed by Sunday
coffee. Fairly traded goods available.
12th
- 18th
Chris+an Aid Week.
14th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: Figgate Burn.
15th
10am Waverley Cra7 Group Sale - Dower House.
19th
11am Morning Worship.
1pm Heart & Soul - Princes Street Gardens.
21st
11am Guild Ou+ng - Scone Palace.
24th
10.30am FAN Club: Mrs Muchelemba & Bishop Chomba.
25th
10am Scout Bedding Plant Sale - Magnet Car Park.
26th
11am Morning Worship including an informal
celebra"on of the Sacrament of Holy
Communion in the Youth Chapel.
28th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: South Queensferry.
30th
7.30pm Book Group Mee+ng - ‘The Black House’.
JuneJuneJuneJune 2
nd 11am Morning Worship.
2.30pm Service at Struan Lodge.
4th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: River Almond.
9th
11am Morning Worship - Followed by Sunday
coffee. Fairly traded goods available.
11th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: Cramond Circular.
16th
11am Morning Worship.
18th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: City Centre Statues.
22nd
11am Centenary Picnic - Netherurd House.
23rd
11am Morning Worship.
25th
6.50pm Summer Evening Walk: Braidburn Valley.
26th
7.30pm Evening Communion.
30th
11am Morning Worship including the Sacrament of
Holy Communion.
CONTACT LISTCONTACT LISTCONTACT LISTCONTACT LIST Interim Moderator / Locum MinisterInterim Moderator / Locum MinisterInterim Moderator / Locum MinisterInterim Moderator / Locum Minister
Rev. Dr Anne T Logan
0131 663 9550
Joint Session ClerksJoint Session ClerksJoint Session ClerksJoint Session Clerks
Mr Phil Yelland
83 Camus Avenue
0131 445 1010
Mr David Ditchfield
13 North Gyle Road
0131 339 9505
OrganistOrganistOrganistOrganist
Mr David Stewart
44 Bonaly Avenue
0131 441 3362
Choir LeaderChoir LeaderChoir LeaderChoir Leader
Sarah Davis
2 Four Lums, Aberdour
01383 825 227
Church OfficerChurch OfficerChurch OfficerChurch Officer
Mrs Margaret Parkinson
0131 623 2063
Church AdministratorChurch AdministratorChurch AdministratorChurch Administrator
Mrs Rachel Roy
0131 316 4740
Magazine EditorsMagazine EditorsMagazine EditorsMagazine Editors
Dr Susan and Dr Graham Nimmo
10 Belgrave Gardens
0131 334 1876
Magazine DistributionMagazine DistributionMagazine DistributionMagazine Distribution
Mrs Anne Ramage
13 Craigs Gardens
0131 339 8074
Mrs Myrtle Turner
10 Hillview Drive
0131 334 5966
The June magazine will be out on:
Sunday 2nd
June
and the deadline for ar+cles will be:
Sunday 19th
May
e-mail items to:
or hand in to / slide under the door of the office.