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Broughton St Mary's Parish Church on Bellevue Crescent is lit up this evening with eye-catching red beams.
The illumination marks World AIDS Day, and draws attention to the fact that the church has been open all day for those affected in whatever way who wish to spend some time in quiet reflection.
Spurtle has free tickets to give away for Christmas Crackers – a feel-good concert (with party afterwards) by No Strings Attached and The Queen Anne Singers' on 8 December.
The show will feature a selection of 'fun and festive music' from 'Sleigh Ride', 'Mr Santa' and favourite carols to traditional yuletide classics such as 'All Shook Up'; and 'Westside Story'.
A raffle and 'lots to eat and drink' will follow.
Film-makers working on a screen adaptation of Stephen Greenhorn's stage musical Sunshine on Leith have been out and about in the capital this month.
Featuring songs by the Proclaimers, it stars Peter Mullen, Jane Horrocks, George McKay, Kevin Guthrie, Antonia Thomas and Freya Mavor.
December's printed edition of the Spurtle is in the oven. It will be cooked and ready to serve at the weekend.
This month's issue contains generous dollops of Planning news, and multiple tablespoons of bitter-sweet retail developments across the area. We have sprinklings of birds, nudes, skulls and quines, seasoned with a splash of music, a dusting of history, and a dab of poetry. Mixed in with murder, café culture, academic research and a mogulling Santa, this Spurtle cake is richly flavoured, densely textured and absolutely fat free.
Broughton Street traders are bouncing back against the slings and arrows of outrageous tramworks, road closures and traffic diversions with a stylish marketing campaign.
A website is on the way, but over 60 local businesses have already recently begun sharing a newsy Facebook presence and Twitter feed (@BroughtonEdin). Both carry information on events, promotions and special offers.
Friends of the Rocheid Path – the popular cycleway and footpath between Canonmills and Inverleith – are circulating a letter to local residents.
The Council has asked the group to come up with ideas for how to restore and improve the riverbank beside Arboretum Avenue, and particularly the 'Arboretum Triangle' (see map below) when Lagan vacate the storage site on completion of Water of Leith floodworks in the area next year.
Trendy Celt Ltd have submitted plans to the Council to alter (and change the use of) 1–3 Baxters Place to a licensed hotel, involving the demolition of a building at 2 Greenside Lane (Refs 12/04064/FUL; 12/04076/LBC).
Work would include the construction of additional hotel accommodation and associated facilities, and the formation of access and car parking (amending the plan consented at 08/03635/FUL).
Nicola Barclay, Active Schools Co-ordinator, brings the latest sports news and results from Drummond.
Seniors v Staff, 2012
Once again, the senior students failed to beat a staff team in this annual event to raise money for Children In Need. The seniors came very close, but a late flurry from the staff ensured a 17–14 victory.
Well done to all who participated and a special mention to Ms Lewis for her fantastic organisation of this event. Over £200 was raised.
A P7 pupil writes: Broughton Primary School has won an award called the 'Green Flag' from the evironmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.
The award is given to schools which make an effort to improve the environment, keep the school tidy and save resources.
Broughton has been trying hard to get this award for many years and had already won the Bronze and Silver awards.
Spurtle very much likes this painted scene, with its promise of proper wintery weather and a functioning tram system. Close your eyes a little, and it could almost be Princes Street at the junction with Lothian Road.
In fact the oil depicts 'Notre Dame by Night' and is the work of French artist Édouard Henri Leon Cortès (1882–1969).